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I don't think this episode was as good as last week's, mostly because I was spoiled for pretty much all the big twists from the promo, but I do have to say OMG I LOVE DEB. In the first season I was pretty eh about her, and I always got annoyed when she acted so entitled when trying to get Dexter to help her out with cases. Like, if you're going to be a detective, you need to learn to be able to figure shit out YOURSELF. And I didn't like her relationship with Lundy in season 2, and I did like her with Anton in season 3, so I really didn't enjoy her cheating on Anton with Lundy this season. But I've loved where it's gone since then. I'm way more cool with her and Lundy now that he's dead (...that sounds really bad), and I don't miss Anton at all.

And mostly I just adore how she's been such a great detective this season and figured out everything about Christine herself basically. And how she handled going to Christine's place to take her in was just amazing. I couldn't believe that she didn't punch Christine after she said that she shot her and killed Lundy. I mean, she obviously was working very hard to hold it together, but I was so proud of her, that she was just like "Ok. I'm going to do my job and take you in now." And she totally broke my heart when she was like "WHAT THE FUCK THERE'S NO WAY I'M EVER GOING TO FORGIVE YOU" and even more when she didn't want to erase Lundy's name from the board but then did. Oh, and when she comforted Quinn by bringing up being engaged to the Ice-Truck Killer! Yay continuity! Even though I hate Quinn, still. That was super sweet and awesome of her to do.

I hate that there's only one episode of Dexter left this season! I really want to rewatch the series (at least seasons 2-4, since I did rewatch season 1 over the summer. But then again, season 1 is so amazing and one of my favorite seasons of TV ever, so it wouldn't be much of a hardship to go through it again either). And I am getting my dad season 2 for Christmas, so that's making me even more anxious for break, since I bet we'll watch it sometime during the break. Stupid school. (Only 12 days left!)

Oh I forgot to mention in my last post, we had an apartment meeting on Saturday and, well, there are 5 of us living here right now, which apparently is illegal? I don't know, it might have something to do with fire codes or I don't know what. Anyways, the landlord we have now was okay with just ignoring it, but he sold the complex to someone else who's taking over next semester and this guy is apparently a huge stickler for the rules. And next semester is fine because 2 people are studying abroad but only 1 is getting a subletter (because the other person shares a room with the girl she's in a relationship with so... there's only one bed, and it doesn't really work to get a subletter, obviously) so there will only be 4 of us. But apparently in the fall, 1 of us will have to move out. I'd like to stay (mostly because I'm lazy and I like my roommates a lot and the place is so close to campus), but I said since I was a last minute addition and they wouldn't have to deal with this if I weren't living here, that if absolutely no one else wanted to leave, then I would. My roommate (meaning, the one I actually share a room with) wasn't at the meeting because she had a group project, so I haven't talked to her yet, but we already talked a little about getting a 2-bedroom apartment instead next year. I mean, I don't know, it depends on everyone else, I guess. One of my roommates was talking about getting a place with a friend next year. The one I share a room with actually hasn't slept in her bed since before Thanksgiving. She usually goes to one of the dorm computer labs that stays open later than the library does (I think till 3 AM) and gets a lot of work done and then just stays at her boyfriend's dormroom because... that's his dorm and it's a lot closer than our apartment.

Anyways, I don't really know why she'd want to stay here and pay rent if she's just going to stay with her boyfriend all the time, you know? Next semester he has to stay on-campus because he's a sophomore and you can't move off until you're a junior, but I could totally see them getting an apartment together next year. In which case, she wouldn't be here anymore, so no one would have to move out.

I don't know. On the one hand, I'd kind of like to have my own apartment at some point. I'd really like to live alone, even if it were just for a few months. I love my apartment now and my roommates are awesome, but I don't feel like all of the apartment is mine, you know? And I barely ever use the main fridge (I use the mini-fridge in my room) and just... I don't know. I'd also definitely prefer having my own room. So like, it wouldn't be awful to move out and get my own apartment. The only problem is that I'm lazy and don't want to have to search for an apartment by myself. That's kind of the whole reason I moved in here. I had a lot of reservations about living with 4 other people and sharing a room when Li mentioned I could move in with her last May, and my first instinct was to say "Thanks but no thanks, I want my own place." But I told her I'd think about it, and then I did, and I got lazy and didn't want to have to look for a place, and it was finals and I was stressed out, so I just said yes, and I'm so happy I did. It turned out so much better than I thought it would. But I think I would be okay with living alone, too.

Basically, I have no idea what's happening next year, but I'm hoping we can figure it out soonish. The thing is, 2 of the girls, as I said, are going to be abroad next semester, so I don't know how soon we'll know who is going to leave. One of them is the one who said she might move in with another girl, in which case... problem solved. But I don't know when she's going to figure that out. And I still need to talk to my roommate who shares a room with me because who knows what she's thinking. Ugh I hate dealing with this stuff. I think I should just hide anytime the landlord shows up next year. I don't know how we'd explain the 2 beds in the room, but whatever! I think it's a solid plan.

I got zero done yesterday. I'm ok with that, though. I didn't really need to do anything yesterday, and I needed the break. After classes today, I'll work hard on my research project and presentation so I can talk to my adviser about it tomorrow morning, and then I'll spend Tuesday afternoon working on my cognitive presentation before we meet that night, and then after that I'll do last minute prep for my research presentation. It'll all work out. And in one week exactly my research project will be done and turned in! ugh I can't wait. Only one full week of classes left!