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Saturday, December 27th, 2008
2:48 pm	randemness and my own twilight tribute! So today was spent getting last minute things for the move to St. Louis on Monday. I have mixed feelings about the move in general, but I know that god will help me through this time of change and help me form new relationships with others in the best way possible. After we got back from running errands in town, I decided that after eating some leftovers from Thursday's Christmas dinner, that I would watch twilight. I extracted the audio from it last night because I was just curious as to how good the quality would be. turns out, that other than skipping in two places, the quality is good. It will be better though, once it's out on dvd, and once I have it in my hot little hands. :). It was fun though, sitting here, watching the movie, seeing little movements on the screen, it was like reliving the story all over again. Rewinding missed parts of certain scenes, just to make sure I caught words that I didn't understand before. Each scene captivated me more and more, making me fall in love with the movie more so than I had already. Kristen Stewart and Rob Patinson do such a wonderful job, they have such chemestry on screen, evenn though everyone already knows it. When I was watching it, I felt like I was there. Like I was some sort of miss matched or miss placed character that Hardwick cast just so someone could take it in, all at once. Silly I know, but the movie just brought this magic atmosphere to my heart. Just listening to the dialog between Edward and Bella, the love they formed so quickly, yet becomes an unbrakable bond is unreal to me and fascinating. I do have one request though. I do hope, that Twilight does get made in audio discriptive. There are maybe two to three maybe four parts in the movie, after seeing it a second time, I still can't get because there's no dialog. Plus, with all the special affects they had to use, actually knowing what is going on during those scenes would be very helpful and interesting. All in all, after seeing it a second time, the movie is still my favorite. I have never had a favorite movie. I've watched movies that I absolutely must have on dvd, but I wouldn't say that they were my favorite. However, Twilight has become my favorite movie. So, Thank you to the twilight cast, for giving me my first favorite movie. -Abs Current Mood: grateful Current Music: messenger noises (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, December 11th, 2008
12:52 pm	oh yeah part 2 of the entry about my bf, the girl? I did like her, but not now.! I wouldn't trust her as far as I could throw her! She's a player, but she won't get my bf! (Comment on this)
Friday, August 8th, 2008
5:18 pm	... Randemness The past few days have been filled with lots of rest for Alice, and some good and healthy reading for me. The weather hasn't been to bad, but today's forecast has been absolutely wonderful, a big change from what I left in Florida. The wind is cool, and the sun is out, but it's not scorching unbearable heat, it's just comfortable. Alice and I are going to get to work tomorrow. I've given her alittle bit of a rest due to all the stress problems related to our run-ins with the cars, and also the weeks of stress and going this way and that during the practicum. The rest she much needed. She's having fun, laying in the grass, sniffing and barking. I had forgotten how beautiful her bark sounds. It's big and powerful, and vicious. Like Alice would ever hurt anyone with her beautiful face, soft ears, and wagging tail, and friendly nature, that bark would send someone running if they'd never seen her before. Hhahahehe which I think is good. I ordered my books for school today, and I am kind of lerie about taking online classes. I don't really know what to expect, will the blackboard sites be accessible? will I be able to join in when we have discussions? will the teachers be prompt when they grade assignments and when they give feedback by email? wow! I just have so many doubts. Well, in family news, my mom got a yorky last fall named Quincy. He's a black and tan dog, who has tons of energy. He's funny, but he is so incredibly nosey. Well, we're getting a new addition to the family, my sister is getting a yorky tomorrow from the same person mom got her's from. This yorky is alittle older, three to be exact, and his name is Romeo. The story with this particular dog is that one day when he was in the kennel with the other dogs he was running and hurt his leg. Well, when the wife of this gentleman who has these yorkies and cells them, found out about romeo's hurt leg, she started giving him all kinds of special attentionn. Well, come to find out, one day when she went to go check on the doggies, romeo included, he was running all the way wide open with those other dogs, and then when the woman asked romeo if his leg hurt, he began to limp!. I tell ya. dogs are so much like children, it's not even funny. I hate drama. It sucks. I hate it when people pretend to be your friend and they say other things behind your back, or when they make accusations but don't have time to justify them. And when more information is asked, all the person can say is "Well, he sees what I see." it's rediculous. Anyway, yeah hate that. Things are going well with Patrick and I, so that's always a plus. Oh yeah! I heard from the guy in St. Louis the other day. I will be going out there in mid October for a couple of days to check out the place and to meet people, find housing, etc. then, I will start my internship the 12th of January, so hopefully just hopefully, I will get to ring in the new year with my baby. I sure hope so. that's all for now. Huggs and love! Current Mood: feeling alright Current Music: the birds outside the window, local news in the living room (Comment on this)
Sunday, July 13th, 2008
12:01 am	Hi all! I hope you all are doing well. Things here have been extremely busy. From teaching my student several days a week, writing the contact reports for our lessons each day, preparing the lessons for the next session after one lesson gets done, going to meetings, and barely having any time to sleep or spend time with my ffriends, has been pretty much the routine since I got back from seeing patrick. . friends. My student is gr. I had a lesson with her yesterday, and she did a beautiful job cooking. After the lesson, I went out to dinner with two of my friends to a locally owned restaurant called Bella Bella. Makes me think of Bella, in Stephanie myer's twilight series whenever I hear that name. The food was so awesome. We had an appetizer, which was called Bubble bread, which was covered in garlic butter, with mozerulla cheese on the top with maranara sauce in the middle, dipped in gorganzola dressing which made it all the more tasty. I then had for my main course, a lasagna with sausage in it. That dish was great too. I also had dessert, which is something I rarely do when I go out to eat, but I couldn't resist the chocolate cheesecake! so I got some. So, that was last night. I also have had a friend over spending time with me this past week. He's an old high school friend, who I haven't sen in four years. He flew back to Arizona yesterday, but it was so good to a llake with my friends tonight. it was very awesome. The water was perfect. So now, I am getting ready to go to bed, have another day off, then start teaching again, but at least this week, my student and I are doing fun things and she gets to cook again which makes her happy. Alice and I are working well. Things are still alittle slower than I would like, but the clicker is helping her, and as long as I keep praising her at every street crossing and at all the up curbs, I think she'll be fine. The important thing I have to keep a making sure of is that she keeps wagging that tail, and being a happy girl while working. Take care everyone! catch up and see what he has been up to. state (Comment on this)
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
7:26 pm	Live from Kansas! Hey guys! Can you believe it? I'm updating again! I'm live from Kansas, downstairs in Patrick's house. The flight went very smoothly, and I am glad to be done with school. I arrived yesterday, and it was amazing. I was greeted by Patrick's grandmother and Patrick at the gate, which was awesome. alice certainly missed them both too. So, we went home, where surprises waited for me. I got a bracelet which has mine and patricks names engraved on it, plus the word love. A necolace which has the same thing, but my name on one heart, and his name on the other heart, which come together on the chain as one. The rest of the night we talked and hung out. Today though, we went to his Grandmother's bakery, where Patrick and I put cookies on pans for hours up on hours. It was fun, and I hit patrick over the head at least three times with pans, by accident of course! We went to the park after we went and got something to eat, but it started to rain so we came on home. Well, I'm going upstairs to spend some time with Patrick. I'll talk to you all later. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, April 19th, 2008
1:56 pm	Just a nice entry! This entry is full of nice thoughts, and wonderful updates. Well.. maybe not for you all, but it's a pleasure to write about god things. Well, first, I am down here in Lakeland, vwith my best friend again, going to yet another play her dad is in tonight, to kill a mockingbird, which should be fun. This week though, was the last week of classes. I have spent the majority of the week stressing, on pens and nneedles more or less on if I was going to pass my deathly hard research class. Now, maybe hte class wasn't deathly hard, but I struggled. However, I found out yesterday that I did pass. I got a c in the class, but I really worked my behind off in there. I turned in stuff when it was supposed to be turned in, and at least I know, at the end of the day, I did my best. So, that's really it, I'm heaing successfully fast, all my bruises are gone and my hand whre it was cut doesn't have any scabs, and the splent is gone, so I am excited. So I have two finals next week, one on Tuesday, that i actually have to study for, and one on Wednesday morning that is a practical one, I love those types of finals somewhat, only if I didn't get so nervous before them, I think I would be alright. Anyway, after Wednesday morning at a quarter to 12, I'll be done for the spring semester and this semester ladies and gentleman, was the semester from hell! Yeah, going to get off the computer now, and hang out with the pup since Nicole and her mom just ran out to get stuff for dinner, and I was here studying and doing work. Huggs and snuggles Current Music: Ramsy's kitchen (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
5:30 pm	half of an update Hi all. Not much time to write this little update, because nicole will be here any minute to pick me up, but I wanted to let you all know why I haven't been writing. Last Thursday, I was involved in a hit-and-run. We haven't found the guy who hit me, and the proper police reports have been filed, all the official pictures have been taken, and I'm getting better everyday. I was hit while taking out my trash to the dumpsters which are in the back of the complex. I was knocked on the ground, thankfully Alice wasn't hit, she jumped back before the car could hit her too. My shorts were ripped, I have a chipped right front tooth, cuts and bruises on my left hand and leg, and a left sprained wrist. I've been in a splent for the past week,and doing work has been quite difficult. well, she is on her way, so so I will go into more detail tomorrow. Just keep praying i'll make it through the rest of my recovery. It's been difficul, but with the support of my friends both here and online, and patrick, who has been amazing, i could not have made it through without them. Huggs, and i'll update you more tomorrow with the crucial details. Current Mood: confident i'll be ok (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, March 28th, 2008
11:16 pm	Welcome to yet, another entry The week hasn't been very good. I've been working so hard on this huge review of the literature for my research class, only to find out, after submitting at least two full drafts to my professor that my paper has to be reorganized, and it's not at the graduate level. What the hell! at least he could have told me before now!, but I have two weeks to fix it, and thanks to a very good friend who spent three hours or more helping me get a few more references, I think I can pull this together well. For someone who has never done one of these papers before, and who has never looked at extensive research studies such as the ones we have to look at for our papers, he did say that the way I was comparing and contrasting them was a very elementary form of recording research. Naturally, I'm sad, hurt, but am determined to prove him wrong and prove to him that I can do a good job with the final draft. In other asspects of Abby land, I had to take a midterm for my communication skills course, and think I did pretty well on it. Okay, well, I'd better tell you all the biggest news of all. Last Thursday, I met with my major professor so that she could look at my Braille portfolio which was the project we had to do for her class that was very long, and had section after section that seemed endless. Anyway, as we were talking, she brought up this option for me, which I thought about, consulted my mom, and it was decided by the program director, my major professor, and I this week. Since all of my courses for the fall semester are online, I'm moving back to Kentucky to finish out the remainder of my coursework. With Rent going up here, and with me physically not going to class, there's no point in me staying here. I'm so excited because I get to spend this next Thanksgiving with my family, as small as it is. So, that's my big news for this entry. In other tales, I went out to steak and Shake with Nicole, and then we went to go see Atonement, totally go see it. It does alot of switching back and forth during it, and there are subtitles sometimes, but it was over all, worth the money even it we did go to the cheap theater :). I am however, going to get the soundtrack, no wonder it won the award for best original score! the music was amazing! Well, I have started the third book in the Twilight series by Stephanie myers, Eclipse, which is totaly awesome too. I can't wait till August when the forth book, Braking Dawn comes out! yayness! Well, I'd better go. Want to go to bed and read some before sleep, so I can get up and start adding things into my paper. I'll talk to you all later, and i'll get to your journals tomorrow night I promise. Sorry i'm slacking on that front. Huggs and love, with smiles in between Current Mood: alright Current Music: talking to patrick on messenger (Comment on this)
6:31 am	strange isn't it? IT  IS  STRANGE  ISN'T  IT...     Isn't it strange how a 20 dollar bill seems like such a large amount when you donate it to church, but such a small amount when you go shopping?     Isn't it strange how 2 hours seem so long when you're at church, and how short they seem when you're watching a good movie?     Isn't it strange that you can't find a word to say when you're praying but.. you have no trouble thinking what to talk about with a friend?     Isn't it strange how difficult and boring it is to read one chapter of the Bible but how easy it is to read 100 pages of a popular novel or ZANE GREY book?     Isn't it strange how everyone wants front-row-tickets to concerts or games but they do whatever is possible to sit at the last row in Church?     Isn't it strange how we need to know about an event for Church 2-3 weeks before the day so we can include it in our agenda, but we can adjust it for other events in the last minute?     Isn't it strange how difficult it is to learn a fact about God to share it with others; but how easy it is to learn, understand, extend and repeat gossip?     Isn't it strange how we believe everything that magazines and newspapers say but... we question the words in the Bible?     Isn't it strange how everyone wants a place in heaven but... they don't want to believe, do, or say anything to get there?     Isn't it strange how we send jokes in e-mails and they are forwarded right away but when we are going to send messages about God, we think about it twice before we share it with others?     IT'S STRANGE ISN'T IT?     Current Mood: thinking (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
12:27 am	Here! have an update! Hi all! I hate to see it end, but my spring break is ending, one more weekend and monday will arrive, and it's back to classes for me.! I had a good break though. Monday, some friends and I went to a local beach about an hour away. We picnicked there, and had some drinks, but mostly we just talked and enjoyed the thought of no class in at least seven days. Tuesday, I spent most of it working on papers, made spaghetti, and talked online. Wednesday, I hung out with Nicole, we played braille monopoly which was fun. I haven't played that version in a while, not since Heath and I were in civics class. Thursday, I got my eyebrows waxed, wow! which was totally painful this time around for some reason. Then, Nicole and I went out in search of things for her, and for me, a wireless keyboard. After searching stores such as Best buy, radio shack, and staples, I got the one that best buy had on sale. I love it, because I can sit in my chair close to my desk, and not have my back hurt. I also got now 27 there as well. It's not bad. at all. Friends came over later on yesterday, to work on a huge project that's due Monday, and with half the articles not posted on blackboard by our teacher , kind of makes things difficult to find certain things that we need. So, I was evaluating a braille curriculum which is one of the pain in the butt things we get to put in the braille portfolio, I was typing along, and all of a sudden, all my text got erased. Everything I had written all semester on this portfolio was just gone just like that. I tried the undo button, but it didn't work. So, I spent last night, and some of the early morning of today re-writing everything. Thanks to some friends who sent some braille curriculum ideas my way, or it would have been a very long day. So, I have one more lesson plan to write, and some games and songs to create for the portfolio, and it will be as complete as it's going to get. I have a paper that's due thursday, and the second draft of my research paper for the research class that's due friday, and I haven't had alot of time to devote to either one this week because of the portfolio stuff. So, other than that, things in my life are going alright. Nothing to major to report but thinking seriously of deleting my acount on www.zonebbs.com I don't see the point of keeping it around, all it does is provide insignificant reason for draumma to inter into the depths of my life, so who knows. Well, off to bed now, and Sunnday, Army wives returns! i'm so excited! Take care all, and for those of you who were on spring break this past week, good luck starting back to classes, and for those of you who are just starting your spring break, enjoy it, savor it, because it will go by incredibly fast. Smiles, Abby Current Mood: messenger noises (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, January 21st, 2008
11:58 am	just random advice These are ust random things that I picked from an email that meant the most to me. THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want. FOUR. When you say, 'I love you,' mean it. FIVE. When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye. SIX.. Be engaged at least six months before you get married. SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight. EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dream. People who don't have dreams don't have much. NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely. TEN. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling. ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives. TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly. THIRTEEN. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, 'Why do you want to know?' FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk. FIFTEEN. Say 'God bless you' when you hear someone sneeze. SIXTEEN. When you lose, don't lose the lesson . SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions. EIGHTEEN. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship. NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it. TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, January 18th, 2008
9:59 pm	It's entry time! It's a long weekend yay! This week hasn't been to bad. In communication skills, we are learning how to teach Braille instruction to adults, that should be interesting. In vision technology we are learning JAWS. Since I already know alot about it because I use it, I get bored, but help the ones in the class that need it. The rest of the week hasn't been to bad. Yesterday after low vision, Nicole and I went to Steak and shake. It was so good. We each had shakes and hamburgers and It was worth the bus ride out there. I haven't been up to alot. I got sick last weekend, and ended up having to go to the university health center and getting majorly lost in the process up on never being there before; but I did fine. I feel so much better as a result. So, yeah just hanging out. It's not been a bad week at all in the slightest, but today was madness. I woke up at 6:30, and headed to class at 8 which wasn't to bad. The teacher is a nice guy, but has a dry sense of humor so sometimes I don't quite know how to take him. After that was over, I had mobility where I learned the route to the writing center so that I can get help with papers and such formatting and that. After that, I came back, ate a quick lunch, and then headed to the gym and worked out with a new trainer who I like. The girl I worked with Wednesday, was to quiet for my liking. It could have been though, I was new for her and yeah. However, the girl I had today her and I just talked. Wow! my favorite song just came on! totally random sidebar I know! You're my guardian angel! love it! Anyway, After the gym, I came back, fed Alli, then we ran out the door and went to CVS. I had to get a few things I had been putting off for a few days. I came back, ate a little something, and finished stuff on my individual assignment that is due Tuesday and talked on the phone to my friend who is getting married sooner than I thought. This means however, that yours truly has a wedding gig then yay! I have been asked to play for their wedding and it's an outside one! so beautiful! Now, I am writing this and that's it! I hope you all have a great weekend, enjoy the rest! I'll be in here again soon. Current Mood: I'm sleepy Current Music: Talking to Chris n on messenger! yay! (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, December 31st, 2007
9:18 pm	My 2007 highlights! I do this to my journal every year, just in case I haven't mentioned some crucial things that have happened in my life during the year, you all can know about it here. January of 2007 was a month of stress, getting back in touch with a long time friend, and getting settled into my last semester of under grad. I took the GRE the first weekend back at school, and it took me six hours! After studying so long for it, I'm ashamed to say that my scores were not very high in either catagory. It's a standardized test, so go figure. I also got in touch with Joe, and it was so much fun to catch up. That month also, my two applied piano professor and my violin professors started discussing pieces for my senior recital which happens at a later month. So, after the GRE was done, and I got to see what Joe was up to, I started preparing for the biggest night of my life, plus taking classes. 20th century music history was going to prove to be my hardest class of the semester. February, I actually got a valentines day present from Joe, it was the book, "the Hiding place." it is an awesome book. That month I also tackled more pressing matters as far as school was concerned, and spent most of my free time in the practice room preparations for the big night proved to be my beast of burden to carry!. I also have to mention here, that I applied for graduate school in September of 2006, but by this time in the new year, I hadn't heard anything, but had made arrangements to go to Tallahassee to have my enterview. March marked the start of two really big things happening. First, My mom and I flew down to Tallahassee where I had my enterview to get into graduate school. I was so nervous, and in alot of pain, because my very first wisdom tooth had came in and was giving me so much trouble it was so bad that I couldn't open my mouth wide enough to bite down on a hamburger. The enterview seemed to go well, I leased an apartment, and went back home only to have my wisdom tooth removed, later on that week which was nice! On the 20th of March, I had so much good luck that day. First, I played on convocation two times and it was a success, I got into graduate school after two weeks of agonized waiting, and I went to a 20th century concert with a friend but went to red lobster first! yay! the big day arrived which was later on that week, on the 23rd which was a Friday. The whole recital went off and was a huge success. I wore a navy blue dress, it was t-length, and was so beautiful. I wore sandals with a slight heel, my jewlry matched, and my hair was down. On the last piece, the audience said I sparkled, and everyone said I looked so beautiful. I received three bouquets of flowers, roses, my favorite flower in the world. Also during that month, I got nominated for the metro versity outstanding learner award of 2007 for under graduates in a collection of universities around town, but in March the results hadn't came in yet. April, wow! As the music history class kept giving me trouble, my other classes seemed to be easy and I was glad of that. While we were still unsure if I was going to be leaving for Florida because of the availability of apartments where I signed the lease, we had to hold off for a bit to tell the university whether or not I was going in the summer or not. However, later on in the month, I got to sublease an apartment, so preparations for moving were beginning, because we had to be down there, June 1st. Remember that award I was nominated for? Well I won it! I was Bellarmine university's under graduate winner! I was so excited. I got to go to a fancy dinner, and everything I represented the whole undergraduate population at my school and I couldn't have been more honored. Along with the metro versity award, I later found out, after being invited to several high academic achievement dinners, I was to get another award. The Wilson Stewart award. I loved it! I also got to meet the guy. So, yeah! a big month April was! May, I graduated from Bellarmine, with a 3.85 GPA and graduated suma cumladi and Alice herself got a metal of honor that the university had specially made. We got up on the stage, and received a standing ovation as 2500 people cheered as alice and her cap and metal and I with my Music performance degree walked across the stage. I hugged my teachers who I still miss, but keep in contact with, and see one of them when i can, and then It was time to start another chapter of my life. Later on that month, I got in touch with people I needed to get in touch with in florida and on May 30th, we set out for Tallahassee with my grandpa's cattle trailor and mom's explorer. June proved to be a nice and busy month. I had started a new relationship which was alright, but as I'll report on later on didn't go absolutely anywhere. I got aclimated to Tallahassee and got used to apartment living. July, proved to be the same thing, getting better at getting around town, finding my classes, finding out that the education building has none of their classrooms brailled, and loving the pool everyday! because the complex where I live has one. August! I turned another year older! It was a lonely Birthday, because no one was with me, but I got to talk to my family, and got to clean the house, so that was fun. I watched alot of movies that month, but can't rightly remember what they are. I also started school the day after my Birthday and it had a rocky start. September proved to be busy, juggling a relationship with little encouragement was dragging me down, and juggling classes, trying to do research, making labeling kits, helping someone who just had no clue of college now a days, and just life in general was just stressing me out. October, Mom came! that was a great thing! I did my first client rehabilitation teacher interview which I did well at. My relationship ended for the first time, and also lost my best friend to a really bad seizure earlier in the month. I also took up horseback riding lessons at this point, which I continued through to the end of the semester. My friend status picked up alot with the people in the program, and it was a huge smiling time because I love them all and they are such good people. November, I spent the first Thanksgiving away from my mom ever. The relationship got started up again, and my friend I had in high school came down to see me for the thanksgiving holiday which was awesome. That weekend I also learned why four blind people, three with guide dogs should not go to the mall together, not without someone sighted to help! not a good idea. I also struggled with mobility class, which I learned how to be a sighted guide, and had the best partner. I struggled with eye anatomy class too, it just seemed like the work I did was never good enough. December, wow! the last month of the year! Classes ended, I passed all my courses, and I hung out with my friends until I left for home on the 16. Christmas this year was awesome, and my relationship ended yet for the last time, and all the brake ups were not my doing. My regrets of 2007 Well I don't have any at all, accept I feel sad that I put so much time and so much of my heart into a relationship that absolutely didn't go anywhere, but hey I survived it and know better because of it. I have had a lot of successes, changes, and heartache this year, but I believe that what didn't kill me, will make me stronger for the upcoming year. I will start 2008 as a single, white, female, but hey! That's not bad at all! Happy 2008 everyone, May it be filled with challenges to keep things interesting, sacrifices that cause you to appreciate what you have, and may it be filled with happy times to give you hope and strength to face each passing day. Current Mood: proud! (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, December 30th, 2007
4:41 pm	a worrying cry for help! Hi all! (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, August 6th, 2007
2:44 pm	books, books, books! So I just finished "Captive of my Desires" by Joeana Lindsay. I must say it was the most well-written book I have ever read, and the feelings it made me feel, the giddiness I felt from the ending. Oh I am going to the library to return the two books I checked out and see if I can find some other books she has written, but I need suggestions. What kind of books do you all like? I love the feeling of being able to read again! So please let me know your favorite books. Current Mood: giddy (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, July 28th, 2007
11:22 pm	Consider this an educational email... Southerners already know these things, but it is "good learnin'" for the rest Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit, and that you don't "HAVE" them, you "PITCH" them. _____ Only a Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc., make up "a mess." _____ Only a Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder." _____ Only a Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is -- as in: "Going to town, be back directly." _____ Even Southern babies know that "Gimme some sugar" is not a request for the white, granular sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl in the middle of the table. _____ All Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well. _____ Only a Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. If the neighbor's trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin! ____ Only Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and "a right far piece." They also know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20. _____ Only a Southerner, both knows and understands, the difference between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and po' white trash. _____ No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn. ____ A Southerner knows that "fixin" can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adverb. _____ Only Southerners make friends while standing in lines. We don't do "queues," we do "lines"; and when we're "in line," we talk to everybody! _____ Put 100 Southerners in a room and half of them will discover they're related, even if only by marriage. _____ Southerners never refer to one person as "ya'll." _____ Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them. _____ Every Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that red eye gravy is also a breakfast food; and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food. _____ When you hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin'," you know you are in the presence of a genuine Southerner! _____ Only true Southerners say "sweet tea" and "sweet milk." Sweet tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it -- we do not like our tea unsweetened. "Sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk. _____ And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at little old ladies who drive 30 MPH on the freeway. You just say, "Bless her heart" and go your own way. _____ To those of you who're still a little embarrassed by your Southerness: Take two tent revivals and a dose of sausage gravy and call me in the morning. Bless your heart! ____ And to those of you who are still having a hard time understanding all this Southern stuff, bless your hearts, I hear they are fixin' to have classes on Southernness as a second language! _____ And for those that are not from the South but have lived here for a long time, ya'll need a sign to hang on ya'lls front porch that reads "I aint from the South but I got here as fast as I could." _____ Bless your hearts, ya'll have a blessed day. _____ Current Mood: giddy (Comment on this)
Friday, July 27th, 2007
5:07 pm	my labrador is my hero! Alice and i hadn't been out all day yesterday, so we decided to take a walk to the CVS that's on the corner. It's a harmless little walk really, and there was no rain outside so we set out for our adventure. As we started walking, and crossed the only street in the route, some people were on the other side, back from the street, in a yard perhaps. They started whistling like a person would whistle for a dog to come to them. Alice and I ignored them, as we both had weird and unsettling feelings about them. We kept walking, and got to our next driveway, when just before we approached the ramp to cross it, alice spun me around and headed back home. We both sensed that we were being watched, or followed, but i didn't know why. So, we crossed the street, only something was in Alice's way, which caused her to cross wrong. So, we got on the other side, I still wasn't sure we crossed right, and walked. As soon as I realized we weren't on the right path, we back-tracked, and recrossed the same street. Once we were on the other side, I gained alittle of my orientation back, but as we crossed another driveway going in the direction of which I thought was the right one, I just decided to let alice show me the way. Indeed she did. The next thing I know, she's turning into our complex and getting me up to our house as quickly as possible. I don't know why or how we both felt that unnerving feeling at the same time, but we did, and it was very strange, but amazing at the same time. My yellow labrador is amazing, and from now on like I always do, I'll trust her with my life, but never question her judgements as she guides me to safety. Current Mood: thankful Current Music: I love my yellow labrador! (Comment on this)
7:32 am	So it's been a while since I updated, so I'll start from the beginning. First, I want to appologize for the lack in posting this week, it's not been very eventful, plus I haven't been on a good sleeping schedule either, but that's no excuse for not updating this I suppose. Monday was a slow day, with my last mobility lesson at night to the dollar tree and dollar general. Katie and I went up to Tennessee street which is seven lanes of trafic and she told me where to cross it both directions. We learned the route to the dollar store and the dollar general fairly quickly, so we focused more so on the street crossings themselves. I got them down alright, but when I was crossing coming back to my apartment one of the parts of the street that we have to cross which is on the dollar store side, alice of course wanted to take me diagonal across it, and with it being seven lanes of traffic, I don't think so! it's unacceptable anytime none the less with seven lanes of traffic that we're working against. So as I was walking with my cane across this part of the street heeling alice, we crossed, and I hit someone's tire as I crossed. I kind of didn't notice it, but I did you know? so I just went on across. When I got across, a guy who had apparently been watching us cross the street told me that it was a great crossing. I don't think he had ever seen a visually impaired person cross a street before, but it was nice to get the complement. Katie and I went back to my apartment, and she left. She is moving to Arazona this Sunday, she'll be driving, and it's a three day journey from here, and I thought 12 hours was bad lol. After that, Minh and I went to see a movie, Snow Falls on Seders about the Japanese and how they were segragated against, made to live in concentration camps. Of course there was a love story atached somewhere, but it was the kind of felm I would need alot of time to wrap my thoughts around to construct my opinion. Tuesday, I went to quiznos, where I got stopped just outside of it by a guy who wanted to know about guidedogs in general. I asked him how much time he had, because the process is quite lengthy. So, we laughed and i shortened the process, leaving nothing out of course, and then we went on our way. I also ventured out to CVS that's on the corner and got my eyedrops refilled, that was an accomplishment for me and alice and I had no problems at all yay! Wednesday, I studied for my Braille test, got my last book for school I needed, had lunch with Minh, and came back here. Yesterday, I didn't do anything really. Played with the pup, read, did some studying for the braille test so I won't have to take the class, and that was it. I am learning the predictive texting feature on my phone so that is always fun!.. smile! Today, I am not sure what will happen. some sleep in the forcast, but who knows what after. It's the 27, which means that i start graduate school a month from today. I am very nervous. I know that grad school is different than under-grad, but the question that I am going to find the answer to rather quickly is, just how different lol! I have got all my books for school now, I ordered them and bought some ahead of time, so I would be ready, but I just hope I can survive the short two year program, and do a good job. I am a perfectionist when it comes to my grades. Anything below a b according to my standards is not acceptable unless it's just a difficult course. So, I hope I can maintain my academic faithfulness in my graduate work time will tell!. Alright kiddies. I have put a recipe up there, and if you all like them, then let me know. If not, then that's cool too. I'll write more later, but hope you all have a great weekend, and sorry for not updating in a while. Current Mood: content (Comment on this)
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
4:43 pm	Watermellon cooler Make this drink ahead of time, and keep refrigerated for up to three days. Garnish with mint and lime slices 8 cups chopped seedless watermelon about 3-1/4 pounds 1 cup fresh lime juice about 6 limes ½ cup sugar ½ cup water dash with salt 1 place half of watermellon in a blender process until smooth. Strain watermelon through a sieve in to a pitcher discard solids, repeat procedure with the remaom watermelon. Stir in lime juice, sugar, ½ cup water and dash of salt. Serve over ice. If you all like these, then just let me know! enjoy! (Comment on this)
Thursday, July 19th, 2007
11:07 am	a better day Hi all. The rest of Yesterday was alright. We went to the library, after searching for it for a while, walking up and down wrong streets, eventually, getting our daily exercise in, but not before we went to the mall to get my eyebrows waxed. Then, came back and tried to get alice to eat her food. She still wouldn't eat the whole thing. Today, the air conditioner stopped working, but surprisingly enough, I am in a good mood, because I heard from my Stef, as I hopefully predicted in my last entry. He said I had nothing to appologize for, and that he really misses me and loves me. Oh i love my Stef! Now, we're just waiting for the mr. Fixit man to come fix our A.C unit, so we can go to the reservation soon yay! I hope all of you are doing well. Current Mood: happy Current Music: mr. Fixit man is here! (1 Comment |Comment on this)