Epic Turtle…

He may or may not be “teenage”.

He’s not “mutant”.

But he is, without a doubt, a NINJA TURTLE.

 

“Mosque” at “Ground Zero” ??

Okay, I’ve heard this debate for a while…

I honestly have thought that the Islamic Community of New York wanted to build a MOSQUE somewhere like, across the street or something, from Ground Zero. I thought, “meh? That’d probably weird people out, but hey. Free country.”

Turns out….

A) it’s not a Mosque. (It’s a community center.)
B) it’s not even at Ground Zero. (It’s several blocks away.)

Thank you to Cracked.com for the following article:

http://www.cracked.com/blog/3-reasons-the-ground-zero-mosque-debate-makes-no-sense/

This is why I don’t get bent-out-of-shape about this kind of thing…. there are always REAL FACTUAL DETAILS that the press seems to leave out….

–Emily

 

School!

I love school.

Over the summer, I began to wonder what it was I liked about school… the classes I was taking were just so PLEH.

But then I got back into REAL classes:

Vertebrate Reproduction (BYS 318)
Astrobiology (AST 210)
Psychobiology (BYS 437)
Organic Chemistry 2 (CH 332)
Organic Chem 2 Lab (Ch 336)

It’s 13 credit hours, and I’m LOVING IT. I’m absolutely enthralled. This term, it’s ALL ABOUT HORMONES. :D Vertebrate Reproduction - we’re studying cortisol, androgens, estrogens, and progestins; Psychobiology covers just about ALL of the pituitary hormones… and the Organic Chem is the STRUCTURES of all that stuff. :)
(Astrobiology is kind of a different story, but no worries, it’s still plenty fun!)

I’m just so happy to be back in the saddle. :)

 

I thought it was broken already…

Yesterday, I stopped at the storage closet at my ex’s apartment building to get a couple of boxes. I was on my way to Wolf’s with laundry (his grandmother is so kind, she lets me do laundry there, and she’s got the world’s BIGGEST washer, which is awesome)… I glanced through a couple of boxes, just looking for something that might have interesting stuff in it. I grabbed two likely candidates, and was startled by Barrett walking into the breezeway.

I wasn’t just startled by someone coming up behind me; I was startled in another part of my brain… some part that said, “Hey! I know you! Aren’t I supposed to hug you, and kiss you hello?” I didn’t, of course, do anything (other than exclaim that he’d startled me). We traded mild hellos, and I left.

While at Wolf’s, I took some time to look through the boxes to see what I’d grabbed. I gave Wolf his choice of some random playstation games from one box, and I looked at the other.

I found something so sad: A book-shaped wooden box that I’d carefully hand-painted and varnished many years ago… a Valentine’s Day gift to Barrett from before we were married. I opened it, sadly thinking of what I’d find. The little bear-shaped figurines, some glued or taped to bits of paper with little scenes drawn behind them. The little notes saying what I loved about him. The little coupons for snuggling on the couch or backrubs… things he almost never asked me for. The little purple hershey-kiss-shaped drop of glass…

And then… an index card, with his handwriting. Something I don’t remember putting in there, something that could easily be from a long time ago, but just hit me so hard now. We used to write haiku to each other….

You are my treasure
Gorgeous and Precious, Love
I shall miss you much.
– With Love, Barrett

Oh…..

I used to be someone’s treasure. Someone’s precious. Something someone would miss. Something to whom someone wrote warm things, with love.

oh.

And my heart breaks into a thousand little ice-cold shards all over again.

 

Epic OMGKITI!

Many thanks to Iskandar for finding this….

 

At Iskandar’s request…

 

I lol’d.

 

Grades are IN!

Both classes (English Comp and Intro to Java) got reported as A- for the term…. but my GPA doesn’ care about + or -!

I now have a 3.7 GPA! :D WOO!

AND! I have the last two freshman requirements DONE! :D It’s all Biology and more Biology from here. :D

–Emily

 

Rearranging the Apartment

Well… I’ve got a few free days ’til school starts for Fall term. So I’m cleaning / rearranging the apartment in anticipation of COMPLETELY NEGLECTING IT for four months. :D I’m boosting shelves up on top of shelves, just to get as much vertical space used as possible. It’s a challenge, but it seems to be working out thus far. :)

The apartment is a complete WRECK right now, though. There’s NO floor space. There’s NOWHERE to walk. And KB is discovering things he hasn’t peed on yet… so he’s been busy.

I need to find some open wall space to put up my big school calendar. :) I’m getting organized, really. I can’t wait to have a really nice awesomely clean, organized apartment… I might be afraid to touch things if it’s TOO good, though. :P

–Em

 

Best. Shirt. Evar.

Ok, one of many incredibly good T-shirts. But still. :D

Threadless.com has this design available:

And my sister, who’s the best sister in teh werld, who’s coming to the area to visit (she’s got friends down here, too…) is getting me one. :D

THANK YOU, AMY!! *HUGGLES*