Did I mention I'm fucking tired? Tuesday night I had an everloving bitch of a time sleeping. It was that whole night before school thing that we'd all like to think we've outgrown. And then Wednesday night, last night, I battled the same wakefulness monster again - and lost ( Read more... )

I received my financial aid check two weeks ago and noticed that something was wrong - the amount was too low. I waited to see if another check would come, and then last week I went to ask about the discrepancy. I was told that I wasn't getting a Pell grant for the quarter because Pells are only given three quarters a year. When I asked why my ( Read more... )

I have worked like a dog for the last week, doing three papers and two hundred pages of reading (and seemingly as many pages of notes, typed and handwritten). I am now sitting here before my computer, feeling my sleeping pill kicking in and working on a large cup of hot apple cider. For better or worse, most of my work is done. Tomorrow I will ( Read more... )

It's very simple, really - Southern California has two real seasons: cloudy and cool (and for a time, rainy) and hot ( Read more... )

I went to my counselor at school today and left with some weighty matters to consider ( Read more... )