i bought blue like jazz today, i cant wait to start reading it. i'll start on it after i finish treasure island

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i feel so sick. i hardly ever get sick. this stinks

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so i'm feeling pretty sick today for some reason. kinda sucks.

i'm thinking about growing my sideburns out again. just for spring break though. haha

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i have to pay 80 dollars worth of parking tickets. blah

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maybe it's because i grew up in a totally different enviroment, which is probably the case, or maybe it's because i try to have a christian attitude, but i know it doesnt always come off that way. i guess i'm a little more laid back and more of an easy going guy then other people are, and i want as many people to have an equal oppurtunity as possible, but why do others have to be so harsh and say that they cant have an equal chance to be apart of the group. just because we're having trouble supporting them doesnt mean we should "cut our losses".

and why do you have to be so harsh about things. be nicer about it. life isn't always a "dog eat dog world". we can be civil about things. i see it pop up in the rest of their daily lives as well. how their not willing to cooperate cause it's not the norm and they dont agree that it's worth wild. well, maybe if they were to give it a chance they would see that it is worth wild, and that it is to their benifit to do it, but you have to give it a chance.

or just because it's something is a little complicated and stressful your going to "cut your losses". well think about it this way man, your not the biggest guy, if you were in a litter of, lets say, lions, haha, the mother of the litter probably would of "cut her losses" and got rid of you. so think about it, would you want someone to say, "hey, i've gotta cut my losses and get rid of you" when your trying to get the same amount of enjoyment our of the same thing you are, cause thats what they are doing.

i guess i'm just used to growing up in an atmosphere where things weren't the same for everyone, but they made do. like in scouts, patrol group didnt have the same equipment because there were to many other scouts in the troop, but we made do. i mean, so what if we used to sleep 5 people in a 3 man tent for 2 weeks at a time. it was an adventure and i suppose i built a stronger character because of it.

well it's the same here, just cause we dont have the money or equipment for this one team, doenst mean that we should "cut our losses". we should try harder to make things better for them. and yes, they are somewhat of a nuesence, but that doesnt mean we should dispise them, work through it. adversity makes you stronger, and how you deal with it defines who you are. and if your just going to blow up in the end instead of batteling through it, well so be it, but dont put anyone down in the process.

i know i've been vague in this post, but i to get that off of my chest. i'm not the best arguer, i hate to arue actually. but i'm trying to defend a group of people on the rowing team, and i guess by writing i might be able to argue my point better, but it just helps to get that out there. know what i mean.

i hope everyone had a great day

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i'm coming home this weekend. first time this semester and probably the last time till summer. :( but maybe not. i was thinking about not comeing home this weekend and coming home next weekend cause i have three test this next week. no, i have four. communications,math,accounting,and a mid-term in weight lifting. but that last one wont be hard.

i dont know if my all A's goal is going to be accomplished.

well i gotta go study.

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dont you hate it when you do something, and then you like, man, i wish that hadnt happened, and then you realize how much you could of done to change that.

oh well. stuff happens. it's alright

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so as i did some homework today, i realized that school can be tough. last semester didnt seem so awfully hard, but this semester seems kinda crazy. but i can handle it right?

i like the winter time, but it gets cold walking around campus and then it's burning up in the buildings. eh... what can you do. it's not that bad though.

well, off to do homework

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http://dailybeacon.utk.edu/showarticle.php?articleid=50953

you'll probably have to copy and paste it into the box. but it'll take you there.

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Unfortunately the paper does not update thier web page on a regular day to day basis, but if they did, you would see the article that i wrote! maybe i can scan it later onto here, but dont have time right now. but then again, they may update the web page later and i can just put up a link.

i dropped a class the other day, i didnt feel like i could acheive my goals and take 18 hours at the same time. my goals include:

1)make all A's
2)make alot of new friends
3)loose about 10 pounds
(and some other stuff)

but the one i was most worried about is making all A's because it is the one that i want the most.

hope everyone has a great day.

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the first day of classes wasnt too bad. i have all my classes on monday, wensday, friday. i'm kinda worried about that, but it'll be ok i think. i'm afraid i might be bored on tuesdays and thursdays, but i'm going to make a conscious effort to study on these days. oh well, we learn from our experiences.

we had practice this morning. we were supposed to meet at 530 like we usually do and run on the track outside till the rec center opens, but i put my foot down and said we werent going to run outside. i was tired of running in the cold. i dont think it's good for my lungs. :( that could be really bad. it was like 25 degrees this morning, so i'm glad we didnt run outside.

i had my only class though on tuesday and thursdays at 8, so after we got back i showered and ran to my car, it was frosted over, but i was running late so i drove anyways. i'm not going to lie, it was dangerous, i should of let it defrost, but hey, i dont like to be late. i'm worried that i'm going to sleep through some of these 8 o'clock classes, which wont be good cause they deduct from your final grade. and if you miss 6 classes you fail. but they deduct 2 percent of your grade each time you miss. not 2 points, but 2 percent. so it adds up quick.

well i gotta study,

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so i have a meeting at the news paper tomorow up in knoxville, and i'm... nervous. it'll be a new experience.

i hope this next semester goes great. after being home and getting to hang out with some old friends, that i need to get more involved with church, if not the one that i'm at, then i should probably find a different one. it's the friendships that i've made over the years that have really helped me and thats what i need at UT. it'll be good for me. i mean, i've made some great friends at school, but it's different.

but all in all, i think this next semester will be a blast as well.

i have to go back sooner than expected, but thats ok.

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i hope everyone is safe tonight!

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i hope everyone has a merry christmas and a safe holiday break!

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cannabalism: is it cannabalism if an animal eats another animal? cause technically they are the same species.

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so i found out that time management and studying can really pay off.

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it's that day again where i turn yet another year older. i'm the 2-0.thats right, it's my BIRTHDAY. i dont feel old. but i feel.......worn out. who knows.

hope ya'll have a great day. i'll update more later on.

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so the worst part is knowing what grade you have to make and feeling like it's impossible cause you know in the back of your mind that you are not prepared enough. but if you had studied enough you could probably make that grade. oh well. it's my own fault right.

so i pretty much got the job with the news paper. at least thats what the girl said in the email. she has the same last name as me. it's kinda cool.

well i gotta study some more. well. alot more cause i have two exams tomorow

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so i applied for a position at the Daily Beacon which is out school newspaper, and they said i could either be a reporter or an opinion columnist. i cant decide. lol.

i've always thought that the opinion column would be pretty dang cool. but when i sat back and thought about it, i dont really know if it's what i wanna do.

what do ya'll think?

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so after two years i finally have a "most commented" blog. prett sweet.

have you ever sat and just thought about the people in your life that have made a big difference. i'm not talking about the obvious, like your parents or grandparents or church leader. but like a friend that just seemed like a friend until you thought about it. alot of my friends back home know that they've made a huge difference in my life. but like today...

i walked into the library and i saw Bailey, she was the coach of the rowing team last year. kinda wierd cause she's the same age as i am. when i was walking out of the library i saw her again and noticed she had her team sweatshirt on. she wasnt the coach this year but she still helped out alot. i got to thinking about it. i love rowing and it's made such a big difference in my life since i've been in college. if it wasnt for bailey teaching all of us to row and her putting so much time and effort into the team, i may not be where i am right now. i definately wouldnt be happy. i was depressed last year till i started to enjoy rowing. heck, i probably wouldnt be at UT if it wasnt for the rowing.

so sum it up. it's those people in your life that you may never think about because they dont seem that significant. because maybe they aren't any older than you are or dont have a status of authority. and yet, they make a huge difference in your life.

hope ya'll have great day

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a straight week of finals here i come. my favorite time of year. it's such a rush. but at the same time. it's so scary. haha. ya'll know what i'm talking about.

i got some new running shoes. :)

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first day of finals. here goes nothing. haha. i think i've got this.

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finally, i've come to realize, actually, i've realized this a while back. but i've realized just how cool, (but sometimes uncool) the editorial staff for the school newspaper can be. today the editorial collumn talked about how much fergi sucks, and how the student goverment doesnt have any common sense. earlier this week they talked about how ipods are and have been and will be the pit fall of humanity. they have actually written many articles on this. and some of my friends know that i've actually been preaching that for a while my self. haha.

anyways, i've gotta go study for my spanish oral interview. should be interesting. but i have about...4 to 5 hours to study for it. oh ya, and my roommate has the flu. we think. so that sucks. i hope i dont get sick.

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