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So, I just ate another Banquet Homestyle Bake… Pizza Pasta… I actually like that one, although I know that I could do better… Hell, anyone can for that matter… take some pasta, through over it some sauce, and toss in some pepperoni… but why stop there? add some mushrooms, peppers, sausage… go nuts…
so, let’s go find that box, and see how much salt i just took in…
well, crap… can’t do that… i made the sucker before leaving this evening… and when i am finished with a box, i tear it up (so it fits in the garbage can, and doesn’t take up that much room)… I also took the trash out before i left… crap…
I’m still hungry…
have this void that needs filled…
hmmm…..
oh well… guess i’ll have a cigarette…
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In other news, Jack White and Karen Elson are the proud parents of a baby boy – Henry Lee White… the baby was born yesterday… I only mention this because Diana left a browser open… entertainment news… I don’t know whether she left that open for me to read, or was just absent minded…
Coincidently, I had the privilege to rocking out to Icky Thump on the way home – the song, not the album… I was listening to the radio…
Another interesting thing is that I just left a red-head to head home….
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I rode in with Shandra to class this evening, which is, I guess, a habit… I got to ride home with her… a first… was rather fun… learned all sorts of things… like I never knew that the farm across from Cynthiana Hall was named Corinthia… there’s some history there that I don’t know about… I want to research why those farms were named after (distant, but) neighboring cities – Cynthiana and Corinth…
I also learned that her dad was into ghosthunting… Which made me remember a book that I had bought when I had lived with Sam… It was an Idiot’s Guide to Ghosthunting… I accidentally left the book behind when I moved out… I think I had also left behind a few tape recorders, cameras, and a video camera… Wish I hadn’t… I also left behind a few videos that I really wish I hadn’t….
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The house is all quiet… just a tinkle every so often from Skinny’s collar… I think he’s prowling because I am awake…
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My knees hurt…
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I have a lot of housework to catch up on tomorrow…

FYE101 – August 7, 2007

5:34p.m. Sitting in class now. Big Surprise, huh? Well, I dropped off my books, went to a lab to email Diana, and just got back.
After I had gotten out of the van and started toward the school, I looked back at the front of the van, and noticed that somebody ripped the Ford emblem off. So, I emailed Diana, asking her to look around the lot at home for it. Damned neighborhood kids. They have apparently grown tired of throwing mud at my car, and have decided to vandalize the van. I wish I had the money to put an alarm on each car. But what good would that do? It would just be another thing to entice them. They’d be getting a thrill from setting the alarm off. And it doesn’t help any that Diana had yelled at them a short while ago.I’m sure that all that did was make them want to do more damage to the premises. Kind of a challenge. Really. Think about it. By yelling at the kids, and telling them she was going to report them, she was challenging them. I was so pissed off at her for doing that. What’s worse is that she had done so while we were loading up to leave for the evening. I’m surprised that I still had a windshield in my car when we came back that night.
Oh, I’m tired. I need to get just a little more rest in the evenings.
So, I wonder whose group I’m in. I know that someone named Tammy is a member, but I don’t know who Tammy is. I don’t pay attention to things like that.
Oh, yeah, I missed class last week. Diana begged and pleaded for me to stay home because the kids were sick.
Oh, crap. I need to see about being advised. I’ve got the rest of the week, and next week to do it.
Tired.
My knees hurt. My knees have been hurting for the past week. I really don’t know why.
I really cannot see the clock from where I am sitting. I believe that it says something like 5:53p.m. If so, then Laura is early. She just walked in. Looks like we may be watching a video tonight. I dunno. Guess I’ll – wait she’s taking the wrap off of it. So that would be a yes.
Seven, no, wait, eight now.
Now I know who Tammy is. She’s the nurse that works for a urologist.
Ooh, that one girl has a nice tattoo. Sorry, I just noticed it. She’s the one with the cute southern accent.
Handing back an assignment. OOPS! I got 15/20 on it. Whoops. I had skipped over a part. Oh, well. Stuff happens. Hey, but I got a 20/20 on the other one.
Taking roll now. 6:10p.m. Eleven students in attendance.
Took break at 7:19p.m. Went to smoke. Spoke with the tattooed girl. Saw a little more of the tatt. Looks like it covers her left side. Wonder what the whole design looks like. She asked me where I was in the KEY class. Told her that I had no clue. She said she’d hitting around 20 wpm. I said I was around 45-50wpm, which kinda crushed her, until I confessed that I wasn’t doing it properly. I explained that when I type correctly, I’m averaging around 25wpm. She loved hearing that – made her feel so much better.
7:39p.m. We’re still B.S.-ing around. A lot of that goes on. Ah, getting to it now. Question posed, “what did you learn?” in response to the video… Oh, yeah, Gabby is her name – the tattooed girl, that is.
Random writing here – just when there’s non-pertinent discussion.
Everybody bitches about how cold it is here. I love it.
I need to read those textbook handouts, and do the exercises in the Step by Step text.
8:08p.m. – start group activity.
9pm go to lab…

ENG 101 August 6, 2007

Another writing from a notebook, transcribed later…
5:54p.m. I got here late, in comparison to usual. And Laura is early. She just arrived.
Well, so far, including me, six students are here.
I ran to one of the labs a few minutes ago in order to print-off my blogging draft.
Yay! We just got an an in-class assignment from two? three? weeks ago. I got a 10/10 without any corrections on my paper. It was a response to To Bid the World Farewell.
We’re receiving a one sheet handout on APA documentation. I left my manual at home. Left it there for Diana to use for tonight. She has a paper due.
Taking roll now. 6:04p.m.
I had received an email from that Dan Cawley guy of Quick Clicks. Oh, I haven’t mentioned anything on Quick Clicks, or the email I sent. I’ll have to get back to that later.
Laura’s going over the APA cheat-sheet. Mentioning the troubles of citing we-resources. Web-resources can be a total pain. Reason being is that all  the information needed for citation isn’t necessarily there.
6:11p.m. She’s drawing examples on the board now. We’ve taken these notes before. I have no idea what the date was. I failed to date that page. I believe that it was week three. I dunno. I’ll have to research that more to find out. What’s sad is that when I took the notes, I failed to capture everything that was written on the board. I did that primarily because the material was either common knowledge at this point in our educational career; or the material is covered in greater depth in the APA manual.
6:17p.m. Just finished the notes on the board and doing a recap/Q&A. No Q’s though. All A’s. We really don’t ask many questions. Now she’s mentioning the citation websites again. I could only find one – can’t remember the URL. It worked o.k. I don’t know if I’ll use it again.
Gearing up for the co-edit of the papers. OOPS! Two forgot theirs!
(BREAK FOR READING OF ANOTHER STUDENT PAPER)
I just read instructions on how to plumb a house. I can’t say that it was in-depth. It was a good try. Poor guy. I hope he makes it.
6:30p.m. I’m not really participating in the co-edit process. I’m not going to get any decent criticisms anyway.
6:34p.m. Oh, I am bored. Well, one good thing does come from this – I am writing!
Kinda looks like it might rain. Looks overcast.
I can’t believe that I got a spot in the parking lot. It was a miraculous feat! I slid in her at like ten till six, and actually found a spot! Last parking place on the side row. I almost missed it. I quickly backed up and pulled in.
6:39p.m. and we’re readying for break. Final paper will be comparison/contrast. I wonder if I should polish off that paper I wrote last quarter. It was interesting. Well, break. No, wait! Dismissed! Awesome!

Banquet Homestyle Bakes

So, I came home to a quiet apartment… everyone in bed… and I was three little minutes away from dinner – Diana left a plate in the nuker… I’m currently eating it… a “Homestyle Bake” or something like that… you know the type… buy a box off the shelf, put it all in a pan and throw it in the oven… I can’t say it’s good, and I can’t say that it’s bad… I think we’ll try it one more time – only this next time, I’ll fix it and try to change it a bit… needs improvement… needs some sweetness… also could use a bit of heat… maybe red pepper… a change in the cheese couldn’t hurt either… add a different cheese to it… maybe some sharp cheddar, or parmesan… or both…
well, just finished eating it… i honestly believe that i have eaten the same thing out of an MRE… honest… i believe i have… and now that i think about it, it did taste like an MRE… a bit salty, without having that definite salt taste… i wonder what the sodium content on it is… time to go find the box…
Holy-Crap! There’s 1000mg (42% of suggested intake on a 2000 calorie diet) of sodium in one serving. I just took in well over half of the recommend amount of sodium I need in a day! No wonder it tasted salty! Also explains my thirst!
Okay, it was a Banquet Homestyle Bake… Cheesy Ham & Hash Browns… “Cheese Sauce with Savory Ham, Potatoes & Crumb Topping.” and it “Includes Real Cheddar Cheese!”
Hell, I couldn’t tell it was cheddar cheese! I’m disgusted now… Strike that idea of trying it again…. It has way too much salt, and I couldn’t tell that the cheese sauce was a cheddar base… yuck!
Anyway, I’m tired, and am going to bed now…

lj tags

you know… i think i shall start employing the use of tags… might be a good idea… i think i’ll start with the next entry… or maybe the one after that… i dunno… we’ll see i guess…
but i do think it would be beneficial… classify my entries… like random thoughts… rants… crap… stuff… poop… yeah… that’ll work…
but not now… too lazy… need to get back to the housework anyway…

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So, I still haven’t sat down to write my paper on blogging… I really need to take the time to sit down and write something…
I will be heading back out to my parents sometime today to finish working on the van… I had gone out there yesterday to replace the brake pads. I had a bit of trouble… I was having problems with this cheap little “one size fits most” attachment that is used to turn the piston back in on the brake caliper… The stupid thing didn’t fit the calipers I have, so I had to modify the thing…. and it kept slipping… and, in order for me to get the one piston to get turned back into position, I had to take the stupid caliper completely off the van, so that I could apply the force necessary to turn and press the sucker back in… Well, in the process of taking the thing off, I had to, of course take the brake line off the caliper… So, now I am having problems bleeding the system… I’m going to have to completely bleed the thing out, and refill it, because I have yet to get any air out of the system… I keep getting nothing but fluid, and the brakes are still super soft and unresponsive… (Funny thing, dad moved the van last night before we left, and damn near took out a tree, because he could find the parking brake…)
My hand hurts… ratcheting that piston in wasn’t easy…
Taron’s happy… He was able to watch VeggieTales for the first time in a few days… The VCR wasn’t working… I fixed it night before last… A cube of cheese had been put inside…
Well, I have nothing more to report at this time…