Tuesday, August 23, 2016 "Setting Up."

Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Week: 3
Songs to Remember: Play With Me - Cross Gene, Swagger Time - M.A.P6

        We're getting close to some deadlines here. I've also been having a chain of "bad" dreams lately. Either they're very weird or very, violent.

        I personally think it's just my responsibilities trying to catch up to me in the form of dreams, trying to scare me. There's no real reason for me to be afraid of this shit really, just gotta take it on head-first. Same goes for Dance. When people line up into the 4 separate lines for practicing moves, nobody stays in front, they all try to squirm to the back. I'm just like, whatever, you know, I don't give a fuck.

        Today we went over the stuff we did so far, including the "jazz" walks with pivot turns, spins with "spotting," and this little gallop/ hopping move, which apparently the English translation of its French name means "chase." Tomorrow we're gonna be assessed (I don't particularly like that word) on some of this shit so, as long as I practice a bit of it tonight, it ain't gonna be a problem. Still not comfortable with this shit though because it's the first thing in the morning.

        Math, on the other hand, is less comfortable, more, anxious. Nervous, your nerves get to ya, and you make shitty mistakes. Like today's quiz. Apparently it was only 3 questions, multiple choice, but after doing the homework and having each question be a question with like, 5 sub-questions, it's logical to think it'd be the same. Umm, so it was out of 15 points, and, each question's 5 points each, so it's essentially a pass or fail sorta shit. Me, well, I got that 5, heh. It's okay though, because after that re-take the other day, I got a 42/48 on it (I forgot to put the pi sign for some fractions, godamnit, also it's only 90% of what you get, so it's actually a 39/48), and after this, my grade's sitting at a 77%, which is, a C+, but hey, not that bad considering this is only the beginning. If I do ace the test next week, I'll probably get bumped up to a B+.

        Break was the usual, where I walk to my locker and meet up with half the cast, then go to our table. Digital Art, I emailed the teacher last night if I could get my seat changes 'cause I really couldn't see from where I was, and, it worked. I switched spots with this one dude sitting near my old seat from freshman year. Kinda fucked him over, but, hey, if he ain't complaining, it's good. Anyways, it felt pretty comfortable being back there again. Also, the dudes around me have no idea that I am a God at amateur graphic design, so they're in for a treat when it's time to start working. We got our computers, our passwords, etc, small into to Illustrator.

        English, where there was a lecture on uh, the stuff we're gonna do in the class for the future, some other stuff, archetypes examples, etc. Not gonna lie, I yawned an awful lot, too many to count actually. Not because of the teacher, but because of the content. I was just, trying my best not to accidently close my eyes and fall half-asleep, as to not look and seem disrespectful. Umm, lunch was the usual again where I go to my locker, meet up with Ag, go get lunch, and sit at the table with the rest of the cast.

        In Gov, no simulation today, but, a lot of discussion, notebook writing, shit's still due Thursday, umm, also some major assignments which have yet to be truly specified how they're done. Considering this is only a semester class, and a required class to graduate (unless you take it at a community college over the summer), I kinda feel overwhelmed. There's no real sense of direction really. Also, I feel bad for the first person presenting their research on a current event (as one of the major assignments), because that person's presentation date is the 30th, which doesn't really net them a lot of time considering all the shit going on right now.

        And finally Chinese, where I do get a fair bit of initiative in, and, just that. Not bad, we're getting somewhere. Also forgot to mention a lot of character appearances so far, like, Mt on the route from Dance to math, Jb from Gov to Chinese, Vh from English to lunch, Cy from the lockers to the lunch line. A lot of people. In other news, I got an email about senior picnic tickets. They're being sold tomorrow only for persons 1 through 38 on the waiting list, and that the permission slips must be turned in by break on Thursday, which, doesn't really give much time for people to get the signatures unless you go after-school tomorrow, or if you buy your ticket during break, in which on Thursday, you can get 1st and 2nd periods' signatures.

        But yeah, I'm probably a shoe-in for the senior picnic, which is nice. Still gotta finish that essay, still gotta finish those notes, still gotta do some bootleg recordings for Chinese. And, still gotta practice some skipping for Dance. On another note, a couple days ago my mom told my dad she heard on the news or radio that a large amount of high-end engineers graduate from SJSU (just like, in general/ in the area). So with that, I'm thinking she thinks SJSU may not seem as such a shitty school after all. I'm still hoping for bigger heights to climb, but if not, that's the rock I'm ending up with. It's 9:57 PM, see ya.