~Thursday, March 6, 2003~07:39 p.m.~
I keep wanting to call people by pet names - honey, sweety, sugar, darlin...help, what's got into me???
~Monday, March 3, 2003~11:53 p.m.~
I'm surprisingly awake, and wanting to do anything but study for cell biology or physics. Or human geography for that matter. Instead I want to fill out all my New Zealand forms. :) :) Hehehe...but back to physics I go...
~Monday, February 24, 2003~12:09 a.m.~
Well I had a very lovely birthday after all. And esteem is at an all time high, which of course isn't necessarily a good thing. ;) Had two people tell me I looked pretty at the party (and they really sounded sincere!) and had more tell me I'd lost weight (dad said face looked thinner...etc). Oh, and found out two guys had had crushes on me that I didn't even know about(see, I don't equate guys with actually being attracted to me - if I were a guy, I don't think I'd do me hehehe - stick to the gay guys who have an excuse not to be attracted!!! ding!). Err...what else. I got lotsa good stuff for my birthday - $25 worth of Starbucks cards, TWO bottles of Malibu rum, a travel journal and a keychain. I didn't even want people to bring me present, but I was so ecstatic to get them. People surprise me, yes indeed they do. Again, thinking back to freshman birthday year when I was so sad cuz all my best friends had just ripped me into pieces...yes, I've come a long way. I got tears in my eyes when everybody started singing Happy Birthday - thank goodness for dim lights!!! ;)
Gee whiz it's freezing in this house!!!!! And yet we're too cheap to turn on the heat. Maybe I have some gloves around here somewhere. OK, must sleep now! Or at least get under the comforters and get warmed up.
~Sunday, February 23, 2003~09:20 p.m.~ Party photos
Click the title above to see the party photos...or just click right here
~Sunday, February 23, 2003~11:57 a.m.~
Yay birthday parties. It went rather well I think. Only one case of nasty throwingupness. Other than that, all went well.
~Wednesday, February 19, 2003~09:07 a.m.~
No birthday presents people! Unless it's in the form of booze. ;)
~Tuesday, February 18, 2003~03:05 a.m.~
More Vitamin C on the menu for me...I've been getting weirdo bruises on my legs and feet and stuff. Not fun! Kinda weird actually. Anywho, it's late late late and time for bed...
~Sunday, February 16, 2003~07:53 p.m.~
I had a weird dream that Asia was mad at us and was going to cut their continent in half laterally and drop it on top of us to kill us all. But that would not happen until the year 4015. However, they did drop a huge desk and table on the U.S. which killed everybody above Kentucky. But then a virus came and people went crazy - the people who did not have the virus were trying to get it even though it was horribly disfiguring and painful. But I didn't get it because I was immune for some reason. Anywho, weird huh?
~Saturday, February 15, 2003~12:11 p.m.~
http://etrata.home.attbi.com/flash/pepperbanana.swf
~Saturday, February 15, 2003~11:24 a.m.~
Yay drunken fun!! Well, drunkness is better than doing the whole "wah I don't have a guy" type deal. I think I've maybe gotten to the point where it's been 22 years without a guy, so I don't need one so much. Or at least I keep telling myself that! Anyways I don't think I'd know what to do with a guy if I got one. :) Valentines Day went better than expected I guess. Still not cool though. But at least all my friends bash it with me...well most of them. Jeff bought us balloons and candy, which was sweet. Then Megan and I went for fun times at Jasons. We had REALLY f*ckin hot chicken nuggets with buffalo sauce and fried zucchini that turned out OK. Then drinking of course ensued, and I ended up sleeping on the bathroom floor somehow next to Jason. Don't know how I managed to sleep on a cold floor but I guess MD 20/20 will do that to you. Moved it to the couch at about 4am which was better. Woke up with nails painted black and wearing two of Jason's shirts. At least I got to use my free Chik-Fil-A chicken biscuit coupon this morning...it was deelish. Ya know, I think I'm rambling, and it's time for me to take a shower and get home to Conyers to see my kitties. *GRIN* LOOOOVE my Blackberry. Yeah I'm weird.
~Thursday, February 13, 2003~11:58 p.m.~
Does anybody read this thang?
~Wednesday, February 12, 2003~11:42 p.m.~
I hate drama. Drama sucks. I had enough drama freshman year to last a lifetime. But parties rule. So I'm having one. And it coincides with my birthday. How spiffy is that? And my hair feels REALLY nice tonite because I got a free sample of some conditioner in the mail today. It's all silky smooth! Oh, I quit CA. Go me. And...I have a physics test tomorrow. And I have to time the taking of my pill just right cuz it makes me super sleepy exactly one hour after consumption. And...next week I have no tests, no CA, no physics lab...Know what that means? Fun times for all! Cuz next week is major-cooking week! Jason has tons o' nifty ideas for food, and we have to try making meatballs too before the party, cuz Jeff got me the recipe for the meatballs. :-D :-D :-D And maybe Boneshakers' 80's night will be involved...And I get paid this Friday! Yes! And I'm going to friggin New Zealand! So things aren't looking so bad after all. Yippee doo dah day.
~Sunday, February 9, 2003~09:47 p.m.~ MY EYES! THE PAIN! AAAAH!!!!
Holy seizures batman! Go here and click on all the links to drive yourself mad. MAD I SAY!!!
http://members.cox.net/lxix/ithurts/
~Sunday, February 9, 2003~10:24 a.m.~
I had the weirdest dream last night. My dad was making me parallel park (at least I think it was my dad) and we were looking for a street that had lines on it but where there were no cars. So we went into a neighborhood and we were looking for a flat place. There was one of those signs that shows when deer crossings are, only there was a buffalo on it instead of a deer. And there was also flashing lights like there are in school zones. The sign was flashing, and I was like "yeah whatever". But we went over the hill, and suddenly there were 3 or 4 buffalo/bison things crossing the road. Then there was this REALLY weird creature that we couldn't decide if it was evil or not. It was green and kinda insect like, but with a flat face that extended. Very odd. And huge. And there was also an ocelot cat thing. And that's really all I can remember. That's the most I've remembered of a dream in awhile, so that's a plus. :) Hope you were entertained a bit.
~Wednesday, February 5, 2003~11:53 a.m.~
So I woke up this morning and was like "What the heck, might as well weigh myself." So I did...and had to double check the scale. It said I'd lost 10 lbs in a month. Hurrah. Maybe it was just a fluke thing though. Might have to check again tomorrow. Cuz I checked about a week ago and it said I'd only lost like 4 lbs...6 lbs in a week? Is that normal? Maybe it's the loverly meeeedddiiiicine.
~Tuesday, February 4, 2003~11:21 p.m.~
Pleeeeease let this week be over with. One exam down, two to go. I've been gone from 730am this morning and I just now got home (it's almost 1130). That's 16 hours of crappola. I took a cell biology test today and tomorrow I have a human geography test. I won't be home until after midnite tomorrow night either, because I have a test on Thursday also. Please please please let this week be done with!!!!!!!!!
~Sunday, February 2, 2003~05:08 a.m.~ I think I has the solution!
No more staying up till 5am...nope nope nope
~Thursday, January 30, 2003~10:34 p.m.~
Anyways, I know I have my flaws, and I know I'm happy to have gotten them to pay for my stuff thus far. But my mom has a hell of a lack of tact and timing...
~Thursday, January 30, 2003~09:06 p.m.~
So I had my whole future planned out as of yesterday...thinking I'd go to grad school, thinking my parents would help me pay...But it seems now that my future is uncertain. My mom has recently freaked out at me, and I believe I have been officially cut off financially. Well, I get money until December 2003, then I am cut off. This came after the email of her telling me I should get thinner, eat less candy (funny, I can't remember the last time I had a candy bar)...and now she says that I have been lucky to have them give me money this far into college, and she went on to point out my friends who had put themselves through college. I must point out that I have offered time and time again to get a job that gave me more hours, and my dad always told me that I needed to focus on school and not work over 20 hours a week. And I must also point out that my nearly 25 year old brother is still being supported by them and he lives over the garage and doesn't pay rent. Direct quote time! "You have been lucky that we could pay for it for you but I think it has given you too much leisure time on your hands. That is just my opinion
and I hope that I am wrong."
"You have been under the protection of your parents long enough and after Dec. 2003, we will pay limited things for you but not for school." I must further point out here that my brother went to college for almost 6 years and he lost HOPE and they payed for all of his tuition...
OK, here are some of my very favorite quotes
"YOu know that Dad and I love every ounce of you and we don't care what you weigh. We just want you to be healthy and happy. I would like to see you eat a little less candy but other than that, I want you to be happy. There is a lot of prejudice against people who are overweight so we worry about that for your sake. Your happeness is most important to us."
"You know that you are a little overweight...no body has to point that out and I think that you might be more comfortable if you were thinner."
"I have no problem with you going to grad school. I welcome it. I applaud it. I don't think that Dad and I should pay for it however. We will be happy to help you when we can but we are ready to do a little traveling and Dad would like to retire. He has worked for 35 years and would like to enjoy his old age." - This was after they had led me to believe that I should go to grad school as soon as possible after I graduate so they could help me financially...Anyways, cell biology reading time.
~Sunday, January 26, 2003~01:24 p.m.~
I found out yesterday that my favorite skunk from Wolf Hollow had died in August. Apparently after I left she got a really bad eye infection that would not heal, so they had to put her down. Apparently nobody told me cuz they knew I'd be heartbroken. Poor Petunia. I was the one who fed her when she had to be bottle fed...I felt like I raised her. And when she got older and I'd go out to feed her she would always come up to me and nuzzle my hand...She was the best skunk ever! At least Dana was there for her in the end - He loved her as much as I did. :( So everybody take a moment of silence for Petunia, the best skunk in the world!
~Friday, January 24, 2003~01:10 a.m.~
So Megan and I received 6,000 pieces of gum in the mail today. They came in two very large boxes...We just played around in the packs cuz there are so many of them we can be buried in them. Should make for interesting pictures. Somehow we have to distribute them all...get rid of them in some form or fashion. So...if you live within a 30 mile radius of us and want some gum, come on over!!!
~Monday, January 20, 2003~10:15 p.m.~
Congrats to Uncle Tony on the Golden Globe :)
~Friday, January 17, 2003~12:53 a.m.~
I was amused by this, so I decided to put it on my pitas page...It's an IM I got on Yahoo Messenger...
hi i am ronnie sharma , male 26 india , happy new year mam , care to chat mam , but plz mam no lie nad no flirt plz , as i respect women hood alot , plz care abotu health and take foods at time and pay my respect to mom nad dad . hope u will talk to me
~Wednesday, January 15, 2003~12:16 a.m.~
I've decided that I want to marry all the hobbits and elves, and just have myself a harem. Yessiree!
~Monday, January 13, 2003~12:23 p.m.~ Mindless rant
What is it that makes men such bad listeners and bad observationists? Are they just really self-absorbed? Are they dense? Or what? I could probably shave my head and grow a beard and no guy would notice. Take this guy Jeremy for instance. I've told him about 10 times that I am going to New Zealand in May...and he still forgets and will be like "What are you doing this summer?" I have thousands of examples just like this, 99% of them dealing with the male species. And then there are the type of males that just talk and talk and you could be a rock for all they care, just so long as they are talking at some object. Anyways, that is my rant for the day. Ding! I'm just beginning to lose faith in humanity...*sigh* So how is everybody else doing?
~Friday, January 3, 2003~06:00 p.m.~
Why do I only get hit on by scary men?? I went to get an oil change today at the Jiffy Lube. I asked the guy if I could get an oil change, and he's like "Yes, but you have to give me your phone number first." I'm like "uh...huh?" And he said "How old are you? Do you have a boyfriend? Can I have your number?" I told him I had a boyfriend and he's like "You don't like black men?" I was like "I just want an oil change!!!" Kinda flattering, except he kept calling me into the garage from the lobby and trying to talk to me...and then he'd leer at me and wolf whistle and crap. I JUST WANTED AN OIL CHANGE!!!!
~Friday, January 3, 2003~01:03 p.m.~
I can't believe I played FIVE hours of Kingdom Hearts last night. Jeff and I are gonna beat this game soon...It kicks ass though. The 5 hours that he, his sister and I played seemed more like 30 minutes. Anywho back to Athens I go...
~Tuesday, December 31, 2002~04:30 p.m.~
What a disjointed day...Come back to Athens and find my alarm clock MIA, the toilet seat up in my bathroom (strange man usage?), strange black hairs in my shower(more strange person usage?), my shaving creme missing, and I cut myself badly in the shower...I think I need to go back to bed...OK I'm weird... :-P
~Tuesday, December 31, 2002~02:07 p.m.~
Woohoo! I won! I bugged BMG enough for them to refund my money on 2 CDs, and also the other 3 CDs are getting sent back so when those get there, even more money for me! Yay!! Take that stupid CD company. (I wrote them three times). Mu haha!
~Monday, December 30, 2002~07:18 p.m.~
Anybody for Mr. Spock singing the ballad of Bilbo Baggins? http://homepage.mac.com/msparby/.Movies/bbaggins.mov
~Saturday, December 28, 2002~08:34 p.m.~ Tunnel to remember
Doesn't this look like a fun tunnel to go into!! http://dougiamas.com/images/200101/nz/index.php?image=homer-tunnel.jpg&d=d.html
~Friday, December 27, 2002~09:37 p.m.~ *giggle*
Hehehe...thanks to Megan for this link to a parody of Two Towers - http://pub98.ezboard.com/fhowiedaytradingboardfrm44.showMessage?topicID=1742.topic
~Thursday, December 26, 2002~05:04 p.m.~
I dreamt I was taking the GREs but I was in a crowded room with loud people and it was on paper...I got up to go to the bathroom and came back and somebody had stolen my test so I had to start over. It sucked. Then I dreamt that I ran into Laurie on Broad Street in front of the Bourbon Street bar. So I punched her. A very nice dream. But then when my mom and I were driving to Conyers I saw Amanda driving the other day and hadn't seen her in 3 years. Coincidence? Hmmm....
~Wednesday, December 25, 2002~11:37 p.m.~
Ah, that's better. It's December again!!!
~Sunday, August 25, 2002~04:47 p.m.~
And who wants to help April get super-in-shape?? It will involve lots of walking and jogging...and going to Ramsey...mmhmm...
~Sunday, August 25, 2002~03:51 p.m.~
New survey - do you think it's preferable to be slightly humorous or totally serious on an internship application when it asks "SPECIAL SKILLS (carpentry, vegetarian cook, massage therapy, etc.)" and "Write a brief essay explaining your motivations for seeking this internship and what unique qualities we can expect you to share with us.
Note: Don’t necessarily tell us what you think we want to hear." Advice anybody??
~Wednesday, December 25, 2002~01:39 p.m.~
Merry Christmas everybody!
~Tuesday, December 24, 2002~11:59 p.m.~
Eric showed me the strangest site tonite - I thought it was actually kinda humorous... http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com/index.html
~Tuesday, December 24, 2002~08:05 p.m.~
Woohoo I have 1/3 of the money I need for New Zealand raised...now only 66% more to earn...Ew when I put it that way it doesn't sound as good!
~Tuesday, December 24, 2002~02:07 p.m.~
Well today I feel better, so that is a good thing. Even though it's gross outside. Happy Christmas Eve to everybody!
~Monday, December 23, 2002~11:51 p.m.~
Ugh, I just realized that Phyllis died a year ago today. That'll put a damper on the Christmas spirit...not that I was really feeling it to begin with!! But anywho...somebody remind me of the blessings in my life! Quick!
~Sunday, December 22, 2002~12:26 a.m.~
Financial crisis time - my last two payments for my credit card ($300 worth of payments) are apparently floating out there somewhere in EVIL MAIL LAND!!!! I called the lady at the Credit Union and neither of them have arrived. So now I'm apparently over my lil limit (lovely Christmas shopping) and my checks are still out there! And then I find out that BMG, even though I haven't gotten anything in the mail from them since October, have sent me not one, not two, but THREE Cds in the mail, and that they have charged me for two other CDS that should have been free. And on top of that they've charged me a late fee for not paying for the CDs that were supposed to be free? So that's like $70 worth of CDs that they are charging me for that I am not supposed to be paying for!!! I think I'm gonna throw up. I'm really a good lil' bill payer, but I think somebody has got something against me...Grrrr...So, sending back the 3 CDs, and writing customer service about the other 2 cds. OK, done with my rant. I HATE MONEY!
~Friday, December 20, 2002~09:10 p.m.~
I think I'm starting to get caught up on sleep. At least, I'd better be! I slept 11 hours last night, and I just woke up from a 3 hour nap. And I'm still tired!! Maybe by tomorrow I will be back to my normal chipper self. :-P I'll just be glad when 2003 starts. Get this year over with already!!
~Thursday, December 19, 2002~05:26 p.m.~
It's a blah day...blah blah blah
~Wednesday, December 18, 2002~09:36 p.m.~
Well, the Christmas dinner went very well. I'm always glad to just hang out and relax with my good friends. We had steak (ok, it was a little tough) with mushroom and onions gravy (YUM - kudos to Jeff!), mashed potatoes (kudos to me!), greenbean casserole (kudos to Megan!), and delicious alcoholic drinks (kudos to Miranda the bartender!) and salad to boot. We did the whole candlelight/Christmas lights/Christmas music thing, and I must say it's the most relaxed I've been in a long time. Then we opened presents and I loved 'em all - Mira gave me some nifty calendars, Jeff got me some body wash and spray that I'm about to use, and Megan got me some CDs that I've been wanting forever! Yay! So we're gonna go to Boneshakers purty soon...fun times!! I'm gonna go try out that body wash now. :)
~Wednesday, December 18, 2002~12:35 p.m.~
Me so confused...new email from the mother
April,
I actually forgot to ask if there was anything else that you might want for Christmas. I know that I can't buy you any clothes so I will just give you money to go to the store and buy if you need anything....you might want to save for your trip to New Zealand....I know you will need some things. Anyway, I got some clothes for Brian at TJ but I was worried about you not haveing anythiing to open at Christmas as you already have your grill and cartridge....the cartridge doesn't really count as it was a school thing anyway. Can you think of anything practical that I would not mind buying for you for Christmas that you need????????
~Sunday, December 15, 2002~08:49 p.m.~
Merry Christmas to me - Just bought myself a George Foreman grille, lovely drinking glasses, and a new ink cartridge! Go me...
~Sunday, December 15, 2002~02:07 p.m.~
I sent a couple emails to my mom telling her what I wanted for Christmas...so she replies... "Since you are a big girl now and don't really believe in Santa Claus.....I'm sorry to tell you that he is not real......I was wondering if you could just go to the store and get whichever George Forman grill suits you and whichever color cartridge you want and need and put the price on our VISA or yours and we will pay it off. You know how I hate to shop and especially
this time of year."
I don't think I want to go home to Conyers for Christmas...
~Sunday, November 10, 2002~10:51 a.m.~
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEFF!!!!
~Thursday, November 7, 2002~01:44 p.m.~
Wow, I'm totally dead today...I can barely move. But it was so worth it. Last night Miranda, Jeff, Rachel and Tommy (and I!) all worked for Dave at his catering business. It was a Christmas party for a place called Cryolife. It was hard work but I actually had a lot of fun. I washed dishes for like 3 hours though. But it's all good. I worked from around 4pm to 2am, pretty much nonstop. On my feet for 10 hours. I think that is why my little left toe is totally numb still. Kinda freaking me out. I think I might have pinched a nerve or something. Anyways it was interesting times. All 400 of the guests had formal wear so it was interesting to see that. It was kinda like looking at a prom, only with older people. They all started line dancing at about 11pm. Early on in the night, this old guy stops me and says "Hey, your bathrooms are too small." I'm like..."I'm sorry." (not knowing what else to say. So he says "But it's ok because you are doing such a good job. You are so cute and sweet I could just kiss you!" I said "Thanks, I think." And then he held out his hand to shake hands and said "Hi, I'm Frank" so I gave him my hand and he kissed it! Anywho that was interesting. I ran back to the kitchen, my face as red as a beet. Anywho, so it was hard work and I'm so sore today...But I'm going to work again next Saturday. Woohoo!
~Wednesday, November 6, 2002~02:30 a.m.~
I would just like to say for the record that insomnia gets old really fast!!
~Wednesday, December 4, 2002~09:59 p.m.~
Man, I want classes to be cancelled tomorrow...Come on ice!
~Wednesday, December 4, 2002~09:20 a.m.~
Who is sleepy? ME ME ME!!! Who is going to get caffeine at Starbucks? ME ME ME!!! Umm...there really was no point to this post. None at all. Go away. :)
~Saturday, November 30, 2002~08:10 p.m.~ Somebody has FAR too much time on their hands
Researching my beetle paper for ecology, I found this awful poem...It's longer but I just put the ending of it on here...Entitled "A parody, lyrics written by Dick Beeman. As you read, hum the tune of "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General" from the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, Pirates of Penzance." YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!
Tribolium castaneum, the finest insect in the nation,
Perfectly adapted to the laboratory situation,
Seldom flies, small genome size, omnivorous and vigorous,
Amenable to genetic manipulation rigorous.
A tolerance of crowding overpowering to muse upon,
Life cycle marked by brevity; Longevity--Methuselan.
Prolific and adaptable; like rats, they'll always be upon us,
Noted for promiscuous abandonment to sex anon'mous.
Though culturing Tribolium brings tedium deplorable
The problem with most other bugs is medium unstorable.
If you propose to study other insects, I must question why
A scientist would waste time with mosquitoes or the Hestian Fly.
Tribolium castaneum is the apex of creation.
All of Science gazes toward Manhattan for its inspiration.
Species similarities in general are minimal,
But it's the very model of a higher diploid animal.
Yes, species similarities in general are minimal,
but it's the very model of a higher diploid animal.
~Saturday, November 30, 2002~05:40 p.m.~
Holy bajeezes y'all...I've been eating turkey for 4 days now. I never want another turkey sandwich...ever!!
~Wednesday, November 27, 2002~08:53 p.m.~ Hmmm
OK, so this is what the coordinator of the New Zealand looks like... Not exactly what I was expecting. Y'all go look and tell me what you think. New Zealand Fella
~Tuesday, November 26, 2002~06:08 p.m.~
Yeah, so this email from my mom was about the funniest thing I've read in about a year:
Please just FYI ( to keep in mind)......you and I both have very feminine, sweet, sexy, soft, voices and so be careful....just to bear in mind that this is a fact and we could easily get a job on the 900 phone line. Get a
little larengitis and men go wild over it on the phone. It is our curse!!
~Monday, November 25, 2002~09:13 p.m.~
Guess what? I made it through Monday!!!!
~Monday, November 25, 2002~12:18 p.m.~ Holidays suck!
Email from my mom
We are going to go to Rita and David's for
Thanksgiving where there will be a lot of people...a few of whom I know but
since they are David and Rita's friends, I know I will like most of them and
have a great time. You and Brian are invited as well if you wish to eat
with us.
~Wednesday, November 20, 2002~03:53 p.m.~
My mom now says "April, I agree that being a vet would not be a good thing for you."
WTF???
~Wednesday, November 20, 2002~12:07 a.m.~
Alrighty I'm in a much better mood now. Hurrah! So...here's a survey...I can't decide whether to go to S. Africa or to New Zealand. So here's the plusses of S. Africa: get to deal with amazing African wildlife, learn survival skills, see if I can live w/o electricity for a month...plusses of New Zealand: the people sponsoring seem more helpful and nice, seems more organized, is cheaper, never been to New Zealand, would get to swim with dolphins and walk on a glacier, where Lord of the Rings was filmed...So help me out people! Where do you think I should go????
~Tuesday, November 19, 2002~08:24 a.m.~
So apparently a doctorate in animal behavior is not good enough for my mother. Apparently nothing short of being a veterinarian is going to give me enough money to survive on. So what if vet school would kill me, so what if I don't like cutting up animals, so what if I DON'T WANT TO BE A VET...if i liked animals, I would be a vet because that is the best way to help animalss. NOTE SARCASM!!
~Monday, November 18, 2002~08:19 p.m.~
Err...OK so my mom finally figured out that I don't want to be a veterinarian. Or maybe figured out isn't a good word...maybe a better term would be recognized. She was blinded by her desire for me to be a rich doctor. In an email today she says "I was a little upset that you have changed your career choice." Yeah, so when have I ever said I wanted to be a veterinarian? Not since like kindergarten!!! Go figure...
~Saturday, November 16, 2002~09:43 p.m.~
So my mom is giving me a semi-hard time about going to South Africa. I've gotten emails that she wants me to find out everything I can about their political situation, etc etc...She never got this freaked out over Kenya, which in my opinion was far more dangerous. First she's like "Check out the political situation!" OK, Kenya had friggin tribal wars and bandit rebel peoples...South Africa is probably one of the most "civilized" of all the African countries. So first she is freaking out about me going, then she says she wants to go with me and says maybe it will be cheaper for us just to both go alone. OK, so the thing I'm doing is a 28 day course where I get a certificate for game ranging. I learn to shoot rifles, learn how to guide tourists, learn names, medicinal uses of plants, etc etc. I live without electricity. I sleep in a tent. This does not sound like a trip my 58 year old mother should be partaking in. But it is something I need to be going. This is like the ultimate test for me. Raising this money, going on this "hardcore" trip...Experiencing what I'm going to be experiencing. I can't have my mother going along...That just wouldn't be right. I can't find a way to tell her this stuff nicely, but this trip is something I must do alone. She still has some fantasy that I'm going to be a cat/dog veterinarian. She looks at me with a sort of disdain when I try to tell her what I want to do. She sneers and says "So you're going to be a zookeeper..." Her friends still come up to me asking "So I hear you're going to be a vet?" So anywho...I wrote her an emailing saying that I would be going on this trip with or without her support, and that we could go somewhere together another time. I know she wants to go to Africa...so if I pay for my trip to South Africa alone then we can still have money to go somewhere like Tanzania, to the Serengheti and the Ngorogoro Crater and Zanzibar. Yes indeedy. Alrighty, now that I've gotten that out of my system... Hehe...
~Saturday, November 16, 2002~02:22 p.m.~ Hmmm
Daily Horoscope: Today you might find yourself thinking about travel to strange and exotic places, or becoming interested in esoteric fields of knowledge. You could well want to look beneath the surface of any situation that comes your way - and today you are more inclined than usual to keep at it until you find the truth.
~Friday, November 15, 2002~12:17 a.m.~
Oh, and people who think they are better than others. Yeah...
~Friday, November 15, 2002~12:14 a.m.~
I've decided that I do not like cynics, and I do not like posers. Everybody else, you are cool. But cynics and posers can go to the moon for all I care. :)
~Tuesday, November 12, 2002~11:45 p.m.~
The focus of the program is hands on field work and includes the following aspects: plant id and medicinal uses of vegetation, id, ecology and behavior of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, animal tracks and tracking; communication skills; trail guiding and leadership, basic astronomy; orienting in the bush, basic 4X4 driving skills; rifle handling; approaching dangerous game on foot; guide-client etiquette, and research techniques.
A typical day at the training facility would begin around 6am with a game drive or a walk, both including educational aspects of the local environment. Special activities include: overnight in the bush, guest lectures on photography, vet problems, how to choose the right rifle and more.
This course is hard-core and not for those who need to be pampered. Come prepared to work and play hard and you will be rewarded. Do not bring items requiring electricity - there isn't any available. Do not bring portable electronics. The local conditions will ruin most electronic devices.
TEEHEE...
~Tuesday, November 12, 2002~06:47 p.m.~
Dude, I'm SO GOING TO SOUTH AFRICA!!! OK, so I still have to raise like...$3500...but I don't care. If I have to sell my soul, I *WILL* get there!!! Nothin's gonna stop me!
~Monday, November 11, 2002~12:35 p.m.~
Hmm so what is going on in my life? Not too much. I feel boring. Wednesday I'm going to a concert...Right now I am praying campus mail isn't delivering so I don't have to go to work. For ecology lab we had to go through the (dense) woods to measure the diameter of trees. There was no trail so we had to make our own. It pretty much sucked. It would have been fun if it hadn't been raining. Damn, just got the call from Debbie...seems the campus mail got their usual batch of mail in today. yeah right! The post office is closed today...that so says they are backed up. They say they never get backed up, but they lie!!! Grrrr....Well guess I'm off to work then.
~Tuesday, November 5, 2002~12:50 a.m.~
Dawgs After Dark, Friday night - we have casino night (yeah! CRAPS!!!), Tarot Card Readers, Caricature Artists , Comedian and Writer MO ROCCA! Of The Daily Show, and of course, FREE FOOD!!! So, who's up for it? Hmm?? Oh, and then we have Austin Powers: Goldmember...Woohoo party time!
~Sunday, November 3, 2002~04:49 p.m.~
WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE WANT FOR CHRISTMAS?????????!!!!?????
~Sunday, November 3, 2002~12:18 p.m.~ 10 Heavens on Earth
So I'm bored, and I thought this needed to written down before I forget it...which will maybe happen someday...10 most beautiful places I've been to (not in a particular order)
1. Capetown, South Africa
2. Iguazu Falls, Argentina
3. Kenya (all over)
4. San Juan Islands, Washington State
5. Galapagos Islands
6. Tuscany, Italy
7. Hawaii (Maui and the big island)
8. Keukenhof, the Netherlands
9. The Cayes in Belize
10. Grand Cayman Island
~Sunday, November 3, 2002~12:08 p.m.~ 10 Heavens on Earth
So I'm bored, and I thought this needed to written down before I forget it...which will maybe happen someday...10 most beautiful places I've been to (not in a particular order)
1. Capetown, South Africa
2. Iguazu Falls, Argentina
3. Kenya (all over)
4. San Juan Islands, Washington State
5. Galapagos Islands
6. Tuscany, Italy
7. Hawaii (Maui and the big island)
8. Keukenhof, the Netherlands
9. The Cayes in Belize
10. Grand Cayman Island
~Saturday, November 2, 2002~01:08 a.m.~
Holy crap! I found a lot more secrets on homestarrunner. This is great! OK so I've been on the page for the last two hours....Must sleep now!
~Thursday, October 31, 2002~02:11 p.m.~ Ahh...4 days of doing absolutely nothing!
Happy Halloween people!!! This is a great day. Why? Because I'm not at work, and I'm not at school! Isn't that great??? I thought so. I LOVE FALL BREAK!!!! I think this is like the first time I've had the house to myself this year. ;-) So what do I do? Clean up a bit. Yucky sink...ewwww...Anywho...
For those of you wondering, our party went purty well. The end was a bit weird, cuz I don't really remember it...haha...but anywho, the costumes were all awesome, the drinks were good, and the people were great. So, yeah. :)
I've got my school schedule all set for next semester. It is gonna be purty kickass says me. I've got class from 11am-445pm Tuesday and Thursday, and a lab at 1010 on Wednesday. So...Mondays and Fridays are totally free! WOOHOO!!! Well, except I'm gonna be working. But still...WOOHOO!! :) And I'm taking, women's studies (hmmm it looked like the easiest class for a social science credit), animal behavior, physics and developmental biology. Not too shabby, hopefully not TOO difficult either.
Hmm...what else to say...I'm going to Conyers today, so hopefully I won't die of boredom. I do have a lab report due on Monday so I will probably be writing that. Joy. Anywho, talk to y'all later!!!
~Monday, October 28, 2002~10:26 p.m.~ My embarrassing story of the day
OK, so, I was in the Reed Community office, with my back to the door, talking to the people in there. I put my hand back to grab the door handle to open it so I could leave, not knowing there was a guy behind me. I GRABBED HIS CROTCH!!! I think my face was red for about 30 minutes...OK yes, so now I cannot show my face in Reed for about 13 years.
~Tuesday, October 22, 2002~10:45 p.m.~
I just tried on my corset again...and suddenly realized, "Dear god what was I thinking???"
~Thursday, October 17, 2002~06:25 p.m.~
Yo yo yo - I would just like to take this time to do a lil' advertisement to a certain party next Friday night (October 25th). Be there, and if you ain't in a costume we get to do bad stuff to you. ;)
~Friday, October 11, 2002~06:55 a.m.~ WTF?
Well My Flock,
That last e-mail was supposed to begin "Hello Folks," but a bit o' the old the old typo set in. I suppose that in a way you guys are my flock, which is not to say that you're sheep, but that I'm always looking out for you
all :) Graze On.
Your Shepherd,
~Gary
~Monday, October 7, 2002~12:40 a.m.~ Yay!
Here's what I just bought... http://www.crcwnet.com/~midnight/ebay/6710green.jpg
Tell me whatcha think! You gotta scroll to the bottom to see the picture
~Sunday, September 29, 2002~01:21 a.m.~ Be prepared...
http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte032f/misc/banana.swf
I don't know whether to laugh or cry! You can click on the link above if you want...
~Thursday, September 26, 2002~03:10 a.m.~
Jeff and I proved tonite that Boneshakers is still a hot spot and a fun place to go on a Wednesday night. First we went to Uptown Lounge and got a couple drinks, then we went to Boneshakers and danced till 2am! It was fabulous - they played awesome songs (it was 80's night). We saw Will and Chris there and danced with them for awhile. Then we were going to the Grill to sober up and met these two guys, Eric and Michael who were both really cool. They came along with us for some Feta Fries and stuff. I had a blast tonight, more fun than I've had in a really really long time! YAY! Gotta sleep now though...Goodnight!
~Wednesday, September 25, 2002~11:34 a.m.~
I really wish my right leg would stop cramping up, and my ears would stop popping, and my headache would go away...yesh...all these things and April would be a happy camper. Indeed.
~Monday, September 23, 2002~01:44 a.m.~
I think I've found the perfect weight loss program. One hour of swimming (approximately 50-60 laps) three times a week and one hour or more of "Dance Dance Revolution" 5 days a week. :) I'll be buff!!! Woohoo!!! OK, what's up with people cancelling plans on me lately? Hmm?? Do you not like my company? :-P Anywho, it's almost 2am and I have to get up at like 630am...Yeesh. Goodnight!
~Sunday, September 22, 2002~05:17 p.m.~
Yesterday I went to a Sister Hazel concert at Emory. It was nifty. I like free concerts with free food. Diane, Katie, and Amanda were there. Nice to see familiar faces as always. I'm in Conyers right now and I have a headache. That's about it. yup
~Wednesday, September 18, 2002~12:57 a.m.~
Good news - I got a 98 on my microbiology test. Bad news, I have a HUGE genetics exam tomorrow...and then an ecology exam!! And I'm going to get like 4 hours of sleep at the most tonight. Wah...
~Tuesday, September 17, 2002~08:15 a.m.~
Society has hit a low...Don't you think you're a bit TOO addicted to your cell phone when you are talking on it in the bathroom stall ON THE TOILET????
~Sunday, September 15, 2002~08:42 p.m.~
The best advice yet...courtesy of Bill... "April, memories of tests come and go, but butterflies, sweaty palms and first kisses, fleeting though they may be, will sweetly haunt you forever...."
~Thursday, September 12, 2002~08:30 a.m.~
This whole waking up every hour throughout the night thing is getting way old! That's it, I'm takin a sleepy time pill tonite!!
~Wednesday, September 11, 2002~10:43 p.m.~ Men, don't read any further
I hate PMS!! I've been in such a bad mood for the past few days...It's getting annoying. Bad nerves, bad mood, it sucks! I'm even whinier than usual. ;) Anywho...yes...off to bed I go...
~Wednesday, September 11, 2002~05:50 p.m.~ Can somebody say "GAG!!"?
"The soared together on wings of delight, she clinging to him and he to her as they were lifted ever higher toward the peak of fulfillment. The stars became their companions, the clouds their bed and downy pillows, and suddenly the sun, a brilliant, chattering force, exploded about them, showering them with sparkling bits of multicolor light, and sending them floating back toward earth on an iridescent rainbow."
First of all, can a sun chatter? Second, WHY DO I READ THESE AWFUL BOOKS????????
~Sunday, September 8, 2002~09:04 p.m.~
So the question of the day is - which is better - hot pants or hot boots?
~Saturday, September 7, 2002~08:23 p.m.~
I think I have finally found my path I will take for the next couplle years. First, I will take 2-3 classes next spring, then spend summer travelling a lot...Then in the fall take the remaining classes I need to graduate, then get a 6 month internship (or 9 month) somewhere...Then I will go to grad school (hopefully!). I think it sounds perfect, what do you think?
~Sunday, September 1, 2002~02:33 p.m.~
Holy moly I just slept 14 and a half hours - guess I was more tired than I thought!
~Saturday, August 31, 2002~08:52 p.m.~
Well, today was purty nice...except for the dreary weather and the fact that I am utterly exhausted. I'm all bummed out for some reason, but I'm pretty sure the weather is to blame. Maybe I should try some of the St. Johns Wort stuff...But it just doesn't seem right to be taking pills with the word "Wort". I hate how weather and seasons affect me!!! I helped Jason out with his lil' AIDS Coalition gameday parking lot dealio cuz...well, what else did I have to do? Plus I am a sucker for card games and Jason is a purty cool dude. There were some resident racoons (2 babies and a mother) that lived on the steps of the building we were at. The security guard (who was pretty cute!) was feeding them peanuts. Hehe.
One of my coworkers made fun of how I talk a couple days ago. I didn't think it was very nice, and he kept doing it. You know, how sometimes I can't speak all that well - I sorta stutter and just can't seem to form words? Well, he kept mimicking me. It made me feel really bad cuz I am self concious about it. So I got mad, and we ended up not speaking to each other for the rest of the shift. I just don't like being made fun of!!! Is that so wrong?
Anywho...I'm gonna hang out w/ me friends now. Later taters.
~Wednesday, August 28, 2002~10:26 p.m.~
http://www.homestarrunner.com/marshie.html
~Saturday, August 24, 2002~03:47 p.m.~
58 degrees in Friday Harbor, 80 in Grand Cayman, and FRIGGIN 107 here!!!!! Hmm...this just isn't right...
~Thursday, August 22, 2002~05:39 p.m.~
It's Miranda's birthday!! Yay! She is 22, and it's the 22nd - that has to mean something special. YAY MIRANDA! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
~Monday, August 19, 2002~11:54 p.m.~
Married at 16 to the sensual, powerful Lord Nicolas de Rochambeau, the fiery Johanna de Pomeray defied her husband who presumed to buy her obeisance with precious silks and jewels. By day the castle resounded with his demands, and with her bold protests. But by night he wooed his dark-haired beauty, who could not resist the depths of his molten passion...
~Sunday, August 18, 2002~11:08 a.m.~
Well, I am back - a little darker, and with lots of evil mosquito bites. I had a lot of fun - it was gorgeous there. Lovely blue torquois water, white sand...it was really cool. Stacey and I saw a barracuda, and I nearly ran into a stingray...the snorkeling was gorgeous there. Want to do more!!!
I can't believe school is starting tomorrow morning. It sorta kinda rushed up on me there. I'm taking ecology and lab, genetics, mycology and lab, and microbiology. I am an official South Campus Brat...this will be the first semester that I have never had any class on North Campus. Yippee! Hurrah! :-P I sure hope Jeff doesn't forget to call me to drive me back to Athens!!! Cuz there are no people here to take me back. Eep! Anywho, y'all are gonna have to wait on pictures I think cuz they ain't developed yet. :) Later! I must eat!
~Tuesday, August 13, 2002~07:25 p.m.~
Well, tomorrow I am off for Grand Cayman island - NOT the Grand Canyon as my brother had thought...I'm definitely excited, and my friend Stacey is comin along. She gets free passes too on the airlines, and she has travelled almost as much as me. :) Anywho, maybe I'll come back with a tan *teehee*.
Then it's back to school time! I'm pretty much ready to start back now...I've got it so I'm never in a class after 2pm, so I can get hours working in the mailroom. Yay! Well I gotta go get finished up packing. Yay! :-P
