I am just a wee bit confused, and a little tipsy.  I looked at my grades, and while not all of them are up the genetics class that I have been fighting with this quarter does have it's final grade up.  It has me listed as a 86% in the class.  Now, I got a 73 on the first test and a 92 on the second.  Each of those was worth 1/4 of my grade and the final was 1/2.  Working the math in reverse gave me a 179/200 on the final.  Wrong!  I counted when I turned in my test and was sure of 146/200 points.  The others...I guessed.  (This is the one advantage I've found for teachers who give multiple choice tests.  I guess well.)  So the class I was settling for a B in, I pulled an A.  Now the total stands at one A and a B+.  I'm fairly sure that I got an A in Entomology, and am waiting for the Herpetology grade.  That one kind of depends on how they liked my term paper.  (Sea turtle conservation...an ongoing issue.)

Tipsy because of the bottle of Tempranillo that I am drinking while waiting for my stew to finish cooking (those pesky turnips).  I worked a split shift today, and am going to do so again tomorrow.  But since I don't have to be at work until 8 am, and am taking the night off from cleaning...a drink seemed in order.

Spent the first part of the day at work...at 7 am.  Ouch.  I am *not* a morning person.  At least from that end of things.  Then I went off to wash my kids comforters so that I can put them up for the summer.  They do not need down comforters in Davis weather...really.  While I was over at the house I washed and waxed my car.  And I mean the wax where you buff it on, let it dry, and buff the stupid stuff off.  It's a once a year thing...my hands are fried after that.  I've spent the last five days cleaning at home or at work. Tonight...no more.  Just for tonight.  Promise.

Thom will be here on Friday.  Sooooo looking forward to that.  I am.  So much.  It has been 7 months since I've seen him (and he's been letting his beard grow the whole time!)  My girls are threatening to french braid his beard once he gets here.  That should be good for a few giggles.  Then I get to cut the sheep off his face. 

I think I will go wander off now.  I hope everyone is doing well.

I'm sorry Professor, but are you positive you have graded the correct paper?  When you sent back my copy of the term paper on Strepsiptera you seemed to be under the impression that I had spent a lot of time on this.  In reality, I spent the day before it was due writing most of it, and finishing the night it was due.  (Nicely, you gave a deadline of midnight.)  Grand total of less than two days writing, and maybe the same spent on research.  Yet, you liked my mature sentence structure and complete coverage all aspect of current research.  Are you absolutely sure that you read the correct paper or have you attributed another student's work for my own?  Because if you did like it, I'm afraid there is no hope for my procrastination tendencies.  I shall attempt to do the same for my Herpetology term paper due on Wednesday.  After I leisurely study for my lab final tomorrow.

I keep wanting to do a longish post, updating on what is going on--but I'm just too tired.  By the time I get home from work/school it's late, and all I want to do is check my e-mail and go to bed.  Nevermind studying, that's not going so well.  My allergies make it difficult to breathe at night, I get very chest-congested.  Eh, only another couple months of allergies.  Yea.

Not sure what I'm going to do with the kids next week, my son's junior high has been closed for a week due to a case of swine flu.  Hoping I don't get it, as I would pass it on to all my customers.  That could be a nightmare, considering the number of people who wander through a Starbucks. 

Missing Thom, having his internet down is sucky, and I'm not getting to talk to him much due to work/school.  Only another couple months before he is out here though, that will be ever so nice.  Really, really, really....looking forward to it.

Think I'll go pass out now.