hmm...

A week ago, I replaced my battery. Yesterday, I replaced my alternator. Today, I'm replacing a duct between my air filter and my carburator.

True, it won't look like it on the outside, but I'm going to have a new car by the time I'm finished...

...zzz...

I did absolutely nothing this weekend.

Maybe I should qualify that. There have been the occasional Saturday or Sunday where I just relaxed for most of the day. This was different.

I moved from the bed to the couch to the back porch and back and forth several times, but I did nothing except drift in and out of conciousness.

I needed that.

Math or something like it

I'm sitting in class listening to the professor speak, and a thought hits me: this can't be a math class. I actually understand this. I've never understood any math-related information in my life.

Yes, I'm taking a summer class. Yes, it's a math class. I'm taking "Probability and Statistics" at the local tech campus. The funny thing is that it makes sense. Math has never made any sense to me. Maybe it's the way the professor explains the material. Or, maybe it's the fact that I haven't bought the book for the class yet, and therefore have not looked ahead to confuse myself.

In other news, I get to go to Charleston this weekend!

Rude people

"A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger." Proverbs 15:1

I realized yesterday how much a rude attitude can provoke an incident.

I also realized that the modern day human is very pushy and extremely self-centered.

Out of gas

This has not been my week.

Today, I ran out of gas on the highway. Fortunately, there was a gas station near where I ran out so I only had to push the car a short ways.

Oh yeah, and a SHEP (State Highway Emergency Program) vehicle pulled up behind me while I was waiting for traffic to subside to push the car off the road. That's two incidents with the Department of Transportation this week for the car not running.

I sure hope next week is better...

Stall

I was driving the Jeep today to pick my brothers up from school. At a traffic light, not more than a half of a mile from the school, I shifted out of gear to wait until the light turned green. Right then, before I had a chance to rev the engine again, the Jeep stalled on me. So there I sat, through three cycles of the light, waiting with my four-way flashers on. Finally, a biker gave me some room (by this time everyone was passing me on the right) and I was able to push the car off the roadway. As I was sitting there, trying to start the car, a highway patrolman came up behind me, making sure everything was alright. Just then, the car started, and I replied that I was fine. The trooper drove off, and I was able to pick my brother up.

Maybe the magic words are, "Please start."

NCI

Yes!

I finally completed the training academy for work today. That's a load off of my back.

CCTV, Loronix, Non-violent Crisis Intervention. All done. Which means I'm finished with the Assests Protection Academy.

Accomplishments

I've done a lot over the past week. Here's my major accomplishments (mostly in order):

1. I finished school
2. I got home
3. I unpacked my stuff
4. I ran 3 miles in 17 minutes
5. I woke up before 1PM without an alarm
6. I ate real food
7. I ran errands
8. I drank 5 smoothies in 3 minutes
9. I went swimming in the ocean
10. I paid $42 for a tank of gas

My brother provided me with a quote for today:

"It's a game! Duh! You're supposed to win!" -David Glendinning, after being told that UNO was just a game.

Leaving!

I'm leaving today!

Well, I guess I should start packing sometimes before my mother arrives here. Nah, I like my stuff all over the floor. That way I can find everything easier.

I'm tired

Ok, so I haven't updated my blog in a while. No biggy.

Anyway, it is finals week after all. I can't be expected to keep a blog updated and study at the same time. (Or can I? Hmmm...I will have to ponder this one deep into the night. NO! I...must...study!)

But I'm tired. Only 5 of the past 36 hours have been used to sleep. Not good.

But I did help Charles and Tiffany move out of their apartment today. That was interesting. Moving a large number of heavy pieces of furniture into a U-Haul (almost reminds me of the adventure with Mimi's house, but on a smaller scale). This is why I will never own a lot of things. Well, I don't know. I like to lead a simple life. I don't like to bring a lot of crap with me places. Like vacations, for example. The fewer things I have to bring, the better. I can go home for an entire week on one bag (backpack sized bag). I don't like being burdoned (spelling?) down with things. So, today was another reinforcement today of why it is benefical for me to own very few things.

Then I helped move all of the equipment over to the room for Reunion. Then I went back to my room, ate breakfast/lunch/dinner combo, studied, showered, and took a short nap.

We had the last Reunion of the semester tonight. It was bitter-sweet. Many people are leaving. That's not exactly enthralling. In fact, it's downright sad. Well, I am thankful for the time that I've been able to spend with the people here and the ones that are leaving.

(Apologies for the non-cohesiveness of this entry. I'm tired)

Quote of the...whatever. Here's something funny that I heard in the past...(counts on his fingers)...whatever. Here it is:

"I perfer my rootbeer on tap." -Erick Bousman, after learning that the resturant only serves IBC rootbeer.