There's a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth going on about the economy lately, and global chaos, and doomsday, and bailouts (by the way, to make the news more fun, mentally replace bailout with blow job). And North Korea shooting shit off, and China being lurking and threatening, and Russia pretending it's not sneaking back to its ways of yore. ( Read more... )

My seminar class was pretty boring since it's presentation time. Three went, although the last one featured pictures of the pertinent Soviet politicians with class superlatives. Such as "best chin" (Lenin) and "best facial hair" (someone else). She had Nikolai Bukharin (one of candidates to succeed Lenin) as "creepiest smile ( Read more... )

I'm currently writing a paper comparing NSC-68 and the US Patriot Act for my Cold War class. It is slightly boring and after reading a delightfully esoteric 15 page (front and back, ew) summary of the US Patriot Act I do not see what all the whiny fuss was about ( Read more... )

Okay, so despite all early appearances, class today was actually pretty fun.

Science & Cold War:
-Quoted Iron Man on my quiz. The best weapon is the one you never have to use. Or is it fire? Does it matter?
-Watched HEE-LAR-I-OUS atomic safety/Civil Defense videos. There was a montage of "flash!" responses. A montage. Punctuated by footage of ( Read more... )

NOOOO BRAIN THIS IS NOT A TIME TO DIE

YOU ARE ONLY AT 870 WORDS WITH A 1500 MINIMUM. IT IS NOT THAT SERIOUS. DO NOT DIE. NO DYING!!...1000 words. 2100 max. Still have to write about Hungary. It's 5:22 and there's still a vert phys test in a few hours. Truth be told, that's going to feel fantastic, just answering objective questions ( Read more... )

Things that will always and forever creep me out: the fact that no one will ever know just how many people were killed in Soviet Russia.

Lenin and Stalin were two creepy motherfuckers.

And I can never sleep after reading my textbook because of it. I need to quit doing my reading right before bed.

so sleepy.

I think it's time I uploaded another bunch of icons again. Sports season is pretty much over, sadface, and when you only have like 15 icons, 3 devoted to sports is a hefty amount ( Read more... )

I freaking hate all nighters, and 7:30 exams. Whose bright idea was that? FAIL. FAILFAILFAIL. It's not even daylight until like 7:15! NO EXAMS OR LEAVING FOR EXAMS BEFORE DAWN ( Read more... )

My little inner historian is going apeshit. She might have to be sedated sooner or later, for serious.

...sooner than later.