The next few weeks are going to be absolute hell.

I'm just about finished with my critical reception paper for MCS that is essentially a review of reviews about Jane Mayer's The Dark Side. If you haven't read it, the piece basically attacks the Bush administration on multiple fronts, focusing on the inexplicably horrendous treatment of detainees ( ( Read more... )

I went to the doctor last week with complaints of a sore/very irritated throat, pain in both ears, and overall fatigue. I was told I had a sinus infection & was prescribed amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium (augmentin substitute) pills and a nasal spray for allergies that I'm supposed to use until the end of May. I just took my second to last pill ( Read more... )

The weather today is absolutely beautiful! I'm finally feeling a little better thanks to a switch of antibiotics (for my sinus infection) so I was able to walk Mysty earlier. Neither of us wanted to go back in after she did her business, but I didn't want my mom to worry ( Read more... )

I drove to Virginia to pick my aunt up this morning, so she'd have a weekend with my parents to look forward to. The apartment is looking more together now, or at least less reflective of how broken she must still be even though months have passed since the funeral ( Read more... )

I want to transfer, but I don't at the same time. I'm finally officially in the visual arts department, so it would be silly to disregard that and start from square one at another educational institution. It just really bothers me that so few people around here take their coursework seriously. At the same time, professors think their classes are ( Read more... )

So I kind of want to scream for various reasons but I won't. I'll just buy a dress from Urban Outfitters and call it a day ( Read more... )

I think it's bad that I have no desire to go back to school tomorrow and that I'm counting the weeks until finals begin. I actually saw a lot of people over the break (possibly more than I did all summer, daaang) and I want it to continue. I think I'll make more of an effort to visit friends at other colleges between now and summer because I've ( Read more... )

My left knee is still throbbing from when I tripped and slammed it (as well as both of my palms) into the tiling of our kitchen floor as I was attempting to step over the gate that keeps Mysty out of the tv room. My pant leg must have gotten caught or something, but in a matter of seconds, I was on the ground. I'm just glad that I was able to brace ( Read more... )

A few days ago I was informed that Maurel, a boy who had been in my 5AP French class in highschool, passed away. It's my understanding that he had a heart attack mid basketball game with his friends, but I don't really know any of the details. The news hit me very hard, especially since my uncle died from a heart attack in early February. That was ( Read more... )

"Why would you join the Peace Corps? There are people in your own country that need help just as much ( Read more... )