where's my magic carpet ride?

i feel really good about my sociology exam. i got my paper back right before i took it (which was an A) and it gave me the endorphins i needed to kick that thing's butt. a wonderful A to boost the gpa is within reach. now i'm ready to take on chemistry. uhhh...not so much. but i've spent the past four hours looking over my old tests, which is supposed to be helpful. crossing my fingers that i find a few more errors on them as well so i can snag back some more points. hey, every little bit helps. oh. and whatever happened to that magic carpet ride, that mystical "curve", that is supposed to take your not-so-good average to the land of As? i've heard all about how college professors have them tucked away in a secret hiding place and bring them out in students' time of need. so where's my magic carpet ride? well, i've been here for a whole semester and i have yet to "ride the curve". everyone else (including becca, who pulled off a B in calculus at tech...congrats) seems to have benefited from at least one ride, but, as they say, seeing is believing, and i don't think they really exist.

i'm not so sure if i was able to pull off an A in english, which is sad. but it has been mentioned to me that in a college english class, professors like to stick to the "C is average" scale. hey now, that is the kind of scale that makes one lose HOPE. guess it makes sense, though. georgia kids are so used to earning A's with no effort because teachers have inflated grades to get more kids HOPE. no wonder they're running out of money to pay my tuition.

it has become bitterly cold for georgia. i mean how cold is it gonna get in a span of three days? as i mentioned before, i wore shorts and a t-shirt and was perfectly fine last week. but last night the temperature took a dive into the 30s. holy cow. going from warm to cold always makes the cold seem so much worse. its supposed to feel like 19 degrees tonight. 19. now, that requires a coat, no doubt.