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dimanche, février 29, 2004
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HAPPY LEAP DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow, kiddos... you're NEVER going to guess who i talked to today (partially because the majority of you that read this don't even know the guy). sooooo...the other day i saw a friend from high school online and since i haven't talked to him in a really long time (like 6 months at least) i thought i'd leave him a message just saying hi and whatnot. today almost as soon as i took down my away message, i received a message from him saying "believe me ... i would never forget you". awww...how sweet is that? haha...i'm sure it's because i was really annoying, but either way... he's gunna stop by to see me over spring break on his way around the world (practically) to see his family. YAY!!! thanks, jared!!!
dallas was fun. we stayed at the holiday inn and the room we had was probably twice the size of our dorm room...it was TOTALLY nuts. erin and i jumped all over the beds since we can't do that in our dorm room and our parents never let us do that when we were younger.
anyway, i got some stuff to get done, so i'm gunna get to it...
if i have AT ALL, in ANY way, upset you recently, please let me know what i did and how i can fix it...
4:26 PM
vendredi, février 27, 2004
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what a day...things went from bad to better to worse to decent all in about 22 hrs. even though i REALLY don't want to write about it here (or discuss it in too much detail) if you want to know, ask and chances are i'll tell you what all's been going on.
i TRULY am blessed. man...i really have no idea where i would be right now without the family and friends that i have. between ann and chris and erin and my mom and my dad and my brothers, i think i have gone from feeling like ______ to feeling half-decent about myself. i know, it's a big 2 day long pity party, but it IS my blog and no one's making you read it...do what you want, i don't care too much. thank you soooooooo much to everyone that has talked to me about everything that's been going on. i really appreciate y'all putting up with me (like you always do). if i've been short with you recently, don't think it's your fault or anything, i'm just REALLY emotional recently and have been having a not too great 2 days so...yeah...
erin and i are going to a leadership conference tomorrow morning until like 3 then i'm going with her to dallas because she doesn't want to go alone. she's going for a winterguard competition and...yeah...anyway...yeah. we probably won't be back until sometime sunday (afternoon, i'm sure) but i WILL, as always, have my cell phone with me and you are more than welcome to make her ring...if you have the number, that is...
i hope you all have a great weekend!
11:55 PM
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well...i guess good can come from all bad situations, right? not getting the kleinwood job (that i really wanted) gave my mom the idea of calling phil (one of my former swim coaches) to see if he was coaching this summer and if he was, if he was looking for an assistant or knew of anyone who was looking for an assistant or whatever. while i was a little afraid he wouldn't remember me, i called and left him a message and just got off the phone with him (he called me back). it's really nice to talk to him...he DOES always make me feel better (just like mommy said he would). he said that he could FOR SURE get me a job somewhere for the summer...i'll just have to wait and see what's going on. i won't be home this summer, it looks like, but...it's all good... oh...and i don't know if you read this or not, but erin...if you DO, phil said he thought he saw you on campus one day...just so you know!
5:08 PM
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it's a good quote...hope you like it...
"Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such."
-Henry Miller
sometimes i have to wonder if the people that come up with these amazing quotes that we all try to live by really live by them themselves...i mean...yeah... it seems so easy when it's just words, but putting words into actions is what seems to be MY biggest downfall. i can say things but can't make people see how serious i am when i say them, maybe because i have such a hard time SHOWING what i mean... whatever...
10:32 AM
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HAPPY (26th) BIRTHDAY, ROBERT!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!
12:05 AM
jeudi, février 26, 2004
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so i thought it was a good day...and despite events that happened (things i found out) earlier today, i was trying to make it a good day and all...then i got "the phone call". i didn't get the job. no one's surprised, i'm sure but i didn't get it. i'm a little depressed to say the least, but i knew it was going to happen like this so i shouldn't be terribly surprised. i just wish i hadn't been sooo excited about it. i wish he had just called me and told me he hated me and didn't think i was cut out for the job at all and that he was sorry that i just didn't fit the description of the kind of person they were looking for, but instead he told me that i was EXACTLY what they were looking for but that since i'm in college...yeah. life sucks...i really just want to crawl in bed and never get up (not just because of this, but it sure doesn't help). anyway...i guess that's it...
11:30 PM
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today in anatomy lab (a very fun class, might i add) we were talking about muscle reactions and how our bodies send off electrical signals to get muscles moving and whatnot. aaanyway, so we used electrical currents to stimulate muscle movement. being all courageous and stuff, i decided that i HAD to try it (to show up the guys, of course) and as soon as he hooked me up to the machine, i had a really strong tick going so he bumped me to 55 volts (very low) and started playing with my muscle there. i ALMOST got to tetanus but didn't quite because he pulled the plug because...i dunno why. anyway, it was SUCH an amazing lab. man...i wish we could do that all the time. it was sooo cool to see my muscle contracting and to feel it contracting and to see the reaction on the computer...wow...i really can't even explain how awesome it was. if you can take anatomy at txstate (if you go here) TAKE IT!!! it's sooo much fun...specially if you get a good lab prof. but, yeah...i just had to blog about that before i totally forgot. ooooh...and apparently when my arm muscles twitch, my leg muscles do too...i dunno why but my right arm was hooked up to the machine and my right leg was going nuts along with my arm. i kinna think my nerves are a little...misdirected or something...
MAN...THAT WAS SOOOOOOOO COOL!!!!!!!!! :-D now i remember why i like bio/anatomy so much...the labs are sooooo worth it!
we looked at a dissected cat too...that wasn't nearly as much fun as it was in high school (maybe because i've already done it once) but i felt really smart knowing where some of the things were and not having to look them up in the book or whatever. yeah...
i'm SUPPOSED to be going out tonight with andrea but i haven't heard anything so i assume all plans are off...oh well...*sigh* not like i was looking forward to it anyway...
7:48 PM
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and here's erin...(first part fits her SOOO well)
Leo (Jul 23 - Aug 22) - A fire sign represented by the lion, Leo symbolizes bravery and pride. Leos are generous, warm-hearted, faithful and intuitive. But they also have traits that are to their disadvantage, including their tendencies to be pompous, to interfere and to be intolerant of others.
12:21 PM
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haha...studying went REALLY well...can't you tell?!
anyway, i thought it'd be fun to get my horoscope for today, so i'm going to pass it on to you...
An impetuous act will backfire if its sole purpose is to impress someone else. Too much confidence turns you into an embarrassment waiting to happen. Your intensity should be a selling point, not a liability.
you wanna know what kind of a person i am?! listen to THIS...
Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21) - A water sign represented by the scorpion, Scorpio symbolize intense power and passion. Scorpios are forceful, emotional, confident and intuitive. The most intense of the zodiacs, they may also become extremely jealous, obsessive, compulsive and resentful, which at times leads them to seek revenge.
if that isn't me, i dunno what is! (word of advice...be careful around me...)
12:13 PM
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THE SECRET OF SUCCESS IS CONSTANCY TO PURPOSE.
"Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you."
-Proverbs 4:25
11:30 AM
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it's SOOO pretty outside today. if it were about 25 degrees warmer, i'd be down at sewell park "sun bathing" and studying...too bad, soo sad. awww...why can't it just warm up!?
ok, as some of you may know, i'm Catholic and since Lent started yesterday it was Ash Wednesday (along with richard's birthday). erin asked me a question last night that i didn't really know the answer to so i went to my trusty 'ol "Catholic Source Book" and, sure enough, it was there... for those of you who would like to know why Catholics do not eat meat on fridays during lent...here's your answer...
Abstaining, in this context, means refraining from certain kinds of food or drink, typically meat. From the first century, the day of the crucifixion has been traditionally observed as a day of abstaining from flesh ("black fast") to honor Christ who sacrificed his flesh on a Friday.
yeah...so that's that. ooooooh...i almost forgot. ok, i don't think i wrote about it but if i did already just...forgive and forget... when i went home last weekend i noticed a really big envelope with my name (to the parents of miree dornier) on it so, of course, i wanted to open it. dad said it was ok, so i did and...GUESS WHAT WAS INSIDE?! i made the dean's list so i got a certificate thing!! YAY!!! sorry...call me a loser, but i'm excited...and i hope i can keep it up too... theeeeeen...i went to my mailbox yesterday just to see if there was anything there from parking services (so i can get a green sticker) and no luck with that. there WAS, however, something in there from campus activities and student organizations. i thought it was gunna be some stupid, no good piece of junk mail but decided to open it either way. thank goodness i did... inside was a letter form phi eta sigma national honor society. because i got a 3.53 gpa last semester i "have earned a lifetime membership eligibility during [my] first semester at texas state university-san marcos and this distinction, an outward recognition of personal accomplishment, serves as an incentive for continued high scholarship during [my] collegiate experience." how cool is that?! mom and dad said do it because it'll look good on the resume and it's more things for me to get involved in here at txstate. i'm pretty excited...but i'm going to miss induction (darn!) because i'll be in arlington with the fanatics for our spring semester road trip.
this morning's swim practice:
200 free
200 choice drill
4-75 kick, drill, swim
4-100 kick, swim, closed fist, swim
12-100 odd-50 with 15 seconds rest, 25 with 10 seconds rest, 25; even- 100 increasing speed at turns
50 cooldown
and that's 2550 (erin and i did 2500 because we skipped the first 50 of the 12-100s because we didn't understand the instructions)
aaaaaaanyway...i guess that's it. i need to study for my anatomy quiz so i think i'll go do that now...
11:12 AM
mercredi, février 25, 2004
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ScottGi8383: snoop is the greatest(u know who u are):-D
awww...scott's such a great cousin!!!! thanks "squirrel"!! miss you soo much!! maybe we'll see each other again this summer?!
10:04 PM
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call me totally naive but i thought that the stupid weather changing-ness was a houston thing. I JUST DON'T GET IT!!! ok, friday it was SOOO pretty then it started getting overcast and stuff and how it's cold again. and to think that erin and i want to go shopping for swim suites for spring break/summer on sunday...i just don't know if i'll be able to do it if it doesn't warm up soon. ugh...oh well...whatever, right?!
i gotta take care of my ticket stuff and inspection thing today before i forget so...yeah...i gotta do that. maybe erin and i will go shopping today and before we go, i can do that stuff...we'll just have to wait and see...
10:05 AM
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happy first day of lent (aka- ash wednesday) to all of you!
i haven't really decided what to give up and what extra to do this year, but i figure i have until midnight tonight to figure it out, so...yeah.
bobcat basketball tonight (i-35 rivalry) and erin's gunna go with me!!! :-D
8:35 AM
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HAPPY (21st) BIRTHDAY, RICHARD!!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!! i hope you and rob are having fun in new orleans...but not TOO much fun. y'all be safe now! (that mommy side of me coming a out again.)
12:02 AM
mardi, février 24, 2004
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stolen from matt's profile..
"Don't be dismayed at good-byes, a farewell is necessary before we can meet again, and meeting again, after moments or a lifetime, is certain for those who are friends."
11:09 PM
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do you ever just feel like...giving up? school, love, life...everything...i just feel like giving up. is it worth it? is it worth all the work, the stree, the "stuff"?! i have to wonder sometimes...and when i start wondering i start thinking it's probably NOT worth it, but...whatever... oh, i'm finished...
10:37 PM
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As we grow up, we learn that the one person who wasn't supposed to let you down probably will. You'll have your heart broken, probably more than once. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend, and may even fall in love with them. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry cause time is passing too fast. You'll eventually lose someone you love and realize that you love someone you lost. Life's short, so take too many pictures, laugh way too much, cry way too hard, and love everyone...
6:01 PM
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i have no idea who's song this is or where i got it from, but i was going through my documents folder and found it so i thought i'd post it. enjoy...
Still remember the day we met
You said you loved my smile
But your love for me was like a summer breeze
Oh, it lasted for a while
I could hold on a little tighter I know
But when you love someone you gotta let 'em go so
I'm gonna smile
'Cause I want to make you happy
Laugh, so you can't see me cry
I'm gonna let you go in style
And even if it kills me
I'm gonna smile
Kiss me once for the good times, baby
Kiss me twice for goodbye
You can't help how you don't feel
And it doesn't matter why
Give me a chance to bow out gracefully
'Cause that's how I want you to remember me
I'm gonna smile
'Cause I want to make you happy
Laugh, so you can't see me cry
I'm gonna let you go in style
And even if it kills me
I'm gonna smile
11:01 AM
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i have a new respect for athletic trainers. kind of odd, i know, but in high school i used to think that the girls that were "trainers" were the whores and...whatever. now i want to be one myself (athletic trainer that is). i guess since you never see what they do behind the scenes (aka-taping and bandaging) i just made this stereotype that what they did was really easy and blah blah blah. too bad i didn't know i was going to have to take athletic training classes to be a physical therapist...and too bad i didn't know i would consider "changing" my major to athletic training (of some sort) so i could get my teaching cert. anyway, today in my taping class we did ankles...I HATE WRAPPING ANKLES!!! i didn't get it... i know i'm not a quick learner and it usually takes me a few days to get things, but i REALLY REALLY didn't get this. i have thursday to get this because next week is devoted to arches and the next week (the week of mid-terms; the week before spring break) is the practical for ankles and arches. I'M SCREWED!!!! i think i'm finally getting a hang of tearing the stupid tape, but i really hate what we did today. she makes it look so darn easy but i just...don't get it and can't do it. AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! oh well...what's new?!
i gotta go get connie inspected today and need to talk to my parents about what to do about this ticket i got since...yeah. i need to get all that stuff taken care of before i don't have time anymore. i have lots of reading to do for my care of athletic injuries class too...we skimmed through 3 chapters today and are responsible for all the information in it... COLLEGE IS TOO HARD :( i think i'm going to drop out...
10:43 AM
lundi, février 23, 2004
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i got this from scott's blog...just changed a few answers to fit me though, of course....
You should do this to... its kinda fun.
PUT IT IN YOUR BLOG
Have you ever...
slaped someone: I'M SURE I HAVE
gotten slaped: OF COURSE
gotten ran over: NOT THAT I KNOW OF
got bit by a dog/human: VERY MUCH SO YES
This or That
Mt. dew or dr. pepper: DR. PEPPER
toco bell or wendys: I'M NOT TOO SURE
boy or girl: BOY
dog or cat: DOG
Phone or in person: in person
sex or no sex: NO SEX
tall or short: TALL
fat or dumb: UH...NEITHER!?
movies or tv: MOVIES
Do you beleive in...
abortion: HMMM...
gay marrages: I HAVE MIXED FEELINGS
ghost: YES
god: VERY MUCH SO, YES
supersticions: HEHE...
Random Questions
Whats your fav. color: BLUE/GREEN
are you single: *SIGH* YES
Has a friend ever made you cry: HAHA...UH...YES
have you ever gotten in a fist fight: YOU DON'T KNOW ME WELL IF YOU HAVE TO ASK THAT QUESTION
are you gay/bisexual: NOT THAT I KNOW OF...
do you like this survey?: SUUUUUUURE
how old are you?: 19
Do you have any animals?: AT HOME-YES; AT SCHOOL-NO
if so, what kind and what are their names: DOG-DUTCH
you can trust: EVERYONE
you can relate to: ERIN
that knows you best: ONE OF MY FRIENDS...I DUNNO...ANN?! OR MAYBE ERIN OR CHRIS
that you would like to fuck: BAD WORD...
11:03 PM
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NINETEEN DAYS TIL SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!
so it was a good weekend...kind of...except the beginning of my "weekend". ok, so i got going after erin and i went swimming on friday afternoon and got a few miles onto i-10 (going a little faster than i should have been going, i'll admit) and WHAMO! there's a cop. yeah...i got my first ticket on friday at 5:30 pm on my way home from school. IT SUCKS!!! my ticket's gunna cost me $133 and taking "defensive driving" online is going to cost me $135...which do i do?! i dunno, i dunno... so that was friday night...
saturday i woke up at 4:30 to get david up so i could drive him to klein for a latin competition then spent almost all day trying to make kingcake new orleans style. note to all you: don't let me bake ever again. i'm HORRIBLE at it and the stupid thing didn't even turn out...and i tried it twice. i dunno what happened, but for some reason the bread didn't rise so i had some REALLY thick, REALLY rich king cake so i decided not to bring it back to school with me like i was originally going to. i'm a little upset, but i'll just try it again next year! ;) saturday night my parents took me out to dinner and...i love my parents...they always make me feel like i'm the most important person in the world. they're amazing people and i just hope that everyone has a relationship with their parents like i have with mine.
sunday was REALLY nice...i woke up around 9, got in the shower, went to church with david at 10:45, came home, ate lunch, called chris, brought him to my house, we worked on my mobile for my fine arts class. when we finished, i brought him to the kleinwood club house for his interview and went back home to pack connie so i could leave straight from my interview to get on the road. at 4:45 chris called to tell me that his interview was over so i headed over there, had mine (I LOVE THE COACH!) and called my parents to tell them i was leaving then got some gas and was on my way...but it was raining so it took me awhile to get out of houston. 3 hrs later i was back in san marcos, back in my dorm room.
so more about this coaching thing... i'm trying to get an assistant coaching spot for this summer for a summer league team in the area. i had an interview with my team (the one i swam for for the past 16 summers-giammalva) and was all gung-ho about working there (even though i don't really get along with the coach) until chris told me that he offered my name up to his team's team rep. so i called jeff and he told me about mike (the new head coach) and we set up an interview for sunday. i went to meet him and...we could get along REALLY well (if it was up to me). he was really nice, we seem to have the same general ideas about coaching and stuff about the team and the kids and stuff... i dunno...i would LOVE the opportunity to work with chris and mike (since chris was interviewing for the "male assistant coach" spot) but i'm sure they'll find someone else that they like better...someone that's more qualified...i dunno...
and THAT was my weekend!!!!
6:57 PM
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THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS IN GOD.
"Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
-Matthew 6:33
6:34 PM
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i got this email from my g'ma... hope you like it...
Here is a true story by Paul Harvey. Pass it to anyone who you think would find it interesting and inspiring. You will be surprised who this young man turned out to be. (Do not look at the bottom if this letter until you have read it fully.)
Years ago a hardworking man took his family from New York State to Australia to take advantage of a work opportunity there. Part of this man's family was a handsome young son who had aspirations of joining the circus as a trapeze artist or an actor. This young fellow, biding his time until a circus job or even one as a stagehand came along, worked at the local shipyards which bordered on the worse section of town.
Walking home from work one evening this young man was attacked by five thugs who wanted to rob him. Instead of just giving up his money the young fellow resisted. However they bested him easily and proceeded to beat him to a pulp. They kicked his face with their boots, and kicked and beat his body brutally with clubs, leaving him for dead.
When the police happened to find him lying in the road they assumed he was dead and called for the Morgue Wagon. On the way to the morgue a policeman heard him gasp for air, and they immediately took him to the emergency unit at the hospital. When he was placed on a gurney a nurse remarked to her horror, that his young man no longer had a face. Each eye socket was smashed, his skull, legs, and arms fractured, his nose literally hanging from his face, all is teeth were gone, and his jaw was almost completely torn from his skull.
Although his life was spared he spent over a year in the hospital. When he finally left his body may have healed, but his face was disgusting to look at. He was no longer the handsome youth that everyone admired. When the young man started to look for work again he was turned down by everyone just on account of the way he looked. One potential employer suggested to him that he join the freak show at the circus as" The Man Who Had No Face". And he did this for a while. He was still rejected by everyone and no one wanted to be seen in his company. He had thoughts of suicide. This went on for five years.
One day he passed a church and sought some solace there. Entering the church he encountered a priest who had seen him sobbing while kneeling in a pew. The priest took pity on him and took him to the rectory where they talked at length. The priest was impressed with him to such a degree that he said that he would do everything possible for him that could be done to restore his dignity and life, if the young man would promise to be the best Christian he could be, and trust in God's mercy to free him from his torturous life.
The young man went to Mass and communion every day, and after thanking God for saving his life, asked God to only give him peace of mind and the grace to be the best man he could ever be in His eyes.
The priest, through his personal contacts was able to secure the services of the best plastic surgeon in Australia. There would be no cost to the young man, as the doctor was the priest's best friend. The doctor too was so impressed by the young man, whose outlook now on life, even though he had experienced the worse was filled with good humor and love.
The surgery was a miraculous success. All the best dental work was also done for him. The young man became everything he promised God he would be. He was also blessed with a wonderful, beautiful wife, and many children, and success in an industry which would have been the furthest thing from his mind as a career if not for the goodness of God and the love of the people who cared for him. This he acknowledges publicly.
The young man was and is Mel Gibson.
His life was the inspiration for his production of the movie "The Man Without A Face." He is to be admired by all of us as a God fearing man, a political conservative, and an example to all as a true man of courage. And to think I admired him before I knew any of this! He is quite a man!
4:43 PM
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you know, that "what do you really think of me?" quiz thing is really interesting...it's fun to see what people have to say about me, but i wish i could tell who said what... i think it's kind of funny that some people give me a 1 for a question and for the exact same question someone else will give me a 10...very odd...nice to know what people really think of me, though...
10:38 AM
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: ( i got erin sick while i was sick last week...and she was sick here by herself. i feel HORRIBLE now...
i went swimming by myself this morning...was surprised that i got up...oh well...
chris, JUST for you, here's the workout...
1-200 free
1-200 pull
4-50 kick
6-25 sprint
10-50 choice (by 3s=slow, medium, fast w/ 1 extra)
4-200 choice (broken by 50)
100 cool down
i found a family picture for my mobile so i need to put that together then make my bed...i'll write more if i can think of something to say later on...
7:45 AM
vendredi, février 20, 2004
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I'M GOING HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! be back on sunday...y'all have a great weekend!!!
4:01 PM
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TWENTY-TWO DAYS TIL SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!! (but don't worry, i'm not counting or anything...) k, kids...this is how it looks...we have this weekend (i'm going home), next week is the beginning of Lent and my robert and richard's birthdays, next weekend i have some thing for fanatics at 8:30 in the ballroom!, the following week is the beginning of march, that weekend is...the first weekend of march, and the NEXT week is mid-terms (i have 6 tests so if i get very hard to live with...that's why) meaning that THAT WEEKEND IS THE BEGINNING OF SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!!! :-D i know, y'all are just soooo excited that i'm such the loser. anyway...yeah.
so i'm going home this weekend so i can do my "k-2" for my intro to fine arts class. we have to do a mobile and all the stuff i wanna put on mine is at home so i'm going home to get that along with some checks (since i'm out) and my BoA card and...yeah.
this weekend robert and richard are going to new orleans to celebrate their birthdays (richard is turning 21 on ash wednesday and robert is turning 26 on the first friday of lent) at mardi gras. i hope they're extra safe because...yeah...craziness in new orleans. erin wanted to go, but...yeah. anyway, i'm going home so i'm going to make a king cake (or two) and (perhaps) bring some (or a whole one) back...if it tastes good.
erin and i didn't go swim this morning (again...oops!) so we're gunna go when i get back from med terms. SPEAKING of classes...i better get my booty moving or i'm gunna miss anatomy!
i'll try to write more from home, but no promises!
10:41 AM
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THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF.
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear."
-Psalm 46:1-2
10:28 AM
jeudi, février 19, 2004
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you know what i've come to realize? (not that i didn't realize it before...i don't want y'all to think i've been incredibly rude for the past 19 yrs of my life...) when you're nice to people, they tend to be a whole heck of a lot nicer to you. for example: i went to jones today to get a sandwich (from mr. b's) and a sadal (from sabbaro's) and since i was getting it to go, i asked the guy at sabbaro's if he would mind putting my salad in my sandwich box so it would be easier and he was SOOO nice about it. not only did he put it in the box for me, he smiled, he was nice and he put LOTS of salad in my box! hehe... it would have been better if i was really hungry, but it's the thought that counts. when he gave it back to me, i said "thank you so much!" and he said "you're so very welcome! have a great day, ok?" then when i got back to my dorm i was trying to get my drink situated on top of my box so i could get the card in the slot so i could get in when some guy saw me outside and ran down the stairs to let me in. SOOOO NICE!!!!!
12:53 PM
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you know, it's funny...the past 3 days i have had NO appetite at all and i've only been eating little amounts for one meal because erin asked me to (cuz she knows best) but today i'm STARVING! mom always said i had no appetite when i was sick...guess that means i'm really over it. YAY!!! NO MORE SORE THROAT (soon...very soon)!!! either way...i gotta get some food in my borboryamous stomach...
12:15 PM
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sorry, guys...i'm cleaning out old emails and just have to post what i find...if they've been posted before get over it...it's still my blog and i can still post whatever the heck i wanna post!
Great Women-Quotations from women about women.
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Inside every older person is a younger person - wondering what the hell happened.
Cora Harvey Armstrong
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The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy........
Helen Hayes (at 73)
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I refuse to think of them as chin hairs. I think of them as stray eyebrows.
Janette Barber
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Whoever thought up the word "Mammogram"? Every time I hear it, I think I'm supposed to put my breast in an envelope and send it to someone.
Jan King
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Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.
Lily Tomlin
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A male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic who never owned a car.
Carrie Snow
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Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry with your girlfriends.
Laurie Kuslansky
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A man's got to do what a man's got to do. A woman must do what he can't.
Rhonda Hansome
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Whatever women must do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.
Charlotte Whitton
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Thirty-five is when you finally get your head together and your body starts falling apart.
Caryn Leschen
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I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.
Jennifer Unlimited
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If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.
Unknown
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I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb.. and I'm also not blonde.
Dolly Parton
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You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
Erica Jong
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If high heels were so wonderful, men would still be wearing them.
Sue Grafton
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I think---therefore I'm single.
Lizz Winstead
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When women are depressed they either eat or go shopping. Men invade another country.
Elayne Boosler
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Behind every successful man is a surprised woman.
Maryon Pearson
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In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man--if you want anything done, ask a woman.
Margaret Thatcher
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I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career.
Gloria Steinem
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I never married, because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog that growls every morning, a parrot that swears all afternoon, and a cat that comes home late every night.
Marie Corelli
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If men can run the world, why can't they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day by tying a noose around your neck?
Linda Ellerbee
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I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house.
Zsa Zsa Gabor
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Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.
Eleanor Roosevelt
11:49 AM
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aren't we just a LITTLE cocky in texas?!
Rules for Entering Texas :
1. Pull your droopy pants up. You look like an idiot.
2. Let's get this straight, it's called a 'gravel road.' I drive a pickup truck because I need to. No matter how slow you drive, you're going to get dust on your Lexus. Drive it or get out of the way.
3. They are pigs, cattle, and oil wells. That's what they smell like to you. They smell like money to us. Get over it. Don't like it? I-20 and I-10 go east and west, I-35 goes north and south. Pick one.
4. So you have a sixty-thousand dollar car. We're real impressed. We have quarter-million dollar cotton strippers that we drive three weeks a year.
5. So every person in every pickup waves. It's called being friendly. Try to understand the concept.
6. We all started hunting and fishing when we were nine years old. Yeah, we saw "Bambi," too. We got over it.
7. If that cell phone rings while a bunch of doves are coming in, we will shoot it out of your hand. You better hope you don't have it up to your ear at the time.
8. Yeah, we eat catfish, and crawdads. You really want sushi and caviar? It's available at the corner bait shop.
9. The "Opener" refers to the first day of deer season. It's a religious holiday held the closest Saturday to the first of November.
10. Any references to "corn fed" when talking about our women will get you jack-slapped, by our women.
11. We open doors for women. That applies to everyone regardless of age.
12. No, there's no "Vegetarian Special" on the menu. Order steak. Order it rare. Or, you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the two pounds of ham and turkey.
13. When we fill out a table there are three main dishes: meats, vegetables, and breads. We use three spices-salt, pepper, and Tabasco sauce.
14. You bring "Coke" into my house it better be brown, wet, served over ice and plenty of it! You bring "Hooch" into my house it better have 4 legs, a tail, and have a nose for quail, dove, duck, teal, or pheasant. You bring Mary Jane" to my house she better be cute, know how to shoot, drive a truck, and have long hair.
15. Yeah, we have sweet tea. It comes in a BIG glass with two packets of sugar, some lemon, and a long spoon.
16. High School Football is as important here as the Lakers and the Knicks, and a dang site more fun to watch.
17. Yeah, we have golf courses. Don't hit in the water hazards- it spooks the 'gators and the fish.
18. Colleges? Try Texas A&M. They come outta there with an education and a love for God and country, and they still wave at passing pickups when they come home for the holidays.
19. We have more Navy, Army, Marines, and Air Force than any other state, so, "Don't Mess With Texas". If you do you will get your butt kicked by the best!
20. Our military is only used as a back up. Per capita, each man, woman, and child owns at least two firearms and has taken a NRA Certified Shooter Education Course.
21. Also, remember what Governor Sam Houston once said, "Texas can make it without the United States, but the United States can't make it without Texas" GOD BLESS TEXAS!!!
11:44 AM
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i know i've posted this before, but for those sr. out there that read this occassionally, i hope you enjoy this...
50 THINGS ADMISSIONS NEVER TOLD YOU ABOUT COLLEGE
1. Quarters = gold.
2. Two meals per day is the standard.
3. Road trip whenever possible.
4. Going to the mailbox was never an ego booster/breaker before.
5. You will begin to nap again.
6. Your bookstore bill will almost equal tuition.
7. Squirt guns = Stress relief.
8. Instant messenger becomes an addiction.
9. E-mail becomes your second language.
10. College students throw paper airplanes too.
11. You never realized that so many people were smarter than you.
12. College football is the coolest thing on the planet.
13. Western Europe could be wiped out by a horrible plague and you wouldn't know, but you can recite last week's re-run of The Simpsons verbatim.
14. Cartoons are for all ages, especially Scooby Doo.
15. Disney movies are more than just classics.
16. You will never rent more movies in your life.
17. No one is too old for video games.
18. Procrastination is an art form.
19. SNOOD is more addicting than pot.
20. Thanks to Aimster/Audiogalaxy/Morpheus, you will never listen to one of your CDs ever again.
21. It never sucked so much to get sick.
22. The health service nurses are there because they couldn't make it at a real hospital. Never, don't ever forget that.
23. Care packages are right up there with birthdays.
24. Campus is only clean for Family Weekend and Freshman Orientation.
25. Nothing you want to register for will be open.
26. Classes... the later the better.
27. You are no longer thankful that the fire alarms are here to protect you.
28. Jeans may be worn as many times as the wearer desires.
29. The only time to dress up is when your jeans are dirty.
30. Showers become less important; sleep becomes more important.
31. Asleep by 2:30 am is an early night.
32. Creativity in the dining halls is key...
33. The freshman 15 is NOT a myth!!! (Or how about freshman 20.)
34. If it's snowing out, the only reason you will leave your room is for food.
35. Dishes smell after days of piling up.
36. Cereal makes a meal any time of the day.
37. You will eat anywhere that is a buffet.
38. You will eat anything that is free.
39. New additions to food groups: ramen and pizza.
40. Stealing from the dining hall will become second nature.
41. ATM's are the devils advocate. ATM = Another Twenty Missing.
42. Keys have never been so important, yet you seem to lose them or lock yourself out of the room even more.
43. Duct tape heals all wounds.
44. If they say you can't have it in your dorm, they are just kidding.
45. You will come to hate hallways/elevators with a passion.
46. Those ugly cinder blocks are not sound proof.
47. Pictures, posters, emails or anything else to cover the ugly cell we live in will be transformed into wallpaper.
48. Everyone is only nice for the first week. After that, no matter how nice you are, some people just won't smile back. Get used to it.
49. You are never alone!
50. You realize college is the ideal lifestyle, except for those pesky classes
TOP 10 REASONS THAT COLLEGE IS LIKE PRESCHOOL
10. You cry for your mother.
9. You cross the street without looking for cars.
8. Snack time is a necessity.
7. You bundle up for the outdoors without caring what you look like (because everyone else looks as stupid as you do).
6. You stay at home and play games with your friends.
5. You wear your backpack on both shoulders.
4. You wear big mittens.
3. Playing in the snow is a legitimate activity.
2. You take naps.
1. You look forward to grilled cheese sandwiches.
YOU KNOW YOU'VE BEEN IN COLLEGE TOO LONG WHEN...
*You actually like doing laundry at home.
*Two miles is not too far to walk for a party.
*You'd rather clean than study.
*"Oh shit how did it get so late!" comes out of your mouth at least once a night.
*Mom's Meatloaf and potatoes become something you desire, not avoid.
*Half the time you don't wake up in your own bed and it seems normal.
*You schedule your classes around sleep habits and soap operas.
*You know the pizza boy by name.
*You go to sleep when it's light and get up when it's dark.
*You live for getting mail.
*Looking out the window is a form of entertainment.
*Prank phone calls become funny again.
*You start thinking and sounding like your roommate.
*Blacklights and highlighters are the coolest things on earth.
*Rearranging your room is your favorite pastime.
*Wal-mart is the coolest store.
*The weekend lasts from Thursday to Sunday.
BEFORE I CAME TO COLLEGE, I WISH I HAD KNOWN...
*That it didn't matter how late I scheduled my first class, I'd still sleep through it.
*That I could change so much and barely realize it.
*That you can love a lot of people in a lot of different ways.
*No matter how 'cool' you were in high school, no one here cares.
*That if you wear polyester everyone will ask why you are so dressed up.
*That every clock on campus shows a different time.
*That if you were smart in high school, so what? It doesn't matter here.
*That I would go to a party the night before a final.
*That Chem Labs/Architecture studios take up more time than all my other classes put together.
*That you can know everything and fail a test.
*That you can know nothing and ace a test.
*That I could get used to almost anything found out about my roommate.
*That most of my education would be obtained outside of class.
*That friendship is more than getting drunk together.
*That I would be one of those people that my parents warned me about.
*That Sunday is a figment of the world's imagination.
*That Psychology is really Biology, that Biology is really Chemistry, that Chemistry is really Physics and that Physics is really Math.
*That my parents would become so much smarter in the last few years.
*That it's possible to be alone even when you are surrounded by friends.
*That friends are what makes this place worthwhile!
*Don't be dismayed at good-byes, a farewell is necessary before we can meet again, and meeting again, after moments or a lifetime, is certain for those who are friends.
11:38 AM
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WISE MEN ARE NOT ALWAYS SILENT, BUT THEY KNOW WHEN TO BE.
"It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way."
-Proverbs 19:2
11:28 AM
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someone explain this to me... how come all dr. offices are really hot?! i mean...you go when you're sick, right? do they WANT to make you more uncomfortable than you already are? seriously...i think there's something wrong with this picture...
anyway, i went to the shc today and dr. harris told me that i'm at the tail-end of this 3 1/2 day viral infection thing that's going around but that i AM contagious so he told me not to kiss anyone for the next 48 hrs. ok, let's think about this...if i was sick before and was kissing someone, is it really going to matter if we keep kissing? i mean, i was contagious before too, right? so wouldn't that mean they either already have it or their immune system is strong enough for it not to matter too much!? whatever...not that i have anything to worry about because i don't have anyone to kiss, i just think it's kinna funny. i wouldn't have been kissing anyone anyway, though, because it hurts to open my mouth. i think yesterday was the worst pain-wise because i couldn't breathe without it hurting and i didn't want to open my mouth because that hurt and so on...oh well... i feel better today and the doc said i should be over it by tomorrow or saturday at the latest. i HOPE so... i can't decide if i still want to go home or not, but i think i just might. i still have a lot of laundry to do and hate doing it here. well...now that we know that there's nothing wrong with me and i just need to keep taking that naproxen for my aching back and sore muscles, i'm going to sit on my bed and study for my anatomy practical. yay anatomy...
and for those of you who are trying to keep up with my countdown...23 days til spring break! (chris, that's 534 hrs give or take a little!!!)
11:20 AM
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In 4 short, blurry years we will have to enter the Real world. So for the time being we will live it up As long as there are beers to be drank and shots to be taken, we will be there...as long as there are case races to be won and frat houses to pass out in, we will be there...as long as there are tables to be danced on and annoying eighties songs to sing loudly along to, WE WILL BE THERE!...but we're not gonna lie, we probably won't remember it.
(thanks, mer!)
9:38 AM
mercredi, février 18, 2004
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a site for those of you who like milk and cereal. (jess and val sent me the link...i'm just passing it on!)
11:26 PM
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Poseidon
?? Which Of The Greek Gods Are You ??
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11:25 PM
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well...i feel like poo and am tired as anything but erin doesn't want me to go to sleep until like 11 because she's afraid i won't sleep through the night. this is the second day that i've slept almost all day...I'M SOOO LAZY!!! no, my throat hurts worse today than it did yesterday and my back is killing me. i've been eating a little bit, too, which is good since i have anorexia... anyway, i set up an appointment with the quack shack for tomorrow at 11 so hopefully they'll be able to tell me what's wrong with me and get me some meds and get me all taken care of. i'm thinking about going home for the weekend because i wanna be with my family while i'm not feeling very well...we'll see though. i have a LOT of laundry to do and don't feel like doing it here, which is another reason to go home, but everyone here makes fun of me because i haven't been here but maybe one weekend this semester. oh well...they'll get over it, right?! hehe...whatever...i have nothing to do here on weekends anyway, so i might as well go home and feel better.
erin's studying for her bio test and i should be studying for my anatomy practical but have NO desire to do that so here i am sitting...typing...being bored and sick. i had my med terms exam today and don't think i did very well because i was having a bit of a hard time concentrating on the questions because my back was killing me...stupid sickness... i just hope i don't have the flu cuz i got the stupid shot and...yeah...i'll NEVER get that shot again if i do have the flu because this will be the second time i've gotten the flu after getting the shot (and i've only gotten the shot like 3 times). anyway....yeah. i'm going to look over some more anatomy stuff then lie in bed "not asleep" while erin continues to be good and study...
9:01 PM
mardi, février 17, 2004
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did i put up a wall when i first met you!?
10:46 PM
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erin's such a good mommy. i slept almost all day today and when she got back from class at 4:45, she came and woke me up and asked if i wanted some hot chocolate, so she made me some...then sliced a kiwi for me...then got me some medicine...she's just the greatest, isn't she?! some of you have roommates who will take care of you when you're throwing up from drinking too much and partying too hard...mine takes care of me ALL the time! (i think partly because she doesn't wanna get sick, too, but it's all good either way.)
back to studying...
5:52 PM
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man i hate being sick...or being half sick...or whatever i am right now.
erin and i went swimming this morning and i could only swim the first 30 minutes because my stomach started to hurt too much and i thought i was gunna puke and...yeah... so i got out and got dressed and then went to care of athletic injuries. he passed back out tests today and i was really really worried that i was going to be the one "F" but turns out i did a lot better job guessing that i thought. i ended up with an 83 so that was good. we took LOTS of notes today in that class. then i went to my taping and bandaging class where i had my first taping practical. i got a 97 (i think) on the 5 wrappings i had to do, so that was pretty exciting. I TORE THE TAPE!!! hehe... whate else is there to talk about? oh, i took the swtram back to the dorm because i was feeling really queazy and when i got here erin was about to leave for class so i hopped back in bed...that was at 10:50...i just got out...and it's MUCH later than that. she came back from her class and asked if i wanted to go with her to get some food and while i WANTED to go with her, i don't think i have the energy to make it down there or the appetite to eat once i get there. i'll just eat something for dinner and call it a meal.
i have to study for my med terms exam for tomorrow because i only know about 100 of the 300 terms i'm supposed to know...AHHHHHH!!!! oh well...i guess i should get to it, so...here i go...
2:50 PM
lundi, février 16, 2004
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pack of 500 flashcards....$4.00
pack of colored pens.......$3.50
box to hold flashcards....$1.99
knowing that you have to know 300,000,000 terms for your medterms exam...priceless
I HATE MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY!
8:20 PM
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IT MATTERS NOT HOW A MAN DIES, BUT HOW HE LIVES.
"I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."
-John 10:10
6:18 PM
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so erin and i got up this morning to go swimming (after she convinced herself to go) and i drove (since i was parked in alkek and was going to have to move anyway) and when we got to the activity center, there weren't any cars there...which is when i remembered that it wasn't going to be open today for president's day...blah. so we turned around and came back, got back in bed and she got up at 7 to get ready for class. the construction started about then and i had a dream that she made me count the jackhammers (like how many times the jackhammer made that loud...noise). i was having a really hard time counting that fast and that high and she kept yelling at me for not knowing how many times it went. it was a really weird dream, but...yeah. anyway, i woke up at 8:35 for my 9:00 class and got dressed really fast then went to intro to fine arts where we talked about what was going to be on wednesday's quiz. then i came back and did some of my critique from katie's TMEA concert. i left around 10:45 for my anatomy class and when we got in there, prof. probakharan handed back our tests...one at a time...very slowly...BUT I GOT AN 85!!!!!!! the highest was a 99 and the lowest was the 43 and the average was 78...AND I GOT AN 85!!!!!!! hehe...i'm kinna excited, can you tell?! then i went to med terms...and found out that i have a test wednesday...which means that i have a quiz and a test on wednesday...and a test tomorrow...and a test on thursday...and a baseball game on friday! YAY!!!
i think i'm getting sick...my throat hurts and my stomach has been hurting all day...along with a runny nose (kind of) and a bit of a head ache. (now in med terms, that's cephalgia, rhinorrhea, gastralgia and pharyngalgia.) oh well...i should go make some med terms flashcards and look over my taping notes for tomorrow's test...
6:16 PM
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FRIEND OF THE TRUEST KIND
A friend..
is someone who keeps your secrets and never divulges them, even if tortured--or worse, tempted with chocolate.
is someone who quietly destroys the photograph that makes you look like a beached whale.
is someone who knows you don't know what you're talking about, but allows you to reach that conclusion on your own.
is someone who goes with you on a diet--and off it too
is someone who doesn't say, "I told you so," no matter how tempting it might be.
A friend of the truest kind is kind and true to you
8:39 AM
dimanche, février 15, 2004
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THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM.
"The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."
- 1 Samuel 16:7
9:07 PM
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went to san antonio yesterday for katie's TMEA concert and had a great time seeing her and her family again. chris found me when i got down to san antonio and helped me find a parking spot then we went to lila cockrell theater to find katie's parents because they had my ticket to get into the concert. chris and i walked the line that had already formed looking for them and when we didn't find them, we went downstairs to where the band was warming up and saw katie then i went back up to see if i could find her parents and as i walked up, her dad saw me and came over to say hi, i got my ticket, and went back to get chris from the warm-up room. we waited for katie to come out so i could say hi to her (so she knew i got there and all) and when she saw me, she ran at me and hit me right in the side of the face but it was worth it...i miss her... :( anyway, chris and i left when she walked away and went to stand in line to get in. while we were snaking through the line, chris and i saw tc and said hi. that was cool...i don't know if he saw me or not, but oh well...whatever. after the concert, we all went out to dinner at rio rio and that was SUCH good food. MAN it was good. after dinner, katie's parents left and katie, chris, and i went to my car to drop off some stuff and then we went to the marriot cuz chris wanted to play the piano so we went. while we were there and chris was playing there were a few people (like 5) that came up to him and said somethng to him about him playing the piano (good stuff, not like "you can't play so don't try") and that was all good and great. then chris and i walked katie to her hotel and then we left. oh the joys to driving home from san antonio!
i'm SOOO cold in this dorm room and the air isn't even on...WHY?!
when's erin gunna get back!? i should to eat dinner sometime soon, but i haven't yet...i will eventually, i guess...
5:34 PM
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Read Each One Carefully and Think About It a Second or Two
1. No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry.
2. Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
3. A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
4. The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can't have them.
5. Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.
6. To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
7. Don't waste your time on a man/woman, who isn't willing to waste their time on you.
8. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.
9. Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened.
10. There's always going to be people that hurt you so what you have to do is keep on trusting and just be more careful about who you trust next time around.
11. Make yourself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you.
12. Don't try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to.
REMEMBER: WHATEVER HAPPENS, HAPPENS FOR A REASON.
4:52 PM
samedi, février 14, 2004
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I HAVE A VALENTINE!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for taking me, matt!!! :-D
1:03 PM
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IT SNOWED HERE LAST NIGHT!!!!!!!!! IT WAS SOOOO AMAZING!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!!!
have you ever done something and then wished you hadn't done it? now, don't y'all get me wrong...i didn't do anything really bad, just something i kind of regret. oh man, how did i become such a horrible person? what's happened to me?!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!! i'm going to san antonio today for the state competition so i can see my F-O-X play her bscl like no one else can! CONGRATS, KATIE!!! anyway, today's bobcat days and i'm supposed to show people my dorm room so i should go clean up the room a little.
erin left today to go home, but before she left, we threw a "snowball" at each other from the ice still on some cars (including connie) in the alkek garage. i have THE best roommate, don't i?
i miss my family...i talked to my mom and dad today and i just wish i could be home at times like this. i want my daddy to hold me and tell me everything's going to be ok. i got a valentine's day card from them that made me cry...i miss them sooo much. i'm such a daddy's girl...
i have to decide what i want to do about the swim team thing...i got an offer from giammalva but then i also got a phone call from kleinwood so i'm kind of at a fork...what to do, what to do...
11:34 AM
vendredi, février 13, 2004
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have you ever had one of those days where something really exciting and random and...sooo sweet happens and you don't feel like anything could get you off your little pedestal?! yeah...that's how i feel right now! i got THE sweetest thing when i opened my mailbox today. not only did i get see that i had 2 packages (VERY exciting in college) but when the guy pulled out what it was...wow. i got a little package from my mom and dad (some socks for erin and i and a card). it's the OTHER "package" that got me all...wow... so i'll just tell y'all what it was. ok, so the guy pulls up (from behind the desk) a BEAUTIFUL bouquet of flowers. they smell sooo sweet and...they're....oh my... I MISS YOU, SWEETIE!! that's gotta be the sweetest thing anyone's ever done for me for v-day...or any other day, i guess.
I'M SO HAPPY, I'M SAILIN' ON A BALLOON!!!!!!!!!!!! :-D
5:25 PM
jeudi, février 12, 2004
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IT'S THE PEANUTS!!!! hope y'all like the link...erin sent it to me and i thought it was cute so i'm passing it on!
and for those of you who care, i got a 103 on my anatomy quiz today...now if ONLY i can get somethin like that tomorrow on the test...
7:20 PM
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FIRE IS THE TEST OF GOLD; ADVERSITY, OF STRONG MEN.
"Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him."
-James 1:12
11:41 AM
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today's swimming went well. hg from tuesday is married, but it's all good. there's a guy on the team (i think) that was in my bio lab. erin thinks i should talk to him, but i don't think we ever talked in class...unless i ran into him or something and i probably said sorry (since i say sorry to tables and stuff...zach). anyway, we had a good workout today.
100 warm up
12-50 freestyle
2-200 back (i led my lane!)
1-500 free
5-100 free
1-300 breast
3-100 breast
50 cool down
that's a 2750 for erin and i today...wait...no, we only swam a 2700 because we got lapped (on that stupid 500 free...man brian's fast...) anyway, a mile is a 1650...soooo...we did a mile and 7/11. HOLY COW!!! hehe...i hope we don't burn ourselves out, but i don't think we will. it's a good way to wake up in the morning...even though erin didn't want to get up this morning. wow...i just feel soo much better the rest of the day!
i had my first care of athletic injuries test today... (that's about all i have to say about that.)
i should go study for anatomy...i'll write more if something comes up today!
11:20 AM
mercredi, février 11, 2004
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I HAVE THE BEST ROOMMATE AND THE BEST FRIENDS IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!
erin and i went to the activity center today to swim (since we didn't this morning) but when we got there, there weren't anymore lanes to swim in so we decided to check out a vball and go to the gym. i don't know how to play vball so erin was trying to teach me how to...i'm sure it was really funny to watch...we had fun!
then on the way home from there, we decided to stop at mr. gattis for dinner and that was really really good. anyway, when we were leaving erin told me i was her best friend up here. :( that's sooo cool! aww...she's the greatest!! i'm so glad we get along!
then i got back and went to check my mail. what should there be but an ENORMOUS box waiting behind the desk for me. (it was REALLY REALLY big.) so i brought it back to the room and just kinna set it to the side since ann told me not to open it until saturday (v-day). but chris got online and i was talking to him and he told me he wanted me to open it...and erin wanted to open it...so we did! and erin had LOTS of fun in the box. let's just say she got inside, ripped the box, and got peanuts EVERYWHERE so i got off the computer and had to play around. we, eventually, had peanuts (the bad kind, by the way...they weren't much fun to put in the sink) everywhere and then had to tape the box back up and put all 1,000,000,000,000,000 peanuts back into the box and get it outside. aaaaaanyway...they got me a REALLY big monkey with a little monkey "friend" and LOTS and LOTS of gum and mints. (by the way...are you trying to tell me something?!) erin and i decide that the big monkey's name is val and the little monkey's name is tino....so when you say it together you have "val and tino" (or val 'n tino...valentino...valentine...nevermind...). it was great. i love my friends...
10:32 PM
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am email i got from my mom that i liked and i hope you like it too...
Interesting thoughts...
13. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
12. Life is sexually transmitted.
11. Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
10. Men have two emotions: hungry and horny. If you see him without an erection make him a sandwich!
9. Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.
8. Some people are like Slinkies . ... . not really good for anything but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.
7. Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
6. Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.
5. All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
4. Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut saves you thirty cents?
3. In the 60's people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.
2. Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that the resemblance is exactly the same as the first.
AND THE # 1 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
You read about all these Terrorists. Most of them came here legally, but they hung around on these expired visas, some for as long as 10-15 years. Now, compare that to Blockbuster; you are two days late with a video and those people are all over you. I think we should put Blockbuster in charge of immigration.
2:59 PM
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SOOOOOO much to write about the past uh...week, i guess. sorry it's been so long, by the way. for those of you who don't know, my internet has been "unavailable" to me for the past 7 days.
first of all, wednesday night, TXSTATE turned off AIM all over campus because you can file share with that program. i guess it pissed so many people off that they decided to turn it back on, because it seems like everyone is back on...either that or they changed the port... anyway, wednesday night they turned that off and by about 10 pm my internet all together was turned off. i figured maybe they turned off my port AGAIN (like last semester) because i was "file sharing" with chris and chris and ann and nick or something. i've run so many different antivirus programs in the past week and run ipconfig more times than i can count on all my digits. there's a kinna funny story that ends with my internet getting turned back on, but i'll write about it when i get to today.
blah blah blah happens on thursday and friday was my "first test" of the semester in med terms (which i just got my grade back and got a 99, for those of you who give a rat's behind about it). friday after the test, matt hamilton and i drove to college station to visit our brothers. i was going to see doug and jen to look at places to have the ceremony and reception and so on and so forth and..yeah. anyway, friday night we went out to eat and then jen spent the night so we could leave whenever we were all ready on saturday to drive to brenham to look at a rose garden type place that has a chapel and little house to hold the reception. sooooo, we stay up late (i fall asleep in the chair and when they tried to wake me up i, supposively, didn't move at all) and the saturday morning get up, have breakfast, take showers, and leave! the rose garden was SOOO pretty! it's going to be an august wedding, so just imagine how amazing everything will look! *sigh*, i wanna get married...
after that we...uh...i don't really remember what we did, to make a long story short, though, i got the responsibility (nominated myself for it) of finding out all the info for the accomodations for the wedding. we're gunna need 35 rooms tops, we think, so i made all those calls and...yeah. anyway, yeah. they have to decide if they want the wedding to be in bryan or in brenham, though, because they're still trying to decide that. the only problem with doing the wedding in bryan is, it's graduation weekend at a&m, so there aren't going to be lots of places to stay if we're not careful and don't book the rooms soon. but...whatever they decide...it's their wedding!! AND I'M SOO HAPPY FOR THEM!!!!
soooo, sunday matt and i left around 6 and got in about 8:30 and andrew was here. (andrew is erin's best friend and he goes to ut but he's never been here before, so i got to meet him.) we went to chili's for dinner then to a little coffee house on the square and MATT CALLED ME!!!!!!!! :-D
ok, monday...erin and i went to our classes then had to run some errands (almost all out of food...no good) and one of them was to the san marcos activity center. i don't remember if i blogged about it or not, but i was really looking into joining the masters swim team up here so i could have something to get me/keep me in shape. erin decided that she thought it would be fun to do it with me, so we went down there to pay the membership fee and everything and...yeah. well, we got there and were trying to get all the info we could and the lady at the front desk, like, wouldn't let us pay. she was determined that to be on the masters swim team you didn't have to belong to the activity center and...yeah...it was long and drawn out but in the end we just left her our number and told her to call us if she figured it out.
tuesday morning we got up at 5:37 and left for our first day of swim practice. 1950 meters later, HERE WE ARE!!! hehe... we should have gone this morning as well, but since erin was up REALLY late doing a project for an art class and i woke up with gastralgia (yeah, med terms!) we decided to just go later today, so i'm waiting for her to get back from...wherever it is that she is, so we can go do some laps. i'm a little sore from the yesterday, but it's a GOOD sore so i'm ready to get some more! anyway....yeah.
it's been really raining and really cold here the past week...i hate it...it's hard to be in a good mood (even if you ARE swimming...hg!) when the weather doesn't seem too...happy. i'm trying, though. now that i have my internet back up and everything, things should get a little better...
oh yeah...i almost forgot my story about today. well, first of all... in my intro to fine arts class today we had one of the piano profs come in and spend the class time (after our quiz...which i made a 13 on) playing for us as a little "pre-performance" for his facilty recital that he's doing next monday. he was AMAZING! i wanna marry someone who can play the piano...that was just...wow. his fingers looked like spider legs (don't get me wrong, i HATE spiders) on the keys. it was SOOO fast...goodness...i can't even...wow!
anyway, back to my internet thing. so i called the help desk the other day to see if they had any ideas that rob, doug, and chris hadn't already given me and they guy couldn't figure out why my internet wasn't working since all my "stuff" was working and he said he'd have the "whatever they're called" come out and do a "house visit" to see what was going on. he said they'd be out either thursday or friday but i got back from my fine arts class (after stopping at the bookstore to get a new ethernet card...matt's suggestion) to find a guy standing half inside, half outside my door. i walked up and he was like, "hi. we're here to fix your internet stuff" and there's already some guy leaning over my computer just typing away and playin around or whatever. i was little shocked at first and told them what i've been telling everyone else. after about 30 minutes while i was here (not to mention however long they were here BEFORE i got here) they both kind of threw their hands up and hadn't any suggestions for me as to what i could do since they didn't really know what was wrong with bob since everything on him seemed to be working alright. i'm not really sure how it came about, but the guy that was already at my computer when i came in the door just kind of stood up straight and was like "oh, ok, it's back on!" i was TOTALLY shocked. i asked him what happened and why it just "came back on" like that and everything and APPARENTLY somehow i screwed up my zone alarm options or something and instead of letting me out and keeping things out, i was letting things in and keeping me in...like, i couldn't connect to the internet because somehow i changed (i think bob did it by himself because he was mad at me for something) the zone alarm options. anyway, that was what it was. but i'm back online now, so don't anyone worry! i'm here and...yeah...i'm here!!!
that's a LONG blog so i'm going to go...(i have a story to revise and put on here)
2:20 PM
mercredi, février 04, 2004
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i'm going to college station this weekend to go reception place hunting with doug and jen! YAY! hopefully i'll get to see some friends while i'm there, too, but we'll just have to see about that. I'M EXCITED!!!!!! :-D last weekend, this weekend, and next weekend i'm not going to be in my dorm room, but i'll have my cell if ya need me at all. anywho...if you're at all interested in coming with me to san antonio next weekend...
i got the info for the swimming thing. i'm gunna start on monday, i think. wish me luck!
7:08 PM
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WHEN YOU RISE IN THE MORNING, FORM A RESOLUTION TO MAKE THE DAY A HAPPY ONE TO A FELLOW-CREATURE.
"You must love others as much as yourself." (or...in some cases, more than youself)
-Mark 12:31
4:29 PM
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WE HIRED BAILIFF!!!!!!!!!!! (for the football team) that's awesome!!! we're gunna get good!!! watch out, conference...here we come!!!
4:14 PM
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IT'S A MINA DAY TODAY!!!! WHERE'S MINA?!?!?! oh well...i can't win them all.
sorry about the previous post. if it wasn't exactly how i was feeling earlier, i would just delete it, but i spent my entire "break" between classes writting it that i just...i can't get myself to erase something that is so me!
the day has, however, improved since this morning and i think part of that is because i took some medicine for my stomach ache and i didn't eat lunch and i put my head to my pillow for about 30 minutes during my "lunch break"...and matt made me feel better just by talking to me NOT about what i wrote in my blog.
in med terms today we got our quizzes back and i got a 102 so that was good then on my way back, i stopped to check my mailbox and had three pieces of mail. one was a check from the university reimbursing me for the two classes i had to drop, one was a flier from the university telling us what events the fine arts are putting on this semester (good to know for my intro to fine arts class) and the last piece of mail was a postcard from my "cousin". it's a picture of Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana and that's where i want to get married...or it's the plan of the moment...except i'm boyfriendless and...yeah...that kind of puts a damper on things. with my luck, he's going to hate the place and i'll end up just like everyone else in a church somewhere that i don't really want to be. but i'm trying to be optimistic right now so enough of those thoughts...back to homework...
4:06 PM
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have you ever wished that something like it's a wonderful life could happen to you? that you could see what the world would be like if you weren't in it? how much worse off/better off people would be if you just...didn't exist?
call me just totally depressed right now, but that's how i feel. i want to see how/if i've changed peoples lives. i know people say stuff to me every once in a while, but it's... i'm sure that they would have just found someone else to "fill my shoes". i've never saved anyone's life, i've never been there when something happened that would be "life shattering" had i not been there. i'm more of a hassle than a help and sometimes i wish that i could just see the people in my life, had i never been born.
do you ever think about your own death? or your own funeral? do you ever wonder just how many of your "friends" would show up and who would just kind of...toss you aside like you mean nothing? do you wonder what your eulogy will say? what will people remember most about you? i think about my own death/funeral a lot. i've had some dreams where there are a lot of people there and all my friends are there and they have nice things to say about me and how i "changed" their lives, but then i also have a lot where no one shows up but my immediate family and they don't even seem like they want to be there. i get the feeling that my parents are more upset about how much the funeral service costs than losing their daughter. i don't want any of you to misunderstand my family...i probably have the closest family in the world, but...i feel like such a "problem" child.
one of my "childhood friends" and i were talking once about how devistated we would be if something ever happened to the other one and we started talking about who all would go and what we would say and she said something that i may never forget... she said "i wouldn't be able to say anything, because i'd be right there with you." now, probably 7 or 8 years later we're not friends anymore and we never talk and i'm sure she probably doesn't even remember saying that, but it was one of the most moving things anyone has ever said to me. she'd be there with me...i wouldn't have died alone...it's a comforting feeling.
are lost friendships symbolic? growing up, girls always do the whole "best friends forever and ever and ever and ever..." but how many of those "best friends forever" stay friends forever? high school was a TOTAL turning point in my life friendship-wise. all my friends seemed to change between freshman and sophomore year. the ones i used to spend every weekend with were suddenly not acknowledging me in the hall ways, the ones i never really talked to before were the ones i ran to when i needed a shoulder... amazing how that works. take ann and i for example (i hope she doesn't mind me using her). we've known each other as long as i can remember because we went to church together and our parents were good friends through church functions. it wasn't until all my "drama" with michael senior year that we actually started talking...and i don't remember what it was that STARTED us talking, but we did. the few talks we started having randomly online and at church grew into the friendship that i missed having with other people. she has, kind of, filled a hole in my life that has been empty for a really long time.
they say "boyfriends come and go but girlfriends are forever" but i don't know how true that is for me. maybe because i grew up with four brothers, but i think that guys are more loyal than girls are...and probably always will be.
this post started out as a "i wanna die" and now it's turned into a "B**** fest" but...it's my bloggy and i'll cry if i want to.
10:35 AM
mardi, février 03, 2004
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man, i KNOW i've only been back two weeks, but it feels like like i've been here over a month. classes are just starting to pick up, though. this week i have my first exam and it's in med terms over a possible 164 roots, prefixes or suffixes plus i have my first anatomy lab "quiz" (we have one every week...); next week i have my first care of athletic injuries and anatomy tests; the following week i have my first taping and bandaging practical, my first lab practical and my second med terms test... it seems like they're getting really close really quickly. i'm not worried about the taping and bandaging practical because i think i understand how to do those...it's tearing the tape i'm a little worried about...how pathetic is that?! but anatomy will either be "i took this last year and kind of remember some of the stuff" easy or "eat me for lunch now" hard. AHHH!!!! and i have to carve something out of soap for my fine arts class...man oh man... anyway, i better get back to my studying. just finished retyping up my anatomy notes...hope it helps at least a little bit! i'll write more when i have something interesting to say.
12:16 PM
lundi, février 02, 2004
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FORTY DAYS TIL SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm keeping count on my calendar and just wanted to update any of you who might care...i know i can't wait!!! CHRIS, ANN, MATT...I'M SOOOO READY TO SEE Y'ALL AGAIN!!!!! :(
9:48 PM
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GOD'S IN HIS HEAVEN: ALL'S RIGHT WITH THE WORLD.
"Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these."
-Luke 12:27
6:32 PM
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first of all, i'd just like to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KALEB!!!!
it's amazing how such little things can make a bad day go good or a good day go bad. being me and being stupid, i made a day that started out...ok...go sour when i was talking to ann about some stuff. i'm just...too thoughtless sometimes i think...and being a girl doesn't help, what with the emotions and everything going on... then erin and i went to the HEB today to get some food, some "personal products", some soap for a stupid project i have to do, she got some valentines stuff for her sorority thing and we got some cards. they aren't just ANY kind of cards, though, they are called "conversation cards". i think they're supposed to be used by couples (since it IS close to valentine's day and everything) but we decided it'd be fun and another way to get to know each other and stuff (not that we dont know loads about each other already). but it was fun. man...whenever we talk we seem to get really deep into things. it's nice to have a roommate that i feel like i can totally be myself around and say what i want when i want, i can say how i feel when i feel it, i can...yeah...it's nice. anyway...I HAVE THE BEST ROOMMATE IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!
off that note, though, i went to my first class this morning (intro to fine arts) and we have a new professor since the first one we had was in a really bad car accident and is recovering in an austin hospital. we go in and he has like 11 pages of stuff for us to read (no exaggeration) about the class and what he expects and the syllabus and everything...it's just crazy. i just returned the book for that class because the FIRST professor said that we weren't going to use it and i'm not really very sure if the new prof wants us to have the book or not. i kinna hope not since i DID just return it and everything, but...oh well...we'll see. i'm going to ask about it wednesday, i think. but that class doesn't look like it's going to be too much. i have to sculpt something out of a bar of soap for next monday, though, and those of you who have ever seen me attempt ANYTHING artistic before know that this is going to be more than a challenge for me to overcome. (in other words...IT'S GUNNA SUCK!)
um...yeah...so i'm SOO ready for spring break. i KNOW the semester just started, but (just like in high school) i always feel the need to count down to something and...yeah...spring break is the "winner". erin and i were joking around the other day about how we should make a chain counting down the days until, but i don't think we'll actually do it. it's a nice thought, though...i think i'll just count down on my calendar...
6:19 PM
dimanche, février 01, 2004
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YAY!!! I GOT A NEW KEYBOARD!!!! now, HOPEFULLY i won't get so frustrated when i'm talking to people online. anyway, i'm back at school now. it's nice to be back. erin got all her stuff for Chi-O and...yeah. it's cool! OH MAN... ok, so that know me, know that i HATE driving in the rain because of my accidents and JUST my luck, it started raining when i got close to wiemar (or however it's spelled). that wasn't too much fun, but...yeah. i started to get a little worried because it was dark and wet and raining really hard and i thought i'd have to pull off the side of the road and wait out the rain. THANK GOODNESS, though, it didn't so i was alright and continued on my way.
ok, sooo...i had an interview with sammy on saturday at the club for a job as assistant coach of the swim team that i swam for for 16 summers and...yeah. i don't think i'm going to get the job because he didin't seem at all impressed with any of my answers or anything i had to say (OR THE FACT THAT I SWAM FOR HIS TEAM EVEN THOUGH I COULD HAVE GONE TO KLEINWOOD FOR SOOOO MUCH CHEAPER) but...whatever. if it's meant to be, it will be; if it's not...
yay superbowl!!!
8:13 PM
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i have lots to blog about but don't really want to blog about it right now, so i'll just say it's nice to be home (i love it here and i miss being here when i'm at school). i went to singing in the rain (put on by klein high school drama) last night with the MAJORITY of the bscls and then we went to double daves after that. not ONLY did i get to see all my kiddos and brent and ryan and the "others" but i ALSO got to see jessica. i didn't know that she was going home to see the musical, but it was nice to see her again. i think i'm going to go to college station next weekend to see the Cinderella production being put on (it's for my intro to fine arts class...) and i'll get to see jess and val then, hopefully! anyway...uh...yeah. other than that i haven't done too much. i went shopping friday night and saturday and sent off some valentine's gifts saturday afternoon so (you know who you are) you might want to check your mail. ;) aaaaanyway...it's time to get something done so i'll blog again when i get back to the dorm!
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