My finals seem to be going all right. I haven't had a lot of trouble with them. The hardest part has been motivating myself to actually study. The downside of having all of my finals spread out is the days and days of constant studying, so it gets old very quickly. I need to make sure I study for my Bio final, because I really haven't looked over much of the new material yet.
My studying hasn't impeded on my knitting time, however:
The blocking idea worked like a charm; the stitches are all beautifully straight again. I'm looking forward to knitting up the second, but I might need to save that for the ride home on Thursday. My Bio final is ever ominous.
I feel like my Astronomy final went okay today; although, I did catch some bastard cheating. The guy was sitting two seats away from me, carefully laying out his notes on the floor. When he got his exam (we don't have a very organized way of passing out exams, so the room was pretty chaotic), he pulled his textbook out onto his desk and began looking up answers on his test. What the hell? How dense is this guy? So I asked him if he was looking up answers, and he gave me a look. I told him to put the book away--he snorted at me like I was the dumbass. So, when I went downstairs to get some scratch paper, I let Dr. Magnani know what was going on. I studied my ass off for that final, and I'll be damned if someone's going to cheat right beside me on it.
Seamus, Lauren, and I went to Inoko's today for an early dinner; Seamus paid for me as a Christmas present, which was very sweet. The food was really good, and I had plenty of leftovers. I'm still stuffed, actually. It was definitely a nice break from all the studying I've been doing.
I've got part of my work schedule set up over the holidays, and it looks like I'll be working quite a bit. The money will be nice to have--I'll be needing a little extra since the holidays tend to eat it up so quickly. I got a raise over the Thanksgiving holiday, so now I make more there than I do at Bolton. If only I had a way to get to the mall in Athens, I would just transfer to that one.
Well, the French is calling me. My French final starts at 8 am tomorrow morning, so I should get some sleep. Good night.
The semester is steadily drawing to a close; I've already knocked out one of my finals. I have four more to go and then I'll be back in Columbus for three weeks. My Psych final is up next, and I need to make sure I do well on it. I have a chance of making a B in that class, and I'm going to make sure I get it. It's a little depressing to me because I've yet to make a C in college, and I'm really getting close with this class. It's definitely not an easy class though, so I don't feel too bad about it.
I feel like I may be underestimating my finals a bit. I haven't been studying as much as I probably should, and there's quite a bit of material that I still need to learn. I'm just glad that I'll be getting the Psych one out of the way at the beginning; my Bio final will be the grand finale on Thursday.
Eric wants to stay in Athens to see Eragon when it opens in theaters on Friday, so I talked to Kalan today, and he offered to take Lauren and me home on Thursday after I get off work. Hooray! I really would like to get home as soon as possible, so I'm glad he can get us. I offered to help pay for gas, too, so that wasn't a problem at all. I'm looking forward to seeing him again; it's been a little while.
I've been breaking up the studying today with a little knitting. I started knitting a sock out of my beautiful Opal Petticoat sock yarn a few months ago, and I was literally decreasing at the toe when I realized that it was just too small to be comfortable. So, yesterday, I ripped the entire sock back and decided to start anew:
I went up a needle size and it's turning out beautifully. I only wish I had had the forsight to give the frogged yarn a quick wash to straighten it back out; the sock itself looks a little roughed up, but I think if I block it when it's knitted, it should straighten out okay. Hopefully I'll have a new pair of socks soon. Although, I can't let it distract me too much from studying.
I hung out with Eric and his friends last night, and I had a good time. We watched "Saw" at his and Neil's apartment (Eric hadn't seen it yet) and played Smash Brothers Melee. Eric said he really liked the movie, especially the ending, and I agree. "Saw" is definitely one of my all-time favorites. I know it's a little fucked up, but I love John (aka the Jigsaw Killer). I wouldn't want to meet him in real life, but man. He's awesome.
Well, my sock is calling me, so I should return to it. I don't know why, but I just can't put that thing down. Maybe I can get it out of my system tonight so I can concentrate on my studying tomorrow. Wish me luck!
Je t'ai croisée
Un samedi soir
Et j'ai jeté sur ta silhouette
Une poignée d'épices colorées
Mon but était clair
T'envoûter
Tout en restant
Libre-moi et libre-toi
Car le roi de l'amour
N'a plus besoin d'esclaves
Adieu, adieu la nuit
Adieu tristesse, adieu les larmes
Je ne suis plus celui
Que tu as connu, plus le même
Ô bel enfant
Qui a tant pleuré
Adieu tout est fini
Adieu les larmes, adieu la nuit
Et le soleil de minuit a brillé pour nous
Jusqu'à l'arrivée du jour
Alors nous nous sommes séparés
Comme déjà saturés des délices du futur
Et j'ai marché seul
Guidé par ton ombre
J'ai traversé la ville déserte
Encore étincelante
Du voyage des rêveurs
Je t'ai croisé un samedi soir
Et déjà j'aimais l'odeur de ton rire
Et le soleil de minuit a brillé pour nous
Jusqu'à l'arrivée du jour
