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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man, there are few things that i just truly dislike in this world. i wont list all of them, but i will say this. spanish class stinks. like, really stinks. i strongly dislike it. but really, i dont think it's the class. it's just the fact that i'm expected to know all this stuff, and i dont. so in a way it's my fault.

so in the end, what i dont like is not knowing and feeling confused.

i'll write more about this weekend later. but now, i gotta go to math.

hasto luego

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somethings scare me. like the Speaker of the House Nancy Peloci

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so the question is:

what makes you an internet junkie/addict?

i wouldn't say i'm addicted, but maybe i am. maybe at this stage i'm just in the denial part of addiction. but i've probably been here for quite sometime. i'm not one of those people that cant live without the internet. cause i've done it. but i get on alot. haha. maybe i should see how long i can go. i know one time during senior year i made a commitment not to check xanga for a month. and i did it. maybe i should just try to reduce to my email only. hmmm. probably wont happen.

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yesterday when i was talking about friendships changing it wasnt about anybody that reads this. i just didnt want people to think that i thought things had changed and what not. nor was the stuff about people changing.haha. just wanted ya'll to know

today wasnt bad. kinda cool.

i got alot of homework to do this week. it'll be alright though. the bulk of it is due on monday. so thats ok. but i dont need to slack. haha. i always have good intentions of doing all of my work. but it doesnt happen. but i'm trying. haha.

well i've gotta go to bed. i'm kinda... i dont wanna say sick. but i dont feel well.

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so today wasnt too bad, i got a 100 on a spanish quiz, so that was cool. well, i took it friday, but i got it back today. i had a math quiz today, it wasnt too bad, but she didnt give us enough time to finish. well, i was done, i was about to write down the answer and then she made everyone turn in their papers and "absolutely no more writing". it was the first time she seemed mad. haha.

i went to a tap dance show on campus tonight. it was pretty much amazing. i always wanted to do that. anyways. one of the people i went with, who will remain nameless, was texting almost the entire time. i was like, what the heck. thats so rude. cause the place was dark except for the stage lights and the phone. but lately, everytime i'm around the persons always texting.i dont see how a person can text that much. it's constant. i mean, i text quite a bit, but no where near that much. i mean, you might as well call the person.

have you ever wondered why friendships change. it seems like a friendship can change almost everynight. without warning. like the other person will just up and not seem to want to be around you, and you didnt even do anything. or like, you can go hang out with a friend and then when your their for a few minutes your like, i dont wanna be around this person anymore, but at the same time you do. it's weird.

what are you supposed to do when a friend of yours is delibrately doing something that they shouldnt be? and when i say that, i mean living a lifestyle that isn't christlike. i have that problem right now. a good friend of mine has chosen a lifestyle that isn't christlike, and they know it, but have reasond with what the bible says and claims that it's ok. i'm like, no, it says not to and you know it. but refuse to comply. whatever, all i can do is pray. i'm not going to cause a fight, but i wish i could just pick the person up and shake them. be like, what are you doing. this is so wrong. oh well. all i can do is pray, but i feel like i should just walk away from this friendship. i mean, i'll still be here for the person, but i cant be around this anylonger. it's killing me to see this happen.

so what should i do?

ya'll keep on keepin' on

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