Day 182

Nights in the desert certainly cool off quite nice. Last night, I slept with my window open and I was just fine. I didn't even bother to turn on my ceiling fan. I don't really like sleeping under the ceiling fan because I wake up with an extremely crusty nose and my skin feels really dry.

I figured out camel spiders are the same as sun spiders. I have never seen one alive and up close (thank goodness) and I hope I never will. I was just curious about them because it dawned on me they were probably the same species.

Sun spiders live in the desert. I'm surprised I've never seen one in the Antelope Valley.

I have a lot of work to do this week. I need to get some sleep. Hopefully I will be able to get enough of my homework done so I can go see a movie.

Day 181

I completely forgot to blog about the Lord's Army knocking at my door yesterday. They are very consistent and persistent and whatever other words can be used to describe their desire to preach the gospel.

I just finished the worst paper of my academic career. It's pretty bad. I don't care either. I've sat at my computer far too long. I do think I may take some time off work in August. I just need a week away from the job.

Now is relax time.

I saw a documentary on National Geographic about a little girl born with 8 limbs! It was very interesting. She had two sets of arms and legs. The extra set of arms and legs belonged to a parasitic twin. When they removed the parasitic twin from her body, you'd think they removed an entire child. Everything was there except a head.

I also saw something about Amish Teens and the period in the teens life called Rumspringa. It was really good. I always thought the Amish were super strict but they aren't. They actually allow their teens to decide whether or not to continue with the lifestyle and the church.

Day 180

I spent the day working on my paper. I got more than half-way done so tomorrow I will be pretty much doing last minute touch ups. I don't think the paper is good but it will get me a grade. It's better to get a low grade rather than no grade at all.

Nothing more to report on my front. Until tomorrow.

Day 179

What's in a name? I always wonder how people come up with the names for their children, especially black folk.

For example, my cousin's daughter just had a baby not too long ago. The baby's name? Well, let's just say it's a name that will almost guarantee a permanent place in the unemployment line.

In one of my classes, there was a discussion about names and one person said the company they worked for didn't hire an individual because of his name! So it still happens.

The good thing about becoming an adult is, you can change your name. However, it sucks to have to go through life with a crappy name.

Day 178

How much money are you willing to lose to help someone in your family earn a commission?

My mom wants to have her sister help with locating property to purchase. My aunt is slow as heck. I personally would rather just give my aunt $300 and go with a different realtor than possibly lose out on a great investment opportunity. I'm getting ill just thinking about it.

Anyway, I told my mom to consider looking for another realtor to work with because her sister isn't going to be able to help her look for property the whole time my mom is there. I'd actually prefer my mom get with another realtor from the start.

I must be cold blooded but I never once considered looking at property with my aunt. She's so slow!!! One more person I wish I had a remote control for so I could JOGGLE through the day if I had to spend time with her.

Unfricken real. Well, it looks like I'll just keep saving my money until another huge recession hits.

Day 177

I've reached blogger burnout. I have nothing to say. I can't believe I'm speechless.

Well, I'm not completely speechless but if I don't have anything nice to say, I'm going to do the world a favor and not say anything.

I'm too nice today. I need to be a little mean-er.

There was something I was going to write about but now I think I'm going to pass and write about it another day.

Day 176

I can't wait to be done with school. There are so many things I want to do. The class I'm taking now is kicking my @ss. But I have five more classes after this one and them I'm done. I can do it. Five more classes. That's 30 weeks, 33 if I count the weeks left in the class I'm currently taking.

The Terra Cotta Warriors are going to be at some museum in Orange County. I really want to go and see them because that's the closest I'll be able to get to China for a while.

Why is it when people send me email, it's never worth reading? I hate spam emails.

Day 175

"I'm glad you plan to pull your weight now that the storm has passed. If you were having issues, you should have posted to the learning team forum you were having issues and moved on to try to solve the next problem. Posting a wrong answer is better than not posting anything because at least I'd know you were trying rather than sitting on the couch drinking a beer and watching tv.

I was extremely irritated because all you seem to post to the forum is "Shavonne you're doing a great job." That's was nice but I didn't care. I was more interested in your progress with the problem set.

As far as getting through the problems....my method is, if I couldn't figure it out in 2 hours, I moved on the next question. If I had not gone on to try the other questions after failing to figure out the Chapter 4 problems, I wouldn't have been able to get the answers I got for the other questions. The answers are probably wrong but I least I gave it my best shot."

That's some dialogue I just had with one of my teammates. Can you tell how annoyed I am. You've heard of people with no common sense, right? Well he's one of them.

He got stuck on a problem in Chapter 3 and instead of moving on and working another problem, he just decided, he couldn't do any others. So, I spent my weekend, working on Chapters 1 through 11 for a total of 23 questions. Yeah! And the problems are most likely wrong. Ha! Well, the assignment is going to be turned in on time, but I don't think the answers are correct.

I'm tired. I haven't bathed since yesterday, my left ankle hurts, my right wrist hurts, my eyes hurt, everything hurts.

I think I'm going through menopause. I'm only 22ish so I don't know how that is. This maybe too much info, but my Aunt Flo used to visit every 28 days, now she comes every 20 to 21.

Day 174

I hate being a tattle tale but I felt the need to squeal.

I normally just suck it up and drive on but this is something I couldn't let go.

I'd go into detail, but when I think about it, the subject is rather boring.

I've already forgotten about it.

My weekend was spent working on statistic problems, which wasn't all that bad after someone showed me how to use data analysis in Excel. I wish I had known about it last week. The problem sets I had to complete would have been done sooner.

I can't wait to be done with this class. My next class should be much easier because it's about money. I ♡ money.

I have to get up early to go grocery shopping tomorrow. I want to get back in time to format my homework and do some research for my paper due next Monday.

Day 173

My mom told me about how people can buy houses in Michigan for as little as $1,000. It seems like a good deal; however, I have to wonder how much of a dump the houses are in. Also, would I have to put money into the houses to make them livable?

Anyone who has been to Detroit will know what I'm talking about. I've seen houses that should be condemned and yet there were people living in them. Then there are the houses that should be torn down but the city just let them sit there for years.

There's that saying, if it's too good to be true, then it probably is.

I get Monday off from work. I think I'm going to see a movie tomorrow night or I'll catch the first show on Monday.