Ahhh�my bad luck continues. Although the weekend at home was very relaxing, as I went shopping with my mother and thoroughly avoided my Optics presentation, it ended up on an unlucky note. Saturday, my mom and I went to see A Beautiful Mind. It really did deserve every award that it received at the Oscars. Unfortunately, I came back to read a few pages of the book to see how true it had been about the grand romance between John and Alicia Nash.
Oops.
I think I ended up ruining the movie for myself because in real life, John Nash was a real dick toward his future wife (as far as I read). I don�t even think that they loved each other when they got married.
That�s what happens when you read�j/k.
Sunday was a quiet day of shopping, wishing, and wanting. I had done a bit of research on my presentation on Saturday night and felt confident that I would have it done in time to present (alone) on Tuesday (that�s right, tomorrow). I found the hands of time ticking closer and closer (and eventually past) the time I had aimed at leaving.
I actually did not want to return to MSU.
Well, I had good reason. I have a presentation tomorrow, homework and two labs due on Wednesday, and a huge project in electromagnetics due on Friday.
Eventually, I did leave.
I was enjoying good music and nice weather when I noticed something black in the road in front of me. Before I could realize what it was, I had run over it and felt my car hit what must have been a really deep pothole.
�Oh god, please no,� I said when I noticed that the car was pulling a bit to the left. I was almost hoping that it was the alignment, but I could feel the car pulling more and more to the left. I pulled over and got out to examine the car.
Another flat tire.
Well, at least I hadn�t been driving on the tire for too long and there was still some air in it to keep it off the rim, but I watched in dismay as it deflated completely. I called my mom, but told her that I was halfway between State and home, right off the freeway. She told me to try to change it myself (who�d blame her? I wouldn�t wanna drive almost an hour out of my way to change a tire). So, I got out the jack and the wrench to remove the lugnuts.
Alas, my body weight could not pry those devil lugnuts off of the tire.
I was about to call my mom again and cry for help when I truck pulled up in front of me and two men and two women pop out. The girls were around my age, one of the guys was, and an older guy immediately started to hop on the wrench.
As if that weren�t enough, the state police pulled up behind him.
�You can never be too careful nowadays,� a cute young cop said as he supervised.
In no time, my tire was changed to the doughnut and I realized I had about 50 miles to go at only 50 mph. I thanked the man and his friends (???) while the cop offered to escort me to my exit to make sure that I�d made it alright on the doughnut.
Talk about good service.
Well, I made it alright and arrived back at State with enough time to write my paper (part of the presentation). After a few hours of reading my new book, I ventured off to bed�.
�.and found that I could not sleep.
I swear I must have tossed and turned for hours. Finally I got up to go to class (which was rather boring, so I�m not going to go into detail).
I noticed, pretty much all day, that the temperature had climbed into the 80�s. I kept wiping the sweat from my brow, complaining about my stiff, warm jeans and hair on my neck.
RP, the Roommate , informed me that Old Navy had quite nice prices on shorts so we decided to make a trip to the mall and boy did I spend.
5 pairs of shorts, two tank tops, and two hair clips.
I think I�m set, although, I may want to venture back for some more clothes.
That brings me to now.
We�re kinda having a floor meeting.
A floor meeting that involves water balloons�
Water balloons and an open, screen-less, window�.
Hmm�.how many people can I hit from a fifth floor window?
