Homework for the Overactive Brain

Today's Quote--"Happy birthday to me, Happy birthday to me..."

Monday, November 03, 2003

 

Just a thing I have...but somehow, calling M & P is no problem. Oh well, whatever. Um...let's see, where was I? Ah yes, killing time before class, but not a lot of time around so...Hmmm.

Long weekends are nice, except of course when you can't sleep...like me this weekend. Oy! Finally I have time to rest and I can't fall or stay asleep. I hate that! Grrr....going to take some of my nice sleepy supplements if it keeps up...oy. Spent a lot of time doing nothing...or well, simple stuff like crafts, or finishing chapter 5 in my story...yeah me! So horrible to say when I know my friends are all working their tails off on midterms...well, sorry! You know I'd be helping if I could. Oy. But I have plans for you all....muwahahahaha...no, really. And they're not even bad plans...;) Anyway...erm...Met with my friends from Osaka...yeah! It's been about two months since I last saw them...and it was four years before that! Next time we're getting together in the US...of course they have to practice their English. ACK typing is playing with my head. Mmmmmerrr. Yes, and stuff happened. Of course if I tell you Alex O might find out and then poor J would have to deal with him calling and harassing him again...grrrr. See if I ever tell you anything again, you mean evil blog people! *blink, blink* I take it back. I still love ya...but I'm not gonna tell. ;) ANYWAY. Ackhem.

Miss home, lots. Even miss SUA in it's current ashy state. Seems a lot like construction our first year, you think? Minus the noise and plus smoke. Hmmm, maybe not. Happy Belated Halloween...Mom sent me candy and stuff, so I had a good ole time, me and me going nowhere trick or treating. ;) Oy. Oh yes, and for those of you on the West Coast...I am now 17 hours ahead of you...ah, nothing like living in the future, eh? Let's put this into perspective. While you are all crazily studying late into the night...lets put you at say some really crazy time ;) of 1AM on a Thursday...I am eating dinner Friday night at 6 PM. Or you're busy getting ready for class at 9AM on Monday morning...I am out cold (hopefully) at 2 AM Tuesday morning. Yes, so you can see the various difficulties I face, such as when is a good time to call home. Or if I'm attempting my registration thing, when does it actually start for me? Nov. 14 at 8AM for you would be...calculating....calculating...1AM Nov. 15th for me. Oy. Someone is definately not going to get up to be the first person on that registration day! (Oh yes, Study abroad peoples get three extra days to register since we have to deal with all kinds of fun time differences...like 17 hours worth!)

Why do I hate phones, you may ask? (after you're done untangling your mind from the paradox of living 17 hours in my past). Dunno. Just do. Have for a long time...kinda like a phobia with me. So when I had to answer the phone this weekend, things were unpleasent. I have a hard time doing it in English...imagine the difficulty in Japanese...OY! And what is it with Japanese people just hanging up? No good bye, thanks, nothing...just *click*. Oh, I guess they didn't want to talk to me. Of course I guess that clears up the whole "good-bye....good-bye" thing that we English speakers get caught up in...you know that circle that takes five minutes to go through before you actually get off. Hmm. But I'd rather do the circle than just have someone hang up on me...ahhh, the joys of cultural exchange. You think if I just hung up on people in the US they'd stop calling me? Maybe I should try it...Wonder if it works on telemarketers...I wonder if speaking totally in another langauge gets rid of them? Does anything? Hmmm...many things to ponder.

Oki doki, nearly time for class...so, that's it for today folks. I'll let you in on good culture stuff later (I say that a lot, don't I?). Feeling good, just homesick...and it got realllllllly cold today...it was 22 degrees C yesterday and about 7 degrees today. How does that work? Hmmmm....

GL 8:51 PM