Haha. Haven’t posted since September. Blah blah. I’ve been really busy and trying not to have too many break downs in the process. Right now, for the next few weeks, it’s crunch time as far as it comes to class projects. I have 2 due next week and 2 due the week after Thanksgiving. Therefore, this week and next are even more busy and stress-filled than usual. I just can’t wait until Thanksgiving, then finals, then FINALLY winter break. La la. About 4 weeks left. These are the times I wish I had a TARDIS. *sigh*

For now I leave you all (whoever ends up reading this sorry excuse for a ‘blog’) with an animation from one of my newly appointed favorite TV shows, Supernatural:

Kind of describes my thought on my life right now, by the way…

Feeling: good
Hearing: Say Yes to the Dress

I am so full of fail right now. Life is super busy with school. Every class has at least 2 group/team projects, multiple exams, tons of reading. I’m clinging on to sanity right now. Had a few breakdowns because of the stress. I had a TA job offer but had to turn it down because I felt like I didn’t have enough time to devote to work and do my ‘best’ in school. I’m glad I turned it down because I’d be even more crazy/stressed out right now if I had to work 20 hours a week on top of school demands. Blah. I knew grad school was tough but I didn’t think it would break me in the first month.

My birthday is in 10 days and I really don’t know what to think about it. I’m excited because I get stuff and I get to go home. But my sister may not be able to visit because of recent travel changes at work. I also have 2 tests and a few presentations the week after and that’s all I feel I’ll be thinking about the whole weekend. I feel like I’m turning 24 and haven’t really done anything in my life. No real job, no sign of a love life at all. I feel so lonely up here since most of the people I knew from undergrad are gone and everyone has other friends. It just gets me down sometimes that I’m getting older and feel like I’m spinning my wheels.

See? Me = fail. I’ll stop. I need to continue to work on an assignment for school. Woo.

Feeling: exhausted
Hearing: NCIS

T-C.org is now using WP 2.8.4 – finally. After a LOT of hassle with my FTP program. I wish WP didn’t have upgrades as often – it becomes a hassle! That and Coppermine seem to have upgrades quickly after one is already released. Anyway, does anyone have any good recs for FTP programs? I use Core FTP but it keeps ‘Not Responding’ whenever I upload large amounts of stuff. It took me ages to get this site and my other sites’ WordPress versions upgraded because of that. Free is good too and so is the whole ‘Drag and drop’ concept. :) Any suggestions?

Summer School ended on Tuesday. My final was pretty easy. I got my grade a few minutes ago – an A! I’m so thrilled! I guess I’ll be rocking a 4.0 for a little longer. And that’s good because I don’t know how long I’ll be able to keep that GPA up once I really start my curriculum this fall. Now I get to relax for 2 weeks before it starts all over again. I’m home right now. I drove home this afternoon and I’m just chilling at my parents’ house. We’re going to Florida on Saturday for a week. Can’t wait! :D

Feeling: happy
Hearing: NCIS

Crap! I haven’t updated here in a while. I can’t really say that it’s because of my exciting life. Quite the opposite. Nothing’s been happening around me. I go to school, work, come home, and veg out on the couch until I go to sleep.

Lately I’ve become obsessed with making icons/avatars for livejournal. I was making a cover for a fanmix I was creating last weekend and something turned on inside of me that has given me the inspiration/motivation to make graphics. Mainly True Blood, Torchwood, and other TV shows I like. Speaking of TW (I don’t know who’s a fan that’s reading this), I loved the mini-series up until Day 4. Then the story just went down hill and a LOT of things that happened really upset and disappointed me. I don’t think I’ll be watching the show when it comes back for season 4. Too many things happened that make me want to hit something. I didn’t think I was as invested in the show but I guess I am. I guess I’ll just have to go back to enjoy season 1 and 2 of the show. Again, that probably makes NO sense and is irrelevant to everyone who reads this unless you’re a Doctor Who/Torchwood/Sci-Fi fan. Um. If you like sci-fi, silliness with a slight serious edge, and innuendos among other things, I suggest you try watching Torchwood season 1 and 2. But if not, that’s OK too. :)

School’s almost over. We have a week left until it’s done. I’m SO SO SO ready for summer school to be over. I had my first test on the 20th and got a 95 on it. That shocked me because I went home the weekend before to see my family and meet my sister’s BF. I didn’t have much time to study so getting an A, much less a 95, was shocking.

My 2nd test was yesterday. No so great. Read the rest of this entry »

Feeling: relieved
Hearing: 'Ultimate Cake Off'

I’m so excited about HP coming out on Wednesday! I won’t be seeing it on Wednesday and I don’t know when I’ll be seeing it. However, I am SO geared up for it. :D

I wish I could have gone to the midnight showing just to see the ‘grown-ups’ decked out in their finest wizard gear. There were apparently 12 midnight screenings and a screening at 3 at one of the (2) movie theatres here in College Station, TX. All of them were sold out. That is insanity! If I could go, I probably couldn’t unless I got my tickets back in May. LOL! I went to the midnight screening of Prisoner of Azkaban with Allison and some other friends. That was awesome because we saw lots of people from our high school and the drama teachers (and probably other teachers…) dressed up like their favorite characters. Very entertaining, let me tell you. I’m thinking of going to the midnight screenings of the last 2 movies – HP & the Deathly Hallows Parts 1 and 2. Why not? I mean, it only happens everyonce in a while and people should enjoy the things they’re a fan of and relish in it while the can. I’m just hoping I don’t have an exam or projects due those days. Limited sleep is not good. o_0

Anyway, I’m just excited to see it. Hopefully I’ll be seeing it this weekend with my parents, or brother and sister-in-law – and maybe sister…, if things go smoothly and we have enough time.

I just finished re-reading the book this weekend. I forgot how much I love the series and the book, in particular. The last few chapters just get me and I cried all over again at the end of chapter 27 through the end of the book. I didn’t think I would since I didn’t get too emotional the first time around. Ugh. I ♥ these books so much and I’ve heard the movie is getting positive reactions by the critics. I just hope it measures up and beats the expectations. I was so disappointed with HP & The Order of the Phoenix so I hope I’m not disappointed with this one. It’s going to be amazing!

Feeling: sore
Hearing: The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

Again, I NEED to update this more. I guess I just forget about this place. Not much has happened within the past few weeks.

Summer Session 1 ended on July 1st. I got an A in my Stats class and didn’t even have to take the final! I was so worried about the exam and I spent the whole day and night before it worrying and stressing about it. Thank goodness I didn’t have to take it! I don’t know how I would have done if I had to take the final. But, now it’s over and done. So Yay!

I spent the 4th of July at my parent’s house relaxing for a few days. My brother and sister-in-law came in with the kids and we played with them the whole weekend. Mainly watching movies, swimming, and trying to avoid WW3 and keeping the kids from fighting too much.

Summer Session 2 started last Monday. It’s going OK I think. I won’t actually know how it is until I take my first test – next Monday. We have a group project that’s due at the end of the session. I hope it ends up well and not too stressful. Hopefully everyone in my group will do their share of the work and not load their responsibilities. That’s really what I dread about group projects. I can’t seem to trust people in groups unless I know them well. And since I don’t know these people well, I can’t help but be skeptical about them. Is that bad or rude of me? I don’t think so. I’d be skeptical of me if I didn’t know me very well. LOL.

Feeling: exhausted
Hearing: The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien