Day 70

I've got ten minutes before my bedtime. I had planned on being in bed by 9 p.m. but got sidetracked by school.

A new class. Yes! I can't wait to get it over with. I'm somewhat saddened that a few people weren't going to be in this class, as I got used to seeing their names.

I've got so much to do tomorrow.

I heard on the radio this morning that George Clooney got the wrinkles on his balls removed. I can't believe men actually do that. I can understand why he did it. He's dating a woman half his age! I would say more but you know what I'm thinking.

I have got to stop biting my fingernails. They look so nasty. I haven't been able to kick the habit since returning home. Maybe I will once I'm finished with school.

I can't stop searching the internet on Sisterlocks. I've noticed there are a couple of consultants with their own websites but these consultants don't live in California.

What's up with that? Either the consultants in California are booked or they are not interested in growing their business. This will make it difficult for me if I decide to lock my hair. I want to do as much research as I can without calling in Southern California consultants and scheduling a consultation.

I must go to bed now. I will post something more interesting tomorrow.

Day 69

I almost went to bed without posting to my blog. I've been watching Ugly Betty. I don't think I have it in me to write a spec script for Grey's Anatomy because I don't have any knowledge about being a doctor. I could do some research. I don't know. I'll just have to start writing something to see how it goes. I still have over a year before I plan to apply for that writing fellowship.

Back to Ugly Betty. I'm really surprised she would date a baby daddy. Is this the new thing to do or something? Are there no men who are responsible with their sperm? Or am I just getting behind the times?

I'm not sure what to think. I dated baby daddies when I was 15 up until last year when I finally turned 22 and swore I would never go there again.

Tomorrow is my last day of class. Next year around this time I'll be preparing for a trip to China. I'll also be getting my digital SLR camera.

Well, I don't have much to write about. I'm going to bed now.

Day 68

I went back to Kaiser this morning to have some blood drawn. The lab was packed with people needing to have their blood drawn for one reason or another. I guess I will know in a couple of weeks if I definitely have Valley Fever. I feel fine by the way. I think this is one of those bugs that will creep up on you and zap you at the last minute.

My mother had Valley Fever when we first moved to California. She was bed ridden for a couple of months. I don't know much about it. I'll have to look it up on the Internet.

A soldier from the Lord's Army came by the house today. He was rather pleasant and very clean cut. There were several of them walking through the neighborhood, each dressed in khakis, light blue long-sleeve button up shirts and ties, with a Bible and information pamphlets about their church in their hands.

(NOTE TO SELF: Get a 'No Solicitors' sign.)

Anyway, soldier did manage to get me interested in seeing a performance by the church's orchestra; however, I doubt I will attend. I get the feeling attending one of these functions will have them expecting me to attend all their functions, like church and Bible study for which I have no interest in.

This got me thinking, why don't Jews go around trying to spread the Gospel according to the Torah? It would be nice to see some representation from their camp. I mean, Christians and Muslims seem to be building armies for Armageddon, do Jews not think about Armageddon at all?

I think I can understand why they don't openly recruit. Years of persecution will do that. However, how does someone become Jewish? Does one have to be born Jewish in order to be Jewish? Is becoming Jewish as difficult as depicted in Sex and the City? I think I know they perfect place to go with my questions. Hopefully, I won't insult him/her because that's not my intent.

Speaking of which, I dated a guy that had a small patch of hair on one side of his back. I didn't understand why it was only on one side. One small patch of hair seemed like a mistake on God's part but two small patches on both sides would have seemed more deliberate.

I must get back to my studies.

Day 67

I just got a phone call from my primary physician (it's 8:30 p.m.). A few weeks ago, I went to the doctor because I had a really bad cough I couldn't get rid of. He put me on antibiotics and an inhaler and had some lab work done to see if I had Valley Fever (there has been an unusual number of cases this year).

They ran two tests and one test came out positive for Valley Fever and the other came out negative. My doc wanted me to come back to have some more lab work done to see if I'd test positive (again) for Valley Fever.

The antibiotics the doc gave me (doxycycline) is the same antibiotics I had to take when I was in Afghanistan. That crap made me sick as a dog. While taking the antibiotic, I was unusually tired, loopy, and on occasion I puked so I stopped popping those pink pills. I just couldn't handle being sick and having to deal with @ssholes all day long. I hope I didn't catch some kind of bug like malaria or something.

I'm not good at taking pills so when my doc gave me 14 days worth of the same antibiotic, I took it anyway because I was desperate to get rid of my cough. I have a feeling I'm going to regret not taking those pink pills when I was in Afghanistan.

There was a discussion at Brunsli's blog about the lack of black faces in Sex and the City. For some reason, it's unfathomable that Carrie Bradshaw didn't have black friends.

I personally never watch a show because of the number of black faces in it. Black folk are only 12% of the population in the U.S. So if there is a show with four characters, it's unrealistic to think that one of those characters would be black.

Day 66

I'm going to admit, I have very little interest in shows featuring black characters as the lead characters.

I used to watch Girlfriends until Toni decided she wanted her 'girlfriends' more than she wanted her husband. I didn't understand that. Not only did she choose her 'girlfriends' but she decided she didn't want to be a mother, too.

Then when her husband wanted custody of the baby, Toni decided she wanted the baby. WTF? That whole story line really ticked me off so I stopped watching the show.

I watched an episode of Soul Food where Bird decides she wanted to abort her unborn child because it dawned on her that she married a thug. This is the other thing that got me, her thug husband had turned his life around and was successfully running a grocery store, which was owned by Bird's family! So, I stopped watching that show, too. I have the first season on DVD, I doubt I will buy the others (if they ever make it to DVD).

I pretty much only watch science fiction shows now. I'm a huge fan of Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles. I absolutely love Heroes. I can't wait for that show to come back. I think Monica Dawson, the black female character on the show with the power to imitate after watching it, won't last very long on the show. I wonder if Monica will be able to regenerate if she watches Claire or fly if she watches Peter. I suspect her power is limited to only those abilities that can be learned rather than genetic. I still like the implicit meaning behind her character-you can do anything if you put your mind to it. All you need is for someone to show you how.

Day 65

Ahh. I will get to go to bed before 11 pm. It feels great. I didn't go to class tonight. I will save that for tomorrow.

I've been thinking a lot about my hair and how I can't wait until next year to do something about it.

I had lunch with a friend today and he helped me calm my fears and doubts about school.

Virugo. What do you think this means?

I watched America's Next Top Model. I'm gunning for Allison. I don't like her. I hope she goes home tonight.

Time for elimination:
She's in the bottom two. Who will go home? Oh, oh, she's about to cry. Will she break down? I want to smack her. I think she's going to cry. Tyra calls..Dominique. Yes! And Allison breaks down crying. She's going home but what a great attitude! Yes, those pictures will come in handy. Take a hike.

Girlicious. You know why this group will be forgotten? The girls can't sing. And the group's name doesn't have 'p^ssy' in it. They should call themselves 'P^ssilicious' and maybe they will have a loyal heterosexual male following.

Day 64

I'm going to keep this post short because I really need to get to bed and get some sleep. The fatigue is really starting to get to me.

I had the most horribly busy day at work. My day will get just as busy tomorrow but enough about work.

School is going. It's not great it just exists. I got into it with my instructor over his grading policies. I haven't logged into class yet to see his response.

I don't know if I'll be able to go without a break in school. I think I may need to take a couple of weeks off, the only thing is my family will want me to spend that time with them and I really don't want to any air traveling unless it's out of the country. Sitting in someone else's house for two weeks doesn't appeal to me.

I was totally grossed out by Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Why are they trying to start a romance between John and Cameron? Sure Cameron isn't really John's sister, but that's how they are passing her off as on the show. Gross isn't it? Not only that, but to fall in love with a robot? I know that must be every man's fantasy. She's pretty, she'll never age or get fat, and she'll do whatever you want her to do.

You know what sucks about all this? Men get fembots, women get vibrators. Men get the imitation of a whole woman, while women just get the diques.

At least they have some eye candy on the show. Brian Austin Green. Yumm-ee. He's come a long way from his Beverly Hills 90210 days.

Day 63

There's a reason why I'm a big advocate for home schooling. If you haven't heard the news about what's going in California over education budget cuts- Google it. I don't have time to post links to this story. There should be dozens of them on the Internet.

I was reading a cover story about the school budget cuts in the Antelope Valley press and a Antelope Valley High School student's journal was quoted. This student's grammar and punctuation was HORRIFIC and here the Governator is going to cut the school budget!

Off with his head!!!!

No child left behind?! Hmmm...Yeah. I get it now. If a third grader is having difficulty reading and writing, just pass him on to the next grade. It won't matter if he can't keep up with his peers. You can just keep passing him to the next grade and the next until he's a senior in high school and can barely read or write just like that student quoted in the Antelope Valley Press.

And the Governator wants to cut the school budget by hundreds of millions of dollars.

I'm pissed, I'm tired. Have a great dang day.

Day 62

We had a power outage today because the wind was so strong. I was in the middle of conducting research.

It's a good thing I have an extra battery for my computer. I was able to write the introduction to the team assignment. (I feel like slapping one of my teammates because she didn't bother to check in until Friday night and she had no clue what she wanted to write about either, which really pissed me off but I decided I wouldn't give her an @ss chewing like I did three weeks ago.) Did I just ramble?

I had the most uneventful Sunday EVER (so far). I'm sure I will have more. I did get to read a chapter of a book I bought years ago. It's turning out to be quite interesting. Character-conflict-conclusion, the elements of a good premise. I will have to remember this when I start my writing samples.

I discovered Safari has tabs, too! It's a relief. Tabs are a necessity when surfing the net.

Well, that's all I have to write about.

Day 61

I've been doing some more searching on Sisterlocks. I'm almost 85% certain I want them. I think the only thing that will convince me 100% is to meet with a consultant. I don't want to meet with a consultant until I have the time to potentially get the locks installed.

I came across another great Sisterlock blog (Tina Goes Au Naturel). It's really hard to find blogs to read because people don't update their blogs. I can imagine how one can forget about a blog. I've been blogging for over 4 years and before this year, I was a sporadic blogger.

I used my inhaler for the first time. I was having trouble breathing while playing pool. I think I inhaled that blue chalk that goes on the tip of the pool cue because my trouble breathing started just after rubbing chalk on my cue.

I need to pay my tuition on Monday. I keep putting it off but I will need to pay it before my next class starts.

I don't have much to write about today.