May 14, 2002 19:41
Today I got a retroactive three week extension on a paper by convincing the proffesor that I am narcoleptic and that this somehow caused my to forget that I never turned the thing in in the first place. Than I walked to the office of another proffesor whom I told I was manic depressive and trying to get off of medication. He said I could pass his class despite not having been to it in the last five straight weeks. Huzzah for me! Also the po hasn't come knocking yet. I feel like a bowl of happiness jello cooling on the shelf.
Last night an earthquake mase my building sway back and forth like a giant cement palm tree. I actually remembered my training from the first grade and leapt into a door way. Of course this made me feel like a total yutz, but safety first ya know? Later we talked about how great it was that we got to feel an earthquake and how fun and amusement parky it was, then I mentioned the fact that people were probably dead or on fire somewhere, and the fun kind of went out of it. I think it's important to appreciate things for what they are.
I bet nuclear war would be really pretty if viewed from space.