Time Goes Faster

Hello world.

Here’s the story of how all my tests/projects went in the past two weeks: I got A’s on my geology lab and lecture tests (and I about died when I got the lecture test back… I was so worried that I thought I was going to be sick until I turned the paper over and saw that I actually did well… shows you how well I know myself…). I improved my Spanish test grade by 7 points (which is very good because I did pretty crappy on the first test in that class). YAAY! And I also did well on my speech, math presentation, and math tests.

Conclusion everyone comes to: I worry too much and study too much and freak out about nothing.

Conclusion I come to: Maybe everyone should try my freak-out-method. It appears to be working.

This semester is just a bundle of stress. It seems like a lot of people I know are also nearly crippled by the stress. It’s frusterating. I don’t like to live only for the weekends. I’d much rather appreciate every day of the week, but doing that is so hard lately.

So I recently finished an AMAZING book. It’s called The Time Traveler’s Wife (by Audrey Niffenegger). After it was over… I was just in this weird mood. I was so depressed that I had finished it. Sounds nerdy I know. But you will never understand until you read this wonderful, wonderful book. It’s incredibly cliche to say so, but this book really made me think about life, especially the things I take for granted. Seriously, read this book. Then tell me that you read it, because I am really aching for someone to talk to about it. I am sooo excited for the movie (coming out in 2010, I think). Here’s a screencap.

This weekend, E, D, S, and I went to see The Two Gentlemen of Verona on campus. It was the first time I was ever in the campus theatre. Although the actors didn’t have much space to work with (very small theatre), they did a really good job! Instead of a typical Shakespearean take on the costumes for the show, someone decided to have all the actors dress like they stepped out of the 70′s. It was quite comical. Also, props to the actors on speaking Shakespearean so well that I actually understood it!

I also spent a good part of this weekend blazing through episode after episode of The Office. I watched the first season and half of the second season. It’s just so entertaining. It’s too bad that new episodes are on during Grey’s Anatomy. I will not give up my Grey’s. Ever. Even for The Office. Speaking of Grey’s, wasn’t it AWESOME this past Thursday?! I thought so. I mean… Derek and Mark beating the CRAP out of each other… that was a “wow” moment. A big “wow” moment.

After this week I get to go home for spring break! I’m happy that I can go home, but I’m sad that everyone seems to have their breaks on different weeks. What is wrong with the people who decided this? Don’t they understand I’m going through friend withdrawal? Huh?

Ahhh. I just finished watching the Oscars. I have got to see Slumdog Millionaire. For heaven’s sake, it’s won sooo many awards. I feel like I’m missing out on the best movie ever, or something. Everyone involved with that movie just seems so genuinely happy to have been a part of it. I was also quite excited by the clips of upcoming movies they showed at the end. HARRY POTTER!!! THIS SUMMER!!!

Sorry to make this a little short and somewhat choppy compared to other posts. It’s just that it’s time for bed.

I’ll leave you with an excerpt from The Time Traveler’s Wife.

Clare: It’s hard being left behind. I wait for Henry, not knowing where he is, wondering if he’s okay. It’s hard to be the one who stays.

I keep myself busy. Time goes faster that way.

I go to sleep alone, and wake up alone. I take walks. I work until I’m tired. I watch the wind play with the trash that’s been under the snow all winter. Everything seems simple until you think about it. Why is love intensified by absense?

Long ago, men went to sea, and women waited for them, standing on the edge of the water, scanning the horizon for the tiny ship. Now I wait for Henry. He vanishes unwillingly, without warning. I wait for him. Each moment that I wait feels like a year, an eternity. Each moment is as slow and transparent as glass. Through each moment I can see infinite moments lined up, waiting. Why has he gone where I cannot follow?

My Brain is Full

Posting on the request of a certain best friend who occaisionally hates me for not communicating with her. Forgive me, Nori. 

Hello world.

Today is a crucial day (grade-wise) for me. I have two tests tomorrow and one on Friday. I need to study A LOT. In this situation last semester, I wouldn’t have been able to even touch my computer without having a severe guilt attack because I wasn’t studying. But today I feel oddly calm. I’m not freaking out. This may mean that an extra-crazy attack of panic is coming later tonight, or that I’m having an identity crisis. I’ve always been the girl who freaks out about grades… what is happening to me?

I have to memorize twenty-some minerals, their qualities (color, luster, chemical reactions, crystalline structure, etc.) for a geology lab test next Tuesday. I just got this assignment yesterday. This reminds me of memorizing different types of muscle tissue (I think) the morning before the lab practical last year in bio. I hate this frantic memorization. I HATE it.

College is a sort of sad place right now. My friends have suffered the loss of two fish, Bruno and Samson, in the last few days. As those poor fish were my dear god-children, I am lamenting their deaths. On a less animal-related note, D is really quite sick. Now that she sleeps all the time, I’ve realized how much I depend on her for stuff. She’s the one who reassures me about geology (AHHHH!!) and commiserates with me and answers all the questions that I would normally ask an advisor (D is much more helpful than an advisor). Now I have to be all independent and stuff. Ick.

So I really feel like going shopping this weekend. I need a little retail therapy. I just got two pairs of shoes, so I can cross that off the list of possible impulse buys in the near future, but I could use another poster. I want to rearrange my walls. I have a lot of space on them, but I’m not utilizing it. There’s also a cool movie store in the mall around here that I’d really like to hit up.  Lately my movie collection has been growing by one movie nearly every week. Last three purchases: Practical Magic, Shakespeare in Love, and The Witches of Eastwick. I haven’t watched the last two yet.

My roommate’s favorite movie is Big Fish, so we all watched it two weekends ago. There was a little movie party going on up in my room, complete with burnt popcorn, oatmeal (apples and cinnamon!!!), and some furniture rearranging so that everyone could see the movie. Needless to say, the preparation for the actual viewing of the movie took about an hour. I really like Ewan McGregor, and he was excellent in that movie. I think it might be the next movie to magically appear on my movie shelf (very soon).  

Now for a little entertainment.

I love this pic.

Even though his name is Zuma, he’s very cute . And his mom is my idol. :)

Nori, when you design my house and all the rooms in it, keep this picture in mind. It’s awesome. It’s like living inside a book, which I’ve always wanted to do. Lol.

In spite of all the insanity this week and next week, I am looking forward to a few things.

1. Grey Day is on Thursday (wear grey because you all love Grey’s Anatomy!!!). It’s going to be AWESOME. One word – Addison. Another word – proposal? Okay, it was a question, but still. How can anyone not be excited? I am THRILLED. CAN’T WAIT. REALLY.
2. This weekend, although packed with endless CRAP-TASTIC WORK, will still include some down time. I’m really looking forward to it… I’m going to watch all of the episodes of Brothers and Sisters that I’ve missed. Good show.
3. My favorite artsy/blogger/cool person is having a baby next week!! I can’t wait to find out what she will name it.

Well, I ‘m going to try be productive now. Wish me luck.

Adios!