I called Nathan earlier. It turns out that he'll be coming tonight instead of Saturday night. I'm looking forward to it, although I'm sorry he'll have to miss a day of work.
Yow. it's late, but I'm not tired. I wonder if I should watch a movie or try to sleep anyway. I want to get up at 3, no matter what.
posted by Beth at 5:58:00 AM
Thursday, December 28, 2000
Now playing: Sloan-4 Nights at the Palais Royale
Wow! I liked Sloan a lot before (thanks sarah {g}), I have five of their other CDs. But this live double CD thing makes me like them about a thousand times more. Wow! {g}
I regret sleeping from 9am til 7:30pm today. I really need to get into a better routine, but I don't know how.
Weather.com tells me that we're supposed to get 6 to 12 inches of snow starting after midnight Friday. No no no! I hate snow. Please go away! Nathan is supposed to come over Saturday night at around 9:30, and if it does snow, then I'm not so sure he'll be able to make it.
Yuck. I feel a little sick, right now.
posted by Beth at 10:20:00 PM
I found the picture of the monster that was on the book. Here it is. (there's a piece of scotch tape over part of it, because the page is falling out.) The book says that it's the guardian of the gates of hell. It's a pretty cool picture. I haven't opened that book in years. I wonder what made me think of it.
posted by Beth at 7:24:00 AM
now playing: The Beatles-Magical Mystery Tour
Oh, I nearly forgot. I was planning on blogging about this weird dream I had last night/this afternoon/whatever.
It started with me being at some casino in Atlantic City, that looked more like a library with books and videos, but it was really dark in there. It was pretty late at night, and I was by myself walking through the crowded place. Well, it really started with me being there with some relatives (I forget who), and I told them that the casino sold (I forget what), and they didn't believe me, so I went to go get it, but then they disappeared, and I started looking through the books and videos. Then this guy, who was a combination of Matthew Broderick and this kid Brad I knew from elementary school (the kid was a real jerk, but not in the dream), started looking at things with me. I saw this book with a picture of a monster on its spine, and I showed him. I said it looked exactly like a picture from a book that I used to look at constantly when I was little, called Into the Unknown {that's a real book, and I still have it). I went on to say that, when I was little, I didn't quite understand what the picture was supposed to be, so my uncle explained it by saying the monster was as big as a castle, and smaller monsters could live in it (I'm not sure, if that ever happened, but it's likely). "I'm not sure how accurate that is, but it made sense to me, when I was five," I told the guy. He was surprised, and told me he had the book, and he'd read all of it. "I just liked the pictures," I admitted. Then we walked along some more, and this scary guy in an overcoat came up to us. I forget what he said, but it had to do with being evil and using magic and stuff. He really gave me the creeps, and he reminded me of no one I know or have ever seen before. Then the Matthew Broderick guy went away. I walked up to these bleachers that had four levels and could hold three people on each level. There were probably eight people there, before I got there. Three of them looked exactly alike and wre dressed alike; they were all these blonde girls with short hair, who also reminded me of no one I know. I sat there and watched some band I'd never heard of perform, and the scary guy sat near me. He talked a little, but I forget what he said. Then he said, "it's 5am. I'd best get home before the sun comes up," and he got up and left. Even though he was gone, I still felt uneasy. Then it was about 9am, and I went with some relatives, I forget who, back to the casino (yes, I know, I thought I was already there), and as I was getting out of the minivan(?), I realized my shoes and socks were off. Everyone went in, except for one relative, who was helping me find my shoes and socks (I didn't remember taking them off, and I didn't even notice they were gone til I'd got out of the minivan). I was having trouble finding them, and I started to freak out, because I was afraid that the scary guy had put some kind of spell on me to upset me or something. That's all I remember.
I'm still not sure whether I believe in dream interpretations, but I'd like to hear what anyone might have to say about this dream.
I think I'll look for that picture of the monster, so I can scan it.
posted by Beth at 7:02:00 AM
Now playing: Powerpuff Girls, Heroes and Villains-Music inspired by the Powerpuff Girls
I finally have an electric blanket on my bed. Now I will not die!
I wanted to buy stuff, today. Actually, I wanted to go get it yesterday, but people were over. So tonight, my uncle and I went and ate at Red Lobster, then we went to Best Buy. I wanted to get 1. The Exorcist DVD, 2. a Powerpuff Girls DVD, 3. that Powerpuff Girls CD. I decided to finally cave in and buy the CD, after I saw the little video for The Apples in Stereo's "Signal in the Sky," which erin told me about. {g} I found the PPG CD easily enough, and I even had a $5 off thing, 'cause I did a survey over the phone. {g} I also found The Exorcist DVD, but it was $20, and I figured I could do better than that, so I didn't get it. They had no PPG DVDs, although they did have a few VHS things. :P I bought only the CD, then we went to K-Mart, because they have DVDs, too. They had only crap. So we went to Wal-Mart, because I got Fight Club there for cheaper than Best Buy wanted. They had nothing. Grr. (Okay, to be fair, I bought a Powerpuff Girls poster.) On the way back, we even stopped at CVS, just for the hell of it. They had only Powerpuff Girls VHS things. I went home mad. When I got home, I found that Harry had gotten me a new Christmas present (because he got me an i-zone camera, but so did Suzanne), and it turned out to be the Exorcist DVD. That worked out pretty well after all. :) I still want to get a Powerpuff Girls DVD. I guess I'll have to try again tomorrow.
I just watched my Fight Club DVD. I like that movie. :)
This CD is so great. :) I only wish it were longer.
posted by Beth at 4:45:00 AM
Tuesday, December 26, 2000
Bleh. I am freezing, and I'm bored to death. Mark was going to come over, but now he's visiting his girlfriend instead. I haven't heard from Nathan, so I don't know if he's back yet. I have nothing to do. I don't feel like watching DVDs (and I did stay up til 7am watching Magnolia, even though I said I was too tired to do that), and I don't feel like playing The Sims, either. We can't go anywhere, because we have company, and there's nowhere to go, anyway. Bah. :(
posted by Beth at 6:29:00 PM
Monday, December 25, 2000
Oh yeah, we also had Christmas dinner here, and some of my aunts, uncles, and cousins came over. It was all right, although I was feeling anti-social and didn't do too much talking. Marji and Ronnie left early to see Ronnie's family. Aunt Pat left early (she hadn't been here in a year, despite living only three miles away {g}), and Dorothea and Alyssa had to leave by 6:00 to eat dinner again at home. Mark went with them, too (well he left with them. They dropped him off at his girlfriend's). I feel so weird, like I do every Christmas, I guess. It's hard to explain... I have a ton of new stuff, but I don't know what to do with myself. Hmm... :\ I kind of want to go away, but that's an impossibility.
posted by Beth at 10:08:00 PM
I am so tired. I went to bed at about 8am and got up at around noon. I didn't want to sleep through Christmas dinner, like I did last year. So I got a lot of good presents. I'll name some: • DVD player • Magnolia (DVD) • The Sims (this really surprised me) • Nightmare on Elm Street 4 (VHS) • Nightmare on Elm Street 5 (VHS, this is good. I like to keep things consistant) • Ben Folds Five, self-titled CD • Sloan, 4 Nights at the Palais Royale • That Beatles #1s CD • a walkman (the one I used to take to listen to tapes on long busrides is a piece of junk) • some raspberry candles • a ton of Bath and Body Works stuff (not only did Suzanne and Nathan get me cucumber melon, but someone my mom knows got me a basket of hazelnut stuff) as well as some other bodywash things and bubble bath. Everyone must really want me to be clean {g} • lots of chocolate! • Powerpuff Girls sweatshirt • a pack of Powerpuff Girls keychains • this little metal Powerpuff Girls box that I love • jigsaw puzzle • Eagle-DNA shirt • Garfield comic book • tape recorder thing. I can put my mp3s on tape, this way, provided that I'm not too stupid • about $40
I think that's everything. I started playing the Sims. It's funny, but I'm bad at it, although I suppose I am trying to be. I also hooked up my DVD player. I had been trying to think of a place for it in my room, but I ended up hooking it up in the living room. I own only two DVDs for it (Magnolia anf Fight Club). I was going to watch them, but I feel too tired to sit through either one. I know that if I go to sleep, I'll get up in the middle of the night, so I don't know what I'll do about that.
Oh man, my uncle just called me into the living room to see what was on HBOlé. There's this dubbed version of The Brady Bunch Movie on right now. {g}
Davy Jones es el mejor! {g}
posted by Beth at 9:56:00 PM
There is a turkey in a bucket in our bathtub.
Anyway, regarding all that stuff I had to say... I'll start with Nathan's visit. We picked him up on Thursday night, and he gave me flowers! That made me so happy. ^_^ That night I made him watch Garfield's Christmas and Olive the Other Reindeer, hehe. On Friday, we went shopping with my mom and Uncle John. I picked up a few things for Harry and my mom. On Saturday, I don't think we did very much. That night, Nathan and I went to the mall with my uncle. I bought some presents and so did Nathan. I don't think we did anything big on Sunday, well, aside from exchange gifts. I gave Nathan a tiny zen garden, a piece of string and a rock to wind the string around, a tape of Camper Van BeethovenII and III (that Craig taped off of his record for me, because the CD is out of print), a stuffed cat, and a TMBG Apollo 18 shirt. Nathan gave me a CD of XTC's Skylarking, a cassette of Weird Al's Bad Hair Day (I want only Weird Al cassettes not CDs. I'm weird like that), Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, cucumber melon body wash, and a Midsummer Night candle (my favorite kind) from the Yankee Candle Co. On Monday, Nathan went home, because he had work, and I had exams the next day. Oh, and he gave me a mixtape, too. :) Sometime over the weekend, I dragged out all my Christmas tapes (when I was younger, I had this thing where I would tape the Christmas episode of almost *any* show, and that has resulted in a lot of tapes of a lot of weird stuff), and made Nathan watch some stuff, including The Brady Bunch and Blossom. Yes, Blossom, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I had so much crap that I'd forgotten about... Christmas episodes of ER, Caroline in the City, The Jeff Foxworthy Show, even that Super Dave cartoon. {g} I also made Nathan watch me play Ecco the Dolphin for Sega CD. That is quite possibly the most frustrating game the world has ever known. So difficult, yet so mellow-looking! During that time, I also played some Wesley Willis mp3s for Nathan, 'cause he had never heard any. That was fun. {g} I also downloaded Christmas in Hollis by RUN DMC; that's a pretty cool Christmas song, hehe. Oh, I forgot, on that Friday, my mom got me a DVD player, which shall be my big present, this year. :) Yeah, so anyway, it was sucky that Nathan had to go home. We didn't do a lot, but I had a great weekend. He's supposed to be coming over for New Year's, if he can get the time off from work. I really hope he can.
As I said, I had finals Tuesday. Two of them in Biology and US Literature. After Nathan went home, I spent most of the evening dilly-dallying, and I ended up staying up really late studying for my Bio test, which was at 10:15, the next day. I took it and felt pretty good about it. My next final wasn't til 2:45, so I stayed in the library and finished up reading The Floating Opera and studied a little for the exam. I took it and finished just about in time. I have no idea how I did on that.
On Wednesday, I got to school at 8am for my Film History and Appreciation Appreciation II final. That was sort of hard. There were five questions which had a quote, and we'd have to give the speaker, the film name, and the significance. Some were easy ("I could have been a contender"), and others were hard ("I am in Paris"). There were also six essay questions, and we could pick three. I have no clue how I did on that exam. Cindy picked me up an hour later and I got breakfast at Burger King, then I came home and filled out Christmas cards. That afternoon/evening, I went to Best Buy with my mom and uncle. They got a few things for me, but I still don't know what (as I must wait to open Christmas presents on Christmas Day), and the place was a damn madhouse. My uncle said he was going to get the Fight Club DVD for me, but it was $35. Then we went to Wal-Mart, which was an even worse madhouse, but I bought myself the Fight Club DVD for $27. :)
I didn't do a lot on Thursday. I went to my old high school to see my cousin Mark in the Christmas concert. He's in the choir. That was okay and kind of amusing.
On Friday, I went back out with my mom and my uncle. They went to the bank, then we ate, and we went to Target and Wal-Mart (yes, again, ugh), because Uncle John had some last minute stuff to get. I got a little present for Nathan, because it feels weird having exchanged gifts an entire week before Christmas. He can open it up, when he comes back. Then we came home, I printed out some pictures for my mom, called Nathan, and wrapped some presents. Before that stuff, though, I checked my email and found out what my Bio test and final grades were. Get this-I got a 94 on the last test (pretty good, right? I know so damn much about soil, soil pollution, soil degradation, and soil remediation), and my grade for the whole class was a 92.9, which made an A-. That means that she rounded *down* the grade to an A *minus* rather than giving me a whole freaking tenth of a point. That is *so* wrong. :( I mean, I know I deserve better. I was always there on time. I went to every class, except for two, but I had a doctor's note for those. I was/am so pissed about that. Of the four classes I took this semester, that was the only one where I was certain I could pull in an A. I know I got a B+ in Semantics, and I don't think my chances for an A in Film History and US Lit are very good at all. Grrrrrrrr... Later that night I got two Christmas (?) mp3s off of Napster: Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto by Snoop Dogg (a few years ago, on Christmas Eve some of my cousins and I saw the last ten seconds of the video on MTV, and we were all like, "what the hell?" so I had to get this) and this screwy version of Santa Baby that has RUN (but not DMC), Mase (or Ma$e or whatever the hell the kids call him), Puff Daddy, Snoop Dogg, Salt N Pepa, and some other people on it. I don't even know what to say about those. They kinda scared me. {g}
I didn't get up til after 5 on Saturday. Then Mark came over, so that was cool. I played some Wesley Willis for him, too. (g) We all went to the store that night, because Uncle John *still* hadn't finished his shopping and didn't get back til after midnight.
Christmas Eve. I got up really late again. Then Mark and Cindy came over, and I practiced the clarinet. Later on other relative people came over-Uncle Bobby and his kids, Bobby, Michael, and Dawnie; Marji and Ronnie; and Alyssa. Usually more people come over than that. Suzanne also dropped by. She gave me my birthday presents (yes, from a month ago), which were two Beatles CDs — Magical Mystery Tour and Revolver. I gave her her presents, which were a Thundercats shirt and some Yankee candles and a candle holder. She gave me my Christmas presents — a Polaroid i-zone camera, extra film, a tiny photo album, a camera bag and cucumber melon body wash (different from the kind Nathan gave me), lotion, and foamy stuff. It turns out that Harry also got me an i-zone camera. He'll return it, I guess? That's it for presents, I've opened so far. I'll open all the others in a few hours, if I don't fall asleep or something. Last night, Alyssa and Mark went out looking for a place to play pool, but I was feeling kind of crummy, so I didn't go. I just sat here on the computer, writing emails mostly.
And now it's now, so that's it for most part what I've been doing. :) Everyone is coming here for Christmas dinner. It's "dinner," yet we'll probably have it at 3pm or something. I want to have it later, but Marji and Ronnie are going to Ronnie's family's, later on. Oh well. It does not feel like Christmas. What's more, it does not feel like a Monday. I keep somehow thinking that Christmas Eve is on a Saturday and Christmas Day on a Sunday, like last year. Hmm...
posted by Beth at 7:05:00 AM
Sunday, December 24, 2000
Yikes, I haven't blogged in a very long time. I could lie and say that my reason for not blogging was that the whole Blogspot deal was down for a few days, but, more than anything, that interefered with my reading other people's bloggers. I have lots to say — about Nathan's visit, school, and other things — but that can wait. I hope to write about that stuff later on. Merry Christmas, kids.
posted by Beth at 6:36:00 AM
Thursday, December 14, 2000
This is the 5th computer in this lab, whose AIM I upgraded. They should pay me. {g}
Today was my last day of classes for the semester. Exams are next week. I had thought that I had three exams on Tuesday, but yesterday, in film theory II, he said our exam was on Wednesday at 8am. Bleh. I think I'd prefer having three in a day. Today, in Semantics, we had our little review for the exam. He told us what the essay would be (and it sounded hard), and he said some of the questions would come from the old tests. Our exam should be on Thursday at 8am. He also returned our papers, which had a grade on them for the entire project-the thing with the surveys-not just the paper itself. I got an A-. Then he let us figure out our final grade, and if we liked it, we could keep it. If we wanted to try to bring it up, we could come in and take the final. I came up with B+ :\ I decided not to take the final, because I know I won't br able to raise my grade. At least that means that I'll be done by the 20th.
In less than four hours, Nathan will be here. :) But I still have to wrap his presents and clean up a little, hehe. Last night, I gave my cat, Kit, and my dog Sam baths. Sam really needed it, and I always give Kit a bath at Christmastime. She's the filthiest cat I ever knew.
Oh, get this, hehe, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and today, my Biology professor brought in snacks. I like when they do that. On Tuesday, she gave us tangerines and cookies-those little pressed cookies you put sprinkles on and some other kind that had icing on them. I don't know what kind they were, but they were damn tasty. I wish I knew, so that I could get my mom to make some. She made brownie cookies, last night.
I'm going to send out Christmas cards. I want to make them, like I did last year, but I have no idea of what to do. Maybe I'll end up buying a box. I haven't seen any that I like, so far. I guess I'll look again, this weekend, when Nathan is here.
Hmm... I guess I should go to the library and read a little til I get picked up at four.
posted by Beth at 3:25:00 PM
Monday, December 11, 2000
Okay, so thespark.com also has the Christmas Test. You put in someone's name, answer questions about them, and it tells you the top seven gifts for that person. I just took it, and here are the things it says I should get for Nathan:
1. Sea Monkeys Ocean of Light Why??? Admit it, all this Christmas spirit stuff makes us all want to play God. Unfortunately, it's hard to immaculately impregnate Jewish women these days without getting sued. So mankind grows sea monkeys instead. (1) Unwrap the sea monkeys. (2) Command them t o fuck. (3) Kill at your leisure. Welcome to the Holy Ghost.
2. SET Why??? Set is a deceptively simple, incredibly addictive card game. It exploits the weaknesses of the human mind… to what end, we can only wonder. Perfect for people who think they are clever and will go to any lengths to prove it.
3. Rubik's Cube Why??? Frau Schmidt, in Dusseldorf, Germany, sued her husband for divorce in 1981. She blamed the Rubik's Cube: 'Gundar no longer speaks to me and when he comes to bed. He is too exhausted from playing with his Cube to even give me a cuddle'.
4. Night Vision Goggles Why??? As seen in The World is Not Enough, these goggles feature mini-lights that shine in the dark to achieve state-of-the-art "night vision." The green lenses make normal light appear more important.
5. Laminator Why??? For a great night of fun purposes only, try making fake IDs with this so you can get drunk.
6. Clash of the Titans Why??? There are lots of swords, deadly creatures, and abdominal muscles in this action movie about Greek mythology. Except maybe for Conan, this is the best film to star a loincloth in a big supporting role.
7. Hands on a Hard Body Why??? The title makes it seem like a porno, but, even better, it's a documentary about 20 or so people from rural Texas. Instead of having sex, they've volunteered to stand around a Chevy "Hard-Body" pickup truck and keep one hand on it at all times. The person who holds his hand on the truck the longest, wins it. 76 hours later...
These are supposed to appeal to his intelligent side.
Hehehe, I'll have to come back later, and fill this test out for every single person I know. {g}
posted by Beth at 3:48:00 AM
They redid the Love Test at thespark.com, so I retook it. It put me in the "Pure Mountain Stream" category. Here's what it says about that category:
Giving and wholesome, no matter your age or experience, you will always be pure at heart. You sense the good in people, and it's part of your nature to cuddle. As a result, your relationships are deep and lasting, and part of each of them will be with you forever. It's likely that you're still friends with most of your exes.
But you have to remember to live in the present and not the past. Like many things in nature, you are easily trampled, and you struggle sometimes to carve out you own identity. Assert yourself more, both in romance and in life. Dare to dream. You'd make a great wife, but, hey, that doesn't mean you wouldn't make a great one-night-stand.
Basically, love flows from you like fresh, clean water from a Rocky mountain stream. Be careful, because some guy might combine you with only the choicest hops and turn you into a beer.
posted by Beth at 3:16:00 AM
Sunday, December 10, 2000
Right now, I'm listening to an mp3 of that song, "Lonely Christmas Eve" that Ben Folds did for that Grinch movie, because I'm not gonna go to the movies to hear it, and it's even less likely that I'll pay money for that soundtrack. Thanks Napster! Wait a minute... this is the reason why all the record companies thought Napster was evil. {g}
Last Thursday was the first Thursday evening I spent at home since October. No TMBG show that day. Oh well. I did see TMBG on the 30th, so I'll say a little about that. Mark Donato opened, and Robin Goldwasser sang two songs with him. I love the Robin Goldwasser. :) That was "The Flood show". It was cool. They were supposed to play all the songs in order, but They skipped "Your Racist Friend," and someone told Them so, so They played it after, "Particle Man". I wouldn't have noticed. {g} After that, They played a bunch of non-Flood songs. I noticed that They were up there for about an hour and 45 minutes, whereas They usually just play for 90 minutes. Now, don't get me wrong, I love these shows, and I'm always happy to hear whatever They want to play, but I think "Spy" is close to the bottom of the list of things I like. At this show, though, Flans separately asked everyone to play the first song they'd ever learned, then he got them to play all of the songs together. That was cool. :) I had a good time. erin, Jordan, and Matt were there. I like to see them. erin let me borrow her Back to the Future videos. I still haven't watched them, but I will soon. I'm almost done all the stuff I have to do for the semester.
This past Thursday, the 7th, after school, Uncle John and I went to Old Towne Music (that's the place where I used to take clarinet lessons, before Melodey stopped teaching there, and I left, so I could still take lessons with her. I hadn't been there in years, because I was afraid the owner guy would ask me all these questions about why I didn't continue taking lessons there {g}), so that we could see about getting me a new clarinet case. He's getting me a new case for my clarinet for Christmas, because I HATE my current case. I've had this Selmer clarinet for more than a few years now, and the case that the store gave me with it is the freakin' ugliest thing in the world. I've always hated it. Now, I finally get a new case. :) Well, we pick it up on Wednesday, because the store was had to order it, but I don't really get it til Christmas, I guess. I also bought a book of Christmas songs that came with a CD, so you could play along. I already have a Christmas book, mind you, I got it six years ago, as a matter of fact, but there are all these screwy songs in it that I have never heard of (have you ever heard "Twinkle Twinkle Little Me"? ...no, you haven't!), while not having some really popular songs in it, like "The Christmas Song". When I go back Wednesday, I should pick up some more reeds. It's not that I go through them quickly. Most of them are just crap, and I can't use them. When I find one I like, I use it til it cracks. That reminds me of this joke I once read: How long does it take a clarinet player to change a light bulb? Forever. They have to try every bulb in the box. HA HA CLARINET HUMOR! {g} I see the truth in that, though, hehe. After that, we ate at Bob Evans. I suppose we won't be doing much of that anymore, since they gave my uncle a dirty plate, the last bunch of times we've eaten there. Then we went home. I went over to see Craig, and I brought my box o' TMBG music, so he could listen or copy it or whathaveyou. Then he gave me a bag of cookies. Yay!
Yesterday, I went to the store and out to eat with my mom and uncle, and that was really about it.
Today, I got up at about 5pm, because Uncle John wanted me to help him with the Christmas tree, which he already had up and was putting lights on it, when I came into the living room, so I don't see why he needed me. We put up the fake tree, the smaller one; we also have a bigger one, but there wasn't really room, this time. He was thinking of taking it back down and getting a real one, but I told him not to bother. Real trees are nice, but he already had this one up. We put red and yellow lights on it. Is that weird? It was my idea. That's how it's been for the past three or so years, at least. It surprisingly makes the tree look very dark. We put some garland on it, but it still has no ornaments on it. I kind of wish we'd put the multi-colored lights on there, but I like the red and yellow. It's weird. Then we got something to eat, and I practiced.
Tomorrow, he, Harry, my cousin Marji, and possibly her fiance Ronnie are going to go to Atlantic City to have brunch and gamble. Why Marji wants brunch, I do not know. I'm not entirely sure of what one eats for brunch, but I doubt it's good. I mean, breakfast food isn't good. That's part of the reason why I never get up early. They're also going to gamble at one of the casinos. I'm 21, so I could gamble, too. Now, being 21 doesn't mean that much to me. I have no interest in drinking, and I don't want to buy a gun. The only good things I can think of are that I could get into 21+ shows, in case some come along, and I can gamble. No, I'm not some compulsive gambler (I haven't even really tried yet, except for the two times I put a quarter in a slot machine, when I was 20, hehe), {g} I just want to waste a little money every now and again, hehe. Anyway, they're supposed to leave at about 9:30am, and I don't think I'll want to get up, so I'll have to go another time.
Right now, I think I'll hang up those $1.68 Christmas lights, that I bought yesterday, in my room, write a list of stuff I want for Christmas (my mom's been bugging me for one, because, you know, she pays no attention when I tell her, and I *still* haven't written it), then read a little for school. Nice priorities, eh?
posted by Beth at 4:21:00 AM
Saturday, December 09, 2000
Wow, I just saw that sarah has changed her blogger and made it all winter-y. It looks nice. :) Maybe I'll be able to do things of that sort, after I borrow that book from Craig, hehe.
posted by Beth at 10:46:00 PM
I'm sitting here drinking egg nog out of my Fat Jesus mug. I guess that's Christmassy, hehe.
posted by Beth at 1:41:00 AM
Thursday, December 07, 2000
Grrrr.... about two days ago, I finally set up a wish list at half.com. Today, I get this email telling me that they had a copy of the Istanbul EP, which I wanted a whole lot. I read the email at school, though, and by the time I get home, it's gone. I realize this happens to a lot of people, but... well, I hate it. Stupid, fast people... grrr...
posted by Beth at 6:41:00 PM
My Semantics class was canceled again. Someone came to collect the papers, though.
I spent a really long time looking around the school library for Passage to India, because no videostores around here carry it. I have to watch it for my film class. The computer says it's available, but it isn't there. I asked the librarian about it, and she said that someone might have taken it. Now I don't know what to do. I guess I'll email my professor and ask him.
I'm surprised I'm not more tired than this. At least it's already the weekend for me. In Biology, this morning, they were talking about snow. I really hope it doesn't snow. Snow is bad.
So I had to get to school at 8:00 today for my Biology lab, and I remembered all kinds of useful information about deer hunting for the discussion. I ended up not saying a word. I can never speak up. I'm not sure if she actually took note of who talked and who didn't, or if she'll just give us all good grades, because the whole thing went well (maybe that's really naive of me). I was out of there by 9:00, and we started late, so this did not last long. My next class wasn't til 12:30, and I only got about 3 hours of sleep, so I went to the library and slept for three hours at a little desk in the corner, using my coat as a pillow. I wonder if anyone sees me, when I do that. {g} I even keep an open book in front of me. I'm a dork. {g}
In Film History, we watched Fight Club. I had seen the trailer a bunch of times at the movies, and I thought it looked boring, but a whole bunch of people told me it was really good. I was all set to rent it, but when I found out my class was going to watch it, I decided to wait. I thought it was really cool. Maybe I'll put it on my list of things I want for Christmas. Before we watch each movie, my professor always gives this little 5-15 minute lecture. Today, when he was talking about Fight Club, he said something about how Rosie O'Donnell spoke out against the movie, because it was too violent and blah, blah, blah. Then, on her show or something, she told everyone the ending, and later admitted that it was an accident (I never heard about this, so maybe I'll look for info on that later). The movie didn't do all that great at the box office, and her giving away the end probably hurt it somewhat. Anyway, my professor is really cruel (which I find funny), and he said:
"I'd rather see bloodied dead bodies than Rosie O'Donnell, anyway, because I think they're more attractive. I also think they're more useful."
Eh, I found it hilarious. I also thought it was funny, when he said, "If anything in this movie sends you screaming and running out of the room, it'll be Meat Loaf's chest". I thought that was funny... then I saw what he meant, hehe.
posted by Beth at 5:02:00 PM
Tuesday, December 05, 2000
I just finished my Semantics paper, a day early. It was three full pages and two lines on the fourth page long, so I guess I met the length reqirement to boot. I have to admit that I used Arial, and I would have been a line or two short, if I had used Times New Roman, hehe. I'm sure I'll get a less than satisfactory grade, like I did on the two tests. Bah. Right now, I will just try to feel good about getting it out of the way, but I still have to know all that crap about deer and stuff, and I have to get up early. Ick.
posted by Beth at 11:56:00 PM
School things I have to worry about: - reaction paper about The House of Yes for Film History. I already did that, last weekend, but I know I'll get a bad grade. - I have to go through all of these pages and pages of studies on the white-tailed deer for Biology tomorrow. Instead of a normal lab, we're all going to have to discuss it to get the 10 points a lab is worth. We each had to choose a part, so I am a shotgun hunter. Yes, that was my choice. Some of the other parts were animal rights activist, scientist, bow hunter, media person, and gardener. - 3 page paper for Semantics due Thursday. Last night, I wrote about two and a half pages of it. The last part will be the worst, because I can never fill space. I'm glad to have gotten a start, though. - All kinds of normal readings that I don't want to do. Since Semantics was canceled today, I don't know if we'll skip the chapter we were supposed to discuss or what; I don't know if I should go ahead and read the next chapter or not. - On Thursday, I'll have to get Passage to India from the school library. - Over the weekend, I'll have to start reading The Floating Opera by John Barth.
My finals schedule: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 10:15-12:15 Biology exam 12:30-2:30 Film History and Appreciation II exam 2:45-4:45 US Literature exam
Thursday, December 21, 2000 8:00-10:00 Semantics exam
I am writing more, because this computer FORBIDS ME TO READ THE BLOGS OF OTHERS!
So I really fail to see how anyone could ever live on campus. I'd want to kill myself, seriously. To me, (and please bear in mind, I'm the LAST person to know anything about this, I have only ever been in one person's dorm, in my entire life, and that person was erin, and really her dorm didn't seem that bad)... but to me, it just feels like you'd go to your crappy classes all day, then return to your sad little room, which is too small, and you have to share it with someone who probably hates you. And I know that, if I had a dorm, I'd be in there all the time. I don't go to any of those event-things that are at my school now, nor do I think I would then. I'd just sit there at the computer, which they'd make me bring from home. About a week ago, I had this dream that my mom and uncle forced me to spend a weekend at a dorm at my school, and I cried the whole time, because I hated it so. And TMBG was having a concert at my school, and all a sudden, I see Craig and some girl (I don't know who she was, and Craig doesn't even go to my school) walk by. So I ask them to see the concert with me. Craig says, "I think it sounds dumb" (yet he already bought Severe Tire damage, so yay! ^_^), and the girl says, "No kidding, I'm like Their biggest fan!". Then for reasons totally unknown to me, I get all pissy and I say, "You don't even know the name of Their last EP that emusic released a few months ago, do you?". She didn't know, and I went to the concert alone. Maybe that's why I have no friends. {g}
Awhile ago, the health center at my school was offering (and not for free, no, no, no!) flu shots and spinal meningitis vaccinations. I didn't get them, and it was a one-day-only thing. I didn't go, because I have this abnormally screwed up fear of needles, and I thoiught I'd risk having meningitis. This past weekend, I saw on the news something about this little boy in Vineland (Vineland is maybe 25 minutes away?) dying from meningitis not even 20 minutes after he gets to the hospital. Well, not only did I feel bad for the little boy, but this scared the hell out of me. Now, I want to go the doctor's and get the shot, but I don't even know if we can afford it. I have health insurance through the school, which *might* cover the cost of the shot, but it'd still cost about $60 for the doctor's visit itself. Now everytime, I start to feel the slightest "flu-like symptom" I get scared and think I'll be dead within the next four hours. Last September, the doctor thought I might have lime disease. I was really sick for a week. The blood test came out negative, so I guess it was just a virus, but I had really scared myself into thinking it was lime disease for awhile. I don't want to be a hypochondriac, there's already one of those in my family. {g}
posted by Beth at 3:57:00 PM
This computer won't let me look at other people's bloggers-other people's or my own (after posting, I always check to make sure what I wrote is there). I have no idea why that's so. I've had that problem with one of these computers before. I just don't get it. And the girl next to me has the voice of a businesswoman. How I envy her. I hate my voice. I'd like to sound important like that. Instead, I sound whiny and Rosanne-ish. I have a clarinet lesson in an hour, and I'm hungry. Blah, blah, whining.
posted by Beth at 3:08:00 PM
It seems that my Semantics class has been canceled. I wouldn't have minded going; it would have given me something to do. I guess it doesn't matter, now, because it'd be over in 13 minutes, anyway. I wanna go home. I've spent quite awhile in this computer lab, today.
posted by Beth at 3:01:00 PM
I hate school. I feel like I hate everything, right now, though, and I can't do anything about it.
posted by Beth at 11:14:00 AM
Monday, December 04, 2000
I am not happy. Nor have I been for the past few days now. Bleh.
posted by Beth at 1:30:00 AM
