2:18 Mid Thursday Afternoon (5 November 2009)   Americans and Guy Fawkes The only thing we know about it is what we saw in the movie V for Vendetta. Literally. And then we get all righteous and pretend like we are all experts. Anyway. I took an exam yesterday (my first proper exam of the semester). it was shit. there are 7 or so of us in the class, and it was meant to be about a 50-minute long exam (because that's how long our class period is). It began at 1:30 and we were all still working on it when Dr. D said, "Um, I have 2:22 on my watch...does anyone have a class after this?" and like, two people did...so we all had to stop. I felt REALLY good about all the questions I answered, like, I knew the material...but the remaining questions were all involving maths - which I can do, and indeed, I enjoy and understand...I just am not very fast at math. So I suppose I feel like I am at an unfair disadvantage...if anyone got further than me on the exam and did the maths problems - I know just as much as they do, but i am not fast enough. And in a situation where your knowledge is being tested, and not your mental agility, I don't know that it's reasonable...but maybe I'm just illogically angry that I'll get a bad score comparitavely. anyway i walked out and it was hard not to cry. I haven't cried over an exam in so long! also: still extremely riled over the gross ignorance and puritan discrimination happening all over the US.