Election day is upon us. It's after midnight and that means the day has arrived.

Thank God!

I have to be honest. I am sick of hearing about elections ... hearing about people hating one candidate or the other and having their reasons. It's just all so frustrating. I'm going to vote and then I want it to be done. Hopefully we'll have a clear winner one way or the other and we'll let it be. No court fights, no 10 million recounts ... just a winner and a loser. It'll be much easier that way but probably just a dream.

Next on to college fun. Advisement is a big pain in the butt. I cannot emphasize enough how painful advisement and registering classes is. You rarely get what you want until you're a senior and then you have to cram everything in just to make everything meet at the end. It's ridiculous! Another thing I just want to end. Oh, get this. They gave a new system for advisers to use (computer program) and ... oh, this is a riot ... THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE IT! Haha ... yeah, that's great. Oh, except for the fact that they don't know how to unlock me for registration so I can register. Argh! I just don't understand. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?

Wow, ain't is an ugly word and I understand why it's pretty much considered wrong to use. It's supposed to be a contraction for "am not" but no one uses it like that. Some do actually but in any case, it should be "amn't" not "ain't" What is the i? Nothing really ... they just threw it there because it looks pretty. I made that up but the word was made up at one point too.

So apparently certain people actually got excused from classes to vote. Personally I think they should have done the absentee ballot thing and gone to class. That's just me though -- I hate missing class. Don't look at me like that! I don't want to read the books as much and comprehend it so I just go to class. I learn through visual and audio presentation. I miss it if I miss class. Not good.

I'm nervous for my classes this semester. 3 of them aren't so bad but those other two are stressing me the heck out. I have 2 papers and a book review due just around the corner. I'm working on them but it's a race against time. I don't like racing time although you would think I do since I ALWAYS procrastinate to try to get things done :-\ I dunno. I also have tests in those 2 classes that I'm struggling with grasping. I just don't get a good look at their IDs (look meaning I don't grasp where the IDs come from). The essay on my one test was pure luck last time because he doesn't give them ahead of time. Not a good idea for all you future teachers out there. It's only fair to give your students a HINT about a test before it arrives. Trust me on this one. Next test is Friday and I MUST study more for it than the previous test to get my grade up. I think if I get 2 A's, 1 B, and 2 C's I'll have a 3.0 which I can tolerate. I'm hoping for better than that but my professional semester I think I can get a 4.0 which will bring things up a bit. I hope I hope.

So as usual I'm confused. It's nothing though ... just my imagination.

I still have Jason Kich.'s b-day gift sitting here. His bday was in July. I really need to get down to visit him. I hope it's functional -- can't return it now.

Christmas is fastly approaching. I'm very excited. I just love Christmas music and the family gatherings and just togetherness and giving gifts to people. The appreciation for what your friends get is great ... even if they don't like it.

I suppose I should go sleep or something. I need to vote before class and I'm afraid of the line if I can even find the voting booth. Have a good night.