Guess What?!?

I HAVE A CAR!! I know it's a little late, I got it on Thursday and I have just been so busy since that I haven't posted yet. I love my little car! The inside is atrocious, much worse than I remembered. Oh well, I got a pretty good deal on some professional upholstery cleaner so I am going to try that, and if it doesn't work, I get my money back. Sweet deal. I think the reason why I love my car is it saved my life. Thursday, the day I bought the car, I drove to Athens even though I knew a bad snow storm was coming. I thought I could out run it but it caught up to me, and let me tell you, it was baaaaad. It took me 3 hours to get from Chillicothe to Athens, normally a 1 hour drive. But the car was great, it handled very well, except when I accidentally hit my breaks too hard. Luckily, I was the only one on the road, because I spun out a full 600 degrees. It was scary, but like I said, the car and myself handled it really well and I got to Athens safe :) So I have had another crazy week, and I have another one coming. I have to sign up for next quarters classes today and I feel like I haven't even started my current quarter. It just went by so fast! But yeah, I'll post some before and after pictures of the interior. I hope this stuff works.

It is the best of times, and the worst of times

It really is. I mean it's not the worst week ever or anything, but in comparison to prior weeks, this is the worst. I still don't have a car. That's right STILL! Me and the guy had a deal for him to deliver it on Tuesday, and here it is Wednesday going on Thursday, and still no car. I really am upset. But he is coming tomorrow morning. Also my ipod broke.
After two and a half faithful years, the screen has cracked beyond the point of usability. I mean it still plays music and all but you can't tell what. Everyone in the family pulled together to get me this device so that is why I have looked up other options, rather than just throwing it out. I have looked online and I can get a new screen for as low as $15, and I would have to install it myself. But it is starting to get a little bit dated. So I was wondering what the consensus was, New ipod, or fix the old. Let me know in the comments.

So, I Met My Car Today...

...and no, I did not take it home. Why? you ask. Well of course the guys other car brokedown, and he politely asked if he could use my car till tuesday when his car gets fixed. Then he will drive my car to me. Of course! Leave it to me to catch another snag, but in general I figured a little compassion and patience never did anyone any harm. I gave him a down payment so he knew I really wanted it, and I have a little contract that we both signed to make sure there was no confusion. But I got to give it a test drive, which was good. It was great! it was the complete manifestation of beater with a heater! But for some reason, I felt connected to the car and just really liked it anyway. I get like that about inatimate objects, I feel like I know what they want, and this car looked like it wanted some love. And I kinda knew that we were meant to be. Even in it's decrepid state it had so much personality, honest!
Anyway, minus the ignition problem and the akward placement of the shifter(it's lower than I'm used to), it runs really strong, and still has a lot of life in it. It's got a bunch of new stuff under the hood, which makes up for the neglected inside. Which definately needs a womans touch, or something! It's pretty dirty, and it is lacking in the front speaker department(it looked like someone tried to put in new ones and never got around to it) But nothing a junkyard visit, a little saudering, and a seat shampooing won't fix.
This is the Valentine from my car...


I don't know, I'm either really inspired, or really dumb, and there is only one way to find out.
So your prayers have been working up to this point, so keep doin what your doin! I sure hope I'm not just dumb, but it feels alright, it feels like I'm making the right choice. Oh well, I can't wait till tuesday!

Victory Is Mine!

Take that all you nay-sayers(a.k.a. myself) I have procured the item of my desire at last. A car with my name all over it!


It is not a honda, but it has everything I wanted in a car, besides the honda name. It is a 1997 Hyundai accent, stickshift, two door, in almost perfect running condition. The only things wrong with it are the windows don't roll down all the way, and the inside plastic door handle on the drivers side broke,but you can still get out. I am so excited and will be getting it on Friday, or Saturday at the latest.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

No car for me :(

Wow, my patience is running thin. I am so tired of looking for cars, yet everyday there I am looking on craigslist, calling people and not getting a car. Oh well... I'm kind of being particular on the car I buy, because I need it to last me at least a year. I mean I could have had like 4 ford tempo's and 6 geo metro's, but I know they won't even last the trip to Chillicothe.
Anyway, today was an alright day, but let me tell you, my head sure does hurt. If any of you are farmiliar with audio production, you may have heard of the program "Pro-Tools" it is basically and virtual interface of a normal analog mixing board. Well since I am in the audio class, I decided that I am going to learn the program to the fullest of my ability. I don't know, I just really want to do it. So today was day 1, I sat down and did like 4 hours of introduction demos and learned how to do about 2 things. Oh well you have to start somewhere, but I actually learned more just playing around with the program than from the tutorials. But they are really helpful. Well that's all for now, I just wanted to let you know that i did not get the car. so sad.
oh yeah, does anyone know why blogger won't let my spellcheck, I push the icon and nothing happens, same with the picture icon. hmph, puzzling.

Get out of my dreams, and give me a car!

So I'm looking to enter more into the adult world by owning my first car. I already got my drivers license, went to prom, graduated from high school, moved out of the house, got a speeding ticket... You know, everything that brings you from childhood, into an official adult. After weeks of looking at potential cars, sending countless emails, calling countless people, and either getting no response or people not wanting to sell it to me because they think I could do better than their car, I have found my car. It is a 1992 stick shift Honda civic. I am in love! It has high miles and a tire rod that needs replaced but all in all it fits my needs. I mean all I really need/can afford is a beater with a heater and I'm good. I will know tomorrow if it is to be mine and I am so excited I can barely study! So everyone pray for me, and hope that it all works out!


And now for my report on everything else.
I am doing pretty good in school right now. I am struggling with the audio class because of the imposing nature of trying to understand everything there is about sound. But I am just going to sit down with my book this weekend become one with the world of audio production. I am doing alright with my other classes, but I am now halfway through the quarter and that's when things start to get tough. I have a 10 page term paper due at the end of the quarter that I haven't even thought about. So if any of you have any ideas for a sociology term paper pertaining to social issues in our culture, let me know.
This weekend was Drew's b-day and Whitney drove me to Athens to celebrate. I got him a sweet b-day present, pulling my inspiration from the "Dave Brown's-Book of awesome ideas" and wrote out "the 19 things that remind me of Drew". It wasn't as awesome as I had hoped because of the lack of "moolah" but Drew loved it. So we sat around and talked and had a really nice time. But I was feeling a little down in the dumps, because I felt like no one besides Drew remembered or even cared about me in Athens. But that quickly changed when I walked into the house that Drew's B-day party was at.
I was ambushed, everyone yelled my name and proceeded to hug me,pick me up, and give me kisses on the cheeks. Drew's room mate Jeremy even put me on his shoulders and carried me around and I was giving everyone high-fives. I had no idea that people cared that much. All night one by one everyone came up to me specifically to tell me how much they missed me and that they love it when I'm around, it was a good feeling.
So I have been smiling ever since! Drew was nice to me, I feel loved, I feel like people care, I might be getting my first car. This has just been a very good week.

In your face Dave and Rosa

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And I did my other blog and I got the genius score. I think I am just the most smartest of the bloggers.

Paper City Party!

Yes, the rumors are true. I went out!! This is a milestone in OU-Chillicothe history for me, and I wanted to tell everyone in the fam about it.(P.S. Chillicothe is commonly referred to as "Paper City" because of it's paper mills, and if nothing else, it makes it sound, in the words of the natives "cooler") I sound like a nerd deprived of social contact my whole life, but this is really the only time in my life that I haven't had a group of friends to associate with. But anyway, I went to a show with my friend Whitney and saw some local bands play. That part was fun, except I was being too critical about the intonation of the guitars, the excess of volume, and the different kinds of cymbals the drummer used. Well ti's my nature to be like that. But the real fun was the gathering after. I met some really cool people, and besides being viciously attacked by a cat(see picture), I really enjoyed myself. The hand looks a little better since I've gotten out of the shower, but believe me it was much worse before.

In other news, I finally got my Psychology book in the mail! I ordered it on the 8th and received it the 19th. This unfortunate event led to a 6 out of 10 on my quiz(pretty good for guessing). But it's OK because I got 3 points of extra credit as well:) I also am over my kidney infection after having to miss some school and lie in my bed for 3 1/2 days moving only to get more water and take more pills. I also got a nice visit from mom, and she was kind enough to let me borrow the car to go visit Drew last Sunday. We had a really nice time, even if he is being a punk.

My other big news is I went to the chiropractor this week. You know I went in there, said my back kinda hurt, you know not a big deal. Well, after doing a test to measure the tension of my muscles(see below), he was concerned about how much my muscles were compensating for my spine. On the left is a normal back, the right is mine. All red, and some muscles even at a tension of 210% more than normal, and after getting my X-rays it was clear what the problem was.
9 of my discs from my shoulders to mid back were rotated about 60 degrees to the left and perfectly straight, which is not a good thing. Along with that I had 1 pinched disc in my neck and 2 in my lower back. He was surprised I wasn't in more pain, and I was surprised no one had noticed earlier. So he's been cracking my back into place, and I've been re-training my back muscles to move properly, since I've had a misaligned spine for an estimated 4 to 6 years!
So besides finding out I have the back of a 45 year old, and one leg is longer than the other, I feel a lot better thanks to Dr. Hanes.
That's about it, I've been studying up on my audio theories, reading my psych and soc books, and dreaming in sign language. I'm beginning to be homesick again, but hopefully school will keep me busy enough not to notice.

The Party's Over

Yes it is true, the party is over. I am back at school again, and so far off to an alright start. A lot of good things and a lot of bad. I like both my Psych teacher and my DSI teacher(who is deaf) and I am excited for both the classes. It's crazy though; to get an A in DSI I have to go to the silent camp out. Yes that is a whole weekend using nothing but sign... It's not till May so I have time to get ready, but right about now I am not so sure I could do that. I have a deaf teacher and that seems hard enough! But I think it will be a lot of fun, I also may have to find a ride up to Columbus for another mandatory deaf event. But it's true, the only way to truly learn ASL is to immerse yourself into deaf culture. So school is alright so far, but it's more work than I thought. I have to go to the doctor really soon because I have the most painful kidney infection right now. Unfortunately I can't afford to go to the doctor until Thursday night or Friday, because I can't miss school. I can tough it out though, I am keeping it at bay with cranberry juice and lots and lots of water. But boy do I feel terrible right now. Hopefully I'll feel better soon. Also, Drew and I are taking a break right now. It's hard on my emotions, but we are still there for each other and no bridges have been burned, but let me tell you I am struggling a little bit with the whole thing. I think it's for the better so I have to just let things play out. oh well wish me luck.

Happy Two-Thousand-Great

I got home from Virgina on the 23 of December and preceded to have a great Christmas with family and then later with friends, I have pictures but they are on another computer and I am on my friends. So maybe I'll post 'em, maybe not. I am feeling so unmotivated these past few days. My New Year started great but by the end of the night, I ended up having the worst night of my life. No details necessary, but I spent the first day of the year miserable, crying on Drew 's basement couch...great start. Ever since I have just been in a daze, I think because it was the first day of my new year, any other day I think I would be fine by now, but eh.
I leave Sunday for Chilli and I hope all is well with Lois(my landlady). I haven't spoken to her yet, but she doesn't have a cell phone, and I think she is visiting her daughter in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Yes, it does exist. and no it's not just right on the border in between the two states(If you don't get it, look at a map of the U.S.)
Today I took Gabey to the airport and then picked up Rosa and Dave. It's going to be weird not being with them everyday, but I have to adjust to a lot of things all over again, I can't decide if I want a job in Chilli or not, if I want to add another class, let alone if I want to stay down there, geeze. This is too much to think about right before bed but I just wanted to give everyone a heads up.
I start school the 7th so I'll probably be posting then, love you all.