Oh, puke.

This weekend I got the stomach flu. I spent all early-morning Sunday in the bathroom. I spent the rest of Sunday on the couch. I tried to go to class today, but I failed and ended up coming home and crashing on the couch again. I'm starting to feel better, but I'm not bouncing back as quickly as I feel like I did when I was a kid. I suppose that's what happens when you get older. I'm currently trying to finish a bowl of cold Ramen noodles that Marlee made for me at about 4 o'clock. Four hours later, and I'm almost done.

Hopefully tomorrow I can eat some real food.

Fall has flown.

It's one of those cozy nights in the Fort. Marlee, Bekah, Sara, and I are all busy in the Great Hall, each doing their own work, exchanging random tidbits of conversation. Heaters are on and off intermittently - it really just depends on what room you're in; of course, the Outpost has the window open and the heater off, and it's quite comfortable, for Bekah and myself, at least.

Today is that infamous 5th of November, and I'm considering going to the various lounges around campus to see if anyone is watching the movie. Or perhaps I'll just stay inside and enjoy an evening with the roomies. I think I might be leaning towards the latter. It's quite nippy out there to try and find a V for Vendetta showing. But I do love that movie.

I received the admission letter from University of Botswana (which I will start referring to as UB from now on, for the most part), and I just got done emailing them my flight arrival so that I can hopefully be met at the airport and whatnot. I'm getting really excited for next semester - it's becoming more and more real with each passing week, it seems!

Of course, for now I need to focus on making it through this semester. Primarily, right now, my senior thesis, which is coming along quite nicely but, at 5 1/2 pages, is still shy of being even 1/3 of the way done. But the work is coming along, as I said, and I really am enjoying the writing. I just wish that I had the time to spend all my time working on writing it, when in reality I'm running around going to classes, running errands, and doing homework for other courses. No matter. I'm sure it'll get done, as they always do, and I'm sure it will be good, as they always are. And this time next year I will be delighted to look back and know that I don't have to worry about writing my senior thesis anymore. But for now... I suppose I'd better get to work and do something productive tonight.

:)

Off to the Races

The votes are coming in for state elections, and I have to admit that I'm a bit surprised. Not only did Michigan vote in a Republican governor, but it would appear that (from the not-yet-complete-and-up-to-date results online) republicans took most ofthe other positions too, including state representatives and state senate positions. Granted this could change once they get everything tallied up, but I suppose Michiganders have finally gotten sick of the poor choices democrats have made for our state. Hopefully the change will be good. I'm a bit skeptical about this Rick Snyder dude - after all, he's a businessman, not a politician - but perhaps he's what we need to get the jobs back. He at least talks like he knows the roots of the problems and how to fix them. I just hope he's right, for all our sakes.

Well, that's it on that little note. Now a bit of show off: I carved a pretty great pumpkin for Halloween, and I just wanted to share.

I think it's a face I tend to make, so perhaps that's why I find it so funny. But I love carving pumpkins - I think it's probably one of the few holiday things that I enjoy as far as decorations go. Probably because you get something from it (yummy seeds!) and you can get rid of it when you're done instead of having to store it in a box somewhere 11 months out of the year. And what's more, they're different and new every year!

Of course, I'm sure it doesn't have anything to do with any sort of bias I might have because they're called Jack-o-lanterns... :)