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21: The number of pages my math homework ended up being when I was done with it. Seriously…I don’t joke about math.

84: The approximate number of times I ended up erasing something while doing my math homework over the past week (this is not too bad considering there were over 100 problems due).

1: The number of times today that I ran into someone that I went to high school with, didn’t know what to say, and well…felt awkward. Also the number of times Lucy peed on my floor (which is disappointing because she’s been doing so well).

500: The approximate number of stairs I climbed throughout the day at work while chasing down information for my stupid weekly court reports (because every time something is printed/faxed I have to go upstairs)…it’s all the fault of a f-ing fax machine that no one felt like fixing for a few days. It will be like this for a couple of more weeks too (2).

3: The number of times I had to move my car today because my work does not provide parking for anyone lower than a supervisor or medical staff. Also, oddly enough, the number of times I honked at morons while driving around today.

10: The number of times I cursed the heat today (mainly because I made the poor choice of wearing pants).

2: The number of biology tests I’ve had to take this week and do poorly on because I was behind a week (normally it would have only been one). Also the number of showers I will have taken by the time I go to sleep.

0: The number of times I’ve thought about being officially single again (well, until now I suppose), because I didn’t want to think about it and spent the day counting everything else.

But it works for me. One major school thing for this session down…two to go.

I got an 84% on my anatomy final which thankfully, is 40% of my grade. 84% is actually a stellar grade in science for me. Here is the breakdown of that experience today:

• 30% of my answers were obtained through a google search…sad isn’t it (because 611 pages of the human body was just way too much to fully absorb in seven weeks). The other 70% were obtained by first consulting the index and then searching for the most appropriate answer.
• At least 30 different times I could have been heard yelling “WHY?” in my apt.
• It took me 195 minutes to complete it (I know this because they time it…I had five hours to finish it).
• I hate anatomy.

Thirteen Things That Irritated Me Today

Okay, I know it’s not quite Thursday yet, but I don’t care.

Sometimes during the month I turn into a tight little ball of anger for a day or two and try as I might I’m unable to turn it around (okay, to be totally honest, sometimes I don’t even attempt to muster the energy to try); usually I just let it run its course. Today was one of those days. After being incredibly annoyed all day I came home to the quiet and drank a ton of tomato juice; my rational was, maybe if I drown myself in vitamins and such my mood will improve. This remains to be seen.

1. My internet connection: Clearwire pretty much sucks. It’s likely just where I’m living (between cinderblock walls) that causes it to sleep periodically; it’s still aggravating. Especially when I’m trying to navigate my online classes.

2. Seattle drivers: I ran some errands after work today. Big mistake. FYI, it does not make you clever when driving in an exit only lane, to wait until the last possible second to change lanes when you’re not actually exiting. It only makes you clever if you are intelligent enough to do it in a way that doesn’t cause you to sit at a stand still in the exit lane with your turn signal on. Southbound Mercer is notorious for this.

3. My handwriting: Normally I’m not such a fan of it; today I really hated it.

4. My irritation: I was irritated about being irritated. It’s an incredibly exhausting state to be in.

5. The wind: I thought to myself after returning home that I would sit outside in the fresh air for a bit to study my chapters for this week. It’s windy today, which certainly didn’t make for a relaxing reading experience.

6. The temperature: I felt cold most of the day.

7. My clothes: Nothing felt comfortable; nothing looked good. I abhor days like that.

8. Argosy’s financial aid department: It’s mostly just Aimee that can understand this. It’s too time consuming to try to explain.

9. My neighbors: As I was on the phone attempting to explain as delicately as possible in my irritated state why I needed an evening alone (which I didn’t even do that well by the way), someone knocked on my door. My windows and blinds were open so they could clearly see that I was on my phone. Despite that they started trying to talk to me through my window before I even had a chance to move towards opening the door. The kicker; they don’t even live here…they’re the friend of a neighbor who, as I later learned, wanted to ask about a refridgerator that is up in the storage units. It’s terribly intrusive to do that to people you don’t know well.

10. Money: I sometimes lose patience with the fact that things don’t get completely caught up all at once. It’s a process which requires patience and dilligence month by month. It’s my own fault in the first place, so I mostly get irritated with myself for that one.

11. My toe: Yesterday morning I jammed my pinky toe on Sadie’s bony leg, causing it to turn a most awful shade of purple. It was much better today than it was yesterday, but it still hurt.

12. My therapist: For some reason I thought about our appointment in a couple of weeks; even that irritated me. It doesn’t even have anything to do with her, that’s the stupid part.

13. School: Deadlines, due dates, requirements, assignments, etc. and etc.

My evening plan: finish most of my homework prior to this weekend when I am really busy, take a bath, sleep. It’s a good plan.

1. After tomorrow I will most likely officially be the apartment manager where I am living which means free rent, plus extra money every month. It couldn’t have come at a better time financially. It really is true that some things work out the way they are supposed to at just the right time. Ideally I will catch myself up as far as money goes and hopefully in the future be able to work part time in order to make it easier to continue school after my BA. Amazing.
2. I am quickly becoming head over heels. And I love every single minute of it because it is decidedly unique from any other time I have started to feel this way.
3. My laptop is stupid. I need a new one; or maybe I just need more memory.
4. Lucy is cute.
5. Jenny’s birthday is on May 5th. I miss her. A lot.
6. My Colin will be moving here sometime this week. I’ve missed him too.
7. It’s interesting how many lies are uncovered after someone is gone. In recent conversations with family I’ve learned that more and more dishonesty on the part of my former stepdad has become apparent. Am I surprised or shocked? No. Do I have a strong desire to hunt down and tear up every single father’s day card I ever gave him? Yes. This too will eventually pass though.

Friday: Spent time with brother. I was calling him “step-brother” for a very long time out of formality however, he is family-pure and simple. His dad went nutty and stupid but that has nothing to do with my relationship with B. Nothing. He had plans to go to some party Saturday, one of those all night things-he called this morning to tell me that he was on his way home and was okay because he figured I would care. I do, and I was glad to know he was okay. Family is good.

Saturday-day: Successfully finished my last assignment in my class this session. It was online and seriously was more work than any other class I’ve had…ever. It’s over, and I’m glad; ecstatic actually.

Saturday-night: I don’t think I’ve ever in my life had a better date night. Ever. I am just on the edge of jumping, and I’m really okay with it.

Sunday (today): Thrift store shopping with Kait and Ashley. Laughing and fun.

It was a weekend that I’m grateful for.