Talk, Talking A Lot, But It's Still Talk

...So.  It's been a while.  Hi?


If you don't want to read all that, here's a summary: I had some issues, but now they're about gone; I pulled my first (and kind of unnecessary) all-nighter; I got a piercing my parents would disapprove of; and I've been a vegetarian since February.  Actually, that last one didn't make it in there, but that happened too.  Can't even say why.  Oh, and I'm experiencing one of those "What the hell do I want to do with my life?" things, but I'll save that for another day.

Anyway, now I'm taking a break from studying for my Roman Civ midterm, but it's 4:00 now so I should probably get back to that.  I think this has been sufficiently long and "TMI" worthy.  Bye, internet.

I'm home for Thanksgiving break and it's lovely, even though my sleeping schedule is no longer even remotely compatible with the rest of my family's.  It was so weird that everything got quiet around 11 - I wasn't even tired until about two in the morning. 

I'm so glad it's break, though! *stretches luxuriously*  Of course I've got stuff I need to work on, but it's much more palatable when I'm not stuck in my dorm room as usual.  And this is an odd thing to notice, but I forgot how much better the quality of light is in my room at home - in my dorm the light has this weird yellowish tinge all the time, because I don't get a lot of good natural lighting.  I expect that I will soon become yellowish as well if this keeps up.

Shut up, it's possible.

I'm having a little trouble concentrating at the moment because my rabbit keeps jumping over my feet and distracting me with his cuteness.

...And my brother totally just tried to tip me out of my chair (I'm in one of those curved gaming chairs).  He's reading The Odyssey right now, which is kind of funny because I'm reading The Iliad.  And at some point he developed these insanely awesome juggling skills that he demonstrated practically as soon as I walked in the door.  He probably spent weeks honing an completely impractical ability - we're alike that way.  I mean, I'm teaching myself how to write with my left hand.

Expect frequent updates as to how that's going, by the way.  (Kidding.)

But now that I think about it, it's more practical than juggling.  If I break my right hand I'll still be able to write.  I'm defying nature - it did not grant me ambidexterity, but I'll screw with the order of the universe anyway - total badassery.  My brother, meanwhile, will be entertaining screaming five-year-olds at a birthday party.  So tell me, which one of us is the cooler one?  Like I even need to ask.

Anyway, damn, I'm starving.  I'm gonna go grab some food now.

Just got a cartilage piercing. I'm proud to say that I handled it just as well as the stoic eight-year-old who got her ears pierced before me. I'm so badass.

Also proud not to have gotten on the wrong bus when headed to/from the mall. I'm not used to public transportation, so it was a definite possibility.

Anyway, I've started reading the His Dark Materials trilogy again, prepping myself for the movie. After that, I'm going to read the Faerie Wars Chronicles again, because the fourth book comes out December 26! I'm so excited, it's kind of sad. But those books are one of my three favorite series.

But now I have to work on the speech I have to give Monday. I have to admit my surge of bravado is fading thinking about it - I'm terrible at getting up in front of people and speaking intelligently. I hope a lot of people skip that particular class, since the smaller the audience, the better. I'm kind of bitter that I was one of the unlucky few that has to give their speech Monday, as opposed to those lucky jerks who get to wait until Wednesday or even Friday. Hate them. Haaaate.