I've been doing nothing but homework and classwork the last few days and for some reason no matter how much I do it just doesn't seem like I'm making a dent at all in that list. One of these days I'm just going to have to take a picture of my "to do" list for the week so you can see why I'm almost always a wreck come friday.

Anywhoo, When Dee Jay gets up to go to work, I'm usually wide awake, so I'm taking advantage of the morning to finish up my laundry and do my extracurricular activity of learning Japanese. I'm using the Rosetta Stone (which I HIGHLY recommend for anyone) and I was doing fairly well up to the 4th section of unit 1 and now it's all gone to shit, lol. While I was doing the core lesson I got to a point where I was just guessing. There were SO many new words and grammatical nuances thrown my way that I was just staring at that screen like a deer in headlights. I actually wanted to cry I was so frustrated. Thankfully I got through it and now I'm doing the regular set of lessons where they actually show you all the stuff they threw at you in the core lesson, but I realized that there were still some things that I didn't understand. Don't get me wrong, I think the immersion is great! But even from the very beginning there were some little "connectors" that I'm still not quite sure I've grasped yet. I would love to find someplace online that I can sort of attempt to converse and possibly use what I've been learning, but it's all been just the basics (I haven't even gotten to greetings and basic conversation stuff yet) and since this is such a different way of learning I don't know what it is I should start saying I have a problem with at all. I've searched LJ, but the things are a little intimidating and I guess I can try Youtube but some people can be real mean about that stuff, lol. I dunno. I'm a chicken I guess.

Junior reviews are so close it scares me. As a matter of fact I have my merit scholarship this tuesday but I'm a little worried because someone has my spot for it! I'm sure it was just a mistake, and I know the other person's thing isn't going to be there for the JR, but I had asked if I could use that same spot for the merit competition and they said it was ok...if that's the case, why is someone else showing their stuff there!? Maybe I'm being a little paranoid, but it really does scare me, you know? I need to make sure I have time to get that stuff set up and put together and I can't do that with someone else's JR there! I'll have to go to academic affairs to see what they can do about it. It...irks me....

I guess I shouldn't daudle here too much longer. There's another load that needs to be put in the wash and I've got a master study that's staring me in the face...Stupid stupid homework....*pout*

I spent a good portion of he evening getting my pieces up for the Merit Scholarship that is going to be judged tomorrow. I'm a little nervous. Dee Jay convinced me to put everything I've done (including my first one, Jason's Shitty Day) I'm just scared. I've seen some of the stuff that's been put up before and seriously these people don't play. I mean, I'm supposed to expect that but...*shudder* I got a spot in front of the computer support room on the 3rd floor (not the most popular of spots) But it's my own fault for not getting there on time. I just didn't realize how desperate people were to be on the 1st and 2nd floor. I like my spot actually. Since my pedestal looked really lonely on that big wall, I went home and grabbed some of my animation frames and a couple morgues and tacked them haphazardly around the monitor and on the pedestal walls themselves so that it didn't look so boring. Granted, it probably looks tacky, but I wanted the walls to look like what the wall by my desk looks like when I'm drawing and it really does look like a big mess of papers tacked up any which way. Dee Jay printed me out my name thingie in anime ace font. And that was like, my finishing touch right there. I've never had something like this up for me. I know it's not anything to make a big deal over, but I'm sorta happy that I have my own little gallery thingie there. I'm still scared out of my mind, but walking by it and seeing my bunny run away from a lumberjack wielding and axe and a flying machete makes me a little proud ^_^

Now, I'm going to take full advantage of this blessing of God and try to get some sleep. I don't get very many luxuries like this so I have to take them whenever I can!!!