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Sore throat. Hard to swallow. Phlegm. Snuffles.


Aaaaaand 4 hours of sleep.



I couldn't sleep until around 4, woke up naturally at like 8. Not terribly tired, either.


I did have six cups of tea yesterday, to try to soothe the scratchy throat, and then thought about caffeine content, but only one of the teabags - the 'Organic Chai' was caffeinated, so I don't think caffeine could have lasted until now, since I had it at about 11:00pm...

Goodbye, best summer of my life!

Hello, horrid horrid school semester.

o_o

Well, it's a mixed day.

Second day of JTA work, 9-5 spent mostly in a room of about 80 people. As expected, exhausted. It really helped to have Karl fawning over me. I tried really hard not to get grumpy, and I think I was overally successful due to his efforts.

After 5, we waited until 6 for a meeting for work, to which Dr. T brought pizza! I bounced back a bit to be doing something productive (and not discussing how priveledged* or opressed we are) with people who cared.

Walking back to his car, I didn't want to let go of his hand, so even as he opened my car door and I clinged to his arm and hand, he closed the door again, and said, "Come here," and led me around to his side of the car, where he unlocked his door, put away his backpack, all the while switching the hand that I was holding and doing all this while I was in possession of at least one Karl hand. He led me back to the passenger seat, and then told me to stay there. Whilst still holding on to my hand, he circled around the -front- of the car, opened his door, leaned down and reached out his other hand, so I'd grab that one with my free hand, and with hands clasped, we both got in the car! And never let go of my hand. I squeeeeed all the way home for that. It was adorable and uneccessary, I was just being silly clingy, and he indulged me. <3 <3

Got home at a little before 8. Checked my e-mail, find an odd message from an MMO that cued me into a problem. I text friend involving the oddity, and find out that she and her long-term boyfriend..broke up. After a few months of her painfully trying to get him to work through a bunch of problems they were having with the relationship (99.9% of them were his issues)- and him making promise after promise..and never delivering. Well, finally, last night, he decided that he didn't want to be in a relationship. "I do not have the interest, the motivation, the care, or the attention to want a relationship.", apparently. Well, fuck you, Aryte. You should have told her that before you took all that time of her life and trust and devotion. Granted, we were all voting that she break up with him because he was being an absolute douche, but he had no right to just flat out tell her he wasn't willing to try all of the sudden.

I'm pretty upset about it. She doesn't deserve it, and I don't know how long..or even if she'll bounce back from this. I'm not entirely sure how to help her, which is just as frustrating. She's a pretty private person, of the 'if you don't ask, I ain't gunna say nothing', variety, so it can feel like you're prying if you try to get to know her. Arglebargle. :/

On top of that, she got her car broken into and her radio broken, and got a text that someone she knew from Las Vegas was killed. Talk about...just..horrible. Misfortune comes in threes.

At least I feel more grateful for my position in life. It's easy to forget how fortunate you are.



*Spelled wrong. I know. Deal~



Music: Emilie Autumn. Her lyrics can be whack, but she has very nice music and vocals.

You are a Social Liberal (61% permissive) and an... Economic Moderate (50% permissive) You are best described as a: Centrist Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid

This is amusing, because Karl was just past my on that line in 'democrat', and I consider myself a Republican....as Karl put it 'Ur doin' republican wrong.' (On purposely silly.)

Remind me to talk about ossum aquarium yesterday!~