So, I'm wondering what triggered this dream. I don't think any of my friends are in the mob, but that could definitely have been a sign to get some new friends, I guess. Hey! If I know you and you're reading this, I officially end my friendship with you (but that's no cause for shooting me, OK?).
sigh. I feel better now.
So, after my bitching from last Tuesday, I pulled everything off. The essay got an A (yay! the last one got a B), the speech was the "first and last entertaining presentation" one guy'd heard all semester in my German 331 class, and the computer program was pushed back to today at 5 PM for some reason, but I didn't complain about that one bit. I turned it in at 4:20 PM. If I were a stoner, that would've been really cool, i suppose. I did get a chuckle out of it, though. :)
The weekend was decent... I managed to hit 6 different drinking establishments (only one of them was really sleazy) on Friday night, and I had a great time! I really ought to hang out with Erica and company more often. I met a few new people, and they were a good time.
Saturday was the Mifflin Street Block Party, and man, were there a million drunks out wandering around at 4 pm on a Saturday. Entertaining, though. I randomly saw a friend's band (the baum squad) that I'd been wanting to see, so that was cool. Most definitely. And they had jello shots. Haven't had those for a while. :)
i don't think there's much more to say... until next time, i guess.
4pm Thursday: 4 page German essay
11am Friday: 10 minute long speech with a
partner (in German, of course)
midnight Friday: REALLY long computer program
Sounds like fun, huh?
And here are all of the fun things I've got lined up for the next few days:
tonight: going out for Jess's
Thank god I don't have much more to do after friday. I only
have 3 finals...
The boy brought me flowers today. Very cute. coolPoints +=
1. Damn... I've been writing too much java.
Tomorrow's Jess's birthday. She'll be umm... 23? 20? Depends on which
ID you look. Hopefully, I'll behave myself and be able to pry myself out
of bed on Wednesday. Enh--- it's only German classes. Lord knows how
many times I went to my German high school hungover.
And to show how damn popular I am (which, if I'm so excited about this,
truly shows umm... nevermind.), I have not one, but TWO parties to go to
this Saturday. I don't think that's happened since last year! Hmm... now
it's just that big decision between the Pimps and Hoes party and the Beach
party.
I'm TIRED.
I should go to bed, but there's more homework to be done.
I hear a big resounding G R O W L coming
from somewhere deep inside my brain.
Afterwards, I went over to the guys' house, watched Dawsons, then some of
us went out to a bar and got all sloppy. It was a great time... Jim woke
up this morning feeling less than stellar, but I guess that's the price
you pay, huh?
Tonight, they're showing free movies, so I'm excited to see
Blow. :) Franka Potente, in an American movie? I'm definitely
interested.
Speaking of movies, I think Tomb Raider's supposed to be coming out
soon. I'm already excited.
The end.
Oh yeah-- I forgot to mention this on Friday. My dad called Friday
morning (while I was skipping one of my classes...) and we managed to not
talk about career options for me in the business world (or rather, lack
thereof) and he didn't grill me on my major once! That's what I call a
successful conversation with my father.
I got up early today, somewhat specifically to do homework, but what am I
doing? Surfing around. Typical for me. I think it's time to say bye...
Last night, I had one of my first double dates ever. It was with
the boy and Brenna and Brooke. We went to Laredo's for
margaritas. MMMMMM.... margaritas. Unfortunately, Jim ended up not
feeling too well and we had to cut the evening short. Boys--- always
ruining the fun, I'm tellin' ya. Poor Jim, I suppose.
I got an e-mail from a friend in Ames today, and she was telling me about
Ladies' Night at a dive-bar in Ames... no cover, and you get free mixed
drinks until midnight! Why doesn't anyone in Madison do anything
similar? What's wrong with these people?
I went back to Iowa this weekend and stuffed my face wtih wonderful Murphy
family food. I dragged Jim along, and I don't think he's been too
emotionally scarred. I showed him the East Side in Waterloo, and I think
he was actually impressed by how shitty the bad side of town is. He said
that you'd never find that sort of thing in Wisconsin. Hey bud... try
Milwaukee. Anyway, it was interesting looking at my hometown through
someone else's eyes.
I found a place for this summer! Yay! And it's pretty cheap, which is
also cool. Good location, furniture is all staying, and I'm
excited. There's a screened in back porch which should definitely be cool
in the summer. It's close to State Street, and Brenna and I were
definitely planning on having a few parties this summer... if you're
reading this, you're probably invited.
I have a test tomorrow. I think I'm going to go watch some TV.
Now, tonight I'm already done with my homework and I don't know what I'm
going to do. I kinda feel like going out, but no one's really
around. I could be daring and call up a friend that I haven't really done
anything with outside of class before, but I don't know if I'm up for that
social of an evening. oh well. I think I'm going to go read. Sorry
about the lack of anything interesting in here.
I think it's going to be bedtime REALLY soon. I was up really late last
night, so my bed is looking particularly nice. :)
Oh yeah, Jim's cat peed in his bed, so I have a feeling that I'm going to
be sleeping here for the next week or so. Friggin' Hercules.
Ok... locking myself in my room until I finish my essay.
Anyway, today is gorgeous in Madison (about 70 !) and I hope to fully
enjoy it. Surprisingly enough, I've already gotten about an hour and a
half of homework done for the day, so that's probably enough for a
Saturday.
Essay accomplishments: lots of ideas down on paper, went to the library
and looked at Grimms W�rterbuch for more ideas, and have basic structure
kinda organized. I even have half of a sentence written, and it's
be-yoo-tiful. "Heine tanzt in einer Traumwelt zwischen Wirklichkeit und
Fantasie."
That's enough for today.
GROWL.
Essay progress: I've thought about it a little more... actually, I was
thinking about how long I can put it off and how many other fun things I
can do before I actually get around to starting it.
Progress on my 1500 word German essay due Monday: NONE
So I talked to my mom, and I officially have permission to live in Madison
this summer. Yay! Beforehand, my dad was suggesting lookig for some job
in a major city (where I don't know anyone). Hmm... not on my list of fun
things to do. Now I just have to look for a job here. Not of my list of
good jobs. Oh well. That's how it goes.
Oh! My pictures are offically up. Take a look
at them!
Necessities: 4 females (at least), wife beaters, cigars, 40's,
cards, money.
Result: smokey clothes, drunkenness, and lots'a dough. Oh yeah--
it's fun, too. I think it's going to be a semi-regular thing among my
chick friends.
The End.
Comp sci assigments due in less than a week
Things Leah DOES like:
Getting back pictures!
I think this is going to become my favorite pasttime while I'm waiting for
my Koreans to call/not call. That's my job. Talking to koreans on the
phone. And you, too, can take part in my wonderful job. Just be
forwarned. It's harder than it sounds.
I've been in web-snooping mode today. You know.. checking out everyone
you konw to see if they have a webpage. And most don't, but I found one that a friend from
high school started a while back. Nothing exciting, but hey.. it's
there.
Oh yeah--- I ought to give credit where it's due. I've been snooping
around on Curt and Shar's pages recently
and
they've inspired me to add to the many many weblogs in this world.
So that's enough for today. I've got a date with the boyfriend! I should
get all ho-ed up. Or not.
Friday before 4 sometime: maybe listen to a
friend's band play
Friday 4-6 pm Beer drinking on the terrace
18:17
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Tuesday, May 1
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So, yesterday, I got got home from Jim's at around 10:30... I looked in
the mirror, and what did I find? Bloodshot eyes. But why, you may
ask.... nope, not because of illegal substances or alcohol. I was just
that damn tired. I think I noticed it shortly after writing the last
entry, or else I probably would have mentioned it. 00:12
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Sunday, April 29
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I've been doing homework all day, and I'm most definitely burned out. 22:30
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Sunday, April 29
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Yesterday was absolutely gorgeous... and so's today, but I'm so damn
swamped with homework. Growl. Oh well-- at least I can't get
burnt now.
13:30
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Thursday, April 26
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I went and say Absurda Comica, a German play, last night, and it was
pretty damn hilarious! I got to see some people from my German classes
prancing around on stage (including one guy wearing a bra and dress
and boxers with hearts all over them...). I was impressed. I think I'm
going to take that class in 2 years, when it's offered again. 16:36
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Tuesday, April 24
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Hmm... I don't think I ever mentioned that I have an apartment for this
summmer now. Brenna and I signed the sublease on Thursday. It's on
W. Gilman, which means that it's pretty close to State Street (and the
busline), and somewhat quiet. We're really excited about the screened in
back porch. We're now debating about how big of a fire hazard it would
be for us to put a grill out there. Probably not the best of ideas.
11:05
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Tuesday, April 24
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Yesterday was the Ani DiFranco concert, and man can that woman
rock. Excellent stage presence, excellent musicians, good music. I was
there with Brenna and company, and Brenna practically needed to be
strapped into her seat before the concert in order for her now to go
jumping around because she was so excited to see Ani. Crazy girl. 10:00
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Friday, April 20
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So, one of my assignments for Business German is basically to write the
script for a commercial. I was asking around for ideas at dinner, and my
friend Justin said it should be about condoms. We tried to come up with
some sort of new or special condom to market, but no luck from the peanut
gallery. Then it hit. It's for a German market--- Germans like their
beer, they like their sex... so why not market a type of beer that comes
with a condom attached? So, yeah. That's my idea. Right now, my bottle
for the commercial has the condom on the bottom, but that doesn't work out
all that well when it comes to balancing and setting it on tables and
stuff. Oh well. But I was excited with it. Aren't you? 20:05
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Monday, April 16
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So, I've been slacking. Shoot me. 19:15
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Tuesday, April 10
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Hmm. So, I finished my German essay yesterday. Turned it in at about
3:45 (15 mintutes before it was due). Lucky for me, I ran into a German
online, and he read through the essay before I turned it it. He said that
I wrote very well, and that he'd seen some Germans with worse writing
skills. :) I was happy. 20:39
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Sunday, April 8
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So, I was looking at the German essay assignment, and I didn't read it
through all the way the first time. Apparently, while I was thinking that
I had to write 1500 words, it's only 1000-1500 words. Yay! I'm not done
yet, but I think I'm going to quit for the evening (I have 998 words) and
pick up again tomorrow morning/afternoon. It's not due until 4 PM
tomorrow. 23:15
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Sunday, April 8
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Whine. My computer doesn't like me anymore. Eudora keeps getting
shutting down on me before I can read my mail. 15:31
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Saturday, April 7
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So, last night was going to stay home and do homework since I have
a ton of it, but then I ran into Matt and Ellen Mary and they invited me
along to dinner and drinks at the Orpheum. I declined dinner, but I
ended up joining them later. Apparently, they were hosting a mock-rave
there last night, and we managed to just sit around inside there and not
pay for it. There was some pretty cool music. Nick Nice was spinning,
and it was kinda like jazzy techno. Don't know what it would be
classified as. 11:20
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Thursday, April 5
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So the comedy club was pretty cool. Too bad I wasn't really in too big of
a people mood. I think I've narrowed down why I wasn't... I called a
friend, and for some strange reason, her roommate thought it would be
pretty damn funny if she kept on hitting the "flash" button on the phone
when the roommate was talking. I eventually hung up after it happened the
third time. I hate friggin people who think they're funny when they're
far from it. The end. 23:24
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Thursday, April 5
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On tap for tonight: Comedy Club. I'll probably be writing how it
went. 19:05
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Thursday, April 5
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Although this has already
been posted on stickybuffalo.com, I think it
deserves additional linkage.
15:27
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Tuesday, April 3
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I love relaxing evenings at home. I did *all* of my homework, took a nap,
got caught up on e-mail, and I'm about to go read my murder mystery. So
there!
23:35
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Monday, April 2
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Hooray for getting computer programs done! I kick ass! 17:27
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Friday, March 30
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Recommended activity for all females = Poker Night. 12:15
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Thursday, March 29
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Things Leah doesn't like:
Too much homework, no time for fun
Making decisions about summer jobs
Having free time
Food service cookies. Yuuummmm.
18:55
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Wednesday, March 28
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Oooo oooo! I forgot to mention that i got new pictures today. Look for
new scans in the near future. I like pictures. The end. 17:58
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Wednesday, March 28
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Hi. So, I've decided that I need someplace to write that's in the
open. I've tried one of those anonymous
diaries for a bit. no, i'm not giving out the address... But
that didn't leave me satisfied, much like many other things in my
life. Anyway... 17:23
where am i? I wanna go home