Grammar Math

This semester has brought with it momentous amounts of change allready! It is amazing how the ebb and flow of life always comes back to that equilibrium at some point or another. Things have been pulling me in both directions yet I am tranquil and serene despite the build up of work.

I have two BIG deliverables for the end of this week, and I am SO PUMPED. Our UN prototype is coming to a close, and we've really nailed down what we want to say in the script. The artists are working on overdrive now to get all of the assets done for the end of the week, at which time I'm hoping we will all go out for a bit and then play FEAR 2!
The IBM project is bulding towards a presentation tomorrow where we'll pitch for more funding. We're doing a dry run through at the IBM location here, and after we get back from break we'll have the real deal. Hopefully I can speak tomorrow -- I am sick, and from observing what is going around, it seems likely that I'll lose my voice.

Things with classes are going really well. I have 100% decided to adventure up to Montreal for a semester abroad, and I couldn't be more excited. I am terrified, too, but it is something that I have to do.


I realized that when I make typos during instant messanging conversations I generally spit out a series of grammar math equations to fix my error. For instance, I would ask "How are yoi?" and would immediately say afterwards " -i, +u".

I want to write a poem in that style soon. I think it would be a great writing exercise.

The only other update that I have is to say that a good friend of mine started emailing me and I am very pleased about it. We don't get to see each other often, so writing back and forth makes me feel like we aren't losing touch. I really enjoy it.

I went ice skating this morning before my 11am class. The rest is bliss, or "the rest is silence" as Hamlet would say, although I'm pretty convinced that silence is certainly not bliss (at least not in most cases).

Whenever I use parentheses I think of Steven Wright. Any questions? (Did anyone get that?)

So back to the main point here: I went skating and it was amazing even though I had to rent skates and couldn't really do anything fancy, although I might've just been afraid to and am deciding to blame it on the skates. Either way, I was lacking a bit of pizazz, but it was fun to watch my friend tear up the ice. I begged my Dad to send my skates up to me though, and I'm really hoping that pulls through. He and I had a great talk today after I asked for the favor, and it was nice to talk to him. I miss my parents.

Things with the UN project are in full gear this month, and at the end of it we should be leaps and bounds ahead of where we were at the end of last semester. IBM is going well too, and we're crossing our fingers that this horrible economy doesn't leave us disappointed (We're also hoping that we don't leave ourselves that way, too).

I drew some stuff today, too. It's been a good day.

What a strange month this shall be. Many things will end -- many will begin. It's almost 6 in the morning and any bit of sleepiness I had left in me has been squeezed away by the glow of the monitor and the loud music booming at my eardrums. A great conversation accompanied with a common purpose adds to this mix to keep my moleskine notebook open and my thoughts for tomorrow positive. Despite the crazy amount of work I've left myself with, I look forward to waking up and exploring .

I'll be falling asleep with a smile on my face for sure.