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Have registered for my UW ID so I can eventually register for classes and stuff ... though I still don't know if I can skip Orientation, or if I get to be exempt from any courses because of AP, or if I can get into Japanese freshman year ... @_@ Can't complain, though. Transitioning into anything is always a crazy process.
Have a new layout (almost) up and ready, instead of the Retro Layout ... except, it is YET AGAIN red and black (and white). O_o;; And ... oh, I have trouble with making original layouts. I feel that every time I make a new one, I should try for something new in either graphics or coding, yes? But no, I always end up with minimal editing done in Photoshop, and some kind of table. I do try for new visual arrangments, though, which sorta makes up for it. At least it always *looks* like I'm developing my design skills. ^_^; have a real circus ~~ 04:04 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2002
Feeling quite accomplished today, because I finished both of the maddeningly difficult logic worksheets we got in Calculus. ^_^ Not much else to report for the day. Watched Spider-Man yesterday, which kicked all sorts of ass. There *are* a couple of cheesy lines stuck in there randomly, though -- it's sort of sad, because the rest of it is well-written. It made me feel all nostalgic ... sure, I haven't read comics regularly for a few years, and I never read Spider-Man, but I still appreciate some good old classic superhero action. And the digs on DC characters. XD J00 and I have to watch it together when it comes out on video (which should be the same time you come home). But oh! We *have* to watch MIB II together. XD XD XD Saw the preview, and it should be good. Though I wonder whatever happened to Agent L. o.o;
Thanks to everyone who gave me sympathies concerning my knee ... or something. ¬.¬ (I'm recuperating; let me rest. XP) have a real circus ~~ 10:35 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2002
And, in yet another classic example of my most brilliant and astonishing coordination skills, I managed to sprain my knee today. _o_;; It went a little something like this: See P-chan play kickball (which she *can't* do, by the way). See P-chan run. See P-chan stop. Hear a nasty *pop*. See P-chan on the ground. O.o;; (Don't we make a pair, neko-chan? XD;; And I *will* get back to you on your story!) So, now it hurts when I put weight on it, or straighten or bend it all the way, or turn. But the doctor said there probably wasn't any internal damage, which is good. I still can't run, and I have to be careful walking ... but I guess it could be worse. *sigh* And now I'm embarassed to go back to school because all these people saw me blubbering like an idiot. See, if I were by myself, I could have impaled myself on a pointy rock and I'd be fine; but when people are there fussing over me, I blubber. And I *hate* it when people see me cry. XP
Anyway, in more important news, AP exams are finally over. Forever. o.o And yesterday's, Comparative Government, was not nearly as bad as it could have been. I knew English was my easiest (comparatively) test, and Calculus my hardest, but Government just had the most in sheer information. However, I did some last minute reviewing that afternoon, which I think really paid off. I wasn't expecting to use as much specific information on the essays as we did; I was dreading more of their inane "What makes a good government?" prompts. So I recognized the reference to the Thatcher era when, it seems, most people didn't. Multiple choice was harder than everyone expected, based on our practice exam; but still, it was doable. Now, to begin the countdown to getting our scores ... >_< The party afterward at our teacher's house (apartment? condo?) was fun, if somewhat cramped; she set out table places for *all* of us in her living room. Which is longer than typical, granted, but still ... @_@ It was good, though. One of the guys in my class sang an AP song he wrote (or rather, based off of one his brother wrote for his science class), and it was amusing. Kind of sad how funny it was for us, but hey. XD;; After that was some walking to enjoy the gorgeous weather, bowling, Dairy Queen, and home in time to be in bed at a reasonable hour. ^_^v I guess the timing on my knee was as 'good' as possible, though; at least everything important is through for the year. (Yes, I realize we still have Senior Project presentations ... keep in mind I said 'important.' XP) Clara! Happy 18th! ^o^ You're like me, preferring to stay in with friends. ^_^ Going wild might be fun, I suppose, but I personally would prefer a birthday celebration I could remember. ^_~ J00! Isn't Kodocha great? XD Now that you've seen the beginning, don't you wub Hayama? XD XD XD *crycry* I suppose the best solution would be not to look, but I'm a glutton for pain. _o_;; And now ... I find myself at a loss as to what to do. ^_^;; Perhaps I'll find something semi-productive to accomplish ... finish that drawing I started Tuesday, perhaps? have a real circus ~~ 05:44 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2002
Neko-chan ... *woobly eyes* I do wub you dearly, and I'm so very very glad you're coming up with me next year. (Now if only someone else wasn't so mean and staying far away. ^_~) How did you do on the Physics exam today? Hopefully didn't leave you feeling like a twitching mass of brain-juice like Calculus did. @_@ (And, erm, I *will* read your story and send feedback. ^_^;; Last night's IM session just went a bit late. Gomen! *grovels*)
Lovely pictures, Clara~~~ I do so love the way you draw hair. <3 Heh. Took this numerology test on MSN, and apparently I'm a 2. The description is fitting enough, I suppose, but look what it says here: Unfortunate illusion: That seeking and finding are of equal value. Well why the hell not, I say! Ah, well, I guess not everyone can be as enlightened and overcome petty desires for tangible achievement as some of us. XD;; I rather like #3, as well ... a few parts of it are fitting, too. Embarassingly so, actually: Path of destiny: To serve the muse by making art or be the muse and inspire art.
XD;; And, um, does this remind you of one of our mutual acquaintances? Path of destiny: To persevere no matter the opposition's force.
Now imagine him slamming his fist onto the lunch table and saying that. *snrk* Hm. Day before the Government exam and here I am doing social blogging. ^_^;; I don't have much to do, though ... I haven't actually turned in my final, even though I finished it on Sunday, because I needed to print it out and put it into a binder. But other than that, I guess I could do some last minute reviewing. I *should* -- I definitely don't know the stuff as well as I did last year, for U.S. History. (And here I am trying to get a 5 again. -_-) But I think/hope I know enough ... the free-response section is definitely easier than last year, as the prompts entail little more than listing facts and making some extrapolations, rather than any "To what extent ..." essays. So I think just skimming my texts and refreshing my factual knowledge should be sufficient. Plus there's tomorrow morning, since the exam starts at 1:00, so ... I should be fine. Really. <--more to assure myself than anyone else XP They say not to study the night before the exam. But I'll only study a little ... and perhaps I'll relax by watching the Saiyuuki movie. :D have a real circus ~~ 05:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2002
I'm actually done with my Government final. o_o It's an odd feeling, considering that thing had been dogging me for over a month, and it was probably my last major assignment of the year. Now I just need to read over it to review for the exam ... also, I'd like to put in some clipart -- not because I'm an overachiever, really, but since my teacher has to read over forty of these 20-30 page monsters, I figure she could use some eyebreaks. ^_^;
Accomplishment for the day (week, whatever) -- have managed to sl0re one of my friends on Sakamoto Maaya. Go me! He doesn't even like anime, but he loves music, and of course it's impossible to resist Maaya-chan and Kanno Yoko. :D I'd like to participate in Kris-san's Retro Layout Month and slap up a past layout for June (which would save my lazy bootay from having to make a new one instead, hah!) except I can't really think of one that I particularly loved that much. Usually, by the time I have a layout coded and made public, I'm tired of it. ^_^; Or I find something about it embarassingly ugly and I wouldn't necessarily want to post again ... and I suppose it'd be beside the purpose if I edited it. ¬_¬ Will explore archives and see what's worth a repost. have a real circus ~~ 05:49 p.m. on Monday, May 13, 2002
Happy Mother's Day to all! Remember to visit or call your mother and tell her thank you for everything. ^_^
Ah, it's such a beautiful day today. *_* Almost summer-like (well, summer for here) with 70s temperatures and lotsa sun. Too bad I'm stuck inside finishing my Government final. XP And it's going to be downhill next week, or so I hear, and icky-rainy just when I get freed from the clutches of AP exams. It's odd, though; it almost feels like the exams are over, since we've had so many easy school days after the first round. Which isn't a good thing I know but at least I have two more days to get back into the right mentality. ^_^;; Actually, everything seems far away right now; things that happened before and events in the future. Prom was just a week ago, but it feels much longer, and two weeks ago at this time I was on a bus headed home from SakCon, and *that* feels like a lifetime ago. o.o (Unless I break out my pictures and get all sparkly-nostalgic. :D) I know graduation is just about a month away, but I can't grasp that in my head, that my time in high school is almost over for good. There's no real point to all this. Don't mind me, I'm just being random ... have a real circus ~~ 06:12 p.m. on Sunday, May 12, 2002
I like. ^_^ *snuggles vash* Oh, and I got the cosplay pictures ... HOT DAMN! XO I *like* the Soujirou; she has the right look. The Kenshin was good, but since when does he wear blue eyeshadow ...? XD;; The Misao was cute; she actually reminds me of Fukada Kyoko. The color of her costume was the closest to "reality" I've seen so far. And of course you know what I thought of the third picture. *ufufu* D00d, if I saw someone who had the real honest-to-goodness buttbow like that, I WOULD take him home. Actually, first I'd die laughing ... but then I'd take him home. XD
Ayuru-san, I feel your pain. I don't do RPGs, but the same thing happens so much in fics it's painful. >_< And, well, you'd think it'd be just as clear -- if not moreso -- that writing fanfics is ... well, a *writing* activity. And not merely a fangirlish indulgence in self-wankering. Well, that too, but at least with decent grammar, to save us all some unnecessary pain. I've actually found that non-native English speakers tend to be more coherent, and original sounding in general; partly because they're probably more likely to acknowledge their own shortcomings in spelling/grammar, but also because writing in another language requires more thought on the whole. Blah. Enough social blogging, I have a sleepover to go to. (Doesn't that sound so middle schoolish? :D) have a real circus ~~ 05:32 p.m. on Friday, May 10, 2002
Pictures came in today! One and a half rolls of SakCon, and the rest from Prom. And, barring a few fuzzy/distant shots from the Runway Show and the expected blinking and red eyes in a few Prom pictures, they turned out really well. *happiness* Even the one of the posing Vash where the light was behind him. ^_^;
And what was that about doing work ...? have a real circus ~~ 08:49 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2002
Because apparently my boredom knows no bounds, I painted my nails again. XD;; Monday's set was chipping off (my nail polish never lasts for more than a day in good condition), so I took it off but my poor bland nails looked naked. T_T So now they're purple with a sparkly overcoat. :D And ... yeah, I spilled nail polish on my sweater. Was happily singing along to Onitsuka Chihiro when I picked the bottle up by the top and realized it wasn't all the way closed because, well, the bottle fell in my lap. O_o Spray 'n' Wash to the rescue, though -- it's all good now.
Today was rather easy, in terms of classes -- the three AP classes were spent relaxing/preparing for next week's Government exam, while the others are never difficult anyway. I even got ice cream in Calculus. :D~~ (And speaking of Calculus, my confidence is renewed. Apparently one of the people who took the BC exam last year -- he was known as the Math God -- left a free response question entirely blank, and still got a 5. So, since I at least did something on every part of every problem, a 3 should be in the bag ... perhaps I even got a 4. XD) Glad to hear you folks had fun at Prom, too. Nightmajik, you dress looks kinda like mine. Except mine had straps and no wrap, but pretty close. ^_^ Good luck on U.S. History on Friday, Meimi! Are you taking the English tomorrow, too? And I should go myself to work on the Government review/final project that I've been putting off for far too long ... Need a new layout ... but I dunno what. o.o have a real circus ~~ 06:59 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2002
Calculus is the devil's work. >_< I just felt *siiiiiiiigh* after the end of today's test. There was no talk of going out for lunch today (though it might be because this was the mixed grade class and not the inbred senior AP family), and though I went to a friend's house afterward, the mood wasn't so much the leisurely contentment of yesterday as resigned languishing. I mean, I think I did better than some people seemed to, since I pretty much finished the test (though I really think some people were just being too hard on themselves) ... only one multiple choice question I guessed on (it made a bunch of us go WTF!?) and one part from a free response problem that I didn't quite finish. I felt much more confident about the multiple choice section than the free response, though ... In the latter, it felt as if I were just grasping feebly at answers. And it didn't help that the questions they asked -- well, I can't talk about it, but I will say they included the two Subjects of Death for me. X_x
Many people felt the same as you. ^_^;; I'm sure you at least passed, though -- you only have to get about half the multiple choice right and do "acceptable work" on free response to get a 3. So says the College Board. But do tell me about Prom, yesyes? And send pictures~~ GRAR. Read that second one there ... Yes, that's right, kick a girl when she's down. Grar, I say. Grar. *yukino growl* have a real circus ~~ 05:50 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2002
And that's one AP exam done for good. XD It's liberating to know I won't have to memorize novels from a list in order to write analytical essays about them EVER AGAIN ... though I probably shouldn't forget what I've read if I plan to study English in college, yes? ^_^;;
The whole thing was almost a repeat of last year -- the entire class was nervous (though admittedly not as twitchy as last time, when it was our first AP exam ever), but after it was over we all thought it was surprisingly easy. ("Easy" is a very relative term, mind you ... it was definitely harder than the SATs and SAT IIs, but not killer like the practice exams we'd been taking.) And the essays were okay, though the first prompt was kinda weird -- but I can't talk about it! *clamps mouth shut* I will say, though, that I'm happy about the third prompt, for which I used Les Mis; I don't really know why I bothered reviewing other books, because I should've known I'd go with that one anyway. XD;; I brought the three novels I was most closely reviewing ... I wonder how much of a nerd I seemed when one of my classmates asked a question about Pride and Prejudice and I was like, "I have it with me!" ^_^;; After the exam most of us went out to Red Robin for lunch ... I know it's rather early to be celebrating when we've only taken one exam, but after all we're seniors. ^_^v;; After that, a couple of us hung out at one of my friends' houses, which was really irredeemably non-productive ... but oh well. ^_^; Came home and decided to forgo further work on my Government final in favor of Calculus review; I've gone through every practice exam we've taken, and feel moderately prepared for tomorrow's exam. I hope that feeling isn't unfounded. >_< In other news, I painted my nails. :D Yeah, supplement a session of studying by killing off a few brain cells with fumes ... XD;; But they're multi-colored and pitty. Hope they bring me luck tomorrow. ^_^ have a real circus ~~ 09:48 p.m. on Monday, May 6, 2002
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