...WaItInG...

Sunday, August 30, 2009

ok i know this is my 2nd post for the day...buuuuuuut....

i was looking at my ships blog spot blog ( and she is slacking b/c she hasnt updated it...LoL) and i am proud of her yet envious. she just started optometry school...i wish i was starting a medical program of some kind and not just stuck...here...in this spot...but maybe it is a good thing. i believe that everything does happen for a reason and i guess i will eventually find out what that reason is. i take the MCAT sept 12, i will be applying to as many programs as i can afford to apply 2...i want to have some kind of option when i graduate next year...hopefully it will be medical school but i will def have a back up plan just in case

i guess im just tired of seeing people around me moving forwerd in their life and im kinda stuck. i mean i will def take this year to get things done but i also want it to be a reminder of what i need to get done so i can be on my way to something else.

i would be studying but i am so dog tired...i cant keep my eyes open. i started reading and i fell asleep...LoL...yes im at work or i would take a nap...this is gonna be a long day...i have chapter at 4 and then i should be free for the day. i will def hide away from the world in my room until i am ready to come out and get stuff done. i am trying to decide if i should take a nap or not. if i dont then i can just go to bed super early and get a good night sleep...but if i take a nap i will go to be later than i want but i will be able to get some other things done today....hmmmmm...

i am dying for some sorbet right now! LoL yes that is random but i just have a taste for it for some reason.

ok but back to the topic i will talk about...have you ever called customer service only to find out the the person that is supose to be helping you cant understand you and you cant understand them? and you dont want to hang up and call back b/c you have been on hold for like 20 min? yea i had to deal with that. i try so hard not to get short or hasty with them but it is just hard. it took me twice as long to figure out my problem...just one of life little frustrations i suppose....

......................until next time...............

....RoOmAtEs....

roomies are a bittersweet equation....you need them to help pay the bills but sometimes they are a pain in the ass!

not saying that i hate my current roomies, i just have some days where i wish they would just leave! LoL i have had my share of horrible roomies, so i know the in's and out's to having a bad and good situation...but its nice to have someone there. i mean i hate being alone and dont think i wold enjoy being alone, but at the same time there are things that some ppl do that just makes me want to choke some one...but the fact that i have my own bathroom and huge closet def make me feel better....now only if my door/room was sound proof and i could keep them out all the time!

....*sigh*...oh well...cant live with them...cant live without them...LoL

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just watched the sermon of my church ONLINE! i know its amazing. the things that we can do now. i remember when i was younger you could buy the video or tape and listen to it at home or have it sent to you....but now all you have to do is just go to the church website and watch/listen to the church sermon! just the other day i was thinking that i wish that i could start going to church again...well i guess now in a sense i can! i will watch the sermon each sunday (seeing as i work everysunday and cant physically go, i can just watch it online during the time my pastor gives his sermon)

the other goal is to slowly work on my procrastination! i am so bad at it. i do good for a few weeks then i fall off again...so I WILL work on it...it seems like things run way better when i am on top of it! LoL

.......................until next time........................

...LoVe AnD bAsKeTbAlL...

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

yes this is my favorite movie...but it also brings up a very impotant thought/question in my mind...what are/was your first loves? mine...basketball...i have devoted alot of time and energy into it. wish i could have gone farther than i have, but it is a pasttime that i will always be able to enjoy. and the movie def is an added bonus. no i never got the "boy next door" as i once thought when i was younger, but i can def relate to alot of other things monica, the main character, went thru during the movie.

i started playing ball in junior high. made the varsity team and still played JV...i guess you could say that i was good. i feel that i was a hard worker and tried hard...but due to alot of events i did not get my goal of playing bball for some college to help pay for my school, i know i could have done alot more to prevent the lack of achiving this goal, but i look back and i have def made a way for myself without playing for a school. i dont even know if i would have achieved as much as i did if i would have went down that road....let alone meet the people that are in my life right now. but there is no way for you to know what other roads you did not take in your life would have offered you. that is why i try to make sure to thank god for all the blessings he has giving me.

this picture combines both basketball and art...my 2nd love...a very interesting concept but just found the picture so i couldnt leave it out :)

and yes this would be me in high school...LoL ....lived with a ball in my hand. *sigh* the good ole days....LoL

but it just makes you sit back and think of all the things you said you wanted to do when you were younger. have you achieved some of those goals? or are you still trying to make them come true? i know that i try to keep going back to those roots to use as inspiration to get where i want to go. i know i have a long way, but i have to stay positive and motivated to try to get where iwant to go. but in the meantime i will take each day for what it is worth and try to enjoy each oppertunity that i am given.

....................until next time.................

....PaNdOrA...

Saturday, August 22, 2009

.....internet radio.....

since i have been working in places where i can access the internet at work (ii know im a bum...LoL) i have been trying to find a good internet station that is perfect...and i finally found it!!

at first i would try to google free radio stations, or try to acces stations that i know have websites...but b/w the commercials and then not being able to access them on certain days i just had to keep searching for something that i could really use wheni wanted.

not gonna lie, itunes has a pretty good selection of radio stations to choose from, but i cant get itunes on the comp at work so i had to stick to the internet. but its ok. i have been having really good luck with jamz @ 1.fm and i finally found pandora. it is great!

with pandora, i can search for artist and they will create a station with their songs and songs of otther artist that are similar. it is great! you can tag and flag artist and songs that you like and it will save it for you and play them more often than the other songs.

i tried slacker radio...its ok, but it is not nearly as versitile as pandora and the stations are limited to the areas of music that i like. but it is a good station as well, they just limit your skips and they limit the # of songs you flag as your favorite an then try to reel youin by buying their "upgrade" for unlimited access and other features. but for FREE pandora is def the way to go!

now on another not i found imeem. it is a website where you can type in a song and hear it. so if your at work and someone mentions a song that they liked and you have never heard it and no one has it on their ipod, you can go there, type it in and listen to you. they give you options to buy it, get the ringtone, and etc. they give artist info and everything. it is a really good site as well but not a radio site as you will have to pick and choose the songs that you want to listen to

well i have shared my internet radio secrets, hope that someone other than me finds it useful! LoL

.................until next time...............

...HoMe SwEeT hOmE...

Friday, August 21, 2009

some people say that your home is where your heart is....i think it is where you store all of your stuff....LoL

and yes i have realized that i have ALOT of stuff. i have already thrown away so much while packing not to mention the piles of stuff i am throwing away while unpacking...i dont even know where i got most of this stuff from! i guess over the years it just builds up. but it is mine and i have no other home, so with me it shall remain.

we finally got the kitchen, living room, bathroom done! got the decorations up, got the furniture and Dish network set up...washed all the dishes and pots and stuff...now im washing clothes, and trying to empty the last few boxes that i have. i finally got all of my clothes boxes empty and i have a huge pile to wash and another pile that i need to hang up ( no worries i had a pile of clothes that i need to take to goodwill) but it has been going good. the kitchen (my kitchen! LoL) is great! we have an island, dish washers, and it i just perfect. exactly whati need!

my room is big, huge cloest, and MY OWN BATHROOM!!! its about time! something iwas in dire need of. i just get weird about my bathroom! it will ALWAYS be clean, and i will have no shame or have to make excuses b/c my roomies didnt want to pick up after themselves. im excited to finally be at home even after all of the problems with our landlord....but i guess it was kinda worth it....

well that is my day in a nutshell....

...............until next time................

...AfTeRmAtH...

Thursday, August 20, 2009

a friend once told me that New York city is the city that cultivates and encourages the "hustling" dream....

i am not too sure how i feel about that. not to knock it or anything, i have a few friends who have jobs where their whole salary comes from their commission...which is good i supose...until you hit that dry spell and dont know when to expect your next check, or you are use to living a lifestyle, but when your income is cut and you dont know how long, what do you do then? i mean i know that "hustling" is def NOT the job for me. i like to know when and where i am getting my money. i like knowing how hard i need to work to get what i want. i guess its just a prefernce of choice. possible how you are raised? i know that i was introduced to this lifestyle until my late teens. yes this is partially b/c my mom did a great job at keeping us away from it, but i guess i just dont quite understand why someone wouldwant to live that way. to each his own right?

but in new york, we saw the cream of the crop on the streets. from selling handbags, wallets, watches, movies, clothes, you name it, they have it...packed in their stand as they stand there all day in all types of weather to try to sale their items to make ends meet. not to mention the people who just skip asking for selling of products and go straight to asking for money. it is interesting to see how much they do make. i know that the people i was in new york with gave away $10 maybe more $ to one guy. if he hits up 5 or 6 people and gets that amount, that is more than some people make in one day. not to mention the other free things they may get like food or clothing, or other items that are handed to them just b/c they ask. this indeed opens my eyes yet again to how blessed thati am and i def appreciate all of the things and all of the people the good Lord has put in my life.

it encourages me more and more to want to help those who need it the most. i cant quite figure out where i want to aim but i do watn to help. i know that doing the 200+ hours of community service with the orginizations im in does help, but i want ME to make a name for myself for helping people. i might have to wait until my wallet can do more talking for me, but i def can see myself trying to start something once i am able to manage it and keep it going. i guess i get this ambition from my mom. always trying to help others that need it the most. but the look on someones face when someone actually takes the time to help them is priceless. if you can impact just one persons life to make a difference you have accomplished something great.

well those are my thought for the day.....

................until next time...............

....McAt....

Thursday, August 6, 2009

well this picture was cute...LoL i am on and off studying for the MCAT...the date i take it is Sept 12. the last time i can and i can not move it back any later b/c that is the last time they offer it this year. i am just ready to get it over. i am having troubl studyin and i just....*sigh*....i just want to be done and in med school and on to the next chapter in my life. but like with all things i must wait and see what the good Lord has planned for me.

2 more days until chicago!!! i am so excited. i cant wait to see my ship and to see "the light"...LoL...

hmmmm....at work...got beeped....gotta run to ER :-/ ....

........until next time.................


****15 min later****

today i have not enjoyed being at work. it has been super busy and i cant sit down for more than 5-10 min. its like the hospital TV shows....doctors running aroung....waiting room full of people...overflow patient care in the outpatient areas...LoL..its been pretty crazy and pretty busy. i guess it is making up for the past few days b/c it has been pretty dead and the census at the hospital was very low. but i guess with every low their is a high...and vise versa...

well i guess ill try to pull out my flash cards and stud :=/ LoL

...............until next time................

...WeDnEsDaY....

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

well all day, i keep thinking that it is thursday...i guess it is because i have had to work everyday for the past few weeks and the days just run together after a while. yes i am tired of being here at work...but i will def enjoy it when i get paid! LoL

this saturday i will be leaving for chicago this saturday!!! i will spend the weekend with my ship and meeting up with some old friends that i have not seen in a while. then on 9th i will head to indianapolis to see "the light"...LoL...i will stay there until the 12th and head to NYC with danny and toya and meet up with reese in bost on on the 16 and head back to kvegas on the 18th. it will be a week full of fun!!! im super excited and can not wait to just see everyone and go out and have fun!!

i have removed those ppl in my life who have caused me so much grief for the past year... and IT FEELS GREAT! to know that i am the sane one and what i have been thinking/doing has not been bad is a good feeling. we have already gotten so much taken care of and i am really enjoying and loveing the reason i am an AKA again. the sisterhood, the service...and everything else that comes with it. it just feels great. i am very excited about this year and all of the things that me and the new girls will do!

we FINALLY get to move into our new place this weekend....only thing is i wont b here! we were supose to move in june 1st...nope....mid july....NOPE....now august first....and i am sleeping on my friends couch with all of my clothes and belongings in my car..yea not a fun time. i really am homeless! again! LoL for the 2nd time this summer! it sux...but i do see th elight and it is almost done and i can finally be in my bed!!!!

i am a little home sick. i miss my friends and some of my family. its always good to go home and visit but since i am going to NYC i wont have time to go home at the end of the summer like i usually do.

i take the MCATS sept 12....i have moved my test back 3 times b/c i study but i just never feel prepaired for it...thisyear i did spend the $1000 on the Kaplan course and i think it was a very good idea. it is helping alot so hopefully i will get the score that i need to get into med school next year. hence why i have not been able to blog as much as i have wanted 2! i have been bust with school (took 3 classes this summer! got an A and 2 B's!!) and i have been working 40+ hours this summer (what is new...LoL gotta get that $!!) and not to mention i have been studying and
reading thru the books i have gotten and just trying to make some things happen.

got the palm pre!!!! its the greatest! its like having a mini computer with you and a phone...and a camera...its great! i would def tell ppl to get one!

but i will be sure to update on the trip!! i may even post some pix!

.....................until next time..............