Twelve minutes ago, I finished taking my Japanese 334 proctored exam. That online class is officially over for me, now. That is until I get my grade. Luckily this class wasn’t all that bad. At least in the sense of how HORRID online classes can be! But woot, no more! Whee! I shall now have time to concentrate on my Advanced Expository and Research Writing class now!

Here’s an example of Tara’s stupidity moment. Couple months ago, I debated on taking three classes for term four and five each just so I could graduate in August and walk in May for my bachelor degree. Well I finally decided against it because of many factors and consequences of graduating in August instead of December. I wasn’t happy with that decision since I really wanted to walk this May with several of my friends.

How STUPID is it that last night I realised I could have applied back in February to graduate with my Associate of Arts in General Curriculum degree?!? I have no idea WHY the thought never came to my mind these last couple months. I mean, sure, couple years ago, I debated on walking for my associate, but decided to wait till I get my bachelor. But seriously, the thought did not came into my mind till last night.

Luckily I saw my counsellor today at SAHS, and he told me that I could still apply for the August graduation for my associate and still walk this upcoming commencement on May 5th. Now I really am tempted to pay the $90 to walk next Saturday. Should I? I mean I was planning on walking next year in May for my bachelor, but there’s another factor I should consider: I might not be here next May.

Regardless, I want to walk. Hell, why not walk twice? At least if I apply for my associate, I will no longer be a meagre “high school graduate.” Instead, I’ll be promoted to a “Two-year degree holder.” XD XD I’m hoping that will give me a better job prospect when I start hunting this coming June…

Choices, choices, choices… And stupid me for forgetting about that associate degree! Although, it is kind of funny since the solution to walk this May was right in my face all this time.

I am insane.

But then again I need a gift for myself. And as a die-hard Suikoden fan and an artbook fan, what’s better than this?

Then again it cost me an arm and a leg. X_X;; It better be worth it. But knowing me, I’ll love it just because it’s Suikoden.

Today I wore a skirt for the first time since September 2003.

No the world DID not come to an end. Instead, I had to chaperone Varsity Strings to a reception they were performing. Hence the reason why I had to dress up nice.

So not only did I wear a friggin’ skirt, but I also made a debut as a conductor. A mighty horrible one, but one nonetheless. That was mentally nerve racking and exhausting, though. Thank goodness the VS knew to pull through together really well.

Now I need sleep. O_O;;

According to Dictionary.com, procrastination means “to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost” or “to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.” Why do we procrastinate? I don’t know about other people, but I find that doing everything at the last minute, under the extreme pressure, makes me churn out stuff faster and better. I don’t know why….

Unfortunately, with this method, I stress out more than I need to. I lose sleep. I want to strangle the next person I see. I want to punch myself for procrastinating in the first place. But how ironic is it that sometimes the best work simply comes from procrastination?

To make my life easier, I should stop procrastinating, right? That’s easier said than done. You know how some people live off on thrill and adrenaline by doing risky thing? I think this is my “risky adventure” to feel that thrill and fear.

Really, though, I should stop typing this and get my arse to work. That’s probably the best thing if I want to complete a 2000 word paper by this Friday at midnight.

An iconic writer, a literary genius’ death marks the end of a generation.

I still remember discovering Kurt Vonnegut’s fabulous satirical wit in my senior year of high school. My senior English teacher told us that we were to read a new book where we will “either love it or hate it, no in between.” The book was Slaughterhouse-Five. After I opened the book and began to read, I didn’t want to stop. But I had to stop with that class being the last class of the day.

Within the next few hours, my literary viewpoint had changed forever. This became one of my favourite books. It was a thrill to discover that the most impacting short story was also by Vonnegut. Harrison Bergeron was brought into my senior English curriculum again after studying it briefly in 10th grade. Then in college I tried to get my professor to teach this short story in our English classes.

When studying Modernism, Vonnegut’s novel came into my mind for my paper. It’s amazing how much impact this writer made on my education. It’s amazing how much his death saddens me that one of the wittiest writer has to see his end. But as Vonnegut himself would have said… “So it goes.”