Sorry for the long delay in the posting. My previous post summed up the last month or so of my life - hell. Crazy crazy busy, crises, academic rape, etc. etc. and so forth.

Today, I'm sitting in my new apartment in Maryland, about to start an internship in DC on Wednesday. I've been in the city for a week now, and I'm loving it so far. I haven't gotten to many monuments or museums, but eventually I'm sure I will.

My twenty-first birthday is in eight days!! Friends from home who live in DC are designing a four-quadrant bar…

My life is hell.

That is all.

I feel good. Aches in my shoulders and neck aside (I moved yesterday), things have stabilized and I'm doing much better.

The last couple weeks have been rough, having fell out of favor of the girls I was living with and inevitably being forced to leave the house. My new apartment is pretty and quiet and the girls within seem quiet and nice.

Enough of that. Progress!

I know I complain a lot about the weather (my Brazilian friend can attest to this =) ), but really? I'm tired of snowing, icing, thawing, freezing. I want sunshine and a reason…

Today seemed to be "praise Carly day". After 2 1/2 years of feeling like a total piece of college shit, I finally got to hear my advisor (the lovable asshole) say "You've got a bright future ahead of you." My heart just swelled, because it was the first time he's recognized my growth as a scholar. Of course, directly after that he was quick to say "I'm pissed that you wasted the first two years of your undergraduate career and almost ruined your life, but you're doing good now." Whaaaatever! The point is, Dr. Grossman finally acknowledged my efforts. I've…

This afternoon, Mr. Obama will become President Obama. I cannot wait. I'll be in class during the historic speech, which is incredibly disappointing. But nevertheless, I will be so happy to see the failure of a presidency finally end, and the dawn of a new era of US American democracy that is rooted in HOPE finally begin.

In a recent Dr. King-inspire address, Mr. Obama has asked every US American to do at least 50 hours of service this year. I truly intend to honor his wishes, because I feel that service is unjustly overlooked. Today I knocked out two…

I'm not one for being single. I've always had a girlfriend or boyfriend around, and most of the relationships have been terrific, though some have met a tragic end. But for seven months, I've been forging a path on my own without a partner to share it with. At first, it was just fine. In fact, up until this week I've been okay without someone to love. But after a while, any girl needs that sort of companionship. I've been feeling the "heart tug" - that loneliness that can only be fulfilled by someone who cares about you in that…

I was without a working computer for a while, thanks to medieval wiring at my house that blew up my laptop adapter. Gah. That was an ordeal.

New Year's Resolutions are for pussies.

Carly: Do you think 12 books in one week is too much? My head hurts…
Dr. Grossman: 12 books in one week? Is that all? You might be ready for grad school after all…

It's. so. cold.

I really hate the wintertime, it makes my eyes water and I have to wear too many clothes.

Polyphasic sleep crashed, burned, flipped over, and imploded. I can't help but oversleep during my 1am nap. So, I'm giving up for a while. I really want to do it during the school year, though, so I may try again at the beginning of the New Year, when people are done partying and I'm out coffee (I love coffee so much).

I was sitting here for a minute, and my caffeine-starved noggin conjured up a distant memory, of the…

Day One - Polyphasic Sleep.

I got a full night's rest last night, and started napping at 1, 5, 9 o'clocks, starting with the 1pm. Predictably, I did not sleep for any of those naps (even the 1AM nap in the car on the way from the aforementioned concert at the HiFi ). I'm pretty tired, but I should be okay for a 5am nap. My main concern is oversleeping, so I have an arsenal of alarms, ranging in tone, decibel, and blinky lights (including one that rings at 113 Decibels and shakes the bed . Needless to say, it…

Ahhh, an empty house. Very nice.

I'm starting a new polyphasic sleep cycle tomorrow. No core sleep at all, just six 20-minute naps every four hours. This will give me twenty-two working hours every day. No more wasted hours in unnecessary sleep. It's going to be great! I can't wait; I'll be sure to update more often and comment on my progress.

Over the month of winter break, I'm going to be reading everything there is on Relative Deprivation, Zimbabwean riots, and political revolutions. It will all boil down to a (hopefully) revolutionary measure that I will create - the…