In the spring, when kings go off to war...

Ten points to whoever can tell me where the title of this blog (3-30), the title of the previous blog (3-29), and/or the title of the blog before the previous blog (3-28) comes from... and a couple might have more than one correct answer. Ten thousand points if you get them all.

Also, finish this phrase (correctly, or with what you assume to be correct): "You're slower than molasses in _______!"

It's great to smell spring in the morning. Today was beautiful and fragrant and warm (70°) and sunny with a nice breeze.

I took my calc exam today. I knew how to do everything but I made some stupid errors, such as forgetting to square one of the functions and stuff like that. At least it is over now.

The last real campus band rehearsal is over. All that is left is the dress rehearsal and the concert. Speaking of the concert: Sunday, April 3, 2005... 3pm... Hill Auditorium... free admission... BE THERE!

Alecia is coming tomorrow. That should be fun. Hopefully I will find somewhere for her to sleep.

All's well that ends...

Into The Joy of Spring

Ah, yes... spring: the time of fresh air and flowers, blue skies and band music. I don't know why, but band music just seems to fit with spring. Maybe it's because we would always began fun band music for the concert in the spring, or because we would march down the road playing Salute to Freedom endlessly before Memorial Day, or because of that time last spring when Ross and I tried to tan on my trampoline while listening to band music... or maybe it's because when I listen to band music in the spring, it feels as if the music is trying to capture the singing of the universe in exultation of the new beginning of springtime.

Professor Williams is a character. He’s a lot different than Professor Cameron, but not better… just different. Professor Williams is more entertaining than Professor Cameron. I’m actually beginning to grow fond of Cameron though… he’s a cute little old man. But anyway, about Professor Williams… he has very large hands and he walks all around when he talks and he waves his arms and kind of jerks his head and stuff around.

My calc exam is tomorrow... that's not cool. I studied for 6 hours today, a few hours yesterday, and a little bit Sunday.

What Dreams May Come

Today was a beautiful spring day! It was 60 degrees and sunny... ah, how nice. The Diag was packed with people lounging in the sun. On top of the beautiful weather, I was in a good mood because of the wonderful night's sleep I had gotten. Rebecca was gone until this afternoon and so I was able to sleep peacefully.

Nothing interesting happened today. I studied for my calc exam. Dinner looked like it was going to be a lonely one, but then Craig joined me. It seems to me that Cru people always go past the superficial with their questions; they always dig deeper while asking tough, thought-provoking questions. It's an interesting pattern. Or maybe the questions in actuality aren't all that difficult but because I don't have a readily available answer, I find them hard to answer. Maybe I'm just not used to those types of questions. Maybe next year I'll be one of those people asking those questions. Who knows?

With calc and physics exams looming ominously, I will retreat to my bed in hopes that my sleep will be as undisturbed as last night.

Trust your perspective.

That title is some quality Jones Soda bottle cap wisdom... ?

This morning was not pleasant for reasons I won't go into... coughroommateonphonewhileiwastryingtosleepcoughcoughthreetimescough. I had a raspberry royale smoothie for breakfast thoough, and that was good.

Now for some good news: I got an A on my German test. It wasn't hard. My calc professor didn't show up today, so at 11:30 all but 3 students left. As it turns out, her watch was wrong. It was kind of a bummer because I ended up staying an extra day for a class which I didn't have. But bible study and TNL and Stucci's with Alison definitely made it worthwhile.

Today I came home but I wish I was back in Ann Arbor. My dad picked me up and when we stopped at an exit to get food, I saw one of those green road signs that tell you which ramp thing to take to get wherever and it said "Ann Arbor"... and I wished that we could've taken that one. It's not that I don't like being home, but I feel like I'm wasting time here. I have an exam on Wednesday and I know that I'm not going to feel like studying while I'm at home. Plus, I only get to be here for a couple days, hardly even 48 hours, and I feel like I'm missing so much in Ann Arbor. I missed Good Friday Cru so I could sit at home watching old West Wing episodes on my computer. I'm going to miss Easter Sunday at Huron Hills, very nice weather, seeing Tian's twin, and I can't even consider Kat's (the college person at HHBC) invitation to dinner afterwards. It almost doesn't seem worth it, but then again I'm also missing a Saturday that would probably have been spent entirely by myself, dorm food, and dirty clothes... and now that I'm home, I'll get to go to my nice little church and see people, sleep in my own bed, and hopefully I'll get to do stuff with Alecia tomorrow.

Trains, Plains, and GSIs

Well, the GSIs were definitely out and about today. There was about 10 of them with their picket signs in front of most of the entrances to the university buildings. They were yelling stuff and chanting "we are the union the mighty mighty union" and other stuff, and they were telling all of the students who walked past them to not cross thier picket lines by going into university buildings. I wanted to take a picture but I felt stupid... but then I did anyway. One of the signs that I saw said, "Honor Thy GSI". It was entertaining.

I've become more and more familiar with greek letters as the year has past. Now I'm up to alpha, beta, delta, gamma, epsilon, mu, kappa, lambda, rho, pi, theta, phi, tau, sigma, omega, iota, psi, and chi in no particular order.

Smells bring back memories. A few nights ago I walked into the bathroom and the smell reminded me of the old camp bathrooms: toothpaste, shampoo, and humidity.

Today was packed with fun stuff. The Great Books lecture was actually a little interesting. After completing most of my homework this afternoon, I went to Stucci's with Alison. Afterwards, we walked to Main St. so that Alison could drop off job applications. The weather was so nice! It was sunny and warm and the sky was blue and there was a nice breeze. Then I went down State St. and took some pictures. I went through the Diag and signed a petition and I went under the West Hall arch thing and I had to dodge GSIs protesting when I came out the other side. I bought some Michigan pants at Ulrich's and then I sat on the grass listening to the GSIs, talking to Ross, and enjoying the nice day. And that was my fun fun day!

Everytime I hear a train I think of Goshen.

I can cook stuff under my desk lamp.

A Day In The Life of Sarah:

I woke up this morning slowly and painfully. What I wouldn't have given for another hour of sleep... The room was a light shade of dark and I was the second one to wake. After taking my "waking up time" while sitting on my bed, I precariously made my way down the ladder. Ladders aren't the safest things when one has just awaken from a deep slumber and when one is also trying not to drop the cell phone in one's hand. I stumbled down the hall to the bathroom and, luckily, my favorite shower was open. In fact, I was the only one in there taking a shower. After the shower, I was thoroughly awake and so I went back to my room to prepare for the day and check my email. When all was ready, I put on my coat, hoisted my backpack onto my back, and began my journey to my classes.

The sky was gray and little flakes of snow were falling... such a stark contrast from the beautiful, sunny, warm day before. I managed not to get hit by any vehicles or trampled by the herds of students, and after 10 minutes I was sitting in my first class: Physics 140 dicussion. The 50 minutes of class went by ever so slowly, but when it was finally done, I went down two floors to my calc class. The professor was earlier than usual for some unknown reason, and I occupied my time during that class drawing stars on my notebook. My stomach began objecting to its emptiness quite loudly at this point in my day. When calc came to its conclusion for the day, I journeyed through the Chem Building, across North U, into the MLB, and up a couple flights of stairs for German. German went by quickly enough and then I made my way back to South Quad for the edible lunch which they so graciously serve to us.

After obtaining my food, I sat down only to be yelled at from across the room. It was Alison, and so, as she instructed, I went to a big round table which could accommodate us and the 4 other people they were bringing with them. The final count included me, Alison, Erin, Chris, Evelyn, Dan, and Christa (Dan's girlfriend). Lunch contained much talk about the mixing of foods and, with a piece of bread, peanut butter, jam, and cottage cheese, I demonstrated that something which seems gross might actually be really good, but unfortunately I was not believed.

When the lunch was finished and gone, I returned to my room to drop off my stuff and then I ventured back out into the cold and to the Michigan Union Bookstore. I made my way to the back corner where they have all the textbooks and I told the person working that I was supposed to pick up a book there. He knew precisely what I was talking about, and so I gave him my M-Card. He left and soon returned with my very own free copy of Riverside Shakespeare. Completely satisfied, I returned to my dorm with my new, free, big, heavy, expensive book by my side, and when I was again settled in my room, I attached to the inside of the front cover a sticker which said:

EX LIBRIS

The University of Michigan

is pleased to present the

William J. Branstrom Freshman Prize

for academic excellence

to

SARAH LYNN SWARTZ

March 20, 2005

Then I turned to my computer where I preceded to check emails, check blogs, and begin writing this one. After some quality TV time, I went down to the lobby and picked up a complimentary South Quad t-shirt with Alison, which Erin describes as "ghetto". Alison and I then waited for Erin for 30 minutes, and then we went to campus band.

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Campus band was the typical campus band. The girl to my right played loud and stupidly. Mr. Talley didn't seem to be as grumpy as last time. The rehearsal ended on a sad note when Mr. Talley announced that he will not be coming back next year. He is going to Texas for a doctoral fellowship or something. That is sad... Mr. Talley was cool.

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And now we've reached the end of my day. I walked back to SQ, ate a chip and pop-tart dinner, and finished off my night.

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Apparently there are two acronyms: LEO and GEO. And apparently LEO walked out last year and GEO is walking out tomorrow. And apparently no one is supposed to go into university buildings if they support them. I don't support them and so I will go to my lectures. If they do do their little picket thing tomorrow, I won't have to go to German or Great Books discussion.

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I'm so tired. I haven't been able to sleep at all lately. At least today is Wednesday... the week is almost over. Then I get to go home and worry about my calc exam on Wednesday. Oh, joy. I don't know what I want anymore.

It's 11:59 pm. Do you know where your calc teacher is?

Alecia wrote in her blog about not wanting to leave high school, and it got me thinking and reminicsing. I know the feeling about not wanting to leave high school. I remember that during the last couple weeks or so and especially the day of graduation, I was quite sad, not wanting to leave. Then when I was finally at graduation, it wasn't sad but exciting. Looking back, high school was a great time, and even though I would have gladly had my senior year continue forever, now I realize that there were and still are so many great things ahead... and although I still look back fondly and longingly, I wouldn't go back and miss these new, great times for anything.

The guy in my great books discussion who is very likely gay was wearing pink "Boys are stupid; throw rocks at them" socks. He was wearing pink socks again today and that's what got me thinking about it. I don't know if I already wrote about this or not.

Will there or will there not be class on Thursday? The world may never know...

Let's grow something...

Two out of three of my instructors today were gone and we had substitutes. Instead of the Russian guy for physics, there was an Asian woman, and instead of the Turkish woman for calc, there was a German guy. The physics substitue was weird and annoying but the calc one was fun.

"Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand,
Wer ist die Schönste im ganzen Land?"

"Frau Königin, Ihr seid die Schönste hier,
Aber Schneewittchen über den Bergen
Bei den sieben Zwergen
Ist noch tausendmal schöner als Ihr."

Schmecken Sie den Regenbogen!

What have I been up to this weekend? Not much, but more than most weekends I think.

On Friday, I learned how to edit videos using iMovie. I'm glad I learned... it's a nice skill to have, and now I can use UM's movie editing stuff when I need it. Before Cru, I stopped by Alison's room. Paul was there and he taught me and Alison how to stack the deck for Euchre. I'm still working on that skill, but it's pretty much the same concept as what I was using to stack my deck in Dutch Blitz. But don't worry, I don't stack my deck in Dutch Blitz anymore. It never helped me win anyway.

Saturday I met Tian at Starbucks and we went to Borders to pick out a book. The book we finally picked was Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, which Tian randomly had two copies of, and so we each bought a CD instead of a book. I got Kutless' new CD Strong Tower. After Borders, we went to Amer's to study. At five, I went to the UGLi to write our German script with my group. We basically finished it and it seems really good, but we'll see.

This morning I dragged myself out of bed and to church. It was the first time that I had gone to this church when there wasn't any snow around. Afterwards, I ate lunch with Shalako. I had never really had a conversation with him before; he's a really interesting and kind person. Later in the afternoon while I was trying to read my great books book, I fell asleep. I'm not sure how long I slept, but it was around 2ish hours. The first time I fell asleep, I dreamed about the word "quagmire" (a word which I had just read in the book), and then I woke up because "quagmire" reminded me that I was reading my book and that I needed to continue. But then when I was a couple pages from the end of the chapter, I fell asleep for good. The evening consisted of calc and euchre deck stacking. Fun times.

That's all. There's only 22 more days of class left for this semester. I have a calc midterm in 10 days.

Words of the day:
-quagmire - land with a soft muddy surface; a difficult or precarious situation, a predicament.
-simplism - the tendency to oversimplify an issue or a problem by ignoring complexities or complications.

I want an I-Pod because everyone has one.

It's true.

Great books discussion was interesting today. Two-thirds of the people were wearing green and we could hear random possibly drunk people in the diag screaming. The room was segregated... we sit at an oval table and it went 5 girls, 1 guy, 5 girls, 5 guys, 1 girl (me), and 2 guys. But all of this is just stupid details. There's this one guy in my discussion who said he was going to make (or already was making) war on Jesus with Satan. He also suggested that Saint Augustine was a hypocrite for changing his beliefs so many times and that Augustine was advocating satanism. The kid came right out today and said that he believes in nothing. He always makes many extreme and controversial comments.

I was watching Boy Meets World and I caught a mistake. They had just filled a glass with wine and then they went to another angle and it was almost empty again. Why am I writing about this? Because I feel like it, that's why. Are you going to tell me what to write on my own blog? No? Ok then, back off... Yeah, I don't know where that came from.

Today was a packagey day. I got two packages... one from my mother, one from Alecia. The one from Alecia contained no-bake cookies and a hot techno remix CD and the one from my mother was kinda boring.

I play the advertisements that are games (like, "shoot the robber and get a free prize!"). They're fun. Someday I'm going to try claiming one of those prizes.

Somehow it's infinitely more creepy talking to random people on the internet while being able to see them on their webcam. One guy was a chain smoker and the other was picking his nose... and then I started talking to Vanessa and watching her webcam. That was interesting.....

Word of the day:
-platonic - of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy; transcending physical desire and tending toward the purely spiritual or ideal; speculative or theoretical.

Alison gave up pussy willows for lent.

Yes, the plant... no, actually she gave up candy but it's a long story...... very long.

I got a friend request on facebook today from this random guy named Brett Swartz from MSU. This isn't too weird because I get friend requests from people I don't know all the time. So I added him and looked at his profile and it turns out that he's practically my twin... besides a three year age difference. His favorite books, movies, and music very very closely resemble what I like and what I put down, many of his groups are the same as mine, and his interests are about 50% stuff I like. To top it all off, he has one of the same quotes as I do, but his is worded a little differently. A lot of people with the last name of Swartz (or something close to it) have been adding me.

Some girl took my seat in calc today. I was annoyed, but I got over it.

I had a calc quiz today and a German test. I think they both went well, but there's always room for error.

The sun makes me happy, but it's gone now. It was around for much of the day and it was warm.

Sometimes I make-up random answers in the Mastering Physics homework and get it right. For example, I put in net torque = l/2*m_1*g-l/2*m_2*g and totally got it right. The fact that I completely don't understand torque makes it even more astonishing. But then there's the times when it's impossible to get. I finished my physics homework for Friday... yay!

I hear a train. I hear another train.

Words of the day:
-catharsis - a purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions, especially pity and fear, described by Aristotle as an effect of tragic drama on its audience; a release of emotional tension, as after an overwhelming experience, that restores or refreshes the spirit.
-arbiter - one chosen or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue; an arbitrator; one who has the power to judge or ordain at will.

Eine Andere Perspektive

Good news. I got my great books exam back today and it was good... and I quote, "Great answers! Speak up more in class - we need your ideas!" with 4 "good"s scattered throughout the essays. It's nice to get an A after my physics C+. Speaking of physics, the average grade after Professor Clarke messed with the grades was 65%, so I was well above average.

My German GSI seemed to be in a sadistic mood today... she called on me three times, and every time I didn't know something about what she was asking. Arg. It wasn't too bad though... it didn't really stress me out or make me overly anxious like it sometimes can. I have a German test tomorrow and I actually studied for it. Impressive, I know. I studied a lot... I didn't mean to, it just took forever to get through all the vocabulary and then I had to write a paragraph. Let me tell you, it's hard to b.s. in German.

I forgot what I was going to say... my m-card holder is breaking... I'm tired... I like talking to people on the internet... my pencil is misplaced somewhere in or on my bed... I pulled a muscle in my leg while taking my shoes off... I'm really tired....... Oh yeah, I remember now. I ordered my football season tickets today. Woohoo!

My random observations:
- The food trays are a lot lighter with paper plates and cups instead of glass stuff (or whatever the plates are made of).
- The football player named Mark in my German class was reading The Purpose Driven Life before class one day.
- It has been said that some dining halls are nice and you can easily find many people you know and sit with them, whereas south quad's has been called a zoo.
- The fact that it's beginning to feel like spring makes me want to read my great books assignments.
- I am an obsessive compulsive blogger.

A cow's rumen contains no digestive fluid.

I got my physics exam back today. Professor Uher said that when Professor Clarke saw that the average was so low (55%), he made the secondary answer thing and took one of the questions off of the test and basically started fiddling with the grades. Professor Uher said that he didn't agree with that practice, but that it wasn't his to decide. None of the stuff he did actually affected me much... I might've gotten 1-3 extra points from it, but not more than that. Professor Uher also said the our section was "a damn good class" because our average was at least 2 points above the averages of his other sections.

Obadiah's (from RadioU) method of looking busy while slacking:
1. shuffle - shuffle a stack of papers around and make notes on them
2. print - print something off
3. noise - make little frustrated noises
4. phone - use your cell phone to call your desk phone
5. redirect - complain to the boss about others slacking off

I have a German test (or "hourly") on Wednesday. It shouldn't be bad. We get review sheets that say almost exactly (in some cases it is exactly) what will be on the test. On the review sheet it says "items in italics will be indentical on the tests".

My German GSI said today that some or a lot of Germans don't like to talk about WWII and the holocaust. I think it's really interesting to learn about this stuff from Germans and learn the German perspective on these things.

Chop chop chop through the ice!

It's Sunday. I got back from Livonia around 11:30... just enough time to take a shower and meet my German group. The German thing was actually fun and we got a lot done. But I felt like I was being too controlling. Once someone thought of a main idea I was able to come up with a lot of stuff and content get some ideas that enriched the original a little, and I just felt like I was always talking and always suggesting something and always correcting something she typed. It was like there was constantly a huge influx of inspiration. I felt like I was taking too much control in the writing of the script, but at the same time I had all of these possibly good ideas and suggestions. I tried not to do it, and maybe it was only bad from my perspective and not theirs.

The south quad cru women's retreat thing was fun. We watched Mean Girls, which I hadn't seen before. They started watching Troy, which I wanted to see, around 2:30 a.m., but I gave up around 3a.m. and went to bed. I think that if I would've watched it before I read the Iliad, I would like it more. The stupid ninja game was great. I don't know... I really don't have much to say about it. The house smelled like my aunt Rose's house.

I've mastered the "this person is talking to me but I'm not actually listening" method. A guy campaigning for student government knocked on my door and he started talking, and I caught myself automatically going into "politely ignore" mode.

Oh, wow. I'm so overwhelmed. Can you guess why? Well, I was about to start doing my calc homework and I thought, "why not check my email one last time before I start?" So I did, and then I thought, "why not see if my physics exam grade is posted yet, even though it's not going to be because I've been checking obsessively since Friday..." So I did.........and it was. Know what I got? Well, at first I was confused because instead of out of 20 points like last time, it was out of 40 points and I couldn't figure out what was going on. It turns out that each question was worth 2 points and there were some "secondary answers", where if you chose them, you'd get 1 point. What'd I get, you ask? I got 31/40, which is totally not bad... I got 4 wrong and 1 "secondary answer". It's only a little worse than last time, but it felt like it was going to be so much worse than this. When I saw my score, I didn't know whether to jump up and down for joy or cry in relief, and I almost did both.

My calc is going well but there's a couple that aren't coming out right. I can do them but they're just not working. I might end up needing some assistance finding the problem, because I can not see what is wrong. Yes, I am a dork and I am blogging about my calc homework.

My Heartstrings Come Undone

My ankle was sore and still is, but now my knee is in pain. I don't know why... it spontaneously started hurting today. It hurts to move it and it hurts to touch it.

One of the things that bothers me is when people say they are going to do things or whatever but never actually do what they say. I don't know... it's just like, if you're going to say it, then do it... don't say it just to say it. We don't need more meaningless words.

I have a dilemma: to go to the south quad women's retreat/sleepover thing tomorrow or not to go. I was planning to use this weekend to catch up on my stuff that I got so far behind on as a result of my physics exam... that horrid physics exam. I really would like to go, but I don't know if I can.

The first commandment of the use of football student tickets at U of M: No one shall use the ID of another student. It was on the website about student ticket info. Who uses the word shall, especially like that? And I'm still baffled about the old guy who, when I showed him my ID to get into the UM/MSU football game, said, "you look just like your father". Who exactly did he think was my father? He couldn't possibly have known who I was or who my father actually was, could he?

I gotta get out of here...

Correction: I like sping, summer, and fall winds. The winds of spring, summer, and fall are great... winter winds are not.

My physics exam isn't looking too promising, but we'll see.

I had a dream last night that I got a D overall in physics and a D in great books. Surprisingly, the dream was focused on the great books grade instead of the physics one. It was as if I expected to get a D in physics but I was outraged that I got a D in great books. Hopefully, I won't get a D in either.

...I'm begging you, I'm begging you, I'm begging you to be my escape.

Yesterday I had to speed walk from west hall to revelli hall and I was the latest I've ever been to a class: 90 minutes late. I even ran down Division St. It really took a toll on my ankles though. They weren't cooperating with me today, especially my right one.

...you won’t even know me apart from this whole world that shares my fate...even though there’s no way of knowing where to go...you’ve told me the way, and now I’m trying to get there...and this life sentence that I’m serving, I admit that I’m every bit deserving, but the beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair...and I am a hostage to my own humanity, self detained and forced to live in this mess I’ve made...oh, how we regret those things we do and all I was trying to do was save my own skin, oh, but so were you. (for the full song, see my livejournal)

"A man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day." -Booker T. Washington

Word of the day:
-Fickle - Characterized by erratic changeableness or instability, especially with regard to affections or attachments; capricious.

You have to be smarter than the door.

I just want summer.

My roommate unplugged the fridge over spring break without taking anything out of it and various items molded, so now we have a very stinky refridgerator and a room that smells somewhat like mold. Everything in the fridge stinks too... just the containers though, not the food.

Today wasn't a good day, but there was nothing that specifically made it bad... just a general aura.

I need to study for my physics exam, but I don't want to. I really really need to study. At least I finished my physics homework and read my German... but I haven't finished my German homework yet.

The wind is great. I like the wind. Spring is nice... I want a thunderstorm.

This week is going to be very full and maybe even a bit hectic.

I really like the song Be My Escape by Relient K. I'm still a firm believer that Relient K is overrated, but every CD or so they'll have a really good song... and this is one of those. On their second CD, the really good songs were Those Words Are Not Enough and For The Moments I Feel Faint, and this one is their next really good song. Everyone, go to RadioU and listen. www.radiou.com

Tiredness...

Uneventful Times

I had to eat my cereal yesterday morning with chocolate milk and I'm cataloguing all of my band music recordings.

Spring break is over. I have to go back tomorrow. I don't want to though... mostly because I have a physics midterm on Thursday and because I have been enjoying not being woken up at 3 a.m. by those with their brains stuck up their butt.

Today was filled with a whole bunch of nothing and some DVD buying thrown in for kicks. The way my time was spent today really felt like a waste. I should've just stayed home.

I'm going to bed.

Quest of the Ice Chunk

Once upon a time yesterday evening, Alecia and I went out to build a snowman. Unfortunately, the snow was not packy enough and all we could manage were little snowballs which we then threw at each other. After giving up on that idea, we explored the snow piles around me driveway... climbing up and rolling down. Then we walked a quarter of a mile down the road to get to the woods behind my house. The snow in the woods was insanely deep and walking through it was not easy. It was like walking through water but harder. So we ventured back to the river/ditch/thing. It was frozen over and we walked on it. At one point near the edge, it broke from under us and we were able to get huge thick chunks of ice. Snow is fun. Afterwards, we went inside, drank spiced cider, looked at pictures, watched Two Weeks Notice, and then watched American Idol. I'm not a big American Idol fan. When my legs were thawing off, it felt like a thousand angry mosquitos had bit my legs and now I was feeling the results of that. After I had just came in and changed into dry clothes, I sat down on the couch and, instead of my body heat making the place I was sitting warm, I made it freezing cold. And when I put my warm laptop computer on my lap, it felt like it was burning my legs.

I can't wait for summer. I can't wait for warmth, no classes, no midterms or exams, no homework, no crowded dorm room, thunderstorms, the smell of fresh cut grass, fireworks, fresh fruit, apple blossoms... I can't wait to read books I want to read, go swimming, have bonfires at Ross's or Alecia's, go out for ice cream, play tennis, travel, go to cedar point, go shopping, go random places and hang out, play "mini golf", drive to Standish with people just for the Taco Bell, lay out in the sun, watch lots of movies, mow the lawn, ride my bike, go rollerblading, sleep, organize my stuff, sit on top of the shed, walk along the beach, smell flowers, climb trees, wear shorts and t-shirts, go on roadtrips, go canoeing and/or tubing, and basically do whatever I want.

The population of the world is 6.42 billion and 14% of University of Michigan freshmen come from households with incomes of $50,000 or less.

Alecia stopped by this afternoon and dropped off my birthday present. It was a hot Lord of the Rings game. I was quite pleased. And we all lived happily ever after.

The End

Not Enough

There is a lot of snow... maybe I'll play in it today.

Spring break has been a lot of watching movies and sitting around. Summer will be more fun than spring break because then I'll get to go swimming and fun stuff like that... and the roads won't be covered with ice and drifts of snow. I can't wait for summer. I can't wait until this semester is over. Ugh, but then I'm supposed to get a job.

Because I have done nothing in the past few days, I really have nothing to say.

I like frozen grape juice. Frozen Dr. Pepper tastes like string beans, but it's still good. Frozen orange juice is really good too.

If the dumb speakers would work, I would be listening to RadioU right now. But sadly they are not working. My friends are at school. That is sad too.

My mother is talking to the cats.

I wonder where the concept of capitalizing letters came from...