Done!! Done!!

I'm done...I'm done! I find out in a few weeks whether or not I'm in...but I don't really care! I'm in indiana right now visiting a friend and sooooo done with studying and tests! I realized I studied about 160 hrs since may 7th....for any given class I only normally spend 130 hrs..and that includes class time, homework, tests and studying....over a 16 week period. not 3!!

Today was pretty and I slept in late and then we went to the mall and came back and a tornado is coming through! Apparently we're in tornado ally. Brette said I should tell all of you I love you because tornado's can be bad and who knows....I think it'll be okay though. Now, I'm sitting here and reading my book and watching tv and relaxing. Yeahhhh!

In the end......Life is good. Even if it's raining....and I get to see michelle in layfayette tomorrow. cool!

 

Still studying....

So that last entry was actually on Friday....not Sat. (xanga is on the wrong time zone!). Fluids is going well...thank you for asking. The new count: 17:20:05 until Fluids test....68:20:05 until the end. The best news is that after tonight, I only have 2 more days of studying today! (Granted they'll be extremely crammed as I suck at memorizing and while i spent a few days on each of the other 2 subjects - continuum mechanics and dynamics and control - that was many many studying hours ago. I'm sure i've forgotten it all)

On top of this fun stressfulness, one of my roommates is moving out 2 months early. THis means I will be missing some extra income for the next 2 months. crap! I am going to charge him the fee to break the lease - i feel mean about it, but come on....2 months! just to go live with his friend too...no real reason.

So last night I watched last holiday and nanny mcphee and made amazing shrimp that butterflied and I thought I was going to die from happiness (as in I was not studying at the time, eating amazing shrimp and watching a fun movie while relaxing in bed. Thank you God for those little moments!).  Oh i also bought a cheese log - sounds gross, but I guarentee you'll love it.

So while I'm excited that studying in nearing an end (I averaged about 10 hrs a day  for the last 2 weeks straight....) I realize this means I have to go back to aggiesat soon. Kinda funny but I sorta enjoy working at a desk. not being a boss or running around doing things. It was nice to have this break. I'll spend the week off (after tests before aggiesat) getting pumped back up. It is cool what we're doing - building a satellite and all....and I get to go to colorado in a few weeks and hopefully see jamie....yea!

Quote of the day (inspirational...to keep me working...)  No steam or gas ever drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined. == Joan Rivers

ok back to studying.......Sidenote: do me a favor and sign on to aim and say hi to me - frekles83. A quick break would be welcomed.

S (in summation...haha): studying almost done and had amaaazzzing shrimp. Thank you HEB!

Ok I am sooo sick of studying. But you've heard that. There is 57 hours, 22 minutes, and 23 seconds until my first test....not that I'm counting.  (as of 11:38 pm Fri night).

We all (phd students) took a break from studying today, had lunch at bw3's and they ahve these amazing new grilled chicken skewers with crazy hot bbq sauce. Awesome! Then we saw the da vinci code. not as good as the book (a lot of clues left out and the whole romance...come on. it's tom hanks! he's the romance guru....) but don't worry - i don't believe any of the bunk it talked about. It's a great piece of fiction, but there was a great quote at the end ... it went something like 'does it really matter if the legend is true or not...if it renews your faith?' - for all the crap this movie has received (very controversial i guess in parts), it had a good end message. believe whatever you want...just believe it.

On that note, today's quote is: 'You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.' - E.L. Doctorow. Do you think that applies to Fluids....because I really don't see the end of the road of the dang subject....I'm not even sure if i'm still on the road! (and don't worry...this is the first test!). On the plus side to the countdown, all of the tests will be over in 108 hours, 22 minutes, and 23 seconds...and I'll be in indiana only 10 hours after that. Yea!

 

End note: had fun this morning but have been studying since 3 ... with another hour to go. Whoop! (that was a sarcastic whoop for those who don't know the subtlty of my witt....or lack thereof).

If only I liked miata's....it's a cute convertible though!

 

 

You like to soak up the sun, but your tastes are down to earth.  Everyone thinks you're cute.  Life is a winding road, and you like to take the curves in stride.  Let other people compete in the rat race - you're just here to enjoy the ride.

Take the  Which Sports Car Are You? http://www.tomorrowland.us/sportscar quiz

Its Raining! Can you believe it!?!!? I'm supposed to be out with my gang....and it's raining! And I'm soooo annoyed that I'm not even getting any studying done. Guhhhhh! How am I supposed to meet boys if I can't go riding on my 1/2 a harley!?!! (My Buell has only 1 of the 2 cylinders harley has, otherwise very similar). Oh and depending on the day, his/her name is Pedro or Carolina. When I'm feeling all cool and fast it's Pedro, but when I hang with the gang and get left behind (because they all have 1300cc engines whereas mine is only 500...smaller...less acceleration), then I call her Carolina or Caroline. I think this makes me feel better. Ok there will be good xanga's this week to avoid studying!

Parting thought: The first time I see a jogger smiling, I'll consider it. -- Joan Rivers

End Note: why is God punishing me!?? Stupid rain. I just wanna ride! (and get home from my office without getting soaked!)

So my really good friend just graduated and I feel really wierd about it. (I miss her obviously). I'm used to being the one who moves. I don't like this other people leaving me thing. I gotta say though, this is a randomly wierd feeling because I'm going to visit her new place in like 10 days. Maybe I think i miss her more because i'm supposed to be studying for the qualifiers and it's a lot easier to think about missing her than that...hmm yes. we'll go with that.

There may be a guy in the picture though....i'll keep you posted (as if anyone is actually reading this....). Back to studying! Oh listen to that song 'Texas Angel" - it's amazing!

Tomorrow I'm going on a motorcycle ride with my gang...yes i have a motorcycle gang. 2 harley's, a honda, and my baby buell. (the guy may be one of those harley's....).

8 study days left before the qualifiers to determine whether i get into the phd program. if I pass, I get to have a 'fun' summer building a satellite, but if I don't, I have to try to build the satellite and keep studying to retake the qualifier in august (crappy summer). If I don't pass at the retake...I'm done with school. yea?? :) So basically I really need to be focusing my efforts on the 3 tests at hand....Mechanics and Solids, Dynamics and Control, and Fluids and Aero. sounds like a blast huh?

I miss my dog. Linds graciously offered to take care of Sammy while I'm studying so I don't go home to take care of him and not study...cuz I don't study well at home. So instead...i'm dogless and in my office stalling. whoop! (yes i whooped...i got to use that fighting texas aggie spirit up before i fail out of school. haha.)

Parting quote: "Hey! Somebody say something about cheese? 'cause if you gonna make a cheese run, holler at me, dawg."   --Turk, "Scrubs" hehe I love that show.

Parting quote2 (applicable for tomorrow): 'Yeah, it hurt, but when you accept the keys to the hog, you become a lifetime member of the Danger Club.'  -- JD, "Scrubs"....hehe he fell off of a 6 yr old's scooter.

 

In summation.....very alone without my friend or dog, should be studying....going grease2 style tomorrow with 3 guys - (22, 28, and 50 yr old)....hehe.

I should be studying but I really don't want to. I went to Idaho to visit my grandpa on his 90th bday. It was awesome! The whole family was there except for Lindsey (the best part was definitely missing....) My cousins are really growing up - 13 and 16 and really fun to be around. But alas, now I'm supposed to be studying. My exam is in 9 hours and I have to go home, sleep, shower, then study some more before it. Oops!

Here are more of my random thoughts so I can continue to avoid studying:

"There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered" Nelson Mandela. That doesn't mean I think I've matured...but changed is all. It's funny being around family you rarely see because you're expected to fall in the same mold as always...I don't think I quite fit it anymore, but they didn't really want to hear that. hmmm.

Oh here's another favority quote: "life isn't fair. it's just fairer than deather, that's all" William Goldman. I do like being alive.....

So at one of my grandpa's 5 parties, we talked to these 2 cute couples (they're like 85 yrs old) and turns out the two women went to college together and were really good friends, lost touch and moved away, then when they were like 60 reconnected and have been best buds ever since. I wonder if that will happen to me. I think that if the friend is good enough, for as great a story as it is, I'd prefer to keep the friend throughout the years rather than wait to reconnect. Who knows though.

I love xanga's word counter. Maybe I'll write all future essays in it to make it easier on me....hmmm. I don't like Jewel very much but heard this song on vh1 - it's really awesome so i bought her new cd (cuz it was on sale at target). It's really good....crazy! (Her mold has changed too).

I've renamed my motorcycle from Pedro to Carolina....I think it's a girl.

The end.