Quick Stats Break

Statistics makes my soul unhappy. That goes for all math, really. But this standard deviation crap is making my head spin. I am making headway, though, thanks to sandalwood inscence and songs from Explosions in the Sky. Seems to be a good recipe for studying. Zen. Ahh...
Now I'm having focus issues because Top Gun is on, and right now all the guys are in the locker room with the Iceman/Maverick showdown. But they're all in little white towels and have tight tushies. (Wow. I just turned into a creepy 70yr old woman checking out boys...)
I digress.
Variance? Got it.
Standard Deviation? Down.
Z-Score? ...still working on it.
I'm more efficient when I understand what I'm working on. And right now, while I know how to do standard deviation, I don't understand it's role in statistics, and that bothers me. I guess I'm the same way when working on things for shows. Even if I dont need to know how some contraption works, I feel like I need to, even if my assignment is to just screw one piece of wood to another.
Ok- I need to turn off Top Gun and get back to Stats. I don't want to see Goose die... again.

4 days till ATU!

**EDIT**: My application to Harlaxton was accepted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fuck YES!!!

...shit. this means i have to fly..... fuuuuck.....

Thanks, Freddy.

I want to break free
I want to break free
I want to break free from your lies
You're so self satisfied I dont need you
Ive got to break free
God knows
God knows I want to break free!



5 days 'til ATU!

Em

Prepping For February...

I always get sick in February. So I just downed some airborne in about 2oz of water... ew. Better be worth it. That lemon-lime they've got is NOT as tasty as they make it out to be. I should probably take some pain meds too, since stage combat kicked my ass again today. I don't think it's the combat so much as the warm ups. That says a lot. Out of shape much? Although, I did try doing some rolls on the floor without the mats today, so I'm sure a few bruises are going to pop up.

By the by- would anyone like to accompany me to see Beth Simpson's show, Dog Sees God on opening night? I have an available comp ticket for Thursday (next week)... as opposed to paying $20 per ticket. Show starts at 8.


...and 6 more days 'till ATU.

Em

Seven Days 'Til Happiness, Blackbird, Revolution, All You Need Is Love and More...

Oh God. Across The Universe comes out on DVD on Saturday. OMG OMG OMG.
And done.

Also- all this week the weather is supposed to be in the upper 50s/lower 60s. Yay southern weather!... or global warming...eek. My mood is often affected by the weather. But, I have had good rainy days and terrible sunny days.

Alright, you caught me avoiding what I'm really thinking about.
This awkward version of myself meandering around campus and making brief appearances at parties (or none at all) is me trying to figure out how to be a single, independent, mature individual. Ever since I was about 16 (holy hell, that was 7 years ago!), my life has been shared with someone else, save a month or two. My self-esteem may be low right now. It hasn't plummeted or anything, but... eh. I guess it's good for me to experience the world (and at the very least, Salisbury) as a singleton. I felt pretty similar at the very start of freshman year. I had gone through a rather traumatic breakup that June, but as soon as I was out and meeting my new fellow Catawbans, things started improving. Hmm. Guess I should take my own advice.
I'm not terribly sad to be single... just trying to be good at it again.
: )

Okay- wading out of the deep and back into the shallow-

6 days until Jim Sturgess and Joe Anderson.
OMG!

Emilie

Hello, New Blog!!

So I finally decided to cheat on LiveJournal with this. I may actually leave LJ for good. We'll see. : ) So far so good!

I'm pretty thrilled about a lot of things right now.
-The idea of a semester at Harlaxton both thrills and scares the shit out of me. Like a carnival ride. There's still a lot to think about, but I really want to try it.
-an upcoming third date really makes me smile!
-I'm really enjoying my scene painting class. Painting without pressure is fun!
-Crest whitestrips are amazing!
-Stage Combat is awesome. But ouch!! Flipping oneself around results in major muscle-soreness. Not to mention a bruise or two!

And there are a few things bugging me.
-applied theatre (duh.) If you require 20 hours of painting from me, put me on paint crew! Not props!? Really?
-I hate the feeling of being collected and put on a shelf. I feel like this now. Hopefully things will ease and change.
-Dr. Hodgson bores the crap outta me. And it doesn't help that I have no idea what's going on in the class. That should be fun.

Well, I'm not thrilled about tomorrow's work call, but I am all for getting things done.
Goodnight!
Em