(Hopefully) brief life update

I really ought to be packing for going home for Thanksgiving tomorrow morning (well, technically, this morning), so that I won't leave my dad hanging when he comes to pick me up.  But I'm not, of course.  :P  It's not like it'd take that long anyway.  I'm looking forward to it, of course -- as much as I'd rather be here on campus than back home, college can be quite the pressure cooker, and it's nice to get away from it for a while, even though home is the same place I've gone back to yet again.

Anyway, here's another quick RL-stuff-and-memes post before I go.  Here's what's been going on with me lately:

THURSDAY: Went to see Guerrilla Girls on Tour put on their show "Feminists Are Funny," which was entertaining enough but somehow managed not to live up to its name.  (I know feminists are funny -- I've seen plenty of them be funnier than that.)  Afterwards went to Verbal Onslaught, which sadly was not very well-attended, but still a lot of fun.  (I keep promising the people who run it that I'll read something there "the next time," but I never do.  Well, there'll be one held in January, I'm sure I can think up of something for then.)

FRIDAY: Went to see my ex-roommate and her (ex?) girlfriend give a presentation about trans* people of color and the prison-industrial complex, a lot of which was based off of their experiences interning at the Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois this past summer.  I wish I could talk about it more, because it was very informative and fascinating (especially when they were talking about case studies from their summer internship to highlight their points), but they mentioned a lot of information, most of which took a little while to process, and some of which has already "fallen through the cracks," so to speak.  Plus, it's 2:30 in the morning as I'm writing this, so trying to recap some of the main points would be rather fruitless right now.  If you want, you can ask me questions about the topic in the comments, and I'll try to answer them the best I can.

That night I went to the International Students Organization's annual cultural show; I talked about last year's event here.  Sadly, this year's show wasn't nearly as interesting or entertaining -- I mostly went to see some friends perform, and they all did a really awesome job!  I'm glad I went regardless.  ^_^;

SATURDAY: Strategic gaming club, the last anime club meeting of the semester (we've dropped Full Metal Panic and Kare Kano, as have I -- I would really not recommend either one of them one bit), and the Small Black concert.  It was absolutely amazing; I danced quite a bit, the band had a great stage presence, we all got on stage at the end of the concert, and even though turnout wasn't huge, a good time was had by all.  (The opening act, Class Actress, wasn't all that bad either -- in fact, they impressed quite a number of people who attended.)  I mean, it obviously was a fun night because I just had to buy a couple Small Black CDs afterward.  XD

And three other things:

* Reminder: If you want Christmas/holiday cards from me this year, comment in this entry.

* I'm actually considering signing up for some workshops this J-term.  I know I made fun of them two years ago, but even though a lot of my criticisms then are still valid, now there are some workshops that actually look interesting (or maybe my mindset regarding the whole thing has changed within the past two years, I dunno).  I've narrowed it down to about 10, including Hindi, Persian, ASL, "The Ancient Art of Tea," fencing, and taekwondo (I just know edge_chan is going to strongly encourage me to take that one, ho boy!  8DDDDDDDDDDDDDD).  I might also take a first aid and CPR class just so I can get certified for that again.  I'll let y'all know what I decide on when the time comes.  ;-)

* This also crossed my f-list tonight; it's a call for donations for an animated film project highlighting the severe human rights abuses in North Korea's prison camps.  I know it's getting to be that time of year where everyone gets a ton of pressure to donate to a million different causes and organizations, but this might be one worth considering.  I know I definitely plan on donating a few bucks to help fund North's production.

Finally, the memes, which I took from around the f-list and the Internet at large:

( Brutally honest personality test, you say? )

( A better personality test, I guess... )

( The LiveJournal Quiz )