Thoughts gathered from reading my friends’ page…

Is it now legal for telemarketers to call cell phones?

I’m not doing either Johari or Nohari. It’s hard enough to keep up with my friends’ list, even after mild trimming.

Everybody posted on Valentine’s Day. Tragic and funny, I see. Happy, I do not. We were going to host a drinking fest for a few of our single friends, but that fell through. The freezer is still full of alcohol, damnit.

Tom DID try to schedule a meeting for that day, though. Which strikes me as immensely funny.

You CAN go to Flint as a fun thing to do. Evidence is here. Michigan is not dying.

Graduation.

During my first attempt at a Bachelor’s degree, I was loathe to visit my advisor. The Computer Science advisor was… well, I have no good words for her. I waited months for appointments with her, and then she’d simply not show up. I did not recognize that I had power to stop this from happening, if only I’d pursue the right channels. Instead, I would simply be frustrated. Other times, I would simply be overwhelmed by everything that I needed to accomplish.

When would ask me where I was, as far as graduating was concerned, I didn’t really have an answer. I’m fairly certain that this was frustrating to him.

I had a meeting with my advisor yesterday, so now I know exactly how close I am to graduating.

The “Degree Navigator” tool that MSU provides attempts to match your degree’s requirements with the classes you’ve taken, and it does an okay job. It’s certainly better than it was back when it was first introduced (yes, I was there for the beta). It had this bit, though, that said I needed about 20 more credits in Religious Studies classes before I could graduate. This struck me as odd, as that’s about 2/3 of the entirety of the classes that the REL department offers.

After straightening things out, and doing some calculation on my own, I have come to a realization.

If I go to Japan this summer to finish my language requirement, I will have 2 (two) classes left to take upon my return. One class for my cognate (mini-major) and my senior thesis. That is it.

Boom.

Horoscope

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Dear Dr. Brezsny: I dreamed that an angel who looked like Angelina Jolie was teaching me how to gather energy high in the sky and release it in the form of lightning bolts. It required great upper arm strength because I had to make broad sweeping motions with my arms that gathered the necessary electricity into a vortex that would serve as my launching area. I was exhilarated, though nervous about how much force I had at my disposal. What does my dream mean? -Taurus with Goose Bumps.” Dear Taurus: Your dream is a symbol of the situation many Bulls are facing right now. You have enormous energy at your disposal. Here’s my advice: *Don’t* use your lightning bolts to intimidate people and institutions that have offended you. Instead, put on a demonstration of strength, impressing everyone–adversaries and allies alike–with your ability to command great power responsibly.