Home Grown Country Girl

Mood: Tired
Listening to: The ceiling fan

What a long day.  Tomorrow shouldnt be so bad. I got 2 of the papers done [the two for this week] and this weekend Im going to get the 2 journal article reviews completed and the 2 papers that are due next week. Im also going to study for my midterm.  That should be about it, unless I get really into the whole writing papers thing and decide to bust out one of the bigger ones. You never know!

Kinda got some bad news today. Found out that the 4 year program Im enrolled in will take me longer than the financial aid will pay for. Basically, I'll go 6 months over what the government is allowing me. I do have an option. I can change my major completely to Communications with an emphasis in Healthcare. That will take me 1.5 years.  That just means I've done all of this crap this quarter for nothing! Ugh! In order to get into the communications program, you have to write an essay and be approved. That doesnt bother me though. You can still take 80% of the classes needed without declaring the major. I'll have to have at least 6 foriegn language classes.  So, I'm flip flopping between Spanish and Sign Language. I think Spanish would benefit me most, so I'll probably do that. Steve is good at Spanish, too. I know a little French, as I had 4 years of it in high school. Now, I can still get a totally different degree. I can get a Bachelors in Psychology, Bachelors in Criminal Justice, Bachelors in Technical of Applied Science, or Bachelors in Communications. I still have options, just not the one I wanted.  Oh well, c'est la vie!

Tomorrow Im going to go to school a bit early. Might do one of the 2 article reviews (if not both because he gave us a website we can use tonight to do them from!) and get them out of the way. That way, I can spend this weekend working on that 10 page paper. It's double spaced, so it won't be that bad. Can ya'll tell I'm dreading that?!  Mahahah!

Well, I've watched my shows [The Closer and Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat] and I think Im going to go relax for a bit. Milo is sick. Poor thing. He keeps throwing up and he's just sleeping. Im just leaving him be. Otis got out one of the potatoes from the bag of potatoes and was chewing on it. Wierdo.

After class I took my diploma [I got my diploma from my school today!!] to my grandparents house to show it off and everyone was there! Heather, Curtis, Uncle Michael, Mawmaw, Pawpaw, and Momma. We sat and talked for like an hour, after I got there, then one of Heather and Curtis' friends was having a baby and they wanted to go see it. She was literally in labor and Curtis' friend was freaking out! So he went to be with him. Anyway, after I left mawmaw and pawpaw's I went to momma's. Played with Gloria for a bit and hung out. Then, I came home. I ate some supper and watched my shows. Now, here I am. Steve works tomorrow and then he's off Wednesday night and Thursday night. Im glad, I miss him. Maybe he and I will celebrate my birthday Thursday night instead of Friday night since someone will be here with me.

Welp, gonna change clothes and maybe hop in the shower or something. Tomorrow Im not leaving the house til around 3:30 or 4pm, so if any of yous is online, message me.

Mood: Happy and Tired
Listening to: The clicking of the kajillion keyboards here in the computer lab

Well, here I sit in the computer lab at school. I didn't get everything done today that I wanted to. Im going to have to pay my rent tomorrow and come in early tomorrow and type up my paper for Thursday. The good news is, the rest of the week I can work on that massive research paper that I have due on Canada's Healthcare System. If I can get that completed by Monday [one week from today] and turned in, then he can look at it and give it back to me so I can fix anything I mess up. Im also going to try my best to get the next 2 papers done for next week over the weekend. Now that I got my house really clean and all of the laundry caught up, I have some down time.

Man, today is one of those days where I'll just be sitting here and then I'll space out and have no idea what I was doing. Been doing that all day. Kinda scary! Man, these next 4 weeks are going to take forever! I just can't wait for this quarter to be over with. There's so many papers! I wish the professors would understand that the quarter is cut in half so why make 10 page papers due?! That makes no sense! Next week is midterms, so I hope to have that ginormous paper turned in by Wednesday evening. If I can turn it in one week from this coming wednesday, then I'll be ahead of the game.

Man, people drive me insane around here. I think Im gonna stop this here and try to get this other paper done so I dont have to do it tomorrow. Hope you guys are having a good Monday. I also hope I get out of class early tonight, because I really don't want to be here until 9:30pm. I have 20 minutes until classes start for the day. I hope I get out of my first class early so I can get my paper done for Thursday. That way, tomorrow I can work on one of the two journal reviews.

It would be super sweet to just turn everything in one week from wednesday for my healthcare admin class! Then, I'll just have to put together a power point presentation, which I *love* to do, and that class is finished! Then, I can get the 29384792387 papers completed for my healthcare law class and be ahead of the game! I might do the rest of the papers and then before my panel presents, brush up on the chapters. That's the first intelligent idea I've had all day! Mahahah! I can see a light at the end of the tunnel! It's just going to require me to spend my birthday weekend writing papers. HOWEVER, that would be the best birthday present ever. The 10 page paper completed, 2 journal reviews completed, and all the papers for this law class completed. Then, I'll just have the worksheets for my race and ethnic relations class to do everynight.

Ok, Im blabbering. I need to stop. I've got to write a paper on Physician Supervision and Monitoring from a Patients Point of View. So, between today and Friday, anyone that has any great websites about Canada's healthcare System, or personal stories, PLEASE leave them in a comment OR send me a message through blogigo. Just click on my name [shellbug773], type in the box, and send message.

Mkay, Im really going now. I'll be updating later tonight or tomorrow. Let's hope I get home by 9pm to watch The Closer. I set it to record it, but forgot to tell Steve to leave the DVR box on. If the box isn't on, it can't record. UGH! Mahaha! That's ok. I'll be home by then, I'm sure! OOOh! Wonder if I can get a paper typed in 10 minutes?! DOUBTFUL! I'll just have to wait until I'm outta Dr. J's class. Im off to class now! Take care!

xoxoxo

Mood: tired
Listening to: steve and myself typing

Well, it's about 2:30am and Im getting ready to crawl into bed. I've got a big day tomorrow. Just a lot of stuff to do! I've gotta run to the bank, the post office, my landlord's place and pay rent. Then, bring some cash back here for Steve. Then I'm picking up Amanda, going to school, dropping off a form, goin to the computer lab and typing up two papers, doing my worksheet for my class at 2pm tomorrow, then class from 2 - 9:30pm. The good news is, I've got my homework done for my law class for the week, which means I can do the other two papers on Friday for law for the following week and work on my research paper this week. I hope to turn it in by next week. One week from tomorrow is my midterm!! I just have one. Then, in 2 more weeks I have 2 finals, 3 papers, and a presentation! That's why I gotta get started on this stuff! Hopefully I can get the big papers out of the way then work on the 2 little papers for my healthcare admin class. I took all these hard classes this summer and this fall I dont really have a hard schedule. I think Im going to do winter intersession [where you go between fall and winter quarter] and get some classes out of the way, if they're offered. Right now Im just hoping and praying my financial aid doesn't run out before I graduate. As of this quarter, I'm a senior. Mahaha! I have like 192 hours! So, I've got to take less hours and take only the classes I need. =)

Well, Im going to crawl into bed. I've gotta get up in about 8 hours and take a shower and start my monday. Hope you guys have a great Monday!  =)

Mood: Sluggish
Listening to: She Talks to Angels

Hey guys! Not a whole lot going on here today. Just gonna clean up and just be lazy. Tomorrow starts another hectic week, so Im just gonna soak today up as much as I possibly can. I hope that your weekend has went well. Mine has. Because I didnt have much to write about, I found an 80 question Survey that I'll post.

Pause, Fast Forward, Rewind, Record

Mood: Sluggish
Listening to: Nothin

PART 2

Well, I'm sure I'll be updating once more before the day is over. Not really much to talk about. Sorry to bore you guys! Mahahah! Gotta get started on my list now! Enough procrastination! Take Care! =)

Mood: Happy
Listening to: Nothin

So, I thought that I'd post 5 random questions since I have nothing else to do! After this, Im going to get started on the dishes! Enjoy!

1.Do you think McDonald's has the best french fries or Burger King?  You have to choose between just these two. McDonalds. Sometimes I go there just to get an order of fries.

2. If you could change the month right now what month would you make it and why? September. Because that’s when this horrible, extremely stressful quarter will be over and I’ll have my grades for it, the next quarter will not be as bad [which starts September 5^th], that’s when I’ll get my next check from school, which money is always a good thing, I’ll be getting me a new desktop computer with a printer that actually works so I can do my papers at home, Steve will be up for his 90 day thing so he can get his raise, and it will be fall and I absolutely love the fall season. That means it’s close to Halloween and I love Halloween! J That enough reasons?!

3. When you put on a pair of shoes which foot do you put the shoe on first? Left foot first.

4. What is the biggest lie your parents ever told you? Hrm. When they say, “I’ll be back in a minute”, and they’re gone for like half an hour or more. When I was little, I used to take that literally. J Other than that, I can’t really think of a time when momma or my daddy has lied to me, other than the whole santa claus and tooth fairy thing.

5. Do you keep your eggs in the carton they come in or in the special egg spot on the refrigerator door? I keep them in the carton. If I put them in the egg holder thingy, when Steve opens the fridge door, the eggs go flyin. Apparently he doesn’t realize he’s as strong as Superman. J

Mood: Happy
Listening to: Buttons by the Pussy Cat Dolls

Good evenin, ya'll! I hope everyone is having a great Saturday! Mine has been relaxing.  It's 5:30pm and all I've managed to do today is talk to Angel for a bit on yahoo! messenger and cook! Before Steve left for work, we had breakfast for lunch. Mahah! I made scrambled eggs, toast, hashbrowns, and sausage. Then, I packed him a lil snack to take with him and we watched some of Batman Begins. He left around 2 hours ago and I've done nothing but watch tv. Mahaha! I have a bagillion channels.  I have 4 HBO's, 4 Cinemax, 4 Showtimes, 4 Starz, 6 Encore, and then the normal channels. I've got NFL Ticket and GSN [Game Show Network], those are on the normal digital channels. There's a 24 hour DIY [Do It Yourself] Channel that I just *love*! Mahah! Im so easily amused. Anyway - I think it's time to do this last load of laundry, do the dishes, and make the bed. I forgot to get my backpack out of the trunk of the car today before Steve left. I let him drive my car today, as it has air conditioning and his truck doesnt. I dont have much to do today. Im going to make a turkey, gravy, mashed taters, corn, and peas for supper - per Steve's request.

Teri just logged onto yahoo messenger, so Im gonna chat with her for a bit! Sorry this entry was so boring! Mahahah! I'll be at home if any of you have my home number and wanna talk!

Mood: Tired and Missing Steve
Listening to: The TV

Ok, Im back now. Im *much* more relaxed. Man I was so mad earlier. When the guys got here to do the cable, everything went wrong.  It figures. First of all, they couldnt get it to work. Then, they had to drill a new hole in the house from the outside. In order to do that, I had to call my landlord's cell phone and ask her. Man was that a big mess. Got her approval, of course because she's the best landlord ever, and they did what they needed to do. I just came in the bedroom and cried.  I just was so frustrated! When they were finished they yelled for me. They were showing me my new box, but it was like 7:30pm and I was hungry and tired. I have been working all day on the house. I've done up all of the laundry. I've cleaned everything except the bedroom. All I have to do is clean the kitty box before I go to bed. I went in there and listened to them tell me how to work everything.

Apparently, this box I have can pause live TV.  I had to know how that worked. Well, when you turn it to a channel it automatically starts recording. If you have to do something, it will pause that channel for 1 hour at the most. You can rewind it while you're watching something, too. You just can't fast forward. It also will record 2 programs at once, but you have to be watching one of the programs. You can set it to record a show every day of the week. Like, Mondays 7pm channel 45 for 1 hour. It'll do it. Then you can watch it whenever. It'll store up to 100 hours of recordings. Isn't that sweet?! I love it! It's still messed up though.  They dont have my packages on there and when I tried to call they were already closed. Gotta do that in the morning.

So, the cable guys left around 8:15pm. I got my shoes on and went to the store. Eighty dollars and an hour later, I get home. Then I make like 65 trips to and from the car carrying in these bagillions of groceries. I got them inside and the phone rang. It was Steve.  So, I talked to him for about 15 minutes then I put up the groceries. Then I came and read some blogs. I watched Psych just a bit ago. It's cute, but not something I can really get into. I think Im just tired. Tomorrow is going to be a better day. Im going to work on my papers tomorrow evening and get all of my homework done for 2 classes. Sunday evening I'll probably start reading my research on Canada's Healthcare.

So, in about 45 minutes Steve will be on his way home. I decided to just eat a bowl of cereal for supper cause Im going to make a pizza for him when he gets home. Then I'll be crawling into bed. So tomorrow this lil redneck girl isn't leaving the house! I'm going to stay in my pj's all day long! I can't wait! I hope you guys have a very relaxing weekend! I know Im going to, well other than doing homework, of course.

OH MY GOSH! I am so mad. SOOOOO MAAAD!!! GRRRR!! The cable company makes me wanna just SCREAM! So the technician was supposed  to be here between noon and 4pm. IT IS NOW 6:30PM! I have called two times. Once at 4:30 and once at 6:00pm just to see if he remembered he had to come here. Apparently I'm still on his work order and they've had some outages in my area. ALL I WANT HIM TO DO IS PLUG A FREAKING BOX IN!!!!!!!!! I have waited here all afternoon, putting everything else on hold, for this guy to come and give me that box. I swear Im beyond mad. Know what they did for me as a courtesy?! Gave me a $ 20 credit. TWENTY DOLLARS!  Two hours of my time is worth twenty dollars. HOW NICE OF THEM TO SPARE SOME CHANGE!  Since I pay over a hundred dollars PER MONTH to them! If they weren't the only provider, I'd switch in a heartbeat. We have our cable, internet, and telephone service through this company. What's really nice is when the cable modem goes out - I have no telephone. Anyway, the credit was after *I* pointed out that he was a half hour late. The second time I called she said, 'would you like to reschedule?' I said, 'no, I dont have the time to sit and wait a whole nother day for your technicians to show up.' So, I hung up on them. I was mad. Instead of going off, I chose to hang up.

OOOOOOOOOH! Just now, at 6:32pm the technician called me to tell me he's on his way. I went off. He said he had a couple hard jobs today and blah blah blah and I asked why they scheduled em so close together and stuff. Anyway - he's on his way and thats what matters. However, around 6pm I called mom to see if she would come here and sit and wait on this idiot and she said she would. NOW I can't get ahold of her. She didnt answer her cell phone and she's not answering her home phone.  CAN THIS DAY GET BETTER FOR ME, PLEASE?! Im ready to scream. OH and get this. He has no idea  about the outages. NONE. He said, 'I've had some really tough jobs today.'  So then I said, "Is there not a policy of some sort when you're over 2 hours late you have to call into the call center and let someone know to tell the people on your worklist that you are late but you will still show up?!" The answer I got was a simple, very hillbilly-ish, 'No ma'am.'   *SIGH* I couldn't be mean to him anymore. He apologized, and that's all he can do. I understand. He's having to work over and its bad for him, too. So BLAH.

I still have to go to the store. I have nothing to cook for supper so I'm starving. Im just so frustrated. Now, when mom gets here Im going to have to tell her to go on back home. *SIGH* THAT is why I hate calling someone for help. HATE IT WITH ALL OF MY GUTS! I hate asking someone to do something for me like this because A) I have to explain everything that's going on and what I have and haven't done, B) I have to answer a bazillion questions, and C) It normally works out AFTER I've made other arrangements!

That's all for now. Im so mad. Oh, the weather matches my mood! It's storming, thundering, lightning - the works. LOVE IT! I get to go GROCERY SHOPPING in this! YAY!!

Mom just showed up. I told her what all happened so she and my step dad are off to have supper. See... now I feel bad. Ugh. Time to go sit in the living room and wait s'more. Hope your Friday is better than mine so far!

I guess I should just be thankful that I can even get cable, cable internet, telephone, and the upgrade to the DVR box and stuff. It's just so hard to see the humbleness stuff when you're so frustrated and so angry you just want to scream, and alas - all that are here to listen are my kitties. At least they meow with me.

ok theyre here gotta go

Mood: Waitin
Listening to: Nothin

Hey guys! Today is Friday and it has been very relaxing. It's real dreary, rainy, grey, but still 77 degrees outside. Just one of those days where you wanna stay in bed and do absolutely nothing! Steve just left for work so here I am! Mhahaha! I've not been super productive today as far as doing things, but I did talk to Teri online for a while!  That made me happy. Tonight I dont have much planned. Im waiting on the cable guy to come and install the DVR box, which he should be here in a bit. He had from Noon - 4pm and it's 3:35pm right now. I called and they said I was his next job. Mahahah! Made me sound kinda.. yanno. So anyway, just waiting on him to come and put that in then I'm headed to my grandparents for about an hour.  Just gonna see what they're into and how they're doin. Then, it's off to the grocery store. They have a deal goin on where you can get 5 packages of meat [any meat from pork chops, chicken, chicken patties, hamburger meat, bacon, sausage, etc.] for $ 20. They have that deal all the time and I LOVE IT! Gotta get some milk, too. Then, I'll be back home. Gonna watch my new digital cable and just veg tonight. I'm gonna make dinner and I'll probably go ahead and eat! I'll make Steve a plate then put the leftovers up. Then I've gotta clean up. That's about it! Working on laundry as we speak. Washing a load of towels. Ya'll need to remind me in September to buy some more freaking towels!  Sheesh! I hope you guys are having a good Friday and I hope your weekend is just plain ol relaxing! I'll probably update later once I get everything done. Gonna read some tonight and do my papers for my law class by tomorrow night.  That's how academic over achievers spend their Saturday nights - doing papers to make sure they get an A.

Mood: Tired, now
Listening to: Steve snoring, Otis purring, and Milo making his bed on my pillows!

Hey guys. So it's been one extremely long day!  Sheesh! It almost feels like two days in one. The only reason Im not in bed right now is because I have a headache the size of Texas and I tried to lay down and sleep...but my head kept thumping. So, I got up and took some Excedrin and figured I'd write a bit then try to lay back down. Steve is already asleep. Love his heart.

So this morning Steve and I got up at 8am and had breakfast with Cory, Uncle Michael, Heather, Curtis, Mawmaw, and Pawpaw.  It was fun. I just had a bagillion things on my mind that I had to get done today. So, I was kinda quiet. Plus, it was so early and I had only had 6 hours of sleep. I did tell heather and curtis [who are in from hawaii to visit before Curtis gets deployed to Iraq] that they need to come over. They, naturally, are visiting a bagillion people this week, as they came in this past Saturday. They're flying back at noon on August 4th,   which just happens to be my birthday! Heather did tell me that she and Curtis will come down for a bit before they go. Anyway - the breakfast went ok. Mawmaw and pawpaw laughed a lot - that's what matters to me.

I came home this afternoon and watched some TV. Then, I got online and talked to Teri for a bit.  I hope I didnt hurt her feelings or make her feel uncomfortable. When someone I love is in turmoil, emotionally or mentally, the counselor in me comes out and I just try my best to help them. She probably just needed a friend and someone to just listen, but instead I have to turn in to Ms. WannaBeCounselor and try to help her fix her problems. Ugh! Im sorry, Teri! I just have had 2 years of classes to train me how to ask questions, what to ask, and alla that jazz. I need to learn when to turn it on and turn it off.  I'll do better next time. I will work on it.

After I talked to Teri, I laid down for a bit. I slept for about an hour. I called momma and talked to her for a few minutes then Steve got dressed to go to work. He left around 3pm and then I got online and updated my blog. While I was updating my uncle messaged me and we talked for about 10 minutes or so. When I finished talking to him, I got dressed and called Amanda to tell her I was on my way to pick her up.

Amanda and I got to the school and she went on up to the computer lab. I went up to the faculty office to pick up a form I need to fill out.   Took it over to my stepdad and he filled out his part.  That is so sweet of him. Because he fills out the form for me, my tuition is waived. Because of him doing that, Im able to live out on my own and have the luxury of not having to work while in college. Therefore, I have no excuse to not make the deans list, right?! OH! Speaking of which, I got a letter from my school, the main campus in Athens, congratulating me on making the Dean's List for Spring quarter. That was nice of them. It also stated that they are no longer making certificates for those that make the Dean's List, however, they will send out a formal letter with the Ohio University Letterhead. They said postage was too expensive. Ok, so this confuses me. Why can they pay postage to send a letter, but not to send a certificate when they cost the same to mail? OH well! Doesn't matter. Gonna put this letter up in my envelope and keep it to impress all of my future employers!

Ok, back to my day! Sorry, got sidetracked! So, my stepdad fills it out for me then I head to the computer lab. I type up the paper that was due in tonight's class. Took me 30 minutes to do it. Wasn't too bad! When I got it done, I printed it off. Then, I printed off a copy of my fall schedule. I had like an hour to kill before my class started at 6pm, so Amanda and I did her powerpoint presentation for her speech. She's in public speaking and this is her first speaking class. She's never done a powerpoint, so I did her first one, showing her how to do it. It is really neat! If you email me and want to see it, I'll send it back to you as an attachment. It's not all fancy though, just simple. I helped her pick her topic for her first speech, which is the informative speech. I showed her how to outline her speech to get it organized. She showed her professor, who was naturally impressed. He loves her topic. Maybe you guys have seen it. On yahoo! the other day [Monday, I believe], there was an article that says a town in Rhode Island [I think] is coming out with a new form of Monopoly. They're doing away with the money and there will be credit cards and they even have the visa logo!  Oh I know! Crazy isn't it?! So, Amanda is doing her speech on "The Life of Monopoly: The Past, The Present, The Future." I helped her pick that topic. I knew her professor would love it, as I've had him for speech before.

So, we did her powerpoint then it was time for class. I went to class and we went over the first two chapters. I was really nervous because I've never had a law class before, and here I sit in a 300 level [junior level] law class! I had to present with a panel [4 other people] the first two chapters and I felt like I knew absolutely nothing. I'm so lost in there. Im taking notes, and Im keeping up... I just feel like the material is a bit over my head. I have to go back and look up words, especially the Latin words, and figure out what all of the legal terms mean and stuff. It's extra work, but if I do well, it's going to relfect greatly on me as a student. So, when it came my turn to speak, which I was totally nervous about for the first time EVER, I just took a deep breath and looked right at my professor [a judge in my town] and said, 'This is my first law class and to be honest, I have no idea what all of you are talking about half of the time. My paper isn't like these other ladies' papers, mine is more of a research type paper.' He looked at me and said, 'Are you learning anything?' I said, "Absolutely. I did my paper on Negligence. I've learned the different types of negligence, the different ways lawsuits are filed, what it takes to file malpractice lawsuits, etc." After 5 minutes I finally quit talking and everyone just stared at me. Judge said, "Shelly, is it?" I nodded. He said, "The only thing I want anyone to get out of this entire class is knowledge. Your paper isn't your opinion on the legal system, or the medical legal system, or anything like that. Your paper shows that you've done research, you've looked at different cases, you read your chapters, and you've done what I asked everyone to do. Yes, you're supposed to tell your opinion in the paper, but you're also supposed to show that you've learned something. Good job." I just smiled and said, "Thank You, Judge." So, the moral of the story is: Just do your best, follow your gut feeling [or instincts], and be honest with everyone.

We didn't get out of class until 9:15, which was 5 minutes earlier than the class was supposed to let out. MAN that sucks. Sometimes we get out like an hour early. THAT would be sweet! Anyway - Amanda's husband ended up out in the parking lot waiting on her, so I just went back in and told her, then I left. I came home and fixed me something to eat, as I hadn't eaten since breakfast [which could explain the headache tonight!]. I ate and watched So You Think You Can Dance? They were voting people off tonight. If that tour comes around here, Im *SO* going! I love it! That went off at 10pm and then Steve and I watched Scary Movie 3. That's hilarious!  Scary Movie 4 is hilarious too! Mahahaha! I love those shows. You don't have to think or figure things out. You just laugh. Don't get me wrong, I love a good psychological thriller, but not tonight. Not after a long stressful day! So that went off at like midnight-ish and then we came to bed. Steve laid down and was asleep within five minutes. I, however, couldn't sleep because all I could think about was the pounding of my head. Even Milo and Otis are sleeping! I got up, took some Excedrin and here I am!

Tomorrow I just plan on doing a whole lot of cleaning. Going to get the living room, dining room, kitchen area cleaned before noon as the cable guy is going to come and install digital cable. Angel: you're gonna be so jealous. I'm gonna get the GSN! GSN is Game Show Network for those of you who lack the gangsta lingo, or as Dr. Evil would say "Those of you that don't spreckiddy the same ling-giddy."  Im also going to be getting NFL Ticket. Muwahaha! That includes: Inside the NFL! YEAH! I can't wait for football season, guys! The digital cable that they're installing is the DVR box. That is basically a form of TIVO that is offered through my cable company. SO, on those long nights at school, I can record the new shows this fall and watch em when I get home or whatever! Im so excited! The DVR box is $ 8.00/month and the digital cable fee is like $ 3.00/month. So, for like $ 11.00/month more I get alla that! *cheer* We so need to get our big screen tv fixed, especially for football season! We will probably be doing that with Steve's first paycheck. He has his first day of work tomorrow night. He's not working the midnight - 8am schedule, he's working 4pm - midnight. So, at least he'll be home by 12:30. That's good. I like it better.

This weekend Im going to try my best to get 2 of my papers due next week out of the way so I can focus on my ginormous research paper about Canada's Healthcare. Ive got all of the information, I just have to read it and type it up. Shouldn't be too bad, honestly. There's tons of information about it. I have a midterm coming up on August 7th, which I'll be prepared for. Man, when I heard all of these papers are going to be due, I got so overwhelmed!   I thought, there's no way on EARTH I'll be able to do 2 papers per week, a discussion panel every other week, a 10 minute presentation about Canada's Healthcare System, a 10 page paper on Canada's Healthcare System, a midterm, 2 finals, and another 5 page paper answering 3 questions that the Judge gave us... in 5 weeks time. Well, I have 4 weeks left, now. So, Im hoping by week 3, which is August 7 - August 11th, I hope to get the 10 page paper at least halfway completed, if not all the way completed and turned in. Why? Because if we turn it in early, Dr. Rau will give it back to us and let us make any changes that we messed up on  before he records the final grade. That's his way of encouraging us to do it ASAP so he doesnt have to grade em all at the last minute. So, being that theres a midterm on that Monday and I wont have any homework, other than to study, over the weekend of the 5th and 6th [my birthday weekend], I hope to get it completed. MAN that would take a TON off of my mind!

We'll see. I've got to push myself. I took all of my hard classes this summer. This fall, I have Accounting, Death and Dying, and 3 business classes [to get a certification in Human Resources]. I'm doing that certification clump of classes so I can bypass the minor in psychology. Sneaky, I know. Tee-Hee! Well, guys, Im finally getting tired.  I've rambled on for like 30 minutes! I know you're probably tired of reading, so Im gonna stop here. I'll be home all day tomorrow. Well, I might run to the store during the afternoon, other than that, I'll be home. So, if any of you on my yahoo messenger aren't busy, send me a message. Sometimes I don't see ya'll log on so I never know if you're on or not. If I'm not at my computer, I normally put where I am or what I'm doing. So, yeah. Enjoy your Friday! I know Im going to!!

Mood: Happy and Tired
Listening to: Sirens as an ambulance just went by!

Welp, the breakfast went well. Naturally. I swear, to see my grandparents laughing and enjoying themsleves just about makes me cry! I can't take it! The only thing in this materialistic life that they care about is the health and well-being of their loved ones. They are so genuine. So humble. It's amazing. Everyone should strive to be like them. They're just great people. I couldn't love them more.

Steve and I got home around 11am and I watched some TV for a bit. Sometimes I want to grab the remote and throw it out the window. LOL! Got online and talked to Teri. I *HOPE* she's doing better and things get a lot easier for her. I feel bad, I made her cry! I hope it was a good cry at least. I had to apologize because it's so natural for me to ask questions...the counselor in me, I reckon.

Im going to be leaving here in about 10 minutes to pick up Amanda then go to class. I've got to pick up a form for my step dad and take it over to him as soon as I get there. Then, it's off to the computer lab to get my paper finished and my thoughts together for the panel presentation tonight. This weekend Im going to work on the other 2 papers for that class so during next week I can work on the final paper in my healthcare class on Canada's Healthcare System. If any of you have anything you want to tell me about Canada's Healthcare System, email me! Just let me know if I can use it in my presentation and paper. I'd love some first hand experiences.  The good thing is, next week I dont have to present anything as a panel, but the following week I do.  UGH! I only have 1 midterm and 2 finals - that's a plus!

Well, that's about everything I wanted to say. This weekend [which starts tomorrow for me] is going to consist of cleaning, laundry, and that's about it! I think I might leave a little early and run down to McDonalds [which is 15 minutes out of my way] and treat myself to an ice cream cone! Tee-Hee! I hope you guys are having a good Thursday. Remember: Tomorrow is Friday! Yeah!

I want to leave you with Shellys Final Thought: You can only feel inferior to others if you let them make you feel inferior. Strength is having the ability to face your worst fears and surviving. =)

Mood: Waking Up
Listening to: Steve talkin to me. He's crazy!

Wow is it early! SHEESH! When you take classes in the evening [ranging from 5 - 10:30pm] or work night jobs [like Steve], it's wierd waking up super early [before 10am]. It's about 8:30am and we're going to go meet everyone for breakfast. I couldn't fall asleep til around 3 and he was up til 5. I have to come back here and start working on my homework. There's a paper due tonight and I've got probably 1/4 of it completed. I've got to go to school early today, too. I'll be goin there round 3. I probably won't get home til like 10am. So, I have from 10 - 3 to finish up the laundry, clean the litter box, cook lunch, work on my paper, and make sure Steve's uniforms are ready to go. It's not going to be a busy day or anything.

Mood: Tired
Listening to: The TV and Steve Laughing!

So today was an OK day. Melanie talked to me again today about everything. Apparently after I left her house she called Amanda and Amanda ended up hanging up on her. Mahahha! Oh well. Im so over it. I told her today that this is the last time, EVER, I will discuss it with her. She was fine with that. Im just tired of it. I have too much crap going on this quarter with coursework that has to be completed in 4 weeks to deal with her, her drama, or anything else! I have a paper due tomorrow and I have half of it done. It's really hard. It's for a law class, so Im really choosey about which words I use. The professor is our Judge and he's also an attorney. So yeah, you can imagine. Tomorrow morning Steve and I are supposed to meet my grandparents, Cory, Amy, Curtis, Heather, and I believe Uncle Michael at Bob Evans for breakfast at 9am. When I come back I'm going to get that paper finished. I'm also helping Amanda put together her first speech and her first powerpoint presenation. I'll be leaving for class around 3:30pm tomorrow afternoon to be sure I get my paper completed as well as help Amanda get her power point presentation done. I also have a 10 page worksheet full of homework to do, but it isnt due until Monday. If you guys have time, will you send some good thoughts, prayers, or a nice comment or two over at Teri's blog? She's had a rough day and she could use any and all good vibes, thoughts, prayers, luvins, anything! I'd appreciate it.

Alrighty - so here's 5 random questions I decided to answer. Feel free to do them as well. Mahahah! Sweet dreams! I shall update tomorrow afternoon-ish/evening. My class is from 6pm - 9:30pm, so I wont be home til around 10pm. I will, however, be on the computer at school between the hours of 4pm and 5:30pm so if you need to get me any messages, leave em on my tag board or email me. =) I hope tomorrow is better for you, Teri. =)

1.  Does anyone really care if Oprah is gay or not? Frankly, I don’t really care. If she says she’s not, then fine. If she says she is, then fine. It’s not going to make her any less rich and it’s not going to make me any richer….unless she is and I was her woman then I’d make her pay me to keep it on the DL [that means Down Low for all you non gangstas]. Otherwise, I don’t care.

2.  What is your favorite old time game show on tv? The Whammie game! Where they say… No Whammie, No Whammie, No Whammie, STOP! Mahahah! I love it! I love the Whammies!

3.  I had waffles for breakfast and I was wondering what do other people put on their waffle? Sometimes I get strawberries and whip cream, sometimes I just do the ol fashioned butter and syrup. Depends on how fruity I feel that day. Mahahah!

4.  Who do you think would make a good President of the United States?  Colin Powell or Condoleeza Rice.  Either of them realy.

5.  If you could do anything this weekend what would it be? To magically make all of the papers due this quarter completed and my power point presentation completed. OH HOW I WOULD LOVE IT!

Hey! My font changed on the last one! Mahahah! Sorry about that! *blush*

Well, it's Wednesday and we all know that Wednesday's are humpdays [as they're in the middle of the week, you sickos!]. So, let's do our ritual Hillbilly Humpday Challenge!

This week, we're going to be naming name brand items you use or eat on a monthly basis. These must be personal items that *YOU* use [like degree deodorant] or name brand items you eat [like sara lee ice cream]. If you get stuck, go to your kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom and look around. ;) Feel free to put in parenthesis what exactly you're talking about. The name brand has to start with the letter to the left. You can not do this: T - Tea [Lipton's] You'd have to place it under "L" like this: L - Lipton's Tea.

A- Ajax w/Bleach [for toilet, shower, and sinks]
B - Bath and Body Works [white cherry blossom body splash]
C - Captain Crunch
D - Degree Deodorant
F - Ford Escort [My car]
G - Granny Smith Apples [my favorite apples!]
H - Herbal Essence "Break's Over" Shampoo and Conditioner
I - Iams Kitten Food
J - Johnson's Baby Powder and Johnson's Baby Lotion
K - Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
L - Lays Potato Chips [cheddar and sour cream, and original]
M - McCormick Brown Gravy Mix
N - Nair [for my legs, at least once a month. otherwise I shave]
O - Ohio University Southern Website [www.southern.ohiou.edu]
P - Propel Fitness Water [Berry flavor. Love it!]
Q - Quaker Oats
R - Ramen Noodles
S - Simply Lemonade and Simply Orange Juice [my favorite brands!]
T - Teay's Valley Biscuit Mix
U - Umbrella [its a generic one, no name brand on it anywhere]
V - Velveeta Shells and Cheese
W - Whirlpool Washer and Dryer
X - X - Men DVD [for some reason steve has to watch this constantly. he thinks he's wolverine or something. plus, im stretching as ive been stuck on x for awhile!]
Y - Yahoo Instant Messenger
Z - Zest Soap

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MAN! That was hard to do at 9:00am and you're starvin for breakfast! Mahahaha! So there it is! I wanna kinda do an entry. Last night I talked to Melanie about everything and she denied all of it and said, "If I did say any of that, its because I was having a bad day and I apologize." I just nodded and told her that Im not going to deal with this in a 'high school' type manner. I told her I don't talk about people behind their backs and if I have an issue with you, I'll come directly to you first. All I ask is that you do it in return. So, we talked. Things aren't ok. I did lose a friend, however, there should be no more drama. We'll see though. I have a feeling with her there's always drama, she's just one of those kindsa people. I told her that! I told her that she has caused more drama in my life in the past two weeks than I've had since the drama on here. Ya'll remember that, right? I told her that I just wanted to put the past behind us and move on, in whatever direction we may go. I also told her that I talked to Angie about it because I was upset. I told Melanie that for one reason: If she goes running to Angie saying I've been mean or whatever, Angie already knows whats going on. Im supposed to be having lunch with Angie on Friday, so I'll fill her in then.

Last night, because I was talking to Melanie, I didn't get home til like 10:30pm. Steve got worried and when I got home he wasn't here! I didn't take my cell phone with me, as I thought I would be home WAY earlier! It was my first night in the Healthcare Law class and I assumed we'd get out early. NOPE! So I was in class til 9:30, Amanda didn't get out of class til 10 and I talked to Melanie for like 15 minutes, dropped Amanda off, then headed home. He got kinda mad at me cause he was worried. We argued for like 5 minutes on the phone. We hung up. I called him back and he was at his moms! Why he didnt come on home, I have no idea. So anyway, I just fixed me something to eat and went to bed. He got here at like 11:30. We didnt fight. He just told me he was really worried because of everything thats been going on and he thought that I had gotten into a fight and was in jail! Maahahaha! Im done with fighting! No one believes me! Now, that doesnt mean I wont defend myself, I just wont go lookin for fights anymore.

All is well now, I think. We'll see. Each day tends to bring me something new. I flat out told Melanie last night that I want the drama to stop. I want all of the high school fighting to stop. It's just flat out annoying. She just listened to me. She didnt say a whole lot. When she started with, "I didnt say that." and then that went to, "Well, if I did I don't remember." and then from there it went to, "If I did say it, Im sorry." just makes me think that she did say it, but just didn't want to own up to it cause I called her bluff. So, I hope that in doing what I did last night, confronting her face to face about it, it will stop everything. She started to blame so and so and I immediately stopped her. I told her that I could careless what those people say or do because they're already out of my life. I only cared what *she* said and *she* done because I trusted her and *she* was my friend. Not them. Thats when she stopped being defensive and started being apologetic. I think she felt worry, anxiety, anger, shame, then guilt. I hope she did anyway. I wanted her to see that A) Im not putting up with it at all in the least, B) Im not afraid of her at all, and C) I honestly cared about our friendship, but am now losing what trust I did have in her.

Anyway - Im rambling! Good luck on the Hillbilly Humpday Challenge! I think Im going to eat me some breakfast of some sort. I've got class today from noon - 7:30pm. After that I'm dropping Amanda off at her place and then I'm going to stop at the store. I should be home around 9ish tonight. Tomorrow I don't have class until 6pm, so I'll be around. Friday I don't have class at all, but Im meeting Angie for lunch. I'll be online til about 11:30am then Im leavin for class. In between classes I go to the computer lab and check to see who updated, so if you do the challenge, I'll see it! =) I hope you guys have an amazing Hump Day! Mahahah!

Mood: Tired
Listening to: Nothin

This is something that was written on one of her blogs. I talked to her tonight and she denies everything claiming she doesnt remember. If she did say it, she says, she's deeply sorry. I just had to get it cleared up and wanted her to know I know. Also, emailed the faculty advisor of TRIBE and turned in my chair resignation stating that I would still help, just not hold the reigns. I'll probably post that email shortly. This blog entry is what sent me over the edge that I just had to speak to her. When I asked her about this, she said 'That was the worst day ever for me.' That's it. That's her explaination. Her boyfriend was standing there. I dunno. I dont really care. Just wanted her to know I read it. I feel better now. I have closure and I can move on. I'll still be civil, but will not be confiding in her or trusting her - at all.

HER blog entry dated July 13, 2006:

It's funny when you figure out who your *REAL* friends are. I am done with those who like to find out what is going on with you so they can gossip all day long about it. People, you cannot let this get you down.

Obviously, they have no life of their own to make you the center of their universe =)

For those of you who are told LIES (by ones claiming to *dislike* liars), get to know the person FIRST before believing what someone else says about them. You might be suprised. Actually, I know you will be suprised! And I know this because I am just that smart.

Ones who talk a lot of mess behind peoples back.. will end up- LONELY. No one likes a two-faced person. Really. No one does. So to those two faced people reading this...cause I know you are...

                 GROW UP and STOP ACTING CHILDISH

This is some MIDDLE SCHOOL crap. Aren't you "college" age? Did the maturity stork pass you up in high school?

Life is too short and you will end up friendless, lonely, and depressed.

Why you have no friends?  Hmmm, let's see. You have to be a true friend to get true friends. Hopefully soon, you will learn this.

Well, I am done with my ranting.

Love y'all!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
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She claims I've lied to her bout things, and I haven't. My mom mentioned something to someone else's mom and that's what started all of this madness. I guess Im glad it happened. Made me see her true colors...well, everyones true colors. She claims that blog entry was for a few girls. Who knows, really. I dont care. I just wanted you guys to see it. I'll be updating tomorrow night. It's been a rough and long evening. I hope you guys had a good Tuesday. Remember: Tomorrow is Hillbilly Humpday Challenge!

Mood: Happy
Listening to: My Humps by the Black Eyed Peas

This is just a quick entry. I just wanted to tell you guys, that care about me, that I've deleted Melanie from my messenger and am just going to cut her out of my life. I still have my real friends both here where I live and online. That's what matters. I still have my family. =) We live and we learn.

Today Steve and I went to the BMV to get our tags renewed on our vehicles. When we got back, a security place called and asked him if he was willing to work full time. Of course he said yes, as he's been waiting on a job doing security work. So, he's now going to be working at Marshall University, in the dorms, from midnight - 8am. That sucks for me because I'll be here alone, but he's going to take the cell phone. I also have my kitties! I might stay a night or two with momma every now and then. He's really happy and excited, that's what matters. Im so proud of him. =)

That's really all of the news for today. I have my Law in Healthcare Administration class tonight from 5pm - 9pm, so I need to hop in the shower. Going to read a bit and work on some of my homework that's due tomorrow, too. Other than that, not a whole lot going on. Im not gonna be leaving til around 4pm, so Teri if you're able - gimme a holler online! Or anyone else for that matter! =)

Take care guys!

Mood: Tired - Emotionally, Physically, and Mentally
Listening to: She Talks to Angels by Counting Crowes

So today was quite eventful, guys! It was my first day of classes. I have some good news and some bad news. Because I've been taught to leave things on a positive note, I'll start with the bad news. It's mainly just drama and Im sick of it. Here we go.

So today I went and picked Amanda up before school. I got there around 12:15. I went and bought my books. That was a big fat $ 186.00 for 3 books - and that was cheaper than I thought. So, Amanda gets in the car and we go to school. We're sitting there chit chatting because her first class was cancelled. I had like an hour until my first class started so we were just sitting there. She looks outside and see's Melanie [who was referred to as 'M' in my post about drama]. Melanie is working as a student ambassador because I purposefully failed to turn in my application on time. She needed the job more than I did. Anyway - she was outside so Amanda and I start talking.

Amanda says, you know, she doesnt really talk to me anymore. I said, yeah, she just has a lot going on right now. Amanda then tells me that Melanie isnt that great of a friend. So, I ask her why. She told me because Melanie has been talking about me behind my back. So, I got upset, naturally. It was close to time for me to go to class, so I went on to class. I came out at break and Melanie was talking to Amanda. I was really quiet and walked up behind Melanie. Amanda could see me. I heard Melanie talking about me to Amanda. Right There! So, I walked up and said "Hey guys!" as happy as I could. Then, told Amanda that I was going back to class. I went in the classroom and text messaged momma and told her about it. Later on she showed me the yahoo messenger conversations where Melanie was talking about me.

You know, this is a girl that I basically took over TRIBE for her so she could get her personal life straightened out. This is the same girl that I was there for endless hours upon endless hours when her boyfriend dumped her and kicked her out. This is the same chick that called me at 11:30pm just 3 nights ago because she thought her boyfriend was out cheating on her! What did I do? I simply was there for her each and every time she needed me. I helped her get into the DUI school. I helped her get the job that she has on campus now. I. Helped. Her. and what does she do? She talks crap about me behind my back when she thinks I can't hear! Ugh!

So yeah, that was the bad part of my day. I lost a 'friend'. I also talked to Angie about this and have come to a decision. Im quitting TRIBE. I can't sit there and be all nice to her to her face and trust her any more. Im just going to give her the club back, since she claims I took over it, and let her handle everything. I've already emailed the faculty advisor and let her know. In 2 days, I'll send out a formal email and let them know that all questions from here on out need to be addressed to Melanie and will put her email and phone number. Im just tired of it.

On top of all of this, I had classes today. In my first class, I will have homework every night. I have a midterm on August 7th and a final on August 21st. In my second class I have a 10 page research paper due on Canada's Healthcare System that I have to site at least 6 references, two journal article reviews to do, and a final on August 21st. I still have to go to my Law in the Healthcare Industry class, which is tomorrow night. Im sure there's going to be a lot to do in that class as well!

Now, for the good news: I love my classes! Im going to do fantastic in them and I really enjoy the topics. I can't wait to go to tomorrows class and I just have to keep telling myself that it is one quarter down 14 more to go! I just have to surround myself with positive people and people who actually care about me. As time goes on, you really learn who your true friends are. Im not mad at Melanie. Im just hurt. I am hurt because I trusted her and confided in her. She let me down. Maybe I call people a friend far too soon like Steve says I do. He told me from the first time he met Melanie that she wasn't going to be a real friend like Angie. I need to start listening to him more often. He's good about first impressions.

I hope you guys had a decent monday. Im gonna crawl into bed as it is 1am already! I'll be around tomorrow. I dont have class until 5pm so I'll be leaving around 4. It was nice talking to you tonight, Teri! =) Thanks for the chat. I needed it. =)

Mood: Just Waking Up
Listening to: My cats meowing. They're runnin around and playin like crazies!

So it's time to get started today, guys! Im really excited bout starting classes again. I got up about an hour ago, got to eat breakfast still! I wish Teri was online. I was hoping to catch her. I don't really have much to say, honestly, just am getting ready to leave. I just found out that Steve and I don't have to do the errands this morning! Yay! Im gonna pick up a friend of mine as she doesnt have a ride to school. We have the same hours this summer and fall, so she'll be riding with me. She's a good friend and I don't mind doing things like that for her. Infact, we have a couple of classes together this fall. She's going through a really hard time right now and if I can do those little things to make it easier on her, I will.

Well, I've gotta type up a resume and letter for Steve before we go. I also have to call my friend and see where she's living now cause she had to move over the weekend. So, I hope you guys have a decent Monday. So, I'll be on yahoo messenger til at least noon, but I won't be home til around 9pm. I will be sure to tell you all how my day goes, though! =)

Mood: Tired
Listening to: Steve talking to me =)

So tomorrow is my first day of classes. It's been 6 weeks since I've been in class! It's almost like I'm starting my first day all over again! Mahahah! I'm excited, though. It's been a nice summer. Been to the beach, done things with family - really enjoyed myself. Im actually really looking forward to my classes this quarter. They really interest me. I just hope I can raise my GPA even higher!

Tomorrow is going to be a busy day for me. Let's see, Ive gotta get up and get ready. That should take like an hour and a half because I gotta shower, shave, and all of the other girlie things. Then Steve and I are off to the DMV to get tags for his truck, as they expired! Then I'm going to bring him back to the house and I'm off to buy school books! After that, I'll be in class from 2pm - 9pm! Well, maybe. Probably. It's the first day of class and normally we don't stay the entire time - HOWEVER, since it's the summer quarter [which lasts only 5 weeks], Im sure we'll stay the entire time. That's fine by me! I've got some neat classes! I know that with my degrees there's going to be a lot of paper writing, but that comes with any bachelor degree, in my opinion.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays I'm only in class from 5pm - 9:30pm. That's my Healthcare Business Law class. The judge in our humble little town teaches that class. I really love his wife. She's awesome. We'll see how he is in class. He and his wife both teach. Honestly, they're good people. They do a lot for our community. Anyway - Monday and Wednesday are my long days at school.

Im really worried about Teri. She's going through some rough times, mentally, and I just want to remove all of the bad in her life and her mind and replace it with only the best. In reality, I can't. I know I always say you can't enjoy the rainbows til you go through the storms, but I wish some storms didn't last months and years. I think about her all the time. I think I have just the plan to make her smile, for at least 10 minutes. She's got a heart that's as big as the world and wants only the best for those she loves. I just wish she could catch a break and things be ok for her. Depression is a horrible thing. It can eat you alive from the inside out. I just hope something happens that just absolutely makes her feel like she's on cloud 9. Teri, if you're reading this, I hope you know that you have a lot of friends here that love you dearly. I know sometimes having friends online doesn't suffice when you need someone to just look at and laugh with and just spend time with. Just hang in there. Remember: unconditionally. [I hope you've read your email, else the word unconditionally won't make sense to you!]

Unconditionally means without any type of condition. There are no guidelines, no qualifications, nothing. Just because you are who you are. Nothing more, nothing less.

To everyone else who's having some bumpy roads in your life, just hang on for the ride. If you survive, you've learned a lot. There's some bumps in my life, too, but I really don't want to go into them right now. I've got too much to look forward to tomorrow. I hope everyone has an ok Monday. Mondays normally are the blue days of the week. Just remember, Hump Day is right around the corner! Mahahaha!