The gauntlet.

     I am almost done with this semester, but I still have some catching up to do. My physical health hasn't been where it is, either. The only thing going decently is my job. But then again, I hear about people getting fired over stupid shit all the time, and that makes me really paranoid.

     Round 2 of bronchitis has visited. I'll be getting a new doctor now that I have insurance. The urgent care clinic said they wanted to catch my bronchitis quickly before it became pneumonia. What scares me about pneumonia is the fact that Heavy D recently died of it. For the weekend, I have to use this new breathing treatment machine every 4 hours. It makes me jittery.

     Listening to dark folk music, especially Dead Can Dance, has been soothing lately. I should light a candle and put up my blackout curtains. When I got iTunes I noticed something wrong with the way the music was listed. Faith No More, for example, was listed as "Blues." This wouldn't be important for many, but I'm the type that usually knows the type of music they want before they know exactly what they want to listen to. So, I fixed it. If I want, for example, the music I've been in the mood for, I just go to the "Folk Noir" folder, and there's DCD, Hagalaz' Runedance, Tor Lundvall, etc. Also, because of my fondness of Coph Nia, Der Blutharsch, and Sophia, I've decided to make a new folder: Martial Industrial. I also included two of Laibach's albums: 'Nova Akropola" and 'Opus Dei.'
     I finally have everything by VNV Nation. I love listening to them, too. Not lately; it's a little to fast and electronic, where I've been needing more organic and somber sounds. Thanks to Freecorder and Youtube, I finally have a full Winterkälte album, 'Drum N' Noise.' In addition, I have a bunch of other songs by them, including half of the album 'Disturbance' and "Greenwar."

    Jordon and I got together with a few other people and are planning on having a weekly D&D game. I'd like to run it after this semester. They're interested in the Nordic-flavored campaign. I, hopefully, have recruited Bekah to play, too.
     I finally hit level 70 as my rogue on WoW. I started adventuring in Northrend now, too. I like this city I discovered called Dalaren. It's a city ruled by mages. Speaking of mages, I'm starting to like the mage I play as when Dawn and I are on. I am looking forward to training in teleportation spells. There will be a point where I can be anywhere I want on Azeroth or Outlands. I'm kind of that way right now with my rogue, but he doesn't teleport.

     I'm going to take a breathing treatment and lay down. I wish Dawn and Stacy were here.

Bored and in pain.

     I've done some more homework for this coming week. And now I'm working on fixing the genres in my iTunes. There's no way in hell that Faith No More would be considered blues. Since when has Soundgarden become "Other"? And Sol Invictus is metal? Anyway, fixing it will make things a lot easier, since I usually know what type of music I'm in the mood for before I know who I want to listen to.
     I'm just passing time, since chores are done. In 45 minutes, it will be time to start paperwork. I'll have been here for 9 hours, since we had to bring our clocks back an hour.

     I've been sleeping longer, but I still need to get my black-out curtains up in my new place. That, combined with ambient music, will help me sleep less fitfully. I need to find my incense, too.
     The headaches are pretty bad lately, too. I have medicine for them, but it makes me feel high. I'm not about to take it before going to work or school again.
     Right now, my biggest physical complaint is the fact that I'm having stomach cramps. I had beans and rice before coming to work.
     My non-physical complaint is that I miss Dawn and Stacy. I love them and worry about them (for unspecified reasons). I miss the way Dawn holds me and makes the rest of the world melt away, and the way that Stacy looks so content when she curls up between us. Dawn agrees with me, too: Stacy's a great kisser! When the time comes, we should all enjoy these things with more frequency.

     I wish we could get Stacy into WoW. With people I care about living out of town, it's cool to have a place online to virtually hang out. My rogue is now level 68, and my mage is level 19. My mage and her level 17 hunter adventure together. I keep trying to improve my tailoring skill, so I can get a flying carpet at the appropriate level.
     I met someone at school who games. She's interested in playing a Nordic-inspired D&D campaign. So, with my old neighbor, Jordon, another guy, and the girl from class, that's four players.
     I finally got "Heroes of Might and Magic IV" for Windows 7. I remember being shown how to play III, and it seemed like a fantasy version of Risk.

     I'm getting so tired right now. It's time to start paperwork.