25 Days Music Meme [15-19/25] and other stuff (again)
The Bad:
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2. Ever since I went back down to 100mg of sertraline, my mood has started to destabilize big time; it's been tougher to work up the motivation to do anything lately, even getting out of bed in the morning. Right now I'm OK, though, and I'm sure things will get better in due time. I finally got around to calling the psychiatrist's office today, and he should get back to me tomorrow morning to see what to do next.
3. Missed my radio show again this week. :PPP
4. Students in my Politics of Virtual Realities class have pissed me off yet again. This time, we saw Avatar this week (the James Cameron blue aliens one), and the class discussion about it was absolutely dismissive of its racism and other problematic aspects. And when I tried to bring it up, the professor ended up telling me, "You get a gold star for working up the nerve to disagree with everyone else, but you're still wrong." She said it was a joke. Mmhmm. :/
(For the record, Avatar was mediocre to average at best. Stunning visuals, and Sigourney Weaver was actually pretty awesome, but everything else was hackneyed and predictable and cheesy. I know I'm supposed to ~~~suspend my disbelief~~~ when watching movies like this, but this was ridiculous. It was bearable, though, I'll give it that. Would've been better if Col. Quaritch had a shirtless scene, though. /shameless XD)
5. We've been getting warmer weather around here lately -- temps finally hit 80°F/27°C today. This is not a bad thing, in and of itself, but it's happened really suddenly, the humidity has been a huge shock, and I'm slowly starting to get my seasonal allergies again. Wonderful.
The Good:
1. Some of my African Politics classes were canceled this week because the professor is in Cameroon right now. So there's that, at least.
2. I'm officially done with my Social Movements class! Today I did my final project, which was a group project where we had to come up with talking points, an action plan, and a stump speech for a hypothetical new organization devoted to abolishing the death penalty. And I think we did pretty fucking well, if I do say so myself. :D We still have class next week (the last class), but I don't need to do anything for it, and we have no exams, so it's one less thing I have to worry about.
3. Speaking of Social Movements: our class recently did a compilation of all the big-ass papers we wrote earlier in the semester. My essay is on pages 54-64.
4. I started watching Community recently, and I really really really REALLY REALLY like it! I don't normally go for these kinds of shows, but god-DAMN I love this one! The jokes are absolutely spot on, and it's so funny the outlandishness of the situations don't really matter. Now I'm going to be on the lookout for fic and icons and fandom and all that good stuff. radiovolume and ninasafiri , YOU ARE TOTALLY AT FAULT FOR THIS. 8DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
5. The new episode of Pioneer One is coming out tomorrow/today! Can't wait! ^_^;
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And now for the meme:
DAY 01: A song from your childhood.
DAY 02: A song that reminds you of your most recent ex-boyfriend/girlfriend.
DAY 03: A song that reminds you of one/both of your parents.
DAY 04: A song that calms you down.
DAY 05: A song that is often stuck in your head.
DAY 06: A song that reminds you of a best friend.
DAY 07: A song that reminds you of the past summer.
DAY 08: A song that reminds you of your "first love."
DAY 09: A song that makes you hopeful.
DAY 10: A song by your favorite band.
DAY 11: A song on the soundtrack of your favorite movie.
DAY 12: The last song you heard.
DAY 13: A song that reminds you of a former friend.
DAY 14: A song that reminds you of your boyfriend/girlfriend.
DAY 15: A song you love singing along to.
I don't really like singing along to songs all that much, but this comes close:
DAY 16: A song that has made you cry.
DAY 17: A song that makes you want to dance.
DAY 18: A song you love but rarely listen to.
Thanks to vethica for reminding me of this awesome song! ;-)
DAY 19: The first song alphabetically in your iPod/iTunes.
DAY 20: The last song alphabetically in your iPod/iTunes.
DAY 21: Your favorite song.
DAY 22: A song that someone has sung to you.
DAY 23: A song that you cannot stand to listen to.
DAY 24: A song that you have danced to with your best friend.
DAY 25: A song you could listen to all day without getting tired.
Originally posted at http://quadruplify.dreamwidth.org/120888.html || Comments on original post:
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Click to view2. Ever since I went back down to 100mg of sertraline, my mood has started to destabilize big time; it's been tougher to work up the motivation to do anything lately, even getting out of bed in the morning. Right now I'm OK, though, and I'm sure things will get better in due time. I finally got around to calling the psychiatrist's office today, and he should get back to me tomorrow morning to see what to do next.
3. Missed my radio show again this week. :PPP
4. Students in my Politics of Virtual Realities class have pissed me off yet again. This time, we saw Avatar this week (the James Cameron blue aliens one), and the class discussion about it was absolutely dismissive of its racism and other problematic aspects. And when I tried to bring it up, the professor ended up telling me, "You get a gold star for working up the nerve to disagree with everyone else, but you're still wrong." She said it was a joke. Mmhmm. :/
(For the record, Avatar was mediocre to average at best. Stunning visuals, and Sigourney Weaver was actually pretty awesome, but everything else was hackneyed and predictable and cheesy. I know I'm supposed to ~~~suspend my disbelief~~~ when watching movies like this, but this was ridiculous. It was bearable, though, I'll give it that. Would've been better if Col. Quaritch had a shirtless scene, though. /shameless XD)
5. We've been getting warmer weather around here lately -- temps finally hit 80°F/27°C today. This is not a bad thing, in and of itself, but it's happened really suddenly, the humidity has been a huge shock, and I'm slowly starting to get my seasonal allergies again. Wonderful.
The Good:
1. Some of my African Politics classes were canceled this week because the professor is in Cameroon right now. So there's that, at least.
2. I'm officially done with my Social Movements class! Today I did my final project, which was a group project where we had to come up with talking points, an action plan, and a stump speech for a hypothetical new organization devoted to abolishing the death penalty. And I think we did pretty fucking well, if I do say so myself. :D We still have class next week (the last class), but I don't need to do anything for it, and we have no exams, so it's one less thing I have to worry about.
3. Speaking of Social Movements: our class recently did a compilation of all the big-ass papers we wrote earlier in the semester. My essay is on pages 54-64.
4. I started watching Community recently, and I really really really REALLY REALLY like it! I don't normally go for these kinds of shows, but god-DAMN I love this one! The jokes are absolutely spot on, and it's so funny the outlandishness of the situations don't really matter. Now I'm going to be on the lookout for fic and icons and fandom and all that good stuff. radiovolume and ninasafiri , YOU ARE TOTALLY AT FAULT FOR THIS. 8DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
5. The new episode of Pioneer One is coming out tomorrow/today! Can't wait! ^_^;
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And now for the meme:
DAY 01: A song from your childhood.
DAY 02: A song that reminds you of your most recent ex-boyfriend/girlfriend.
DAY 03: A song that reminds you of one/both of your parents.
DAY 04: A song that calms you down.
DAY 05: A song that is often stuck in your head.
DAY 06: A song that reminds you of a best friend.
DAY 07: A song that reminds you of the past summer.
DAY 08: A song that reminds you of your "first love."
DAY 09: A song that makes you hopeful.
DAY 10: A song by your favorite band.
DAY 11: A song on the soundtrack of your favorite movie.
DAY 12: The last song you heard.
DAY 13: A song that reminds you of a former friend.
DAY 14: A song that reminds you of your boyfriend/girlfriend.
DAY 15: A song you love singing along to.
I don't really like singing along to songs all that much, but this comes close:
DAY 16: A song that has made you cry.
DAY 17: A song that makes you want to dance.
DAY 18: A song you love but rarely listen to.
Thanks to vethica for reminding me of this awesome song! ;-)
DAY 19: The first song alphabetically in your iPod/iTunes.
DAY 20: The last song alphabetically in your iPod/iTunes.
DAY 21: Your favorite song.
DAY 22: A song that someone has sung to you.
DAY 23: A song that you cannot stand to listen to.
DAY 24: A song that you have danced to with your best friend.
DAY 25: A song you could listen to all day without getting tired.
Originally posted at http://quadruplify.dreamwidth.org/120888.html || Comments on original post: