02:11 - 2005-10-28
In Which Halloween and Lack of Food Clearly Affect Carol's Mind
This is one of those times when I feel like I should update, but really don't feel like I have much meaningful to say.
Anthro mid-term went okay. Another Philosophy paper is coming around to attack me. Hopefully this one will go better than the last.
Halloween is coming around and Monday I'm going to see Voltaire in concert for ... $20 dollars (the tickets are $13, but processing fees, etc. raise the price of course) dressed either in leather corset or stripper outfit. Mar's hair has been re-dyed and her Poison Ivy cloak has been determined suitable for turning into a demi-cape (one of the ones that stops mid-back).
My allergies are giving me hell again and I'm forced to confront the idea of a two week long rice/chicken/apple/carrots diet as being my choice at this point. The roughly controlled diet just isn't working and I also have to wonder about how much of this is stress and how much of this is a placebo effect. I hate the notion that my body might be reacting just because.
I've taken up reading Lovecraft and am thoroughly enjoying the Cthulhu cycle. I have to concur with Mar's assessment of "Rats in the Walls" as creepy, but less so than she predicted. However, Denbigh seems less creaky than Merion and I have a roommate. For those who are curious about what the fuck I'm talking about, I suggest you go find a Lovecraft anthology and read. I actually really liked "The Outsider" -- it ended on a note of pity rather than revulsion. It's still a horrible thought and sickening in many ways, but it really evoked more pity in me than anything.
Haven't been getting to see nearly as much of Heather as I'd like to -- we have conflicting schedule stuffs, which is sad. I really need to work on doing my homework Monday & Wednesday afternoons so I have more free time to talk with her on other days and later those evenings.
It was great getting to meet all the people I've heard so much about over Fall Break, but in some ways it made things worse because I got to visit just long enough to remind me of what I've been missing before I got taken away from it again. I miss her even more now than I did before break and Winter Break seems way too far off.
Otherwise, life has been a fairly standard loop of running between classes, homework, work and sleep. Drama has cropped up in a few places, but it's mostly been indirect drama that has involved me listening to other people. Eating has been spotty because of the system de-tox that I have to do -- I've been trying to sidestep the issue by watching what I eat and avoiding the dining halls. As mentioned above, this has not necessarily been a successful effort. Bugging Mimi Murray (school dietician) is definitely back on my to do list. In the meantime, I shall amuse myself by cooking my homemade sausage in the school's frying pans and pissing off the managers because they can't stop me! Bwahahahahahaha!
The only other thing worth mentioning is that I've learned the convenient, Mac-like way to create accents on Windows computers. Go me!
