TGIF...Thank God It's Finally the End of the Week

So, officially half of the semester is done. Thank God.

As of now, I'm taking a pre-study break. This day has dragged horribly. And based off of next week's weather report with Hurricane Sandy, things won't be so good here in the Northeastern U.S.

However, I do have one question: Why do people stay around if Jim Cantore or Anderson Cooper show up in their town? Jim Cantore not so much, but if I saw Anderson Cooper in his black t-shirt, I'd get the hell out of there.

It's funny, a lot of people seem not concerned by the weather. However, considering this storm is due to be huge and has been deemed 'Frankenstorm,' I'd maybe want to care. I remember when Irene came through, that system made a ridiculous mess.

But enough about the storm. I guess I should update people on life. As of now, I have sent out a few applications for jobs in Argentina, in Buenos Aires. Hopefully, I hear back from some of them soon, but we'll see. I'm also looking into Masters programs in Argentina, since I know I want a higher degree. I just can't afford the United States' programs.

But that's what I've been up to. Otherwise, the semester has been stressful, as per usual. But, I'm looking forward to a few things.

This weekend, I see some of my friends from the Mount Washington Hotel. I haven't seen a lot of them since before I left for Argentina, so it will be nice. But I'm also looking forward to Monday, since Omar will find out if he gets his work visa or not. We'll see what happens.

 Otherwise, I hope everyone has a good weekend, and I'll see you on the flip-side. And get the damn Halloween candy before Halloween, Rite Aid is already switching to the Christmas candy. God help us all.

How did we end up in November?

To start, I love Anderson Cooper 360's Ridiculist. Just my personal opinion.

Anyhow, I've been trying my best to enjoy my days off, but between the arrival of 25 baby chicks and a really bad recurring case of insomnia, it's been a tad difficult. However, there have been some good points, such as spending time with Robby and playing Modern Warfare 3 on a 30 foot movie theater screen.

Yes, I played Modern Warfare 3 on a movie theater screen. Be envious. Man, could you imagine Skyrim on that? but I digress.

So to start, my mom received her order of baby chicks yesterday. Don't get me wrong, they're incredibly adorable, but they're somewhat high maintenance. It also doesn't help that they're sharing the room with very angry jealous adult chickens. For those that don't know, if the chicks aren't with their mom, it's not like another chicken will adopt them. They'll eat them. There's a reason that chickens are reminiscent of velociraptors.

The odd colored one on the far left has been dubbed Hernando Cortez. Hey, at least the chickens have original names here.

Anyhow, to the second point, I saw the boyfriend for the first extended period of time since September the other day. That's pretty demented, I'll even say that. However, it wasn't from a lack of trying, our schedules just did not mesh. but it was nice to see him, I will say that.

And sidenote, how in God's name did we get to the end of November? The idea of Thanksgiving on Thursday is blowing my mind, so in a way, I'm happy that I'm working that day. Time is just flying by too fast. My seasonal clock is back in April, even with it snowing outside right now. Before you know it, the 2012 end-of-the-world parties will be around the corner.

I really hope I'm not the only one who feels this way. Maybe the whole not sleeping thing is affecting my brain negatively. However, I have been mildly productive during my sleepless nights:

I've been reading "The World Is Flat" by Thomas Friedman. And it's making me want to take as much Chinese as possible, since America is not making good life choices. Sorry, pizza is NOT a vegetable.

I've used gift cards that I've been hoarding. So I got a perfume sampler pack from Sephora, since living in the boonies limits your scent options...you know there will be a blog post on that, c'mon.

And, I've been looking at internships. If I could get one at MSNBC or CNN, that would be amazing. I just have to be back at Plymouth...so that's in the pipeline for the summer potentially. Of course, that would probably mean that I'd have to watch what I write, which would kind of be sad. But still, the opportunity would be amazing.

Anyhow, I am going to attempt to sleep tonight and I need to get pellets for the stove. But, I leave you with a cute animal picture to ponder.