Currently Listening Room for Squares By John Mayer see related

Everything you thought you knew before college is (apparently) wrong.

Here's what's being shoved down my throat this week at college:

"While most Westerners talk about only two sexes, Anne Fausto-Sterling (1993) has argued that this classification system is not supported by biological evidence. As many as 4 percent of the infants born each year, she points out, are true hermaphrodites...are male pseudo-hermaphrodites...or are female pseudo-hermaphrodites...Thus it makes more sense to talk about a minimum of five sexes."  -- Intersections: Readings in Sociology

Ridiculous.

Currently Listening Peregrine By The Appleseed Cast see related

endless summerrrrr

Bono + term paper + tan = not-so-bad day of paper writing.

The sunlight coming through the window in my dorm room at this time of day is insanely intense, so I'm sitting here at my laptop in my swimsuit and sunglasses getting a sun tan (burn?) while analyzing Bono's speech at the National Prayer Breakfast for my term paper. Term papers suck, but I can't complain about the working conditions.

Currently Watching Primer By Brandon Blagg, Keith Bradshaw, Jay Butler (II), Chip Carruth, John Carruth, Shane Carruth, Jon Cook, Carrie Crawford, Eric De Soualhat, Casey Gooden, David Joyner (II), Delaney Price, Jack Pyland, David Sullivan (IX), Juan Tapia, Samantha Thomson, Anand Upadhyaya, Ashok Upadhyaya, Ashley Warren see related

This movie's trippy. I liked it a lot, but I want to watch it again to make sure I have everything figured out. It got me thinking about wormholes, and what would happen if you went back in time and killed your mom, etc.

Tonight I discovered Guitar Hero. I think I may be hooked. I can't rememebr the last time I played a video game, let alone enjoyed one. But man...this has obsession written all over it.

I have a persuasive speech to give friday, a research paper to turn in monday, and a term paper due as soon as I get back from thanksgiving break. And yet-- my goal is to go out every night this week (so far so good). I've decided that kickin' back a little actually makes me more productive during the time that I do sit down and study or write or whatever. So in a way, not writing my paper to eat out or play guitar hero and watch movies is like putting time toward finishing my paper.

I started an ebay account today. Oh, the possibilities.

Tomorrow I sign my contract for studying in south america next fall. Even though i've already gotten set on going, signing a contract still makes me a little skittish. From this point on, not going means losing lots of money, so I'm really locked in now.

Currently Listening How To Save A Life By The Fray How To Save A Life see related

I found out today that I got accepted to the study abroad programs in Buenos Aires next fall and Thailand next spring! Stoked on that. But if you want to know what I'm REALLY excited about, then ask me in person where I'm going this summer.

The new wetsuit I bought in Texas a couple weeks ago is excellent. Total insulation :) However, my surfing buddy was in a rugby accident (head injury) this past week. That throws a wrench in the gears.

I think this is the part of the semester where all my classes start slowly crunching me into stressed oblivion. It's funny how my least favorite and least informative class makes up the majority of the workload. And yet, here I sit updating my xanga at 2 am.....? There are less productive things I could be doing, I'm sure. I'm beginning to question the actual productivity of a lot of my coursework.

It is FREEZING outside, but my hoodie is in the laundry and I haven't found time to do laundry yet. Christmas lights are already up in some places. I think that must just be Southern Californians reacting dramatically to any slight change in temperature they've detected.

I quit my job working for the rich people whose child apparently was "nightmaring while awake" last time I babysat. Very "common for children of her age", according to the parents. Psh. 40 minutes of nonstop blood-curdling screams while definitely, undeniably awake, conscious, and NOT dreaming. This explanation comes from the same woman who commented on my haircut by saying encouragingly that "it'll grow back". Ha. I don't work for them anymore.

I'll be home soon for thanksgiving! It wasn't my family's turn to host the Family At Large for Thanksgiving, but my mom must have pulled a few strings because now the whole extended family is coming to our house for Thanksgiving and Christmas (as opposed to us trekking up to Lubbock or Dallas at the expense of the scarce time I have with my friends around Houston). Plane tickets have been bought. I'll see you guys soon!