Midterms and Kenya

So this week has been so stressful. I'm trying to prepare for my trip to Kenya in which I leave Thursday early morning. This week is also midterms. I had one test monday and I have two tomorrow (one in one of my 3 classes tomorrow and the other I have to make up since i miss it on thursday). On Thursday in the airport, I have to take my 4th test of the week proctered by that teacher who happens to be our facutly sponsor for the trip. That class is the class where the class average on the first test was 58%. So that is a stressful test. I'm so burned out. I hope I survive tomorrow!

Because Densie Wanted Me Too...

I filled out the Twilight survey that Denise filled out a long time ago...some of the questions are irrelevent due to the fact that I am taking this after the last book came out and the first movie.

Twilight Survey
Which book in the series is your favorite? Tough question...I loved everybook. Probably Twilight, then my next favorite is Eclipse, New Moon, then Breaking Dawn however all the books are just plain amazing!!!

How long did it take you to read the books? one day each....I couldn't sleep unless I finished them lol

Who introduced you to the books? No one in particular. the movie had just come out and there was a huge fan base and I thought it was the dumbest thing ever. Then a girl on my floor bought the first book to see what the big deal was about them thinking the same thing as me, we decided to go see the movie too, and we had two hours to kill so she read the first 2 chapters aloud to a few of us, and I was addicted and bought the books myself soon after

Did you buy them, borrow them, or have them given to you as a gift? I bought them all

Are you most looking forward to: Breaking Dawn, Midnight Sun, or the movie? Well I have read both, and watched the movie. I guess I am now looking forward to New Moon the movie which comes out to theathers November 20th!!!

What's your dream ending to the series? I liked how it ended. I would say what I would add or change, but that might ruin it for those who haven't finished reading the series...

Favorites:
Who is your favorite character? Edward, he has so much conflict going on and he always tries to do what is best for others and not think of himself. although he does give into his selfish side and becomes friends with Bella.

Who's your favorite vampire?Edward, but besides him, Alice, I love Alice!

Who is your favorite werewolf? Jacob of course!!

What's one of your favorite quotes from the stories? thats a tough one. umm i really like the quote "so the lion fell in love with a lamb. what a stupid lamb. what a sick masochistic lion"

What was your favorite Bella and Edward moment? There were quite a few. I think I would say the first night that Edward stayed in her room that she knew about. or wait, the afternoon they spend in the meadow. way better in the book than the movie.

What was your favorite Bella and Jacob moment? there are several. i like the part where he first teaches her how to ride the motorcycle and has to take her to the emergency room. but i also love the part when they go to the movie with mike and he promises her he will always be there for her, or the part after he becomes a werewolf and he comes to her room to try to get her to guess what happened to him. or in eclipse when he first kisses her and she hits him.

How about your favorite Bella and Alice moment? umm probably in the last book (i would explain which part, but i don't want to give it away); next to that would be the part when alice comes back when she thought bella killed herself

What was your favorite adventure/battle? It would be in the last book, or the battle with victoria in eclipse

Which book cover was your favorite? NewMoon

Are these books among your favorite books of all? among them yes! definitaly!!

This or That?
Twilight or New Moon? Twilight

New Moon or Eclipse? Eclipse

Eclipse or Twilight?Twilight

Are you more excited about Breaking Dawn or Midnight Sun? I read both...well at least what she has done of midnight sun online. I hope she finishes it one day. it is amazing!!!

Midnight Sun or the Twilight Movie? I read it and watched it. the movie was good, but the book is better

The Twilight Movie or Breaking Dawn? watched, and read. hmmmm breaking dawn

Who do you want to see Bella with most: Edward or Jacob? Edward

Who do you like more:
Bella or Edward? Edward

Bella or Jacob? Jacob

Bella or Alice? hmm...I really like Alice...but I'll say Bella

Alice or Edward? Edward but I do like Alice

Alice or Jacob? probably jacob

Rosalie or Alice? Alice cuz i do not like rosalie at all....even after hearing her story

Jasper or Alice? Alice

Jasper or Edward? Edward

Carlisle or Esme? Carlisle

Emmett or Jasper? Emmet...he's like a big teddy bear!!!

Emmett or Jacob? Jacob

Bella or Rosalie? Bella

Esme or Charlie? Charlie

Charlie or Carlisle? Charlie

Charlie or Billy? Charlie

Jacob or Sam? definitaly jacob. i don't like sam at all either

Sam or Quil? Quil

Quil or Embry?Quil

Who's the better villain: James or Victoria?James because he wasn't afraid to fight like victoria was

Werewolves or Vampires? hmm......i like the vampires, but its nice that the werewolves can be human, and I'm cold a lot so they could warm me up lol

Movie Stuff:
How did you first find out about the movie? from my penelope dvd. it had a behind the scenes of twilight at the beginning

Are you excited? not at the time cuz i wasn't into it. but I did end up seeing it like 5 times in theaters and I can't wait till it comes to dvd.

What do you think of the casting so far? I liked the casting, although im not a krisitn stewart fan, and I think she didn't do a very good job. i felt as if she made bella more her personality that bella in the book.

Are you going to go see it? did....5 times

Planning on going with anyone in particular? well i first saw with the girls on my floor, then i saw it with amber, then i saw it with jaide and tiffany, then i saw it with tiffany, then i saw it with tiffany and nicole.

Do you think it will stay true to the book? it was good, but the book was way better. the book did a better job at creating the relationship between bella and edward. if the movie could be like 4 hours, it would have been just like th book. but no one wants to see a 4 hour movie

Breaking Dawn Speculation:
Are you planning on buying this book as soon as it's out?I bought it but not the day it came out

Do you think Bella will be turned into a vampire finally? i know what happens...but i won't spoil it

Do you think she and Edward will get married? read above

Do you think Jacob might imprint in this book? same as above

Who do you think Bella will end up with : Edward or Jacob? i know

Do you think it will be a happy, sad, or shocking ending? it was everything

Who do you think will be the villain(s) of the book this time?i know who they are

How would you feel about a possible vampire / werewolf cross? anything's possible in twilight

Will Charlie find out Edward is a vampire? i know

Will the vampires and werewolves continue the truce they had in Eclipse? read it

If anyone, who do you think will die in this book? This is getting old

For a twist: there is alwasy a twist

Do you think Jacob will be over Bella by the end of the book? I know what happens

What do you most want to happen in Breaking Dawn? blah

What's your dream ending? I liked how it ended

A Few Last Things:
In which book did you like Bella's character best? Twilight or Breaking Dawn, its a tie

How about Edward's? umm....I would say Eclipse, but he is a jerk about the Jacob thing. either Twilight or Breaking Dawn. another tie

Jacob's? New Moon but eclipse is a close second although he is a jerk....lol

Alice's?hmmm tough one...probably new moon

If it were possible...who would you most want to meet in person? well moviewise robert pattinson...lol! but bookwise, hmmmm toughy...maybe jacob, but then again he's far too young for me. i'll change that answer to either edward or emmitt

The End.

An Interesting Day

So my day has been very interesting....

Started off with my 9am class which is psych of personality. We got our tests back that we had just taken on Wednesday. The test was really hard and the whole class had thought so too. My teacher began the class by giving us the class average on the test, reminding us it is the lowest he's ever had in all his experiences teaching. He's been teaching quite a long time. Class average: 58% which is 32/55. I got a 62% aka 34/55. I was just happy it was above average. Highest grade was 48/55. He curved it, so with the curve I have a low C. Luckily we do get to drop our lowest test grade. Sad thing is he says he isn't really going to change the tests. We tried to explain to him that he doesn't really lecture. We spend the first 30 min of a 50 min class on devos, then the rest on grading our quizes. The quizes is how we studied. Obviously didn't help. He says he's not changing his lectures, and refused to listen to why it wasn't working. Very frustrating. He also mentioned at the beginning of class how 80% of the test questions should have been covered in class, yet he then mentioned how 20 some of the 55 questions everyone missed. If it was covered in class, at least one person would have gotten it right.

So after class, it was time for chapel. Topic of today: "choosing the right car for you" aka finding the girl for you....I would say mate, but the sermon seemed to be focused more towards guys. So the car analogies were very excessive. Very uncomfortable, and a little degrading for a girl. I mean he said things like "don't just buy a car based on their wild looking paint job" or "don't go for the antiques, don't even discuss it, they've had many owners" and he mentioned things about not going for cars who have had several past owners. Oh and of course the whole "test drive, but with respect" whatever that is supposed to mean. And how it was important to make sure the "brakes work". At the very end of the sermon Pastor Sid says, "lets close with something out of the owners manual" and then the screen said S/S then some verse number. I quickly realized S/S stood for Song of Solomon. Then he began reading the passage about thighs, navels, and breasts. Then no explanation. Just quickly into closing prayer.

After chapel came lunch. It was pleasant. I was in line and a random girl told me that I am very pretty. Although I had wished it was a guy to have told me, it was still very nice. Its nice to get random compliments from strangers as opposed to just my friends.

Next class was a test for drug abuse and alcoholism. didn't sutdy too much for it. It was slightly frustrating because our teacher was not well prepared. He didn't have enough copies of the test and instead of going to make a few more copies, he decided that he would have some of us wait for a copy. We told him we could jsut tear the pages apart and share that way. He aslo got the idea to display a couple pages at a time on the screen. I was one of the lucky few that he didn't hand a test. I am oneof those test takers that tests and a different pace than everyone else. I am usually the first one done with m/c tests. Well I also couldn't read the screen because it was at an awkward angle and the words were small. so a girl on my floor would tear of each page as she finished to hand me. I was very grateful to her, but at the same time I had to sit and wait after each page cuz I answer the questions quickly.

My final class of the day, Mental Health, we got back our tests. She had made it sound like the grades were all bad. And as each person around me got their tests, dissappointment definitly filled the room. I was the last to get my test back, I look at the grade, 93%. A great relief considering I almost failed my personality test and the whole class did badly on that one too. The girl behind me had failed so she was a little upset that I had done that well. And the teacher decided to curve the tests. And I soon found out that my score was the highest. Then one of the guys who sits near me was like, "I want to know who threw off the curve" and then he found out it was me. but then he quickly drew back in his anger and said "well, i'm not mad, its just you are smart and I'm dumb. its not your fault". So anyway, I was secretly happy about my grade, but I didn't want others to be mad at me.

So that's my day. crazy! and its only 2pm! I am going to see "He's Just Not That Into You" tonight with some friends. Time for relaxation till then!

More Drama?

So today is beautiful out!!!! I love the warm weather and the sun! too bad I have to study for my test tomorrow before I go off to my 3 hour class tonight :(

I figured since I am almost done with college I can be done with junior high type drama. So two of my goood friends here at school who both happen to live on my floor had a big fight last night. I have no idea what it was about, nor is it my business to find out. But now they don't want to be near each other. I told them that I am staying neutral and am not taking sides. But now I have to deal with the drama of having two good friends that are mad at each other. For instance, one of the girls came in saying "I just thought I'd let you know that I probably won't be at dinner if Sarah goes, so its not awkward for her". Then 10 minutes later Sarah pops in and I then ask her what the plans are for dinner time. She said she was unsure and then decided she wouldnt go so Emily will go. Then Emily comes back in and asked "So do you know what Sarah's doing?" So I told her she isn't going to dinner so now Emily is coming.....

I have a feeling if this continues, I will feel like a kid with divorced parents who are fighting for my attention. I will have to designated half my time to one and half my time to the other. Hmm...maybe I should just take the apathetic attitude and not care how much time I'm spending with one over the other. I'll just hang out with whoever wants to hang out. I'll just let these two deal with their problems. They are old enough to figure things out.

Well on to putting my mind on something else...like drugs and alchohol since that is what my test is over. yes, after this semester I will be able to tell you all anything you want to know about drug and alcohol abuse and addiction. you best be excited! lol.

senior-itis all over again

So this is my last semester as an undergrad. My classes are pretty easy, nothing too hard. So far this week I have had 2 tests, and I still have one more Friday. Did I study for the two that I have had already? Nope....just barely glanced over the notes. I'm sure my grades will prove the fact that I didn't study. I just feel so apathetic about this semester. I don't want to do anything and I don't care. It is probably not a good thing, but hey, if you include preschool and kindergarten, this is my 18th year of school straight. Sad thing is I still have at least 2 more years of graduate school. So after I get done with grad school I will have been in school for 20 years straight. Isn't that crazy to think about? Then after grad school I will probably go for my PhD sometime. Most likely not right away.....I'm thinking I will need a break, plus a chance to start paying off my loans.

I need some motivation.....