We all went and watched the faculty debate tonight over whether or not exams should still be a part of the educational system (the ending vote concluded yes they should), simply because our little dahts was timekeeper. i'm going to join the debate team next semester if i can find a partner--no way am i getting shafted with the "shady sophomore" who doesn't have one. lauren's joining too, but she already drafted sean as her partner. i'm also going to apply for this "leadership" thing i got nominated for by one of my professors. it sounds just like all the bullshit we had in high school, meaning i can probably glide on through. in fact it sounds a hell of a lot like the old Honors Institute for Leadership in Life, also known as Two Periods With Your Friends Including Lunchbreak. i need to meet more people outside of campion, because it's going to get incestuous in here just like my friends back home, and let's just not have that happen, shall we?

two more weeks and the year's half over. how utterly insane. maureen, my boss up at bellarmine, told me today that i'm welcome to work there over xmas vacation. it means an hour commute each way, but it's more than i get paid at sofia's, it's easier, and they sure as hell are going to need the help. i guess i could switch cars with mom and drive the van, so that i don't burn a tank every couple of days like dad used to driving to and from niantic.