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September 27, 2007
Gotta Get Through This
As opposed to my usual Thursday routine, I'm trying to pull my life together today. This somehow includes blogging. Probably because I feel like I haven't really had any contact with most of you for a while. Like what the hell happened to Mdubz? She was a good kid.
So here are some updates on my life:
Classes are going well. I have mostly easy work to do right now.
Take Back the Night is sort of mostly coming together. This is a great relief. Mostly being president of ALF makes me die a little each day from stress.
I love my roommates. Which is perfect since they are graduating at the end of this year and I will start next year with no friends again. W00t.
The most important thing in my life is what is not happening- M. knows what I mean.
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September 20, 2007
It's Gonna Take A Lot To Drag Me Away From You
So I blame my long absence on stress and illness, not excessive happiness, and you know having a real life, which is the typical reason for not blogging.
I have a paper due on Monday that's short, but tremendously...open ended. To the point where I have no idea what I should be writing, except that it needs to be about articles written in a journal in 1855. And it needs to be really really intelligent. Plus I've had a lot of other work which has been pretty much done at this point. (I tend to work really hard until Thursday, when I just sort of let things slide until the weekend, which is probably why the beginning of the week always makes me feel like killing myself...)
And I have something. I'm not sure what exactly. I feel bad in different ways every morning when I wake up. Mostly I am sleepy. My body aches. My head aches doubly. My throat actually hurts--for the second time in my life. My stomach is in mild rebellion. And I feel like there's a brick on my chest at all times. But it's my own fault because I'm pretty sure I caught it from Carlos. And I swear I'm getting better. Or getting high on cough syrup................
But on the awesome side. MY PROFESSOR ASKED ME TO BE HIS EXCEL SCHOLAR. I realize this is a Lafayette invention, the EXCEL thing (I don't even think it stands for anything...) so here is their definition: EXCEL Scholars work collaboratively with faculty on research projects that expand the boundaries of knowledge. Basically it is being a research assistant, like a grad student. And it is tremendously difficult to get this opportunity as a Humanties/Social Science major. Because obviously the Science/Engineer people do way more research. And I am a tiny bit afraid that this will fall through. And a tiny bit afraid of how hard it will be. Because being an EXCEL scholar actually requires thought, unlike my previous summer jobs. So I haven't totally decided to do it. And so that I don't sound too haughty, when I say it is hard to get this opportunity, I don't mean that I am especially qualified. It's more of a right place right time difficulty. You have to know a professor who's doing research, and make them like you. Well. I didn't even think he did like me. I'm pretty much pleased as punch that he asked me to do it. :-D
And I'm high on cough syrup, which is sort of like punch.
Posted by kt at 7:47 PM | Comments (2)
September 14, 2007
Dreams Deferred
I know it's a good thing that dumb people can't become lawyers, doctors, college professors, whatever. But I can't believe the power that a stupid standardized test can have over someone's future. You take it, and you get a number back that either says, yes--pursue your dream, or no--sorry figure out a new future.
I don't know what I want to do with the rest of my life. I have almost no idea. I want to do something that adds something to the society. I want to have time to have a family, but still have a meaningful career. But in what exactly, well. I have no clue. So I can image that if I ever actually had a dream, and some random number told me that I had to figure out a new one, I'd possibly kill myself. Or the ETS or is EST? I forget. You know, those random people who found their calling in test writing.
Do you think it's wrong that we lie to 5 year olds, and tell them they can do anything? Because really it seems like everyone is limited by a million things totally beyond their own control. I mean if I really wanted to be an engineer, I could study for hours each night, and I might eventually understand the material, but I would never be a really great engineer because it would take me a long time to fully grasp any situation. Beyond just natural aptitude, there's money, there's the standardized tests, there's just missed opportunities that you never knew existed. I can't imagine telling a 5 year old that. I don't want to make them cry. But it's horrible to see them cry 15 years later when they have to let something go.
Posted by kt at 3:59 PM | Comments (1)
September 12, 2007
Father Knows Best
I'm officially the man in my roommate family. I open the pickle jars. And last night, I killed a giant centipede for them. It was pretty funny. I heard MJBF (those are not her initials, but stand for Micheal Jackson's Biggest Fan) screaming, so knocked and asked if everything was okay. Tolkien (introducing another code name here, not really in reference to her love of Tolkien though), was preparing to kill the thing, but happily handed me the job. It's probably a "you had to be there" thing, but MJBF called me "Dad" afterward.
And that's really been the excitement of my life in recent remembrance.
Also, I am stock pilling Phi Psi beer cozies for Christmas. This is probably sad. Does anyone else want one in their school colors for Christmas? They are awful cute, and fit soda cans or bottles also.
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September 6, 2007
Happy Birthday Lafayette
September! Now I can't pretend it's summer anymore. Sad.
At least it's almost the weekend. Which is really just as stressful as a weekday, but I don't have to go to class.
Also, today is the Marquis' 250th Birthday! We had a party. There was cake. And impersonators. Pretty big waste of money, but well, I guess it made the administration happy.
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