Well, I just got my last grade back for this semester. I made a 4.0, just like I thought I would.

Again, I'm the perfect example of a great student and a lazy bum at the same time. I didn't deserve A's, and yet I have them. The only class I tried in at all really was Japanese, and even then I completely skipped a test and a quiz. I turned homework in late on a regular basis and didn't really care. Heck, I didn't even take my oral final. The most work I put into that class was staying up the night before the final, not to study, but to finish my homework that was a week late. I didn't even review the vocabulary for the final... Yeah.

For the other classes, it was again general BSing, especially since they were literature classes. I didn't read like half the books in Japanese Lit, I skipped 3 weeks of Chinese Lit and only read 2 or 3 books for the semester. My papers were generally rehashed class discussions or things that were so common knowledge that I have no idea how a teacher could look at the thesis statements and not burst out laughing. Did I learn anything this semester? Good question. Maybe a little... found a few books I like... but generally it wasn't what college should be.

Why do I get decent grades if I don't work hard enough to get them? Is it even ok? It's not like I'm going to go talk to the teachers and ask that they lower my grade, but really. I would have given myself these grades below if I were a teacher:

Japanese: A
Chin Lit: B-
Jap Lit: B+
Asian Amer Lit: A-

That's how I feel I should have done, based on effort. Oh well. I guess I'll just have to work enough that I feel like I've learned something in Japan these next two semesters.

I've noticed that I'm taking a lot of showers lately. Maybe it's because I always feel dirty because of the pollen and this happens to be the first season I've ever had a problem with my allergies. UGH

I have an allergic reaction to something on my arm. It's driving me crazy. Maybe poison oak? I don't know. All I know is that I'm never walking through the woods near my apartment again. Dumb Michael, Dumb.

I have an application to Peking Restaurant. I have no idea when I'm going to fill it out. I was really motivated to start working and start earning money the day I got the application, but now I don't want to work anymore. I just want to sit in my room all summer and play videogames and study languages. Ugh. I hate how I lose motivation for things like that. Of course, now my mother thinks I've filled out the application and turned it in. She thinks I've gotten the job already >.> Way to go assuming things, Mother. Way to go not being responsible, Michael. Grr.

Oh, btw, did I mention that it's 4:16 AM? Yep. I've been exhausted all day, but when it finally comes time to go to sleep, I can't. So now I'm sitting on my computer being pissed off and wishing I could go to sleep. It's thundering outside, which might mean rain... and that would be good for my allergies. I hope it rains.

There's a Taekwondo party later today. I'm going to be there, but I don't know if I'll enjoy it or not. I'll probably end up trying to catch a bus back to my place, which will be difficult because it's Saturday.

I need to schedule an advising appointment... it's the middle of May essentially and I need to turn in my course credit approval form. I also need to get those two class credit transfers fixed. I freaking hate that I went in for an appointment before and because someone didn't do their job correctly on the computer I have to go back and it's been weeks. It's not convenient for me! Ugh.

In other news, so far all of my grades for this semester have been A's. I'm not really surprised, but I'm wondering what my last grade will be. If it's an A too, I'll have my second 4.0 semester, which would be a good thing, I guess.

I feel like I should be doing something productive right now, but I know I'm just waiting until the sleepy sets back in... I wonder when people are going to come visit me for the summer. I've been dying to go swimming in the pool in my apartment complex, but the opportunity never seems to present itself. Hmm. I need a good dose of videogames right about now.

Things to do in FFXI:
Continue lvling Beastmaster
Cook lots of food and make some money
Fish just for the hell of it
Lvl one more job up to 14 to prepare for partying

Well, I'm completely out of things to rant/talk about, I think. So, I'm going to go now and see if I can fall asleep. I probably won't be able to, but oh well.