decisions decisions

I've been thinking about grad school alot lately, mainly West Virginia. I went on their Dept. of History website and looked at the requirements to get into their grad school. You need a 3.0 in history courses and like 1000 on GRE's. I figured it out that if I get an A in every class for my last two semesters (spring and summer) I can raise my GPA in history classes up to a 3.2 actually, which is awesome, but the likelyhood of that happening are slim to none. I mean, maybe a few A's, but not ALL A's. I'm not even sure I'm going to pass Reformation Europe and Introduction to Historical Studies. I'm concerned about those two. I just really have to devote myself to those classes. I KNOW I can get an A in my Jefferson and Jackson class, I just have to try. I was also looking at the classes and stuff, and man, its a HECK of alot of work. I'm not sure I want to spend another two and half years in school, but imagine how much more knowledgeable I'd become. You also need 3 recommendation letters "who know your academic abilities." I have NO ONE who can write those. I never really talk to my teachers, that's mostly because I haven't been the best student. I can see maybe one of my teachers doing it. I just don't know. I've been thinking WVU because its in a historically rich state and its basically the exact opposite of Florida (cold and not flat as opposed to hot and flat). I'm tired of south Florida and I want some sort of difference. I want to know why everyone comes to south Florida. Is winter really THAT bad? I'd like to find out for myself. As you already know, I've been thinking about not being an RA next semester. I like being an RA, I just wish that I had a better relationship with my residents. I always see RAs in the dorms who are almost best friends with their residents. That's so hard to do in the apartments and I feel like everyone just thinks of me as a burden and annoying. If I was evaluating myself as an RA, I think I suck,lol. There's only one person who can change that, and thats me. I've got to change my study habits, get my butt to the library almost everyday, go around and talk to my residents more and be a better RA. Life seems kind of tough at the moment but I suppose its all works out in the end, I just don't see how it can at the moment. This might be the most depressing blog I've written since I had a Live Journal! Boy those were some sucky times, stupid too,lol. Well, I was stupid then, maybe the times weren't. I put my Christmas lights up around my room, they're nice and I enjoy them. I can't wait to get my Christmas tree! I love Christmas time. I wonder if my sister will be around then. She lives in Indiana now, thats far! It'd be nice to have the whole family together, thats always fun. Even though I don't really like going to mass with my dad, I always loved Christmas Eve mass because the whole family was there, it was usually pretty cold, we usually got pizza after and it was just a very pleasant time, and exciting knowing that I was going to get presents the next morning! Wow, if that's not the longest sentence I've ever written. I never write this late but I didn't feel like going to bed, even though I'm really tired. I just thought I'd write to you all. I hope you enjoyed it!

Shalom

Dan

Someone let the air out of my balloon..

...and now I have no motivation to do much of anything, school work or RA work. I feel deflated, last week is what did it. I BOMBED both my midterms. They are both worth 20% so we'll see how everything else goes. I only need a C, as long as I pass I'll be happy. Sorry for not posting yesterday, I didn't switched desk hours with Stephen. I'll be taking his shift tomorrow instead. I am quite tired today, I'm probably going to go take a nice nap after this. Oh, I did get a B on my book review and I'll probably get the same grade on my oral history project as well, I haven't presented yet, but I will on Thursday. I've got a program tonight that should be fun. It's an educational with Veronica. It's about sustainability and we are going to build bridges out of stuff that you can recycle. I want Virtual Drumline 2. I want to try to start writing music. I've been thinking of some cool licks that I think we can play. I've really got to work hard the rest of the semester if I want to pass and stay on track to graduate at the end of the summer. I want to get out of Florida if I go to grad school, I'm thinking West Virginia. I want get out of Florida to see why people come here. Does every other place suck so bad? Is that why people flock to South Florida? Plus, I'd like to go to someplace that is historically rich and West Virginia seems like a cool place. Oh, and I'd like to go somepace that has an established football progam,lol. I've been to a place that is just starting out, I'd like to go someplace that is just the opposite of that. I can't believe that I could be graduating college soon, that's just plain ridiculous. What am I going to do after that? I'm not really scared about it or anything, its just weird to think that I am going to be solely responsible for my well being, for the most part anyway. Oh, well I'm sure that you are wondering how my gator hunt went. Well, we didn't get one. It was just had the worst luck this year from hunting during a full moon (somehow it affects everything in nature) to losing harpoons to 20 mph winds blowing us all over the lake. I could tell you the entire story, but I don't feel like typing that much. Long story short, we hooked one, harpooned it, my brother went to bangstick it, he didn't hit it hard enough so the bullet didn't go off and the gator took off and then the harpoon came out. Game over. It was 3:00 AM, about 45 degrees and blowing about 20mph winds. It was time to go home. Too bad, there's always next year. And yes, Isabella is still as cute as ever. The Five Iron Frenzy DVD is coming out "this winter" and I'm VERY excited for it! I went back and read one of my blogs and I REALLY jump from subject to subject,lol. I put up my Christmas lights in my room last night. I know its only October, but I love Christmas and it just felt right. I can't wait until Thanksgiving weekend when I'll buy my tree! Well alrighty, I guess I've bored you enough.

Love,

Dan

blogging on a tuesday morning?!

Sure, what the hay, I'm a fun loving guy! So my test this morning didn't go THAT bad, but I still think it went bad. There were 3 questions that I had no clue what the answer was and probably a couple others that I did not get completely right. It will depend on how difficult he grades them, hopefully I did well enough to get a C+. I have a program today at 4. It's a sand soccer tournament. I hope it goes well and there's a good turnout. After that's over I have my staff meeting, then after that I'm going to go to the library to do my book review. I'm hoping to get it completely done tonight. It only has to be 3 pages so that shouldn't be too bad. Then tomorrow I'm going to interview my dad about his involvement in the Vietnam War for my oral history project, and yes, that's for the same class that my book review is due. I'm hungry and I want to take nap. I was sort of hoping that next week would slow things down a bit, and they sorta do because I don't have any assignments due that week, but I have to start working on my research papers. I was looking at my calendar last night trying to figure out a good day to be done with them was, and I came up with...any day before the due date is fine,lol. Actually I'm hoping to have BOTH papers done, the one for Jefferson and Jackson as well as my history of coal mining in the Appalachian mountains for my HIS 3150 class. Man I can't for that class to be over, but I do want to write a good paper. If I work my butt off for the next two or three weeks, meaning spending a couple hours a night in the library doing my papers then I think I can have them done by the third week of November, BUT, I also have ANOTHER paper due the 3rd week of November, so that sort of throws a wrench in the bicycle tire that is my paper writing process. Although I think that paper isn't very difficult, its about a movie afterall and the teacher says he wants us to "have fun" with it. Man, this has to be really boring for you to read, all I do was babble on about school. I need to start making these blogs more exciting for you, my loyal reader/s. I guess thats all for now. This weekend should be fun, filled with lots of alligators and cute babies!

Good day all

Dan

You can't handle this..

Although I'm sure you can, I just felt like starting the week off by being very cliche and using lyrics to a song that I'm listening to at the moment. It's a Five Iron Frenzy song and its about being a geek in high school. OK, enough of this nonsense, let's get down to some serious blogging. Let's see, what do I usually talk about here, oh yes, school! School sucks this week. I feel like I've mentioned that before. Its just this stupid Intro to Historical Studies class. I have THREE things do this week in that class. A midterm-which he barely gave a review for, a book review-totally fine with, I haven't read the book but that doesn't matter, and an oral history project- I'm hoping I can interview Oscar sometime today to get that out of the way. Now I just don't see the point in having all those things in one week, especially when its only a TR class. The teacher is just a mean old man who makes his class hard just for the heck of it. Well at least now if I'm a teacher I can say, "I had this one professor in college that was blah blah blah..." Hooray for that. Oh, and I also have a midterm in my Reformation Europe class. I really like that class. I've taken great notes in that class so hopefully it pays off. I'll hopefully be starting to study for it on Wednesday. On Thursday I'll be doing a study group for it so that will help too. The best thing about this week is that when its over I get to see Isabella! I'm going gator hunting again with my brother to fill his last tag. I want a 12 footer. Anyways, back to the baby. I hope she remembers me! i can't wait to see her and give her a big hug and kiss! Its weird that babies make people do that. I've a program tomorrow, its a Sand Soccer Tournament, which reminds me, I need to make shirt for the winners. I hope its a good turnout. I really can't believe how busy things are. Man, if I wasn't an RA and there was no marching band life would be SO much easier. I want to play on my friend's flag football team that plays in Ft. Lauderdale. I'd also like to be in a bowling league, but those things can't really happen if I'm an RA. Oh well, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. I say "we" because I want you to feel like you are apart of this blog. I sound like Libby Larsen, ha! Those of you that did not attend the concert will have no idea what I'm talking about, and I'm OK with that, I like keeping people in the dark in what is supposed to be someplace that people can see what I'm REALLY talking about. Dani is taking my 9AM desk hour since I took her 10AM desk hour last week so hooray for that. Although I can't really go back to bed because I have class at 11 and if I go back to sleep I won't wake up until like 1:00, lol. I've got too much work to do anyway. I seem to only write once a week, maybe thats enough. Things might get too old if I update too often because my life is so boring. Alrighty peeps, I'ma peace outa here.


Nad

monday morning bloggyness

Good morning folks, today is Monday and that means that I'm at the desk with nothing better to do than talk to you fine people. Actually, that's not true, I have a book to read but I'm too tired at the moment to comprehend anything so I'll read it. It's called "The Cheese and the Worms" its a book about the study of pop culture in the 16th century, my teacher says we'll like it, but I'm not going to take his word for it( ::sings reading rainbow noise::). I like being at the desk alone, but only when its not busy. Right now its nice and quiet, no one here, I can sit back, listen to some music on my phone, think about junk and pour my heart and soul out to you. My heel huuuuuuuurts. Not right now, but it does a lot. It's weird. Its numb on the outside and sometimes it will hurt so much that I can't walk. It doesn't matter if I'm running or not (although it doesn't help) because the other day I woke up at like 5 and it hurt so bad that I could not go back to sleep. Crap, I just remembered I have a bulletin board to do tonight. Oh well. I bought a new golf bag last night, it was only $40. You can't really beat that, I'm excited about it. OK, let's see what else we've got here...I've REALLY got to start working on my two research papers and I plan on working on them after next week because thats when my midterms and stuff will be done so I can focus more on them. I'm also going gator hunting again with my brother next weekend. I can't wait to so Isabella, she makes me happy. After that I won't really do anything but work on research papers and study and read. Woo! I am going to Disney in Novemeber for a day with Aneysi though! The FIF DVD is coming out "this winter" which probably means it will come out the last day of winter,lol. I hope that there's a video of the last show. I told Katie that if there was that I'd cry, and I probably would,lol. But I don't think there will be. I know there will be live footage, but probably not the last show. Oh well, at least its coming out...7 years later. What should I do for my bulletin board? That's another thing I wouldn't have to worry about if I wasn't an RA, although I sort of feel like I will just stick it out. We'll see what happens. I'm wearing a red shirt. I figured I'd let you know what I was wearing just in case you were sitting there, "hmm, I wonder what color shirt Dan has on." Your welcome" I REALLY hope that I don't have 8AM class next semester or 8 AM desk. That would make me very happy, yes, very happy indeed. I need to call my mother, I'll probably call her after I get off desk duty but she'll probably be in a meeting like she is every Monday morning when I call her. Maybe today will be different. Showbread is playing a show in West Palm Beach on Wednesday, I hope I can leave band early so I can make it. It'd be nice to go with someone, but who? None of my friends like them,lol. The book I have to read by Wednesday is 128 pages, I think I can do it, plus if I don't finish it I don't think it will be that bad, just as long as I finish it by Friday, then I'll spend all weekend reading another book and studying and doing a book review for my Intro to Historical Studies class. Man I can't for this class to be over. I just really don't like that teacher. Oh well, gotta get it done. I wish marching band was cancelled today, that would've been awesome. Well ladies and gents, I think we've come to the end. I hope you hate it.

Love,

Dan