Why is it that when I have to study, I find ways to procrastinate in productive ways? What I mean by that is when I have to study, I’ll feel the urge to clean, fix, or do something that I should have done either before, or would have done after studying. Today, I put up my curtains and fixed my table, which I admit took a while not because I couldn’t do it, mind you, but because it’s a little tricker to mount up a curtain rod when you’re doing it yourself on a window that’s about nine feet long. But it is up and I am happy because now people cannot peer into my room. Yes.

So I watched Private Practice finally and I think it’s definitely going to have a different from Grey’s Anatomy. But I just watched the series premiere, so let’s wait a few more episodes.

Sometimes I feel as if TV can actually be somewhat of a good influence. I mean, for example, let’s say you’re in a similar situation as the character(s) on the show/movie. Well, there’s always a chance that the plot will give you a different perspective, a different take on things. I was watching the season premiere of Grey’s Anatomy yesterday and near the end, *spoiler ahead* Meredith and Derek decide to break up and her narration with their actions and feelings just made me feel as if I was Meredith for a moment, as if I were in that situation. In a sense, I am and I am not. I mean, I have SB, but right now that’s a bit… complicated and it’s always nice to get a different perspective.

Which is why I love having different friends because you never know what they’re going to say, what they’re going to tell you. Sometimes, it’s not what you want to hear, sometimes it’s not what you would expect to hear, but in the end, they all care for you and just want to see you happy.

Anyway, off to do something productive.

I am at my parents’ now. I’ve been here for about a day and I leave again tomorrow. The only reason why I came down was for a dental checkup. Hey, as long as I’m still on their insurance plan, I should milk it, right? I’m coming back down again in two weeks for a family thing.

Yeah, I forgot to blog yesterday. I went to work, finished early due to not having saved all of the work for Friday. I watched the Ugly Betty season premiere before I left and then I watched the Las Vegas 2-hour season premiere when I got home since there’s a TV here. There’s a chance my family might be getting a plasma in the event that they can’t fix the TV.

I’ve been doing some more reading on Freakonomics. I’m almost done with the core of the book. I have one chapter and a few more pages to read. I still have yet to study for Accounting though. Shame on me. With my luck, I won’t sleep tomorrow night.

As for today, not too much happened. I went to the dentist, bought some curtains, went home and napped. I had a talk with Stockton Boy quickly that brought up some more questions which resulted in my calling up a good friend, C, to ask for advice. He had a lot to offer, like he usually does, and I appreciate his advice. So now, I’m thinking some more, but at least I’m finally letting SB in on what I’m thinking about instead of bottling up my emotions thinking that whatever it is that’s bothering me will go away.

Anyway, I’ve got to finish that book now.

Before I head to go take a nap, and I do mean a nap because I still have homework, but before I go do that, I am here.

Some good shit is going down at the office in our sales department. Well, I wouldn’t say that they’re “good” things, but some interesting things are happening. One person has left his position, another resigned, and tomorrow, one’s getting fired. It’s going to be fun because the one that’s getting fired, MG, has been claiming that we, The Daily Cal, owe him money from this and that. The commission money I can understand, but the other part of it makes no sense whatsoever. He even had the gall to send an email to say he’s quitting. I mean, is it so hard to come into the office and say, “Hey, I’m going to resign and this is why.” But I guess not. I never thought he was this snippy, but I guess I can see where that came from.

Today I watched a documentary for class, Sentenced Home. It was interesting to see what was happening to some of the Cambodian refugees. I don’t know what passed, but here’s what was happening to some of the refugees: They grew into their teenage years on the “wrong” side of the neighborhood and because of that, committed a felony/crime and was sentenced to prison. Each of the three men documented had served their time properly. Fast forward years and years later, now because they were once imprisoned and had not become a citizen of the U.S., they were placed on the deportation list. They were held in INS detention centers to make sure they wouldn’t flee and they were given very short notice, if any at all, about when they would be deported. There was no appeal process, no case-by-case review. It was pretty much this: “Okay, so you fucked up and now we’re sending you back because Cambodia’s finally caved in to accept you back.” Even if they were sent back, Cambodian officials would then hold the deportees for several months as well.

I just think it’s completely unfair. I mean, how does someone know what “bad” is if “bad” is all that surrounds them? How do they know to be right? Also, for these refugees with such a strong language barrier, no one told them the strong difference between being a permanent resident alien and a citizen. Even then, the test was so long and intimidating with no proper study materials. Also, many of the refugees came as children from a few months old to a few years old. How much more do they know? How much more did they need to suffer in “the land of the free?” It just all sucks and I just don’t see why this needs to happen in the first place, but politics is screwy like that.

Anyway, I plan to take my nap soon.