Sapphire Samplings

     It would've been Mimi's birthday today. It went easier than I expected, mostly because I was preoccupied with trying not to fall off this high-speed treadmill of homework, trying to stay on top of everything. Which is kind of impossible, because it's a monster that's always breeding new litters, so every time you kill one, there's another one over here, and those two hiding in the corner...it's sort of like a hydra. Anyway, I hunted up (in the campus library, gasp!) Kick, Pass and Run, by Leonard Kessler, and Amelia Bedelia and Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia!, both by Peggy Parish, and read those. It was the easiest way I could think of to celebrate, nice to re-read great picture books like that. Now if only I could find The Giving Tree and The Story of Ferdinand... Hmm. I need a little sibling to read picture books to. If I'd thought of it sooner, I could have gotten some strawberry milk to commemorate it, too, but I didn't feel like walking down to the gas station at night. Maybe tomorrow.

     Officially declared my major, the Journalism/Broadcasting option in Media Studies, so that's something that sounds like it would be important in some way but isn't really all that much. Ran into Tom Tucker and Mr. Deiter this week. Need to email Jason asking about APA style of essay-writing...

     Psych quiz Monday and test Wednesday, we didn't have class today. Been studying like crazy trying to get ready for those. We'll probably have a Latin test sometime next week, too. Finished a nutrition quiz this afternoon, got an assignment on carbs about halfway done so far. Worked on editing homework, and just remembered I still have two pages to work on for that. yay... Well, as long as I'm up, anyway...and it is due in about twelve hours...I'll do that after I finish this post.

      The SWAT practice went all right Monday, still some rough edges to work out, but it's coming together nicely. And a couple of people are regular Blimey Cow viewers, so that's always cool. Volleyball practice could have gone better, but some days are like that. We should find out Monday who makes the three teams NSU is sending to the state tournament net month.

     There was a water balloon fight, with water guns and loads of shouting and screaming, held at midnight last night, a bunch of sorority girls were staging an attack on the frat guys' dorm. IT WAS LOUD. All that was missing was General Custer shouting impressively: "We are NOT going to ATTACK!!!!!" at the beginning.

     It finally rained some a couple hours ago, but not anywhere near enough. It's still humid, and now everything around campus smells like oil, feces, gasoline and body odor all mixed together. We had the SIXTH fire drill in a month, everyone was extremely mad.

     Thankful for the way the "family in Christ" thing works, it's been one of those times when you just know that people have been praying for you. Gotten encouragement from Steven, Ryan McNeil, Derek Steeley, Carolyn Osborn, John Dugas and Daniel just in like, the last week. That's been good.

     Sleep scheduling is in its typical residence in the state of disarray, time has been off for the last couple of days because of that. I have a bunch of healthy(er) snacks to munch on in addition to the crappy caf calories, (HOORAY FOR PROTEIN BARS!!!!) but now I'm out of Diet Coke. And nearly out of toothpaste. I should maybe call Grandpa or Harry for a ride to Wal-Mart. Or go with Stephen and Jordan on their next trip. It's useful to know neighbors.

     But for now, I'm off to the other side of the room, a journey of a whole three feet, to get those practice problems in the workbook finished. And then hopefully get about four or five hours sleep before climbing again that mountain of Things To Do.  The title of this post comes from the fact that September's birthstone is the sapphire, and I couldn't think of any new ways to say "This is What's Happened the Last Few Days".