Tonight, i'm again taking advantage of the brilliant idea by the university to leave the library open all night. However, i am running without a nap... so we'll see how long i last.

To be honest, i'm not terribly worried about my finals. This semester is SOOO different from last semester. My focus is back, and i think i know what the professor wants.

He's letting us bring in one page of notes... so i would be stupid to not take advantage of that. My goal tonight is to generate one page of notes to take in to the exam. I'm thinking an outline of what i want to talk about and maybe a few notes to cover some of my bases.

Thursday's exam is a li'l more worrisome... but i think i'll do fine there as well.

Tonight i arrived early enough to see that this appears to be the social event of the season. Granted, i don't have much of a frame of reference... because i haven't attended many campus things this semester. Perhaps i'll have to change that next semester. Perhaps.

Some people just came to pick up a free brownie or biscotti and leave... which still supports the coffee shop idea. I know this is an "interest" thing for the coffee shop, but i would LOVE to see them have occasional all-nighters at the library throughout the semester.

Also, unlike last night... there are plenty of women here. I'll try not to allow myself to get too distracted. Wow, this was definitely a good idea! =^)

Earlier in the gym, i discovered that a li'l distraction is a good thing. The treadmills and ellipticals are positioned in front of the windows... which in the evenings after the sun goes down tend to serve as more of a mirror than a window.

Anyway, the treadmill i was on had the perfect position to observe the wonderful bounce of a fellow student on an elliptical nearby. It is amazing how far a guy can run on the treadmill when distracted! ;^)

She really is a pretty girl too, but she's about as warm and cuddly as a rattlesnake. We share a class together, and she's got quite a forcefield up.

I'm not really sure how you convince someone like that you AREN'T interested in her and she can get over herself and just let you be the friendly guy you are.

I suppose that may be the curse of the hot girl... you are convinced everyone is after your body.

I don't know about that. I like university because i've made plenty of new friends and acquaintances. I don't really consider "dating" any of the women here, largely because i haven't met someone yet that i truly feel the "click."

And most of them are just SOOO young. Besides, it is probably best to start in the "friend zone" first anyway. I like to think i'm safe... and most of my friends would agree i'm safe.

Tonight also marks two weeks since what is probably the best evening i've spent since the before time. Making out with T while listening to Elton John's Rocket Man and steaming up her car windows was certainly pleasant. It is too bad about our argument earlier this week. Somehow, i don't think she's the type of girl to call after a spat like that... regardless of how stupid it was.

Oh well, as fun as she is it couldn't have worked anyway. C'est la vie!

Anyway, i suppose it is time to post this, take another bite of my delicious brownie and a sip of chai (that i had to bring in... only coffee here) and get to thinking about Colonial America.

Can you imagine if the internet had existed back then? Nah, me neither. =^D

What i'm listening to:

Unsound
Bettie Serveert
Private Suit

So, tonight i'm sitting in the library amidst a handful of other students studying for my Art History and Colonial History final exams.

This is a first for the university, so i *had* to participate... because i think the idea is brilliant!

I don't know if a successful experiment will introduce more all-nighters... which is the idea i love so much, but it could possibly bring in a coffee shop, and the idea of making the library more conducive to studying.

Actually, i used to spend a LOT of time in the library. There are very few distractions, it is warm and quiet. All i have is my trusty iPod and WiFi and everything else is school, school, school.

Tonight, i've learned that music files with lower bitrates use the iPod battery much, much slower too.

Of course, i can identify my impressionist, post-impressionist, expressionist, realist paintings... so don't think i've only paid attention to the iPod. ;^)

Anyway, it is late, and i'm tired... and i am considering a run home for a nap before i have to go back to work. But i'll be back tomorrow night. After all, it is for a good cause (even though i was too late for the free food).

What i'm listening to:

Elvis Death Day 2006
Don & Mike
Free FM 106.7 WJFK