Okay... yeah... I haven't updated this thing in quite some time. I really keep meaning to, with everything that goes on, but I just don't get around to it for some reason. Oops. My bad. So, I guess I'll try to fill in the gist of what I've missed posting.
I've had a couple of tests. Let's see... since I really don't remember what tests I have and haven't mentioned... my American Heritage test did end up curving to a C, I believe. And I have a C in the class. So much cravitz. I'm really hoping that I can get at least a B- in the class. C's are just so... blech. I got a freakin' 62% on my Book of Mormon test. Suck! I thought I knew the material at least a tiny bit better than the last test, but I think I got 80% on that one. What the heck happened?? And that class only has three grades - midterm 1, midterm 2, and the final. There is an extra credit thing that I did, but who knows how much that's going to help. Freakin' dumb. I hate it. And then I also had another physical science test. Which, I know, I hadn't been keeping up completely with the reading, but I was paying attention in class (well, as best I could when I wasn't falling asleep), and taking notes and everything... and just because I didn't read the material before the coinciding class period doesn't mean that I didn't read it at all. I did go back and read. And even during the test, usually you can tell what the gist of the outcome is going to be, because you do or don't know the stuff well enough. So here I am taking the test, and even until the end of it, I thought I might get an A again, or possibly a B... but no... I got 67%. What the freaking cravitz?! Getting that, after failing my Book of Mormon test, was only slightly disheartening. And by slightly, I mean like, really depressing. I thought I was being better in my classes than the beginning of the year, but I just keep getting worse. What the freakin' heck. The good thing was, a few days ago I took a music test. Those always make me feel better, 'cause that's an easy class. I go to class, pay attention, listen to the selected music just before the test, and everything's fine. So I got a 98%. Yeah! Woot! *dances* Really, really made my day better.
Okay, so, enough about my grades. I'd rather not think about them that much anyway. I had a concert the other night. Last Thursday, the one before Thanksgiving. We played... eight pieces, I think. And two of them had four movements. It was a long concert. Definitely different than high school concerts. :P I really liked most of our music. Actually, probably all of it. Some things were just better than others. Like, in the second and fourth movements of the first piece, there were these awesome horn rips... like, to a high G (and some to a high A). Pretty much the best parts of that whole piece. I love it. And the Dixie Land Band was pretty awesome. I just love listening to them play. Which is a good thing, because after we finished the piece that they played with us, they just went ahead and played something of their own, and I swear, it never ended... well, okay, obviously it did, but it seemed really long. But they were really cool. And then there was the last piece. Oh, yes... Zion. What Jami likes to refer to as Chop Killer. And she has fourth part. Mine, third part, was pretty much death. Second worse, next to first part, in my opinion. I feel for them, because by the end of the piece, I could hardly play. In fact, I literally barely held on long enough for the piece to end. Hard stuff. But I do really like the piece. It just takes a lot. And we played it last. Great... so we had alreay been playing probably for more than an hour. My lips... so tired...
I've also finally registered for my schedule for next semester. It's now set in stone, so there's no more of this, well here's what I'm planning to do next semester, this is what I'm hoping I'll get... so, my schedule next semster is as follows:
Monday
8:00-8:50 Econ
9:00-9:50 English
10:00-10:50 Book of Mormon (part 2)
12:00-12:50 Psychology
Tuesday
9:00-9:50 Beginning Jazz Dance
1:00-2:50 Band
3:00-3:50 Trigonometry
Wednesday
8:00-8:50 Econ
9:00-9:50 English
10:00-10:50 Book of Mormon (part 2)
12:00-12:50 Psychology
7:00-9:30 Careers in Music Ed
Thursday
9:00-9:50 Beginning Jazz Dance
1:00-2:50 Band
3:00-3:50 Trigonometry
Friday
8:00-8:50 Econ
9:00-9:50 English
12:00-12:50 Psychology
And then I'll probably have private lessons on Saturday. And I'm taking an online health course, which shouldn't be too hard.
And then Sarah left the next day, Friday. And came back on Sunday. So I was Sarah-less for the weekend. She left for her brother's (Mark's) wedding. Aw, good times. That was a lonely, boring weekend, though. However, I did watch some movies that were being shown on TV. Titanic a couple of times, Enough a couple of times, A Walk to Remember... oh, good times. That's a sweet movie. Like, in a tender way. Oh, and I also had a pre-Thanksgiving dinner at Jeffrey and Debbie's house on Sunday evening. It was really crowded for their little place. But it was good food. They had turkey and mashed potatoes, of course. And I don't remember what else, 'cause that's probably all that I had. And then I had some chocolate pie. That was also pretty good stuff.
Tuesday was fantastically a Friday. Had all of Friday's classes. So I liked to think of it as a Friday, with several Saturdays that come afterwards. Good. Times. And Sarah and I went to computer science at 9:00, since our schedules allowed it. So we were finished with classes by 11:00. Whoo! Aweseomeness. And then my family came to visit a few hours later. We met them at the BYU Bookstore. Really good times! Oh, and Chanelle got her hair cut, so it's cute and short. She looks adorable! Then we went shopping for a while, for shirts and hoodies and stuff. That... took a long time. And I didn't really get anything, so it seemed even longer. But I was with my family! Really good times! And then we went and had some ice cream. Well, my mom, Cody, and I had hot chocolate. Mmm... good stuff. Hot at first, but yummy. Oh, yeah, we also met up with our cousins in the bookstore after a while. And then, after visiting the dorms and everything, we headed off to my grandparents' house. We've been here since Tuesday. Jeffrey and Debbie came on Wednesday, I believe. And we're having good times together. Thanksgiving dinner last night. Mmm... I pretty much just had turkey and mashed potatoes. So... yummy... yeah, delicious. I also had a cinnamon roll and an orange roll. The cinnamon rolls... are absolutely delightful. Thanksgiving dinner's great.
And apparently, this morning Sammy had her baby! Aww! So exciting! And at least she waited until after Thanksgiving dinner, right? He was born at 6:55 this morning. 19 inches long. 7 pounds, 11 ounces. And probably one of the cutest little guys ever, though I haven't seen him yet. His name is Ashton. Ashton David Jacobson. Aw... isn't it cute? I like the name, anyway. So now I'm an aunt! I'll bet he's just adorable... though, to be honest, I was rooting for a December birthday, like mine. But I guess I'll let it go. Besides, David and Sammy did want him to come sooner than that. :P November 23, 2007. Oh, kind of weird. Never lived in the 1900s! Poor guy. He's missing out. :) Anyway... yeah, I'm excited about that. Good times all around. And congrats, Sammy and David! Everyone's so happy for you! :D
Friday, November 23, 2007
Friday, November 9, 2007
Change is Inevitable...
Ahh... this morning was somewhat on the depressing side, for some reason. I just felt so annoyed and angry at the world. It's hard to say exactly why. However, my day did improve.
During my break between Physical Science and Music 101, I decided to head over to the BYU Bookstore. It's always fun to just look around. Although, sometimes it really makes me want to buy stuff. Luckily, I almost never carry around money with me. I often see cool books I'd like to get, or I wander into the place where they have a bunch of board games and things... speaking of which, today I found a Nintendo Monopoly game. Wow, that'd be really fun to have. It even has cool little Nintendo figures... forget that dog everyone wants to be, there's Link's shield, a classic Nintendo controller... ah, good times. Thing is, I don't play Monopoly nearly enough to pay the $36 it asked for on the sticker. But, I enjoyed looking anyway.
After lunch... oh, actually, speaking of lunch... for at least the past two days, the food selection in the cafeteria has been less than satisfactory. At least for me. I can manage with some of the foods, but they haven't lately had something that looks really good, like they often do, out of all the choices. But... I'll get over it. Eventually, they'll have something delicious again. :P
So, after that... Oh, I got a letter from Rachel in the mail today! Really good times... there's just nothing quite like getting a letter in the mail (something other than junk). It just made my day brighter. Except... actually, the letter did draw tears from my eyes. I realized, once again, that things will never be the same. Ever again. I'll never be able to go back to high school. Never be able to do all those things we did together in high school. As great as it was to move on, I think I took some things for granted. And I can only assume that things are going to keep on changing. People will change. I will change. And there's no going back. It really makes me sad to think about. I guess I'm one of those people that isn't particularly fond of change. Change just makes me look back at the past, and think about how it'll never be the same. And as much as I'd like to, I'll never have that time back. I suppose the better thing to do would be to move on, and look forward, to the future, but... *sigh* Okay, stop making yourself feel depressed again, Ashley. Really, it was a fabulous letter. I loved it. :D
Oh, and I think I may feel a cold coming on. I can only hope I'm wrong. Probably all Sarah's fault. [/teasing]
During my break between Physical Science and Music 101, I decided to head over to the BYU Bookstore. It's always fun to just look around. Although, sometimes it really makes me want to buy stuff. Luckily, I almost never carry around money with me. I often see cool books I'd like to get, or I wander into the place where they have a bunch of board games and things... speaking of which, today I found a Nintendo Monopoly game. Wow, that'd be really fun to have. It even has cool little Nintendo figures... forget that dog everyone wants to be, there's Link's shield, a classic Nintendo controller... ah, good times. Thing is, I don't play Monopoly nearly enough to pay the $36 it asked for on the sticker. But, I enjoyed looking anyway.
After lunch... oh, actually, speaking of lunch... for at least the past two days, the food selection in the cafeteria has been less than satisfactory. At least for me. I can manage with some of the foods, but they haven't lately had something that looks really good, like they often do, out of all the choices. But... I'll get over it. Eventually, they'll have something delicious again. :P
So, after that... Oh, I got a letter from Rachel in the mail today! Really good times... there's just nothing quite like getting a letter in the mail (something other than junk). It just made my day brighter. Except... actually, the letter did draw tears from my eyes. I realized, once again, that things will never be the same. Ever again. I'll never be able to go back to high school. Never be able to do all those things we did together in high school. As great as it was to move on, I think I took some things for granted. And I can only assume that things are going to keep on changing. People will change. I will change. And there's no going back. It really makes me sad to think about. I guess I'm one of those people that isn't particularly fond of change. Change just makes me look back at the past, and think about how it'll never be the same. And as much as I'd like to, I'll never have that time back. I suppose the better thing to do would be to move on, and look forward, to the future, but... *sigh* Okay, stop making yourself feel depressed again, Ashley. Really, it was a fabulous letter. I loved it. :D
Oh, and I think I may feel a cold coming on. I can only hope I'm wrong. Probably all Sarah's fault. [/teasing]
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Go Team!
Well, yesterday I woke up and thought it was Friday. Shoot... I do things like that all the time. I swear, I can hardly ever get the day of the week right. :P Anyway, classes were nothing special. Same ol', same ol'. So, nothing really to talk about there. Last night I also went to a concert. Dr. Hinckley, my Music 101 professor, was in it. He plays clarinet. Really well. He is the clarinet instructor, after all. And he was accompanied by piano. It was pretty cool.
Unfortunately, today was one of those lonely days - emotionally, at least. School-wise, though, today was great. The usual Thursday classes - two hours of band followed by American Heritage lab. Normally I have to catch up on the reading material in the morning before I go to the lab, but today we got full credit on the quiz just for going to class. Which I knew beforehand. So... I woke up at the same time as Sarah to shower, then went back to sleep while she did homework. It might seem weird to do that, but often when I get up by myself to shower, I'm scared the whole time. Apparently somehow just knowing that she's in another shower makes it a little better. Stupid fear of... everything. Anyway, so I got up and showered. Then went back to sleep. Then had breakfast with Sarah, then tried to go back to sleep again. I think I did, eventually. Which most likely means I did. :) Then we had lunch. And then I considered going back to sleep. But I didn't. Regardless, it was a good, sleep-y morning.
Band was fun today. I always like band, but today the Dixieland Band played with us, 'cause we're playing this Dixieland Concerto thing. It consists of piano, a drumset, a clarinet, a trombone, and a trumpet. And the piece is like, jazzy solo mania for them. My part is boring to the max, but I could just sit there and listen to them play it all day. Er... maybe not all day. Whatever. It was cool-sounding.
Then there was another football game tonight, against TCU. On a Thursday night... and no, I did not go. But we did win. 27-22, or something like that. Although, the Allen team also had a game tonight, against Plano East. It was actually broadcast on TV, but unfortunately, we don't get that chanel on the BYU network. :( But Rachel kept me filled in, and the end score was 63-35, I believe. Go us! We're goin' to the playoffs! And apparently they said on TV that we wouldn't be playing Southlake this year. Holy freakin' cravitz!!! That... is... I mean, it figures something like that'd happen right when I get out of high school. For the love. On the other hand, that'd mean we actually have a shot at state this year. And I think the first game at state would be on like... the 22nd of December. It might be a game that I could actually go to! Whooooo! I've always wanted to be able to come back for a visit at one of the Allen football games, but never thought it'd be possible, being up here at BYU. And that's my birthday. What a great present that'd be. :D
Unfortunately, today was one of those lonely days - emotionally, at least. School-wise, though, today was great. The usual Thursday classes - two hours of band followed by American Heritage lab. Normally I have to catch up on the reading material in the morning before I go to the lab, but today we got full credit on the quiz just for going to class. Which I knew beforehand. So... I woke up at the same time as Sarah to shower, then went back to sleep while she did homework. It might seem weird to do that, but often when I get up by myself to shower, I'm scared the whole time. Apparently somehow just knowing that she's in another shower makes it a little better. Stupid fear of... everything. Anyway, so I got up and showered. Then went back to sleep. Then had breakfast with Sarah, then tried to go back to sleep again. I think I did, eventually. Which most likely means I did. :) Then we had lunch. And then I considered going back to sleep. But I didn't. Regardless, it was a good, sleep-y morning.
Band was fun today. I always like band, but today the Dixieland Band played with us, 'cause we're playing this Dixieland Concerto thing. It consists of piano, a drumset, a clarinet, a trombone, and a trumpet. And the piece is like, jazzy solo mania for them. My part is boring to the max, but I could just sit there and listen to them play it all day. Er... maybe not all day. Whatever. It was cool-sounding.
Then there was another football game tonight, against TCU. On a Thursday night... and no, I did not go. But we did win. 27-22, or something like that. Although, the Allen team also had a game tonight, against Plano East. It was actually broadcast on TV, but unfortunately, we don't get that chanel on the BYU network. :( But Rachel kept me filled in, and the end score was 63-35, I believe. Go us! We're goin' to the playoffs! And apparently they said on TV that we wouldn't be playing Southlake this year. Holy freakin' cravitz!!! That... is... I mean, it figures something like that'd happen right when I get out of high school. For the love. On the other hand, that'd mean we actually have a shot at state this year. And I think the first game at state would be on like... the 22nd of December. It might be a game that I could actually go to! Whooooo! I've always wanted to be able to come back for a visit at one of the Allen football games, but never thought it'd be possible, being up here at BYU. And that's my birthday. What a great present that'd be. :D
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Such Excitement
So, I had yet another tutoring time for TOPS this morning. The class I help with just got a new girl. And apparently she's only on about a second grade math level, and this is a third grade class. So, needless to say, she's struggling to keep up with the normal pace of the class. So I worked with her the whole time. And believe me... she does need the extra help. Plenty of it. I had to help her with a little bit of multiplication and division, and I pretty much had to walk her through every little detail about it. If I ever asked her a quesiton about it, she would just kind of sit there, and I'd eventually have to tell her anyway. Poor girl. I feel bad for her. I hope that with some time she'll catch up.
Tonight I also had an American Heritage test. Ick. I actually kind of enjoy the class, I just don't like the tests at all. They have a few options, and then either a bunch of different combinations of those options, or they just throw in 'All of the above' and 'None of the above'. So I have to be pretty presice in whether I'm sure about the answer choices. Blech. And for this test, I really didn't feel like I knew the material as well as the last test, which I got 57% on (which curved to a C, I think... blessed curve). Except for all the econ stuff we've recently been going over. That was pretty darn easy stuff. Very basic. But somehow I managed 62% on this test. Good stuff. With any luck, it'll curve to a better letter grade than a C, but that all just depends on other people in the class... *crosses fingers*
Oh, and I feel compelled to mention this, even though some may not really get it, or some may not really care... but whatever. So I go to these forums on this website a lot, called Kokiri Kids. I'm a moderator there. It's fantastic. So, anyway, the old administrator (Kokiri Kid) hasn't been active at all lately, and people have been wondering about him. Just a couple of days ago, he decided he wasn't able to keep up with the site anymore, and he sold it to this other guy (that none of us have heard of or seen before), who goes by Shafty. So, now Shafty owns the site, and Shafty is the new administrator. And there's a lot of talk going on about it right now. It's kind of a big deal. Kokiri Kid will still come around from time to time, but... it won't ever be quite the same. And I'm kind of sad, even taken aback a little. But hopefully this Shafty guy will be a good guy. I just love it there, and there have been some great times. *reminisces*
Tonight I also had an American Heritage test. Ick. I actually kind of enjoy the class, I just don't like the tests at all. They have a few options, and then either a bunch of different combinations of those options, or they just throw in 'All of the above' and 'None of the above'. So I have to be pretty presice in whether I'm sure about the answer choices. Blech. And for this test, I really didn't feel like I knew the material as well as the last test, which I got 57% on (which curved to a C, I think... blessed curve). Except for all the econ stuff we've recently been going over. That was pretty darn easy stuff. Very basic. But somehow I managed 62% on this test. Good stuff. With any luck, it'll curve to a better letter grade than a C, but that all just depends on other people in the class... *crosses fingers*
Oh, and I feel compelled to mention this, even though some may not really get it, or some may not really care... but whatever. So I go to these forums on this website a lot, called Kokiri Kids. I'm a moderator there. It's fantastic. So, anyway, the old administrator (Kokiri Kid) hasn't been active at all lately, and people have been wondering about him. Just a couple of days ago, he decided he wasn't able to keep up with the site anymore, and he sold it to this other guy (that none of us have heard of or seen before), who goes by Shafty. So, now Shafty owns the site, and Shafty is the new administrator. And there's a lot of talk going on about it right now. It's kind of a big deal. Kokiri Kid will still come around from time to time, but... it won't ever be quite the same. And I'm kind of sad, even taken aback a little. But hopefully this Shafty guy will be a good guy. I just love it there, and there have been some great times. *reminisces*
Monday, November 5, 2007
Monday, Monday... So Good To Me
This morning I actually stayed completely awake during all of Physical Science and Book of Mormon! Yay! I did get ever so slightly tired just a couple of times, but I never had to fight the sleep. Really good times. ^_^ Maybe I should try to get at least seven hours of sleep every night I have early classes the next morning, because that sure seemed to work. Speaking of Physical Science, my iClicker (the thing we use in class for the random quiz questions) was apparently running very low on batteries. I noticed partway into class that the red light next to "low battery" was flashing every now and then. Then during the last one or two questions of the lecture, sometimes when I'd push the button for the answer I wanted, it would just turn off. Luckily, I found out that if I wait long enough before turning it back on and using it, it'll work. And now that I've replaced the batteries, I should be good.
Oh, and Book of Mormon... so, I may have mentioned before (I could check, but that'd be more effort) that I e-mailed my professor, asking when the actual test date was. Today he announced it in class, and I also got an e-mail back from him today... which said, and I quote, "We mentioned in class two or three times that Exam #2 would be November 12-14 in the testing center. -Bro. Millet" Oh, man, I feel really stupid now. But I e-mailed him back, and he replied, saying not to worry about it. *shakes head* Yeah... I'm pretty sure that's because the past several classes I've walked in a few minutes late, and that's kinda when we go over announcements and things. Oh well.
Today, in my Physical Science lab, we didn't have our usual TA. I don't know where she was, but someone else came in her place to teach us. We had two worksheets to cover, so I thought it could take a while. At least, it would take until the end of the normal lab time. But it was really easy, and we finished about 15 minutes early. Good times. I've never liked having that lab at 4:00, right in the middle of nothing. Inconvenient.
Oh, I also finally turned in my Computer Science lab today. Two days late, but I still got all the normal points on it. And now it's out of the way. Even though... there is another one due this Friday, but... meh... that'll be done soon enough as well. :P Also, I got my midterm back for that class, and I got a 97. Alright! That's pretty good times. It's a really good thing it wasn't as hard as some of the recent labs have been. I'd be screwed. And not that it's a huge deal or anything, but Sarah got a 115 on it. Blech. But... in retrospect, at least I got a 97 on it by myself. And in my first year of any computer science; Sarah's had three, so I can hardly compare it fairly. It turns out there are some things in this world that I can do, every now and then. :P
Tonight for Home Evening, we went and saw Stardust. I've already seen it before (with Trevin, right before we actually got to BYU), but I really liked it. Great movie, in my opinion. Plus, I got popcorn to go with it. Good times. One of our better activities.
Oh, and Book of Mormon... so, I may have mentioned before (I could check, but that'd be more effort) that I e-mailed my professor, asking when the actual test date was. Today he announced it in class, and I also got an e-mail back from him today... which said, and I quote, "We mentioned in class two or three times that Exam #2 would be November 12-14 in the testing center. -Bro. Millet" Oh, man, I feel really stupid now. But I e-mailed him back, and he replied, saying not to worry about it. *shakes head* Yeah... I'm pretty sure that's because the past several classes I've walked in a few minutes late, and that's kinda when we go over announcements and things. Oh well.
Today, in my Physical Science lab, we didn't have our usual TA. I don't know where she was, but someone else came in her place to teach us. We had two worksheets to cover, so I thought it could take a while. At least, it would take until the end of the normal lab time. But it was really easy, and we finished about 15 minutes early. Good times. I've never liked having that lab at 4:00, right in the middle of nothing. Inconvenient.
Oh, I also finally turned in my Computer Science lab today. Two days late, but I still got all the normal points on it. And now it's out of the way. Even though... there is another one due this Friday, but... meh... that'll be done soon enough as well. :P Also, I got my midterm back for that class, and I got a 97. Alright! That's pretty good times. It's a really good thing it wasn't as hard as some of the recent labs have been. I'd be screwed. And not that it's a huge deal or anything, but Sarah got a 115 on it. Blech. But... in retrospect, at least I got a 97 on it by myself. And in my first year of any computer science; Sarah's had three, so I can hardly compare it fairly. It turns out there are some things in this world that I can do, every now and then. :P
Tonight for Home Evening, we went and saw Stardust. I've already seen it before (with Trevin, right before we actually got to BYU), but I really liked it. Great movie, in my opinion. Plus, I got popcorn to go with it. Good times. One of our better activities.
Reflection
So, this morning I woke up at about 7:00. (Which was really like 8:00 to my body clock, I'm sure.) I was supposed to meet with Tom at 8:00 so we could prepare the lesson we had to give in Sunday school today. So I dutifully got out of my warm, cozy bed, and hit the shower. After which, I threw on a sweater and went to the lobby we were to meet in. But, as he did last time, apparently he slept in a little. At about 5 'til 9:00, he texted me, saying that he was so sorry and would be there as soon as he could. Rats. Even though it was a very slim chance, I was hoping so hard that maybe he'd sleep too long and we wouldn't be able to get a lesson together (what we'd do after that, I'm not sure), or maybe something had happened that I hadn't found out about... and then I'd use that as an excuse to worm my way out of giving a lesson this week. In my head I shun my calling in any way possible. :) But we got together at about 9:30-ish, and finished in less time than it took us last time (thank goodness). When we actually taught our lesson, I think it went alright. Like normal. So... good times? At least we don't have to teach next week. We get to watch the other teachers suffer instead. :)
But since today was fast Sunday, the cafeteria didn't open until three, which is coincidentally what time my ward gets out of church. Unfortunately, it also means that it is crowded beyond belief at that time, because everyone is starving. So we have to wait in lines for everything, and the poor people that work there are trying to keep up with all the people and doing their best not to run out of food. Not to mention you can hardly move through all the people, and there's basically no seats anywhere. But eventually we got our food, and sat down somewhere. Alright. Sadly, Sarah is kinda sick today, so even if she was really hungry, I don't know how full she was when she stopped eating. *shrug* It sucks to be sick. I really hope she feels better soon. Not to mention, I hope I don't get sick from her. :P
Something that bothers me from time to time is when I feel lonely. Granted, I do have Sarah here, and I'm glad I do. And even though many people seem to think that rooming with such a close friend can only lead to disaster, we're still friends (so far... *wink*). But that doesn't always keep me from feeling alone. But... alas, that's part of the college experience for a lot of people, right? Missing old friends, missing family... Maybe I just need some time to figure myself out. Where I'm headed, what I'll do, it can all be so confusing. And maybe, just maybe, someone will be generous enough to take me on a date or two along the way. Maybe I just need to try harder to make more friends. It's just... so hard. I guess before I can find other people I need to find myself first.
But since today was fast Sunday, the cafeteria didn't open until three, which is coincidentally what time my ward gets out of church. Unfortunately, it also means that it is crowded beyond belief at that time, because everyone is starving. So we have to wait in lines for everything, and the poor people that work there are trying to keep up with all the people and doing their best not to run out of food. Not to mention you can hardly move through all the people, and there's basically no seats anywhere. But eventually we got our food, and sat down somewhere. Alright. Sadly, Sarah is kinda sick today, so even if she was really hungry, I don't know how full she was when she stopped eating. *shrug* It sucks to be sick. I really hope she feels better soon. Not to mention, I hope I don't get sick from her. :P
Something that bothers me from time to time is when I feel lonely. Granted, I do have Sarah here, and I'm glad I do. And even though many people seem to think that rooming with such a close friend can only lead to disaster, we're still friends (so far... *wink*). But that doesn't always keep me from feeling alone. But... alas, that's part of the college experience for a lot of people, right? Missing old friends, missing family... Maybe I just need some time to figure myself out. Where I'm headed, what I'll do, it can all be so confusing. And maybe, just maybe, someone will be generous enough to take me on a date or two along the way. Maybe I just need to try harder to make more friends. It's just... so hard. I guess before I can find other people I need to find myself first.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Fall Back
Okay, start with Thursday. Let's see... band was normal. I had yet another American Heritage TA lab. Normally I read the assigned material on Thursday mornings for the quiz in the lab, but this time I didn't read any of it before band. I more or less skimmed through it during band. But I still got four out of five points. Good thing we're just doing basics of economics right now, so the questions aren't as hard. Whoo!
That night, I also worked on a computer science lab. That was frustrating. Yes, I could figure out how I was supposed to do things, but only because Sarah held my hand through the whole freaking program. (Not literally...) But I couldn't do it on my own. Not even the very beginning. *sigh* And it was due on Friday, so I was going to turn it in then (which wouldn't give me *extra credit* for turning it early, but whatever). Turns out I still didn't have everything figured out before Sarah left for marching band, and I couldn't figure out how to fix it on my own. And I was not going to stay there and get help from the TAs... there were so many people, there's no telling how long I'd be waiting. So by the time Sarah figured out how to fix it for me, the lab was closed. So I'd have to take away extra points I had from before, and turn it in late. Which, I still didn't get it turned in today (I was unthoughtful enough to not bother checking what time the lab closes on Saturdays), so I'll have to turn it in yet another day later.
Yesterday, I yet again neglected to read the chapter for Physical Science. Oopsie. Only this time in class, there were only two questions that I can remember. One of them the professor ended as I was walking in, 'cause I'm usually a couple minutes late and it's never really made any difference, so I didn't get the chance to answer it. Which, didn't really matter, because with that little amount of time that I would've had walking in, I would've just entered A real quick as my answer, and I think the right one was actually D. Ah, well. Then the only other question was whether we had read, which of course, I put no. Wonderful. That's okay. Provided I don't get no credit the rest of the year (wow, that was supposed to make sense, not sound hick), it should work out, because the lowest ten of those quiz grades are dropped. Just... get some right. Yeah!
Then, as usual on Fridays, I had a break where I normally have Book of Mormon. So I went to the instrument office in the HFAC and bought some instrument supplies I needed - oil, slide grease, French horn string, tuner/metronome... good stuff. Then I headed over to the bookstore. The past little while I've been in more and more need of shampoo and hairspray. I'm not completely out of shampoo yet, but nearly. And I pretty much pushed the rest of my hairspray to the limit. Now I'm refreshed. Ahh... relief.
I also thought that yesterday I might have to take my next Book of Mormon midterm, 'cause that's what it said in the syllabus. So why would I think otherwise? But apparently it's actually on like, the 12th. Not that I'm complaining, because I was not ready for the test, but I don't know how I was supposed to know that. Maybe he announced that in class sometime, but I didn't know because half the time I'm just trying really hard not to fall asleep. That would make sense.
This morning I had breakfast with Trevin, Jeffrey, Debbie, and two of my cousins (Cameron and Danny). At Jeffrey and Debbie's house. They made us French toast, scrambled eggs, and bacon. It was great. Especially the bacon. I'm a sucker for that. :) It was nice, though. When I went home, I had a private lesson, then sat around for a while and watched some Smallville. Good stuff.
Then there was the football game, BYU vs CSU (Colorado State). We pretty much owned. Though I didn't go. Again. I figured out after going to the first couple of games that I don't much like going to them. Even if I go with Trevin, it's almost like I go by myself. Sort of. It'd be fun if I were in the marching band, but otherwise, I won't go to many. *shrug* Then I went to a concert tonight. Brass Chamber Night. Three different brass quintets performed. It was pretty good. The middle part of the concert I was falling asleep... but the last piece was an awesome-sounding contemporary piece. I loved it.
Oh, and remember to set your clocks back an hour for Daylight Savings Time - spring forward, fall back! It's a good thing my mom reminded me, else I'd have forgotten. One more hour of sleep. Yay sleep!
That night, I also worked on a computer science lab. That was frustrating. Yes, I could figure out how I was supposed to do things, but only because Sarah held my hand through the whole freaking program. (Not literally...) But I couldn't do it on my own. Not even the very beginning. *sigh* And it was due on Friday, so I was going to turn it in then (which wouldn't give me *extra credit* for turning it early, but whatever). Turns out I still didn't have everything figured out before Sarah left for marching band, and I couldn't figure out how to fix it on my own. And I was not going to stay there and get help from the TAs... there were so many people, there's no telling how long I'd be waiting. So by the time Sarah figured out how to fix it for me, the lab was closed. So I'd have to take away extra points I had from before, and turn it in late. Which, I still didn't get it turned in today (I was unthoughtful enough to not bother checking what time the lab closes on Saturdays), so I'll have to turn it in yet another day later.
Yesterday, I yet again neglected to read the chapter for Physical Science. Oopsie. Only this time in class, there were only two questions that I can remember. One of them the professor ended as I was walking in, 'cause I'm usually a couple minutes late and it's never really made any difference, so I didn't get the chance to answer it. Which, didn't really matter, because with that little amount of time that I would've had walking in, I would've just entered A real quick as my answer, and I think the right one was actually D. Ah, well. Then the only other question was whether we had read, which of course, I put no. Wonderful. That's okay. Provided I don't get no credit the rest of the year (wow, that was supposed to make sense, not sound hick), it should work out, because the lowest ten of those quiz grades are dropped. Just... get some right. Yeah!
Then, as usual on Fridays, I had a break where I normally have Book of Mormon. So I went to the instrument office in the HFAC and bought some instrument supplies I needed - oil, slide grease, French horn string, tuner/metronome... good stuff. Then I headed over to the bookstore. The past little while I've been in more and more need of shampoo and hairspray. I'm not completely out of shampoo yet, but nearly. And I pretty much pushed the rest of my hairspray to the limit. Now I'm refreshed. Ahh... relief.
I also thought that yesterday I might have to take my next Book of Mormon midterm, 'cause that's what it said in the syllabus. So why would I think otherwise? But apparently it's actually on like, the 12th. Not that I'm complaining, because I was not ready for the test, but I don't know how I was supposed to know that. Maybe he announced that in class sometime, but I didn't know because half the time I'm just trying really hard not to fall asleep. That would make sense.
This morning I had breakfast with Trevin, Jeffrey, Debbie, and two of my cousins (Cameron and Danny). At Jeffrey and Debbie's house. They made us French toast, scrambled eggs, and bacon. It was great. Especially the bacon. I'm a sucker for that. :) It was nice, though. When I went home, I had a private lesson, then sat around for a while and watched some Smallville. Good stuff.
Then there was the football game, BYU vs CSU (Colorado State). We pretty much owned. Though I didn't go. Again. I figured out after going to the first couple of games that I don't much like going to them. Even if I go with Trevin, it's almost like I go by myself. Sort of. It'd be fun if I were in the marching band, but otherwise, I won't go to many. *shrug* Then I went to a concert tonight. Brass Chamber Night. Three different brass quintets performed. It was pretty good. The middle part of the concert I was falling asleep... but the last piece was an awesome-sounding contemporary piece. I loved it.
Oh, and remember to set your clocks back an hour for Daylight Savings Time - spring forward, fall back! It's a good thing my mom reminded me, else I'd have forgotten. One more hour of sleep. Yay sleep!
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Happy Halloween
So, yesterday morning I went to tutor third grade kids again at that private school. I got to help them with multiplying and dividing with more digits than they're previously used to. Some of them are pretty good at it, and others... aren't as good. But as far as I can tell, they're generally getting the hang of it. Good times.
On the way to the school, I talked to Mom. Like I usually do. It's a thirty minute walk each way, so I like to talk to her to keep me company. Only this time she had some bad news - one of my gerbils had died. Either the previous night, or that morning, she wasn't sure. Tears instantly sprung to my eyes, and I cried over her. I knew it'd be coming eventually - they can't live forever. They typically only live somewhere from three to five years. But still, that was a very sad moment. It was really hard when Mama (the mother gerbil) died, especially because I know that it was a painful death, though I'm sorry to say it. And now Amber is gone. We don't know why, either, because apparently she seemed perfectly fine before then. But Amber... she's just, Amber. The one we affectionately referred to as "the crazy one" or "the psycho one". She always had the most energy. And there was a period of time when she would climb up the wall of the cage partway, and then basically launch herself from there to the top level. And she'd jump around a lot, and climb all over the place... and I'll really miss her. And now Pepper is all alone. She's always been a little more mild-mannered. But there were times that they'd groom each other, play with each other, or just run around... and it was especially cute when they'd sleep together, all snuggled up next to each other. Amber, I'll miss you.
So... on that note, I'll move on to something a little more light-hearted. Let's see... well, I took my third Music 101 midterm on Tuesday. I didn't feel like I knew the material quite as well as I did last time, when I got a 92, so I expected... a high B? An A- if I was lucky? But I somehow managed a 95! Rock on! So, that was pretty exciting. Can't say I'm expecting the same thing to happen on my Book of Mormon test. I need to take that either tomorrow or Friday. And I don't feel prepared at all. *sigh* I guess we'll just see how that goes...
On to Wednesday. In Music 101 we've moved into the Romantic time period. I love it. :) Each time we move into a new time period, I just like the music even more, it's always getting better! The Romantic period is just... awesome. So expressive. Oh, and I also can't wait to get into the Modern era... so much dissonance! It's pretty sweet. Ah, I just love music.
And today was Halloween! I did wear Sarah's sweet cape for part of the night, but I didn't do anything big. There were all these little kids from somewhere (I don't remember where, though) that came through the dorms from around 5-7 tonight. And they were all so cute! Aww! Little babies, tiny kids, and just young children... it was great. So each room in our hall had the option of buying candy to give to these kids when they went Trick-or-Treating. If we were going to participate, we put up an orange piece of paper with a pumpkin on it on our door, and they'd knock on all the doors with those papers. So, I went and bought some candy from the Cannon Center and handed it out to the little tykes. It was great. And then Jeffrey and Debbie and some of their friends stopped by afterwards so we could see their costumes, and I gave them some of the remaining candy. Debbie made costumes for the two of them - from Candy Land (oh, good times), he was Mr. Mint and she was Princess Lolly. Good stuff. They were cute together.
On the way to the school, I talked to Mom. Like I usually do. It's a thirty minute walk each way, so I like to talk to her to keep me company. Only this time she had some bad news - one of my gerbils had died. Either the previous night, or that morning, she wasn't sure. Tears instantly sprung to my eyes, and I cried over her. I knew it'd be coming eventually - they can't live forever. They typically only live somewhere from three to five years. But still, that was a very sad moment. It was really hard when Mama (the mother gerbil) died, especially because I know that it was a painful death, though I'm sorry to say it. And now Amber is gone. We don't know why, either, because apparently she seemed perfectly fine before then. But Amber... she's just, Amber. The one we affectionately referred to as "the crazy one" or "the psycho one". She always had the most energy. And there was a period of time when she would climb up the wall of the cage partway, and then basically launch herself from there to the top level. And she'd jump around a lot, and climb all over the place... and I'll really miss her. And now Pepper is all alone. She's always been a little more mild-mannered. But there were times that they'd groom each other, play with each other, or just run around... and it was especially cute when they'd sleep together, all snuggled up next to each other. Amber, I'll miss you.
So... on that note, I'll move on to something a little more light-hearted. Let's see... well, I took my third Music 101 midterm on Tuesday. I didn't feel like I knew the material quite as well as I did last time, when I got a 92, so I expected... a high B? An A- if I was lucky? But I somehow managed a 95! Rock on! So, that was pretty exciting. Can't say I'm expecting the same thing to happen on my Book of Mormon test. I need to take that either tomorrow or Friday. And I don't feel prepared at all. *sigh* I guess we'll just see how that goes...
On to Wednesday. In Music 101 we've moved into the Romantic time period. I love it. :) Each time we move into a new time period, I just like the music even more, it's always getting better! The Romantic period is just... awesome. So expressive. Oh, and I also can't wait to get into the Modern era... so much dissonance! It's pretty sweet. Ah, I just love music.
And today was Halloween! I did wear Sarah's sweet cape for part of the night, but I didn't do anything big. There were all these little kids from somewhere (I don't remember where, though) that came through the dorms from around 5-7 tonight. And they were all so cute! Aww! Little babies, tiny kids, and just young children... it was great. So each room in our hall had the option of buying candy to give to these kids when they went Trick-or-Treating. If we were going to participate, we put up an orange piece of paper with a pumpkin on it on our door, and they'd knock on all the doors with those papers. So, I went and bought some candy from the Cannon Center and handed it out to the little tykes. It was great. And then Jeffrey and Debbie and some of their friends stopped by afterwards so we could see their costumes, and I gave them some of the remaining candy. Debbie made costumes for the two of them - from Candy Land (oh, good times), he was Mr. Mint and she was Princess Lolly. Good stuff. They were cute together.
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