Ways to procrastinate from writing wesathon fic

Method #42: Watch the X-Files with the sound off while blasting Wilco's latest album and pretend I'm really watching awesome X-Files vids.

Also, it pisses me off that the super expensive milk I buy because it's lactose free makes me sick anyway. Stupid fucking milk.

Ugh...

When I'm dragged out of sleep because of the phone (the caller didn't piss me off though...it is lunch time on the East coast after all) and I get online cuz it's a good time to be awake and I see there are like, only 6 new entries on my FL since I went to bed, it means I should go back to sleep.

See y'all in an hour or three...

The Senate Strikes a Blow against Bigotry

Today I am truly proud of my country and my Constitution. A document I cherish more than any other survived unmarred, despite the bigots' best intentions. May it always stand as a document of freedom and liberty for all, and never be used (again) to codify and legalize anybody as a Second Class citizens.

If I was the type, I'd add God bless America here. But I'm not that type, so I'll just say long live the land of the free and home of the brave, yeah?

Good news? Bad news? Am I really persuing this?

So I went and did a little research today when my 1:00 appointment cancelled. (As a side note, my 2:00 blew me off as well. Fucking ingrates. I still have to stay until 5 though. Grrr...)

Anywho, back to research. So I braved Financial Aid to find out if I could take out an additional loan. The loan would serve three purposes. 1) Books 2) Italy 3) Moving expenses. She said I could apply for an additional loan of up to $12,000. Woo! I don't need $12,000 though. I'll be happy with $5,000. That should cover everything nicely. I'll probably be approved, because it's based on credit, and mine is still in excellent condition.

Then I worked some voodoo on my schedule and I realized I could fit all my final requirements in if I A)Take one additonal class at a local JC B)Drop my honors classes C)Appeal to take 20 units instead of 17. All of this hinges on my advisor signing off on it, but I don't see why he wouldn't. I'm sure he'd be happy to do so.

Now I guess the biggest concern is getting into grad school. I don't know if it's stupid to move to a place before I know for sure if I'm accepted. (We'd have to move by March, I won't know my status until mid-April.) On the one hand, it seems like I'm asking for trouble. On the other hand, I don't know why they wouldn't accept me. I'd have to do well on GRE's...but fuck, I'm not worried about that. I have a 3.8 so far, so if I don't fuck up this fall, I should be fine GPA wise.

So as it stands now, everything looks possible, everything looks doable, and I can't think of a reason not go with it.

California Stars Chapter 27

Chapter 27

In William’s closet, behind a stack of clothes he outgrew years ago, he kept a small ring box, a large book, and a stack of CDs. He had thoughtfully acquired these treasures over the year and hid them carefully. He had planned to wrap them, but it slipped his mind completely.

Early Christmas morning, long before dawn, he sat on his bedroom floor with the items spread out in front of him. He picked them up one by one, turned them over in his hand, studied them, and sat them back down.
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