Guess I Got Tagged

Looks to be that Britni tagged me to do some kind of fancy-schmanzy survey thing, so since I haven't posted in a week or so I figure I'll humor her.

10 year ago: I was 13, living in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and wondering if I would ever pass 5' in height.

5 things on my to-do list today:
- Work on ConquerWiki
- Check my Conquer Club inbox for questions.
- Eat some macaroni and cheese
- Write on my other blog
- Do the dishes

5 snacks I enjoy:
- Sharp Cheddar Cheese
- Haggen Daaz Ice Cream
- Popcorn
- Double Stuf Oreos
- Cheez-its

What would I do if I suddenly became a billionaire: Whatever the heck I want to because I won't care anymore.

3 bad habits:
- Not clipping fingernails over a trash can
- Talking loudly
- Talking VERY loudly

5 places I have lived:
- Bartlesville, Oklahoma
- Coshocton, Ohio
- Lancaster, Ohio
- Provo, Utah
- England

5 jobs I've had:
- Pretzelmaker
- Newspaper Delivery Boy
- Custodian
- Department Secretary
- Tournament Director

5 things people don't know about me:
- I really don't like stupid people
- I would move to Canada to work for Conquer Club
- I don't like classic literature very much
- I'm not a very big fan of phone conversations
- I can eat 1.5 pounds of pasta in less than five minutes

I tag......Roxy, Julie, and Shelley

Just Doing My Thing

Well, Holly and I cleaned up around the house a little bit this morning and I spent 7 hours working on tournaments and Conquer Club administrative duties.

Not an incredibly dynamic day, but to me it was a good day nonetheless.

Two Days In

Well, I have to say that after two days of school this semester I don't have a whole lot to show for it. We have reviewed the syllabus in all of my classes, and one of my classes only lasted about twenty minutes, but we haven't done much else to speak of. I was incredibly excited to go to my web design class today because it is something I have wanted to learn how to do for the longest time, but I checked my email this afternoon and discovered that class was canceled. Last night there was a snow storm that dumped nearly seven inches of snow on the town. Therefore, my instructor could not make it to Provo from his home in north Salt Lake City and I was left waiting all the way until Monday to learn my first bit of web programming. Needless to say, I was more than just a little bit disappointed.

I'm pretty tired of the snow at this point as well. It has been on the ground for five or six weeks at this point, and there has not been a day when it melts entirely before another snow storm will hit and leave the car buried, and my shoes wet as I walk to school. I wouldn't mind for a freakishly warm weekend that melted all of it, even if only for a day.

I don't know how many people know this, but I have learned to crotchet over the Christmas Break and am now in the process of creating for myself a magnificent blanket that will cover me at all times when I am cold. I don't know if Holly believes I will ever actually finish it, but I promise that I will and it will be the greatest blanket any of you have ever seen.

A Resurrection of Sorts

Today I am thinking that perhaps, just perhaps, I will resurrect the idea of keeping a regular blog about something other than my everyday life. Maybe I will make one about the adventures of college, or I might even be persuaded to return to the CC blogging idea I had so many months ago, but we will see where I end up.

I got a new wallet today. It was the first year in what seems like forever that my Mom didn't buy me a wallet for either my birthday or for Christmas. 2007 must have been a rough year for my wallet as normally I don't keep them for that long. Funny, eh?

Shout-Out to Mom and Dad

I spent the day dealing with parents who thought they needed to do all of the legwork for their children today. I had at least 15-20 mothers, fathers, grandmothers and such arrive at the English Composition Office today trying to add the classes that their children were either too lazy to add for themselves or too stupid to figure out how to add for themselves. I will be honest in saying that I was somewhat disgusted at these parents.

I want to tell my Mom and Dad thanks for teaching me how to do certain things in life on my own. I understand that sometimes folks need a little help, or sometimes people need a companion to help them through a rough experience. However, I am glad my parents taught me how to keep track of the bills on my own, how to go and get the oil changed on my own, how to go talk to teachers on my own, how to go to the doctor on my own, and several other things.

Basically, I'm glad my parents didn't lead me by the hand throughout my entire life because I would be embarrassed if my parents had to go add my classes for me.

Yep, simple as that.

School Once Again

Tomorrow is the first day of school all over again. I feel like I am well prepared to face that monster for yet another semester, but at the same time I am a little nervous. I have always struggled in the literature courses due to the "deeper meaning" that we are supposed to search for when we are reading. Whenever I read a story I approach it as just that: a story. I never take the time to think that perhaps the author is actually trying to tell me something ground-breaking. That is where I struggle to find my place in these classes. I don't know how to respond to everyone when they discuss the hidden messages of oppression or enlightenment and such. I just view it as a story. Perhaps that is why I want to be a manuscript editor at some point.

Holly is both nervous and excited to go back to school. Although, she now has her new "war backpack" as she calls it and she says she is ready to take it on. I think she will do just fine and will probably enjoy herself more than she is ready to believe. At the same time, it will be a bit of an adjustment for me to have both of us in school. I'm not used to her having to do homework too because ever since we got married she hasn't had any homework. I'm used to thinking, "Hey, I'm done with my homework, let's go on an adventure!" I need to quickly convince myself that life is going to work in a different manner now. She was always ready for adventures before, and I'm sure she will still be, but I need to remember that she also has other things to do as well.

School. Work. Holly. Conquer Club. Rinse. Repeat. Fun, eh?

I'd Rather Fall In Chocolate

Today has been a pretty decent day all things considered.

I completed several small projects for Conquer Club, did some work for my own tournaments and leagues, as well as answering a stack of PMs filled with questions. I also cleaned up around the house a little bit, helped take out the trash from fumigating the house, and went to pick up Julie from the airport this evening.

When we got home from the airport we had Shyla, Russell, Julie, Jaren, Rick, Shelley, and Brittany over to play some games and have some fun. Russell and Shyla taught us how to play a couple of new ones and now while I am sitting here typing this blog entry the rest of the house is watching a Divine Comedy DVD.

Movie Night

I think that we are going to go and see the new Denzel Washington movie entitled The Great Debaters this evening. I'm always up for a good Denzel flick, even if I didn't have the chance to see the one I really wanted to see, which I don't even remember the title to now that I think about it. Odd.

I just ate some chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream and it tasted delicious. I also had macaroni and cheese for dinner which was delicious as well.

Three Up, Three Down

Check that out, will ya? Three days in a row to start the year with a blog post. I bet all of you are shaking in your boots with excitement.

Today was a pretty normal day. Work was once again very slow, but I seemed to handle it okay. Found lots of mini projects to take care of with my Conquer Club responsibilities. The site owner and community manager gave me a few new projects to work on over the long term, so I have a few things to do here and there when I feel like it now. As always, the tournaments are running smoothly and things are going well with the players.

I'm somewhat excited for school to start again, especially after receiving a 3.10 as my GPA for the Fall Semester. I worked hard, especially after an incredibly disastrous start to the semester in my grammar class. Worked my way all the way back to a C+ in that class though and had A's and B's in all the others. Looks like getting married was beneficial for my school endeavors to say the least.

More tomorrow!

Back to Work

Today was my first day back at work after nearly two straight weeks off. It was nice to get out of the house to do something during the day and not feel like I was waiting around for something exciting to happen for hours on end. It was a pretty slow day at work, but it was work nonetheless and I got paid. That is what is important.

I also went to buy the textbooks that Holly and I are going to need for the semester and so far I have already spent $500 dollars with several more books left to buy. I didn't think it was going to be that expensive, but I'm sure I'll figure out a way to survive.

Oh, and my mileage is at 0.5 miles so far, but I'm going to win anyways.

Starting the New Year

Well, I have started 2008 by taking down the Christmas tree. Yep, that's about it. I also did some dishes today and decided that while I might not have the most interesting things to say I am going to see how many straight days of 2008 I can make some sort of post on this blog.

Wish me luck.