Grades....

April 11, 2007

So, the beginning of the semster was really rough and I was worried about some of my classes. I was actually worried about failing one of them, and then just having low grades in some other.... I decidied that dropping classes wasn't an option so I started do a pretty insane amount of study for some of my tests.

This is what I was worried my grades would be:
Psych-     C
Old Test- C or D
CIS-        B
Algebra-  F
Eng-        ??? no idea

Now this is what I think I'm going to end with:
Psych-     A
Old Test- B
CIS-        A
Algebra-  B??
Eng-        ??? no idea

I don't know about english because she litterally hasn't taken a single grade yet.... she has a weird grading system, so I can't even guess what I'll have in there, but I'm thinking maybe an A or B (hopefully). With my tests I made a 95 on my last Algebra test and a 100 on my last Psych test. I'm waiting on my old testemant test. It's not at all because these classes are easy, it's cuz I'm stuyding my butt off for these tests. So I was worried, but I'm doing well now. :-)

More of a Man

March 26, 2007

So, I bought my first tool the other day. I bought a Dremel Tool and it's amazing:

It can drill, grind, sharpen blades, cut, clean, polish, sand, rout, carve, engrave, and do the same job as a RotoZip. It came with a good range of tips allowing me to do most everything, and only specailized areas(such as engraving ceramic.... and stuff like that) were left out.

The reason I bought it:
I am currently building an iguana tank for Lee's science department. While they are paying for the materials, we lacked the tools to do the job. I thought about it and decided that it would be something I would use in the future as well so I bought this tool. I am using it to cut wood and tile, clean the glass (because a scraper wasn't working), sand, and cut screws off (some are sticking out of the wood here and there). It can do it all.... and if you don't have the tip you want for it then the tips cost about $2-$5...

I'm pretty excited about it. I've been messing with it all afternoon.
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On another note, I got a 95 on my last math test :-)

Life

February 28, 2007Life has been amazingly busy lately, but not without a measure of fun. Here's the story.
So I've been loaded down with homework, and fighting to get it done
and when I look ahead I realize the work has just begun
I took a test in math today, my head almost a-splode
but it didn't quite get that way for I've been able to unload
You see my v-day stank, I had study, I had school
But I thought of something clever, I thought of something cool

ok... enough rhyming. :-)
I planned an awesome weekend, and luckily I didn't have much homework this past weekend so I wasn't crazy stressed to do it. For v-day (even though it wasn't on the day) I took Courtney to Gatlinburg for the day. We left at 7am and got back at about 1:30am. We went to the Mirror Maze, the aquarium (which was REALLY exciting for her because she loves that stuff [she's a bio major and aquatic animals are her favorite. She was identifying parts and stuff all day... she was really happy]), and walked around looking at shops and stores for the afternoon. That night was the big treat. We went to the Dixie Stampede dinner theater. It was way cool, and I should have some pics up soon.
Then Monday me and Adam had the pretty amazing idea of going skiing. So we left at 7am and got back at about 2:30am. We got to ski from 12:30-10 with a hour and a half break. It was really cheap too.
So yea, it was amazing, but don't think I've been slacking and living the good life. Those 2 days come after several weeks of constant study, homework and stress. Sometimes we need a day or two. It prevents mental breakdown. But now that this week is in full swing I'm right back into my studies with the test I took today, project I turned in to day, paper due tomorrow, and large paper due Tuesday (plus whatever is assigned tomorrow)

I don't think I've posted about this so here's something new:
I've been going to the chiropractor lately. Several years ago a friend of mine picked me up from behind and squeezed really hard. I felt something in my back pop and it has had a catch in it ever since. Well, at the start of this semster-ish I noticed it becoming much much more painful. So I made and appointment to get the x-rays necessary to have chiropractic work done. The x-rays show that I have "separated rib heads" meaning that where your ribs and spine (I think it's the spine, but I know it's at least close to the spine) meet in the back several of them had come severely out of alignment, almost like a dislocation. Because they had been like this for a long time my spine had also slightly started to twist. It was just now really starting to cause me pain though. So I've been going nearly every day for a few weeks now and my back feels WAY better. Tomorrow he's taking more x-rays to see if we still need to align them more or if they've gone into place.


Well that's life. I'm going to go back to writing my paper now.
--oh, dad(bill). If I get done at a 1/2 decent hour I'm planning on doing those receipts tonight.

Work

February 21, 2007I must be short. I've worked 2 days strait on homework and I'm still far from done. I have class in 5 minutes. I've had little sleep and am very hungry right now, but I have no time to stop. If I can push through till thurday night I'll be ok. That's my update. I'm to busy to tell more right now.

Life Update

January 16, 2007I haven't been on for a while. Lets see, what's up with my life.
School- I'm still taking core classes except for one this semester, and so far it looks like none of them are going to be classes I dread. I'm taking: Message of Old Testament, Intro to Comp-Bases Systems, Rhetoric&Research, College Algebra, and Psychology.
Relationships- I basically hang out with 2 people. Adam (who you all know) and Courtney. As a lot of you probably don't know, I'm "casually dating" Courtney. I know that there are a lot of nosey people here, so I'll do this... I'll post 2 pics of her, and if you ask anymore than that I will be tempted to eat your first born.
Fun- I've played ultimate frisby, watched movies with friends, and hung out in Chatanooga (there's a 98% chance that that's misspelled, but I don't care enough to go look it up)

That's basically my life :-)