General Update, Plea to GLBT Celebrities, and Ramblings of an Insomniac

I need to start going to bed sooner.

So, last month, Zachary Quinto came out as gay.  Downside:  my chances of romantic encounters with Sylar are officially ruined forever unless I have a sex change.  Seems unlikely.  Upside: new person to put on our list of unattainable celebrities for mid-term Coffee and Conversations event for Allies.  Lady Gaga, Ellen Degeneres, and John Barrowman have yet to respond.  Of course, if any of them read this post, you are all welcome any time.  In fact, I'll buy your coffee and give you all the money I happen to have at the time and donate my next paycheck to a charity of your choice.  No problem.

Seriously, though.  Less Star Trek and more sleeping are on my to-do list.  Trying to work 7-3 tomorrow before heading to Rochester for a nice dinner date, then going to the Puscifer concert on Saturday.

I haven't posted in forever.  General update:  Thesis is going moderately well.  National novel writing month has phailed with a "ph" and Christmas is rapidly approaching and threatening my bank account, which is already starting to border on empty.  Thank God tomorrow is pay day.  It's freezing in Allegan, MI, I'm very allergic to my roommate's cats, and I have been trying my best not to hold a grudge against an individual who has done me some wrongs today.  Life is wonderful.  I'm healthy, I live well and in an advanced society, and I have everything I need to succeed.  Makes me want to help others.  Speaking of which, I'm trying to find some times I can volunteer at the United Way this term, but their hours tend to be the times I am at work.  Maybe next term when I don't have a looming thesis.

Goodnight.

Sleep is for the Weak

It is 1:20 am as I type this.  "Why are you up this late on a Tuesday night / Wednesday morning when I have work in the morning?" you ask.  Well let me tell you.

It is because I am what we call a "procrastinator".  This practice frequently results in all-nighters, but this particular instance may be my most incredible feat yet.  I am working to finish three lab reports tonight.  Let's enjoy a short Q&A session that should cover the basic FAQs of the procrastination scenario.

When is it due?
Well, the first of these reports was due in August of 2010. 

Haha, so what happened to that?
I got an incomplete in the class.

So when is it due now?
That extended my deadline to turn them in until the end of last term, at which point my grade would have rolled into F if my professor hadn't graciously awarded me an extension on THAT deadline as well.

When will the grade roll over?
It will absolutely become an F with no chance to get it changed on July 1.  My professor has given me until June 15 to turn in the reports for her to grade before that time.

Wait, June 15?  That's today, isn't it?
Why yes.  Yes it is.  You are quite an astute individual.

Why the hell didn't you do it in the first place?
I had convinced myself that I had a lot of shit going on in my life at the time.  It was a rough term for me in all of my classes, actually.  I did some bad things.  I made poor life choices which resulted in a lot of pain for a lot of people and I let my personal shit get in the way.

Okay, I'll let it go.  Hmm.  What time will they really be done?
I am hoping to have them completely finished with all editing and whatnot done by noon today.  This plan, of course, includes no sleep and spending the first half of my workday focusing on reading my reports for the errors I am likely to make at 1:30 in the morning when I write papers.  I will send out an email to Dr. Seeley at noon with three attachments.  Then I will cross my fingers and pray to every form of god I can find on the internet and do nice things for everyone in the hopes of good karma to come my way.

Why have you spent the last ten minutes typing this instead of working on those papers?  If you could type this much information into a lab report in that time, you would be all set and get some sleep by 3am.
Because I am an old dog and any activity that falls under the heading of "not procrastinating" is a new trick.

Wish me luck.  Pray for me.  Do whatever needs to be done.  Thanks.

I love it when...

My drunk loser of a roommate will eat the food I cook, but wants me to do all of the dishes from the food and drinks I made for him.

Hey, you were home ALL DAMN WEEKEND.  Don't you dare text me at 10 pm on Sunday to ask when I will be home so I can wash those dishes from making lasagna for you on Friday.  I left a single bowl with filling in it.  I washed the blender from your mixed drinks, the spatula, the pot and strainer from cooking the noodles, the pan from the meat, and threw away all of the empty packages.  You really couldn't rinse out a bowl and put it in the dishwasher? 

Maybe the house would be cleaner if you got off your ass and took that bottle of wine away from your lips.

Sincerely,
Chrissy

Spring Break

I'm in Orange Beach, Alabama.  Easter just ended in this time zone and I had a fantastic day on the beach.  Life is good, I suppose.  I watched the first episode of the new season of Doctor Who.  My mother made me a rum and coke to go with the grilled cheese sandwiches I made for dinner.  The backs of my legs, the tops of my shoulders, and my nose are all slightly sunburned.  This is a wonderful vacation.

I honestly just wish Matt was here.

Bad Days

They always start just fine. Then something doesn't work for an hour or so and your feet and back start to hurt from standing around trying to make it work.  Then it is a bad day.

Mom wants me to go tanning this week.  I'll try to make it there tonight before I head over to Beth and Kevin's to talk to Beth about all the terrible things I can't change in the world. 

Friday was a shitty day, Saturday was pretty alright, but I couldn't get into the swing of my weekend until Sunday.  Joe and I spent the majority of it unhappy, but things ended up alright, even if it turned for the better too late.  Yesterday was okay and everyone was happy.  Today is turning into a bad day and I have to talk about unpleasant things after dinner.  I owe books to the library.  I am always tired.  I'm a pessimist.  There is the problem

Well...

That was awkward, I guess.

Hope you have a good time with your friends.

the time

"The time has come," the Walrus said, "to speak of many things:
Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings,
Of why the sea be boiling hot and whether pigs have wings."

End of the Term!

It is 10th week.  I don't know how that happened, but it seems to be here.  This means a few things that are quite unnerving.  First, it means that I have had my phone for almost three months, despite hardly doing anything with it.  Second, it means that I have not played D&D in a very long time, but I have hardly realized it.  Third, it means that final exams are coming up, even though I feel like I haven't learned enough for them.

Kate gave birth to a beautiful little girl yesterday.  I am so proud of both of the lovely parents and of that little fighter named Sylvia.  She looks pretty good for 4 lbs and 17 inches.  Congratulations to your entire family!

In other news, Joe and I are going to Seattle in May to see System of a Down if all goes well.  We have the tickets to the show and the airline tickets.  Our minds are almost entirely made up to go, but one last thing might weigh in on that decision.

I seem to have strep throat, which sucks, but what can you do?

We are hiring a new co-op at work, which would probably be cooler in my opinion if I didn't have to share my room with her. This is going to merit a lot of life-style changes, which will probably be documented here.

I miss you.  Thanks for reading.

New Computer!

I got a new laptop and it is super awesome, like my mother, who bought it for me.

Setting everything up now.

First blog post in ages is the first on a brand new keyboard on a new computer.  Hooray!  <3

Also, hi Joe!  You are sitting next to me and helping me do computer-y things.  It is nice. :)

Good Day

It was Valentine's Day and it was wonderful.
I got 2 dozen roses within 45 minutes of waking up, I got some awesome alone time with my Joe and we relaxed and watched Star Trek TNG.  For dinner, we went out according to plan and then we came home and did Mastering Physics.  Now he is sleeping beside me and all is well (except the homework bits that didn't quite get finished and the fact that I have to be on my way to class in 8 hours.) 

Victory for the day.  :)
Goodnight!

Updates

School is going pretty well this term.  I have been spending a lot of time only doing studies and whatnot.  As it is Superbowl Sunday, I spent most of the afternoon making chili and homemade mac and cheese with my mom.  Now we are watching the pre-game stuff and channel flipping to the Puppy Bowl.  I have been working on Mastering Physics and my A Chem lab report.  Life is pretty alright.  I feel good.

back to school

I have been running around like a chicken with my head cut off for the last few days.  It is all craziness trying to get ready to go for the end of the term.  I had forgotten how stressful it was to move again.  I obviously have to go, but I have really enjoyed my term over here and would REALLY not mind working back-to-back work terms.  School is full of my own bad choices.  I have been planning how I am going to confront different professors to try to argue my grades from last term even higher.  I have to try to convince Dr. Seeley to sign off on me going to Germany.  I will be working harder than ever to get the grades I need and should be able to get.  I am in a strange state between panic and stubbornness and fear and determination and excitement and run-on sentences.  I do not know if I want to cry or rejoice