"I wanna blow you... Away"
I have been up since 4am. I can't put my finger on why.. though I know part of it is school and the fact that I feel I got an undeserved grade because the instructor was lazy.
Yes, it was just an 87%. Yes, I know I should be happy that I passed the assignment.
But the reason I got the 'lower' grade was because the instructor did not bother to note I had cited my references. Therefore, the 'lower' grade is unwarranted.
And yes, I have made it known to him how I felt and why I felt this way.
And no, he has not responded, nor has he changed my grade.
So yes... it is still bugging me.
Yesterday I spent most of the day just trying to give my brain a break. We finally got Kindergoth a wired sensor bar for her Wii. (less than $8 and Free Shipping, Yay!) This means that I will not have to continue buying batteries because she forgets to turn the bar off. This also means I can feel free to start playing *my* games without having to worry about the battery death. One game I have been itching to play is Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers. It's crap as far as games go. Bad storyline, repetitive, yadda, yadda, yadda.. But it is also good exercise. I cannot play it sitting down. It defeats the purpose of killing zombies.Since I have been ill, I have had to watch Kindergoth play it, and later, my niece, when she comes over. Now I feel good enough to start playing it on my own and hopefully work my upper body muscles back into shape while fighting off zombie pixels.
Speaking of my niece.. her birthday was last week. There was a family party and once again, I was not invited over. Kindergoth was, of course... as was the ex-sister-inlaw of my sister-inlaw. (You following me here?) But not me. Now granted, I had an exam to do, a project to finish and would not have been able to come anyway.. But they didn't know that. So yeah... the blatant, in your face, exclusion of me as a family member still continues. After being married 8 years, you would think things would change. But.. I'm not going to let it bother me... Just going to focus on school and take my frustrations out by smoking a clove and drinking my wine. (It will keep me from breaking things.)
I also grilled like a madwoman yesterday. (I think deep down i just really wanted to set something on fire.) So now we have enough cooked to last us through the month, possibly even longer. Yay for freezers. I do love grilling outdoors though. Even when it is horridly hot. The smell.. the taste of the food. I just love it. Plus, I find something soothing about it. And I don't use a gas grill. I use charcoal. To me, it tastes better that way.
Anyway.. unfortunately, the city has banned residents from shooting off our own fireworks. This is a HUGE disappointment for me. Especially since the state laws have just changed back to where we can purchase fireworks again. I spent a good amount of time wandering through the fireworks tents, my pyro-heart all a flutter, laced with the sadness that if I got caught using them, the city would make an example of me and tarnish my permanent record by throwing me in jail. That would really suck ass.
So what am I doing today? Probably going to straighten up the house a bit, as well as the back yard.. and hopefully have Ecamer help me. Then... kill zombies.
Exciting, huh?
Happy Fourth.
Yes, it was just an 87%. Yes, I know I should be happy that I passed the assignment.
But the reason I got the 'lower' grade was because the instructor did not bother to note I had cited my references. Therefore, the 'lower' grade is unwarranted.
And yes, I have made it known to him how I felt and why I felt this way.
And no, he has not responded, nor has he changed my grade.
So yes... it is still bugging me.
Yesterday I spent most of the day just trying to give my brain a break. We finally got Kindergoth a wired sensor bar for her Wii. (less than $8 and Free Shipping, Yay!) This means that I will not have to continue buying batteries because she forgets to turn the bar off. This also means I can feel free to start playing *my* games without having to worry about the battery death. One game I have been itching to play is Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers. It's crap as far as games go. Bad storyline, repetitive, yadda, yadda, yadda.. But it is also good exercise. I cannot play it sitting down. It defeats the purpose of killing zombies.Since I have been ill, I have had to watch Kindergoth play it, and later, my niece, when she comes over. Now I feel good enough to start playing it on my own and hopefully work my upper body muscles back into shape while fighting off zombie pixels.
Speaking of my niece.. her birthday was last week. There was a family party and once again, I was not invited over. Kindergoth was, of course... as was the ex-sister-inlaw of my sister-inlaw. (You following me here?) But not me. Now granted, I had an exam to do, a project to finish and would not have been able to come anyway.. But they didn't know that. So yeah... the blatant, in your face, exclusion of me as a family member still continues. After being married 8 years, you would think things would change. But.. I'm not going to let it bother me... Just going to focus on school and take my frustrations out by smoking a clove and drinking my wine. (It will keep me from breaking things.)
I also grilled like a madwoman yesterday. (I think deep down i just really wanted to set something on fire.) So now we have enough cooked to last us through the month, possibly even longer. Yay for freezers. I do love grilling outdoors though. Even when it is horridly hot. The smell.. the taste of the food. I just love it. Plus, I find something soothing about it. And I don't use a gas grill. I use charcoal. To me, it tastes better that way.
Anyway.. unfortunately, the city has banned residents from shooting off our own fireworks. This is a HUGE disappointment for me. Especially since the state laws have just changed back to where we can purchase fireworks again. I spent a good amount of time wandering through the fireworks tents, my pyro-heart all a flutter, laced with the sadness that if I got caught using them, the city would make an example of me and tarnish my permanent record by throwing me in jail. That would really suck ass.
So what am I doing today? Probably going to straighten up the house a bit, as well as the back yard.. and hopefully have Ecamer help me. Then... kill zombies.
Exciting, huh?
Happy Fourth.