This is ONE PROBLEM...

This is ONE PROBLEM that we are going to have something similar to on our Cal test on Wednesday.  😳  I, uh... am working on it.  Who said anything about freaking out?  😕

Carmen or Seth:  I'm sure it's something simple that eludes me at the moment, but why does that 4 turn negative near the end?  I'm having a moment.  😂😂😂😭😭😭

Yesterday was better as far as my brain...

Yesterday was better as far as my brain and so far, today is, too.  Thank goodness for that!

I'm ill because I did a literature quiz yesterday evening and made a 6/10.  The semester just started so I'm gonna be fine, but DANG.  I wanted to do better.  LOL

We have a 6-page, 200-point Calculus test on Wednesday, so I'm going to be studying all weekend.  Thankfully, I have no more lit due until after the test so I will be able to focus on Cal.  I really like what we're doing in that class so far, but dang - it's A LOT to do at once!

Hopefully, I can make time to do my nails this weekend even though the bright unicorn polish is holding on (except for the thumb on my practice hand - who's polish mysteriously popped off in one piece.  That one is now wearing pink with glitter.)  They still look great after a week, but I'm not sure I can stretch that paint job into two weeks without a nail casualty.  I'm a picker so if my polish starts flaking up I'm in trouble if I can't get it off with remover ASAP.  Better safe than sorry and it's not like I won't be able to use a break from studying.

Well, we've made it to another Friday.  I hope you all are doing well.  I'm gonna get myself to work so I can come home and do school work.  LOL  That's the story of my life.  😜  Later, friends!  ❤

Y'all... I'm gonna spare you the audio...

Y'all... I'm gonna spare you the audio that goes with this (even though it is hilarious), but Nom is a boy.  Definitely a boy, and a teenage boy at that.  😳  We have been flashed I don't know how many times, and well... let's just say that there have been puddles.  😳😳😳

I don't know what to do to help him out.  I guess I will just let him do his thing until he feels better.  We'll just try to stay out of his way.

[Edited to Add:  Shaun has posted a video in the first comment for anyone who wants to see / hear this ridiculousness.]

I napped a little.

I napped a little. It helped. I'm going over my rectangular equations / polar coordinate notes for Calculus. Neat stuff. 😁

Not feeling it today. 🙁

Not feeling it today. 🙁 I slept last night, but I'm tired. And that application to UAB for the Humira trial is is gonna be a process that requires a lot of work from me (in the form of scrounging up financial documents from like, every source - as if I have time for that).  Also, I have the chills and my skin is not cool.  Wonderful.

I'm home.

I'm home.  Gonna be working a lot this semester between two jobs and school.  Needless to say, I am tired.

Since I started not taking Celexa I've been having "brain zaps."  It's a completely weird electrical sensation in my head that is supposedly harmless.  Added to the vertigo / dizzy feeling - it's a little much.  I noticed that it wasn't as bad this morning, but as the day wore on it got worse.  I think rest is a good thing for me right now... if only I could find time to do it!

I feel like a nap is in order.  It was a long day.  And I have homework, of course, but I don't feel that I can concentrate on anything at the moment.  I guess a nap is just what has to happen if I want to be productive anymore today.  (Which I do.  Of course I do!)

Later, friends.  I hope your week is going well.  I'm trying to get myself sorted out so my week can (hopefully) go well, too.  🙂

Nail pic! Woohoo! 😃

Nail pic!  Woohoo!  😃

So this may not look that spectacular, but I tried a new nail art technique and unlike my nail fail the other day it turned out great.  This is something that I've wanted to try for ages, but due to my packed schedule and never really feeling like I had time to "play," I just didn't get to it.  I guess I'll go ahead and clue you in:  The thing I wanted to try was gradient stamping!

The background image is stamped, but with 3 different polish colors (ranging from blue to green).  It's done like regular stamping, except that you put your chosen colors down in whatever pattern you want (as opposed to just one color covering the image), and then you scrape the excess polish off.  I found that I needed to use a light hand so I could mix the colors during the scrape.  Stamping polish notoriously dries fast (meaning that if you aren't quick you can't pick it up on your stamping head and even if you can, it might be too dry to stick to your nail), so you've gotta be quick.  I scraped over each of these backgrounds about 3 times to get a nice gradient.

I tried this over white because I wanted to be able to see just how good of a job I did (or didn't) do.  I'm not usually a fan of wearing white polish, but it's summer and these are bright, so that's ok.  I ALMOST decided to wear just the gradient, but by later in the afternoon I was like "Nah.  Where's the fun in that?"  🤣🤣🤣

It feels kind of like a cop-out that I chose to wear another unicorn so soon, but I feel like this background was screaming for her.  The plate was sitting on my table from being used previously and when I saw her little happy self - I just knew.  🦄🦄🦄  After that, it was easy enough to paint in some stars for color variety.

Anyway, that's my mani for the week.  I have no idea if / when I'll get to paint again, but I'm hoping that I will have time at least every weekend.  It is such a stress relief and I don't really have any other creative outlets at the moment, so I need this in my life.  💅💅💅😁😁