after struggling for a few hours over a few pages of discrete math reading, i have decided to give myself an hour's break in hopes that some time off and some carrots will clear out the cobwebs ( Read more... )

suddenly i find myself at the bottom of a well.

silly little nothing = i failed my botany exam, earning 85 out of 150 points.  and i had studied for about ten hours.  my professor was very kind and told me not to get discouraged, that "it's not too late."  but i feel like i am not studying or learning correctly.  this is a huge deal for me, largely ( Read more... )

I need to develop a new way of learning.  I'm doing very bad this semester and am really upset.

Do you have any tips or tricks that help you learn large chunks of info, like science stuff...how cells work, chemistry...?  THANK YOU!

my three year old nephew is here.  i asked him if he wanted to play video games and his eyes lit up.  i don't think he's allowed to play them at home.  so i got out mario kart, and he said in a tiny, excited voice, "oh boy!"  it was so precious.  so he's sitting here now, driving his cart in circles, shouting out "i winning!" occasionally ( Read more... )

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i met my new botany partner today, and she isn't smelly at all!  she seems very nice, and has awesome hair ( Read more... )

part one:

my cookies-and-beer email got another bite.  i took great pleasure in telling her that i already HAD a partner.

just kidding.  i felt equal parts of hoping that the first girl who answered my email didn't dump me already, and feeling bad that i had to turn the new girl down.  i told her that, if any groups needed to have 3 people, she could ( Read more... )

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i nabbed me a cookie-and-beer lover.  she's probably the smelly girl in class, but i shall love her like my own sister.

i'm kind of a loner at school.  the kids are required to live on campus as freshmen, but i didn't have to since i'm so old.  so they all have this bond and i barely know anyone.  it doesn't help that i'm really shy/a social nitwit.  there are a few people that i know from last year, but they're not in any of my classes this semester ( Read more... )