Offended by the ACLU

Now hear this:

World War I Memorial Cross in Mojave desert ACLU's Next Target.

What if I'm offended by Mr. Buono's being offended? What if I'm offended by the thing being covered up by ugly ply wood? Where are my rights to being offended?

I will not apologize for my nation's Christian heritage. Would I be in favor of erecting such a structure in present times? No, because that symbol no longer reflects the heart and soul of my nation's people. However, the symbol did at that time and so should remain a memorial to people and times long gone.

PT school

Well, folks I have been in PT school for a little over a month now and this is the first instant I have had to write. Mostly I spend my time in class-- 8-5 Monday-Thursday-- or studying my brain to a sticky pulp. So saying, please forgive if I make no sense what so ever. The only reason I can write at this moment is that I am waiting for my practice patient--Greg-- to arrive so I can practice for the practical test I have tomorrow. I don't think it will be too hard, but the test is detailed. If I miss one tiny detail, there will be a massacre of red ink on my performance sheet.

In general, I enjoy what I'm learning. It is terribly interesting and I am finally learning practical skills. Hooray! No more principles and theories! Well, we're still looking at those but they are in the foundational sciences, which I enjoy immensely. Those will disappear from the curriculum soon, I believe.

I have no life outside of school, meaning no free time what so ever. It is very difficult to keep the few close friendships I have alive with the truncated time, much less make the new ones which I so desperately need in my class. *sigh* I suppose those will come naturally with time as we are forced to spend hours upon hours with each other during the day. Some of them even return to the classroom to study at night! I can 't do that; I have to leave that building for a little more than sleeping.

Well, I had better review my test materials before the subject arrives.

Say a prayer for me!

Good Search

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With this handy gadget, you can search the internet powered by Yahoo search and help out your favorite charity at the same time! You can also shop through the website at your favorite stores and help out too!

Put your favorite charity in the second text box, click verify and you're off and running. Good Search will donate 50% of the revenue received from your searches to the charity of your choice. If your favorite charity isn't on the list, contact the charity and get them to add themselves. I doubt they will say no to potential funds!

Here are a couple charity options to get you started:

Some You've Probably Heard Of

World Vision

World Wildlife Federation

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)

St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital

American Red Cross

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Children's Miracle Network

Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)

Girl Scouts

Habitat for Humanity

Junior Achievement

Meals on Wheels

Ronald McDonald House

Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Salvation Army

United Way

Young Life

YWCA

Some You've Probably Haven't

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Muscular Dystrophy Association

Invisible Children

Hope for Gliders

Save Darfur

Zachary Solomon

Ophelia's Place

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

One Campaign

Special Olympics

Project Linus

This is THAT big. Jump on the bandwagon and help out your favorite! If you don't know of one you'd like to help out, there is a HUGE list on the engine's website.

Facebook Stalkers

Here are the top people that Facebook-stalk me. (Ok, not necessarily "stalk" but "interact with my wall the most"

1. Kassia

2. Jeremy M.

3. Tink

4. Daniel M.

5. Cynthia L.

6. Rafe

7. Sarah Mc.

8. Hannah H.

9. Bridget

10. Lisa

11. Ashleigh A.

12. Joe Bob

13. Anthony

14. Jennifer C.

15. Kristin L.

16. Abigail W.

17. Clay

18. Stacey H.

19. Darren H.

20. William

21. Melissa Y.

--Are you honestly surprised about any of these?
yes! where is my fiance?! i think about 14 or 15 down are on there simply because they wished me a happy birthday last month and then replied to me when i asked about how they were doing.

→How did you meet 4?
HSU tennis

→How much does 6 mean to you?
love our random lunches!

→Describe 14 in three words.
friendly, terribly intelligent, wish she would have come to HSU!

→What is your most fond memory with 15?
something involving high school and a bunch of band nerds. lol

→Do you know all of 2's secrets?
no way! i barely know him really.

→If you could marry either 1 or 20, who would it be?
well, seeing as how 20 is male... but 1 said she loved me just yesterday (because i bought her food!)... its a toss up. lol

→How far do you think you are on 5's stalker list?
hmmm maybe mid range... but probably not.

→When is the next time you're going to see 7?
i have no idea. wish i could see her though!

→When is the last time you saw 17?
over a year ago. that may be fixed in the coming months at district apta meetings though! lol

→How do you think 13 feels about you?
annoying because i beat him at pool this week and he's supposed to be good! hahaha

→Are 11 and 12 anything like each other?
not really but they are both very friendly

→Describe the relationship between 14 and 20.
they are on this list together. other than that... OH! they both played tennis at one point in their lives, just not together. actually they were on opposing teams!

→Would you ever want to date 18?
well, darren married her, so she can't be so bad. lol

→What do you think 10's parents are like?
they're awesome!

--> Is 16 single?

i have no idea.

→If you had never met 8, how would your life be different?
with way fewer crazy facebook statuses to read lol

→If you could tell 9 one thing right now, what would it be?

your photography is freakin awesome and you will go far with it if you so choose to put in the effort to get yourself there.

→What is the funniest thing you've ever heard 19 do?
oh the hendrick stories. too many!

→How did you meet 15?
through mutual band nerd friends

→How did you come to be friends with 10?
HSU doubles partner for a semester or so a few years ago.

→If 3 died, would you be lost?
terribly! i would lose my cynic that keeps us all grounded!

→What is the weirdest thing you've ever seen 4 do?
geez, where do i begin? his coming to HSU and us even meeting is an odd ball story all in itself.

→What is 7's only weakness?
blonde. that describes her perfectly lol

→Are you friends with any of 19's friends?
yup

→Do you think 16 and 8 would make a good couple?
well, seeing as how they're both female and straight, no. but if that wasn't an issue, i would say no; they're complete opposites.

→What is the most badass thing you've ever seen or heard 2 do?
he's renovating his house. that's a lot of work, especially while being in pharmacy school!

→What is the one thing 20 most exceeds at?

pumping iron

→If 1 and 2 hated each other, what would change?
nothing seeing has how i doubt they've met

→If 11 said to you that she/he loved 5, what would your response be?
i would ask her how alan felt about this.

Stress Allergy and Paperless Notes

I found out last week that I am allergic to stress. I am completely and totally serious. I've been fighting some recurring red, flaky patches on my face that pop up when I get stressed out... so basically any time I'm in class or employed haha. Went to see the doc about it last week and he gave it a fancy name, "uticaria", *oooo ahhhhh* and then told me to start taking Claritin everyday. HA! And so, ladies and gentlemen (that's assuming more than one of each gender reads this), I give you me, the amazing allergic-to-stress girl! I suppose I needed to have something wrong with me, since everyone else in the world seems to take some sort of drug for some exotic sounding ailment that is probably no more exciting than my "condition". 

I am thinking I may try to go paperless and take my notes on my computer for PT school. I've got it set up in an app called Notebook. I saw a girl using it or something similar to take notes in my chemistry class two years ago. That program is really the only reason I wanted a Mac. It allows me to doodle on my notes still. HEY! My doodles are important doodles! I'm a visual learner and so it often helps to draw diagrams or pictures of the lecture topics. They often make more sense than my notes. It will be hard to get used to I think, but I've been playing with it a lot in order to make a smoother transition... hopefully. Now, if only my laptop case would arrive so I don't feel like I have to baby my laptop for fear of getting a scratch on it. 

I think that should probably be enough blah blah blah to fill up the required space. Ta-ta!