Working

Work seems to take up the whole day, and it is because I take so many breaks. When I am working by myself, the very presence of this computer is a distraction - I run error checks, virus checks, ad-aware checks ( I run a lot of checks ), I browse old pictures, play computer games (Not as many as my mom assumes :-), and stare out into my background and barely have brain activity. I thought I could move into another room and the very fact that things were different would help. They did! I no longer played around with my computer. Instead, everything else that was happening would distract me just as much.

I think there is only one solution, and it is a solution I am hesitant to take... wake up early. If I'm going to wake up early for something, I'm certainly not going to waste that time. Early hours always make me do more work. If I'm going to loose sleep, I would prefer it to be for something important, and NOT for me to do nothing by staring at my computer screen.

It's no fun to talk to people who talk in circles.

A day of disappointment

Sometimes there are days where nothing seems to go right. The day got started off badly with me waking up at 4:30, and being unable to go back to sleep for at least an hour. Second bad start, I slept in late, and didn't get up until 9:30, and didn't start work until 11. That means a minimum of finishing work at 7:00! That's pretty late especially since I haven't finished by 11. :-( Then, in the middle of the day, I find out that debate no longer needs my presence to survive! (Gasp! I bet that's a shocker to everyone! :-) ) To top it all off, I thought my brother was coming THIS week, and instead, he is coming next week. :-(

And to be honest... (And why not, this is MY blog!)... I'm fooling with you. This has actually been a very good day. (1) The early hours of the day were spent praying, so I consider it the best hours of today. (2) The late wakeup meant I got some much needed sleep ( A good nights sleep is invaluable), and I don't mind working late in the day. (3) I now have a lot more free time with less driving in to GCC. Although, I still have case briefs to drop off. And, I now have time to pursue other activities I've been looking forward to. (4) OK, well, having my brother delayed is a bad mark for the day, but at least it isn't permanent. That means that next week gets the big A+!

Actual bad things (not limited to today)
(1) My computer is acting up.
(2) My room is a mess.
(3) That's it!

More good things (not limited to today)
(1) There is a NCFCA debate tournament Saturday!
(2) Contra-dancing (one of the "other activities" )
(3) I don't have to send my computer in for repairs!
(4) I heard news about Rachel... Kudos! I like your job!

Repair Work

For the last few weeks, I've been having just a little pain on some of my teeth whenever I chew. I made an appointment 2 weeks ago to have them looked at and sure enough, there were some cavities. They were all concentrated on the side of one of my back teeth. The other teeth looked fine, so I guess the way I brush is the cause. However I brush, I must not hit that one tooth side. I also needed a worn out filling replaced, so I did that Tuesday. And it looks as though I may need my lower wisdom teeth pulled. If I keep them in, they will start to cause a lot of pain when I eat and massive headaches... I figured I should probably get them pulled before the migranes start to get too bad. :-)

In other news: MY MOM IS HOME!!! She's looking forward to tidying up the house. We do a decent job at keeping the house clean, but it needs a mom's touch to make it feel like home! My brother is coming back home for Thanksgiving weekend! He doesn't get home too often, and it is always GREAT when he does. I'm looking forward to rubbing in the fact that I.... hmmm.... I don't know of anything I can rub in. I'm sure I'll think of something. That's what brother's are for after all - to boast about our perceived advantages over each other :-D and to have a 'polite' ruckus until he admit's I'm right. :-P

A Good Laugh Now and Then

I've watched "Chicken Little" and I would have to say it is very cute and funny. I think what made it so funny was all the movie references it put in. Whoever watched it must have liked "Princess Diaries". I also watched "Shark Boy and Lava Girl", and while I'm sure most people would dislike the visual imagery used, I thought it was great. I actually cried through part of it. What does is say about me when I cry during a kids movie? Mentally unhinged? Sensitive? Loco?? I vote for being mentally unhinged.

Congrads on the debate team for putting in such a good showing this weekend! Everyone did wonderfully and made if a fun trip, and next time I'll bring my own camera. :-)

Longing to study

This insatiable urge to re-learn Hebrew has come over me again. At the moment, other than the alphabet, I only have Genesis 1:1 memorized in Hebrew, and I've forgotten most of what it means...

I never said I had learned Hebrew well! Just a bit to get me through what used to be
inconceivably different look of words in the word reference section. :-) Although, now, I wish I had taken one more class of Hebrew. Well... maybe I still could? It just takes a bit more dedication. Taking another class of Hebrew... something worth considering surely -- Learning the native language that God used to send a message of unconceivable glory to us!

And I've reconvinced myself to re-learn Hebrew... it looks like I could have stopped after the first sentence of the blog!