11 weeks ago i began stats. and now i leave with two A's in Statistics.

tired...eye tired.

bed.

d out

A friend recently told me how much he enjoyed reading. and i realized i have not just stopped and done some reading in a long time.

After doing well on the Stats Final this afternoon, i went to the bookstore and bought two books (see previous post)

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief was very well written. While not an adult novel by any stretch it was creative, talented and a new take on an old story. i started reading at around 5-6pm and just finished at 1113pm

Not a bad way to spend an evening.

Make sure to read ALL THE WAY to the end....dont assume. oh its done. read every last sentence.

The 2nd book i am finding is harder to find i'll probably order it off AMAZON tomorrow

i am glad to have the joy of reading back in my life.

i dont think i realized how much joy it brings me.

Drew out.

Well welcome to Statistfaction Saturday. I.....Cant Get No.....I .... Cant Get No...Statist.....Fact....Shun.


After a nice healthy breakfast at Buffalo Grill with a new friend. (cant be distracted by..."i need a snack")

I'll be spending the rest of the morning reviewing the study packs for the Statistics II FINAL.

Two people who have already taken it said 48 questions and "i only got a 30 something percent on it"...NOT AGAIN.

I have really been working hard not to "think about their scores too much"...we all learned after the first stats final that one of the ladies got a perfect score using and printing out materials provided by the book. (hence the study packs above). I dont know if it will work for me...and i know this frickin test will be graded on a curve again which is in my favor.

So i will not be psyched out. This is my test and no one elses.

But just in case, as told to lpbear last night, if people see a mushroom cloud of explosive force pop up near the 610/59 freeway...thats me taking my stats II final.he said he would watch out for it while going to pick up dleemusic  from the airport...(how nice of him...and welcome home David).

After this it is a two week break to go on my vacation to NOLA, DC and NYC. i am so ready (1 week, three days, 8 hours till i am officially "on vacation...")

So off to breakafast....at Buffalo Grill. (pictures will be taken of course)

hugs to all

Off to get my statistfaction!

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Roy and Dom from Aussie posted this wonderful link in Dom's LJ this morning:

http://cuboz.livejournal.com/335453.html

which had me running to the app store to purchase "REELMOMENTS"

They know not what they have unleashed on DC, NOLA and NYC (not to mention scdancetx's cats)

Drew out

Well, i did it. finally just said "that is what NYC is all about"

I have been fighting inside about buying tickets to "A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC"

they were expensive. The non-frosted side said "wow do you really want to spend that type of money"..and my frosted side "said, hey unfrosted, shut the hell up"

i bought two tickets for center mezzanine fourth row for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC on Feb 24th while in NYC (2pm show). For just about how much i spent on tickets to two other shows while in NYC.

Overall, however.....major yayage.

d out

i had a very vivid and hard to get rid of dream last night that i graduated college and went to work for southwest airlines.

In their market at work and weight watcher smart ones were only 60 cents. "I'm going to like working here"

Happy Tree Friends.

Bloody. violent. gory. nasty. sadistic.

and very funny..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCwK4H6lF5s

I am sitting in a room full of people. Most of them are still working on the statistics quiz for week four. I finished almost 15 minutes ago.

There are times that i truly think people overthink things. Our instructor makes our quizzes good reviews but not necessarily brain busters like a final exam. He is just scratching at our knowledge to make sure we have the basic concepts that will leave with us when statistics comes to a close next week.

That thought led to another.

we are in such a bleeping hurry. slow the frick down people.

With the upcoming train trip the first question i normally get from people is "Why are you taking the train, you'd get there so much faster if you flew"...and my answer is always "cause i can".

its like the latest war between ATT and Verizon. "We have more 3g coverage than our competitor"...but the competitor does have converage in over 90% of the country just not blazing fast internet speeds. OH no, i wont be able to twitter in 3g while going through Alabama...the world is going to come to an end and everything west of the mississippi will slide into the ocean (hopefully after i cross the river...)...and my home will be a reef when i get home.

slow the frick down people.

"why do you want to go see a bridge in the middle of the chesapeake bay bridge? shouldnt you be thinking about how to get laid while in DC instead"?

i blame the internet for this argument as well. We have all been caught up in the sudden impulse of instant gratification. GET LAID NOW OR DIE....on daddyhunt, boyhunt, and gerbilhunt. (ok i made that last one up, but i bet its out there somewhere)

I am going on this vacation for the enjoyment. Not how many men can i do on the way to New York City and back. If sex happens i wont argue but i am not planning my trip around such endeavors.

slow the frick down people. Instant gratification normally leads to regret or loss of memory of the entire event really.

Lets see a show of hands of people who remember each person they played with in Blow Buddies while on a trip to SFO. thought so. hey i am guilty of it as well.

is it because i am growing older and my priorities have changed....i doubt it.

i just choose to go at life at my leisurely pace. I wont graduate from college anytime sooner with a good gpa if i cram classes on top of each other. i have 12 left. when i get there. i get there. not a moment sooner.

slow the frick down and enjoy the world around you a little.

its amazing what you can discover when you do.

But who is counting right?.

A. Appealing: talked with bjarvis, kent4str, and cuyagayr (sp)....i found it a fun experience. You could really...tell who the Canadian was on the call. its a jumpin jack flash thing...i like knowing the voice of the person who types.

B. Bon Appetit. I have made reservations for 7 at the Mesa Grill tuesday night while in NYC....scdancetx2, thornyc, theoctothorpe and D will be joining me with some others guests still being determined.

C. Challenging. Planning vacation can difficult. I'll be missing my first LUEY (Let Us Entertain You)...weekend in Houston. I also seemed to plan my vacation on my time sometimes ignoring the time of other things around me. I arrive in New Orleans the day after Mardi Gras.

D. Delightful. I have decided to plop the money down and go see "A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC" on the wednesday night matinee.

E. Excited. I never thought we would get this far.

F. Failure. the dreaded "2nd" final for statistics is this coming weekend. so mega nervous about that. this whole week will be preparation for that.

G. Grateful. The Three Bears and Scott and D letting me stay with them while visiting. it saves so much on the vacay.

H. Helpful. Micheal in DC and Scott in NYC have helped "sprta" plan our time together without OVER PLANNING either locale.

I. Introspective. The traveling will be by myself and that isnt necessarily a bad thing. The 29 hours to DC will be a great way to just "relax" before arriving in DC.

J. Jovial. its going to be a very social interactive trip.

K. Kolidascope (sp). aviation museums, chesapeake bay bridges, and lots of steps inside a statue...there are so many mini-adventures in this trip.

L. Limitless. I am excited about all the things that will go on during the trip. Lotso f places to go gift shopping. You can find all sorts of wonderful little things you just put away till christmas that are unique and have memories for you and the will create new memories for the person you get it for.

M. McdiaKia. the next adventure when i get back from New York is getting a new car. its time for me to have a car

it has come down to two vehicles. a HONDA ELEMENT or a KIA SOUL EXCLAIM.

yes they are boxed but nice looking boxes.

d out.

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