On the First Day of School, But Not Law School

2006-01-04 - 11:00 a.m.

The first day of school after a break is always interesting. For me, it's a bit more strange, since I only have my one undergrad class this week. So there's two first days of class, as odd as that is. Na aula de português, eu vou estudar e eu quero que o minha cabeça não vai partir.

Anycase, I also need to find out my grades from last semester. Yep, I don't get to know those yet. I do know the Portuguese class, but all the law school classes? Nothing. I don't get it. I think it's a form of medieval torture, but that's just my guessing.

Also, Chinahand? You have to visit. Or else. Cos MLK weekend, the Boy and I own you. In a friendly way, of course.

See! See! Two days in a ROW! Posting and everything. Miracles DO exist.

Separation Anxiety

2006-01-03 - 1:11 p.m.

Sometimes, I think about leaving diaryland. Everyone I knew who originally posted on diaryland is gone. I've found some new diaryists, but for the most part, I don't read other d-land diaries. But another part of me says hey, why mess with it? If it ain't broke...

I often have that problem. I was in a pretty rough job, but I could have gotten a better job (at least a more sane job) in about a heartbeat if I had just asked one person for help. Of course, it would have had to be the right person, but... You know what I'm talking about. And I also don't let go of friendships without the other person just never talking to me again, unless, you know, they've just emotionally beat me up so many times I just stop caring. And we're talking things like telling his girlfriend I'm trying to steal him away from her so he can stroke his ego. Stuff like that. Ergo, I don't stop talking to a lot of women friends.

Anywho. (Wow, 2006 is the year I turned pretentious.) I have some friends I really shouldn't talk to anymore. My stomach hurts a lot when I talk to them, I can't sleep, and they need a lot of attention when they need it. I do understand that when a friend needs help, you should give it. At the same time, I am not one who asks for someone to hold my hand often. In fact, I might be better off asking for it more often. But it's not how I'm wired. And so when someone keeps asking for more and more, it's hard for me to say no, but I am then not very supportive. Because I don't WANT to be supportive. And who does that help?

I guess I'm not a good friend in the sense that I'm not a terribly good listener. I have the primarily male disease of hearing a problem, and then saying "well, do this!" and getting aggravated if the person keeps complaining about the same problem for months on end. Which is funny, because then I complain to The Boy about a friend who is driving me nuts, but I don't do anything about it.

(He's at work today, a little cough left, but otherwise good.)

So there's my brain for today. Now, to write my law school stuff to get cash and finish an assignment for law journal! Woo!

Looking Back

2006-01-01 - 9:41 p.m.

I've been looking back, as many do around this time of year, and not entirely purposefully. My dreams bring out old friends and times. But those things have taught me a lot.

This past month, as you all figured out, I was pretty busy. I've been doing a lot of work trying to help a little kid and his family (cos yes, I'm a bleeding heart). I've been helping an enlisted guy with his English class so he can finish his Bachelor's. I've taken one in class exam and three take home exams, each of which I had for 24 hours, and none of which I feel confident about right now. One took 21 hours to finish. No, I'm not kidding. I got an A in my Portuguese class, but I don't know if that applies to my GPA.

Then we went to Buffalo for Christmas. And the past reared its ugly head. It's hard to see a family member be a jackass when you love them, and especially when they really don't see why they are a jackass. It's also a pain when you have to see relatives you really don't care about, and they are around people you love, so you can't just avoid them. We did, however, run the hell away to the hotel where we had our reception to spend the night to ourselves, and that was awesome. We stayed up late, in a comfortable bed, watching CABLE TV! It was a TV you could watch FROM THE BED! And! There was CABLE!

We got 4 months of Netflix from my parents; don't feel too badly for us.

So now we're back at home, and I've been cleaning for the past three days. We stayed at home for New Year's Eve, and the Boy broiled salmon steaks and made stuffed mushrooms and asparagus and baked zucchini. Oh, and apple crisp. You can be jealous now.

Today, however, the Boy is sick with a little cold. Given his past medical history, he's not allowed out of bed for the next 75 days or whenever he feels better, whichever comes first. But our horoscopes say that we're going to be going out more and having more fun (Virgo and Scorpio), so I'm looking forward to the rest of 2006!

How's your New Year looking?

The Cutest Year EVER

2005-12-31 - 6:17 p.m.

May we all have the best 2006 ever.

Weezer : Island In The Sun (Vers. 1) / GJPix / Layouts

I Am Ok

2005-12-20 - 2:34 p.m.

Many of you have emailed or commented that I'm not around. I am around, just not here. I'm sorry I haven't emailed a lot of you back, but I am ALMOST done with finals (one tomorrow), and then I will be a human again.

I've also been doing a project that I don't want to mention on here, because it's a dead giveaway to my real name, but if you want to know, please email me or sign up on the notify list, cos it'll be sent through that.

The Boy is also well, in case you are wondering. He is watching the insanity and helping me through my first few 24 hour exams (good or bad? Don't know till I get the grades, honestly).

I should get back to studying or sleeping. Some of you who were at the wedding? You (or your parents) will be getting holiday cards, but who knows how long the mail will take at this point?

Hugs to you all, and here's hoping the last final doesn't keep me up past three, like the other two.

Minneapolis Monday - DC Monday - 2007-08-06
Okay - 2007-08-02
The End is Here - 2007-07-26
Two Years - 2007-07-23
Screaming to a Halt - 2007-07-21

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