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brokenrecord) wrote2008-04-04 12:21 pm
brokenrecord) wrote2008-04-04 12:21 pm
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So the past two days have been a mix of complete and utter not fun and a few good moments. I studied pretty much non-stop for this Drugs and Society test I had today, I didn't even check my flist (which was very painful, let me tell you), and I still ended up doing worse on the multiple choice than on the last test, which I didn't study at all for and planned to drop. ugh. My only hope is that the curve is ridiculously nice. sigh.
Also, btw, if you're in a class that is 2 1/2 hours long and the professor has already held you over 10 minutes, please DO NOT raise your hand to ask a question to delay us leaving another 5 minutes. Especially when the question is stupid, not really relevant to anything we're discussing, and you could've easily asked it after class. AND especially when certain people in the class seriously need to run back to their rooms and study ridiculous amounts for a test before going to two discussion groups that'll last a total of 2 hours that night. ugh.
...ok, that was kind of all the not fun, but it was pretty pervasive and felt like there was a lot more suckitude going on. On the good side, we got our room draw numbers, and I got 63 (out of 500)! This is VERY good. I'm planning on getting a single. I got along great with my roommate this semester, but I miss having my own room. There are just a lot of little things you take for granted when living alone, like being able to turn out the light and go to sleep whenever you want and not worrying that your roommate wants to stay up really late/go to sleep really early, or being able to change whenever and not worry about your roommate suddenly walking in. Anyways, I was afraid I'd get a terrible number and get stuck in Dupre, which is like... seriously, the singles are smaller than prison cells. I'm not exaggerating. The school actually has to pay a fine every year because the rooms are so small and go against... some sort of code, but it actually costs less for them to pay the fine every year than remodel the building. Plus, the beds there are lofted and you can't deloft them, and one of the reasons I really want a single is being able to deloft my bed and not worry about space issues (since as annoying as it can be at times, they do save loads of space). AND there are no sinks in the roomsin Dupre, which is extremely inconvenient. My other concern about getting a higher number is that the room draw is on Thursday night when I have my discussion group, and 0-250 go from 8:00-8:30 while 250-500 go from 8:30-9:00 and my group is at 8:30 and I've already ditched one meeting and I can't ditch another, so I was worried about that. But I should be done well before 8:30. Ah, I'm so happy about this.
Also good were both my discussion groups last night, despite them taking up time I could've used to study. The abnormal psych one continues to be the academic highlight of my week. I also had a meeting with the people in my Drugs and Society group which went really well, thankfully. Most of them knew each other beforehand so I felt kind of awkward in the group at first, but it's going better now.
Also good: today the high is supposed to be 59! Reasonable weather! Right now it's only 49, but that's still way better than what it was just a few weeks ago. I am pleased that it's finally resembling spring and I can wear fewer layers.
Um, what else? I think that was all the good. Anyways, now at least I can catch up with my flist and watch TV shows I missed (pretty much just Miss Guided and The Daily Show/Colbert Report. And maybe My Name Is Earl? Did that come back this week? I feel like I heard it did. I'll check) and relax for a day. Photo meme will totally be posted tomorrow. Then the rest of the day will be spent getting back on track with schoolwork, because I've just been awful about it recently, and the next few weeks are going to be absolute hell if I don't get a handle on it. Well, they'll probably already be absolute hell, but at least they'll be slightly better if I start working this weekend.
4 1/2 more weeks of school. sigh. I look forward to it being over.
Also, btw, if you're in a class that is 2 1/2 hours long and the professor has already held you over 10 minutes, please DO NOT raise your hand to ask a question to delay us leaving another 5 minutes. Especially when the question is stupid, not really relevant to anything we're discussing, and you could've easily asked it after class. AND especially when certain people in the class seriously need to run back to their rooms and study ridiculous amounts for a test before going to two discussion groups that'll last a total of 2 hours that night. ugh.
...ok, that was kind of all the not fun, but it was pretty pervasive and felt like there was a lot more suckitude going on. On the good side, we got our room draw numbers, and I got 63 (out of 500)! This is VERY good. I'm planning on getting a single. I got along great with my roommate this semester, but I miss having my own room. There are just a lot of little things you take for granted when living alone, like being able to turn out the light and go to sleep whenever you want and not worrying that your roommate wants to stay up really late/go to sleep really early, or being able to change whenever and not worry about your roommate suddenly walking in. Anyways, I was afraid I'd get a terrible number and get stuck in Dupre, which is like... seriously, the singles are smaller than prison cells. I'm not exaggerating. The school actually has to pay a fine every year because the rooms are so small and go against... some sort of code, but it actually costs less for them to pay the fine every year than remodel the building. Plus, the beds there are lofted and you can't deloft them, and one of the reasons I really want a single is being able to deloft my bed and not worry about space issues (since as annoying as it can be at times, they do save loads of space). AND there are no sinks in the roomsin Dupre, which is extremely inconvenient. My other concern about getting a higher number is that the room draw is on Thursday night when I have my discussion group, and 0-250 go from 8:00-8:30 while 250-500 go from 8:30-9:00 and my group is at 8:30 and I've already ditched one meeting and I can't ditch another, so I was worried about that. But I should be done well before 8:30. Ah, I'm so happy about this.
Also good were both my discussion groups last night, despite them taking up time I could've used to study. The abnormal psych one continues to be the academic highlight of my week. I also had a meeting with the people in my Drugs and Society group which went really well, thankfully. Most of them knew each other beforehand so I felt kind of awkward in the group at first, but it's going better now.
Also good: today the high is supposed to be 59! Reasonable weather! Right now it's only 49, but that's still way better than what it was just a few weeks ago. I am pleased that it's finally resembling spring and I can wear fewer layers.
Um, what else? I think that was all the good. Anyways, now at least I can catch up with my flist and watch TV shows I missed (pretty much just Miss Guided and The Daily Show/Colbert Report. And maybe My Name Is Earl? Did that come back this week? I feel like I heard it did. I'll check) and relax for a day. Photo meme will totally be posted tomorrow. Then the rest of the day will be spent getting back on track with schoolwork, because I've just been awful about it recently, and the next few weeks are going to be absolute hell if I don't get a handle on it. Well, they'll probably already be absolute hell, but at least they'll be slightly better if I start working this weekend.
4 1/2 more weeks of school. sigh. I look forward to it being over.