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I’m so glad it’s friday. I wish I could have gotten that new layout up but what with the orgo test and the Cards making it to the World Series (I’m gonna fit that in as many places that I can today) it just wasn’t gonna happen. Maybe next week, after I’ve made a new archives layout and a few new banners and buttons. But I’m quite proud that I’ve managed to figure out what the heck was causing weird CSS on Mozilla Firefox. Which is a much better browser than IE in my opinion, except that it doesn’t display color scrollbars. Though, since regular Macs don’t do that either, all is well.
Speaking of Macs, I really need a new laptop. The flickering is getting worse on my laptop, which is scary. I keep telling myself that I just have to not spend two paychecks worth, and I can have the new iBook with more memory AND an iPod. I just have to have self control. Will have to work on that. Well, that and pay rent. Ugh. I truly do hate paying rent. But buying a house sounds so scary, so final…so single, if I’m doing it by myself. Which I probably would be doing, as things are going for me. Bah.
But I’ve reached a stopping point on the layout-ing, so I’m going to head over to Dilliards and pick up some Clinique stuff and see if they have any Cards stuff. Yay Cards! Whee!
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Go Crazy, Folks, Go Crazy!
StandardTHE CARDS ARE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES! Yahoo!
I luff my hostee Sara. Yay for Californians cheering for the Cards!
Cardinals at Boston, Saturday. I really want a Cardinals shirt now. Sweet! The hometown team is going for the whole show. Rock on, Redbirds! I guess I avoided the ‘no watch and they win’ bit tonight since the AHS drama rehearsal was tonight and they ‘happened’ to have a tv in the room, so it was on while we were singing. I was holding my music up in front of my face so I wouldn’t stare at the screen. I saw the replay of Edmond’s (ouch!) diving catch that probably saved the game (and was incidentally the cover photo of the early edition Post-Dispatch that was printed up sometime around the 7th inning, before they knew we’d won. I love that my dad works for the newspaper. You learn the most interesting things.) and I was the only one who noticed that we got that first one. Not so good for ‘not watching the game,’ eh? lol.
But I guess it was a good thing the rehearsal was tonight, even if they decided that we really do need weekly practices instead of just monthly if we’re going to be the slightest bit ready for this celebration, even if they decided to do every other tuesday/thursday so I’ll miss more tv (I know, I know, tv should not be so important to me, but hey, it’s not like I’ve got anywhere else to go, so I’ve gotten attached to it…), even if they want to have the next rehearsal this coming tuesday when I was finally going to get to go to a Writer’s Meetup before NaNoWriMo started (which I think I’ll go to anyway, just because I really do need to get whatever kind of jumpstart on the ‘novel’ that I can, and I already know how to sing “America” from West Side Story), but I got to go home and ‘watch’ the last few innings of the game with the ‘rents. My dad is so happy. He really gets into the games, and I know how much he would like to go to one in the stadium, especially since Busch is being torn down this year…*sniff* Tickets were something on the order of $125 for bleacher seats. Ugh. Would be cool to go though. Unfortunately I don’t trust my record of watching games to even think about jinxing a World Series game. Superstitious? Who, me?
I realized that I don’t think I’ve ever had a Cardinals jersey, and I’m about at my limit of red shirts, although my mom pointed out that I still have a Fredbird head that I suppose I could wear if I wanted to freak out my coworkers (Apparently I went through a phase when I was three or four when I absolutely loved Fredbird, the Cardinal mascot. And my mom [whom I love] made me a Fredbird costume. I worry about myself sometimes). I really want a Cards jersey now, perhaps Rolen (27, my favorite number!) or Pujols (5…that vision of Pujols really pulled through! For those of you who don’t know, my dad is a very accomplished artist who did a painting of Pujols for an art show recently. It was really good. 🙂 ) or Edmonds (15, after that spectacular catch). But I’d settle for one of those Band of Sluggers shirts.
Heh. I didn’t even realize it, but this morning, I chose to wear RED SOCKS (or at least white athletic socks with a red puma) instead of my blue socks of the same type…and the Cards are going on to play the RED SOX…
It had to have been the rally beads. And the hot dogs that my dad made. And me not watching. I’m so proud of my hometown team. GO CARDS!
I guess I should get to bed. Even though it seems like it should be a friday night, it’s only friday morning, and I have to be at work in eight hours. Sheesh. See you on the flip side. Yahoo! Rock on, Redbirds!
I’m so dead, but the Cards are certainly alive
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So the Cards pulled out a win last night, forcing game 7 tonight…come on Cards, let’s go! I want to see you in the World Series this year! It’s funny because I was talking to Eileen last night after the test (at least she sounded like it was hard for her too, so that’s somewhat comforting) and she’s married to a guy from Texas, so she’s turned into an Astros fan…ah well. We can’t both be happy. I have to admit a selfish desire to have my team win. Go Cards! Win Game 7! It’s my favorite number! Whee! I even wore red, the second day in a row. My mom got extra rally beads. I’d shake ’em if I had ’em.
Yeah, so in other news, orgo test #2 last night. It was awful. I guess what I’ll have to do is just do all the problems over again until I figure them out completely. The teacher focused on details, most of which I didn’t get. And I totally blanked on some important parts and actually didn’t finish the last question. I’m so dead. I don’t know how to study for orgo…it seems like too much to memorize, and I thought I had most of the general things down, but then she hits us with details. And some of the stuff she grudgingly told us we should know she didn’t even entertain. Sigh. Common names vs IUPAC names…nothing. Why couldn’t I remember anything other than carbocations are used in Sn1 and E1 reactions? Guh. I guess I’ll have to start going to those workshops, at the lovely times of sunday nights from 9-11 or wednesday nights at same…meh. Isn’t it sad when I say that’s too late for me?
I was hoping to raise my grade up with this test. Not going to happen, unless everyone else was caught as off guard as I was. Doubt it. Two more tests, a regular one and the final. Dear God be with me. At least I don’t have to think about it for a while (though I should) and I can start thinking about NaNoWriMo. I hate disappointing myself. I should go home and read orgo, just because. Oh, right, there’s the monthly high school drama alumni birthday rehearsal thing tonight…oy. And when am I going to exercise? I can’t wait for Halloween.
Enough of a ramble for you? I really need help in orgo. Ugh. I can’t stop thinking about it. Bah. I won’t make you read any more about it though…
freaked out now.
StandardA bit of page 7: GOOOOO CARDS!!!!
and: Kids Pick Kerry to be the next president. And they’ve been right the last four times. How uplifting.
Wish Me Luck! Please! Pray! I need all the help I can get!
Yeah. So, Orgo test tonight. Freaking out. Would like to do better than on last test so I could be solidly in an upper grade than the lower, and don’t want to disappoint anyone, namely Mother, who is so darn confident in me I just hate to say I did badly. I don’t want to do badly, but there’s that realistic voice shouting at the back of my head, you will fail. Where did that come from? I used to be confident in my test taking skills, I was smart enough to figure things out, and suddenly now I’m not. How did I prepare for tests back in high school when I hardly ever got anything below an A? I hate not feeling prepared but then I hate studying. I’m just screwed.
I just wish I was able to channel the same single-minded determination to studying organic chemistry like I can to reading, or writing, or drawing, or anything I like. Had a few ideas for my NaNo story last night, of course. Thank you Lauren for telling me about teh music.
Right, so I was going to tell you how this day has been stressful…
I’ll show you a rearranged carbocation
StandardWARNING: This is a reconstruction of a rant about Organic Chemistry, since (OF COURSE) IE decided to ‘unexpectedly quit’ on my after I had a really long one written, just before I had saved it…ugh! Feel free to skip it, I doubt there is much of import in it to anyone but me.
[ETA: Page 7. Hi Nile!]
Orgo + Jen = stress, not a lot of time to write, and a need to let off some steam. I really hate orgo. I am so scared right now, I have a test on wednesday and I know that I am not prepared for it. I haven’t even finished the homework yet, because I really need to ask some questions about it, and I’m scared to ask the teacher because I’m stupid like that, and I don’t know anyone else in class except Eileen who is ten times smarter than me. (How’s that for a run-on?) I should have followed up on that Cornerstone thing, which is apparently the new tutoring system at WU…maybe I’ll be able to get a ‘mentor’ before Wednesday night.
I hate that orgo is sucking up all my time like some educational vacuum. I’m already two weeks behind on my tv shows because of it, which I know is a stupid thing to be worried about, but I like my vices, thankyouverymuch. I didn’t finish a book in three weeks because of it. (And re: the book…no one had checked it out in A YEAR before I requested it…and of course, the time I don’t finish the book in time, someone else requested it. Just one person. So when they’ve finished, I’ll get it back, but for heaven’s sake. Irony. My life. I shouldn’t be suprised.) I’m not making up an outline for NaNoWriMo because of it. I will be disappointed if I don’t ‘win’ NaNo (aka write the required 50,000 words) because of it, but I have to keep telling myself to be realistic and remember that I will have at least one test during the month. I didn’t get to spend time with Leo, who moved out this weekend, because of it. Hi Leo! I hope you like Champaign…I’ll miss you.
Yeah, so I shall have a new roomie at the end of the month, Olga, who is from Colombia (the country in South America, not the city in the middle of Missouri) and works at SLU. Which means that I’ll be alone in the apartment for two weeks…sigh. It’ll be quiet here. It was weird, Leo stopped by today to pick up her car and leave the keys. How final. If her room’s door is open, footsteps echo from the kitchen. It’s a bit spooky. I don’t think I’m meant to live alone, though it seems I’m going to be that way for some time. Roommate or guy wise. Ugh.
why you should get out there
Standarda simple way to improve your memory This is why I need to get out and exercise. Or perhaps not even get out, but just move…of course, carting my organic textbook around (with its equally heavy solutions manual) should qualify as weight-lifting all by itself. I hate huge textbooks. Seriously. I’m going to get back strain from having those two books in my backpack.
happy and sad
StandardSuperman no more I can’t believe that Christopher Reeve is dead. He was such a driving force for stem-cell research and scientific advances. He genuinely believed that one day he would walk again. I suppose now he will, since Heaven is all that’s good, but I would have liked to see him do it on Earth. I will miss you, Superman.
(stl plug: a link to WU’s spinal research site is included in the article.)
On the good side of things, both the Cardinals and the Rams won their games last night. The Rams won in overtime, overcoming a 17-point deficit to totally stun the crowd. The Cardinals came back from losing the last away game in Los Angeles to beating them 6-2, so they’re moving onto the NLCS for a best of 7 series. Getting closer to the World Series! How cool would it be to have the Cards in a World Series again? The last time they went was ’87, the last time they won was ’82…they definitely need to do it again so I can be around and remember it 🙂
And my whole family made apple pies last night. Dad did the peeling, mom did the pie crust, and I picked the apples 😉 Well, not last night of course. But I did help in random ways…mmmm. apple pie. Soooo good. Thank goodness there will be some waiting for me after class tonight. Argh! Class! Test a week from Wednesday! Nooooo! I have so much homework to do before then….it seems like this semester (year, really) is going by so quickly. Which is good in that the class will be over soon, but bad that we’re already up against another test. Bah.
It smells like turpentine in here. I am heartily sick of all this construction. And I really need to get out and exercise, but I’m not willing to get up earlier and I feel like when I get home I need to immediately eat something and do homework. Ergh.
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Debatable
StandardI hate living in a swing state that’s not really swinging anymore.
All hail the presidential debate taking place tonight on the campus of my alma mater, Washington University. Please please let Kerry ‘win.’ I don’t think I could stand it if we were subjected to another four years of dubya. erg. I can’t believe my grandparents are republican. Then there’s the irony that all three of their children are/were democrats. Sigh.
Did you register to vote?
(x-posted at my LJ because I’m lazy.)
Go Cards!
StandardSo yeah. This is just a silly entry, really, I just wanted to cheer for my hometown team, since they’re playing another playoff game tonight. It’s at home but of course it’s supposed to rain tonight. Lovely. I’ll just make sure I don’t watch, and they should win! Right? Right.
I just discovered Ryan Cabrera. His song On the Way Down has been getting a little airplay on Y98 and I liked it enough to get it on iTunes…then I sampled the other songs and pronounced it good enough to get the cd. Which I now have (you can too), and since ELISAs are the most boring thing and take the longest time in the world, I’ve listened to it several times already today. Check it out. The record is produced by John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls (and he contributes a few background vocals) so it’s pretty cool from the start.
One of these days I’m going to get Songs about Jane and II. Once I stop spending money on frivolous purchases. I really need to actively save for that new laptop/keyboard/digital camera. Meh. Hopefully essentially closeting myself in my room in front of my comp (please please stop flickering, monitor!) for NaNoWriMo will keep me out of the stores. Yeah. Need to write an outline for that, btw. Soon. Just as soon as I get some of the homework done for orgo. Ugh. Another test in a week and a half or something like that. Damn. Did I mention how the days were going by quickly?
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