Strangely enough, it's only Halloween, and it's already two thirds of the way through the fall semester at my college. Unfortunately, the end can't come soon enough for French, and I'm thankful that I don't have to take another such course to graduate, given its extreme difficulty ( Read more... )

"Seven Simple Steps for Witnessing to Cultists ( Read more... )

I've grown a bit tired of updating with selected snippets of my life, such as my classes and what video games I'm playing. However, I have a few things to say about this ( Read more... )

Sometimes I plan on updating at the end of one week, but put it off and end up updating the next week, as was the case with last weekend ( Read more... )

One advantage of starting this early in the year is that Labor Day is the first holiday of the year ( Read more... )

I can hardly believe that it's been less than two weeks since I've started college, as it seems quite a bit longer, possibly because I've been quite busy(I'm taking 16 hours worth of courses, which, combined with the recommendation that you study 2 hours for every hour in class, leads to 48 hours of work each week, more than a typical full-time job ( Read more... )

I'm moving into the college tomorrow, and will begin classes next Wednesday(strangely enough, that day is a Monday by the school's system of distributing classes). I'm looking forward to it, and marvel at the multitude of tasks that had to be performed prior to my admission, from the SATs to college visits to the letters or recommendation, to ( Read more... )

Today was my last day at my internship at my local newspaper; I was going to quit on the last day of summer, but my mother moved the day back twice. The first time, to tomorrow, was because she wanted the last week allotted as a "vacation week", and as a way of giving us time to prepare for college. The second time was because my retirement "party ( Read more... )

I had my wisdom teeth taken out this week. Most of the discomfort and inconvenience came after the procedure, with dietary restrictions(I still can't drink carbonated beverages, and for a time, only drank liquids, and ate ice cream and stuffed baked potatoes), bleeding, and switching the ice pack every 20 minutes ( Read more... )

-Bluebeard: While I disagree with him on religion, and find that his vendetta with ConTr!ckster often spills into threads where it shouldn't be, I generally find him capable of presenting and defending his views in discussions ( Read more... )