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So, I just checked out my last post, and realized that it was written two months, one week, and five days after the previous one. Interestingly enough, it’s been two months, one week, and three days since I wrote that post. As I stated in my last rant, procrastination has overcome me when it comes to Xanga. I would continue in this direction, but you can check out the last post if you’re really that interested.

I had originally planned an entry over Christmas break, being that it would have been a good relaxing time to undertake such matters. I thought that I would recap the tail end of last semester and throw in whatever excitement had occurred so far over break. It turned out that, in terms of time management, break owned me almost as much as school. I went back to work, which was actually kind of nice, it kept me busy and gave me some money, which is always a plus. I also hung out quite a bit, especially in the second half of the break. These two activities reduced my totally free time to a very small amount, which meant I just relaxed and goofed off during such time, thus eliminating any chance of a post. I had a quite good break nonetheless. Christmas was good, I got my bowling ball, some games, and gift cards out the ass. Our dress-up Christmas-New Year’s-get-together-whatchamacallit was a roaring success, it definitely needs to become a recurring event. It also resulted in me getting possibly one of the greatest Christmas gifts ever, Darth Tater, courtesy of Manda. He now adorns one of my bookshelves at home. So, Christmas vacation was, all in all, quite good, though it went by much too fast.
   
Oh yes, I almost forgot the end of last semester! The last three weeks weren’t particularly exciting, mostly it involved us studying our asses off for finals. The studying paid off though, and I ended up getting a 4.0 for the semester. I even got an A in Foundations (known as Discrete Math to everyone else in the world), the class from hell that I never dreamed I would do well in. My bullshitting expertise apparently ended up paying off in American Politics too, Statics stayed easy, and the Diff. Eq. final was a gift from the physics demi-god known as Ray Toland. It ended up being an awesome semester on the whole.
   
This semester looks like it will be reasonably easy, with the exception of one class. Theoretical Mechanics is looking like it will be my 4 o’clock shit show. The material is stuff that I would normally like, I’ve actually done some of it before in Physics and Diff. Eq. However, the professor is not the most prolific of teachers, and the book, well, the book…words cannot describe how much it truly sucks. Suffice it to say it is a shit sandwich. So, other than that, I like my classes. Linear Algebra looks like it will be my favorite, mmm…matrices. Calc III will definitely be up there too, Statistics will probably be pretty interesting, especially since Prof. Hooper is awesome. Accounting probably won’t be quite as interesting, but it will at least be easy.
  
I actually haven’t had all that much work this semester, which I am not sure is a bad thing. I think it’s generally better for my work ethic when I am being bent over by professors with homework, but we’ll see. This week could be interesting, I have an Accounting quiz, a Calc III test, and homework in every class. Lovely…
   
Well, it’s almost time for dinner, so I should probably go find Hannah. I will most likely have to wake her up, how she can sleep so much, I do not know. But oh well, ya gotta do what ya gotta do. And I will try to post again, sooner this time. My New Year’s resolution already went down the shitter, but I will still try to live up to it.

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Hmm, so it’s been two months, one week, and five days since my last update. I never thought I would actually go that long without posting, and I apologize to all of you who have been waiting to hear if I am still alive or not. I’ve found that the longer you wait to write, the harder it is. You have more to write, so it takes even more time than it would have in the first place, and it’s so much harder to remember everything that you originally wanted to say. In other words, I’ve come to the realization that I am a horrible procrastinator, at least when it comes to Xanga, and that procrastination is an easy way to fuck yourself.

So, where did I leave off last time? Oh yes, it was the first week of classes last time I posted. So, what’s that, two thirds of a semester to fill you all in on? This should be interesting, trying to remember everything interesting from the past two months…

I should probably start on the social side of things, with the most important development of this semester, which would be me meeting a very special girl named Hannah. Some of you have already met her, others of you have no doubt heard about her. She is incredibly sweet and caring and intelligent and cute and any other positive adjective you could throw in there. I’m so happy and lucky to have her right now.

The rest of the social life is going well too. The suite is working out well, with Rodney, Pat, and Pat. We actually moved some stuff around, three of the beds are over in the Batcave, and all the desks and my stuff are over here in my room. It’s worked out pretty well, except for some small conflicts around bedtime. We’ve had several bowling nights, Family Guy marathons, and hockey games, along with our usual geeky video game and computer stuff. But it’s been going well.

Classes have been going quite well too, though it will be quite a miracle if I can get that 4.0 that I’ve been coveting. Statics is freaking easy, probably because I’m pretty sure my professor is senile. American Politics is easy as well, its basically just reading, class discussions, and a couple of tests. Professor Hinchman is pretty interesting to listen to as well. We’ve had some interesting discussions the past few days in there, particularly about social welfare programs and the rich vs. poor debate. You can expect a rant on that sort of stuff sometime soon, especially since Republicans have been pissing me off daily lately…

Differential Equations is my favorite class, probably because I’m sick and twisted like that. Everyone else hates it. It probably also helps that I have Prof. Toland again, I enjoyed my days in Calc II with him. Modern Physics is also turning out to be really easy, though I don’t think I’m learning as much as I would have liked to. There’s not much work associated with the class, so I don’t use the formulas or concepts much, and Professor Sokolov’s lectures are pretty much worthless. I read the textbook for the duration of class yesterday, and learned more than I have in any of his lectures for the whole semester. Modern Physics Lab, on the other hand, is a really good class. We’ve done some good experiments, and we’ve actually learned some stuff from Dr. Roy. He’s an awesome professor, he actually explains things thoroughly, and he’s quite helpful if you go to see him outside of class (he’s the first professor I’ve gone to see for help)…

The last of my classes makes me shudder. Foundations, which is known as Discrete Math at most any other college, is the bane of my existence. It’s actually gotten better over the past week or two, but it is still my least favorite, and by far my worst class. The material actually isn’t all that bad, I could see myself enjoying it, but it’s presented in such a boring manner. Prof. Alhakim’s lectures are confusing, and he gives us some of the hardest problems he can find for homework and quizzes. It’s kind of funny, I’ll look at something in the book, and think, “Well that’s easy,” and end up with a 70 on the homework. I was in serious danger of ending up with about a C until the last test, when I somehow pulled a 100 out of my ass. It’s kind of funny, I get my first perfect test this semester in my worst class. Hopefully, the final will be easy, so I can bring my grade up a little higher…

Speaking of which, finals are only about three weeks away. Scary.

I actually cannot wait to go home on Tuesday. I’m not really sure why, Hannah and I went home a couple of weeks ago. I think I just need a few days away from the hectic environment that I have here. I need to relax, I’d like to read for once, just catch up on stuff that I don’t get to do while I’m here. It’ll be good to recharge and see my peeps again. Oh, and not to mention, Thanksgiving Morning Breakfast! 

I went to the school bookstore yesterday and got my Christmas shopping effectively done. The family’s done, most of the friends are done. I just need to shop for Hannah now. Oh well, I’ll get that done while I’m home…

To paraphrase Stewie Griffin, I feel so deliciously evil, I’m listening to the Imperial March from Star Wars right now…

There’s a hockey game tonight, I can’t wait. I missed the RPI and Union games when I went home two weeks ago, so I’m starved for hockey. Especially since the NHL sucks now. Clarkson does not disappoint though, the games are always exciting. Let’s go Tech. Oh, and, umm, yeah, BONESAW!!!!!!

Hopefully the weekend will be good as well, though I do have some work to do for Monday and Tuesday. But, I’m done Tuesday at 9:15, and then I can come home. I’ll probably see many of you then, or shortly thereafter. Until then, peace out.

“Procrastination is a lot like masturbation. It feels good at first, but then you realize you’re only fucking yourself.”