(get it? party until the cows come home?)

Hope you get to party. Me, I've got to get up early and then stay up for the writer's meetup later in the evening. Joy to all!

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  How I Go, Yellowcard
  Blood Rites, Jim Butcher
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It's tough working and taking a class, however easy this one might sound. Got a lab practical in just about an hour, and I'm not quite ready for it...and we've been quite busy at work, which is crazy. I get home and I just want to sleep.

When am I supposed to be able to write the great debut novel? sigh.

On the fun side, a book that wasn't supposed to be out until next week is now in my hot little hands, and already read since last night. Alright, it was a really short book, but hey, it's Anita Blake. I tear through those. Thanks to Barnes and Noble for having it early. No thanks to any of the bookstores in town for not having up-to-date MCAT study books. Not that I really need a new one, since I barely got through the ones that I had last year, but I would like an update, you know? sigh.

Wish me luck on the test. I'll be glad when this is over. Joyeux Mardi Gras, if I don't see you...anyone want to come party with me this weekend?

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  Pocahontas and Smith, The New World soundtrack (James Horner)

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I signed up for the MCAT again. In a little over two months, I'll subject myself to eight hours of hell. Again. All for that nebulous goal of medical school.

Don't get me wrong. I *think* I want to be a doctor. (Rousing endorsement for my self-esteem, I know.) But geez, the hoops to jump through to get there. That and the $210 it costs to take the damn test. Why oh why can't I be independently wealthy?

If by some miracle I make it through this, I'll have to finish a book before I go into debt up to my eyeballs (and beyond, really). That way I could have some sort of cushion to live on, you know, assuming that people would actually *like* what I write...

Must buckle down and study like the bookworm that I am. If you don't see me online for the next two months, you'll know why. But feel free to send me encouraging messages. I will treasure them always.

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  Joan Osborne, St. Teresa
  furiously reading A Feast For Crows before a) it's due at the library and b) before immersing myself in the physical sciences of the MCAT
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My dad turns 60 today. Happy Birthday, Daddy! I love you!

Here's hoping for many, many more.

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  Josh Groban; Canto Alla Vita

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