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. . . I may have been more visibly upset today than I was giving
myself credit for.

I base this on the fact that a sophomore I know just gave me the last
of his Fritos and a Snickers bar because he noticed I don't have
lunch.

Just, like. Random act of kindness which I was really in need of,
especially after reading "Sonny's Blues".

Quiz next hour on Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. Somebody Frog
will, no doubt, be making an appearance.

Oh, also?

25,164 / 50,000 (50.3%)

Boom, baby.

(no subject)

*deep breath*

While looking through college application info today after school (at Dad's insistence), I discovered that the deadline for apps to CMU's College of Fine Arts -- ie, the Drama school -- is December 1.

Can you say panic? So I spent a couple hours in a daze figuring out what paperwork has to go to who and whether my apps were in shape to apply online. When I finally took a break to make myself dinner, I decided stoicism could go hang and let myself cry. It helped, at least a little, I think.

I think, though, things will work out. I am extremely annoyed by the Common App online ("Extracurriculars? I do karate. No karate option? Martial Arts? . . . No? What the hell are Non-Varsity Athletics, anyway?") and I need to write a personal statement and essay for that, but I actually have pretty much everything for CMU filled out.

So thank goodness, for once, for parental nagging.

Spent three hours at a rehearsal that, actually, went well overall. And having to act chipper and capable for three hours can't help but make one feel a little more chipper and capable. I'm exhausted, though.

In far happier news, Dad got a video of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In that I'm looking forward to watching.