Ooh!

Almost forgot to tell you!

I RODE ON THE NEW BOAT TODAY.

There's three of them, which is good. They're cool. Very pretty, with interesting artistic thingies showing... something. Sonar or something. And it's got four decks instead of just three, and elevators. These are the first boats to be fully accessible, so that's a big thing. And the bathroom? Has sinks. That work. Not just cold-water-only and the water shuts off three seconds after it goes on. And it's divided into little "nooks". And crannies, just like an English muffin. And there's two outdoor areas, and the upper one is open, no ceiling.

Few problems: The lifejackets aren't under the seats, they're at the ends of the boat instead. Less convenient. Also, I have no idea where the lifeboats are. The ceilings are low, probably to accomodate the extra deck, and the stairs are steep. And all that shiny steel is going to get so marked up, it's not even funny.

The new terminals are coming along nicely as well. They installed this HUGEASS scrolling marquee on the Manhattan side. Complete overkill.

Connie and the horrible, terrible, no good, very bad day.

First, you should know that my mom never fully paid my tuition for last term. Term started yesterday, I still can't register. She wrote out a check for the full amount - but addressed it to the wrong person. Apparently, AMS won't cover this, I have to go through the bursar and the check needs to be addressed to Fleet. So the check was essentially worthless.

So here I am in Brooklyn with a worthless check and no cash (my money went to buy pads, because I just got my period) and I'm in pain. Because of my period-related constipation/back pain. I don't get cramps, as near as I can tell, but I constipate. And get back pain. And boils, but that's irrelevant. No money. Wait! I have my ATM card!

The ATM machine ate my card. In Brooklyn. I've lost/ruined so many ATM cards, it's not even funny, but this isn't my fault at least. Yay. So I run into the bank to ask for them to help me get my card back. But then they can't give it to me because it's really my mom's card, and I could be a thief or something. I understand this, I really do, but I WANT MONEY TO BUY SOME MIDOL! So I call my mom, just to explain the situation. I honestly don't expect anything to come of this, but she needs to know that she has to come down to Brooklyn if she wants this card again. Personally, I think she should just get a new card, but whatever.

Apparently, my mom had been having a really bad day, and hadn't eaten yet. This probably explains why she flipped out at me. Eventually, the whole situation was settled with the bank cutting up the card, giving it back to me, and hanging up on my mom. My mom, of course, is going to order a new card. I didn't mind, I was crying at this point, and just wanted to go home.

Two hours. By the end of it, I'm done crying, but I'm in massive pain. I walk home because walking is marginally less painful than standing around waiting for the bus, only to find that I have no midol. So I take an aspirin and a hot bath. This helps, but not much, and I keep choking on the "second" aspirin (I toss them out after I choke, because dissolved aspirin is nasty). And there's no money in the house.

I eventually borrowed money from Mr. Winston, got me some advil and some liquidy food like grapes and tangerines. The worst thing for me to eat right now is starchy stuff like bread and pasta. Alas, that had been the only thing I'd eaten in the morning - two doughnuts.

Oh wow.

Remember I said that I was watching Battlestar Glactica?

Color me impressed. In most if not all scifi "space" shows I've seen, people think like they're still on a planet. Ships always meet nose to nose, right side up. They always fly in flat horizontal lines, never up or down.

We first saw that this was different when people land on the "underside" of a ship, only to fall down into it when they actually break in. But this....

They had a dogfight in space, and they actually moved in space. Spinning, going up and down and diagonally and sideways, shooting from underneath, everything. It's so simple, but it makes a difference. Realism is my god. You have no idea, I watched this and my eyes literally went wide.

I think I'm going to need a new icon.

DAMN YOU, SUPPORTBOARD!

I love you, but you're messing up my life typing.

Sincerely, Connie (who is unable to type the word "reference" anymore without deleting an extra "d" from the end. Man, that's annoying.)

On the subject of Sci-fi, I'm watching SG1 right now.

Have I ever mentioned that I think Daniel is totally hot? Yeah. An episode all about him is just my idea of happiness :) Also, nice to see Hammond getting out and about for a change. *squees about Daniel some more*