It's been a while since I spoke on here. I posted a new piece of poetry the other day. I wrote it up in my head while in the stacks of the library the other day, then I copied it to paper, and then I copied it to the computer that night. The next morning I got up and edited it, taking out words here, adding words there. I hope some people enjoy my poetry. I don't get many comments about it, so I don't know. I've heard from a few people recently that they like my stuff, so it can't be all bad.

Week before last was pretty rough. I spoke Tuesday, October 29 about being sick. I thought I'd kicked it, but that night it came back, and for the next few days I was pretty unsure about what I ate, or if I should even eat at all. Wednesday was Halloween though, and we had all kinds of goodies at work. Me and one of the people I work with ventured up to the second floor lounge in the library and snacked for a few minutes. I ate more than I should, but I didn't get sick. For the next few days though I was off and on sick at my stomach, but at least I didn't vomit anymore. Thursday and Friday passed as usual and I had a pretty good weekend. I sat around and read Love Medicine, which so far has been a really great book.

This week was no better, but at least my health had advanced back to its normal plateau. Monday I got my Assembly test back. I failed it. I made a 58% on an open book test. I should have studied a lot more naturally. The test took a lot longer than the class usually lasts, and I was scheduled to go to work, so I left instead of staying and finishing like most people. Everybody has ripped on me for doing that, but I just want to get everybody off my damn back. I was personally told by one person that it was the dumbest thing I've ever done. This pisses me off a lot. If I say I'm going to be someplace, then I'm going to do everything in my power to honor that agreement, no question. That's just the way I am. So stay off my back.

I took a test Thursday in Internet Tech, and I took a test Thursday before that in Programming II. I'm still waiting for the results of both those tests. I took a math test today, and it killed me brutally. There we're 10 questions and only two of them dealt with the differentiation methods we covered for the last 6 weeks. I was doing so well with those methods too. I was disappointed. I left three questions blank, and answered a few others doubtfully. Oh yes, I failed it.

What now though? I had a 71% in the math class before the test. 65% and above passes to the next level. I hope I can shape something out of this class and not have to take it again. In assembly I had above a B before the test. A 58% will most likely keep me passing if I can pull out a good grade on the final. We'll see. World Lit is going really good, and so is Internet Tech and Programming 2. I shouldn't have done too badly on either of the other tests, but I'm nowhere near in danger of failing either class if I did. I kind of wonder what I did on the programming test, but I feel confident in Internet Tech. Ohwell.

I guess the Grand Ole Party is even grander now. Too bad they are so ole. A lot of conservatives worry me. War is the last thing I want to see right now. Even though I don't celebrate Christmas, if I did have a wish list, death and pain for Iraq wouldn't be on it. I heard a lot of election candidates talking about things like not supporting flag burning, and at the same time supporting the second amendment. I asked myself where the hell the first amendment went? Banning the burning of flags in protest is just one more step towards raping the rest of our freedom of speech away. But the conservatives won this one. I guess the majority of America would rather shoot a gun than stand up for what we believe in. We'll see if they try and pass some bills to ban burning and re-insert God back into everything possible.

But, enough of the past. What am I up to tonight and this weekend? A girl at work asks me every Monday if I had a good weekend. I tell her the same, even if it was good. I tell her it sucked. I'll tell her again on Monday. I plan on doing some more reading in Love Medicine, and just relaxing even more. I'll take any weekend like this I can get as I move closer to finals. Maybe I'll phone some friends. Yak about whatever feels good at the time. I don't do this enough. I retreat into my head and consider what's around me. Meanwhile, the world and those around me have all changed quite a lot and I've once again fallen behind the times. Ohwell. Still working on that. Anti-social wears well, but it eats you up inside.