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[04 Nov 2008|05:07pm] |
I VOTED.
(...a couple of days ago because I care about Seattle politics more than Chicago/Evanston. Absentee ballots, hooray!)
Definitely had a screaming argument with my parents about it. When I told them how I voted (for Obama, for not discriminating against transgendered people, for the governor I wouldn't be embarrassed by) they accused me of being unamerican. Apparently loving my country and wanting to fix its problems is exactly like being a terrorist. Ha ha ha, it is to laugh.
Also, my dad accused me of being sexist because I wasn't voting for Palin. I mean, apparently voting for the lady is more important than voting for the one who doesn't shoot wolves from planes. idk, guys.
I need to study for a physics midterm, but I also really need to keep refreshing FiveThirtyEight and checking the Google election map. We'll see how this thing turns out.
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| In which the italics tag is abused |
[23 Sep 2008|11:39pm] |
I'm back at college.
I predict this quarter will be somewhat unpleasant. I'm taking Korean, physics, statistics, and (joy of joys) differential equations. Math and I have a somewhat tenuous relationship, and I fear this may strain it to the breaking point.
(Also, my computer still is in transit. I weep.)
That's all boring, though. I want to talk about Twilight*.
Holy shit, guys, this book is epic. It's the literary equivalent of Hostess cupcakes -- I know they're bad for me and I know they'll make me feel sick and kind of queasy in the morning, but I can't stop reading.
Seriously, guys, they play baseball. In thunderstorms. Because their strength is the strength of titans. And Bella's blood is like ambrosia, and she smells like freesia (hee, freesia!). And when her undead lover kisses her in the hospital her heart literally stops.
I'm going to buy New Moon tomorrow. I am so excited.
*To my mild horror, one of my new suitemates thinks Twilight is well written. I don't really know how I feel about that.
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[27 Aug 2008|03:54pm] |
Much to my dismay, I can't upload pictures to my temporary computer at all, thanks to my own stupidity/forgetfulness.
I only have a few more days in Korea, and they're going to be a little crazy. I'm going out with a friend tonight, then I have to finish buying presents*, then I need to help my mom's friend move, and then I have to find the exchange student who's going back to Seattle with me and make sure I don't lose him on the way home.
Other than that, I've experienced a ridiculous outpouring of fannishness over the last week or so. I just finished burning through the Legion of Super Heroes reboot and doodling fanarts of various legionnaires.
Alright, so: I think I'm going to buy a tablet when I get back. I'm not a professional artist/design monkey/etc, I just want to be able to colour on the computer without crying. Do any of you lot have suggestions as to company/size/brand?
*I hate buying souvenirs for people. I know folks are satisfied just getting a little "I didn't completely forget you!" tchotchka, but it bugs me when I can't find something sort of meaningful.
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| I opened up my spam folder to discover... |
[21 Aug 2008|02:48am] |
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Britney sues vagina for divorce.
Heading for a custody battle for the ages?
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| Media |
[16 Aug 2008|11:52am] |
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I just finished watching even more British TV.
Why, with all the hype about Torchwood, did nobody tell me that the Sarah Jane Adventures are pure, unadulterated awesome? The characters are smart and charming, the monsters are genuinely pretty scary, and nobody has to be the stupid one or the incompetent one just to let RTD's Mary Sues the heroes shine.
Furthermore, instead of wangsty manpain (i.e. Voyage of the Damned, which I found completely hilarious), when the characters are hurting I want to take them home and make them cookies, not slap them until they stop being so self-centred. "The Lost Child" made me go D: a lot, in a good way, and I definitely cried all over the ending of "Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?".
And boy, after the icky misogyny in Doctor Who, I am really appreciating that the lead is nearly sixty and still an epic badass. The whole Harriet Jones "don't you think she looks tired?" thing still makes me angry every time I remember it.
(Also? Elisabeth Sladen is smokin'. And I kind of covet her fuzzy purple jacket.)
(Also also? Mr. Smith's giant fanfare will never, never stop being funny. Every time he starts up I nearly weep with laughter.)
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[14 Aug 2008|03:47am] |
Wow, I haven't posted on this thing for ages and ages.
So I finished my first year of college. It was interesting. I think I might be transferring after next year.
I'm in Korea right now, visiting the ancestral homeland. I'm mostly having a good time, but right now it's too hot and I can't sleep.
How's everybody doing?
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| In which I whine about my grades like a whining thing |
[24 Mar 2008|10:19pm] |
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I got my grades today.
Hello there, lowest grade I have ever received in a class.
(C+ in math? Jesus Christ.)
To understand why I'm kind of aaaaaaah about this (considering this quarter was like being stomped on by large men in hobnailed boots), my mother switched from business to engineering by getting a perfect 4.0 for three years and memorising her textbooks cover to cover. She's a super-intense Korean lady who gets disappointed when I get B+'s instead of A's. I'm pretty sure if I failed or dropped a class I would just never be allowed to come home again.
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On the other hand, I got my grade in orgo up from a D to a B, so that's good, right? Right?
D:
OH! I'm also in New York right now! It is filled with very pushy people! Spring Awakening is awesome! I went to two museums today and now I can never eat again!
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| Is the Devil in your Laptop?* |
[23 Jan 2008|11:38am] |
One of my favourite things about going to a Big Schmancy University is that there are people with flyers out and about. I find many of them unintentionally hilarious to the max, and was kind of sad when it got too cold for them to wander around, inviting me to Bible study.
So it's snowing and miserable and the LaRouche Political Action Committee is out. It's like winning the loony lottery! A veritable cornucopia of half-baked logical fallacies and confused thinking!
(Just remember, kids: if you use Facebook, you'll kill your friend at a Halloween party and go to prison!)
*Yes, but praying didn't work and holy water shorted out my keyboard. What now?
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| A quick note to someone who needs it: |
[21 Jan 2008|01:30pm] |
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Dear Roommate:
Chew with your mouth closed.
And set your goddamn alarm clock.
No love,
Sarah
...yeah.
So after playing the weirdest game of Axis and Allies ever, one of my friends found a site that allows you to play Axis and Allies via email, thus allowing all five of us to play without trying to get all five of us into a single room.
Yeah, that's not going to be dangerous to my GPA or anything.
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| Bleach ch. 291 |
[23 Dec 2007|08:10pm] |
Does anyone else on my flist read Bleach?
Because... well, damn. ::excited flail::
In other news: an article on cursing.
Mmf. Back to holiday baking. Help, I'm drowning in pies D:
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| Meme o'clock |
[08 Dec 2007|02:19am] |
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From ![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/userinfo.gif) pishbadlarr
Go to Wikipedia home page and click random article. That is your band's name.
Click random article again; that is your album name.
Click random article 15 more times and those are the tracks on your album.
Band: Lapdance
Album: apsyeoxic
Subtitle: Maritime Football League
( tracklisting )
Why, yes, I will be in the coolest nerdcore band ever. A solid 6 out of 18 random articles are directly math or science-related, and an extra two for language and linguistics. Sweet.
ETA: I maintain, though, that the best bandname ever would be PISASTER DISASTER. How cool would that be? Heavy-metal and eco-friendly!
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| Ways in which I have failed |
[02 Dec 2007|07:57pm] |
-I failed at counting carbons, had to do corrections, and now my lab notebook looks like an angry tornado
-I failed at observing things.
-I failed at obeying Conservation of Mass, and somehow managed to get a 191% yield in a reaction.
...I broke physics?
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| While watching Avatar 3.05 -- |
[28 Oct 2007|12:33am] |
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-- oh, Azula. You're such a freak. :D
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| icon meme |
[22 Oct 2007|07:13pm] |
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Meme from harrylovesron
User pics - we use them, we love them, and love to admire other's. Let's dig a little bit deeper into this...
Comment on this post. I will choose seven userpics from your profile and you will explain what they mean and why you are using them. Post this along with your answers in your own journal so others can play along.
( fetchez la vache )
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| An open letter to someone who needs it: |
[12 Oct 2007|10:40pm] |
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Dear fellow res college chix0r,
I, too, am not terribly overjoyed about my period. The airy-fairy fluffy nonsense about bleeding and red tents and childbirth leaves me cold, and I don't really get the joy and happiness of being a cramped, bloody, angry mess for several days to a week. And yes, balancing a used tampon and a new tampon and a purse and keys and everything else is kind of a hassle in a cramped stall.
That being said, whoever is leaving wadded up tampons and pads in the toilet? I will end you.
Have a great day! :)
Love,
Sarah!
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| Signs you may need to go back to the gym |
[08 Oct 2007|04:23pm] |
Today I carried a 17' CRT monitor two blocks and up four flights of stairs. My elbow hinge feels too loose and typing hurts.
In other news, my advanced crazy-cat-lady-hood seems a little less fun without the cats. Damn you, allergies!
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[03 Oct 2007|05:40pm] |
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I feel kind of crappy and headache-y, so I’m filling out the book meme instead of doing my orgo homework.
( books read meme )
Oh, wow! Tags!
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[27 Sep 2007|11:02pm] |
Okay, so I wasn't really super-thrilled with how my school handles intro-level engineering classes (answer: a bizarre smush of a class that tries to teach programming, linear algebra, and physics and sort of kind of succeeds not really), and I'm really not super-thrilled with my instructor, but I am seriously happy that I get a free sticker with my student version of Matlab.
It's pretty rad. I'm going to have to stick it ironically onto a bike helmet or something.
Thanks to the magic of Craigslist, I may be able to resume learning C sometime in my lifetime.
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[25 Sep 2007|11:40pm] |
Since starting college, I've developed a drinking problem.
I can't get water from the Nalgene into my mouth. It's getting really embarrassing really quickly. I mean, I got into engineering at a schmancy university, it stands to reason I'd have the spatial reasoning skills to hydrate responsibly in an earth-friendly manner, but all signs are pointing to NO.
Also, I have an 8:00 organic chemistry class. I have fear.
(Also also, I watched the "Heroes" premiere. Am excited for next week. Must acquire fellow nerds for viewing parties, yes.)
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