210602, 1358hr, central time

it's my little bro's birthday today. someone hop over to my place and give him a birthday hug? i should have called home this morning, but i was running late for class and couldn't fix the phonecard. besides, i figured he would be out with his girlfriend anyway. i guess i'll call home tomorrow then. and wish my dad a belated happy father's day. i'm so terrible with dates [the calendar, in general] i'm amazed no one's gotten mad at me for forgetting some special day yet.

the superheated water in the microwave is not an urban legend, by the way. in my thermodynamics class today, my prof suddenly turned around and asked if we knew about the microwave-heated water thing, and he did this hand-waving thing to imitate an explosion, and went on to tell us all about why this water gets superheated, and how dangerous it is, all usuing thermodynamics graphs and theories. very very interesting. he says he'll bring a video clip that shows the water exploding in the next class. and then he added, "yeah, it's pretty exciting. but watch the video, don't try it yourself. it's not fun." hahahahahaha...gosh, he's really so goofy it's funny.

i cannot believe it's finally friday. the week passes oh too slowly. summer school is pretty intense after all, i literally get saturated with information everytime i step out of the classroom. i wonder how much of that knowledge i actually retain? the sun sets at about 9pm here, so it seems as though one day is longer than it actually is. when i go to bed. it's almost like i'm stretching myself out thin just dealing with the extra daylight. i guess i'm the kind that associates rest with night, with darkness, and silence. when the days are this long, i can't help but feel like i have to keep up with playing/studying/working/whatever, while the sun is out, no matter what time it actually is. it is very tiring, that's why i usually hit the sack by midnight. the amazing thing is, i sleep so much better now, compared to last week. i sleep less, yes, since i sleep at a normal time and still wake up too early, but no i have no more nightmares. no more dreams either, or at least none i can remember. whatever it is, i'm just glad at least i wake up rejuvenated, and refreshed, ready to face the long day ahead of me, everyday.

that is a very good feeling.

and that is an understatement.

this morning, i tuned in to the radio on my CD player, on my way to class. and the first thing i heard, was the DJ going, "cindy? cindy are you there? where are you cindy?" gave me quite a shock, but of course there's a reason for that. apparently a certain cindy organized a jogathon for some cause, i think it's preventive breast cancer something, and she was supposed to be on air to describe the event to be held next week. that cindy got cut off on the phoneline. this cindy felt like it was a call from the sky, to catch my attention, and to check on me. cindy are you there? yeah, i'm here. right here. and i'm fine.