Exclusive Insanity

Just as I thought, I got a new assignment in Networking yesterday. I'm just about caught up on the journal, and I started the program right away, so I just need to ask the prof a couple of things and then hopefully I can get it running fairly quickly.

I still really should work on that essay. But I know I'll end up doing it the day before it's due.

Ah well.

Today is an anime club meeting. It'll be right after my afternoon class. I'll have to come home and hope my father isn't busy at work so I can get a ride down.

Also, on Saturday, I'm apparently going to dance at the park with some of the girls from my belly dance class. Heh. Should be fun. Hopefully it's not too cold.

My midterm exam is this morning. I studied for quite a while, and I'm pretty sure I know my stuff, but I'm still worried about it. Yerk... I'm sure there'll be at least one question where I just have no idea what to do.

It always seems to happen that way.

Other than that, I didn't do a heck of a lot yesterday. Sat around, did some writing. Game Over part four is sixteen pages so far. I also plotted out a background for a story I might use for NaNoWriMo.

If I decide to try that. I still might back out.

We'll see, I guess.

I also work tonight, after my midterm and my other classes. It's going to be a hell of a day. But then tomorrow I don't have class until two.

That's something, I guess.

So, Digimon 02 episode 13 is up now at Wolf Pack Productions, for those interested. I think this is the episode with that guy who drags Hikari off to the alternate universe, and then never appears again in any other episode.

Did anyone else think that was strange? I did...

I'm very eager to see how much of the Takeru/Hikari shipping was added by the dubbers. I'm guessing a heck of a lot.

My goal yesterday was to finish my program, which I finished fairly early on. I basically did nothing for the rest of the day, which was fun. Today I have to study for my midterm - I've been sorta reviewing the notes but not really - I should put in about two or three hours tonight to get *really* ready.

But I know my stuff, so I know that I'll be okay.

I got a random sort of idea for another story, and might join the NaNoWriMo thing with it. I haven't decided yet, though... I'm pretty sure I won't make it through the month anyway.

But it might be fun to try.

I hate working in the morning... It's not as bad when it's school, because class only lasts for an hour or two. But when it's work, I know I'm there for six hours. And work just sucks, so six hours is torture.

Bleh. Oh well.

We had the anime club meeting yesterday... watched Oh My Goddess, Fullmetal Alchemist, Sailor Stars, and Inu Yasha. And did some chatting, which was fun. Good times.

The next meeting is on Friday now... which means I have to trade another shift at work. It figures - one of the few weekends I have off, and the meeting's going to be on the day *before* the weekend.

Ah well.

I also hung out with Sarah last night. We watched a couple more episodes of FMA, and had dinner. Apparently she can't work at the moment because there was a problem with her log-in code. So she's a little stressed. Hopefully she gets back to work soon.

Off to work now. Yay.

I'm a little ticked off at my sister this morning... I woke up and went downstairs, and she had opened my expensive Japanse candy, and eaten two of them without bothering to ask me.

That's very annoying! Think about it. What the hell? I probably would've given her one if she asked. I sure as hell don't want to give her anything of mine NOW.

Bah. I hate my sisters. They're such creeps.

I turned in my paper yesterday, and I've just about finished my networking assignment. I suppose I should work on that essay for English that's due in a week and a half.

But I really don't want to.

Other than school, nothing much has been going on. I've been good and worked on my assignments.

Anime Club meeting today...

This icon takes on new meaning for today... I have to finish my paper this morning, and I've devoted from now until I have to leave for class (and possibly between the class and belly dancing) to that very end.

Must. Get. Passing. Grade.

Actually, a passing grade isn't really what I'm after - I want a reasonably *decent* grade. I can probably get a passing grade just by spending half an hour bullshitting an argument. I want to make it something good, and do well.

Doesn't everyone, though?

Last night I worked for the first time in a week. Fun times. I hate that place with a passion. At least it wasn't insanely busy, though.

I get a VERY long weekend for Thanksgiving, as it turns out. I don't have any classes on Tuesday anyway, and Monday is a holiday. So I don't start until Wednesday, and as it turns out, one of my Wednesday classes was cancelled too.

It evened out when my teacher informed us that we would have a midterm on that Wednesday, at nine o'clock in the morning.

Whee.

Ah well. School isn't unbearable yet. Keeping up with the workload and everything. It's all good.

Yesterday didn't really treat me that well as far as being able to watch episode 51. I intended to watch it during my break between classes, but then I realized I still had reading to do before the class after that break, so... I sacrificed. Then I had intended to watch it after my afternoon class, but when I got home my sister was watching TV.

I refuse to watch on the computer with the TV on behind me. Not the last episode of FMA. No way.

Anyway, though, the TV was on from that point until I gave up and went to bed. But I did manage to get some of my homework for this week done. I have most of my program finished and my paper nice and outlined.

Excellent.

But, since I was thwarted yesterday, I made it a point to watch the episode first thing this morning. So now I have seen it.

( Spoilers under here )

Wow, yesterday was awesome!

Jo and I drove over in the morning - it was a long trip but we managed to have enough music and conversation to keep things interesting. I drove the whole way and we made it to the ferry with minimal confusion.

Not bad, really.

It was great to see V again! I missed her so much... I'm sure Jo felt the same. V also got to be the navigator as I braved the streets of Vancouver. No accidents whatsoever, and we only got lost once - for a very short time - on the way back to the ferry.

Riverdance was pretty good. Lots of nice colors and awesome dancing. The second half of the performance was the best, in my opinion. And then there was LP... V, you know who I'm talking about. Hehe. Lots of good times.

We didn't spend as much time in Metrotown as we could've - and that was really my fault, since I dragged everyone over to the Crystal Mall so I could visit Sakura Media. Funny thing was, I spent more time in the toy store across from it, where they had lots of Fullmetal Alchemist stuff. I wanted to buy it all... Unfortunately, I couldn't, but I did get a lot. A Roy action figure, a smaller Hughes figure, a pack of trading cards, some other collector cards, and a Photo Collection package. Action figures also came with a chibi keychain each. Roy was the cutest, so I picked him, and then Edward the second time, since he's my favorite. I wanted Al, too... but action figures were pretty expensive.

Maybe when I'm there for Les Miserables... Hopefully they'll still have them.

Also, I somehow wound up with two Winry action figures - one in regular colors and one in a sort of metallic color. If anyone wants those, you can have them both for $10. Let me know before I either try to sell them on ebay or just toss them.

Yeah, but it was a fun day. I was very happy. It was sad to see V back onto the ferry... time seemed to go way too fast.

But, we'll see her at Christmas. I'm already looking forward to it!

Jo and I had a lot of fun figuring out how to follow my dad's instructions in reverse to try and get back home - it actually went pretty well. We didn't get lost at all. But the last stretch of the drive seemed to take forever - we were both so tired.

Worth it. Definitely.

Pretty much nothing happened yesterday... Except for school, and the usual. I have an essay due a week from tomorrow that I probably should work on, and a short assignment due next Wednesday, and no doubt I'll have another assignment given to me today in lab.

I should be working on some of this. But I'm not.

Oh well...

Vancouver on Saturday. I'm very excited! It's going to be a lot of fun, and I'll get to hang out with V! That is pretty much the whole reason I'm going - the excuse is Riverdance. Heh.

In any case, I'm looking forward to it. Two more days!

Also... V, I'm a little worried that I haven't heard from Jo at all. We're supposed to be leaving on Saturday morning, and I haven't been able to get hold of her to talk about plans.

It's making me very concerned.

Also, I still need to know which ferry... There are two, and I can't remember which one is the one you use.