[want to be] rockin' the suburbs

i'm in quite the predicament. you see, the beatles: abbey road poster is located directly next to my loft and it is held up by three thumb tacks...one of which is currently missing and i'm rather worried that either it's somewhere in my bed, waiting for me to accidentally inflict pain upon myself, or it's hiding out somewhere amongst the pillows and crash pad below my bed...again, waiting for me to accidentally inflict pain upon myself. and thus, i'm kind of apprehensive about moving.

but i will move, eventually, because i'm ballsy and i've got a joyous paper to write that allows me to explain to my philosophy professor how, and why, religious views are invalid. yay for going to hell?

well anyhow, i think i grew up a little today. i endured a verbal confrontation with the DOF and survived. not only did i survive, mind you, i also did not cry. i nearly cried, but i held it together- which is something that tends to be a wee bit difficult for yours truly. and now i have a decision to make: go meet barack (yay) & oprah (nay) or do i stay at yoonie and compete, with the possibility of gaining some extra scholarly dough? well here are some "pros" and "cons" of going to see barack & oprah:

PROS:
1. get to meet barack & oprah
2. get to sit in preferred seating at the rally
3. get to work more and significantly closer with his campaign.
4. get to celebrate obama's glory with mcfarland, my brother, and my loving helicopters
5. get to see bear
6. get to breathe the same air as barack and oprah . . . famous air. ; )

CONS:
1. possibly forgoing a couple hundred scholarship $
2. not competing again until the end of january
3. an extra friday/saturday without yoonie people
4. perhaps having my scholarship money lowered a smidge
5. appearing as if i am not "truly committed" to the team

ehh...this is something to think about just a little bit more i guess. but i believe i will most likely be going to barack'n'roll, it qualifies as a "once in a lifetime" thing for me. and so long as DOF doesn't change her mind, and she-who-must-not-be-named doesn't present a roadblock to my freedom of choice, everything should be a.o.k.

i'm off to my speechy haven to write previously mentioned philosophy paper and consume caffeine.

making progress,
emma