Fall Semester 2009

This semester has been the most stressful semester I have ever had by far.  Between a tough math class (with a great teacher), a silent english class with a lot of overdone topics (still with a great teacher), I had the pleasure to have my 1101 class with), a lot of work, and tons of car and medcal problems, I felt like I was never able to get into the academic rythem this semester.  I can only hope that next semester will be better, although it seems my schedule will be just as hectic.  I don't think I had much of a funny memorable moment this time around but I did learn a lot about literature as well as math.

STRESS AND NEW METAL

With the onset of finals, my parents bugging out about money, and me working my feet off, and my car acting up yet again, and getting a 24 stomach virus and a bladder infection  I have been feeling stressed.  What to do to cure stress temporarily? Get poked by biopsy needles and insert pretty gems in my back! Yes I decided to put my body through a small amount of pain to clean m head from stress and see a pretty new adornment on my back.  As me and my piercer like to say, I bedazzled my back dimples.  I cannot wait for the end of the semester so I can have a few weeks to have some fun along with work, i want to stack up and move out, because even though I give my parents a nice chunk of money, it never seems to be enough, even though I am barely ever here. I love them but I think it would benifit our relationship for me to move out again,

GYT

Today I went and got tested, something i make a habit of doing at least once a year, no matter my relationship status.  Something I have never understood is why i meet people my age, even people significantly older than me who have never been tested IN THEIR ENTIRE LIVES.  I understand that it is uncomfortable, and that it is pretty nerve racking waiting for your results, but it is important to your health and the health of your sexual partner(s).  Some of my friends (male and female) have told me that they do not get tested because they're partner just got tested and if their partner is clean they must be too.  That is terrible logic, what if your partner is not as monogomous as you may think, and he/she is just a carrier. what if you have something that they have not gotten (thank god for them), or what if they catch something from you, wouldn't you feel terrible? I firmly belive in protection, and when entering a serious monogamous relationship both people getting tested so if you and your partner happen to use an alternate method of birth control. It should be easy for women to get tested, it is important for sexually active females to get a yearly exam (pap smear), when your doctor is doing the pap smear just request to get tested for STD's that gets at least 3 tests out of the way, then you can request an HIV test (whoch only takes 10 min to get results), and a blood and urine analysis for chlamidya and hepatitis B.  For men it might be a little more of a hassle to go get the tests done, but it is just as important that they do. Today may have been a hassle to wait for the doctor to take me and have uncomfortable tests done but i am glad that i went through that hassle for my health.

moving out?

So I have finally gotten to the point where  i have enough money to pay tuition and move out, and as much as i want to get myself my own place i am finding that i am reconsidering moving out right away.  I would really like to go to France and visit my family before i get my own place because i know if i move out i will not be able to take time off from work to spend money on getting to and staying in paris.  This is a lot to consider, i have found several good options to move out and have not done so yet, i just do not want a good oppertunity to pass me by.

Shakespere

Although I can appreciate the beauty of shakespere and all the hardwork put into it, I have to say I am very close to dispising it.  It makes me feel stupid, i have to re-read each line an ungodly amount of times before i can grasp what is going on, and by the time i understand i almost forget what happens prior to that scene.  It is so hard for me to get into because of all the thought i have engage in to even understand what is happening.  I truely hope i get to read more than just shakespere in my accedemic carreer.  It seems that from middle school up until now tye main text i have had to read was something written by shakespere.

Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving was very dissapointing, i was looking forward to spending time with my mother and father, whom although i live with them i barely see them.  Unfortunately my body had some other plans, somehow i contracted a stomach virus and spent wednesday through saturday out of commission.  Even when i was no longer vomiting perfusely i still had a migrain, muscle pains, and felt terrible. Oh well hopefully christmas will bring better luck! Hopefully everyone else had a good thanksgiving, and i am still grateful and thankful for everything i have and will have in the future.

performance at pulp live

So this past Friday, we had a performance at pulp live, a venue which usually does not attract much of a crowd. To my surprise the place was packed. Our performances went fairly well, although three of our acts were cut out of the show due to lack of time. Drill-do was a hit, as it always is, probably from the sheer shock value. Lil' Red Ridin' Crop went great but i ran it too short. The Disciples shows was graceful and methodical, and the other shows i was not in went phenomenally as well. As with all performances, there was a lot of stress and chaos but after all was said and done I had a great time, it was my bosses birthday so we brought him out a cake,somehow the cake ended up all over everyone, thankfully I had someone there that was more than willing to lick it off, which starts another story that i will have to put into a personal blog.