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I've never really gone camping or otherwise gone out into the great outdoors. The only time that barely comes close is one time I went on a church Core trip. It wasn't even my regular church but it was the only one that fit with our schedule. They had some group stuff that was not overall bad. But it can be intimidating sometimes being part of a group who know each other when you don't know many yourself. It was a little teeny bit scary being away from home. Even it was just for a few days. I especially can remember when this girl Jennifer dressed up as big foot to scare everybody. That was memorable. I'm glad to say I went and got a bit closer to my spirituality. There's not too much I can say for the outdoors other than I really don't see myself as ever being the outdoors type. But I applaud people who are. I just can't say that will ever be me. |
| I feel pretty lucky when I end up passing a test I was sure I'd failed. Or by passing a class w/a C or higher that I was struggling to keep afloat. When I meet someone from high school or a friend I've made since coming to college. I feel pretty good then. I know we got lucky during hurricane Matthew, we had to go to a hotel.{Which ended up losing power like we did, but hey.} Got power up and running that Sat. and all were happy. Then internet followed Tues. or around there. Glad to still have a house and regardless who wins the election, there's lots we do have to be grateful for and whatever the outcome, we're all together and we'll take each day as it comes. |
| size:3.5} For my diversity course, we have a book that we have do a report on. It's called Fish in a Tree. It sounds really good I juts have to get ahold of it so I can get started and not get penalized for not doing the assignment. From what I got from it, there's a girl that can't read but she's gotten by so far. Along the way she faces some challenges and discovers more about herself than what's physical. Real deep stuff, I'm looking forward to it. It's free in audible version. But I may have to go back and look something up or rehear it before I get what's going on. So that may prove a bit challenging. I just need to work out how to get it. But other than that, I think I'm in for a good read. https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://t1.gstatic.com/images%3Fq%3Dtbn:ANd9Gc... In case anyone wants to know what it looks like. |
| I think my least favorites are talk Tuesday and maybe Sunday. Just because some of the prompts are controversial and I'm not always sure how to respond because it makes me a bit uncomfortable. But everything else I'm pretty on board with. Though I may be more engaged with some prompts than others depending on the prompt and I feel about it. But everything else is fun. I do like the wild card Thursday. Yes in part b/c I sometimes win, what's not to like about that? I don't really have suggestions for replacements. I just enjoy being a part of the madness. |
| It isn't Mr. rogers neighborhood or anything. Don't really know their names.{Dad might he's a social butterfly outside the house.} We have a lot of Spanish people in our neighborhood as well as on our street. We have kids and one family with an older autistic son who works part time. There may be one or who let their cats roam around. on occasion an argument gets heated and the police may be called in. But for the most part, we get a lot of people that come and go on our street. But I will say there have been some that are friendly towards out or we help them out. One time our neighbor's mom needed medical attention and he used my dad's cell. Later on, they were going on vacay and gave us some extra food they couldn't keep. It made it interesting trying to find space for it. We have one neighbor that gives us fruit/veggies from his garden sometimes. It's a nice friendly gesture. One time mom was trying to take a pic of a snake on the ground and a neighbor came over to see that she was alright. {Ah, my family.} My dad told me he was walking the dogs I think and he said that a dad told his daughter ''you're not leaving without him.''{Lil bro or cousin or something.} What a good dad. Yeah, we have some good people on our street. Not that there aren't any bad ones but for the most part we haven't had too much excitement from neighbors. I am immensely happy about that. For the most part, as long as they aren't causing a problem, they do their thing and we do ours. |
| Author T.S. Eliot , born on this day in 1888, once opined, "Where is all the knowledge we lost with information?" What do you think about that? Is it possible now, in this age of information so readily available at our fingertips, that we can have access to too much information at once, and not be able to gather as much from it? Are we ever at risk of knowing too much for our own good? And how much do you think is enough (versus too much) when it comes to your own writing? In college you have databases to look through for information. I'm not sure how or why, but it definitely seems my fact finding ability has gone lax some point in time. It has a lot of available information, but sometimes it's hard to pick and choose what's helpful and what can be left unsaid. I tend to start off shaky and uncertain but then I don't know when to shut up and keep on typing. It really gets interesting if there's a word limit and certain info that needs to be mentioned. I don't want to say that I've gone stupid since going to college. Or since I'm left to my own devices with more time, I've gone lazy since there's less structure and more ''work at your own pace.'' Mixed results with that one. It's hard when you don't feel motivated but you still have to do it. I haven't mastered that yet I still hold out hope for myself. Part of it has to be self control and alack, I'm an impulsive creature. It has come back to bite me later on. As far as knowing too much, sure you can. I think I read something once that intelligent people are the most depressed because they know what the world's really like. It makes a certain kind of since. If you're in ignorance of what's going on, then it doesn't really bother you because you don't know about it. Just turn on the news, you get the same effect. But you have to look on the bright side too or else you get bogged down with all the negative stuff they throw at you. We're programmed towards a more negative mindset. Sometimes you just need to walk away and think of the things that are going your way. It's easy to let the negative things in life get you down. But it's healthier and even more awarding to have a more positive outlook on life. |
| http://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/u-s-veterans-ptsd-find-common-bond-healing-... It's good to see those with PTSD get some comfort and support amongst each other. I was reading something that was talking how women with medical problems{some mental} were ignored or made to feel bad about it. It's sad to think about. And yet a still very real problem. http://www.revelist.com/feminism/women-shamed-mental-health/4792 It's sad to think that when we know something's wrong with us and get told we're crazy or imagining things. It's a pretty depressing thing when you think how far we've come and still have a ways to go. Especially when it's something serious involving our health. Those who go off to fight for the rights we have come back scarred from what they've experienced, been exposed to. It's nice to see women especially being able to get that connection/bonding during such extreme and often violent times. A little good news amongst all that's going on now. |
How weird is too weird? Well I think we all have our own unique quotes that help make us who we are. I think we're all ''weird'' in our own special way. It's when we drag others down with it that it gains a bad association. To stand out from the crowd and be noticed. It can be scary and some people will find it off putting. Maybe even hold it against you. But as long as you're confident in yourself and who you are, then those who raise a fuss don't matter. If you're being you, and you're healthy and living life to the best of your ability, it's all good. |
Way back when I liked to write. Essays weren’t one of my favorite aspects of writing, nor was grammar. I did like writing fiction. I kept journals. I still have at least one of them that contains some poetry. I haven’t stopped my love of reading or my writing. Since I got my laptop for college, it’s been handy storing my writing till I’ve ready to make it public. Which so far has been mainly WDC. What little was used for my writing class. Actually used one of my poems for it. It was a fun lark to try out. It’s more of a spur of the moment thing. I’ll write stuff down here and there, store it away for later. Both old fashioned and digital. Whatever’s closest at hand in the moment is what’ll suffice. I may or may not come back to it. Depending how invested I am with the idea/event/project, etc. If I’m feeling motivated I’ll see what happens and just go with the flow. Prompts help a lot toward this aim. I can get a bit harried when the time limit’s next day-morning/afternoon/evening. I don’t really edit things, b/c once it’s out there I have a certain ‘’did that time to move on’’ type mind set. Not that I don’t care about what I already have out there. I just get distracted by making new stuff the old can get neglected. I’m in the habit of overloading myself. I see an activity/contest and I’m like ‘’oh, I’ll do this, that, and that, and oh that looks neat. And so on and so forth. I do that outside of writing as well. Be it classes, whatever. I tend to overestimate myself and then it comes crashing down. Leaving me in a dazed ‘’what happened’’ mode. That’s not good. It’s a sucky feeling and a habit I’m still working on. |
| I suck at asking for help. I just have a need to be independent which usually bites me later on. As far as being sick, it depends. If it's just a cold, soup, maybe something to sleep. Most part, everyone gets it, you just have to wait it out. Unless you give it to someone else then you'll start feeling better. I don't know why I'm difficult about asking for help. I guess b/c it feels like an emission that I'm weak and can't take care of myself. We can't always do it on our own. Sometimes we need to ask for help. Before something reaches critical level. My dad is definitely one who {likes/needs?}taking care of people. I'm not sure how well at nurse I'd be. Maybe make soup. try to open those irritating pill jars. That's about it for me. I have one sibling and I'm still not any better off because of it. Skill wise anyway,I can't really boast much. |
If you were looking into making a full-scale career change, what are some things you'd consider? Would you go back to school? Would you just pick a field that interests you now that maybe didn't interest you as much in the past, and try to get in on the ground floor? And how well do you think you'd be able to do this time around, especially if you still had to work full-time at your current position, and/or raise a family, and/or hold up social obligations? It's an interesting question. I'm still in school now and heading on the road to be a teacher. Sometimes I wonder if I'm on the right path or not. It can be frustrating and tiring and giving up comes up every now and then. But if you don't take a shot at it you'll never know if you would have made it or not. Life's about taking risks, big or small. Just because you graduate doesn't mean you'll get the job you set your sights on way back when. Times are changing, not the same as it was say 10 ago. Different professions are needed and some may no longer be necessary in this technological age. It's scary to think about becoming obsolete. I do ponder what would happen if something happened to one of the folks. They both work, my brother and I are both in school. I've given some thought to working at my college's bookstore before. Got to start somewhere right? It's kind of scary to think about b/c I've never had one before. I know people who work and go to school. Add family to that and it's a lot more interesting. I applaud them really. I don't know if I could manage it. I do think if something happened that made it necessary for me to get some form of employment to help out, I would. Earn my keep so to speak. Don't have that much of a social life so that's something of a relief. One less thing to stress out over. I don't know if being a teacher is right for me. I've been in school long enough, I'm not sure what I want to do honestly. I did pretty well in school as a kid. College was a different story but I've made progress. Had some set backs, some triumphs as well. It's an ongoing battle. Math, is a big obstacle I'll have o deal with at some point. Maybe science. finally got my Lit. credits out of the way, so that's done. I guess I'll keep moving and grooving and see where it leads. |
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