Summer Session II

Grad school sucks my balls and twists them up in knots.

Well, I bumped down from 3 online classes to 2, but they still last all summer and these online seminars seriously ruin my life.

I'm taking one class in person, HLS 502- Women's Health, for the month of June. It's M-R for two hours, then rush to work for another six, go home, play with Fi. Then, when I should be doing my homework, I flop into bed, because I'm to exhausted to deal. So that leaves weekends to "catch up" on my work. this month has also killed my going to the gym and I need to start again. I need to drag my butt out of the house so I can swim today, at the very least.

I cannot wait till next month when SS-III starts. I'll only have to go in two nights a week and my schedule will remain part-time.

I'm sick of my temp-job, the low pay, and the cranky old lady who's by boss. If I'm going to bust my butt working, then it betting be full-time, at an organization whose mission I believe in, with a DECENT wage (defined as upwards from $12/hour plus benefits). Goddamnit, I am a COLLEGE GRADUATE and I am working on a MASTERS DEGREE. Surely, between my experience and education, I deserve a fair amount of renumeration, right??? (Yes, I know I'm making more than minimum wage, but I have a kid, school tuition, and bills to pay for. 'Nuff said.)

Gym Gram #1

Got a semi nasty gram about motivation from the gym today for not showing up in the last few days. Urgh, I'm trying. But being so tired to the point of utter exhaustion is NOT safe! So I'm going to drag myself today, though that email makes me less inclined to do so. This gym is uber-fanatical........... I'm going to swim today, JUST so I can actually enjoy a workout and not be tortured by step interval class. Grrr......

Oh yeah, and direct deposit? You suck.

Why did I ever go to grad school?

Articles to follow.........  I have no chance at getting a job, finishing my degree, or living an otherwise productive life. Thanks recession. Thanks Congress.

My personal motto

Following in the revered footsteps of royal and noble predecessors, I have created my own personal motto; well, rather, I decided I'd use a particular phrase of mine, translate it into a few languages, et voila!


Gaeilge: Beidh mé ag aon mháistir ná mistress, ach amháin le haghaidh féin.


Latin: Edo vadum have haud vinco necque nec era, rego super mihi.
 
 
 
English Translation:
 
I shall have no master no mistress, save for myself.

Trying this again............

Ok, it's been over two months. Let's see if I can get this blog restarted. I'm going to transfer over some of my Champagne Dreams posts (which I'm sure nobody's ever read :). Let the blogging commece!

Vintage Blog #6: Thanksgiving Manifesto- Do's and Don'ts for your Holiday Meal (11/17/2007)

DO USE:
-Real Butter
-Real Sugar
-Real Cream
-Fresh vegetables and fruits
-Homemade baked goods using grandma's recipe to.the.fucking.letter. (no g-d substitutions on ANY ingredients!)
-Real.Fucking.Fresh.Bread.
-Appropriately paired alcoholic beverages with meal
-appropriately paired alcholic beverages as cooking ingredients
-Anything Fresh
-Aesthetically Pleasing
-Nice, visually appealing, and coherently designed table layout

DON'T USE:
-Fake @$$, nasty, nutrient deprived, preserved, canned, ANYTHING not limited to PIE Fillings and veggies
-Margarine, Equal, Splenda, Sweet and Lo or other chemically produced sugar "substitutes"
-Low Fat, Reduced Fat, No Fat anything, especially when it comes to DAIRY
-refuse to use even the mildest white or dessert wine, let alone any other alcoholic beverage in cooking and consuming because you're uneducated about wine and spirits and/or think that using them makes you a sinful and unhealthy person
-substitute rice for bread in stuffing. If I wanted soggy stuffing, I can think of plenty of greasy spoons to patronize on thanksgiving

IN SHORT:
Use real ingredients that are fresh and taste pleasing to the palate. Don't substitute chemical crap that destroys your neural pathways and self-righteously proclaim yourself to be "healthy". Enjoy your REAL food in moderation and save your leftovers and/or give them to someone who's not enjoying the holiday. Better yet, invite them over. Furthermore, don't let your insecurities regarding your lack of cooking skills detract from what is supposed to be a pleasant holiday meal. FINALLY, don't impose your disfunctional relationship with food on me. Mine is twisted enough, thank you very much. Food is not your enemy. You are your enemy.

Vintage Blog #5: Angel Numbers- 958 (10/11/2007)

Angel Number- 958:
Congradulations on making the decision and having the courage to change your life so that you can fully focus upon your sacred mission! These new changes also open you to increased financial flow.
Huzzah! Thank you my angelic friends!