| emo <3 |
[11 Nov 2009|04:38pm] |
[mood|  sad]
[music| Until You -- Shayne Ward]
This week really hasn't been one of the better ones.
Upon the urging of basically everyone, I went to see a doctor yesterday. Emo was making really weird sounds (he sounded like Suzanna), but I was extremely pressed for time because of the appointment, so I fed him and had to leave. I didn't get home until after 6 p.m., so all the vet clinics in Davis had already closed by then. I was planning to take him there this morning (kinda in the hopes that someone would be open despite it being Veteran's Day, or I could get the him to the Vet Med Teaching Hospital).
My final indicator that something was definitely wrong was the fact that he offered no resistance whatsoever when I picked him up and held him. (Usually, he flees at the sight of my hand.) He felt a lot lighter than before, and I noticed that he hadn't eaten anything all day. He already seemed so far gone, although his respiration rate was still normal.
But then I noticed how dull his eyes had gotten, how he wasn't moving anymore. The VMTH does have an emergency line you can call. But that's no longer helpful when he's already gone. I'm glad I could at least be there to hold him. I don't think I've ever watched anything die though.
I'm not sure if Emo ever really liked me. I was the Bringer of Food and possessed the Hand of Doom. (He'd play hard to get and then eventually give up and let me pick him up and cuddle with him.) Occasionally, he'd think I was awesome if I brought him out to the field to graze, but most of the time, he ignored my existence. But this doesn't negate how much I'm going to miss hearing his weird alien-like sounds throughout the day, or how much I'm going to miss having my very own vegetable compacter. Of everything, I think I'm going to miss hearing him chirp at me every morning the most. He was a hater at times, but he was so cute, he could be as much of a hater as he wanted and I'd still love him the same. He was such a trooper. :[
I'll miss you, Emo. :[[[
<3
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| Mondavi tonight? |
[11 Nov 2009|12:05pm] |
Hello UC World,
There's a show at Mondavi tonight (refer to a post somewhere below this one). It's a theater show. Anyway, does anyone know when it ENDS? The ticket office is closed for Veterans Day, but I'm driving a private shuttle for this event and no one seems to know when the show is over.
Thanks! -K.
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[10 Nov 2009|07:38pm] |
Hey UCDLJ.
So me and a friend are awesome and we double booked ourselves.
We have two tickets to Danu: Christmas in Ireland at the Mondavi Center on December 2 that we would like to get rid of. Since these were for a class, we only paid $5 each for them and that is what we would like to get back for them.
They're the cheep seats in the Upper Tier, but the normal price for them is $12.50 apiece (student price), so $5 each is a good deal.
Plus, they are not actually branded as being "student" ticket, so you dont need a student ID to use them.
If interested, you can drop me a comment here or send me an email at sun_star_n_moon@hotmail.com
Sold!
Thanks!
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| Language Placement Test |
[10 Nov 2009|06:41pm] |
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Has anyone here taken the language placement test for Chinese? I took level 1 at a JC this summer (assist says that it transfers to UCD) but I still have to take the verbal/oral placement test. I'm hoping to get in level 2 (only offered during winter quarter) soooo I need to take the placement test soon. How is it? I heard that it was extremely hard.
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| you need to grow up |
[10 Nov 2009|02:03pm] |
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"i'm a moderator for a lame online community that gets about 5 postings a month" yeah, you're very special. not. go back to watching anime and popping your zits, dweeb.
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| in case you were curious |
[09 Nov 2009|11:14pm] |
this is how you get banned from ucdlj
-your neighborhood mod kelp
EDIT: Since it has been raised:
1) He was not banned for using offensive language, but rather that he used it towards me unwarrantedly (yes I was a little snarky, but not "homo cunt" status).
2) I actually didn't ban him, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) solid_snack did, so if you think it unfair/abuse of power/etc., please take it up with him. I merely notified him of the thread and subsequently froze it in order to minimize wank/drama/macro wars what have you.
Yep.
haha disregard that i suck cocks, apparently he's not banned. feel free to continue the drama!
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| Modern Warfare 2 |
[09 Nov 2009|09:24pm] |
Goodbye, GPA.
To make it UCD related: Has anybody here taken a quarter off and then returned to school part-time? I'm debating whether I should dive back in or just take it a little slow. I took fall quarter off to do a full time internship.
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| nooooo |
[09 Nov 2009|11:44am] |
[mood|  pained :'( ]
[music| The Fiction We Live + Autumn's Monologue Remix]
So I'm in some considerable pain right now. If it doesn't go away by Saturday, I suppose I'll ask the doctors at clinic wtf is up with me.
I felt bones kinda shifting and I heard a crack. It is definitely in my lower back and somewhat affecting my left leg, which is currently feeling some kind of combination between loss of feeling (hah, loss of function >:[ ) and general weakness.
I can still go about my daily activities fairly normally, but it is rather painful. :'( Sadly, this is basically also my fault since I'm an EXB major and should know better, but I was being a dumbass, so I have no one to blame but myself. sigh. -_-
As luck would also have it, dance auditions are this weekend. Thanks, body, thanks. That was really necessary.
Rey: Help the broken one, Nadia.
Nadia: I already gave her what I had. :O
I was lying around on the floor and Rey gave me a back massage + tried to crack my back. Cereus came over and sniffed me because I seemed like I'd been disabled. But this is an improvement from fleeing at the mere sight of me. I'll take what I can get.
HOLY EFFING SHIT I'M GONNA WASTE AWAY AND MY MUSCLES ARE GOING TO ATROPHY. KILL ME NOW. ;_;
please get better by tomorrow. :'( :'( :'(
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| Coach: 20% off Coupon |
[09 Nov 2009|10:30am] |
Hey everyone,
Coach Outlet is offering a 20% off coupon from Now - November 15th (this Sunday). It's only good at the outlets, but since Davis is close to Vacaville I figure someone might use it.
And for those who are wondering, all the products sold at a Coach Factory Outlet are 100% authentic. They are not flawed or fakes. The only differences are they are either from a line no longer offered in the full price stores or made specifically for the outlets (you can tell by the tags), but they are still guaranteed 100% like the full price store items.
[[ Link to coupon ]]
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| random sad thoughts about pharmacy school |
[09 Nov 2009|02:14am] |
Reasons I will probably receive a deferment from UOP this week:
-My essays weren't good enough. I finished them the first out of all the other schools, and had some people only briefly look over them. In retrospect, I could have made them a lot better. One was just straightforward and asked me to explain the quarters I only took 12 units or less (which were a lot, because I'm lazy), but maybe my explanations were bad...?
-Not a lot of extracurriculars. I wish I had more pharmacy experience besides just working at one. Maybe I should have obtained clinical experience by volunteering at a hospital as well...
-Probably should have become more involved with the pharmacy club and applied to be an officer
-Probably should have volunteered more in general
-Maybe more research experience as well
-Maybe interview was bad because I was nervous and my hands were sweaty when I was shaking the two interviewers' hands so they left with an unpleasant impression regardless of my answers
-Maybe I rambled on too much during the interview
-Maybe I didn't answer the questions well
-Even though my GPA is high, maybe they sensed that I was lazy because I tend to take only 3 classes a quarter
I'm torn between feeling like I worked so hard for nothing, and feeling like I should have worked harder, if that makes any sense. I feel like all the studying I did and the grades I received have just been in vain. But then again sometimes I feel like I haven't studied as much as other people seem to, because I never pull all-nighters or spend most of my waking hours either in class or in the library.
I'm glad I got accepted into Touro, but it bothers me that people are going to be disappointed in me if I end up going there. When I told my parents about my acceptance they weren't happy at all or even really cared; they just said to work harder at getting into other schools.
Also, I'm really lazy and don't want to take anatomy at a community college next semester, and don't want to take mam phys lab ever.
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| I need a date |
[08 Nov 2009|10:16pm] |
Hi UCDLJ.
My name is Andrew. I have 2 tickets to the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre's presentation of Love's Labour's Lost at the Mondavi Center on Wednesday at 7pm. My plan was to, like, meet a girl before Wednesday. But I didn't. But my failure can be your opportunity! Are you a female who is both appreciative of Shakespearean theater and in possession of a UC Davis Student ID card? Then you are eligible to sit next to me.
Anyone interested? Leave a comment or message me.
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| Questions.. |
[08 Nov 2009|04:42pm] |
I was looking into a minor in Managerial Econ, and I noticed that it required that I take Stats 13. For my current major I have to take Stats 32 anyways, so I was wondering if I still had to take 13?
And, for my major I need to take one upper division math/stats class from this list. Anyone have any recommendations? Thanks in advance. :)
STA 131A Introduction to Probability Theory 4
MAT 25 Advanced Calculus 4
MAT 108 Abstract Mathematics 4
MAT 115A, B Number Theory 4-4
MAT 125A, B Real Analysis 4-4
MAT 135A Probability 4
MAT 141 Euclidean Geometry 4
MAT 145 Combinatorics 4
MAT 147 Topology 4
MAT 148 Discrete Mathematics 4
MAT 150A, B, C Modern Algebra 4-4-4
MAT 160** Database Theory, Design and Performance 4
ps: i hope you guys dont mind the long ass list. I tried using LJ cut, but it just didn't work out.
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| found dog |
[07 Nov 2009|05:14pm] |
I found a little white(ish) dog today running around the Covell and Anderson intersection. If you or someone you know lost their doggy today, send me a message - the dog had a collar but no tag (WTF. seriously, if this is your dog, I will buy it a damn tag if you tell me what to put on it), and is very sweet. If I can't find the owner by Monday afternoon, I'm going to take it to the shelter. *edit* I still have the dog, won't be taking it to the shelter unless owner does not contact me within the next couple of weeks.
actually, i don't really have a computer today, so give me a call at (619) 920-3597 if you know anything about this little dog.
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| queer studies |
[06 Nov 2009|04:55am] |
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Has anyone taken the queer studies class at UCD? I think it's WMS 170 but there might be others too. What did you think of it? Is it worthwhile? Do I really need the prereq of a lower division WMS course?
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| FARMVILLE? |
[05 Nov 2009|10:25am] |
HI UCDLJ,
So I'm looking for people who play the facebook game, Farmville. Or even better--I'm looking for farmville fanatics. If you are one or know someone who is and would want to be interviewed, lemme know!
ajlekach@ucdavis.edu
Thanks!
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[05 Nov 2009|02:03am] |
It's annoying when guys call girls fat. It doesn't make sense because most of the girls they call fat are pretty skinny in the first place, just not like, 100 pounds. How do they think that makes me feel?! I haven't weighed 100 pounds since like, sixth grade. Back then I thought I was fat because all my friends weighed 80 pounds but now I look back on my pictures and I'm like "Damn, I was so skinny."
Anyway, I digress. Guys shouldn't be calling girls fat in the first place.
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| Another Strike |
[04 Nov 2009|08:40am] |
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Some Berkeley folks want to strike for three days, Nov 18-20th. Facebook, webpage.
"We therefore call for a massive, system-wide student and teaching strike beginning on the second day of the Regents meeting — November 18th — and continuing if the Regents vote to increase fees and continue with the furlough program. Every sector of every UC must participate if this action is to be successful. It is also our hope that this strike can be extended to include the CSU and Community College systems."
2,047 avowed pirates be attendin' this grog fest. Discuss.
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[03 Nov 2009|07:08pm] |
Today's ultimate buzz phrase: High-powered fiber composite carbon nanotubes with bio-optics
How the world is out to get you:
Food: Mad cow, bird flu, swine flu, mercury poisoning
Air: Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide
Water: Tsunamis, rust, rainbows
Ground: Earthquakes, sinkholes, volcanoes
Space: Asteroids, Sun to red giant transformation, aliens
Energy: Power surges, lightning to shower, blackouts
Information: Identity theft, leaked images, MPAA, RIAA, BRIEN, AT&T, Comcast, Time Warner
Government: The Bush Administration, The Obama Administration, FEMA, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Libertarians, Socialists, Communists, Fascists
Toys: Lead, China
Technology: Explosive batteries, Apple marketing, LHC
Culture: Racists, sexists, classism, Fox News, Rick Astley
Religion: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Mormonism, Scientology
Disease: .
How the world is out to save you:
Food: Antioxidants, vitamins, nutrients, Resveratrol
Air: Oxygen
Water: H2O
Ground: Land
Space: New frontier, movie material
Energy: Power
Information: Data, knowledge
Government: Structure
Toys: Entertainment
Technology: Convenience
Culture: Common ground
Religion: Anti-depressant
Disease: Sympathy
So Halloween just passed, and a lot of people seem to feel like it was a great time to start consuming fermented products. To this, I say, "boring."
"My love for you is like diarrhea, I just can't hold it in." - Weird Al from "Wanna B Ur Lovr"
Sometimes I forget just how many people are willing to be followers rather than leaders. Though, at some point, most of us will need to lead, as parents.
Speaking of game changers, I am here to tell you that a zombie apocalypse can never occur.
Given a few basic facts about zombies, we can intuitively see how our world cannot be overrun with the undead.
1. Zombies multiply solely through the infection of a human.
2. The zombie virus can only be transmitted through a bite.
3. A human turns into a zombie in a matter of hours.
So, really, is it at all easy for one person to bite another? Even in a crowded city, a zombie wandering the streets would only be able to bite a handful of people. You see some weirdo bite another person, and you do all that you can to avoid that guy. Most people do their best to avoid contact with odd-looking strangers. The biting zombies will be reported, and the police will go and quarantine them. Some of the people that were bitten are likely to go see a doctor to check for infections, introducing additional quarantining. Even if the victim is given a clean bill of health, they will be quickly quarantined by the police for biting other people. Within a matter of days, a link between bites and zombies will be developed.
Think about it, if a hobo had an aids-knife and was particularly stabby to those that got too close, how many people would he really be able to get? How many of those people wouldn't go to the doctors?
On airplanes, a zombie, at best, would only be able to bite 2 people. The first would be the person unfortunate enough to fall asleep next to it. The second, if at all, would be the person tackling the zombie to the ground for undesirable behavior.
If someone does not want to get bitten, it's very hard to bite them.
As soon at the plane lands, the zombie will definitely be quarantined. The victim may be quarantined, or he or she may leave the airport to later be avoided.
The root my argument is that the net multiplication factor of the zombie virus being spread is less than one. A zombie may be able to bite two people, but those two are not going to go out and bite another 2. Instead, they would end up biting 0.
Of course, I'm ignoring the inherent flaws with the idea of zombies. For example, if zombies eat people, then how does the eaten person become a zombie if they are eaten? If zombies eat brains, then zombies have no brains, so how does shooting them in the head help? But anyway, given that zombies can somehow exist, they still won't be able to take over the world.
Besides, there are inherent safe zones that will be zombie free for eternity. Unstable, violent countries are safe from zombies, because anyone that could be a zombie would be automatically be destroyed. Rural areas would be safe, because no one goes there anyway. Of the people trying to go there, they would have already become zombies in transit and would have driven off the road. There are countless other areas which are isolated from possible threat, such as Antarctic bases and mountain villages.
The only issue with real life zombies is that it would take a rather long time before the way of killing them would be discovered and/or accepted. Most people would hold out for home that a cure for zombism could be developed. Though, locking up the zombies is effectively the same thing.
So, what does need to happen to ensure a zombie apocalypse? For one, the virus should be airborne. Secondly, the incubation period for symptoms should be very long, perhaps a couple weeks. Lastly, the initial pool of infected individuals needs to be large and widespread. For example, the closing ceremony for the Olympics is a perfect place. Once the people are unknowingly infected, they would then fly out to all corners of the earth to spread the disease.
Then again, there will still be safe zones, and eventually the zombies will all just starve to death. Making way for humans to repopulate the earth... or go to Mars.
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[02 Nov 2009|02:31am] |
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I'm fucking pathetic.
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| happy halloween :O |
[31 Oct 2009|03:23pm] |
[mood|  touched]
[music| Two Weeks In Hawaii -- hellogoodbye]
I bumped into my semi-tipsy brother at Mystery last night. He talks a lot louder, stands a lot closer, and pats me on the arm a lot more when he’s inebriated (hence, how I knew that he was). This is, however, an improvement from when he accidentally slips up and calls me "baby" when he’s sober. I gather that the reason for this is that Whitney’s actually at my house more often than I am, so he does it out of habit (usually when he's tired, or just not thinking). At times, Whitney and I are both in the room and we simultaneously get completely grossed out because this is just all levels of wrong. :[
Anyway, Rey and I walked home a little past midnight because we’re nerds. (Or rather, she had research, and I had clinic.) My dad called today to wish me a happy Halloween and to ask if I was going out to a party or anything. :O Both calls were during clinic, so I couldn’t pick up. I was slightly mystified though, because Halloween is generally not a holiday that he’d ever call me to wish me happy things on. (Any holiday is usually not normal in terms of him calling me. My birthday is not considered to be a holiday, but that’s sometimes questionable too. :O He means well though.) I thought it was rather nice of him. He sounded a little unsure on the messages he left–like he wanted to say something else, but did not. So I called him back and as it turns out, he was worried that I was sad, so he wanted to talk to me to make sure that I wasn’t, and to tell me to have fun today. :O Whatta nice soul. <3 I am rather touched, to say the least.
The people I live with are awesome. :] I'm glad I don't have to deal with the added stress of a crappy living situation, or I think life would be a lot more difficult to deal with at the moment. I'm really going to miss them next year. :[
I like how when we were buying ice cream at Savemart on Saturday after dinner, a group of guys were looking at us and seemed to be pondering whether or not they should come over. Rey noticed this and decided to start hitting on Suzanna. ("Hey Aliceeeee, where you goin'?") I followed suit and started chasing after Suzanna, saying, "Can I has your numba? Can I? Can I? ...You work that updo!" They looked really confused since we were talking like fobs but without the accent, so they decided it best to just leave us be. (Better than the ones that called us China dolls at the restaurant though, right?)
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| budget |
[30 Oct 2009|10:55am] |
[mood|  annoyed]
[music| Rule the World -- Take That]
So I finally updated my budget, which I've been slacking on since...oh, I don't know, July. I've caught up on everything though. Last year, I managed to spend less than $10,000. This included rent, tuition, food, basically everything I'd spent down to the very last penny. it also included my trip to and from NY and Boston, so damn straight I was proud. >:O
This year was even more awesome! (August 2008-August 2009) :O I actually made a profit of approximately $2500, largely due to financial aid and the amount of hours I worked in the spring.
However, whatever profit I managed to salvage last year will effectively be obliterated starting next quarter thanks to the fact that they are increasing student fees by almost $600. Yeah, thanks a bunch, assholes.
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Anyway. :| Completely separate from that, Cereus seems to hate me (for some reason unbeknownst to any of us). Her reaction to me when she sees me is somewhat akin to how Ninja reacts when my dad is anywhere near her. This is mildly depressing. :[ I have no idea what happened because up until last week, she'd play with me and let me pick her up and everything. ;_; But ever since her rabies shot, she's been acting kinda funny. Suzanna proposed that maybe it was because I smell like the person who gave her the shot. This, I really can't help, since I'm at a hospital or clinic 3 out of 7 days out of the week, and if showers don't wash away the "demon scent," what am I supposed to do? :'(
I wonder if it's because at night, I unknowingly practice astral projection and terrorize her. A likely story. :'(
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| Question |
[29 Oct 2009|07:18pm] |
What happens if you fail a couple of courses your first quarter? Do you go on academic probation? What if you had a medical reason for failing these courses and you can have it verified by a doctor's note? Who at the university would I contact?
Also, would they give me a second chance to make up these classes after my condition improved?
Thanks in advance for any replies.
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[29 Oct 2009|05:46pm] |
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I need a pair of crutches (and a leg brace, if possible) for my Halloween costume. Does anybody have one? I promise I'll give them back, and even pay you with a six pack or a lap dance—or by giving you a six pack with my patented lap dance workout regime.
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