mrcrisp

i've had a pretty decent past week, and nice weekend so far to boot. of course, i could bore you with the details or just let you watch this "sheep in scary mask" video. guess which one is more interesting.

the greatest gifts that i've received in the past few days:

• one of those spiffy LED light pens and a moleskin pocket notebook for those nocturnal idea emissions
• a large stack of 3 x 5 notecards for making flashcards

still, i feel like crap. let's just say that the past month of nonstop information memorization is starting to wear me down a bit. BM3...
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so i sit here trying to make a nice little video blog to send to my parents since i've got this handy new macbook pro and its built in webcam and i hit a wall. my problem? it's not that i don't have a wealth of things to say to my family. it's not that i don't know how to operate the equipment or the...
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well, it's been a while since i've last logged in, finally got a steady connection to the internet. so, how about an update?

the first basic machinery exam went well enough: 3.55, best score in the class. since then i've have math 2 and basic machinery 2: 3.28 and 3.38, respectively. apparently i'm doing well enough, third in the class by only hundredths. our class'...
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i've my first basic machinery exam tomorrow, an "answer verbatim from your notes" test that encompasses 6 longs chapters full of important information. this test is worth a lot of points, a lot. apparently if i don't pass it, i'll have a hard time recovering for the rest of "a" school. so, it should come as no surprise that i'm fairly anxious about this...
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a treatise on supreme lethargy: the weekend in review:

i didn't do shit.

i've repeated my weekly schedule ad nauseam, but i feel that it's pertinent to explain it again in this case. basically, i wake up early (around 5 am), go to classes on mathematics and machinery until 4 in the afternoon, eat dinner or exercise for a couple of hours, and then go...
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what began as an earnest attempt at a decent journal entry devolved into a rather painful coughing fit and a sudden lapse of cohesive recollection. may this post instead serve as a reminder to never again attempt to type anything on my laptop whilst on my side.

it's monday night, nearly early tuesday morning, and i will rise again in less than 5 hours now....
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i love the smell of a warm southern night. the gnats, though, are another story.