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[Mar. 25th, 2009│01:12 pm] |
so chilling out while on my massive break. i really wish i could use this time more efficiently. there are the most disruptive people that sit up here though. and its like, the only place with tables and chairs and power outlets that i know of. but really, i dont feel like working so much. School is so frustrating this semester because as soon as i am done with one project i seem to get 3 more. and its like none of my classes are hard in and of themselves, but together they are so lame.
I am wondering what i am supposed to about classes next semester. I cant sign up for anything art related until i get accepted (assuming that i do) and at earliest that is may. registration starts in the beginning of april. i am probably not going to have a spot in those classes. and then, even if i get my art classes, i wont be sitting at 12 hours, and i need to be at 12 hours. so bleh.
my phone got knocked into the toilet the other day by steve. it was sitting on the counter and he jumped up and started walking around. something scared him and he bolted off, scattering a bunch of stuff off and onto the floor. all except my phone, right into the watery abyss. so i dried it out and it is almost fully functional, except the screen. and i can still read it, but it is really hard. so i am really debating what to do about a new phone. what to do. i dont know whether to sign a new contract or what.
well, going to go finish studying for this lame exam i have in 45 minutes. |
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[Feb. 18th, 2009│09:11 am] |
so, every day before this class this guy comes in with heavy metal music blaring- like, you can hear it across the room...and he is using headphones. anyway, so hes all tough, or cool, or whatever he wants to portray. but monday, he comes in, sits down, and the song changes.
It is Miley Cyrus- 7 things.
now i wanted to laugh. he quickly turns it off and acts like nothing happened. not sure if anyone else noticed. one thing for sure is, i now think he is even dumber than i did to begin with. |
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[Feb. 4th, 2009│07:34 pm] |
If there were to be a ruler of the sink cabinet
it would be the spray bottle
he is the most regal of them all. |
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[Jan. 30th, 2009│01:25 pm] |
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so i just made some coffee, and i cant help but think every time that i throw the grounds out that it looks like someone had explosive diarrhea in the trashcan. and i think about what a stranger who walked into the house would think when the looked into the trash can. i laugh once or twice, and then i start to gag. and then i must move on.
other than that, i was making a double shot of espresso + cream, and unintentionally made a ying-yang symbol. i was quite impressed with myself.
oh, did i tell you i hate this semester? i have more projects and readings than i can handle while maintaining sanity. and the more work i have, the more i want to goof off. what am i doing wrong? |
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[Jan. 14th, 2009│12:02 pm] |
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so on mondays and wednesdays i have this...lovely...3 hour break in between my classes. you see, i feel bad if i dont use this time to do school work because, well, im at school and i dont have tons of time to do it when i am at home. but at the same time it is so boring to sit here and read. especially when i have spicy rice and a headache and a laptop in front of me!
my classes this semester arent anything spectacular. ive got an honors class which is just like a million reading assignments a day. no tests/quizzes though, so that is good. but lots of reading, and one project, which is due February 2nd for me.
Then i have an art history class. this looks hard because of the sheer amount of information involved. we move fast in there. and apparently the tests involve identifying ancient works of art. great.
Then my two studio art classes. both on the same day, 3 hours a piece. i am still trying to sort out what i am supposed to do for food. we have 15 minute breaks. i am kinda considering making little fruity salad bowl things to take in every day. that way it is healthy and filling. or at least healthy and some sort of food to sit in my stomach. anyways, my first class of the day is 2D design and color theory. which is cool sounding, but we havent really done anything of substance in there yet. the teacher person kinda rubs me the wrong way too. do i sound like an evil person if i say that i dont like that "artsy person" stereotype? do you know what i mean? all free and "rad" and all excited when you talk about pencils. i hope i never get that way.
my drawing class might be fun though. the teacher is enjoyable to be around, and reminds us constantly that anyone is capable of a great drawing. i dont know how capable i actually am, but i guess it makes me feel good hearing it.
so thats it. only 4 classes for once. but im pretty sure this semester is not going to be an easy one, at least in the way of free time. i want to stop working, so i can have those 10+ hours a week to myself. but then i would have to take out of my savings to buy food and gas. and that is stupid. that is going to buy a car. or whatever.
and with that little break over with, i am going to try to go back to reading. |
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[Dec. 16th, 2008│01:18 pm] |
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so i have some time today and updating sounds like a kind of productive thing to do. im done with school, dont have to work until 2, and wow is having extended maintenance. oh boy. so now you know the truth to why i am here.
i know that there is plenty to do around here. a lot of it just requires that extra thought that i dont want to put in. i did clean my room up a bit. i attempted to list all the school books i found on half.com, but did not, because everything i own is worth about $.75 and somehow that does not seem worth listing to me. back to cleaning. my floor is clean, mostly, except for the laundry (which is organized, but it does not look that way). i really wish that i could have a big closet. i mean, i cant even use half of the one i have because of this shelf in it. sure, i could get rid of that. but, it doesnt work that way around here. we dont get rid of anything. im sure someone else could use it in their closet (because i have the smallest one in the house) but no one wants to take it.
oh hey. looks like a good time to talk about moving out. i really want to. i mean, its super not having to pay rent. or buy all my food. or possibly live in some creepy apartment complex. but really, there are so many things i dont like about living here. i have to race alex to the bathroom in the mornings. he is the dirtiest person ever. in the sense that, he doesnt pick up after himself, and basically can undo any cleaning i have done almost instantly. especially now, but at other times during the semester, etc, i can pretty much sleep in till whenever i want. that does not work. mom and alex make so much noise that it is impossible for me to get any rest. i basically wake up at 6:45 and sleep in 5-10 minute increments until they leave. and then i am too tired/awake enough to where it is pointless to stay in bed. then there are all the family activities, which arent a suggestion as much as a forced event. that sucks. there is no privacy here, no alone time (except for times like now, which is lonely time and pointless), and stupid rules. yes, unfair, stupid rules.
i want to move out, but dont want to pay $500+ a month. i dont know if i even make that much. i should prolly put together some sort of a budget. meh.
well, now i have spent too much time doing this. have to get ready for work. |
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[Nov. 20th, 2008│03:14 pm] |
so so. im kinda enjoying not having to work this week. mostly because that gives me time to goof off. but i also havent been feeling 100% so it is good that i can rest and not really miss anything. today it was so hard to come to school. i spent the whole morning laying around in my pajamas, drinking tea, and playing WoW. tomorrow i can pretty much do the same thing. yay.
kinda. it gets boring and lonely.
i have to start compiling an "action packet" for my persuasive speech. wait, not one. twenty. one for each person in the class. fun fun. so first i have to decide what goes in it, and then go buy it and put it together. preferably, it will be very cheap and very easy to make. i should probably also practice/re-do my speech.
sidenote. people are stupid. it always bugs me so much when people complain about what appeared on a test when it was the easiest test IN THE WORLD. like, no joke. it was directly what came out of this guys mouth. and pretty common sense, in most cases. BUT. the class average was a 69. i dont know what they were smoking, because i got a 96. but they sit here and say "its not fair" "he didnt say that would be on the test" and crap like that. however, he says repeatedly, "what i say in lecture could be on the test. nothing you have to read the book for." aaannnd most of these tards dont show up to class except on test days. L2College nubs.
after that i kinda forgot what i was going to write about next. i guess there is always time for it to come back. time to go to class. boo. |
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[Nov. 17th, 2008│07:36 pm] |
i should be working on my debate assignment right now. it is due tomorrow. but its one of those times where suddenly everything else going on is more interesting than the thing i have to do. i mean, its not like its some new phenomenon that anything is better than schoolwork. but yeah. at least this is really about the only thing i have to do for the next week. besides that persuasive paper. which i already mostly did for the competition. woot.
didnt get any hours at work this week. dont know whats up with that. like, no warning or anything. i dont know if its because they hate me, or i did something wrong. i mean, its a nice break, but i need the money for stuff. i also didnt go into my other job today. i didnt feel like it. besides, i was going to work on my debate. -$50 for me.
took mr mac into the apple doctor the other day. it seems like so much is going wrong with it. but really, i dont think so. consider this thing goes all over the place with me, 4-5 days a week. its a laptop. ive had it for a year and a half, and it still works like new. just a minor glitch here and there. all of them have been fixed promptly and without question. that is what i really like. i can go to apple, tell them mr mac is hurt, and they fix it. with my pc, it was oh boy do i send this thing off? maybe dad has someone at work who will fix it? (that was usually the case) or worst of all, just deal with a broken system. in my experiences, apple has always gone over the top. new HD? we went ahead and installed leopard for you. new palmrest? sure, heres a new keyboard and trackpad. (honestly, i dont know if all that is replaced together, but they hadnt said anything about it, so i assume it is extra. not knowing makes it a nice bonus, i guess, either way).
i like the weather right now :] perfect for sleeping and drinking hot chocolate and snuggles. plus, everything outside is pretty. whether that is the changing leaves or the sky, which always seems so bright and colorful this time of year. just puts me in a cheery mood.
ok, time to go back to work. |
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[Nov. 7th, 2008│08:06 am] |
*sigh* i know its been a while. ill try to be better. this just seems to be the second to last thing on my list of things to do.
my two 2 credit hour classes ended last week. that was awesome. now i am basically to school 4 days a week, but for one class each day. that part is definitely not cool. the only class i actually have to apply myself for is public speaking. even then. im just ready for this semester to be over with is what im trying to say. it sucks not because it is hard, but because it is such an incredible waste of time, and doubly boring.
so now about work. i guess the newness has worn off. i mean, its still 100x better than 42, dont get me wrong. but i am picking out those things that people do that they do repeatedly and it makes me want to scream. i am getting 12-20 hours a week. that is a good thing. they complain about me not working on weekends though (my thought is why should i- i am part time and therefore really can set the limits on my schedule) and bring it up a lot. probably more than is really necessary. hellllo, im not going to change my mind anytime soon. so i think to spite me they are making me work 11:30-8 every friday. that is the Worst shift in the world. i am not kidding. it kills me in so many ways.
but. old friend/co-worker called me the other day and wanted to know if i could come do odd jobs around her office. they havent been bad so far: filing, organizing the files, designing and printing brochures and business cards. she really really wants me to be there. and its basically a super raise from publix. so if things start going downhill more so there, then i can just shrink my availability down to like one day and become an office worker. OR. apply for starbucks. zomg i want coffee!
im going to be doing something completely out of character this tuesday. yes, i will be participating in a speaking competition. who would have guessed? but yeah. i guess i was partially motivated by the prize ($300) the odds (27 others) and a push (teacher emailed me and said i would have a strong chance). so there. however, the hardest part right now is setting aside the time to research and write the speech. im afraid by this point that its going to be a crappy speech anyhow, so why bother spending time on it?
i guess thats about it for now. |
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[Oct. 1st, 2008│09:01 am] |
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yesterday was my birthday. wooooo 20. nothing special overall, worked all day and then had school into the night, along with a midterm. my first day at 880 went well. way more positive than negative about that store so far.
today i feel fat. like, im wearing the pants that make my legs look long and skinny. but the waist is all messed up and bunches up in the wrong places and they just fit weird. my shirt makes me feel fat. it puffs up by the armpits but its just tight enough everywhere else to show my little fatty folds. my sweatshirt is ok, i guess. i really like it. but i have to buy everything big, because otherwise it will look really weird. i cant put my cell phone in my pants pocket because these things are like a bottomless pit. it turns sideways and is literally more than halfway down my thigh. i guess i need to start working out. and buy some new pants. that would solve everything. it is so hard to start (and keep) and exercise routine going though. and pants are mucho expensivo.
well, its time for me to study. wish i could take a nap though, i am exhausted. |
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[Sep. 27th, 2008│08:19 am] |
yesterday was my last day at 42. oh it felt so good. i only directly told 3 other people (besides mandy/heidi) that i was transferring. Lynn, Elisa, and Jeanne. because, ya know, i think they are they only 3 people that would care, honestly, and they are the only three i like. So in a perfect world they would all be working, but Jeanne was not. i almost thought she might come in, but i definitely dont blame her with the price and scarcity of gas and all. but yeah, elisa had mixed feelings; glad you are going somewhere close, but why cant you just stay so i dont have to be stuck with these people? Lynn was practically crying. it was really touching. i dont think/didnt think i have ever/would ever see her cry. i was reminded that coffee was always nice and that if i dont get any hours during the christmas break to call her and let her know, and i could possibly get some at 42.
and like i said, most others that learned about it didnt really care. i think part of its because a lot of them would rather leave too. not necessarily to a different store, but just work in general. which is mostly not possible. i got an evaluation before i left (im wondering if it would have been different/better at 880? i wonder how much better their sales are and whatnot- im sure that means bigger raises) and thats really all i saw of mandy-heidi. joe was there for most of the day, but as he left early he just did that general goodbye thing to everyone. whatevs.
i know this is sooooo early, but mom is talking about going to grandmas for christmas. I DONT WANT TO. im trying to think of the best way to get out of it. is it even possible? lets try. so the most brilliant and even reasonable idea came to me: steve does not like being alone in the slightest. i dont want some 14 year old coming over once a day to give him some food and ignore him. that doesnt fly with me. hopefully this is a good enough reason. also, i will not take the "lets bring steve with us" argument because grandma has a devilish little dog. also, who brings a kitten on a 10+ hour drive? so yeah, cross your fingers on that.
so yeah, thats all for now |
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[Sep. 24th, 2008│08:13 pm] |
so here i am, still on tardbucket, but for different reasons than the other night. tonight, i am triumphant. tuesday morning i went to the apple store and they slapped a new hard drive into mr mac, and they were very nice and fast about it. they did me a favor (or so they thought) and even installed all the latest updates. little did they know, i did some reading and am going to try out something to improve my internet connection. So, in order to do this im installing software updates minus the last three. supposedly after a certain points the updates started interfering with the net connections :(. i re-installed leopard (and kept the ilife '08 suite, basically updating that for free) and then restored all of my files and settings with time machine. oh my gosh it was so easy and fast. i am so glad i was a nerd and asked for an external hard drive for christmas XD. so while it was a minor inconvenience and caused me a bit of stress (but mostly because of midterms happening right in the midst of this endeavor) i must say that it wouldnt be awful if this happened again. i am prepared, and i have the knowledge necessary to combat any of these issues that comes my way. |
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[Sep. 23rd, 2008│12:10 am] |
so im on linux tardbucket. mr macs HDD seems to have failed. looking at the apple forums, it appears that the new itunes 8 is causing problems like this for many macbook users.
i just want it back. i need it for school. and a friend. :( |
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[Sep. 22nd, 2008│09:04 am] |
so today has been sort of weird already. i went to bed last night with a really bad headache and somehow i managed to wake up with it too. one of those where i want to stay in bed and hide under the covers. today, and really any day, is hard for that sort of thing to happen. it took me about twice as long to get ready this morning. and despite taking some medicine, its still kinda there. i hope it goes away soon.
so then its nice and fall-chilly outside. yay! awesome. but of course this means that riding in the car is kinda meh. first its too cold, then its too hot, and by the time i have it just right im at school. it probably wouldnt be so bad if my comfort had to be second to being able to defrost the windows and all.
and i got my birthday present from jordon early, on saturday. its a sweet gaming mouse. i kept saying that maybe it will make me play better. its really a wish.
another wish? i want to live on campus here. make my own rules and such about eating and sleeping. i miss having my own space. it would also be a nice place to go between classes. but on average its like 500$ a month. right now, im making 150-200$ a month. and you know all of that goes to gas and food. so id rather not take out a loan/use up my savings just because i think it would be cool to live on campus here. things might change once i transfer though. i can always keep my hopes up. |
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[Sep. 19th, 2008│09:09 am] |
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So, my first class of the week is an introduction to anthropology course (so introductory, in fact, that it is only 10 weeks long). I cant decide if i want to fall asleep in there or if it is really exciting. it really varies from day to day. the teacher really tries to be funny but at times its just annoying. the class seems easy enough, and i guess that is most peoples concern whenever they sign up for a class.
Then its off to computers and your world. i dont think i actually would ever have to take this class. but after not being able to get into any art classes, i started to look at different majors- psychology, communication, and the like. so if i remember correctly, this is a lower division requirement for communication. its lame. like, seriously. basic basic computer info, and whats sad is most of the class has no idea whats going on. once again, this would fall under the easy A category.
zomg lunch break. this is like the best part of the day. not only for the food, but because i get to hang out with jordon. even though half the time we are studying for stuff we have to do later in the day, it is awesome. i guess im pleased by all the simple stuff.
so then i have my issues in modern psychology class. its also a 10 week course. so after what, 5 more weeks, i only have 1 class on monday/wednesday. win! this class isnt all that bad. its a lot of reading, but its basically a big discussion. And the teacher is nice about it too, hes not like old and grumpy. so that always makes things better. but srsly. lotta work. a few hours worth of reading a week, as well as a formal debate, and a paper.
So on tuesdays and thursdays i have fitness for living. my last general education course. sound familiar to my high school career? it should. but anyways, its going to be a class where i show up and take notes and thats it. the teacher is a nice guy, hes just old and slow. it pisses me off that people snicker behind his back at so much. i want to punch them. i mean, learn to have some respect people.
then, only on tuesdays, i have public speaking. woo. this also goes along with the whole communications major thing. but ya know, part of me wants to harness the power that the public speakers have. i mean, being so confident and witty. i just dont see myself doing that now (or at least enough to matter) and its definitely something that employers value. maybe not so much the witty, but i think thats more of a thinking on your feet type thing. anyways, the class is 3 hours long. my mood flip flops the whole time im in there. its "what have i done this time, why did i subject myself to this?" and 5 minutes later "this is awesome, i love learning about cornjerkers" yeah.
thats it. overall i am happy with this semester. isnt that crazy? i mean, i could definitely like the classes and material more, but its not like i completely hate any one of them. quite a foreign concept after last years failure.
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[Sep. 18th, 2008│03:13 pm] |
obligatory post about classes is long overdue. its already something like 5 weeks into the semester and i havent said much at all. very odd for me :/
but its not going to happen at the moment. i have my first test of the year in 15 minutes. oh boy. i make this sound monumental; its not. its fitness for living. now, as soon as i say that im going to get the test and its going to blow me away. but whatever.
sipping on a pumpkin spice latte. it is most excellent. now it just needs to be cold outside. more fall-like. super super.
last night was nice though, i was able to sleep with my window open and i didnt wake up this morning feeling like i was about to die from some sort of allergen attacking me in my sleep. i look forward to more of that. |
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[Sep. 18th, 2008│10:34 am] |
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good news about work, finally. got a call yesterday in between classes and finally oh finally my transfer was put through. go go short commutes! (and hopefully fewer annoying people. 880 seems pretty lax? i guess that is a good thing. no more A~Noy as people say.) geeez im exited. one more week at 42. just one. which is maybe 2 shifts? unless they feel like working me hard the last week. whatever. im happy.
thats all for now. im busy being productive. |
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[Sep. 15th, 2008│07:58 pm] |
why i cant get ahead:
I spend too much time fooling around playing wow and reading dumb articles and daydreaming. This results in me waiting until the last minute to do anything, and everything, of significant importance in my school career. i could say i didnt care, and not do it, but thats not me. instead, i subject myself to rushing though my readings (but reading every last word a good two times over). Every spare minute is spent reading and highlighting and formulating my ideas. really, i will probably go crazy from it someday. no matter how much i plan and prepare and map out my path of conquest this always happens. i take a detour and spend entirely too much time doing that.
really, its not that bad; it could be so much worse. i just feel overwhelmed right now. I have paper ideas due tomorrow. i have my first batch of exams coming up (gogo midterms) and a big project due right around the corner (i started reading about my topic this morning).
Sure, i could do a crappy job. that is the easy way out.
that is the way that a lot of people take. i dont want to be the one that the class snickers at. i think ive had enough of that. its just not acceptable anymore. i want to get up there and be so darn professional it scares them. is that weird? i just want my voice to have that much power for once.
Enough of that though, seriously. i have work to do. |
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[Aug. 26th, 2008│11:02 pm] |
So i guess the first week and a half of school hasnt been bad? im not sure. i dont really really hate any one of my classes, but as a whole i find them unnecessary and annoying. some of them seem like they are going to be a lot of work. that is really disappointing, when i have to take them just to reach 12 hours. i feel like i am screwed by the system no matter what i do.
right now i feel awful. something is blooming or whatever and all of a sudden i have allergies. seriously, i never had this problem before last year. after i went off to school it seems like i get sick/have allergy problems quite often. whatever its from, i wish it would just stop because it makes doing day to day things so hard.
work is retarded. yes. duh. they seem to like to ignore the fact that i have asked them several times to transfer to a store closer to my home. i end up driving close to 80 miles on days when i have to work and go to school. besides that being a lot of gas (and travel time due to traffic and the distance) it is so exhausting. i mean, i could get by with the 30ish that it takes to get me to go to school and back. the store i want to transfer to is on the way to school. and 5 minutes from my house. it just seems like a weird sort of torture keeping me at that store. i dont even like most of them. i mean, sure, they are decent people. but for me to talk to them and work with them, i cant keep doing it. really.
oh. and yay for the rain we are getting. yes, we need it. but oh my gosh my hair will not cooperate. it drives me nuts. it gets extra frizzy and curly in all the wrong ways. |
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[Aug. 18th, 2008│09:00 am] |
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obligatory post complaining about the parking at kennesaw, despite them adding like 1500+ spots. mine were full this morning and i had to walk. now i am hot and tired, and the humidity ate my hair alive. im not mad, i just feel that i have to mention this. *shrug*
i might complain about the drive. almost 45 mins. guess thats what i get for having an early morning ish class and catching the tail end of rush hour. it will get better as the semester goes on though.
this morning our internet was absolutely dead. nothing i could do. so i was panicking because i hadnt printed off my schedule or even scribbled it down on a piece of paper. so im glad that i could figure out the magical password to connect to the wireless network here. im such a hax0r. oh boy. so i definitely copied down my schedule, so no more fears.
oh, and i definitely wish we had a real starbucks on camps. i would go there all the time, and mayyyyybe work there. then i could get free awesome coffee. :D |
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