An accurate description

On Tuesdays I have classes back-to-back, nonstop, from 9:30-5:00. Today, being Tuesday, was also the rainiest, dreariest, cold-windyest day my not-so-northern college town has seen in a VERY long while. It was, simply put, miserable. And I had two exams.

Tomorrow though, I have no classes at all, and I was somehow miraculously not scheduled to work. So I have the entire day to study for my impending LSAT on Saturday. Thaaaaat's probably kind of important. And maybe even straighten up my room a little, too, since it's so messy I can barely find a path to the bathroom at night. So really, tomorrow I might give some fucks.

...tomorrow.

Understanding the "debt ceiling"

For those of us who watch the news (or just unfortunately major in political science), it's impossible to ignore the umpteenth annual debt ceiling freak-out. Why is our government freaking out about the debt ceiling for the zillionth year in a row? What IS the debt ceiling, actually? Why is the government putting us through this? Why does any of this matter?

All of these questions and more can be answered by this handy video I found, courtesy of YouTuber "Grey" in the series "Grey Explains Things."

Polar bears, cockroaches, law school and landlords

Today on campus, I ran into an old friend. Or at least I thought I did. I'll let cute polar bear sum it up for me.

Anyone else have this problem? I suppose with so many humans on the earth, there are only so many possible combinations of hair, height, and facial features. I swear these girls were twins separated at birth. 

In other news, I had kind of an interesting morning, and it prompted me to write a letter to my landlord today. It went something like this: