Six months later...
Mood:  cheeky
Now Playing: Nothing! Just people typing.
Topic: School
Well, it has officially been like six months since I have posted. Well okay, just a little over five. But there is a reason for that. The reason is that I now have another blog, and it is called LIVEJOURNAL. See, I will show you... Pikestaff's Live Journal. Click there and go take a look. Not that I update that one any more frequently than I update this one, but hey, you might find it amusing, you never know.

Also I see that this Angelfire Blog has been trying to be more like LiveJournal, hence the "Mood" and "Now Playing" options. Of course LiveJournal doesn't have a "Topic" selector thing.

So last night Survivor was pre-empted in favor of the Presidential Debates. The Debates contained just as much backstabbing as an episode of Survivor, but it was more boring. Honestly I think we should just throw Bush and Kerry on some island and which ever one survives is who I will vote for. I don't like either of them, if you can't tell.

So, school. I have to talk about school since I have designated school as the topic of my choice for this entry. School is fine right now if somewhat annoying. By annoying I mean that I don't really hate any of my classes or anything as much as the projects and homework cut into my Internet Fun Time.

Now maybe I shouldn't be having so much Internet Fun Time...

Pretty soon I have to print of a couple of copies of a Outline Paper Thingy and give one to Metz and give one to Metz's TA... nah. I'll just give them to them on Monday when I see them. But I do still have to put one copy in "The Box" so I'll be doing that pretty soon.

Um... well... that's about all for now! Ciao!

When Things Get Psycho
The people directly in front of me, at the computer lab help desk, are talking about Tetris Attack and this guy is drawing pictures on a piece of paper to show someone else what it looks like. I guess I'm really not the only person in the world who remembers this game.

Also, when I first got to this web page, (Angelfire), there was a big banner at the top instructing you to "Shoot the Evil Kangaroo." Wow. An evil kangaroo, huh? Now that's just weird.

In fact, that's almost as weird as the mouse for this computer, which keeps glitching out and making the web page have seizures for a few minutes, after which it will stop for no reason. At least the mouse isn't making the corner of my thumb black, like they usually do here.

What else is weird? Well, on Amazon.com you can buy this 200 page book all about Target. Yes, that's right, Target, where I work. I stumbled across this while I was searching for red shirts at Target.com, since you'd think they would sell them, but no...

By the way, I've been having "Talking To"'s at work since, apparently, I'm not getting enough TARGET CARDS. But hey, it's not my fault that nobody wants to get a Target Card from me! Besides, everybody in Bozeman who goes to Target regularly already has a Target Card, so there.

While we're on the subject of things that are weird, besides the fact that saving my e-mails is glitching out too, I'm going to post what I think are the weirdest movies of all time. I posted something similar already on an Amazon.com Listworthy List, but I've since then changed my mind and as far as I know, you can't edit Listworthy Lists that you've already created, (unfortunately.) So here we go:

1.) 8 1/2: The weirdest film ever made in the history of the motion picture. In the first five minutes, a guy flies out of his windshield and has to be pulled out of the sky by people who lasso a rope to his foot. The next thing you know, he's dead and a whole bunch of circus performers come out of a spaceship and march around. Just don't ask.

2.) Akira: Screaming blue kids, blood on windshields, and Tetsuo turning into a giant blob. Um, yeah.

3.) Hiroshima Mon Amour: The first ten minutes or so are marginally interesting, and suddenly this lady starts having a flashback about being locked in some dungeon because she was crazy. It just gets stranger from there.

4.) The City of Lost Children: Wow. If the Insane Santa Claus Posse doesn't give you nightmares, then the midget lady and the people's brains hooked up to electrodes while they scream will.

5.) Total Recall: For me, it was that nasty puppet thing coming out of the guy's stomach and giving Arnold advice that really did it. If that was supposed to make sense, you can just shoot me now.

6.) Repo Man: The opening shot involves a policeman opening a guy's trunk and getting disintegrated from the knees up. After that, just when things begin to settle into your average punk movie, a glow-in-the-dark flying car shows up. Right...

7.) Edward Scissorhands: "I think you should come home with me," says the nice lady putting antiseptic on Johnny Depp, wearing the freakiest costume in existence. Suddenly he's in her car as they drive past houses painted solid red, yellow, green, etc. Two Words Here: Just Strange.

8.) Return to Oz: Dorothy and her talking chicken friend end up in a world filled with angry rock people and notoriously bad claymation. The whole thing is one big head trip waiting to happen.

9.) Pee-Wee's Big Adventure: It's funny that I thought this movie was really serious when I watched it as a little kid. But really, what's with the huge fat guy in the tub, the evil clowns, the Marge trucker lady, the Alamo's basement, the estranged criminal who cut a tag off of a matress, and finally, the "Movie" version of Pee-Wee's adventure at the end? Yep, it was serious... seriously trippy.

10.) Beneath the Planet of the Apes: What do you get when you mix monkeys, Charlton Heston, and a cult of psychic people living underground who sing freaky hymns and pray to a big nuclear bomb? That's right, you get this movie, by far the weirdest of the Planet of the Apes flicks, and that's saying a lot.

Well, that was fun and exciting. Coming soon: My Ultimate "un-numbered" List of the Most Mind Bending Movies of All Time. And this is a really long post, so I'll get going now. Until next time: Snaps for you!

There Is A God
After nearly a full semester of pain and anguish, luck has, finally, briefly been with me. How so, you ask? Well, last week we had a second Sound test. I hardly studied (probably because I had forgotten about it,) and I just took total guesses on several of the questions. Well, it turned out that I actually guessed right, because...

I got an 89%!!

Yes, that's right, and it was like the fourth or fifth highest score in the whole class! That definitely boosted my day a considerable amount.

Unfortunately, the rest of this semester is still going to be a pain. I tried to shoot my directing scene this past Monday, and all to no avail-- a word of advice to everybody: Never try to shoot a scene at the Ticket Office at the SUB, even at 8:30 in the morning. It will not work. It will be as noisy as our household, (which is very noisy, by the way.) So now I am running around trying to find a new location and get my group and a bunch of fancy equipment together and finish all that stuff, as well as balance my acting in other scenes and all the other projects that I am in.

Also, we just moved into a new house last week. I only have about 1/10th of my crap, probably even less than that, in my room so far and it is already a big fat mess. Why me?

Meanwhile I have been taking care of the chickens, despite the fact that they seem to have perennial diarrhea and poop all over the place.

In other good news, I got like a 92% in my screenwriting test, even though I didn't know we had it until I showed up in class and the teacher was passing out the bubble sheets.

In screenwriting the other night we watched a really demented movie called "Repo Man," which involved a glow-in-the-dark flying car, after which I ran into Justin on the way to my parking spot and we stood in the cold outside the SUB on the sidewalk for nearly an hour and a half discussing anime.

But, that's about all. I just realized that today is the day that I am allowed to register for classes, so I think I might want to do that. Goodbye for now!

Oh, P.S.: Supposedly, we have DSL at the new house but we need a router.

And P.S.S.: I have no money.

Guess who is bored? And hungry?
That's right! I am bored and hungry, and considering running to MSU Bookstore to buy a thing of Nutty Bars, but then fearing that my computer in the Computer Lab will be *gasp* TAKEN when I come back!! So in that case, I sit here and try to update my web page and post into my blog, since I have been so incredibly faithful doing that... (Note: That was supposed to be sarcastic.)

Well, not a whole lot is "new" with me. I do have my car back although it was leaking oil for a little bit (still) but fortunately for me, Paul fixed it pretty easily with a whole new rubber plug thingy.

School is back after a mostly uneventful Spring Break which involved feeding llamas, chickens, and a Degu. Although honestly, I really have no idea what a "Degu" is. *lightbulb* Hey, I'm on the Internet, huh? I can look it up! (*Goes to a search engine and looks up Degu. Locates a site called www.degus.org.*)

Hey, that looks like Tony the Degu alright!! Anyway, in case you are interested, a Degu looks sort of like a really big gerbil and they are really hyper. At least, the Degu that I took care of was hyper.

Dude, parts of this "degus.org" site are written in Czech, a language which I don't know. I'll have to get the Czech Republic kid that I know to come in and translate for me.

(*Searching for more information on Degus... over half of it seems to be in German... I'm not kidding, you try searching for it...*)

No wonder I've never heard of a Degu before. Only people in Europe seem to know what it is. Anyway, Degus are pretty cute and I kind of want to get one, except for the fact that I've never seen one at Pets Mart so apparently you have to import them from either Germany or the Czech Republic. I find that really strange, considering that according to all these web pages, Degus are from Chile. Hmm, whatever.

Now, notice that I've spent the past several minutes talking about an obscure rodent-like critter. That might not be a good sign. Actually, I think it's just more proof of my boredom.

Also, I have two more things I want to mention. One is that we are moving in a week, and I have no idea where I am going since the house we are moving into has ONE LESS BEDROOM!!! Jeez, thanks for the hint, parents!! Just kidding.

The second thing I am going to mention is that I have to go to work tonight after school, which kind of sucks, but hey, that's life in the U.S. for you.

And I just thought of a third thing to mention. Yesterday in screenwriting we watched a really good movie called "All The President's Men."

And now that I have rambled about Degus, moving, work, a Robert Redford/Dustin Hoffman movie, oil leaks, and Nutty Bars, I think I should probably go. See you at MSU Bookstore in front of the Little Debbie's Section!!

Of Chrysler LeBarons and Forgetting About Oil
One of the main reasons which I have not written in this Blog in a little while, (although I'm sure nobody cares, and I'm even more sure that no one is reading this... oh well, I can pretend) is that my life has been so sucky lately that I have been spending what little spare time I have playing some therapeutic games of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.

Anyhow, why, you ask, has my life been so sucky? Well, it's freaking busy to begin with, but it's been that way for the past few months. Anyhow, today's suckiness is going to focus on a little thing called... CAR TROUBLES.

CAR TROUBLES are not a good thing. You do want to deal with CAR TROUBLES.

A warning to all those out there who are auto-shop-ically challenged like myself... NEVER PUT OFF CHANGING YOUR OIL. NEVER PUT OFF PUTTING OIL INTO YOUR CAR. NEVER SAY, "MY CAR NEEDS OIL, BUT I CAN WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEK AFTER [INSERT PROJECT HERE]." Doing so will inevitably (sp?) result in CAR TROUBLES.

13 days ago, my car started making strange and really loud grinding noises before grinding to a halt in my futile attempt to at least get my poor car home. Well, before long I was stranded on the intersection of 19th and Baxter at 11:00 PM.

You see, it was CAR TROUBLES.

My car was towed off to the shop, and the next day I found out what it was... the engine had blown a rod. No oil. My fault.

And because I had delayed doing something which would have taken me five minutes and a couple of bucks, my CAR TROUBLES had erupted into a $1500 nightmare.

CAR TROUBLES. Avoid them like you would a plague, to paraphrase... somebody.

I was fortunate in that, on one day a week ago, I got EXTREMELY LUCKY and managed not only to be approved for a $1500 loan without a cosigner, but also to locate a working engine for about a fifth of the normal price. So they put it in my car and all is well, right?

Not exactly. They test drive it and find out that now it also needs a water pump. So they fix that up, too. More money. NOW everything is fine and dandy, right?

Wrong! CAR TROUBLES strikes again! I go to pick up my car today, all psyched that I will once again be united with my 1990 Chrysler LeBaron Coupe which I have pledged never to ruin again.

But wait... it's leaking oil. And suddenly my car is back in the shop again.

Ah yes, CAR TROUBLES. Will they ever end?

One thing is for certain-- I am now the owner of a 14-year-old car which, in the past year, has had a new transmission, a new gas pump, a new water pump, and a new engine. Hmm, maybe I should just cut my losses and get a new car...

Nah.

More on life and its suckiness to come later. In the meantime, keep those cameras rolling and remember... beware of those pesky CAR TROUBLES. Szervous!

C'est la vie
Well, life is life in the World of this particular Girl Nerd. I spend basically my entire days at school, or during the weekends or on Monday, at work. I haven't had a chance to do my laundry for a few weeks, so I am running out of clothes. My directing project is tomorrow, and I don't know if my actors know their lines. The "Listworthy" feature on Target.com is glitching out and making me irritated because there is no way to save a "draft" of your list if you want to, or to delete lists that you no longer want.

Yesterday, my car started making a psychotic rattling noise out of nowhere and then died at the Intersection of 19th and Baxter on my way home from work, so it got towed for what I think is the fourth or fifth time in the past six months.

My room is a mess. I forgot to put my VCR on "Auto Record" for Survivor All-Stars, which is tonight at seven o'clock.

My Financial Aid Rebate Check all disappeared and I have no idea where it went. All I know is that last month I had $800, and right now, I have about $250.

I am in about forty-thousand group projects. Did I mention that my major is being a big pain in the butt right about now?

Joseph Lieberman isn't going to run for President so now I have no idea who I am going to vote for.

I haven't gotten a "Good Nights' Sleep" in months.

I don't get Target Cards anymore. I used to be really good at getting Target Cards. I used to be able to get like one or two every day I worked. Now I get one a week, if I'm lucky!!

I studied for all the wrong things on my Sound test, and most of it was over the things that we happened to learn while I was sick in bed and unable to attend class. I studied for all the wrong things on my Directing test, even if I did read those things on e-reserve. I just don't remember who wrote them, that's all!

And on top of all that, I keep feeling the urge to go out and do weird nerdy things like play Final Fantasy Tactics Advance or buy Pokémon cards or join some sort of Internet Digimon roleplay.

About the only interesting thing going on in my life right now is that about 15 seconds ago, I heard a noise outside the window, and I looked out and noticed that a huge pile of snow had fallen off of the roof of Traphagen Hall. AVALANCHE!! Hehehe...

Classes Continued!
Hey, look, people, now I'm back even though I already posted today! But this time, I'm here to finish up talking about those MTA, Sophomore level classes! So hang on, here we go.

SOPHOMORE CLASSES CONT.

MTA 252 Editing:
Overview: Learn about the craft of film editing and practice it yourself in labs.
Prof: David Scheerer-- a good guy if you can get past his constant speeches on why filmmaking is going down into the abyss.
Highlights: The textbook for this class is actually really interesting. You will learn A LOT.
Drawbacks: I have yet to start working on the project, but I've heard it's the most nerve-wracking and hate-inspiring project in years. And of course, you have to learn to deal with Scheerer's little speeches.

MTA 253 Directing:
Overview: Spend the first half of the semester learning "how to" direct for theatre (in quotes because it's not really something you "learn" per se,) and spend the second half learning "how to" direct for film.
Profs: Joel Jahnke and Paul Monaco-- Joel is hilarious and very helpful. All in all, he's a great teacher.
Highlights: You will learn a lot, (like in so many of the other classes.) Not as "technical" as a lot of other film classes, this is mostly creativity here. Your film in this class will "tie in" to your final editing project.
Drawbacks: If you are introverted and don't have a whole lot of friends (like me) you may have some issues since the class is very much "social-based"... telling actors what to do, essentially. Some acting is involved especially in labs, so if you hate acting, you may be a little bothered.

MTA 254 Sound:
Overview: Learn about the mechanics of sound, how they need to be recorded for film, and how to mix sound into a computer.
Prof: Dave Koester-- down to earth and knowledgeable. He makes you feel like you are on his level. (And that's a good thing, by the way.)
Highlights: You'll get to use things like sound boards and expensive microphones with the word "Sennheiser" involved. The final project is mapped out for you, step-by-step, so you don't fall too far behind.
Drawbacks: You'll want to "mess" with the mixing board more than you'll be allowed to. It can be difficult to set up reasonable meeting times with your group members depending on your schedules.

MTA 255 Cinematography:
Overview: Learn about using a camera, (specifically a 16mm Scoopic in this case) to tell a story. Both technical and aesthetic issues are discussed.
Prof: Cindy Stillwell-- Knowledgeable, helpful, and often unintentially very funny. A lot of the phrases she has coined are priceless. (Example: calling the sun the "Big Gaffer in the Sky.")
Highlights: Once you start using the camera, you will learn how to work it relatively quickly and any reservations you had with it from MTA 102 will fade away. This class contains a lot of important fundamentals, in my opinion, it is "the" quintessential filmmaking class.
Drawbacks: It's real film-- so if you accidentally "screw up" a part of your final project, you can't go back and fix it. You will have to live with it. Also, buying/prosessing/shipping film can be expensive.

MTA 261 Scenic Design (and Stagecraft)
Overview: Learn how to build and design sets specifically for the stage, although some film-related things are also discussed. Overall, the course is a unique blend of both technical and artistic attributes.
Prof: Tom Watson-- the "unique" lighting guy I mentioned earlier. He obviously knows what he is talking about.
Highlights: Lots of in-class "Production Shop Hours" give you a hands-on way to experience the class, and tactile learning, of course, sticks with you the longest. Some people may enjoy the drafting that is involved.
Drawbacks: You're in big trouble if you've never touched a tool kit before. Some of you may be frightened if you feel you have "no drawing skills" since some drafting is involved. And also, a lot of you will probably hate drafting.

Well, that's about all for now. Some of those classes I am still taking. (Specifically, Writing, Editing, Directing, Sound, and Scenic Design) so my opinion on those may change eventually, but for those this is basically just what I have observed thus far.

Anyhow, I have about another hour to kill in the computer lab here before I head off to the Sound lab, so I'm thinking of either adjusting all this class stuff that I just wrote for no reason and putting it on my web site (also for no reason,) or maybe checking my e-mail again or something. I don't know, I'll come up with an idea.

So anyway, thanks for listening to my likely incoherent ramblings. Wish me luck on my directing project. Until next time... "Twenty X-ty Six!"

The Interesting (Not exactly in a good way) Week
Yes, these past five or so days have been, well, let's just say... eventful. I had to say "exactly" in the title, because I don't know how to spell the better-fitting word that begins with a "n". Anyhow, I just got over having some sort of viral sickness, which basically just made me really naseous so I had to skip school and do nothing but lay in bed and watch TV all day, which got old fast. One time I went to work anyhow, and that definitely sucked.

And to top it off... just about 10 minutes ago or so in the middle of checking (er... emptying) my e-mail, my computer restarted for no apparent reason. Every other computer in this big room was fine. Nope, mine was the only one to screw up.

So anyway, I kind of want to continue what I started last week, that is... a run-down of the courses I've been taking in MTA. So without further ado... (although the girl next to me told me I was an amazingly fast typer)... here I go:

SOPHOMORE YEAR:

MTA 222 Lighting Technique:
Overview: Learn about all the lighting equipment involved in theater and film. A combination of hands-on activities and physics lectures.
Prof: Tom Watson-- The closest example of Bi-Polar Disorder that I have seen. Some days he is just "there," and other days he is literally dancing and singing. No more comments.
Highlights: Even if you aren't great at this class, any little skill that you gain from it will help you immensely in the long run. Also you will finally learn what a grip and a gaffer are.
Drawbacks: Be prepared to learn all the obscure light-techie names, like "inky-dinky" and "teenie-weenie." The final project, a "light plot", is difficult and tedious work.

MTA 232 Acting I:
Overview: Learn about acting because even if you aren't going to be an actor, you'll probably have to work with them and their "quirks."
Prof: Stephanie Campbell-- different people give her mixed reviews. Personally, she reminds me of a new-age psychologist and mentor.
Highlights: Improv and mask work is fun. You will definitely improve as an actor.
Drawbacks: A lot more writing involved than I originally expected. You will have to see close-ups of your face, on film, in front of the entire class.

MTA 251 Writing:
Overview: Learn about the craft of screenwriting and watch clips from films that demonstrate this. Since everyone wants to be a writer, well...
Prof: Dennis Aig-- The type of guy who would play the cynical, wisecracking sidekick to the hero in a buddy flick. Like most sidekicks, though, he tends to get on your nerves after a while.
Highlights: You'll get to watch some genuinely funny material. Since you write your own script, you don't have to worry about synchronizing your schedule with anyone else's.
Drawbacks: You'll get to watch some genuinely screwed up material. (Sound familiar?) Writing screenplays is harder than it seems.

Well, now it's time for me to scamper off to class, which is Scenic Design and which I will talk about in more detail perhaps another time. So long for now!

Filmmaking: Not a Slacker Major Anymore
Well, because I am bored and I want to take my mind off of casting my directing project, I hit upon a GREAT idea! Well, I thought it was great, anyhow. I'm going to go through all the classes in this major that I have taken so far and kind of talk about them and what you will have to expect if you are crazy enough (like I am, for example) to actually major in Media & Theatre Arts: Otherwise known as Filmmaking. Here we go:

FRESHMAN YEAR:

MTA 101 Movies In America:
Overview: The Intro to basically all the courses in the major. It's esentially a history course, except about the history of... guess what... movies.
Prof: Paul Monaco-- laid back and often funny in a matter-of-fact sort of way. He's also written a ton of highly respected books on the subject he teaches, so he's definitely qualified.
Highlights: You get to watch "The Matrix" on a theater screen and then you can brag to your friends about getting credit for it.
Drawbacks: Three Straight Hours of sitting in a chair gets... well... uncomfortable. Lots of note-taking and studying involved.

MTA 102 Understanding Movies/TV/Video:
Overview: The first real hands-on course in the major. Basically a crash-course on how to use a 16mm camera.
Prof: David Jadunath-- Should teach a course on the meaning of life. He loves to go off on tangents about various aspects of the human condition or talk about his close friend [insert name of famous filmmaker here]
Highlights: You learn A LOT. You'll be set for next year's classes. You'll get to mess around with big old 80's VHS video cameras.
Drawbacks: You really have no idea what you're doing on your first film. Lectures can be less than exciting.

MTA 103 Intro to Photo:
Overview: Just what it says. Use an expensive camera to take black and white pictures and develop them in the darkroom, the old fashioned way.
Prof: Dave White-- No longer teaches here. He was one of the few teachers that wasn't afraid to show exactly how grumpy he was, and everyone respected him for it. He was hilarious, too.
Highlights: You will come out of the class with a really nice camera and a pretty deep knowledge of the photography process. A few of you out there will fall in love with the darkroom. (I'm one of them.)
Drawbacks: You will have to buy a really nice camera (in the range of $300.) Spooling your film can be a big pain in the rear. Most of you out there will prefer avoiding the darkroom.

MTA 104 Understanding Theater
Overview: In theory, learn about the history of the theater. In reality, listen to the ranting of the Most Liberal Man on Campus. (Call him "Lefty" for short.)
Prof: Walter Metz-- The Most Liberal Man on Campus. Republicans will quickly develop big issues with him.
Highlights: You get to compare "Hamlet" to "Batman" and watch clips from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." You'll learn to think in a way that you probably never have before.
Drawbacks: You'll have to watch some disturbing movie clips and read some disturbing plays. You'll probably get tired of Metz's tendency to turn every film or TV show ever made into some sort of political commentary.

MTA 218 International Film & TV
Overview: Similar to MTA 101 but with foreign films instead. Watch subtitled movies that you've probably never seen before and will likely never see again.
Prof: Simon Dixon-- Intelligent, friendly, and with a British sense of humor. Everyone likes this guy.
Highlights: You'll get to watch some really, really good movies that you would have otherwise never seen.
Drawbacks: You'll have to watch some really, really demented movies that you would have otherwise never seen.

Well, it's about time for me to scamper off to class now... scenic design is what I have next. Nothing major is going on in my life right now other than the fact that it's snowing and that my schedule sucks. Well, sorry, that was non sequiter. My first drafting project in Scenic Design was an interesting one, though... working on it was both repetitive and nerve-racking, and yet strangely fun and satisfying at the same time. Hmm, whatever. Next time on Princess Pikachu's Life of a Girl Nerd: The Sophomore Level MTA classes and the continuing saga of The Busiest Semester in History!

So until then... same bat-time, same bat-channel, and remember: You gotta have blue hair!

Final Test (Project) 4: MTA 222 Lighting
Okay, so technically it wasn't a final test. But today at noon, we did have to turn in... the last big huge thing of the sememster... my lighting project... A LIGHT PLOT!

And yes, I did spend a majority of my time yesterday doing it. You see, I'm not afraid to admit that I hadn't started it yet. So I went home after the test yesterday, and I worked on my thing for about three hours straight with only minimal breaks. Then I went on to work at it (on a more off-and-on pace, thankfully) for the rest of the day and then I put the finishing touches on it early this morning before school...

So all and all the thing took me about six hours, total. I don't think I really knew what I was doing most of the time, but hopefully I will receive a decent grade on it.

Also besides handing those things in, we had to watch a whole bunch of "Second to the Last Project" things in lighting. Watching Cager mouth the words to Mel Gibson in "Signs": Priceless.

I found out my cinematography final score. I got like 139 or something (out of 200) on my final project-- the lowest score out of all the people who did one. (Dang exposure problems. I still feel like an idiot.) And I got about a 71 or something on the Final Test... sort of middle to lower-middle of the road... All and all my grade in that class somehow balanced itself to an 83.2%, which is either a B or a B-, but whatever, I'm satisfied!

I still have to go find out what my final test score was on math, which I unfortunately have not done yet as of writing. But this is probably the last you will be hearing of me for about another month since this is the last time I will have Internet access until next semester. (Of course, Griggs promised to get us DSL if he stayed another six weeks, but whether he'll go through with it or not is likely iffy...)

So anyway, until next time, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Peace, Love, and Video Games.