It is amazing how little studying I have done so far. Every day I just convince myself that I am somehow ready for my exams even though I got C's on them all the first time around and have not studied any extra since then. I got my last midterm back today. This is the exam that I thought I was entirely prepared for, yet somehow I managed to score worse than I did on the previous exams. It just goes to show how random grades can be sometimes.
Speaking of random grades, I was looking at my audit grade yesterday when I noticed that my group grade on that last big project was pretty low. This is the lame-o group that I have been complaining about all semester. Either they read my journal, or they just don't like me for some other reason, but they definitely grades me down a lot on the peer evaluations. I thought I was pretty fair with them, and most other groups give each other all of the points. However, I somehow managed to EARN only half of the points for my full-time input. I decided to email all of them, not because I really care about my grade, but just because I think they are idiots. It should be interesting to see how they respond.
There has been some joy in my life these last few days, though. I have really enjoyed getting up early to go work at the computer lab. I guess I am not always a people person (but this has no bearing on my group grade above), so it is nice to rise early when nobody is out. I run all the lights as I ride my bike to the library. The air seems crisper, cleaner without any cars or people to mess it up. It is a nice feeling. It almost compensates for how tired I am later in the day.
I have used that extra time to send lots of holiday cards. I think I have sent off almost twenty already. I am way ahead of schedule. I still have to write all of the Japanese ones though. That should take some time. Anyway, hopefully my little messages will brighten up someone's day. I know I always like to get mail. But then I am an idealist who thinks that people are really sincere about everything they write...
I rearranged furniture in my bedroom today. The bed is kinda diagonal now and the desk is in front of the window. I used to get quite a draft from having the bed under the window. Through my moving, I also uncovered another heater vent that should help the problem some.
Mom brought some stuff over for me today. She gave me a Christmas fern/pine type plant. I was actually looking at those in the store. I guess she just read my mind and bought it for me as a Christmas tree. I think those are the presents that matter most. We oughta just give things when we feel like it instead of racking our brains to buy something every Christmas. Do I sound like a Scrouge? I just have a lot of trouble finding meaningful gifts for all of my friends. Plus, the fact that I don't have much time now...