Fruits of His Labor

Coming to you from my iPod touch... whew thumbs are tired

2010-03-04T12:36:00.000-06:00

A couple weeks or so ago I was speaking to a professor friend of mine who teaches English composition. She was expressing her disatisfaction for the two novels that had been assigned for comp 1. Reason being is that the college has required that no instructor (for not at all are worthy to be dubbed professors) should impose religious or political views onto the students via the clas or material; yet the two novels that have been assigned are blantantly christian and conservative in political terms. The books themselves are not the problem nor the issue. A book is a book. We do have freedom of spech right? But why so openly contradict what the school system demands of the instructors? A very blunt contradiction to say the least. Don't preach religion or political theology but then assign two books that spew both! It makes me wonder if they contradict themselves in this aspect it wouldn't be too far fetched to assume that they would do the same in other areas. Also, just as I would not a way of thinking or opinion completely opposite to mine shoved down my throat neither would I wish the same inflicted about my views onto another person. There is a difference between presenting dirfferent view points, ideas, opinions, and perspectives with out attacking any of them and delivering them in a way that makes the student feel inferior for thinking and/or feeling different. Many professors do NOT possess the first quality but rather the second. What are your thoughts my followers of 3?

Not Going on the Record

2009-03-20T19:39:00.003-05:00

Having a hard time formulating words here. Would really like to unload but who would want to hear it all and some of the things I would like to say some people would prefer me NOT to say anyways. Its been an up and down and week and I would have to say I would rather a consistently bad week instead of this going from one extreme to another charade. It seems to give false hope. And the let down of something bad happening just makes it all the worse after something good has just happened. I know, I know I am talking in code, but I have to.

I am tired. Tired of demands from people, school, work, all of it; Tired of (as selfish as this sounds) none of my time being my own...it always belongs to someone else and then when I voluntarily give it to someone it comes back void. I know, I know one is not suppose to "expect anything out of people", "they will always let you down". But. It still hurts. Still discouraging.. Still disheartening. Tired of feeling like I am the only one fighting, running, struggling, and having the torturing thoughts that I am. Tired of stress, deadlines, bills, and things WAITING to be done. I am tired of wanting to always get though my week and/or weekends as quickly as possible, to get everything over with. Always looking for the next day, next week, next month. Never satisfied. Depressing aren't I?

Where do you draw the line between wanting to do everything you can and knowing when to say no? Where do you draw the line between wanting to fix everything and wanting to save/help everyone and letting God be God? Where do you draw the line? Or do they overlap?

I am a normally confident person, can easily make decisions, and rarely have a problem knowing what to do in a given situation. But at times I get to this place where I just don't know what to do, start questioning everything I have ever done because it all seems wrong...

have no fear my audience of two....I am not suicidal or anything just in desperate need of some chocolate, a vacation, and a refreshing Word from God and a phone call.

I Corinthians 15:57-58; The Message Remix

2009-03-04T08:23:00.003-06:00

It was sin that made death so frightening and law-code guilt that gave sin its leverage, its destructive power. But now in a single victorious stroke of Life, all three-sin, guilt, and death-are gone, the gift of our Master, Jesus Christ. Thank God!

With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And don't hold back. Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for Him is a waste of time or effort.

A Day in the Life

2009-03-02T20:44:00.002-06:00

7:00am got up and got ready
8:00am Accounting homework
10:00am cleaned my room and did some financial chores
11:00am cleaned the kitchen
11:15am ate lunch
11:50am went to the bank and post office
12:15pm went to school
1:35pm filled my car up with gas
1:45pm went to church office
2:00pm picked Ms. Ann up from dialysis
2:40pm went walking with Ms. Ann
3:30pm went home
4:00pm worked on accounting problems
5:00pm added more information to a paper
5:30pm finished some math homework
6:15pm took math quiz
6:30pm ate supper
6:45pm cleaned the kitchen
7:00pm did some work on NKF page
7:30pm worked on paper
8:00pm finished paper
8:30pm more NKF
9:00pm more accounting
10:00pm hopefully going to bed!

2009-02-09T17:54:00.000-06:00

You Are A: Monkey!

Monkeys are intelligent and agile, well-adapted for jungle life as they swing happily from tree to tree. As a monkey, you are a social animal who prefers a warm climate, eats a wide range of food and is quick to learn new things. A monkey's tiny primate features are irresistable, as is her gregarious personality!

You were almost a: Pony or a Bear Cub
You are least like a: Groundhog or a Chipmunk Discover What Cute Animal You Are!

Hebrews 3:7-12:19

2009-02-01T22:27:00.004-06:00

So as the Holy Spirit SAYS (what has the Holy Spirit said to you lately?):
Today if you hear his voice do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the desert, where your fathers tested and tried me (this is God speaking) and for forty years SAW WHAT I DID. (In spite of the what they saw God do they still rebelled!) That is why I was angry with that generation, and I said, "Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known my ways." So I declared on oath in my anger, "They shall never enter my rest." (WHY? Because...) See to it brothers, that none of you has a (heres why) SINFUL, UNBELIEVING! HEART that turns away from the Living God.

So we see that they (children of Israel) were not able to enter, because of their UNBELIEF.

*Add ins and explanations are not obviously part of the Scripture I just put in their for emphasis and perhaps clarification.

Ms. Ann and Me ...just click on it and it should start up

2009-01-03T16:51:00.002-06:00

Still the Lamb

2008-12-19T08:35:00.000-06:00

Final Grades for Fall of 2008

2008-12-17T17:43:00.004-06:00

I am so pumped its not even funny...

I am made a B in my biology class!!!!!!! I was not very hopeful as I struggled greatly with it.

I made an A in my Speech, Lit., and Geography class. The snow saved my Speech final on Thursday night. I knew I had to make a perfect score on the final to get in the A spectrum and it turned out that my instructor could not make it from Nashville to here so he gave everyone full credit on their final!!!! WOO HOO! The other classes were very easy.

All that being said I now have a 3.405 GPA and am on the Dean's List!!!
Its perfect timing too because I have been working on Scholarships all to do and these updates will look good on my applications.

Even if the Lord doesn't do another thing He is Still the Lamb.

Mystery, by Selah...my mind has a hard time wrapping around this concept

2008-11-20T14:35:00.000-06:00

A child was born on Christmas Day
Born to save the world
But long before the world began
He knew His death was sure
The pain and strife secured

Mystery, how He came
To be a man
But greater still
How His death was in His plan
God predestined that His Son would die
And He still created man
Oh, what love is this
That His death was in His hands

The Christmas trees
They glow so bright
With presents all around
But Christmas brought
A tree of life
With blood that sacrificed
The greatest gift in life

chorus

I am just a man and
Can't begin to comprehend
When You look into this traitor?s eyes
What do You see that justifies the Lamb

God predestined that His
Son would die
And He still created man
Oh, what love is this
That His death was in His plan
Mystery, mystery

I stole this-I hope you don't mind Becky....

2008-11-03T15:37:00.003-06:00

1. What is in the back seat of your car right now?
cowboys hats, bible(I keep them everywhere just in case), some cds, papers

2. When was the last time you threw up
this past spring I think, I wasn't in school and wasn't working so it had to be (This is a gross question)

3. What’s your favorite curse word?
oh dang it!

4. Name 3 people who made you smile today?
my biology teacher because he said something stupid, my literature teacher because he so funny, and Ms. Ann because I had the opportunity to speak with her and I try not to take simple things for granted

5. What were you doing at 8 am this morning?
getting ready to go out the door to school

6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
trying to look up material for a speech

7. What will you be doing 3 hours from now?
probably more school work or cleaning the kitchen-story of my life

8. Have you ever been to a strip club?
uh no

9. What is the last thing you said aloud?
Corey will you please hollar at me when you are done on the computer?

10. What is the best ice cream flavor?
homemade peach

11. What was the last thing you had to drink?
water

12. What are you wearing right now?
black Superchick t-shirt and light colored jeans

13. What was the last thing you ate?
Chicken platter from Rick's

14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?
you have to have money to buy things

15. When was the last time you ran?
this morning, around my block

16. What’s the last sporting event you watched?
like 5 seconds of football

17 is missing!

18. Who is the last person you emailed?
advisers of APSU

19. Ever go camping?
nope

20. Do you have a tan?
yes but it is quickly fading

24. Do you drink your soda from a straw?
no, turn it up and guzzle

25. What did your last IM say?
I was talking to a friend at UNA...

26. Are you someone’s best friend?
most indubitably

27. What are you doing tomorrow?
going to see a play at the CCP with Ms. Ann then taking a geography exam that evening

28. Where is your mom right now?
back in the TV room

29. Look to your left, what do you see?
a wall

30. What color is your watch?
brown

31. What do you think of when you think of Australia?
Newsboys

32. Would you consider plastic surgery?
negative

33. What is your birthstone?
sapphire

34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru?
both. but mostly drive thru

35.How many kids do you want?
none

36. Do you have a dog?
no, my mom won't let me

37. Last person you talked to on the phone?
Corey-we have intercom system with our phone

38. Have you met anyone famous?
Charlie Daniels, used live next to him and ride his horses

39. Any plans today?
persuasive speech research, chores, eat supper, finish War of the Worlds, get ready for tomorrow

40. How many states have you lived in?
South Carolina and Tennessee

41. Ever go to college?
currently attending

42. Where are you right now?
in the computer room at the desk

43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now?
scheduling and making sure I have met all the requirements for the schools I have applied for

44. Last song listened to?
our christmas music for choir

46. Are you allergic to anything?
not that I know of

47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?
converses

48. Are you jealous of anyone?
I guess not

50. Is anyone jealous of you?
doubt it

51. What time is it?
3:51

52. Do any of your friends have children?
yes

53. Do you eat healthily?
define healthy

54. What do you usually do during the day?
school work, attending classes, running errands, chores, working at the bakery:depends on what day it is

55. Do you hate anyone right now?
sorta

56. Do you use the word ‘hello’ daily?
not really

58. How old will you be turning on your next birthday?
21!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

59. Have you ever been to Six Flags?
several times

60. How did you get one of your scars?
chicken pox

Enjoying this peaceful Saturday afternoon and blogging while I'm at it

2008-11-01T16:22:00.004-05:00

Ok so its been one of those weeks. No better yet its been one of those semesters!!! I haven't hardly had time to breath. And I have sorely neglected this blog......I apologize.

School is going good just very busy. Nearly every week I have some kind of paper to write for Lit. And even though it would be stressful none of my tests have been at the same time or clumped together and that might seem good and it is to a degree. On the flip side though all my tests are spread out and it feels like I have one every week. So far the only thing I have just really messed up was a midterm in Speech that was on the MLA format (very tedious and nit picky way of citation). No one did good on it so I felt a little better. And I have learned from my mistakes and now understand what the instructor wants a will not do the same thing twice. It will be perfect next time. I am thoroughly enjoying my geography class. Not so much my biology class. That is my sleep catch up class.

Speaking of school I am doing the very difficult thing of trying to decide which school I would like to go to. I ahve it narrowed down to two: Austin Peay and Tenn Tech University. Both academically are about the same. And I am having a really hard time deciding. My mom and I went to TTU last weekend for a tour and it was so cool. We had such a good time. We also went to Burgess Falls and that is what this picture is. This is actually just one of three waterfalls and this one isn't even the tallest! It was so beautiful. TTU has a lot to offer but so does APSU. Please pray that not only will the Lord tell me which school He wants me to go to but that I am listening always for when ever He does speak to me, which of course will be in His timing not mine.

I don't quite understand the point to this but oh well....

2008-10-26T17:33:00.001-05:00

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Do not go and watch IRON MAN- its dumb

2008-10-10T21:27:00.000-05:00

So yeah its been one of those pull your hair out, scream, and pray fervently week!!! But thats ok...I'm breathing.....heavily but breathing....

I have had two essays due and a speech midterm this past week. The first essay I scored perfect the other one I won't find out till next week and the midterm I am pretty sure I aced that sucker. He gave us the questions with the answers to it and the final at the beginning of the semester and I memorized them. So I took the test in about 15 minutes and was the first one out of there. The guy next to me had not even started on his first question when I was on my third...oh well.

I was looking at my calendar today and I am so busy for the rest of the month from choir practice to classes to tests to outings to football games to getting ready for the holiday...the list goes on. Busyness, it happens to the best of us.

I will stop ranting and raving now I just had to get that off my chest.

2008-10-05T21:51:00.000-05:00

Just the same ol' same ol.

2008-10-04T08:38:00.004-05:00

Where do I begin?

This week has been pretty good but just went by unbelievably fast! I'm trying to recall all that I have done..thats bad when you can't remember what you just did this week. I tried to get some school work caught up but to no avail something always comes up. My lab partners and I made a perfect grade and then some on our quiz from the week before so thats encouraging. I have two quizes and a Speech midterm next week to conquer. Last night we had the Ladies Fellowship/Goodbye to Angie and tonight I have a SS party. My time against studying just gets bigger and bigger. I know thats short and sweet but when you are about to go to work on a Saturday of all days you're creative juices just aren't exactly in their prime. I apologize.

Still Here

2008-09-25T10:33:00.003-05:00

So yeah I haven't written anything in awhile but I hardly have time any more between school and working at the bakery. When I am not in classes I have my head in a book..I have no life. Yeah I do, its called a college life...not complaining just stating the facts. This week I have had a bio test which I made a B on (I was very pumped cause I am not a math/science person), I had two essays to turn in for Lit, a Bio Lab quiz and today I have a speech to give. And then I'll be done...hopefully...

This weekend is my birthday so I am going to Frank's Italian restaurant to eat! Only the best place in the world to eat, I don't care that I am turning 20 just that I get to eat some really good food.

2008-09-06T18:48:00.001-05:00

The old facebook format is superior.. why the change ? Petition

2008-09-06T18:45:00.000-05:00

The old facebook format is superior.. why the change ? Petition

First day as a college sophmore: DOWN!

2008-08-25T13:01:00.001-05:00

I had biology and literature today. The classes are ten minutes apart but thankfully the buildings are right next to each other.

My biology class is taught by a guy named Louie. Ain't that great? I actually was told I had a different instructor but that it was TBA so it didn't surprise me. He screwed up my name when he called role, that didn't surprise me either. He was an interesting character: disheveled hair, polo and jeans, didn't care to share his political opinions (thank you Jesus!), and pledged his respect to us if we in turn gave it to him. I really liked his philosophy, very cut and dry and no sympathies or mercy but a fair guy none the less.

My lit class is taught by what I hear the best lit teacher there is. He is crazy!! He could be the ADD medicine spokesperson..he jumped from one thing to another and then come back to it again without warning-totally random! A lot of fun. He messed my name up too.

I was going to go eat at the cafeteria but nothing sounded good at all and then I was going to go get another book I needed but the line was unbelievable sooooooo......I came to the coffee shop and did not purchase any caffeine but instead got a sandwich and some chips. I love this place, it has free wifi. Have a wonderful monday ladies and ladies....

Maxine Vera Stem!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-08-14T08:39:00.003-05:00

Ok so this little stinker was not arriving for breakfast this morning when I called for her so I got a little worried because she is starting to get stupid/brave and is going across the road. So I called and called and shook the food and began to walk towards the front of the drive. I was looking for her I happened to glance to my right where my car is parked in the gravel and there is Maxine IN my CAR! She was pressed up against the rear window trying to get my attention. Apparently I didn't get one of my windows closed all the way last night and so she used my car as a motel. She gave me the "whats the problem?" look and went to go eat her food.

My Life as of Right Now

2008-08-13T15:03:00.002-05:00

Wow its been a while since I actually typed up a post. Sorry.

So a lot has happened, as always. I am getting geared up for school in more ways than one. Financially(I think I am going to open up an account so that if someone feels led to give donations they can, :/), supply-wise, mentally, spiritually, and in all levels pretty much. I went and purchased my books today and someone gave me the wrong one-bummer. I have to get that straightened out next week. And finding scholarships that apply is a pain in the rear, FAFSA is a nightmare too. I think I have been working on that since the spring semester. Geez. I am taking a biology class (much prayer needed), literature, speech, and a geography class. Two fun ones and two not so fun ones. Both of my classes are right next to each other so I am excited about that.

As far as work I almost have everything mastered. The morning shift as far as the donut orders are concerned still allude me. We have like 5 or 6 trays that my boss takes out on a route to places that sell them at their stores and its really hard to remember how many donuts go to what tray cause its different for every tray. I ice the long johns, fill all the fruit donuts and ice them, finish the pecan twists, coat the cinniman twists, and wash dishes.....a lot of dishes. And of course wait on customers. This job will work great with my school schedule so I am relieved about that.

I attempting to visit some more schools:TTU and UNA. But trying to schedule tours during school and work is very difficult. So far though everyone I have spoken to has been very helpful and very kind. Which is encouraging. I visited Austin Oeay and am pumped about the school and will be applying to it but my parents thought it wise for me to visit other schools as well to kind of get a big picture. So thats the plan and I hope to transfer in the fall of 09.
Scary.

2008-07-29T14:54:00.001-05:00

You Are Not a Wimp

In fact, you are an incredibly tough person.

Your nerves do not get the better of you.

You don't back down from challenges or intimidating situations.

You love the thrill of conquer... so much so that it outweighs the fear of defeat.

Are You a Wimp?

2008-07-17T08:48:00.001-05:00

You Are Bold When it Counts

You don't make a big fuss about getting what you want... unless it's really important to you.

Then you're as bold as you want to be. You just go for it!

You're often up for a little excitement and adventure. Well, as long as the cost isn't too great.

You enjoy risk, but not for it's own sake. Let's just say you've learned a few lessons about risk in your life.

Are You Bold?

me and Maxine

2008-07-08T19:25:00.000-05:00

My Sister, Corey, a New York Girl from the play Bye Bye Birdie

2008-07-08T17:32:00.001-05:00

Since you all liked the first one so much.....

2008-07-06T17:44:00.003-05:00

Sunflowers gallore.....

2008-07-06T14:05:00.002-05:00

So these are the sunflowers in my garden that I believe I have mentioned in earlier posts. Big aren't they? And just for educational purposes I threw in a photo of the sunflower BEFORE it blooms. I have eaten everything from my garden except tomatoes, still waiting on them to ripen....lack of water and heat. But there are plenty of them they are all just green.

Well so far I am LOVING my job at the bakery. I still get to have a life, I don't take the job home with me, the people are so kind to me and it is very low stress. Its great. Thank you to all who prayed for me to find a job.

This past July 4th, we (mom, dad, Corey, Jess, Ms. Ann) went and saw Beauty and the Beast at the Cumberland County Playhouse!!!! It was sssssssooooooo gggggoooddd!!!!! I loved it. I really got into it, I guess cause I remember just how much I enjoyed it last time(4 years ago). Its a must see.

This afternoon I am preparing for company. We are grilling out. So I am mowing the lawn, cleaning the pool, making the ice cream, cutting veggies all by myself! Mama and Daddy had a funeral that they had to go to and Corey is in Bye Bye Birdie right not, yall need to go see that. Cortey is a New York girl. Next weekend the shows are at 7:30. Yall come!

2008-07-04T09:41:00.002-05:00

Titles, I hate coming up with titles....

2008-07-01T05:39:00.002-05:00

So far i have thoroughly enjoyed the bakery and plan to stay there as long as they allow me to. I like their shifts, the people, the work itself is easy and low pressure. No stress. Which is wonderful. I go in at 6 this morning.

Its shaping up to be a very cool summer right now it is just 58 degrees outside. My garden is doing good, except the tom. which we have lots of have not turned their color yet. But I have alreadu eaten some radishes, lettuce, squash and beans. On top of that we have these gorgeous sunflowers, their huge!

This Friday my family and I are going to a little family get together for the 4rth and then at 5 are attending the Beauty and the Beast at the Cumberland County Playhouse, I am so excited!!!!

2008-06-26T09:20:00.001-05:00

You Are a Vanilla Shake

Vanilla, yes, but definitely not boring.

You are subtly complex and deeply sophisticated.

You're the type of person who has always been ahead of their time.

You don't fall for gimmicks or tricks. You are drawn to what's true.

What Flavor Shake Are You?

2008-06-26T09:15:00.000-05:00

You Are 50% Yankee, 50% Dixie

You're a pretty even split of Yankee and Dixie. You've probably traveled around a lot in your life.

Are You a Yankee or Dixie?

2008-06-19T21:09:00.000-05:00

In Case Anyone Still Reads This...

2008-06-18T20:51:00.002-05:00

I have a job!!! I am pretty sure I posted about my worries about finding a job this summer and how the timing wasn't working out quite like what I wanted. I am starting at the Bakery tomorrow and in mid July start the pharmacy job. I hope to carry both of these jobs through the summer and then quit the bakery job but keep the pharmacy jpb through the school semesters.

I know the Lord has it control and that He wants the best for me. Lately I have been in fervent prayer for this situation, trying to leave it up to Him and not trying to do it all on my own and in my own strength, which is really hard for me. But I have tried to make a point to lay it at His feet every time I get worried or start to think about it. And He always comes through, He is ever faithful.

2008-06-13T21:31:00.000-05:00

Your Ice Cream Personality:

You like to think of yourself as a fairly modest person. And it's true that you don't talk yourself up... but you're also pretty happy with who you are.

You are incredibly cautious. You rather miss out on something than make a mistake. No one would ever call you wild... but they would call you responsible.

You are a very open minded, liberal, and flexible person. You love many things. You tend to have tastes that range from down home to cosmopolitan.

You are a natural multitasker. You feel alive when you're doing more than one thing at a time.

You are fun loving and sweet. You tend to enjoy joking around and teasing people.

http://www.blogthings.com/theicecreampersonalitytest/">The Ice Cream Personality Test

Garden Update

2008-06-13T21:09:00.002-05:00

this gives you a visual idea of how mygarden is coming along. This is peppers, squash, and tom. of course that actually have fruit. The beans have lots of blooms and are ready to pop any minute now, the lettuce is ready to eat, we have already pulled up some radishes and the okra just keeps getting taller.

Oh my gosh.....

2008-06-09T20:13:00.000-05:00

Gas is 3.95 at all stores! This morning it was 3.85!!!!! Yikes. Guess I'll be riding my bike from now on, at least I'll be in shape.

Concerning the comment I recieved on my last post...

2008-06-04T16:19:00.002-05:00

I am not leaving this blog forever. Suprisingly enough I have been pretty busy and don't have the luxury of high speed internet that I enjoyed at school (where I was at 4 days out of the week) anymore which encouraged me to post more. So I apoligize.

Its finally getting hot and feeling like summer no doubt about it.
My garden is growing in leaps and bounds and that goes for the grass too. I had to do some serious tilling after all that rain we had. Then I put some stuff down to keep the grass from coming back. I have been working on getting the pool up and running. I ran into a couple of snags commonly know as leaks but I will not be defeated!!! I have sealed the filter for all eternity....seriously..it won't open up unless you take a hammer to it. :)

Sara and Corey had a dentist app. today so I took them to that cause my mom had a root canal to be done in Murfreesboro. We got done with that grabbed some lunch and had Starbucks for dessert and then headed home. We cleaned the pool i.e. vaccuumed, skimming, scrubbing, and squirting and then played for awhile. It felt good.

I start at Sears again. I will be working just on Sundays because I am waiting for two more promising jobs to fall in place. Have I mentioned I am not good at waiting????? For all practical purposes I have a job at the pharmacy that Jess works at but it doesn't start timm mid July. I also applied for this new italian rest. that is suppose to open like yesterday. I hope to work at both places until the semester stops then drop the rest. job and continue with the tech job. I need money!!!!!! FOR COLLEGE, of course. I'm calm, I'm calm.

Yall visit me on facebook, its soooo fun!!

I have joined the community!!!!

2008-05-31T19:43:00.000-05:00

I am now on facebook for all you facebookers out there! I have been doing a lot of work on it today and have been having a lot of fun. So look me up some time, lets be friends!!!

A little smile for the day....

2008-05-23T10:14:00.002-05:00

The Church of Oprah Exposed

2008-05-22T10:17:00.001-05:00

This is very scary.....

Enjoying the day...

2008-05-19T16:43:00.002-05:00

Not much been going on here.

I can't remember when I last posted about my life so forgive me if there are repeats. Everyone is graduating this year, sniff, sniff! Corey went with Sara on her senior trip and I am pretty bored around here..I really wasn't expecting to react this way.

I went strawberry picking in Portland TN last Sat. with my dad and mom. There was a festival and all the farms were open for picking, it was a lot of fun. That area is very pretty. Then that evening my mom and I watched Prince Caspain, CON, it was so good!!!!!!!!!! Disregard the review it got on plugged in because yeah there is a lot of fighting but there had to be! They weren't fighting just to fight and the violence was heavily downplayed. Hardly any blood or guts. No more than what was on the first movie. And personally I rather liked seeing the kids get with it, they were kings and queens at one point in time you know. I highly recommend this movie, it was so fun.

Sunday we had the ministry fair at church and that was pretty nifty. I like it a lot.

Today I have mowed Mr. William's lawn, stained more of the deck with my mom and washed both of our cars. And Maxie is doing good by the way. She has this habit of falling off stuff running into doors. and other such accidents. It is really funny, for a cat she is really clumsy. And LOUD!!!

Interesting Find of the Day

2008-05-19T16:42:00.000-05:00

MORRIS, Ill. — Got milk?

Police say a trailer loaded with 14 tons of Oreos has overturned, spilling the cookies still in their plastic sleeves into the median and roadway.

Illinois State Police Sgt. Brian Mahoney says the truck's driver was traveling from Chicago to Morris on Interstate 80 around 4 a.m. Monday when he fell asleep at the wheel and slammed into the median.

"The boxes came out of the trailer and boxes were ripped open," he said.

The crash about 50 miles southwest of Chicago remains under investigation.

Mahoney says no charges have been filed, but both lanes of traffic remain closed while authorities remove the cookies, which were "Double Stuf Oreos

2008-05-18T14:30:00.001-05:00

Your Independence Level: High

You are extremely self reliant and autonomous.
You are definitely into doing your own thing.
But you also wouldn't turn down help if you needed it.
You follow your own path, but you don't do so blindly.

How Independent Are You?

2008-05-18T14:19:00.001-05:00

WOW...I'm 19 :)

2008-05-14T10:05:00.000-05:00

MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma — A 19-year-old first-year student at the University of Oklahoma was elected mayor Tuesday of Muskogee, a city of 38,000 in the northeastern part of the state.

With all precincts reporting, John Tyler Hammons won with 70 percent of the vote over former Mayor Hershel Ray McBride, said Muskogee County Election Board Secretary Bill Bull.

"The public placing their trust in me is the greatest, humbling and most awesome experience I've ever had in my life," said Hammons, who is from Muskogee but attends the university in Norman.

The two candidates squared off in a runoff election for the nonpartisan post after neither secured 50 percent of the vote in a six-person election April 1.

Hammons, who will be sworn in next week, said he plans to continue his college education but expects to transfer to a school closer to Muskogee.

"Being elected does not change my desire to continue my education," he said. "We will schedule our time in an appropriate fashion so that I can be mayor and stay in school."

Hammons replaces Wren Stratton, who decided not to seek re-election after one term.

The mayor leads the nine-member city council and serves as a voting member. Hammons said a key to his platform that resonated with voters was openness of government and keeping citizens better informed of city operations.

"I think that's been a detriment to the trust of the citizens of Muskogee," he said. "Once we have that trust, we can solve any other problem."

By the way...

2008-05-14T09:37:00.003-05:00

I have more pics on my photo page, be sure and check it out, k?

The Nashville Zoo

2008-05-14T09:26:00.002-05:00

Yesterday (Tuesday) we went to the Nashville Zoo, we as in my mom, Corey and Jess, and me. We had a really good time. At least I did, I can't speak for everyone. The weather was perfect, it was mostly cloudy so we didn't get toasted yet it didn't rain. It has been several years since I last went and my memories are not that sweet due to the construction and lack of animals the last time I was there. But this time there were plenty of animals but they were still doing construction, expansions are underway. And these were no ordinary animals they were really exotic. Very unique. I really like the reptiles and the birds, they are probably my favorite. And the meerkats, they were so funny to watch. It was really crowded when we went, I have never seen so many kids in my life. But it wasn't to bad.

Then at 6:30 I had the opportunity to see Janie in a play, she did an outstanding job. In my professional opinion she was the best one up there, but thats just me. :)

Amos 5:21-24, The Message Remix

2008-05-13T07:54:00.002-05:00

God Speaking:
"I can't stand your religious meetings. I'm fed up with your conventions and conferences. I want nothing to do with your religion projects, your pretenious slogans and goals. I'm sick of your fund-raising schemes, your public relations and image making. I've had all I can take of your noisy ego-music. When was the last time you sang to me? Do you know what I want? I want justice-oceans of it. I want fairness-rivers of it. Thats what I want. Thats all I want."

Just a little FYI

2008-05-12T10:19:00.003-05:00

WASHINGTON — Emily again topped the list of most popular baby girl names last year, registering as No. 1 for the 12th straight time. Jacob led among names for boys for the ninth year in a row.

New parents didn't stray far from past habits in 2007 when naming their babies. Only one name—Elizabeth—is new to the top-10 list, returning after a two-year absence. Samantha, which previously ranked 10th, dropped to No. 12, according to the latest list released Saturday by the Social Security Administration.

Biblical names continued to dominate the boys' list. Besides Jacob, other top picks for boys were Michael, Joshua and Matthew.

For girls, Isabella, Emma and Ava came after Emily, which has been the most popular female name since 1996.

Rounding out the top 10 for girls, in order, were Madison, Sophia, Olivia, Abigail, Hannah and Elizabeth.

The list for boys also includes Ethan, Daniel, Christopher, Anthony, William and Andrew.

Name experts have said the staying power of the top names may have something to do with appealing to multiple ethnic or religious groups and having no widespread negative connotations. Emily also has literary associations, including Emily Dickinson, evoking images of a woman who is both beautiful and smart, professors say.

For male twins, parents were most likely to combine Jacob with Joshua, Matthew with Michael and Daniel with David. The most popular combination for female twins was Ella and Emma.

Also popular in 2007 were names for girls that were based on spiritual and philosophical concepts. Rising to No. 31 was Nevaeh, or "heaven" spelled backwards; it previously ranked 43rd. Also represented in 2007 were Destiny (No. 41); Trinity (No. 72); Serenity(No. 126); Harmony (No. 315) and Miracle (No. 461). Cutting against the trend was Armani (No. 971).

Parents were less likely to name their sons based on spiritual concepts, although the 2007 list includes Sincere (No. 622) and Messiah (No. 723).

Social Security began compiling the name lists in 1997. The agency offers lists of baby names for each year since 1880 on the agency's Web site at http://www.socialsecurity.gov

One full year of college...Down

2008-05-10T09:35:00.002-05:00

And one full week free of college...down.

I was finally able to view my final grades for this past semester, drum roll please! For my math class I recieved a B (which is a grade higher than last semester), in my microeconmics I made a C (which is a grade higher than last semester) and at this point I'll take whatever I can get. In my Comp II class I made a B, in my American Hist. II I made an A, and in my Music App. class I made an A as well. Personally I am very pleased and relieved and pleasently surprised. Sophomore year here I come!

Interesting Find of the Day

2008-05-07T13:46:00.001-05:00

NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. — One city commission wants to divide Florida into two states: North Florida and South Florida.

The North Lauderdale City Commission says in a resolution that it's not confident in state leaders when it comes to collecting and spending their own money. It also says it would be "in the best interests of the citizens and residents" to divide the state.

Commissioner Rich Moyle says they're frustrated with the state Legislature "ignoring the cities in South Florida." But he acknowledges the idea likely won't pass.

When asked Tuesday about the resolution, Governor Charlie Crist could only muster up a laugh.

Meanwhile, other municipalities and counties are being asked to join in the resolution. The boundary line would be from Palm Beach County down through Monroe County.

Maxine

2008-05-07T13:06:00.002-05:00

We saw this kitten at Pet Smart in Florence and my mom and I fell in love with her immediately but decided we better not get her because of several PRACTICAL reasons. That was last Saturday. This past Monday Corey and I are were in the TV room watching some tv (wadda ya know) and my mom walked in the room holding little Maxine!!!! We couldn't believe it! Jess had Monday off from work so we knew mama and her were hanging out but she didn't tell us she went back to Florence and got the kitten. Isn't she cute. So far we have come to discover that she has not been handled much in her life because she is very shy and skiddish. But loves to play and explore and once she gets used to something or someone she is a whole lot of fun. And other than a few minor messes she really is a good pet. She never meows during the night-she sleeps really good. And doesn't try to claw her way out of rooms we put her in. Tiger our other male tabby who is about 7 or 8 years old could not stand to be in a closed room when he was kitten. Maxine has to be involved in everything and she has some clinging issues and is sometimes challenged when it comes to balance; I am always catching her falling off of stuff. We call her Maxie for short. Perfect name huh?

I love Bungalow Houses

2008-05-05T11:22:00.000-05:00

This is one of my favorites in particular. I will own one day.

After Edmund

2008-05-05T10:53:00.005-05:00

This band is brand spankin' new and has a pretty unique sound. I got this cd Saturday and already have some favorite songs: clouds, go oboe, and thank God. If you like Snow Patrol then you will probably like these guys. If you click on my title of this blog it will take you to their website, I think, I am still experimenting.
Not much going on today, first day free of school and I am still on the job hunt.
It is absolutely gorgeous today with an expected high of 78 degrees and mostly sunny skies and at present it is 65 degrees, perfect weather for a picnic.
In case you were wondering: Karl Marx the German author of Das Kapital was born today in 1818, and today was all the first time Memorial day was observed in the United States back in 1866. Enjoy your day ladies and well...ladies.

Just Cause...

2008-05-03T21:46:00.005-05:00

The first ever classical concert was held in Saudia Arabia with a mixed audience. To some it was a step forward to others it was a bore and an atrocity. Rarely are couples able to show open affection to each other in public and rarely are families able to do anything all together. This is due to the social status that women carry in this part of the country. Sounds like a whole different planet to me, speaking of planets..

Right now Saturn and its rings are enduring a raging storm with lightning strikes up to 10,000 times more powerful than anything experienced here on earth. Now thats a scary thought. The planets storms are longer and bigger than anything witnessed here on earth and are being watched by scientist all over the globe. Speaking of earth...

The ship was laden with tons of copper ingots, elephant tusks, gold coins — and cannons to fend off pirates. But it had nothing to protect it from the fierce weather off a particularly bleak stretch of inhospitable African coast, and it sank 500 years ago. Now it has been found, stumbled upon by De Beers(the diamond supplier of the world that my ex-economics teacher always referred to) geologists prospecting for diamonds off Namibia.Judging from the notables depicted on the hoard of Spanish and Portuguese coins, and the type of cannons and navigational equipment, the ship went down in the late 1400s or early 1500s, around the time Vasco de Gama and Columbus were plying the waters of the New World.
Who wants to go treasure hunting?

In case you were wondering the sun came up at 5:55 this morning and it went down at 7:37 this evening.

Interesting huh?

2008-05-03T21:37:00.000-05:00

Sensational sightings of a flying human above the skies of Mexico could be genuine, says a paranormal expert.

The mysterious woman-like figure was caught on camera as it hovered above mountains in Nuevo Leon city.

UFO watchers said the figure appeared to be wearing a cape, leading to claims that it was a witch or wizard when it was first seen in 2006.

Now Mexico’s leading UFO expert Anna Luisa Cid says the sightings were true after carrying out her own investigations.

“I think that the possibility is there,” Cid said. “An imaginary object is not recorded on film, nor does it produce over 40 witnesses.”

Nuevo Leon UFO club managed to film the spooky flying character.

And policeman Leonardo Samaniego also claimed a floating person had dropped out of the sky.

“In conclusion, from my professional point of view, both cases are real,” Cid told the Ghosttheory.com Web site.

After viewing the UFO club’s video, Samaniego’s said, “I do not believe the entity to be a witch, but I do know that it is something that we cannot explain.”

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1118824.ece

Friday Freedom!!!

2008-05-02T10:25:00.003-05:00

Today was the last day for finals, mine was in economics. UGH. Glad to be done. I feel fairly confident about my history, comp., and music class; as for my math and this eco class I am not as comfortable with, oh well. I won't be loosing any sleep, I tried my best. And plus the Lord is still in the miracle business right?

Concerning my garden this rain could not have come at a better time. Ms. Ann and I put everything in on Tuesday except for the peppers. We have tomatoes, okra, beans, squash, broccoli, radishes, lettuce and then of course the peppers. We've been doing a lot of work at her house such as the garden and putting up bird feeders, and working in the flower beds as well. I am Ms. Ann's personal landscaper and she is really easy to work with: she lets me do whatever I want to do and like what ever it is I want to do!

Financial woes for my hopeful next year of college plague my every thought so I am trying my hardest to enjoy this weekend as the first weekend free and first year of college under my belt. My dad seems pretty excited he wants to take us out to eat to celebrate. But I am struggling to get into a festive mood when my summer is so uncertain and I don't have it in concrete yet. I am trying to give it to the Lord, really I am but He's just taking to long. And I am impatient.

At the present I am sitting in Columbia State's parking lot in Columbia waiting for my mom to get here. I have just a brain lapse about my books to get them bought back so I can get some $$$$. And today is the last day and they close as 3! So mama and Jess were going to do some galavanting anyways so it worked out for her to bring them to me. So I would really appreciate a shout out from you all out there you know how is your week going, plans for the week and what is going on your life, that kinda stuff. I don't ask for much.

It's really hard to only use one word answers.

2008-05-01T11:41:00.002-05:00

1. Where is your cell phone? pocket
2. Your significant other? nada
3. Your hair? curly
4. Your mother? wise
5. Your father? old
6. Your favorite thing? adventures
7. Your dream last night? weird
8. Your favorite drink? tea
9. Your dream/goal? satisfaction
10. The Room you are in? car?
11. Your hobby? gardening
12. Your fear ? unknown
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? independent
14. Where were you last night? church
15. What you're not? merciful
16. Muffins? apple
17. One of your wish list items? truck
18. Where you grew up? everywhere
19. The last thing you did? drove
20. What are you wearing? clothes
21. Your TV? unknown
22. Your pets? cat
23. Your computer? apple
24. Your life? hectic
25. Your mood? level
26. Missing someone? no
27. Your car? mazda
28. Something you're not wearing? hat
29. Favorite store? barnes and nobles
30. Your summer? undetermined
31. Like someone? yes
32. Your favorite color? blue
33. When is the last time you laughed? yesterday
34. Last time you cried? unsure

Faith, Not Emotion

2008-05-01T10:03:00.003-05:00

For a while we are fully aware of God's concern for us. But then, when God begins to use us in his work, we begin to take on a pitiful look and talk only of our trials and difficulties. And all the while God is trying to make us do our work as hidden people who are not in the spotlight. None of us would be hidden spiritually of we could help it. Can we do out work when it seems that God sealed up in heaven? Some of us always wants to be brightly illuminated saints with golden halos and with the continual glow of inspiration, and to have other saints of God dealing with us all the time. A self-assured saint is of no value to God. He is abnormal, unfit for daily life, and completely unlike God. We are here,not as immature angels, but as men and women, to do the work of this world. ANd we are to do it with an infinitely greater power to withstand the struggle because we have been born from above.
If we continually try to bring back those exceptional moments of inspiration, it is a sign that it is not God we want. We are becoming obsessed with the moments when God did come and speak with us, and we are insisting that He do it again. But what God wants us to do is to "walk by faith." How many of us have set ourselves aside as if to say, "I cannot do anything else until God appears to me"? He will never do it. We will have to get up on our own, without any inspiration and without any sudden touch from God. Then comes our surprise and we find ourselves exclaiming, "Why, He was there all the time, and I never knew it!" Never live for those exceptional moments-they are surprises. God will give us HIs touches of inspiration only when He sees that we are not in danger of being led away by them. We must never consider our moments of inspiration as the standard way of life-our work is our standard.

~From Oswald Chambers's My Utmost for His HIghest, updated edition

2008-04-28T11:59:00.000-05:00

You Should Live in a Small City

You are definitely an urban person, but not any old city will do.

You want a city that matches you well. For you, big cities lack individuality.

You prefer a smaller city with lots of personality, local culture, and history.

Where Should You Live?

Your World: whether you know about it or not

2008-04-28T11:24:00.002-05:00

I don't know about you all but I will be good and ready for this election to be over when it finally comes to an end. According to USA Today's gallop poll 48% of Americans believe that John McCain is a normal, basically the same as Republican, where as 45% consider him different then the rest of the republicans out there. So what makes him different? Different in a good way or a bad way? Will he win the election? What do you think? I think that he is different without a doubt. I believe thought it is not a good different, he is a chameleon candidate (aren't they all) but he is taking it a whole entirely different level! McCain supports the war and its effort and is very emphatic about it BUT his policies concerning welfare, the economy, and other such issues are without a doubt democratic views! So is he dem. in a GOP clothing? Or he is simply playing the Washington Game, i.e. pleasing everyone on both sides? Which will never be accomplished.

As for Obama, well I just like to make fun of him because personally I think his candidacy is a joke. He is an orator not a president! He wants change, what kind of change? The man never specifies on anything, not one change, not on his policies, and not on the issue concerning his former pastor. If you don't really have a clear picture as to where someone is going and wants to lead you, America, why are we still listening to him?

And finally Hillary Clinton, I must commend her for her endurance, the woman never stops or shows any sign of surrender. But she has got to get rid of that guy who keeps following her around making contradicting remarks about her and tearing her chances of winning up into little tiny pieces. His name escapes me..:)

In other news the price of gasoline!!! Are they trying to suck us dry??? If we are poor and can't buy the gas anymore how is that going to help the economy? Don't even get me started! And the knowledge that we have enough oil in the US to suffice us for the next 400 years really burns my biscuits. The price of gas this summer is expected to reach over $4 a gallon. I am college student and I am seriously considering bankruptcy. A friend of mine who drives for a living told me that his boss's tab for fuel before this price increase averaged at about $7-8,000 a month but just this past month is was $23,000. You can buy a car with that amount of money. Thats roughly a $15,000 increase. My head is spinning as I type this.

And what of the polygamists that had their children sent into foster care? How do you all feel about that? Is it serving the greater good? I watched two interviews of three ladies on FOX and when they were asked how many wives their husband had their answer was always the same, "I cannot answer that at this time," or "I am unable to specify at this time." They sounded like robots, they have been brainwashed, they all said the same things word for word. They insisted that anyone could leave the ranch whenever they wanted, that no one was forcing them to stay. The ladies were very strained and stressed, that speaks for itself.

Wow, I could go onto to other exciting news but I am running out of time. Just in case you were wondering James Monroe was born today in 1758 and Maryland ratified the US constitution today in 1788. It is currently 60 degrees with a high expected of 65 and mostly sunny skies. Have Marvelous Monday, if thats possible. :)

Me and Ms. Ann

2008-04-28T10:42:00.003-05:00

This is at the kidney walk on Sunday. It was enjoyable and interesting but somewhat chaotic thanks to the rain and sorta nasty weather but we persevered. I drove Ms. Ann and Mr. William up to the Maury County Park and met all four of her girls and parts of their families up there. Our team actually got recognized for being one that raised over a thousand dollars, woo hoo! All in all it was a pretty good day, see my photo page for more pics!

Umpire Struck by Pitch, Taken off in Ambulance at Dodgers Game

2008-04-28T09:05:00.000-05:00

LOS ANGELES — Plate umpire Kerwin Danley was taken off the field in an ambulance after he was struck on the jaw by Brad Penny's fastball that Dodgers catcher Russell Martin missed in the fourth inning Saturday night.

The game was delayed for 18 minutes, with Danley laying nearly motionless behind home plate before being put on a stretcher and loaded into the ambulance.

Dodgers spokesman Josh Rawitch said Danley lost consciousness briefly, but was conscious and coherent when he was placed into the ambulance.

Dodgers medical personnel accompanied him on the ride to Good Samaritan Hospital, where he was taken for precautionary reasons.

Crew members Brian Runge and Greg Gibson rushed to his side while first-base ump Angel Campos hustled back into the dressing room to put on the gear to work home plate.

Runge held Danley's left hand and patted him on the chest while they waited for the ambulance, and the crowd applauded the umpire as he was placed into the vehicle.

The video board in left field showed Danley, the crew chief, being driven out the center-field gate, with the words "Our best wishes to umpire Kerwin Danley" at the bottom of the screen.

A Los Angeles native, Danley has been a big league umpire since 1998. He has worked in four division series, the 2007 AL championship series and the 2007 All-Star game.

Does anyone remember what I posted last time?

2008-04-26T13:02:00.003-05:00

Not much going on but I am staying fairly busy.

The weather has been gorgeous here lately!!! I am loving it! Seems I have been putting up bird feeders all over L'burg. Not really, just all over my yard and at Ms. Ann's. And boy are these birds hungry, the food is going fast and we have been enjoying their company. I have been working outside a lot in the past few days: mowing lawns, landscaping, working in the garden, washing cars, and stuff. I wish I could get paid for doing the work I love to do. Oh well, that would be a perfect world, wouldn't it?

Thursday I got a couple of results from some tests. I made a 100 on this last MATH test ladies and... well... ladies! MATH! I stink at math! It is a miracle I was so excited, still am excited can you tell? I also made a 97 on my last music test so I was pleased with that as well. Next week is finals.....ugh.

Tomorrow(Sunday) will be a full day with the invasion of the park with church and then I am traveling to Columbia for the Kidney Walk. I am looking forward to a fun day. And being outside, and the food, and the fellowship. All the good stuff.

Right now I am outside enjoying the weather, enjoying free internet off of someone, and watching my cat trying to catch a bumblebee.

DId anyone watch American Idol this past week? What did you think of the vote? Is America right or wrong? Corey was having a couple of cows on the couch, a messy ordeal. I wasn't dissappointed, I thought the chick was ok but not dynamic now David Cook and Syeshia Mercado rocked my socks and everyones else's! I thought they were great, I was moved in all the right directions. I just downloaded both of their songs from iTunes. Look 'em up!!!

second prince caspian trailer!

2008-04-23T10:06:00.001-05:00

In Case You Were Wondering...

2008-04-23T09:53:00.003-05:00

Today: William Shakespeare was born in 1564.
Our 15th president, James Buchanan was born on this day in 1791.
The first public showing of a motion picture was today in 1896.
As of yesterday: the sunrise is at 6:06 and the sunset at 7:29, in case you wondering....

Scientist: Forget Global Warming, Prepare for New Ice Age

2008-04-23T09:10:00.003-05:00

Sunspot activity has not resumed up after hitting an 11-year low in March last year, raising fears that — far from warming — the globe is about to return to an Ice Age, says an Australian-American scientist.

Physicist Phil Chapman, the first native-born Australian to become an astronaut with NASA [he became an American citizen to join up, though he never went into space], said pictures from the U.S. Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) showed no spots on the sun.

He said the world cooled quickly between January last year and January this year, by about 0.7 degrees Centigrade.

"This is the fastest temperature change in the instrumental record, and it puts us back to where we were in 1930," Chapman wrote in The Australian Wednesday. "If the temperature does not soon recover, we will have to conclude that global warming is over."The Bureau of Meteorology says temperatures in Australia have been warmer than the 1960-90 average since the late 1970s, barring a couple of cooler years, and are now 0.3 degrees Centigrade higher than the long-term average.

A sunspot is a region on the sun that is cooler than the rest and appears dark.

An alternative theory of global warming is that a strong solar magnetic field, when there is plenty of sunspot activity, protects the Earth from cosmic rays, cutting cloud formation, but that when the field is weak — during low sunspot activity — the rays can penetrate into the lower atmosphere and cloud cover increases, cooling the surface.

But scientists from the U.S. National Centre for Atmospheric Research in Bolder, Colorado published a report in 2006 that showed the sun had a negligible effect on climate change.

The researchers wrote in the journal Nature that the sun's brightness varied by only 0.07 percent over 11-year sunspot cycles, and that that was far too little to account for the rise in temperatures since the Industrial Revolution.

Chapman proposes preventive, or delaying, moves to slow the cooling, such as bulldozing Siberian and Canadian snow to make it dirty and less reflective.

"My guess is that the odds are now at least 50:50 that we will see significant cooling rather than warming in coming decades," he writes.

my sis and her new doo

2008-04-22T12:33:00.001-05:00

2008-04-21T11:41:00.001-05:00

You Are a Mac

You are creative, stylish, and super trendy.

You demand the best - even if it costs an arm and a leg.

Are You a Mac or a PC?

Stressed? Me? NAAAAWWWW!!!

2008-04-21T11:15:00.004-05:00

I only have two weeks left of school and unlike everyone else I am NOT ready for it to be over. The sooner school is over the less time I have to find a job that will provide the needed funds for my tuition in the fall and then the following spring. I probably let it sneak up on me but it is so difficult to balance all this school and do a good job and maintain everything else "normal" in one's life and on top of that look for a job. I do not, I say again do not want to work in a factory if at all possible but am afraid anything else will not supply enough money for such a short period of time. I would rather work three separate jobs and make up for the difference in pay than to work in a factory and be subject to weird hours that ruin what little social life I have to begin with. I am hoping to mow some lawns this summer, find a job that provides the bulk of the hours and possibly look into a very minimum hour job at Sears that includes locking up for them and putting their signs out. That combined I believe would cover me. The coffee shop I was going to apply out went out of business a couple of weeks ago so those hopes were dashed. So I am on the hunt again with the objective of finding a job that will let me off most Sundays due to the fact that I will suffer the great wrath of Bill Repsel. I feel pretty pressured and pretty trapped. Like I am not getting anywhere and accomplishing nothing and for a person like me that is very worrisome. Things like this keeps me awake at night and distracted during the day. Anyways enough of that depressing stuff....

Another week is here and a beauty at that!!! At that moment it is mostly sunny and currently 67 degrees. How was everyones weekend? I attended that Dramatic Arts Festival and had a great time in the classes I attended but that entertainment was not near as good as it usually is. But oh well. I had a good time with the youthies but when it was over I was ready for it to be over. Sunday we were really low as far as numbers are concerned. I guess since its nice out every one is going on mini vacations I guess. I recommend this book for you book lovers out there, Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton. I know the title sounds cheesy but it really is a good book, mostly about forgiveness. And then watch the movie with James Earl Jones in it. The script is literally word for word with the exception of left out scenes and scene compression so it wouldn't be a hour movie. Well I am off to American History with the hope we will not have a pop quiz today.

Life is GOOD!

2008-04-16T11:32:00.004-05:00

I have found out that I am a burt's- bees- loving-life-is-good-wearin'-college-kid! Check out their website they have the coolest shirts and well just about cool everything! And you need to read the story about how this company got started its interesting. By the way organic things COST! I just attribute that to my good taste. :)

yael naim new soul clip

2008-04-16T08:49:00.001-05:00

You can't help but jive a little bit to this song...

I'm back!

2008-04-15T12:37:00.002-05:00

Wow its been a while! I did mention that I was going to the Women of Joy conference this past weekend didn't I? I'm pretty sure I did. Anyways it was wonderful, I had a blast. The speakers were phenomenal, Kay Arthur, especially. The music was out of this world, everything was great. I roomed with Jennifer, Christy Steelman, and Judy Shumaker. They were great to room with I had a lot of fun with them. Yet in the middle of all this I had to write a research paper and well we won't talk about that. It was due yesterday and I think I developed several ulcers because of it. I am just going to let the Lord take care of it, I am going to let Him handle cause I can't. I've learned my lesson ok?

Today I had a pretty good music class and later went to the YMCA for a good workout. I used the flippers you can put on your feet, boy I was flying! It was a lot of fun. I am fixing to go to my math class. I don't like to go in there until the last minute because of this lady-woman that just sits there and cusses the whole time. Oh well. Enjoy this absolutely beautiful day of clear skies and a high of 60!

I think this sums it up pretty well

2008-04-09T12:14:00.000-05:00

Shorty...

2008-04-09T12:02:00.003-05:00

This will be a short post due to the extreme busyness of my day. I have between classes (and some during) research for my paper trying to nail down a detailed outline so I can just insert the paper, kinda like a math formula, I have been trying to complete my financial aid for like a week now, trying to look up stuff yet for my paper, trying to register for classes this fall and trying to figure out if it will all work....hee hee. After American History at 1 I am have to go and get ink for my printer and go to wal-mart for some necessities for this weekend trip which all seems surreal compared to everything else going on in my week. Oh and I have choir practice tonight and I have to watch ghost hunters and destination truth tonight with Corey. Priorities people, priorities. if you get them all straight all will be well. :)

School Reflections

2008-04-07T11:35:00.004-05:00

Well its another Monday and anther wonderful lunch break for me. At the moment it is about 62 degreed and mostly sunny. Here lately the sun has been rising at about 6:30 in the morning and setting at about 7:40 just in case you were wondering.

Economics went by pretty quickly this afternoon and that might have something to do with the fact that I was working on my research paper during that time period. :) Nothing real exciting going on around here, hopefully I will get some outside work dine between classes this week and still get my paper finished. Mama and Corey are coming back Tuesday. Then this weekend the ladies of our church are going to a Women's Conference in Gatlinburg...yup I'm the youngest...this oughtta be exciting.
Then the very next weekend we are going to the Dramatic Arts Festival!! Man studying? Who studies? Somebody define that for me! I have Music Test tomorrow pray that I do better on this one than I did the last one, hee hee. Its on the Classical Period, woo hoo. Oh and Opera you can't get anymore thrilling than that. If anyone needs to reach me I'll be at Ms. Ann's house probably getting into trouble so don't bother to call....HAHAHHAAA!!!

Comments? What are comments? I wouldn't know since I don't get any..

2008-04-05T20:09:00.002-05:00

So how is everyone fairing their weekend?

Unfortunately since it rained like a monsoon I was unable to work in my garden today since it puddles all over it. I would have been planted too. Didn't get to mow either, it was really disappointing from that stand point BUT! I did get to work in Ms. Ann's flower beds! I dug up several trees that were unwanted. And I didn't really work all that long of time but those trees were big and the roots were thick and I am wore out. But it was good, we got a lot done, Ms. Ann helped me a lot. We cleaned up around the yard and put up some bird feeders, a little goes a long way. Tomorrow is suppose to be pretty but then again TODAY it was suppose to be 63 and mostly sunny. Oh well. Right now I am jamming to Church in the Wildwood, Gaither Homecoming cd, yea you can rock out to southern gospel when one is in the mood. Some feedback would be nice, you know some comments....

By the way HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA!!! Who lives in Ohio(mom's dad) and is 80 years old today, sorry I couldn't be there :(.

2008-04-04T11:31:00.001-05:00

You like to do research and collect lots of information.

The more facts you have, the easier it is for you to learn.

You need to figure things out for yourself and consider all possibilities.

You tend to become an expert in the subjects that you study.

It's difficult for you to work with people who know less than you do.

You aren't a very patient teacher, and you don't like convincing people that you're right.

What Kind of Thinker Are You?

Do you like?

2008-04-04T11:09:00.003-05:00

The weekend is here and its a wet one at that! There are flash flood warnings all across the Southeast so make sure you have an umbrella, some wading boots, or a paddle any of those will do.

You'll see I have done a lot of changes to my blog and I really like them. Can you tell I am really fond of widgets now that I know how to get and use them? I have FOX News at the bottom of the page, I save the best for last, actually its the only place it would fit. Make yourself familiar with my "Sponser me now" blinky and visit several times if you would like, :). I am on a mission. PLease visit my site for details, the blinky should take you directly to my site. And I just checked it, it does send you there. At the moment I am working on that site, trying to fill out financial aid and looking up stuff for a dreaded research paper that has to have 8! outside sources and 1600-2200 words, YIKES! And it is due April 14th. Double yikes. I am doing it on global warming.....that it does NOT exist.
Just in case anyone was wondering the Big City has moved to the square, downtown, central location I guess. They have set up really nice, it looked better than what I expected.
Corey and Mama have gone to Ohio this weekend, "when the cat is away the mouse will play" is that how that saying goes? Well this mouse ain't playing, she's working on a paper and hopefully outside. So don't you worry. Now if I go to Ms. Ann's house and we ahng out then I would worry.
Soon I am going to upload some pictures of the flooring we have recently gotten done to our house, it makes out house look brand new!

Fruits of His Labor

2008-04-02T11:56:00.001-05:00

What do you think about this?

2008-04-02T08:45:00.001-05:00

FNC

A copy of the drawing made by the student 'A.P.'
MADISON, Wis. — A Tomah High School student has filed a federal lawsuit alleging his art teacher censored his drawing because it featured a cross and a biblical reference.

The lawsuit alleges other students were allowed to draw "demonic" images and asks a judge to declare a class policy prohibiting religion in art unconstitutional.

"We hear so much today about tolerance," said David Cortman, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian legal advocacy group representing the student. "But where is the tolerance for religious beliefs? The whole purpose of art is to reflect your own personal experience. To tell a student his religious beliefs can legally be censored sends the wrong message."

Tomah School District Business Manager Greg Gaarder said the district hadn't seen the lawsuit and declined to comment.

According to the lawsuit, the student's art teacher asked his class in February to draw landscapes. The student, a senior identified in the lawsuit by the initials A.P., added a cross and the words "John 3:16 A sign of love" in his drawing.

His teacher, Julie Millin, asked him to remove the reference to the Bible, saying students were making remarks about it. He refused, and she gave him a zero on the project.

Millin showed the student a policy for the class that prohibited any violence, blood, sexual connotations or religious beliefs in artwork. The lawsuit claims Millin told the boy he had signed away his constitutional rights when he signed the policy at the beginning of the semester.

The boy tore the policy up in front of Millin, who kicked him out of class. Later that day, assistant principal Cale Jackson told the boy his religious expression infringed on other students' rights.

Jackson told the boy, his stepfather and his pastor at a meeting a week later that religious expression could be legally censored in class assignments. Millin stated at the meeting the cross in the drawing also infringed on other students' rights.

The boy received two detentions for tearing up the policy. Jackson referred questions about the lawsuit to Gaarder.

Sometime after that meeting, the boy's metals teacher rejected his idea to build a chain-mail cross, telling him it was religious and could offend someone, the lawsuit claims. The boy decided in March to shelve plans to make a pin with the words "pray" and "praise" on it because he was afraid he'd get a zero for a grade.

The lawsuit also alleges school officials allow other religious items and artwork to be displayed on campus.

A Buddha and Hindu figurines are on display in a social studies classroom, the lawsuit claims, adding the teacher passionately teaches Hindu principles to students.

In addition, a replica of Michaelangelo's "The Creation of Man" is displayed at the school's entrance, a picture of a six-limbed Hindu deity is in the school's hallway and a drawing of a robed sorcerer hangs on a hallway bulletin board.

Drawings of Medusa, the Grim Reaper with a scythe and a being with a horned head and protruding tongue hang in the art room and demonic masks are displayed in the metals room, the lawsuit alleges.

A.P. suffered unequal treatment because of his religion even though student expression is protected by the First Amendment, according to the lawsuit, which was filed Friday.

"Students do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate," the lawsuit said. "No compelling state interest exists to justify the censorship of A.P.'s religious expression."

2008-03-31T16:18:00.001-05:00

You Are a Great Student

You aren't afraid to crack the books when you need to, and you make your education a true priority.

You could become a PhD in anything, if you set your mind to it. There's no limit to what you can learn!

Are You a Good Student?

Broadcasting from the Library at Columbia State

2008-03-31T11:27:00.002-05:00

I don't know about you all but I am having a little trouble getting real excited about this Monday. I would have much rather stayed in bed this morning, its rainy out and I was sleeping really deep! Oh well, I'll just sleep through Economics! :)

How was everyone's weekend? It seems that this rain is interrupting everything we do. Saturday my dad and I went to Columbia(I don't go there much) to look at some plants and stuff but mostly to eat at Cracker Barrel. Then that evening Jess and Joe came over for supper and a movie. Sunday was a good day. Our numbers were down but there were several visitors, I sit in the loft I can see EVERYTHING. Bro. Andrew and his wife, Laura are here now full time and in the office for the first time today! I am really excited about them being here it seemed to happen really fast but its wonderful that they are even here at all. For those of you who are not familiar with the Baptist way of doing things we have to vote on everything 5 or 6 times usually. But then again New Prospect is not the normal Baptist church, :). We had the Lord's Supper in the evening service and the youth did some really cool drama, my sis did the best in humble opinion.

This week I have a math test and MAYBE a music test not sure yet though. I am finishing up my work at the archives for the history project as well. Hopefully I will get some financial school stuff completed for next fall; next Monday is early registration for FAll '08, this school year has just flown by! This weekend if it doesn't rain I will be mowing lawns, working in my garden and working on my Mazda. At the moment I am attempting to put together my Kidney Walk website for fundraising and so you all might be getting some emails soon!!! I am on a mission.

Just a hello

2008-03-29T14:39:00.002-05:00

Lets see since Wednesday I have: had a math review for a test that I am kinda worried about.
I have put 9 hours in at the archives and seen many a paper with the history of our county, very interesting.
I went to wal-mart with Ms. Ann and that is an adventure in itself :)!
Friday Joe taught me how to use the tiller to plow up my garden. And I learned how to fix it when it died, for it would die. I plowed for most of the day, like 4 hours or so. And I am hurting in places I did not know existed. It hurt to cut my food at lunch today people!!! Its a good tired and a good pain though because I finished it and added like 3 more rows to my garden, bigger and better this year!!! But unfortunately its raining today so I can't do anything to it or mow the lawn like I had wanted to. Hopefully next weekend.
Tomorrow I sing special music for our AM service prayers are coveted!! Hope everyone is having a good weekend!!

I love Calvin and Hobbes

2008-03-26T10:31:00.003-05:00

At the moment it is (10:34 am) 56 degrees outside and is suppose to climb to 63, we shall see, nevertheless it is nice outside. So get out there!!!

I had a test this morning in Economics. Yeah, ok enough said. At 12:30 I have a history test. I am a little more confident in that subject. It is a bunch of material: WWI and the Great Depression, thats a lot of happening stuff to remember.

I went to Lowes and bought some seeds for my garden and some fertilizer-plant food stuff. Getting all geared up for my veggies. I am working at the county archives this week and some next week for my history project. Thats always exciting. In some ways it in some ways it not because the history is interesting and the people you work with are fun but what you DO can be very boring but oh well, all I need is a grade who cares?

Do I really need a title?

2008-03-24T11:36:00.003-05:00

I cannot believe this! I walked outside from the cafeteria and was heading to the library when I noticed all of a sudden that the perfectly blue sky earlier was now filled with big puffy clouds and this white stuff was silently falling to the ground. It was snow!!!! Its March and tomorrow it is suppose to be 63 degrees for the high and right now it is 38 and spitting snow!! Man this Tennessee weather, I tell ya.

Don't you just hate when you think about something you want to find our want to know more about and you say to yourself "I'll just look that up on google!" and then when you get to your computer for the life of you can't remember what it was you wanted to look up but you know it was something!!! That just drives me crazy....

Today will be full: I have classes all day with this being my one day with the 3 hour class(ugh) and it is suppose to end at 5:45 and that is also what time I am suppose to be at church for our last performance of our Easter program, thank You Jesus, I am ready to be done and over with. I am very tired, But man there have been so many people there!!! Which is what really matters, people seeing and hearing the gospel so therefor they can experience.

I am turning in a paper today the one I spoke of in the last post. I am nervous as always, having someone critique my work always gives me the heeby jeebies.

Hope everyone is having a good Monday, as good as Mondays get anyways. :)

2008-03-19T12:08:00.000-05:00

Little Bit of Everything....(please comment, somebody? Please?)

2008-03-19T11:32:00.004-05:00

Lets jump right in shall we?

Starbucks is remodeling well everything!! The big deal though is that they are now pledging to freshly brew their beans in every store everyday so as to provide the freshest taste possible and an inviting aroma. Starbucks coffee still reigns supreme in quality don't think that just because they were using pre-ground coffee meant that it was as good. It is still the same coffee just now fresh outta the grinder! Check out their website for more detail: www.starbucks.com

In other news Germany has placed in support behind and for Israel yesterday. In a very emotional (according to USA Today) speech the chancellor of Germany apologized to the Jewish people for the Holocaust and said that the German people are ashamed to this day. She went on to say that she "bowed to those who died, I bow to those who suffered." The chancellor was greeted with a red carpet and a German flag upon entry. Have I mentioned that I am a fourth generation German?

In case you were wondering Mr. William and I have officially decided that this race discrimination deal with Obama has sunk any hope of winning the presidency. What do you all think?

And if you see some sum out there right now don;t get your hopes up for it to last! There is more rain on the way there was just a break between the systems. Currently it is 69 degrees. Tomorrow thought SHOULD be sunny and warm as well. This rain in moving really fast.

I got a couple of results back from some test this week. I made a 100 on my English test and made a 91 on my math test! A 91 folks! Thats huge for me!! I suck at math!! Corey didn't believe me at first when I told her, what a confidence builder. I have a paper due next Mon and it is argument proposal cause and effect paper thing. Anyways I am doing it on college dropouts and what my plan is to cure this problem. We'll see how its goes.

Does anybody feel like they're going to BE lunch?

2008-03-17T09:14:00.004-05:00

Its kinda cloudy out there today but a little warmer than yesterday. it is currently 55 degrees and it is suppose to get to 62 today. Tomorrow will have a chance of showers, possible thunderstorms and highs in the 60s. Wednesday you will be drenched according to the NOAA website so bring an umbrella or a good jacket along.

I was skimming through the foxnews website and found this article and thought it was interesting: Calif. — A 15-year-old girl who stopped an out-of-control school bus she was riding on was handed a Saturday detention instead because she was skipping school. Marina High School student Amanda Rouse was on a bus with 40 elementary school students Wednesday morning when the driver fell out of her seat after a turn and hit her head. Rouse jumped up and applied the brakes, bringing the bus to a halt after striking two parked cars. No one was injured. But Rouse said she was punished because she wasn't supposed to be on the bus. Rouse said she fell ill on the way to school, but instead of calling in sick, she asked the bus driver for a lift back to the bus yard before the accident happened. She must attend Saturday school as punishment for failing to call in sick that day.
"She is in trouble with school because she made the wrong decision," said Rouse's grandmother, Sally Correll. "But I can't help but believe that she was where God wanted her to be."
What do you think about this? I'm thinking if she was sick she was sick, she would have gone home anyways, what the big deal? I need comments guys!!

Also in connection with the picture above I was reading about this dinosaur. I like this kinda stuff, its a weird interest I know but anyways this creature has been dubbed the pliosaur. It is similar to the pleisosaur but has a much shorter neck. But its mouth is much fiercer. Its stout body dragged a lot in the ocean but it powerful and huge fins made up for that disadvantage. According to the article it was twice as big as a killer whale. The scientists speculate that it was an aggressive hunter due to its massive muscle size and ragged teeth. Scary huh? They also guessed it's jaw was about ten feet long and the body itself was 5o feet long. Fossilized remains of the pliosaur were located on the island of Spitsbergen in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, inside the Arctic Circle.

This week its going to be insane for me: I have a music test, a paper to write study for a big history exam and an economics test, I have choir practice 3 nights a week and then this Sat, Sun, and Mon we have the presentation for Easter, I am working with Joe on Friday and on Sat we are going to a car show. And how is everyone else's week looking? Crazy as mine?

A little note...

2008-03-14T13:18:00.003-05:00

Tomorrow is Ms. Ann's birthday but I am celebrating it with her today. Tomorrow is really full with other plans like choir practice and family outings. Anyways so I am taking her to see Horton Hears a Whoo at the theatre in Florence AL. Then I am taking her to Frank's Italian restaurant, the best Italian food in the world, uuhhh...nation. I have reservations and I am super excited!!! I like doing this kind of stuff. Hopefully it will be a nice, relaxed, enjoyable evening for her as compared to the way this week has been. HAPPY B-DAY MS. ANN!!!!

Star Wars according to a 3 year old.

2008-03-13T14:04:00.001-05:00

Happy B-Day Superman!

2008-03-12T11:56:00.000-05:00

Wednesday Post...because thats what it is

2008-03-12T11:31:00.003-05:00

Its Wednesday and a gorgeous one at that! It is currently 62 degrees outside. With plenty of sunshine.

Little school recap: My group made a 19 on our pop quiz in history on Monday, thats out of 20 by the way. I had an english midterm on Monday as well; it was on a book, Things Fall Apart. I felt pretty confident about it, I read the book twice and tried to drill in my brain all the parts of the book, the climax, the conflict, etc. I have a math test on Thursday and a music test that I thought was going to be this week is not until next week, And I am studying like crazy on math since it it not one of my strong points. I will say though that I understand this material pretty good and am hopeful.

Little life recap: Ms. Ann has been in the hospital since Monday, as if you don't know but she is coming home today, whew! I am not going to to go into detail about everything because everyone who reads this knows what going on. I want to see her Tuesday night and she has been in very high spirits through this whole ordeal and very cool. Me, on the other end is freaking out, getting very worried, and doing all the stuff I normally do. I think it has something to do with that A-type personality. But I am very relieved she is coming home. The only thing I know to do is to pray, so I do.

NPBC's easter presentation is almost here and we are not ready but thats ok, we'll wing it. It seems to always pull together at the very last minute. :) It is the 22, 23, 24 at 6:30, yall come!!!

Whats In My Backpack

2008-03-10T12:13:00.002-05:00

1. My Macbook

2. my folders for Economics and American History

3. my day planner

4. my wallet

5. my ipod

6. my earbuds

7. my ipod-recorder (for my very boring Economics class, just in case I fall asleep or if my mind wanders

So how did everyone survive the weekend with the time change and everything? It didn't really affect me until this morning (Monday) when I had to get up for school. I had been so used to staying up late and then getting up late as well. UGH. I have like four test this week coming back so I spent my break studying! I had a pop quiz in history and I have a English Midterm this afternoon and a math and a music test later this week. This morning all the cop cars of Maury county were in the parking lot of Columbia State. Doesn't that make you feel safe knowing all the officers were at school instead of patrolling?

Week in Review

2008-03-07T08:56:00.003-06:00

So far on my spring break it has not been for spring-like. Though I will say at least two of the days have been in the 50s but then the very next day it drops back down to the 30s so its not long lived. For the life of me I can't remember what I did last Sat. so I guess I won't start recounting my week from there, oh well. How about Mon? Ok: On Monday I tried to get some studying done in the morning, Corey and I played some PS2 and then we ate lunch with Jess at the Mexican restaurant and then Corey and I came back to the house to play some card games. She had to go to work at 3 so shorty after she left I packed up and went to Ms. Ann's house. We watched Kate and Leopold(?) and ate some supper. Is it me or does is it seems like all I do is eat? LOL.
On Tues. Ms. Ann and I headed for Columbia! The first stop was the YMCA. They know me by name you know. I swam for about thirty minutes and I was ready for lunch. There it is again food, I love food. We went to out fav place, the Square Market Cafe. We both got their chicken salad on croissant and the tomato artichoke soup. And of course we split a divine piece of their cheesecake with strawberries on top. I thought I was going to die, it was soooooo goooood! Then we went to Wal-Mart and then to Hobby Lobby of course. After we had walked down every aisle of every store we went home. To enjoy supper, HAHAHA!!! with Mr. William at the Brass Lantern. I promise I am just recounting these events as they occurred I am in no way trying to pull something out of all this we just like to eat. I mean we did it at the proper times, its not like we were eating non stop just when it was time.
On Wed. I spent most of the day studying and cleaning up the house. And then proceeded to church for a grueling Easter practice. But thats ok. This is really boring stuff isn't it?
Thursday Corey and I went on the Natchez Trace parkway and stopped off at this Metal Ford where the Buffalo River runs. It was really pretty we explored some really small caves but caves none the less. Then guess what we did after that? ATE LUNCH WITH MOM AND JESS AT THE BIG CITY! Get their feature by the way its the Grilled Chicken Panini, really good. Anyways....then I drove with Ms. Ann up to her doc appointment in Columbia that was at 2:15 and they say her at 4:15. Yes ladies and gentlemen, 2 HOURS later, are we shocked, I think not.We came home and then my mom and I watched a movie called Becoming Jane with Anne Hatheway (Princess Diaries). Its about Jane Austen before she was a writer well known. It was pretty good. And for the weekend I have no agenda what so ever. Anyone have any suggestions? Will there be lunches?

Luke 12:25-29

2008-03-03T14:44:00.003-06:00

Jesus speaking: "Has anyone by fussing before the mirror even gotten taller by so much as an inch? If fussing can't even do that, why fuss at all? Walk into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They don't fuss with their appearance - but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them. If God gives such attention to the wildflowers, most of them never even seen, don't you think He'll attend to you, take pride in you, do His best for you? What I'm trying to do here is get you to relax, not to be so preoccupied with getting so you can respnd to God's giving."

-The Message Remix

Whats in my Backpack:

2008-02-28T12:26:00.002-06:00

1. My folder for Music App. and Math class

2. my wallet (now everyone knows where to find it)

3. my purple pen

4. newly sharpened pencil

5. calculator

6. new testament

7. Music Appreciation book

Just in Case You Were Wondering...

2008-02-27T11:38:00.002-06:00

On Mon and Wed when I come to Columbia for both of my classes I generally eat in the cafeteria and enjoy reading the USA Today paper that the school provides for the students (free of charge) and I watch the news off of two big, honkin' tv screens in there as well. Anyways today I read 3 things in particular that stirred my interests: one was the heated debates between Hillary and Obama last night. It seems to being getting down to the nitty gritty and boy is it hard to tell who is gonna pull away with the lead. I will say in my humble opinion(this is my blog and I can and will share that opinion, ;) though that it looks as if Obama will receive the democratic win. He seems to being carrying a, from my persepective, cool and very confident demeanor about him and Clinton seems to be biting at the nail to win. She seems desperate and unstable, to me. But it is really hard to tell due to the fact that there are so many diehard Clinton fans out there. The name is what snags them. And as far as Obama, the reason he is so popular is because he is a unique and different candidate. People want the "new", the "different", the "change". What I want to know is, what its in a name? What kind of "new" are we talking about here? And is "different" the answer? Lastly, what kind of "change" are we asking for, good or bad? And now I am sure you are wondering about the republican nominee and can't wait to hear my spill about that huh? Since I am so wise and great in knowledge, LOL!!!!!! That was a joke you all can breath now. OK anyways McCain IS OLD!!! I like old people but my gosh the guy has a high chance of dying shortly after he takes office and IF he takes office. So are we really nominating his vice president to office or him? Hee, hee, sorry I couldn't resist. But no, really, that is an issue, his age. But I read in the USA today thanks to a poll, that most people see his age as a benefit. They believe that stands as experience and know how and I would have to agree with that. But what I don't agree with is his policies. Go ahead and google him right now and compare his policies to what the standard conservative republican stands for and you will see they do not line up. McCain is a democratic wolf in republican sheep's clothing. Want to know why he is so popular and got so popular so fast? Because republicans vote for him simply because of his NAME and democrats vote for him because of what he support and his policies. So the man has both parties in his coat pocket!!!!! Pretty sneaky if you ask me. The most conservative republican possible candidate we had out there was Romney and he dropped out and all hope is lost. So when you go to the polls this time you can either vote for Obama and put a democrat in the white house or you can vote for McCain and put a democrat in the white house. There are your choices ladies and gentlemen.

The second thing that caught my attention was the euro (the european currency) saw its all time high Tuesday and the dollar continues to plummet. In fact statics show that this past Christmas season big cities on the east coast saw more European shoppers than ever before in the history or business. To the europeans this see saw of currencies is encouraging them to buy more products in America because now they can afford them! That might sound like a good thing for business and it is but if bringing the dollar down and bringing another kind of currency up that is becoming more universal don't you think that the powers that be might decide to settle on a universal, uniform currency for all places so that trade or business can never be restricted? Kinda of a scary thought if you keep going with that possibility but I will leave at that and let you ponder it.

The third thing that I thought was "encouraging" (LOL) was that in Boston the percentage of teenage smokers has gone down form 20% in 2005 to 17% in 2007!!! The state alone has cut its smoking habit in half since 2005. How did they do it? You might ask well I don't know, the article never specified but I say who cares!!! Lets move to Boston for cleaner air!!!!

Crashed....

2008-02-26T16:29:00.003-06:00

Last Sunday afternoon my mom crashed our home computer. At first I thought it was no big deal for me since I have my own puter but now I am starting to feel the effects. So far am I having to RE-install the software for my math homework that is online and I am running into several problems since everything has literally been reset. I still have a lot of my homework to do yet and it takes me while and yet here I sit waiting for dial up to decide when it wants to work. Wonder what other little surprises I will find along the way that is missing from our newly resurrected computer.