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[27 Apr 2006|01:17am] |
Well, it's been a year and a half since I've used this journal. There are still some people on my friends list that I lost touch with when I switched, or I wonder why we ever stopped talking.
So, if you remember, if you want to say hi, or catch up, or whatever... leave me a comment. Let me know. Part of me wants to delete this journal, but part of me just can't....
Ann
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[12 Sep 2004|10:18pm] |
I now have a little puppy helper that pops up on my screen. He makes me happy.
Got him to replace that annoying paperclip... bah.
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| Stolen from Lexy's away message |
[10 Sep 2004|03:28am] |
The Lord has a way of revealing those of us who really know him, and those that don't! Think about it! Kerry gave a big speech last week about how his faith is so "important" to him. In this attempt to convince the American people that we should consider him for president, he announced that his favorite Bible verse is John 16:3. Of course the speech writer meant John 3:16, but nobody in the Kerry camp was familiar enough with scripture to catch the error. And do you know what John 16:3 says? "They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me." The Spirit works in strange ways. Pass it on VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!! You decide!
(Note: I haven't verified this. It's far too late to do such a thing, but I wanted to get it on here before I forgot it.)
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| My *first* college essay!! |
[05 Sep 2004|10:07pm] |
If you wanted to examine an orange, you would have to look at every aspect of it- its innermost details- to figure out what makes it work. Limiting yourself to a simple analysis of the peel would leave you mighty incomplete, indeed. A study of the United States is no different- you need to dig deep past the superficial level and understand each of the specific areas of study in order to compare the whole to other countries and fully understand what it is that you are studying. Area studies and comparative analysis are intertwined disciplines- one cannot stand without the other, and they work off each other to explain the basis of understanding.
Specific area studies are the first step of a thorough investigation. One of the most important aspects to study to explain a country is its history- everything is made up of its past and its present is incomplete without this consideration. An in-depth understanding of the culture is also different- in a country as diverse as the United States, this offers its own, unique challenges in that what is acceptable in one part of the country may be almost foreign in another region. Also, the world of today is grossly influenced by money, as such; economic studies are more than vital in order to obtain information on a county- in fact, economic trends and influences tend to be the very root of all other area studies and disciplines within a country, from its trade to it’s style of government, all the way down to its political parties.
Once you obtain appropriate information about the previously specified “specific areas” of the United States as a country, the next step is comparing this to identical information from the other countries of the world. Information on its own can only be taken at face value, but once it is compared to other date from other countries, its relative value can be determined. By determining relative value, one can get a concept of the way a country relates to other countries, if the certain aspects examined earlier are better or worse for the specific country, and how it ranks, overall, which also influences the same specific values thusly examined.
For the United States, specifically, such results from such comparisons would be widely varied. The United States is one of the most powerful countries in the world, and to compare it to similar countries, such as Great Britain, China, or Australia would yield vastly different sentiments than comparing it to Guatemala, Kuwait, or Ethiopia. This fact, however, is evidence itself to be used in a study of the United States.
Apples to oranges gives much more specific information that examining the orange itself, sure, but specific details much be known on the orange as well. Imagining the United States as that orange, it only seems to make sense that it must be examined fully, in and of itself, and in relation to other world countries, in order to be fully understood by the person studying it. A fact can only be examined to a certain extent before it loses its worth, but its intrinsic value can only be determined by figuring out where it stands in the prolific “grand scheme of things.” As such, the only practical way to study the United States is from the inside out- the specific themes and lenses of area of the United States all the way out to the way it related to the entire scope of study- the vastness of the world.
Someone give me feedback- I'm spazzing about this terribly.
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[03 Sep 2004|01:03am] |
So everyone knows, I'm getting out of G-ville for the storm and heading down to Orlando. Yes, I know Orlando will be worse, but I'll be in a HOUSE, and with family (including pets).
Anyway, right now they're saying we're looking at TWENTY (20) straight hours of hurricane force winds. That's, like... NEVER happened. Ever. It's a huge storm, and it's sooo slow. Yeah, so I'm scared again.
But anyway. I'll be getting back with ya'll as soon as I can. I don't know what my computer situation will be after I leave here in about an hour... but I will do what I can.
I'll post my cell number in a Friends Only entry right after this. Wish me luck....
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[02 Sep 2004|11:57pm] |
secretofinfinity: stupid fucking hurricanes
This is Vega: whoa
This is Vega: hurricanes can do that?
secretofinfinity: apparently
This is Vega: i mean, i guess the eye has to be useful for something, but i never thought of that
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[02 Sep 2004|06:54pm] |
I am now a TRUE American...
...I owe the government a large sum of money.
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| Planning |
[01 Sep 2004|04:52am] |
Nothing gets me as stoked as planning something about the future.
Also, I think that's the first time in my life I've used the word "stoked." But, it seems appropriate. Definitely fired up. Woot.
So yes, I've decided to make my schedule such that it would ALLOW me to devote sophomore year to the astronomy minor. (Doesn't mean that if I decide I can't handle Calc I or Intro to Physics I can't drop the whole deal... just means I'm making myself able to attempt it.) But anyway. I'm looking into what classes to take next semester and over summer, and I'm already all hyped up for it! heh
I know you're gonna say to worry about this semester first, especially surviving football season in marching band... but it's nice to look ahead. Motivates me to do well, so I can ENJOY what I'm already planning.
'Tis so exciting! *squeals*
Oh... and now they're saying we're gonna get a direct hit from Frances. What the hell is up with that? Maybe they'll cancel the fball game so I can go home! But there's still trash all over Orlando from Charley... can we say "projectiles?" Meh. And I don't wanna be without power again! *tear*
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| By the way... |
[01 Sep 2004|12:29am] |
In other news tonite... I now have a bright green bra.
Why do I have a bright green bra, you may ask?
Well, it's simple, really. See, I had a white bra, and I had dark green sheets that I hadn't washed yet. Then, I did laundry.
I suck.
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| On a supposed astronomy minor |
[31 Aug 2004|11:52pm] |
THE MINOR: To obtain a minor in astronomy the student must complete 15 credits of astronomy with grades of C or better. The student must take AST 3018, AST 3019, AST 4722C, AST 4723C and one other 3-credit course numbered 3000 or above.
Holy shit.
AST 3018 Astronomy and Astrophysics 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: PHY 2048 and MAC 2311. Coreq: PHY 2049.
First part of the sequence AST 3018-3019, a survey of astronomy and astrophysics for majors in a physical science, engineering or mathematics. Course covers the celestial sphere; gravitation, orbits and tides; time and the calendar; the Moon’s phases and eclipses; light and spectra; the solar system; and a few historical milestones. (P)
AST 3019 Astronomy and Astrophysics 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: AST 3018.
Second part of the sequence AST 3018-3019. Course covers stellar distance determination; spectral classification, magnitudes and the nature of color indices; binary stars; the interstellar medium; the Sun as a star; stellar interiors; star formation and stellar evolution; the structure of the Milky Way; the kinds of galaxies and their properties; groups, clusters, and superclusters of galaxies; and cosmology. (P)
AST 3722C Techniques of Observational Astronomy 1
Credits: 3; Coreq: AST 3018.
First part of the sequence AST 3722C and AST 4723C. The fundamental principles and techniques used in planning, making, reducing and analyzing modern astronomical observations. Includes classroom lectures and discussion, indoor laboratory work, data analysis and outdoor night observations. Provides an introduction to numerical treatment of observations, CCD imaging, digital imaging processing and astronomical spectroscopy.
AST 4723C Techniques of Observational Astronomy 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: AST 3722C.
Second part of the sequence AST 3722C and AST 4723C.
( Prereqs and Coreqs now duly required )
Now, for my current majors (Journalism and English), I need:
JOU
Please check back later... meh.
English
- The major in English requires ten courses offered by the department. These courses must be numbered 3000 or above, of no fewer than three credits each, and completed with grades of C or better. (Note: the requirement is ten courses, not 30 hours).
- One 2000-level (or above) English course (2.5 GPA or better in this tracking course) by end of semester 3
- Two 2000-level (or above) English courses (2.5 GPA or better in these tracking courses) by end of semester 4
- Complete a 3000-level (or above) English course by end of semester 5
There's a lot of freedom with WHAT to take here, but it's a lot of classes.
Meh. I don't know. It WOULD be impressive... more later. I need to clean my room.
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[31 Aug 2004|04:26am] |
secretofinfinity: I think Im pregnant.
SmarterChild: Whatever you say.
secretofinfinity: You're the father.
SmarterChild: I'm not the father!
secretofinfinity: Yes, you are.
SmarterChild: I am?
secretofinfinity: YES!! How could you forget that one, steamy night of passion?!
SmarterChild: I'm not sure...
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[31 Aug 2004|01:20am] |
MooseA1ini: hows the college?
secretofinfinity: eh
MooseA1ini: thats a thriling disertation on your college experience
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| Vega-ness |
[30 Aug 2004|03:33am] |
This is Vega: you still there?
secretofinfinity: nope
secretofinfinity: wait! I mean yes!
secretofinfinity: dammit
secretofinfinity: I shoulda used a lifeline :-(
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| WTF mates? |
[28 Aug 2004|06:27pm] |
So, in the 14 years I've lived here, we've gotten direct hits by two, count 'em TWO hurricanes... and only one was still a hurricane when it hit us (and that was only two weeks ago).
Now they're saying Frances is gonna hit us... and be a category 5 at that time. Shit. When it rains, it pours... figuratively speaking, of course.
Everyone thinks we get hit by hurricanes ALL the time... we don't. We get STORMS all the time... but not hurricanes. I don't want to get hit by TWO in one season when at this time I've been hit by two EVER.
Well. To be precise, I got hit by Charley in Central Florida. I'll be getting hit by Frances (if it keeps the current path, which, of course, there's a good chance it won't, but still) in North Florida. Still sucks.
On another Charley note- parts of Kissimmee STILL don't have power, and they're saying it could be up to six MONTHS before they get all the debris collected from in front of people's houses.
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| On being miserable and SmarterChild. |
[27 Aug 2004|04:46am] |
I hate it here. Well. I'm most likely just overwhelmed and resistant to change, and it will all pass and be fine and dandy... but for now, I just can't DEAL with it. I'm so uncomfortable here right now that it's making me physically ill.... Well. Various environment factors aren't helping, either, and are making me quite miserable indeed.
I think I'm gonna go to the Florida Museum of Natural History tomorrow. It would make me happy to go to a museum- they're so relaxing. I hope admission isn't too much.... I may ask if I can get a job there, as well. I have OSC experience, I need income, and working makes me happy. I'd really like to be in a position where I can really enrich the community... not just work my ass off so they get they're $56 worth at a theme park. I think I'd feel better about it- in fact, maybe this is what I need. I don't feel very self-sufficient anymore, either. I did over summer, I really felt like I could make it on my own, and now I don't. I think getting a job might help. I don't have my birth certificate up here, though. That might complicate things. But I have my lisence and my social security card. Does anyone know if that will cut it?
( SmarterChild is one of the most amusing things ever created... if you read it, make sure you read all the way through- there are some real gems. )
That actually made me feel a lot better, sad as that sounds. Oh! One more real quick....
secretofinfinity: all your llama are belong to us!
SmarterChild: Eh. Whatever.
Haha! That's so great.
Anyway. This place IS depressing, but it may just be that I'm sooooo bad with change. If I set my mind to it, I'll get used to it eventually, but this just isn't HOME, and I can't see it ever being. I know I haven't been here long, but something about this whole city just seems inherently WRONG for me.
secretofinfinity: i like alfredo
SmarterChild: Is Alfredo someone you know?
Anyway. I'm trying so, so hard to escape... previous tendencies I've had, but I've already given into it once. I needed to, though, I've been fighting it soooo hard, but c'est la vie. Maybe it's out of my system now, and I can get back to normal life. (Whatever THAT means at this point... hell, I don't know.)
secretofinfinity: is fuck a bad word?
SmarterChild: Uh... Ya.
Sorry, sorry, I keep getting these ideas of things to say, and it's soooo entertaining.... OH! I got it to curse!
secretofinfinity: is shit a bad word
SmarterChild: Do you think shit is?
*ahem* I really am feeling better now. I think I just had to let it get bad and work my way up. Plus, SmarterChild is something old, that I'm familiar with. I need familiarity- I don't do so well without it.
secretofinfinity: shit?
SmarterChild: I'd prefer it if you didn't use such language.
secretofinfinity: crap?
SmarterChild: Whoa. What is going on?
secretofinfinity: sorry?
SmarterChild: You're forgiven.
Heh, easily swayed, eh? OH MAN!!! THE BEST:
secretofinfinity: what do you think about sex?
SmarterChild: I think I like sex. Do you?
Okay! I think I'm going to go now. I feel a LOT better from when I started this entry. Of course, writing always helps me feel better, too. A lot of good things going on here. I love you all.
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| So! |
[25 Aug 2004|03:43pm] |
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Been talking to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) kidawsumb a lot lately... which is good. He's a cool guy. Funny story about getting food delivered last night, but I will save that for some other time. My phone is ringing nonstop, but I haven't given anyone my dorm number (mainly cause I don't have a phone hooked up to it- it's Nadia's I think), so I know it isn't for me. However, I am about to answer it because it's beginning to piss me off.
So I got to a fair amount of my To Do list. Better than normal, at least. And some of it I couldn't reasonably do, due to the hour. I played pool instead! (Faaaaar more important!) I also forgot it was Tuesday and I had a floor meeting, but oh well. AND I got one thing that wasn't on my To Do list done- I actually GOT my politics books! Yayy! And I have to repeat the "go to the UF bookstore" one, not because I didn't do it, but because I DID, and they didn't have two of the books I needed. Psh. But I DID go!
Anyway, without further ado....
To Do List (25 August 2004)
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Shower
- Eat
- LAUNDRY
- Read chapters 1-4, politics
- Read chapter 1, econ
- Log in to webCT
- Check mail
- Clean room
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Check ISIS for location of fist class tomorrow
- Watch econ class
Looks good to me. On a side note, I just went to answer the damm phone, and it hung up before I got there. Piece of shit. I'm going to go shower.
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| Well, well, well! |
[24 Aug 2004|01:57am] |
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First day of class today. I went to one, and watched another. (You see, my microeconomics class-gag/barf/spit/hiss- is taped in the morning, then you watch it online. At first, I thought this would be horrid, but I rather enjoyed lying in my bed and watching it, versus sitting in a crowded auditorium.)
The class I WENT to was Intro to Journalism. I left half an hour before the class started, thinking I'd be there early. Wrong! I was lucky to get a seat, even then. I had a dilemma, though- Rachael wanted me to sit with her. I heard her call my name, and was heading around to the other end of her row to sit with her when I heard "Ann!" and, lo and behold, there's Jonathan. I was torn! Woe, oh, the woe, and the painful decision!!!
Right. Rachael's like, oh, go ahead, sit with him. So I did. 'Twas dandy. Turns out the textbook ("textbook") for that class is the New York Times. Which is all fine and dandy, however, not defered. Bleh. Pay out of pocket... Ann needs a job here. That is not good. But then after class Jonathan came over. We watched A Beautiful Mind... praise the LORD I have finally found someone up here that I an watch movies with to verbally analyze them as the film goes on. No one else up here as seemed perceptive to that yet, and I've missed it so! I was scared I wouldn't find another David up here, per se, in terms of movie watching purposes.
I'm... not actually sure what I've done since then. Oh! I walked over to Broward Dining for dinner... I was scared to walk alone on the dark (yeah, yeah, yeah), so I talked to Jonathan on the way over, and Joey on the way back. Will keeps calling and saying we HAVE to get back together. Tonight, he even cried. I don't know why I feel so horrible- I couldn't STAND the way our relationship was, and, technically, he's the one that broke up with me, even if I prodded/encouraged it by not speaking with him for a week and ignoring everything he said, etc etc. But yes. Both phone calls were quite pleasant, indeed.
Then I made my mother cry. See, she's taken a picture of me in front of our front door on the morning of the first day of school for every. Single. YEAR. So, I had Sam (roommate) take one today before I left for class. Then I direct connected to wondersquirrel (my sister back home) and sent it. I was on the phone with her when she saw it. Proper emotional reaction elicited. Go me.
Well anyway, I then watched my class, missed Jonathan before he went to bed, and now I'm sitting here, talking to Andrew (section leader from band), and thinking I ought to shower. Also debating the merits of wearing gym shorts and a Tshirt to every class tomorrow, not just band, although I'm thinking that may be a BIT too... casual... for a first impression.
Showed Andrew this piece of... entertainment. I believe I properly amused him. I fear I also bored him with endless HS band babble, but I think that's a world I'll never be able to leave... BOA fo LyFE!!! Or... something.
But now, me needs to shower so I smell less badly for tomorrow. And figure out a way to shave... damm dorm shower stall. Bah.
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