Rumors of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Hello world! Obviously, it has been a long time since I have posted. In fact, my parents and grandmother have been on the verge of reporting me missing to the state police...LOL. Sorry to be out of touch for so long.

Things have been out-of-control-busy since I got back from Israel. I had 3 assignments I was supposed to work on during the break (damn those evil professors), and since I was unable to get any of them done while I was gone, I have been trying to get caught up. Add to my schoolwork the fact that the store where I work has moved to a new location, requiring me to work a ton of hours since I've been back, and one might understand how I went through a period of several days where I was completely overwhelmed, and depressed. I did not know if I was ever going to get everything done. I am still not done, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I need to finish a paper and a journal for ethics class, and I will be back on track.

I forgot to mention that I got my western philosophy mid-term back last week, and I only got a 77. I worked my arse off for that test, knowing it would be crazy hard, and that was the best I could do. Jeez. I was quite dispirited about it for several days. On the bright side, I got a 95 on my math mid-term, which was a pleasant surprise. Leaving the test room, I felt I had probably missed 3-4, but I only missed one. Cool! That lifted my spirits somewhat.

Everything else has been going pretty well. I have a baseball game later today, so it will be great to spend some time outside in the sunshine.

I have an appointment with my advisor tomorrow morning, so hopefully that will go well. I have been trying to finalize a scenario that will allow me to graduate in December, but it will be tough. I am going to have to take some classes this summer, and I have no idea how I will pay for them. Oh well. Most of the classes I have been looking at for next semester seem really exciting, so that is something to look forward to. I am also going to try to do some independent study stuff, so it will be cool to CHOOSE what I want to research. That's refreshing.

I have been listening to a lot of Neil Young lately, in particular his newest album "Prarie Wind", and older stuff like "Unknown Legend" and "Needle and the Damage Done", and "After the Gold Rush". Great stuff.

I am going to try to put together a presentation on my Israel trip, and have it ready by Easter weekend. Michelle and I will be in Clarksville, and I hope to have something to show to those who are interested.

Peace...

The URL for my Israel trip blog is located here. I will posting there while I am away. I will resume posting here when I get back.

Peace...

The Western mid-term consisted of me filling almost 6 full pages of stuff on Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz. It was probably the 2nd most difficult test I have ever had. Second only to one of my mother's tests in 4th grade math...LOL. Seriously, I was glad that it eventually ended. Whew. Now, I have got a debate at 1:00, then finish some stuff tonight, and spring break can officially begin.

Michelle and I are going to try to do something special Saturday before I leave. I have not got a plan yet, but I will think of something.

I will send out an email tomorrow with all my contact/hotel info, along with the itinerary, for those who are interested.

I hope everyone is doing well. Peace...

My Western Philosophy class met at the professor's house tonight for a 3 hour study session. The test tomorrow is going to be insane. One of my classmates and I are taking a break at Buffalo Wild Wings. Then, I am going to finish my ethics reading journal (due tomorrow) before hitting the rack. I plan to rise early to study more for the western test. Over lunch, I will prepare my stuff for the debate in Ethics class. My team is debating in favor of the abolition of the death penalty. I am supposed to give our opening remarks. I personally do not give a **** about this debate, as I have way too much other stuff to do.

I am beginning to develop a distaste for Tuesdays. Last Tuesday, as you may remember, my Israel trip was cancelled, albeit temporally. Yesterday, I was told that I will not be working my first D-1 game today, in its stead I will be working at Dyersburg. Jeez. I was not given any reason why this happened, other than a "mix-up in the schedule". Oh well. I will get my chance.

Later this morning, I have my math mid-term. Immediately after that, I leave for my game. Tonight, my Western Philosophy class is having a study session at the professor's house. The mid-term for that class is tomorrow, and is shaping up to be quite difficult.

I left ethics class yesterday in a quite-pissed off mood. We were given the assignment for our next paper, which is due the Thursday after we get back from spring break. Which means the professor is expecting us to write most of DURING spring break. With a chuckle, she dismissed our complaints by saying, "I will be in my office during the break", inferring that we should work too. I thought the idea of a spring break was to take a friggin' break. Jeez. One guy turned to me and said, "Aren't you going on that Israel trip?". I replied in the affirmative. He then said, "You'd better take your laptop and do it on the plane". I told him that I had already planned to write two essays for film class on the plane. So, I have no idea how I will write the paper. Also, she gave us the instructions for the second debate, which is tomorrow. As if we do not have any mid-terms this week. Jeez. This class is the most difficult I have ever had in terms of the work load. My Existentialism class was the most difficult in terms of understanding the material, but the sheer work load in this class beats anything I have seen.

I hope everyone is doing well. Peace...