January 25, 2011 8:50 AM

Good morning everyone!

Wednesday, I called my little brother and talked to him on the phone for his birthday. He got a cell phone - his very first! I know that most people have cellphones by the time they are seventeen, but in our family, it's something you get when you are legally allowed to drive. Otherwise, it's expected that you will be around a friend or have some change for a pay phone.

I held a meeting that night to teach Honors students about the service requirement they have to fulfill to remain in the program (and keep getting that scholarship). Not many students showed, and those who did were more interested in the pizza than the information - but I got paid for it and I can tell them later that they had their chance to find out about it if they get removed from the program.

On Thursday, I went to work and grilled my co-workers about ways to stay awake in class - recently, I haven't been able to keep my eyes open during two of my four classes - and those just happen to be the ones that I'm not doing so well in... One of them suggested drinking cold water, and another said to wear a rubber band around my wrist and to snap it against my skin if I feel myself really, really drifting off.

Both ideas worked, though Jersey was a bit worried about the red marks on my wrist - eventually they faded, but I'll probably get some more today. I got back a decent score in my Marketing class (the one that the professor graded me low in because I don't talk in class), but in my Spec ID of Organic Compounds class, I got two pretty bad grades back - one of which was dropped (fortunately). But this still means I will have a rough time getting my grades up in both of these classes.

I did attempt to 'amp up' my participation in the Marketing class - the professor makes a lot of 'tech gadget' comments, relating something to the iPhone or the Jawbone headset. I sorta understand the stuff, but I don't know what to say when he starts talking about that sort of thing. And if someone else asks what a certain product is - like the Jawbone - he simply responds with "Oh, it's a new Bluetooth" and returns to his lecture. I attempted to talk twice - once when he was talking about tax rates in different states (yay, I knew something!) and once when he said something I didn't understand (I don't think he heard me because he never answered my question - that, or he was just ignoring me).

I emailed him to ask for a one-on-one meeting (giving a suggested date and time), and he told me he would email me back about it. He never did. I emailed the night before we were supposed to meet again. I checked my email all day long, and finally went to sit in the coffee shop where we were supposed to meet. Halfway through that hour, I got an email saying he was in a meeting and wouldn't be able to come. It was sent from his iPhone.

I responded with a list off all the times/days I would be free for the next week.

He hasn't gotten back to me yet.

On Thursday, I went out to dinner with Mike, Laura, and Nancie! Yup, the Korean restaurant! How on earth did you know?! We had a great time, and I really enjoyed seeing the waiter's face when Nancie ordered a million dollars and a pony.

On Friday, I did the aforementioned waiting and went to more meetings. In the evening, I dressed up in my PJs and went to the Honors Quarterly Dinner - for 'breakfast for dinner'! And, for the FIRST TIME since I have been at RIT, they prepared a vegan entree - oatmeal! No more will I have to sit and watch all my friends eat! Though they did take their sweet time doing it....

Can't complain too much - it was paid for by the Honors Program.

After dinner, I went over to the guys' place to hang out before heading to Urug's for a game night/party. I had a decent time, and Matt and Jersey walked me home afterward. When I got home, Margie was watching the old Batman Returns movie, and I sat around with her for a bit before heading off to bed.

Saturday, we had made plans to get a big group to go the the Public Market with us - but everyone canceled except for Tony and me. So we went together, and ended up not buying anything except breakfast. It was a bit too cold to enjoy ourselves too much, but the people at the Polish place we go to were happy that we were there (and tipping them).

Saturday evening, I went over to the guys' place again, and I ate some of the pie that Matt had baked during the day. We watched the Wedding Singer, and then I went home. Yeah, pretty uninteresting, but oh well!

Sunday, I went to church and then worked on my take-home Fin. Acc. exam - which was long and dull, but I got it all done. I then finished up my homework for that class too - and decided that I'd spend the rest of the day/night watching TV and avoiding anything else I had to do. Which seemed like a great idea at the time - and it probably was (though I may have a mental break-down tomorrow).

Monday, I went to my one class, two meetings, and then decided that I did have some homework that needed to be done - and I did it! I made myself food instead of eating toast for dinner, and I cleaned my room too! Like a good little girl! (But I still need to do laundry...)

Today (Tuesday) is off to an OK start - I woke up sore and with a terrible headache - which sorta disappated with my shower. Both of my roommates were awake and relatively incoherent, and I think Annie was very confused as to why I left the apartment before 7am. I don't think she's even aware that I have get up, shower, eat, and leave before 7am whenever I have work. I don't even think she knows that I work.

I've been planning my classes for next quarter - and it looks like I'm going to try to take Stellar Astronomy (at a friend's request), Buyer Behavior, Environmental Chemistry, Nutrition: Alternative Medicine, and either Wines of the World or Beers of the World (probably Wines). A few of my friends were trying to talk me into taking both Beers and Wines and not taking Environmental Chem - but I'm a chem major and probably should take a chem-related class in my last quarter here at RIT.

Besides, taking two alcohol-related hospitality classes in my last quarter makes me look like a douche with senior-itis. Can't say that's how I want my employers to view me... Oh, and you don't have to be drinking age for these classes; the servings are tiny and you are supposed to swish it around in your mouth before spitting it out - perfectly legal.

Tomorrow is gonna be a bit of a hell day, so I'll probably get up ~5:30am again to get a head start and a good breakfast. Lord knows I'll need it.

And I didn't pack a lunch and packed my camera accidentally instead of my wallet. I'm sorta hoping one of my friends will drop by and buy me a bagel before I get off work and go to class. Otherwise, there will be five times the amount of red marks on my arm than last week, and they may actually leave bruises today. (I get sleepy when my body is running low on food.)

Live long and prosper! (no, I have never watched Star Trek, but it's a good saying!)