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Doesn’t always work out as planned…

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Well for some reason I have been real bothered lately. Things in school picked up, and I was trying to think about what direction I want to head my education and more importantly, my life. In addition, things are not going exactly the way I planned. Certain things with my friends that are bothering me, my family situation is different, and overall just not what I planned. But I am trying to focus on things I can control, and not to read too much into what goes on around me. It’s hard for me to ignore certain things, but I keep trying to rationalize people’s behaviors. It doesn’t seem to be working.

Another midterm coming up, then after that I am going to focus more on things that make me happy. I think my goal is to be happy and blow the things and people that bother me off. Oh and I will post how my midterms go when I get them back.

Midterms and Estimates

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Where to start?  Oh I have several midterms this week and next.  I have one part of my Accounting midterm on Thursday followed by my Macroeconomics later that day.  Then next week I have the second part of my Accounting midterm on Tuesday.  Good news today was that my Finance professor is giving us a take-home midterm on Monday (should be due in a week) instead of the scheduled one on Wednesday.

Bad news of the day: I was run into by a 17-18 year old kid in his Grandmother’s 1996 Lexus on the off ramp on 44.  We we’re traveling about 3-5 mph and for some reason he decided not to stop and ran into the back of my car.  So after dealing with his grandmother, I’ve been able to sneak my car into one shop for an estimate and will run to two more shops early tomorrow morning to get this out of the way.  Of course I’m not pleased at all, and it distracted me enough that I wasn’t able to keep my mind on school for a few hours.  None the less, it should be taken care of soon (let’s hope).  I somehow think it was karma from something I’ve done that has brought these complications in my life.  I’m begging that no more unpleasantries entry my life, but maybe that’s a lot to ask.

Custom Tag

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I would like opinions on a custom tag. I have a couple of different thoughts, and would like some feedback.

Choices:
LIC PLAT (License Plate, this is more of a joke).
ALRDY NO (Already know… I want You Already Know, but don’t know how to fit it in).
DO U
WHP IT HD (Whip it hard).
These are just a few that I’ve thought of, the first one being more of a joke, but still an option. Let me know what you think of these or what else might be cool (I would get DO YOU or DO YEW etc if DO U is taken).

What’s Happenin’?

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As of right now, Maggie seems to be doing ok, sometimes seeming a little different (maybe sad) but I can’t tell that much.  I have a test in about a week in my Account class (this first part is essay only) and then I have more midterms coming up.  All 3 of my classes are midterm/final based, unlike most of my undergraduate which had tests throughout the semester.  I just recently bought an iPod conversion kit that is specifically made for BMW’s and will work with my DSP so I can access the iPod through the front stereo and using my stereo controls of my steering wheel.  It will also display the names of the songs, etc. on my stereo because of the DSP converter.  Besides that, I played a little softball last night (I was the catcher) and my legs are killing me for squating for 2 hours.  Nothing else is that exciting, the rest of school is going ok, and Maggie is enjoying her walks and rides.  I’ll let you know of any excitement as it happens.

Goodbye Daisy Mae

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As of 10:00 a.m. this morning, Daisy Mae is no longer with us. She was a good dog, even the people at the Vet talked about how nice and sweet she was. I am sad for my mother most of all because she was so close to Daisy. Maggie hasn’t seemed to realize (if she will) what happened to her sister or where she’s gone. Just makes me sad to see my dog lying there not moving, not wagging her tail. But I believe Daisy is better off and I know she knows we love her. She will be missed.

Preparing for Mom’s Arrival

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So at around 10 pm tonight, my mother will arrive from her flight from Tampa.  I woke up this morning with a list of things to clean in the house to make sure she doesn’t get disgusted by the house.  Well apparently last night, the wind shattered the patio table glass.  After around 10 minutes of cleaning I realized there were shards of glass stuck in my feet.  So after trying to pick them out in running water, I decided to continue cleaning up the mess.  It took around 45 minutes, which is more time than I wanted to spend cleaning it up.  As I look on my list of things to clean, I would guess that I have around 65% of the chores to finish.  I really hate cleaning this house, but like I’ve heard throughout my life, “it’s not going to clean itself.”  But look on the bright side, my Mom is coming to town, and I look forward to seeing her.  If anyone wants to stop by and help, give me a call, I’d gladly take it (and I’d gladly feed you in return).

New Cars.

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So as of yesterday, I am the proud owner of a 2001 BMW 540i.  It is silver, with black leather interior and comes with the sports package (and premium package).  This car has so many features I have to read my owner’s manual to figure everything out.  It even has a stopwatch!  I’m really enjoying it even though I’ve driven it for less than 2 days.  Below are some photos on my flickr where I have posted pictures of my BMW and ::justin(”)::’s Denali.  Here is a link that shows the specs for my car.  It has all the options available except for the phone (but I have the button like I could use the phone).

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Staying on top!

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Get your minds out of the gutter, I’m talking about activities in life. I am currently having to juggle getting a new car, remembering to read for my classes (and soon do the homework), organizing my things in the house, dealing with Daisy and the Vet (not looking good, will find out more tomorrow), and loans. I also have to call the court office everyday to see if they have me in the system yet (either I lost my ticket, or one of the dogs was nice enough to eat it) so I can find out my court date. I have been using Google’s Calendar to schedule events and will soon need to have my dry erase board put up in the office so I can remember things (and ::justin(”):: too). Life is a little hectic right now, but hopefully everything will mellow out soon. I find out tomorrow if Daisy has bone cancer and where it is located. I hope that she does not have anything and it’s just an infection, but we will find out soon enough. I also find that things I would normally want to do (read some of the CSS book, learn some ruby on and off rails, eat more) seem to be finding ways to avoid me. School is alright, and tomorrow I have to give the rental back, so I’m car-less until I purchase a vehicle (which is one of the few things that makes me happy). Time to spend some time with Daisy, in case it may be limited. For those of you who are having some problems, keep your head up, I’m trying to do the same. Adios!

Week One Over

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So the first week of school is done, and I am glad.  I have accounting 2 days a week, finance 2 days a week, and macroeconomics for a night class.  None seem too terrible right now, but we really haven’t done much.  As for the coming week, my rental is due on Thursday or somewhere around there, Monday morning (tomorrow) my car is towed away, and sometime soon I need to pick out my replacement car.  There’s a football game Thursday night, and therefore my night class is cancelled and replaced with an assignment.  ::justin(”):: and I cleaned up the house a bit and got the network and office looking a little better.  We should complete it soon, so I will be happy.  The pool is done for the season, so once it’s put up, I’m sure I’m going to cry.  Well time to spend some time with my dogs, have a goodnight!

Totalled, Ticket?, Finance Emphasis!

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So I was trying to hurry and make it to my house to meet the adjuster and I get pulled over in a school zone.  I’m not quite sure how fast I was going, but I know it was faster than 5 mph over, which is what he wrote me for.  I thanked him for lowering it so much and he informed me I still had to go to court.  That sucks, but it’s a good trade off.  So I get home, and the adjuster is here, and we go about looking at my car.  He puts how much it would cost to replace just 1 door, and that was around $900.  This was about 45% of what the average cost of my car is worth.  He said he was just going to stop since he still had another door, the back panel of the car, and the middle of the frame.  Then he informed me he would take off for the “hail” damage and the cracked windshield.  He also told me that half of my car was in better than normal condition called “dealer ready”.  So I am hoping to get a good number out of my car.  Besides that, the ticket sucks, but as much as I speed, I deserve it/ it was bound to happen.  Second day of Finance, and I have already figured out that my electives that give me an “emphasis” in that area is going to be finance.  I think that would be the most useful to me in the future.