My computer is driving me NUTS. Everyday it does something dumber and dumber. It's a laptop, but it's not actually that portable because the clicker on the mouse portion no longer functions properly, so I have to attach an external mouse which is really inconvenient if I want to sit on the couch or anywhere that doesn't have a flat surface. It takes a lot of effort to get the power thingie in correctly and sometimes it just stops working and I can't figure out why my computer won't turn on and then I realize it's because it's completely drained of power. Everything is really slow, especially things related to the internet (but it's not the internet itself because it's the programs that are taking forever). iMovie randomly shuts down after like three minutes of use. iPhoto no longer exports photos. Occassionally the sound stops working unless I restart it a bunch. A few times, the screen wouldn't show me anything but black. I don't remember how I fixed that problem, but it's been a couple months since that happened. It's driving me crazy and making me worry that it's going to spaz out and die when I'm abroad next year. That would be very bad indeed.

Also, I'm pretty sure the daycare kids are consciously trying to drive me crazy. They start making noise a little before 8:30 every morning, and it usually starts out with lots of repetitive banging that lasts for about an hour straight. This is right during my final sleep moments, and my alarm usually wakes me up from very stressful dreams, set to the pace of the continuous banging. So I wake up stressed out every single morning. This morning I was having a nightmare about my computer going crazy and dying. Less than three more weeks of those stupid demon children.

Can you tell I'm cranky this morning?

Some of the demon children are "graduating" right now... I can only hope that little Rafael with the voice of satan is one of them. Does this mean they will be gone for the summer? I have never understood exactly what that place is. Is it a daycare center? Is it preschool? If it's a preschool, maybe they will all have a summer vacation. Maybe I will be able to sleep in over the summer. Could life really be so sweet?

The demon children are crying and singing "We Will Rock You." Where's my BB gun?

I can't wait to be rid of those creatures and their evil, faceless voices (Jacob's offspring?). Even if I come across demon children in Scotland, they will all be adorable because they will have wee Glaswegian accents. And many of them will be gingers.

Last night's rehearsal of Angels in America was not too bad. I'm still very upset that I had to miss my film screening, but at least it was an interesting play and the acting didn't suck, even at this point in the rehearsal process. And I don't have to go in again until Thursday, which means I can watch "Greatest Hits" tomorrow. I will miss The Office finale, but I can just watch it when I get home Thursday night. It won't be like next week when I have to MISS THE MOST IMPORTANT EPISODE OF LOST EVER, but instead watch it from 11-1 and then get up for a quiz at 8:30.

Sorry for the whining.

I downloaded Dylan Moran: Monster yesterday, and I'm hoping to find some time today to watch it. I do so love him. I also have two Netflix movies that I need to watch (Tickets and Rory O'Shea Was Here) and another one called My Name Is Joe. Why do I have so many other things I need to do? Why can't I just watch DVDs all day? Poo.

Whining again.

I need a shower. Bye.

Did you know that sometimes life sucks dong? I am really sad about things right now. I wish I could help fix these things.

Oooo cryptic! Don't you love it when people do that???

Here's something I'm willing to be less cryptic about: My head hurts big time. It has been hurting for three days off and on. And I am really not a fan of Latin at the mo. My stacks of flash cards are scaring me. So are my piles of notes and reference packets and the stuff I printed out earlier today.

And my book. That big fat book. I should understand everything in the first half of that book. I do not.

Hey! The children have shut up! Amazing. I wonder if somebody finally went over there, duct taped their mouths shut, and locked them all in the closet -- teachers included. Not that I'd ever think of doing anything like that, of course.

I just went over to Vons and spent $30 on "study food," which is, of course, junk food.

Young Adam was a weird movie. There were no characters named Adam, nor did anybody seem to symbolize the biblical Adam or any other famous Adam. There was full-frontal Ewan McGregor nudity, as promised, but it was awkward and oddly timed. And Tilda Swinton scares me, especially when she's feeling sexy. OMG and the custard scene. Oh dear me, the custard scene... I can't even talk about it because I just don't understand it. I didn't really see the point of the movie, but Ewan was really hot [most of the time]. I also really like Emily Mortimer (who was also in Dear Frankie) and I am determined to see more of her movies.

I still need to watch Tristam Shandy: A Cock & Bull Story. I'm going to save it for tomorrow after my Latin final. I'm gonna need a little comic relief after I get murdered by that crazy old dead language.

Ewwwww finals. Gross.

Dear parents of small children,

Is it time to pick your children up from daycare yet? It's just that you'd better hurry up before I go down there and smack every last one of them.

Love always,
Laura "I hate studying for Latin" Lucas

I want to smack all of the children.

How do such small creatures make so very much noise?

At least I got up in time to hear the main demon-child from next door scream "DAAAADDDY! DAAAAADDDY! DAAAAAAADDY!" this morning. Wouldn't wanna miss that. I think the other children are just crying because his satan-like voice is grating on their nerves and their eardrums. I can't imagine what sounds like if you are directly next to him. Luckily I get to be a good 40 feet away.

Saturday = no phantom jungle children screaming all day starting at the break of dawn.
We shall finish LOST season 2 today, brothah.
Packing sucks, but not if you're packing to go to DISNEYLAND.

That's all. :D

( THE NEW LOST SEASON THREE PROMO! )

I actually screamed out of fear.