the dilly
i know i’ve been quiet. i’ve been busy. i think i should write down exactly what’s going on, so here goes.
everything right now is a little jittery. i don’t like it. i happen to have a lot of reading to do for a couple of my classes, so that’s weighing on my mind. in addition, the ASG election is coming up on Tuesday, and i’m worried about our chances. i think we’ve been outworked. i wish i could have dedicated more time and effort to the campaign, but the combination of laziness and lack of time destroyed that. lastly, i need to do work for my senior thesis, although i may be able to put that on hold for a bit. if i can, that’ll be nice.
i work well given specific deadlines and structure, but not when i have a lot of work hanging over my head that is impossible to get done in a reasonable amount of time. my reading for European Prehistory, for example, is dense as hell and frustrating to deal with. also, concerning the ASG election, i’m worried that no one will get 50% of the vote and we’ll go to a run-off, meaning another week of campaign stuff. i would not like that.
work is going ok. there’s a lot of stuff to worry about, it seems like something new pops up every day. i guess that’s ok by me. i get sick of working on the same stuff over and over.
i don’t have much time for socializing. i see Ben a lot, obviously, but the Republican crew has fallen apart. Mark has already written a bit about this on his site. i think i might as well be frank about this, since chances are that no one else in the group will be. here’s the deal:
i don’t think the Republican crew, i.e. “the posse,” has a very good chance at getting back together. too many people in the group dislike each other, honestly. Adele has kind of opted out. Jason doesn’t really fit in. Mark doesn’t particularly get along with Russ and Tony, and vice versa. Russ, all in all, is just a catalyst for conflict, whether it be with Mary or Anne. Tony is sick of it all. Anne is icy, and i have problems with her, and nickd is a self-centered little boy. Mary is (was) the glue holding the group together, but she’s not as interested in that role anymore. she has… other commitments. so who can pull the kids together? nobody. besides, back in the day when everyone hung out periodically, it wasn’t quite as fragmented. we might get together occasionally, but i highly doubt it will be a real group.