My Back Hurts
It's about 430am and I'm awake. This shouldn't be..... but my back hurts super bad! LAME. So I thought, "What better to do with my time than to post a new blog?" I am so tired right now, I went to bed at 130am, and now I can't go back to sleep. :o(
Sunday, December 25, 2005
I love gifts
I love giving them, and I love receiving them. I must say, I got some pretty awesome presents today. Here is a list of them:
-A ball that makes ice cream when you toss it around (ideal for camping, yay!)
-A bigger memory card for my camera
-Money, always a great gift
-One of those wax sealing things for letter, it's awesome
-A mosquito net thing for my bed, totally cute
-An amazing craft book that has some marvelous ideas in it
-A game called "shots and ladders", need I say more?
-A necklace, I am a girl and I do like jewlery
-A really cute purse with some body shop stuff in it, I love it
-And the greatest gift- getting to spend Christmas (and Christmas eve) with all of my families!
Christmas definitely snuck up on me, and now the year is almost over. Oh no, I am starting to feel a little sentimental.... well, I'm just saying, I feel like I did a lot of growing this year. NOt only spiritually, but just as a person. Insane. That said, good times this year. And good times next year! A toast- to life!
I love giving them, and I love receiving them. I must say, I got some pretty awesome presents today. Here is a list of them:
-A ball that makes ice cream when you toss it around (ideal for camping, yay!)
-A bigger memory card for my camera
-Money, always a great gift
-One of those wax sealing things for letter, it's awesome
-A mosquito net thing for my bed, totally cute
-An amazing craft book that has some marvelous ideas in it
-A game called "shots and ladders", need I say more?
-A necklace, I am a girl and I do like jewlery
-A really cute purse with some body shop stuff in it, I love it
-And the greatest gift- getting to spend Christmas (and Christmas eve) with all of my families!
Christmas definitely snuck up on me, and now the year is almost over. Oh no, I am starting to feel a little sentimental.... well, I'm just saying, I feel like I did a lot of growing this year. NOt only spiritually, but just as a person. Insane. That said, good times this year. And good times next year! A toast- to life!
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Narnia
Dare I say that I liked it better than Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire? I shall, I loved Narnia. I fell in love with the characters, especially Aslan, Lucy and Tomas(?). So many people in the theatre were like, "That's just like the Bible!" It was amazing! What a way to show the world a glimpse of what Jesus did for us, very cool. I definitely have to read the books now, I just have to! :o)
Dare I say that I liked it better than Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire? I shall, I loved Narnia. I fell in love with the characters, especially Aslan, Lucy and Tomas(?). So many people in the theatre were like, "That's just like the Bible!" It was amazing! What a way to show the world a glimpse of what Jesus did for us, very cool. I definitely have to read the books now, I just have to! :o)
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
AIDS
I remember when I was young, I thought that only gay people got AIDS. Then, when I was a little older, I thought only promiscuous people got it and that if they were willing to take the risk and have unprotected sex, then they deserved the consequence. But, for a lot of people, that's not the case. And I just can't get it out of my head. I also can't understand how so many people can turn a deaf ear to this subject, like it's embarassing. I read somewhere that there's this tribe in Africa where the men think that they can get rid of the disease by sleeping with a virgin. And since the men have it, the women that they rape get it also. How horrible is that? And what if those women get pregnant? Their baby gets the virus too. And then, when the mother/father dies from it, they are orphaned and, most of the time, have to take care of their other siblings-while they have the virus. This means that sometimes 15 year old girls have to support their brothers and sisters. How can they possible do that when they're 15? I read another article that said a lot of the young women turn to prostitution to support thier families. So basically, if they don't already have the HIV virus, they'll contract it too in an effort to feed their siblings. It's a horrible cycle and I just can't stop thinking about it. It's so easy to blame everything on the disease, or even point the finger at people who have unprotected sex, but seriously, it goes way deeper than that. Why do the people in developing countries suffer more from this disease than people here? Why aren't we helping them more? We're so focused on finding the "cure", but maybe the cure goes beyone the disease.
It just makes me really sad, our brothers and sisters are suffering. Not only in the straight, white community in America, but in India, in Nigeria, in Thailand, in the homosexual community, in South Africa, everywhere. And this makes me think, "Wow, I'm really fired up about this. I really want to do something." I'm frustrated because I want to do something now, but I feel like I can't. Ok, I think I need to stop writing. Anyway, I hope I enlightened at least one person today...
I remember when I was young, I thought that only gay people got AIDS. Then, when I was a little older, I thought only promiscuous people got it and that if they were willing to take the risk and have unprotected sex, then they deserved the consequence. But, for a lot of people, that's not the case. And I just can't get it out of my head. I also can't understand how so many people can turn a deaf ear to this subject, like it's embarassing. I read somewhere that there's this tribe in Africa where the men think that they can get rid of the disease by sleeping with a virgin. And since the men have it, the women that they rape get it also. How horrible is that? And what if those women get pregnant? Their baby gets the virus too. And then, when the mother/father dies from it, they are orphaned and, most of the time, have to take care of their other siblings-while they have the virus. This means that sometimes 15 year old girls have to support their brothers and sisters. How can they possible do that when they're 15? I read another article that said a lot of the young women turn to prostitution to support thier families. So basically, if they don't already have the HIV virus, they'll contract it too in an effort to feed their siblings. It's a horrible cycle and I just can't stop thinking about it. It's so easy to blame everything on the disease, or even point the finger at people who have unprotected sex, but seriously, it goes way deeper than that. Why do the people in developing countries suffer more from this disease than people here? Why aren't we helping them more? We're so focused on finding the "cure", but maybe the cure goes beyone the disease.
It just makes me really sad, our brothers and sisters are suffering. Not only in the straight, white community in America, but in India, in Nigeria, in Thailand, in the homosexual community, in South Africa, everywhere. And this makes me think, "Wow, I'm really fired up about this. I really want to do something." I'm frustrated because I want to do something now, but I feel like I can't. Ok, I think I need to stop writing. Anyway, I hope I enlightened at least one person today...
Sunday, December 04, 2005
Words
Do they mean anything anymore? Why can't people just say what they mean, and mean what they say? I just feel like venting right now, so I'm going to. I feel like I give all of my emotions to people. Sometimes I don't have words to express how I feel, but I try to find them. For example, one time I told Mrs.Hough, "I really love you. I mean, I really love you a lot." When I care about someone, I tell them. It shouldn't be hard to do, but on rare occasions it is. I find that when I express my feelings, I get a reply that sounds like it was out of obligation. Kind of like the other person is thinking, "Gee, she really put herself out there. She really does care about me. I should probably say something back." (I'm talking about every type of relationship, friendships/dating/family). But I don't need to hear it back if it's out of obligation, I would rather not if that's the case. I just want honesty. I know that it hurts sometimes, but I'm a big girl and I can handle it.
I suppose I'll continue to tell people how I feel about them as I make and develop more friendships, without expecting anything in return. But I won't ever say something that isn't true because I feel obligated to.
Do they mean anything anymore? Why can't people just say what they mean, and mean what they say? I just feel like venting right now, so I'm going to. I feel like I give all of my emotions to people. Sometimes I don't have words to express how I feel, but I try to find them. For example, one time I told Mrs.Hough, "I really love you. I mean, I really love you a lot." When I care about someone, I tell them. It shouldn't be hard to do, but on rare occasions it is. I find that when I express my feelings, I get a reply that sounds like it was out of obligation. Kind of like the other person is thinking, "Gee, she really put herself out there. She really does care about me. I should probably say something back." (I'm talking about every type of relationship, friendships/dating/family). But I don't need to hear it back if it's out of obligation, I would rather not if that's the case. I just want honesty. I know that it hurts sometimes, but I'm a big girl and I can handle it.
I suppose I'll continue to tell people how I feel about them as I make and develop more friendships, without expecting anything in return. But I won't ever say something that isn't true because I feel obligated to.
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Thanksgiving "Break"
What I did on my thanksgiving break by Jennifer Loux.
-Went to Disneyland/California Adventure. CA adventure is awesome! I love the Tower of Terror! I even got a season pass (thanks MH). And the fireworks show was amazing! Good times were had by all.
-Had Thanksgiving dinner at my Grandma's house. Yummy. I love turkey, especially grandma's. I was the youngest one there, weird. But we opened up a bottle of champagne and celebrated.
-Had liquid thanksgiving dinner at the Hough's. This consisted of Jones soda in the flavors of: turkey, stuffing, brussle sprouts, pumkin pie, and cranberry sauce. It made for some good laughs.
-Flew to Seattle. We even got warm cookies on the plane.
-Went to a wedding. I got to see Austen's ex girlfriend Leah get married. Good times. It was a Jones soda wedding, very creative.
-Hung out in downtown Seattle. Pikes Place fish market is pretty cool. Literally. Very cold! It was fun though. Good fish and chips.
-Went to Canada. Very random. And once again, very cold.
-Missed my flight back to CA. Canada was a little further than we thought....
-Flew back to rainy Sacramento.
And now I'm here in Sacramento, packing, finishing up school work, and trying to stay warm. Crazy that I'm only going to be here for 16 more days. Wow.
What I did on my thanksgiving break by Jennifer Loux.
-Went to Disneyland/California Adventure. CA adventure is awesome! I love the Tower of Terror! I even got a season pass (thanks MH). And the fireworks show was amazing! Good times were had by all.
-Had Thanksgiving dinner at my Grandma's house. Yummy. I love turkey, especially grandma's. I was the youngest one there, weird. But we opened up a bottle of champagne and celebrated.
-Had liquid thanksgiving dinner at the Hough's. This consisted of Jones soda in the flavors of: turkey, stuffing, brussle sprouts, pumkin pie, and cranberry sauce. It made for some good laughs.
-Flew to Seattle. We even got warm cookies on the plane.
-Went to a wedding. I got to see Austen's ex girlfriend Leah get married. Good times. It was a Jones soda wedding, very creative.
-Hung out in downtown Seattle. Pikes Place fish market is pretty cool. Literally. Very cold! It was fun though. Good fish and chips.
-Went to Canada. Very random. And once again, very cold.
-Missed my flight back to CA. Canada was a little further than we thought....
-Flew back to rainy Sacramento.
And now I'm here in Sacramento, packing, finishing up school work, and trying to stay warm. Crazy that I'm only going to be here for 16 more days. Wow.
Sunday, November 20, 2005
48 Hours
And I'll be home. What a glorious day! I'm getting over "the sickness" just a little cough and stuffy nose left. Yippie. Something else that is utterly glorious is that I don't have to work until 9am tomorrow. I usually work at 5am on Mondays. 4 more hours of sleep for me tonight. What the H is up with that guy at the mall in Washington? What a freaking jerk! Ok, so i just ate a huge thing of guacamole. Yum, I think I'm an emotional eater. Wow, i am just rambling on here. Time to stop. :o)
And I'll be home. What a glorious day! I'm getting over "the sickness" just a little cough and stuffy nose left. Yippie. Something else that is utterly glorious is that I don't have to work until 9am tomorrow. I usually work at 5am on Mondays. 4 more hours of sleep for me tonight. What the H is up with that guy at the mall in Washington? What a freaking jerk! Ok, so i just ate a huge thing of guacamole. Yum, I think I'm an emotional eater. Wow, i am just rambling on here. Time to stop. :o)
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Too Nice
Sometimes I wonder if I'm too nice. I mean, I like doing stuff for people, and I'm pretty patient most of the time, but does my niceness give way to people taking advantage of me? I know that I definitely don't want to be mean, but maybe I don't want to be too nice either. Hmmm... not really sure where this is going. On Thursday I am seeing Harry Potter at 12am at the IMAX in San Francisco, I'm pretty excited about it. I didn't go to school today, that was nice. I stayed in bed 'til 12 and then got up and lounged around for a bit. I watched the movie "Ed TV" it was okay, nothing to write home about though (I love it when people say that). A fun fact: we have about 12 boxes of cake mix/brownie mix in our house right now that we are trying to use before we move. So, we are pretty much baking like maniacs. I am going to be sick of brownies by the end of this year. Anywho, I think I'm pretty much done with my babbling. I miss you guys!
Sometimes I wonder if I'm too nice. I mean, I like doing stuff for people, and I'm pretty patient most of the time, but does my niceness give way to people taking advantage of me? I know that I definitely don't want to be mean, but maybe I don't want to be too nice either. Hmmm... not really sure where this is going. On Thursday I am seeing Harry Potter at 12am at the IMAX in San Francisco, I'm pretty excited about it. I didn't go to school today, that was nice. I stayed in bed 'til 12 and then got up and lounged around for a bit. I watched the movie "Ed TV" it was okay, nothing to write home about though (I love it when people say that). A fun fact: we have about 12 boxes of cake mix/brownie mix in our house right now that we are trying to use before we move. So, we are pretty much baking like maniacs. I am going to be sick of brownies by the end of this year. Anywho, I think I'm pretty much done with my babbling. I miss you guys!
Monday, November 14, 2005
Lemon-Lime Airborne is Disgusting
I am starting to get sick. I don't want to get sick, so I decided to go to Walgreens to see what I could find that would prevent an further sickness in me. I found Airborne. I had heard of it before, and all of the reviews were good, so I decided to give it a try. And lucky me, they even came out with a new flavor, lemon-lime. Yum. I dissolved the tablet in water like the directions said to do, and started to drink, nasty! It was sooooooooo disgusting. But, alas, I still didn't want to get sick, so I told myself that I would follow the directions and take it every 3 hours. I am sorry to say that it didn't work out. I just couldn't drink it anymore. So, I am getting sick. No ifs ands or buts about it. And this week is crazy. I have a test and a presentation on Thursday. I can't wait until this week is over. But most of all, I can't wait until next week, when I come home. I am counting down the days. I love Thanksgiving.
I am starting to get sick. I don't want to get sick, so I decided to go to Walgreens to see what I could find that would prevent an further sickness in me. I found Airborne. I had heard of it before, and all of the reviews were good, so I decided to give it a try. And lucky me, they even came out with a new flavor, lemon-lime. Yum. I dissolved the tablet in water like the directions said to do, and started to drink, nasty! It was sooooooooo disgusting. But, alas, I still didn't want to get sick, so I told myself that I would follow the directions and take it every 3 hours. I am sorry to say that it didn't work out. I just couldn't drink it anymore. So, I am getting sick. No ifs ands or buts about it. And this week is crazy. I have a test and a presentation on Thursday. I can't wait until this week is over. But most of all, I can't wait until next week, when I come home. I am counting down the days. I love Thanksgiving.
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Random Visit
This weekend, Tani came to visit! Yay! We had lots of fun touring Old Sacramento and getting handed random fliers that say, "Does God Love You?" on them. We also had a mexican fiesta, went to the OG, watched scary movies, drove to Sonic to get root beer floats and cherry lime-aide, went to the thrift store, went to the mall, and some other fun stuff. Thanks for coming Tani, it was a blast and a half! We were going to watch the Rob Zombie movie "House of 1000 Corpses, but we started it and we just couldn't watch it. That was a waste of $2.99. So, if anyone wants to watch it and return it to Hollywood video for me, you are more than welcome to.
I am really excited right now because tomorrow night, Crystal and I are going to the Winchester Mystery House! It's going to be soooo scray! But, we'll be cool. I can protect us. Happy Halloween!!!!
This weekend, Tani came to visit! Yay! We had lots of fun touring Old Sacramento and getting handed random fliers that say, "Does God Love You?" on them. We also had a mexican fiesta, went to the OG, watched scary movies, drove to Sonic to get root beer floats and cherry lime-aide, went to the thrift store, went to the mall, and some other fun stuff. Thanks for coming Tani, it was a blast and a half! We were going to watch the Rob Zombie movie "House of 1000 Corpses, but we started it and we just couldn't watch it. That was a waste of $2.99. So, if anyone wants to watch it and return it to Hollywood video for me, you are more than welcome to.
I am really excited right now because tomorrow night, Crystal and I are going to the Winchester Mystery House! It's going to be soooo scray! But, we'll be cool. I can protect us. Happy Halloween!!!!
Sunday, October 23, 2005
I Love Fall
Seriously, I can't get enough of this season. The weather is cooling down, it might even be time for a little fire in the fireplace, the hot tea and coco are coming out of the pantry, I can wear warm clothes again, and the leaves are changing. And some other things are changing too. The new plan? Leaving Sacramento in December, moving home for a semester, and then going to a Christian school in the Fall. Haha, the Fall. I'm pretty excited about it, I must say. Even though I will miss my Sacramento friends. Sometimes I feel kind of loserish when I say, "I'm moving back home" but oh well. I know I'm not a loser, and that this is the best thing. And it's not like I'm 30, I'm only 22. Like how I'm trying to justify this? :o) I guess I just miss people, and familiarity, and other stuff. So, there you have it. Time for me to go to work.... love you guys!
Seriously, I can't get enough of this season. The weather is cooling down, it might even be time for a little fire in the fireplace, the hot tea and coco are coming out of the pantry, I can wear warm clothes again, and the leaves are changing. And some other things are changing too. The new plan? Leaving Sacramento in December, moving home for a semester, and then going to a Christian school in the Fall. Haha, the Fall. I'm pretty excited about it, I must say. Even though I will miss my Sacramento friends. Sometimes I feel kind of loserish when I say, "I'm moving back home" but oh well. I know I'm not a loser, and that this is the best thing. And it's not like I'm 30, I'm only 22. Like how I'm trying to justify this? :o) I guess I just miss people, and familiarity, and other stuff. So, there you have it. Time for me to go to work.... love you guys!
Monday, October 10, 2005
Worth
Why is it that we get such a messed up view of where our worth really lies? Some think that their worth is in their bank account, some in their family, some in their popularity, and some in their education. Why do I feel like I'll be woth more when I have a degree in my hands? And why do I feel worthLESS without it? That is so messed up! Who makes us believe these lies? I know for certain that the only worth I have in my whole being is Jesus. The new heart He placed in me when I committed my life to Him, His Holy Spirit inside of me, He validates me. He is my worth. Why can't I just accept that? I believe it, and I want to aceept it, I even act like I accept it, but I live like I don't. I always feel like me, myslef alone, just isn't enough. I always have to concentrate on something that I'm good at so that I don't feel worthless. It happens all of the time, and then I need someone else to agree that I'm good at it. I'm sure Crystal gets tired of me trying to get her to validate my worth, at least she does a good job. But at the end of the day, I don't believe any of it. I don't believe that I'm really excellent at anything. And I tell myself that Jesus holds my worth, trying to console myself. I don't know what I'm saying, this is just a bunch of rambling I suppose. I just wish I could get rid of the world's influence on my thinking, and accept the fact that I am the Lord's- He is all that matters.... not very easy.
Why is it that we get such a messed up view of where our worth really lies? Some think that their worth is in their bank account, some in their family, some in their popularity, and some in their education. Why do I feel like I'll be woth more when I have a degree in my hands? And why do I feel worthLESS without it? That is so messed up! Who makes us believe these lies? I know for certain that the only worth I have in my whole being is Jesus. The new heart He placed in me when I committed my life to Him, His Holy Spirit inside of me, He validates me. He is my worth. Why can't I just accept that? I believe it, and I want to aceept it, I even act like I accept it, but I live like I don't. I always feel like me, myslef alone, just isn't enough. I always have to concentrate on something that I'm good at so that I don't feel worthless. It happens all of the time, and then I need someone else to agree that I'm good at it. I'm sure Crystal gets tired of me trying to get her to validate my worth, at least she does a good job. But at the end of the day, I don't believe any of it. I don't believe that I'm really excellent at anything. And I tell myself that Jesus holds my worth, trying to console myself. I don't know what I'm saying, this is just a bunch of rambling I suppose. I just wish I could get rid of the world's influence on my thinking, and accept the fact that I am the Lord's- He is all that matters.... not very easy.
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Monday, October 03, 2005
Weekend Away
This weekend I went to Bodega Bay with Stephanie, Lori, Greg, and Abigail. It was an interesting time. I was kind of a bum for the weekend (meaning I wasn't really interested in doing anything productive) but it was cool. I felt bad sometimes because I'm usually bouncing off the walls trying to get people to do something, but I just wanted to chill. So I did. Lately, I've been listening to some of my older friends say, "If I could go back I would..." and then I ask, "What would you do different?" So I decided that I am going to learn from these examples, and do the things that I know are right and true so that when I'm older I will be able to say, "I wouldn't do anything differently if I could go back." Honestly though, I think everyone wishes they would have done something differently when they were a young lad. So I think I'm just gonna keep doing what I'm doing. I'm listening to a CD that my good buddy Michael made me right now, it is cracking me up!!!! That lucky kid is in the Big Apple right now, well tomorrow.
Crystal is coming home from school soon and we're going to go to Starbucks to get a Pumkin Spice Latte. I think I changed my favorite season from summer to fall. Wow, the Golden Girls theme song just came on from Michael's CD, hilarious. Anywho, I don't think I have anything else interesting to say at the moment. Let me think..... actually I do have some changes to report... #1-I like chinese food, especially orange chicken. #2-I like Disney songs. #3-I am starting to like musicals. Big changes are happening in Sacramento. :o) The end.
This weekend I went to Bodega Bay with Stephanie, Lori, Greg, and Abigail. It was an interesting time. I was kind of a bum for the weekend (meaning I wasn't really interested in doing anything productive) but it was cool. I felt bad sometimes because I'm usually bouncing off the walls trying to get people to do something, but I just wanted to chill. So I did. Lately, I've been listening to some of my older friends say, "If I could go back I would..." and then I ask, "What would you do different?" So I decided that I am going to learn from these examples, and do the things that I know are right and true so that when I'm older I will be able to say, "I wouldn't do anything differently if I could go back." Honestly though, I think everyone wishes they would have done something differently when they were a young lad. So I think I'm just gonna keep doing what I'm doing. I'm listening to a CD that my good buddy Michael made me right now, it is cracking me up!!!! That lucky kid is in the Big Apple right now, well tomorrow.
Crystal is coming home from school soon and we're going to go to Starbucks to get a Pumkin Spice Latte. I think I changed my favorite season from summer to fall. Wow, the Golden Girls theme song just came on from Michael's CD, hilarious. Anywho, I don't think I have anything else interesting to say at the moment. Let me think..... actually I do have some changes to report... #1-I like chinese food, especially orange chicken. #2-I like Disney songs. #3-I am starting to like musicals. Big changes are happening in Sacramento. :o) The end.
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Enlightened
So, I was thinking today about relationships and such. And I realized that I've only been in two, and I am utterly thankful for that. While being in a relationship has it's benefits, it has it's downfalls too. I can't decide which list is longer right now, the downfalls or the benefits. In the first place, you have to give up so much time for that person. Time that could be spent working, studying, or being with friends. Is it worth it? You have to surrender emotions. That person has the potential to hurt you, and vis-versa. And then there are all of the other compromises that go along with relationships. Don't get me wrong, there are benefits too. You gain a great friend that has the potential to be your future spouse. You learn how to love in a totally different way, and how to be selfless. But I guess it's just tricky to find the one person who is worth all of that and makes the relationship beneficial to your life. Who wants to share in your joy and your struggles, who you want to share in their joy and struggles also, who wants what's best for you and both of you in light of God's glory, and who is good at biology so they can help you study for your test.... j/k :o) Just something that's been on my mind lately. And no, friends in Santa Maria, there is nobody I have in mind in reference to this blog- I was just pondering.
So, I was thinking today about relationships and such. And I realized that I've only been in two, and I am utterly thankful for that. While being in a relationship has it's benefits, it has it's downfalls too. I can't decide which list is longer right now, the downfalls or the benefits. In the first place, you have to give up so much time for that person. Time that could be spent working, studying, or being with friends. Is it worth it? You have to surrender emotions. That person has the potential to hurt you, and vis-versa. And then there are all of the other compromises that go along with relationships. Don't get me wrong, there are benefits too. You gain a great friend that has the potential to be your future spouse. You learn how to love in a totally different way, and how to be selfless. But I guess it's just tricky to find the one person who is worth all of that and makes the relationship beneficial to your life. Who wants to share in your joy and your struggles, who you want to share in their joy and struggles also, who wants what's best for you and both of you in light of God's glory, and who is good at biology so they can help you study for your test.... j/k :o) Just something that's been on my mind lately. And no, friends in Santa Maria, there is nobody I have in mind in reference to this blog- I was just pondering.
Friday, September 16, 2005
Fame
Here's a pretty funny story for you guys..... So, last week, in my plant biology class, my professor gave us all plants to take home and keep alive for the semester. I have this class right before lunch, so after it, I walk home. This day, I was walking home with my plant in my hand and there was this girl taking pictures of people walking on the levee. I didn't really think anything of it, maybe she was in a photagraphy class or something. So, yesterday, I was standing outside at school and one of my buddies walked up to me and chit chatted for a bit. Then he says, "Hey, did you know you're in the school paper? It's a pretty big picture too." I just laughed and was like, "No, that's funny." But, I didn't really think of what it could be of. Nevertheless, I picked up a school paper and started reading it during lab. When I got to the page with my picture, I laughed aloud. There I was, walking home for lunch on the levee, with my plant in my hand. It is so funny. In lab, my professor came up and asked why I was laughing, I showed her the picture and she was so excited. She even got a copy and hung it up in the lab room. Wow. Totally random huh? That's all.
Here's a pretty funny story for you guys..... So, last week, in my plant biology class, my professor gave us all plants to take home and keep alive for the semester. I have this class right before lunch, so after it, I walk home. This day, I was walking home with my plant in my hand and there was this girl taking pictures of people walking on the levee. I didn't really think anything of it, maybe she was in a photagraphy class or something. So, yesterday, I was standing outside at school and one of my buddies walked up to me and chit chatted for a bit. Then he says, "Hey, did you know you're in the school paper? It's a pretty big picture too." I just laughed and was like, "No, that's funny." But, I didn't really think of what it could be of. Nevertheless, I picked up a school paper and started reading it during lab. When I got to the page with my picture, I laughed aloud. There I was, walking home for lunch on the levee, with my plant in my hand. It is so funny. In lab, my professor came up and asked why I was laughing, I showed her the picture and she was so excited. She even got a copy and hung it up in the lab room. Wow. Totally random huh? That's all.
Friday, September 09, 2005
Dropped
So, I listened to my gut and dropped a class- Chemistry. I guess I feel kind of weird, like a failure. Even though I prevented that by dropping the class, I feel bad because I didn't try. Oh well, that's life. Tonight marks 1 of 3 last days at Applebee's. Yay! I seriously don't know why I ever wanted another job, what was I thinking? Tomorrow I am going to play tennis with Greg, Lori, and Ric, it's going to be awesome. I suck at it, but love playing. So, Crystal came home today and told me that our landlord called her to say he was selling our place. We were planning on moving out after our lease was up anyway, but it's still sad. Well, I don't think I have anything else to complain about. :o) I feel like such a crab right now. Good thing Crystal's crabby right now too, we can be crabs together. Peace.
So, I listened to my gut and dropped a class- Chemistry. I guess I feel kind of weird, like a failure. Even though I prevented that by dropping the class, I feel bad because I didn't try. Oh well, that's life. Tonight marks 1 of 3 last days at Applebee's. Yay! I seriously don't know why I ever wanted another job, what was I thinking? Tomorrow I am going to play tennis with Greg, Lori, and Ric, it's going to be awesome. I suck at it, but love playing. So, Crystal came home today and told me that our landlord called her to say he was selling our place. We were planning on moving out after our lease was up anyway, but it's still sad. Well, I don't think I have anything else to complain about. :o) I feel like such a crab right now. Good thing Crystal's crabby right now too, we can be crabs together. Peace.
Thursday, September 08, 2005
In my gut
I'm at school right now, in the computer lab. In a sense it reminds me of "the good old days" when we used to go to the computer lab to play Oregon Trail. Except for, "back then" there was always someone watching over your shoulder making sure you didn't have any problems, or you weren't putting a curse word on one of the graves. Today I realized, that now more than ever, I have to have self discipline. I realized that I need to constantly be reminding myself not to be lazy but to persevere. Why does it have to be so hard?! It's only the second week of classes, and I already have this feeling of hoplessness. In the back of my mind I tell myself, "Jen, it's okay because if you fail, you can just try again." But that just means that I'll have to work just as hard for twice the amount of time that it should take. I guess there's a reason why people are so happy once they finally get their degree, they remember all of the toil and late night anguish and feelings of inadequacy that it took to get there. I know it will definitely be worth it in the end, but that doesn't mean it's not hard right now. So, that's in my gut right now. Other than that, life is good. I quit Applebee's. Sunday is my last day, hallelujiah! And nothing else too exciting to say. :o) Happy Thursday!
I'm at school right now, in the computer lab. In a sense it reminds me of "the good old days" when we used to go to the computer lab to play Oregon Trail. Except for, "back then" there was always someone watching over your shoulder making sure you didn't have any problems, or you weren't putting a curse word on one of the graves. Today I realized, that now more than ever, I have to have self discipline. I realized that I need to constantly be reminding myself not to be lazy but to persevere. Why does it have to be so hard?! It's only the second week of classes, and I already have this feeling of hoplessness. In the back of my mind I tell myself, "Jen, it's okay because if you fail, you can just try again." But that just means that I'll have to work just as hard for twice the amount of time that it should take. I guess there's a reason why people are so happy once they finally get their degree, they remember all of the toil and late night anguish and feelings of inadequacy that it took to get there. I know it will definitely be worth it in the end, but that doesn't mean it's not hard right now. So, that's in my gut right now. Other than that, life is good. I quit Applebee's. Sunday is my last day, hallelujiah! And nothing else too exciting to say. :o) Happy Thursday!
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Friday, September 02, 2005
Sicky Bear
That's what I call people when they are sick. Kind of corny, but funny. And I'm calling myself that right now. I'll admit it, I'm a sicky bear. So I'm just taking it easy like that old song today. I went to work this morning but called in sick for tonight, after getting an earfull for it. But, alas, I don't care. :o) Being sick is about sitting at home and watching movies, taking care of yoursef, getting high on nyquil, not about going to work. School started this week, I am going to have a good semester. The word of the semester is challenged. I stole that one from Crystal. She used that word in an essay, and she's convinced that's why she passed it. Anywho, my most exciting classes are in this order: Beginning Tap, Plant Biology, Economics, Contemporary Environmental Issues, and last but not least, Chemistry. They're all exciting in their own way. For instance, I get to wear goggles in chemistry! I'm a professional now. haha. Well, I think I need to go watch half a dozen movies now..... adios!
"Christmas fever, if you catch it, works it's magic spell on you. You will find the Christmas fever lasting all year through."
That's what I call people when they are sick. Kind of corny, but funny. And I'm calling myself that right now. I'll admit it, I'm a sicky bear. So I'm just taking it easy like that old song today. I went to work this morning but called in sick for tonight, after getting an earfull for it. But, alas, I don't care. :o) Being sick is about sitting at home and watching movies, taking care of yoursef, getting high on nyquil, not about going to work. School started this week, I am going to have a good semester. The word of the semester is challenged. I stole that one from Crystal. She used that word in an essay, and she's convinced that's why she passed it. Anywho, my most exciting classes are in this order: Beginning Tap, Plant Biology, Economics, Contemporary Environmental Issues, and last but not least, Chemistry. They're all exciting in their own way. For instance, I get to wear goggles in chemistry! I'm a professional now. haha. Well, I think I need to go watch half a dozen movies now..... adios!
"Christmas fever, if you catch it, works it's magic spell on you. You will find the Christmas fever lasting all year through."
Sunday, August 21, 2005
The Great Outdoors
Alas, I am home from my long awaited journey into the deep wilderness. It was a great adventure. I will retell the story in half detail. :o) It started around 9am when Mr.Schmidt picked me up. We drove to somewhere near Kirkwood and went to the ranger station to reserve our campsite. There were only three sites at the place where Steve wanted to take us, so we wanted to be sure to get one. We did! And we got the best one too. Yay! After that, we wandered around Woods Lake for a while. It was cool because I would say, "Hey Steve, wanna climb to the top of those rocks?" And he'd be like, "Yeah, lets go." We did that about 3 times, and the last time was this insane rock climb. I wouldn't admit it for a while, but I was a little scared. I'm glad we got to the top though because the view was amazing! There were even a couple of marmots at the top. Getting down was tough but we made it. After that, we were met by Lori and Stephanie and proceeded to head to the campsite. 2 1/2 miles later we were there. We set up camp and headed to bed a while after. But not before I spilled our water for dinner 3 times! Ghetto. The tent situation the first night was: Lori and Steph in one, Steve in one, and me in one. Thankfully, there weren't any bears or else I would have been knocking on someone's tent door in the middle of the night. I was the first to wake up on Saturday morning, so I went and pumped some water and then decided that it wasn't very fun to be the only one up, so I went and cheerfully awoke Stephanie and Lori. I opened their tent only to find a perfect spot for me to sleep in the next night. We all got up and ate breakfast and waited for our dear friend Greg to meet us so we could begin our wild journey to the top of Round Top. When Greg came, we hung out for a bit and then started off on our wild hike. There was a trail leading up to the foot of the mountain, but after that we were on our own. I embraced the pioneer spirit, prayed to God that I wouldn't die, and climbed the summit with my 3 friends.
When we got to the top, I was awestruck. No matter how many times I look at creation, I always seem to look at it in the same light, like I've never seen something so beautiful before in my life. We spent some time just hanging out at the top, and then decided we had better make the trek back to camp. What a journey that was! I decided that I wanted to play in the snow that was around the mountain and I clumsily slipped on the ice. haha. Then I made a snow angel. Come on, who gets to make a snow angel in August? :o) We finally made it back to our campsite and got our swimming attire on. Seeing as it was a warm day, we were all a bit anxious to jump in the lake after a long hike. But, silly us, we didn't really take into account that the lake was simply melted snow! Basically ice water. Lori braved the cold first, then Steve, then Greg, and finally Stephanie. I sat there contemplating whether I should go in or not. What finally convinced me to go in was the fact that I had to go pee, and I didn't want to do it in the back of a rock, oh and Stephanie splashing me helped too. After our "polar bear swim", we hung out and played "I've Never". That was quite interesting. You learn a lot about people when you play that game, there were definitely many laughs during that game. When the sun set, we all headed over to this field and watched it. Amazing. Then, we went back to camp and lounged some more. I saw the craziest shooting star ever, Greg witnessed it too. It just kind of stayed in one place and kept dimming. It was weird, but cool. So, we finally went to bed (I slept in Steph and Lori's tent this time) and slept restlessly because of the wind. But, we did sleep and woke up the next morning, packed our stuff and hiked out. Oh, and then got yummy pizza. And that was my weekend. It not only met, but surpassed my expectations. It awakened my heart once more to close I feel to God in creation, and to the fact that there's no other place where I feel more free than in the outdoors. It sounds so cheesy, but I'm not kidding. I think I'll change my major to hunting and gathering :o)
Alas, I am home from my long awaited journey into the deep wilderness. It was a great adventure. I will retell the story in half detail. :o) It started around 9am when Mr.Schmidt picked me up. We drove to somewhere near Kirkwood and went to the ranger station to reserve our campsite. There were only three sites at the place where Steve wanted to take us, so we wanted to be sure to get one. We did! And we got the best one too. Yay! After that, we wandered around Woods Lake for a while. It was cool because I would say, "Hey Steve, wanna climb to the top of those rocks?" And he'd be like, "Yeah, lets go." We did that about 3 times, and the last time was this insane rock climb. I wouldn't admit it for a while, but I was a little scared. I'm glad we got to the top though because the view was amazing! There were even a couple of marmots at the top. Getting down was tough but we made it. After that, we were met by Lori and Stephanie and proceeded to head to the campsite. 2 1/2 miles later we were there. We set up camp and headed to bed a while after. But not before I spilled our water for dinner 3 times! Ghetto. The tent situation the first night was: Lori and Steph in one, Steve in one, and me in one. Thankfully, there weren't any bears or else I would have been knocking on someone's tent door in the middle of the night. I was the first to wake up on Saturday morning, so I went and pumped some water and then decided that it wasn't very fun to be the only one up, so I went and cheerfully awoke Stephanie and Lori. I opened their tent only to find a perfect spot for me to sleep in the next night. We all got up and ate breakfast and waited for our dear friend Greg to meet us so we could begin our wild journey to the top of Round Top. When Greg came, we hung out for a bit and then started off on our wild hike. There was a trail leading up to the foot of the mountain, but after that we were on our own. I embraced the pioneer spirit, prayed to God that I wouldn't die, and climbed the summit with my 3 friends.
When we got to the top, I was awestruck. No matter how many times I look at creation, I always seem to look at it in the same light, like I've never seen something so beautiful before in my life. We spent some time just hanging out at the top, and then decided we had better make the trek back to camp. What a journey that was! I decided that I wanted to play in the snow that was around the mountain and I clumsily slipped on the ice. haha. Then I made a snow angel. Come on, who gets to make a snow angel in August? :o) We finally made it back to our campsite and got our swimming attire on. Seeing as it was a warm day, we were all a bit anxious to jump in the lake after a long hike. But, silly us, we didn't really take into account that the lake was simply melted snow! Basically ice water. Lori braved the cold first, then Steve, then Greg, and finally Stephanie. I sat there contemplating whether I should go in or not. What finally convinced me to go in was the fact that I had to go pee, and I didn't want to do it in the back of a rock, oh and Stephanie splashing me helped too. After our "polar bear swim", we hung out and played "I've Never". That was quite interesting. You learn a lot about people when you play that game, there were definitely many laughs during that game. When the sun set, we all headed over to this field and watched it. Amazing. Then, we went back to camp and lounged some more. I saw the craziest shooting star ever, Greg witnessed it too. It just kind of stayed in one place and kept dimming. It was weird, but cool. So, we finally went to bed (I slept in Steph and Lori's tent this time) and slept restlessly because of the wind. But, we did sleep and woke up the next morning, packed our stuff and hiked out. Oh, and then got yummy pizza. And that was my weekend. It not only met, but surpassed my expectations. It awakened my heart once more to close I feel to God in creation, and to the fact that there's no other place where I feel more free than in the outdoors. It sounds so cheesy, but I'm not kidding. I think I'll change my major to hunting and gathering :o)
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