Not that anyone is ever on xanga anymore, but I figured I'd update it since it's been so long. Let's have a rundown of everything that's happened since I last posted...
I wrecked my car, didn't get hurt, but it deployed both airbags and completely tore off my back bumper. It looks like a piece of crap now, and I owe my parents $1300 for the repairs just to make it driveable and the brand-new tires I had bought the weekend before the wreck. Only the driver's seat belt works, the cd player detached and the backside is still a mess, but at least I don't get tailgated on the highway.
I have just two more tests left for the semester, but they're both easy ones, and I know I'm going to have a 4.0 GPA. I discovered that I love science and I'm going to major in microbiology. I have an application in right now to go to the Air Force Academy, but because I pretty much didn't do high school at all, it's very unlikely that I will be accepted. Even so, there are still many ROTC scholarships available, and I might recieve one of those as early as January. There is a medical school I will be competeing for during my junior year where I wouldn't have to pay a dime to get my doctorate and I would be able to get in on the cutting edge of the most advanced cell research being done. I could be doing anything from discovering a cure for cancer to developing bionic organs.
I got to go to a Reserve Aide charity dinner where our detatchment was sponsored for a $250 per plate meal. I toured Lockheed Martin and got an up close and personal look at the details of the new F-35. I got to fly for the first time for an hour with the Civil Air Patrol, and I'll get to do it again this coming Saturday. I was also awarded cadet of the month for November.
I've been stressed out, wound tight, pushed hard, and motivated to go even further, and I have to say life has been interesting. By this time next year I should be living on my own, which is a milestone long overdue. Next semester I'm taking 20 credit hours and working just as much asI am now, so that will be interesting. On the plus side, those 5 extra hours are chemistry, and I'm pretty excited about the stuff we'll get to do in lab.
Anyway, for both of you still on xanga, hope that satisfied your curiosity. Now join the current century and get a Facebook.
Click here for something serious, if that's your thing...
...watch this video if serious isn't up your alley...
...and here's some random information to answer a question I know you've asked yourself.
The reason why COWS GO MOO is because they have trouble getting their tongue around saying the letter N. If it weren't for this unfortunate speech impediment we'd understand that they were trying to say MOON (hence the endless repetition of MOO, MOO, MOO).
Cows, or COSMOCOWS as they prefer to be known, have been exploring the lunar surface for years. Their hooves are perfectly adapted to the dusty lunar surface and COSMOCOWS have learnt to use their ears as stabilisers. The surface can be somewhat tricky to traverse but a quick flick of the tail can correct a slip of the hoof.
Everyone knows the MOON is made of CHEESE and that the cow JUMPED over the MOON but few are aware that today a herd of about 6,000 COSMOCOWS live on the GREEN crater, close to the Mendeleev crater on the FAR SIDE. They are quite independent and wander around looking for things to chew.
From time to time, they encounter strange and interesting objects. Flags left by humans make excellent SCRATCHING POSTS. Leisure interests include GOLF and racing the LUNAR ROVER.
And can somebody explain to me why a gun like this even exists?
So I bought something online the other day, and apparently the site caters to really rich people with too much money on their hands. They sent me a catalogue, and in it I found the most amazing thing ever. That's right; it's a toilet...
A throwback to the medieval era of knights, castles and fairy tale romance, this throne toilet with French Merovingian style (8th century) is highlighted by hand painted earthenware accessories (Musset poem, ashtray...) Its high-profile seat back with a gothic-arch top and full armrests give the toilet a majestic appearance. Inscribed on the seat back is a poem by the French poet, Alfred de Musset (see the "Product Specifications" link for French and English versions of the poem).
The musical chime "Le Bon Roi Dagobert", with a voice reciting the Musset poem, starts when you raise the lid and a bell is coupled with the flush, making a visit to the bathroom an unforgettable experience.
Our Price: $10,332.00
Oh yeah, who wouldn't want classical music playing with medieval poetry being recited every time you take a dump? My feces deserve to be deposited in the very best...
*edit* In case that wasn't weird enough for you, here's the English translation of the poem in plain text:
Okay, so for those of you who still haven't gotten around to getting a Facebook, here's an update:
Skin (see above) is the greatest book I have ever read in my life. It all fell into place in the very last pages, but it kept me guessing all the way through. I've spent the last couple of nights reading until I passed out. It's that good.
In other news, my favorite person in the world is home from Mexico. (Hi, Rebecca!) And that makes me happy.
Tonight we were supposed to have a young adult fellowship with our church, but we got rained out, so a bunch of us went and hung out at Starbucks for quite a while instead. Good times.
Other than that, just been working some very boring shifts, (July is not a good month for the pizza business) and getting pretty stoked about college. All those sit-ups and push-ups are starting to pay off. I've even come to enjoy wearing clothes that actually fit. I've actually gained 1 1/2 lbs! *blows paper party whistle*
Alright, for making you sit through all that, here's a hilarious e-mail I got to compensate:
I got this in an e-mail a while back, and I thought it was awesome. Enjoy!
After reading caption under the 1st pic be sure you look at pic #2
Look at the first picture above and you can see where this guy broke through the guard rail (right side where the people are Standing on the road). His truck left the road, traveling from right to left. He flipped end-over-end, across the culvert outlet and landed on the left side of it. Now look at the 2nd picture below
IF YOU WEREN'T A BELIEVER IN GOD BEFORE, WOULD YOU BE AFTER THIS?
And that makes me happy.
