Show no mercy

Months ago, my old roommate saw a mouse in our kitchen. We set traps but never caught anything and I decided to let the issue slide. I had never seen the mouse and would have been otherwise unaware of its presence if it weren't for the little presents it sometimes left for us on the counter. I decided his name was Rupert and we have been living in peace for some time.

Tonight, Rupert violated that peace. He was spotted in the middle of my bedroom floor before retreating into the corner of my closet behind my shoes then eventually skittering into the hallway. That is it. I cannot allow him to crawl on my personal things. Who knows what he has touched. Tonight it became personal. Tonight Rupert must die.

Talk Talk Talk

I can think of nothing more annoying than having one of my peers approach me and inform me that they know something about my life I didn't tell them and had no intention of sharing. If there is one thing that I agree with boys about, its the fact that girls talk too much....and to the wrong people under the wrong circumstances.

A couple of undesirable situations have begun to arise. I suppose I'll have to just wait and see what the consequences of the past couple of weeks will be.

Hopefully the stress will subside soon. But I really don't see that happening until at least next Thursday. Exams are gross.

Abnormal Psychology Syllabus:

"NOTE: It is tempting for people taking this course to start diagnosing themselves and/or their friends and family when they learn about the criteria for different psychological disorders. Please remember that...many people can demonstrate some characteristics of a given disorder without experiencing clinically significant impairment or distress."


Truth.

Dance, dance, dance till you're dead

My date function's theme is "Bright and Tight". Our social chairs failed to realize that isn't a theme...that's just two adjectives. And, might I add, not complimentary ones. What happened to "Disney" or "Jungle" theme? Can't wait to see a plethora of boys and girls in blinding spandex.

Smile for the camera

I've come to believe that photography is more difficult that in appears. Not because the act of taking a picture is hard but finding a subject is. Photographing people is especially tricky because in my experience, as soon as somebody sees a camera (especially a big ass SLR), they respond in one of two ways. Either they will cringe and protest you taking their picture or they will get up in your face and insist that you capture of them cheesin. For somebody who loves photography, its odd how anxious I get when I think about the attention it attracts. I guess I spent too much time wandering around the halls of my highschool, enduring harassment from strangers that wanted me to document their lives.

Looks like I'll be sticking to the still life scene.

When I get that feeling....

Why is sex such a big deal? Or at least that first time. Everybody puts so much pressure on the first time being right. I think you mostly need to wait for somebody who truly cares about you because of how awkward it is. Who wants to share such a (potentially) painful and embarassing experience with a stranger?

So whats the best option? Get the first time over with so you can go on and enjoy sexual exploration but risk negative psychological consequences of "giving it up" too early or hold onto that "gift" until you reach an age where it almost feels like a burden?

(And this is what I'm thinking about instead of studying...fantastic)

Love Love Love

A friend made a love list. I think its a good way to keep positive so here goes.

Currently I love:

Riesling white wine
Bright Eyes
Printing photos in the darkroom
Being tan
Birds of paradise (planet earth in general)
Joyce Carol Oates


I suppose while I'm at it, not a fan of:

Awkward or dramatic situations
Feeling cheap
Reading for class
Not having my car

All work and no play?

False.

Lately it has been quite the opposite. I drank 7 out of the last 10 nights. I slept at apartments that are not my own two of those nights. Yesterday I went to the pool then out to dinner and had somebody invited me to something else, I probably wouldn't have done any reading at all. Very little work has been done since school has started and it appears I am falling onto a worse pattern this year than I have in past years. I blame the fact that the majority of my friends this year are 21 or older and it seems to be much easier to fill my social calendar.

I suppose I need to buckle down....tomorrow.

Anybody out there?

I don't think anybody reads this....