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The Returneth of (REAL) Homework :P

Granted, I’m not a fan of homework.  Well…of MY homework that is.  For the kids?  OH HELL YEAH.  BRING IT.  But for me….not so much.

Yeah…I’ve been in school now for about a month.  And sure, I’ve had homework.  I’ve got Algebra & French for 2 of the 4 classes.  Show me a 5-day-a-week class teacher who doesn’t assign homework & I’ll show you a cat with bad breath.

Its like Catholics without guilt, Scots without a drink.  (Shut it…I’m both, so I can rag).   The thing that separates this weekend from the others?

History.  2 papers worth.  WTF?!?!?

I have 2…yes, TWO papers due Thursday.  And since I have shit-megaton of homework for Algebra & French EVERY DAY….I figured out I’d knock both history papers out this weekend.

Easier said than done.

Yeah, I like to write.  But I like to write crap, I LIKE.  And stop with the “Hey!  I thought you dug history” looks.  Yeah…I DO like history.  But I also like watching boxing.  Doesn’t mean I wanna get punched in the face though.

So 2 papers.  One of them is for my oral presentation on Thursday (I’m writing it on the Zimmermann Telegram…don’t know what that is?  THEN OPEN A HISTORY BOOK!!) and the other is on the writings of Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. Du Bois, a comparative essay.

So here I sit…in massive pain (I can’t play Rock Band anymore without hurting myself…and yes, I WAS downstairs playing….shut it MOM!!), trying to figure out how to begin.

I think I’ll do the Zimmermann paper, the French take-home quiz (I LOVE IT WHEN SHE DOES THAT!!) and the algebra homework.  I’ll save the comparative essay for Tuesday night.

Hey….a girls gotta chill.  And besides…..it ain’t like Booker T. or Du Bois are going anywhere in a hot minute.  AND…tonight is my True Blood season finale.  I need to get my Eric fix.  ;)

OK…time for this girl to chill in a cool bath.  :)   Until later…..

-Jen…signing off.

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It’s Tuesday & it’s still terrible…

Since I don’t want to post about all the crappity-crap-crap going on in my life any longer (because it seems the more I bitch about it, the more it seems to pile up…seriously), I’m going to do one of them answer quiz things you find all over Facebook.

Yeah…I know….boring.  But the alternative is even worse.  So here we go.

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1.)  Seven states you’ve been to?
FL, CA, NV, NC, AZ, TX, LA

2.)  Six things you’ve done today.
put crap in the dryer, put in a load of laundry, got Jake dressed, brushed Lea’s hair, brushed Jake’s hair, logged into Facebook

3.)  Five favorite things in no order
my friends, my kids, history, facebook, my cell phone

4.)  Four people you last talked to
Mom, Pop, Bubba, DC

5.)  Three wishes?
for DC to find a good job, my FA to get approved TOTALLY, to feel better mentally

6.)  Two things you want to be when you grow up?
history professor, egyptian paleoanthropologist/archaeologist

7.)  Has anyone ever tried to ruin a relationship you were in?
Yes

8.)  This survey gets a little personal .. can you handle it?
Sure

9.)  When were you last picked up from the ground?
It has to be a while now.  I think it was when I fell on the floor in the garage.

10.)  When did you last go in a car with a boy/girl?
Yesterday.  Dale drove me to my PT appointment.

11.)  When were you on the phone last and with who?
The other day & it was with both my mom & pop

12.)  What are you excited for?
Well, I was excited for the upcoming school semester…but FA is being stupid.

13.)  Are you scared to fall in love?
Nope.

14.)  How fast does your mood change?
Too quickly.

15.)  I bet you miss someone today?
I do.

16.)  Can you honestly say you’re okay right now?
If by OK you mean, being broke, having only 1 car that works currently, not knowing when my FA will get approved, wondering how much longer it’ll be before DC finds a new job…then yes, I’m OK.

17.)  What were you doing at 4am?
I think I got up to get a drink.

18.)  Where do you live?
Raleigh, NC.

19.)  What do you drive?
A 2000 Nissan Quest

20.)  Are you a jealous person?
Nope.  I feel you can do what you want.  Its your life & you’ll have to live with the repercussions of your actions.

21.)  What are you listening to?
The ending credit music to Harry Potter.

22.)  Would you go in public looking like you do right now?
Yeah, but I’m pretty sure I’d get arrested, since I don’t have any pants on.

23.)  Is there someone in your life that can always make you smile?
My kids.

24.)  What’s something you really want right now?
More than I want to go back to school, I want DC to get a job.  I feel better when he feels better.  And right now we’re both caught in a vicious cycle of making the other feel worse.

25.)  Are you slowly drifting away from someone?
Yes & no.

26.)  Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance?
Depends on my mood.

27.)  When is the last time you saw your sister(s)?
Like 5 years now?  We don’t see one another because she lives in Miami.  But she’s also dating an incredible butthead, so even if I WERE in Miami, I wouldn’t see her.

28.)  Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you?
Oh yeah!  Famous:  Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio.  Non-famous:  Todd, my niece Amber & my great-nephew Julian.

29.)  Where did you get the shirt you’re wearing right now?
Old Navy.  That’s where I get most of the shit I wear.

30.)  What are you doing this week?
Being depressed, playing Sims, trying to clean the house, go bitch to Sprint

31.)  Do you put ketchup on top of your french fries or on the side?
On the side.

32.)  How many 20 dollar bills do you have on you right now?
None.

33.)  How is your relationship with your mother?
Dysfunctional is a good term for our relationship.  Tense is another good way to describe our relationship.

34.)  Does anybody hate you?
Not that I know of.

35.)  Ever been out past your curfew?
I was known to ALWAYS bust my curfew.  ;)

36.)  Anyone of the opposite sex been on your mind lately?
Yep.  But not in that sex/love way.  Cause I’ve been thinking about my Bubba

37.)  Are you nice to everyone?
I try to be.

38.)  Do you like funny people or serious people?
Both.

39.)  What is your biggest regret?
I’m going to plead the 5th on this one.

40.)  Would you ever date someone who was gorgeous but they had a conceited attitude?
Nope.

41.)  Expecting something to change in the next month?
I’m hoping something will change, but I’m not holding my breath.

42.)  Yesterday night, what did you do?
Pretty much cried myself to sleep.

43.)  What is your favorite color?
Black…it matches my mood.

44.)  If you were kicked out of your current residence whom would you call?
My mother….unfortunately.

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Its WINDSday, Rabbit…

Well, today was the return to higher edu-ma-cation.  5 classes.  I am in way over my head…but I like it.  1st day run-down:

There is weird weather here in Raleigh today.  Cold, rainy & hell-a-ass windy.  We’re talking 50-60 MPH gusts.  Cool crap.  Reminds me of Miami…except colder.  :)

Starting my collegiate day we’ve got Lit based research.  My prof is the a-typical femme lit teacher.  Nice.  Smart.  Knows her stuff.  And she’s got a deviant streak like moi.  She’s into ghosts, goblins & all the other things that go “bump” in the night.  Its cool.  Every 5 weeks we’ll have another research paper due.  First is fiction, followed by poetry & then drama.  I’m going to dig this class.  I get to FINALLY write somewhat creatively.  :)

Next up is History 2 with my advisor (who is working on his PhD in History…so I automatically dig him).  We’re going to cover from Reconstruction (that’s post-Civil War for all you non-students) right on through today.  It should be wildly cool, since I’m an uber History nerd.  :)   Only bad thing about this class…something in there sent me tail-spinning into an allergy induced asthma attack.  BAD attack.  Not cool.  Itchy lung not cool.  Anywho…I’m digressing…cool teacher, pretty cool subject matter, not too shabby papers will be written.  Cool beans.

On to Math.  Ugh.  Math.  Even the sound of the word gives me heart palpitations.  I am not a math person.  Nada.  Zip.  Zilch.  Period.  End of sentence.  Now I tried to take math online last semester, and was doing fairly well (84) but it was getting harder and I knew I’d falter.  And with these classes, if you get a “D” you don’t get credit to move on.  And since I’m a stupid-ass when it comes to digits, I NEED to pass this to move on & get it OVAH with.  Teacher is cool.  Explained to her that I’m mathphobic and have test anxiety.  Explained about the online course last semester and my near divorce from DC because he’s a walking T-84 (TI Scientific Calc).  Dude can do calculations in his noggin like wicked fast.  I hate that.  Since I’m still counting on fingers & toes here.  Anywho…she said it’ll be cool.  Between class, lab and working in the ILC (tutor hall) I’ll come out with an “A”.  She guaranteed it.  I’m going to hold her to that.

Final class of the day (at least the IRL classes) is Anthropology.  I TOTALLY dig this teacher.  He’s an archaeologist (like I wanna be) and has done field work to boot.  LOTS of field work.  He also dug my Mythbusters laptop skin-it that DC made me.  (DC rocks…have I mentioned that…other than the digit thing…)  Anywho, he invited me to go on some field work this summer.  HOW FREAKING COOL IS THAT?!?!?!?  This is going to be a great class.  I can already tell.

Last LAST class is online.  I’ve got another music class with Dr. S.  He loves me.  I love him.  He’s quirky and I get that.  I dig his teaching style and appreciate the freedom he allows the student to really get into their work.  I like it when they let you take an idea and run with it.  This is going to cover American Music…and anyone who knows me…knows I KNOW American music.  (Big freaking nerd here!)

So far, so good.  I’m sicker than all shit right now.  I’ve been sneezing, wheezing and hacking since 11AM.  I’m going to dope my ass up good right now & pass out.  Have class tomorrow (well…math lab only) so I need to get my self better and raring to go…since we have a pretest.  And so it starts.  ::SIGH::

OK, off to hack up a lung and pass out.

Until then,

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