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Back home again in Indiana

I think I may start writing in here again.  I write a journal anyway, so I might as well post it here too...

I am so glad to be back here at school.  Though I'm worried about getting everything done for Psi, I'm content with a good night's sleep and seeing my friends and walking outside with the sun on my face.  LB and I were planning on grabbing some starbucks and then studying, but starbucks was closed.  So we decided to take a ride in my bug, open up the sunroof, blast The Fray, and get coffee at... some other place in Broadripple.  The name of which I can't remember.  We brought our physics, and ended up getting through one set of assignments.  And then the place closed, so we came back and studied in Resco for a bit.  Though when I say studied, I mean we talked.  I hadn't realized how long it had been since we had a good conversation, since I saw her of course when she and her gang came through Omaha.  (Which, by the way, was soooo much fun - I really enjoyed hanging out with them at breakfast.)  We talked about physics and drinking and friends and God and why I couldn't ever make studying string theory my career.  You see, it's strange - I thought that the closer I got to the origin of our universe, the how, the more I'd see that God was the why.  And as I was reading The Elegant Universe, I didn't see that as much.  While string theory certainly leaves plenty of room for God, I stopped seeing beauty in it.  And I never want to stop seeing God in what I do or what I study. 

Anyway, we didn't really get any physics done.  Ah well.  I'm excited to see Nora tonight - we didn't even talk online or on the phone this week.  Crazy!

Currently Reading The Last Battle By C. S. Lewis see related

I'm not sure what to say.

Well, of course, the usual - research is fine, blah blah blah.  I have been having fun hanging with my cousin (who taught me how to play disc golf and I'm now hooked). 

And I've officially flirted with someone online whom I have never met.  Heh... I guess this summer is all kinds of exciting.

So... I really do fail at updating.  The latest: I'm back at Butler, doing physics research.  And by physics research, I mean sitting in front of a computer all day, staring at code and command prompts and weird graphs.  So, really, you guys should call up the cell and chat sometime.  It would be a welcome relief.  And I wont think you're weird for calling... I'll think you're rockin' awesome.  Really.

Last weekend I drove to *Ohio* to visit my dear roomie, Nora.  We went with one of her friends, Maria, to a little bar/cafe on OSU's campus to see my *favorite* band of all time (Jupiter Sunrise) play.  It was an unbelievable experience.  There were maybe 30 people there, and we were *this* close.  For my favorite song, "Steal Me", they unplugged their amps and had us sit on the floor and stage.  And I was sitting in the front 'row' directly in front of the lead singer.  I had to lean back to look up into his face.  So with a guitar six inches from my face, and that gorgeous song, I was very happy.  It was good times.  And then we had a ~fabulous~ time at Max & Erma's, with an awesome waiter.  There was movie watching and a high school drama show and pizza and a baby shower.  In general, good times with my big brother. 

Well... I should go take care of some Psi stuff... even though it's summer, I can't escape it.

-Andi*

Currently Playing Under a Killer Blue Sky By Jupiter Sunrise see related

I officially hate Dean Alexander.  This is Mr. "Marching Band isn't Educational" and Mr. "Let's drag our honors students to irrelevant lectures" and now... Mr. "Let's not give Andi an A in her honors class". 

$#@$^%%^&()**&*(%^#$%#%

Also... not so happy that I got an A- in music theory, when I asked her if I would be getting an A, and she said yes. 

I know... I'm stupid to be complaining about an A-, but we're talking about keeping the GPA, and therefore keeping the scholarship that keeps me at Butler. 

I'm just pissed, because I can easily get an A in differential equations and modern physics, but I can't get an A in music theory and a frickin' honors class on the Crucible.  I wrote a damn good paper, too.  And gave a good presentation.  I'll have to talk to him about it, see why it didn't deserve an A, considering that he said he would try to give us all A's.  Why did this punk have to go and mess up my GPA?

Okay... so writing about it is not helping me be less pissed.  I don't know what will help.  I'd like to tell off Mr. hoity-toity Alexander, but I'll wait until I talk to him about my grade. 

I'm not complaining so much about theory, because, really, I didn't do a lot of the work for the class... I deserve an A-.  But the honors class...?

Perhaps the best thing to do is try to forget about it for now.

*angry*