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I was 8 when this ad came out. Look at the packaging on the food from that time. I miss being a kid.

I remember when we made our trips to Nashville when I was about 8-10, my family would start our trips at night, stop in a hotel between Atlanta and Chattanooga, and the continue the next morning to Nashville. On those trips, I wanted to stop at McDonald's. Another fun thing about those trips would be listening to ABC on the radio. In Augusta, the ABC station aired on channel 6. In broadcasting, channel 6's sound is also a FM frequency in the USA. Because of that, when we would travel in Augusta's area, and there was something we wanted to watch, like Full House, we would listen to it.

In other news, well, I made an error with my financial aid. I did get $1,400.00 this semester. I got the other $700.00 today. Rather had paid extra and get this check then still be short funds. I got myself a month of TotalFark as a self-reward for making it through the summer and pretty much making As. Okay, so I don't have an A yet in history, but I should.

[♪ Listening to: "Cheap And Alive" - The Sally Zito Project]

I thought I would let you know that Daddy got a "new" car today. He got it at Grainger Honda. It's an emerald green Jeep grand Cherokee. I know you're rolling your eyes at the green color. What is it with green Chrysler vehicles? Anyway, he found it, secured the financing, and did the paper work on his own. Thought you might be proud of him.

Today is my last real day of classes for the summer. I have a paper to turn in. I should get an A in that class. I got an A in my ethics. I wish you were here to celebrate it with me. Actually, I'm angry at the moment. How dare you not be around to see me graduate from college?

And I wish you were around to see how I handle the situation with Mike. I think I can finally say he's out of my life, for now. There's a good change he might be in classes with me this fall, but I'm hoping not. Yes, I can move on. I'm starting to see the errors of my ways.

Nancy sent me a video today. It was funny. I'll show you the clip:

As I watched it, I thought about how Misty would be the cat to pull off that stunt. How is Misty, Momma? And Lucky? Is Pumpkin on your newspaper? Did you get to see Jim Croce the other night?

Why did you have to leave?

Thursday Threesome:

Onesome: You can't always get what you want- Have you ever wanted something really badly and had it fall through, only to look back later and realize that things ended up better for it? Plenty of things, I would say. There is something recently, but I'm not yet at the point where I'm ready to fully explain it. In time, I will. My longtime readers and friends probably have a clue of what it is.

Twosome: But if you try sometimes- Is there anything you you've ever wanted so badly that you were willing to give up on other things while you tried to get/save up for the one big thing? At the moment, I'm trying to save up for a new digital camera. One that I don't have to share with the family. I have the money for it in savings, but I'm trying to keep my money in my savings accounts.

Threesome: Well you just might find you get what you need- Most of us have been at spots in our lives where what we want and what we need are not always the same thing. Money's tight and that new toy you want isn't going to happen because you need to get the brakes on the car repaired or you need textbooks for school. What have you really, really wanted, but you had to give up because of practicality? And did you ever figure out how to have both the want and the need? The said camera. I could have afforded it earlier, but my paycheck has had to go to other things. I've had to buy books for the project. I've had to help with bills at home. I miss the paycheck from my bankruptcy job. It was only $8 an hour, but living at home and being 22 at the time, it was plenty. I bought things I needed. I bought things I wanted. I helped with bills in the house. If I wanted to go to a concert, I could afford the tickets and trip with about 2 paychecks. Now, I forego a lot of stuff. I'd love to go to another Atlanta Braves game, but I can't afford it. I was lucky to be able to go to Michigan recently. If I had to pay for most of that trip, I wouldn't have been able to go. I hope to get out of this rut soon. And yes, I know I'm spoiled by my father, but I do feel bad asking him to pay for some things, like the new camera I want.

[♪ Listening to: "Touch And Go" - Exposé]

Seems Lance Bass of *NSYNC has admitted the truth in People Magazine. I'm not surprised. Nicki and I always joked about him being gay. This picture from the back of the European album from 1997 is what we would consider as proof. He was just too feminine in this picture. And all my online *NSYNC fan-friends were attracted to Lance. Back in the days, they had a room registered on DALnet called #lance. They also wanted a website. I ended up doing the website for them since I was the only one that knew how to do a webpage. So, I was the brains behind lance.n-sync.org during *NSYNC's heyday. I did it not because I liked Lance, but because it meant something to my friends. At the time I kept it up to date, it was quite popular. I'm such a people-pleaser.

There is a Fark thread now about Lance coming out. Seems in that thread, I'm the *NSYNC expert. I even posted a larger, colored version of this photo. I've scared a few people. What were we thinking back in 1997? Well, back then, Nicki and I caught one of their first videos on a German station on the satellite dish. Damn, it was dorky.

I have class this afternoon. I don't really want to go, but I must. After I get home, I have to finish this book and get cracking on the book report for it I don't want to do it. I wish this class was over with! It will a week from now. Oh what I do to have nice grades. Why can't I learn that I don't have to be a straight-A student?

And no between posting about Lance being gay, the pictures of Bill Hemmer, and the discussion of my Sex Ethics class, I'm going to get a lot of freaky hits. Such is my life.

[♪ Listening to: "I'm Like a Bird" - Nelly Furtado]

Because I can relate to most of the thoughts by other Farkers. Take this video one poster in a thread about HeadOn found:

Boy are these ads annoying! Glad to see I'm not only in my hate for them. In fact, last night, I found out I wasn't alone in hating the ad when a person e-mailed Neil Cavuto about how annoying they were.

My car was taken to the shop today. My dad wanted all my fluids flushed and replaced. It's going to cost him. However, he rather have that done than to get me a new car, like he must for Beth. He's holding out for that as long as he can.

The only other update I have about my life at the moment is that I have more than half my book read. I only have 4 more chapters to complete. I'll do that tomorrow. Then, to whip out that 3 page paper.

Well, I can just say I have Ethics completed! Today was the last day of class. My group presented its presentation on Abstinence and Safe Sex. We got a 90 out of 100. I'm not sure if any of the deductions was of my fault. I tried to keep my segment KISS Our deductions were for going over the time limit and not looking at the audience. I tried to keep looking at the others and not the slide show. In IT, I'm aware that I have trouble looking at people without tremble in my voice or body. It the have a public speaking class in the 3000 level here on campus, I might take that as an elective.

My group didn't have a chance for discussion after the presentation. To make up for that, we passed out some pamphlets and female condoms. The class did not squeam as much as I thought the would at the slides of STDs gone bad. They mainly laughed. I kept talking during that part of the presentation to a minimum. I think the slides that got the most reactions were the ones of gonorrhea in the eye and genital Warts on a penis. The professor enjoyed the fact I showed those slides, set to "Something to Lose" by Richard Marx. The song and the slides go together.

However, after all that's said and done, I'm finished with Ethics. I'm certain I have an A in that class. In fact, I have just a few 10^th of a points over a 97.

Between classes, I made a quick deposit and hung out in the Honors computer lab. My buddy from ITEC 1300, Angela, came in. I talked to her and told her about my Christmas from hell. After she left, I spoke with another Honors student about the wonders of H.V. Jenkins. Seems the girl hated the Old Hag as well. She also believes the history department at the school killed my 10^th & 12^th grade history teacher. Seems when she went, the building had mold. I'm not surprised. I think the Old Hag's room had it, too.

Tonight, I also got back the results of Friday's History exam. It was 96. Now, to just force myself to read my book tomorrow and Wednesday. I'm about 70 pages into the book now. I can get it done. I'm not too worried about writing the paper now. One of my classmates thought I was a history major. No!

Anything else? Well, not really. Oh, as you see, I did dress up for the presentation. I also got some cute shoes at Wal-Mart. I got them to go with my black dress, but they are cute to wear without dressing up.

The Original:

And my MS Paint attempt:

From the Recreate your favorite album cover in MS Paint thread. Someone wanted to see this cover done in MS Paint. I thought I would give it a try.

And no, I have never heard this album.

[♪ Listening to: "Big Boy Now" - Richard Marx]

At FNCiMag, I was bored, so I watched some of the video on it. The "Get A Date " and "Keep Mr. Right" videos were interesting, in that they don't just apply to love lives.

Tomorrow is my safe sex presentation. I plan on dressing up for it. I have a dress in the dryer on air dry at the moment. I hope the size 14 still fits me. I haven't done much exercise this summer. I don't even know if the pool is open this summer. The last time I went by that building, I saw an industrial garbage can and some signs of construction outside it.

After the presentation, the only thing I have left is to read The Twilight's Last Gleaming: Britain Vs. America 1812-1815 and write a 3-page paper on it. How many pages have I read? 40. When's the paper due? Friday. Tomorrow is the last day for Ethics, so I'll have plenty of time Tuesday and Wednesday to read it. My grade for the Steel Magnolias paper is in. I got a 98 out of 100. I should get an A in this class, barring a complete meltdown during tomorrow's presentation.

Lately, I have been into eating a lot of bread and olive oil. I know the bread isn't the best for me, but bread is the only thing that makes me feel like I have eaten. I do know the olive oil is good for me. I think it has become my oil of choice.

That's it for this lazy weekend.

[♪ Listening to: "I Go To Extremes" - Billy Joel]