Whew. It feels good to be back to my blog. Unfortunately, this means we're in for one hell of a long entry. So brace yourselves, relax your eyes, and I assure you I'm not as crazy as I may seem.
The outline for my fourth quarter World History paper was due today. I only remembered the due date around Tuesday. So I panicked and rushed to do enough research for a decent outline. It was supposed to be two to two and a half pages long. Mine came up short, but it was already 11:30 last night, and I didn't feel like hunting for more information. I'll hit the library tomorrow. I have to research the Cold War, literary analyses for English, and SAT books. Only a few weeks until my retest, and I'm determined to break 600 math.
We had company at lunch yesterday and today: Rajni and Choi Mei, and briefly Iris and Mykella. They were studying for Adkins's "mac daddy of all [AP US History] tests" today. I am going to die in his class next year. I can't handle the stress! And AP classes will be double periods next year, so we'll have quizzes and tests and such more often. Pray for me. I feel like I'm gonna need it.
The season finale of
ER was last night.
Warning: possible spoilers ahead. Dr. Cater decided to volunteer in Africa with Dr. Kovac. It was a really good episode, because it showed the other side of the spectrum. I can't even begin to imagine living with the government fighting around you, and not getting the latest medical care because it simply isn't feasible. There was one scene when Carter and the nurse that was sleeping with Dr. Kovac went to a village to vaccinate the children. A little boy was coughing, and Carter diagnosed it as pertussis (whooping cough). The most the doctors could do was give the boy some mild painkillers. As Carter put it, "That little boy is going to die from a disease we can cure with a ten-dollar round of [some antibiotic]." Kovac (who was smoking -- a lot of people smoked this episode; you think
doctors would know better) replied, "We vaccinated over 200 children today. When was the last time you saved that many lives in one afternoon?" The attack on the clinic was so horrible. I honestly thought one of the medical workers was going to get shot. Not Carter, because some news wire would have announced that Noah Wyle was leaving the show. Not Kovac, though I don't think he's going back to Chicago when he leaves Africa. He's moved on from Abby, and he was so disgusted when the hospital didn't want to help that Croatian boy last week. He's tired of American medical bureaucracy, so he's gone. The last scene pretty much assured me that Carter and Abby will marry, though. He loves her. He just wasn't ready to propose to her yet, and then his grandmother died, so he had enough to deal with. Next season, he'll pop the question. I also think Romano's going to make his move on Dr. Corday. She seems to have recovered from Mark's death, though she still loves him. And she's always been sympathetic toward Romano; she was gentle when she told him he'd need to have his arm amputated. I don't know what will come of it, but they'll explore the possibility.
Next week is the series finale of
Buffy. ::sobs:: I thought it was this week, but it's a two-part thing. I'm going to miss it. What am I gonna watch on Tuesdays at eight? Greg and I went to see Mr. Price (his science-teacher-friend). Mr. Price was like, "There'll be DVDs." True. But generally, tv show episodes on DVD are very expensive. Lindsay is currently unemployed. Yeah. The commercial for the finale looks incredible, though. This show's going out with a bang.
Oops. Almost time for the bell. I'll recap the rest of the week later. Ciao for now.
