Women's Stdies

This next quarter is going to suck. Pretty much, all of my academic mistakes have led up to this quarter: the history class I took that didn't count for anything, the fact that I only took 3 classes this quarter... and so many more.

I'm going to be taking 5 classes. As challenging as that sounds, I have come to believe that 40% of the difficulty comes from find 5 classes that don't have overlapping schedules in both lectures and finals. Alas, I have barely made it. I have a 15 minute overlap between classes every Wednesday. And the worst part is, that that was the best combination I could do. And, it's a women's studies course.

As interesting as it may sound/or not sound, I'm pretty sure I'm not going to enjoy it and/or find it interesting to such a high degree. I'm probably going to be stuck there with a bunch of lesbians (the real ones are never as attractive as the internet-proclaimed ones), and my short (although be it, stylish) haircut is not going to help me out.

Someone Freed the Internets

hooray! the Coffee Bean in Westwood, that which I frequent so often, has now decide to give free WiFi access. I don't even have to purchase anything! Which is excellent, considering CoffeeBeab, in all it's deliciousness, costs a shit-load of money.

I'm so happy that somebody made this decision. Who the heck pays the 10bucks a day to use ATT or T-Mobile internet at coffee corporations? These places easily make enough profit to have some wifi in their stores. I'm already paying $4 for what is essentially water, and you're making me make every attempt to connect to the weak UCLAWAN signal that somehow makes it from a block away? Please.

And Thank You.

Belize God, Help Me

The piano is difficult to play. I mean, come on... reading two different sets of staffs? That's impressive.

I'm trying to learn a little bit. I used to play just melodies or simple things from my banjo music, but I actually got a beginner's book from this guy on facebook. It's pretty good. It took so much effort to think about what my left hand is doing, and in the end, after my first hour of practice, I realized that everything works better when you don't think about it, and you just let your hand take on the natural movement.

I'm going to go practice a little bit today. Except first I'll be needing a cup of coffee. Things have been kind of crazy in the last couple of weeks, and I'm still waiting for them to completely settle down. Midterms did not treat me well. In fact, it was the first time that I didn't get an A on an ecology exam. Lame. Haha. It's like, only the 3rd time that I haven't had the top grade. But really -- that exam was stupid, so I'm not worrying about it. Stupid 20 MC questions.

Just as I was beginning to find some more time for myself, I realized that I'm going to have to take 5 classes next quarter. Jesus. How the hell am I going to enjoy life? At least it's only 10 weeks. I'm sure I'll be ok. A couple GEs, a couple econ classes, and that riduloud vertebrate morphology class that I wasn't able to get out of taking. Hell, there's an easier class offered that fullfills the same requirement, but it's only initially open to Marine Majors. I don't want to rely on getting it. Fitting 5 classes (a mix of north and south campus) into my schedule is difficult as it is.

Oh? And the reason I'm doing this to myself instead of taking 4 classes and then taking summer school? My gradstudent friend from Nicaragua suprised me yesterday to go to Belize for 2 months to help her with her research. Starting after finals through middle august (right after the last summer school session starts). Thus, since I can't stay here through the fall... pain. Pain must happen.

But heaven lies just around the corner. Right?