Journeys~

I finally mustered the courage to ask my advisor for a recommendation, and she said yes! Phew, that’s a load off of my shoulders. I’m so glad I finally asked. It was kind of funny, because we were talking and she was like, “I’m really busy right now because of all of the letters of recommendation I have to write,” and I was like, “Yeah, about that…” LOL. She even said I should apply to the nonfiction program at Iowa. I know you’re all probably wondering why I would apply to such a random school, but, believe it or not, the University of Iowa has by far the best writing program in the country; it’s like the Harvard of MFA programs. She said she’s friends with one of the nonfiction professors there and would talk to her, although she said it would still be a long shot. (It is for everyone.) Getting into Iowa would be, like, a dream come true, although, of course it would mean I would have to live in Iowa, which isn’t exactly that exciting. I’m not getting my hopes up, but I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to apply.

I was also approved by my advisor to continue my independent study next semester and to officially turn it into a thesis, so that’s good. Now I need to find a thesis committee. I need someone from my department (English) and someone from outside my department. I want someone from psychology for my outside the department member, because that’s obviously the most relevant, and I was going to ask my current psychology professor because she’s a specialist in memoirs written about mental illness and even just wrote a book about it, but she’s going to be on leave next semester, so that won’t work. I stopped by her office hours today to ask her if she could recommend someone else from the Five Colleges who might be interested, but she wasn’t there. I guess I’ll have to ask her tomorrow. I don’t know who to ask from the English department; I asked my advisor’s advice and she said she’d try to find someone good. We’ll see what happens.

I know I have a lot to feel good about, but I’m still having a really hard time. I just feel so fat, and my depression is really hard to deal with. I’ve been cutting now and then, and last week I went to the school store and bought an exacto knife (bad, I know), only to find when I got home that it didn’t have a blade and that you have to buy the blade separately.  (How stupid is that?) I haven’t worked up the courage to go back to the store and buy the blade, although I probably will eventually. I’m dreading my nutritionist appointment this evening because I have to get weighed, and I know I’ve gained weight because I ate so much over the weekend. I’ve been sticking to her food plan while at school, and I don’t think it’s too much because I still feel really hungry, but the weekends are going to kill me. I’m seeing my psychiatrist later this month and plan on going off of Abilify, so maybe that will help me lose weight.

I’m still king of miffed about not being able to take the Chaucer course, but oh, well. I was able to get into the other classes I wanted, including Contemporary Women’s Short Fiction, which I’m really excited about and which filled up really quickly. I’m kind of aggravated, though, because the class I wanted to take at Hampshire was full by yesterday afternoon. Only seniors could register yesterday, and it’s a lower level class and seniors usually don’t take lower level classes, so I’m not sure why that is. There are two others I can take that fit my schedule, but they are far more inconvenient. I emailed the professor of one of them that has spots available and asked if I could take the class, but I haven’t heard back from him yet. Hopefully he’ll let me in. 

Apparently insurance finally approved my Amitiza, so that’s good. The bad thing is I ran out of Necon (my birth control pill), and I need it for my endometriosis. My doctor said she’d call it in Sunday night, but she never did for some reason. I get sick when I don’t take it, but I didn’t take it last night and so far I haven’t gotten sick, so that’s good. We’ll see if it stays that way, though.

Well, I guess that’s it. I’m sorry that this is so boring.   

Location:	School
Emotion:	bored

Last night on my way home from Theatre 100 class, I tipped outside the Teacher's College and not only scrapped my right knee, but also sprained my left ankle. And of COURSE because the fucking Health Center on campus isn't fucking open when I need it, so I had to walk from the Teacher's College to my dorm (well, I made a pit stop by the library to use my 30pgs/day, 1000pgs/semester limit since I've barely printed off anything this semester, but whatever). After that, I found we have NO cold compress worth speaking of in my dorm room, but thankfully my roommate got some ice from the basement. Not like it helped much, but it was there at least. And of COURSE my scrape on my right knee is too fucking big for any of my bandaids so I had to use two as fucking usual with any and all of my injuries.

Finally got up at 7:30 this morning since my parents said it'd be a good idea if they called me to wake me up and make sure I was awake. Then, I went over to the Health Center this morning thinking it was open at 8am. NO, OF FUCKING COURSE NOT. It opens at 9am. So here I am thankfully inside (because they have personnel but no nurses here at this time >_>) waiting for the place to officially open. I've already shot off an email to my Japanese professor even though I'm still pissed because I'm going to miss my kanji test and I have no idea if I'll be able to make it to my advising appointment. >_<;

12:59 @Vycksta GREAT JUSTICE! #

12:59 @mandyali I know right. :3 #

13:01 I wish Mick's MP£ would finish syncing already - I have to go and get my hair done with Jade. #

18:40 @Vycksta Apollo made me think of Apollo Justice. haha. #

In came a shiny Vespiqueen. I freaked out with excitement... Then I looked at it's stats. It's level 54, caught at the pokémon league, and it's ot? AARON. With all of Aaron's Vespiqueen's moves. *headdesk* The trainer stole Aaron's Vespiqueen >.<

So, I wanted to spark a discussion about the worst hacks you've ever recieved over the GTS. Maybe a shiny level 1 Arceus swam into your inbox? Or a Mewtwo caught in Hoenn at level 45?

Enjoy!

Location:	Home
Emotion:	chipper
Music:	She Wolf - Shakira

Now I've a mind to make an EVd battle team! I assume one's team is best set up as thus? I really don't know.

One physical sweeper (+Speed demon)
One Sp.Atk sweeper (+ Speed demon)
A Physical wall
A Sp.Def wall
One trapper/tank

Once I know this, I may be able to cobble something together. Damn, but I hate battling. I really do.