azdopey

Enjoying some time at home

2009-10-03T03:15:59Z

I am so glad to be enjoying some relaxing time at home. I also sort of wanted tovent a tiny bit. Smile. I am glad more and more people are becoming part of my facebook family especially when its actually family! However I think some people don't exactly understand how people our age actually use facebook. Don't act so surprised that we actually post our status. Ugg, its no big deal but its annoying when people want to groan about actual status updates! I mean it isn't as if I am posting a lot of other stuff. It just gets on my nerves now that thanks to my brother-in-law, I now feel like I have to further sensor my facebook and not post status updates as much. I don't know, I like reading about what folks are up to. I know there is twitter but I seem to forget to turn it off or back on. Oh well, I guess that's the end of this little rant.

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Random Things

2009-05-06T20:18:08Z

This has been such a busy couple of weeks! I returned from Atlanta where I attended an assistive technology workshop and feel like I've been going going going ever since. We've been amking final arrangments for the wedding and trying to make sure everything that needs to be done gets done. Then my new nephew was born at 2:03AM on Monday morning. His name is Murray Isac West and he weighed in at 7 pounds and 13 ounces. He was 21 and a quarter inches long. The poor guy has had a rough go of things in his short little life. His mom was in labor with him for 20 hours! Then of course when they finally got him to come on out of there he had an infection and needed to go to the NICU. Then luckily he was released from that to the CCU and then went into the room with his parents. However after a few hours of being there he ended up with jaundice. So its been a bit of an emotional rollar coaster. Stephen and I went to the hospital on what we thought would be on Murray's birthday (Sunday) but after being there a few hours we realized that he was going to take his time. So we had to make the treck back to our side of town. Then with him being in the NICU no one was allowed to hold him, other than his mom since she is going to breast feed. Then yesterday they were told that he would get to come into their room and be with them until they were all released from the hospital (hopefully sometime today). However this morning at 5:00AM Murray had to be taken back for more testing and we don't know where things stand at this point. It finally hit me this morning that he's been born and because of all of this stuff I haven't even gotten a chance to hold him or even see him yet. The trip over there with one bus and the lightrail takes over an hour and a half one way. But at this point my parents have seen him and held him, my brother's close friends, and its killing me that I haven't been able to do that yet.

Weekend Stuffs

2009-02-02T15:01:06Z

Well I took a page from someone on my friends list and tried to do some of the normal weekend stuff on Friday. So after work on Friday Stephen and I went out to dinner and then made a quick trip around the mall. I was in desperate need of some new tops for work. I have pants coming out the wazoo (that still need to be hemmed mind you-I'm calling a place that it near the house sometime today to see what their hours/prices are. Anyway, so I got a few tops from Express and a few things from Dillards. I think that I'm taking two of the tops back to Dillards though...they just didn't fit the way I want them too. I know I know, that's what fitting rooms are for but I absolutely dispise fitting rooms and lucky for me the mall really is a quick and easy trip on the bus. Then on the way back from the mall we decided to hit the grocery store to get the essentials and some stuff for the big game since the stores this weekend would be a nightmare. It worked out quite well but made for an extremely LONG Friday! Saturday was spent having a leasurly breakfast at the criscont place around the corner from the house, relaxing, and making a dip for the super bowl that for some reason never really turned out the way it should have. I got this really fantastic spinich dip from Rock Bottom Brewery the last time we went there and we were all impressed with it. (We being Stephen, my brother, his girlfriend, my parents, and Stephen's parents) So I thought I would whip some up for the super bowl. I looked online for a recipe and found it. I figured that since all of the ones I found looked exactly the same as far as ingrediants and amounts I thought it would be a safe bet. Not so much. I don't know why but it just never got as smooth and creamy as it was at Rock Bottom. So the next time we go I'm totally going to ask how they make it because it really was delicious! Anyway, yesterday was a really good but exhausting day! Stephen and I just stayed in and watched the game. I really was pulling for the Cards but just didn't see how they were going to beat the number one defence. But in those last two minutes of the game we all went from "Oh, there's no way" to "Oh my God they might actually win the game!!!" and back to "Oh CRAP! It's over" Those are a lot of emotions to go through in such a short amount of time. I do actually remember yelling at the TV "I can't take the suspense! I'm freaking out here!" I mean games like that are a lot more interesting than a shut out game but at the same time I just don't know that I'm cut out for it! While the game was on I was busy doing laundry. I love having clean laundry! Its a pain in the butt for me though because I follow the directions on the tags of the clothes. This means that I end up having clothes hanging all over the place and washing several loads on gentile or hand wash and etc. It takes for freaking ever! I also don't dry a lot of my tops because when they shrink, even just so slightly they shrink in length and then they're too short for me to wear. Anyway, now I just feel like I'm rambling. Its time to get busy as this will be the first week that I start taking Wednesday afternoons off for my furlough time.

Displaced

2008-12-11T20:06:49Z

Well I've been kicked out of my office. So far the policy has been that when finals roll around the testing center can take over our offices if they need room for texting. The new director has big plans to change this and I wish she could have done so for this semester. Luckily I have my laptop with me so all is not lost but its just annoying. I have been having one of those days, no nothing has really gone wrong but I'm just in a funky mood I guess. And now to be out of my office where I could essentially hide away for the afternoon (luckily I have no appointments this afternoon) is really aggrivating.

I Want A Hippopatamus For Chirstmas

2008-12-02T20:11:22Z

Here is the you-tube link. This is the song with a cute video someone put together.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7xjjlUbpJ4

They're Still Here

2008-12-02T14:52:31Z

Last night my grandparents and great aunt rolled into town from their weekend in Mexico with my uncle. We were all expecting them at around 4 at the latest. So I was a bit irritated that they didn't show until 11:00PM! They were planning on leaving this morning but since they didn't get back here until so late last night they're staying another day. I'm very glad that I will get to spend a little more time with them before they leave but am quite tired and am ready to have my house back. You don't realize how much people move your stuff in an effort to tidy up. Actually most of that has been done by my mom! I'm not one to leave stuff out on the counters. In fact that's a pet peave of mine. But there are some things right now out in this one little area because I still haven't been able to locate a few things since the move. Anyway, in an effort to help tidy up after the company mom has been moving stuff around and its driving me absolutely bonkers!!! After everyone is gone her and I are going to need to talk about that. I don't want to cause waves but at the same time, leave my stuff alone!!! Oh well anyway, I am really dragging this morning. I need a soda or something because hot tea isn't going to cut it for me this morning. The next few days are going to be crazy nuts. We have guests coming from Stoney Brook to begin the first stages of a combined effort on a research study so once they get here tomorrow it will be go go go until they leave. I'm excited and glad to be a part of it but am a bit overwhelmed with all of the preparations and the agendas. But I'll get through it and be so happy to see the weekend!

What a Day...

2008-11-24T21:36:21Z

Today has been quite a busy day. This morning zoomed by. I spent the morning shuffling participants around from one study to the next. I am sort of helping coordinate participants for two different research studies right now. One of which I was really impressed with and the other....the idea is great but the PhD student running it right now is doing a pretty sloppy job and just doesn't seem to get it. If I'd known that...I don't know if I would have worked so hard to line up participants. I think I would have put my efforts into getting folks for the other one. Which is what I'm going to get back to work on after I finish this. This is going to be a very busy short week at work! If it weren't such a short week I think I would need to take a day off by the time Friday rolled around. In addition to my crazy work schedule this week, my grandparents and great aunt and uncle will be arriving at my house tomorrow night. I'm exstatic about this! I have missed my grandparents dearly and am beside myself that I will get to see them so soon. I'm extremely proud of both of them and consider myself so lucky to be their granddaughter and I know that now matter how much time I have with them...it will never be enough. So while I'm just jumping for joy that they're coming I've also been running around like mad to get the house ready. Why aren't they staying somewhere else you may ask. Well no one else has room! lol. And I have plenty. So I get to play hostess. I just hope I can get through Wednesday and still have enough energy for the Thanksgiving holiday and all of its festivities!! Okay, back to work!

Bummer!

2008-11-13T16:44:54Z

Man I didn't want to get out of bed this morning. I stayed in bed until 5:35 and then booked it to get ready and out the door by 6:45. I'm so glad I pick out my outfits the night before otherwise I would stand in my closet in the morning dumbfounded, too tired to figure out what to wear and too many choices to try to pick something out. Anyway, I made it to the bus in time. I must say thank goodness for the lighter load on Tuesdays and Thursdays! Its a pretty big difference in the amount of folks heading into campus. Anyway, I just had a general feeling of ickyness this morning. I think I'm still getting over my cold, its almost gone but I can tell my body is still fighting it. I came in, set my stuff down in my office and got right to work on making myself some hot chocolate. It so was not a hot tea morning. I've spent the morning trying to keep myself busy! I hate not having access to the things I need access to in order to do my job! Arg!!! And, not having a busy morning makes for a slow morning. Then, as noted in the subject line I got some bad news just now. My mom called my cell and let me know that she was just laid off. Ouch! There wasn't any warning or anything. They basically told her and then she was expected to clean out her office. She wasn't fired so I don't understand why they didn't let her finish out the week but oh well. Mom is still optimistic about things...at least at the moment. I think once this really hits her she's going to have a hard time with it. I also know someone else who is losing his job but he was given one more month to work and then 3 months of severance. So he's in a little better shape but still! I am so grateful for my job, especially right now.

You Are The Company You Keep

2008-09-25T02:28:02Z

I have never felt more honored by this statement than I do at this moment. I got a MySpace request from a screen name I didn't recognize. When I clicked on the message I realized that it was one of my friends from high school. I did not have a whole lot of close friends in high school and this was one of them. Her name is Reva (her given name is Revalution and she just goes by Reva pronounced Reeva) Anwyay, she has to be one of the most calming people I have ever met. What was always amazing to me is that she was this way in spite of her surroundings. She has always been a doer. This is to say that if there was a cause, a need, a request for help, Reva was there in full force but not in a pushy way. I don't have any other way to describe her than to say she has a servant's heart but can roar like a lion if she feels there is injustice being done against a person who group who cannot speak for themselves. I would have given you this discription of her even before I just learned what she does! I found out today that she is a certified womens self defense instructor! I could not be more proud of her! I should also mention that she's always been all of about 100 pounds soaking wet and only about 5'1. I started thinking about all of the amazing things those people who I am lucky enough to call my friends do. I am surrounded by strong, career minded women with wonderful hearts and minds. I have friends who are special education teachers, working with some of the toughest cases from severe cognitive impairments to those who work with emotionally disturbed students. I have friends who are working in the higher education setting helping disabiled students get what they need and sucseed in acheiving their goals. I have friends who have worked their way up from entry level positions to being supervisors and managers of financial institutions and businesses. I have a friend who is attending an Ivy league school in an effort to serve others in her career. When I think about it, yes we all want to be successful but we all seem to share the idea that success is not measured by money but by the ability to use our talents and gifts to serve others. I stand in awe of you ladies. Truly, I am so grateful for you.

azdopey @ 2008-06-10T20:04:00

2008-06-11T03:11:13Z

Copy and paste to your own journal, erase my answers, and add your own.
Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real places, names &/or objects, but nothing made up! Try to
use different answers if the person you got this from has the same 1st initial. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question. And Have Fun With
It!

1) 4 LETTER WORD: rain
2) BOY NAME: Robert
3) GIRL NAME: Rose
4) OCCUPATION: realitor
5) A COLOR: red
6) SOMETHING YOU WEAR: ralph lauren sweater
7) BEVERAGE: RC (okay but I think RC is gross)
8) FOOD: relish (does relish count?)
9) SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: razor (that was easy!)
10) A PLACE: Ralliegh, NC (no idea how to spell that)
11) REASON FOR BEING LATE: relaxed view of punctuality
12) SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: REALLY!!

Going to be a long one...

2007-08-21T13:31:09Z

Today is going to be a long one. I got here at about 5:45 and will be here until late for parent/curriculum night. I didn't get a lot of sleep last night or the night before so it's going to be fun! lol. I just hope the kiddos have a good day today. Well this is a short one. My brain isn't quite running on all cylindars. Just wanted to add a short little post.

Confrontation...Seriously I HATE IT!

2007-08-20T22:13:24Z

So okay here's the low down. I have this kiddo in my room who has a one-on-one. I am of the school that if a kid has a specific condition that requires assistance with basic tasks like picking up pencils, holding things, needs an interpretter, or something like that then a one-on-one is fine. I do NOT however agree that kids should have a one-on-one for behavior or for vision unless under very specific circumstances. I can see great benifits for kids to have someone work with them one-on-one but I also see the GREAT disadvantages of this. My kiddo has SOD (septo optic dyslplasia) and has some cognitive issues along with his vision, OT, and PT things. BUT his trouble is not that he can't see (I mean he is legally blind so I get that) but his main problem is that he needs to learn how to utilize his vision. If he has a one on one with him all the time who makes excuses like "Oh, well he can't see that" or "I don't think he can do this because he can't see" it makes me want to SCREAM!!!! The kid has better vision that I do! Again, I realize that functionally he's not where he needs to be with his vision but I think with some time and intervention in that area he can learn to utilize it better. I know I'm rambling like an idiot. I am just so tired of this aide always being right on top of this kid. He doesn't respond to my assistant or I really because he doesn't have to, his one on one is always there to bail him out. Or when he gets in trouble the guy interupts the whole class when reprimanding the kid. I HATE THAT!!! It's so distracting even for me! The thing is this guy has great intentions and really cares about this kid. They have worked together for quite a while...which is a good and bad thing. Emotions are involved and that makes it tough to cut the apron strings because it's going to be rough for the kiddo at first. Oh well anyway, just needed to vent. On a happier note, I am so proud of myself! I tried a new recipe this weekend. I made a chicken fajitta soup that I saw on 30 minute meals with Rachel Ray. I know I know, sometimes she gets on my nerves too but I've got to hand it to her, this recipe was quite easy and tasted delicious!! I couldn't believe that I made it! So that's my positive note for the day. lol.

I Hate Group Assignments!!!

2007-06-28T20:05:31Z

Have I mentioned lately how much I absolutely hate group assignments in college? Right now I am waiting on my partner to send me our power point presentation. Yesterday she was supposed to send me what she had outline wise Monday night, which she never did so I sent her my outline and told her I'd start working on the presentation and send what I had to her the next morning. She then sends me this totally stupid piddly little excuse for an outline and said that she'd also start working on the presentation. So I sent her what I had completed yesterday morning first thing (a-so I would be able to do the slides I wanted to do and b-because I wanted to really push her along to get her part done and sent back to me.) I waited all day for a response with her slides and never got it. She called me last night and was like "Oh yeah I got your email and I'll add to it and send it back to you tomorrow morning. Check it over, send it back to me, and I'll turn it in." I was like "Okay no problem." I told her I'd be looking for it at around 10:00. It's 1:00 and I still haven't gotten anything. An hour ago I sent her an email just kind of saying "Hey, I'm just checking to see how the presentation is coming" and still haven't gotten anything back. This thing has to be turned in tonight so she needs to get the led out! I told her I would be teaching all morning and afternoon and that I would look the stuff over on my lunch break. I said I'd look at everything and send it back to her no later than 2:00. Well, I hope she's not planning on sending it to me at 1:55! ARG!!! I HATE DOING STUFF WITH PEOPLE WHEN IT AFFECTS MY GRADE!!!!

Very Sad News

2007-02-16T13:41:27Z

My mom dropped a bomb on me last night. What's worse is there was NO WARNING for this news...just a "Oh did I tell you..." Uh, no you didn't and OUCH! So my cousin, who is about 5 years older than I am was very excited at Christmas time to announce to us that she was pregnant. I felt her showing belly and was very happy for her. Well, I guess the baby didn't make it. They're going to have to enduce her sometime next week and then they'll have a service for the baby next Saturday. This has really hit me pretty hard. Why can't babies make it in there? I mean you would think that the womb is a safe and happy place for a baby but I guess sometimes it's not. It's always sad when there's a loss in your family but it just seems to sad that we didn't really get a chance to know this little guy. His name is Hunter Gavin Bounze and he has an older brother named Cody. This totally sucks. Regina will be off on maternity leave for six weeks after he's born which will be good and bad. I mean there's that constant reminder that she just had a baby but...there's no baby in a crib at home. That's just so tough. I remember when I was little someone we knew lost a baby and I remember thinking "Why did I make it and that baby didn't?" That may sound weird for a kid to say but I grew up knowing that I had been a REALLY sick baby for the first 6 months of my life. I was in and out of the hospital and very close to not making it on several occassions. I just wouldn't eat and was allergic to every kind of formula known to man. Finally my grandma suggested my mom just try giving me 2% milk instead of the extremely expensive prescription formula my parents had been scrimping and scrounging to pay for that just woudln't stay down. Luckily it worked and I grew to be a pudgey healthy toddler. I try very hard not to ask those "why?" questions because I know that even if I knew the "why" I don't think I would understand it. But it's so hard not to wonder that at times like this.

Goodness Knows What All Will Be In This Post

2007-02-15T22:09:03Z

Well I know it's been a while since I've posted. I wish I could remember all of the things that I should update but I don't really remember at the moment. I'm sitting here listening to Harry Potter book 5 and waiting for conference time. I really wish I could take a nap...I totally would if I could figure out how to do it without ending up with a mouse or keyboard imprint on my face when I woke up. Anyway, until the scheduled conferences show I'm just here. I could be working on things but my brain just isn't focussing on much right now. I'm DYING to get out of here for the 3 day weekend. I want to go somewhere and forget about all of the crap I have to do, and will be waiting for me when I come back. I want to just have some freakin' fun for once in a long time! I don't want to be bothered with work, internship, school assignments, house hold stuff, and whatever else. I just want to go somewhere and be me without all of that for a few days. Is that really too much to ask? I mean am I wanting too much? Could I really be free from all of these thoughts and lists of things to do even if I was far away from here? I don't know. But that's what I so completely wish for right now. Don't get me wrong, I'm not feeling sad or gloomy...just overwhelmed, over worked, and under rested. I've checked out options of going to California, up north to go ski (which I've actually never done and totally want to try), or maybe go visit a friend somewhere. I don't know but I'm just itching to get the HECK out of HERE!

Need Contact Hours for Summer!

2007-01-19T03:30:41Z

Ah! I'm in desperate need to find a way to get as many contact hours with blind/vi kids this summer as possible! I need so many hours for my master's and I'm looking to get out of the mold of using the same sources that EVERYONE here uses. I've seen the same people, teachers, etc. and I want something new. I want something out of state maybe. Like a summer camp or a summer program. I don't know but I need to be able to be supervised by a TVI so they can sign off on assignments for me.

Putting A Different Spin on Things

2006-11-20T19:38:15Z

Well this week is obviously full of Thanksgiving related activities for my kiddos. The problem here is that I have 3 Jahova's Witnesses in my room who don't celebrate any holidays. So I have to kind of spin everything we do to be not related to the holidays. For example, we're making turkeys and doing a little writing assignment on the inside of it focussing on word choice and using describing words. Well of course we can't write about Thanksgiving so we all have to write about a turkey; the way it tastes, smells, looks, sounds, our favorite thing about turkeys, etc. And instead of having a Thanksgiving party Wednesday we're reading the book Stone Soup. I figured that's a good way to have a 'kind of' party without it being related to Thanksgiving. It's just so hard because holidays are such big parts of most of our lives and its hard to pretend as if they don't exist. Don't get me wrong we will be talking about the history of Thanksgiving this week and things like that but it's a fine line to walk so that you don't leave out the kids that don't celebrate and acknowledge the ones that do and who are really excited for it.

Survey

2006-11-14T21:24:27Z

If you haven't already please take the time to fill this out. We want an HONEST representation of how blind/visually impaired people feel about these things not just those affiliated with one particular organization. (I'm not slamming anyone here at all just wanting to give everyone the chance to fill this out) Here's the email I got about it.

Have any of you seen this survey that has been circulating on some of
the blindness related lists? Some of the questions might be considered
offensive to some, but it is probably important for each of you to
participate if you are comfortable doing so. Important in that it is an
opportunity for your opinions to be included in the final results. One
of the co-investigators leading this study is Arielle Silverman who is
blind and a ASU student and a strong NFB member.

Our group in CUbiC and iCare under Dr. Panch have no connection with
this study.

I did myself complete the survey.

Regards,
Terri

-----Original Message-----

Subject: [Electronics-talk] Participants Needed for Important Study

Dear List Members:

We need your help! If you are blind or visually impaired and are at
least eighteen years old, we would like to learn how you feel about
various technological advances. Your voice is very important to us!

We would like to invite you to participate in a research study by
filling out a brief survey. If you choose to participate, you will be
asked about
Your opinions regarding various technological advances. The survey will
take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete. You must be 18 years or
older to participate.

All study participants will be entered into a raffle drawing for one of
four cash prizes ($250, $50, $50, $50).

For more information or to fill out the survey, please go to

https://psyp01.la.asu.edu/phpsurveyor/sites/asilverm/index.php?sid=1

Alternatively, you may fill out the attached survey and raffle ticket
and upload them at the following Web site:

www.asusurvey.com/submit

Your responses will be kept confidential and anonymous.

Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions or concerns,
you may contact the principal investigator or co-investigator (see
below).

Sincerely,

Jason Scott Robert, Ph.D.
Arielle Silverman
Assistant Professor
Co-Investigator
Center for Biology and Society and
602-502-2255
School of Life Sciences
Arielle.silverman@asu.edu

Arizona State University
PO Box 874501
Tempe AZ 85287-4501 USA
480-727-8857
Jason.Robert@asu.edu

Michael Buble

2005-06-27T04:21:13Z

Okay all of you ladies out there listen up. If you haven't heard of him yet check out Michael Buble. He has a few songs out there getting air play right now and they're all great. I will admit when I first heard "Home" I thought it was totally dumb and didn't like it at all but that was simply because I wasn't really listening to it. After stopping and listening to it I realized, "Wow this guy has an amazing voice!" And if you've watched TV recently and seen the Starbucks commercial with the song "Come Fly With Me" playing, that's him singing it. His CD It's Time is perfect for background music for dinner or for putting on when you're cleaning the house! You'll dance your little heart out! It will lift your spirits with some great oldies like "I've Got You Under My Skin", "How Sweet It Is", "Save The Last Dance" and of course "Come Fly With Me" as well as some very cool new songs. Check it out! If you hate it, fine but at least you looked into it. My guess is though that you'll LOVE it!

azdopey @ 2005-02-27T21:51:00

2005-02-28T04:52:24Z

Again thanks to guidingpaws and I SWEAR that this is how they are coming out! I took it one time and these are the results. *sings theme from Twilight Zone* heehee.

You Are 50% Left Brained, 50% Right Brained

The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning.

Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others.

If you're left brained, you are likely good at math and logic.

Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet.

The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility.

Daring and intuitive, right brained people see the world in their unique way.

If you're right brained, you likely have a talent for creative writing and art.

Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports.

Are You Right or Left Brained?

What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?

2005-01-12T05:46:31Z

Your Dominant Intelligence is Musical Intelligence

Every part of your life has a beat, and you're often tapping your fingers or toes.
You enjoy sounds of all types, but you also find sound can distract you at the wrong time.
You are probably a gifted musician of some sort - even if you haven't realized it.
Also a music lover, you tend to appreciate artists of all kinds.

You would make a great musician, disc jockey, singer, or composer.

What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?

Beautiful Day

2005-01-11T23:39:25Z

Well I got my iPod at about 11:30. Waiting the agonizing 4 hours for it to charge. Reformatted it for Windows (sounds hard but really wasn't at ALL since the software does it for you). And then...finally played the first song on my iPod. I'd thought about what song I wanted to play on it first and wanted something happy, upbeat, to somewhat celebrate the ocasion. I decided that Beautiful Day by U2 was fitting. I found it on the iPod, selected it, and it started playing. I then began doing that embarassing iPod dance you see on the commercials! lol. I was SO EXCITED that everything worked without a hitch! It's somewhat of a rarity these days with technology to have something work out of the box with no little glitches or problems. *sigh* So now I'm happily listening to my music library on shuffle on the iPod. I'm one happy camper.

Christmas List

2004-12-15T02:14:46Z

Well this year I honestly want something. I usually can't ever pin point what I want for Christmas so this year the fact that I actually want something is kind of a big deal for me. Part of this reason is the usual things like clothes and stuff just don't seem that apealing. Yes I always need clothes but due to the recent sales and stuff I don't really NEED anything. And since clothes or perfume are usually near the top of the list and this year I'm totally covered on that end they're not really on my list. As for music, again, I can always use more music but the CD's that I want I've already gotten for myself! So what is it at the top of my list? What is this thing that I actually honest to goodness want....an iPod 20GB. I know I know! But what can I say. It isn't something that I honestly expect to have waiting for me under the tree because it's somewhat of a big ticket item but I have let all concerned parties know to give me cash this year so that I can then go out and buy it myself. This might bother some but not me. I actually prefer it that way. This way I KNOW that I'm getting the ONE that I want and at the BEST possible price. I actually feel really good about this decision. It may be different when I have the money for it in my hand and have to actually hand all of it over to buy the thing but...I'll cross that bridge when I get there. lol. Until then I'm a laundry doing, casserole making, baking fool!

Am I Going Stupid?

2004-12-13T05:36:52Z

There's nothing like studying for a final to make you feel like you are litterally going stupid! Not going insane, not going batty, but going full on stupid! lol. I'm studying for my Spanish final and when a friend and I were going over things I was totally blowing EVERYTHING!! Gee that's the kind of confidence I want when I go into this thing at 7:40 in the morning!! Which by the way totally sucks because that means I have to leave my house at 5:45 to catch the shuttle from ASU West over to Main campus which will get me there at like 6:30! That is just TOO early! But it's totally fine with me because in all honesty I'd rather get this final out of the way first thing tomorrow instead of having it totally chop my day in half or whatever. So I'm off to study some more! WOOHOO!!!

Bitten By The Bug

2004-12-12T18:37:51Z

So okay I'm now one of those people that desperately wants in iPod! I've done some comparison shopping and yes the iPods are super expensive but when compaired to a lets say $150 MP3 player that will only hold about 64 songs to the $242 iPod Mini that will hold 1000 songs I'd much rather spend more to get more! I mean it would take...a lot of the $150 MP3 players to equal up to just one iPod Mini. Of course if I go for that then I have this inner termoil of if I'm going to spend (or ask my parents) to spend that much money why not just get the 20G iPod which is only a little more and can hold 5 times the amount of music? But then again I mean the mini is smaller in size so I'd be getting the compactness that you don't have with the regular iPod and although I'm sure at some point I COULD put 5,000 songs on the thing...I just don't know that I'd want to sit there and transfer all of that on there. So I'm thinking maybe the mini is the way to go. Ugg. I wish that I didn't really care and that I didn't really really want one of these! I can't really remember a Christmas where I really really really wanted anything in particular. I mean besides the usual clothing stuff. I guess we'll see. I'm going to talk it over with the parents later and see what they think. Maybe we'll come up with a deal where I'll pay for so much of it and they'll kick in the rest because I just can't see asking them to shell out the money for that. Not that they can't afford it but it just seems like...not important enough to ask them to spend so much money on. I know that makes little sense but oh well. And then there's the issue of seeing the darn thing. I know that I would be able to figure it all out..I always do but I haven't actually used an iPod mini so I don't really know how small the stuff is. But I do know that they have little clicks and beeps to let you know where you are in the menus so that I guess would just be memorization. Okay enough! I think I'm going to take a break from this crazyness and try to study or do laundry.