I'm such a badass

So today in English we were discussion Hamlet, and I was going off on this (very intelligent, if I do say so myself) exposition on why Hamlet treats Ophelia so awfully in the "get thee to a nunnery" scene and how it ties into the disconnect between soul and body and the "rotten state" of morality thus far. Meanwhile, I was playing with a stapler, because I like to have something to do with my hands. Then OW,I stapled myself in the finger.

Me: "OW!.... hot damn." *pulls staple out of finger. Blood wells up*
Camille: Oh my god, are you okay?
Me: Yeah I'm fine. Okay, remember that Hamlet believes that (etc etc etc)
English Teacher: *cracks up*
(I BLEED ON THE TABLE)
People: DUDE GO TO THE BATHROOM
Camille: *Attempts to wrap my finger in kleenex*
Me: Guys just let me finish! This is more important!
David: You have lost all your credibility.

So I finish my thing, after many interruptions, and everyone starts talking. My English teacher's like "that was such a me thing to do", Thomas is wiping blood off the table, etc etc. So then I went to clean it off. But I think that's awesome

TLDR: I analyzed through my own bleeding finger. I am a hardcore English student.

ETA: I stapled my finger again on Friday. orz

I should keep a valid lj. I really should. I think about it sometimes.

This week and some in sum:
Debate tournament in Chicago starting tomorrow
I don't understand calculus
or economics
at this point all British scientists should be taken outside and shot
I'm talking to you, Isaac Newton and you, Adam Smith
I seem to have a pretty good grasp on Shakespeare though
and Estonia.
My Chinese class can go to hell
so can Erik
broken finger is still broken
but with the addition of shinsplints
I've decided to write a screenplay
I've almost applied to Harvard and Yale
waiting anxiously to hear back from UChicago and Georgetown SFS.

I think I might write my senior speech on marriage
using the analogy of a time machine
badass y/n
first quarter grades rocked
except for economics....
dammit Zalk.
I love Thanksgiving
got new skis
want to learn to fondant ice a cake
Bad Romance has the coolest music video ever
I overanaylze Lady Gaga's societal implications
and may write a paper about it
and I may submit a Poland thing to our lit mag
I may publish my paper on Lithuania
for real
if I can make it not suck
I think that would be awesome. Since I'm
you know
17. And.

If you are interested in any of the above disjointed thoughts, ask questions.

OH MY GOD EURO AP EURO AP EURO AP I NEED TO STUDY

I'm only on, like, the freaking wars of religion. I have SO MUCH WORK TO DO

In other news, the English Civil War is like a messy divorce. See my study guide:
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See, life sucks. So instead of dealing with the root issues here, I deal with the symptoms. By overloading myself with work. Which, actually, my father suggested as an alternative. My family's issues seem to be a little bit more than skin deep.

Anywho, busy, busy, busy. I was just in New Glarus, Wisconsin for two days. It's a small town (probably no more than a thousand people) about 25 minutes past Madison. It's also basically Switzerland. It was a very interesting, to say the least– I had the opportunity to participate in their Wilhem Tell play, which only two towns in the world still actually perform. I was a peasant. I also can now name the three original cantons of Switzerland and tell you how Switzerland became an independent nation. There is no internet (that I saw or could hack) in New Glarus. Gah.

Now, I'm applying to be an intern for Al Franken's senatorial run. I'm working for him today, too, so we'll see. Everyone in a five mile internet radius will hear if I get it, so while I would say keep your ears open, you might want to close them. You'll still get the news. ADDITIONALLY, I might get to go to Presidential Inauguration. How awesome would that be? Answer me on a scale from sparrow (low) to velociraptor (high).

Finally, my seven classes. I have AP Euro, Mandarin 3, Physics, Pre-Calculus, Advanced Debate, AP Spanish Lit, and AP English. So we'll see. I've been swamped some days so far, but others have been light. I had to make a decision whether to go to Homecoming or Valley (debate tournament in Iowa), though. I chose Homecoming on the advice of my sister. Right choice y/n?

Well, catch you later. Sorry I'm always so invisible.