There is nothing better than sitting on your front porch listening to the waves and feeling the breeze.  It gives you nothing more than a medium to think about life.  The paths we have taken, the paths we are heading, the path that lead straight to me.
I don't know who is going to miss this canvas more: Mollie the dog or me.

I wish I had a video camera to record how fast the clouds are moving over my porch.  Actually, I'm glad I don't because then I would wind up making weird videos from Donnie Darko.  Creepy movie.

Have you ever flipped open your laptop thinking you are going to search for something productive and profound on the internet, or you are going to start (restart) typing the next great novel?  yeah, me too.  I keep trying to think of things to write, but I realize that the greats have been written.  I start formulating a topic and start profoundness characters only to realize that it is the same plot....done a million times before.

My students worked on writing Children's books.  They did a wonderful job, despite the fact that I'm procrastinating grading them.  Some of the stories, I'm like....how did I not think of that!  They keep asking me if I'm going to publish my Children's Book.  I should.  It is written, illustrated, bound, not grammar proofed, but that is what copy editors are for.  Hell, if 6th graders like it, shouldn't that already be a sign?  If anything, I can tell a publisher that it has already been through a focus group :)

I have things to read and write today for class tonight, but it is hard to concentrate when I'm in middle of packing. Oh! I can't believe I'll be moving into such a great space.

I went over yesterday and started moving items in my new place. I even unpacked a couple of my dishes into the kitchen cabinets. The cabinets are so huge and tall, I'm going to need a step ladder each time to grab a dish :)

I hate moving, really I do. I love being able to organize and decorate a place. already looking at colors to paint the living room, but the process of packing and moving my shit over...argh, gives me a headache.


Must, go, study, now

i had a discussion with my mom about how much i drink. i think I'm OK with the amount of alcohol, well maybe sometimes i wonder. Like, tonight, i consumed one pitcher plus two pints myself....is this too much if I'm still standing?

My mom told me was...the test is if you can go out with friends and only order two beers then stop and still have a good time with your friends. is this really the test? I always figured if I don't wake up wanting a beer, or i drink to black out/throwing up stage. Does the line change with time? Or is it the same line every time and your precept change?

Who wants to learn something new today?

Good afternoon fellow readers. I thought I would share with you today an interesting concept about the Internets, interwebs, the big triple W.

There is a neat little concept out there called Denial-of-Service attack, can go by other names such as: dos attack, ddos, distributive denial attack. Has many other names, but I'll refer to it as Dos attack from here on out.

What is Dos attack you ask? Well, it's where someone gets hold of your IP address (your IP address is the code your computer gives off as an id, so that way when you are logging into a forum, or visiting web pages, they know who's computer the visit stems from...say it's like your physical home address) and they start pinging (making sure your IP address is accessible, kind of like knocking on someone's door and if they answer then you know it's a good address) your said IP address over and over again. Thus, flooding your bandwidth (how fast your computer can respond to information being sent and received over the internet, or how fast you respond to someone knocking on your door) to the point that you feel like you are using dial-up and then to the point where you can't even use your own internet.

so in other words, someone got hold of your physical home address, they then start knocking on the front door waiting for you to answer, then they starting knocking on the backdoor, then the front door again...over and over and over again, meanwhile you are running around in circles in your house trying to answer the door knocks that you don't have time or energy to do any other work intended (ie. chores, dishes, studying) inside your house.


Thank you to wikipedia.org for the easy to explain links. And there you go readers, something new you didn't know before about the Interwebs.

i need to revamp my blog. wait....didn't i say that months ago?

amazing

i feel really good, and refreshed...even taller.

This week i completed three days of working out. Today I was hurting from yesterday's cardio and weights, but pulled myself into the gym. I did, however, skip out of abs class. Only to do cardio and an amazing yoga class. I feel relaxed, stretch, taller, and ready for the weekend.

wohoo

So it's official! I signed a lease at a new place, quite awesome place that comes with chickens. I can't freakin wait to move!

Then I also got my badge for the gym, so starting tomorrow I will be working out everyday.

School starts next week so finacial aid should get processed.

Good spirits.

I finally peeled my ass off the couch to eat some food, well, my stomach is finally able to take food. Going out until 4 in the morning singing Karaoke sounds fun until waking up the next day.

So I grabbed a can of Chef Boyardee ravioli...why is canned pasta so freakin good? seriously. Now I'm addicted to watching the old commercials.

so I think I'm going to move. The rent being raised, I could find something in the same area for the same amount...so I think I'm moving.


Going tomorrow to a new rental agency and talk about their properties that are available...well now.

Upgrading

Oh I wish I had a nicer camera. I realized that I'm poor with words, but when it comes to photography I can let the images speak for me. This is exampled through the two photo essays I posted months before. I was trying to breathe new life into my current camera (which is about to bite the dust....hey after 5 years of hard use, it's time to make peace).

My brother was laughing that I'm now into scrapbooking (he was looking at my final project for class that was a scrapbook to explain two theories). I like the visual and hands-on aspect of creating a book that people can look through. I've never been really good at drawing, making music, or well, hell, writing stories. Snapping that perfect action photo, gives me such a high.

I'm staring at my old school film cameras wondering if I should break those bad boys back out. I've become so accustomed to digital that I want instant gratification that I grabbed the photo I saw in my head, which waiting for film to develop scares me.

oh how my body aches. Well, that's the result of being slammed all over lake water behind a boat. I only went out once, but damn that was all it took. The rest of the time, I sipped on beer and watched everyone else hurt themselves. I can't wait to see the photos, I got to play with a sweet ass camera, and now I want one. Badly. I didn't take a single photo with my camera, b/c I was having too much fun with this other camera...wait until christmas.

reunion

reunion
Originally uploaded by Facker McGee

So I went and picked up my phone from a really nice couple. They saw my phone laying on the sidewalk downtown last night, instead of stepping over it or stealing...what did they do? They called my last two numbers and let them know where my phone was and to give them a call to come pick it up. Wow.

It is so awesome to know that there are still incredibly nice folks still breathing.





Back to nursing this vicious hangover.

so...I lost my phone....great

pretty dress leg

pretty dress leg
Originally uploaded by Facker McGee

I have a tummy ache. Guess that's what happens when I eat too much cookie dough.

So I bought this dress thinking I was SO gonna wear it to the reunion, but alas, I got another one today that will be worn instead. I did however find a clutch to match the shoes. So shoes, clutch, bracelets, and new dress....I'm ready Wohoo!

i've also decided I will be taking the marta, ooohhhh, exciting. It's going to finally feel like I live in the city by walking to the subway station, hoping a train, going to a fancy club, drinking, taking the subway home in a trendy dress I bought at a boutique. Look at me! I said Look at Me!


So funny, funny at work. I need to snap a photo then I can post here, b/c picture is worth more than I can measly type.

huh, it's already Tuesday

I feel like if I make my to do list here, I'll somehow magically get it done.

So here it goes:

Get admin approval for one class

Apply for student loans for the new year

Put away the scrapbooking materials

Clean, really clean my place

Buy a really cute cocktail dress

Go tanning



yep, that should do it, wonder if I can get all this done today after work? Maybe? Maybe i should have gotten up when my alarm went off and I could have done 2 of the items this morning. Eh.


Bush signed to lift the ban of off shore drilling. I really hope Congress follows. Yes, we need to start working on alternative energy sources, but we also need to be independent from other tempatantrum countries dominating what we pay for gas while they remain low costs.

UPdate

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Fun times.....



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Back to work.......




Waiting on grade reports........



Yay updates!

Really?

Nothing like a deadline to get my ass scrambling.

I'm working on my final project for this class. Yay scrapbooking! I am no where close to some of these scrapbookers who are, well, crazy into it.

My ex-aunt-in-law ? I guess that's how it goes? Anyway, I told her I wanted to start scrapbooking, she hooked me up with stencils and books and told me to stop by one Sat and she would teach me the world of scrapbooking. I never took her up on that option. I really don't know why, I guess, i was scared. Oh, yeah, she has a whole room dedicated to this stuff, and walking in would have been like walking into Mike Tyson's house just cause I mentioned I liked watching boxing.


So, I got my ass up at 6:30 this morning, hopped in the shower, drinking coffee, and scrapbooking. In about half n hour I need to be walking out the door to work. yipee!

Flying solo for the soccer game.

I still don't know where I'm watching today's Euro final. Ah shit, but it's going to be Germany.

I have been la-di-da lately. going with the motions, don't get me wrong. Everything is moving in it's great pace. I start work tomorrow, I present another paper to hopefully maintain my 4.0, i've been working out daily, having enjoyable weekends. I can't figure out what is placing my on edge.


I do need to make a list of what's wrong with my apartment b/c my landlords wish to raise the rent. I will agree to stay here another year if they fix x,y, and z. Let's see how that goes.

i do wish to find a one bedroom. I think being confined to one room is cramping my style. God, I'm funny.

Is anyone else having a lazy Monday?

I should be reading chapters for class. they are easy 4 pages chapters, so should be long to finish...but alas...today's a lazy day.

I have gone rollerblading for the past 4 days and two of those days I came home and worked out with weights doing sculpting excercises.

it's retarded, but my highschool renunion is coming up in a month, and well, just like everyone else I want to look my best. And to me, that's shedding the last 10-15 pounds. before it was only 8 pounds I needed to shed, but somwhere along the three months of not working out or playing soccer I gained 8 pounds. argh.

today, i should rollerblade, but i got up late and needed to run an errand for work, so by the time I got back it's going to be superhot and crowded. So maybe I'll take a break from the blading today and work out with weights.

Then I must do reading and start thinking of topics for my final project. I already know what I'm going to do for my final project...i just need to get a topic.

yay me

So i woke up this morning to nothing. No sound, no air-conditioning, no clock. I thought. Well what time is it? 9:30, why am I up?
Having no power didn't really faze me, b/c, and well; honestly I thought it was due to nonpayment to Ga Power.

So, casually I got up, made my bed and started sweeping. When I reached my porch my neighbor asked me if I had power. What?!

Come to find out a transformer blew on our block, and the entire block didn't have power. I did a little dance a let out a Wohoo! course leading my neighbor to ask...why are you happy?

hehehe....cause i still have time to pay my bill. oooh yeahhh.


So after going and getting a money order for rent. I’m now sitting at Caribou drinking coffee and paying bills.