Would you guys be at all interested in receiving "daily random facts" from me? D:

At the beginning of the year, I started writing down at least one fact a day, just to broaden my knowledge about the world. I got sort of side-tracked pretty early on and have a lot of catching up to do, and I thought if I put them on here, I might be more motivated to keep up with it? It would probably look something like this every day~

Today in History: 1986 - Desmond Tutu became the first black person to lead the Anglican Church in South Africa.

Word: Lixiviate - to separate a substance into soluble and insoluble components through percolation.

Random: "Dry Guillotine" (la guillotine sèche) was prisoner slang for the Devil's Island Penal colony at French Guiana. These prisons and camps were known for the cruel and often intentionally lethal conditions of life to which the prisoners were condemned.

If not, I'll just write them down elsewhere (or put them in foxsocks), but I thought it might be fun to share~

Anyway, this weekend has been all kinds of wonderful. ♥ There have been a lot of things that have had me on edge, but after the past couple of days, I feel much better. My mind has been soothed, I guess. I'm sad that I missed out on the fun of AFest and KCRF, but at the same time I don't think I would trade what I've gained from staying home. Not to mention amazing sex. Even when interrupted.

School is going pretty well. I'm tired all the time, but I've made some new friends already and am doing pretty well in my courses. I bet my Arabic teacher must think I'm crazy, though; probably, "JesusAllah, why does this girl look like she's going to cry every time I talk to her?" D| I'm sorryyyyyyy. I'm getting better.

Back to job-hunting, hohum.

My boss is snoring very loudly behind me. XD;

I'm looking into colleges and considering applying not only to ones around Washington DC but also to Ohio State. I felt silly wondering why it seemed like it should have been an obvious choice until I remembered that the Ohio State website is where all of our Japanese sound files came from. 8U I'm very anxious about this whole thing, but oh well. I will be something amazing.

( Mysterious Meme, o noez )

I forgot my dad's birthday. DDD| This happens almost every year unless someone reminds me. My old step-sister Ruth's birthday is the thirty-first of August, and my dad's is the twenty-first, so I've always gotten them confused. I'll have to make it up to him.

The job I was going out for today was filled pretty much literally right before I got there. BAH. So tomorrow morning I'll be hunting around the area for something good. Stupid money and paying for things.

Also, I hate feeling like I'm going to catch a disease every time I walk past the fountain near the University Centre. If you're going to have sex in public, please be considerate and don't leave your used condoms on the sidewalk in plain sight. GROSS.

Thank you, random bridal company that still has my number from when Ashly and I went to the Bridal Fair last year, for calling and startling me out of a wonderful mood. asdkjfhkjgashklasdhjgrawr. I won't let it get to me; it was just kind of a shock how some little caller who hasn't been updated on my life could shake how well I've been doing with one sales pitch. lolz, I'm so gay. I've kind of made Cher my hero and forced "Believe" to be how I think about Cory anymore.

I think if I keep reading the Harry Potter series I'm going to end up being like half of youse guys and loving it to death and proudly displaying my House. D|

Today really is a good day, despite the fact that I haven't had a decent night's sleep in a long while and can't go to the doctor for insomnia. And that I've been wanting to throw up since last night, that's not fun either. But I've been in a really optimistic mood ever since I spent some time thinking, settled some parts of me, and maybe I'll elaborate on this when I have more time just to sort it all out in a more tangible sort of way.

And, I'm excited about doing languages again, and chemistry. So for now I'm content at "we'll see" and doing my best. ♥

I'm going to apply for an office job today once work study is over. Wish me luck!

( semi-cryptic tmi, just to get it out of my system )

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that a) CU will offer me something amazing, b) OU will help me negotiate scholarships/other funds, or c) I will wake up a billionaire sometime in the next month or so. Otherwise, it looks like I'm shipping back to NSU. FROWN. I'll be happy to go to school with the people I know and love, but I know I'll just feel like I'm wasting my time again. If I stay there, next year I'm applying to schools everywhere, especially prestigious ones and ones in Washington D.C. so I could attempt for CIA scholarships/internships. I just don't want to be in school forever. I wish I could just go back to the beginning of high school and kick myself very, very hard. Baaaaah, it's what I get for being a lazy, foolish teenager. prz be kind to me, CU. ;~;

I just wish my blood family could be more supportive. I'm not asking them to give up whatever luxuries they enjoy, but maybe not order pizza EVERY DAY instead of putting a bit away for me. And padre basically has been no help whatsoever - a man who believes you can still get by well without a degree in this day and age has had a secure job for a long time. And not even financially supportive, sometimes, just not telling me I'm too whimsical and have no idea how the world works. :/ Mnaw mnaw. Really, if they weren't negative and bitchy in general, we'd get along better.

I know why I've developed all of these ambitions, though. My mom talks about how depressed she is all the time. Every woman her age I know seems miserable. I don't want to be anything like that when I'm her age. AT ALL.

Starting tomorrow, I'm watching Sazam's parents' house for a week. Digital cable and a Wii all to my onesie. 8D They know I'm not a drinker but made it very clear where all of their alcohol is and that I can have at it if I have "one of those days", lolz. One more week of this temp job, too, which I'm glad for but hope I can get another one immediately.

I need to: finish the three books I've been in the middle of forever, become more disciplined, start working harder on those goals - specifically the languages, cosplay, sword-fighting, guitar, and back-handsprings. GO GO GO, DO IT DO IT DO IT.

ps - as usual with one of my less useful talents, i think i've gotten myself into more than i bargained for, or accidentally put myself in a position i do not want to be in. hopefully not, but we'll see.