Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Fall in Atlanta

I can always tell when it's fall for me. There's one day that I wake up, walk outside, and instantly get a little shiver. It's just the way that the wind blows up under my hair and sends goosebumps down my arm. I like it.

Fall is fun. There's so much going on just in the month of October. It just seems like my whole month is booked solid with fun, interesting things to do. I'm excited that I don't have to spend a whole shit load of time working and stressing on school, honestly. I'm enjoying a little peace and quiet during the day without listening to teachers I dislike, oh wait. Never mind....

So the fall quarter started today. I'm taking two online courses (do the work and you get an A type deal), and Speech which is on campus. I left my apartment this morning at 9:40 a.m. to get to my class at 10:30. Plenty of time in my mind, WRONG. The traffic light leading up to school is JAMMED for two miles back. I panicked a little and then bypassed the jam and went through the back entrance. There were no parking spaces. Apparently there's a record number of new students attending this quarter, and they were all parked in my parking spaces! Sigh. So I did what any normal being (that didn't want to be the late person coming in), and I parked in the visitor's parking.

Got to class. Met my friend and had a seat with her. The teacher introduces herself and I can really only describe her best as a southern belle that is waaaay over that hill. She's constantly got that twang on her tongue and I doubt she's ever uttered at cuss word in her life. Her current vocabulary consists of : "Bless your little heart", "Oh mah goodness" (pronounced just like that), and "You wheel (not will, but wheel) need to buy my one billion dollar book that I wrote *especially* fowher (you get the point, right) y'all". Ok, maybe some of it is exaggerated, but it's the main point. This woman is super bubbly all. the. time. I am theorizing that she might be like Dexter, you know, all clean and shiny on the surface, but deep down fantasizes about mutilating each and every one of our faces with a Paula Deen cookbook...

The class is straight up going to be boring busy work and lots of time spent thinking of outfits to wear when I give my speech. I've been itching to go shopping lately, but I just bought myself a spiffy little purse and I will have to put off fall shopping for a while until I can save a few hundred and go slightly crazy at jcrew. Fall fashion is my second favorite (summer being first, of course).

The update on the new place goes like this: It was a very quick move, but unpacking has been plagued by procrastination. I have a deadline to have everything out by Oct. 17th. The boy and I are throwing a little get together and I might as well have my shit together. Decorating is proving to be somewhat of a task, because I have a problem. I am one of those people that get sooo jazzed up about a project. I will spend hours contemplating and outlining what I want to do, and how I'm going to do it. Then, when I'm ready to start, I'll do about 20% of the work and take an extended break. I always try to tell myself that I'll get back to it after a nap, but usually it's either: a. just never gets done b. i put it off until boyfriend starts hinting that we should do it together (that's what she said. heh) or c. i finish it.... three and a half weeks later when I find my original plans under a pile of legal pads.

So it's late, and I don't have class tomorrow. You know what that means? I get to sleep in until infinity because I can!! No more 7:30am labs... for now...

Adieu

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Done for six months

Celebration ensues....

Well I'm finally done with my prerequisites for the Respiratory program at my school. I finished up A&P 2 and Microbiology with the exact same grade (two B's). I wish that I had taken these classes separately, because I know that I could have done a lot better if I had the time to focus on just one. Anyway, it's over and done with and I'll be applying to the program this very afternoon. I guess I should hear back from the program director within a few weeks.

So. What am I doing in the mean time?

I am planning to move in three days, and have absolutely no motivation to pack this place up at all. I know that eventually I will get to it today, but I'm being really lazy and reading a whole lot of news articles on Obama's speech last night (By the way I thought he did an excellent job. Shame on you Rep. Wilson). I have a whole sheet of paper with a list of ten million things to do, and I keep telling myself that I will do it when I finish my coffee... I'm on my second cup now. Heh.

So I have about six months before the program starts. Half a year. I seriously wish that I could start sooner, but lamenting over this will do me no good. I do have a few plans, and hopefully it will keep my sanity together.

1. I'll still be taking classes at school to keep me full time (and keep my financial aid going). So far this next quarter I'll be taking a few courses on computers, and speech.

2. I am committed to getting my lazy ass back in the gym. I don't really care about losing weight, but being able to climb a few stairs without passing out is a good thing.

3. French classes at the local Alliance Francaise. I made a promise a while ago that I would learn French, and it's about time that I take some steps to make good on that promise. The main thing is focusing on spoken French, because I'm over taking French 1101's in college that just detail grammar and vocabulary. I need to learn to get over my fears of speaking French.

4. Read some really good books, and take advantage of the new residence's pool while I can.

I'm sure there will be some additions to that list, but for the time being it sounds good to me.


Ok. Coffee is done. I will resume my duties as the packing minion immediately.

Adieu

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

procrastination

So I'm really sitting here watching The Princess Diaries when I should be going over more histology for my lab final tomorrow. I have a real love hate relationship this quarter with the lab. I think most of the hate comes from a certain teacher that I have a strong disliking for. I do have to say that I love lab time when I don't feel rushed. Anyway, I'll be rid of this teacher in 8 days, and will never once again have to sit through a miserable lecture that isn't worth the 12$ I pay in gas to get to and from school every day. Should I ask for a refund at the end of the quarter?

I feel like I'm just being a serious asshole right now. I could be way more on top of school work, but that is a hard feat to accomplish at the end of a looong drawn out of summer spent curled up next to books.

School aside, things are better on the home front. I'll soon be making the great two mile move to another residence, and I'll actually be able to fully appreciate the new surrounding by holing up on the *new* mattress that is in route now. I love me some sleep.The moving part is pretty much going to suck, I won't lie. Thankfully, since Atlanta has such small flats I am already being forced (not against my will, or anything) to get rid of some items that I hold dear. Mostly some old ratty tshirts that symbolize my childhood. Hah.

There are a few other points that I'm going to bring up now and then, mostly because they will have direct relevance (most undoubtedly), but for now I'll just stick with some disclaimers. If you have any issues with the disclaimers, then I will probably suggest now that you just not read the blog, k?

1. I do cuss and say mean things occasionally. The cursing hasn't recently gotten me into trouble, but it could move into some dangerous territory (ie: Sudan) if I have a proctor in a hospital that doesn't like when other people take the lords name in vein while sticking an ABG.

2. I am not affiliated with any sort of religion. Call me whatever you like, but the simple truth of the matter is that no one can prove the existence of god(s) to me unless Krishna, Buddha, Mohammad, or JC (etc etc of course) knocking on my front door asking if we can have a chat. I've studied philosophy before, and don't really care to get into the 'there fores' anymore. I really believe in the science of here and now, rather than contemplating an eternity in a fictitious inferno to guilt me into believing something ridiculous. Anyway. I bet you can tell I've got a lot more of that where it's coming from, but I'll save that sparkly fun gem for a whole new post.

3. This is a weird thing to write about, but it's crossed my mind a few times. I never think of this blog getting much attention, except from maybe a few colleagues in respiratory therapy, but just in case I'll go ahead and say it. I want to keep this blog anonymous for the most part. A few people know who I am, and that's cool. I would like to avoid writing about anything on here that would cause drama/liability issues if I happen to write about some sensitive issues. So yeah.... just don't bother asking me if I am a friend of a friend of a friend.

4. Sometimes I will talk at random about really weird, strange, and completely left field things. I usually will ramble a lot and speak in code that is really only comprehensible to myself, and maybe the boy. Just skip to the next post if it's boring.

5. My editing skills suck because I haven't really bothered to learn all the ends and outs of blogger yet. Sometime I might get a bit more creative with it if I get bored.

6. I live in Atlanta, Ga. I don't just live close to the city, but smack in the fucking middle center (more commonly known as midtown). I regard the city with a lot of respect because it allows me to live in a community that isn't obsessed with the republican party, the nra, or the baptist church (formally know as every where else in Georgia). I like noodling around in all of the neighborhoods and learning all the short cuts that will keep me far away from traffic. There have been some issues with the city though, mainly a few car break ins and stupid hair salons sucking money from my soul to color/cut my hair.

7. I have a very serious relationship with a live in serious boyfriend. He's truly the greatest guy, ever. I love him very very very much.

8. I'm running out of disclaimers, so I guess this will be my last. I do have issues with authority figures as of recently. I haven't ever really being much of a confrontation person, mostly I'll just mount a silent revolution against a person in my mind when I don't like them. But now I just feel empowered to speak up for what I think is right to the best of my knowledge. Recently this involves me asking a teacher (who I pay) to learn how to teach. I suppose I should work on the wording a bit more :)

So instead of disclaimers, those points really came out like "let's get to know ____" today. I decided that I'm going to use a pen name, now that I have indeed decided on making this blog anonymous. This isn't an easy task, and will require a bit of thought. Ok. I'm going to think about it for five minutes, and what I come up with will just have to stick. Ohhh I have the perfect one. When I was in preschool I wanted to change my name from ____ ______ to Ariel Unicorn. Combining my two favorite things, The Little Mermaid and Unicorns, made total sense for a 4 year old. I'll just refer to myself as Ariel from now on. She's the coolest Disney princess in my book.

Cool. Got a lot accomplished on this blog, but not so much for school. Sigh. Oh well. I will have to seriously just not show up for the rest of the tests to fail this quarter, so as long as I show up and take the tests I will be in the program.

Adieu,
*Ariel