November 5, 2009 at 2:56 pm (Family, Fiction Writing, Life in General, Money, Personal Finances, School)
Tags: Ren Faire, NaNoWriMo 2009, School Project, Grocery Shopping, MorningStar Farms, Internets
I don’t think I’ll ever be one of those people who can write in a blog/journal every single day. I just don’t think my life is ever going to be that interesting. So anyway, I did start the NaNo story and promptly fell behind. But that’s okay I’m going to catch up one day…like soon. I promise. It’s just so many things distracting me. And I didn’t plan and so now I’m winging it and that’s not an excuse it’s just facts. I haven’t written in so long that I’m out of practice. So I’m not focusing on getting to 50,000 or even 25,000, I’m just focusing on writing a story. I think the basis of my story is awesome. Granted because I’ve been so wrapped up in Halloween the past month that it’s going to have a tinged of dark side in there. But it’s going to be an awesome story even if it kills me…which it probably will because as of now the plot stinks like no body’s business.
In other news I’m breaking down and going to pay for internet. I know shocking, but since last weekend my hacked connection has been very weak. And I don’t like that, not at all. I live off the internet.
I got an A on my fun project…she was really impressed with my knowledge of cartoons and creating websites. Go me. I’ve got some serious papers due this month, another reason why I need the internet, it’s not convenient to come up to the wireless cafe (these seats hurt my bottom) or ride up to campus. I don’t want to be there all day and then I don’t want to ride the with my friend back…her car is still not cleaned out. Plus her husband always wants to ride there and he doesn’t understand the fact that I’m not there to keep him company. It still wouldn’t be worth having a car over either.
So my mom and brother did come last weekend but we didn’t make it to the Faire, I felt like crap the next morning and then it was rainy and muggy and just plain gross. So we opted not to go. Instead we went out to Cracker Barrell, I hadn’t been there in years, in fact I’ve only been there once and I didn’t like it. But they love it so we went and it was a lot better this time. Still can’t eat a full serving of pancakes anymore but the syrup was so good. We then we shopping, so I could find a winter/fall coat…then I realize I don’t wear coats. So I got a hoodie from the man’s department in Target. It’s so comfy.
I tried one of those new recipes I found on MorningStar Farms site, and it was pretty good. I’m going grocery shopping again today because Harris Teeter is have triple coupon. I hope my friend’s husband has to work…I don’t like going shopping with him. He’s like a spoiled five year old who keeps asking are we done and throws a fit if he can’t get something special. I’m still trying to see what she saw in him other than a chance to have a kid without birthing the sucker. Oh well. Laters!
B.J.
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October 27, 2009 at 10:52 am (Income, Personal Finances, School)
Tags: Cooking, Financial Aid, LIS 600
Yeah that’s right I said…for some random reason I had a $15 balance on my account that caused it to take that money out of my stipend money. $15 dollars might not seem a lot but when you are on a tight budget that’s a lot of money to be throwing away. Of course I call the financial aid people because I want to know where this $15 came from and why no one bothered to let me know about this. Well the lady talks to me like I’m three so I’m not liking her already. Turns out because of the stipend money being added to my account I was over my cost attendance by $15 so they had to send that money back.
Back? Back where and to who? Don’t I get a say in this? Why wasn’t that accounted for at the beginning of the semester. I would have rather done without the $15 then, not now. I don’t understand…they knew how much the stipend in total would be so why act surprise now? Gah those people irritate me on the deepest level. They always say fin. aid is there to make things easier but you have to do business with the devil it seems like to get anything done. I was talking to some of the other scholars, and I told them everything that deals with fin. aid is in theory because they flip flop and do shady things all the time. You never really know what’s going on even when you think you do.
So now I’m out $15 dollars…which only breaks down to $5 less for the next three months. But you know I could have done something with those $5, that could have been a meal out. I haven’t eaten out in a couple of weeks. I miss the vegetarian fried rice…I tried to make it at home…yeah it turned out tasting like beef stew…I’m not sure how that happened. It was tasty beef stew but not fried rice. I’ve already planned it the day I get paid I’m going to Boba House. Home cooking for one is no fun.
In other news I’ve figured what I’m going to do for that major research project I’ve got due in November. I’m going to look at reluctant readers, in specific males aged 13-16. I plan on doing some covert observations for a week then actual covert interviews…and yes there will be some disguises and spy music happening. I told my friend I was going to recruit the many extra groundhogs that have shown up in Greensboro this year to wear mini cams and run around the library. It’s gonna be great XD.
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October 25, 2009 at 11:34 am (School)
Tags: Baby Brother, School Project
This morning I woke up to loud snoring in my ear. My brother stayed the weekend and he doesn’t know how to share. I was on the edge of my own bed. Well i got up and took a look at my calendar and start to have a panic attack because there’s a project due in a week that I haven’t started. It’s a big project something that would take weeks to get all the information on.
I was upset cause I could have sworn that I still had some time. I didn’t know how long but I knew I had time. Now I only had a week, a week to do several hours of observation, talking to people, and writing up a paper. Yeah there was no way I was going to be able to do that. I was sitting here trying to figure out how I was going to do this. Listing people I could email for their important on my topic. How long I was going to have to sit somewhere were I could observe people. Then I looked at my syllabus…
Turns out I was right originally I still had some weeks before the thing was due. I know I still need to work on it now, but I feel a lot better know I don’t have to rush it. I will start on it today I will not procrastinate anymore!
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October 7, 2009 at 2:55 pm (Life in General, School)
Tags: Apartment Problems, Movies, NCLA 2009, Papers, Projects
So I’m in my brand new apartment and everything is going okay…but for one thing. I have spiders, I call an infestation because for me more than one is more than enough. I am like the biggest aranchnid-phobic I know. And it doesn’t help that two of them ( I think its two, it could have been the same one) have been huge. I have no one to come and kill them so I have been vacuuming them up and then letting my friend dump them outside. But the last one was a big one and I wasn’t able to get it out so I don’t know if it crawled out or what.The good news, at least I hope its good news, is that they are coming to do the insecticide tomorrow. The bad news is that I’m going to be out of town the whole day. I’ve called management and let them know that and to know that I have that spider problem. So hopefully that takes care of them.
I’ve got to figure out if there’s something I can buy that will rid myself of them all together.
The reason I’ll be gone the whole day tomorrow is because I have to go to the North Carolina Library Association Conference in Greenville. I’m excited it’s my first conference but I don’t really want to be gone the whole day. I’m leaving here at 8:15 and then won’t be back till close to midnight. But I can’t really do much about it. I’m not driving, we’re carpooling down there. And for some reason the professor we are going with wants to stay the very end of everything. I’m thinking no one stays there for the entire thing or anything. But I could be wrong for library conferences. I’m also excited to see the exhibitions, they usually have free advance copies of books. A librarians dream. But who knows, now with budget cuts every where they might not have any. We have to dress somewhat professional I went with my mom and got this sweater dress with tights. But now I’m wondering if I should change my finger nail polish, I’m thinking midnight blue is not going to go over well.
I got my first graduate school paper back in my monday class. I was rather nervous, because I more or less had a panic attack over it. I was convinced that I couldn’t do it without my dad so I kept putting it off. But that Sunday before it was due my sister and my friend sat with me the whole day until I finished it. I got it back with a B-, I’m happy for that. She put a note saying that if I took it to the Writing Center for some basic editing I could resubmit it, and probably get an A. Which I’m going to do. I’m trying to make A’s in my classes this semester. I’ve got to work on my procrastination problem though. I really do have a bad habit of putting things off.
I finally saw Monsters vs. Aliens today, I liked it but I don’t think it will be something I’ll go out and buy. It wasn’t as funny as I hoped it would be. Last night I watched HalloweenTown 2, I watched the first one the night before and last year (on youtube). I liked the first one, the second one is way to cheesy for my taste. The best part is when the grandmother becomes obsessed with matching unmatched socks. There’s a third one coming on tonight, not sure if I will watch it. It might be worse than the second. Well, I’m gonna go work on my project due in my tuesday class, its due on the 19th. I just go feedback on the first part and so far I’m doing good.
Later,
B.J.
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October 1, 2009 at 3:53 pm (Family, Life in General, School)
Tags: Apartment, Dad, Graduate School, Macbook
Just a quick little post. I’ve got a new computer. This time its a Macbook. So much has change in my life that I can’t even begin to know where to start. I guess I could go with the fact that my dad past away at the end of August. It was totally unexpected. He suffered a massive attack and was unable to be saved. It hurt like hell. And it still does. I’ve started to come to terms with it, so has my whole family but you know it’ll never be the same. I’ll never be the same. But there’s no point dwelling on it.
I got accepted to graduate school. I was even awarded a scholarship. I know how exciting. With the scholarship I get a stipend and a internship. I also got this nifty computer. Which was a hassle let me tell you. We were suppose to get them before classes started, which was Aug. 24th. I just got mines today. And that was after the school IT department held hostage and did all sorts of horrible tests on it for three days. The stipend is for $1500 a month which is just enough to afford me an one bedroom apartment.
The apartment is cool because it’s mines…allllllll mine. But for some reason I have this weird infestation of spiders in my living room. I’m deathly afraid of spiders. I can handle some other creepy crawlies BUT no it has to be spiders. I think its because my patio door has a gap in it at the bottom. Either way I’ve got to start bugging management to come fix the problem. The rent is $875 all inclusive so I think its a good price for the place. It’s in a great neighborhood, on the bus route, the grounds are kept up nicely. And its a big place
I have started my internship its suppose to start this month. So I’ll let you know how that goes.
Um I can’t really think of anything else. My brother’s playing football for his high-school this year. My sister is under contract for a condo and my mom is moving into a three bedroom apartment.
Still dating my snuggle bunny…18 months strong.
Well I’m out!
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August 7, 2008 at 3:49 pm (Family, Life in General, School)
Tags: Dad, Graduate School, His Dark Materials, The Golden Compass
A theme I found as I read yesterday. Yet again I was without internet for a good two hours so I read cause nothing was on T.V. and I didn’t feel like putting in a movie. Again I thought I would just read a chapter or two. I stopped at chapter four the day before so in theory I should be at chapter six, um yeah no. The Golden Compass, which is the first book in His Dark Materials, is split into three parts (it’s the only book that is split into parts). I just go to part three, which starts with chapter 18. But that wasn’t done in the two hours, I think I stopped at chapter 12 then. And continued this morning when I work up. This is weird for me, most books I read I could get through in two hours, I’m that fast at reading. But those books are usually paperback books. But this book is a softbound book…but it’s a big as normal hardbound books. But its like four times as thick. And it could be that I’m having to take the time and pick out all the many themes that are happening in this book. As much as I love romance books, you usually don’t find many on-curring things happening in them. Needless to say, and I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again, I’m enjoying this book.
Well the email came back form my dad, and there’s nothing in there about me jobless. I added a paragraph about the struggles I’m having with my personal statement, and he gave me some tips on that. I would dare to say that me going back to school is more important to him. And I don’t know how to feel about that. Like should I just stop trying to find a job or what? I mean should I hope that I get enough financial aid that I could afford to go to school and maybe even find living arrangements? If I get into my old ala mater then a friend as already said she would help with transportation until I found a car.
I just don’t know. I just don’t know.
Another friend brought up a college near her, it looks like they have the program I would like to go into but the page reads as if the program is actually at my old school and there was a Co-op type of thing, but that’s no longer the case. I remember later that Jen had said something about it so I need to talk to her about it.
I wish they had graduate school housing on my old school. But then I would be subject to having a roommate and that I just can’t do again. It’s to much stress.
There was something else I wanted to write about but I’ve seemed to have forgotten what it was. I guess I’ll go back to reading.
B.J.
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August 6, 2008 at 3:53 pm (Family, Life in General, School, T.V. Shows)
Tags: Hide and Seek, His Dark Materials, Internet Problems, Mom, Personal Statements, Project Runway, Project Runway Australia
Personal Statements equal failure for me. My undergrad entrance personal statement was the same way. I mean I don’t really remember writing it but I did somehow and then my dad totally re wrote it. I mean the basis of it was still my thoughts, just not the words. But that was like five years ago when I still held to the idea that I hated writing. Now I have no other excuse other than I suck at writing personal statements. But what does that mean? I actually had to look up what a personal statement was…cause I guess I just didn’t know. I mean yeah it might seem simple, a personal statement is a statement a person makes about them. But what the hell does that mean? To be honest I still don’t know. :/
So I’ve been trying to hack something out but I just get stuck after every sentence and right now it just reads like a list of things. And that’s not gonna cut it. I know I can b.s. like the pros, but that’s on subjects that I know something about or at least something related to it. My senior capstone paper was pretty much b.s. for a good 10 out of 16 pages. I was thinking of trying to treat it like a short story of my life but somehow I don’t think that would be right. I mean I’m suppose to say why I want the Library and Science degree, but event here I’m not sure if that’s what I’m suppose to do. I wish I could look back on my other statement. But that file is lost…on one the many desktops I’ve gone through in my college career.
*sigh*
I’ll get it soon enough.
So yesterday my internet crapped out on me. We have wireless…well Clearw’re, and for some odd reason it only likes to connect to my laptop when the bill is due. And a week after that it refuses to connect. So I’m more or less using the leasing offices wireless, and sometimes it gets funky when there’s a storm coming about. So for a good four hours I had no internet and I tried working on the personal statement but I got a total of two sentences before I gave up. So me and my mom watched a movie during that time. Hide and Seek, it came out a couple of years ago. I don’t like thriller/horror movies, well I don’t like gore fest movies or movies where a lot of things are popping out on to the screen. If the movie has a lot of gruesome scenes or the killer is a humanoid count me out. I have to much of an active imagination as it is, I don’t wanna to over stimulate it. Same goes for books. Which might be a problem since The Book of the Dead is a thriller apparently.
But Hide and Seek, was one of those few thrillers that didn’t bother me. Overall it didn’t make much sense and I more than sure that I won’t be watching it again. But because of the drama that has happened in the last few months it was nice to do something with just me and my mom. In truth I’m a Momma’s girl, and I don’t really like sharing her. After that I still needed something to do and she was going to watch regular t.v., which I avoid if I can. So I picked up His Dark Materials, the plan was just to finish chapter 2 but I managed to read to chapter 4 and then had to force myself to put it down. I’m really getting into the story. And it feels good, feels normal. Well normal for me. It has been a while since I’ve had a new book to read. Really Guildwars has been the only new thing for me and that has worn its appeal away for me. And plus with the sucky internet connection I disconnect a lot and that’s irritating.
Once I got done reading my internet connection was back and I decided to wander around you-tube. I was gonna do another Project Runway marathon but I came across Season 1 of Project Runway Australia. I know that theres a Canadian version to, under Catwalk…or something like that. But I’ve never been interested in checking that one out and I think its in its second or third season. But for some odd reason I decided to check out episode five of the Australian one. The similarities between that one and ours is great, I don’t think they were even trying to change it up. The hostess is a blonde model, the other judges are a male who wears nothing but black and a brunette women who can be a bit mean, and a guest judge that’s random and sometimes includes celebrities. Tim Gunn is replaced with a Aussie version who is a little bit more stiff. And the challenges are reminiscent of challenges that have happened in the American version.
One thing I did notice however is that the designers are more willing to comment on the others work in a good way. Like every episode so far the designers have said about each others, “Oh that one is the winner for sure” The camaraderie is so high there, even though its a competition. There’s been five episodes so far and only one episode had some drama in it. The challenge was to create a sexy racy outfit using materials from a racing car. They had to work in teams of two and two designers would be coming home. What happened was one of the designers apparently used one of the other designer’s pattern block that they spent 2 hours making for a pair of pants. The first designer was really pissed because the other designer didn’t ask. And by using the block they had shaved 2-3 hours off their work time, and were getting some really awesome pants as well. Well by the end of it the second designer’s team leader was like we’ll restart the pants and it ended up being the guy who took the block to begin with went home cause the second pants he started were horrible and ill fitting.
So I guess I’ve found another show to watch. Although now I can’t remember anyone from the American show for this season so I’m gonna do a marathon of that one tonight.
And that’s all for me…
B.J.
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