Guess Who Came To Visit?

Someone said to me yesterday, "You seem like you always have so much going on that you don't know whether you're coming or going!  That statement is soooooooo right on!  Life has been a struggle lately, but I'm not gonna let it hold me back.

To lighten the stress, I wanted to do a fun post for today!  

You may remember that Flat George came to visit me a few times.  Too lazy to link up the posts, but you can find them if you're really that interested in digging back a bit.  I'm sure you have better things to do, but maybe not!  lol

Flat George apparently needed a long break from his whirlwind travels, but he's back stronger than ever.  He spent another day at school with me this week, and here's part of how we spent the day.

 First we went to Starbucks for a drink!

At the library, we headed upstairs...

 ...to check out some books.

 After such a big cup of coffee, we had to use the bathroom.  Yes, Flat George is fully house/potty trained!  

Afterwards, he washed his paws.

And finally...here we are, hard at work studying for upcoming finals!

We had so much fun, he's promised to come back and spend even yet another day together!  We're already making plans of what to check out next!

Wordless Wednesday

Happy April Fool's Day!

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It's also my mom's birthday today!  And my last day of freedom before I return to school.  Spring break sure went quick!  After some major last minute hustling, I got all of my homework done -- well, all that NEEDED to be done.  I didn't get as much finished as I wanted, but I did get some much needed research done for two upcoming papers.  I'm really gonna miss sleeping in daily and getting to spend so much time with the chi's.

I found this here.

1.  Would you rather be 4'5" or 7'7"?

I've been short all my life (though not 4'5"), so I'd like to see what it's be like to be tall.  Being short does have it's advantages (being able to get through crowds quickly without anyone noticing), but it also has it's disadvantages (having to always sit in front to see).  I'm sure being tall also has it's good and bad points too, so it would be interesting to compare.

2.  Name a movie that took multiple viewings to appreciate.

That would be St. Elmo's Fire.  I first saw it in high school, and didn't quite get the meaning behind it.  I hadn't been out on my own yet, or experienced adulthood.  Watching it again a few years later, it really hit home for me.  Now it's one of my favorite movies!  What would be your answer?

3.  Would you rather have 10 brothers (only) or 10 sisters (only)?

I have 2 brothers, and we're virtual strangers.  One is by my choice, the other one is by his choice.  We aren't close and only rarely communicate, basically only when necessary.  I'm the only girl and always wished I had a sister, so I'm gonna go with sisters.

4.  Show and tell.  What comes to mind first when you see this picture?  Or tell a story if it reminds you of one.  

 The name of the picture is called "Constructions."  It doesn't really bring anything to mind.  How about you?

Happy Easter!

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Half Full Friday!

Half Full Friday is a series of weekly posts that Eyegirl originally started in June 2009.  We believe that a lot of our happiness is determined by our attitude about the things that happen to us.  So by participating, I'm deciding to see the glass as half full instead of half empty; I'm choosing to concentrate on the positives instead of dwelling on the negatives.  The Half Full Friday posts are a way to do just that.  They're a list of the things in my life that have brought me happiness over the past week.  I'm determined to find something good in each day.  Are you?

For the next week, I'd like to challenge each of you to keep a list of at least one thing that brought you happiness each day. 

~I'm happy because...

I've gotten to sleep in every single day this week!

The chi's and I have gotten lots of quality time together!

I came around and visited some of you last night - and left comments to let you know I was there!  Sometimes I check out blogs at work, but don't always get to comment.  

I'm hanging out with friends tomorrow!  I haven't seen them since Christmas!  

The weather is starting to warm up!

The boys went to the vet for their annual checkups, got shots, nails clipped and clean bills of health!  It must have been chihuahua day, because there were 3 other chi's there too!

I've run all of my errands this week!  Now if only I could get the rest of my homework finished!

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I don't know what's wrong with me, but I *CANNOT* seem to make myself finish up the last of my homework!  I still have 5 more math problems and 3 more papers to write.  Every morning, I wake up and tell myself I need to get working on them.  And yet, I just do everything BUT homework!  Ugh!  

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Wordy Wednesday!

Sadly, Spring Break hasn't been much of a break up to this point!  I've gotten about half of my homework done so far.  Lots and lots and lots of reading!  I completed one paper last night and still have three more to go.  Oh, and math!  Anybody wanna do my math for me?  I'd be ever so grateful!

I've been busy running errands in between homework, so I haven't had much of an opportunity to visit anyone.  I've made a goal of visiting everyone at least once before the week is out though, so I'm gonna do my best to keep that promise.

What I've Learned This Semester

This semester has been considerably easier than the last one, but *OMG*, the amount of homework has been astounding.  It's hard to keep up with, yet if I don't, it'd be easy to fall behind and difficult to catch back up.

This week is spring break, so I've been enjoying having the time off from work and school.  It's not gonna be much of a break between homework, running errands and catching up on housework.  I'll definitely make time to blog this week, and visit all my bloggy friends though!

Once a semester I like to share my wealth of knowledge with you all, and this is what I've learned so far:

Math 025:  Pre-algebra

-6y - 4 = 4 (y - 2)   Answer:  y = -6

Sociology 101:  Intro to Sociology

Social Structure:  Enduring patterns of behavior that were in place before we were born and will remain when we die.  We create, maintain and reproduce them, but everyone can identify with them.  Because we create them, we can also change them.  Examples:  Marriage, political parties, churches, social class, prison system, gender roles, etc.

Anthropology 103:  Archaeology

Ethnoarchaeological research has found that many potters smear beeswax on the inside of a pot that's still warm from the kiln in order to season it.

Political Science 401:  Political Party, Public Opinion and Interest Groups (PIGPO)

The 3 models of democracy regarding public opinion:

Participatory democracy -   A theory of democracy that emphasizes the importance of political participation by the public, and believes the public to be capable of meaningful participation.  This is direct participation.

Elite democracy - Viewing frequent competitive elections as the primary mechanism by which citizens preferences are expressed.  This is indirect participation.

Pluralism - A theory of democracy that emphasizes the essential role performed by groups, as intermediaries between the public and the elites, in representative democracies.  This is also indirect participation.

Political Science 406:  Legislative Behavior

What constitutes an equipopulous district?  

Congressional districts within a state must have virtually the same number of people in a district.  Historically, states are afforded some leeway in population between state legislative districts (up to 10% variation).

Almost Wordless Wednesday

These weren't the pictures I wanted to post.  But for some reason, the ones I had in mind wouldn't save.

Half Full Friday!

Half Full Friday is a series of weekly posts that Eyegirl originally started in June 2009.  We believe that a lot of our happiness is determined by our attitude about the things that happen to us.  So by participating, I'm deciding to see the glass as half full instead of half empty; I'm choosing to concentrate on the positives instead of dwelling on the negatives.  The Half Full Friday posts are a way to do just that.  They're a list of the things in my life that have brought me happiness over the past week.  I'm determined to find something good in each day.  Are you?

For the next week, I'd like to challenge each of you to keep a list of at least one thing that brought you happiness each day. 

~I'm happy because...

It hasn't snowed in a couple of days!  We've gotten lots of snow this winter.

I had a really nice dinner at my mom's house on New Year's Day!

The following day, we had a nice lunch together!

I got another photoshoot in with the chi's on my iPod!

I talked to a couple of friends from school this week!

I had a fun meeting Wednesday night and got a contact name for a potential future internship!   

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I read on Facebook yesterday that Zona's sister, Cali, had crossed over the Rainbow Bridge.   This one really hit home for me and the boys.  If you'll remember, Shiver and Chico went to prom with Phoenix and Cali.  (I tried to find the post on their blog and mine to link to, but didn't really have the patience.)  Anyways, if you haven't already done so, please stop by and give them all your condolences.  

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I think I figured out why my Wordless Wednesday pix didn't post.  Normally, I save the picture before posting it.  This time I'd just copied and pasted.  It seems like I've done that before and it worked just fine, but didn't this time for some reason.  I was gonna repost them yesterday, but got lazy.

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Speaking of being lazy, I have only gotten around to about half of you so far this week.  Wednesday was a busy day and I was hardly home.  The rest of the week, I have no excuse for.  I've really enjoyed the opportunity to do nothing and have been zoning out way more than I should.  I have some things to take care of today, but I definitely plan on making up for lost time this weekend!

Wordless Wednesday

Hmm...  I'm not sure why my pix aren't showing up.  I've been out all day and am about to go out again in just a few minutes, so I wasn't aware they didn't post and don't have time to check for what's going on.  I'll try to repost them tomorrow.

Happy New Year!

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Mundane Monday

Ok, so I'm not exactly a photog expert.  But at least they're in focus!  These were taken with my new iPod Touch.  Gotta practice with it a bit more.  

Shiver is the reddish one, Chico is the black one.  

I'm gonna miss 2012.  It was a stressful, but very good year.  I can only hope 2013 will be just as good.

Half Full Friday!

Half Full Friday is a series of weekly posts that Eyegirl originally started in June 2009.  We believe that a lot of our happiness is determined by our attitude about the things that happen to us.  So by participating, I'm deciding to see the glass as half full instead of half empty; I'm choosing to concentrate on the positives instead of dwelling on the negatives.  The Half Full Friday posts are a way to do just that.  They're a list of the things in my life that have brought me happiness over the past week.  I'm determined to find something good in each day.  Are you?

For the next week, I'd like to challenge each of you to keep a list of at least one thing that brought you happiness each day. 

~I'm happy because...

I spent a really nice Christmas with my mom!

Santa was very generous this year!

I've been able to sleep in every day this week!

Jury duty is over and I never once got called in!

I got a new follower!  Welcome!

I've spent endless hours hanging with the chi's!

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My favorite gift this year was an iPod Touch!  It does sooooo much more than I ever thought it would.  It's almost like having a cell phone (which I don't have!), only you can't make calls with it.  Although you can kind of Skype on it with a program called FaceTime.  I've already texted a few people with it.  I've been feeling like one of the cool kids now.  lol

My digital camera needs a new battery.  It's funny how when I bought it, I thought I would use it all the time.  Only I'd forget to bring it with me, or that it was stuffed in my purse.   I did do a photo shoot of the boys out in the yard, but didn't get them uploaded to my computer before the battery went out.  And now I can't get to them.  

I need to play around with it some more and get some more pix of the boys.  It's been way too long since they've been featured here.  They were just barking about it the other day, saying  how everyone has probably forgotten all about them.  So I'm making it my mission this weekend to get a few good pix to post on Monday!  

Wordy Wednesday!

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!  What did Santa bring you?  Please share, I wanna know what ya got!

Anyways...

Most of the pix I post for Wordless Wednesday's come from various emails I've gotten over the years, and other people seem to like them too.  I was going to post more today, when I ran across a website post that I wanted to share.  Click here to see pictures of moments that restore humanity.  I hope you'll appreciate it as much as I did.

I'll be back next week with my regular installment of Wordless Wednesday.

Merry Christmas!

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Merry Christmas!

Monday Meme

I haven't been around to visit as many of you as I would like, but I'm working on it, I promise!  This past weekend was spend scrubbing my house down, so I kept myself pretty busy.  Thanks to those who left such sweet comments on my last past.

Happy Holidaze!

Got this from here.

1.  Make a list of movies you believe everyone should see at least once.  

Pulp Fiction, A Christmas Story, St. Elmo's Fire...

Honestly, I have no idea.  Those are just 3 of my favorites.

2.  What was the last random really hurtful thing someone said to you?

I can't think of any off the top of my head that were recent.  It was probably from a coworker who has no filter and has said numerous very rude things to me.  Over time, I realized that she is this way with everyone, and that it's not just me.  Her comments still sting, but I don't take them to heart as much anymore.

The funny thing is, we've talked on facebook and over email a lot and she's such a different person in that context.  I don't care for her in person and avoid her as much as possible; in writing though, I actually like her a lot.  It's weird!

3.  What's the first thing you do when you get off work/out of school?

I let my boys out, then go pee!  Then I let the chi's in, and usually fix something to eat something.

4.  Show and tell.  What comes to mind first when you see this picture?  Or tell a story if it reminds you of one.  

This reminds me of an Easter basket from when I was a kid.  My mom would always fill our baskets up with candy in such elaborate ways and I couldn't wait to wake up to see what the Easter bunny had left us.  I didn't have a very happy childhood, but my parents always managed to make Easter and Christmas magical.  

Half Full Friday!

Half Full Friday is a series of weekly posts that Eyegirl originally started in June 2009.  We believe that a lot of our happiness is determined by our attitude about the things that happen to us.  So by participating, I'm deciding to see the glass as half full instead of half empty; I'm choosing to concentrate on the positives instead of dwelling on the negatives.  The Half Full Friday posts are a way to do just that.  They're a list of the things in my life that have brought me happiness over the past week.  I'm determined to find something good in each day.  Are you?

For the next week, I'd like to challenge each of you to keep a list of at least one thing that brought you happiness each day. 

~I'm happy because...

I'm back!

I'm off from school and work for the next month!

I get to sleep in, spend the endless days with my chi's, catch up on reading, hang out with all my online friends, and so many other things!

I passed ALL of my classes this semester and did better than expected, gradewise!

There's less than a week until Christmas, my favorite holiday!

I didn't lose a single follower while I was away!  Thank you!

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Some of you left comments and sent emails checking up on me, and I thank you for that.  It's nice to know that I was missed.  

So where have I been?  This past semester was incredibly busy.  I had to attend 3 musical performances, go on a police ride along, go to an art museum, and to the aquarium.  This was in addition to attending classes five days a week, working, doing homework and studying.  It was a matter of too much to do, too little time.  My last few posts hardly got an comments, so I figured no one would notice if I took a break.  

At first I didn't even miss blogging or visiting my online friends.  It was nice to have one less thing to keep up with.  But after awhile, I realized I did miss everyone!  I did visit blogs once in awhile and even left comments sometimes.  It'll be nice to catch up with everybody again.  

I meant to do a few posts over the Thanksgiving break, but got sick for several days.  Unfortunately, I still can't seem to kick the lingering cough.  

It's so good to be back!

Wordless Wednesday

What I've Learned This Semester

Once a semester I like to share my wealth of knowledge with you all, so that you can save yourselves a bundle by not having to attend college like I am.  You're very welcome!

1.  Math

A bookstore had 80 copies of a magazine.  Yesterday, it sold 1/5 of them.  Today, it sold 3/8 of the remaining magazines.  How many are left?

40 copies

2.  Music

Stalactites in caves may have been used as musical instruments in ancient times, hitting them to produce different sounds.

3.  Biology

At the cellular level of biological organization, atoms can be joined together to form ____, which make up organelles and then cells.

Molecules

4.  Criminal Justice

Plato's best known contribution to philosophy was his Theory of Forms.

5.  Art

Perspective:  The creation of the illusion of depth in a two-dimensional image by using mathematical principles.

*Ugh!  Why does everything have to be about math???

6.  Biology Lab

Hypertonic:  A solution with the higher solute concentration
Hypotonic:  A solution with the lower solute concentration
Isotonic:  When the osmotic concentrations of the solutions are equal.

Back To School Wordless Wednesday

My boys say I've neglected them for far too long on this blog and that if I can't be bothered to get a new camera battery for new pictures of them, the least I could do is to show off their fancy new back-to-school backpack!  Chico keeps packing and unpacking it full of stuffies and treats, trying to figure out how to get the most in there that he can.  I told him he needed to make sure there was enough room for school supplies, but he wasn't having any of that.  Shiver thinks everything belongs to him, but he's been surprisingly generous in letting Chico play with it.  Thanks to Sarge for doing such a great job of putting this together for them.  My boys will be stylin' and stuffs in class today!

And now back to our regularly scheduled program - Wordless Wednesday!