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It's been a crazy few weeks. I aced Korean which is good, though I feel like I've forgotten everything I learnt in the past two weeks. I hope classes on Tues jog it lose since I need to be assessed for the scholarship on Thurs. Every time I try to think in Korean though, I come up with Japanese.
The moment my final was finished (and I didn't manage to discuss anything I planned in Korean *sigh*), I packed up the last of my stuff, returned my keys, got my deposit and drove back to Wisconsin. Meanwhile, my dad was driving up from Illinois. He was recovering from a cold so we just chilled until Monday when my mother and bro arrived as well. Then it was a week of doing every single thing I could think of around Madison (except oddly, we never made it to any of the museums in town) from eating at the best places to going to the House on the Rock. We got a lot of exercise each day which made up for the copious amounts of cheese, beer, and beef we were devouring and caught up on watching many things. My bro and I finally finished our summer game of Civ. 4 (we defeated the final civilization in 3 turns, we were so overpowered by that point).
I also made a Game of Thrones feast since I was given the official cookbook for my birthday. I have immortalized it here on tumblr. The beef and bacon pie was a lot of work, and so was the mulled wine, but I may make it again and soon since it was amazing and surprisingly cheap if you have the spices handy.
Then my whole family left on Monday and I discovered I had a short paper due the monday after, got a debilitating migraine and have pretty much been down for the count from Tues-Thurs. Today being the first day I really felt recovered, I've been trying desperately to get a bunch of things done that I've meant to do all summer from sending out query letters for the evil overlord book (someday I will find an agent who will tell me that it's well written (which is what they all say), and that it is what they're looking for. It will be a joyous day.), organizing my bookmarks folder, queued 60+ images of Sauron-chan in my sauron tumblr so I don't have to worry about it for a couple of months, sealed the kitchen grout, went clothes shopping for the first time since last year, etc, etc. I may actually be able to sit down and write my little assignment due Monday now (and yes, classes don't start until Tues.).
The moment my final was finished (and I didn't manage to discuss anything I planned in Korean *sigh*), I packed up the last of my stuff, returned my keys, got my deposit and drove back to Wisconsin. Meanwhile, my dad was driving up from Illinois. He was recovering from a cold so we just chilled until Monday when my mother and bro arrived as well. Then it was a week of doing every single thing I could think of around Madison (except oddly, we never made it to any of the museums in town) from eating at the best places to going to the House on the Rock. We got a lot of exercise each day which made up for the copious amounts of cheese, beer, and beef we were devouring and caught up on watching many things. My bro and I finally finished our summer game of Civ. 4 (we defeated the final civilization in 3 turns, we were so overpowered by that point).
I also made a Game of Thrones feast since I was given the official cookbook for my birthday. I have immortalized it here on tumblr. The beef and bacon pie was a lot of work, and so was the mulled wine, but I may make it again and soon since it was amazing and surprisingly cheap if you have the spices handy.
Then my whole family left on Monday and I discovered I had a short paper due the monday after, got a debilitating migraine and have pretty much been down for the count from Tues-Thurs. Today being the first day I really felt recovered, I've been trying desperately to get a bunch of things done that I've meant to do all summer from sending out query letters for the evil overlord book (someday I will find an agent who will tell me that it's well written (which is what they all say), and that it is what they're looking for. It will be a joyous day.), organizing my bookmarks folder, queued 60+ images of Sauron-chan in my sauron tumblr so I don't have to worry about it for a couple of months, sealed the kitchen grout, went clothes shopping for the first time since last year, etc, etc. I may actually be able to sit down and write my little assignment due Monday now (and yes, classes don't start until Tues.).
