As Promised

So, let's talk about me and things in general...
Me: So, tell me, did you have a good weekend?

Me: I did, thank you for asking. On Friday, I got out early from tutoring, and I returned to my room and began working on the fourteenth chapter of my story. I posted it online later that night, and received some very positive reviews. That was very exciting. Then, on Saturday, I slept really really late, and went over to Thomas's with Becca and her boyfriend Jacob for a day of games and fun.

Me: "Games and fun," I like that inversion.

Me: Thank you! Anyway, I brought three games to Thomas's: Catchphrase, Cineplexity, and Balderdash. We started the day off with a round of Jeopardy that I'd really prefer not talking about...

Me: Someone's a sore loser...

Me: I am not. Ok, maybe I am. But I knew the answer to all but two of the questions, and I buzzed in as energetically as everyone else, but the darn sensor wouldn't pick up my signal. Moving on. We played Pyramid, which was also pretty fun. And then we played SceneIt for X-Box 360. Man, talk about a fun game! That game rocks! If anyone is looking for a gift idea for me - that's the ticket right there. Oh, and, uh...while you're at it, perhaps an X-Box 360 might be a good present too.

Me: You must have some generous friends.

Me: I do. I also kicked butt at that game, winning by over 20,000 points more than my nearest competitor. It was quite a rush.

Me: I'll bet.

Me: And then we played Catchphrase for five rounds, and then we played my all-time favorite, Balderdash! I didn't win, but I rarely do at that game. The fun lies in the creative and oft-times hilarious things people come up with. It was so much fun to play again, after a hiatus of over two years. I can't wait to play again. After that we played cineplexity, and Thomas won that, and declared that he had to get a game like that for himself. It is a really cool game, and I was glad that I got to play this time - I've always been stuck being the judge. And then we played something else called In a Pickle that was quite fun. And then it was Midnight and time to go.

Me: Did you watch the Superbowl on Sunday?

Me: Of course! I had it on a moment or two before the coin toss. I watched a few commercials, but I was busy updating my resume and researching how to write a cover letter to pay too close attention. At nine, a movie called Miss Austen Regrets came on Masterpiece Theater, so I changed the channel. It was a delightful film, although I was abstracted from watching it closely due to my homework. I flipped back to the game a few minutes after it was over and heard from a friend of a friend that the Giants had won. It was certainly a day for the underdog.

Me: I'll say. Were you rooting for any team in particular?

Me: Are you kidding? Oh, sorry, you're not. The answer is 'no,' I wasn't rooting for any team in particular. I don't really go for sports. Not even sports played by my own school. I went to a basketball game a few weekends ago...I wasn't that impressed. NCSU won in the last second or so, but still, I wasn't impressed. I would have rather been at home with my family, enjoying a nice, peaceful weekend instead of appeasing a certain member of my family. Still, my parents did their best to salvage what would have been a completely ruined weekend. I find it ironic that the one person who never wants to go home on the weekends citing "nothing ever gets done," as her reason, made it damn near impossible for anything constructive to get done that weekend because she couldn't find it in her heart to give us one full, measly weekend of her time.

Me: Be careful; that savors strongly of bitterness.

Me: Bitterness? Oh, I hope so. I was pissed, that weekend, and I still get pissed every time I think about it. I don't forgive easily enough, I suppose. But I hate selfishness.

Me: Perhaps we should steer the interview into less charged waters. Tell me, what did you need a resume for?

Me: Well, it's for this class I'm taking - graduate transitions. It's supposed to help me transition from college to the occupational world, something I greatly need. Next week, we're doing a speed-networking event, and I have to wear business casual wear. That means that this weekend, I must go buy some business casual wear. I hope I have enough money in my account. I need slacks, stockings, a nice shirt, new shoes, and probably a satchel or a nice looking purse. That's gonna cost me. Still, it will be necessary at some point down the road, why not now?

Me: Very true. Tell me about your other classes.

Me: Well, let's see. There's French, which I love. My professor always takes each new verb we learn down to its Latin root and then shows us several English variations; that's so cool! And then there's creative writing, which I don't hate, but I don't love. We're wrapping up a unit on poetry, and I have to say that I really don't have much respect for poetry. I'm not a fan of free verse; I think it has the potential to be the splatter-painting of the art world in that a three-year-old could do it.

Me: That's quite a controversial view.

Me: Yes, it is. But, I'm one of two other people in my class who feel the same way, so I'm confident that when it's my turn to have my poetry collection critiqued by the class on Wednesday, I'll have at least two allies. Then there's my biotechnology course which is great. I have the lecture on Monday's and then a five-hour lab on Wednesdays, and I'm getting to do stuff I've only ever read about. That's pretty exciting - like anion-exchange filtration and ...well, that's it so far for the new stuff. Still, we've done electrophoresis and restriction digests of certain plasmids, and those have turned out well enough. And then there's my Human Anatomy course.

Me: Your tone just dropped; I sense ominous news...

Me: Not so much ominous as expected. You see, our first exam is next Thursday, and, talented as I am in the art of procrastination, I have a lot of catching up to do before then. I also have a lot of identification to get down - landmarks on the bones, the bones themselves, ligaments, and this week we're learning skeletal muscles. We get to use our dissecting kits for the first time, and that is exciting. But I'm just so far behind that I'm afraid I won't be able to catch-up in time. Still, I usually find myself in this situation, and I usually pull through. Let's hope so this time.

Me: Indeed, let's hope so. So, what's on the agenda for the rest of the night?

Me: Well, I'm going to hop in the shower, and then put away my laundry, maybe make my bed, and then get down to some homework. I have a lab report for biotechnology due on Wednesday, so I'd like to get that knocked out, and then after that, I should read a bit for anatomy. And after that, maybe I'll get some more of my chapter 15 written. I'm quite excited about it: I've just written the first argument between my principal characters and I can't wait to get it finished and posted to see what my readers think!

Me: Well, I wish you luck with that. Thanks for stopping by and have a great night!

Me: Thank you for having me! I'll see you later! [Leaves]

Me: Thank God! What a nut case!