The Last Fight

It's going to be a long night.

I'm planning two breaks until the time I finish this assignment. One to write this entry, and the other in a few hours to get my lime jello outta the fridge when it sets.

I was mentioning in my last entry this 20 pager that I planned to be immersed in tonight. The 20 pp's is what I had hoped for, and it was to be combined with another 20 page lit review that I did earlier in the semester. I mixed the two together already, and so I'm on page 49. And I'm still hours away. Hopefully 5 pages. I can't see it being that few though. I have 5 chapters to write, and I am midway through chapter 4. It isn't due early tomorrow, but I have too much going on tomorrow to even think of waiting until the a.m.

My dad's birthday was last night, and we went out for dinner at a nice restaurant. So naturally we ate tons and had a good laugh. I sort of take birthdays for granted when it comes to my parents, yet stress over getting older myself. Odd. Anyway, my dad's health has been declining in the last year or two, and I wonder if he'll live another 10 years. I wonder about that. There's not a whole lot I can do about that sort of thing, so I don't plan to dwell on it, just prepare to deal with whatever comes.

What else? Hmmm, I really like call of duty 4, and I wish I could play it more often with people. I manage to get a game or two in every few days, and it's a nice break.

Oh yeah, I was thinking about a weird phenomena that is bound to happen. I'm finishing school, for a while at least, and I'm about to lose track of time. I'm used to landmarks in my days, weeks, months from school. I'm so aware of hours in my day, and it creates highs when I reach a time landmark, like the end of a week or class. I think I might lose some of that high, because I might never be as aware of time as I am now. I bet I'll figure something out though.

Hope you had a decent weekend, maybe even a good one.

'I can tell it's winter from the size of the lump in my throat'

Never Leave

Back in the library, for at least this afternoon. Maybe tomorrow, but I hope not.

I have a nutso 7 days. Let me tell you about it in a non-complaining way. I am simply describing whats going on, and I'm not saying 'i wish i didn't sign up for so many classes' or whatever.

Today:
∞ Get cracking on major paper that has no length restriction. Other students have told me that 20 pages is sort of a minimum. I have 6 so far. Due monday.

∞ Go to my dad's birthday thing. 2008 - 1952 = 56. ok now I've got it (get gift/card still).

Tomorrow:
∞ Finish paper. May spill into early monday. I think i'll be lucky to wrap up my point in 20 pages. It DID take 6 pages to define/explain my thesis.

∞ Finish online course. This includes posting a half dozen entries in a wiki, and writing the final exam. Fingers crossed for a pass.

Monday:
∞ Get paper bound and handed in.

∞ Prepare for carnage that is the rest of the week.

∞ Host preparty, attend Athletic banquet, attend afterparty (for 5 minutes). Fingers crossed for a letterman.

Tuesday:
∞ Present my major nutrition project in the a.m. at the undergrad research forum in poster form.

∞ Present my major research project in the p.m. at the undergrad research forum in powerpoint form. Fingers crossed for a decent lunch.

Wednesday:
∞ Nutrition final exam. I'm still budgetting hours to try and study for this...

Thursday:
∞ Start and finish take home exam for spirituality class. I think by then I'll be ready to reflect.

Friday:
∞ Start and finish assignment for a class I'm not taking but need credit for.

∞ Study and take oral exam for that same class.

∞ Binge drink.

I smell the end. And the sun is out.

'But my head's to the wall and i'm lonely'

Champions Of Nothing

My last week became a pretty nutty one. I've been really busy with trying to tie up classes, and my last day of lectures came and went.

I have an informal presentation tonight with one of my classes, and it's kind of a rap-up to my degree. I'm just waiting in the library for the thing to start at six. Burning up the afternoon I guess. My parents are coming tonight, and they haven't been to anything academic of mine since I can't remember.

I'm guessing I won't pack up and go to class again for a while, but I figure it won't sink in until next september.

I don't have a lot to say I don't think, even though there's been a ton going on. Free lunch on campus yesterday was pretty awesome. Next week I finish presentations, start exams, and start getting ready for alberta.

I'll try and update a little more often, but this is a busy time. I'm trying to find free hours this weekend, and it's looking grim.

'There's something in your too cool for school'

Let The Drummer Kick

I had a busy day, like I knew I would. I always seem to wind up on my computer at 11:30pm though, putting a good routine on my days.

I worked hard today in the library, and at home. I got a poster done for my presentation tomorrow, which pleases me as it's the last thing I have for a really lame class.

I started the semester in history hoping that I could get a decent mark on my essay, as it was my last history class ever, and I've never done really well. I got my essay back today, and this is what my professor said in the comments...

"Mike, This is a competent effort, although your second paragraph can be eliminated or somehow redone. What I have studied of the situation in Holland refers often to the role of the Joodse Raad and its compliance with the demands ff the authorities. Did the council play a role here? A"

I looked up Joodse Raad (Jewish council), and I'm shocked that I didn't run across it in my research. It's fucking major, and I can't believe I scored so high with missing such an important part of my argument. Oh well, I got an A, and I'm pretty stoked.

'I forget what these pills were ever for'

Checkered Floor

I haven't blogged much lately, and it isn't for a lack of things to write about.

I've been pretty busy with school and life. Of course when school gets really busy, my social life starts demanding more and more time out of me. It's all good though. I've been trying to stay really organized over the last month or two, something I've never done really well before. It's working out, although I still don't work as hard as I'd like to.

This weekend I partied, played music, and got a bunch of homework done. Just like last weekend, and the weekend before. There's not much new to report. I have a presentation on friday night which will be the defining part of my semester (/degree?). I'm pretty excited about it.

Anyway, I have a long road before friday, and I hope I don't get sidetracked or caught up in a day-waster or something.

Late.

'Dead as dead can be
My doctor tells me
But I just can't believe him
Ever the optimistic one'

And It Stoned Me

I had a strange inkling for Van Morrison today, so I had to come home and get this song (and like 40 others).

I tried laughing yoga this morning. It's a fringe alternative to regular yoga. By fringe I just mean that it's not very popular. Which I can understand. I really enjoyed the whole process, but it is tough to let yourself go, and laugh at nothing and everything in front of strangers. I'm kind of an introvert in that way (minus the foundry apparently), and it took me a few to get into it. Really cool experience, and I walked out feeling really neat.

Last night for indoor soccer tonight. Ever. It was a good time, but we wound up losing in a frustrating kind of way. Sometimes I get so frustrated at things going on around me that I have to walk away. I guess I demand as much out of my teammates as I try to put in. I walk away because when I hit a level of frustration, I am no good to my team. I think it's a strength that i can recognize that, and save my team some temporary dead weight. Anyway, I really like everyone on my team, and it's a bummer that we won't play again after being together for a lot of years.

Tomorrow is a busy day. I present twice, and prepare for a third which goes friday morning. It's all good though, I've actually been planning pretty well the last little while, and I'm more than prepared.

Are the weeks flying for you too?

'Won't you come with me she said, there's plenty of room in my iron bed'

La Partida

Long week

I am getting down to the grind. Everything is now a simple sentence. My mind is kinda mushy. I've gotten a ton done, and I'm mowing through tests and assignments with the same odd mechanic efficiency that I had three weeks ago. I fondly look back at the days where I didn't have serious work to do, even for just one day.

Umm not really much to report of any significance. I worked hard, partied hard, and rocked hard this weekend. I listened to a lot of music this weekend. I bet I listened to 30-40 hours of music between friday and monday. I guess that's significant. I would say that the 6 minutes that the Foo Fighters performed 'my hero' was the climax of all that.

I really wanted to get a chance to play music on friday night, but we wound up watching the hockey game and drinking too much to care. I've drank pretty hard in the last month, in comparison to my normal intake. I'm definitely a binge drinker, and I would say I normally go once a month. All in moderation I suppose. Well it went like 3 times in march. So I guess you should take moderation in moderation. Or something like that.

Beat: I was sitting in lecture today wondering what the "MICHAEL'S ?" meant on the chalk board. Then some girl asked and Guy goes, 'oh yeah, mike had a question last class that I wanted him to repeat, because I thought it was insightful.' So everyone looks at me, and as usual my mouth was full of food in a rather embarrassing way. And I don't remember WTF I asked 5 days ago. Anyway, I made good when someone else took the liberty of looking like a dumbass. 20 minutes later the kid who was asleep in the back asked out loud what the 'michaels ?' thing was on the board.

[x] embarrassed by instructor
[x] bailed out by kid who can't afford coffee
[ ] interesting lecture

'ambition makes you look pretty ugly'