when we come together in the big bang generation

I know there are a few people who, it's fair to say, have expert-level knowledge about this on my friendslist, but please anyone who's ever been rubbed the right way by a story contribute your $0.02.

Your definitive Bassez story.

For whatever reason, deep or fluff. I'm trying to congeal the concept in my head but don't feel like I have any real understanding of it. It's this shifting, works-today-but-not-tomorrow-and-only-maybe-on-Wednesday thing, and I think an anchor would help.

even if it's old junk

So, last night, after getting home at eight o'clock from either taking tests, doing homework, or being in class all day, it took until about two o'clock that I stopped kidding myself that I'd be writing my History essay in any sort of non-last-minute situation.

Rundown: I didn't embarrass myself during the speaking part of my French final and don't hate my essay (five pages in three hours this morning, thankyou), and mostly, that means I won.

Talked to a TA in the Dauer office who's done study abroad in Europe and South America and assured me that if I speak French, though even that's more like a big plus than a must, can make sense of train/subway systems and am not afraid to use said sense, I'm set. Check, check, and check. New York isn't Paris, but dropping myself into the middle of it, alone, for five days, knowing approximately the three square blocks around Times Square? Pretty damn ballsy. I'm thinking I'll be fine.

The lady at the International Center reassured me that since I wasn't going to the Amazon jungle, I won't need quite the array of vaccinations listed in the study abroad booklet. But then she tempted me with the prospect of weekend excursions to Morocco since it's so close, and I hadn't even thought but wow, yeah. Africa, however, is not the European mainland. Shall ponder.

Also, dude. Dude. August 29th is a Sunday. For the price of a $35 bus ticket? I am going to the VMAs in Miami. *dances*

Company picnic tomorrow! Tres exciting.

I don't actually have the luxury of going out tonight, but you know what, I need Starbucks and a minute's break from this week's madness before it resumes.