Bane of My Existence

Physics finals are graded.

I got a 62... out of 125.

And that's WITH the curve.

Without it would be 68 out of 150.

The median score was 105 out of 125.

I don't know how I'm going to pass this class.

EFF. MY. LIFE.

Nepotism

Welcome to the Family Business?

An interesting article worth reading.

Yes, I admit that I might be biased against Ms. Kennedy. But the other Kennedys' encouragement based on their desire to remain a presence in the Senate is really turning this into a case of nepotism.

And from experience, nepotism is one of the things I hate most.

FREEDOM

This morning I took my physics final.

Ergo, I'm officially done with physics and with science in general!

I failed it for sure but I don't feel bad. I did try my best, and that may be why I don't feel bad, but I do wonder if it's because I resigned myself to my fate sometime within the last 24 hours or so (I studied, but maybe not as hard as I thought I did).

But anyway, the important thing is that I'm done! It's over! I made it! Physics, haunt me no more!

And sure, I had a very crappy bus ride home as usual (though it was nothing compared to the day I went back after Thanksgiving break), but I came back with my cousin Saa which was nice. She just finished her finals this morning too, and so we were both able to rejoice in the fact that we were finally free.

And it was wonderful. Freedom has never felt so good before.

America's Princess?

Caroline Kennedy Is Seeking Seat Held by Clinton

Okay, I don't know what this woman has done, but personally, I think that's the problem.

I don't really believe in what she's doing. I don't believe that she can insist on staying out of politics and then suddenly show an interest in becoming a senator, or if she does actually have a genuine interest that she can become one without running for the position.

I think she's taking advantage of the fact that the seat was vacated by Hillary (of all people). I think she's taking advantage of Gov. Patterson's need to appoint a person he can be reelected with. I think she's taking advantage of her namesake.

In other words, I don't think this is right. I understand she's a Kennedy. I understand that she's a good person and won't be corrupt or anything like that. But to appoint a person with no real political experience to such a high post is preposterous (even Obama earned his positions). Were it not for her name, she would never even have been considered for this post.

And maybe it's just because I'm too young to appreciate the Kennedy namesake, but I could care less if the Senate would be left Kennedy-less. If she really is the most qualified candidate then let her have it. But if not, I hope New Yorkers will be smart enough to realize what's happening and to make their voices heard.

Of All Days

Three papers due today and physics homework due tomorrow.

Two all-nighters in a row.

One overall bad day.

All I wanted was a little peace.

All I wanted was some sleep.

All I wanted... I just didn't want this.

I'm so ungrateful.

Stomach Bug

So to be honest, I haven't been feeling very well since I got back on Sunday. I've lost my appetite somewhat (or at least I feel nauseated after I eat), I've been having some level of abdominal discomfort, and my stomach is making the loudest noises.

I've tried to control my diet over the past few days and recall what I've been eating, but the only reason as to why I'm not feeling well that I could think of was that I wasn't used to the dining hall food again and/or the crappy bus ride on Sunday got me sick.

When I did some online research, I wasn't liking what I was finding. (Tapeworm, in particular, disgusts me to no end. If you want to google them on your own time go ahead, but I couldn't bring myself to post a link of those impossibly long parasites.)

So to make sure it wasn't anything serious, I decided to take a trip to Student Health Services today. It turned out to be a stomach virus, even though I'm not throwing up or anything. I guess I'm just reacting to it differently than everyone else. Either way, I'm already feeling a little better, whether that's actually due to the visit or to the fact that I waited four days to get it checked out.

Whatever, as long as it's not a tapeworm... blegh.

Change of Heart

So I was at the FreeP until 2 last night... except I'm not as annoyed about it as I thought I would be.

In fact, I'm actually pretty glad to be back in general. It's strange considering how desperate I was to get out of Boston.

But I don't know why that is. Maybe everyone was just really anxious to get home before break, myself included. People just seemed so sick of school and others who weren't able to go home were just upset and irritated... not that they didn't have a right to be, but I didn't enjoy all that "negative energy" that was polluting the air.

Except... as happy as I was to finally see my home friends again, by the end I was really quite disappointed. And then, when I came back, it was like my expectations were once again met with the complete opposite outcome.

The tolerable became intolerable. The intolerable became tolerable. I couldn't understand why...

But I'm not complaining.