Paige

The past week has been so stressful. I have a 15 year old sister, Kristen, that lives with me and my dad. Last year, she wasn't doing her homework and almost failed freshman year. She was then grounded for like ever until her grades raised back up. She tried hard, so she got a new cell phone and her priviledges back. She was doing great this year, but then she got back into her rut. My dad doesn't know what to do anymore. He and I both are always gone. He works constantly and I'm either at school or at one of my jobs. On top of that, she doesn't have a woman influence on her at the house. So, my dad and my sister have decided that my sister is moving in with my dads best friend, Kim, up by Lake George. This is good because Kim used to babysit us, she is someone my sister can look up to, and she has someone at home to make sure she is doing her school work. I'm happy because it's hard living with a teenage girl, she is always in a pissy mood. I know she doesn't want to move right now, but she will be better off when she does.

Food Inc.

Gross! Like I knew that animals were treated badly during the food process, but what they do is disgusting. I had no idea how are they actually take the process. They should labl our food with a biohazard sign. It really is that gross. I feel so sick to my stomach after watching that... But there is some good. I am definetly going to eat healthier. I know eating "health" isn't really what healthy, but it's better than dying from what I comsume. And once I eat burgers again, I'm going well all the way, no more medium rare for me. Also, when I thought about how we treat our cows at the farm(them being and a confined space with no grazing) I thought we were bad; but what the corporations do with the poultry, beef, and pork is horrific. I don't see why the FDA, USDA, or goverment shouldn't interfere. I think someone up there needs to change what they are doing to our food.

College so far

I've had alot of writing to do so far in all of my classes this semester. Everything I've had to right has been on whatever topic I want, what I feel strongly about. I now even have a Psych research paper I'm doing. With everything in school so far, I've come to one conclusion. Everything I have done has reinforced the facts in my mind that I want to major in music. I always write about what I first think about because it's always easiest for me, and I always think of music first or find a way to incorperate music in my writing. I just feel bliss when I'm singing or listening to music. That's the best way to explain it. Bliss. I am truly happiest when involved in music

YMCA

I reallly like the Y. I've been going here for the past like 2 or 3 weeks to support my friends Summer and Dan(married). They are both trying to lose weight, so I go to motivate them. I do Zumba with Summer and Raquetball with Dan. Zumba is really fun. It basically exercising by aerobic dancing kind of. It's really hard too! But it's alot of fun. I'm into musical singing dancing stuff so I enjoy going with her. Now raquetball is just crazy. Talk about nonstop running. Raquetball is just a really fun thing to do. I like going to the Y with Summer and Dan. It's getting me in really good shape, which is what i need!

Good news and Bad news

Alright. So bad news is I totaled my car. This is actually very bad news because I loved that car. It was perfect. But now I know that Nissan is where ill be for my next new car. Now good news. My insurance company called me yesterday. The bank my loan came out of doesn't even offer GAP insurance, which blows. Fortunately, my insurance is paying the price I bought the car for PLUS 8% because I haven't had the car for more than 180 days. I was so happy! That means I can start saving instead of paying for a broke vehicle. That made my week right there

Supersize Me.... NOT

Ok, I'm am a college student and I love Mcdonalds. I love the Big Mac and I just enjoy eating their food. But now, I don't feel like I'm in the mood for Mcdonalds much anymore. That movie was disgusting. I can't believe how much weight you can really put on from fast food. But what that guy did was worse. I understand provong a point. But come on, eating that crap for a month straight is frankly revolting. I would never do that, just the thought of it is gross. Fast food is delicious, but only in moderation. I'm always aware of what I eat. I always make sure im staying fit. I'm sorry Mcdonalds, no more fries for me.

Tuesday

Tuesday morning, I found out the whole side of my head was hit in the accident. Along with the bump, most of the side of my head was now bruised. My chest also started bruising a little from the seat belt. Thankfully, Mrs, Garnett gave me one of her rice packs for my neck. It was really nice of her, and I'm telling you its like crack. I heat that thing up and put it on my neck and it works so well. I was actually able to remotely move my neck. Then I was dumb and went to work. BIG mistake. Half an hour into my 8 hour shift, my head started to pound, my neck hurt, and my whole left side was in pain. I should have still been at home resting, but I thought I could handle it. I felt so helpless. The manager on duty wouldn't let me do my normal stuff. I usally fill the ice, take out the milk,bring out the clean ice cream cups, because for most of the waitress' there the thiings are too heavy for them. But the manager wouldn't let me do any of it because of the concussion.I ended up leavng work early because I couldn't take it anymore, so the manager said go and rest. Hopefully Wednesday will be better.

Monday

Well, today pretty much sucked. I didn't do much, because of the pain I was in, I'm even starting to hurt in new places Sleeping was usless, because I had to wake up every two hours thanks to my concussion. I have a big goose egg on my head, which can be easily seen through my hair. I couldn't even move my head like all day because my neck was so still. My dad drove me to Mrs. Garnett's house for dinner then Voices. It was nice to see how concerned they both were about my accident. We talked about what happened, even though I didn't say in detail what happened, because it was to hard to talk about it too much. We went to Voices, but I couldn't sing. Then we left an hour early because of my head and I couldn't talk the pain. Monday was really just the beginning I could tell.

10-10-10

An epic day which only comes once in a lifetime. This day will be one of my most memorable, but not in a good way. On Sunday of my long weekend, I was going to pick up some friends to go to the Y and work out. That didn't happen. You see, a month or so ago, the county decided is was a great idea to tar and gravel the roads where I live, without compacting the gravel down. Maybe they thought out tires would do that for them, but in reality the temperature drop hardened the tar, so not on the sides of the roads the gravel is piling up. Well, the inevitable happened. I got too close to the side of the road and hit the gravel, which made me lose traction and go of the road. I then slightly turned to get back on the road, which made it worse. I ended up spinning out of control, going head first into a ditch, spinning IN the ditch, and the momentum propelled the car back onto the road. I now have some bumps, bruises, a hyperextended ankle, a concussion, and no car. Yeah, my weekend wasn't so great.



 

Marijuana

Wow! I don't understand the reasoning for smoking pot, or any drug really. Pot is dumb in my mind. I do not see the importance for doing ANY drug. In TC3, I've heard so much about how awesome it is and how people try to get whole groups together to smoke. Like why do people smoke? In my mind, the is NO positive of smoking, only negatives. First, its a waste of money. Second, it is bad for your body. third, it is illegal and you can be arrested for it. I'm not saying I'm perfect. I mean, I go out and drink with my buddy's sometimes and have a good time, but drugs don't appeal to me what so ever. Seriously, first I work way to hard for the little money I have to waste it for getting high for an hour.I will never do a single drug in my life as long as I live. I have never even remotely thought about doing a drug and I never will. I have better things to do than smoke pot. I hope this doesn'y offend anyone, this is not meant for that. I'm only writing what I really feel. Sorry

Being a Bystander

If I were a bystander, it depends on what I am witnessing whether I would help or contact the authorities. Like, if I saw someone being robbed, I would probably help them. If the person hand a gun, I would call the police. It's hard to really say exactly what I would do in every situation until you are currently in that situation. For example if I saw a husband and wife fighting, I wouldn't think anything of it and keep on walking. However, if I saw a husband hitting his wife, I could call the police, and then I would restrain the man and prevent him from further hitting the woman. If I ever saw someone with a gun, I don't think I would run up to him and stop him because I don't feel like being shot. But, if I had the opportunity to sneak up on someone with a gun, I would try. I think that I would be able to take anyone as a bystander if I were able to sneak up on them. Like I said I've never been in a position to make an important decision like that. But I do know if someone was being harmed in any way I would do something, either call the police or take matters into my own hands.

Brittany

So basically Brit and I work together at Friendly's. She and I are great friends now, we even go out to lunch every week with Emily. I started asking her questions and here are the results:
1. Why are you going to TC3?
"Im taking up time until I move to North Carolina."
2. When do you do your homework that you have due tomorrow?
"Lets see, I do my homework the day the homework is do haha"
3. What do you like about school?
"I like meeting new people"
4. What are you doing for Fall Break?
"I am working, hanging out with Heather and going over to Jesse's house"
5. What is working for you as a student?
(i can include the whole answer)"getting help from my friends with my homework"
6. What will you try to change?
"The amount of homework my teacher's are trying to give me"
7. How come you work and go to school?
"How else am I going to afford going to North Carolina AND hanging out with friends"
8. What is the most fun that you have had in TC3?
"Going out for lunch with you and Em"
9. How long will you stay in college?
"However long it take for me to pass"
.....and the best question
10. Who do you love more me or Em?

"You of course"

Me: i knew it!

Britt:"Just kidding Emily"

Me: ... I know... lol

Ultimate Frisbee

Frisbee is without a doubt the best sport EVER!! It is harder than people think. Some people (Sheena!) think that all Ultimate Frisbee is is simply throwing a frisbee. Well, some people are sadly mistaken. To be a good frisbee player, you need to be able to block the frisbee so the other team doesn't get a touchdown. This is your defense. The offensive aspect is running. This whole game is sprinting constantly to either block a catch or catching it yourself. Throwing a frisbee is harder than you wouls expect too. There are many different ways to throw a frisbee, and you need to know most of them to get it to where you are trying to throw it. I myself can throw a frisbee at least 4 ways with both hands. I can also throw it over 50 yards, which is not as easy as one would think. Basically, Ultimate is alot like football, but there isn't any (much) physical contact, and it take more skill and precision. I don't know about Ms. Regula but I say the Freshman Seminar class should go play one day.