Last weekend of freedom

Alas, mes amis, this weekend is my last one that I have of carefreeness for the next 18 or so. Maybe 19, depending on when grades for this semester come out.

Although I am lamenting the end of this amazing of breaks, I have, for once, done a bit that has less to do with school, and more with just regular stuff, i.e. my reading and my sewing. Tonight, and the rest of this afternoon, I do intend on getting some work done, hopefully, to be able to go through a few of my books (not library ones) for my thesis, so that I can put them into my box of finished books as well. I think I have about a whole shelf of books left to read this year before I'm allowed to buy any more non-school books. However, among those on my shelf are two big ones byDostoevsky and Don Quixote in Spanish. From what I've heard, the actual reading is not hard, but the kinds of ideas hidden behind the book are quite difficult. I think that I shall read that one last.

As for sewing, by the end of tonight, I will have finished three projects over this break, which is fantastical. I still have five left, though: a geisha, a wolf, a French woman, my dolphin picture, and worst of all, the Gettysburg one. Thsoe five should easily take me the rest of this year, especially during the summer.

So I found out that the languages department is going to offer all of the 101 level courses this summer, which is fantastic. Now I'll definitely be able to start another language thi ssummer, and I'm definitely leaning towards Japanese. Of course there is always the possibility of doing Russian, but I'm not so sure that it would be as useful for me, given the area I am going into. If I were doing something like international affairs, then I think Russian may be more useful, but Japanese is better for science people. German would be a distant fourth, after American Sign Language.

I have been definitely considering voting now. Colorado is one of like 25 states up for grabs on February fifth and if things turn out like I expect, the Republican nomination will be far from over, while Clinton should be wrapping up the Democratic nomination. I know my logic sounds somewhat flawed, given that only four Democratic states ahve voted thus far, but it seems quite clear that Edwards is done for. The dismal vote he got in Nevada (just 4%) demonstrates that the wheels are flying off faster than ever. South Carolina and Florida will turn the contest into a two person race, and Feb. 5 should secure the nomination for Hillary. I don't think Obama has a decent shot of winning many Western states or Northeastern ones. In the southern ones, the votes will be too close to make a difference. The Nevada vote I think show more momentum gathering for Hillary, as she now has won three states in a row.

I think the Republican situation actually could be getting more tense. Romney easily won in Nevada, but everyone was expecting that, so it's not nearly as stunnign as Hillary's win is to Obama in Nevada. South Carolina will determine who drops out next for the Republicans, and it looks like Thompson's campaign to be president is just about over.

Florida is do or die for Giuliani, and a loss by him will mean the end of his campaign. From what I've read, Florida is different than all the other states that have voted thus far, because Florida does a "winner takes all" system. All other states divy up their delgates based on their voting performance, so in New Hampshire, for example, Hillary and Obama took about the smae number of delegates because they got about the same percent.

If I were to vote, it would definitely be for McCain, if he drops out, then I have to support anyone if Condoleeza is chosed for their Veep.

I read an article today in the paper supporting her for Vice-President, which would be fantastic. It said that 41% of Republcians thought she could bring more excitement to the race.

I almost have all teh vocabulary for chapter five of French memorized. That will definitely give me a decent head start on this whole semester thing. That leaves me with three more chapters of vocab to memorize in 18 weeks. Ha ha hah hahahah.

Between thesis and my immunology class, this semester is already full. I have no idea how I am going to accomodate an additional 17 hours. But I will, siempre lo hago.

I am getting excited about being done with things.