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After four years of keeping the same ugly layout on Snarky Slytherin Network, I finally made a new one. Actually, I had planned on a new one since when I commissioned my friend, I wanted to use that image for the layout. I did, and it’s up!

Now I cannot stop staring at that smexy looking Draco Malfoy! So pretty!

Anyway, I betad and read fics, giving people feedback and critiques, worked on a new layout, and helped move Grumpy into my room. I was quite productive on my day off. I need more days off to accomplish more stuff!

Dusty, dusty, toil and trouble.
Swirling particles, room is dusty.
ACHOOO!

– Tara-Chan from “1001 Ways to Butcher Shakespeare“

On Saturday night, around 11:00 pm, I decided to clean my room out thoroughly. Actually, I’ve been thinking about doing it lately, so why not do it over Columbus’ Day weekend? Normally, I don’t do this major cleaning until December (Christmas + Relatives = Gathering at TC’s place), but I decided to do it a bit earlier this year. I stayed up until Sunday morning at 3:30 am, and then in the afternoon, I finished the rest.

Well, after about three garbage bags full of trash, several piles of wet and dusty rags covered with about five years worth of dust, and one exhausted room owner, here’s the visual result of the room. Be glad I didn’t take pictures of the messy one. I decided not to traumatise my readers.

Random Facts

• Under the piano, I have at least seven bags of books that doesn’t fit in my bookcase.
• On top of the DVDs/CDs/video tapes cabinet are all bags of stuffed animals.
• I decided to get rid of the stereo, which used to be on the vanity set because I don’t use the bugger.
• See those piles of books and mangas on the thing next to the bookcase? Those are all my to-read piles.
• I still need to read those Death Note mangas, its boxset sitting neglected on the piano.
• The display on top of the piano is only 1/4th of the stuff I want to display. The rest of it are in boxes, packed away.
• I discovered my best friend’s AP Statistics assignment on top of the DVDs cabinet. I can’t remember how it came into my possession. O_O;;
• I found plenty of books Grumpy — my bunny — had chewed on. I wonder if she finds paper and cardboard to be that appetising.

Honestly? Another reason why I cleaned and threw stuff away? I’m slowly starting to pack things up for when we move to a smaller place next year. I’m not looking forward to it. I’ll miss this apartment and my huge room.

I decided to use the digicam to record my lovely rabbit eating carrots. Then I discovered Windows Movie Maker and had fun with that. Here’s the finished results!

That was fun. I hope I don’t become addicted to making movies now. O_O;;

Hey, my subject line rhymes! And I didn’t do that on purpose. Anyway, my rabbit had an exciting day…while I wasn’t home. Upon arriving home, I went in my room, dropped my bookbag, and then looked at the cage. It was open, and I ran to my parents and said, “Where’s Grumpy!!??” Apparently when my mum went to give Grumpy some lettuce, she didn’t lock the cage, so Grumpy decided to venture out on her own.

We found and chased her. When I picked her up, I felt her ears, and they were hot, indicating she ran around and got exercise. After putting her back in the cage, my mum said, “Now that would explain why there were cats at the bottom of our apartment complex yowling.” Yep, they must’ve smelled my dear rabbit and got excited. Luckily I didn’t see any electrical cords or my books chewed up. And we haven’t seen any “surprises.” It was kind of funny though, since my mum denied opening the cage today, and tried to blame me when I fed her this morning. Right.

Okay, now for my classes debate. Term IV for face-to-face classes came out finally. With that, UMUC Asia and Europe online classes, I have these classes to choose from. Also, I have to consider the fact that I need 3 more English classes, 2 upper-level electives, and 1 lower-level elective. From the English classes, I need to make sure I take at least one upper-level, and I need a genre and British author course. These are the class list:

Face-to-Face (From April 2 ~ May 26)
* ENGL 391: Advanced Expository and Research Writing; Every Saturday @ 0900 – 1600
* KORN 105: Introduction to Korean Language and Culture; Mon/Wed @ 1800 – 2100
* HIST 483: A History of Japan Since 1800; Tues/Thurs @ 1800 – 2100

Asian Division Online Classes (April 9 ~ July 6)
* ENGL 304: The Major Works of Shakespeare (Qualifies for British Author requirement)
* HIST 364: Emergence of Modern America: 1900 – 1945
* JAPN 105: Introduction to Japanese Language and Culture
* KORN 105: Introduction Korean Language and Culture
* KORN 333: Korean and Life Culture

European Division Online Classes (April 2 ~ July 1)
* ENGL 345: Modern Poetry (Qualifies for Genre requirement)
* ENGL 419: Major British Writers After 1800 (Qualifies for British Author requirement)
* HIST 337: Europe in the World Setting of the 20th Century
* HUMN 334: Understanding Movies

I know for sure that I feel compelled to take ENGL 391 and ENGL 304…but the idea of doing Shakespeare through online is making me feel ill. Not only do I have read his plays, but I also have to buy or rent the film adaptations of the plays. That class is planned to do Henry V, The Merchant of Venice, Macbeth, and Much Ado About Nothing. Except for the last one…I am not looking forward to the other three. Also the idea of writing research papers…darn it, I’m a creative writer! I hate essay writing. X_X;;

Another factor to consider all this is do I want to do shorter face-to-face schedule or endure a horrid, never-ending online schedule. X_x;; I also have to remember that if I do take more online classes, the terms overlap one another, especially between Term IV and V. For online, Term III ends by April 29, Term IV starts in April 2 or 9 ending in July 1 or 6, Term V starts in June 4 and ends in August 19. YUCK. So at one point I could have anywhere from 3 to 6 classes? Ugh…

I am almost positive that I will take ENGL 391 and ENGL 304, but I don’t know what my third option will be. I’ve been wanting to take JAPN 105 the last two terms. I could just choose that and get out of it, but another thing that helps me decide on the class is the syllabus. I need to see the syllabus and see what turns me on or off about what I expect from the class. Like if a class has group work (Through online? That’s like asking for trouble.), I won’t take it regardless how much I want to.

*sighs* Choices, choices, choices. Also, can someone explain to me why my current Bible as Literature does not count toward the genre portion of my major?! Had that count as the genre credit I need, I would only have to worry about making sure I obtain the darn British Author credit, and take whatever is available. One would THINK that the Bible is its own genre…but not my Uni. Anyway, comment? Question? Advices? *dies* I can’t wait till this is over.

Updated Capriccio with five new songs. :3 Enjoy. Now onto the subject of this entry.

Today, I’ve suffered from what I put in the subject line.

The first B = BUGS. Grumpy, my rabbit fyi, finished up a bag of hay, and I moved onto the next one. I noticed the hay in the new bag looked… weird, but I thought maybe it was just like that. Then I looked closely and there was a weird … thing on the hay. Next thing I know, I see a whole crap load of bugs in the darn new bag of hay. WTF! I freaked out so bad, that I threw the bag away from me. Thankfully not very many hay came out, but boy… I was shuddering and almost in tears at seeing a whole bag of hay at waste.

I honestly have no clue why this one had bugs in it. Maybe it was old, but it makes no sense since I keep extra bags of hay for long period times as this one went through, and they never got old or had bugs in it. Ugh…. X_x;; I knew I should have used some kind of tupperware for it… if I can find one to fit an entire bag of hay. I’ve told Dad to get another bag of hay today and just now, I asked him to find me a damn tupperware with air-tight lids or something. Hopefully he’ll find one. I seriously don’t want to experience that again. I was so freaked out and STILL am.

The second B = Biology Lab. Gag me please. Last week was awful, and now this week is even more awful. Nuff said.

Now I’m swamped with English homework to do by Saturday. Great.

On the bright side, I got my package from Animenation today! My second half of Nadia dvd collection and Skyscrapers of Oz manga came! Woot! USPS Priority DID only take 5 business days as it claimed. Now hopefully Amazon package will do the same since it’s being mailed the same shipping speed at USPS Priority. ^_^ I’m actually proud of the postal service at the moment. XD That’s the highlight of my B-ish day.

Edited @ Apr 15, 5:44pm: OMG my package from Amazon, which was shipped on Monday, arrived today. What is going on with the postal system?! They are actually shipping stuff to me on a fast pace! I am quite shocked. XD Yay for me though! More mangas! Whoo hoo!