I shell out $20 for a DVD set of the Lone Gunmen on Amazon.com because, for some reason, they arn't available on Amazon.ca. I get the DVDs, OPEN THEM (this will later become an integral part of the story, bear with me) and to my dismay, find that they really don't work for more than 5 minutes without freezing for rediculous periods of time that leave my poor DVD player grinding and squeeling in agony (I assume). I want to return them. But I cannot. Because I OPENED them. But I wouldn't know they didn't work had I not opened them. But by opening them, I cannot return them.

Do you see where I'm going with this?

This is just the type of thing The Lone Gunmen are trying to put a stop to.

I assume.

But I will not know because the freaking DVDs don't freaking work.

I will be writing a seething review, I assure you.

H1N1 symptoms:

• Cough and fever? Check on the cough!
• Fatigue? Check!
• Muscle aches? Check!
• Sore throat? Double check!
• Headache? Check!
• Decreased appetite? Check!
• Runny nose? Check!
• Nausea? Check!
• Vomitting? Nearly
• Diarrhea? Er, no.

Oh flu, you're no fun! Swine version or not, I feel yucky!

So, do I take an extended weekend and not write my Psychology and Sociology quizes and not hand in my personal narrative in Writer's Craft, or do I go to school and cause an epidemic with my germs?

My blog...? What are you talk-- Oh! Thats right! My blog! Uh, no, I didn't forget. What makes you say that?

So! Its my last year of high school! I passed my exams and sat through them fully clothed (contraire to several horrible dreams), thank you very much! I ended up with an 84% average and a recommendation to never ever take chemistry again. School starts on the 8th and I'm taking English, English Literature, Creative writing, European History, Biology, Sociology, Psychology, and Philosophy. I regret taking Biology, but I've changed my courses so many times and nothing else will fit in that spot.

Funny (vaguely pathetic) story about my time table. I was called into the guidance office in June (and after one of the guidance councillors tried to tell me I wasnt supposed to be there and make me go back to c/ass) my guidance councillor takes me into his office and says (a bit too seriously, I thought) that two of my c/asses are only taught once each year and during the same time, so unless I can be in two places at once... (here he opens a desk drawer and rummages around for something). All I could think was "Yes! I'm getting a Time-Turner!" Sadly, he was not giving me a Time-Turner, and was instead telling me I couldn't take Politics.

I've been obsessing over my future again, this time its University. I really want to go to school in the UK. One of my first choices is Royal Holloway. It has some of the c/asses I want to take, and, oh, DID I MENTION ITS A CASTLE? NO? WELL IT IS:

Ooh! Has anyone seen A Very Potter Musical yet? It is undoubtably the very best use of the internet ever. Even if you don't watch the whole thing skip to act 1 part 11 and watch Ron and Draco's Granger Danger duet and then act 1 part 13 and watch Voldemort tap dance.