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What's your morning beverage of choice?  Coffee, tea, juice?  Homemade or store-bought?

When going to Murky in the mornings, I usually drink juice (orange juice or tangerine scream or cherry pomegranate), then coffee. Never at the same time. That's just gross.

Where have I been for the past couple of months?

Busy with other blogs, of course. I just can't stop with this obsession.

In the meantime, I've been up to lots of other things. School, Murky, etc... I'll spare you the gruesome details. 92 days until the school thing is over. Hopefully within that time I will have my first for-real job in the big city of New York. My classes suck, but having class 3 days per week ain't that bad. Whatevers.

Uh... yeah. Life is still boring. Perhaps I'll write more when my life gets interesting - which is probably when I won't have time to write.

After being at home for only one night (so far), my dog has managed to take a dump in my room. I really wasn't happy when I woke up and smelled dog crap. Now my room has this lingering poop smell. Great.

Being home has been nice. I'm not freaking out about anything (besides this incredibly slow internet), but it's all good. At the same time, I'm looking forward to leaving on Wednesday. I'm ready to start my break in College Park, where I can sleep all day, exercise and work at Murky. That's all. I was offered a temporary position at job2 again, but I don't really want to take it. Don't get me wrong, I'm definitely interested in what they're doing for kids/teens with AIDS, but I just don't have the brain space for it. I'm just so tired of life right now. I don't want to work 2 jobs over my break. I've spent enough time working 2 jobs and going to class full time.

Anyways, I'm gonna have a relaxing break, hopefully. I have to make it through my time at home first.

Oh, but did I mention the fact that I'm really looking forward to Jacksonville in 6 days? I actually found my band shoes (THANK GOD) and I have my gloves. I'm all set. Now, I guess I just need to re-learn and learn some music.

Who do you want to be caught under the mistletoe with this holiday season?
Submitted by An Ebony Epicurean.  

HAHA! I love this question. It's too bad I don't actually plan on giving an answer (I do actually have one)... I just wanted to acknowledge the fact that this question makes me smile.  

• 711 and Econ final: under 48 hours
• Visit Em, Melissa and Tiki: 3 days
• Go home: 6 days
• Christmas: 9 days
• Return to MD: 10 days
• Adam and Emily sleepover: 12 days
• Go to Jacksonville: 13 days
• 2008: 16 days 

I could make this countdown much more intense, but I just don't have the time right now. Papers are done, but I've taken 3 naps today as if I have nothing else to do. I need to non-stop study for econ. I think it's funny that I pretend like that 711 final doesn't matter. I hope I don't completely screw it up, although that sounds like something I would do. I need to keep up my A in that class. Strangely enough, this might be my best semester, as far as grades go.

Anyway, I just want to be done with school (5 months and 6 days).

I'm just about done with this paper... meaning, I still have about 4 pages left.

I'm pretty sure I've never written a paper this fast in my life. Thankfully, it has an upper limit (no more than 20 pages), which makes writing much easier AND I had to give a powerpoint presentation last Monday on my paper, which would've been simply reading my paper (if I had actually written it by then). This has to be the easiest paper I've ever written and I kinda like the topic. While it would be pretty sweet to get an A on this paper (my professor really seemed to like my topic), I probably still wouldn't get an A in the class. Oh well. B's are just fine with me.

My plan was to have this finished before going to bed tonight, but I don't think that will happen. I will certainly try to get as close to the end as possible. Unfortunately, I still have 3 other issues hanging over my head right now. Tomorrow, I have to meet with my ecdp group from Crocker's class in Silver Spring. That will take a huge chunk out of my tomorrow, unfortunately. My brain is so tired from multitasking; it needs a serious break.

AHHHHH... Tuesday at 9pm couldn't get here any faster.

What are your irrational fears? 
Submitted by Dan Culhane.  

Oh. I have a few of those:

1. Large bodies of water. If I think too long about it, I imagine them as being bottom-less pits of despair... then I imagine myself falling into it and dying, but never hitting the bottom (because there isn't a bottom).

2. Earthquakes. This isn't really irrational, but my reactions are. I refuse to go anywhere where earthquakes are likely. Basically, I'm scared of being swallowed whole by the evil depths of the earth. Unfortunately, for me, there have been 2 earthquakes in Virginia in the past 6 years... So, I'm never safe. Crap.

It's crunch time. Finals.

I'm already a hot mess. I knew all of this was coming, but there was little I could do to alleviate all of this pressure, since teachers still find it necessary to give us work in the final weeks of class.

Lame.

Well, I'm already studying for my Macroecon final that's on the 18th. Normally, that would put me ahead of the game, but I really need as much time as I can get if I even want a chance to pass this test. I have a presentation for my development challenges class on Monday, but I figure, since the powerpoint is a snapshot of my paper, I basically already have my paper written, right? I just need to expand my powerpoint to 10 pages and call it a day. I'm under the impression that my professor REALLY doesn't want to read long papers. I'll give her a short one. Fine by me. My group project for my democracy class is dumb. I really don't like it; the topic is dumb and everything is just dumb. Thankfully, I only need 4-5 pages of BS (by Friday night). I can handle that, perhaps. I wish I could find a nice study spot (kinda like 1st floor Clemons or the lower levels of Clark) so I can just sit down for 3 hours and write. 711 is just a joke. We're writing up the final ourselves - on Tuesday we're putting questions on the board and basing the exam from those. Stupid. What a waste of my time. At least it's take home. Ugh - my 711 class is like that pesky fly that just won't go away and finds the most irritating ways to annoy you.

And that's the scoop. If I make it out alive from the econ final, I'm buying myself a nintendo ds. Hopefully I can get it RIGHT after I finish the test; I'll just swing by Target. That's something to look forward to.

Since my dad has decided to leave the country for 6 months, my mom and I were on our own for Thanksgiving. Her and I ended up splitting up this Thanksgiving - She went to her mom's house and I went up north to see D#3 (my uncle Dennis), and the family. I had the pleasure of hanging out with my Uncle, my cousin (Darol), my uncle's girlfriend (Lani), and Lani's daugher (Kyra) - and last, but not least, my newest cousin, Jackson. He's a month old... and ADORABLE.

So, Thanksgiving was a grand day; my Uncle and Lani cooked up a feast, while Darol, Kyra and I just sat around - probably watching some Disney Channel show... For dinner, Lani's friend stopped by and ate with us, making it a full house. It was great. The sweet potatoes were effing awesome. Yum. Also, Lani's apple pie was quite a treat. Besides the dinner, I did even more sitting around with Darol and Kyra; we watched a ton of tv, including HSM2, and I brought Hairspray for all of us to enjoy. Darol liked the fact that I really got into the song while singing. I was pretty anti-homework until Saturday night - I couldn't take any more Disney Channel. Overall, I had a really good time.

And here's a video of Kyra, Jackson and my annoying voice for all to enjoy:)

He snores.

When do you start your holiday shopping?

I do my holiday shopping all year long, but it's not like it really matters because I buy most of the gifts from amazon.com. I hate crowds full of stupid people.