Exclusive Insanity

Urgh... did a bunch of stuff yesterday, including some of my homework and reading. Also including writing in Game Over, thank god. I'd say the chapter's about half finished. Finally.

Also, Sarah was over last night and we watched some anime. I remembered to tape Gundam Seed at nine-thirty - so we ended up watching that, too. Neither of us could keep most names and places straight, and we have no idea what's going on.

Oh well... If I care enough, I'll figure it out.

I also watched episode 46 of Fullmetal Alchemist this morning after I woke up.

( And, well... )

So I got episodes 46, 47, and 48 onto a VCD... I'll probably watch episode 46 either today or tomorrow. Excellent.

I also have lots of reading to do... gotta make sure I get that done, too. And a journal entry that has to identify five of Woolf's claims and expand on them. I'll do that today as well.

I've gotten a nice little chunk of more work on Game Over... a couple of pages worth, anyway - and it feels like I might just be back on track. Now... it's too bad I'm getting so busy. Heh.

Belly dancing also starts tonight - that'll be fun. I'm looking forward to it.

I just wish I could skip the homework and my lab today. Bleh.

For class tomorrow, I have to read Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own". I've got about twenty pages of it left. It's not that it's boring - it's actually interesting, when you get into it - but it's hard to get into, and once you're distracted, you pretty much have to start all over again.

But twenty pages... I should be able to manage that.

I also started my journal for that course. I'm going to update it Tuesdays and Thursdays, so I figured now was the time to start. I also decorated the cover with pictures of anime women. I have Izumi, Winry, and Hawkeye on there from Fullmetal Alchemist, and - basically only because I had a picture of her reading a book - Cleao from Sorcerous Stabber Orphen.

It looks kind of cool.

Today I have no class, but I do have to work tonight. Stupid work... I'm sure it'll suck. It always does.

Oh well.

So I watched episode four of Digimon yesterday, which - wonder of wonders - actually makes sense when you see it subtitled. Beats the hell out of me why they changed so many things in the dub... All it did was make it confusing.

After watching that episode, though, it reinforces my belief that Piyomon is the most annoying digimon on the show. In any season. There were several times when I watched to throttle her. Ugh.

Ah well...

I didn't accomplish much yesterday, besides some of my reading and work. Which sucked. The book for my Women's Literature course is very boring, even though some of the things it talks about are kind of neat. The way it's written, though... I want to fall asleep while reading.

At least the philosophy text is readable.

And now I'm off to work this morning. Evil work...

Yesterday was a lovely day of doing absolutely nothing. I was going to get a head start on my readings, but that didn't happen. I'm not really surprised. I'll probably end up doing them all at the last possible minute, as usual.

Ah well.

I did manage to get some writing done, although not much. Stupid blocks... I feel like I'm getting back on track, thank goodness. The fact that Jer read the edited chapter three and didn't find anything unusual about it - and I know he'd tell me if he did; he has before - made me feel much better.

I think I'll leave it. If and when I finish the entire story, I might come back and play with it some more, but for now, it'll be all right. I've spent enough time worrying and agonizing; it is time to let go.

In any case, I need to give some attention to chapter four.

Today is the welcome back barbeque. I have my book with me so that I can get a couple of burgers and a drink and then go sit on the grass and read. It'll be nice enough, although not the same without V, of course.

And then class at noon.

And then Gundam Seed on TV tonight at 9:30. I'm looking forward to that. Also, the TV guide says Witch Hunter Robin is playing at 10:30. I may attempt to watch that, too.

So much anime! Excellent...

Ugh. School. I *wish* I could pass on school...

Oh well. Only one class for now, then I come home and return at noon. Then I'll have three straight hours of class, which sucks after getting used to one-hour classes. At least this time it's two different classes.

Fun times.

Seeing as how it was my last day off yesterday, I resolved to do absolutely nothing all day, and succeeded admirably. Somehow, it's just not that difficult.

Today should be interesting. I also work tonight, so it'll be a fairly full day.

Oh well... I'd better get used to it again. Darn it all...

Heh... so, yeah, I have a paid account now for six months. This means more icons. I've put up some of the ones I have at GreatestJournal and will probably attempt to use each of them at least once. And then probably make more, too. Yay!

A million times thank you to the person who gave me the paid time! I don't know who you are, but I love you!

Anyway.

Yesterday I had Sarah over and we watched a bunch of Slayers Try and Fullmetal Alchemist. Both awesome shows. I've decided that Zelgadis is my favorite character in Slayers. He is very cool.

We're gonna do the anime viewing thing again next Sunday, so it's all good. Sarah also ordered Slayers Next, so we'll have plenty to watch for quite a while.

Excellent.

I also watched episode 44 of FMA this morning.

( I think I'll cut this so I don't have to worry about giving spoilers while I talk about it )

I am going to spend today doing absolutely nothing at all. Just because I can.

School starts tomorrow, but I don't have a class. On my first day of classes, Wednesday, I also have to work. So I intend to relax today and go see about some things I need to take care of tomorrow.

Fun times.

We had an anime club meeting yesterday. I got there late, so I missed episodes of Chobits, Sailor Stars, and Cowboy Bebop. I caught Saiyuki: Reload and Get Backers, and squeezed in an episode of Fullmetal Alchemist. I also brought up the discussion point V and I had come up with about self-preservation.

It was interesting.

On a whim, I downloaded and watched a Pokemon movie last night. It was movie six, which means no Kasumi, since Advanced Generation doesn't have her. It was also subtitled, so this marks the first time I've ever watched Pokemon subtitled.

It's a lot less annoying than it is dubbed. I actually enjoyed it. Not a bad movie at all.

I also watched episode 43 of Fullmetal Alchemist this morning. Yay military! Um... is it just me or do alchemists play rough? Roy and Armstrong were laying it on a bit thick, weren't they? I guess they were sure enough about Ed and Al's ability to remain intact, but still. Excessive.

Very cool episode, though. I especially liked Roy's little mini speech at the end. Yay Roy!

I'm very curious as to what will happen when Ed and Al return home. VERY curious.

I hate work... Ugh. Two more days of it, and then I get a day off. I work on the first day back to school, but that doesn't matter since I don't have any classes on that day. I would've had a lab, but I have to drop that class anyway, so... no class.

I still have to go drop the class and possibly check out the bookstore (which I know will be packed, but there's no harm in checking) to see if I can sell back the books I've been putting off carting back over there.

I could use the money, but... I'm lazy.

Oh well.

I intended to watch episode forty-two of FMA now that I've finished making tapes. But I kind of rolled out of bed without thinking about it. I'll do that in a short while.

Gives me something to look forward to.

So, I saw 'Hero' last night with V, Jen, and Nancy. It was actually a good movie - kind of overdone, but since it's a Chinese tragedy, that's to be expected. The colors were beautiful. So yeah, I enjoyed it very much. The imperialism was so thick you could swim in it, but that didn't take away from the movie, really.

Anyway...

Mom had a very nice birthday yesterday. My father and I made pizza from scratch and it turned out pretty good. He also got her a ring to replace the wedding ring that had broken a while back. It was expensive and very pretty.

I said goodbye to V last night. By now, she's on her way to Victoria. I'll see her again in a month, for a little while... It's sad, though. I got a little bit teary last night, but we didn't linger over the goodbye, so it was okay.

I'm really going to miss her. But I know she'll do well at school, and will be back at Christmas.

So... good luck, V! I expect daily updates in the journal to keep me informed. Don't forget!