I'm watching "Taken" right now and I still can't believe what a bad ass Liam Neeson is. What is he, 70? When is he going to stop being so awesome?
Probably never.
I don't know why people make jokes about Chuck Norris being such a super-human. Really, it should be Liam Neeson. Those jokes are pretty funny.
So I haven't written much this semester but there haven't been many good things to write about. To be honest, second semester is sucking so far. Not everything, but pretty much everything school related. I love being back on the island, I am so happy to be back with my friends, I really like my roommate and I like where I live, but I have had so little motivation to study. I know that I NEED to study but I just can't bring myself to study the way I used to. Also, I can't really use the same study method that I did last semester just because my classes are different. When I know I need to study but I can't find the motivation, I just get really angry and then it makes me want to study even less. I basically just have to quit for the night and then hope that the next day goes better. The studying has gotten a little better in the last week or two (I had two exams this week that I had to study for, so pressure got the best of me) so hopefully it will keep improving.
There have been a lot of other stressful things, but I won't go into those right now. Long stories short, I passed my parasitology exam (but didn't do very well), I locked the keys to my locker inside my locker, which has the majority of my books in it (also, the "spare" key is on the same keychain...not my proudest moment), I keep agreeing to do things that I don't really want to do and I hate myself a little bit for it, and I have to fly home for a day (yes, a day) to get my animals. It's been a rough couple weeks. I'm working on it though.
I heard that I made the President's list last semester, but I think it might have been a mistake. Although there is nothing on Ross's website about the President's list qualifications or who made it last semester, I checked a bunch of other grad school websites and it seems that most schools require a 4.0 to be on the President's list, which I didn't have. I did get some pretty awesome grades last semester (I ended up with 3 As and 1 B, because one class had a glitch in their grading system and the wrong grades were recorded), but obviously not 4.0. When I went to go check the President's list, it was taken down because they were repainting the building it was posted on (nevermind that they apparently only posted it 2 days before and took it down super fast, but it was also in a glass case...AKA protection from potential paint splatters) so I guess we'll never know for sure. I mean, I'll definitely take it! If I can throw "President's list" on a resume after vet school, yeah I'll freakin' do it. I'm pretty damn proud of my work last semester so I think I kind of deserve it.
The police arrested two people that they think were involved in Elvis' murder last week. I haven't heard anything since then but hopefully they catch those guys. It's still very weird and the island just feels different without him, even though I haven't been to the strip since then. Ross students are having a fundraiser this weekend to raise money for his family's medical expenses and the funeral expenses. During and after volleyball tomorrow, there will be a barbecue and then I think it's the same thing on Saturday. I'm definitely going to one, if not both. I think we (the students) owe it to Elvis for always being so nice and welcoming to us and letting us have fundraisers there.
In lighter news, I was chased by a cockroach recently and two of my friends have found three centipedes in or around their apartment in the last two or three weeks. Another girl in my class has found one to three centipedes in her apartment PER DAY and she woke up one morning with a bite from one on her hand. That being said, I'll admit that I don't have the nicest apartment and I've found a few apartments in Golfview that are significantly nicer than mine, even though we are paying the same rent. I've been thinking about looking for a different apartment for next semester, but I think that I'm the only person that hasn't had a terrifying bug in their living space. The worst I've had is a roly poly. I may just stay here.
I really like when people do these "photo-a-day" things on facebook, so I'm going to try to do one for February but instead of posting the pictures on facebook, I'll try posting them on here instead! Maybe it will get me writing more (I've recently found out that people read - and enjoy - what I blog about! Who knew?). I already missed yesterday, which feels like I made a New Year's resolution to work out more and then by January 2nd, I'm all excited because I've only missed one day! So I guess we'll do February 1st and 2nd.
February 1st: Your view today
This is the view from my balcony. I don't have an ocean view anymore, but the golf course is surprisingly pretty, especially this part with the pond and palm trees.
February 2nd: Words
I couldn't decide between two, so this first one is my more serious, general outlook on life. Especially that last part - "Never regret anything that made you smile." I believe in that whole-heartedly.
One of the reasons I am so fond of arguing is because I think you should always stand for what you believe in, no matter who you are talking to. I find that people are afraid to debate things with their friends because they don't want their friendship to change. Ever think that maybe it could improve? If someone showed me who they really are and let me in on their deepest opinions and told me things that they REALLY care about, I would feel much closer to them. I know that it can be TERRIFYING to disagree with someone and it takes a lot of balls to actually say it out loud. So the person who does that, even if you don't agree with what they are saying, deserves a ton of respect.
Also, I think that people are too gentle when they are arguing and debating. I firmly believe that you should get passionate during an argument. Yell! Scream! Break shit! If you start crying during an argument, then that just means that whatever you are arguing about is worth being argued over. Why do we always feel like we need to be so reserved and professional all the time? Let out the animal in you! And what better time to do that than when you are talking about something that you care deeply for?
However, Eminem said the quote and I can't stand his face. Win some, lose some.
Well, there's my rant and rave for the day. This was going to be the picture I posted for "Words" but then I decided to actually post serious words instead:
It's the album cover for Bo Burnham's "Words Words Words," which I have been listening to in my car all semester. The radio stations rarely come in and when they do, it's usually religious music (and not super fun gospel music either). Also, I'm going to marry this guy.
