looks like I'm not going to school this fall after all...

[Earlier writings]
"Nice place. No shop downstairs. Oughta have a a shop. Not a big one, just a shop, so people can... shop."
"No, nothing odd. Surgery, post-op, nano-dentistry, no sign of a shop - they should have a shop."
- The Doctor, "New Earth"

If I'm gonna stick with the 8 to 4 bedtime, I'm gonna have to move my bed out from under the skylight. ^^;
This morning I noticed a weird scratch on my shoulder that I have no idea how I got. It was all puffy, too, like it was a deeper scratch or something. I mean, I've had mystery cuts and bruises, but nothing quite like this...

[Current writings]
Well, that nap was longer than I hoped it would be... ^^; Laid down a 8:45, and basically slept until 2. Probably had something to do with the fact that at a certain point whatever sleeping I do during the day becomes too light (no pun intended) because of the sun making me too hot. I really hope this doesn't mess up my sleep schedule too much... In any case, I think I'm gonna try to move my bed today or tomorrow, but then again I'm feeling lazy and don't really have the energy to do it right now, and I'm not sure I'll have that energy later either.
Also... I just checked my U of MN e-mail. I need to pay $1,207.50 by August 2nd to prevent my fall registration from being canceled, and there's no way I'll have that money in three weeks. Shit... If I can't go back to school yet, I at least want to take Japanese. I really don't want to wait a whole year to continue my Japanese studies. ><; Damn it damn it damn it...
Well, I'll try calling One Stop and see what I can do, I guess.

出ましたっ！パワパフガールズZ

"I think he just thinks 'Well, it's warm, it's got a pulse - does it have a phone number?'."
- referring to Captain Jack, Doctor Who Confidential, ep. 12

I must say, the new Powerpuff Girls Z anime is really... weird. I have no clue what to think. ^^; Also, the henshin sequence is crazily complex. I will say one thing, though - the OP and ED songs are pretty cool, except for that "blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, strawberry... merry-merry-go-round, funky funny playground" part.

Anyways, the last three episodes of Kamen Rider Hibiki finished downloading, so it's time to watch that now. ^_^

[EDIT: That's weird... The "don't give yourself seizures" warning in KRH is in keigo... Never noticed that before. 「テレビをご覧になる時は部屋を明るくして出来るだけ遠くからご覧ください」 I guess part of oni training is learning how to be polite. :-P]

learning to be friends, and coming to understand why we won't be more

Spent a good chunk of time with Patrick today, both during and after MAS. (We went to the Wok afterwards, where there was a group of MASers who we sat with for the following hour and a half.) It was nice to spend time with him and just be friends - that really hasn't happened it a while. Although I must admit I really wanted to play with his hair or lean against him. Thing is, afterwards as we were walking to the parking lot and driving home, I felt like our conversation was quite lacking. Part of it, I think, was that he didn't really want to talk about any of the significant things going on in his life, and I kind of felt that he wouldn't want to hear and/or talk about the worries in my own life, but beyond that... We really had nothing to talk about. I don't know if that was partly because I felt awkward and just couldn't think of anything to talk about, or I felt pressured to talk about "smart" things, but the end result was just a very flat conversation that will probably just reinforce his decision. Which on one side I'm okay with, but on the other... There's a part of me that keeps thinking that our learning to interact again will lead to our getting back together and doesn't like that possibility being shot down. But as I said, the largest part of me has learned to come to terms with that overwhelming likelihood. (I only use likelihood for lack of a better word, as our relationship's momentum is platonic, and likelihood implies an added force.)
I just wish I had given him a hug before I got out of the car...