Monday, January 30, 2012
things i learn at work
a couple of weeks ago i learned from a student, and aspiring tutor, that she knew she couldn't drink underage because of the constitution....I should have asked which amendment that was...likely the 21st, it would make the most sense..or maybe she was still thinking of the 18th...i should have listened in history class.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
spin
I haven't posted in forever, and had nearly forgotten about this little gem...i am going to start posting more often, because funny things have been happening that i really need to be shared...plus, it is a great way to procrastinate homework, which i am really getting quite proficient at...
but before i start doing that, and because i need to go to bed, i just want to share this: I went to my first spin class tonight...i thought i was in pretty good shape, until about 2 minutes into the class...only pictures can describe how i thought i should look vs. how i really looked:
but before i start doing that, and because i need to go to bed, i just want to share this: I went to my first spin class tonight...i thought i was in pretty good shape, until about 2 minutes into the class...only pictures can describe how i thought i should look vs. how i really looked:
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
survival
clearly i haven't updated my blog in well...forever, no good excuse besides life and school...
anyway, i had my first dream of getting shot the other night..i've had shooting dreams before, but this is the fist time I was shot at...in my dream i was on duty in some small town and got shot, don't worry, i returned fire...the shot hit me on my lower left quadrant, just below the ribcage...i passed out for awhile, then woke up in some bathtub full of bright red water, with a few helpless people around me...i stood up, got out of the water, and asked the people what the f they were doing, and why the f they weren't helping me...and i distinctly remember saying "fuck this, i'm not gonna let this shit kill me" then instructed people on how to care for me and minimize bleeding until help arrived...then i woke up in a cold sweat, and i'm pretty sure i could see my heart pounding out of my chest like a cartoon character in love, but this shit wasn't love... it was fear...then i immediately felt for the gunshot wound...it wasn't there, and my guts weren't leaking out, and finally calmness started to set back in and i eventually fell back asleep...
if i was into dream interpretations, i am sure that this would mean something...but the important part is that i survived, and that i now know, that even deep in my subconscious, i refused to give up...at the academy this was called the warrior mentality i believe...keep fighting, always survive.
given my life right now, i think this was an appropriate dream, and a reality check, and a reminder that, regardless of the situation i will ALWAYS save myself and win.
anyway, i had my first dream of getting shot the other night..i've had shooting dreams before, but this is the fist time I was shot at...in my dream i was on duty in some small town and got shot, don't worry, i returned fire...the shot hit me on my lower left quadrant, just below the ribcage...i passed out for awhile, then woke up in some bathtub full of bright red water, with a few helpless people around me...i stood up, got out of the water, and asked the people what the f they were doing, and why the f they weren't helping me...and i distinctly remember saying "fuck this, i'm not gonna let this shit kill me" then instructed people on how to care for me and minimize bleeding until help arrived...then i woke up in a cold sweat, and i'm pretty sure i could see my heart pounding out of my chest like a cartoon character in love, but this shit wasn't love... it was fear...then i immediately felt for the gunshot wound...it wasn't there, and my guts weren't leaking out, and finally calmness started to set back in and i eventually fell back asleep...
if i was into dream interpretations, i am sure that this would mean something...but the important part is that i survived, and that i now know, that even deep in my subconscious, i refused to give up...at the academy this was called the warrior mentality i believe...keep fighting, always survive.
given my life right now, i think this was an appropriate dream, and a reality check, and a reminder that, regardless of the situation i will ALWAYS save myself and win.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
ADD
so, i have decided that i wasn't meant to be a college student, and i definitely wasn't made to study, or i have just developed a major case of ADD...or maybe i have always been like this...i remember my older brother and sister calling me add when i was little, maybe there was some truth to it.
To give an example of this, i will give you a real life scenario:
Today, I sit down to read a chapter in my book for class...I begin reading, and in the first paragraph there is some analogy made about tetris...i think about tetris for a second, and how long it has been since i have played tetris, and i continue reading...i get about two more sentences and during this time my mind becomes OBSESSED with tetris. I can not longer read. I have to play tetris NOW...so I play tetris until I loose...i only make it to level 4...then i remember that i have a report to write, so i write it. Then I make a list of ALL the things i have to do this weekend...i can't find the list...then i print out some articles i need to read for class...i read the first paragraph of one, highlight one point, then decide the article sucks and i need to find something else to read...but before i can do that i need to check ALL the facebook status updates from the last hour...then i find a different article to read and print it off...as i am stapling it i remember that i haven't blogged for awhile...so now i blog, surrounded by stacks of papers and books to read, but probably i will wait until tomorrow to think about reading them...for now, i play tetris, because i must beat ALL the levels...
ADD, no?
To give an example of this, i will give you a real life scenario:
Today, I sit down to read a chapter in my book for class...I begin reading, and in the first paragraph there is some analogy made about tetris...i think about tetris for a second, and how long it has been since i have played tetris, and i continue reading...i get about two more sentences and during this time my mind becomes OBSESSED with tetris. I can not longer read. I have to play tetris NOW...so I play tetris until I loose...i only make it to level 4...then i remember that i have a report to write, so i write it. Then I make a list of ALL the things i have to do this weekend...i can't find the list...then i print out some articles i need to read for class...i read the first paragraph of one, highlight one point, then decide the article sucks and i need to find something else to read...but before i can do that i need to check ALL the facebook status updates from the last hour...then i find a different article to read and print it off...as i am stapling it i remember that i haven't blogged for awhile...so now i blog, surrounded by stacks of papers and books to read, but probably i will wait until tomorrow to think about reading them...for now, i play tetris, because i must beat ALL the levels...
ADD, no?
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
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