So my RA, who is in my English class, mentioned that it's been the hardest English class she's taken. And she's a senior Honors English major. So that makes me feel better about struggling a bit in the class. Also, the final is apparently open book and open notes. Joy!

Time to finish studying astro, then sleep.

I just discovered that I got lotteried out of the oil painting class that I wanted to take. That makes me sad. So now I need to figure out something else to take... Only I don't know what. None of the philosophy or psych classes next semester sound appealing, I'm already taking an English class, I'm doing CS and don't want any more natural science than I have to... So I'm thinking about Intro to Film and Media Studies, but I'm not sure. Gah.

But I'll deal with that more in a few months. Now I have to deal with studying for finals.

This is so cool... Type in a name of a band you like, and it shows you this web/map thing of other similar bands that you may also be into. Pretty nifty, as well as having awesome graphics.

Rob rules. I skipped dinner, since the menu was crappy and I felt somewhat crappy, and I took a nap instead. When I woke up, I was hungry. So I found Rob, and he went rather Jewish-grandmother on me... Fixed me a grilled cheese sandwich and gave me some carrots and soda. It was quite nice.

I'll miss Rob over the summer. I already miss John a bit, and I'll miss Nikos, Nell, Rachel, David, Mark, Nile, Aatish, Uber-Matt, and so many more people. And Uber-Matt and Raoul won't be back next year, which makes me sad. I will also miss my Matt very much, but at least I'll see him during the summer at least some.

I'm looking into study abroad things. Since my only foreign language knowledge is very limited Spanish, I'm looking at the English speaking countries -- England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand. I think I'm leaning towards England or Scotland, but Australia could be very cool as well. I don't know yet. Some of the English classes at St. Andrews sound very interesting, but they're also hard to get into -- require something like a 3.7 GPA and such.

Okay... No more to say for now.

The large bulletin board we got at the beginning of the year (We, er, acquired it from the science building as it was being gutted) committed suicide tonight. It just fell off the wall, and part of the cork broke off -- one of the bits that the metal bar was attached to to hold it up -- so it's dead now. Very sad. But it saves us the effort of having to store it over the summer, at least.

I don't want to start packing and such, but I want to study even less. So packing it is. Whee.

Blogger has a new look. It took me by surprise, and I as still a bit disorientated by it. This is at least the second time in a year that they've changed it. I'm not sure if that's good or not. I guess if it works it's fine by me.

It is warm and humid... And it's likely to stay that way for the rest of my time here, and then be perhaps a little less warm but still humid when I get home. Whee.

I need to do more studying (Note to self: do not read Milton while lounging on my bed), and I also need to start doing some packing, I think. It feels weird to be going home in just a few more days. Not bad, but weird. There are things and people I'm looking forward to at home, but there are also things and people here that I'll miss. And some of them won't be back next year, which makes me sad.

Alright. Time to study. Or at least look at the book I'm supposed to be studying.

We had planned on going to go to a movie tonight, but we couldn't find a ride. So we played poker instead. It was probably the last game of the year, and I lost $5, leaving me down $2.85 for the year. There was one hand that wiped out about half my chips -- before that I had been up about a dollar. Oh well -- it was still cheaper than the movie would have been, though perhaps not as fun.

Sleep soon, then astro tomorrow. And Mother's Day. Don't forget to call your mothers or do something for them tomorrow. They've earned it.

My paper is done and turned in. I'm not sure how well done it is, but it being done is enough for me at the moment. I'm basically done for the day. I could work on my astro lab, but I think I'll do it tomorrow. And starting Monday I will be doing review for my remaining finals. Whee.

Things I am currently indebted to:

1) Long quotes eating up portions of my paper, saving me from writing quite as much. My prof may not be as happy about it as I am, but that's okay. And they're good quotes that actually pertain to my paper, so there.

2) My alarm clock, which woke me up so I could work on my paper, then sleep some more, then write more... I somehow forgot about the time I did this at the end of last semester and didn't start as early as I should have. Silly Jen.

3) Sleep. It does a body good.

I just spent waaaaay too much time sitting in front of the TV, watching Adult Swim with Rob and Charles. But it was fun. And it didn't require me to think, which was nice.

I'm going to go to bed, and when I get up, it will be time to attack my English paper.

I am very, very red. But I no longer have a farmer's tan... Instead, I have a lovely burn line around my tank top. Whee.

I had my abnormal psych final this morning. It was painful -- too many questions where she wanted specific examples of research. But at least it's over now.

Sarah Marie, you are a sweetheart... I got your card today, right after the final of doom, and it made me so happy. Thank you!

I went to the Philadelphia Zoo today... It involved too much walking, but other than that it was great. I took lots of pictures of all the cute animals. I want to adopt all of the cats, as well as the red pandas.

I went to a party that some of my friends threw last night. It was fun. I don't go to many parties... Especially not the big all-campus parties. But I like smaller things with people I know every once in awhile.

Tomorrow I need to get some serious work done... Studying for my psych final and doing a lap write up for astro [Edit -- LAB write up]... After that, I need to do my English paper. Whee. Such fun.

Back from the concert. The two opening bands were so-so, Something Corporate was good, and the three Yellowcard songs that we stuck around for sounded the same except for the electric violin part. It seems if you're busy jumping around all you can really manage is a chord or two. And if you're the drummer, you're just really good at hitting the snares over and over.

I was wrong about the teeny boppers. There were a few, but they were vastly outnumbered by junior high to high school aged girls clad in tiny tanks and low rise jeans or mini skirts. Oh, and flip flops. Why would you wear flip flops to a general admission, standing room only show? It just doesn't make sense. And for ever two or three Abercrombie/Hollister girls, there was either an Abercrombie or psuedo-skater boy. So Lauren and I spent a decent amount of the time making some snarky comments to each other about it all. We realized we were being bitchy, but we had also been unhappily confronted by a venue full of the type of people who we had spent a lot of high school avoiding. So we lashed out.

After the first band, we left the pit... There wasn't much point in being there (though some guys right in front of us did try to mosh to a poppy emo song, which was just really, really odd), and it was really crowded. So we went to the upper level and hung out up there.

All in all, it was decent. I had a good time hanging out with Lauren, and Something Corporate was good. And I got to console myself with the fact that with a few exceptions, the songs that the teeny boppers, etc really seemed to love were generally the songs I skip on my CD.

Time for sleep now, so I can finish up astro in the morning.

I'm on the Something Corporate site right now, trying to find out when the doors open for the show tonight... And I'm a wee bit frightened of some of the postings by fans for tonight's show. Lovely IM-style misspellings... At least one girl who's just turned 13. I shouldn't be too surprised, since Yellowcard is also playing, and they're TRL fodder (though the song isn't bad, I will admit). So it may be me, Lauren, and some psuedo-punk/emo teeny boppers. Can't be any worse than the John Mayer and Guster concert with all the Abercrombie frat boy types... And if they're all tweens, they'll be short, so I'll be able to see the stage easily. Or intimidate them with my height and get up closer. Bwahaha. At least the music will be good.

Too many memes... This one is good:

Which Eddie Izzard "Dressed to Kill" line are you? by Saphyne
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Eddie Izzard quote:	"'What is it, Lieutenant Sebastian?' 'It?s just the Rebels, sir - They?re here.' 'My God, man! Do they want tea?' 'No, I think they?re after something more than that, sir. I don?t know what it is, but they?ve brought a flag.''Damn, that?s dash cunning of them!'"
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Colleen, your mix CD is finished. As is my sunset sketch. My astro paper, however, is not finished.

Good things about tomorrow: I get to spend part of the day in Philly and see Something Corporate in concert.

Bad things about tomorrow: I need to work on my astro paper, and I will also be missing the showing of Equilibrium since I'll be in Philly. I wouldn't care about the movie, except Christian Bale is in it. And Christian Bale is cool.

There are clouds moving in, blocking the sun. This is bad for astro and the sunset sketch I have to do. Grr.

Yet another reason why it takes me far too long to make mix CDs... Even after I've narrowed down the songs, I have to figure out what order to put them in, so that the end of one merges nicely with the start of the next one. This quirk has only been amplified by my time at WSRN, I think.

Completely unable to resist posting this, since it's just so weird... Thanks to Camden:

Your Homocidal Rampage! by crash_and_burn
Your name:
Weapon of Choice:	Chainsaw
Your Favorite Target:	Nuns
Your Kill Count:	1,250,428,282
Your Battle Cry:	"Allow me to molest your face with this rod!"
Years You Spend in Jail:	23
How Much Money In Damages You Cause:	$192,620,577,369,802
Your Homocidal Insanity Level:: 45%
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And if you go with my full name, well...

Your Homocidal Rampage! by crash_and_burn
Your name:
Weapon of Choice:	Your own bare hands
Your Favorite Target:	People from Florida
Your Kill Count:	956,506,828
Your Battle Cry:	"Moo!"
Years You Spend in Jail:	9
How Much Money In Damages You Cause:	$159,568,375,333,717
Your Homocidal Insanity Level:: 100%
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100% homocidal insanity level. Dear lord. Maybe I should stay away from Nikos.

Chorus is over for the semester... The concert was definately long, but it also sounded really good. Yay.

Yesterday wasn't as bad as I had feared it would be... English class was half an hour shorter due to the English picnic, which was nice. The main problem of the day was having to lug around my bag (with my Milton book in it) all day. My right shoulder hurts from it. Owie.

Need to shower so I can be ready to study psych at noon.