Okay...its April. So for Texas it should be kinda hot already. I should not walk out of work and be COLD!!
But I guess it wouldn't be Texas without this crazy weather, would it?
School is wrapping up for everyone and I know that's a relief.
But tonight I am much to tired to stay awake and write a blog. The thunderstorms woke me up at 5:30am and I couldn't go back to sleep.
Goodnight to all, and to all a goodnight.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
English Teachers.
Why do English teachers make us dig so deep into the stories. I understand getting themes etc out of it, how there is a deeper meaning, I love that stuff! I think its great! But honestly, I think you as a reader have put more into this story than the author did.
Like the fact that the curtains were blue. You want us to dig deep and figure out the significance of the fact that the curtain is blue.
You know, maybe the author just wanted the curtains to be blue.
There is no underlining meaning about how the blue represents the cold winter, or his depression, or the fact that his goldfish died when he was 2 and it had a devastating effect on him, maybe he just wanted it to be blue because he liked the color! Or blue matched the walls! Or maybe he just needed a short little word and blue is fairly short!
I really don't think the fact that the writer mentioned blue curtains is the central point of the story, so can we move on now?
(For anyone who is wondering, no I didn't read a story that has this stuff about blue curtains, just an example conceived out of frustrations.)
Like the fact that the curtains were blue. You want us to dig deep and figure out the significance of the fact that the curtain is blue.
You know, maybe the author just wanted the curtains to be blue.
There is no underlining meaning about how the blue represents the cold winter, or his depression, or the fact that his goldfish died when he was 2 and it had a devastating effect on him, maybe he just wanted it to be blue because he liked the color! Or blue matched the walls! Or maybe he just needed a short little word and blue is fairly short!
I really don't think the fact that the writer mentioned blue curtains is the central point of the story, so can we move on now?
(For anyone who is wondering, no I didn't read a story that has this stuff about blue curtains, just an example conceived out of frustrations.)
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Catching Up
SORRY!! I apologize for my absence, but such is the life of a college student.
Saturday was my sisters high school banquet and I spent all afternoon doing their hair and makeup. Then that evening I went out with some friends for my birthday and watched Titanic in 3D. I haven't seen it before so of course I liked it, but the 3D wasn't the best. Anyway, got out after midnight, took a friend home, went home myself and crashed.
Sunday was my actual birthday, and it was just long and tedious to tell the truth. I had two tests to study for, everyone was tired and on nerves because no one was in bed before 1am (and the other members of my family can't stay up that late without being cranky) and just overall in a bad mood. That and my birthday kinda sneaked up on everyone, so we didn't really have anything planned for it. But its alright, I ended it by watching the new Winnie the Pooh movie.
Monday-Tests. Tests. Tests. I'm so ready for school to be out! I did get some long awaited news from the school I'm transferring too, so that put a bright spot on the day. But the best thing was the late birthday package from my sister in MS. Her mom gave me these cute silver Tinker Bell earrings and one of those 3D type Disney Princess cups and my sister gave me the Broadway Beauty and the Beast soundtrack, a plaque with a Lion King Quote, and a collectors plate showing the presentation of Simba from the Lion King. Get the feeling I'm a Disney fan?
Today I've completed my English final paper which I will turn in tomorrow, and then I have to give an oral presentation on Monday and I can just sit back and relax in English until finals! Yippie!
So now I am going to go celebrate by doing something that doesn't involve staring at a computer screen. Until next time!
Saturday was my sisters high school banquet and I spent all afternoon doing their hair and makeup. Then that evening I went out with some friends for my birthday and watched Titanic in 3D. I haven't seen it before so of course I liked it, but the 3D wasn't the best. Anyway, got out after midnight, took a friend home, went home myself and crashed.
Sunday was my actual birthday, and it was just long and tedious to tell the truth. I had two tests to study for, everyone was tired and on nerves because no one was in bed before 1am (and the other members of my family can't stay up that late without being cranky) and just overall in a bad mood. That and my birthday kinda sneaked up on everyone, so we didn't really have anything planned for it. But its alright, I ended it by watching the new Winnie the Pooh movie.
Monday-Tests. Tests. Tests. I'm so ready for school to be out! I did get some long awaited news from the school I'm transferring too, so that put a bright spot on the day. But the best thing was the late birthday package from my sister in MS. Her mom gave me these cute silver Tinker Bell earrings and one of those 3D type Disney Princess cups and my sister gave me the Broadway Beauty and the Beast soundtrack, a plaque with a Lion King Quote, and a collectors plate showing the presentation of Simba from the Lion King. Get the feeling I'm a Disney fan?
Today I've completed my English final paper which I will turn in tomorrow, and then I have to give an oral presentation on Monday and I can just sit back and relax in English until finals! Yippie!
So now I am going to go celebrate by doing something that doesn't involve staring at a computer screen. Until next time!
Friday, April 13, 2012
Don't Cross the Line
Today I have come to the conclusion that all the "be true to yourself" is a bunch of crap.
Let me explain: I think its great! And I think that everyone should be true to their self! Everyone tells us to be whoever we want to be, even if it means going against the social norms. The world pushes individuality (at least America does) and telling us to forget what everyone else thinks. But its really not true! What the world is really saying is "Be true to yourself, but don't cross the line."
We still have to conform to be what everyone else wants us to be. When we go in for a job interview, are we completely ourselves? No we aren't! We become what the potential employer wants us to be. Everyone is acting like they are someone else on a daily basis to be what everyone else wants us to be. Raise your hand (figuratively) if you have several personalities. I'm not talking about being crazy, but how many of you are one person at work, a different person at home, still another person when you're out with your friends and then a person completely different from the others when you are walking around by yourself.
Even though we are being bombarded by the message to be true to ourselves, we really aren't. We care to much about appearances and what other people will think of us to really be true to our self.
I started thinking about this when I had to read "The Death of a Salesman" for English this week. The main character, Willy Lowman, spends his entire life doing something he's not really good at because he's chasing the American Dream, the almighty dollar, the belief if you are popular and well liked you can do anything. He eventually kills himself so his family can collect the insurance and they would be better off. His oldest son finally comes to the conclusion that their family should not have been in the city with his father being a salesman, they should have moved in the country where they could do work with their hands, because that is what is in their blood and what they are good at. His youngest son though, follows his misguided father's idea that everyone can still get to the top. That is the American Dream. How wrong this is! By conforming to what the world wants of us, by following what everyone else is doing, we are essentially giving up who we really are!
The only person I can think of right now who makes an excellent example of someone who really is true to herself and doesn't care what anyone else thinks of her is Luna Lovegood from the Harry Potter series. I admire this girl because of it. From her giant hats of enchanted animals that she wears for the quidditch games, to her radish earrings, her clothes, her belief in all the things that she can't see. She's not crazy, in fact she's perfectly sane. She knows she doesn't really have friends but she doesn't care, it doesn't deter her. She is the person who will speak up and say what everyone is thinking, even if no one will say it. Luna has the rare personality makeup of that she doesn't care what anyone else thinks about her, she doesn't make herself what everyone else wants. She is who she is, she is not ashamed of it, and even if everyone is laughing at her, she won't change.
Yeah, I'm in a weird mood today. We're stuck, aren't we? Everyone wants to be true to themselves, but only a handful of people actually are. The rest of us are always acting.
So here's a trick, be true to yourself and for a few days be true to ONLY yourself. Don't put on an act, don't change when you are around different people. I'm sure some people reading this don't really think about the fact they have different acts around different people. But watch yourself for a little while, I'm sure you'll see that you do have different ways of acting.
Okay, I'm going to go be true to myself in the way of eatting a banana split, so until next time!!
Let me explain: I think its great! And I think that everyone should be true to their self! Everyone tells us to be whoever we want to be, even if it means going against the social norms. The world pushes individuality (at least America does) and telling us to forget what everyone else thinks. But its really not true! What the world is really saying is "Be true to yourself, but don't cross the line."
We still have to conform to be what everyone else wants us to be. When we go in for a job interview, are we completely ourselves? No we aren't! We become what the potential employer wants us to be. Everyone is acting like they are someone else on a daily basis to be what everyone else wants us to be. Raise your hand (figuratively) if you have several personalities. I'm not talking about being crazy, but how many of you are one person at work, a different person at home, still another person when you're out with your friends and then a person completely different from the others when you are walking around by yourself.
Even though we are being bombarded by the message to be true to ourselves, we really aren't. We care to much about appearances and what other people will think of us to really be true to our self.
I started thinking about this when I had to read "The Death of a Salesman" for English this week. The main character, Willy Lowman, spends his entire life doing something he's not really good at because he's chasing the American Dream, the almighty dollar, the belief if you are popular and well liked you can do anything. He eventually kills himself so his family can collect the insurance and they would be better off. His oldest son finally comes to the conclusion that their family should not have been in the city with his father being a salesman, they should have moved in the country where they could do work with their hands, because that is what is in their blood and what they are good at. His youngest son though, follows his misguided father's idea that everyone can still get to the top. That is the American Dream. How wrong this is! By conforming to what the world wants of us, by following what everyone else is doing, we are essentially giving up who we really are!
The only person I can think of right now who makes an excellent example of someone who really is true to herself and doesn't care what anyone else thinks of her is Luna Lovegood from the Harry Potter series. I admire this girl because of it. From her giant hats of enchanted animals that she wears for the quidditch games, to her radish earrings, her clothes, her belief in all the things that she can't see. She's not crazy, in fact she's perfectly sane. She knows she doesn't really have friends but she doesn't care, it doesn't deter her. She is the person who will speak up and say what everyone is thinking, even if no one will say it. Luna has the rare personality makeup of that she doesn't care what anyone else thinks about her, she doesn't make herself what everyone else wants. She is who she is, she is not ashamed of it, and even if everyone is laughing at her, she won't change.
Yeah, I'm in a weird mood today. We're stuck, aren't we? Everyone wants to be true to themselves, but only a handful of people actually are. The rest of us are always acting.
So here's a trick, be true to yourself and for a few days be true to ONLY yourself. Don't put on an act, don't change when you are around different people. I'm sure some people reading this don't really think about the fact they have different acts around different people. But watch yourself for a little while, I'm sure you'll see that you do have different ways of acting.
Okay, I'm going to go be true to myself in the way of eatting a banana split, so until next time!!
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Surprises
Today was full of surprises. Some pleasant, some not so
pleasant.
The day started off with a phone call from my best friend
that was completely out of the blue! It woke me up and got me in a good mood to
start my day. But then after that, I found that our dishwasher was broken! So
now all the dishes have to be washed by hand, which is kind of annoying because
I’m a small germaphobe and have to do it alone. Just kinda gross for me.
I didn’t manage to get all of my studying done for tomorrow,
so that was kinda annoying. But then I had
another happy surprise call from my best friend, and had a break in work to
find a txt that made me smile. Then I came home and my TV wasn’t working for
the showing of NCIS, so my sister and I watched Glee. But as I’m writing this
it seems like it is working for NCIS:LA. Of course now the screen goes to crap
yet again. Anyway, lets see if maybe I can have another nice surprise today and
it will all work!!
Okay I’m done ranting now, and sadly that’s all the time I have
time for, ranting about tv shows. Here’s to a better tomorrow!! J
but altogether today has been pretty good!
Monday, April 9, 2012
School Issues
College is just one big headache. We're winding down in the time left in the semester, which means that our project assignments, tests as well as studying levels go WAY up!!! That and we have to start getting everything set up for our schooling next semester.
Today I had to get my mom to try and figure out why on earth my Dr.'s office hasn't gotten my shot records through to my new school yet (we've only tried it 3 times) while I signed myself up for a summer remedial math class. Tomorrow I have to fill out my housing application and get that sent in, study for some tests, edit my research paper and start preparing for finals as well as planning three nights of Worship service with my "sister" who lives 5 hours away for a youth revival my church is hosting in less than three weeks.
It's crunch time! And honestly I am glad that in a month I will be completely done with this semester. Of course I just have to survive the next few weeks. Any other students out there feeling the same way? I don't know about everyone else, but I have reached the point of being ready to be done with school. At least having different classes and a change of scenery.
Okay, stopping my rant now and signing off to go do some cramming before I go to bed. There simply aren't enough hours in the day to do everything!! At least tomorrow is Tuesday, its NCIS and NCIS:LA night!! <3
Goodnight!!
Today I had to get my mom to try and figure out why on earth my Dr.'s office hasn't gotten my shot records through to my new school yet (we've only tried it 3 times) while I signed myself up for a summer remedial math class. Tomorrow I have to fill out my housing application and get that sent in, study for some tests, edit my research paper and start preparing for finals as well as planning three nights of Worship service with my "sister" who lives 5 hours away for a youth revival my church is hosting in less than three weeks.
It's crunch time! And honestly I am glad that in a month I will be completely done with this semester. Of course I just have to survive the next few weeks. Any other students out there feeling the same way? I don't know about everyone else, but I have reached the point of being ready to be done with school. At least having different classes and a change of scenery.
Okay, stopping my rant now and signing off to go do some cramming before I go to bed. There simply aren't enough hours in the day to do everything!! At least tomorrow is Tuesday, its NCIS and NCIS:LA night!! <3
Goodnight!!
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Easter
Happy Easter everyone!! All I have time for today.
HE IS NOT HERE, HE IS RISEN!!!!! :D
Watch this!!!!
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God's Not Dead
HE IS NOT HERE, HE IS RISEN!!!!! :D
Watch this!!!!
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V V V V
God's Not Dead
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Ducks and Birthday's!
Yesterday afternoon I came home from shopping with some friends to find my two sisters in the living room setting up our old incubator and putting 18 duck eggs inside of it!! The nephew of a couple in our church found the eggs in his flower box and didn't want them, so we got them! We used to raise ducks years ago, but the last time we attempted it ended in disaster. They were big enough to place outside, so we set up a cage like we had done before, but the next morning we woke up to find 5 out of 6 had disappeared and the 6th and smallest one was dead.
So after that we couldn't even find the will to look for more eggs and dropped the yearly ordeal. But now We have 18, so hopefully at least 6 will hatch and we can once again be mommas!! I was informed by my sisters that all of them are going to have Star Wars names. I love Star Wars...but not sure how I feel about naming ducks after them...
So it's Saturday and I'm going to start and end the day with a party!! Don't worry, nothing bad. Just ones for some of my kids from work! I love being invited to their parties!
Anyway, the first one is over and the second one is at 6, and I still have some things I have to do today so pip-pip cherrio for now!
So after that we couldn't even find the will to look for more eggs and dropped the yearly ordeal. But now We have 18, so hopefully at least 6 will hatch and we can once again be mommas!! I was informed by my sisters that all of them are going to have Star Wars names. I love Star Wars...but not sure how I feel about naming ducks after them...
So it's Saturday and I'm going to start and end the day with a party!! Don't worry, nothing bad. Just ones for some of my kids from work! I love being invited to their parties!
Anyway, the first one is over and the second one is at 6, and I still have some things I have to do today so pip-pip cherrio for now!
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Question
Why do we roll up our windows?
I mean, everything is electic now, so there isn't much reason to "roll them up" anymore, why haven't we come up with something different?
Leave a comment with your thougths on the question!! :) Thats all I have time for today!
I mean, everything is electic now, so there isn't much reason to "roll them up" anymore, why haven't we come up with something different?
Leave a comment with your thougths on the question!! :) Thats all I have time for today!
Sunday, April 1, 2012
April Fools!!
HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY EVERYONE!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRED AND GEORGE WEASLEY!!!
Yes, I am in love with my Weasley twins! Who wouldn't be?
So here we come to the day where you can trust NO ONE! Seriously, don't even trust your mom. She's probably got some crazy plan cooked up to dump slime on you when you least expect it.
I would hate to have something important happen on this day, who could you tell that would actually believe you??
I wouldn't want to get proposed to on this day, cause thats just cruel.
I wouldn't want to find out that I'm pregnant on this day for two reasons.
1. The doctor might be pulling your leg
2. Who could you call? No one would believe you!!
I'd hate to be in a car accident on this day because if you tried telling someone they might not believe you :P talk about frustrating.
I'd hate to get a job call on this day.
Okay yeah...this is just not a good day for something important to happen! Let's just leave it at that.
So here's to you all on this day of pranks, keep each other safe, keep faith!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRED AND GEORGE WEASLEY!!!
Yes, I am in love with my Weasley twins! Who wouldn't be?
So here we come to the day where you can trust NO ONE! Seriously, don't even trust your mom. She's probably got some crazy plan cooked up to dump slime on you when you least expect it.
I would hate to have something important happen on this day, who could you tell that would actually believe you??
I wouldn't want to get proposed to on this day, cause thats just cruel.
I wouldn't want to find out that I'm pregnant on this day for two reasons.
1. The doctor might be pulling your leg
2. Who could you call? No one would believe you!!
I'd hate to be in a car accident on this day because if you tried telling someone they might not believe you :P talk about frustrating.
I'd hate to get a job call on this day.
Okay yeah...this is just not a good day for something important to happen! Let's just leave it at that.
So here's to you all on this day of pranks, keep each other safe, keep faith!
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