Juniper

I’m back bitches!

02-11-08

So, obviously, I took a week off. I had so much stuff going on with school that I didn’t even pick up my camera. My sleeping schedule was…off…to say the least. I was pretty much getting a couple hours every night and napping whenever I could find the time. But! I have returned to bore enthrall you with my daily ramblings about nothing.

ENGLISH STUFF

So I pretty much love my Melville class now…yeah I know, it’s hard to admit. I started out thinking that it would be on the very bottom of my decent classes pile, but it’s growing on me. I actually highly recommend that everyone read Moby-Dick at least once in their lives. Although some of it is long, drawn out, and anti-climactic, when you get into the deeper meaning of the story, it starts to suck you in.

It doesn’t hurt that I can apparently do no wrong in any class I take with Dr. Willis. He makes me feel like I’m a genius. Maybe I am. Who knows?

The plan for double-majoring is out, because I would have to spend an extra semester here and although I don’t mind Lander in general….I’m not gonna sign up for another semester of financial aid problems just to get a degree I won’t make much use of. Although I’m kind of upset that my resume isn’t going to be as fantabulous as I had hoped it would be, I’ll survive (and hopefully get into UGA without issue).

PSYCH STUFF

Katrina and I were recruited to present with Dr. Bassett (Wolf Man) for Psi Chi at a behavioral psychology conference at UGA over spring break and I am still attempting to work with Dr. Edwards and his research study, but considering the fact he is the most unorganized person ever, it makes it difficult.

…Research Experience? YES

My 331 group kicks major ass, so much so that the class is pretty much doing our proposal without change. Go us!

Dr. Acorn still makes me want to die a little. I’ve been doing…not so well….on her 304 tests, so I’ve got to kick it up a notch in that class and actually study more than an hour for each test.

Internship/fieldwork with Trina is going….um…alright. Sherry is way beyond getting on our nerves with her lack of anything remotely resembling a plan/organization for, well, anything. Hopefully she we will get her stuff organized soon and we can do some more fun stuff.

um…what else?

Got a haircut on Saturday.

There is some sort of funky substance in Greenwood’s water….this I have decided! 1) It tastes pretty horrible 2) It makes my face attack itself (same with my roommates).

Photo of the Day:

Ew, look at my chin, 1:41pm

>>Random<<

Since Katrina and I started looking the stupid signs around Greenwood (Link) I’ve noticed a trend:

Other than the general stupidity of the wording on most of them, there is another whole group of businesses who are generally frightened of decimals. They’re scary…I know. The lack of decimals results in the price of an everyday object to skyrocket into something outrageous.

For example:

Unless that chicken is made of gold, diamonds, or jewels, I refuse to pay $1699 for 10 pieces of it!

Now, don’t get me wrong, I understand that it means $16.99 (I’m not quite that dense yet) but really….I’m almost certain that they make decimals for those types of signs. I’ve seen them! They exist!

Anyway, leave it up to me to notice stupid things like that.

My camera is charged and ready, and I’ll be taking my regular load of pictures again. So look forward (or don’t, see if I care) to more of these daily posts.

Yeah, you know you love it.

Night kids,

Juniper

1-19-08 & 1-20-08

Apparently I missed the memo that this weekend was “Technological Failure Weekend ‘08.” My camera’s batteries died soon after taking the photo of the day on Saturday, and me, being the tard that I am, left my battery charger in Greenwood. So there is only one picture for this weekend, and it’s not exciting in the least.

Also, I’ve been fighting with my new computer since Friday night. I’m still trying to get everything I need installed on it, but with my internet dropping on me all the time it makes it slightly more difficult. So now that I’ve finally got things working properly on it (we’ll see how long that lasts), I can start to do some of the ridiculous amounts of homework I have to do before Tuesday.

Photo of the Day [(01-19-08) click for bigness]:

Work, 1:02pm

If you ever wanted to know what goes on behind the counter at a Starbucks, the answer is: a whole lot of nothing, that is, until 15 minutes before closing when suddenly everyone needs coffee ASAP and no one seems to know what’s on the menu.

This is one of my biggest pet peeves with customers. PLEASE do not stare blankly at the menu for 5 minutes then ask “what’s good?” What’s good?! Our tap water is fabulous. Thank you for wasting everyone’s time. The people behind you really appreciate waiting on you to make your order, no please take 5 more minutes to decide that you want a strawberries and creme frappuccino. Oh yeah, by the way we are technically closed right now, but I’m willing to wait. You’re THAT important to me.

Just for clarification: I am perfectly fine with the phrase “what do you recommend?” or “hows the such and such,” but when people that look like they just walked in off the set of COPS ask “what’s good” it makes me want to die a little. Take your 8 kids that are running around the store back to the trailer and stop asking me to make you “one of ‘em cappercinners like they gots at the gas station in ‘em lil machines.” Also, none of the cappuccinos come with “coo’ whip” and the word is grande not “grand.”

We cringe when we see you coming, we know you are going to be a pain. So if you’re wondering why your cup says “GSC” on it, it’s because we just made you a “Gas Station Cappuccino” which has sugar as its main ingredient with a side of coffee and a splash of milk. You just got a white chocolate, vanilla, hazelnut latte with extra whipped cream. Yes, I know you love it. It tastes just like the ones you get at the gas station of your choice for $1.00. You have a good day ma’am.

Anyway, I have work to do. Enough of my procrastination.

Until tomorrow,
Juniper