It's the most horrible time of the year!

It's the weekend before finals again... The most hated time of my year. So in preparation a few of us hit the books Friday afternoon.

I've studied probably over 7 hours for this one final and I don't feel like I've even scratched the surface. Mostly because that was all prep time for the 5 gargantuan essays.

Ryan finds that studying his book up-side-down helps is stick better.

Lucky for us, Jaclyn threw a pizza party.

New Study Tactics

Sunday was Strawberry Fest which is pictures of the year and usually not that great. This year it happened to be pictures but mostly an arts show and turned out to be really good. At the end they had probably 25 huge balloons come from the balcony and people were talking them home. One girl tried to fit it through her dorm door... yeah, that wasn't happening, but it was pretty funny to watch.

Sadly it all ended with a rather large BAM! which, considering the size, was loud enough to wake up the entire dorm. Perfect at midnight. What people do, I swear.

I've officially lost my mind. School is getting to me.

See what I mean? Six classes, work, completion of various projects, and a final later, studying for the next final loses all sense of propriety.

Lunelle started it. (despite me previous personal affinities) We had been studying for an hour and a half and were getting antsy, so there in the lobby of the girls dorm we all joined her... Can't say that it helps much with the biological terminology I was learning but hey it released tension.

Caution: Wide Load

Two of my good friends are getting married this summer and we are having a lingerie party for her. She is of the shy type so this party is going to be hilarious anyway but Grace and Lori decided to spice things up a bit...

These are extra large, of the sheer variety.

Topped with some of Tanya's art.

I think she'll love them, don't you?

Understanding the Language of Women

And words that women use...

FINE
This is the word women use to end an argument when they feel they are
right and you need to shut up. Never use "fine" to describe how a woman looks
-this will cause you to have one of those arguments.

FIVE MINUTES
This is half an hour. It is equivalent to the five minutes that your
football game is going to last before you take out the trash, so it's
an even trade.

NOTHING
This means "something," and you should be on your toes. "Nothing" is
usually used to describe the feeling a woman has of wanting to turn you inside
out, upside down, and backwards. 'Nothing" usually signifies an argument
that will last "Five Minutes" and end with "Fine."

GO AHEAD (With Raised Eyebrows)
This is a dare. One that will result in a woman getting upset over
"Nothing" and will end with the word "Fine."

GO AHEAD or WHATEVER (Normal Eyebrows)
This means "I give up" or "do what you want because I don't care." You
will get a "Raised Eyebrow Go Ahead" in just a few minutes, followed by
"Nothing" and "Fine" and she will talk to you in about "Five Minutes" when she
cools off.

LOUD SIGH
This is not actually a word, but is a nonverbal statement often
misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are an idiot
at that moment, and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and
arguing with you over "Nothing."

SOFT SIGH
Again, not a word, but a nonverbal statement. "Soft Sighs" mean that
she is content. Your best bet is to not move or breathe, and she will stay
content.

THAT'S OKAY
This is one of the most dangerous statements that a woman can make to a
man. "That's Okay" means that she wants to think long and hard before paying
you back for whatever it is that you have done. "That's Okay" is often used
with the word "Fine" and in conjunction with a "Raised Eyebrow."

GO AHEAD
At some point in the near future, you are going to be in some mighty
big trouble.

PLEASE DO
This is not a statement, it is an offer. A woman is giving you the
chance to come up with whatever excuse or reason you have for doing whatever it
is that you have done. You have a fair chance with the truth, so be
careful and you shouldn't get a "That's Okay."

THANKS
A woman is thanking you. Do not faint. Just say you're welcome.

THANKS A LOT
This is much different from "Thanks." A woman will say, "Thanks A Lot"
when she is really ticked off at you. It signifies that you have offended
her in some callous way, and will be followed by the "Loud Sigh." Be careful
not to ask what is wrong after the "Loud Sigh," as she will only tell you
"Nothing."

How to sell lemonade

Smart kid really. Seems to be the way everything is sold lately. Sad thing is I hear it works.

Life of late...

I was looking through blogs this weekend and realized that I hadn't blogged since Spring Break. You have all probably given up on even checking it but, oh well. The pictures that I currently have are all of me studying. That's what life has been lately.

This is actually writing essays for mid-terms. It payed off thank goodness.

I think that all of the teachers got together and gave everybody projects this year. I have a ton. This is my room in full project production. Tanya is putting ink all over paper and I am pressing flowers for a plant collection. I believe this was some time after eleven at night.

Biology has been a killer lately. We had a group project in which we had to conduct an experiment and then present it. Thursday it gets torn apart to see if we did it correctly. WAHOO!

This is one of our experiments, oddly enough. Just in case you want know, at least on the short term, Sierra Mist grows plants better then Dasani.

Smiling while everybody else works...

Beautiful I know... Discussion gets hostile over...well, something about corn plants.

And there we all are.