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pretty_cynicalIt's been a weird couple of days for me - the fluctuation between colder and warmer weather the past few weeks has left me with a cold that seems to be growing into something much more than a common cold, and my sleeping habits have changed: I go to bed around 11-ish (my usual bedtime) and wake up around 5AM or 6AM feeling totally fine, but then I end up taking a 3 or 4 hour nap later in the day. I really do not need this right now. The weather is nice, I should be feeling good about it! And I'm done with school in a little over a week, I should be pumping myself for the fact that I will never have to go back to that horrible college again instead of worrying that I've got some massive respiratory infection (and the fact that I have received no indication that the large Amazon order I made to celebrate me being done with said college has shipped just adds to these worries.)
Oh, and I got a blister on the heel of my right foot from taking a walk around the neighborhood in my trusty ballet flats. Not only is it painful because it's a blister, but it has the added pain of being on my heel, where I (sadly) put most of my weight when I stand or walk. So I spent the better part of yesterday afternoon hobbling around on my left foot until I could find some relief - in the form of a makeshift band-aid of medical tape and a strip of Second Skin. I've got it hardcore taped up now, making it looks as if something worse than a blister appeared on my foot and is causing me pain. I can walk and stand on it and it feels totally fine, but I'll keep it taped up for a few more days just in case. I got chided by both Mommy and Dad for being stupid enough to take a walk in ballet flats, and have now realized that I shouldn't wear them when I go out for a walk.
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The only part of this week's ep of The Office that I liked was Pam's reaction to Andy playing a tape of Here Comes Treble singing Pachelbel's Canon/You Can Call Me Al: "Wait a minute, am I walking down the aisle to 'You Can Call Me Al'?" FINALLY, SOME HINT THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY GETTING MARRIED SOON. Other than that, I wasn't really feeling it. And I'm not really pumped about the last episodes for the season either. I watched some of season 4 yesterday ("Money", "Chair Model" and "Job Fair") and got really nostalgic. That was a pretty good season, despite the fact that the writer's strike cruelly cut it short. It was funny and engaging and sweet; I wouldn't even think about using those adjectives to describe this season, even though I predicted during the season premiere that season 5 was going to be the BEST SEASON EVER for the show (and I feel incredibly guilty about it.) I just feel that the show hasn't been what it used to be - the last time it was was "Stress Relief" and even then it had to be funny, because it was given the post-Superbowl timeslot and attracted viewers. And I think another part of it is the fact that Greg Daniels and Mike Schur are too focused on making Parks & Recreation live up to all of NBC's hype that The Office has faltered as a result (and by proxy, so has Parks & Recreation, because Greg&Mike are making it too similar to The Office.) So to reiterate a point I orginially made here, I WANT GREG&MIKE BACK WORKING ON THE OFFICE.
There was a line in the episode summary for "Cafe Disco" - something about Jim and Pam taking a secret trip - makes me think that they're eloping, although I now doubt that because a) it seems too obvious, given that the writers have hinted about there being a wedding ep for them sometime next season; and b) a majority of the time statements like that end up in these episode summaries, viewers dissect them and blow them out of proportion, and when the episode finally airs, the statement that we all though meant that there was something major in it turns out to be something minor and insignificant. But I secretly hope that's not the case with this - or if it is, that the "secret trip" is something worthwhile; we've seen so little of the couple the last few episodes.
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Eleven days left of school (actually eight; I only have classes Monday-Thursday and don't count weekends) and I have very little homework this weekend, which is wonderful - just research for my final paper (done yesterday) and an article summary (will be done tomorrow on my break), both for English. I have a Film quiz tomorrow as well, but I'm printing out the notes I need and if I just look them over beforehand, I should be fine. I do need to need to find a job for the summer, which is proving a little difficult - I went to the College's job office on Thursday and looked, but wasn't yielded anything promising. So I think I'm just going to apply everywhere I want to work and see what happens. I need something to do with my time once I'm done with school, and I really could use the money as well :)
Oh, and I got a blister on the heel of my right foot from taking a walk around the neighborhood in my trusty ballet flats. Not only is it painful because it's a blister, but it has the added pain of being on my heel, where I (sadly) put most of my weight when I stand or walk. So I spent the better part of yesterday afternoon hobbling around on my left foot until I could find some relief - in the form of a makeshift band-aid of medical tape and a strip of Second Skin. I've got it hardcore taped up now, making it looks as if something worse than a blister appeared on my foot and is causing me pain. I can walk and stand on it and it feels totally fine, but I'll keep it taped up for a few more days just in case. I got chided by both Mommy and Dad for being stupid enough to take a walk in ballet flats, and have now realized that I shouldn't wear them when I go out for a walk.
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The only part of this week's ep of The Office that I liked was Pam's reaction to Andy playing a tape of Here Comes Treble singing Pachelbel's Canon/You Can Call Me Al: "Wait a minute, am I walking down the aisle to 'You Can Call Me Al'?" FINALLY, SOME HINT THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY GETTING MARRIED SOON. Other than that, I wasn't really feeling it. And I'm not really pumped about the last episodes for the season either. I watched some of season 4 yesterday ("Money", "Chair Model" and "Job Fair") and got really nostalgic. That was a pretty good season, despite the fact that the writer's strike cruelly cut it short. It was funny and engaging and sweet; I wouldn't even think about using those adjectives to describe this season, even though I predicted during the season premiere that season 5 was going to be the BEST SEASON EVER for the show (and I feel incredibly guilty about it.) I just feel that the show hasn't been what it used to be - the last time it was was "Stress Relief" and even then it had to be funny, because it was given the post-Superbowl timeslot and attracted viewers. And I think another part of it is the fact that Greg Daniels and Mike Schur are too focused on making Parks & Recreation live up to all of NBC's hype that The Office has faltered as a result (and by proxy, so has Parks & Recreation, because Greg&Mike are making it too similar to The Office.) So to reiterate a point I orginially made here, I WANT GREG&MIKE BACK WORKING ON THE OFFICE.
There was a line in the episode summary for "Cafe Disco" - something about Jim and Pam taking a secret trip - makes me think that they're eloping, although I now doubt that because a) it seems too obvious, given that the writers have hinted about there being a wedding ep for them sometime next season; and b) a majority of the time statements like that end up in these episode summaries, viewers dissect them and blow them out of proportion, and when the episode finally airs, the statement that we all though meant that there was something major in it turns out to be something minor and insignificant. But I secretly hope that's not the case with this - or if it is, that the "secret trip" is something worthwhile; we've seen so little of the couple the last few episodes.
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Eleven days left of school (actually eight; I only have classes Monday-Thursday and don't count weekends) and I have very little homework this weekend, which is wonderful - just research for my final paper (done yesterday) and an article summary (will be done tomorrow on my break), both for English. I have a Film quiz tomorrow as well, but I'm printing out the notes I need and if I just look them over beforehand, I should be fine. I do need to need to find a job for the summer, which is proving a little difficult - I went to the College's job office on Thursday and looked, but wasn't yielded anything promising. So I think I'm just going to apply everywhere I want to work and see what happens. I need something to do with my time once I'm done with school, and I really could use the money as well :)
