So, Shauna & I went to Dollywood yesterday to represent the OHS KEY Club.  Blackman allowed us to ride the there & back w/ them, but basically after we got there we were on our own.  It was actually a lot more fun than we thought it would be except for the hour that we had to go to the KEY Club rally, but it was ok.  One ride broke down while we were in line for it, and, of course, while we were on it.  We were kind of mad.  Some rides Sheauna & I didn't even have to wait in line for cause there were only 2 of us, and they could fit only two more ppl in the ride, and all the other groups in line had more than 2 ppl.  Well, g2g, but I'm sure ya'll can just imagine Shauna & me 4 hrs away from home w/ NO adult supervision.

God Bless!

~D'Rae~

Is the Nation safer post 9-11 ??? Also should we be fighting over in Iraq losing men and women everyday ???

ABSOLUTLY AMAZING

so....
after church (prolly bout 7:30 or so)
me+Andrew+Elizabeth
went to GO USA and...
PLAYED PUTT PUTT
(we wernt all that great at it sooo we kinda cheated)
yeah. even mr.putt putt master who cant even keep the ball in the course. (he hit a tree, poor tree)

After Putt-Putt
We went to the mall and it was closing
so we went to Out Daily Bread and i got an irish cream frap.
that got me incredibly hyper
so then we walked around the mall
and ended up at American Eagle.
So elizabeth and i sat on a bench quoting Foster's
as andrew was in american eagle.
Around 9:05 we left the mall
by this time im incredibly hyper
and we go to...
WALMART
where we walk around and goof off.
yup fun stuff right there.
So then about 9:45 we decide to go to hastings
so we drive over there
and here...
i crashed.
almost fell asleep in the instruments section.
haha
we stayed at Hastings til it closed at 11.
and then elizabeth and i dropped andrew off at his house and went back to my house where elizabeth got her car and left.
and that my friends, is my amazing night.

Still stuck here at Ft. Gordon. I'm bored waiting for chow time. Here's some Army cadences:

Your left, your left
(Hey!)
Your left right, your left
(You got it)
1 2 3 4
(Shoot him in the head, shoot him in the head, kill!)
1 2 3 4
(Reload and shoot him again)

I was walking down the street one day
(I was walking down the street one day)
When I met a total stranger
(When I met a total stranger)
He asked me what I wanted to be
(He asked me what I wanted to be)
I said an Airborne Ranger
(I said an Airborne Ranger)
Airborne--------(Shoot, shoot, shoot shoot to kill)
(Airborne--------)
Rangers--- lead the way (Shoot, shoot, shoot shoot to kill)
(Rangers--- lead the way)
I hear the choppers coming
(I hear the choppers coming)
They're hovering overhead
(They're hovering overhead)
They're coming for the wounded
(They're coming for the wounded)
They're coming for the dead
(They're coming for the dead)
Airborne--------(Shoot, shoot, shoot shoot to kill)
(Airborne--------)
Rangers--- lead the way (Shoot, shoot, shoot shoot to kill)
(Rangers--- lead the way)
I'm sitting in my foxhole
(I'm sitting in my foxhole)
Sharpening my knife
(Sharpening my knife)
When up jumps the enemy
(When up jumps the enemy)
I had to take his life
(I had to take his life)
Airborne--------(Shoot, shoot, shoot shoot to kill)
(Airborne--------)
Rangers--- lead the way (Shoot, shoot, shoot shoot to kill)
(Rangers--- lead the way)
My buddie's in a foxhole
(My buddie's in a foxhole)
A bullet in his head
(A bullet in his head)
The medic says he's wounded
(The medic says he's wounded)
But I know that he's dead
(But I know that he's dead)
Airborne--------(Shoot, shoot, shoot shoot to kill)
(Airborne--------)
Rangers--- lead the way (Shoot, shoot, shoot shoot to kill)
(Rangers--- lead the way)

bored?
well i am...
GrRrRrRrRrRr
oh well
i am going to a party to night...
i think....
but i dont know
thats how i usual am.....lol
school startes back up again tomorrow
and i still havent done my latin work
wow, i am a lazy person
i had all week to work on it
but noooooooooooooo
i had to wait untill the last day to do it....lol
that's kinda normal.....
psh who wants to do homework during fall break???
lol..go me for being a lazy person during fall break
AND!!!!!!!!
i am now a free person on saturdays!!!!!!
WOOOOOOT!!!!!!!!!!!
well thats all from my mouth
laters

            megan

I think today was just what I needed.  After a little bit of disappointment, I spent the day with Lauren and Ashton.  I was so fun.  All I did was scrapbook and watch movies.  Then I came back and did some much needed painting of the nails.  It was definitely some de-stress therapy.  Next I need to work on some massage therapy.  That would be good for my back.  Anyway, surprisingly it turned out to be a great day!  I thought it would be a bummer and lonely but came to spend the night with two awesome girls!

my mistake... Extreme Makeover Home Edition is at 7 tommorrow... not 8

WE, STOMPED, GEORGIA
51 to 33
A team who's averaging an allowed 6.8 points per game, and only 34 ALL SEASON.
And we scored 51 points in one game.  The only other team to score fifty points in Georgia is FLorida back in 1995, when Steve Spurrier's run gun n fun offense was at its height.
Yeah.
FRIGGIN OWNED!!!!!

(From E.S.P.N)


DETROIT (AP) -- As a reborn baseball town erupted in splashes of orange and blue around them, the Detroit Tigers danced in the infield, kicking up dirt like kids on a sandlot.

They grabbed Jim Leyland, hoisted him on their shoulders and carried him off the field as 43,000 delirious fans screamed as one. The manager's ride was a short one, but the party was just getting started.

Game 4 Breakdown

Unsung Hero
Magglio Ordonez. He got the Tigers' offense rolling and scored the first three times he came to the plate. He homered in the second, reached on an error in the third and singled in the fifth. He finished 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Goat
The Yankees' offense. After being touted as one of the greatest lineups of all time, they weren't even good. Only four players managed six hits, and the team batted .172 (11-for-64) with just four extra-base knocks and three runs in two games in Detroit  exiting the playoffs with a whimper.

Turning Point
The bottom of the second inning. Ordonez led off with a solo home run, and three batters later, Craig Monroe hit a two-run shot to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead. They never looked back after that.

On Deck
The Tigers advance to the American League Championship Series for the first time since 1987, when they lost to the eventual World Series champion Twins in five games. Game 1 of the ALC is Tuesday in Oakland. Barry Zito will start for the A's. Detroit will counter with either Nate Robertson or Justin Verlander.

The Tigers are still on the prowl. The mighty New York Yankees struck out.

Three years after losing 119 games, they moved back among baseball's biggest cats with an 8-3 victory Saturday in Game 4 over the Yankees, whose $200 million payroll couldn't help them against Detroit's pitching.

"This is the best of the best, to beat the best team in baseball," said Craig Monroe, who hit a two-run homer. "This is baseball for us, right here in Detroit."

Once a punchline, the Tigers punched out the big, bad Yankees.

"You kind of get tired of giving the other team credit," third baseman Alex Rodriguez said after another terrible October. "At some point you've got to look in the mirror and say, 'I sucked."

Jeremy Bonderman was perfect for five innings and sublime until the ninth as the Tigers moved into the AL championship series against Oakland by eliminating A-Rod, Derek Jeter and the other high-priced, high-profile Yankees.

Given little chance before the series started or when they were down 0-1, Detroit won three straight to stun the AL East champions, who could be facing a colder New York baseball winter than normal.

It all happened faster than Leyland, the Tigers' no-nonsense skipper, or anyone could have ever imagined. The feisty 61-year-old ended a six-year retirement and took over a team that had averaged 100 losses since 2001 and one he figured would fight with Kansas City to stay out of last place in the AL Central.

Instead, Leyland has taken the Tigers near the top.

"I didn't think we'd be here this year," he said. "All we wanted to do was look at our pieces and parts we had and see if we needed to change any. I thought it would be a year or so before we got into a situation like this. This came a little bit quicker than I expected."

During spring training in Florida, Leyland made his players study the Yankees. He wanted them to emulate their Bronx-born bravado, right down to the way they run onto the field.

"I said, 'That's the level we want to get to, and we've got to get that quiet swagger and confidence that the Yankees got," he said. "I used them as an example. It's kind of ironic that we got to play them, and fortunately beat them."

The Tigers' chances seemed slim just a few days ago when they were swept at home on the final weekend of the regular season by the last-place Royals, who denied them a division title. Detroit had to settle for a wild-card berth and a first-round matchup with the Yankees.

It seemed lopsided. It sure was. The Yankees didn't have a chance.

These man-eating Tigers simply devoured New York, outplaying the Yanks in every phase to advance to their first AL championship series since 1987. On Tuesday, the Tigers will play at Oakland in Game 1 of the AL championship series, the first postseason meeting between the clubs since 1972.

"Nobody gave us a shot in this series," Bonderman said. "That motivated us."

The Yankees never found any spark, and for the second straight year the star-studded squad is going home after a first-round exit.

"I'm stunned," New York general manager Brian Cashman said. "This team fooled me to some degree. Detroit was on top of their game and we weren't, and that combination was lethal for us. I'm disappointed where we're at now."

Losing stung and now the Yankees will have to face owner George Steinbrenner's wrath. He may have big changes in store for his underachieving ballclub, which hasn't won a World Series since 2000.

One of the Yankees' offseason moves could be trading Rodriguez, who capped another forgettable October by going 1-for-14 (.071) and going without an RBI for the second straight postseason.

"I have no one to blame but myself," he said. "I know I certainly have to do well for this team to win."

Bonderman allowed just five singles, walking off to a thunderous ovation with an 8-1 lead.

After the final out, the Tigers mobbed each other before turning their affection to Leyland, who began his baseball career in 1963 as a catcher in Detroit's system.

"That was awesome," third baseman Brandon Inge said. "That's so deserving. I don't know how many people have been carried off the field on their shoulders, but I tell you what, if there were a select few that deserve it, he is definitely one of them."

Moments later, the Tigers emerged from their clubhouse armed with champagne bottles and they uncorked them during a victory lap around Comerica Park, slapping hands and spraying fans who danced to Kiss' "Rock and Roll All Night."

"These fans have been here for some of the worst things," Monroe said. "We wanted them to be able to have a party tonight."

Magglio Ordonez and Monroe each homered off Jaret Wright as the Tigers built an 8-0 after six innings and coasted through the final three.

Blanked in Game 3 by Kenny Rogers, the Yankees and their reputed Murderer's Row didn't score off Bonderman until the seventh, snapping a scoreless streak of a season-high 20 2-3 innings. This from a team which scored 930 runs during the regular season but managed just 14 in the series, getting drubbed 14-3 in the final two games.

"You've got to play," Jeter said. "You don't win games on paper. You've got to come out here and perform. And they pretty much overmatched us in this series."

Feeding off a frenzied crowd, Bonderman retired the first 15 Yankees in order before Robinson Cano dribbled a single through the middle for New York's first hit. Bonderman, though, wasn't about to let a big lead slip away like he did last Sunday when the Royals overcame a 6-0 deficit to beat the Tigers, a loss that cost Detroit an AL Central title and home-field advantage in Round 1.

As it turns out, the Tigers and their $80-plus million payroll didn't need any such luxuries.

"I just wanted to go out and attack them," Bonderman said. "I just wanted to leave everything I had on the field, and I think I did. This is the greatest thrill in the world. You can't ask for anything better.

It was over when... Arian Foster rushed for two touchdowns in the
game's final eight minutes. He increased the Vols' lead from five to 19
and put a close game out of reach.
Gameball goes to... Foster and
Erik Ainge. Foster finished the day with three TDs and 55 rushing
yards. Ainge orchestrated the Vols' comeback, tallying two TDs and 269
yards.
Stat of the game... 4: Turnovers tell the story; Georgia lost
possession four times, the Vols did not. The Dawgs controlled the ball
for the first half, but UT's defenders wore down Georgia's QBs.

ATHENS,
Ga. (AP) -- Erik Ainge and Tennessee shredded the nation's stingiest
defense, becoming just the second team to put up 50 points on Georgia
between the hedges.

Ainge threw for two touchdowns and ran for
another to lead the No. 13 Volunteers to a wild 51-33 victory Saturday
night that defied the norm in the defensive-minded Southeastern
Conference, which had three Top 10 teams lose on the day.

Arian
Foster scored three times for Tennessee (5-1, 1-1 SEC), all on 1-yard
runs. The Vols piled up 383 yards and 27 first downs, going a perfect
6-for-6 scoring TDs each time they got inside Georgia's 20.

The
10th-ranked Bulldogs (5-1, 2-1 SEC) went down to the same fate as No. 2
Auburn, knocked off by Arkansas 27-10, and No. 9 LSU, which lost 23-10
to fifth-ranked Florida. The Bulldogs hardly looked like a team that
was allowing a nation's-best 6.8 points per game -- only 34 all season.

Tennessee
scored more points than that in the second half, finishing with the
second-most ever by a visiting team at Sanford Stadium. Only Florida,
which won 52-17 in 1995 during the height of Steve Spurrier's Fun-n-Gun
offense, scored more points on the Bulldogs in Athens.

The Vols
couldn't afford another conference loss after falling to Florida in
their SEC opener three weeks ago. They sure looked in trouble when
Georgia raced to a 24-7 lead with less than five minutes to go in the
first half.

But Ainge put Tennessee ahead to stay in the opening
minute of the fourth quarter, hooking up with Robert Meachem on a
15-yard touchdown pass that made it 31-27. After Georgia was stuffed on
its next possession, freshman Antonio Wardlow blocked Gordon
Ely-Kelso's punt and fell on the ball in the corner of the end zone for
another TD.

The crowd of more than 92,000 was still recovering
from that blow when Thomas Brown found a seam up the middle and broke
off a 99-yard return for a touchdown -- Georgia's second return for a
TD in the game.

Mikey Henderson had an 86-yard punt return early in the second quarter, his second touchdown on a punt return this season.

It
wasn't nearly enough to save Georgia. Foster scored on a 1-yard run
with 8:15 remaining and did it again with 2:54 left to make it half a
hundred.

Ainge finished 25-of-38 for 268 yards. Meachem had seven receptions for 98 yards, while Bret Smith also caught seven for 94.

Joe
Tereshinski started at quarterback for Georgia, his first appearance
since going down with a severely sprained ankle in the season opener.

While
Tereshinski gave a bit of life to an offense that struggled in his
absence with freshmen Matthew Stafford and Joe Cox flip-flopping the
quarterback duties, it wasn't nearly enough to overcome the Tennessee
onslaught.

Tereshinski helped the Vols by throwing two interceptions and losing a fumble in the second half.

Georgia
was cruising when Brannan Southerland scored the second of his two
touchdowns with a leaping catch of an 8-yard pass from Joe T.

But
Ainge responded by directing an 11-play, 65-yard that ended with Foster
diving over from the 1 with just 50 seconds left in the half to make it
24-14.

Tennessee carried that momentum into the third quarter.
On Georgia's second offensive play, Antwan Stewart picked off a tipped
pass at the Bulldogs 19 to set up a 1-yard touchdown dive by Ainge.

After
the teams traded field goals, Georgia was still clinging to a 27-24
lead going to the final period. But the Bulldogs simply couldn't stop
Tennessee, even after Brown seemed to stem the tide with his kickoff
return.

So I haven't posted in a few weeks.  What has happened since that time?  Well, Paige and I had our one month anniversary, an occasion neither of us actually remembered until a few days afterward.  I got to spend time with Josh, Liz, and Daniel, which was fun.  I also got to observe Daniel's daycare group for my Developmental Psych class, which was also very enjoyable.  We had the Freshman Retreats, which could have been better (naturally).  Lots of other stuff as well.  Lots of stuff...like seeking out Donald Rumsfeld's cell # for James.  That was a heck of a lot of fun.

So today I'm going to complain about people who try to be what they're not.  This group of people includes not only the pretenders, but also the self-important and those who actually believe they are something they are not. 

One particular young man I know desires to be at the existentially angsty Perry Model stage #5, so purposefully tries to depress himselfby reading such existentialist authors as Sartre and Camus.  I reccomended he read Nietzche so that he may at least read someone I consider intelligent, but he shot that down.  Nietzche may make him think, after all.  So now those around this particular young man have to deal with his general pissiness.  I have many other things to say about this particular case, but I don't have the time.  Rather, I'd just like not to dwell on it for too long.

Next, we have the self-important.  Take, for example, a girl I know who, because her family couldn't afford the art school she had desired to attend, comes to Tech.  I can sympathize with her not being able to attend the school of her choice because of financial concerns; my family deals with this as well.  Her problem, however, is that she looks with derision on those of us who attend Tech because, I don't know, we want to come here.  After all, it's obviously such a terrible school if it's affordable.  So every day, and I mean every single day, her remarks and condescending looks burn into my skull in a concentration of total discomfort on my part.  Luckily for me, though, she seems to be getting along well with the guy from the first case.

So yeah, I guess there's something else I'm complaining about.  It's sort of a guilty pleasure: I feel guilty, but it feels great at the same time.

have you every had a time when you were really depressed and you didn't know why but then you just shut up and lay around in quiet then God just shows you some cool things. Well!!! God showed me some cool stuff! Just whenever you really need that boost God likes I am here!! I turned on the iPod and i was listening to the new Hillsong CD called "Mighty to Save" and i was listening to the 2nd song and the lyrics really got me that we have freedom in Christ and we should dance in that that we have the freedom in the one who lives!! Here are some of the words:

The world turns in all of its ways
But I'm soul set on a holy name
And when all earth is said and done
Still I will praise Him

There's no end to the love that He gives
And now broken dreams have life again
In the hope of the risen King
So let us praise Him

it really just says that when all else fails and when the world falls away that He will still be there and that i will praise Him!! Then i went to a song entitled "At the Cross" and God showed me more! the song pretty much means to me when I screw up in unmeasureable ways God there and says i know you did that and i am sad but I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!

Oh Lord You’ve searched me,
You know my way;
Even when I fail You,
I know You love me.

The chorus part just talks about the cross and that the stuff I do Christ knows and that He paid for those on the Cross so I should praise Him!

At the cross I bow my knee,
Where Your blood was shed for me,
There’s no greater love than this.
You have overcome the grave,
Your glory fills the highest place,
What can separate me now?

I just wanted to share what I have been going through tonight just to get it out! To the person out there who is dealing with stuff here is something that no matter how bad you screw up THAT GOD LOVES YOU and that he paided for that so that gives you a even reason to praise his name!!

And when the earth fades,
Falls from my eyes,
And You stand before me,
I know You love me;
I know You love me.

Anybody got the number of the FBI, the INS, or Donald Rumsfeld handy?

I knew way back in Feb. that the Bronx bombers wouldnt win it all this year. I am so happy way to go Tigers ! Who cares who wins it now. The Yankees arent in it. HECK YEA. I know why they didnt win it too. Its because the YANKEES SUCK.

Heres the entry from Feb.23,2006

Yankees won't win in '06 ! I Guarantee it !

Steinbrenner predicts title for Yanks

Thrilled with Damon signing, Boss anticipates championship

"It's been a while; we haven't won it," said Steinbrenner, who stopped to speak to TV and radio reporters. "We're going to win it this year. We're going after them this year."

BULLCRAP !!!!

It won't happen I guarantee it !

So my older brother Steven came down from collage with his girlfriend. there for him,his girlfriend,me(my first time playing),Brantley,dad, and a some other guys played some paintball.it was so much fun. I got hit in the stomach and it left a big welt. It was fun.

I GOT A CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my grandparents gave, yes, GAVE me their 2000 red FORD FOCUS!!!!!!!!!!!! it's even automatic....which is so cool, considering that i have so been praying for a car, and all i had to do was be patient!!!!!!!!!!!! so yes, today has been an amazing day! thank you God for helping me out! and a very special thanks to Grandma Jean and Grandpa Oakley!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

in other news, i got to go to the MTSU v. Louisville game @ LP Field last night! it was super dooper fun! Laura Beth and I had to sit by ourselves behind a bunch of drunk Louisville guys, but they were really nice, and they gave us free popcorn, which we probably shouldn't have taken, but did any ways. well, i gotta go, but much love to you all! --Cari

trying to keep busy...

to avoid realizing....

that growing up means everything you love slowly slips away...

and that its starting...

now

meag

So, I was looking over the study guide for the midterm exam for one of my education classes, I cam across the heading "Chapter 5: re FL instruction in the Middle School Classroom was not assigned, but: " followed by a list of things from the chapter that we should study for the midterm.

I don't claim to be the most logical person in the world, but it seems to me that if you tell your students that you're not going to cover a chapter, you shouldn't tell them four days before the midterm that they need to know several chunks of material from said chapter.  Not only does it not make sense to tell your students two different things, it's extremely inconsiderate to those students who happen to plan and organize their study time based on what you've already said. 

Education classes make me stabby.

I spent more money than was spent on me.
I gave more than was given me. In fact, I didn't have any presents. Destruction of tradition.

Instead of loafing the entire day, I went to class (on 4 hours of sleep), ate some chinese food with some acquaintances, went to philosophy club's first meeting (discussing modus ponens! :-O ), then went to work for 4½ hours.

I got a free meal at KFC and Subway, went home.
Instead of celebrating, I slept.

The entire day I had reggae music on my mind, or at least when I was bored.

It was a good day.

Hannah and I went to see Love's Abiding Joy yesterday. We didn't realize until halfway through the movie that it was a continuation to Love Comes Softly. It was a really good "feel good" movie...you know, the kind of movie that leaves you feeling happy when you walk out. Then we went to visit Gus, Laura, and Elias at the hospital. Baby Elias is SOOOOO cute! I got to hold him. He was awake the whole time which I was happy about. I like to see babies with their eyes open. Jamie, Camden, and Mr. and Mrs. Crabtree were there, too, and Gus said there were like 12 visitors after Judgement practice last night. Judgement practice, by the way, is going great. From what I've seen, everyone has improved has improved a lot since day 1. Well I'm gonna go now. I promised Joli (our puppy) that I'll take her to Bark Park on the Greenway today.  

Go to Youtube.com, type "Superchick Heroes"  in the search bar. They've got some AMAZING AMVs to that song. I like the FF7 one myself, the rest are really cool.

College visit report card time!

This week I've visited UGA, OSU, and UTK.  All three of them are on my finalized list of schools I'm applying to (along with Northwestern, UK, USC, and Indiana), and I was interested to see how Ohio and Georgia stacked up against UT.

Here are the results:

University of Georgia, Bulldogs: B-
UGA is hard to describe.  It's simultaneously better and worse than I thought it would be.  The campus and atmosphere are pretty nice, but the school is obviously controlled by football.  Their speakers were surprisingly rude and condescending, as well.  On the other hand, their honors program is very nice – if I can even get into it, which is no guarantee.   I found out almost nothing about their linguistics department, except that only 12 people graduated with a degree in linguistics last year…which is more than some schools, but still a pretty low number.

The Ohio State University, Buckeyes: A
I must say, I was extremely impressed with OSU.  I was apprehensive going in, but immediately I liked Columbus, liked the campus (it's already in the throes of autumn), and liked the general atmosphere.  Opposed to Georgia, which gives no personalized attention to anyone, Ohio gave me an individual tour of the honors dorms, an individual meeting with an admissions rep, an individual course scheduling meeting, and – very amazingly – lunch with the head of the linguistics department, who also gave me an extensive tour of her department, which is one of the top in the country.  It was scary to have to be really alert and asking intelligent questions all day, but I could tell that Ohio really cares about its applicants.  This is even more impressive considering it passed Texas and Michigan as the biggest university in the nation, with some hundred billion students.  That's what it seemed like; a more accurate number is probably 39,000.

University of Tennseesse Knoxville, Volunteers: B-
What is there to say about UT?  It's UT.  There's nothing wrong with it as a school, and it has a decent honors program, a good English department, and an okay interdisciplinary degree in linguistics.  But nothing about it stands out to me, and it doesn't feel like it could be home.  But if I have to stay instate, for some reason, it will be a good option.


Next weekend I visit Kentucky, and one day this month I'm missing school to visit South Carolina.  I haven't scheduled a visit to Indiana yet.  I don't really know much about the school except it has a really top linguistics program.


Aaaand other than all that I have been hanging out with some pretty cool people this week (Jesse, Carlton, Lindsay) and doing random things.  We've been getting really creative in our attempts to try new ways of having fun.  Hopefully we don't get in trouble for our most recent project….ahhh hmm.  But tonight is Sophie/Rachel/Heather's 53^rd birthday party and I'm looking forward to some hardcore fun, ha.  And tomorrow I get to do all the homework I've put off for seven days in the span of about three hours. 


I love you.

Christina

Irene Peter:

Just because everything is different doesn't mean that everything has changed.

So I have recently found out that I am yet another minority.....my mom knows now that she is 50% Puerto Rican, making me 25%....I have a way to get all the necessary documents to be classified as Puerto Rican but my mom doesn't want to do it because she doesn't want to meet her real parents.....should I get those papers though I would get a full scholarship to any college in the nation that I wanted.....my loans would be paid back, and I would get enough extra to pay for anything else......my problem is the fact that my mom doesn't want to meet her parents.....but the way I see it I would like to know my heratige as well as know if there are any prominant health problems on my mom's side of the family so I can kinda know what to expect in the future......idk I guess its just a matter of knowing but not really knowing.....I have always taken pride in my ethenicity, and I would love to know the full extent of my heratige......idk I guess it feels like I might actually be able to find another grandfather or something too.....I mean alot of people grew up knowing there grandparents but since I found out my mom was addopted I couldn't look at my mom's adopted parents as my real grandparents.....don't take my wrong I loved them none the less....in fact I wish every day that my mom's mom, or nanny as we called her, could still be alive today and see me in college, my nephew, and all that stuff that has happened in the past 5 and a half years......but anyways what do you think I should do.....should I keep pressing the issue with my mom?...or should I just drop it and let things be as they are?  I would really like some opinions on this if you would please......

o yea I also found out I am 1/8th black

TOMNORROW. me, san, josef, and alex are off to louisvill for a day of fun filled rollercoastering.

oh and ps.... if you're over the age of 25...you shouldn't have a phusebox. so delete it..

thanks weirdos.

alone in the dark again...


just me, and no four friends...


still be me in the dead night air


but who really cares?


half asleep or half awake?


the trip in my dream i'll soon take.


on another strange journey i'll have been


             whilst alone in the dark again.
       

                         ~Emily

Yahoo !!!  The lease on the Palm house has been signed.  Owner says we can begin the move-in sequence now ... even though he won't get the company check for 2 weeks.  Time to get to work ....

Decy has a gazillion things to start queuing up ... security guards are supposed to show up on Tuesday ... then stuff can start being delivered ... mattresses, bed frames (from different vendors), couches, safe, refrigerator, washer, dryer, chairs ....

Decy says the maids and gardener are ready to go ... one set is a couple ... they will live with us ... One maid will sign the employment contract on Monday.

Things are moving along, although there are a gazillion things to think about ... such as ... the girls need ready access to the internet as much of their homework is posted online ... Decy's working that one.  Then I had a brain freeze and realized we don't have any printers with us ... they are in the shipment "somewhere" in the world ... got to go buy a new printer today ..... Otherwise, the girls can't print their homework .... details details details ...

Oh year, and can't forget to buy food and soap ... important Day-1 stuff ... you know "eating" and "bathing" ... ooops, and don't forget TOILET PAPER !!!

ciao ciao  

Ok well I haven't posted here in a long time. For anyone who wants more frequent updates go here Amazinzay.com I update that a lot more often than this. Well since my last post I have started going to a small private school called Cedar Hall. Now when I say small I mean really really small like 50 kids from 3-12 grade, 14 people in the high school kind of small. I don't really like it. But life goes on. I will probably post more later, but I am going to bed for now.


Isaiah Jensen

So, while all you slackers are wasting your time on Fall Break doing nothing, I'm going to school, slaving away and making good grades. You should be ashamed of yourselves. I don't get Fall Break until the 19th. We have a half day Thursday, then we get Friday and Monday off. That's our Fall Break. 2 1/2 days! And ya'll get A WHOLE WEEK! ::sigh:: I feel better now. Hope ya'll had a fun break...slackers. :-)

did phusebox die?

Driver test + easiness = megan got her driver liences!!!!!!!

it was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo easy

i am happy so yeah

later

i think i am going to disown my phusebox. no one uses it anymore. find me on myspace or facebook. ciao

I'm done!!

Leaves from the vine,
Falling so slow,
Like fragile, tiny shells,
Drifting in the foam,
Brave soldier boy,
Come marching home,
Brave soldier boy,
Comes marching home 

  Gotta go, I'll explain later.

Hey yall! im bored. noone writes to me! but what ever i guess! nothing else to say... i am really talking to my self

life never ceases to surprise me.

    i havn't blogged on phusebox for along time so someone please message me

You're too late

trying to find where i belong.
where i fit in..
how i can help.
what i need to do.

Everything is coming together for the Judgement! I've added a little to my line with the advisory from Amy, and ofcourse some acting skills from Marcus and it looks great. Ecspecially now that i understand the scene better. I hadn't quite understanded my role until last night other than i was 'The Demon' in that scene. I also had no idea of my "coordinates" at the begining of the scene. But it was all understood last night. It lloks so awesome!

Tonight is the youth cookout... my mom would like me to try to find a ride to the lewis's house for me and emily before tonight because she just has so much to get done. After we get all work done i want to go shopping.... not sure why. I just want to i guess and you might say that i need to get an outfit or 2 because i have practicly no clothes for the 'cold weather'.

well i will see ya later!

From Sarah Simmon's house in Mountain Brook, AL!

I want you to hold me when you are here and think of me when you're not. I need you to love me and never no one else. Just lay next to me with nothing else in mind. Give me one sweet warm kiss and no more after. Stay until I fall asleep and be there when I awake. This is my dream for when I think of you.

Current Mood: Amused, Tired

Current Read: John Grisham Novels

Current Projects: Mock Trial work, Halloween Costume (possibly)

Current Countdowns: EKU Mock Trial Tournament 22 days

Most Recent Lesson: Saturn sound scary. I mean it literally makes frightening sounds.

Argument of the day: We know that it was one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles who assualted Shredder, because Shredder was karate-chopped by a reptile, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael - are the only reptiles who practice karate. Shredder's assailant could not have been Michelangelo, Leonardo, or Donatello because they were all in a newsmaker interview with April O'Neill at the time of the assault. Therefore Raphael must have assaulted Shredder. (Logic and Critical Thinking text book)

Quote of the Day: "You can't have everything. Where would you put it?" ~Stephen Wright

Question of the day: Why do we spend so much time worrying about tommorrow when we should be living today?

Today's Theme Song: I Want to Live ~Josh Gracin

DRIVER LIENCE IS TODAY!!!!

i am happy!!! i am not frecking out. and that good. i am ready for it too^^

yay for getting drive lience^^

wish luck with it!!!!!

i'll update after the road test!!!!!!!!

 

A favorite toy.

A stuffed bear name "Teddy".

It’s missing left eye.

The twelth time mom sewed his tail back on.

A child’s love.

A shove on the playground.

Poking in class.

Getting framed for his mischief.

A stolen snack at lunch.

That impish little grin.

A young boy’s love.

A touch of the hand.

Sweet hidden glances.

Kisses goodbye.

Caution thrown to the wind.

A heart handed away.

It’s puppy love.

Purring incessantly.

Jumping up to greet you.

A wake-up pounce at four a.m.

Tails swished in your face.

A cold, wet kiss.

A kitten’s love.

A few dollars to go to the movies.

An embarrassing public kiss.

The push to do better.

Yelling that never seems to end.

"Unfair" rules.

A parent’s love.

Forgiveness beyond comprehension.

A hand to always help you up.

A peace to pass all understanding.

Loyalty no matter what.

A promised forever.

My God’s love.

So,just thought I'd tell everyone(the one and half people who check this)that my xanga now is having new installments of a story on it. If you've never read my writing,go to it. www.xanga.com./jsoccerdude

it won't disappoint you,i promise.

Since Leah tried to sell me...

How much would you pay for me?

Except, you know, without Anna Paquin and all the geese.

So.

Me.  I'm coming home tomorrow.  And seeing as how that makes my fall break time with my friends only two and a half days long - I expect mad fun from you guys.

Yes, that's right. 

YOU.

FUN.

NO CHOICE.

If all goes well, I'll be astrollin' into the Nashville airport around 12:35 tmorrow afternoon.

some things confuse me

why my name is never used where people could see it
why my comments aren't always approved
why your orientation is "no answer"
weather or not we are or aren't

some things make me sad

how much i miss you
how busy we are

some things make me wonder

why i can't think of anyone but you
why i feel bad if i do

but

there's a lot that makes me happy

like... you.

Line from my scene!!! I'm AMAZING!!!!

 I'm losing my voice, mostly because I'm yelling alot. I'm having fun while I do it though, and that's all that matters.

  Rebecca told me earlier that she was going to do my makeup with a purple theme, I'm interested in her other color choices. I can't tell you what they are, but they're pretty dang cool.

Thanks so much, everyone! I got my FireWire cable, hooked it up, and it was magical! I've edited an entire video tonight! I can't believe it! I used iMovie instead of Final Cut Express because I find it intimidating at the moment! I shall advance to that level next. Anyhow, I am burning the DVD as I type. I am so crazy excited! I knew there was a reason I spent so much money on the dern thing...

Now that's one less school-related thing I have to worry about...

so i took the children i nanny to the pumpkin patch today! it was sooooo much fun! so as always, a picture recap



justin and the giant pumpkin

justin as a pumpkin

judah and a calf

in the corn maze...

and us in the corn maze



yay! i have not been to a pumpkin patch since i was a little kid. i was running around so excited! it was too much fun!

and a quote from our trip:
justin: "whenever i get to high school i will be black."
me: "what?! what are you talking about you will be black? haha"
justin: "a black belt"
me: "ohhh HAHAHAHAHAHA"

fun times

I am sending my powerbook in to get the hard drive replaced... I am getting my damaged drive back, so maybe... perhaps... I will be able to rescue the data from it. I hear putting it in the freezer is suppose to help... That is, if it is a mechanical failure... which it is...

The hard drive clicks everytime it tries to boot... Not a good sign, but most of the data is usually recoverable.

Today, we got Sophia's halloween costume in the mail... and... yeah... it is way too small. When we tried it on, she just sat there because she could not move at all since it was so tight... Rach took a photo... she will probably post it on PhuseBox later...

Tonight is THE OFFICE and GREYS ANATOMY... yes. I watch both.

Speaking of TV, did anyone see the season premeire of LOST last night? Was anyone else highly disappointed like I was? ... anyone?

the world isnt ending, and im not creepy.

"i HATE this boat!!"

"YOU'RE FAT!!!"

hahahaaa i love my girls. : ]

and i will kick some booty on that erg...whenever i make it up. : P

Went to visit UT today.......

I think I might know were I am going to college...

 GO VOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll pay the rent .... and so, on Thursday at about 11am, I receive an email advising that the company agrees to pay for the alarm upgrade.

Now before anybody jumps up and down for joy ... after I started pushing this issue hard (to get closure) ... there was silence from the company (presumably they were considering the matter).  Then at 930am Thursday I get a visitor in my office needing some critical help.  I stop everything ... listen to the issue ...do my research ... respond via email ... hear a sigh of relieve from the receiver of my email.

So, what's the point of the preceding paragraph?  Well, the person who needed the help was one of the two key people that were involved in making a decision on the alarm system ... after I helped them ... then my answer came.  Connection or coincidence ??? One may never know .... but the result was good.

At 2pm I saw a new draft of the lease. Looks good.  I initial a couple of pages ... and then am told to be at the ground floor of the building (I'm on floor 29, out of 39) at 2pm on Friday for final execution of the lease agreement.

I explain the situation to Decy ... she ponders the situation ... responds "ok, now its my turn" .... starting today (Friday) she begins executing the move-in sequence.  There's a gazillion things to do ... and we cannot physically move in until the security guards are in place and the minimum life support-type issues are resolved.  We both agree that we may or may not make it into the house next weekend (14th-15th) ... but what is important is that WHEN we do move in ... we have a place to sleep, a way to cook/eat, a way to bath, a way to do laundry, and a place to store our valuables ..... 

Let the games begin .... albiet slowly ... this is Ramadhan and we are fast approaching the long Idul Fitri weekend (21st-24th) when nothing will be accomplished.  FYI, Idul Fitri is the end of the fasting month .... lots of celebration by a gazillion tired and hungry folks.

ciao ciao ... 

Today i helped out at the church with the sets for the judgement and then tonight i go back for practice...so i made two of the best tomb stones ever!!! i'm so proud of myself!!! lol...

oh and...i drew this...

yea i know...looks wikid sweet!!!

so. i think that God is finally revealing to me what He's been trying to get across to me all this time that i've been struggling with stuff. He wants me to "do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than" myself...(Phillipians 2:3). He wants me to realize that even though, yes, i do a lot of good things, and yes i have high morals, that i am just the same as the adulterous murderer in His eyes, and that it's only by His grace that i can be forgiven and made into anything else. I don't do anything good out of my own heart --- it is HIM working THROUGH ME! i realized that i am weak, and i will fall from time to time, but that should not discourage me, because it's not like i could do anything right anyways.  i have had such an issue with pride, and looking down my nose at people just because they aren't Christians, which is exactly the opposite of what i'm supposed to do. I CAN'T DO IT ON MY OWN! i was never meant to. the only way anything can be accomplished is when we abide in Christ, and let the Spirit work through us. God has called those of us who are in Christ to "preserve and flavor" our communities and our schools! But this is not a passive thing. "Flavoring" requires action. We are supposed to be different! And not by wearing skirts and no makeup, and not by never ever being around anything/anyone secular. Our world is so dark, that when we are walking with Christ, the light that comes through us will be in stark contrast to the surrounding darkness. I pray that my light would "shine before men", they may see [my] good deeds and praise [my] Father in Heaven". much love to you all ---Cari 

"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." ---Matthew 5:13-16

Lucid Dreaming.


Although science has proven that we all dream every night, many people
often remember no dreams at all, and even when they do, it is almost
exclusively upon awakening, after the fact.


Lucid dreams are uniquely different. One realizes that one is dreaming
while the dream is still happening. The scene often suddenly expands in
richness and color as the dreamer becomes aware that the world being
experienced, although appearing very believable, is actually a dream
and that his or her physical body is elsewhere safe asleep in bed. With
this new understanding, the lucid dreamer is free to explore remarkable
worlds limited only by imagination, and now not just as an actor, but
also to some degree as a producer and director.


Lucid dreaming was brought into the academic and public spotlights
around the world once it's scientific validity was separately proven by
researchers at Stanford University, California (where it has also been
proven to be a learnable skill), and at Liverpool University, England.
Proof was achieved by performing, during REM sleep, a series of extreme
left-right eye signals which were agreed upon prior to sleep. Though
most of the body's muscles are de-activated during REM sleep, the eye
muscles are not, and repeated experiments at Stanford, the Sacr-Coeur
Hospital Dream and Nightmare Laboratory and elsewhere have proven that
the eyes (and to some extent other physiological responses) can be
brought under conscious control by a dreamer who realizes that she or
he is dreaming.


Your somekinda crocidile demon!





Apple,guardian of the Harvest:Apple is the clumsiest of the bunch
with a very small hieght of 2inches.She also controls no powers,but can
use magic of growing if need be.Apple is nice and can also be very
moody depending on her masters mood.

On the quiz do you need a boy friend:

You are a very independant person (like me) Anyways you will never
let a man tie you down (ok not like that sicko). I think that is a very
good thing no man should tie you down but maybe you should try to let a
man in(hey if he try's to trap you there's a butt load better one's out
there!)So no you do not NEED a boyfriend




your pretty


Long and puffy! This design of dress is onlee fit for a real princess! And most certaintly will attract a real prince.




Yukiko

my romance type is

Comfortable/Protected


Sword Or Saber.


Swords and sabers are a long time prefrance for lots of people. They
can be used with One or two hands and are best used for speed and
accuracy. They are commonly known as "The most common weapon" and are
simple to use.



Fire. You are the most wild in the group. You have a strong willed
passion and you will fight for anything you believe in. You love
passion, romance, and love in general. You have the power to set
anything on fire including yourself.




ANGEL OF NIGHT

You're not wicked, you are magical and have a great power, but under the wrong influence you can be much evil




Your A Half Demon Wolf

wow it's amazing how medicine can make you feel so much better.so i don't feel as bad i did earlier this week.

well yeah i got to go ive to do some studying.

Leah

Today is the
Second Annual Celebration
of
National Nathan is My Hero Day!

go out and get a cake with his face on it..... unless it makes you feel slightly cannibalistic...

in that case..... throw a parade!!!

i have been on here almost a yeah...in a week and two days i'll have this for a year!!!Go me!!!! lol well anywho...nothing new...bored.... went to the oprth yesterday>< remind me never to lose my retanter again.....it's soooo gross what they do to get your modling of you mouth....it makes me want to gag(sp?) lol........

but anywho

TOMMOROW I GET MY DRIVER LIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today...was just awesome. Early in the day i went to MTSU's library, which was a bit of a challenge considering i went by myself, and i have never been there before. But i had to do some research for my senior term paper (which i am already working on by the way) and miss james required us to go there and do the research outside of class. So, i did. I was a little lost at first, until i asked a receptionist what the heck i was susposed to be doing (i know, i know...i lost man-points on that one. Never ask for help, or directions...its just a man law. I broke it. So sue me). But...they did have a pretty good starbucks in there mmmmm....yummy. Tonight was pretty awesome as well. Church was different, but in a cool way. Clint brought the word and spoke on Matthew 5 which was really really really good. After that was a restaurant raid at Chilangos which was also really really really good, and really really really fun. So, to cut a long story short, its been a pretty good day. But the best part of the break is coming up for me in about 2 days!!!! Can u say Garrett is goin to BIR-MING-HAM?!?!! OH yeah....u know it. Ummm...i watched this really cool Jet-Li movie the other night called "Unleashed". It was pretty much awesome b/c Jet-Li is the man and he kicks some serious BOTOX, and is still this funny asian man at the same time. The movie had alot of cool symbolism in it....however, i would not recomment the unrated version of the movie....hahaha....kinda graphic. Anyway, I have to get up in the morning so....love to all.
~Garrett

"Smile--it's the second best thing you can do with your lips."

~Unknown

ok so..... so far the yr has gone great. still single but thats ok. i really need to start working on my scholarship stuff. golly where has the yr gone.

so homecomming was awesome. i really enjoyed it this yr. i really like performing in dance off...that was a lot of fun.

so its fall break and im at utk visiting a friend of mine. i really like it here. i feel like im free but at home....if that makes any sence to you.

oh i finally got my sr pic back...so when i get back to school i can pass them out.

so i rejoined the youth group at my church and am enjoying it. im goin on a retreat next weekend....which should be a lot of fun. then at the end of the month is model un. and i cant wait for that cause thats always really fun.

how is everyone else?

luv

lisa

keep it real and smile lots

Why, Why, Why ?

Q:Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?    A:To make the bloody things work until they are very dead

Q:Why
do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there is
not enough?   A: Because our economy sucks and we need some extra cash.
And because digging between the cushoins for change just isn't cutting
it.

Q:Why
does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but
check when you say the paint is wet?   A:They don't really beleive you,
they go home and check online. When it's something tangible thay can
just reach out and check.

Q:Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?  Because the bottle is glue-retardant

Q:Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection? A: Irony, lots of irony.

Q:Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?  A: He shaves it, duh!

Q:Why
does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a
revolver at him?  A: Because it HURTS when you get clunked in the
sternum with a revolver

A:If
people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?  A: They're not
really apes, they're just really stupid (and hairy) people.

Q:Why
is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are
always white?  A: Because we can't dye bubbles with our advanced
technology.

Q:Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?  A: On the days the store is closed.

Q:Why
do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that
something new to eat will have materialized? A: Because we're hungry,
gosh darn it!!

Q:Why
do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum
cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to
give the vacuum one more chance?  A: To make sure the string is clean.

Q:Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?  A: Because you're a weakling

Q:How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures? A:They crawled in there to die.

Q:When
we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping
cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, "It's all right?"
Well, it isn't all right, so why don't we say, "That hurt, you stupid
idiot?"  A: Because we have manners and they don't.

Q:Why
is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off
the table you always manage to knock something else over?  A: It's
Karma for knocking the first thing over in the first place.

Q:In
winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when
we complained about the heat?  A: Because it's COLD in the winter, we'd
freeze if we didn't.

Q:How come you never hear father-in-law jokes? A: Because most father-in-laws are fairly decent guys.

And my FAVORITE......

The statistics on
sanity are that one out of every four persons is suffering from some
sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends -- if they're
okay, then it's you.

I got my new iMac today.

I love it.

It's beautiful.

But I have no idea how to work it.

Mainly... I can't figrue out how to capture video so I can edit... and that's sort of important.

Help would be greatly appreciated.

P.S. I have no idea where my video camera's firewire cable is. Can I buy a generic one somewhere to connect my camera and my computer? Apparently my iMac does not recognize my camera via USB.
Also...
Oh crud... I forgot. I have a lot of questions but little answers... please help me, friends...

*EDIT*

I REMEMBERED!
I bought the Apple Care Protection Plan or whatever it's called, but I received no paper work on it, proof that I have it, or anything of that nature, and that scares me. I don't even know how I would contact them if I have a problem...

I just got home about an hour ago and went upstairs to check my email and work on stuff like usual. And then... I found...

that my hard drive crashed today.

Moral of the story: make backups of your system regularly... because, I did not. And now, panic has set in.

Seriously... all my photos, music, photoshop docs, emails, ... everything... gone.

hmph. Not a good day.

Ok I just got my Braces on 10/2/06 (Monday). So my mouth is killing me.....no it is realy hurting.

Okay I already had them on for my #1 phase...where my 4 front and bottom teeth had braces and I had a jaw corrector. Then I got them taken off for a few months. Now i have all front and back, top and bottom mouth full of METAL!!!  So when you see me you'll know that my mouth is killing me.

                    "THE PAIN THE AGONY"

OH, yah, I have to eat soft food because it hurts my teeth to eat hard food. (so i had chili and ice cream for lunch.)

Ok I just got my Braces on 10/2/06 (Monday). So my mouth is killing me.....no it is realy hurting.

Okay I already had them on for my #1 phase...where my 4 front and bottom teeth had braces and I had a jaw corrector. Then I got them taken off for a few months. Now i have all front and back, top and bottom mouth full of METAL!!!  So when you see me you'll know that my mouth is killing me.

                    "THE PAIN THE AGONY"

OH, yah, I have to eat soft food because it hurts my teeth to eat hard food. (so i had chili and ice cream for lunch.)

What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object - everything and nothing.

Remember the old vaudville act where the villian says "pay the rent" ... the maiden say "I can't pay the rent" ... the villan says "you must pay the rent" .. the maiden says "but I can't pay the rent" ... then a handsome guy says "I'll pay the rent" .. and the maiden says "my hero !!" ???? Remember that ??? ... that's kinda of what's going on now ...

After settling 4 of the 5 outstanding issues on the Palm house ... the only remaining issue is an alarm system.  Company says ... "you must have an alarm" ... owner says "it has an alarm" ... company says "you must upgrade the alarm to my standards" ... owner says "then you pay for it" ... company says "owner must pay for it as part of the lease" ... owner says "but my friends tell me company has always paid for the alarm system .. therefore, I refuse to pay" ... company says "you must have an upgraded alarm" .... and I just to say ... " I'll pay for the blasted alarm ... I just want a house !!! "

So here we sit ... immovable object .. irresistible force ... the company is setting leasing standards under the new housing program that (a) is not being communicated in advance, and (b) owners cannot and will not meet after the deal has already been negotiated.  And, even if the standards were known in advance ... the allowance and costs are such that you would end up living in a bungalow with gold plated security and electricity.

So, where do we sit? Not sure if we are at a temporary red signal light ... or a dead end.  If a dead end ... we (and every other expat coming in) will be faced with this same issue over and over and over again.  That's dumb.

Hopefully, we are at a temporary red signal light ... as the company decides to either "pay up" or "shut up" ... if the security requirements are that critical, then the company has two choices (a) either pay directly for the installation, or (b) increase the rental rate to include the security system.

This is a bit of a dilemma for the company ... as it really wants to get out of the housing business ... and if it provides the security system ... then it will be responsible for paying and maintaining it.  On the other hand, if you hand that responsibility to the owner ... there is no assurance it will be installed and maintained according to standards; thus, compromising security.

Based on the fact that the company is directly contracting for the security guards to guarantee appropriate 24/7 coverage ... I bet they elect to take responsibility for the security system ... rather than trusting the owner ... but that is just a bet ... in the meantime ....

... waiting ... waiting .... waiting .... waiting ....

ciao ciao 

So, I only listed the 3 friends that I had talked to that day. So if you weren't listed you still rock my face off!!!

    Some random things happened last week.  The most random thing that happened was a race with Mama Dee.  I was heading to the bathroom and Dee entered behind me and decided we must race.  Weird.  Needless to say, I won.  I got out of the bathroom first (and with not much competition) and then got into my seat for Bible Study before her too because we were in the same group.  Too much excitement for PBS.

    In other news, it is really hard to fulfill a contract that I never signed for a scholarship that I received but never applied for.  Funny how people try to strong-arm you when they really have no basis for it.

im tired of being hurt

im tired of crying

im tired of not understanding

im tired of loosing what i had.

i just want everything to work.

Just tell me how i can get that.

[ugh]

So yeah, the past four days, just two basically, cost me $700. I loose my glasses and then my car breaks down.

• New glasses: $270


• New water pump and belt for my car engine: $430


• Senior Pictures: $380


• New Fencing price: $100


• College Applications: $100


• Gas per week: $20


• Being able to leave this town after graduation: Priceless

yea That's Right I've Hacked Myspace
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Just Kidding But someone has I've had some of my friends from school ask me
about it they said that someone was posting random blog's, bullents etc. They said
they changed their passwords and that didn't help....

luckily it hasn't happened to me yet...

I

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DRUM

CORP

I happen to like this pink. It isn't entirely girly and frou frou. Yes I dare use that word.

Ok. So, just kidding about the goat... However, Rachael and I have two new additions to the family... numero uno is Sophia, our new dog... Check her out...

photo from rachael


Is that not such a good picture that Rach took of her?

And the other edition is our new car... However, I do not have photos of the car... so some photos of all of us in the car should suffice, no?




photo from rachael


photo from rachael


photo from rachael


So we made a deal... Rachael got a dog, and I got a car... pretty fair deal don't you think?

We have fun.

we got some new stuff...

nathan got a new mustang convertible (as in new to us)

i got a dog! her name is Sophia!

us in the car

yay!


i love sophia! she is great. we gave her a bath tonight and it was too funny. she's pretty much the best dog ever.

everything is going pretty good here in the moore apartment. we have been married a little over 4 months now and it is still lots of fun and really great. i love nathan so much!

and can i tell you how excited i am about something?! we got some little tiny pumpkins tonight! i cannot wait to decorate them! i get excited over the small things in life.

well i am pretty much exhausted kids. working 10 hours a day kills me. if you know of anything better you should let me know. please.

i hope you have a great night!

YAY FOR PINK FONT!!

THANKS NATHAN!!

Everything happens for a reason...

1. I LOVE gummy bears. I can eat them for any meal of the day. I usually eat them in the morning and have to end up sharing with Jimmy and David that are in my 8:00 a.m. class.

2. I love to go on night drives...it doesn't matter if I am driving or not. I love to have the windows down, music blaring, and my hair down so it can blow all over the place.

3. My favorite time of the year is fall. It holds a lot of good memories for me.

4. Root beer makes me happy....give that to me and I get really really hyper.

5. Hugs are my favorite.

6. I hold one very important secret about myself that only one person knows.

7. Panera bread is my all time favorite place to eat....especially during fall time because their soups are amazing.

8. When I look into a particular person's eyes....I see who I want to be.

9. I believe having the ability to love is one of God's greatest gifts.

10. There are many things I say with my many different smiles.

I told Facebook that I did not want them to publish anything on my mini feed. And then when I saw my friend looking at my profile on Facebook, it was there! That's totally uncalled for! I even signed on to check my privacy controls to make sure I had done it correctly, and I had! DIE MINI FEED DIE!

Anyhow know what I need to do? Other than totally yell at the Facebook guy?

In other news...

I'm a j-group leader now and we started our group last night. I think it's going to be good though I'm pretty nervous about it!

And I'm really hoping my iMac will come in this week...

We won tonight, 2-1!

Y'all are missing out on all the stuff this week. TTYL.

I know I get lonely, and I talk about how I wish I was in a relationship, but as I look at who I am, I thank God that I was kept from being in relationships with guys I've liked thus far. Ever since I was young, I had this image in my head of who I wanted to be, and I know that being in a relationship would have hindered who I have become and who I am becomming. There are some things that God needs for me to do before he leads me to my husband, and even though I have a hard time with that, I accept it. So many people find their identity in a relationship, and it's really sad. I'm not even talking about high schoolers, I've seen it happened among my college peers, too. God has so many great things in store for us, but if we constantly divert our eyes and focus on something that He doesn't want, then we completely miss out on His goodness.

I love my friends!!!

Amanda, Brett, and Jackie rock my face off!!!

So I deffinately skipped school today and went and shopped in Gatlinburg because I'm just cool like that but its not like i really skipped because my mom knew i was going.....but i am really glad that i didnt go to school today because if i did im sure i would have a had a really poopie day....if you cdidnt know i really havent been feeling well and ive been kinda stressed out with this whole homecoming business which is this weekend by the way.........i have already got my dress but i still have to get my shoes, get my nails done, and get my jewelry......so it just kinda sucks.....but im goin with this cool kid named jeremy who just moved here from california and he's really sweet....BUT he'll be 18 in november and i dont know how im goin to like that but oh well......i'll worry bout that another time.....so peaCe yall.........<3HaleY

Notary - Done.  Found one close to the office. Decy came in town, joined me after work.  We relaxed a bit then did the paperwork.  Home at 730pm .... total time 3.5 hours ... but the sequence and content was much better. Thanks luv !!!

Palm House - previous note I said "its not in my control" ... but funny thing about Indonesia ... conflict and conflict resolution is a challenge.  So .... we have inspectors saying ... do A, B, C, D, .... the owner agrees to do all but C (for example) ..... now its time to finalize the lease and sign it ... I look at it and ask "so what about C ... its on the list by the owner says no?"  I get blank stares.

So, its back into my control.  Time to utilize my skills ... phone call here ... phone call there ... couple of clarifications and confirmations .... bingo .... have everything lined up ... I think ... all going well (ha ha ha) we should execute the lease on Friday the 6th ... and a target move-in date next weekend (~13th) ... assuming security guards are in place and we get get the beds moved in during the week (remember this is Ramadhan month).

So what were the key issues and how were they resolved?

1.  Company insisted on a backup generator of 45 KVA (cost ~$5k).  Owner said no, but he has a small, older one.  Solution - Company to provide

2. Company insisted on an electrical stabilizer system for the house (cost ~$7k).  Owner says not needed and that Company has provided it for other expat houses.  Solution - Company to provide

3.  Company suggested 100 liter hot water tank (vs 80) in addition to 250 liter solar tank that is already in place.  Owner says not necessary.  Solution - I agree to 80 liter and if not sufficient for the house will revert/discuss with Owner at a later time.

4.  Company suggested 400 W water pump (vs 250).  Owner says not necessary as water pressure is already more than sufficient.  Solution - I agree to 250 as a test.  If it is not sufficient Owner will upgrade.

5.  Company insists on upgrade to the house alarm system, including 3 new detectors.  [I know I can't fight security on this one].  Owner says that system is not his and that previous renters put it in.  Solution - get agreement that one of the detectors is not necessary if the door has a lock ... as for the rest of the upgrades on the system ... its in the lease ... and I push back on the Owner request that he address/pay ... based on my working all 4 items above on his behalf.  I think I will win this one ... and I won't let it stop the lease ... its just a matter of "who pays" and we are probably talking about $500 for the upgrade.

This whole leasing process is a bit ingenious to the owner and renter.  We are told to find a home within budget, negotiate price, furniture, upgrades.  Then we turn it over to the company for inspections ... with each inspection there is a list of (say) 10-15 "to do items" ... and as you can see some are quite costly ... its ok for small items ... but I believe it is unrealistic to expect owners to have security systems, electrical stabilizers, and back up generators (at the cost of >$10k) just to meet the company standards ....

But, this leasing process is a new process (we are the 2nd family to do this) ... there is a learning curve and as the results come in, I expect the company to adjust the program ...

enough for now ... ciao ciao

I just got their new CD. It's not as good as "Fallen", but I like it.

  My head hurts again. Dang it all! I think there's something in the house I'm babysitting at that I'm allergic to, probably mold of mildew. Wouldn't surprise me a bit.

 That house is so BIG. It has soooo many rooms, I keep expecting to open one and find myself in Narnia. It's insane!

My doggy got roadkilled when i was on a camping trip = (

ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS IN THE WORLD ... GENA CASEY JUST MADE A PHUSEBOX BC I MADE HER AND SHE WAS INFLUENCED BY THE AMAZING SARAH SIMMONS... SO EVERYBODY ADD HER BC SHE IS THE COOLEST CHIC ALIVE.. AND U SHOULD ALL BE JEALOUS =P!!!!!!!

These are the two I have... Which one do you want? 

P.S. My phusebox is a secret so please don't tell my mother!

Today is now

Today is what is happening to you right now, the decisions you make,

what you choose to wear, how you choose to act

Today is knowing that your living with no regrets

Today is living like no one is watching but GOD

Today is loving people with all your heart

Today is calling up an old friend or a new friend just because you can

Today is taking every moment given to you and making it complete

Today is all about you and how you want to be remembered


Tommorrow is thinking about what you did today

Tommorrow is knowing that you have no regrets

Tommorrow is marvelling in the fact that yesterday was a great day

Tommorrow is realizing that the life you have is so great that you can

hardly stand it

Tommorrow is being the best person you can be and knowing that

everyone that matters knows who you are and what kind

of person you will become

Tommorrow is living with the mistakes you made yesterday and

knowing that you won't make them again

Tommorrow is embracing all the todays yet to come


BUT MORE THAN EVERYTHING ALL THE TODAY'S AND TOMMORROW'S WON'T MEAN ANYTHING UNLESS YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE THEM THE BEST!!!!!!

3 days till MTSU-Louisville!!! Clint Nadeau shook on it that if MTSU wins then he will shave his head. So yea hey we can dream can't we!! i would love to pull out a win but we are 0-10 against ranked opponents so we defintly have that going for us. see you all tomorrow night! hamby

forgive me if i should pass you by,
nothing personal, just trying to save me

a good friend of mine wrote that in a poem of his... and i havent been able to get past those two lines... i like them.. dunno why?

i miss my life

meag

dont think im causing drama guys.. im actually pretty happy... what can be expected at least

hey i'll write something later

well i am bored as anything and i cant sleep in so that sucks......cleaned all day yesterday...so it sucked...man i was tried after 9 1/2 hours....so yeah..i am hoping i am driving tonight cuz i have to try justins car out... cuz some reason i drift over to the right with my mothers car... and in smaller cars i tend to move to the center... i have no clue why i do that but anyways there's nothing going on today so yeah...i'll probably play sims and watch some movies.... and that will be all i do today... maybe play some kindom hearts too...i dont know yet.. so yeah.. i have latin work to do.......wow i am bored as crap.......lol well i am out sooo later