I find it funny that my current ads are on sleep disorders. Is google trying to tell me something?

You don't really realize how much someone means to you until they leave. I hadn't realized until today how close I am to my online friends until one of them decided today that she wasn't going to be coming online everyday. I've realized that I spend a LOT of time online and I'm closer to some of the people that I talk to online than my own family. It's amazing how the web can bring people from all over the world together. I have people that I consider my friends all over the world, and they've each had some significance in my life. Yet, I'm unhappy with my life. I know what I need to do. I need to step away from the computer and go out there and meet people, but I'm so busy that by the time I finish what I absolutely have to do for that day, I want nothing more then to crash on my couch or in front of my computer and talk to those that I'm closest to. I may not seem like it but I really am a shy person when I first get to know people. I feel more comfortable online, it's like it's a shield, protecting me so that I don't get hurt. I can use my block button if someone starts to get to me and at the same time I can be the me that I don't let out in public that often. It's a double eged sword though. You can be protected and hurt by it. Yet, despite all I've said here tonight, I lack the power to step away, I'll be online today, tomorrow, and the days after. I guess Sister Hazel may say it best. "Life got in the way." It seems that the life that I've chosen has gotten in the way of me having a social life. It's time to learn how to say no and to enjoy my life, only then will I be truley happy.

In other news, I feel like crap and I pulled my groin swimming the other day, so I've been doing the shuffle walk.

Protector


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Blah. I feel real blah today. Maybe it's because it took me forever to fall asleep last night after reading some people the quiet hours riot act. I have a routine, I like to follow it daily, get up, go to class, come back from class and sleep a while, depending on the day, go back to class, come back and pass mail, catch a meal with some friends and then just relax and spend some time online. But lately all that has become banal. Everything seems so ordinary. But yet, it feels like things are crashing in on me at the same time. Why is this? Why is life so complicated? Why me?

Why are people so anal about things that happen on online message boards? Sheesh

Today was my registration day. The nice thing about having 86 credits is that you get to register on the second day of registration, thus being almost gauranteed all the classes that I want. Well except for the computerized prerequisite checking. Yeah, so I went to register for BIOL 300 (a required class for my program) and as I'm entering in the registration information, it pops up telling me that I have to have CHEM 124 before taking this class. I could have just about screamed. So being as it was 6am, I went back to bed because there was nothing that I could do about it until 8 and I had class then. So I got back from class at 9 and called the biology department and explained to the lady that I was trying to register for BIOL 300 and that it was telling me that I needed CHEM 124 but I had CHEM 114, 214 and 324. The lady just laughed and put me into the class. *Sighs* I hate this university sometimes.

So I didn't sleep much last night so at about 5:50 I got up and layed down on my couch, thinking that I'd be good sleeping on that for an hour. 2 hours later I woke up. I had 9 minutes to get to class. Needless to say, I was about 5 minutes late. Not bad for getting dressed, brushing teeth, throwing hair up, and booking it to VFS. And now for the fun part of my day, I register for classes tomorrow. And the registrar screwed up the stuff online, so I'm still not all that sure about what times I'll be taking what classes. I just love this school.

Good news, the asshole that pushed through me the other night is getting in trouble with the university for physical assault. I don't expect him to be around much longer.

Cb major - life is full of complecations,
commitments and organisation. You love to make
sure everything is just perfect, but sometimes
this can cause you to fall over your own feet.
A slightly unsociable key: why Cb major when
you could be the identical Bmajor? It has less
accidentals.


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Things that make you feel good...

Think about them one at a time BEFORE going on to the next one.........
IT DOES MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD, especially the thought at the end.

1. Falling in love.

2. Laughing so hard your face hurts.

3. A hot shower.

4. No lines at the supermarket

5. A special glance.

6. Getting mail

7. Taking a drive on a pretty road.

8. Hearing your favorite song on the radio.

9. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside.

10. Hot towels fresh out of the dryer.

11. Finding the sweater you want is on sale for half price.

12. Chocolate milkshake. (or vanilla!) (or strawberry)

13. A long distance phone call.

14. A bubble bath.

15. Giggling.

16. A good conversation.

17 The beach

18. Finding a 20 note in your coat from last winter.

19. Laughing at yourself.

20. Midnight phone calls that last for hours.

21. Running through sprinklers.

22. Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.

23. Having someone tell you that you're beautiful.

24. Laughing at an inside joke.

25. Friends.

26. Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you.

27. Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep.

28. Your first kiss (either the very first or with a new partner).

29. Making new friends or spending time with old ones.

30. Playing with a new puppy.

31. Having someone play with your hair.

32. Sweet dreams.

33. Hot chocolate.

34. Road trips with friends.

35. Swinging on swings.

36. Wrapping presents under the Christmas tree while eating cookies and drinking your favorite tipple.

37. Song lyrics printed inside your new CD so you can sing along without feeling stupid.

38. Going to a really good concert.

39. Making eye contact with a cute stranger

40. Winning a really competitive game.

41. Making chocolate chip cookies.

42. Having your friends send you homemade cookies.

43. Spending time with close friends.

44. Seeing smiles and hearing laughter from your friends.

45. Holding hands with someone you care about.

46. Running into an old friend and realizing that some things (good or bad) never change

47. Riding the best roller coasters over and over.

48. Watching the __expression on someone's face as they open a much desired present from you.

49. Watching the sunrise.

50. Getting out of bed every morning and being grateful for another beautiful day.

Another night of fun smells. Another night of not catching the people. My last night of weekend duty this semester and it's 1:20am, again. I just love the end of daylight savings time, means i get to work an extra hour. But I'm worried about a friend right now. I was talking to him earlier and he seemed kinda depressed. I know that being supportive is the best thing that I can do right now, but I feel like I should be doing more.

Damnit! So we do rounds at 2am and all is quiet, half hour later night security calls me, funky smell down on terrace. Can you guess what it was? Yup it was spray paint and marijuana. And the stupid people grabbed their stuff and ran as soon as we mentioned the police. I love my job.

I'm bored. I followed a link on K's blog, now it's quiz time.


cuddle and a kiss on the forehead - you like to be
close to your special someone and feel warm,
comfortable, and needed


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You're Most Like The Season Autumn ...

You're warm, and the most approachable. You have
that gentle prescence about you. People can
relate to you, and find you easy company.
However it's likely you've been hurt in the
past and it has left you scarred so things can
become rather chilly with you at times. Being
the third Season in, you're mature, trustworthy
and loyal to your friends but prone to
depression and negative thinking.

Well done... You're the shy and sensitive season :)


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Your element is Water. You are a deep person and a
good communicator. Incredibably loving and
loyal when your trust is gained and you are
fairly mature.Myterious to the utmost water is
in everything. One can be an Ocean or a river
but nobody truly knows you.


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The scary part is that these are mostly true

You are Psalms.


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I realized today that I've been real bitchy lately. I don't know why, I know that things haven't been going the best for me and I've been a little more tired then usual but I need to have a positive outlook. Things are only as bad as I make them. I just need someone to make me smile and realize how fun life is again

So the RAM that was supposed to fix my computer, spazzed it out. Go me. I hate my computer.

I got my RAM! I have a fast computer again! All hail the 686mb of RAM!

This was supposed to be my lightest semester since my first semester here, only 13 credits, so it shouldn't be so bad. Or so I thought. This has been one of my toughest semesters yet, thank God I only have one tough semester of classes left, then there's sim lab and management and then my internship. It seems like all I've been doing lately is complaining, I like my classes and all but I'm just sick of 4 exams in one week then 3 weeks of nothing. It's so stressful.

What kind of screwed up world is this? Last micro exam I half-assed my studying and got an A, this time I studied my ass off and got a B. Screw studying

The monthly CMAMT meeting was tonight at The Embers in Mt Pleasant. As usual, the food was awesome, chicken stir fry and an egg roll and deep dish apple pie. The lecture this month was on Vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Very interesting, even though there have only been 2 cases noted in the US so far, it's something serious to worry about in the future. Keeping busy. Almost too busy it seems, sometimes but I didn't drive to MP tonight so I got to enjoy the sights. I love fall in Michigan, the leaves changing are absolutely amazing, I saw one tree that was orange, yellow and green and there was a rainbow. And I loved looking out the window and up at the stars on the way back, reminds me of being out on the water late at night in the middle of summer... like home.

Lots of stuff has been reminding me of home lately. I think that for the first time since freshmen year, I'm homesick. I'm burned out and I want a break and the end is in sight so I just wanna go home. I wanna go home...

I got my Darwin Awards newsletter today. Yeah, this story, 5 minutes from my house. Shit like this happens all the time. It's a yearly ritual.

SECOND TIME'S THE CHARM -- Unconfirmed Darwin Award Nominee

March 2003, Michigan | Ignoring Coast Guard warnings, David Manley
ventured onto the icy surface of Saginaw Bay with his pickup truck
one chilly morning. Predictably, the vehicle broke through the ice,
but the 41-year-old managed to avert tragedy and escape from the
sinking truck. He reached the shore wet and cold, but alive.

Despite his traumatic experience, and despite a day of sunshine
and warm temperatures in the 60s, David returned to Saginaw Bay
late the following night. This time he was driving an all-terrain
vehicle, and accompanied by a friend. Surprise! The ATV also
plunged through the ice.

His companion survived, but David had used up his luck. His body
was recovered by the Coast Guard southwest of the Channel Islands.
An autopsy was scheduled to determine whether anything besides
a desire to win a Darwin Award was a factor in his demise.
REFERENCE: Flint Journal

So a pretty dull weekend, but that's good in duty terms. 60 hours of duty this weekend. That's just a little bit of duty there. But for homecoming weekend with BGC events, it went amazingly smooth. No major parties busted. No drugs. Really didn't do anything this weekend besides hit up WalMart and get the special edition Lion King DVD and go to church. Pretty good sermon, about how we have to humble ourselves to serve God with good examples in Mother Theresa and Pope John Paul II (No comments Kaelis). Worked from 10-2 last night on my notecard for my microbiology exam today, boy that card came in handy. Oh yeah and Bulldog hockey is now 3-2. Comeon Dawgs. Don't make me lose that bet to Cabbage come Feb

Word. I just bought my VACO ticket. Now to get someone to go with me...

Live. Love. Don't act. Stop pretending. Grow. Have fun. Respect. Enjoy. Celebrate. Trust
How true is this of life? We need to live life to the fullest every day. We need to be true to ourselves, don't pretend that you're someone that you're not. But don't go on a mission to just live life. Have fun while you're doing it. Respect how the people around you choose to live their lives. Life is nothing without love though. Love is the greatest thing of all. There's nothing like waking up every day knowing that you are loved by your family and friends and that people care about you. But love is nothing without trust. When your trust in someone is shattered, it really proves how deep that love is if you can work past the trust issue. Carpe diem.

Stop being so selfish. Stop being so selfish
How many times have I done things because I want to know what I'll get from it? What's in it for me? Why aren't people focusing on me? Why am I like this? I need to focus less on me and more on others.

You aren't special. You aren't alone. You aren't better. You aren't worse. You aren't always like this. You aren't ever like that. You are loved. You can love.
How many times have I experienced all this self doubt? How many times have I been buried in pits of self pity and loathing? Why do I let what other people think about me affect who I am? Deep down inside I know who I am and I know what that means to me. And I know that there are always people out there that I can turn to.

Don't try so hard
This is where the SW geek in me come you. "Try not. Do or do not. There is no try." There's a difference between trying and doing. You can try your hardest and not get anything done or you can go out there and do it.

Stop craving. Don't be a junkie for it. Don't make your friends think twice
Don't crave that attention. Don't make being the center of attention your well being. Be willing to give it up to someone else and you be the supportive person. Be true to your friends always.

Who wouldn't help a dying man on an empty road?"
I find this one fairly simple. Would you help that dying man or keep on going by?

You might be the only one who heard that. Do something. Don't run. Do something
One person can make a difference. You can be that shining star in someone's day. But you have to act. Don't just think "I'll do it tomorrow." Do it now and make a difference.

Stop being so selfish
Focus on others

"Not all who wander are lost"
Sometimes you have to wander to focus on your mission. Sometimes that wandering is your mission. Don't be afraid to wander.

--hippiemike
The great person who is responsible for making me think about everything that is in italics. Thanks for making me think. :)

Why are people so stupid? Seriously. How do they get the ideas that pop into their little peabrains? I'm pretty much spending about 60 hours on duty this weekend. 7pmR-7amF and 7pmF-7pm Sun. The first 12 hours are done and I'm not looking forward to the next 48 just based on how it was last night. First of all, someone decided to break a door closer on a fire door in the stairwell and that was spraying oil everywher. Called and got that cleaned up. Took this picture down off of someone's door and gave it back to them (only because I was called out in front of the resident by another staff member) and told the person that if I saw it up again, they'd be documented. An hour and a half later, the picture was back up and totally covered in tape. So once again I took it down. Now I just have to deal with the judicial database later. And as we were meeting at the desk to go on rounds at 11 last night, one of my residents came and asked if we'd seen anyone come through the lobby running because some had thrown a piss filled balloon at his window, which he of course had open, and shattered when it hit the screen and there was urine all over his stuff. Oi. I hope that the rest of the weekend goes better

I started fitness swimming today. Oi how I hurt. Gotta find me some Tiger Balm. On the plus side though I got a 91 on the test that I thought I'd failed last week

Ok, problem solved. Lesson learned. Sorry K.

It's raining today, but that's ok because I love the smell of rain. It reminds me of home. For those of you that don't know, home for me is a shipping town on the Saginaw Bay. School is Podunkville, Michigan that just happens to be landlocked. The smell reminds me of walking down at the Riverwalk at home. Walking along the piers and watching the boats and freighters move up and down the river. Seeing the fishermen out on the bay and wondering what they've caught. Lying in bed on a lazy summer morning with my bedroom window open and hearing the freighters sound their horns to signal the bridge to open for them. One long and one short blast that can be heard within about a mile of the bridges. And my favorite summertime activity, sailing on the bay with my aunt. For two years I was her main crew member on the Wednesday night sailing races. It is so beautiful to watch all those sailboats racing across the bay. The spinniker boats are especially beautiful with their multi-colored spinniker sails that make those boats dance on the water. I really missed being out there this summer while I was at school. I missed the feeling of the air tugging on my hair, the exhiliration of trying to reef down a sail in high winds (while being clipped via a lifeline to the boat and having another crew member hold onto you so that you stay on the boat), being able to reach your hand straight out from the boat and have it dip into the water because of the angle that you're at. There's something special about being from a shipping town. It's something that's buried deep inside the people who love the water. People like me. For whom the smell of fresh rain brings back a whole flood of memories.

See, I listen to Kaelis, and this is what happens to the blog. Uh archives and tagboard and links are at the bottom if you really want them until I figure out how to put the column back

Today was kind of a rough day. I had kind of a tough talk with someone that I care about last night but I feel better now that things are out in the open. Unfortunately the rough feelings kind of carried over into today some but luckily T was able to give me some insight, along with a little reminder of 1 Cor 13:7, which is an awesome passage in itself, I just love the passage on love. It's a good thing for friends like T sometimes.

I also had the joy of doing 7 white cell differentials today (700 fricking white cells) and then red cell inclusion identification in lab tonight. My poor back after sitting staring down a microscope for so long. On the good news side though, I got an 83% on my hematology test and have a 90% in the class, so not bad. I just don't want to get my bloodbanking test back yet, that wasn't pretty.

A little email that I just received

A man was sleeping one night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light, and God appeared. The Lord told the man he had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his might.

So, this the man did, day after day.

For many years he toiled from sun up to sun down, his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock, pushing with all of his might. Each night the man returned to his cabin sore and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain.

Since the man was showing discouragement, the Adversary (Satan decided to enter the picture by placing thoughts into the weary mind: "You have been pushing against that rock for a long time, and it hasn't moved."

Thus, he gave the man the impression that the task was impossible and that he was a failure.

These thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man. Satan said, "Why Kill yourself over this? Just put in your time, giving just the minimum effort; and that will be good enough."

That's what the weary man planned to do, but decided to make it a Matter of prayer and to take his troubled thoughts to the Lord.

"Lord," he said, "I have labored long and hard in your service, putting all my strength to do that which you have asked. Yet, after all this time, I have not even budged that rock by half a millimeter. What is wrong?

Why am I failing? The Lord responded compassionately, "My friend, when I asked you to serve Me and you accepted, I told you that your task was to push against the rock with all of your strength, which you have done. Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it. Your task was to push. And now you come to Me with your strength spent, thinking that you have failed. But, is that really so? Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and muscled, your back sinewy and Brown; your hands are callused from constant pressure, your legs have become massive and hard. Through opposition you have grown much, and your abilities now surpass that which you used to have. True, you haven't moved the rock. But your calling was to be obedient and to push and to exercise your faith and trust in My wisdom. That you have done. Now I, my friend, will move the rock."

At times, when we hear a word from God, we tend to use our own intellect to decipher what He wants, when actually what God wants is just a simple obedience and faith in Him. By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains, but know that it is still God who moves the mountains.

When everything seems to go wrong . . . just P. U. S. H.!
When the job gets you down . . . just P. U. S. H.!
When people don't react the way you think they should . .. just P. U. S. H.
When your money is "gone" and the bills are due . . . just P. U. S. H.!
When people just don't understand you . . . just P. U. S. H.!

P= Pray
U= Until
S= Something
H= Happens

Truly, great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget! "A friend loves at all times..." What you do in this life echoes in the next.

Well, the view of this little niche on the web has changed again. I think I'm finally happy with it. Just as I'm becoming happy with many things in my life.

So I was passing mail today and I got a little card about getting my college class ring. It's hard to believe that I only have 2 semesters left on campus and that I've already spent 6 semesters here. It's hard to believe that in a year and a half I'll be taking my registry exam to become an ASCP certified medical technologist. Where has the time gone? I can still remember my first night on campus, crying a little as my parents left. I can remember sitting in my room and watching TV because my roomie hadn't arrived on campus yet and I was too shy to go out and meet the people around me. I remember the culture shock that I felt coming from Bay City to the most diverse school in the state of Michigan. And I look back at who I was when I came here and who I am now and I'm amazed at the differences. I came here as the shy little smart girl and now I'm the girl that's grown and can handle just about anything. They say that coming to college defines who you are as a person and I believe it. Even my boss says she's amazed at the amount of pesonal growth that she's seen in me since I started this job last August. They say that time flies when you're having fun, and they're right.

So I think I failed a test for the first time ever today. Not cool. But on the positive side, Kerri and I got our comparison of methods assignment done, even if the numbers didn't turn out well. It's one less thing to worry about.

Time for a story about stupid people...
Next week is homecoming week so all over campus people have drawn in sidewalk chalk "vote so and so for king/queen" well this morning when I was walking to class i saw "Vote Smart (with an arrow pointing to someone's name) Vote Jessica S as Homecomming Queen"

If you're going to run for queen, know how to spell Homecoming!

Days when you oversleep never tend to be good days. I found out this morning that Mikey is being deployed this weekend to Kosovo. It was pretty unexpected. I'm really going to miss talking to him online. I know we're going to exchange letters, but it's just not the same as talking to him all the time. I'm just going to write to him and keep him in my thoughts and prayers while he's deployed. I know that he's going to be fine since Kosovo isn't really Iraq, but I just can't help but worry about him. But like Anne said, things are going to be just fine.

I also had to run my first ACLS meeting about 20 minutes after I found that news out today. Needless to say, I was a little shaken up before the meeting. The seniors that came to the meeting though were real bitchy. That class is real cliquey and one clique is real stuck up and I could just feel the negative vibes radiating from them. I can't wait until they're gone on internship next semester, then ACLS will be fun.

Went to the job fair this afternoon. Lots of hospitals are looking for techs, which is a good thing. I think that I'll have a pretty good choice of places to work when I graduate. Yay! And the Red Wings are winning. Double yay! Now if only I could get motivated to study for my Immunohematology exam tomorrow...

I feel like I should post something here but really nothing has been going on. Ok, yeah I have a test and a lab practical today that I haven't studied for yet, but that's just how I am. Ooh let's see, on a happy note, T sent me "Witchita Reprise" last night and I've been listening to it pretty much since. Yeah, school sucks and I have no motivation. I'm dropping out and becoming a groupie.

Cool. My two free CDs came from ordering Who We Are Instead today. Funny thing was, the CDs showed up an hour after I got the email.

Sweet. I was talking to Mike (Hippiemike as most of you know him) last night and found out that VACO is doing a concert about 3 hours away from me. I think I'm going to have to go. Especially since I'm getting 2 of their CDs. I can't wait!!

So I went to class tonight all set to get those 9 differentials done (that's 900 white blood cells people). I did 2 and a half. Then I had a headache and my microscope wan't holding focus, so Niki, Bob and I went to New China. I'm gonna be eating Chinese for a week now. I got the orange chicken dinner thingy and it came with a heaping load of orange chicken, fried rice, and an egg roll and then I ordered egg drop soup to go with it. Yay for leaving class early!

Good news, it's not my heating core! My floor wasn't covered in coolant, now I just have to figure out where the water is coming from. Grrr.

Damn. Damn damn damn. Ok something is wrong with my car. All week people who have been riding passenger have said that the floor has been damp up front. Well, when I went to go to church tonight, there was about a quarter inch of some kind of liquid on the passengers side. The window was up and the door was closed on that side. I don't know what's wrong.

Ok on a happy note. Church was good tonight. The readings were from Genesis, Hebrews and Mark and were about love, marriage, and divorce. Fr Wayne gave a real good sermon on love vs lust and marriage tonight. I felt real inspired. Reminded me why I like Fr Wayne so much.

It's the day of a million posts. Sure, we'll go with that, it's 3am after all. Just finished TFP. Think I'll start Blade. Anyone calls me before noon, and they will die a slow and painful death

trace the shape of my heart
'til it becomes more familiar to your eyes
i've been lost without you
cold without your love
it's taken days and nights to make me realize

rescue me from hangin' on this line
i won't give up on giving you
the chance to blow my mind
let the eleventh hour quickly pass me by
i'll find you when i think i'm out of time

take the place of my heart
'til i become a stranger to my life
i've been down without you
wrong without your love
in time will i be what you're thinking of?

rescue me from hangin' on this line
i won't give up on giving you
the chance to blow my mind
let the eleventh hour quickly pass me by
i'll find you when i think i'm out of time

i've been down without you
cold without your love
in time will i be what you're thinking of?

rescue me from hangin' on this line
i won't give up on giving you
the chance to blow my mind
let the eleventh hour quickly pass me by
i'll find you when i think i'm out of time

rescue me from hangin' on this line
i won't give up on giving you
the chance to blow my mind
let the eleventh hour quickly pass me by
i'll find you when i think i'm out of time

time
time
time

My poor checkbook. It looked so healthy today. Then I payed bills. Then I did some shopping. I preordered Who We Are Instead (thanks again Kaelis for getting me hooked on another band) and then ordered this sweater. Yeah. Oh well, my paycheck is sitting here ready to be deposited, that should resusicate my checking account some. Just can't spend any money til next payday. The cash I have is all that I'll allow myself to spend for the next two weeks. Yeah, who doesn't see that happening? Of course I am on duty the weekends of the 17th and 24th, so that should curb my shopping some. Maybe. I think I need help.

I'm so happy! I had my meeting with my advisor today for scheduling for next semester and it looks like I'm on track to be on internship winter semester 2005, which means graduating in May 2005. And my internship is sounding better doing it close to home, so that I can live at home, since the internship is free. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and I'm heading towards it!

Whoda thunk it? It's October 1st, and there's a quarter inch of snow on my car. A quarter inch of SNOW and it's still falling. Sheesh! I'm glad that I had my parents bring my winter coat up. I need it. This is nuts. Well as they say in Michigan, if you don't like the weather just wait 5 minutes.

Yeah, so I'm a geek. I mean I knew it before, but after driving an hour yesterday, on the release date of The Final Prophecy, down to Grandville and Rivertown Crossings mall, I realized that as much as I may try to hide it, I'm a geek. Either that or I'm just really impatient because Big Rapids sucks book wise. But while I was at Barnes and Noble (yes, there's a B&N inside of the mall) I dropped $40 in about 10 minutes. And that was without buying "The complete idiot's guide to Catholicism" which was SO tempting to buy. Maybe next time...

Anyways, I finished Heroes Die last night, ended up staying up til about 1 to finish it. I just get distracted so easily. And ok, yeah I did have about a half hour gossip session with Officer Hottie while on rounds last night. Ah the good old memories of last year. All the drugs and alcohol and fire alarms. The funny thing is, he agreed with me about it being impossible to get our hall director over here in the middle of the night. I qoute "you almost needed a murder over here to get her here" Which is pretty darn true. We had a freaking fire and she didn't come over one night. Oh well, it's all in the past. But I ramble. Kaelis, I have to agree, Heroes was a damn good read, so as soon as I read TFP, I'm reading Blade.