Update for Everyone V: Born Under A Bad Sign

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I have an intense case of the Sunday scaries.  Every Sunday night i feel like I need to quit my job.  Maybe I just enjoy the weekends too much.

What is it you do?

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Well, I'm a motherf**king workaholic.

Preferable the (many) alternative(s).

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Could use some mozz sticks.

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Almost underwent an immense personal crisis when a coworker (apparently wrongly) told me that the deadline for applying to graduate had passed.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Almost underwent an immense personal crisis when a coworker (apparently wrongly) told me that the deadline for applying to graduate had passed.

Glad your coworker was wrong!

Apparently.

Still gonna need help to fill out this online application; it for whatever reason presented both of my majors as different options. I think I might have to fill it out twice, but I don't *know* that.

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The fact that "science" has come to the masses to mean "empirical truth regarding the natural world and technology", I have found tough to grapple with. Partly out of my own internal contrarian mechanisms, I generally view it as (A) a set of rules that may be applied to both natural and social phenomena, and (B) a specific mindset that is one aspect of the modern world and has little to do with "truth". Likewise, the fact that the People of Facebook seem to think of contradiction in politics as something novel and worth going into a rage over is proving frustrating. Nevertheless, these aren't thoughts I can spew into the public sphere due to the obvious fact that the sum total of my views, combined with my own personal demeanor, would have me branded some sort of pariah by the populist-rationalist establishment.

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"Human": [shares something on Facebook about #NotMyMarch] "This is so important."
"Me": [in my head] Nothing's important.

How do the rest of you deal with the absurdity of your fellow "man"?

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"Human": [shares something on Facebook about #NotMyMarch] "This is so important."
"Me": [in my head] Nothing's important.

How do the rest of you deal with the absurdity of your fellow "man"?

I gave up smoking precisely because coughing to death with a breathing tube in my nose while these civilization-wreckers persisted was unconscionable. Otherwise, sher.

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"Human": [shares something on Facebook about #NotMyMarch] "This is so important."
"Me": [in my head] Nothing's important.

How do the rest of you deal with the absurdity of your fellow "man"?

drinking helps

Well, you see, doing so makes me even more offended by the terrifying immensity of unconscious participation that is the "real world", thus leading to strange rants such as these. God help us all, we don't deserve it though.

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The last pledge class I'll see as an active brother was pinned today. Sentimental time. God help us all.

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Some "motivational speaker" is at the campus Greek conference today. Unsure whether to characterize him as a cult leader for late capitalism, friendly fascism, or some sort of counterintuitive socialism. Hate this sh#t.

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How the f#ck do you quote the CEO of Starbucks as profound or inspirational?

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Real Catholics aren't frat kids.

Okay.

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Applied online today. Assuming I get the grades I intend to, I will be graduating in May with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (Honors Program) and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Studies.

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Obviously, I'm happy about the Super Bowl results. I don't follow sports, so my biases are based on geography and history; New England beats out Atlanta in both regards for me.

Secondly, I'm in some weird fake flirt thing with two of my coworkers (best friends) who both pretend they're going to marry me. Weird. I'm hoping I don't get too attached to being treated like this before I graduate; in the past, such has led to my ruin.

I'm naturally nervous about my ability to complete my thesis. Outside of that, my semester'd be stress free as, despite taking 18 credits, this is really nothing I haven't done before, and my grad classes don't require much extra work.

I emailed an alumna who knows my professors and who works for the Michigan Gaming & Control Board. I've applied for 3 positions there within the past three months, and was wondering about the time table. Only information I've gotten back from her was that these things tend to take a while.

Reflections on Church Today: Due to the Superbowl, I opted to not go to my typical 9:00 PM Sunday mass on campus. I've missed the last two weeks, and this is possibly the first or second time since coming to school I've been a "regular" churchgoer, which is something I'd like to maintain. I instead walked a block or so north, past 6 Mile, to Gesu Catholic Church. The mass was led by one of the Jesuits from campus (I assume their being stationed here implies some contract with the parish); the homily was much more political than I'm used to--regarding the refugees and with a rather poignant set of readings--but due to the mic and the building's acoustics, he sounded like Gene Hackman, which was refreshing. I've only been there a few times before this, and the congregation was more diverse than I expected; my presumption was that it would be primarily African-American, but it seemed a rather even mix of both white and black. The norms of the parish struck me as notably different from the type of mass I typically go to. On campus, the setup loves to stress "community", so saying the Our Father involves leaving our seats and linking arms in the center of the room. However, in the real world, this manifestation of community spirit was evidenced through linking arms between sets of pews, and having people wander throughout the entire building to say "Peace of Christ be with you" (instead of "peace be with you"). Minor things, but jarring to an introvert such as myself. It prompted me to think about the nature of "community", and how it differed between different demographics, classes, and geographic areas.

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The band Yes makes me regret not having a stereo or headphones.

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Woke up today sick. Thought I'd go to the gym by 8:30, didn't happen; thought I'd go by 11, didn't happen. Made it through my one class and just started a five hour shift. Wouldn't mind it except that I'm laying carpet at the end. Gonna try an' find a way outta this.

The sickness hit me just as I'd stumbled onto a major source of basic information for my thesis; tryin'a get that done before the end of the month, so health is paramount. Such is one of the reasons why I've decided i should probably cut out my major source of carbs and calories, which will not be easy given my lifestyle.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Might be good enough to go back to the gym tomorrow which, thank God.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

I don't recall seeing you in any of the PAPOY pics as a fat. This is very worrying. Best of luck! I appear to be in my fourth day out of the gym myself, which is on its own quite disconcerting.

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Funnily enough, owing to sickness, I ate comparatively very little Thursday through Saturday, and then shaved Saturday night. Two people within a few minutes asked if I'd been working out.

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Really cannot wait to be done with my thesis so I can actually read for pleasure again and not risk reuptake of tobacco use. Gotta churn through a few more pages of info before I reprocess all this and try to get some sort of finished product. Should be done by spring break (otherwise I'm effed).

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Lonliness hurts.

I've been lonely for 28 and a half year so I'm not particulary impressed.

Thanks for the politeness.

Tobacco use can grant loneliness as desirable aesthetic.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Effing A, 'bout to pass out in class. First caffeine if the day ain't kicked in yet, or has already passed.

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I mistook a State Senator for a curator at the Detroit Institute of Art. He gave me his card.

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I'm going to get wasted tonight

Mission accomplished.

So proud, Kal.