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I ran out of room on the other old page. See, I have so many entries that they can't even handle it. Imagine that.

November 18, 2004
So I get all geared up to write a DA (Daily...Almost, yeah, I'm that lazy now), and I totally forget what I was going to write about. So let's try this: I recently read a friend's journal entry similar to this where she talked about things she hated. So now I want to play, too.

Philosophy. And not class, I'm past that. It's just a bunch of people arguing about stuff they'll never know the answer to. And granted there were some good points against my argument, I feel like really the only thing it's good for is passing the time without being bored.
When people use their foot to flush the toilent and then use their hand to open the door on the stall. Do you think the germs magically dissipate in the 2.3 seconds from flusher to handle? Please.
Rain. In regard to it's effects on both my mood and hair, it sucks.
Racism (and Homophobia can fit in this category too because it's pretty much the same damn thing). How can you hate someone based on the color of their skin (who they love)? It's fucking stupid and I don't understand it. Not even a little bit.
My shit-ass computer. If you know me, you've witnessed/heard me talk about it so that's all I'm going to say.
My lack of willpower. It's ridiculous how much I give into myself. I'm not amused anymore but I also don't know how to fix it.
People who believe that poor people are that way because they are lazy and if they wanted to get more income they could in a jiffy. Yeah, last time I checked, people LOVED not having enough money to feed their kids or send them to a prestigious private school so that maybe their kids can have a better life than them.

I know these are of varying degrees of seriousness, but all are sincere. I think the list could go on, but that made me tired enough. I hope you feel better than I do. Til next time.

November 12, 2004
A fast update for those of you on the move: If you remember back a few odd months, I dedicated a Daily Almost to a random magazine seller who I suspected might just be stealing my money. You will be happy to know that, upon threat of losing his life, I received my first subscribed issue of Spin Magazine! See, you can trust everyone!!

(Surely I was kidding about that last statement. Please don't take that advice anywhere except the trash cause it's not even kinda true. I got lucky this time.)

November 11, 2004
I remember I tried to make an update like a week ago - and then my shit-ass computer played it's game of 'shut down unexpectedly whenever Aliya's trying to do anything ranging from semi to very important.' For some reason I don't find that I can ever win that game. And I don't like playing games I can't win.
Anyway, it hasn't been terribly exciting since the last update. You can pretty much apply that statement to any time frame and it would still be relatively true. Ex. - it hasn't been terribly exciting since I was born. See how that works?
Here are a few things I've experienced:

I accomplished one of my goals for the semester. That was to get one of my prof's to loan me a CD from his personal musical selection. He likes a lot of the same music I do so I thought once we were tight he might actually let me listen to a CD. YES! If by some freak chance you are reading this Professor, you're really cool and I heart your class (and taste in music).
Sock Toasting: my feet are unbearably cold during the winter here so I have developed a rotating system of putting pairs of socks on the heater, switching them when the ones on my feet get frosty. It's a no-fail situation really. Unless they catch on fire...
My managerial economics prof makes me feel like a real idiot - consistently. I feel like an idiot enough on my own to be upset...added discouraging points are not necessary.
I like quiet. Living in the dorm and I suppose many college atmospheres contradict this and in all honesty, it's making me really anxious/stressed.
Last but not least, that 1:30am bedtime slot is becoming ever more elusive. Gotta work on it...by leaving now...thanks for reading my entries - it makes me feel better.

October 26, 2004
In regard to the previous entry: OOPS. Yeah, a lot of stuff got in the way of me putting in another entry including 4 exams, a fall break, and sheer forgetfulness. My apologies. To make it up, I'll tell you a story. Once upon a time, a girl went running around the lake for some exercise. She thought for sure if she put her ID card in her iPod case it wouldn't fall out. Then after completing the workout and attempting to get back into the dorm, she finds that uh oh her ID card is gone. Thinking two things, 1. I'm a goddamn asshole for thinking my ID card was gonna stay. 2. Now I have to go look for it at the goddamn lake. So she proceeds to walk around the ENTIRE lake AGAIN, nose to the ground, looking frantically for her ID card. And I bet you can guess the outcome of that search. NO ID CARD. It's a sad trod back to the dorm where she has to wait for someone to leave/come in cause she clearly can't use her non-existent ID card to get in. Once she sits down at her desk and becomes increasingly pissed about the $30 she'll have to shovel out to get a new ID card, the phone rings. "Hello?" "Um I found your ID card when I was running around the lakes."

Moral of the story: Don't be that girl who puts her ID card, which is your life on campus, in a precarious holding spot when running around the lakes. Next time someone will take it and spend all your flex points. Bitches.
(Man, good thing I wasn't that girl...SIKE, I was...)

October 11, 2004
In bed before 1:30am!!

(I was gonna say a lot more stuff but then the previous statement wouldn't be true anymore. And this has been a goal of mine for a few weeks now. So more will come tomorrow...promise (okay like a 89% promise just in case something explodes or whatever))

October 1, 2004
I GOT 2 PACKAGES IN THE MAIL TODAY!!! Okay, so I ordered both of them online and paid for them out of my own freaking pocket - but those are just minor minor details! The first, you'll be proud to know, was a textbook. Studious is my middle name. Our prof said we wouldn't need the book (he would give us everything we needed). He failed to tell us that "everything we needed" would be WAY over my head. I swear, goddamn economics is going to be my life-ender. I hate it! Anyway, I bought the book for $5 instead of $130 in the bookstore. Talk about a fucking discount.
The other package comes straight from Finish Line and it contains 2 shiny new pairs of shoes. As explained to a few people, my old (yet so beloved) shoes make me look like a disheveled homeless person. Man, I got through a lot of rough/good times in those shoes. *far-off remembering look* These new shoes are off the hizzy so I'll be pimptastic in no time. Now you're dying to see them, I know. Soon, grasshoppers.

September 22, 2004
This is new for me...a middle of the day post. Approximate time, 11:55am. I SHOULD be doing homework cause I'm not going to want to do it later. Plus Managerial Economics homework always takes me like hours. So anyway, let me tell you about a visit I got yesterday from a crazy liar boy. Apparently there's this contest and whoever sells the most magazines gets a trip to Cancun. So one of the sellers stops by our room and this kid is just ridiculous! He's all trying to be Mr. Suave and laying it on real thick like. The sad thing is that I ended up buying a magazine from him. I'm a sucker...but I had good reasoning. The magazine that I got was "Spin" and I'd had my eye on a subscription since last year. It was $30 for a 2 year subscription which isn't terrible (as long as it's not a scam and they actually come...). Therefore, I'm not as big of a sucker as you think!! Score!! I asked if he went to school here and he said yeah. I proceeded to look him up in our directory and did his name came up? I think you and I both know the answer to that. As long as I get my magazines, it's golden...if not, I know people...

September 16, 2004
I'm so very proud of myself! I went to the Career Fair today. An easy feat for some, but a near magnificent one for me. I wasn't even gonna go cause I couldn't imagine having to talk to all those hot-shot, big-time employers. But, I did go and I did even talk to some. Plus, I got HELLA free stuff. Goodies include: a sweet Nalgene-esque water bottle, a BP light-up bouncy ball (a new edition to the collection!), and sparkly pens from Key Bank. I mean, if the only reason to go was for cool stuff, I totally won. So most of the people are like, "uh, we don't do internship applications until January (we'll grill you to the death then *evil snicker*) so come back and see us!" So I suppose it won't be so carefree then. I'll try and get ready though. And I got a 98 on my first midterm (sucks that it's only a 1.5 credit class) so that's just great. A-town down.

September 11, 2004
They don't call it football saturday for nothing. Actually, I do call it that for nothing. Cause I didn't go to THE GAME today. I know most people are like, "Oh my god it was so awesome ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" but over here in Aliyatown the priorities are a little different. Instead, I scheduled a hair appointment and took a trip to the mall. I walked around thinking, "this is so much better than standing in the heat shoved in the middle of a crowd full of drunk people." Then I bought 2 shirts...that were on sale. So that made it even better. I couldn't find any shoes though, and I was bitter about that. The search continues.

Artist I've listened to the most in the past 24 hours: Ben Harper (I like his slower, more acoustic stuff the best...and not really so much the other high-on-something-other-than-life stuff)

September 5, 2004
Another Sunday in my book. But instead of being 100% pessimistic, I'm just gonna be 50%. You see, I was taught a new game the other day and here's how you play it: If you wanna say you hate something, then it must be followed by something you love. For example, I hate homework but I love being smart. See how it works? Good, let's give it a try. I'll use it to recap my weekend.

I hate sluts at the Holiday Inn, but I love listening to fun music.
I hate saying goodbye, but I love when I have 3 of my bestest vistors come for the week/weekend (major shoutouts to Kelly, Adam, and Kyle)
I hate having a bad cold, but I love feeling better (not yet though *sad*)
I hate driving completely out of the way, but I love finding out we have a Jimmy John's here and double love to Garden State (it was sooooooooo good)
I hate that Notre Dame sucks at football, but I love that I didn't buy tickets this year bitches

So yeah, you should play sometimes. It's hip hip. Well I'm gonna go to bed sorta early cause my throat hurts something bad. I hate class, but...nah, nothing can make that better. Stay fresh.

September 1, 2004
I know. I feel really bad about it myself. I can't say this is going to be an extraordinary entry, but I felt something was necessary. I've been catching a big whiff of that overwhelming feeling that usually comes up about half way into the semester. Unfortunately it's not half way in...it's about a week and change in. So I will definitely try harder to put quality items onto the site. I have a major revamping of the homepage in the works (mostly because Helmester rules) so I'll get to that as soon as possible. Please be patient.

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