i'm nothing but trouble, baby.

Long time, no update. Here goes.

School is going along fine. A little stressful, seeing as it's midterm time already - even though I've only been in classes for not quite two months. Luckily, they're not all in the same week and aren't all technically "midterms". I had my first exam in Social Problems last Monday (received an 82% - not as well as I thought I did - but it's the only first exam and I really didn't know what to expect, and I can make it up by doing really well on the other two), a take-home essay for Mass Media&American Politics due Tuesday (which if you saw my tweets Monday night, you know how hard it was for me to get through it), and the rest are all this week: I have a paper/presentation due Monday evening for Communications Research, and exams Thursday and Friday for World Politics and Concepts of Communication, respectively. So yeah, I'm going to be super-busy this weekend. If only the apartment wasn't so cold and there wasn't an America's Next Top Model marathon on Bravo right now, I'd totally be motivated to actually work.

In other real-life news, I NEED A JOB. BADLY. Though this is nothing new, I am running out of money way too fast for someone in my situation. I can't even pay off my credit card bill anymore, that's how bad it is. But sadly, I've been so busy with other school things that I haven't had a chance to check out Grand Valley's student employment office. Maybe after midterms are done and things quiet down academic-wise. If all else fails, I can see if the campus newspaper is still looking for people, even if it's going to be extra work.

TV has been hit or miss so far for me. Mad Men has been incredibly enjoyable as of late - it's really hitting its stride, and I'm anxious to see what's coming next. The Big Bang Theory remains hilarious as always, and I'm really warming up to Barney/Robin on How I Met Your Mother. CSI:NY and Criminal Minds have been really uninteresting this season so far, but I refuse to give either of them up because a) I'd have nothing to do on Wednesday nights, and b) I want to see them get better. I am, however, really excited that 30 Rock returns next Thursday - Liz Lemon&Co. have been absent from my life for far too long. I've also watched this weeks' The Office and House, but I think both of those need a re-watch and their own posts for extended thoughts and analysis. Those will come soon enough.

The NFL has also been in my life lately, which, yay. Great way to spend a Sunday, you guys. And my New York Giants are undefeated so far, which is awesome. Although I'm disappointed I don't get to watch as many of their games on TV as I'd like.

I'm pretty much cured of the sickness I had towards the end of spring break, whatever it was - although now I've developed a cough, much worse than previous ones. It seems to be decreasing, which is always a good sign, but it's gone on a lot longer than it should. I'm debating whether or not to bring it up with Mommy and see if I can get it checked out, but I'm pretty sure she'll just tell me to let it run it's course because it seems to be getting better. No one has mentioned anything during the 590633246 times I coughed over the past few days, especially those times I was coughing so hard I could barely talked, so I'm guessing I shouldn't really worry about it. I just hope I'm better soon, because I haven't been in the best mood lately.

-

( Weekly television round-up. )

-

I was hoping my Amazon order would be here earlier this afternoon, since I checked the website as often as I could to see where my stuff was at and I was pleasantly surprised to find that it arrived at the post office earlier this afternoon, when it wasn't expected until Monday. But it hadn't arrived at my house yet, which means that if it's in town, it'll be here tomorrow. At least, I hope so. If it doesn't get here until Monday I'm going to be pissed, because I'll spend the weekend thinking about that instead of all the school things I have to do this weekend.

Now if the Converses I ordered could get here in less than 11 days, I'd be golden.

-

I have not done any homework today, despite how eager I was yesterday to get working. I planned on doing my Anthropology exam today (just to get it out of the way) and typing up part of my English paper, but of course, none of that happened - I showered and listened to music all day while anxiously checking on the status of my Amazon order. So the revised plans now are to do the Anthropology exam and essays tomorrow and my English paper on Sunday and Monday morning, if I need it. I also have my Film review, but I'm going to save that for Monday/Tuesday and turn it in on Wednesday because a) I still have no idea what I'm going to do, thus the need for extra time, and b) I really don't want to watch the movie we'll be watching that day. I think I can still do well if I turn it in later - the professor hasn't penalized anyone for a late assignment yet, I probably won't be the only one turning it in late, and I have late coupons if absolutely necessary. So we'll see how it goes.

Thanks to House, I will have "Lime in the Coconut" stuck in my head ALL FRAKKING DAY tomorrow - just what I need. Also, Sean Connery impression! And the smallest of references to UMich! That is all.

( a meme from tunaeverynight )

I'm going to go upload Christmas music to my iPod and then look over the paper I'm taking my speech from. That is, if I don't fall asleep first. It's been a long day and I'm exhausted.

Astronomy exam went fine; I know I got a few of the multiple choice questions wrong, but I know for a fact I got the two diagrams right. So I'm anxious to find out what I got and am hoping it's better than the first one. I didn't study for Government AT ALL because instead I took a five-hour nap, but I think I did okay, and I'm pretty sure I got all the extra credit questions right, so that should help boost my grade a bit. ALTHOUGH THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT I'M ALL DONE WITH THIS WEEK OF STRESS AND NOW I AM FREEEEEEEEEEE.

Wednesday Night TV was wonderful. The entire night I was :DDDDD. And I'm laughing over the promos for next week; it must be sweeps if they're trying to pull off that ridiculousness.

( A few quick things about The Office. )

Today is going to be one of those relaxing days; I'm putting off homework (3 sections of Stats and some Astronomy review questions) until the actual weekend. I had Chocolate Fudge Poptarts for breakfast and Dad's making cheeseburgers for lunch. I'm required to go for a walk today (sooner rather than later, as it's going to raining soon) and then I'm going to curl up and watch the last few episodes Prison Break. I'm slightly behind because I've chosen to watch Jon & Kate plus 8 instead, and I want to be ready for some big things that are supposedly coming in the next few weeks. And I'm not allowing myself to read spoilers until I'm all caught up.

I got my first Government exam back today; received a 79% (actually a 71%, but I got 8 extra credit points). I'm really, really unhappy about that. I really like government and politics and such, so you'd think I'd do well in the class; at least, that's what happened in High School. WRONG. I don't think it's as much my fault as it is the professor's. He's this really old guy who speaks in a monotone voice and just lectures for nearly the entire time. We basically do the same thing every class. Like today, we watched Newshour, he lectured for 45 minutes, we watched a video, he gave us the answers to the video, and we left. The sad thing about this is that he gives us the lecture notes and answers to everything, so we technically don't have to do any work, and then we don't learn anything. It's getting boring really fast and I hate it. (However, he did say that we've got two more exams before our final grade is tabulated, so I can do well on those and still do okay in the class. So there's that.)

After class, I got my hair cut! We've got family pictures coming up towards the end of the year, and my hair was getting long and ratty anyways, so now was the best time to get it cut. It's now just past my shoulders and flipped out at the ends. I can still put it in a ponytail, but I MISS MY LONG HAIR AND ALL IT'S RATTINESS! I haven't had it this short in years; I'm still getting used to it.

And then my packages came today! I got my Obama shirt (a little small, but if I don't wash it, it'll fit well; I'll wear it on Wednesday for the debate), a pink scarf (one of those cool hipster scarves that I FINALLY figured out how to wrap so it looks hip) and black Converses (they're actually a bit big, so I have to send them back and exchange them for a half-size smaller. So I won't get to actually wear them for another few weeks or so. Le sigh.)

I'm gonna talk about Criminal Minds sometime tomorrow after I re-watch it. I got distracted about halfway through it because Dad came home from refereeing a high school soccer game, where the goalie received a red card after yelling at one of the other referees, and discussed it with Mommy and I. I don't have a lot of homework to do this weekend (just 2 chapters of Stats, Speech research and some Astronomy), so that will definitely get done. It's going to be another lazy weekend.

HAPPY OFFICE PREMIERE DAY!!!

I can't believe it's FINALLY here after all that fear and excitement. Only 8 more hours!

1. Walked out of Stats 20 minutes early because was getting bored and I just couldn't take it anymore. And then I nearly fell asleep in Government. I considered skipping class today but decided not to because I didn't want to miss today's quiz.
2. Yesterday in English, we did this group project to work on forming different arguments for our Sicko-related paper. I thoroughly enjoyed my group; they were talkative (in a good way) and really open about things. And they were all 2008 High School graduates, which is such a rarity on this campus. So we had fun with it, and now I'm really confident about the paper I have to write on Monday.
3. The Obama meeting last night was enjoyable as well. I was the youngest one there, and everyone was suprised at how politically aware I am. What's nice about the group is that it's really well organized and you don't have to make a serious commitment. There are meetings/phonebanks/canvassings every week, but I'm only going to attend a few because of my busy schedule. I'm participating in a phonebank next Wednesday, and I'm kinda nervous because I don't like talking on the phone and I'm not persuasive. But there's a training session before we start calling people, so I hope that diminishes my fears and all goes well.
4. Both Criminal Minds and CSI:NY lacked awesomeness.
5. I'm going to be super busy this weekend: finish up my picspammy project, do tons of Statistics problems, work on my Speech, and study for my first Astronomy exam that's next Wednesday. I hope it goes better than my Stats one.

Oh, Pushing Daisies. WHY ARE YOU SO AWESOME?

It's a shame that I have a super busy college schedule and a packed TV lineup this fall (SERIOUSLY); otherwise, I would totally be watching/slash obsessing over this show. WHY, CBS, MUST YOU HAVE A HOLD ON ME WITH YOUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT TV LINEUP FULL OF CRIME?

One of the commentators on CNN (she was a woman) said "Hard fart nomination" instead of "hard fought nomination". Made me laugh so hard.

I've been on the CNN website practically all night (I love that little map thing), and I'm totally pleased with the results - Obama! Although if Hilary comes in third, it will be so much better. Edit: She totally did. YAYZ. And she sounds like she's conceding, ha.

HI, ANDERSON COOPER. YOU ARE PRETTY AWESOME. But that computerized chart? Not so much.

-

I'm glad to know that I count on NBC to support the little people. /sarcasm

-

I have school orientation tomorrow, and then I go back to classes on Monday. Which means that tomorrow, I have to do my AP Spanish homework, and I still haven't looked at it. Why did I procrastinate? Why did break go by so fast? WHY?

-

I finally have my new camera (a Nikon Coolpix L11 - named Halpert) and S2 of Criminal Minds. I watched a few discs of Studio 60; I only have four episodes left. I'm going to try to move on to Criminal Minds afterwards, but I won't really have time once school starts. ARGH. I've wasted my time!

-

NOTE TO SELF: WRITE, WRITE, WRITE. That story isn't going to write itself, you know.

I think I kinda have to talk about this episode now. Because of all the drama this week.

( Criminal Minds, 3X02, In Birth and Death. )