HALLO INTERNETS

I'm back! I survived finals and am now chilling at home sweet home. I've actually been done for over a week. I'm a slacker, I know.

Yesterday was Mother's Day! So, I hugged my Mom gave her a tree peony and a regular peony, and fixed her neck! What's the difference between a tree peony and a regular peony? Well, for starters one is $60 the other is $25. Wow. All because one has a woody stem and the other doesn't. But both are beautiful! And I lucked out since I found both with buds still forming, so we get to enjoy their flowers!

I also fixed my mom's neck, at least temporarily. She had a neck spasm weeks ago at work when she turned too quickly to pick up a file from a cabinet behind and below her. The weird thing is that the pain is not in her neck muscles per se, but in the small muscles that attach her head to her neck. I've been working all week on her shoulder and neck pain, so she could finally localize where the pain originated from. The human body is a strange thing.

Finally, I've been playing Bioshock! I know it's relatively old, but it's still an awesome game. I'm about a third of the way through and thoroughly enjoy the story and mechanics of the game. My only gripe is the weapon switching system. I find it annoying that I can't instantly switch from melee to ranged weapons when fighting. Trying to bludgeon something with your chemical pack is difficult and stupid. But this is a very minor gripe and is mostly likely due to me being unexperienced in this type of game.

Plus, Big Daddies are TERRIFYING.

But so much cuter in LEGO!

Study Mode:ON

So, I successfully made it out of the stacks! I have to say, it was pretty terrifying. But, now all of my design projects are done!

'Tis now the season for exams. Now that projects are done and assignments largely over, it is now time to hunker down and study. So once more, I say farewell to the blog for the next few weeks (though this may turn out to be a huge lie again).

In other news:

Migod...

Who thought this was a good idea? WHO?

We're doomed.

Lost in the stacks...

As I write this, I am sitting in the bottom floor of the Engineering and Sciences Library on campus. My intention when I journeyed here was to get a real, physical book (I know, shocking) in order to get some research done for a design project.

I ventured down and was immediately confronted by rows and rows of books. I knew the call number of the book I was looking for, but it was nowhere near the call numbers that I could see. I set off in the direction that looked most promising, yet did not appear to be getting closer to my goal. I nervously changed directions a few times and got hopelessly turned around.

Suddenly, the letters corresponding to my call number appeared in front of me. Rejoicing inside, I ventured into the row and found the ancient text I was searching for (published in 1955 don'cha know). I snatched up my prize and started to venture out. But, I cannot find the exit. I pass by a woman who is in at least her forties and fear starts to well up inside. What if that is me, in the future? Libraries are known to bend the space-time continuum, existing in L-space (Pratchett fans will know what I'm talking about).

I am now at a study desk and am nervously looking around for hints toward the exit. I don't have my charger for my computer, so if I never post again, you'll know where I still am.

Help...