Break..... Yay!

For the past couple of days I have been stressed. This past weekend one of my favorite teachers from middle school passed away and I went home for the funeral. It was sad and I do not do well with things like that. I stayed the night on Sunday and I ended up waking up bright and early at 5:30 Monday morning to drive back to Wilmington. It was sort of depressing to think that I was driving back for two days, but oh well. I was not looking forward to Monday and Tuesday because I knew they were going to be days from hell.

Monday night I had my Microbiology lab final which I think I did well on. After my lab practical I went home to spend another night studying and drinking coffee to stay awake. On Tuesday I had a busy day planned. It had the possibility to be a horrible day. I woke up and packed up my car so that I could leave from school and go home without having to drive back to my apartment. After packing up my car, I went to school and I had gym. I can’t stand having swimming at 9:00 in the morning. I got so hot that I thought I was going to pass out. After swimming, I had to go to work. I did not want to go to work, because I wanted to study for my lab practical and my test. I ended up getting off work at one because we were slow. I studied and ate lunch and then I went and took my Anatomy lab final at three which was pitiful. We were timed at forty four stations and only had a minute for each question. After my lab final, I went and studied for my test at five. After my test I left and made my way home to Sampson County.

I decided to reward myself after a stressful week and I went and saw the movie New Moon. I have read the first two books and I wanted to see the movie before I started on the third. The movie ended up being amazing. Jacob and Edward were both hot in the movie and I could not keep my eyes off of the screen. It was an amazing movie and it actually made me tear up a little bit. The ending made me excited for Eclipse and I am ecstatic for it to come out.

Today I watched TV, played with Jojo, and slept. I have worked on some homework and that was it. I enjoy being away from school and not worrying about anything. I cannot wait until the semester is over.

I cannot wait until tomorrow. I love Thanksgiving. I love getting the chance to see my extended family and eating home cooked food. My mom makes amazing gravy, stuffing, and turkey. Each of my family members is famous for one dish that they make. I am enjoying this much needed break, but I have a feeling that it is going to be too short.

Final Topic for Presentation

My group came up with some interesting problems and concerns for our final paper. Some of the topics include: obesity, nursing/teacher shortages, violence in children, and teen pregnancy rates. We discussed possible solutions and reasons why these topics were major problems. All of these problems are major problems in America at this point.

Obesity was a problem that we thought would have several solutions, but some of the solutions might not be feasible. The solutions consist of limiting TV time, having surgery, dieting, eating a balanced diet, and nutrition classes. Some of these solutions are reasonable and some have to deal with parents having some control in their children’s lives.

The second topic that we had was the nursing/teacher shortage. This is a problem that needs to be solved. Some of the solutions that we came up with include more grants and scholarships to encourage people to choose these professions. There also needs to be more hands on experience before people get their degrees. More resources would be nice as well. Nurses and teachers should also get more pay for their line of work.

The third topic that we discussed was violence in kids. This is a major problem however, it is up to the parents to monitor their children and the type of activities that they are involved in.

The final topic that we discussed was teen pregnancy. This is a topic that is a major problem and needs to be solved. We decided that this problem would be easier to research and that we could all come up with several different solutions. Some of the more obvious solutions are: make it easier to get contraceptives and parents becoming more involved with their children. Another solution would be to start Sex Ed earlier. An additional solution would be to make it more difficult to get on welfare.

I hope that this paper and presentation goes well. I also hope that we all work together as a group.

Visual Ad

The ad that I chose was a Maybelline New York ad which features eyeshadow. The ad caught my eye because it has a girl's eye blown up to accent the eyeshadow. It displays the four colors of the eyeshadow on the girl, and it looks amazing. The girls makeup looks flawless and it makes me want to do my makeup like hers. The one thing that really jumped out at me was the statement 4 SIMPLE STEPS. This made me realize that I can have eyes that look like the girl in the picture. It also shows a diagram of an eye near the bottom of the page. It has the colors of the eyeshadow marked with the specific places of where it should be put on the eye area. The diagram has the corresponding colors and areas numbered from one to four. By having this diagram, it makes it seem simple to do makeup. It makes it appear that anyone can use this eyeshadow. After looking at this ad, it made me want to go buy this eyeshadow, so I could experiment and try to make my eyes look pretty. The ad is for a well name company, so I know that the product is high quality. The ad allows gives a website, which allows people to look online to view more products if they are interested.

My Birthday

Last Monday was my birthday. I turned twenty and it feels great to say that I am no longer in my teens. There is really nothing big that happens when you turn twenty. I am just ready for next year when I can turn twenty one. That will be a birthday that I am sure will be fantastic. I did not have any special plans for my birthday, and I had planned on treating it like a normal day.

I woke up and was so excited to check my phone and see that I had received text messages and missed calls from people telling me Happy Birthday. I was also ecstatic to see how many people commented on my Facebook wall. It makes you feel special when you have tons of people showing you attention. It sucks that your birthday only comes one time a year. However, when I get older I am going to be wishing that I will still a teenager.

I ended up going to class as normal and it was amazing not having an 8 am class! This was a major present to me. My friends kept asking me over and over what I wanted to do that night and I had no special ideas. I knew that I wanted to go out to eat, but I did not know where. We ended up deciding on Chilis because it had a diverse menu and a wide range of desserts. I waited for one of my friends to get off work and we ended up getting there around 8:30. As soon as we got there we told our waitress that it was my birthday. Last year, I got a free dessert and a mariachi band sang to me at El Cerro, and I was curious to see what they would do at Chilis. I kept waiting and waiting and I didn’t get anything! I was pissed off. The main reason for going out on your birthday is to get something free and have people sing to you. I was not happy and I know not to ever go to Chilis on my birthday. My friend got me a gift card to Wal-mart, my mom sent me a card, and my boyfriend took me shopping. It ended up being a great birthday but, next year I hope that my birthday is bigger and better!

Halloween Weekend

My boyfriend and I went to the Battleship on Friday night for the ghost ship, but it was disappointing. As soon as we arrived, there was a long line out to the road. I know there was over hundreds of people there. On the tour, we walked all over the battleship, went through many tight spaces, and climbed several sets of stairs. It was extremely hot, foggy, and dark inside. There were a lot of decorations set up inside different rooms on the ship. The actors would hide in dark areas and jump out and scare you. There would be people who would come up behind you and not even say anything. I had to constantly keep looking over my shoulder and behind me. It was fun to tour the ship; however this was not what I came to do. The purpose for going was to get scared, but it did not scare me.
On Saturday, I woke up and went to the park in Castle Hayne with my boyfriend. He played disc golf, while I walked my dog, Jo-Jo. It ended up being a hot and beautiful day. After we left the park, we came home and got dressed up. We went to the mall and I bought a couple of shirts. We decided to go out to eat at Two Guys Grille and it was delicious. After eating, we went to Wal-Mart and got a couple of items for the night.
A couple of my friends were coming over and we were all going to hang out and watch scary movies. There ended up being nine of us. We made sugar cookies and homemade dip. It was a fun night and I was glad that I got to share it with my friends.
Today, I woke up and cleaned up my apartment. My boyfriend and I ate at Panera Bread and then we went and watched a movie.
This Halloween was great, but next year I want to do something more exciting. I still want to hang out with a bunch of friends, but I want to dress up and go downtown. This year I wanted to buy a costume, but I did not know where I was going to wear it. Next year, I want to get my costume early and not wait until the last minute to plan something!

My Vocabulary

Over the past few days I have been paying attention to the words and phrases that I use the most. These are a few of the words and phrases: Like, So, And, Yea, Aint, Yall, Oh, Lol, Ha-ha, What, Idk, and Ok.Most of the time when I use these words, I am having a conversation with my friends. When I am speaking with my friends, my language is not proper and consists of slang words. Most of the words that I use the most, I say through text messaging. Some of the words are easier to text and they are quick to type over and over. I think that a bunch of words that I use repetitively are picked up from texting. I think that “yall” and “aint” are some of my favorite words to use because they are part of my southern twang. I generally use the word “Oh” when I do not have a response to something. Also, most of the time when I say "Lol" or "haha"it does not mean literally laughing out loud, sometimes it just makes the point that you think something is funny. I also have a problem with run on sentences and I think it is because I use the word “and” a lot in my everyday language. I say the word “like” over and over but, mostly because I am thinking. I think that I say “yea” a lot because I tend to agree with people. I am a very indecisive person, hence the reason I say “I don't know" lot when I am speaking with people or texting someone.

These are the words that I use the most and they are part of my everyday vocabulary. I think it would be nearly impossible to stop using these words because I do use them unconsciously.

Those were the days.....

There are days when I feel so stressed with all of my schoolwork, that I just wish that I could go back to high school. I wish there were days when I could relax and not have to worry about a test, quiz, or major essay. I just feel like I can never get caught up.

Sometimes I wish that I could go back to high school when everything was easy. I could wake up and go to school from 8 to 3, and then come home and do whatever, or go to work. My schedule was fixed and I did not have to worry about going to class at night, and having hours in between to manage my time.

I could come home and spend time with my family, or go to my boyfriend’s house. Life was good, while I was in high school. I do not get to see my family and my boyfriend as much as I used too and this makes me sad. I miss having a carefree life.

The one thing that I miss the most about high school is that I got to see my friends every day. Almost every weekend we would all hang out and spend time together. We would go out to dinner or just go to each other’s house. I hate how I am apart from some of my best friends.

Another thing that I miss about high school is that I performed extracurricular activities such as: cheerleading and clubs. I miss the way I was so involved in my school and I knew just about everyone. My high school was small, so I was on a first name basis with the teachers. There were a couple of teachers who were my best friends. If I was having a bad day, there were a couple of teachers who knew what to say to make me feel better. In college, you are not on a first name basis with the professors.

Sometimes I wish that I could have time to take up a hobby, or just have time to work out a lot more than I do now. I also would love to have time to go to the park and just have time to do leisure activities. The only thing that I do now is work, school, sleep, and eat.

I would definitely have to say that I miss the free time and the carefree spirit that I had. However, I am ready to move on with life and graduate from college.