Earthquake

Well, I got up early today. There was an earthquake about 130 miles away from me. Funny thing is I'm in St. Louis. The quake was in IL though. It was a 5.2 at 4:30 in the morning. I stayed up and went to work early to work on some math. Finally the aftershock came at 10:15. They say the main quake was about a 4 at my house. Funny, that was what I estimated right after it happened. It was strange, because I hadn't felt one since we moved here, 20 years or so ago, but I still knew what it was right away. I guess all that duck and cover training when I was a kid stuck with me, though I didn't bother to get up because it wasn't that bad.

Anyway, an earthquake in St. Louis is worth mentioning, so there, I mentioned it.

Sick, but not in the head

Well, I had an appendectomy on 2/12. I thought I would be out of work a week, but I was out for 3 weeks and still not 100%. There is still some pain; I guess I am just a slow healer. I basically got to sit at home and play video games. It was hard to do any homework because of the drugs, and I couldn’t really sit for about 2.5 weeks. It is still difficult to sit for long periods, bend over to pick something off the floor, laugh, caugh, and sneeze.

On the bright side, there isn’t a conflict in the fall, so I will be able to be dual enrolled at Webster and be able to finish my AA in Math. WOO HOO! Too bad math is voluntary, but I wouldn't miss it for the world. :)

Don't Worry, I'll Never Shut Up About School

No matter how hard I try, I just can't seem to shut up.

They offer Calc III this summer. I might be able to get my AA in December!!! It is only offered in the evening, so maybe some people that would have taken it during the day will take it at night, therefore more people to sign up and less chance it will be dropped. Jen already said she would take it too. I’m excited. WOO HOO!

More School News: Instead of trying to decide between Math and General Transfer Associate degrees. I will graduate with my General Transfer Associate in Spring 08 and continue on with my AA in Math at Flo Valley, and Dual enroll at Webster for the computer classes. Hopefully there is not conflict between the classes.

On a sad note, Webster only accepts the credits from the first AA. Calculus III and Differential Equations might not count for anything, except of course the value it will give me in my programming classes, logical reasoning skills, and the AA in Math.

Mom says it isn’t worth my time and effort. I would love to go further in math.

0 + 2 + 1

Holidays are over and it’s back to work. I sent cards to my cousins and new-found grandparents. One set actually wrote back. As far as I know, it is the first contact I have ever had with them. I know once when Jamie and I went out to Seattle we met the cousins and grandparents, I may have been 12 or so, but I don’t know which set it was. His parents are both divorced and both remarried.

New Years was fun. We went to Noonan's. I actually won $12 in poker. Baumgart took some funny videos of Betz, and I have some good pictures. The video's wont be posted though.

School starts in a week. Calc II and English 2. I hear my math teacher is the casual funny type, but we’ll see. At least I have my study buddy/friend with me. English doesn’t start until March or something. It was so someone could take English 1 and English 2 in the same semester. After this semester all I have left is Calc III and Differential Equations. I always thought saving English for the end would be like a break from the hectic classes, but that was when I was going to be doing Chemistry at the end. Now that it is just math, English has become a pain. I will be happy when it is just math left. Though, I have to see if I can take the last two in the same semester… It is asking a lot of myself, and I don’t even know if the classes will overlap or not. BUT, if they don’t Jen might take them both too. I don’t see myself taking both; I might take a CS class or something else fun. I am SOO glad I only have one Gen Ed class left. I can’t wait to talk to Webster, I hear they take a lot of transfer credits, and I probably should have gone there rather than getting a community college AA, but I was sick and tired of losing credits with every transfer.. UMSL said I have like 4 years left, and Webster has a different system where you can take more classes in a year. I’m excited to go there, wish I didn’t have to wait another year.

Enough about school…

James is a corporal now! He got promoted yesterday. I don’t know if and when he will be home next and whether or not it will be permanent or not.

I spent a week dog-sitting. I mean really, how much does one dog really need to play buddy glow ball when it's TWO degree's outside?

X-Mas is Coming

I have been nominated by my loving mother to host the next SWNG (Six Women in Need of a Gun) meeting. I am excited to have the ladies over, but wish my bathroom looked better… It needs some serious help. Diana put in the meeting notice to bring a plate and a gift. I have never done a gift exchange like that before. It is nice to host the party and not have to do any of the work. I say that now, before all the cleaning and cooking, lawn… wow, it is exhausting just thinking about it. Maybe this will help me get my butt in gear to finally rake my leaves and clean my gutters. I’ve been using the excuse that I want all the leaves to fall before I clean the gutters. Those DAMN Pin Oaks don’t like to shed their leaves, but they aren’t shy about dropping branches and acorns all over the place. I like the branches though, as long as they don’t fall on my house or my car. Branches are good for burning.

I saw more wildlife on my property. It was a snake (above). I know it is just a little one, but it is a snake... So, my list is up to deer, some mystery dog, rabbits, squirrels, and a snake. It is pretty average, except one of my friends said she saw horses walk through my yard one morning. I wish I had seen that.

I wonder if I am going to work on my bathroom before year end. I know mom and Diana will help, but am I ready to spend the money?

I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke

That song was stuck in my head for a couple days due to a homework project. If I share it, maybe it will leave my head and get stuck in yours. Ha Ha

Halloween is coming up! One of the best holidays EVER.

I finally got my computer hooked up in my house, even though I think it as one of the first computers ever built. I haven’t quite used it yet, but I will mainly use it for my totally awesome scanner/printer I got for Christmas last year. I want to scan my Yellowstone trip form 7^th grade. I did get some of the oldies but goodies pictures scanned in the mean time. AT&T Yahoo doesn’t offer DSL at my house right now, so it isn’t really worth me getting any internet. I’m rarely there anyway.

I wonder how long it is going to take me to really clean up. I do little by little, and even when I spend hours working around the house, it only seems like baby steps. I’m hoping whenever my brother gets here, he can help me with that HORRIBLE RED bathroom and I can FINALLY have my housewarming party. The bathroom didn’t stop me from having a poker party last August though.

Idle Crap

I found an old water pump in my back yard. I was getting rid of a small tree/bush that was in the way of the field out back and low and behold… a water pump. I pumped and I pumped but no water came out. I don’t know if that is a good thing or a bad thing though. It is kind of cool; the house was built in 1948.

That was the good news… The bad news is something is wrong with my lawnmower. The blades don’t seem to want to turn, when I give it more power, the blades turn reluctantly, but it will give me a bad smell and some smoke. I think I need to take it in. L

I am in search for an x-box game that I can be addicted to. My classes are easy this semester, so I will allow myself to indulge. I just can’t seem to find the right game. I can’t get past level 1 of Lost Planet or Sonic. I suppose I could try harder, but they just don’t seem to catch me like they should. Tiger Woods 08 just came out though. :)