pix of me and friends!

yep, it's over-exposed, but it's the first group photo: Moi, my roommate Monica, Andrea, Liz, and Monica.

Monica and Monica, having soda fun at homecoming last year. Apparantly (I left early) they were having too much fun!

Andrea and Monica - more soda fun!

Christmas Formal - Liz, Emily, Andrea, Monica, Me, Monica (my roommate)
Mon is so pretty in that dress! Her hair and her classical features made her look like one of those beautiful greek statues you see. Dan (Emily's boyfriend) was taking the picture, so he's not in the picture.

Liz and Mon toasting

Andrea and Monica as Wineo's!! At formal, each table had a bottle of white and a bottle of red wine, so we had a bit of fun before drinking.

aahh, history papers

(that's a scream, not a sigh in the title)
Yes, I received my history paper back today, and I'm ready to kill myself (but the teacher first). I've always written really bad papers, and this time because I had an English paper due the day before, I despaired of them both and wrote sarcastically. And his response?
"When you write in your own voice and, as it were, conversationally, you express yourself clearly and well (if too informally for this kind of argument). I, therefore, conclude that you have the potential to be a fine writer. I appreciate the plea in the initial lines, but can only respond that such is indeed the student's lot. C minus."
AAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGG!!!!! oh, the pain. But there's hope, tomorrow I get my English paper back. Unfortunately, I will also receive my PoliSci test. And take two Greek quizzes, because I missed one last week. Grr. Oh, well. To quote my 'eminent' history professor, "such is indeed the student's lot. G sharp." Whatever.

N.B. In one of my former posts, I recited the Greek alphabet from memory, but I got it wrong. It should be: theta, iota, kappa, lambda,..., upsilon, phi, chi, psi, omega! So there, Sarah! hehe :P And we learned the first declension feminine, and the first conjugation. Blech, but interesting to see the parallels between Latin and Greek. Anyway, I'm off to lunch. More later!

slow day...

There's something wrong with a person when they sit in a computer lab and, looking at the screen savers, which all say the exact same thing, figures out that none are the same speed, and more, which are faster/slower than the others. Today we're supposed to get 4-6 inches of rain from Ernesto the Tropical Storm, and everyone thinks I'm crazy because I like rain and I don't think it a nasty, dreary day. There's just something refreshing about cold rain, the way it just pours, that's really nice. And then the grass gets all green again, and (even though it's August) the flowers get bloomy and nice, and more butterflies visit the butterfly bush in front of the Commons. So one's opinion of rain all depends on their point of view. That's my two cents for today.