Finals/Homework To-Do List:

- Finish Craft of Fiction booklet (due Tuesday)
- War and Peace paper (due Thursday)
- Revision of my short story (due finals week)
- Literary Event write-up (due Thursday)
- Study for Human Origins final (Finals week, Thursday)
- Study for Human Identity and Relationships final (Finals week, Tuesday)


And that is it! After that, I only have 1 more semester left of college! Whoo! *dances*

For my craft of Fiction class, we are having a big open house during class time on Thursday so anyone can come read the short stories we published into booklets. I've slaved away in InDesign for this thing for a few weeks now, so if anyone wants to come, it's:

THURSDAY DECEMBER 10th, 1:00-2:00
Communication Arts Center (CAC), room 115

The room is kind of hidden down a mini hallway. For those who have been to NoShame theater, it's down the hall from that, but on the same side that room is. I feel like it could be a nice break for people feeling overwhelmed by finals week. Come read some fiction, or socialize with me and get free food and beverages (I cannot confirm these will be high quality since Dr. O'Loughlin has promised this before and the results were depressing).

What else is relevant to a huge college post...OH! I switched out my Abnormal Psych class for Physical Anthropology: History and Theory. It's taught by the same professor who is teaching my Human Origins class this semester. He is fantastic. I adore him. Right now, he's up there with Gladden and Prahl for my favorites. The class will probably be a bit of work, but I love the subject so much, it won't be like my stupid War and Peace class where I get overwhelmed because I hate it. The ONLY downside is that it is a discussion class, so I have to suck it up and be a chatter box. Also, we have to find and interview someone with an anthropology degree and ask them how they are using their degree and knowledge in their job. Does anyone know anybody who has an anthropology degree and ISN'T a professor/student????? That would be super.

I am amused that my most commonly used tags are class and alcohol. I think it says a lot about who I am as a person.

I LOVE my Human Origins class. Every time I skip it, I am sad. It is so much fun and it's very interesting. It is one of the few classes I think I honestly wouldn't mind if it was a 3 hour night class because time flies by as it is. He's a great prof, too. If anyone ever wants an elective to take at UNI, I highly recommend Human Origins with O'Brien.

Emma has officially stopped eating baby food. We have spoiled her with table foods like mashed potatoes and veggies and our bread, so she won't eat her carrots, squash, or sweet potato. On the bright side, she will eat the fruits! And she will still eat her finger foods because they make her feel like a big girl since she eats them herself.

The Backstreet Boys were on Conan O'Brien. I am very confused. The 12 year-old in me is not sure whether to be overjoyed or depressed...

October for me is always horror movie month since it's Halloween and all, so I watch a ton of horror movies. Last year I did not do this and I was very sad. We are watching the Watcher right now. Next we will watch Diary of the Dead, Saw, or maybe Children of Men (FUCKING LOVE THAT MOVIE).

Brian's oldest sister Lisa is coming over for the Hawkeye game tonight. I adore her. Actually, I adore all of Brian's sisters.

I really feel like sushi right now.

So I lied to you guys and I didn't even mean to. I made a list of 5 actors I would totally do, and the list was Viggo Mortensen, Alan Rickman, Clive Owen, Zach Braff, and Christian Bale. Well, when I added Zach Braff I was pulling at straws. I couldn't really think of another one. Sure, he's a funny guy with amazing taste in music, but I'm not sure he actually belongs on that list. Then I saw a preview for something that had Tim Roth in it and my brain went, "OH YEAH!" Hawt. He's also British, so maybe I just have a thing for voices?

Yesterday morning I made spinach, mushroom, and mozzarella omelets. They were quite possibly the most delicious omelets I have ever made. Then we had Hy-Vee gumbo for dinner. I recommend it highly. Best gumbo I've ever had. It is also super easy to make considering you just have to warm it up!

I have a stupid amount of homework. I have 2 tests, 2 workshops, and 70ish pages of stupid reading to do. I'm pretty much finished with the reading, which is what I did this weekend. The good news? My 3 hour night class? We only have to show up, take the test, then leave. This means I should only have a 30 minute class to take a 50 question multiple choice test. (I am one of those annoying people who go through the test twice to double check my answers...)

Wasta, I listened to your CD. I am very much a fan. Even Emma was dancing to some of the songs (though since it was Jace Everett's "Bad Things", it was mostly disturbing). It now has its own playlist on my iPod. Also, I do not foresee our PCs getting along.

This post is going to be about many things.

1. Last Sunday was horrifying. Emma was being super cranky due to teething and not feeling well. She screamed bloody murder every time I changed her diaper, including one time while we were out to dinner with Brian's siblings (which we promptly got to-go and left). I think it was the worst experience in a public restroom I have ever had, including throwing up at Perkins. It was made worse by the fact that she got it all over herself before hand and wouldn't hold still so I could clean her up in her fit of baby rage. She is not nearly as bad now, but I cried.

2. My War and Peace class was supposed to be called International Relations during Conflict and Peacetime, but they changed the name to make it sound more appealing to students. WELL GUESS WHAT UNI, IT FUCKING WORKED. So now I'm stuck in a class in which some of the material is over my head, but I refuse to give up. I am the only person in the class who is not a poly-sci major AND hasn't taken the introductory course to International Relations (which they didn't note was a requirement in the schedule books). Thankfully there are no tests, just a few easy papers and a ton of reading. I am going to go with my English major teachings with this one: fake it till you make it.

3. OMFG KEVIN SMITH IS MAKING A NEW MOVIE! ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1385867/ ) If you have watched some of the Evening With Kevin Smith documentaries, you will understand why having Bruce Willis play the main character is hilarious. I'm pretty pumped.

( More lists of 5 because I am bored... )

3 weeks of class done!! Only 12 more to go :(