Hey.

I know.

And I'm sorry I ran away.

I don't know how much I'll be able to get on-- things have been crazy for the last few months with school and everything, and I'm actually leaving for Ireland in four days. So, "insert-excuse-here." I'll do my best to stick around this time, guys.

But I'll be honest. One of the main reasons some of us drifted away is because of the out of control posting. When it takes an hour ormore to catch up on what you missed for a day, the forum suddenly gets a lot less fun. So... I dunno. We'll see. 

I just missed everyone so much and wanted to see if I could do this again.  

 

So, yes. This past summer, I had at least two weeks of living out of my backpack and microwaving ramen for dinner.
Here we go again.
Mum and dad are leaving for a 10-day cruise tomorrow morning at 0430, so in 20 minutes I'm getting shipped off to good old Nana's. Fun times. I don't know how often I'll be able to get on.... on one side, I won't have my parents' stupid anti-comp rules hanging over my head, but on the other, the only place I get a connection over there is lying on the hood of Nana's Oldsmobile. As it's recently dipped to just abovefreezing, it's doubtful I'll be chilling (no pun intended) out in her garage too much. If I can find another connection, I'll do my best.
Spending weekends with Nana, and the week with my aunt and uncle, who I don't particularly like. I don't know what the connection situation is like over there, so we'll see.
*crosses fingers*

So, I had my vaccine today. Instead of getting a shot, I got the FluMist, which is better and worse. The good is that I have this freaking MASSIVE phobia of shots... so I totally prefer the mist. You just breathe it in. The bad is that it leaves your mouth and throat hurting (and my throat was laready killing me), plus, it's a higher dosage, since it's less concentrated.
For anyone who doesn't know how vaccines work:
Basically, a vaccine is a small, watered-down version of a virus. Doctors administer it to your body so that your white blood cells develop antibodies to fight off the REAL infection if or when it ever comes around.
My problem is that vaccines have a major effect on me. Last time I got one, I ended up puking until late into the night with a raging fever. Now, I'm not feeling so hot.. my muscles are aching and I kind of feel dizzy. I'm worried that the same thing is happening to me again... and that would totally suck. I can't get out of school now... midsemester exams are approaching and I'm balancing a bunch of extra courses and projects.
So... yeah. This is why I hate the flu...