Obby, Optimus Prime, and Overwhelmation

So what if that last one isn't a word! I needed an "O" word for the cool alliteration. The first two are the titles of bits in the act of the great comedian Dane Cook. This guy is hilarious. I listened to both of his cd's this morning and I was laughing so hard, and out loud, to myself. Great stuff.

So yesterday, Thursday, I had one of the longest days of my life. Not bad. Long. So I got up at 0700 and headed to school:

PHILOSOPHY - Turned in my midterm. Hope I do well. I was frustrated in class. My teacher continued her boring turn as a Greek history teacher as she explained the origins of groups like the Cynics and the Sceptics (now spelled skeptics), two groups that I follow along with quite well. I am an extemely skeptical person and am, although not to the full of the definition, cynical in many ways. I wanted to discuss the roles of these ideas in today's world but instead, she just pushed forward into the Greek world. Boring!

HISTORY - Today was ok. Nothing special. Jaffe is a great teacher. Best one I have, hands down.

MATH - My teacher is insane. He went over all of chapter 4 (that would be 5 lessons!) and to be caught up in class, I would have to do all 5 lessons by Tuesday. Meh, I don't think that's gonna happen. We'll see. I was frustrated. Not anymore though ha ha, I have kinda put that on the back burner. That is truly where Math belongs.

I left ASAP from class and high-tailed it to the Credit Union to deposit my checks from work. I got some money out as well for the night ahead and proceeded home. I walked in, got a drink, and popped in THE LITTLE FOXES, this 1941 movie that I had to watch for film class. It was slow, boring, and not so great in my eyes. I didn't really watch the last 45 minutes or so as I was working on answering the questions as best as I could.

Justin was here shortly after I finished and I got my stuff together and we were off. (Remember: we're meeting some friends at Knott's???) Ok, so we head to Emily's (his girlfriend, my friend) to pick her up. I got to see her apartment. It's cool. So we left there and went to a Subway that was nearby. Holy crap this was the coolest thing ever! I ordered my sandwich via a computer touch screen. It was sweet! You can even pick how much of a condiment you want (light, normal, heavy) and I was just so jazzed about the whole thing. Simple things entertain simple minds, I guess.

So we finally got to Knott's Scary Farm and met up with Heather, Cy, Mallory, and her friend Mike. We went in (after paying $12 to park!) and waited in line to get in the Park. We finally got through and it was into the scariness! We did the mazes, rode Ghostrider (the second best wood roller coaster I've ever ridden - The Wildcat at HersheyPark in Pennsylvania is number one!), watched the Hanging, a comedy show that spoofs everything in popular culture and really had just a fun time. We were exhausted though by 0100 in the morning when it closed and we were ready to head home. I was stone silent (does that make sense?) for a good 45 minutes til I knew that my Heather was back in her apartment. We had to drop Emily off at her aparment and then wait for her to get her car. We headed home and I was not in my bed until 0330 in the morning. That's both too early and too late, depending on what you're doing.

I woke up this morning around 1030 and spent some time on the computer. I didn't feel like doing absolutely anything and I really didn't. I listened to the Dane Cook cd's (but I told you that already) and ate some lunch (fried chicken) and watched my afternoon sports shows. I finally had to go to work at 1630 and that was interesting. You know what, it's too hectic and too late to tell you about, but you know, work was work. It was crazy, frustrating, overwhelming in a few moments, and shorter, as I got off work at 2200, a 5.5 hour night.

I got home (but not before stopping at In-n-Out for an order of fries and a shake for my sister and dad) and ate a Mom's Steak Quesadilla (2 actually) and vented about my night to my mom and sister. Now I'm blogging and watching GARDEN STATE with the audio commentary on featuring writer/actor/director Zach Braff (the man!) and actress Natalie Portman.

But now I'm tired and it's really 112 in the morning on Saturday, but I set the time for Friday night so it looks like i posted on Friday night. So good night all and have a nice Saturday.

- - - "Good luck exploring the infinite abyss."
- - - Line in GARDEN STATE, my generation's THE GRADUATE. Thank you Zach!

Night,

J U S T I N