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So, if you haven't already heard... I was in the hospital Friday night. I'm so tired of telling the story, but ONE more time for my faithful readers... :)

So I got up Friday, I was really drowsy and I had a headache that felt like an iron spike was being driven through the top of my head and down. I could barely stay awake during my first class (which is highly unusual). I went to work, and while I was helping this guy, I just all of the sudden felt dizzy. I thought the dizziness would pass if I closed my eyes for a second, so I tried it. When I opened them again, I felt dizzy again. I decided not to go to Acting or Logic, and just take a nap and see if it would pass (the headache too). When I went back, I thought I might have TSS (toxic shock syndrome) because I had these symptoms coming from nowhere. So, I tried to call my parents for like an hour, and finally got a hold of Dad. Then I called around to get a ride to the hospital (I was feeling really bad). I finally got a hold of Pearce, Jen, and Steve. So, Steve drove me to Jewish hospital, with Jen and Pearce along for some support.

Anyway, I was checked in really quickly. I talked to the RN that was checking me out and she was like, "Well, you can't have TSS because you have to be menstruating," my period was a little late--don't really know why, "But, it sounds like you have symptoms of a bad bug that's going around. So, we will check you out and see." So, I was admitted and all that fun stuff. They gave me an IV (not the bag kind, just a little plug in my arm) and pumped me full o'drugs (I think some for my headache and some to help me relax/sleep a little). After sleeping and talking on my phone off and on, I went to get a CAT scan. They were checking to see if I had a sinus infection or not. When I woke up again, my mom's friend Jeanie was there, and Andy came in like 5 minutes later. The CAT scan came back and the doctor was like, "Well, you don't have a sinus infection." And I was like, "yesss!" Then she said, "But... you have a small bleed in your brain stem." Andy's eyes got really big, and so did Jeanie's. I was like, "Whoa, okay..." So, I had to get an MRI, to see if there were more spots. Jeanie left to grab something to snack on, and I talked to Andy for a little bit. Then he left, and I gave Jen a call and told them to go ahead and go, cause I'd be there for a while.

I talked to a neurologist (a really cute doctor named Dr. Axelrod--she was foreign and had the cutest hair! I think her first name is Ylena), and she checked me out really quickly. Then Jeanie came back and the MRI transporters came. There was a cool older chick, and this really nice looking tall guy! They took me down to the MRI 'dungeon' as Jeanie called it, and I got my MRI. To anyone that ever gets one, it is loud as who-knows-what in there. To keep your mind off the noise, try counting the clicks or breathing in rhythm to the clicks. They helped by having some music. Even though the clicking was really, really loud, the music helped a little bit. Anyway, I was transported back up to the Emergency care room and Jeanie and I chatted a little bit. The doctor (not to be confused with the neurologist) came back and said the MRI was totally normal... there was just a shadow on the CAT scan and I did just have a sinus infection! So, all of that fun time in the hospital for a little sinus infection. :)

Well, I'm going to go to bed. I'm feeling kinda tired, even though I slept almost all day. My parents visited me today to buy me my perscription and some groceries. OH I told my parents I got my tongue pierced. Dad was like whatever. Mom flipped out, but she got over it after a few hours and called me back to say she loved me even though I was bad. :)

you're peeking inside the head of biancasimone @ 11:38 PM 0 comments

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you're peeking inside the head of biancasimone @ 1:22 AM 0 comments

I've had the weirdest week/weekend ever.

You already know about the twisted anke. I got a 30 on my DE quiz, but I could have done better... I left the last (12-point) problem BLANK because I ran out of time because I did extra work for the first problem (stupid me). I messed up my Aikido midterm BIGTIME because my randomly-selected-by-the-teacher partner hadn't been to class for the past 3 weeks, and she messed me up. UGH. On top of that, I didn't really care about my Spanish test Thursday. Sadly, I'm thinking of dropping the class. :( It's just not because I can't handle the class; the people in there are really dragging me down with their slow pace.

My mom unexpectedly came to pick me up Friday (I thought she was coming to get me >next< weekend), so that messed up my plans for this weekend (doing homework, studying for my many tests this week), and next weekend (just chilling out at home with my friends and getting my hair done at Dudley's with no worries). SINCE my mom got me early, she messed up my lunch plans with Laura (although I did get some good Chinese food by way of Mom because I was going home), I turned in 2 assignments late (because I forgot to look at my schedule for Network--and my cell phone messed up so Steve couldn't contact me; I'll get to that in a bit), and I'm missing out on a lot of studying for my hellacious test Monday in Logic Design AND doing the DE homework.

My phone messed up (although it was my fault), so I got a new SIM card today. I swear, I hate over-the-phone customer service people sometimes. I like the crazy little lady in Kroger, she is awesome. Good things: Hanging out with my homies, getting my hair done, getting my tongue pierced. And if you are now a "hata" because of my tongue piercing, I'm sorry. I've wanted to do this for a long time. Nobody gonna hold me down, nobody gonna break my stride, oh no, I got to keep on movin' (or something along those lines). So tomorrow, I have to somehow fit in studying, DE homework (hopefully), network homework (definitely), and a director's meeting. Oh, and eating and sleeping would be great too...

you're peeking inside the head of biancasimone @ 12:58 AM 0 comments

My ankle is hellaciously swollen. No joke. At least walking to DE won't be as painful. Just seeing the quiz grade will be painful. Last week, my grade was 48 (out of 50). This week will probably be more like 4.8 out of 50. Ouch. My average was looking like it was going to improve. Oh well.

Speaking of hellacious things, my hair is hellaciously nappy! I can't wait to go home so it can be professionally tamed. I heart Dudley, he's my hero. Always fixing my hair, just so he can see me with it all crazy 2 months later. :) Also, I can't wait to go home for other fun things, like Dad's birthday, and hanging out with my homies. :)

you're peeking inside the head of biancasimone @ 1:33 AM 0 comments

I twisted my ankle yesterday. It sucked. I went to one class today. It still hurts. I emailed my spanish prof and Morgan (my supervisor at work) and got it all straightened out. Hopefully I will be okay enough to do my midterm in Aikido... which involves lots of pivoting. Bleh. This week will suck. Guess I'd better whip out the bike this week!

Andy, I love you. :)

you're peeking inside the head of biancasimone @ 4:28 PM 0 comments

You know, I should stay away from eBay. I have bad enough luck with gambling. Of the past 5 bids I've tried to win, I've lost 4, and THAT's only because the last bid is still going on.

I'm starting to feel something coming on. What do you call it... when you want to be somewhere that isn't where you are, but there isn't really a way to get there? When you want to breeze through everything that's here and now and be met with something refreshing? Or to just have a little bit of entertainment in your life? Oh yea. Restlessness. Antsiness. Desire for change. Boredom. Lack of... vigor.

I don't really feel like I have anything to look foward to right now. Every time I want to do something, I can't (mostly because of lack of transportation), or I'm too busy with school, or I'm just so freaking tired that it's not funny. And speaking of tired, my sleep schedule has been soooo messed up lately. *sigh* I just wish for tonight to be a night of normal sleep patterns. And maybe tonight I'll figure out the network homework so Steve and I (since we're homework partners) can get over a 70 on our homework for once.

you're peeking inside the head of biancasimone @ 7:27 PM 0 comments

borrowing from my buddy Tony once again... :)

First real kiss: Michael B. Williams, I was 5 and he was 7 and it rocked. :)
First job: Arby's
First screen name: mary_jane_2002
First self-purchased album: Missy Elliott: Supa Dupa Fly
First funeral: My grandfather (Dad's dad)
First pets: Goldfish--I killed them accidentally when I was 2 by trying to feed them cereal for breakfast... oops
First piercing: My ear lobes, at 18 months
First love: Michael B. Williams
First big trip: Going to Alabama to visit relatives!
Last big car ride: Going to Minnesota for post Christmas/pre New Years' festivities
Last kiss: Mike Smith (what is it with the Mikes?)
Last good cry: Sometime recently... I'd say about a month ago
Last movie seen: Aladdin
Last beverage drank: Water
Last food consumed: a granola bar
Last phone call: Received -- Bridget. Called-- Michael McQuerry.
Last TV show watched: Cowboy Bebop
Last shoes worn: my Avias
Last CD played: Erykah Badu: Worldwide Underground
Last item bought: my trendy SSSC shirt
Last disappointment: my birthday... oh, and all the damned false alarms in P2
Last soda drank: Sprite
Last ice cream eaten: Chocolate Marshmallow ice cream (so good!)
Last shirt worn: it's not the last shirt worn, but the last FUN shirt worn is my "Spongebob: hammered!" shirt

you're peeking inside the head of biancasimone @ 12:10 PM 0 comments

By the way, THIS is hilarious. :)

you're peeking inside the head of biancasimone @ 11:45 AM 0 comments

A quotation from Tony's site...

The three guys I live with are all in relationships right now, and through them I have seen so many things that I miss about being in a fulfilling relationship. Watching one of these couples (Mark and Cheryl) has resulted in me seeing that which I miss most about dating -- when they are in a quiet moment, and they look at each other... it is indescribable.

It is beautiful.

I am such a lover of people; this is one more type of love that I would like to have.

I'd date you, Tony. Yet somehow, I know that you wouldn't date me; I am by no means the perfect woman. Just a crazy girl who is shocked, intrigued, and confused by the world, almost always at the same time. :)

you're peeking inside the head of biancasimone @ 10:54 PM 0 comments

valentine's day pressure
(from msn's article Does Valentine's Day Depress You?)

Unintentional tension
Harder to deal with is pressure from family and friends. After all, who hasn't been grilled with questions like:
"When are you going to find someone, dear?"
"So-and-so's in a relationship, why aren't you?"
"Even whatchamacallit's got a date."
"Whatever happened to that nice boy/girl you used to date?"
"What are you waiting for?"
"Do you realize you're not getting any younger?"

Yea, Singles' Awareness Day is kinda rough. That and only 3 of my friends are single. *sigh* I think my brothers even both have girlfriends! I feel so left out.

you're peeking inside the head of biancasimone @ 9:29 AM 0 comments

if Karma is for real... jeez I did something REALLY bad

I don't know what I did wrong. Maybe it's just because I've been de mal humor (in a bad mood) for a couple weeks. I can't even really explain that. And to all the people whose first thought is PMS: 1) you're just a stupid boy, and 2) that's such a stupid cop-out answer that it's not even funny.

Maybe I'm just in a weird mood because National Singles Awareness Day is this Saturday. NSA Day always gets me in an "interesting" mood...

you're peeking inside the head of biancasimone @ 10:08 PM 0 comments

I can think of someone that goes with each of these gods

I think this is pretty close to true for me. If not normally, then lately...


Morpheus


?? Which Of The Greek Gods Are You ??
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you're peeking inside the head of biancasimone @ 3:25 AM 0 comments

Last Straw
I'm moving out of Phase 2, ASAP. I'm not even playing about fearing for my life AND my stuff right now. Another pipe burst near the kitchen and my friend Josh's room, which is about 50 feet away. But, instead of bursting at 11 AM and letting us back in w/in 7 hours (blah to that), it burst at 1 AM (yes, about 6 hours ago). I'm obviously back in my room; I've been here since 6-something AM. I had to stay the night with Steve (don't worry, Jen--his girlfriend--was there also).

you're peeking inside the head of biancasimone @ 7:05 AM 0 comments