I'm watching an NCIS marathon on USA network. I really like this show. I only started watching it recently, like, a week and a half ago recently.

Technically: I love the editing in the opening credits/title sequence. I also like this thing with the B&W freeze frames they do at the beginning and end of each act. The writing's fairly snappy, it doesn't have weird, annoying quirks the bug me like CSI. One thing that annoys me a little is that the picture is kinda dark and low contrast-y, but I can live with it.

Non-Technical: I like the characters, they're fun. The cases are fun/interesting (varies depending on the tone and content of the episode).

I started watching while I was staying at my grandmother's place for a vacation.

How this came about: I read Agent Afloat Atlantis, I hadn't ever seen NCIS, but I love good, well done crossovers, and Mhalachai (mhalachaiswords) is one of my absolute favorite authors. Some of her stuff really resonates for me on an emotional level. Anyway, Ziva (the main character of AAA) intrigued me, and I'd heard nothing but good things about the show; so, when one of my uncles was over and had it on in the background while he doing stuff in Quicken, well... It was a golden opportunity walking.

I just wrote fic!

Well, a drabble, but STILL, I wrote!

First thing I've finished in ages.

It's Chris-centric, Life on Mars (UK). Go read!

Process

I'm downloading a new episode of Torchwood right now. I'm psyched. Thank you internet! You provide me with my first fix of new TW in over a year. Sad bit is, I won't be able to watch it until my night-owl, piracy phobic dad goes to bed. Oh, woe is me!

New semester starts/started today. Joy.

Last semester was a nightmare. Well, I should say I made it a nightmare. If I'm being honest. (But where's the fun in that?) If I'd done my work in a timely manner, if I'd actually done my work, it wouldn't have been all that bad. The problem you see, is that if given a choice between reading an English assignment and reading a fanfic (or someone's journal/meta or wikipedia), I'll inevitably choose the second, less productive of the two. As a result, my GPA took a nosedive from 3.67 to 2.98 last semester. Ouch.

So, new start! My goal is to get all A's this semester. I can do it *so* easily if I don't let myself get distracted by shiny things.

Now, off to class go I. Here's to a happier, brighter future!

 I'm trying to post more, so I thought I should let the world know that it's a wet icky day today.  Right now its my 15-20ish minute break between Drawing II and Art Appretation. After AA I've got a 5-10 min break, then [intro to] Sociology.

Lots of homework once I get home: Essay that <i>has</i> to been done by tomorrow, art project I haven't started beyond some sketches (also due tomorrow), open book sociology test I should've done over the weekend... 

And I got wet walking between my classes. *mopes*

Because I'm insane and obsessive (and at various points in my life had way too much free time):

TV meme:

Bold all of the following TV shows which you've ever seen 3 or more episodes of in your lifetime.
Italicize a show if you're positive you've seen every episode of it.
If you want, add up to 3 additional shows (keep the list in alphabetical order).

( Meme text )

There's also a hold load of those that I've only seen one or two episodes of. I am very, very sad and have no life.

Oh, god. God. I've done it to myself, so I shouldn't really complain... But, god, I'm going to anyway.

18 credit hours. 6 different courses. I thought this was a good idea why? I know myself. I know my study habits (or lack thereof). I know what I avoid and put off. I even know what most of my vices are. Yet, still I sign up for classes like I'm Rory or Hermione or someone.

At the moment, the form of my madness is thus:

It's around noon. 12 pm. I'm running on about 3 hours of sleep and amphetamines. Mostly the amphetamines. Adderall makes the world go 'round. Tomorrow, I'm catching a flight to Washington, D.C., and have to be at the airport arond 3:30pm-ish. My next class starts in about 10 minutes. After that I'm going to a consignment clothing store to get a jacket I saw yesterday that fits me like a really hot (sexy hot, not overheat hot) glove. Then, I'm going to a bead store to get a clasp for a necklace I'm making my grandmother (who is the reason for the flight). Then, home. At home I have to write a 3 page-minimum MLA essay on Lao-Tzu and Machiavelli for English Comp. The essay a almost two weeks overdue, and tomorrow is my last chance to turn it in. Then, after that, I need to make an 18"x24" image collage for my Design class, also due tomorrow. And, when all that's done, I still have to pack for my trip.

Fanfic, my dear, I think I'm gonna have to cancel our date tonight. Please be content in the knowledge that I'll be thinking of you always.

There go those ten minutes.

Been a while, huh? Sorry.

Anyway, finished last semester with an A in Electronic Illustration [Adobe Illustrator for Dummies] (And I just noticed that they spell Dummies with out the 'b'. Is that an intentional pun (dumb dummies) or is that how you're supposed to spell it?) and a B in Drawing I. They don't have pluses or minuses, but I think it would be a high B if they did.

Classes started yesterday, and I'm on my way to being as busy as the proverbial bee. Buzz! I've got a more then full load, with 18 credit hours. As follows, my schedule is (using a nifty table):