So, I'm finally writing Exam FM, the second (of eight) actuarial exams, tomorrow.  Morning.  At 7am ( Read more... )

I've found myself expaining a few words that I use to a friend of mine, and it got me thinking about how this age of internet and texting has created new words with their own little histories.  Things like lawl, and roflcopter, and stoofu, which, probably if you hang around some teens these days, you might hear.  So here are a couple of words that ( Read more... )

Directions for those who haven't yet done this (all two of you?):

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicise those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Strike out the ones you thought SUCKED.

1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4. Harry Potter ( Read more... )

This is David's latest song "Kill the Lights". His new CD is coming out in September (right before my birthday). This video is a mashup down by a friend of his, posted on his website at www.davidusher.com

Enjoy.

So, for the first time ever, I think I understand how everyone could be so angry and even hate Remy for his role in the slaughter of the Morlocks ( Read more... )

Ugh!

James - Sit Down

"I believe this wave will bear my weight
So let it flow"!!!

Well, it's been three weeks since my last post, and I really can't believe the difference.  I've made two major changes, well, one change and one program to help me out.  The first is as I said in the last post, I've changed my meds, and I'm now taking Effexor.  The first week of it was awful.  Panic attacks, anxiety attacks, tears fear, the works ( Read more... )

Saw my doctor on Thursday.  He's changing up my meds, hopefully the new one will deal a little more with my anxiety.  However, I have to stop taking the old one before I can start the new one.  So I stopped taking them Thursday night, and i'm supposed to start the new ones tonight, but I didn't realize the drug store would be closed today.  Anyway ( Read more... )

I wrote my exam.  To paraphrase Marvin the Robot:

The first hour was the worst. And the second hour: it was the worst, too. The third hour I didn't enjoy at all. After that, I went into a bit of a decline.

But in the end... I passed!!!!!

I think it's quite possible that that was the hardest exam I've ever written, and I've written a lot.