26178 Blog Feed: The1Blog 2008-09-29 11:09:39 The1Blog Your e-mail address 157023 2008-09-29 11:35:39 I am running once again as usual, but more cautious as ever. I really watch my step now and manuver very carefully around rocks :)
Let my mistake be a lesson for you. Go forth and run cautiously.
: P
]]> 129847 2008-07-28 20:15:50 I was feeling guilty yesterday about my lack of exercising for saturday, so! I got my running clothes on, laced up my shoes, clipped my iPod in my pocket and set off....then i hit a rock. LITERALLY! I look like i got into a fight and LOST! It hurts so bad to walk or bend my right knee. And my hand! ... almost impossible to type, wash my hair, brush my teeth,...the worst part! I have to hold back on running...for prolly about a week!

I was so upset yesterday that i set off to search for a quick cure. I found a lot of recommendations for using Tea Tree Oil. But! most of the sites claimed this oil stuff had hormonal side effects. So, i took mom's advice (the best idea) and am using the tried and true method of Neosporen, air, relaxation, and limited movement.
I feel so stupid and useless. I had to call in to work tonight because i can barely walk and no way in hell can i bend over (most of my job entails me bending at the knees).

So here i am...stuck at home. I did get a couple movies, but it sucks to be limited and always in pain.
Really makes you appreciate the everyday things in life...like walking, getting in and out of your car (with no pain), beautiful knees and palms, and washing your hair.
This Sucks! (only day two of this shindig)...

Take a look...
 

                            

]]> 116999 2008-07-01 11:03:11 107421 2008-06-10 12:01:53
A friend of mine (could be an artista`!) always is doodling when she should be taking notes. Well i envy her and want to be able to have the talent she has, so i too began to doodle alongside my notes. I started looking around at my classmates papers and noticed a few scribbles/designs here and there on their notes too. But!
Today i noticed those scribbles starting to transform into legible doodles that resemble people, animals, scenery, and original designs.

So the next time you see people around you with pen and paper in hand...see if this 'bug' has spread to your town!

dun dunn dunnn! ]]> 105541 2008-06-05 13:04:30
Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it

Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $40,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping - they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying you bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parents' generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as many times as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
]]> 86926 2008-04-15 13:47:53
Are you ever too old to sport a hickey?

Or is it like the middle aged women who think they're still hot stuff, that go out in their mini skirts, bikini tops, tats, and belly button rings (?!  ... sick!).

Or are hickies always IN...and viewed as a prospect and mark from a significant other?

CUZ i love when my man leaves me a LOVE BITE here and there...but just wondered what you all think...

So voice!
]]> 85698 2008-04-11 19:34:44

How Beijing got their logo for the olympics...
]]> 83052 2008-04-04 11:24:52
Personally, i've set goals for myself. In my head, i know i'm close to my goal/s but with my eyes, i think i have a long way to go. I too, fall into the category of never being pleased.

Point being, are we ever satisfied or will we forever strive to be better and better?

Hmmmm  : P
]]> 82734 2008-04-03 13:10:49
So my trip consisted of... A lengthy flight, meeting my boyfriends family (which went amazingly well), road trip to the Carlsbad Caverns, sight seeing in Roswell at all the aliens/alien gift shops, some great authentic mexican dishes, a game of chutes and ladders, honing my skills with guitar hero 3, a hike or two, some runs (at super high altitudes), uphill/up-rock climb to explore a waterfall, wonderful Easter, engaging my brain by conquering the puzzles in the paper (crypto-quips), two (!) sunburns, and a scentic view on the fly home...and finally greeted with 23 inches of snow once i pulled into my driveway (!?).

What a trip!

P.S. Have tons of pics...and i'll try to post some here so you can share in the excitement of my trip!

]]> 76043 2008-03-17 12:29:36 Everyone, Anyone, Someone, help me out a bit.
What do you do while you're on a l-o-n-g flight?

Do you have any book recommendations?
Activites?
Plane Funnies?
Anything at all to pass the time...

Since i am an avid reader, a book recommendation or two would be nice :)

Hope you can help me out,...help me to pass the flying time.
THANKS!
]]> 75127 2008-03-14 09:51:21
Is This True?

Are Man Boobs Permanent … unless Surgery Is Administered?
]]> 74397 2008-03-12 12:30:51 I'm excited because i get to spend my whole break with my boyfriend (9 whole days!) and i get to meet his family. Nervous because i'll be flying on a plane. Flying always gets me nervous. I think about the little things that could go wrong and all those little things turn into one big thing. I've never experienced any of my worries, but wonder "what if" they happen.
I also have never switched planes before : /  I'm kinda worried about that. All the other flights i've been on have been a non-stop flight. I'll be stopping in Oakland. Anyone been to the Oakland airport??
If so, What's there to see? What's there to do?
I'll be in the Oakland airport for almost 2 hours, so i'll need something to do and sleep isn't an option (cuz i'll be too excited about seeing my boyfriend!)

Any encouraging words/advice would be great :)
Thanks!

P.S. Since i'll be with my boyfriend for 9 whole days, i don't imagine i'll have moments like i do, to write here at Thoughts. So  :(   You might only hear from me once or twice, with an update of what i've been doing. Imma miss my blogging. And all of you :(
BUT! I have Vcast on my tele :) :) So as much as i can, and if i'm not tired, imma try to blog with updates of my trip. And when i get back i'll have pics up from my trip :)
]]> 72230 2008-03-06 22:17:25 The issue of gays and lesbians is a sure fire HOT button ISSUE! Had some speakers come into a class today to talk. I believe being gay is w-r-o-n-g, through and through, no way around it. I believe it is a sin and brought because the individual is confused, wants attention, or is lacking love. If God wanted a man and man or woman and woman to get together… Why’d He create a MAN and a WOMAN ?! Chew on that!!! There were lots of controversial comments and opinions thrown around the room today and a few of them hit me right in the head! Dammit!

So here I go. My soap box is dusted off, shined, and I’m walking up the stairs to stand on my rightful platform.

* The guest speaker’s first comment was that we need ACCEPTANCE not just TOLERANCE for the gay community. Because he doesn’t feel acceptance he interprets that as being discriminated against. ( !? !? Other people feel that way too, but it isn’t about their sexuality. He chose to be gay, so he needs to deal with the discrimination, pointed fingers, and judgments)

* There is a gay/lesbian group/club and supposedly there was some hate mail sent to them by a religious group/club. (First of all, shame on the hate mail being sent. We need to be examples of God. God wouldn’t hate and hurt, but instead show love. Whoever sent those letters is giving any and every religion a bad wrap. Shame on you. Have you forgotten W.W.J.D???)

* Then we came to this guy’s ‘coming out’ story. (Oh Boy!…here we go…) He said it is a personal choice and instilled behavior and not learned. (BUT people learn from example. We mimic one another. THAT’S what we do… So yeah it’s learned. Yah it’s an influential thing. YOU are NOT born GAY!)

* Then he hit a nerve by saying gays should be allowed to adopt. (I disagree 100%. In no way, rhyme or reason should this be a ‘right’. Having children is a blessing and a privilege.)

* Then there was a comment from on of the club members about the hate mail that was sent. He said ‘It was those people, they hate us, they do everything they can to show it, those Christians, and their horrible. (That was it for me! I just about got up to walk out of the classroom. Then a leader from one of the Campus Crusades came forward and apologized for the behavior of others. He stood up for himself and everyone. Needless to say, I managed to stay the remaining 15 more minutes…)
HOWEVER, the apology didn’t seem genuinely accepted. WHAT THE??? It was more of an acceptance because there were all eyes on him and he had no other choice. ( HUH…)

The way I see it::
They’re making a big deal out of something that isn’t important. They’re making an issue out of something that doesn’t need to be an issue. It’s a very sad way to live your life. Being so confused, so lost. My heart goes out to them. I don’t hate the person, I do not like the way they choose to live their lives; in such sin.

As a wise man once said ::
“ You’re not gay. You’re just confused and looking for LOVE in the wrong places.”

GOD LOVES YOU and WANTS THE BEST FOR YOU. HE doesn’t want you to live in sin. HE wants YOU to spend eternity with HIM in heaven, rejoicing. NOT in hell, forever in the dark, depressed, lost, and hopeless.

]]> 71258 2008-03-04 19:17:58 There i was in class, listening attentively, soaking up knowledge, munching on my Quaker granola bar.... When out of the corner of my eye i saw a piece of notebook paper being passed around. I thought it was a Roll sheet for attendance (strange in a college class, but it happens). When i looked at the paper and heard the giggles, i knew what it was. NOTE PASSING ?! I thought that was something that stopped after high school  : ?

There were doodles and words (i couldn't make them out...i'm sure that was intentional) all over the 8 by 11 piece of lined paper. How childish! It's not high school anymore, we're in college and paying to be here. It drives me up the wall when there are students like that who don't take their future serious. Instead of getting their time and moneys worth, they just make jokes and show off their pen and pencil skills.

This all led me to wonder....DO SOME PEOPLE EVER GROW UP...and SMELL THE ROSES????

]]> 70931 2008-03-03 22:14:51 Tim Waggoner’s LIKE DEATH

I picked up the book I’m hooked on, once before. I checked this out a month ago and read the first two pages and decided it didn’t intrigue me enough. When I went to pick up a hold at the library I didn’t realize what book I was picking up until I saw it and it was in my hands. I’m so glad I gave it a second chance. I gobbled up the first seventy-five pages in record time and struggled to put it down!

The main character in the book is a writer (likes to think of himself as a journalist; sounds more prestigious). He had a horrific event happen during his childhood. The twist being that he doesn’t remember all the details of what happened. He gets so wrapped up in his work that he loses himself and then comes close to his wife being his ex-wife. His most horrorific loss being the loss of his son, David. While reading, I constantly wondered if this guy (Scott) was remotely sane in the least (!?). That’s what kept me reading, because I wanted to prove him sane and innocent. The reader is left with room to speculate: Did he commit the horrendous killing? Is she a ghost/figment of his imagination? Is she for or against him? Is he just plain nuts or is he a link of some sort, between past and present?

The dark and confusing world he visits is full of evil, sinister, and heinous thoughts and actions. There were times when I found myself in over my ‘head’ with the strange twists and dangerous curves of the plot. Remember it’s horror, so anything is possible and don’t always believe everything you read right from the get-go. There is room for questions, speculations, and mindful quirks.
Find out the answers for yourself. Don’t hesitate to read this one. Or to give it a second go-around J

P.S. Waggoner doesn’t stop at writing a great story but he also adds in some thought provoking and thoughtful tidbits every now and then.
Here are some I found daunting and as an ah-ha moment…

A dead sparrow lay in the middle…the bird was just another piece of discarded trash. God might note the fall of every sparrow, but that didn’t mean he cleaned up the mess afterward. ~ pg.24

Everything worked to create an image of a practical, mature woman who felts no need to draw attention to her beauty. If she truly was the kind of woman she seemed, … she wouldn’t have felt the need to buy a twin pack of self-esteem. ~ pg.33

She (Lolita/Miranda) released his hand, and he felt a sudden loss…he wondered if it was the same sense of loss that babies felt when the umbilical cord was snipped. ~ pg. 51


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Warning:: You may notice the words, tutelary and latter become very common vocabulary. Get your revenge by using them on your friends and family.


]]> 69080 2008-02-27 23:05:10
I know the body prepares itself and it’s a natural process but the amount of dialation that occurs, ouch!
I watched as the lady clutched the bed rails and her caring husband swept her hair off her face and soothed her. It all seemed so innate and certain. As I heard her shrill gasps and cries, I cringed. But it was when the head began to come out. That’s when it all changed for me.

Call it womanly hormones, call it sentimental, call it the beauty of life. Whatever it is, it got to me. I got all choked up inside. I saw the newborn baby and felt the urge to comfort it, kiss its tiny little head, and touch its fragile, pink toes and fingers.

It takes that to remind me, but someday, when it’s time, I’ll love every moment of it. I’m sure I’ll take any pain killers anyone is dishing out : P …

But embrace the labor and birth of my precious new born, bundle of joy! J
]]> 68278 2008-02-25 21:59:12 Pregnancy has been coming up alot lately. I have a class now and we're discussing the topic, my mom's brought it up, and it seems like there are pregnant women everywhere. Every one of them speaks about what a positive and amazing experience it is to be pregnant and how the hours and hours of labor are all worth it.
But...i'm scared.

I'm not ready to be pregnant, but have been thinking it over and wondering if it's something i can do. : /
I have a class that takes a detailed look at the progress of the process, that's great and interesting, but it's when the birth process arises.

I worry that i may not be able to endure the pain. I've always known that i want an epideral, but there's always a small/tiny chance the doctor could miss, and lay me up in bed for months. And what if the baby gets stuck and i have to have a c-section.

You see, i have all these worries, wonders, and curiosity buzzing around my head.
My prof didn't help much because she had it kinda bad. Countless hours of labor, the baby came out face up and pressed on her spine, and another baby had to be delivered by Cesarean section.
 

Anyone have comforting words or experiences to calm my quivering mind and thoughts?

]]> 67138 2008-02-22 09:25:15 Not really.
It's all a matter of self-service and self-sustainment.

I think it's really sad when you stop and think it through and see it going on.
An old lady walking thru the store, walks too slow and is in the way, so we walk around them and scoff.
A small child who is whining and we cover our ears, shut them out, and complain.
A driver who just cut you off, so you cut them off, honk, and yell.
Someone at the store who has a wishy washy mind and hold up the line, so you tap your foot and with each tap your blood pressure climbs higher and higher.

So next time you're out and about or maybe just sitting at home, observing from your living room window, watch a minute and see what goes on. See how others treat others.
I know when i stopped and considered this, it made me think twice about my rushing around, always trying to be there on time (not a bad thing, to a point...) and trying to be the best and the first.
BUT as WITH everything, THERE'S a PRICE.

Do you know where i'm coming from? ]]> 66342 2008-02-20 11:58:56 If you're trying to break a habit, what's the best way to do so. On one hand you know it's bad for you to do and that it weighs you down, but you can't stop. Secretly you enjoy causing yourself pain.
Yesterday i decided to lay off any/all sweets for the whole week. ... that lasted most of the day, but eventually i broke down. I have all this candy left from the 'day o chocolate' and it's telling me to eat it.
I also am dwelling on a past issue as well. While self-control over food is a good atribute, so is the well-being of our emotional being.
I know i need to guard my heart and protect my mind, but it's easier when i just allow myself to dwell on what could have been and what might still come to be.
Anyone have any thoughts on the subject? ]]> 64877 2008-02-16 23:28:27 HINT:: he's on YouTube OR go to http://www.comedycentral.com/comedians/browse/d/jeff_dunham.jhtml

I promise it's well worth your time! I've never laughed so much as when i watched this guy's act. My sides still hurt!
For all of you who don't believe me...let me give you a little taste...

THE GROUP of CHARACTERS consists of::
Walter - my house is haunted...every time i come in i hear my wife saying "get ouuuuut"
Achmed the Dead Terrorist - SILENCE I’LL KILL YOU!
Super Melvin  - DA DA DA DAA!
Peanut - Dunhammm Neeeeerrrmmm!
Jose the Jalapeno … on a stick.

OH I gotta go, it's on again!!!!
Don't Hesitate...JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT!

Sit Back, Click, and Laugh!


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