Hope

Haven't blogged in forever I know. I've been so busy, I feel like I haven't been able to stop and take a breath in weeks.

We've had a new addition to the family, her name is Hope.

She's a very nervous piggy but I love her. :]

My sister is also going to be bringing home a hamster soon, I'm really hoping that she picks a chinese dwarf. They're so damn cute. Either that or a gerbil. :]

And also, finally, I will be getting my new camera very soon. The Nikon D5000 so I can finally take real pictures without borrowing Amber's camera, haha.

11 Pet Peeves

1. When people go to civil war reenactments and root for the south.
2. When people misuse the words there, their, they're, two, to, too, your, you're, effect, affect, then and than.
3. When there is nobody on the road but you and the car behind you, and they still feel the need to ride your ass for miles.
4. When you comment on someone's facebook and you know they've seen it but they never answer.
5. When people say "excuse me" in such a tone that it wouldn't be any less rude for them to say "get the hell out of my way".
6. When people who drive giant beast gas guzzler trucks tell you that you really need to think about going green.
7. One uppers.
8. People who hate cops.
9. Gamer console snobs.
10. When people are obsessed with south park.
11. Stoners who  are obsessed with weed and only want to talk about weed.

New Camera New Job

Gosh I suck at blogging!

But, I finally decided on a camera. I decided to buy the Nikon D5000.

Yeah, I know. It's awesome. It has everything I want/need. And I'm also working on setting up a little makeshift photo studio in my basement so I can finally have a decent space to shoot photos indoors. I'm very excited...now all I need is about $800

First day of work today, it was okay, but I can't help but have a sense of impending doom...

Facebook Status/Rage

My day did not start out well. It all began with an innocent status update on facebook where I said that I was practicing counting money with my friend.

My friend's mom friend seems to think that every status that everyone posts is an opportunity for her to cause drama and be mean.

She commented and said "My kids are doing that in the 1st grade".

Am I the only one that thinks that's super bitchy? For all she knows I could have a learning disability and she's making fun of me like a total ass.

So I commented back and basically told her that I'm not required to put up with her BS and I'm not going to.

So she sends me a lovely message:

Maegan
1st let me start by saying DONT post something on a WORLD wide, PUBLIC site that you dont want others to comment on.
2nd your right you dont have to put up with my BULLSHIT as u say. But I will assure you I wont put up with YOURS. I didnt not attack you, I didnt not swear at YOU. I commented on a PUBLIC post. You might talk to your MOMMA that way but in the REAL world the world of germs NO ONE including ME will put up with it. Act like an ADULT not like a teeny booper, from the getto. If u have something to say and swear or attack someone do it through private email or FB email. I have no idea how you took it but I ment NOTHING by it . And YOUR also right YOUR NOTHING, NOTHING at all like -----. Think next time YOU post on a PUBLIC WORLD WIDE site if its something YOU are willing to have others commment on and able to take what might be said.

Okay.
1. my facebook is not a world wide public webstite, 99 people can see my status updates.
2. the fact that you can see my status doesn't give you the right to attack me, or say whatever you want. that's a sorry ass excuse to be mean.
3. exactly what bullshit are you talking about? am i not allowed to stick up for myself?
4. yeah insult my mother. also very mature. and for the record: I don't talk to my "momma" that way because my mother is not a psycho serial bitch!
5. act like an adult? that literally makes me laugh out loud, this bitch acts like she's in middle school and drama is her oxygen. but i need to grow up. ever heard the expression people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones?
6. why would i do anyone the courtesy of e-mailing them and not embarassing them when they can't do me the same courtesy?
7. why on earth should i have to put serious thought and consideration into a status about hanging out with my friend? it's not like I posted some controversial political comment or nude pictures of myself, wtf is there to think about? i was under the obviously silly assumption that people didn't post their random statuses with the expectation that people are going to abuse/attack or harass them!
8. i should be able to take what is said? that's a TWO WAY STREET. don't write checks your ass can't cash.
10. don't capitalize words you don't know how to spell.

Update on My Life

Forgive me for not posting for a few weeks, haven't really had anything of substance to say...school is getting boring, but it's almost over.

We painted our living room, I don't really know how to describe the color but it's gorgeous!

I also got a new job, at a pet store, which is exciting, I can't wait to work with the animals! I'm so excited. Now I can buy the things I want/need, a jumper box for my car, Christmas presents, and a new camera of course.

Cops and Sociolgy

Okay, every week I look forward to my Sociology class. But I usually end up with a headache from people's arguments giving me a headache. But seriously, this person in my class pisses me off every single week. This week he made it perfectly clear that he doesn't believe that anyone should be held accountable for anything they do or have to follow any rules. He kept talking about how all cops are ass holes and all the stupid reasons why he or someone he has known has gotten arrested. Guess what, they all got arrested for breaking the law, i.e. being intoxicated in public, carrying illegal drugs on them so on and so forth. Those rules are in place for your safety and for the safety of the people around you. I'm not denying that some cops are total dicks, but not all of them are, and when they arrest you for breaking the law they're not being ass holes, they're doing their job. If you don't want to get arrested then don't break the law, otherwise don't complain. That just shows what a juvenile view he has of the world, getting mad at the people enforcing the rules he was breaking.

New Laptop!!

I was thinking the other day about how I haven't had anything interesting to write about lately. Well...here's something. My parents just gave me a new laptop today, as an early Christmas present. I'm so excited!! It's so nice and I'm loving Windows 7. It was a really nice surprise.

Also I love it when people try to argue with me, and you use facts, I repeat FACTS, not opinions, to support your view point, and the other person insists that your facts are wrong or that they disagree. Like seriously? That's fine, the truth isn't contingent on you believing it. People give me headaches.

Friday

Yesterday was a really good day. I went to sociology first, and I gave my power point presentation on child abuse. It turned out really well, my teacher liked it and I got a 98% on it.

After that I took my animals for walks. I must say, you better not even think of taking Mr. Waggs for a walk and not Frito. You'll come home to a little 18 pound fat roll leaping eight feet into the air. Anyway, they really love their walks, I don't really see what's so entertaining about them but whatever floats their boats.

Then I went to go see "Couple's Retreat" with Nick. It was actually way better than I thought it would be, definitely worth while movie.

After the movie I went to a Whalers' hockey game with my family and Nate. About fifteen minutes into the game, Nate and I moved to the other side of the arena because these clueless guys behind us were banging their stupid thunder sticks together endlessly, right in my right ear. I really couldn't stand it anymore. So we moved and I got nachos and an ice cream and Nate got a beer and we shared the nachos. The Whalers won the game 7-1, so it was a pretty high scoring hockey game.

It was a very good Friday.   :]

Funny Day

Okay, I just have to ask...what is up with the over abundance of stupid government ideas that just scream disaster? People need to learn to use their critical thinking skills.

Anyway. I know I keep mentioning school, but I'm really enjoying it this semester. Yesterday I took my bio quiz on genetics...11/11, yeah I know, I'm awesome. And I got two of my lab reviews back, I got a 23/25 on one and a 25/25 on the other. I have to work really hard at it, but I'm really happy with my grade.

I've had a few good laughs today. First Amber told me her dream about me and my dad confronting our neighbors about parking in my spot all the time, apparently my dad screamed at them and I spray painted them in the face and we all ran away lmfao. Then I read the FML that Amber sent me, I was crying I was laughing so hard.

Today, I totaled my car. I flipped it over on the freeway and broke my collarbone in the process. I was in extreme pain and unable to move. It took the ambulance an hour to get there in rush hour traffic. The song repeating on my iPod was, "Don't Worry, be Happy." FML

Funniest thing I've ever read ever. I'm sure my mom thought I was insane when I could barely read the first part because I was laughing so hard...someone totaling their car and breaking their collar bone is funny? HAHA.

And then I read Jen's blog to see the picture lil' Joe drew of her working in sewers (she doesn't work in the sewer). That made my life, that kid cracks me up.

I already went to English and finished all my work in that class, then I went to Sonic with my mom for lunch, and now I have to go to my bio lab, then study for my sociology test I have tomorrow. I'm out.

Change of Plans and Walmart Trips

I think I've decided against the blue in my hair. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have blue in my hair, but it's just too much of a hassle and too expensive to have to bleach my hair and then dye it blue and then only have it last for two weeks...not worth my time or money. I'm probably just going to do a couple blond streaks. I hope I can get them light enough.

Monday was Nate's 22nd birthday, (he's old) I hope it was a good one.

Last night I took Paige and Amber to Walmart so Paige could get her new phone that she had to have right away, even though she's not going to be able to use it for two weeks. Me and Amber decided to stop by the photo center and make prints. There is nothing better than the automatic picture printer. Amber printed 64, some were pictures she took of me and derrick and others were pictures of us at the cider mill, or dressed up as thing one and thing two for a Halloween party. I printed portraits I took of my cousin's family over the weekend, the quality is amazing, I was pleased. Then me and Amber dropped Paige off at my house and we went to her house. We looked at our pictures and put them in our photo boxes, which I'm really excited about. I still have to label the back of them with the dates and everything, I'm excited.

I have a Bio quiz today that for some reason I thought was on Monday...wrong. It's today and I hope I'm ready for it.

I have lots of English homework to do, I have a paper due by the end of class tomorrow, APA format which I've never even heard of but whatever...I'm out.

Happy Birthdays and School

First I'd like to wish a happy 22nd birthday to my boyfriend Nate <3. Hopefully today will be a good day.

I have a bio quiz today and I really hope I studied well enough for it (I might cry if I get less than a 10/10). It was kind of an awkward test to study for and I'm not really sure what's going to be on it.

In other news, I switched my intro to child welfare class to a class about children with disabilities. I think that is a better choice for me since I'm planning on working with kids who have down syndrome. I'll probably end up taking the child welfare class in the future just not this year.

Also, my mommy helped me figure it out, and if I do really well this semester and next I could have my GPA up to a 3.5 by the end of this year. Magic number?

New Hair

New hair cut. You can't see the layers, but they're there and they look really cute. I also dyed it dark brown, not it's finally one color. I'm kind of questioning why it wasn't all one color to begin with since I haven't dyed it in many years but whatever. Once I get time to go shopping, I'm going to pick up some temp blue hair dye and add some blue highlights. This is probably my last semester without a job and therefore my last chance to dye my hair funky colors. I'm excited.

School Schedule

After a lot of moving things around, I finally got my school schedule in order. Looks like I'm going to have another heavy course load. I'm taking Basic Human Nutrition, The Art of Being Human (blow off class), Arabic 1, Principals of Human Anatomy and Physiology, and Intro to Child Welfare.

It'll be a lot of worth it, but I think I'll do really well and the end results will be worth my effort. And hopefully by the end of this year I'll be able to get my GPA up to a 3.5.

Fall Portraits and Happy Halloween

Today was a really good day, me and Amber went and took Joe and Jen's and little Joe's fall family portraits at the park. They turned out really well and I'm very happy with them. Some of them are a little over exposed or need some color correction, but that's nothing I can't take care of. I love taking pictures, it's kind of my passion. Amber was kind enough to let me borrow her camera. The wouldn't have turned out as well if I had taken them with mine. Hopefully I can get a job soon and buy my own really nice camera. After we took almost three hundred pictures, we went out to dinner which was yummy, we had fetta bread as an appetizer and I had a chicken wrap and fries for my meal. They also had really good lemonade, I don't know what made me want lemonade but I really liked it. Now me and Amber are going to carve her pumpkin and I'll probably end up studying for school while watching "Halloween" with her. I'm out.

School and Paranormal Activity

Okay seriously, I know I haven't blogged in almost a week. But I've gotten so much school work done!! I got most of my sociology project done, and I caught up completely on my sociology reading. I'm also caught up on my bio reading for the most part, but I'll probably end up spending all my free time studying genetics since I barely understand what's going on...P generations and F1 generations...whattt?

I decided to do my sociology project on child abuse, we had to choose an article that related to sociology and then make an, at least, five minute report. The article was about a study done that showed a link between child abuse and criminal behavior. My PowerPoint is awesome.

I've been pretty obsessed with school lately, just studying and getting stuff done and making sure I know everything. As of right now I have an overall 4.0 and I'd like to keep it that way. If I can get at least a 3.8 this semester it'll bump my GPA up to 3.25 and if I get a 4.0 it'll be a 3.35 which isn't amazing but it's better than it is right now. I'm really motivated right now, usually I get less and less motivated toward the end of the semester but I'm so pumped.

I saw Paranormal Activity last night with Amber. It was an okay movie. The acting was horrible, especially the girlfriend character, and it kind of took too long to get going, like nothing super interesting happened for what seemed like forever. But the stuff that did happen was pretty scary, I had a hard time falling asleep after that haha. 

Awesome Grades and Catching Up

Today has been a pretty good day. I started my new English class today and it doesn't seem like it's going to cause a work load over flow, so that's good. I also have to get started on my online computer class, the first assignment is due Saturday and I haven't even looked at the class yet.

We got some graded Bio stuff back this week. I got my lab report back, I got a 93% which was a little disappointing, but I'm not going to beat myself up over it, especially considering my 122% on my chapter seven and eight test. Yes, I know, I'm awesome. He actually marked one of my answers wrong but I was sure it was right, so I asked him after class and he corrected it for me, which made me happy.

Now I am going to spend the evening catching up on my sociology reading.

Quick Update

Ugh, I'm a little behind in school, and on top of it I start two new classes this week. My sister most likely has mono and if I get it my semester is as good as done.

Gotta get off to bed now, just a quick update.

Prodigal

Today I just want to bring the endless mercy of God to the attention of anyone who reads this.

Tell me why do you run
you say you're so ashamed
bruised and broken
thought if i figured out
the mess you made
that i'd leave

but anywhere you are
is never too far away
there's freedom from your scars
the mistakes that you made
forgiven
the memories erased
baby, that's the beauty of grace
la de da, la de da da

tell me what is love?
i'll never hold you to

the things you may have done
you say you want new life
in my arms there's mercy

but anywhere you are
is never too far away
there's freedom from your scars
the mistakes that you made
forgiven
the memories erased
baby, that's the beauty of grace
la de da, la de da da

so blow a kiss goodbye
to all the pain you hide

but anywhere you are
is never too far away
there's freedom from
your scars...
the memories erased
baby, that's the beauty of grace

anywhere you are
is never too far away
there's freedom from your scars
the mistakes that you made
forgiven
the memories erased
baby, that's the beauty of grace

Catching Up

I have been so busy lately!! I can't say I don't like it though because I get bored when I'm not busy. Friday was spent mostly with Amber. We went to a cider mill and got apple cider and doughnuts. I didn't have any doughnuts but the cider was delicious. We took a million pictures, including pictures of the large swarms of ducks that were less than shy about asking for your food. Then we were hanging out for a while and my parents took us to Culver's for Amber's birthday. She opened her gift from me which was a photography reflector. It was an amusing experience because when she opened it, the disc unfolded and smacked her in the face, and then I'm pretty sure she had no idea what it was until I told her. It made everyone laugh.
Saturday I also spent a great deal of with Amber, and Sunday was completely spent studying for my bio test that we were given very little time to study for. I made that test my bitch. I'm positive I got a 100% on it plus the ten points extra credit from doing the study guides. I'm kicking ass in that class. I am going to be really disappointed if I don't at the very least get a 3.9 in that class. I think I deserve it.
But seriously my teacher acts like I'm a total moron. Whenever I ask a question he acts like I'm speaking Greek whenever I ask a question. I'm like seriously, what are you not understanding about this question?! It's weird. Like okay I'm already shy enough and you're not helping. Whatever.
Today I was supposed to see "Where the Wild Things Are" with my cousin, but we didn't get to go because she had to study so we're doing that tomorrow. So I figured that I could hang out with Nate instead since it's his day off today. But he got called into work because the person who was supposed to be working got hit by a car. And Amber had class so I pretty much had nothing to do today, and I took a nap instead.
Tomorrow is going to be a study day, and also my last completely open Tuesday of the semester because I start my new English class this week. I guess I'm kind of excited for it to start, I just hope it's not too fast because I'm already up to my ass with biology and sociology so adding on another fast class might be the straw that breaks the camel's back. It's only seven weeks though so whatever, I'll just push through it.
Right now I'm watching Monsters vs. Aliens with Amber and I must say it's pretty hilarious. These kind of movies just tickle me. Like Bolt, I was the only one in the theater laughing hysterically at that movie.

And I just had to put a picture of this on here because it's hilarious. :] 

Long Week

This week of school has worn me out.

I had a quiz yesterday in bio that I got a 100 on, and then I also had a midterm lab exam today, I really don't know how I did on that, I know I got some wrong though.

Now I have to read and take notes on two chapters of sociology for tomorrow morning. And then I get to spend the entire weekend studying for yet another bio test, so there's that. I also have to work on my paper I have to write for sociology, I don't know when it's due yet though.

Tomorrow Amber is taking Paige's homecoming pictures, and I get to be her assistant. That'll be fun, I love spending time with my bestie.

Now I'm going to go sleep until Amber calls me to go to her house.