Since the weather hasn't been on my side, I have had to take a rain check for my camping trip. I was bummed about not getting to go out and have plans but I knew that nothing I had planned was set in stone. I did get to spend a couple of nights in the camper while it was parked in my aunt and uncle's back yard. We had the electricity and gas working so we had lights, air conditioning, and a heater to use. The beds were a little uneasy on the back because the mattress had a wooden board under it. Over all, I had a fun time being outside and listening to the rain as I tried to go to sleep. Earlier on Tuesday, I went to my doctor's appointment and I was given some prescriptions which I don't want to take. I'm not a medicine dependent person so I wasn't happy about paying for prescriptions that I would rather do without. Anyways, I won't list the names of them because it is personal information and you really don't need to know everything in my life. So yeah I'm glad I took a rain check because I haven't been feeling 100 percent and I would have hated to go somewhere and pretend to have a good time. Right now I'm a little sleepy and I feel a little nauseous which are possible side effects of my medication. I would like to sleep away these unpleasant feelings but I know that it is nearly impossible for me to lay in bed all day. I hope I get back to feeling better by the time I have to return to classes this coming week. Anyways, I haven't been blogging that much recently so I figured I would post something today. Well, I'm off to rest for a little while and I will be back to blog again soon.^_^
I might actually have plans for spring break and I use the word might because nothing is set in stone yet. Anyways, I'm excited to have plans mapped out in my mind because I thought this whole break was going to be a complete waste. I admit that I like resting from all of the school work but I'd rather be doing something. I can't really do anything today because everyone has a full schedule that occupies their time.Tomorrow two of my aunts are suppose to come over to the house to help my mom plan a baby shower for my cousin. It will be a very uneventful day for me unless something unexpected happens like me helping with the planning process. Sunday I wont be doing much of anything because it's still the weekend and everyone I know will have plans of their own. I know these "plans" seem, for a lack of a better word, blah but everything starts picking up Monday. Monday I have to purchase books at school and get a letter of student enrollment for my mom's insurance then I might have to deposit some money into my account. Tuesday I have a doctor's appointment which I'm on the fence about because unexpected things can happen at the doctor's office. One minute you go in for a routine checkup the next minute the doctors are preparing you for surgery. :/ It's even possible to have good and bad results from the doctor which is another reason why it's not my favorite place to visit. Also on Tuesday, I'm going to my aunt and uncle's house to help them get some camping supplies together and spend the night there which I haven't done in a while. They recently purchased a pop up camper, I think that's what it's called, and they are planning on taking it up to Tugaloo State Park which is on the border of Georgia and South Carolina. Thanks to their kindness, my mom, step dad, and I are going to the campsite with them from Thursday until Sunday. I'm so excited to go camping because I have never been camping in a camper before plus I'm in desperate need for some fresh air. Since I've also never been to a camping site, I don't know what kind of activities they have there. All I know is that people fish and hike in the camping area which are two things that my family likes to do. We should be returning from the campsite on Sunday which I'm not going to think about right now. After Sunday, I'll have until Wednesday to rest and get my school supplies together for my classes that start on Thursday. I know that I don't have a lot planned for my spring break but it's more than I expected to have when spring break began. Hopefully these plans will occur and I can have an awesome time with the remainder of my mini vacation.
Yesterday I had such blast with my good ole' friend Ladipo, and her boyfriend. We went to the movies to see He's Just Not That Into You which was not that great. There were a few laughs here and there but most of it had my mind running in circles. Other than the movies, we went to a Japanese restaurant which I have never been to before. It was my first time eating Japanese food and I'd have to say I was just not that into it, lol. We did get to see a grill show where the cook makes the food for the whole table on an open grill. I didn't like all of the food touching because I tasted flavors of things I didn't order. Anyways, the cook was really talented and I did have a fun and interesting time there. We also went to a store called JoAnna's which I have also never been to despite that fact that it's near the movie theater. It is basically a craft store like Michael's or Hobby Lobby and it has really neat things in there. They were having a sale and I wanted to purchase things but I didn't want to spend a lot of money. My friend was looking for cupcake themed items and they had some really nice things there that were surprisingly CUPCAKE related. I didn't get to look for many penguin related things but I didn't see anything in the areas I looked in. At the end of the night, we just hanged out in Ladipo's boyfriend's car waiting for my ride to show up. We made jokes and had light hearted conversations which was the cherry on the cupcake of the night! Sadly, the night had to end and we had to go our separate ways. Hopefully, I can spend more time with Ladipo and we can hang out some time soon. We have made plans for a place called White Water which is a water theme park filled with watery fun! I think it would be a great place to go to during the summer or some other warm time of the year. Anyways, I had a great time spending time with my friend yesterday and I want to thank her on my blog.^_^
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY TO ALL OF YOU BLOGGERS OUT THERE! This is my first post for a holiday on this site. When I think of St. Patrick's Day, I think of the old leprechaun running around like the Lucky Charms icon. People chasing him for his marshmallow cereal and hoping that they will get the prize at the end of the rainbow. I know that this isn't how St. Patrick's Day began because the story of the man who started it all states differently. I think my misconception started when I was little because my elementary school teachers would get together and stage this seasonal event. They would tell the classes to go out to recess and then they would decorate the class rooms. Every inch of every room was covered with gold glitter, green streamers, green and gold balloons, paper four leaf clovers, and green paint in the shape of little footprints. There would be these rainbow clue cards hidden around the room and the students had to go find them then solve the riddle to find the "leprechaun". Once the leprechaun was found, the students would ask him or her for the pot of gold which was really chocolate candies in gold wrappers. Even though this is not an accurate depiction of the true story, I had a lot of fun solving the riddle and getting the chocolate at the end of the "rainbow".
I had a really great weekend and now I get to follow it up with a much needed break from classes. I have 2 weeks off for my Spring Break and I'm so psyched because all I want to do is be lazy and relax. Unfortunately, I can't relax the entire time because I have an orthodontist appointment this Wednesday. Yes I have braces and I have had them on for almost 2 years. I am suppose to get them off by the end of this year but I'm not going to think about it yet. Anyways, I have been doing well in my classes so far and I'm very proud of myself. I'm glad I have few worries when it comes to school because the last thing I want to do is obsess over something I cannot take part in for 2 weeks. Today I had a pretty easy day, as far as school days go, and all I had to do was go over a test then present my debate for class. Other then relaxing, I don't really have any other plans so I can't state anything at this point, as far as my schedule is concerned. I think that I will probably relax for the rest of the day and then go to sleep at 11 ish. It would be easier to rest if it rained a little bit every day because I like to fall asleep to the sound of rain beating on my house. Sometimes I turn everything off just so I can hear the rain which makes me fall asleep 90 percent of the time. Well I'm going to rest now and then talk to my boyfriend before bedtime.
Daylight savings time starts for me today and if you don't know it means, here is the definition. Time during which clocks are set one hour or more ahead of standard time to provide more daylight at the end of the working day during late spring, summer, and early fall. Of course I copied and pasted this from answers.com but anyways. The time on my clock follows the old saying, Fall back-Spring forward. However, my life doesn't because my schedule is controlled by the sleeping pattern I get use to. If I'm use to waking up at 8:00 am and I'm use to going to sleep at 11:00 pm, which is true in most cases, then I'm not happy when the time changes. I have to get up when it's actually 7:00 or 9:00 or go to bed when it's 10:00 or 12:00. I get confused with the time as it is and then I have to get use to new time that has taken effect. It's too much of a hassle to waste time thinking about the schedule I have planned so I just adjust my clocks and recheck my alarms. My simple method seems to work well for me and as the saying goes, "why fix something if it isn't broken?" So yeah, you may be like "oh geeze another pointless blog by so-an-so" or "doesn't this girl have anything to do on a Sunday, other than typing her thoughts on a blog?" Well, I don't think it's pointless because I think what I have to say is important and I'm sure you feel the same way about what you think. As for the whole Sunday thing, I do have to finish the play for class and I will probably get some questions done for my study guide. So yeah, I have it all planned out in my head and it saves time so I don't have to type all my thoughts on my blog.
I'm having some school work related issues. I have six assignments due in the next two weeks. For one class, I have to do a speech and a debate project. For a second class, I have to write a play and take a quiz. For a third class, I have to make up study guide questions and take a test. I know what you are thinking, that's not a lot of work to do in 2 weeks. I know that and I have no problem with the work assignments or the amount of time I have to do them. The problem is that I cannot start working on some of the assignments because my instructors have not revealed the guidelines for them yet. I won't know what to do for an assignment until the deadline for another assignment has come and I have turned in that assignment. It's like as soon as I finish one thing, I can't relax until I get another thing done. Everything seems to be piling up on me and I can't carry all of the work weight at once. Luckily, even though I don't believe in luck but I like the word, I have my speech done so all I have to do is present it. The issue I have with presenting my speech is that I GET SO NERVOUS! It's weird because I'm more comfortable standing in front of a group of people when they are not paying attention to me. As soon as all eyes are on me and I have to deliver a message, I get nervous and my heart rate increases, I sweat in certain areas, I blank out, and I speak so fast that I can't remember what I said when I'm done. :( As for the play, I'm making good progress on it because I have an idea of what I'm going to write so I just need to write it. The issue I have with plays is that I'M NOT VERY CREATIVE! I find it difficult to capture an audience's attention with words because I don't know what interests an audience. I know what I'm interested in but every one is different so I can't base my play on something that only I would want to read. Just like these blogs, for example, I could post whatever I wanted, as long as it was not breaking the terms and agreements of the site, but that does not mean people will want to read it. As for the rest of the assignments, I know I will get them done to the best of my ability and still be able to turn them in on time. My problem is getting work started because I find myself more likely to have questions about the assignment and my ideas once I begin working on an assignment. If it was up to me, I would take a week off of doing other things just so I could sit down and work my way through all the things I would have due in the next two weeks. Then again, I probably wouldn't be able to think about working let alone use my brain to tackle an assignment. To be honest, I could have gotten some of my play done yesterday but I was busy stressing out about my speech. I basically couldn't stop obsessing about one thing so I prevented myself from moving on to another thing. Once I got my thoughts in order, I spent the rest of the day listening to music just to clear my mind. I didn't make much progress yesterday but I'm hoping to turn things around and focus on getting through these next two weeks.
I was told to make a blog by more than one person. Apparently, it is the new fad or something. Anyways, I don't like putting my thoughts on paper. I have never been very good at it. I can't write papers very well, I can't make up good songs or poems, and I have never once had someone appreciate the effort I put into my writings. I guess I just don't have the talent to write. I'm not ashamed of it or anything. I'm not going to be a writer, a poet, a song writer, a screenwriter, or even a literary critic. What's the point? I rarely read in my free time. It does not excite me to sit down for hours and read the thoughts or ideas of another person. I read books, don't get me wrong, but I just don't take free time to read literature. It's just who I am. I'm an action person. I like to see things happen. I like movies and television. I like visuals. I dream in colors, words, and movements. Everything happens for a reason, I truly believe that. I just so happen to not be a fan of literature and that's just who I am.
