The Thread For Those Who Feel The Need To Share All of Their Banal Details- Page 166

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 1:52am

Yes, I love Animal Farm, as well. When I was young, someone suggested it to me, and I thought she was doing so because she knew I liked animals and I figured it was about... happy farm animals, or something.

I was so wrong! I didn't like it the first time because I couldn't understand it, but the second time I absolutely loved it.

I didn't even know there *was* a movie. Did you see the muppet Animal Farm movie? They weren't like Kermit-type muppets, but the animal puppets were created by Jim Henson's shop.

This is good. This is better than me sitting about harping on pain. :)

Updated On: 5/8/06 at 01:52 AM

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 1:54am

Awww, Lexi, that's so cute! I've never written a fan letter before. At least, not one that I mailed. I had this random obsession with writing fan letters that were really more like journal entries than anything, but I threw them all away. Until I found out that my mother had gone through my garbage and taken them to the therapist they forced me to go to for a year...yeah, I have massive trust issues with my parents.

Ahem. Anyway, Jonas surviving is better. Actually, my ideal ending would have been Jonas blowing them all to smithereens. When his dad killed the smaller twin, I was infuriated that anyone could think this was an ideal way to run a society.

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 1:55am

1984 is one of my favorite books. Annoyingly, most people in my English class when we read it seemed completely underwhelmed and to find flaws with the details rather than focusing on the big picture of what Orwell was trying to express. I have actually, for some reason, never read Animal Farm. *puts on summer reading list immediately* Updated On: 5/8/06 at 01:55 AM

Posted: 5/8/06 at 1:56am

I think a lot of people read Animal Farm on a non-symbolic level the first time. I probably would have had no clue as to the symbolism if someone hadn't told me about it beforehand.

Heh. Well, I wouldn't recommend it. It's a great example of how books often just cannot translate well to film -- in this case, I think it's primarly because so much of the book takes place within Winston's mind.

I've never seen the Animal Farm movie, no. And don't worry, it's probably for the better that you express the pain you're feeling, unless it's constant.

I need to get to bed for real. If I don't do well tomorrow, I want it to be because I have no real idea of what I'm doing, not because I can't stay awake during the test.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 2:00am

I didn't even know it was supposed to be symbolic. So I was mad when it wasn't what I had planned on reading.

Try to get some sleep, and just stay calm during the exam. You know you studied a lot, so that should be of some comfort. :)

I just feel this weird mix of stuff; I don't know what to make of it and that's bad. I can pinpoint what the feelings are and why, but that's not comforting. I want them to go away. But then it's like Butters on South Park -- if they weren't there, then my life would be awfully dull.

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 2:01am

Good luck vibes to everyone taking tests tomorrow!

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 2:09am

I'm finally sleepy, but I don't want to go to sleep. I guess I'll just sit here til I pass out.

I'm gonna hate myself when I wake up in the morning.

Updated On: 5/8/06 at 02:09 AM

[thetheatrekook]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 2:22am

hmm...maybe not so banal, but...I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE!!!

Em, go to BEDDDDDD! :)

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 2:27am

Wow, congrats!! So, what are your big plans? :)

I'm shivering. I can't decide if that's because it's cold in here (my AC was on) or if there's something wrong with me.

I vote the latter, at this stage.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 3:52am

There is no reason for me to still be awake. Yet here I sit!

[Amber_C2003]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 7:09am

*mumbles something about hating studying for this class and how she wishes it was 9 already, by which time she'll totally be done*

[xM3L24x]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 7:35am

*wishes she could go back to bed*

[Billboard Girl]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 9:07am

Going back to a couple of things that were being discussed:

Wisdom teeth: I had mine taken out almost 3 years ago (they weren't causing any problems yet, but my orthodontist said that if they weren't removed they would undo all those years of headgear and bite plates and braces). The surgeon I went to didn't believe in putting patients under for the procedure and would only do one side of my mouth at a time, so I was awake and loaded with Novocaine both times. As much as I didn't like hearing what was going on, I wasn't in pain during the procedure (of course, I was in pain for a couple of days afterwards and had the swollen chipmunk face going on).

Books: I read The Giver in 7th grade English and really enjoyed it. At the end we had a class discussion over how we interpreted the ending - I went for the positive interpretation and was surprised by how many people saw it differently. I read Animal Farm in 8th grade and had to write a paper about how it was an allegory for the Russian Revolution. I was suffering from a bad cold and rather hopped up on DayQuil while taking notes for the paper, and I believe my mother had to forcibly remove the notepad from my hands when she realized that the notes I had taken for one of the chapters were longer than the actual chapter :-P I've never read 1984, but I should get around to doing that.

Ugh, finals. I have one in about an hour that I'm not too worried about, but then my Calc final is at 2:00, and I don't see how that can possibly go well.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 12:10pm

I didn't admit this last night, but I've never read The Giver. I think I own a copy, but I never read it on my own because I was always expecting it to be in the school curriculum, which it never was. I guess I should read it, still.

Banal: My mom called this morning all upset and asked me if I knew what was wrong with my brother. Apparently he's in some wretched mood, and he won't tell anyone why, because "it's personal" and he doesn't want to talk about it. I think it's weird that she thought he would tell *me,* but I guess she was desperate. Then again, my mom thinks it's something like that he lost his iPod, whereas my guess would be that he got into a fight with a girlfriend he hasn't told my parents he has, or something.

On another note, I hate having to talk to my parents on the phone and pretend that everything is okay, when it's not. They ask how I am, so I fake it and say I'm good, when overall, despite temporary bursts of happiness, I'm not. If I don't sound okay, they'll chalk it up to exams, but that's only my excuse for another couple of days. I feel terrible, because my father actually called to tell me something he saw this morning that he thought I'd find interesting, and I totally spaced out, only to be like "I'm sorry, what?" after he'd stopped talking. No wonder he never calls me.

I slept until 11:30, and that fact is *so* going to kick me in the ass.

I'm trying to study, but I'm too preoccupied to focus. I'm not retaining anything. I have to figure out how not to let my non-academic stresses get in the way of my work.

I have overdue library books. Whoops.

Updated On: 5/8/06 at 12:10 PM

Posted: 5/8/06 at 1:12pm

I agree that you should read it. It's such a quick read, too.

The AP Biology essays (well, the last two) killed me. Thank you, plants.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 1:14pm

If it's any comfort, take a look at the grading system, though; you can get something like the equivalent of a 60% and still get a 4 on some AP exams. Do you think you did okay on the multiple choice?

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 1:16pm

My right eye is throbbing.

Posted: 5/8/06 at 1:16pm

I think I did decently on the multiple choice, yes. I know I said I'd be content with a four, but deep down, I wanted a five, and the essay section pretty much killed my chances.

It's really my own fault -- I should have studied more than one day and attended even one review session, even if studying in large groups never tends to work for me.

Oh well. Thankfully, I never have to take another AP test again. Only likely harder college tests. Heh.

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 1:19pm

Cookie, again?? Oh wait. That was my eye and your arm that day. I hate that! It's so annoying.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 1:20pm

Sending healing hugs to all who don't feel well today.

Allergy season can be evil.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 1:20pm

Does anybody even get a five on the biology AP? It's just so hard!

I think AP's are probably harder than college tests, because with the AP's, you run the risk of being tested on material you were never taught or otherwise required to know for class through your reading or whatever. Such is the plague of the standardized exam.

Cookie, did you... poke it?

I'm still not retaining anything I'm studying. I'm just writing words on a page, and then a few lines later I'm like "wait, what did I write?" I shouldn't have stayed up until 5 in the morning.

Updated On: 5/8/06 at 01:20 PM

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 1:22pm

Girly: The eye throb is the result of a headache.

Probably from allergies as Addy mentioned. Returning those hugs, Addy!

Em: I got a five on AP Bio. I got fives on all of my APs. But I was (and still am) an uber-nerd.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 1:23pm

EM! Get some rest and try to study when you're focused!

Or, go for a walk and clear your head...

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 1:25pm

But I have to study, I don't have time to nap!

I caffeine woke me up, because then I could drink coffee and plow on through.

[smartpenguin78]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 1:26pm

I had the world's worst AP Biology teacher. He stapled the pages of the books that dealt with evolution together. (Which was of course the middle 3/4 of the book.) Only two people in my class even bothered with the test, and they were the two with the lowest grades, they both got a 1. I got 5s on all my other AP tests though.

For me today: One gigantic paper and presentation down, oneto go. Then I only have one more paper and the semester is over.