Bits and pieces

[fredericks]

Sometimes it takes the littlest things to make a person smile. Thanks for the kindness this morning, you guys...even if you didn't exactly follow directions. *grin* I needed reason to smile and I got it. I hope I can return the favor now or in the future.

Had the last body-based validations, on abdomen and neuro, this afternoon. I really didn't think I would manage to pass because I didn't start practicing on live bodies until Monday (note to self: percussing and palpating the abdomen of an adolescent boy, even if said boy is your brother? can lead to uncomfortable moments). My group lucked out and got a validator who was rather lax so I was able to fudge my way through the parts of the assessments I didn't know - which, surprisingly, weren't many. My confidence before the validation was bolstered by finding out that the Community Assessment project another group of mine handed in came back with full marks and a note from the instructor asking to use it as "model project" for the future. Color me frakking shocked, as two of us rushed to finish it up well into our first class on the day it was due. Of course, that project was only pass/fail. I got an 89 on a Cultural Assessment project I did solo and that, in conjunction with the craptastic day I had yesterday, made for one sad sad fredericks. Things are better now, though.

Since all we had were validations today I got home by 4:15. I've done nothing but put my clothes and sheets to wash and watch some television. I figure I deserve a non-stress day, and I plan to do nothing the rest of the evening but steal borrow my brother's laptop and play some more Sims 2. God that game is addictive. I do have a Medications exam on Friday that the class has to get a 90 on to pass, but I figure I'll wake up around 4:30, head down to the Starbucks by the school for 6, and study for a couple of hours. There's something about studying in coffee/tea shops in the early morning that I find terribly conducive to learning.

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Even though I think it'll be a horrible movie I still want to see Aeon Flux on Friday. It's been a while since I saw some asskicking on a big screen, and I can't remember enough of the shorts to get offended by plot omissions or revisions. I suppose the only reason why I'm seriously thinking about it is because I have the free tickets mom acquired so I won't be pissed about "wasting my money" if it does end up blowing. Besides, by Friday I think I'll be needing the time away.

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My school's auditorium/stage is the new home for the utterly shitty Actor's Studio thing that airs on Bravo. I get the impression it used to be, I don't know, *good* or something. Then that asshat of a host started interviewing people like Jennifer Lopez. The day he brings out Andie MacDowell they need to pull the plug. Anyway, I mention this because they'll be interviewing Queen Latifah and Dave Chappelle in the middle of December, two people whose work (notice I say "work", not "acting"...have I mentioned how this show sucks?) I enjoy, and I'm psyched because Pace students get dibs on tickets. I'll poke around tomorrow to see if I can secure some. Fun times.

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I've made no progress on Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell in the last week and a half. The meeting's in two weeks and I have 700 pages to go. Normally I wouldn't be worried - I managed to get through Battle Royale's 350 or so pages in the four hours I had to spare prior to that first meeting. This book is more dense, though. Dang it. I borrowed the audiobook from the library in order to aid my progress, but at 26 discs I'm not sure I'll be much of an improvement time-wise. I think I can make it, though. That the library had the audiobook is one of the reasons I love it. Aside from the usually amazing graphic novel selection another reason I love it? A couple of weeks back I asked the librarian to get some QAF soundtrack CDs. When I went there two days ago they had Club Babylon on the shelves. Close enough for me. I've been rocking the CDs during the commute and it's been a blast. While I was standing at the check-out counter with the audiobook of Jonathan Strange and the Club Babylon CD I wanted to gather the library up and give it a hug.

I'm thinking it's a hormonal thing. Thank you, Red Tide.
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I still detest group projects. One more to go, a presentation tomorrow evening, and then I'm home free, back to my hermit ways. The weekend cannot get here soon enough.

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[tjfalcon.livejournal.com]

Hang on, I picked it up again this afternoon.I am at the part where Shuya wakes from his tumble locked in the room in the Lighthouse by the class rep. I suspect this may end up being a 'gnarly' part. I see several ways this can turn out.