"Everytime I'm holdin' you is like backwards rain...

...your love's like fallin' upside down."

Today was full of ups and downs. Let me recap:

Down: Class this morning was incredibly boring. Qualitative research is not fun, don't be fooled.
Up: For the first time all semester, I didn't have to fight sleep during class due to my Southern Pecan Cream coffee. Additional up: I got quite a bit done on the short story I have been writing in class in an effort to stay awake.

Down: I couldn't get in to get my bumper and headlight fixed today.
Up: Tomorrow morning the B-Lazer is heading in to get fixed.

Up: I opened a non-profit bank account for the Miss Riverbend/Dakota Garden pageant.
Down: It took one and a half hours.

Down: My phone died in a conversation with Claussen.
Up: Before talking to Claus, I talked to my mommy and got 15 minutes in with Claus before the phone died.

Down: Again, my phone died and I lost my wall charger and Claussen has my car adapter.
Up: They sell phone chargers at WalMart; and the one I got has a rocking retractable cord.

Down: I have a complete research proposal due next Tuesday.
Up: I picked a topic to research and found sources on it. Topic selected: sex in college students. That's right, I will be reading, writing, and learning about sex for the next week.

Up: Found out for certain that Claus is staying with me this weekend.
Down: I guess I have to clean a bit now.

Up: I made chocolate chip cookies for the girls I tutor for tomorrow.
Down: Somehow I screwed the cookies up a little bit and they are deformed.
Up: Hell, I still have a ton of chocolate chip cookies!

That is my day in a nutshell. Overall, I think I came out ahead.