I found what I will carve on a pumpkin this year!

http://www.happywomanmagazine.com/DIY/celinedionpumpkin.htm

Does anyone have a pumpkin for me to carve? Will my heart go on? Will I be all by myself? Will I hit my chest as I sing for theatrical effect?

welaughed alot

OK - I am not so fancy as to know how to put a video on my blog, and I am fine with that. Needless to say I must send you off to Chabad.org to something that made my day, as I reflected on how I whined a lot about my lack of preparedness on my assignments.

You can view it by visitingwww.chabad.org/go.asp?page=LaunchVideo&aid=411807

P.S. I hate that my professor sent back a retarded thoughtless response, but I won't whine. I'll just get and A minus or B 'er somehting!

One of the most awesome realtors ever sent this to Keith at work...

I want to cry

This weeks homework kicked my butt. We have all our assignements due at 11:59 on Sunday nights. Needless to say this usually means that I am studying all weekend. One of these online assignments took me 12 hours to accomplish one week. An entire waking Saturday! That is not to mention reading the chapter, just a "web excursion".

As of right this moment I really dislike online learning. I just missed the drop box on my Web assignment. I got my measly discussion assignment posted before the board dissapeared (I am not pleased with my answers, but I answered). We had to read 2 chapters this week (our professors reasoning is that we don't have assignments this next week, so somehow we will have massive comprehension and speed reading abilities?????). Last week I busted through the chapter in 2 days with pretty good comprehension then got to the homework AND a test. This week I was working on the first reading until Friday ( 5 of 7 days)and then the other chapter all weekend which means I didn't get to my homework Saturday like I usually like to do. Yes I could have had less fun, and not gone anywhere. And I also could have vomited because it did not seem like anything I was doing was making learning stick. You can only read for so many hours straight outloud to you and the cats!

I hate feeling stupid. I wish I could type faster (my mom stills notes that she told me to take typing in high school- waste of a credit in my opinion then). I wish I could read quicker and not have to read the majority of this text out loud.

I also sent my assignment which is incomplete to my professor and begged for a little credit through two of schools email services hoping that one would make it to him time stamped by 12:05. I did not want to have to apply the extra credit we will be doing soon to something this ridicuous! I miss the classroom setting and good old learning by hearing. I am now officially crying because I did not take good care of my schoolwork, so I will go into a reactive series of not going anywhere again. I will stay home until my school work is done.

my room with a view

Lord help me to keep a simple pace this weekend. Could every moment feel like this one that I captured off my deck this week? A chance to breathe in deeply and hold it long enough to a still picture.

I am overbooked. I want to do so much and yet I still have most of a chapter left to read in my text and two assignments due by midnight on Sunday.

I am excited because the day will start out with Jamie and Kathy and Lucy. Girls time to celebrate Kathy. Then I get to take my brother and niece and nephew to Foci Glass in Minneapolis. They are having an open house and I think that Raef will love it. We get to see the Grabanski family too- hurrah!

Then there are so many other things that I want to do but I should hit the books. I need good grades- why pursue this half heartedly? What a waste of grant money!

I will not bemoan this need to study. I find it exciting that I have chosen a route and set the goal of completing my AA. And I will have a PhD in about an eon, but I will get one. I will not stagnate like a pool of water stuck in a tire swing breeding mosquitoes.

What are these?

I am biased and curious and I am sure that these are two things which will never change about me. As for the rest of the planet they will continually be biased. Who knows if they are curious. I am convinced most people aren't. Why would they watch TV so much if they were?

Does anyone know what the name of this plant is? It is so fabulous in the fall. Red, orange, a bit of yellowish green, purple...it turns so many shades. It has these brown things that look like seed pods sticking up from it sometimes. I love them. The south metro was plastered with them and they made my day. I am surprised I did not cause a car wreck because I staring at them in all their varied splendor.

it's gone daddy gone

I took this picture something like two weeks ago and now it is so far gone. Today Jamielee and I went to Stillwater. She did not believe that she had ever been there. It was a bit dreary but that could not overcome the sumptuous beauty that surrounds you up there. The trees were in full splendor in my opinion.

The whole day was good. Jamie kept verbalizing it and it was true. My day started trying to stretch out my femininity fun-ness and recover from the one beer I had the night prior (lightweight). I tried to study a bunch but did not get up early enough. Off to church I go.

I picked up Jamie and we were on time to church AND I didn't make any major wrong turns. Church was communion today and it was really lovely, different, but lovely. I believe I got confirmation that I am to call that church home. I am in need of becoming involved in a church family again. I long for that.

After church I thought that we'd be joining friends for a trip to the orchard/winery, but they had gone the day before. So much for my listening skills! We put in Sarah Vaughn and drove to Stillwater. We got some Mickey D's and monopoly pieces for lunch and the ride ( I don't usually eat there but I am a sucker for that game!). We arrived and it wasn't too busy at the orchard, a bit nippy, but OK. I got apples for a pie I am making for Tuesday for work. Part of my Christmas shopping is done too!

Then we went into Stillwater in search of a loo and there was an art festival going on! We had no idea. It turned out to be a really wonderful day. I love that I spent it with Jamie because we have known each other for so long we can make each other laugh until it hurts. That is a true friend- joviality through the PMS!

I got a decent grade on the test I took for school today. I did my home work. I cleaned out my spam filter. A very productive day as well. I am contented.

you're not cool when...

Cities 97 sampler is coming out. Here is what I know...

Amos Lee- Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight- WHO?
The Fray - Over My Head (Cable Car)- WHO?
Katie Melua - Just Like Heaven- WHO?
Dave Matthews Band - Dreamgirl- I know Dave Matthews from the album with Crach on it, a little bit...
Mat Kearney - Nothing Left to Lose- WHO?
Bonnie Raitt - I Will Not Be Broken - She rocks- I have no clue what this song is
Shawn Mullins - Beautiful Wreck- I have heard of him
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars- WHO?
KT Tunstall - Black Horse & The Cherry Tree- I actually know the artist and the song- WOW!
Death Cab for Cutie - Soul Meets Body- WHO?
Sia - Breathe Me - WHO?
Dan Wilson - Baby Doll - is he related to Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys?
Goo Goo Dolls - Better Days- I know the Dollsm not the song
Sonya Kitchell - Let Me Go- WHO?
James Blunt - High- I'ver heard the name
Guster - One Man Wrecking Machine- WAH?
The Honeydogs - I Miss You- I know there are dogs and honey...
Train - Cab- Sounds like I may possibly have heard a song by them 3 years ago 'er something

Have I become a Country Junkie or WHAT! I am so not cool. That's OKay- my God loves me anyway. (barf lyric) No that is not what I have been listening to...