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November 2nd, 2004

Abdominal Pain Nov 2 @ 09:26 pm

NP- starting at ~7:30pm and continuing through present.
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Food prior to pain- two vegetarian corn dogs and shrimp pasta with garlic butter sauce

 

November 1st, 2004

Abdominal pain 11/1 @ 08:57 am

Current Mood: loved

9:00am- NP
Last Meal 3:00am- fried mushrooms, potatoes, pickles, and morning star farm buffalo wings


4:08pm- NP
Notes: pain has stayed constant throughout day which is aberrant. There was some nausea when I tried to eat a tuna sandwich but I forced my way though it (though have not finished it yet).

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September 30th, 2004

Plays well with dead things @ 01:41 pm

Current Mood: confused

My interest in graduate school has finally been renewed by the zooarch. class I am taking. I suppose most people would find it incredibly dull, looking for hours at tiny fragments of bone and shell, but this is really keeping my interest in a way that ceramics never did. I do have to say that bone interests me far more then shell but this professors particular area of interest involves a lot of shell middens so that is what I have seen most of so far. Yesterday we did the mammal bone lab so I got to feel better about my knowledge in that class since I can already identify and side long bones fairly well. I am a little more apprehensive about birds and fish though. I know almost nothing about their skeletal anatomy. So now I have this sudden need to go to graduate school here so I can assist in developing the faunal comparative collection. I don’t even know if SMU will take former undergraduates into the graduate program. I have heard sometimes that is frowned upon, so I have been afraid to ask about it. I also worry about my intentions. Am I staying in Dallas because I like the program or is it because of Averil (which is a completely different topic all together). I also have to take the GRE soon, which I know I will do very poorly on if I don’t really study for it, and I just don’t have the time to take one of the courses right now. Eh, I wonder what the admission deadlines are here? I wonder if I could feasibly take a year off? What would I do?
What will I do?
 

September 20th, 2004

pyshosis @ 07:26 pm

God these last few weeks have been horrible. However, really it has been less then a week. This time last week I was pretending to love Dean. That hurt but so does this. He hates me, then he loves me, then he hates me again. He’s really friendly, and then he writes nasty little notes to me and leaves them places where I will see them and then blasts angry breakup music throughout the apartment. I finally gave up on trying to sleep at the apartment. He woke me up at 7:00am several days in a row to either cry or yell. He has never acted so psychotic before! So I am sleeping at Averil’s, the guy I supposedly “left” Dean for. Of course we are not dating either. I can’t say that’s a bad thing.

I really didn’t want this to end this way. He was trying very hard to make our relationship better. I guess it was just a little too much a lot too late. I regret a lot of things. But I’ll be moving soon and then I can start over freely. Friday evening the movers arrive to tote my stuff 400 yards.

I need sleep so badly.

 

September 16th, 2004

The End @ 02:13 pm

CMIT 2:13PM

I haven’t needed to write recently. Averil has been my release in that sense. And now he is my only friend because I am leaving Dean. We decided it last night. I got up this morning and transferred my lease to a one bed room apartment on the other side of the complex. I move in a week from Saturday. I left because I am no longer, or maybe never was, in love with him. It has been so hard these past view weeks pretending to love him and ultimately fruitless because he figured it all out in the end. Last night he demanded that I break my friendship with Averil because he was coming between us. I couldn’t justify ending a relationship with someone to save a relationship which is going to end sometime between Decembers and may anyway. So I said no, and he told me to leave as soon as I can. Of course, it was not that simple. Dean really was nice about it. At the time he offered to help move me out though I think he will have second thoughts about that later. I suppose I can call a company to help me move my minuscule amount of furniture a block (two chairs, a futon, a dresser, a night stand, a book shelf and a desk). I can’t do it alone though and Averil is not longer welcome in “Dean’s” apartment so either Dean helps or I hire someone. I feel really icky right now. Dean came in a few minutes ago to check out a movie…ugh, I have started crying so I will have to stop writing in public now.

 

September 13th, 2004

(no subject) @ 11:00 am

I have Averil now so writing is unnecessary. I can talk to him. I can not believe the insane situation I have gotten myself into. but it will all be OK, eventually.

 

August 26th, 2004

class all the time @ 02:59 pm

…yawn…
I just have too many classes this semester. On Mondays I go from 12:00pm till 10:00pm, Tuesdays from 11:00am till 5:00pm, Wednesdays from 12:00pm till 9:30pm, and Thursdays from 11:00am till 9:30pm. At least I have Fridays off. I’m taking Philosophy, Human Ecology, Zooarchaeology, Human Sexuality, Health Psychology, and Film Aesthetics. For once it seems that I like all my classes. All the professors are engaging and funny which is really what makes the difference because Health Psychology and Human Ecology are only slightly interesting to me. I’m working too, about 10 hours a week and mostly on Mondays (3:00pm -10:00pm).

Thats the menial element of my life…

 

August 17th, 2004

Amid Darkness and Debris, Hints of Normalcy @ 04:37 pm

Amid Darkness and Debris, Hints of Normalcy

By Bill Bair
The Ledger
billbair1@aol.com

LAKE WALES -- Traffic signals still dangle uselessly over intersections, many streets remain at least partially blocked by fallen trees and debris, and each afternoon shower brings more damage to ceilings beneath roofs that were shredded by Hurricane Charley.Read more... )

 

Charley leaves massive damage in Lake Wales @ 01:42 am

Charley leaves massive damage in Lake Wales
By Lindsay Jones

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Saturday, August 14, 2004

LAKE WALES — Lake Wales, a small town about 30 miles southeast of Lakeland, received some of the most severe inland damage from Charley, as it was directly in the hurricane's path when it hit around 7 p.m. Friday. The storm leveled mobile homes at random around the city, and caused the roof and walls of the Wausau Homes, Inc. warehouse to cave in, destroying a row of mobile homes still underconstruction inside.Read more... )

 

August 14th, 2004

Charley @ 04:25 pm

My mom called me in the afternoon and said that it was going to be bad but I really didn't believe her because of how far inland we are. Now I feel guilty that I wasn't more worried. My mom took the dog and the bird and went to stay with my grandmother. It was a smart move because our home is not in good shape. My grandmothers home weathered the storm well. Most of the trees are gone but they didn't land on the house though there were quite a few windows broken. the roof is damaged. they don'y have power water or phones and it is unlikely they will have power for a week.

it took my mom 2 hours to drive the normaly 15 min drive from my grandmothers house to house only to find that she coulden't get inside. all our trees were down on the house and were blocking the doors. she thinks a tree might have taken out her bed room but she coulden't get into the back yard to see because of all the trees. the fense was gone as well as the pool deck and probably the pourch. there is a lot of roof damage.

My uncle was in his living room when he saw the pourch and its roof get torn off the house. he spent the rest of the storm in a clost with the dog. he spent the day with a chain saw trying to get his car out of his garage in then out of the drive way

the thing that is really upsetting me is that we can't get in touch with ML or the barn so we have no idea if ML and Mere were able to find shelter(they live in a mobile home) and if our horses are okay. they don't have a tv so they might not have know how bad it was going to be. My mom tried to drive out there but the roads were impassable.

 

As Polk Awakes, Charley's Damage Becomes Clear @ 04:18 pm

As Polk Awakes, Charley's Damage Becomes Clear

By Billy Townsend
The Ledger
billy.townsend@theledger.com

First light Saturday confirmed in jaw-dropping detail what Polk County residents and rescue crews already suspected: Hurricane Charley left a 15-mile wide swath of often severe damage, stretching roughly from Bartow to Frostproof and north through Haines City and the Four Corners area.

Lake Wales appeared to endure the worst of the storm, which buffeted parts of the county with 100 mph winds and killed at least two people, according to police and public safety officials.Read more... )

Lake Wales feels force of hurricane, but residents remain safe
By Paul Lomartire


Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Saturday, August 14, 2004

LAKE WALES — With about three hours notice, Lake Wales straddling State Road 60 braced for Hurricane Charley.

The damage included overturned 18-wheelers, missing roofs, downed oaks and pines on nearly every block and pieces of metal wrapped like scarves around poles and trees, clinging to chainlink and barbed wire fences like wet tissue, said Tony Otte, Lake Wales city manager, early Saturday.Read more... )

 

July 27th, 2004

On Frightening Sexual Encounters With Sociobiologists et al @ 02:56 pm

This morning I purchased Understanding Human Sexuality, the text book for a class I am taking in the fall in an attempt to get a head start on the semester. The first chapter was interesting enough-I mean, its sex, it should be at least slightly interesting. However it was the first sentence of the second chapter that opened my mind to possibly the most frightening sexual situation imaginable:

“Imagine, for a moment, that you or a heterosexual couple is making love. Imagine, too, that sitting with you in the room, thinking your same thoughts, are Freud, E.O Wilson, Albert Bandura, and John Gagnon.”

Oh my god! Is that not the scariest sex you could ever possible have? Talk about performance anxiety! Not to mention I really don’t want those men in my head in any situation. Actually the scariest part of the whole thing is when I read the name E.O. Wilson, David Wilson who is one of my Anthropology professors, immediately got involved in the party because of his apparent obsession with E.O. Wilson. I have had more unprompted office discussions with him about E.O. Wilson then I can count. I just keep thinking how much of a kick he would get out of the above passage!

 

July 21st, 2004

quiz @ 11:14 pm

Current Mood: good
Current Music: Friends theme


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July 20th, 2004

Quiz @ 11:27 am


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An e-mail from my fine Israeli friend: @ 12:22 am

Subject: no scohooling

hi evry bady becas we need to go friday july 23 for dril camp will need to
cancal scooling
at the barne bat if you all want to came friday nite canton to alpe as scole
you moor tan valcam


and dont forgat thse sunday is the hnteer sow so if you wont to raude lat
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taenks and see youall boozie

 

July 12th, 2004

Horses and Tony Head @ 11:58 pm

Current Mood: awake
Current Music: Kathleen Wilhoite - Wish We Never Met

Courses For Horses

At Tilley Farm Sarah Fisher and Anthony Head explain that working with disturbed and abandoned animals really is the good life

We're in the TTEAM training hall at Tilley Farm, trying to decide where to photograph Sarah Fisher and Anthony Head. How about a nice shot with a horse between them?

"Horses have come between us for 20 years," mutters Tony, but we aren't taken in for a moment, and nor are we meant to be. Tilley Farm may have started life as Sarah's project, but he's become increasingly involved, and spends much of his spare time helping local animal charities. Read more... )
 

July 11th, 2004

Test @ 12:24 pm

Test

 

I'm an Atheist, so Bite Me @ 12:15 pm

Current Mood: no mood
Current Music: Aimee Mann - Pavlov's Bell

Yesterday Averill and I went to see the film Saved! at the Angelica. For me it was a frightening revisit to what my high school experience could have been like if I had gone to any other Christian prep school. Episcopalians, not so end to the conversions. More into the alcohol. But there were some similarities. I did have the experience of people saying "Rock on Jesus" and the like and people have attempted to save me many a time though not always in the high school setting. I kept making friends who seemed nice enough at the time but would later trick me in to coming with them to one of the Baptist churches in polk county, usually under the guise of something fun like going to a water park. The only catch was you had to get saved before water park fun. It was never a pleasant experience and gave a very poor few of Christians in general. I just felt so betrayed by these kids that I actually though wanted to be my friend when really they just wanted to check my off the list of heathens they had written in youth group. In high school I became very anti-Christian to the point I considered changing my name. It was lucky I was too shy to be obnoxious about it because I bet I would have been nasty to people. But now I am not so bad. I try to be open minded to the good points of Christianity but all in all want to have nothing to do with it. I go to church at Christmas where I pray and sing as devoutly as anyone but that is only to make my grandmother happy. She had to put up with four years of me sulking in the pu(sp?), militantly refusing to say or do anything that might be construed as taking part in the service. I was a pretty big hypocrite back then, preaching open mindedness but hating all Christians. Oh well, we can't all be perfect.
 

July 9th, 2004

Someone Else in a Me Suit @ 11:34 pm

Current Mood: dorky
Current Music: Fastball - Fire Escape

Cat Update: Meow

The kitties are now living the fully integrated lifestyle. Last night I didn't separate them and found them curled up together under my futon in the morning. Yea! I can put up the Jurassic Park gate before Dean returns. I believe Charm is officially a success. He is now a litter box expert and keeps Jinx extremely occupied which is his main job. Jinx is now tired at night with out two hours of vigorous play on my part. I can sleep through the night and he is a happy cat. It's a win/win situation.

On Laziness

It was a banner day for me because I washed about half the dishes in the sink prior to them growing a furry coating and ultimately scurrying away. I wasn't so lucky with the coffee maker for it seems that coffee was made at somepoint in May and the filter con used coffee grounds was never removed. Mmmm, moldy goodness. The apartment is still piled with objects (clothes, boxes, books, ect.) that are not in there proper places. Each room as at least one large section of cardboard box that I have to using to heighten the Jurassic Park gate. My desk has journal articles piled several inches high as well as an assortment of soda cans. I was motivated to clean to clean this mooring, but by the time I had gotten through the first load of dishes, laundry, and trash (five bags worth) I had lost said motivation. What did I do instead? You guessed it, sat my ass down on the couch and watched Buffy with an occasional hiatus to enter my current fantasy world in which I am asked by Joss Whedon to become an equestrian advisor in a new Buffy movie. I teach certain cast members basic riding skills and train the horses for the complicated film sequences. Of course the whole fantasy centers around a sordid romance with James Marsters and I'll stop there before I embarrass myself further. I'm just not in the mood to be me right now. Well, in my fantasy I am me, but I am a super cool me who can play an instrument and am extremely clever and outgoing in social situations. Okay maybe I am not me but someone else in a me suit. There is a reason my journal is called Fantasies and Delusions and well, that is pretty much it.
 

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