For some reason, I haven't been a big holiday person this year. Halloween is normally one of my favourite holidays, and the halloween spirit just hasn't bitten me this year. I love the pumpkins, the costumes, kids coming to the door... but I dunno.

I hope I'm not this apathetic at Christmas, lol. I only like Christmas for the lights and stuff, I can get stuff year round, so presents aren't a big deal to me. Don't get me wrong, I don't oppose them by any means, haha... but you know what I mean.

Next year will be an even better year. But I always say that.

Whoever the fuck invented "Columbus Day" needs to be shot.

Now I'm overdrafted $30 because some stupid bank wasn't open this morning so I could PREVENT that overdrafting. God damnit.

Okay, bear with me, I am taking pre-algebra. :P

There's this word problem I have to do involving multiplying fractions and mixed numbers.

Mary jogged 4 1/4 miles per hour for 1 1/3 hours. During 1/3 of her jogging time, she was jogging in the rain. How many miles did she jog in the rain?

This is driving me batty, because it should be simple. The section this problem is in is multiplying fractions, not dividing them. :\ But the way it's phrased makes it sound like multiplication AND division is involved. ;_; I already looked up the answer, but I still keep trying to work out the problem to that answer, to no avail. I can't figure out how to write out and solve this damn equation.

Bah. *loser*

I thought I was going to die from two 8am classes every week. Now I'm up early several times a week for work. The difference between my classes and work, is that on the days where I only have class, I can always go back to bed after 90 minutes. With work, it's more like being really lucky *if* I get to take a nap after 8.5 hours. I've hardly been home for the better part of a week now. I'm a night owl by nature, so it's always been (and still is) hard for me to get up at 7-8am when I'm going to bed between 4-5am and getting 3-4 hours of sleep a day, maybe 6 and lucky if it's 7 when including the rare days that I can nap. ^^;

I think I might be coming down with a cold too, I'm not sure. Mmm, pseudoephedrine... and bed... Mmm.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20216718/site/newsweek/

Reading stuff like this saddens me. I have nothing against schools abroad and foreign countries encouraging and/or requiring their students and citizens learning (proficient) English. But the way this article is worded, makes it sound like everyone must know English at the expense of their native languages. I don't like this over-focus on English. "Speaking a language other than English? What a preposterous idea!" Soon you'll have foreigners insisting on speaking only English with you, when you'd really like to speak in Dutch, or something. I just hope all this insistence I'm placing on Olivia learning fluent Mandarin from my ex's parents doesn't go to waste. I'll be really disappointed if she doesn't keep using it as she gets older to continually re-inforce her knowledge of it. I know people who grew up learning a language from their parents/grandparents, but who forget most of it when they hit the teenage years and beyond. :(

Anyway, I got that job at Walgreens. I didn't realize I was already given the job when they handed me a form for the drug test. The pharmacy manager is supposed to call later with a schedule for me. This company seems to be perfect for me right now, and I'm happy I didn't have to be unemployed for more than just over a week.

lol My ex is funny. Every time we talk, I swear he converts everything into a math word problem. :p

Me:

Me: Best. Shirt. Evar.

Me: Kind of like me, but I'm not a shirt.

Jesse: I'd still wear you. :D

It's ironic... last night I was talking with Jenn about California. I don't remember how it came up, but it did. I even Google mapped a route to San Jose (I love how I-10 goes straight to US 101).

Tonight, I got a text message from Rachell. She helped me move to Phoenix and San Jose before, and now she's offered to help me move out to San Jose again. I *SO* want to jump at the opportunity.... but I need to work on my debt first, and I'm due to start at a local college here in 2 weeks. Plus I wasn't planning to move back to California until Olivia starts school.

*headdesk* I know realistically it's not a feasible idea right now. It's not like the last time I was able to pack up and move with 2 weeks notice. That time I wasn't in debt, or had a kid, or just starting college.

I'll just have to see how things go in the near future, I guess.

Shinwa Chou: Anyway, not much is up. Re-downloading all the fucking music I lost when my HD crashed
that slygirl: You don't have a lot of luck with laptops
Shinwa Chou: Well, this time nothing was spilled on it, or punched through with a fist, or CD's thrown at it...

Talk about kick-ass movies coming out. I forget when it's due to be released, but a live-action Speed Racer movie is currently being filmed. *_*; And Bi (Rain), a HYOOJ Korean movie/music star is going to be in it.... yaaaaaaaaaaay!