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Hey gang.
I feel like I should update, seeing how I haven't done in quite awhile. Of course, I really don't have much to say, so...
Let's see, for the most part classes are going well. I think I did really well on my Chinese midterm, and my Asian Lit midterm. I got an A on my Italiant midterm, so that's pretty much in the bag. I kinda fucked up a paper in my grad course (ie forgot to do it) but I was able to smooth that over and I can do it for Monday. Which means, of course, that I'm gonna start working on it NOW, to make sure it's done on time. I still have "Dipshit, Nov 1 close reading and prospectus due" written on my hand. Fucking permanent ink. I've given up hope for a 4.0 (cause everytime I thought it would happen, I got screwed by an A- somewhere) but I do believe I'll end my Uconn career with a respectable 3.98-ish for my last semester. That'll prolly pull my overall GPA up to a 3.65 or something. *sighs* I don't think that's summa cum laude territory, but it is magna, so not too bad. Fortunately, my major GPA is a 3.93 right now (I think) and all my applications have been asking for that before they ask for my cumulative, so...
That reminds me. Today's a good day to print out my transcripts and some copies of papers and leave them in the mailboxes of the professors who are writing me letters of recommendation. Oh, Leigh found out yesterday he was NOT going to be writing me one. He got this funny look of like "who could you get to write a letter more important than I am?" I pretended to ignore it, cause really, I just was not in the soothe-Leigh's-ego kinda mood... especially after the "almost lecture" I got about not being around to game for him, or work on the website, or anything else Leigh-centric.
Oh, in other news, AQUA won 3rd place in the Homecoming parade! w00t! The trophy is currently in the RC. This is really cool considering this was the first time any of the queer clubs and the like on campus were in the parade.
I'm really worried about my Grandpa. He's back in the hospital, with fluid in his lungs and congestive heart problems (or something). This is one of the reasons I'm not 100% sure about Florida for Xmas...I don't want to be so far away should the worst happen, and if this is his last Christmas with us, I don't want to miss it. And yet I feel really bad, cause I want to go and I almost certainly will end up going--I'm trying to convince myself that I'm not being selfish if I go, that I deserve a bit of freedom and a break. Intellectually, I know I've busted my ass for four years here and this'll prolly be the only big grad gift I get, but...the bonds of familial guilt are strong with this one.
Interesting things brewing at home. I sense a storm on the horizon between my mother and I. Perhpas a brief squall, perhaps hurricane. Hard to tell. My aunt agrees--it was she who pointed out the undercurrents to me actually. I think the best thing would be to leave home as soon as possible--I always get along so much better with the family when I'm not in close proximity to them.
In other news, things are going very well between shogunhb and I. I'm spending Thanksgiving up there (don't worry Toph, we'll be visiting home occasionally, and you're certainl invited up to spend time with us). I don't know how much more I want to get into here, but just know I'm happy. If nothing else, I've made a bunch of really great friends evan712 (who actually became my friend the same time Shaughn did), doc_smiley, and etherial. And, for some inexplicable reason, they seem to adore me too! Crazy huh?
Okay, I'm spending way too much time playing around online instead of writing my paper. Bye all. Happy Halloween!
Oh yeah, does anybody know how to change the little mood icon picture. I'm getting tired of the goth girl.
Oh, and I'm gonna be Artemis for Halloween! (the goddess, not the cat). Quish is gonna be Athena, and Myke's gonna be Dionysus! Ain't it great?
I feel like I should update, seeing how I haven't done in quite awhile. Of course, I really don't have much to say, so...
Let's see, for the most part classes are going well. I think I did really well on my Chinese midterm, and my Asian Lit midterm. I got an A on my Italiant midterm, so that's pretty much in the bag. I kinda fucked up a paper in my grad course (ie forgot to do it) but I was able to smooth that over and I can do it for Monday. Which means, of course, that I'm gonna start working on it NOW, to make sure it's done on time. I still have "Dipshit, Nov 1 close reading and prospectus due" written on my hand. Fucking permanent ink. I've given up hope for a 4.0 (cause everytime I thought it would happen, I got screwed by an A- somewhere) but I do believe I'll end my Uconn career with a respectable 3.98-ish for my last semester. That'll prolly pull my overall GPA up to a 3.65 or something. *sighs* I don't think that's summa cum laude territory, but it is magna, so not too bad. Fortunately, my major GPA is a 3.93 right now (I think) and all my applications have been asking for that before they ask for my cumulative, so...
That reminds me. Today's a good day to print out my transcripts and some copies of papers and leave them in the mailboxes of the professors who are writing me letters of recommendation. Oh, Leigh found out yesterday he was NOT going to be writing me one. He got this funny look of like "who could you get to write a letter more important than I am?" I pretended to ignore it, cause really, I just was not in the soothe-Leigh's-ego kinda mood... especially after the "almost lecture" I got about not being around to game for him, or work on the website, or anything else Leigh-centric.
Oh, in other news, AQUA won 3rd place in the Homecoming parade! w00t! The trophy is currently in the RC. This is really cool considering this was the first time any of the queer clubs and the like on campus were in the parade.
I'm really worried about my Grandpa. He's back in the hospital, with fluid in his lungs and congestive heart problems (or something). This is one of the reasons I'm not 100% sure about Florida for Xmas...I don't want to be so far away should the worst happen, and if this is his last Christmas with us, I don't want to miss it. And yet I feel really bad, cause I want to go and I almost certainly will end up going--I'm trying to convince myself that I'm not being selfish if I go, that I deserve a bit of freedom and a break. Intellectually, I know I've busted my ass for four years here and this'll prolly be the only big grad gift I get, but...the bonds of familial guilt are strong with this one.
Interesting things brewing at home. I sense a storm on the horizon between my mother and I. Perhpas a brief squall, perhaps hurricane. Hard to tell. My aunt agrees--it was she who pointed out the undercurrents to me actually. I think the best thing would be to leave home as soon as possible--I always get along so much better with the family when I'm not in close proximity to them.
In other news, things are going very well between shogunhb and I. I'm spending Thanksgiving up there (don't worry Toph, we'll be visiting home occasionally, and you're certainl invited up to spend time with us). I don't know how much more I want to get into here, but just know I'm happy. If nothing else, I've made a bunch of really great friends evan712 (who actually became my friend the same time Shaughn did), doc_smiley, and etherial. And, for some inexplicable reason, they seem to adore me too! Crazy huh?
Okay, I'm spending way too much time playing around online instead of writing my paper. Bye all. Happy Halloween!
Oh yeah, does anybody know how to change the little mood icon picture. I'm getting tired of the goth girl.
Oh, and I'm gonna be Artemis for Halloween! (the goddess, not the cat). Quish is gonna be Athena, and Myke's gonna be Dionysus! Ain't it great?