It has became 100% official...
I got a job at a kick ass hospital!!!!
I am constantly humbled by how much better God's plans are than mine. You'd think I'd know by now to just give in and trust. :)
YAYAYAYAYA!!!!!
Friday, February 24, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Happy Tuesday!
My mom recently lent me a book called "Eat This Not That! The Supermarket Survival Guide". If you're interested in taking some small steps to eat healthier (and save money!) then this is definitely the book for you. There is a plethora of information in this book that is helpful and easy to understand. One of the best features of this book are the pages that look like this:
(Note: The newer edition that I have is a little better set up than this page. But this was the only picture I could find on google. I'm lazy and didn't want to take a picture of mine.)
This is a side by side comparison of different products that you actually see in the grocery store. The right side shows the healthier options while the left side shows the unhealthier options. I won't even tell you how many times I had bought a product that was on the unhealthier side because it looked healthier to me. Packaging and marketing are so sneaky! Now I take the time to read the labels and not be fooled by words like "natural" and "organic". It is so cool to see how easy it is to decrease your intake of extra sugar and saturated fat just by choosing a different brand.
Anyways, after reading about peanut butters I decided to make my own.
The ingredients. There are only four!
Then you need a container for your peanut butter when it's done...I used an old peanut butter jar for convenience.
Put 15oz of peanuts, a tsp of salt, and 2 tsp of honey in a food processor:
Then grind it UUUUUPPPPP for a couple of minutes. Slowly add in 1 tbsp of peanut oil and keep on grindin' until it turns into that yummy peanut buttery consistency. Grind longer for creamier peanut butter. And there you have it. Homemade peanut butter.
(Note: The newer edition that I have is a little better set up than this page. But this was the only picture I could find on google. I'm lazy and didn't want to take a picture of mine.)
This is a side by side comparison of different products that you actually see in the grocery store. The right side shows the healthier options while the left side shows the unhealthier options. I won't even tell you how many times I had bought a product that was on the unhealthier side because it looked healthier to me. Packaging and marketing are so sneaky! Now I take the time to read the labels and not be fooled by words like "natural" and "organic". It is so cool to see how easy it is to decrease your intake of extra sugar and saturated fat just by choosing a different brand.
Anyways, after reading about peanut butters I decided to make my own.
The ingredients. There are only four!
Then you need a container for your peanut butter when it's done...I used an old peanut butter jar for convenience.
Put 15oz of peanuts, a tsp of salt, and 2 tsp of honey in a food processor:
Then grind it UUUUUPPPPP for a couple of minutes. Slowly add in 1 tbsp of peanut oil and keep on grindin' until it turns into that yummy peanut buttery consistency. Grind longer for creamier peanut butter. And there you have it. Homemade peanut butter.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Groceries
Let's hope I didn't lose anyone at the title. On Monday I went to three different grocery stores. I didn't plan to do so (and it certainly wasn't the most fun day of my life) but in the process I started comparing the three stores and (more specifically) their produce prices. This may sound snooze-inducing to some... but who wouldn't like saving money just by going to a different store??? If you don't buy your own groceries then this probably isn't the post for you unless you'd like to consider this post your own dose of melatonin.
Cutting coupons has never been my thing for various reasons. One: I try to buy (and stock up on) things that are on sale. Sale prices are always better than coupon prices. Two: Having too many coupons confuses me. (Yeah, I admitted it). Three: Most coupons are for overly processed food that I shouldn't be putting in my body.
Fresh produce always seems to be the most expensive part of my trips to the store. Produce is more expensive than boxed food... and my grocery lists always seem to be mostly produce. The downfall of trying to take care of this God-given body (bodies if you include David's). In the course of my snoozalicious Monday I decided to compare three grocery stores (mainly the produce prices/freshness) in an epic battle.
The competitors:
Fresh and Easy
Vons (aka Pavilions)
Sprouts
Fresh and Easy
I went to F&E with my list completely prepared to buy everything there like I had my first two years of college. I had heard their produce prices were good plus the name had me sold from the get go. It's fresh AND easy. How could you not try it out? But I was utterly disappointed. For me, the word "fresh" conjures up images of bunches of tomatoes on the stem, crisp apples sitting in heaps, and bunches of bok choy piled up together waiting for a good stir fry. As I walked down the produce aisle I was greeted with some good sights... tomatoes, apples, pineapple, butternut squash all sitting there ready to be scooped up, bagged and taken home to eat. Unfortunately it seemed as though a good majority of F&E's produce had been bagged up, put in a plastic box, or contained in some other way that is just a big waste. They had four apples prepackaged in a plastic bag. There were three Roma tomatoes prepackaged together in a plastic produce. There may be some business sense behind all of this... but why waste the plastic? Also, I noticed a lot of the produce looked a little overripe/no bueno. This is when I decided to go elsewhere for some good freshness.
Sprouts
Let's get one thing straight... "health food" places like this intimidate me. I feel like they are full of trendy health nuts and actual health nuts plus a handful of real people like myself just trying to take steps to achieve a healthy lifestyle. The only reason why I went here is because my Mom told me they had great produce prices. Okay Momma bear, you win. I'll go. As usual, Mom was right. Their produce prices were awesome with an added bonus of almost no prepackaging. Love love love. Price comparison chart to come. Plus, the staff there is very helpful and unpretentious. I'm sensing a winner here but let's give Vons a chance too.
Vons
This store is two minutes away from my house. I can (and often do) walk here. This store is part of my comfort zone. The aisles are familiar, the cashiers are nice, and they sell honeycrisp apples aka the best apples in the world. The store is well set up, has some good meat prices, and a WIDE variety of foods. In fact, there are only a few negatives. One: In the aisles it's all about advertising AND there are so many different selections that trying to do nutrition comparisions between the different brands makes my head hurt. Two: Their produce prices tend to be higher. Let's take a look at the price chart.
This is the real point of this whole post. This is where the dolla dolla bills come in to play.
This... is... SPARTA!!!
Kidding. It's just a chart.
Note: F&E is not included in this. You don't need it or want it.
My list happened to be a lot of stir fry that day but from the other prices I saw Sprouts is still the leader in cheap (and fresh) produce.
Let that be a lesson to me... don't judge a place by the hipsters that shop there.
Cutting coupons has never been my thing for various reasons. One: I try to buy (and stock up on) things that are on sale. Sale prices are always better than coupon prices. Two: Having too many coupons confuses me. (Yeah, I admitted it). Three: Most coupons are for overly processed food that I shouldn't be putting in my body.
Fresh produce always seems to be the most expensive part of my trips to the store. Produce is more expensive than boxed food... and my grocery lists always seem to be mostly produce. The downfall of trying to take care of this God-given body (bodies if you include David's). In the course of my snoozalicious Monday I decided to compare three grocery stores (mainly the produce prices/freshness) in an epic battle.
The competitors:
Fresh and Easy
Vons (aka Pavilions)
Sprouts
Fresh and Easy
I went to F&E with my list completely prepared to buy everything there like I had my first two years of college. I had heard their produce prices were good plus the name had me sold from the get go. It's fresh AND easy. How could you not try it out? But I was utterly disappointed. For me, the word "fresh" conjures up images of bunches of tomatoes on the stem, crisp apples sitting in heaps, and bunches of bok choy piled up together waiting for a good stir fry. As I walked down the produce aisle I was greeted with some good sights... tomatoes, apples, pineapple, butternut squash all sitting there ready to be scooped up, bagged and taken home to eat. Unfortunately it seemed as though a good majority of F&E's produce had been bagged up, put in a plastic box, or contained in some other way that is just a big waste. They had four apples prepackaged in a plastic bag. There were three Roma tomatoes prepackaged together in a plastic produce. There may be some business sense behind all of this... but why waste the plastic? Also, I noticed a lot of the produce looked a little overripe/no bueno. This is when I decided to go elsewhere for some good freshness.
Sprouts
Let's get one thing straight... "health food" places like this intimidate me. I feel like they are full of trendy health nuts and actual health nuts plus a handful of real people like myself just trying to take steps to achieve a healthy lifestyle. The only reason why I went here is because my Mom told me they had great produce prices. Okay Momma bear, you win. I'll go. As usual, Mom was right. Their produce prices were awesome with an added bonus of almost no prepackaging. Love love love. Price comparison chart to come. Plus, the staff there is very helpful and unpretentious. I'm sensing a winner here but let's give Vons a chance too.
Vons
This store is two minutes away from my house. I can (and often do) walk here. This store is part of my comfort zone. The aisles are familiar, the cashiers are nice, and they sell honeycrisp apples aka the best apples in the world. The store is well set up, has some good meat prices, and a WIDE variety of foods. In fact, there are only a few negatives. One: In the aisles it's all about advertising AND there are so many different selections that trying to do nutrition comparisions between the different brands makes my head hurt. Two: Their produce prices tend to be higher. Let's take a look at the price chart.
This is the real point of this whole post. This is where the dolla dolla bills come in to play.
This... is... SPARTA!!!
Kidding. It's just a chart.
Note: F&E is not included in this. You don't need it or want it.
My list happened to be a lot of stir fry that day but from the other prices I saw Sprouts is still the leader in cheap (and fresh) produce.
Let that be a lesson to me... don't judge a place by the hipsters that shop there.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Even if you don't like bagels...
You HAVE to try this place. Even my plain sourdough bagel with strawberry cream cheese was delicious and David's sun dried tomato and basil bagel with veggie cream cheese was out of this world!
The place: Bonjour Bagels.
Yelp it up: http://www.yelp.com/biz/bonjour-bagel-los-alamitos
They make their own cream cheese too! There are no cons to this place unless you happen to live very far away. And if you do.. please just think about visiting the next time you are in the vicinity. And enjoy.
The place: Bonjour Bagels.
Yelp it up: http://www.yelp.com/biz/bonjour-bagel-los-alamitos
They make their own cream cheese too! There are no cons to this place unless you happen to live very far away. And if you do.. please just think about visiting the next time you are in the vicinity. And enjoy.
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Paradox
The quotes in this post are from the book I'm Not Stiller by Max Frisch.
Another note: This class jams so much in 2.5 hours a week... and sometimes I can't wait for it to be over in December. Constantly thinking about this stuff is exhausting.
In life there is always a crazy paradox between life and death. In order to truly live, you have to be open to the idea that some parts of you will die (or need to die) along the way in order for you to truly live. But there will also be parts of you that die that you might need to reclaim along the way.
We all know that one of the Ten Commandments says that thall shalt not kill. What we don't realize is that we (unintentionally) kill all the time. "There are all sorts of ways of murdering a person or at least his soul, and that's something no police in the world can spot... I should like to see the person who cannot be killed by a smile, or by saying nothing... Haven't you ever wondered, my dear Knobel, why so many people are interested in a real murder?... It's quite obvious: because we generally don't see our daily murders. So it's a relief when there's a bang for once, when blood flows, or when someone dies of real poison, not merely of his wife's silence" (Pg. 109).
In who's killing have we played a part in? Have we done this to someone recently? Are we doing it now??? How am I killing the people in my life?
Another note: This class jams so much in 2.5 hours a week... and sometimes I can't wait for it to be over in December. Constantly thinking about this stuff is exhausting.
In life there is always a crazy paradox between life and death. In order to truly live, you have to be open to the idea that some parts of you will die (or need to die) along the way in order for you to truly live. But there will also be parts of you that die that you might need to reclaim along the way.
We all know that one of the Ten Commandments says that thall shalt not kill. What we don't realize is that we (unintentionally) kill all the time. "There are all sorts of ways of murdering a person or at least his soul, and that's something no police in the world can spot... I should like to see the person who cannot be killed by a smile, or by saying nothing... Haven't you ever wondered, my dear Knobel, why so many people are interested in a real murder?... It's quite obvious: because we generally don't see our daily murders. So it's a relief when there's a bang for once, when blood flows, or when someone dies of real poison, not merely of his wife's silence" (Pg. 109).
In who's killing have we played a part in? Have we done this to someone recently? Are we doing it now??? How am I killing the people in my life?
"Anyone who is always seeing himself as a victim, it seems to me, never gets wise to himself, and that's not healthy. Cause and effect are never divided between two people, certainly not between a husband and wife, even though it may sometimes look like it" (Pg. 115).
Cause and effect are never divided between two people... in other words... it is never just one person's fault. What often happens is that one person just sees themselves as the innocent bystander and just reacts to the other person without stepping back to see what they brought to the situation. What have you done to the other person???
You can't try and change anyone. The sooner you accept that the better off you will be, especially in relationships. You can't try to change the other person... but at the same time you can't just let them keep doing the very things that are shooting them in the foot. You each have to work to bring something new to the table! You can't just stay silent. So you have to say BOTH things.... I am attracted to you because of this... but I also see the areas that you need to work on but I accept that you need to work on this yourself. I can be your support but I can't force a change.
Trying to change you for me is murder.
"'Thou shalt not make unto thee any image'. Every image is a sin... When you love someone you leave every possibility open to them, and in spite of all the memories of the past you are ready to be surprised, again and again surprised, at how different they arem how various, not a finished image such as you have made..." (Pg. 130).
This is such a huge temptation to do in any relationship that you have. Friendship, love, family, what have you. Let's take marriage... after you've been married for 30 years you think, oh I know him/her like the back of my hand. That is a dangerous thought. You still need to surprise each other and still need to keep your eyes and mind open to really SEE the other person. Humans are so complex that as the onion (aka us) unravels we see new facets of the person but only if we keep our eyes/mind open. Let others surprise you!!
We have to learn how to die. We need to learn how to venture within ourselves, to illuminate our brokenness that is screwing up our ability to love and we have to fight with ourselves and let those parts of ourself die. The great human challenge is knowing how to die so we can love the people we live with and truly live.
Venturing into ourselves not just about illuminating the bad within us... it also shows us the good within ourselves that we cannot possibly know without venturing. You can't discover yourself truly if you become idle and say that you are always the same. Don't be afraid of the venturing. Surround yourself with support and tread into the unknown.
Live authentically.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
The Neurotic Lock
I'm taking a course called the Human Challenge this semester and it is really really interesting and cool and also exhausting. It is making me examine everything in my life closer and making me realize things about myself that suck... and also things that are good. What is to come is nothing more than parts of my scribbled notes and a couple of my own add-ins. I'm no psych major (or minor), just another person in the world trying to figure it out.
The neurotic lock... already googled it and nothing popped up. Maybe my professor (a former psychologist) made it up? It basically is that I'm attracted to the something incomplete in YOU and I think I can fix it. It's one of the reasons why there are so many crazy, messed up relationships.
Stiller (in the novel Stiller) comes back to try and fix his marriage again... but he isn't able to break free of what EVERYONE ELSE in his OLD life thinks. This often happens in our lives. We are constantly evolving and learning, but sometimes people don't want to see that we've changed. They think they know us better than we know ourselves. We can either continue to be who we really are or we can slip back into the role of the person that they think they know and lose ourselves completely.
In relationships we often try to become what we think the other person wants. We want so hard to fill that void in them... but we CAN'T. We cannot fix a hole in someone else unless we were the ones to make the hole. We also try to make other people fit our perfect wish list of a person. In essence, we are looking for a man or woman who never existed! We take someone and subtley try to mold them into something different and completely miss who they really are!
We don't hear this in the marriage vows often, but a relationship is where you discover your weirdness and your brokenness. Brokenness you didn't even know you or the other person had. Marriage is a vow where you promise to stick with the other person even though you don't know exactly what that brokenness will turn out to be. But you say you will be there for the suffering and the hurting and the healing and fixing. But not many people associate marriage vows with that. They enter in to marriage, find the other person's holes, realize that they can't fix them and be the other person's savior and they say... "I'M OUT. We must not really be soul mates." But that isn't true. You're not supposed to be their savior. You're not supposed to be able to fix everything... you CAN'T. Your role is to support and encourage their growth... and to be patient when they are slow to grow.
We are constantly evolving. What if we never learned and changed from our life experiences? What if we didn't learn and grow from our old relationships? We would just go out and do the same thing with someone else.
We all have our wishlist... our list of what the perrrrfect man/woman for me will be. Take a good look at your wishlist. How long is it? In reality... it's probably too long. What REALLY matters? Surprisingly, there are only a few things that we really really need. You want your S.O. to be interested in most of the things you are? Well, they probably won't be. That's okay. You want your man to be your "spiritual leader"? That sounds fine and dandy... but is it a necessity? We need to loosen up our list. Ultimately... it gets shorter and shorter. And do you know what happens when we really prune our list? (Yes the pruning will be painful, get over it). When we REALLY prune our list we become more gracious and accepting of the other person.
My friend Janae hit the nail on the head in a recent chat when she said, "That's the beauty of life and marriage. I mean you're always going to be dealing with issues inside yourself. You're always going to be growing and changing and becoming a better you and the person you're married to will help you with that however they cannot be upset because you're changing but encourage the growth. Life is all about changing and learning and growing. It doesnt mean you stop when you get married."
The neurotic lock... already googled it and nothing popped up. Maybe my professor (a former psychologist) made it up? It basically is that I'm attracted to the something incomplete in YOU and I think I can fix it. It's one of the reasons why there are so many crazy, messed up relationships.
Stiller (in the novel Stiller) comes back to try and fix his marriage again... but he isn't able to break free of what EVERYONE ELSE in his OLD life thinks. This often happens in our lives. We are constantly evolving and learning, but sometimes people don't want to see that we've changed. They think they know us better than we know ourselves. We can either continue to be who we really are or we can slip back into the role of the person that they think they know and lose ourselves completely.
In relationships we often try to become what we think the other person wants. We want so hard to fill that void in them... but we CAN'T. We cannot fix a hole in someone else unless we were the ones to make the hole. We also try to make other people fit our perfect wish list of a person. In essence, we are looking for a man or woman who never existed! We take someone and subtley try to mold them into something different and completely miss who they really are!
We don't hear this in the marriage vows often, but a relationship is where you discover your weirdness and your brokenness. Brokenness you didn't even know you or the other person had. Marriage is a vow where you promise to stick with the other person even though you don't know exactly what that brokenness will turn out to be. But you say you will be there for the suffering and the hurting and the healing and fixing. But not many people associate marriage vows with that. They enter in to marriage, find the other person's holes, realize that they can't fix them and be the other person's savior and they say... "I'M OUT. We must not really be soul mates." But that isn't true. You're not supposed to be their savior. You're not supposed to be able to fix everything... you CAN'T. Your role is to support and encourage their growth... and to be patient when they are slow to grow.
We are constantly evolving. What if we never learned and changed from our life experiences? What if we didn't learn and grow from our old relationships? We would just go out and do the same thing with someone else.
We all have our wishlist... our list of what the perrrrfect man/woman for me will be. Take a good look at your wishlist. How long is it? In reality... it's probably too long. What REALLY matters? Surprisingly, there are only a few things that we really really need. You want your S.O. to be interested in most of the things you are? Well, they probably won't be. That's okay. You want your man to be your "spiritual leader"? That sounds fine and dandy... but is it a necessity? We need to loosen up our list. Ultimately... it gets shorter and shorter. And do you know what happens when we really prune our list? (Yes the pruning will be painful, get over it). When we REALLY prune our list we become more gracious and accepting of the other person.
My friend Janae hit the nail on the head in a recent chat when she said, "That's the beauty of life and marriage. I mean you're always going to be dealing with issues inside yourself. You're always going to be growing and changing and becoming a better you and the person you're married to will help you with that however they cannot be upset because you're changing but encourage the growth. Life is all about changing and learning and growing. It doesnt mean you stop when you get married."
Thursday, July 08, 2010
2/3
Summer is about 2/3 of the way over. Holy moly. It's going by fast and yet it still feels like I have eternity left of summer (I wish). The only thing that I wish would hurry up right now is summer school. Only two weeks left of nonstop torture 8am-2pm M-Th. Midterms were today... only 7 days left!! YES!!!!!
More to come later (and I really mean it this time).
More to come later (and I really mean it this time).
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Well...
I'm sick. But slowly getting better.
This summer has been awesome so far. Dare I say the best summer yet?
Let the madness continue.
This summer has been awesome so far. Dare I say the best summer yet?
Let the madness continue.
Sunday, May 09, 2010
Cinnamon & Sugar Pita Chips
It is currently Sunday night. The time is 11:02 pm. In approximately 9 hours my finals will begin. Finals schedule is as follows:
MONDAY, MAY 10TH
0800-1000 - Nursing310 - Pediatric Nursing
1030-1230 - Bible102 - New Testament
TUESDAY, MAY 11TH
0800-1000 - Nursing330 - OB/GYN
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12TH
1300-1500 - Sociology360 - Race & Ethnicity
Oh boy. Then on Wednesday/Thursday I will clean, patch holes, and do some minor painting in the apartment and then GO HOME!!!!! I literally cannot wait to be home. I'm going to miss school and some of the people here but it's time for summer. It's time to relax. It's time for summer school and summer jobs and summer lovin'.
In other news, I have been (voluntarily) unable to access my facebook account. And I really really really want to go on facebook. I can't tell if I want to go on just to see what everyone is up to or if I just want to log on to put off studying for just a little while longer.
Good luck to everyone on their finals quest!!!!!!
MONDAY, MAY 10TH
0800-1000 - Nursing310 - Pediatric Nursing
1030-1230 - Bible102 - New Testament
TUESDAY, MAY 11TH
0800-1000 - Nursing330 - OB/GYN
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12TH
1300-1500 - Sociology360 - Race & Ethnicity
Oh boy. Then on Wednesday/Thursday I will clean, patch holes, and do some minor painting in the apartment and then GO HOME!!!!! I literally cannot wait to be home. I'm going to miss school and some of the people here but it's time for summer. It's time to relax. It's time for summer school and summer jobs and summer lovin'.
In other news, I have been (voluntarily) unable to access my facebook account. And I really really really want to go on facebook. I can't tell if I want to go on just to see what everyone is up to or if I just want to log on to put off studying for just a little while longer.
Good luck to everyone on their finals quest!!!!!!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Grandma Rose
Hey all... I'm sure if you're one of the people reading this I have already texted you with some bad news about my "Grandma" Rose and asked for your prayers but it definitely warrants a blog post.
So Rose isn't actually my Grandma. Rose is my mom's best friend's mom... that might be a little confusing but basically that whole family (including Rose) has known me since I was born. Rose has suffered a lot of health problems including diabetes, breast cancer, vision problems, etc. Recently she hasn't been in the best of health (actually horrible health) so this episode isn't really a surprise but it stinks all the same. This morning Jill (Rose's daughter) found Rose on the floor when she went in to bring Rose her morning coffee. The ambulance was called and the doctors found that Rose had suffered a stroke and had intracranial bleeding. She is currently in the ICU at St. Mary's Hospital and it really doesn't look good. The doctors have told the family to start saying their goodbyes.
I'm not asking for a miracle healing here. Just your prayers for Rose and everyone who loves her.
So Rose isn't actually my Grandma. Rose is my mom's best friend's mom... that might be a little confusing but basically that whole family (including Rose) has known me since I was born. Rose has suffered a lot of health problems including diabetes, breast cancer, vision problems, etc. Recently she hasn't been in the best of health (actually horrible health) so this episode isn't really a surprise but it stinks all the same. This morning Jill (Rose's daughter) found Rose on the floor when she went in to bring Rose her morning coffee. The ambulance was called and the doctors found that Rose had suffered a stroke and had intracranial bleeding. She is currently in the ICU at St. Mary's Hospital and it really doesn't look good. The doctors have told the family to start saying their goodbyes.
I'm not asking for a miracle healing here. Just your prayers for Rose and everyone who loves her.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
"I will swat the flies..... that are your BS"
"There comes a point in your life when you get tired of fixing everything and trying to make everyone happy. When you finally decide to quit, it's NOT giving up. It's realizing you don't need certain people and the bullshit they bring in to your life."
Well hello there Grey's Anatomy quote. It's literally perfect for describing my rooming situation. As of May 12th I am FREEEEEE!
Here comes another list because my brain is too pooped to do anything else:
1. Only 30 more days of school (including weekends and finals). Not that I'm counting or anything.
2. I have two 10+ page papers (nursing and sociology), a 3 page bible paper, 8 chapters of reading, a case study to prepare and present, one write-up, one grad check appointment, and one leadership paper to do. All due on or before Monday. FML.
3. I have eaten more candy in the past 3 days than should be legally allowed.
4. This really should be number one... but I miss David. All. the. freaking. time.
5. Can you get senioritis when you're a junior? Because my mind is completely beyond focusing and if you read #2 above you can see why that is a BIG problem.
6. I am stressing about graduating on time. However, that is not in my hands anymore.
7. What? Shiny?
8. God is good. All the time.
What can I do about all of this RIGHT NOW at this moment? Put my head down and work hard. Pray. Don't forget to schedule in fun. Get through the last THIRTY days of escuela. And remember, it will all be just fine in the end.
Well hello there Grey's Anatomy quote. It's literally perfect for describing my rooming situation. As of May 12th I am FREEEEEE!
Here comes another list because my brain is too pooped to do anything else:
1. Only 30 more days of school (including weekends and finals). Not that I'm counting or anything.
2. I have two 10+ page papers (nursing and sociology), a 3 page bible paper, 8 chapters of reading, a case study to prepare and present, one write-up, one grad check appointment, and one leadership paper to do. All due on or before Monday. FML.
3. I have eaten more candy in the past 3 days than should be legally allowed.
4. This really should be number one... but I miss David. All. the. freaking. time.
5. Can you get senioritis when you're a junior? Because my mind is completely beyond focusing and if you read #2 above you can see why that is a BIG problem.
6. I am stressing about graduating on time. However, that is not in my hands anymore.
7. What? Shiny?
8. God is good. All the time.
What can I do about all of this RIGHT NOW at this moment? Put my head down and work hard. Pray. Don't forget to schedule in fun. Get through the last THIRTY days of escuela. And remember, it will all be just fine in the end.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Carry Out
This semester was officially at its halfway point last Tuesday. And, as a graduating senior told me today, there are 36 school days left. Holy moly guacamole!!!! One part of me feels like it was just yesterday that I became a junior and now I'm THIS CLOSE to becoming a senior. It's mind blowing.
I don't know what is happening to my brain but it is almost impossible for me to complete a simple task anymore. I'm having to literally force myself to do work. It's worse than before. I'm doing papers the night before. Putting off doing clinical paperwork to do... nothing. Starting my studying the night before a test. (Okay, fine. That one isn't any different.) Last night studying was the worst. I either need to have a dance party every half hour to burn away some energy so I can sit still or I need to listen to music or read quotes while I study. Neither method is what you could call time efficient.
However there is a happy note to this post. I'm finally starting to see the beauty of Point Loma again. You'd think it would be pretty hard to miss but I was missing it. Living off campus it's easy to disconnect from campus. It's actually incredibly easy. But last Tuesday my intramural team and I watched the sun set and the incredible beauty that I'm around almost every day suddenly struck me again. Yeaaah baby.
My advising appointment is on Friday morning. I have to take two full semesters next year and at least one summer school class to graduate on time. Please pray that my schedule will work out and I can graduate on time. :)
This one definitely made me miss volleyball.
Sure theres the wind sprints, suicides, mile runs, max-out days, and months of conditioning that make us wonder why we, as athletes, keep giving 110 percent day in and day out. But then we give the simple answer that it's for the love of the game. And that we live for the practices, parties, pain, cheers, long bus rides, hotel stays, countless pairs of different types of shoes, water, Gatorade, and coaches you hate but appreciate. It's those hours where your team becomes your family, of pushing your body to the limit, and blasting your ipod so that you can't hear yourself breathing that we'll remember and cherish forever.
-Unknown
I don't know what is happening to my brain but it is almost impossible for me to complete a simple task anymore. I'm having to literally force myself to do work. It's worse than before. I'm doing papers the night before. Putting off doing clinical paperwork to do... nothing. Starting my studying the night before a test. (Okay, fine. That one isn't any different.) Last night studying was the worst. I either need to have a dance party every half hour to burn away some energy so I can sit still or I need to listen to music or read quotes while I study. Neither method is what you could call time efficient.
However there is a happy note to this post. I'm finally starting to see the beauty of Point Loma again. You'd think it would be pretty hard to miss but I was missing it. Living off campus it's easy to disconnect from campus. It's actually incredibly easy. But last Tuesday my intramural team and I watched the sun set and the incredible beauty that I'm around almost every day suddenly struck me again. Yeaaah baby.
My advising appointment is on Friday morning. I have to take two full semesters next year and at least one summer school class to graduate on time. Please pray that my schedule will work out and I can graduate on time. :)
This one definitely made me miss volleyball.
Sure theres the wind sprints, suicides, mile runs, max-out days, and months of conditioning that make us wonder why we, as athletes, keep giving 110 percent day in and day out. But then we give the simple answer that it's for the love of the game. And that we live for the practices, parties, pain, cheers, long bus rides, hotel stays, countless pairs of different types of shoes, water, Gatorade, and coaches you hate but appreciate. It's those hours where your team becomes your family, of pushing your body to the limit, and blasting your ipod so that you can't hear yourself breathing that we'll remember and cherish forever.
-Unknown
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
List it baby, list it.
I only had a couple of minutes for an update... so a random list is below!
Waiting to go to play some volleyball (YES!).
It feels like Thursday night when it's only Tuesday night.
Lately my napping has been out of control (no big surprise).
My boyfriend can kick your boyfriend's ass. (Kidding). But he's the absolute best and I thank God every day.
My PE class has a couple of douchebags that I want to slap silly.
I thought dealing with women who are preggers and babies was going to be horrible but it's actually really fun.
Matt Nathanson and The Real Matt Jones. Good music.
My race and ethnicity class is a joke (unfortunately).
New Bible study started this semester = awesome sauce.
Roommate situation = definitely NOT awesome sauce.
Family is doing great... I miss them.
Overall Jillian rating: HAPPY.
--EDIT--
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
-John 16:33
Waiting to go to play some volleyball (YES!).
It feels like Thursday night when it's only Tuesday night.
Lately my napping has been out of control (no big surprise).
My boyfriend can kick your boyfriend's ass. (Kidding). But he's the absolute best and I thank God every day.
My PE class has a couple of douchebags that I want to slap silly.
I thought dealing with women who are preggers and babies was going to be horrible but it's actually really fun.
Matt Nathanson and The Real Matt Jones. Good music.
My race and ethnicity class is a joke (unfortunately).
New Bible study started this semester = awesome sauce.
Roommate situation = definitely NOT awesome sauce.
Family is doing great... I miss them.
Overall Jillian rating: HAPPY.
--EDIT--
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
-John 16:33
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
BIB102 - Mk 5-8
I'm in New Testament this semester. It's a G.E. class, the class is about 90% freshmen, and the professor is very VERY structured... but I love it. Minus the freshmen? Yes. Only kidding. We're going through the book of Mark right now and I decided to post some of what we are reading and my thoughts (mainly questions here).
Last night I read Mark 5-8 (NIV).
Mark 6:4-6 -- Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor." He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. And he was amazed at their lack of faith.
Why would Jesus be without honor in His hometown? Why in this one area did no one believe? It can't be just coincidence. My guess is that the people who lived there still saw Jesus as the little boy he once was. Could they not reconcile the little toddler they remembered with the man (healer, prophet, "Son of Man") that now stood before them?
Mark 6:14-29. I'm not going to post the passages just because they are long but this is where Herod has John the Baptist beheaded. Was anyone else confused by the placement of this story? It seems so random and like it was just tossed in the mix. What's the significance here?
Mark 7:6-8 -- He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:
" 'These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
their teachings are but rules taught by men.' You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to the traditions of men."
BAM! Jesus completely destroys the Pharisees (in a loving way? :). This is such a great passage and where I think we all need to be SO careful. It's so easy to fall into a pattern of worship that feels comfortable and completely leave out hearts out of the whole process.
Mark 7:14-23 -- Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. Nothing outside a man can make him 'unclean' by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a man that makes him 'unclean.' "
After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable. "Are you so dull?" he asked. "Don't you see that nothing that enters a man from the outside can make him 'unclean'? For it doesn't go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body." (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods "clean.")
He went on: "What comes out of a man is what makes him 'unclean.' For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean.' "
This must have been a complete SHOCKER to the Jews in that day. There are whole chapters in the Old Testament that are dedicated to ritual food preparation to make it "clean"... and here Jesus seems to say to forget about them. But don't the Jewish people still have foods that are considered to be "unclean" like pork? Or is that something different?
There are a lot more questions here than anything... but that's what I've been thinking about for the past couple of days. Let me know your thoughts. :)
Last night I read Mark 5-8 (NIV).
Mark 6:4-6 -- Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor." He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. And he was amazed at their lack of faith.
Why would Jesus be without honor in His hometown? Why in this one area did no one believe? It can't be just coincidence. My guess is that the people who lived there still saw Jesus as the little boy he once was. Could they not reconcile the little toddler they remembered with the man (healer, prophet, "Son of Man") that now stood before them?
Mark 6:14-29. I'm not going to post the passages just because they are long but this is where Herod has John the Baptist beheaded. Was anyone else confused by the placement of this story? It seems so random and like it was just tossed in the mix. What's the significance here?
Mark 7:6-8 -- He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:
" 'These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
their teachings are but rules taught by men.' You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to the traditions of men."
BAM! Jesus completely destroys the Pharisees (in a loving way? :). This is such a great passage and where I think we all need to be SO careful. It's so easy to fall into a pattern of worship that feels comfortable and completely leave out hearts out of the whole process.
Mark 7:14-23 -- Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. Nothing outside a man can make him 'unclean' by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a man that makes him 'unclean.' "
After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable. "Are you so dull?" he asked. "Don't you see that nothing that enters a man from the outside can make him 'unclean'? For it doesn't go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body." (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods "clean.")
He went on: "What comes out of a man is what makes him 'unclean.' For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean.' "
This must have been a complete SHOCKER to the Jews in that day. There are whole chapters in the Old Testament that are dedicated to ritual food preparation to make it "clean"... and here Jesus seems to say to forget about them. But don't the Jewish people still have foods that are considered to be "unclean" like pork? Or is that something different?
There are a lot more questions here than anything... but that's what I've been thinking about for the past couple of days. Let me know your thoughts. :)
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
2010 Baby... 2010
The new year always comes with a new set of expectations. People thinking the year is going to be great, people thinking the year is going to suck, and people who think the world will end within the year so who really cares about anything.
Oh, what are my expectations you ask? Such a good question my cricket. My expectations for the year 2010 (said twenty-ten, thank you very much)... my expectations are high. I know there will be rough patches and times where it will feel like it would be impossible to get up and try again... but I will. And so will you.
There were no specific new year resolutions made for me this year. But here's what I've been doing and what I'd like to try.
1. As most of you know, I bought a guitar. Yep, it's lovely, blah blah blah. Too bad it hasn't had a good tune played on it yet! Teaching yourself the guitar is harder than I thought. Fortunately a good music teacher for the summer has been found (only $20 for a 30 minute lesson).
2. My longly-lusted-after plan of traveling around Holland/Europe this summer is unfortunately impossible. I need to take some summer school classes so senior year can be as chill as possible. However I still started learning how to speak Dutch. It's slow going but even the slow learning I'm doing gives me satisfaction that Spanish never could have given.
3. More activity. See the next bullet. This Christmas break wasn't horrible as far as activity goes.
4. What I've been doing/would like to do more of are (in no specific order)
- Raquetball (high energy activity... yes please!)
- Kickboxing (again... high energy plus music plus feeling like a badass. It's hard to resist)
- Trampoline jumping (no explanation needed0
- Surfing (yes, early in the morning. or early morning beach runs. The peacefulness/beauty is too much to pass up)
- Basketball (Good time, competition, talking about life, and making someone my HO, HOR, or HORS? I'm all for that action)
- Beach volleyball (It's volleyball)
- Dancing (real dancing, so I can learn how to dance like a black person)
5. Learn and memorize at least 10 "yo momma" jokes to be pulled out at random (but awesome) times.
6. Not just READING my Bible but reading for understanding. Reading for the hidden meaning, reading for a purpose, reading to TRY and understand God better, reading to form my own ideas. It's all deadly in a good way.
7. Eating better, blah blah blah. Here's the real plan: don't buy food that is CRAP for your body. Will I ever give up chocolate? That's a silly question. NO. But eating it less is alllllll good baby.
8. Keep up involvement with my friends’ lives. This semester is going to be much busier than last semester and it’s going to be very easy to not hang out with people because I have other things to do. Yes, I will have certain school obligations but good organization is key to make sure everything stays under control so I CAN hang out. Sophomore year will NOT be repeated.
There's a lot more. But this post is long enough already.
Let me just say... this semester is going to be busy. And fun. And hard (that’s what she said). And the best one ever.
Oh, what are my expectations you ask? Such a good question my cricket. My expectations for the year 2010 (said twenty-ten, thank you very much)... my expectations are high. I know there will be rough patches and times where it will feel like it would be impossible to get up and try again... but I will. And so will you.
There were no specific new year resolutions made for me this year. But here's what I've been doing and what I'd like to try.
1. As most of you know, I bought a guitar. Yep, it's lovely, blah blah blah. Too bad it hasn't had a good tune played on it yet! Teaching yourself the guitar is harder than I thought. Fortunately a good music teacher for the summer has been found (only $20 for a 30 minute lesson).
2. My longly-lusted-after plan of traveling around Holland/Europe this summer is unfortunately impossible. I need to take some summer school classes so senior year can be as chill as possible. However I still started learning how to speak Dutch. It's slow going but even the slow learning I'm doing gives me satisfaction that Spanish never could have given.
3. More activity. See the next bullet. This Christmas break wasn't horrible as far as activity goes.
4. What I've been doing/would like to do more of are (in no specific order)
- Raquetball (high energy activity... yes please!)
- Kickboxing (again... high energy plus music plus feeling like a badass. It's hard to resist)
- Trampoline jumping (no explanation needed0
- Surfing (yes, early in the morning. or early morning beach runs. The peacefulness/beauty is too much to pass up)
- Basketball (Good time, competition, talking about life, and making someone my HO, HOR, or HORS? I'm all for that action)
- Beach volleyball (It's volleyball)
- Dancing (real dancing, so I can learn how to dance like a black person)
5. Learn and memorize at least 10 "yo momma" jokes to be pulled out at random (but awesome) times.
6. Not just READING my Bible but reading for understanding. Reading for the hidden meaning, reading for a purpose, reading to TRY and understand God better, reading to form my own ideas. It's all deadly in a good way.
7. Eating better, blah blah blah. Here's the real plan: don't buy food that is CRAP for your body. Will I ever give up chocolate? That's a silly question. NO. But eating it less is alllllll good baby.
8. Keep up involvement with my friends’ lives. This semester is going to be much busier than last semester and it’s going to be very easy to not hang out with people because I have other things to do. Yes, I will have certain school obligations but good organization is key to make sure everything stays under control so I CAN hang out. Sophomore year will NOT be repeated.
There's a lot more. But this post is long enough already.
Let me just say... this semester is going to be busy. And fun. And hard (that’s what she said). And the best one ever.
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Break
It's finally time to dust the cobwebs off this blog, kick start the engine, and get it crankin' again.
A nice overview:
School
- Last semester was hands down the best semester I have had yet. There were still rough patches and areas that I wasn't happy with, but for the most part it was great. And that will continue this semester.
- The more time I spend in the ICU the more I love it and my clinical instructor/professor said I had all the qualities of an ICU nurse. However my specialty is still undecided.
- Can anyone say first semester of all A's??!?!?!?!?!
Friends
- Since volleyball wasn't consuming my life like it had for the first two years, finally some new friends came along.
- Those friends mentioned previously ^ are bomb-diggity, a ton of fun to hang out with, and excellent listeners/advice-givers, shoulders to cry on, etc.
- Game/movie nights/hang out times during Christmas break = SOOOOO GOOOOOOD.
- David... soooooooooo good :) I was honestly never into the mushy-gushy oh-my-boyfriend-is-so-amazing crap (and I'm apologizing now)... but he is amazing. You don't want to hear me gush. Trust me.
- One of my roommates (that I was close to) is going to Malta for spring semester, which of course meant a teary goodbye at the airport.
- There were definitely some roommate issues last semester and I'm pretty sure they will continue this semester. PLEASE pray for patient and wisdom for my house (in SD). We will need lots of help.
Family
- Some of you may or may not know that Liv has been having a lot of health/mental issues. She's been seeing a psychiatrist and doctors. She has a lot of OCD tendencies, separation issues, and weird health quirks (like a dry cough every 20 seconds that she can't seem to control, sore rib, stomach pains...). As of now it looks like her left sinus is completely blocked, which could explain many of her symptoms. The OCD stuff... my Mom had the same thing as a kid so we're just praying that she grows out of it. Prayers for Liv would be LOVELY!
- Praise the Lord! My mom just went through ACL surgery to repair a completely torn ACL and to repair both of her meniscus (menisci?). She's currently sitting in the recliner across from me.
- My Dad's business did well this past year. YAY!!!!
Jesus (pronounced Heh-Sooz, if that makes sense)
- I took a class this semester called Life of Holiness with Dr. Lodahl. It was one of the best classes I have taken at Point Loma. There was reading, quizzes, papers, and tests... but this class was mainly discussion. And discussion = AWESOME sauce. And this class wasn't afraid to talk about "taboo" topics and neither was the professor.
- More than ever I am convinced that almost nothing is black and white. There are SO MANY gray areas in this world. And thinking that doesn't make me a weak person.
- This will sound weird... but the Kingdom is here NOW. Which means that NOW is the time to act.
Next semester is coming up on Monday. NOOOOOOOO! Let's hope we survive!
GOOD LUCK!!
A nice overview:
School
- Last semester was hands down the best semester I have had yet. There were still rough patches and areas that I wasn't happy with, but for the most part it was great. And that will continue this semester.
- The more time I spend in the ICU the more I love it and my clinical instructor/professor said I had all the qualities of an ICU nurse. However my specialty is still undecided.
- Can anyone say first semester of all A's??!?!?!?!?!
Friends
- Since volleyball wasn't consuming my life like it had for the first two years, finally some new friends came along.
- Those friends mentioned previously ^ are bomb-diggity, a ton of fun to hang out with, and excellent listeners/advice-givers, shoulders to cry on, etc.
- Game/movie nights/hang out times during Christmas break = SOOOOO GOOOOOOD.
- David... soooooooooo good :) I was honestly never into the mushy-gushy oh-my-boyfriend-is-so-amazing crap (and I'm apologizing now)... but he is amazing. You don't want to hear me gush. Trust me.
- One of my roommates (that I was close to) is going to Malta for spring semester, which of course meant a teary goodbye at the airport.
- There were definitely some roommate issues last semester and I'm pretty sure they will continue this semester. PLEASE pray for patient and wisdom for my house (in SD). We will need lots of help.
Family
- Some of you may or may not know that Liv has been having a lot of health/mental issues. She's been seeing a psychiatrist and doctors. She has a lot of OCD tendencies, separation issues, and weird health quirks (like a dry cough every 20 seconds that she can't seem to control, sore rib, stomach pains...). As of now it looks like her left sinus is completely blocked, which could explain many of her symptoms. The OCD stuff... my Mom had the same thing as a kid so we're just praying that she grows out of it. Prayers for Liv would be LOVELY!
- Praise the Lord! My mom just went through ACL surgery to repair a completely torn ACL and to repair both of her meniscus (menisci?). She's currently sitting in the recliner across from me.
- My Dad's business did well this past year. YAY!!!!
Jesus (pronounced Heh-Sooz, if that makes sense)
- I took a class this semester called Life of Holiness with Dr. Lodahl. It was one of the best classes I have taken at Point Loma. There was reading, quizzes, papers, and tests... but this class was mainly discussion. And discussion = AWESOME sauce. And this class wasn't afraid to talk about "taboo" topics and neither was the professor.
- More than ever I am convinced that almost nothing is black and white. There are SO MANY gray areas in this world. And thinking that doesn't make me a weak person.
- This will sound weird... but the Kingdom is here NOW. Which means that NOW is the time to act.
Next semester is coming up on Monday. NOOOOOOOO! Let's hope we survive!
GOOD LUCK!!
Monday, October 12, 2009
It hurts...
to type. And write. AND MOOOOOVE. Luckily a small build-up of lactic acid in my muscles won't kill me. Saturday morning I played beach volleyball with a group of girls from last year's volleyball team. It was the first time I had actually exercised since I "fractured" my ankle this summer. It was terribly tiring, very hard, but so much fun!! Feeling "the burn" afterwards only makes it THAT much better. Is that weird?
In news actually related to my life... life is going super duper right now. Do y'all remember reading in English class about the gods who controlled the fates of people? And how they believed that good fortune happened at the top of the wheel but soon enough the gods would spin the wheel and you would end up on the bottom? Obviously, I don't believe all that nonsense but to put it metaphorically it seems as though I am near the top of the wheel just waiting to plummet. Of course not everything is good but a lot of stuff is.
This year is so different and so much less stressful than last year! I am actually enjoying school AND hanging out with friends and making lots of new ones. And having really silly roommate escapades that involve staying up late, Mulan II (OH HECK YES), a freezer, and pictures. It wouldn't be very funny if I explained it, trust me.
I would like to ask for your prayers right now also. We just had a student ministries chapel and there is a medical mission team and it struck a chord with me. Working in the health clinic has really opened my eyes and made me step out of my comfort zone and I can't help but wonder if God was trying to say something to me. I almost skipped chapel this morning and slept in but I woke up early and decided to just go anyways even though I don't have class until after chapel. And then in Life of Holiness we talked about how Jesus showed us a bent-down love (if anyone wants to know what I mean by that PLEASE ask me. It's a super good book) and humbly serves even though He IS the son of God and we should be serving him.
I would continue but I have class in a few minutes. See ya on the flip side!
In news actually related to my life... life is going super duper right now. Do y'all remember reading in English class about the gods who controlled the fates of people? And how they believed that good fortune happened at the top of the wheel but soon enough the gods would spin the wheel and you would end up on the bottom? Obviously, I don't believe all that nonsense but to put it metaphorically it seems as though I am near the top of the wheel just waiting to plummet. Of course not everything is good but a lot of stuff is.
This year is so different and so much less stressful than last year! I am actually enjoying school AND hanging out with friends and making lots of new ones. And having really silly roommate escapades that involve staying up late, Mulan II (OH HECK YES), a freezer, and pictures. It wouldn't be very funny if I explained it, trust me.
I would like to ask for your prayers right now also. We just had a student ministries chapel and there is a medical mission team and it struck a chord with me. Working in the health clinic has really opened my eyes and made me step out of my comfort zone and I can't help but wonder if God was trying to say something to me. I almost skipped chapel this morning and slept in but I woke up early and decided to just go anyways even though I don't have class until after chapel. And then in Life of Holiness we talked about how Jesus showed us a bent-down love (if anyone wants to know what I mean by that PLEASE ask me. It's a super good book) and humbly serves even though He IS the son of God and we should be serving him.
I would continue but I have class in a few minutes. See ya on the flip side!
Monday, September 14, 2009
a SPEEDY update
I don't know what to post yet and I really should be getting to bed because I have clinical tomorrow morning... so I'll go with the obvious.
I'm 21! YEAH BABY!!!!!
My parents and older sister (Nicole) drove down to SD for my bday and we went out to dinner in the Gaslamp district at a mexican food place. It was pretty darn good.
Let me conclude with this: life is good and GOD IS GOOD! :)
I'm 21! YEAH BABY!!!!!
My parents and older sister (Nicole) drove down to SD for my bday and we went out to dinner in the Gaslamp district at a mexican food place. It was pretty darn good.
Let me conclude with this: life is good and GOD IS GOOD! :)
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
GAME Night!!!!
I was just thinking about yawning... random, I know. But I found a page full of random yawning facts and/or theories about yawning. Scientists have yet to figure out the real reason for us yawning. The article didn't mention this but did you know that many Olympics athletes yawn right before their event? Pretty sure it's not because they are tired.
Read it HERE
What's my favorite quote from this article? Good question. It is this:
"Wackiest theory award: it’s been suggested that yawning may cool off the brain. Prescription: if you yawn a lot, try thinking less. You is overheating the motherboard."
METEOR SHOWER TONIGHT!!!
Read it HERE
What's my favorite quote from this article? Good question. It is this:
"Wackiest theory award: it’s been suggested that yawning may cool off the brain. Prescription: if you yawn a lot, try thinking less. You is overheating the motherboard."
METEOR SHOWER TONIGHT!!!
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Takamine
Yessssssir... I have finally bought myself a guitar!! It sounds great, looks great, and I got a super duper awesome deal on it. And it'll be here on Monday!!!! Woooohoooooooooo!!!!!
I believe some pictures are in order:
As you can see, the front looks like any normal guitar. Pretty natural wood top, strings, and all that good stuff.
And then you get hit with the back!
This Saturday, I (along with my three amazing roommates) will be signing our lease for our apartment in San Diego! I met with Allyse yesterday to talk about room stuff and on the drive home the sky looked absolutely amazing so I had to take a picture of it.
I believe some pictures are in order:
As you can see, the front looks like any normal guitar. Pretty natural wood top, strings, and all that good stuff.
And then you get hit with the back!
This Saturday, I (along with my three amazing roommates) will be signing our lease for our apartment in San Diego! I met with Allyse yesterday to talk about room stuff and on the drive home the sky looked absolutely amazing so I had to take a picture of it.
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