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Nov. 1st, 2007 07:56 amA lot has happened yesterday, so don't be surprised if I have to come back here later to add in stuff I missed.
First of all, I forfeited my Literature midterm. It was two essay questions, which required that I have reread the material that we covered previously. Unfortunately, I was unable to get around to rereading any of those books, and upon reading the questions, I found out that I couldn't answer them because I didn't know anything. I told Dr. Baker so, and she said she understood, although I won't be getting a make-up exam. I asked her if I might as well just leave the class, and she said yes. At least by doing that, I was able to read one of my anthropology packets. If I just sat there and stared at the exam, I would've only wasted an hour and twenty minutes, which wouldn't make the least bit of difference whatsoever.
When I came home, I saw Marie creating her costume for a rotary club Halloween activity. She was dressing as an Athenian, and Scott also came over because he was going to participate in the activity as well. Before Scott arrived, though, Mom called the house and asked Marie to order some la majunes from Angora's (which Mom stopped by to pick up on her way home). Marie then asked me to show Scott that forum thread where I was called "McKnugget." I showed it to him, but he only read the opening post and the post containing the nickname in question.
Marie and Scott each had a la majune when Mom came home, but I was still from both lunch (in which I only had a black Angus burger) and a bake sale (from which I bought a cupcake, two donuts, and two ring dings). I did have my la majune later on, though. Meanwhile, Mom wanted to take a picture of Marie stuffing her mouth with the savory treat in the most un-ladylike fashion while wearing her costume.
Right after they left, I told Mom about my exam, and she told me that this is why I need to avoid procrastinating. I asked her why it was so important in the first place that I take a minimum of four academic classes, and she said that doing so provides benefits like health insurance. She did say that either next semester or next year, the system might allow me to start taking less than four classes, but she's not entirely sure about that, and I'll have to talk to someone on campus about it.
Where Marie and Scott went to, according to what Mom told me, was to the high school. The activity in question was a Willy Wonka-themed tour in which the preschoolers came up to the school and would receive candy along the way.
For Halloween this year, Mom set up some orange paper bags on each side of the driveway, lit with candles as soon as it got dark. We only got two groups of trick-or-treaters. The first was the McCormick family, along with their dog (a Maltese terrier, or something like that). Not much to say about them.
The second was Daniel Lupfer and one of his brothers Jack, Daniel's girlfriend Sara Cooke, and Daniel and Sara's daughter Charlotte. While they were at the door, I came to greet them, but Charlotte seemed scared of me. She tried to walk back down the stairs, although Sara held her wrist and asked her to say hi to me. I then started a brief conversation with Daniel, which started with Halloween when we were in 7th grade. I was Jerry Springer that year, Brian was James Bond, but I don't remember who anyone else was. We then talked about our former friendship in general, and how much more I enjoyed playing with him than with Matthew since I didn't make such a big chore out of visiting him.
After they left, Mom said that she didn't mean to rush me, and I told her it was okay. I then mentioned that we hardly ever communicate with the Lupfer family these days, and it's nice have a chance to chat with them after all these years.
Shortly after Marie and Scott came home, all of us watched a few minutes of this movie called Poltergeist, and then Mom invited us to come to someone's house. Dad declined because he was tired from work, and Halloween doesn't even interest him to begin with. Scott already saw it, so he didn't need to come with me, Mom, and Marie. Shortly before we got there, Marie pointed out a sign that was supposed to say "Hancock", but the first three letters were covered in some white stuff. I missed it the first time. We got to the house, and the people who live there set up their garage to look like a mad scientist's laboratory. Someone named Ryan was the person who greeted us first, before we walked into the "lab." When we got inside, I looked around, and then someone at the desk screamed, scaring us shitless. I continued to look around at everything, and then paced around on the driveway.
Upon leaving the house, Marie tried showing me the sign again, and I noticed it this time. I suggested that someone should've written "Footpenis" under the word "Hancock" (a joke from Family Guy). We then continued to talk about this and that while Mom was driving home, and not much happened for the rest of the night... other than me playing the Parasite Eve song "Gloom and Doom" on an MP3, with the speaker at full blast so everyone hears it. Dad was sleeping, and Marie told me to turn it down. I then asked Mom, "Right, it's Halloween?" She then told me it is, but that didn't even seem like a song, unlike the Monster Mash. She then asked Dad to tell me what that is, and he told me that it was written when he was in 5th grade.
Enough on yesterday. I hope you all had a Happy Halloween, and I also hope you enjoyed the Angry Video Game Nerd's 16-minute review for Halloween for the Atari 2600 (that is, if you even watch his videos).
First of all, I forfeited my Literature midterm. It was two essay questions, which required that I have reread the material that we covered previously. Unfortunately, I was unable to get around to rereading any of those books, and upon reading the questions, I found out that I couldn't answer them because I didn't know anything. I told Dr. Baker so, and she said she understood, although I won't be getting a make-up exam. I asked her if I might as well just leave the class, and she said yes. At least by doing that, I was able to read one of my anthropology packets. If I just sat there and stared at the exam, I would've only wasted an hour and twenty minutes, which wouldn't make the least bit of difference whatsoever.
When I came home, I saw Marie creating her costume for a rotary club Halloween activity. She was dressing as an Athenian, and Scott also came over because he was going to participate in the activity as well. Before Scott arrived, though, Mom called the house and asked Marie to order some la majunes from Angora's (which Mom stopped by to pick up on her way home). Marie then asked me to show Scott that forum thread where I was called "McKnugget." I showed it to him, but he only read the opening post and the post containing the nickname in question.
Marie and Scott each had a la majune when Mom came home, but I was still from both lunch (in which I only had a black Angus burger) and a bake sale (from which I bought a cupcake, two donuts, and two ring dings). I did have my la majune later on, though. Meanwhile, Mom wanted to take a picture of Marie stuffing her mouth with the savory treat in the most un-ladylike fashion while wearing her costume.
Right after they left, I told Mom about my exam, and she told me that this is why I need to avoid procrastinating. I asked her why it was so important in the first place that I take a minimum of four academic classes, and she said that doing so provides benefits like health insurance. She did say that either next semester or next year, the system might allow me to start taking less than four classes, but she's not entirely sure about that, and I'll have to talk to someone on campus about it.
Where Marie and Scott went to, according to what Mom told me, was to the high school. The activity in question was a Willy Wonka-themed tour in which the preschoolers came up to the school and would receive candy along the way.
For Halloween this year, Mom set up some orange paper bags on each side of the driveway, lit with candles as soon as it got dark. We only got two groups of trick-or-treaters. The first was the McCormick family, along with their dog (a Maltese terrier, or something like that). Not much to say about them.
The second was Daniel Lupfer and one of his brothers Jack, Daniel's girlfriend Sara Cooke, and Daniel and Sara's daughter Charlotte. While they were at the door, I came to greet them, but Charlotte seemed scared of me. She tried to walk back down the stairs, although Sara held her wrist and asked her to say hi to me. I then started a brief conversation with Daniel, which started with Halloween when we were in 7th grade. I was Jerry Springer that year, Brian was James Bond, but I don't remember who anyone else was. We then talked about our former friendship in general, and how much more I enjoyed playing with him than with Matthew since I didn't make such a big chore out of visiting him.
After they left, Mom said that she didn't mean to rush me, and I told her it was okay. I then mentioned that we hardly ever communicate with the Lupfer family these days, and it's nice have a chance to chat with them after all these years.
Shortly after Marie and Scott came home, all of us watched a few minutes of this movie called Poltergeist, and then Mom invited us to come to someone's house. Dad declined because he was tired from work, and Halloween doesn't even interest him to begin with. Scott already saw it, so he didn't need to come with me, Mom, and Marie. Shortly before we got there, Marie pointed out a sign that was supposed to say "Hancock", but the first three letters were covered in some white stuff. I missed it the first time. We got to the house, and the people who live there set up their garage to look like a mad scientist's laboratory. Someone named Ryan was the person who greeted us first, before we walked into the "lab." When we got inside, I looked around, and then someone at the desk screamed, scaring us shitless. I continued to look around at everything, and then paced around on the driveway.
Upon leaving the house, Marie tried showing me the sign again, and I noticed it this time. I suggested that someone should've written "Footpenis" under the word "Hancock" (a joke from Family Guy). We then continued to talk about this and that while Mom was driving home, and not much happened for the rest of the night... other than me playing the Parasite Eve song "Gloom and Doom" on an MP3, with the speaker at full blast so everyone hears it. Dad was sleeping, and Marie told me to turn it down. I then asked Mom, "Right, it's Halloween?" She then told me it is, but that didn't even seem like a song, unlike the Monster Mash. She then asked Dad to tell me what that is, and he told me that it was written when he was in 5th grade.
Enough on yesterday. I hope you all had a Happy Halloween, and I also hope you enjoyed the Angry Video Game Nerd's 16-minute review for Halloween for the Atari 2600 (that is, if you even watch his videos).