I should have been doing some school work today, but didn't get much done. I was too busy being Chatty Cathy to get things done. I did write 2 paragraphs for my business plan, however.

I ended up escorting Joey to the bank today. He bought me lunch as a thank you for all the rides I've given him. After that, I had a meeting to attend to. Got that business taken care of. Sort of. It was the same old same old. I never feel like we get anything done at these meetings.

The interesting thing was the golf practice I did get under my belt today. Joey took me to the golf course. At first, we weren't going to be able to use the range. Joey got to talking about his father and family, and next thing I know, we were able to sneak some time onto the range. Still, my game sucked. I think we found my problem. I may be a lefty in golf. I took a few swings with a club as a lefty. I was able to get more range in my stroke. It also felt more comfortable. I'm going to have to e-mail my professor and explain my situtation.

After dropping Joey back off at home, I headed over to Target and rewarded myself with an iTunes card. So far, I downloaded some Foreigner and Lou Gramm. I don't know what else I'll get. I also had a fun little conversation on the phone with Lindsey. Shame she and Chris won't be on the white water rafting trip next weekend.

And now it's time for some baseball!

[♪ Listening to: "Just Between You and Me" - Lou Gramm]

Grr. This time, it was Joey. I made a 76 on my test from tonight in E-Commerce. At this point in my college career, I don't care what I make in my classes, so long as I pass. I just want to graduate. When I mentioned my grade after the test, Joey remarked he couldn't believe I did so "poorly" on a test. I'm human. I'm not perfect. I will never be. And considering I didn't really study for the test, a 76 as good! Talking to Derrick and Mike before I left campus, my 76 was one of the higher grades in the class.

I got out of golfing again, tonight. It was raining when I left the Writing Center with Joey. I took him home, again. I think it's becoming a regular Thursday thing. That worked out for me, since he lives just around the corner from my brother's girlfriend, Jessica. Jessica needed a ride back to my house. I spent my time between my exam and Joey's quitting time just catching up with my ex-boss. I asked about one my old co-workers from the Writing Center. Dr. Reese sounded sad when talking about her. It was sad hear, but I wasn't surprised.

I spent lunch with Lindsey. We went out to Cracker Barrel. I had one big oops with my car on an incline at a stop light. Lindsey thought I hit the person behind me. My car just jerked back and made a violent sound. On the way back from lunch, I got caught in a bad downpour. I took my time driving back, making sure I didn't get in a wreck. The thought of me driving in the rain in my car scares some people. I think I would have been calmer with my iPod. I think I'm going to have to burn a CD for my car with Chicago and Peter Cetera on it. For some reason, when listening to the 2 acts, my mind wanders and I'm not thinking about driving.

[♪ Listening to: "A Matter Of Trust" - Billy Joel]

Thursday Threesome:

Onesome: Right-- around the corner from where I live (or work) there's this neat little..... (Go ahead, add your own ending to that sentence!) nothing. The Kroger just down the road was closed. It was good for "I forgot milk! I need some!" trips.

Twosome: on-- the other hand, I'll travel clear across town to..... (Same deal: fill in the blank so we'll know what will get you traveling!) get to school and hang out with my friends. My mother was the type of woman that never let distance get to her. If she had a car and wanted to go somewhere, she would. I get it from her.

Threesome: Target-- or Walmart? Nah, no contest. How about Target or Mervyn's? Hmmm... That would limit us to clothes, but that's okay, go for it! (No, Macy's isn't eligible...) We don't have Mervyn's in Savannah. But the Target just up the street from my house opens next month! More Target for me!

[♪ Listening to: "Next Time I Fall" - Amy Grant and Peter Cetera]

Squirrel Alive!
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This little squirrel was the highlight of my day. Some random guy in campus, named Justin, saw the poor little baby on the sidewalk. Justin just stopped and watched it. I was walking in the opposite direction as Justin and saw him with this weird look on his face. It was enough to stop me. On the ground was this baby, not moving. A small crowd gathered around the dear. We weren't sure how he was, but all of us were afraid the assholes in golf carts on campus would run over him. None of us could live with that. Eventually, Justin, this girl Amanda, and I escorted the squirrel to the Biology department to check him out and care for him in case he was injured. We found out that the Biology department had taken in another baby squirrel today with an injured leg. Poor babies.

Today's colloquium was titled "Weighing the Evidence: A Sampling of Counterfeit Coin Problems." It was presented by my Calc professor, Dr. Brawner. His talks are interesting. He takes the math concepts and relates them to the non-math majors. Sometimes, I am just bored in those colloquia, but not his. He did the same in Calc, too. It was interesting how you can find out a counterfeit coin.

I did some shopping today. I needed some more face makeup. After a year, it's all gone. But I tell you what. The $38.00 I pay at Dillard's is worth it. I get to test the makeup out and find a great shade. When I buy makeup at Target or Wal-Mart, there's a good chance the color isn't right. Like last week. So, I'm happy I got the new makeup. I bought a few other things today, like an outfit and hair stuff.

I got an 85 on my first Digital Photography assignment. I think the thing that pissed me off on that grade is that the professor didn't give me any comments. Hello! That's the point of this class - to become a better photographer. No comments, no learning. But, photography is subjective. What I deem a good photo may be bad to someone else. It doesn't matter in the long run. Senior Project was spent in the Writing Center. That was a waste of time. My advisor finally realized today that I had worked in the Writing Center. I think he figured it out when Joey announced to the class I did the handouts. I think I pissed the kid doing the tour. He was missing some of the things to mention, for one. Another was that he was telling us things to make life in the Center easier, and I was only stressing his viewpoint. He thought I must have hung out there a lot. I told him after class that I used to work there, with his friend, David. I told him I worked on the site and did the handouts.

After Senior Project and the squirrel adventure, I was in the IT lounge and ended up running into the Amanda girl again. I have heard of her, but never met her. She's about 2 years behind me. We just got to talking. Seems she's like me. She wants good grades. She's told to relax. We just talked about life as an IT student, and what we think of others in the department. She was nice. I told her she needs to come to the ACM meetings and look into the CSEMS scholarship.

I was going to practice my golf swing today, but by the time Joey got out of class, it was raining hard. So, I took him home. Taking him home has been I give him the keys and he drives from Armstrong to his house. It's easier for the both of us. I got a compliment from him. I'll take any I can get. He remarked about me being able to think and make life easier. We were going to walk in the rain, with one umbrella, to my car. I wasn't about to get soaked. So, I told him to come back and I'll get through a building to get to my car. Why he didn't think of that, I don't know! Men! We're going to shoot for tomorrow, weather permitting.

[♪ Listening to: "No Tell Lover" - Chicago]

Aunt Flo + September 11 + feeling uncertain about your life + missing your mother = one big ball of nerves. I am not in the best emotional state at the moment. I probably would feel better if I still had my mother around. I could use her sage advice about how to handle what all I'm feeling at the moment. I teared a few times at school, but I finally cried a bit once I got home and got around my dad. But being around him isn't the same as being around my mother. I could just use some of that Mom Confidence Booster. It just makes me feel better, and I don't have it anymore.

I did fine on my Meteorology exam. It was a B. I'll take Bs for first exams. I didn't know what to expect, so I had no way to really study. Now, I know. E-Commerce class was canceled, but I did some work on it. I studied for the exam and did a bit of work on the business plan I need to do. I really don't want to do that paper. I wish it had just been a group project to begin with.

Class was canceled so our professor could move his wife to her new job in Atlanta. She had been living in Buffalo, so Atlanta is closer for them. Lindsey doesn't see how they can do it. I told her being a military brat, it was just a part of life for me. The main thing is that both parties must work at it. Some people can handle them. Others can't. After 2+ years, it's worked for my professor. It worked for my parents. As for me, it's wait and see. Yeah, that's if I even find anyone.

Yeah, I'm a little sad about that. I try not to let it get to me, but today's different. I was scared 6 years ago about the world ending and hell breaking loose. Well, it's not as bad as it seemed. One of my fears of that day was being alone. I was hoping in 6 years time, that problem would be resolved. It hasn't. And today is one of those days that makes me wonder what am I doing wrong.

Around 7, I went back out and practiced my golf swing, again. My heart wasn't all into it. And when I tried to focus, I focused too much. My best swing was when I wasn't focused on the ball. That includes the time I got Joey with the whiffle ball. He wants to try again tomorrow. I think he's liking getting out there in a field and taking swings. Glad someone's enjoying my golf class, even if it's not me. He doesn't think I have enough time to learn everything I need to learn in 7 weeks for that class. At this point, I don't care anymore. I just wish I had my degree.

[♪ Listening to: "Will You Still Love Me?" - Chicago]

The events of this day changed me in a way I'm still trying to sort out. It forced me to grow up in a way, just like the days my grandparents and my mother died.

I'm not sure what else I can say about today.

ACM Meeting
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Today was golf day. In class, I worked on hitting on the range with my 7 iron, my big honkin' club, and putting. I suck at golf. I also got a blister on my left hand. I'm a right handed golfer. As I was complaining about my blister later in the day, Joey heard what my problem was and offered to help me with my grip. I went out and got a golf glove for the rest of the class. After we each got out our evening classes, we went out to afield on campus and he helped me with my grip and swing. Believe it or not, some of the stuff he told me made sense. He compared it to baseball and used phrases and terms my professor didn't. He made it easier to grasp the concept. Tomorrow, after his afternoon class, when I should be in E-Commerce, but won't be in because class was canceled, we're going back out and work my swing some more. I just need to put more loft into the ball.

We had our first ACM meeting of the semester. I think it went over well. We had a few kinks we could have worked on, but over all, it was a success. It was mainly an introduction to ACM meeting. I got in front of the group to update them on the website being up and to let them know about joining the TDC I run. Mike had arranged for some games and prizes. We gave away a few gift cards and flash drives. We also had a few groups get together to brainstorm for ideas for the year. We just didn't finalize what activity will be our end of month activity. I think someone forgot that. Oops! Later this week, we're planning next week's meeting.

Between the ACM meeting and Photography, when Joey and I weren't going through photos, I helped tutored a guy in 1150, the HTML class. Not the first time I've done this. Years ago when MAS took 1150, he got me help him work with CSS properties since he didn't know anything about them. He wanted bonus points and knew I would help him. I taught him enough overnight and the day the project was due for him to get the extra credit points. Well, today's guy had the same professor that MAS took. This guy was just having trouble grasping the idea of the <body> tag and that attributes go in the tag. He was looking for the professor, but Katz was not in his office. So, I sat with the guy, and like Joey did with the golf, explained to the guy the concept in other ways. I went through his code and explained why the professor marked it wrong. Then, I showed him how to do it correctly. I also showed him a few other things and explained a few other things to make understanding and life easier. Eventually, the professor showed up to get with this guy. At least the professor saw I was helping this guy. Joey kind of butt into my helping the guy to explain other things to this guy because I just didn't get to them fast enough. Why do guys do that? MAS did that, too. Drives me bonkers.

Photography class was a bore. We went over shutter speed and aperture. Maybe if we were a little more hands-on, it wouldn't be so bad. I made it hands-on. I had my camera, because of the ACM meeting, and started taking pictures at different speeds and apertures. Plus, it doesn't help by that time of day, I have a stress headache. The only thing lately to sooth such a headache has been Coke. I don't need to start drinking it like I once did, but it sure does help. I actually bought a Coke to drink today that wasn't for a special occasion. It did lessen the edge.

[♪ Listening to: "Listen to Your Heart " - Roxette]

Church Sign
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This morning, I woke up, rolled out of bed, and took a shower. I threw on some clothes and went out to Port Wentworth. Melissa told us the other night that she was doing the sermon for the Rev. Marty McLeod at Port Wentworth United Methodist Church. Marty's jaw is wired at the moment as the result of a deer-related car accident over the summer. Because of that, Melissa filled in for him this week and last week. Lindsey and Chris also showed up. Melissa even mentioned in her sermon that 3 of her students came, along with her husband and his tape recorder. She was recording the sermon for the upcoming review process she has in the Church.

Melissa based her lecture on Luke 14:25-33. As part of her lecture, she brought up this woman she met at a friend's wedding. The woman is a vegan and works for the John Edwards campaign. She likened that woman working for John Edwards like the people that would follow Jesus as mentioned in the Luke passage. Melissa also brought up the quirky little signs churches create, like this one I captured back in March. Melissa said she doesn't care for them. She felt like they summerize faith in a 2 second saying, taking away meaning from being active in the church. I feel something different about them. I like them. They get me to think. The longer it takes me to get a sign, the stronger the message is to me. I don't see them as a way of being lazy in faith; I see them as a way of keeping faith in all sorts of places. I'm all the time passing at least 5 different church signs between school and home.

When the service was over, I headed out to the wildlife refuge and looked at the wildlife.

After I got home, I spoke to my dad. He just told me to remember I'm Catholic since that's what my mother raised me as. We both remembered that the Methodist church is the one other Christian church my mother worked with about 20 years ago. He remembered she liked that church. I remembered she encouraged me in being active with Wesley Foundation. And as we continued, a Geico ad with Chatty Cathy dolls came on the TV. We stopped talking and watched to see what the point of the ad was. My mother collected Chatties. It was only natural it caught my eye.

My dad and I watched the 2^nd through 4^th quarters of the Tennessee Titans play the Jacksonville Jaguars. He didn't think it would be a local game. Since it was down at Jacksonville, it was. The first part of what we saw frustrated us. And then, like last season, the Titans came back in the 2^nd half and won the game. They have to stop doing that! It's not good for my father! Once we saw our team won, we drove down to Richmond Hill and picked up Nicki.

Tomorrow's going to be a busy day for me. I've got Golf, Digital Photography, and an ACM meeting. Plus, I need to get off my butt and start working on my 8 page business plan that's due on the 27^th. I'll work on that tomorrow.

[[♪ Listening to: "Crazy For You" - Madonna]