Latin is getting dull, and I hate the 3rd declension.
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1st February 2004 - Bridget, V. and Mart.
On Friday I went to Simon's 23rd. It's the first party he has thrown (or atleast that he has thrown and invited me to) in all the long years I've known him. And it was '80s theme. He'd done a damn good job, "sexy" '80s door-to-door vacuum salesman moustache and all. That's dedication. While I was just wearing overly pale jeans and a hideous shirt that looked to have escaped from culture club. Following tradition he also preferred my practical joke present over the real one. While op-shopping for the shirt I found a 1988 Kylie video, with "I can be so lucky" and the like. It was well received. The soft toy was mostly ignored. The night was really good, except that I drank a load more than I had intended to. In fact, I can now no longer say that I've never been sick from alcohol. I lost a load of chocolate sponge and rum. I ended up crashing in his spare room, as I wasn't really up to going anywhere much.
Saturday I stuffed around at Simon's until about lunch. I was feeling quite chipper, while he wasn't. I suspect he may even have been holding it against me just a little. Anyway, I got home and showered just in time to head off to Rachel and Chris's wedding. It was nice, the ceremony was short, then we killed time at the casino until the reception in the southern cross. It was all pretty good.
Today I was supposed to spend studying Latin, I've done a fair bit, but not as much as I had planned, or as much as I need to have. Between going to my grandparents for the afternoon and dinner and my generally slack-arse-ness, I've got little done.
I suppose I should try to do a little now before I sleep.
Today's quote is an email I was sent on the 21st of January, but only just got as I suck at checking the address this site uses. I did good. Yay me - bringer of joy.
2nd February 2004 - Purification of Blessed Mary
I have the least money in my bank account that I've had since 6th form, eight years ago. Stupid WINZ not paying me yet. They said the four weeks I'm owed would be in on Saturday, and I still don't have it. *Grrrrrubles*
I had a Latin test this morning, I made a couple of minor mistakes, but I think I should have done ok, I guess I'll find out in the next couple of days. I want my internal to be as good as possible, so the exam can be no stress.
And my hot neighbour instigated conversation today, which I was pretty happy about. Okay, it was just being friendly and neighbourly, way out of my league and all, but I still got a bit of a happy buzz.
Other than that I don't have much to say for myself. Have fun.
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3rd February 2004 - Blase, Bp. and Mart.
I got 100% in my latin test. Yay me. When we got the test back I did a little dance of joy in my seat and was then mocked by my classmates. After class I went to Dot's for lunch. While heading there, late, I passed Simon, and for once I just waved and let him continue with the conversation he was having. I resisted the urge to butt in. I may be growing some social graces, which ought be a good thing. After lunch the weather turned nasty, whihc would be okay excep the weather reports had said it would be fine and warm, so I put my duvet out to air. I guess it is very good thing I have a spare, as it is now muchly wet.
Anyway, I might off, as I have little else to say.
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4th February 2004.
Angela Bassett or maybe Vivica Fox should have played Storm in the X-men movies, Halle just isn't the earth mother / weather goddess type. And don't even start me on how much that messed up the Rogue character. I don't know why I felt the need to start with this today, but it needs said.
I'm in one of my phases where I'm really not happy about that fact that the feelings I have for my ex are pretty much unrequited. I still would like us to be a couple, but after all these years I really should accept that that is not going to happen - maybe even move on and give someone else a real chance. Fortunately my most recent (ie. the FormerBit) was very forgiving of my constantly bringing my ex up and only yelled at me for it once or twice.
We watched the Romani ite domum skit from Monty Python's The Life of Brian in Latin this morning. It was good, especially as I had a migraine and had been zoning out through all the class up to there. I was good and visited my masters supervisor, he leaves the country this week until april, over which time I need to pick a topic.
Alana fed me dinner, so I'm all happy and good. I would say it in Latin, but the course I'm doing only covers the present tense.
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5th February 2004 - Agatha, V. and Mart.
WINZ finally paid me, so I'm $750 up on what I had, though I owe $400ish from when they were paying me the wrong thing when they screwed up earlier, so it's no all good news. Didn't do too much today. Mainly just stuffed around. I need to get a life. Or maybe just get a source of nookie, which isn't likely to be a particularily happening thing. Being that there aren't many people who find me attractive, and no-one is going to go out with me purely on the "connecting as a person" level so long as I'm all into my ex.
If only I was prettier, or there were more people like my FormerBit, who find my lardiness attractive.
I should go sleep.
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8th February 2004.
Look at me, all slack and bad at writing.
Friday I didn't do too much. Mainly just stuffed around playing Sims and Shadows of Undrentide. In the evening I went to a party at Michiel and Cathie's, to celebrate Hayley's farewell. I was okish. Though I suck at headbands - my brain is defective. That said, I was the first person to solve who I was.
Yesterday I spent playing American McGee's Alice. It's quite cool, though the controls are causing me some issue. Basically as my hand-eye co-ordination isn't what it ought be. Other than that the day was spent trying to decide if the hot neighbour had just moved a friend or a future spouse in. I'm hoping it's just a friend, but then my hot neighbour is way out of my league anyway. That said, both my ex and FormerBit are out of my league, but in moments of stupidity overlooked the fact. Then last night I went to Filadephio's for my mother's birthday dinner. Food was nice, but over-stretched my budget just a little. Today I'm living on leftovers.
Anyway, I should get up. Or maybe I'll just watch Zim first.
It's night now, and I keep not studying for my Latin test tomorrow, and it'll be the nastiest one yet, I am so setting myself up to go down. Go me and my inner dumb-arse. I should go do some study.
9th February 2004 - Sun in Pisces.
I just did teh Tickle.com IQ test, and got 135. I feel special. Though it is a stupid net test and not to be taken seriously, I'm sure it says everyone is a genius.
Congratulations, Matthew!
Your IQ score is 135
This number is based on a scientific formula that compares how many questions you answered correctly on the Classic IQ Test relative to others.
Your Intellectual Type is Visionary Philosopher. This means you are highly intelligent and have a powerful mix of skills and insight that can be applied in a variety of different ways. Like Plato, your exceptional math and verbal skills make you very adept at explaining things to others — and at anticipating and predicting patterns.
Okay, it's bollocks, but I like things to tell me I'm not stupid, even when I know they are lying. I mean, who is going to join a site if it calls them stupid. Not that I joined, but I might have if I was stupider.
I had a Latin test this morning. It didn't go great, I fell asleep in it (having had freaky latin related dreams that kept waking me up all night). But I'll probably do ok. After class I had lunch with Dot and then walked her up Pine Hill, where she is feeding cats for her friends. Actually, that was pretty much my day, and now it's time I go sleep.
10th February 2004 - Scholastica, V.
This morning I got up and did my Latin homework. I went to class and got back my test, in which I got the lowest mark I've got yet - but I did sleep in the test, so I can't say I'm surprised. I got 94%. Poor me.......... I'm feeling happy. I've never been good at anything before. I'm feeling all special. Then after second Latin (like second breakfast but less fun) I headed to town, chatting to Alexandrea on the way (she was heading to the hospital). I bought a new backpack as my Lego one has entirely died. It gave me three good years of service, and it was free, so I guess it's time I retired it. Now I have a slightly larger but equally see-thru bag. It's blue. I also picked up a birthday present for my mother - it's her birthday today. Then just as I git home Midget informed me I was going walkies around the gardens with her. It was nice, fresh air and all. And exercise, which in my lardiness is severely needed.
Anyway, I'm now sitting around watching TV and lamenting the fact I still only have four Neopets referral points. I also couldn't be bothered moving when the phone rang during Joan of Arcadia, so I told my flatmate I wasn't home, which he passed on to whoever it was that rang. Can't have been important, as there wasn't a message left. No bad I guess. Still feeling a little guilty though. But then guilt is my thing. I'm also feeling guilty about having had dessert and about having done well in my Latin test after having done little study and sleeping in the test. Then I also have some guilt about everyone I've ever gone out with - different reasons for each one. Go me and random crazy guilt.
I got thinking today about a couple fo net friends I had back in first year whom I haven't heard from since. Just wondering what ever happened to them. I guess I'll possibly never know.
And I've pissed off Simon. It turns out that my talking at him every time I come online is pissing him off and has been for months. It's a fair call, I often find myself annoying enough as I do it. I just feel a little erked that he didn't point it out earlier and just let me keep doing it.
Okay, I should stop talking now.
12th February 2004.
Yesterday Latin was fun. The annoying mature student wasn't there, so we actually got a fair bit done. And we had a lot of fun doing it. Then the class reps meeting was also pretty fun. After that I headed home and stuffed around for a while before going to my mothers for dinner, to give her her birthday present and check the mouse traps in the attic. Then I came back home to stuff around, with a conversation with Nic and Dave at DNI and a quick visit past Midget's on route. I had the flat to myself so just sat online not really talking to anyone, not even my usual rant at Si, being that I'm being good and only talking to him if I actually have something to say. Some how I still ended up staying up far too late, and I was fasting for a blood test in the morning.
This morning I slept in until almost nine, it was good. Thursday being my one Latinless day of the week. Eventually I headed to town, very grumpy from my lack of breakfast, and had my bloodtests so I could go and eat. For once it didn't bruise. Then I had lunch with my aunt, who seemed very concerned that I'm single, and that being single is usually for me. I think she is worried I'm hermit like. After lunch I met up with Dot and headed to the art gallery and spent three hours perving around "The Pre-Raphaelite Dream: Paintings and Drawings from the Tate Collection". It was well worth the $7 that the student ticket set me back. Then I got fish and chips for tea, which was lardy, but I hadn't had take-aways in three weeks and didn't feel like cooking. Then while I was doing laundry I spotted my hot neighbour through the fence and ended up having a nice long chat. I don't think I have a chance at anything, but I think we ought end up friendly if not friends.
I should be doing Latin homework, I am so bloody lazy.
13th February 2004.
Had Latin this morning and talked to classmates for the whole gap between classes. Then after class I headed to town and did a little window shopping before returning home. High point of the day, the new Battlestar Galactica mini series.
15th February 2004.
It's now late Sunday evening, and I am yet to start the Latin assignment I was going to spend all weekend on which is due at 9am tomorrow. I bought Hordes of the Underdark (with the money I got from cat feeding over xmas) as I'd finished Shadows of Undrentide, and there went my weekend. I also used gift vouchers to get myself season two of Xena. Not exactly a work related weekend. Anyway, I should go start my Latin. Tonight is gonna suck. Says me whose high point of St Valentine's (Bp. and Mart.) was watching my hot neighbour do gardening. I need a life, so I have a less embarrasing reason to do no work than playing NWN addons.
17th February 2004.
Yesterday I got my Latin assignment in and had classes, then after classes came home and played Hoards of the Underdark. I also had a visit from Dot and spent about half an hour to an hour chatting to my hot neighbour. Wasn't too bad a day.
Today has almost entirely been spent playing the game. Nasty BioWare making addictive games.
I got back my total internal mark. 39.5/40. I am such a big geek. And I did bugger all work. Yay for actually being good at something.
It's late and I am tired, and I really ought spend tomorrow studying. Might be my one chance to get an A at varsity. I should probably try. I'll have to see if I can resist the allure of battling in the Underdark tomorrow morning.
And Midget is ranting at me about how crap I am. And now she is pissed because I said I was too tired to be affected by dramatics. I wonder how much deeper I can dig this whole under myself. Hmmm, I'll quote her back at herself - coz that's grown up of me.... But when someone says "I'll let you get back to your interesting life, and stop bothering you then shall I? Can't have people thinking i'm actually your friend or something. What would it do to your reputation?" at me, my brain goes "I can't be buggered dealing with this, if I wanted that sort of thing said at me I'd talk to my parents." And then I tend to stop listening/caring/faking politeness.
I should go sleep.
21st February 2004 - Last Day for LXX.
Well, the 18th I also wasted by mostly not studying. Went in to varsity to renew library books, sorted my insurance for another year, and played some more Hoards of the Underdark. I spent the evening chatting with my hot neighbour over the fence. Productive study time.
Thursday morning I had my exam, after some last minute morning cramming. The exam seemed really easy, and I left after about 80 minutes of a three hour exam. And I was the first to leave, which concerned me a little. About quarter of an hour later a bunch of my classmates headed out, so maybe I'm just good. Then I chatted to Catriona, who'd come out of her Law exam in similar time before heading to Eureka for post exam thing with my classmates. Then it was home to Hoards of the Underdark.
Yesterday I played puter game through the morning and then went to visit Dot so we could catch a movie in the afternoon. Showing times being what they are, we had to wait till 5:40 to see what we wanted to go to, so I spent an afternoon being social - probably good for me. I also found out I have some sort of food allergy - though I have no idea what to. Which is bugging me. Anyway, we eventually made it to Big Fish. I don't know what I was expected but it wasn't it. Not only did it take me by surprise, but I also got so engrossed in it that I forgot I have lollies. And I'm not one who forgets lollies easily. But then my manly figure reveals that one :-P. I'm so lardy. Back to my point, Big Fish is very good. Tim Burton (whom I am already quite a fan of - ref. my DVD collection) has done good. People should go. Big Fish is good.
At about 9:30am this morning I won Hoards of the Underdark. Though the big battle at the end took me about five or six attempts, and I'm pretty sure I only won it by luck. The rest of the day I've pretty much spent fluffing around. Since I have now won Shadow of Undrentide and Hoards of the Underdark, I think it's time I actually finished Neverwinter Nights. I'm also being childish about the fact my hot neighbour is having a housewarming and after talking to me about it all week, never invited me.
22nd February 2004 - S. Peter's Chair.
Last night I made the ultra smart move of going clubbing with my ex. That my ex would spend the whole night scanning the crowd for guys who aren't me was a given, and though it used to really bug me, I'm mostly used to it now. What did get me was the intense annoyance my ex displayed when someone joked about how couple-y we looked. Okay, it's not something that I'm really allowed to get all up in arms about, we have been apart for over five years now. But it does really smack down the ego. That and for the last few months I've been trying to build up the courage to sit my ex down for a chat and find out if at some point in the future we could try it again. I guess I don't have to now, the intensity of the reaction last night pretty much answers the question for me.
I've known that I really should get over wanting my ex back and move on for - well - years. It just never quite seems to happen. Not helped by the fact that no-one else I meet seems as good. And being that my affection for my ex has played a part in every other break up I've had, it's probably something that I really am going to have to find out how to purge. Wow, that was a clunky sentence. I'd fail ENGL127 on that one.
I might go back to bed, I'm only up as my neighbours are noisily cleaning up after the housewarming last night. That and I'm ranting - which I do more than enough of.
24th February 2004.
It's shrove tuesday - mardi gras - and I'm trying to work out exactly what I'm giving up at sunset tonight. Last year I gave up:
Ice Cream
Chocolate
Lollies
Caffine
Alcohol
Pies
Fish'n'chips and similar takeaways
Cakes and Biscuits
Red meat
I even carefully had fish every Friday as a good Catholic of old would have.
I can't work out what I should add to the list this year. My ex just suggested sex, but that would imply I was likely to actually get any in the next seven weeks, but as I'm not, giving it up seems a bit too much like cheating. Though my ex disagrees.
Darn it, I might just worry about it this evening.
26th February 2004 - Mathias, Ap. [If it be leap year, the fourth day after S. Peter's Chair will be the Feast of S. Mathias, and the letter f will be counted twice].
I'm pretty sure four days after the 22nd would be the 26th, though I'm slightly concerned they might have used Latin counting, in which case I could have the day out by one.
Anyway, I haven't actually written properly since my rant on Sunday morning. Sunday I mainly just blobbed and then went to my grandparents for dinner. Then I came home to watch crappy NZ idol and debate who should win with both the FormerBit and the ex.
Monday I stuffed around at home and then met Midget and her flatmate and went to the botanical gardens for a impromptu picnic. In the evening I was severly disappointed by the stupidity of New Zealand's idol voting public. Only one of the three that were actually any good made it through to the 'last 10'. Along with a pretty boy and a complete waste of television time. But maybe I'm just mean.
Tuesday I hang out with Dot until dinner, which I had at Alana's. Generally enjoying fat tuesday in all it's fatty goodness. Then I came home and put all my left over junkfood in my flatmates room and at sunset started my lenty goodness.
I finally decided that I'd add net porn to my list. It's not a major, but it's slightly less of a cheat thing to give up than sex - being that I'd be extremely surprised if I got any in the time anyway, where as in moments of intense boredom, I'll admit, I have on occasion surfed for porn. Usually porn for humour value rather than sexual - but that probably just points out the fact my brain is a bit broken. And now that I've scared off any readers who may have stumbled into this thing...
Yesterday was clubs and socs day. Always kind of fun, and there is always a goodly supply of eyecandy too. And I bumped into Dot at her chiors conscription stand and ended up going to lunch with her. For the first time ever I didn't join anything. I must be getting old. Then I bumped into Alana and wondered around with her for a bit, and got quite concerned when she joined kaos. I may have to reevaluate how much contact I have with her. Kaos people are creepy. My hot neighbour's friend and the flatmate were on the Catholic Soc stall, and were trying to make me go to mass. I said I might and then didn't, so I may have to hide from them for a while. They both seem a bit intense.
I had a freaky dream about a volcano on the otago penisula last night. I think it was probably because the wind was shaking the house a little - thus dreams with shaking ground. Though the plume of smoke and rain of fire were most like just my brain being my brain-ee.
Anyway, I'm going off. I might see if I can pick up some more free stuff from O-week stands at varsity.
28th February 2004.
On thursday I went into town after writing the above and pretty much just stuffed around, before coming home and having a long email exchange with the chem department working out shifts. They wanted me to teach six labs, but I realised that really wouldn't leave enough time to actually do my thesis. I settled on four labs, which will mean I have some spare money - should be very nice indeed - and I still have time to get work done.
Yesterday I headed in the varsity in the morning and had the big chem demon-starters meeting, signed my contract and all that jazz. After chem was sorted I bumped into a Latin classmate and we decided to go up to the Classics department and get out marks. I was very happy when the woman at the desk read out that I had got 100%, and that I was the only one in the class to have managed it. I've finally got passed the 84% I always seem to get stuck on. Still never had an A, but atleast I've now had an A+. Yay for me. Then in the arvo I went and got stuff sorted in the English department to start my masters. I now have a desk, and a key, and afterhours access to the department.
Once I got home from varsity my hot neighbour invited me around for a while, to watch a DIY disaster in the making. Turned out I was invited around to play the spare pair of hands. It was actually pretty cool. I was even invited to stay for dinner, but they were having red meat, and I'm being good so had to say no. I had fish to cook at home. After I'd eaten I got ready for midget's flatwarming-but-not party thing. I caved into the pressure to go in theme, and broke out my old Robin the Goodfellow costume - Puck is 'Mythology', good solid English myth, though everyone else either ignored the theme or went with something more classical/mediterranean. It was ok, except it shows a LOT of leg, the tunic is damn short, well, my getting larder has mean my stomach pulls it out more than it did when I made it, so it doesn't have as much length as it ought. I got a few complaints about being a little exposed - people could see my stylish yet affordable boxer shorts when I sat down. And one of the guests walked in and the first thing she said was that my legs were disproportionate. Then explaining that I had legs that belong to a skinny fit person and that they don't match the rest of me. Well I could choose to take it as a compliment on my legs, I'm too busy taking offence - as there is more of the rest of me to be offended than there is legs to be happy. Otherwise the party was mainly ok-ish. Well, except that Midget has a super creepy friend who can make anything unpleasant just by his being there.
Today I've spent pretty much the whole day playing puter games and hiding from the rain. I should do something constructive, but I don't. Oh, well.
Anyway, I should go sleep.
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