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After my psych lecture, I came home only to discover that my fly was undone! Actually, it wasn't really undone - for some strange reason the teeth didn't catch. I guess that explains why people were giving me strange looks as I left class... although you'd think that at least one of them would have the guts to tell me that my fly was undone and avoid me some embarassment. Perhaps they thought that I was conducting some sort of psychological analysis.

I've been working on trying to make a CSS layout. Usually when I make designs, I code for the graphic. However, I've noticed that CSS layouts encourage "cleaner" designs, which is awkward for me since I make rather "disorganized" graphics. So what I've been doing is going back and forth between graphic and coding, which is actually counter-productive because in the end, I end up with nothing. I also realized how screwed up IE is. It keeps adding "padding" (or possibly margins) around certain divs.

Last night, or shall I say today, I pulled my first all-nighter. I'm sorry if this entry sounds incoherent, but I haven't slept yet. I suppose that's price of procrastinatination. I did finish my Greek mythology essay in one sitting though. It's not my best work, but then again, I have absolutely no confidence in my writing ability (stupid OAC english teacher - grr!) which is the reason I've been putting it off for so long.

I've learned my lesson. This is beyond the headache I usually get when I'm tired: I can actually feel my thought processes slowing down.

I was looking at the title of the entry just now; have you ever wondered why it's "a university" and not "an university?" o_O

I've decided to drop my photography class. I took a small photography class in highschool and really enjoyed it. Unfortunately, I never took it up as a hobby because of how expensive it can be. With all the hubub surrounding university, I forgot the reason why I am quite hesitant to take any art (related) classes - the people are too damn subjective! Damn hypocrites. They insist that you come up with original ideas, creative scenarios, and take an active part in what you are trying to capture. Sounds great, unfortunately, they lack the insight to realize that not everyone's opinion matches theirs. As for me, I tend to go for the subtilty when I take photographs. I enjoy the many different interpretations from a single image.

My parents didn't take it as badly as I thought they would. The primary reason I want to drop it is because I'm in a honours major (ie. I have to maintain an honours average to stay in the major), and it would really suck to be kicked out of kinesiology because of an art class. I can easily drop the course online, but I'm not sure if that's how it's supposed to be done. I've been all over the university website trying to figure out if there's some specific process we're supposed to go through and if I get any money back (since it's a full year couse and we're not even past the first semester yet).

Anywho, I was going to go to the kine lecture this morning and ask the professor how one would go about dropping a course. I got there - late as usual - only to see an empty lecture hall and the words, "class is cancelled, will be made up next week," sprawled on the blackboard. So I drove back home. The upside is that I gassed up the car for 61.9/L, although technically it was 71.9/L because I'm supposed to use the gas with the highest octane.

I voted in the mayoral election this morning, for the first time. There were 49 candidates for mayor - woah! All you ever see on television is four. Well, I voted for who my parents told me to vote for - they told me that if the other guy won, they'd be out of a job since he wants to privatize everything.

I have an essay due on Friday I have to write. I want to get it done for Wednesday so I can drag it over to the Centre for Academic Writing and get their opinion, seeing as the TA claims I'm far too verbose for his liking, and I'm apt to agree

Now that I'm going to drop that photography class, it means that there's a 9.5 hour break between my first and second class. So, here I am, at home, waiting. Oh joy.

There's a Catholic highschool across the street from me. The fact that it's a Catholic school has nothing to do with this entry, but I just thought I should add it since Catholic schools are notorious for their school uniforms. Everyday, around 3pm, I make a mental note not to look out the window of our house lest I see a girl walking home with her skirt halfway up her ass. I apologize for the language. I swear, you'd think they were having contests at that school about who has the largest ass crack and how much skirt can fit in it.

Anyway, the students at this particular school are very reckless. Far moreso than the ones at the public highschool I went to. They dash across the street as if the cars aren't even there. Oh no, it's not because they're being careless, they always look both ways before crossing, but they don't look at the cars, they look at the driver.

I've noticed something. Whenever there's an older driver (ie. my parents), they simply walk across, right in front of the cars. However, should the driver be younger (such as myself), most of them pause - as if unsure whether or not the individual will stop for them. This is a wise decision, as I will not stop for them. Of course, I won't intentionally run them over, but I won't go out of my way to stop if they see me coming. That's not how you jaywalk (or at least how you're "supposed" to jaywalk).

Now onto the code of conduct:
When, not if, but when, you choose to jaywalk (because we all do), you are forfeiting your right of way on the road. Since you cannot be bothered to wait the extra five minutes for the light to change colour, nor to wasting an extra two minutes to walk to the nearest intersection, you should not expect other people to stop and wait for you.

You must yield to traffic. Remember, you are not immortal. You are not protected. You're not the one strapped onto a mesh of synthetic fibres inside a large plastic box. Cars take a hell of a lot longer to stop than any pedestrian.

Anyone have anything else to add? It's Friday and my brain hurts ^^;;