Note to self: Don't wear myself out so much. Oh, and stay away from sharp objects when tired.
I got really excited about peeling potatos and accidentally ripped/tore my nail a bit. Yeah...I really should've trimmed them. I had even thought about earlier in the day but no...now I have two bandaids on it to prevent it from tearing further (a mistake from the past that I have thankfully learned from). These bandaids make it slightly difficult to type, though I am quickly getting the hang of it.
Oh, and I passed out. Scared the crap out of Josh though. Poor guy. I wasn't alarmed by my fainting, it was just too bad I didn't know it was coming. Faint number 3. Apparently I made a pretty good fall and hit my head on stuff. Well...no wonder I was confused when I saw carpet... Oh, and I guess I'm a lot heavier than I appear. hahaha. Is that a good thing? maybe it just means that I do have muscle and that it weighs more than fat. I mean, I would hope so...or maybe it was because I ate a lot for dinner. I definitely ate two times more than Josh. Pig.
But yeah, I'm a mess. I feel very good right now though, still a little tired but that is to be expected. More breaks=Good=Sleep. Hah.
Oh, and I've gotten really into Arrested Development lately. I can't believe I didn't know it existed until recently. GOSH.
So yeah, thanks to those lovely turn of events I came home much later than expected. Oh well...here's to a Saturday of productivity! and hopefully a fishing trip. Man, I don't even remember the last time I went fishing.
Why the heck am I awake? Who knows.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Tips for More Happiness fromt he 1800s
“1st. Live as well as you dare.
2nd. Go into the shower-bath with a small quantity of water at a temperature low enough to give you a slight sensation of cold, 75 or 80 degrees.
3rd. Amusing books.
4th. Short views of human life—not further than dinner or tea.
5th. Be as busy as you can.
6th. See as much as you can of those friends who respect and like you.
7th. And of those acquaintances who amuse you.
8th. Make no secret of low spirits to you friends, but talk of them freely—they are always worse for dignified concealment.
9th. Attend to the effects tea and coffee produce upon you.
10th. Compare your lot with that of other people.
11th. Don’t expect too much from human life—a sorry business at the best.
12th. Avoid poetry, dramatic representations (except comedy), music, serious novels, melancholy, sentimental people, and everything likely to excite feeling or emotion, not ending in active benevolence.
13th. Do good, and endeavour to please everybody of every degree.
14th Be as much as you can in the open air without fatigue.
15th. Make the room where you commonly sit gay and pleasant.
16th. Struggle by little and little against idleness.
17th. Don’t be too severe upon yourself, or underrate yourself, but do yourself justice.
18th. Keep good blazing fires.
19th. Be firm and constant in the exercise of rational religion.
20th. Believe me, dear Lady Georgiana.”
-Sydney Smith, 1820.
******************
He was def. on to something.
2nd. Go into the shower-bath with a small quantity of water at a temperature low enough to give you a slight sensation of cold, 75 or 80 degrees.
3rd. Amusing books.
4th. Short views of human life—not further than dinner or tea.
5th. Be as busy as you can.
6th. See as much as you can of those friends who respect and like you.
7th. And of those acquaintances who amuse you.
8th. Make no secret of low spirits to you friends, but talk of them freely—they are always worse for dignified concealment.
9th. Attend to the effects tea and coffee produce upon you.
10th. Compare your lot with that of other people.
11th. Don’t expect too much from human life—a sorry business at the best.
12th. Avoid poetry, dramatic representations (except comedy), music, serious novels, melancholy, sentimental people, and everything likely to excite feeling or emotion, not ending in active benevolence.
13th. Do good, and endeavour to please everybody of every degree.
14th Be as much as you can in the open air without fatigue.
15th. Make the room where you commonly sit gay and pleasant.
16th. Struggle by little and little against idleness.
17th. Don’t be too severe upon yourself, or underrate yourself, but do yourself justice.
18th. Keep good blazing fires.
19th. Be firm and constant in the exercise of rational religion.
20th. Believe me, dear Lady Georgiana.”
-Sydney Smith, 1820.
******************
He was def. on to something.
Safe out of the mountains...
That trip? AWESOME. Let's hit the highlights...
-Fun car ride, great group of people.
-Um...Iori/Zack/other must have misplaced poles to this tent Joce and I were supposed to use...but, um...there were only 2 and you need WAY more than that to even make a structure for it. It was hilarious, and turned out for the better as you will find out later.
-Food was awesome at our first stop (not the actual hiking yet). We made potatos and cooked them in foil in hot coals with carrots and broccoli. Broccoli was burnt (at least for us girls...) and the carrots tasted like sweet potatos. Josh had good broccoli.
-Um...seeing as Joce and I weren't sure how we were doing sleeping arrangements we put it off and slept in the van that night (aware that we'd eventually have to figure it out when we were in the mountains).
-Van--incredibly uncomfortable. When we woke up...I wanted to get out...well I guess it set off the alarms...Yeah...
-Alarm: OBNOXIOUS. EMBARASSSING. YEA. none of us could figure out how to shut it up...so Josh drove it off and tried to look for the horn in the hood...eventually just unplugged the fuse for the horn. The lights continued to blink every time we opened the door (panic) and stuff, but at least the horn wasn't sounding off. His mom didn't know what to do when we called and the dealerships were not open at the time. Dangit.
-The hike? ROUGH. Like "rough trails" are Actually Rough. Carrying like 40 lbs all day isn't very pleasant but you don't really notice it all that much until you're going up the mountain or having to climb something. Then you really feel the burn. I fared rather well and I am grateful. Jocelyn did not wear proper shoes and was having a lot of pack problems and such so that was really painful for her. Josh had to take her sleeping bag and coat. OK, Zack, THANKFULLY the tent was not taken up because instead of splitting weight and stuff I wouldve been stuck with it because Jocelyn's load had to be reduced to like...just food.
-Red River Gorge is beautiful. Really bare as far as wildlife goes but it was beautiful. The cliffs and trails were not exactly safe though.
-We explored a lot, ate good food, I got really dehydrated (duh). Did a lot of exploring without the pack, mostly with Josh because the others were sorta slow...
-Saw a few birds, one caterpillar, a few crickets, a dead mole, a few ants, one whole acorn, a couple empty ones, a buzzard, a sparrow, 5-ish butterflies...That was practically it as far as wildlife goes...and apart from TALL trees (a good deal were dead and fallen, and many burnt).
-Us girls made an awesome fire on our own. I hunted in the dark far from the camp in order to find decent wood, twas a fun adventure...as was all my exploring, most of which resulted in my bleeding from lots of scratches...
-Sometimes trees would have fallen and blocked trails so we couldn't see them and we'd go off the wrong place and then have to back track UP slippery slopes. GREAT.
-Thankfully Josh planned it well and it was only like 12 or so miles because we could go at a relatively leisurely pace...Relatively.
-I got to climb a lot of rocks and explore little caves. The other girls didn't want to climb the last one because it looked scary, but really? it was a lot easier than expected...sorta slippery at times but if you're careful, it's alright.
So many other things happened but I am so tired...I have documented a lot of it through pictures but...there are some things you just had to be there for to see for yourself. It was amazing.
What do I have to show for it? Better muscles with an incredible work out, lots of pictures, happiness, memories, probably 20 decent scratches that still sorta sting, bruises on my feet, my hips, maybe an elbow...mostly bruises. NO blisters, even with NEW boots!
-Fun car ride, great group of people.
-Um...Iori/Zack/other must have misplaced poles to this tent Joce and I were supposed to use...but, um...there were only 2 and you need WAY more than that to even make a structure for it. It was hilarious, and turned out for the better as you will find out later.
-Food was awesome at our first stop (not the actual hiking yet). We made potatos and cooked them in foil in hot coals with carrots and broccoli. Broccoli was burnt (at least for us girls...) and the carrots tasted like sweet potatos. Josh had good broccoli.
-Um...seeing as Joce and I weren't sure how we were doing sleeping arrangements we put it off and slept in the van that night (aware that we'd eventually have to figure it out when we were in the mountains).
-Van--incredibly uncomfortable. When we woke up...I wanted to get out...well I guess it set off the alarms...Yeah...
-Alarm: OBNOXIOUS. EMBARASSSING. YEA. none of us could figure out how to shut it up...so Josh drove it off and tried to look for the horn in the hood...eventually just unplugged the fuse for the horn. The lights continued to blink every time we opened the door (panic) and stuff, but at least the horn wasn't sounding off. His mom didn't know what to do when we called and the dealerships were not open at the time. Dangit.
-The hike? ROUGH. Like "rough trails" are Actually Rough. Carrying like 40 lbs all day isn't very pleasant but you don't really notice it all that much until you're going up the mountain or having to climb something. Then you really feel the burn. I fared rather well and I am grateful. Jocelyn did not wear proper shoes and was having a lot of pack problems and such so that was really painful for her. Josh had to take her sleeping bag and coat. OK, Zack, THANKFULLY the tent was not taken up because instead of splitting weight and stuff I wouldve been stuck with it because Jocelyn's load had to be reduced to like...just food.
-Red River Gorge is beautiful. Really bare as far as wildlife goes but it was beautiful. The cliffs and trails were not exactly safe though.
-We explored a lot, ate good food, I got really dehydrated (duh). Did a lot of exploring without the pack, mostly with Josh because the others were sorta slow...
-Saw a few birds, one caterpillar, a few crickets, a dead mole, a few ants, one whole acorn, a couple empty ones, a buzzard, a sparrow, 5-ish butterflies...That was practically it as far as wildlife goes...and apart from TALL trees (a good deal were dead and fallen, and many burnt).
-Us girls made an awesome fire on our own. I hunted in the dark far from the camp in order to find decent wood, twas a fun adventure...as was all my exploring, most of which resulted in my bleeding from lots of scratches...
-Sometimes trees would have fallen and blocked trails so we couldn't see them and we'd go off the wrong place and then have to back track UP slippery slopes. GREAT.
-Thankfully Josh planned it well and it was only like 12 or so miles because we could go at a relatively leisurely pace...Relatively.
-I got to climb a lot of rocks and explore little caves. The other girls didn't want to climb the last one because it looked scary, but really? it was a lot easier than expected...sorta slippery at times but if you're careful, it's alright.
So many other things happened but I am so tired...I have documented a lot of it through pictures but...there are some things you just had to be there for to see for yourself. It was amazing.
What do I have to show for it? Better muscles with an incredible work out, lots of pictures, happiness, memories, probably 20 decent scratches that still sorta sting, bruises on my feet, my hips, maybe an elbow...mostly bruises. NO blisters, even with NEW boots!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Ready?
Bass Pro Shop was a lot of fun today...
that made the not so fun day good.
I got new hiking boots, socks, under armor shirt...I'm going to the market tomorrow to get lotsa food and stuff. Then the packing for home, and I'll be ready to go at like 2pm! Yea! This'll be really tiring but I bet it'll be worth it. Besides, I bought boots for it...geez, it better be good ;-).
Anyway, apart from that I'm still somewhat annoyed. Sometimes I just get confused and I can't help but feel skeptical and wary. A little frustrated. Maybe I'm losing touch, maybe things just change. I dislike feeling insecure, so I'm not gonna fall into that. I know I act more normal when I know what is going on, but all I can do is try to do the same when it's just a mystery....though, that is not easy. Oh well...I'm gonna try to not think about it...whatever happens...happens.
I should probably sleep relatively soon.
that made the not so fun day good.
I got new hiking boots, socks, under armor shirt...I'm going to the market tomorrow to get lotsa food and stuff. Then the packing for home, and I'll be ready to go at like 2pm! Yea! This'll be really tiring but I bet it'll be worth it. Besides, I bought boots for it...geez, it better be good ;-).
Anyway, apart from that I'm still somewhat annoyed. Sometimes I just get confused and I can't help but feel skeptical and wary. A little frustrated. Maybe I'm losing touch, maybe things just change. I dislike feeling insecure, so I'm not gonna fall into that. I know I act more normal when I know what is going on, but all I can do is try to do the same when it's just a mystery....though, that is not easy. Oh well...I'm gonna try to not think about it...whatever happens...happens.
I should probably sleep relatively soon.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
"...and in-flu-enza."
The movie we watched in Epi was just depressing...about the Influenza epidemic in 1918. There was this chant the children sang..."I had a little bird and his name was Enza. I opened the window and in flew Enza."...Influenza...
It was just depressing.
That and I guess there are a lot of things right now that are Not positive.
-People are confusing and sometimes I don't know what to do or how to react
-School is kicking my butt and it's not looking up
-I have a lot of projects/assignments to do OVER break. What kind of break is this?!
-I can't go backpacking because I don't have the time to prepare for it and it is being a major hassle right now...I can't handle that right now.
-I'm feeling real moody lately and that's just getting on my own nerves
-School is just generally taking over my life. I want summer, I miss feeling like I have my life. I miss feeling more like myself. Lately it's just been tiresome and it's just hard to be energetic. Drained, and I am afraid it has affected my interaction with others.
As bad as it sounds, sometimes I feel like class is like a competition. I don't want it to be but it's hard to resist, especially when it's going to be difficult to get to where I want to be. Physics especially has sort of pointed this out to me. Teacher has stressed over and over to us to do our homework and quizzes on our own. On one hand this frustrates me because a lot of our grades is based on this and it is important to get whatever points we can get. On the other hand, I feel like I am a guinea pig. That is not a pleasant feeling. With my schedule as it is now, time is tight, and I've gotten into the habit of rushing into things and doing things as early as I can. Rushing is bad. But, I do want to get things out of the way. Unfortunately, not everybody starts that early. I don't mean to whine and it's nothing personal but it's something to think about. This does not make me feel comfortable but I am just generally overwhelmed lately and whatever time I do get a hold of I try to get more stuff done and I get a little impatient when I have to backtrack and look over stuff from a couple days ago again because when you're in the zone, your mind gets so focused and when thrown off, it's hard to get back on track. But, at the same time, I am not against mutual helping at all, but I guess it's difficult to know where to draw the line. This jut sort of sucks. Since when has school become less about the actual learning and more about the numbers? I guess, it's been like that for a while, but I really do like learning and I guess all I can try to do is to not let it all get in the way and impede on my taking it all in.
On the bright side...I am going rock climbing tonight. It'll be a good vacation from stress. I really should stop worrying this much.
Oh well, now that that's out of the way, I feel a little better. AND that didn't take long! oh good.
Time to be productive again.
P.S. I am going backpacking! though that's another weekend preoccupied.
It was just depressing.
That and I guess there are a lot of things right now that are Not positive.
-People are confusing and sometimes I don't know what to do or how to react
-School is kicking my butt and it's not looking up
-I have a lot of projects/assignments to do OVER break. What kind of break is this?!
-I can't go backpacking because I don't have the time to prepare for it and it is being a major hassle right now...I can't handle that right now.
-I'm feeling real moody lately and that's just getting on my own nerves
-School is just generally taking over my life. I want summer, I miss feeling like I have my life. I miss feeling more like myself. Lately it's just been tiresome and it's just hard to be energetic. Drained, and I am afraid it has affected my interaction with others.
As bad as it sounds, sometimes I feel like class is like a competition. I don't want it to be but it's hard to resist, especially when it's going to be difficult to get to where I want to be. Physics especially has sort of pointed this out to me. Teacher has stressed over and over to us to do our homework and quizzes on our own. On one hand this frustrates me because a lot of our grades is based on this and it is important to get whatever points we can get. On the other hand, I feel like I am a guinea pig. That is not a pleasant feeling. With my schedule as it is now, time is tight, and I've gotten into the habit of rushing into things and doing things as early as I can. Rushing is bad. But, I do want to get things out of the way. Unfortunately, not everybody starts that early. I don't mean to whine and it's nothing personal but it's something to think about. This does not make me feel comfortable but I am just generally overwhelmed lately and whatever time I do get a hold of I try to get more stuff done and I get a little impatient when I have to backtrack and look over stuff from a couple days ago again because when you're in the zone, your mind gets so focused and when thrown off, it's hard to get back on track. But, at the same time, I am not against mutual helping at all, but I guess it's difficult to know where to draw the line. This jut sort of sucks. Since when has school become less about the actual learning and more about the numbers? I guess, it's been like that for a while, but I really do like learning and I guess all I can try to do is to not let it all get in the way and impede on my taking it all in.
On the bright side...I am going rock climbing tonight. It'll be a good vacation from stress. I really should stop worrying this much.
Oh well, now that that's out of the way, I feel a little better. AND that didn't take long! oh good.
Time to be productive again.
P.S. I am going backpacking! though that's another weekend preoccupied.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Versa--"I turn, I reverse"
I am worried that I am not as worried about things. Does that make any sense? I did not push myself to study til I could study no more...but, sleep is good.
Let's just say, even if I studied more...that exam was just horrible. I should have stuck with my instinct (first choice) on some of the questions. GO FIGURE. Anyway, I'm over that for now.
Sometimes I think I'm in the wrong major. Sociology is so much easier for me and just comes rather naturally. Oh well... Just need to keep reminding myself of what I want to do with my career and to reassure myself to keep going.
It's good to have a class or two that does not require my brain to jump hoops and fall into pits.
The LG Versa (verizon) came out YESTERDAY. I've known for some time but yesterday I wanted to look at how much it would cost if I upgrade but the website was so incredibly slow. Maybe there was a lot of traffic because a lot of people wanted to check it out? I was really excited about it but I definitely want to wait a while to see how it stands through time. There are a lot of mixed reviews about it but it's still sort of neat, even if the optional casing is absolutely hideous but I bet I could do something about that if I really wanted to. Here is a full review that I found:
LG Versa: Full Review Hmm...if only the case wasn't so ugly.
Versa--"I turn, I reverse." So, I guess this fits the nature of the phone appropriately. It can revert back from a full touchscreen phone to a physical qwerty keyboard one. Or... they just thought Versa sounded cool.
4 days til Spring Break...Not a total break but hey, more sleep is GOOD and NECESSARY. Of course, teachers have given us stuff to work on anyway. WHY?...ugh...Stupid.
P.S. So reviews are saying Versa is for Versatile..."turning, revolving, moving, capable of turning to varied subjects or tasks." I mean they are related...at least the Versa part of Versatile and is still "turning" with its accelerometer, the animated rotating home screen cube, and I guess the detachable keyboard itself. We'll see.
Let's just say, even if I studied more...that exam was just horrible. I should have stuck with my instinct (first choice) on some of the questions. GO FIGURE. Anyway, I'm over that for now.
Sometimes I think I'm in the wrong major. Sociology is so much easier for me and just comes rather naturally. Oh well... Just need to keep reminding myself of what I want to do with my career and to reassure myself to keep going.
It's good to have a class or two that does not require my brain to jump hoops and fall into pits.
The LG Versa (verizon) came out YESTERDAY. I've known for some time but yesterday I wanted to look at how much it would cost if I upgrade but the website was so incredibly slow. Maybe there was a lot of traffic because a lot of people wanted to check it out? I was really excited about it but I definitely want to wait a while to see how it stands through time. There are a lot of mixed reviews about it but it's still sort of neat, even if the optional casing is absolutely hideous but I bet I could do something about that if I really wanted to. Here is a full review that I found:
LG Versa: Full Review Hmm...if only the case wasn't so ugly.
Versa--"I turn, I reverse." So, I guess this fits the nature of the phone appropriately. It can revert back from a full touchscreen phone to a physical qwerty keyboard one. Or... they just thought Versa sounded cool.
4 days til Spring Break...Not a total break but hey, more sleep is GOOD and NECESSARY. Of course, teachers have given us stuff to work on anyway. WHY?...ugh...Stupid.
P.S. So reviews are saying Versa is for Versatile..."turning, revolving, moving, capable of turning to varied subjects or tasks." I mean they are related...at least the Versa part of Versatile and is still "turning" with its accelerometer, the animated rotating home screen cube, and I guess the detachable keyboard itself. We'll see.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Just Dance...no.
OK...See that video? Well, it is annoying and catchy at the same time. Our PSP chapter chose that as the music to make this video-invite to send out to other chapters to invite them to our Semi-formal.
AWKWARD.
Some of us brave/stupid "brothers" danced on the tables...at least I can say I didn't care how stupid I looked...but, it was still rather awkward. Thank goodness for Sam. Funny, of all chapters to come to, he ends up at a really awkward one.
I wonder if I'll get to see this video in the near future. They're adding more to it. Ugh, the one day I wear sweatpants to chapter is the day we are on video. GREAAAT. Really now? couldn't we have been forewarned so people could look presentable? I guess not.
I do want to dance though, just NOT at chapter. Now, if only school wasn't blocking the way...stupid wall.
"school sucks big fat gooseballs"--Jenn-i-fer.
Affirmative. Animal phys is consuming my time and the exam is in the morning...I do NOT feel sufficiently prepared and I don't know if that's even Possible. I have not really studied for Social Stratification at all, but I'm hoping I can somehow cram that during my lunch break tomorrow...Animal Phys takes precedence, sorry Soc Strat., you're apparently just not important enough.
Note to self: Stay.Calm. and Quit.Thinking.So.Much.
P.S. I took a nap today. First of 2009.
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