"Shine" (1996) Part II.

My mind may be both my greatest asset and greatest oppressor. It has allowed me to manipulate most adverse circumstances to my benefit, yet in return, makes insatiable demands of perfection of which I realize, logically, can never be achieved. It would be incredible to wake up, just once, and feel satisfied with myself and the capabilities that I ( Read more... )

Within the last two days, I've completed: a 12 page organic chemistry test which took 18 hours straight to finish (excluding the 30 minute break for sandwich); a 17 page biomedical lab report which consumed the entire night and half of today; and let's not forget the regular mechanical systems and vector mechanics problem sets (including truss ( Read more... )

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Well, a good portion of the Rose community has decided to make complete asses of themselves by throwing a "Hit the road! Jack" Rally today at 3:00 PM to hash through the nebulous issues concerning our President, Jack Midgely. Apparently, amidst the sign waving, loud music, and free food, facts will be sorted from [3rd and 4th hand] information ( Read more... )

My brain is in total shock now. I mean, when you have incessant stabbing in you head/ear for 4 days straight, your options become limited. Sure it still hurts--it's literally most severe pain I have experienced in my entire life--but crying just makes it throb worse; stressing over the homework that isn't getting done makes it throb worse; and ( Read more... )

I have this awful sinus infection which has evidently clogged up my eustrachian tube and left my pharynx terribly swollen. The pain for the last two days has been comparable to having someone drive a nail through my ear and skull with a hammer, consistently, every few seconds. I can't sleep or hardly eat, let alone attend my classes without ( Read more... )

Malpractice.Knowing well that my grandfather's doctor has always been a rather incompetent, self-serving moron, I also now feel that he played a role in a series of mishaps leading to papaw's death. Unfortunately, my grandpa had always trusted Doc Thompson as a friend for years, so there was little we could do to convince him otherwise when grandpa ( Read more... )

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Really Shitty thingsa.) Not sure how I'll pay back the 300 dollar loan I took out (due by May) to cover costs for summer class ( Read more... )