Who ever coined the sayikng "No news is good news"? I'd like to personally stab him/her/it in the face. And kick him/her/it a bit while they wallow on the ground in pain.
Good news first (it's not enough to really cheer anyone up after the bad): The bailout bill failed to pass the House.
Bad news second:
the DOW fell 777pts
Whacovia was bought out by Citigroup.
However, this second bad point isn't so bad. I still have money and there's no need for me to go rushing to the bank right now. I would say I have faith in the FDIC but you can only trust this messed up government so far. I don't think that in a major bank failure that the government would have enough money (how BIG is our national debt now?) to truly guarantee all the deposits. I have a feeling that It would pick and choose who to give money back to if it came to it. I wonder how much Bill Gates would have?
On a happier note, (I just thought of The Pursuit of Happyness) I think I did well on my ASL test tonight. I really do enjoy ASL even though people confuse me sometimes when they gesticulate as I think they are about to sign something to me. I now think signs instead of words. The wonders of foreign language.
Self
Monday, September 29, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Internet difficulties
:::UPDATE:::
yes, okay. i understand now. below is just a rant because I really never wanted to leave work. But while i was gone to rehearsal Dude came and set up the router. The reason he wasn't able to come earlier was because someone apparently crashed the Internet. i don't understand that as I was on the Internet while it was apparently crashed. But whatever. He was really cool as he didn't have to stay after to set up my router. I didn't expect him to and he really shouldn't have in my opinion. I'm thankful for it, needless to say he really surprised me. i should tell him I appreciate it. I'll go do that now.
disregard all that is below.
Self
_________________________
i hate it when people don't do things they say they will and proceed to not do them without warning.
Light, Taiyou, and I have been waiting very happily for the router to be set up. It's my router so I diligently took the router to campus tech and had it worked on there. After Dude finished with it, he emailed me and informed me that I needed to set up an appointment to finish the set up. So I email him back and forth in attempts to get a good and close time to set it up. He can't work on my class and work schedule so I decide to take time off from Work-Study and set up the router at his request. Despite the time and day being his request, he did not call me. So after waiting 10 minutes past the time he was to call, I called him. One of the work-study ladies answered saying he wasn't in the office. Wow, what a butthole. How can you pick the time and date and then not show up or say that you won't be able to do it? I hope he has a good excuse for wasting my time and money. It's been 30 minutes and he still hasn't called me. I think I just should go back to work and worry about the router later. I also need to keep in mind that the router will not work without him. Therefore, I cannot say rude/bad things when he does manage to call or when I email him.
Moon is being very odd while talking to her laptop. She keeps saying "you poor thing." I've never thought about talking to Draco (my laptop) in the same way I'd talk with something living. Not to say that I don't talk to Draco. It's usually pleading or fussing at him but talking nonetheless.
Here's to going back to work to get money and forget about idiot Dude who should be helping me with my router.
*Sigh!*
Self
yes, okay. i understand now. below is just a rant because I really never wanted to leave work. But while i was gone to rehearsal Dude came and set up the router. The reason he wasn't able to come earlier was because someone apparently crashed the Internet. i don't understand that as I was on the Internet while it was apparently crashed. But whatever. He was really cool as he didn't have to stay after to set up my router. I didn't expect him to and he really shouldn't have in my opinion. I'm thankful for it, needless to say he really surprised me. i should tell him I appreciate it. I'll go do that now.
disregard all that is below.
Self
_________________________
i hate it when people don't do things they say they will and proceed to not do them without warning.
Light, Taiyou, and I have been waiting very happily for the router to be set up. It's my router so I diligently took the router to campus tech and had it worked on there. After Dude finished with it, he emailed me and informed me that I needed to set up an appointment to finish the set up. So I email him back and forth in attempts to get a good and close time to set it up. He can't work on my class and work schedule so I decide to take time off from Work-Study and set up the router at his request. Despite the time and day being his request, he did not call me. So after waiting 10 minutes past the time he was to call, I called him. One of the work-study ladies answered saying he wasn't in the office. Wow, what a butthole. How can you pick the time and date and then not show up or say that you won't be able to do it? I hope he has a good excuse for wasting my time and money. It's been 30 minutes and he still hasn't called me. I think I just should go back to work and worry about the router later. I also need to keep in mind that the router will not work without him. Therefore, I cannot say rude/bad things when he does manage to call or when I email him.
Moon is being very odd while talking to her laptop. She keeps saying "you poor thing." I've never thought about talking to Draco (my laptop) in the same way I'd talk with something living. Not to say that I don't talk to Draco. It's usually pleading or fussing at him but talking nonetheless.
Here's to going back to work to get money and forget about idiot Dude who should be helping me with my router.
*Sigh!*
Self
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
AWA
I went to AWA (Anime Weekend Atlanta) last weekend and it was amazing! I had fun with people I didn't know and might not see again. I love it when I'm surrounded by nonconventional people. It's so comforting. Especailly so at conventions. You walk around and quickly inhale and pull out your camera because a really awesome real life version of your favorite charater just walked by. You stop them for a picture and others join you sparking a mini photo shoot. You go back and join your group only to stop again when one of your friends sees another awesome cosplayer or is considered one herself. I love that this behavior is normal. Completely and totally normal. God I love me. Being odd or wierd is a good excuse to do whatever you please. No action can be abnormal because you yourself are abnormal. It's really cool and rocks. Sigh, I love me and my wierdness. Although, my offball self has led me into poverty as I spent almost $200 which I don't really have on the weekend. And not only that but I wish to repeat this poverty next year. God I love it. I even got to try on a corset. It was fun and amazingly comfortable once I adjusted to the change in breathing. But I think I would have wanted to punch the man had he made it tighter. It was really cute though! I feel great that I can choose to wear a corset and not have to worry about social convention commanding me to. Gotta love women's lib. And homework which I have neglected. Man this post is very stream-of-consciousness.
luvs!
self
luvs!
self
Thursday, September 18, 2008
SCSDB
I went to the South Caroline School for the Deaf and Blind (SCSDB) yesterday. I went with my ASL class. It was really fun. We played musical chairs with kids all of whom were deaf or hard-of-hearing. Some of them had hearing aid or cochlear implants. I got to meet a really cool 11 year old named Sarah. We didn't talk much because of my very limited vocabulary but it was still cool. At least for me. She even gave me my name sign! I am officially becoming a part of the Deaf community! Yay!
But before I was able to visit with and play with the kids, I had to get to SCSDB. Now that was the difficult part.
Like a good little Self, I got directions online to and from SCSDB. I got there with no problems other than slow traffic making me 5 minutes late. I celebrated when I saw the school and knew that I would be okay now that I found it. Wrong! I had some indication of where I was on the way there as I had been in that part of collegetown previously. Unfortunately, I had never been on campus before.
As you probably have guessed: I got lost. Yes, I got lost on the school campus. You wouldn't think deaf and blind kids need so much space to exist in a boarding school. That campus is huge! I took the first turn I saw that had SCSDB's sign on it. I turned in and began looking for the building where my class was to meet. I searched and didn't find it after driving in a substantial distance. I knew that I shouldn't have needed to go that far in to get to the welcoming center. So I turned around hoping to see a sign I'd missed.
Nope, no sign. I see a guy getting out of a car and decide that I can just ask him for help. I blow the horn. Smart move, yeah, I know. Deaf school so I blow the horn to get a guy's attention. Brilliant.
I decided to see if I could find anyone else. There were no other people out and about. Very frustrating: when you want pedestrians to be around you, they are no where to be found; when you would really like to get where you are going, they step out in front of you and walk slowly. Go figure.
Anywho, after circling around, going places I shouldn't, and calling two classmates I finally saw I girl walking toward me. Salvation! So I wave her over and ask if she knows where to find my building. Of course she responds by signing "deaf." To my joy my brain did not panic but instead, I simply fingerspelled the name of the building I needed. And guess what, she pointed to the building right next to me. The one right next to me! The only building that wasn't labeled was the one I needed! I was really glad to have found her. In all honesty, I was more comfortable asking for directions in real life than talking with Sarah in our immersion experience. I guess I felt I was expected to preform on a certain level in class than outside of it. It makes me feel good to know that I have had a successful experience with a member of the Deaf community. And own my on. It was good even though it was the result of my poor directional skills.
But one thing still bothers me: why is the only building on campus not labeled with it's name is the very one I needed to go to and the one required for all guests to go to? Next time I won't take the back entrance. But at least I know my way around the school.
Self
But before I was able to visit with and play with the kids, I had to get to SCSDB. Now that was the difficult part.
Like a good little Self, I got directions online to and from SCSDB. I got there with no problems other than slow traffic making me 5 minutes late. I celebrated when I saw the school and knew that I would be okay now that I found it. Wrong! I had some indication of where I was on the way there as I had been in that part of collegetown previously. Unfortunately, I had never been on campus before.
As you probably have guessed: I got lost. Yes, I got lost on the school campus. You wouldn't think deaf and blind kids need so much space to exist in a boarding school. That campus is huge! I took the first turn I saw that had SCSDB's sign on it. I turned in and began looking for the building where my class was to meet. I searched and didn't find it after driving in a substantial distance. I knew that I shouldn't have needed to go that far in to get to the welcoming center. So I turned around hoping to see a sign I'd missed.
Nope, no sign. I see a guy getting out of a car and decide that I can just ask him for help. I blow the horn. Smart move, yeah, I know. Deaf school so I blow the horn to get a guy's attention. Brilliant.
I decided to see if I could find anyone else. There were no other people out and about. Very frustrating: when you want pedestrians to be around you, they are no where to be found; when you would really like to get where you are going, they step out in front of you and walk slowly. Go figure.
Anywho, after circling around, going places I shouldn't, and calling two classmates I finally saw I girl walking toward me. Salvation! So I wave her over and ask if she knows where to find my building. Of course she responds by signing "deaf." To my joy my brain did not panic but instead, I simply fingerspelled the name of the building I needed. And guess what, she pointed to the building right next to me. The one right next to me! The only building that wasn't labeled was the one I needed! I was really glad to have found her. In all honesty, I was more comfortable asking for directions in real life than talking with Sarah in our immersion experience. I guess I felt I was expected to preform on a certain level in class than outside of it. It makes me feel good to know that I have had a successful experience with a member of the Deaf community. And own my on. It was good even though it was the result of my poor directional skills.
But one thing still bothers me: why is the only building on campus not labeled with it's name is the very one I needed to go to and the one required for all guests to go to? Next time I won't take the back entrance. But at least I know my way around the school.
Self
Science Humor
I know that I have mentioned before the oddities that amount from being a scinency person. But I have begun to achieve a new level of science geekdom. By the way, this isn't necessarily a bad thing.
In Organic Chem the other day, 5 of us were seated and talking when one girl (K) says that she really likes anothers (J's) mentor. K goes on to explain that as she was leaving paracitology J's mentor called out her name and said "I'm a scloex!" and put her hands up to her face forming two little circles. The table burst out laughing knowing precisely what she was talking about. Do you? Probably not. Most wouldn't. If you want to know, a scolex is the head part of a flatworm that often contains little hooks and suckers for attachment to the worm's host. J's mentor was mimicing the suckers. I must admit it was hilarious.
I can't wait for more dorky and scinecy jokes like this to pop up. I just hope that I don't end up like my old chem prof who tells really cute, corny chemisty jokes. But as I bio major I guess mine would be more of the "I'm a scolex!" type.
Self
In Organic Chem the other day, 5 of us were seated and talking when one girl (K) says that she really likes anothers (J's) mentor. K goes on to explain that as she was leaving paracitology J's mentor called out her name and said "I'm a scloex!" and put her hands up to her face forming two little circles. The table burst out laughing knowing precisely what she was talking about. Do you? Probably not. Most wouldn't. If you want to know, a scolex is the head part of a flatworm that often contains little hooks and suckers for attachment to the worm's host. J's mentor was mimicing the suckers. I must admit it was hilarious.
I can't wait for more dorky and scinecy jokes like this to pop up. I just hope that I don't end up like my old chem prof who tells really cute, corny chemisty jokes. But as I bio major I guess mine would be more of the "I'm a scolex!" type.
Self
Saturday, September 13, 2008
I'm back!
Wow. Lord konws I haven't updated in forever! But I am back. Moon requested it. It's all for you Moon!
Oh, yeah. I now have two roommates: Moon again and Taiyou.
Yes, I'm back at college. I now all but offically live in the science buliding. I go to class there for 3 out of 5 of my classes, I work there, and on Fridays I'm there from early morning until lunch-without leaving. And it's FREEZING all the time! I havve no clue who controls the temperature but they need to turn it up. I'm dreading winter. But at least then I will have a coat on when I walk in the building. I never realized that lab tables could be so cold until I got here.
My mum was very pessimistic about our roommate arrangement. She knew that Moon and I got along well alone but didn't know how Taiyou would affect things. But all is well in collegeville. Except the test looming in the not so far distance of Monday before lunch. Oh well, I have some time left to catch up and make sure i understand how to do things. I really don't want to do terrible on my first Organic test. Or Zoology for that matter. I really should study more often. I hate it though. I'd rather read manga or any other book other than the science ones. Only psych. I like that book. It's interesting. Reading about bond angles and the sturcture of organic compounds isn't so much. I can't wait until we do something interesting.
I love my job. 9 hours in my beloved science building (despite the cold and how frequently I'm there it feels like home and is very comfy - not physically but mentally-when I'm there). I work for two profs in one of my minors. (people always tell me I'm insane for having 2 minors and a major.I reply with "Oh, I'm changing one to a major. So I'll be a double major with a minor." I love me!)
Well, I should go and let Moon have the internet to herself. I terrible not having the router set up. All 3 of us share one ethernet cord. It's sad. <-- I thought that in ASL! That class is really getting to me and changing how I think and act.
Sign good job DB (my ASL prof)
Self
Oh, yeah. I now have two roommates: Moon again and Taiyou.
Yes, I'm back at college. I now all but offically live in the science buliding. I go to class there for 3 out of 5 of my classes, I work there, and on Fridays I'm there from early morning until lunch-without leaving. And it's FREEZING all the time! I havve no clue who controls the temperature but they need to turn it up. I'm dreading winter. But at least then I will have a coat on when I walk in the building. I never realized that lab tables could be so cold until I got here.
My mum was very pessimistic about our roommate arrangement. She knew that Moon and I got along well alone but didn't know how Taiyou would affect things. But all is well in collegeville. Except the test looming in the not so far distance of Monday before lunch. Oh well, I have some time left to catch up and make sure i understand how to do things. I really don't want to do terrible on my first Organic test. Or Zoology for that matter. I really should study more often. I hate it though. I'd rather read manga or any other book other than the science ones. Only psych. I like that book. It's interesting. Reading about bond angles and the sturcture of organic compounds isn't so much. I can't wait until we do something interesting.
I love my job. 9 hours in my beloved science building (despite the cold and how frequently I'm there it feels like home and is very comfy - not physically but mentally-when I'm there). I work for two profs in one of my minors. (people always tell me I'm insane for having 2 minors and a major.I reply with "Oh, I'm changing one to a major. So I'll be a double major with a minor." I love me!)
Well, I should go and let Moon have the internet to herself. I terrible not having the router set up. All 3 of us share one ethernet cord. It's sad. <-- I thought that in ASL! That class is really getting to me and changing how I think and act.
Sign good job DB (my ASL prof)
Self
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