Another Long Week

First things first... I miss my Steph. A lot. Painfully so. I helped her with KOC, and she saved me from a horrible death by history paper, and then still makes me laugh. Sometimes I think she might even miss me, too... :) (hard to imagine, I know...)

Had a paper and a group project due today, have group project due tomorrow, have presentation and paper due Thursday. Blaaah. Also have allergies, but that wasn't due. Just happened. I swear.

Managed to win two shirts off of Lt. Cassidy last week - I'm wearing one right now. Made most of the unit laugh - and wonder how I didn't get this before. Basically they're Navy ROTC shirts for our unit. Now if I can just win a USMC one as well... Yesterday I also brought my swords in, and I think people were wondering what I was planning when I walk around with these swords in hand asking for Lt. Gonser. They're prolly going 'wtf does she want with him...' Oh you know, I just really didn't like that last grade I got, and wanted to let him know... lol jk. So now they're safely locked up in his office for later in the week.

Saturday I get to ref HS Boys lacrosse for the first time... should be... interesting, to say the least. 5 hours of reffing really... big... boys... and angry coaches.... Note: Coaches don't like a girl reffing their boys. They think I'm unfair or something... no guys, only unfair when you act like jerks to me. But should be very.... educational to say the least. Pray I survive.

Leaving off on this post by copying Steph's post for today, because honestly, it sounds exactly like what I would have said in her place and it reeeally made me laugh. Perhaps it's just my sleep deprived, stressed out mind, but oh well. Cheerio.


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PB & J... Death Ensues
Published Tuesday, October 31, 2006 by Steph.

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Day 2 of work over and done with. In case you were wondering, it was damn boring. The highlight of the day was getting into groups and filling out a "Job Safety Analysis". The instructors picked a task and we had to break the task down into steps, describe the potential hazards of each step, and then give ways on how the hazards can be avoided. The task was: Making a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich.

1. Gather materials
HAZARDS:
A) Falling off the stool while trying to get the bread off the top shelf--death ensues
B) Trying to reach the jelly in the back of the refridgerator and knocking something heavy on your foot--long term hospitalization, possible amputation
C) Knocking the peanut butter onto your head from the shelf--concussion, coma, death ensues
D) Getting cut on the knife as you get it out of the drawer--death ensues
AVOIDING HAZARDS:
A) Put the bread lower
B) Keep the jelly on the door of the fridge so you don't have to reach around anything
C) Put the peanut butter lower
D) Wear heavy leather gloves to retrieve the knife

2. Open the jars.
HAZARDS:
A) Giving yourself carple tunnel--long term hospitalization, surgery, therapy, loss of mobility in the hand
AVOIDING HAZARDS:
A) Utilize tools, such as a jar opener to open the jars

3. Spread the peanut butter and jelly on the bread
HAZARDS:
A) Mishandle the knife and cut your wrist--death ensues
AVOIDING HAZARDS:
A) Use a plastic knife

4. Construct the sandwich by placing the two pieces of bread together.
HAZARDS:
A) Could possibly drop the jellied piece of bread on the floor, slip on it, and break the neck--parilyzationzation or death ensues
AVOIDING HAZARDS:
A) Do not be careless. Concentrate and place the two slices of bread together using the proper technique.

Sooner or later I'll get back into the swing of this...

I keep forgetting to post. Though I really like this look compared to the green blue one. That one depressed me. If you can't see this blog well, make sure you view it in IE, apparently. Firefox doesn't seem to like pretty things. Ah well.

So yesterday's random bird's comment on what he thought of me kinda sums up this week and last. Bah. Kinda like the squirrels throwing random acorns at passerbys. Been looking at graduate school stuff. Really really depressing. My GPA isn't anywhere close enough to where I need to be. That... is really freaking me out. Everything is resting on going to grad school, but I need to actually get into it first. That would be a good thing, and the outlook isn't good at the moment. Also trying to get scheduling stuff worked out before I sign up for classes tomorrow. Also a very bleak outlook. Is my luck running out on me?

I'm considering doing a 12 credit hour course this summer, an internship of sorts for the university, perhaps about pirates. I could stay at home and read all summer, and write a paper for my report, or do a website or something. I'd get a stipend, as well as my books paid for, then just talk to Prof. Cayton over email and such, as he'll be out of the country for all of June. I have to apply, doesn't mean I'd get the scholarship though. But it'd look so damn good for grad school.....

Other news: Beth is engaged. Nick asked her to marry him on the 14th, for those of you who know who she is from school. I'm petsitting this coming weekend. The weekend after I'm reffing men's lacrosse (high school boys... eeeeep! I've not reffed the bigger boys before... talk about feeling short!), and the weekend after that, going to Dayton Art Museum to see Rembrant paintings........ joy. Oh joy.

That's all for now. I have about a total of 15 pages due for Thursday, then more to do for the following week.... gah. Ta.

Eep!

I know it's been a long time since I posted, sorry y'all. Not that anyone would really notice. Had a whole lot of exams. And still very busy. This is the best update you're getting right now.


Enjoy the new layout.

Randomness

I know these pictures are late... but late is better than never... right? Either way. Following this post are pictures of my purple hand, which was tie-dyed on Monday. The ink is just now gone... the picture isn't great in showing just how it looked... but its close enough. It looked like I had grangrene or something, followed by frostbite. The other pictures are of my opal/sapphire ring I got for my birthday. It took a while to get good pictures of the stone, and it still doesn't do the beauty justice, but it's the best I can do. Enjoy, all.

My Little Girl (by Tim McGraw)

Verse 1:
Gotta hold on easy as I let you go.
Gonna tell you how much I love you, though you think you already know.
I remember I thought you looked like an angel wrapped in pink so soft and warm.
You've had me wrapped around your finger since the day you were born.

Chorus:
Beautiful baby from the outside in.
Chase your dreams but always know the road that'll lead you home again.
Go on, take on this whole world.
But to me you know you'll always be, my little girl.

Verse 2:
When you were in trouble that crooked little smile could melt my heart of stone.
Now look at you, I've turned around and you've almost grown.
Sometimes you're asleep I whisper "I Love You!" in the moonlight at your door.
As I walk away, I hear you say, "Daddy Love You More!".

(Repeat Chorus)

Verse 3:
Someday, some boy will come and ask me for your hand.
But I won't say "yes" to him unless I know, he's the half
that makes you whole, he has a poet's soul, and the heart of a man's man.
I know he'll say that he's in love.
But between you and me. He won't be good enough!

(Repeat Chorus)

Arrrr! It be Talk Like A Pirate Day!

Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late.
The cannons don't thunder there's nothin' to plunder
I'm an over forty victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late.


Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day. :)

Better update than yesterday...

So now that I'm not slightly whacked out...

Yesterday I turned 21. Whoop-ti-do. Other things were much more important.

Such as hanging out with friends who are too cool for words, hanging out with my parents, getting some really awesome things, relaxing... You know, it's rather ... what's the word... nostalgic? no.... just that letdown after having a great weekend, when you think back on it and remember how great it was and then you're like great, now I'm stuck back in the middle of school with exams coming up. Blah.

But anyways:

It was really cool. One of my friends got me 21 gifts of 21 things, which included 21 gummy worms, 21 dollars, 21 pencils, 21 paperclips, 21 tic tacs, 21 hawaiian shirt post it notes, and so forth.

My parents went all out - they spent all day apologizing that they couldn't think of anything great. They got me some really awesome stuff:

- a beautiful opal ring, that's really fiery, with a small sapphire on each side of it. My two favorite stones together... she actually had the jeweler get rid of the diamonds to put in sapphires. -purrs with contentment- I love my new ring. It's absolutely gorgeous. So simple, so beautiful, so perfect. I wish my parents would believe me when I tell them how much I love it.

- I got a really cool swiss military watch, but mom was really bummed when she realized it wasn't the one with military time on it... so I'm going to wait till next weekend to open it, and see if they found the military time one.

- Got two 'willow tree' figurines, one of which is called "hero" and one that's called "celebrate", too too adorable. They're figurines I've wanted for a while.

Hero:


Celebrate:


- a mug with the mug shot of a squirrel



- Star Wars DVDs... the UNEDITED, UNMESSED WITH, ORIGINAL VERSIONS!

- Season Three of Remington Steele

- a 'Boing!' puffer fish... thing... by Moshi... I'll try to remember to get a pic at some point.

- a really really great weekend :)


And yesterday, yes, I did drink. There, everyone happy? .... it was really good. :)

Okay, back to schoolwork. Tata.

Huzzah!

21 today! Yay! Go birthdays!!!!

Now, to get rid of the buzz I got from dinner... ugh, how evil light and sound are right now... and kinda weird to walk too... hmm...

So now I'm just hanging out, trying to get it to go away. :)

Here we go again.... trying this once more.

Anyways, here's the newest online journal. Sorry I've moved yet again. Xanga and I are having a spat, sooo... here you go. Enjoy.

Blogthings - What Kind of Soul Are You?:

You Are a Visionary Soul

You are a curious person, always in a state of awareness. Connected to all things spiritual, you are very connected to your soul. You are wise and bright: able to reason and be reasonable. Occasionally, you get quite depressed and have dark feelings. You have great vision and can be very insightful. In fact, you are often profound in a way that surprises yourself. Visionary souls like you can be the best type of friend. You are intuitive, understanding, sympathetic, and a good healer. Souls you are most compatible with: Old Soul and Peacemaker Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

Hey everyone

Sorry I had to move everything over here, just... xanga decided to suddenly start hating me. I don't know why, but it did. So here's yet another online journal (I counted it as the fifth... after a year they all seem to literally die on me!). More shall come later after I've finished making it mine.