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| 11:55pm 28/04/2008 |
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mood:  sleepy
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Well, I guess my first year of college is over tomorrow, so I'll be home Tuesday night.
I dunno, college made me very lazy in the fact that I dont have to try like I did in High School. IB prepares you to be bored in college, sadly. I churned out an 8 page paper in 3 hours (full marks), and had lots of time to spare the other night. I'm just bored, and thats when i start messing up. If i'm not challenged, I become lethargic and dont do as well as normal. I should be fine this term, but I already nailed out most the "hard classes" for my degree, so whatever.
I passed my Instrument Pilot ground school and Knowledge exam, so thats good. Now I am knowledgeable to fly in the clouds, but cant because of weather preventing me from actually getting my pilots liscence X(. Bah, this gets annoying, being weathered for 3 weeks straight.
College also made me realize that I miss having my own room. On occasion, my roomate's sleep schedule and mine conflict (i like to sleep a lot now), and i'd feel bad asking him to let me sleep, so I stay awake. As far as sleep goes,on weekends I can now sleep upwards of 11 hours, which is just plain wrong. On weekdays, though, i average 5-6, so i make up for it.
College also set me into a group of mixed-bag thinkers as well. Some are arrogant and know very little, some are pretty bright and sharp (mostly foreigners, though), and some I just dont get. I dont like how IB seperated us from the norm into like-minded individuals.
I'm gonna start drawing again when i get home, so I'm looking forward to that. Lets just hope my car can make it...
Physics exam at 8 in the morning tomorrow, so I'mma sleep nao. |
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| 12:49am 06/04/2008 |
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mood:  bored
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I'm finally over the flu, so I'm happy again. I've been flying more lately, and have knocked out a few x-countrys. Now, for the real reason of this post:
If you can watch all of it without going insane, you win at life (but you have all lost the game). Some japanese mcdonalds commercial edited and set to music. It disturbs me...
I had dreams about this... I hate mcdonalds more than ever now...
... but i cant stop watching it now, am i insane? |
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| 10:39pm 09/03/2008 |
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mood:  determined
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So far, the month isnt going so great. It started off with a bad string of luck from my Intl. Studies class (Stupid Gen Ed), and just snowballed. I've become lazy, tired, depressed and ill. I caught myself in the middle though, and i might be able to reverse it. I missed several classes due to power surges taking my alarm out of commission, so it's annoying. I'm dedicated to turning it around, though.
I've got a cross country flight tomorrow to Melbourne. I hope it goes well (it should, as it's just a straight-shot flight). I also have a physics test (which I have learned that i am horrible at) tomorrow. I hope that goes well, too, but I'm not expecting much. I'm only really concerned over Intl. Studies, though, as I lost 4 points in the class due to my stupid alarm clock.
Well, if anyone wants to talk, email me @ my new email circlenein@yahoo.com
I'm gonna bounce back this time
Night, all |
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| 01:07am 18/02/2008 |
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mood: sad
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Wow, long time no post. I havent been up to all that much, butn I thought I'd give some insight to y'all (You Guys for the NY shoutout) into my life.
I finally soloed an airplane this week (on Monday). It was pretty fun; it takes off so much faster than with an instructor, and it flies so much easier. Otherwise, my flights are going well, and i hope to have my license by April.
Other than that, I'm in another 15 credit hour load, and it's still too lax. I'm kinda bored. I miss music a lot, and Embry doesnt have band. I may sit in on an IB music class at the end of the year just for fun.
Okay, enough with serious time, time for some entertainment.
WARNING: This video may ruin Sesame Street for you. It's the true Desires of "The Count".
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| 10:24pm 25/01/2008 |
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So, long time no post. I might as well update a few things that have gone on...
First off, my Father does NOT have cancer, which is great news. His blood tests are negative, and odds are that he'll be fine.
Secondly, I heard a plane from Sarasota airport (my old flight school, actually) in the local practice area. It made me feel happy inside.
My schooling is easy as hell, and I never have work to do. 15 credit hours is supposed to be hard?
Well, I have nothing else to say... i need to draw again...
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| 10:30pm 20/01/2008 |
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GIANTS VS. PATRIOTS SUPERBOWL! COME ON, PAUL, GET IN HERE!!!!!
GO PATS!
REMATCH REMATCH REMATCH |
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| 10:46pm 07/01/2008 |
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mood: worried
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Time to go back to Riddle tomorrow, and I'm not looking forward to the drive. It's a lonely 2.5 hours by car, through Orlando and such. I dont know, it just seems daunting. I kinda dont want to leave. Well, I'll be back on April 23rd, hough, so I wont be gone for long.
My vacation isnt ending on a positive note, though. My father has been struggling with heart problems (a small chamber in his heart), and he went for an MRI for that. However, they picked up what may be cancer in his lung. This is really bad news, because I always feared him getting lung cancer from secondhand/light smoking. They're not sure yet, and they caught it early if it is, but it's still really concerning.
I'm not sure how college'll be, having that on my mind. I hope they cure it, or I'll feel even worse going to college while my Dad has cancer. I hope to god it's not. Come on, the man went through enough in his life.
I'm worried again...
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| 12:30am 06/01/2008 |
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mood:  okay
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I guess this is my first post of the new year, I'm not sure... I'm too lazy to check.
I go back to Riddle on Tues., but I still have quite a bit to do before then. I gotta change my oil, put a speakerbox into my trunk, pack my things again, fill my tires, clean my room over here, then drive to Riddle. I'm not really looking forward to it right now, but I'll be happy once I'm back. It's nice to have everyone up around 2AM again, it's boring now.
I also need to search relators in Daytona for an apartment/Rentable home. From what I've seen, a 3 bedroom apartment will run me around 800 per month, split by 3 people, so that's around 270 each, which is cheaper than Riddle. That would be 1080 per term, as opposed to 2500 at campus. I'd have to drive, but my car's efficient. I just gotta find which friends wanna go in on an apartment. I already know of one, so that's good.
I still feel like a kid inside, so it's weird deciding this kind of stuff. My family always expected me to act like an adult, and I did, but when I go up to do my own life, I feel like a 12 year-old. I wonder why...
I actually got a drawing up on Deviantart, so I'm making good use of the Tablet I bought. I may do another before I leave.
I miss playing racquetball...
I just realized every new paragraph I've started in this post begins with "I". How self-centered...
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| 11:52pm 29/12/2007 |
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mood:  Overjoyed
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16-0! 50TD Passes! Go Pats!
okay, my pat rant is over, but I'm happy. Got speakers and a radio for my car for Christmas, and they sound great. The old speaker cones were destroyed, and all the rubber was corroded, so I needed them. I got my drawing tablet for my computer, as well, so I couldn't ask for more.
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| 12:38am 24/12/2007 |
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mood: Amazed
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Okay, even if you aren't a big video game fan, you have to see what this guy built. He took a wiimote and sensor bar and made true 3D! It's nuts!
Man, I gotta try this with my Wii! Imagine the possibilities with something like this!
Otherwise, I finally slept last night, so I feel much better, and GO PATRIOTS! 15-0!
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| 12:22am 23/12/2007 |
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mood: tired
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Well (I started another journal with "well"...), I'm in an extremely sleep-deprived state again. I didn't sleep last night, and barely slept the night prior. I dont know what's wrong, I have nothing to worry about (I think), I'm not threatened, and am in a warm, comfortable bed. I cant use perscription medication or I violate the FAA regulations regarding my medical, so I'll have to suck it up. It's already midnight, but it feels like 9. This happens sometimes, so I just gotta live with it.
Going to my sisters for christmas, so that'll be fun. I'm also going to start writing a new book sometime tomorrow (hopefully), and my creativity is back, so I'm glad.
I forgot to mention that I saw the "ghost" before I left Embry. My roomate also mentions feeling uneasy, so maybe there is more to this. The spirit was around 5'5", but I still cant make out facial details. I can feel it when it's around, but it didnt follow me. I wonder why it likes my dorm so much?
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| 08:36pm 21/12/2007 |
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mood: amused
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I found out that old sauerkraut can give you food poisoning. I've been sick all yesterday night into today. I fell asleep at 7am and woke up around 2pm. I'm exhausted, but feel quite a bit better now. Betrayed by German food... A sad, sad day for me.
My brother may have had his identity stolen, because he now is a subscriber to Rachael Ray's magazine. I really wanna know what's up there, because it's funny as hell, but could also be bad. However, he has no credit cards, credit rating or banking under his name, so it can't be too harmful if someone did steal his identity. He always did say Rachael Ray was hot, so it's kinda ironic.
I can't get my AIM to launch! I think I broke it :(
My stomach still hurts, and I really want to eat, but I dunno if I can keep it down. This sucks |
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| 11:47pm 20/12/2007 |
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mood: giggity-giggity-goo
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I have the worst ideas when I'm bored. They were taking forever at Wachovia today (the little drive-through thingie), and I had a horrible idea of what to do with the tube transport thing. What would happen if you filled the capsule with bees and sent it to the inside desk? It would be like: AND SUDDENLY, BEES! It's a horrible idea, but it sounds awkwardly fun.
They built a new car-wash on 301 in Palmetto. It's really nice, and only costs $5 for a wash and you get free vacuum usage afterward. I washed my car there today, and I'm satisfied.
I'm not sure, but Christmas does not feel the same in the south. I need the cold (20 degrees, not the 70 we have here that people say is cold), some snow, a nice fireplace, and some hot tea. I may move up north (not Rochester, though) when I leave college.
Music has pissed me off lately. My mom woke me up singing a song in her room (she blasts her music), and the song had a horrible note progression. Either the backup male singer was really flat, or the note was off by a half-step in the music. It irks me...
We need to all get together and hang out sometime. Email me (or call, but I rarely check my phone) if anyone wants to do something [remember, I stay away from drinking, so drunken hoe-downs are out]. It was good to see a few of you last night, though.
Quagmire is the new Embry Riddle mascot. |
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| 01:47pm 19/12/2007 |
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mood:  pleased
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Well (man, I start a lot of journals with that word...), I've finally recovered the lost sleep and creativity from the end of high school going into college, and I couldnt feel happier. I've started to see things in an optomistic viewpoint for once, which is a major change if you really knew me before.
Semester 1 of Embry was interesting. I eralized that even though I have so many flight hours, I still am not very good at flying, and I need as much practice on the basics as a new pilot. Ah well, it's nice to build the hours. I'll be good enough someday.
I also realized that Calc would be a pain in the ass again. I'm not sure, but it seems that everyone from IB is struggling at it, which makes me wonder. I ended up with a B, though, so I pulled my ass from the fire there (had to get a 96 on the final to do it, though).
The last thing that I learned was that I may want to be a corporate pilot before Airline, now. I'll be able to build great hours in a fun environment, and get paid pretty well doing it. If I start at Netjets, a great little corporate jet rental service, I'll start off flying 70 hours per month, and make 47000 starting as a second officer, which would be nice to pay off my loans.
...maybe I wont even bother flying for the majors, as long as I have fun and can pay my loans.
My car got major surgery today. Apparently, I shouldn't let my brother fix it until he gets more experience. I had to replace my plugs and wires (improper instillation), unfreeze my rear brakes (no idea how [i]that[/i] happened), fix an oil leak (dont try to clean your engine block with a pressure washer), replace a wire going to the choke (aged wire, a normal occurrence), and sand the brakes (due to them being frozen). My moms boyfriend did it for free, so props to him.
Things are going well for ol' Kevin. Now to the IB diploma thingie tonight, see some of y'all there.
oh, and GO PATRIOTS! 14-0! |
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| 10:05pm 12/12/2007 |
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mood: good
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This is prolly the worst idea I have ever heard. Read this link:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071212/ts_afp/healthscienceskoreacloning
I feel bad for these cats... Imagine trying to sleep when you glow in the dark... It's kinda funny, though
My final exam results came in, and they were pretty good.
Meteorology: 90
Calculus: 96 (missed 1 question!)
Humanities: 95
FAA exam: 92
Aeronautical Science (ground school): 100
My GPA is around 3.75, i believe, so that's good. 16 credit hours wasnt as bad as I had thought. At least I get a break next term (15 credit hours). Things are going pretty well.
The Mythbusters Airplane special was pretty funny today, so I'm happy. Now to rest until the 7th. |
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| 03:48pm 07/12/2007 |
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mood: lethargic
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I'm tired.
I wonder if coming to Embry was the right decision to make. For some reason, I've been flying horribly lately, and just can't seem to get things right. I just dont get it. I'm starting to believe the people who told me I shouldnt fly were onto something here. I'm not sure, but I'm just getting discouraged. It's exhausting. My classes (aside from math) are good (math is so-so), and I passed my FAA written with a 92 (only 70 is required), but I still am doubting my capability. I have the knowledge, just not the skill. Was my opthamologist right when I was small?
It makes me feel guilty for the people who helped me and believed in me. I can't bring their hard work to fruition, and that hurts...
Why the hell did I think I could go against fate?
If I need to leave Embry, what should I do? I miss music, so either a music major or become a vet. I dont know how I'd do in those, either...
I cant wait until this term is over |
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| 10:35pm 13/11/2007 |
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mood:  lost
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Man, things went from going well to shit in nothing flat.
This weekend was nice, I got to see all my family again, and we went and did a few things togeather. I actually won at the dog race that we saw! First time for that, so I figured my luck was good.
Wrong
I get back to school, and find out I'm grounded from flight due to an "outstanding balance" on my flight account. So I can't register for classes or fly until I pull $600 out of my ass. Then I call home to ask my mom if she can increase my student loan a bit to cover everything. She said she'd do that, but I got worse news by talking to her. She lost her job today. Just F***ing great. She has a back-up job she works for now, but still, she wasn't notified or anything. I hope A Hair Flick gets torched.
I'm just getting so tired of fighting things. It seems like something does not want me to fly. I keep fighting the force, but it comes back in an even harder force than before. I worked all through my childhood to get my eyes good enough to fly. That worked, but then I hear I need really high credentials to become a pilot, academically, as well as a lot of cash. So, I go to IB, because I was promised a "full-ride" to wherever I wanted to go in florida. I fight almost being kicked out for the first two years, but finally get the diploma (which I am still yet to receive...). Then I get blindsided and told my scholarship will give me $3200 a YEAR for college, when I need 42k. I take the appropriate loans, now this happens.
I can't keep fighting it. I'm getting so tired, and so ill. I know it sounds like I'm bitching about trivial matters, but they're really hard for me to deal with. I've tried my hardest to make this work, and I'm not sure if it will anymore. I just don't know. I feel horrible about making my family go through this, and that haunts me as well. My conscious is tearing at me inside, and I'm exhausted outside.
God, why wont you give me a break? |
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| 03:16am 04/11/2007 |
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Well, some of my problems are going away, which is nice. My car got jumped today, and it runs fine, so I am happy about that. I just scared myself because some smoke came from under my hood for around 5 seconds, but went away and never returned. It was prolly just engine gunk, so that's okay by me.
Still gotta rectify the whole $ issue with the bursar, but that shouldn't be too hard. Otherwise things are rather dead around campus. The colder weather is nice, though.
Sleep time, gotta take advantage of my extra hour! |
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| 10:55pm 29/10/2007 |
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mood:  annoyed
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This month started well, but turned bad pretty quickly.
My flights were going great, but for some reason, I've been cancelled due to weather for 2 flights straight (8 total for the year!). Now, this pushes my solo date back, which does not please me in the slightest.
After being cancelled, I find out my battery on my car is dying, and I have a right front flat. Now, I could just call AAA to fix it all, but it's been raining for 4 days straight, and that wont work so well, so my car is currently out of action.
Then I did the biggest stupid mistake in Calculus ever. I saw my grade online, and it said 61, which confused and bothered me. When I get to class and look at my test, I realize my last question page got stuck to some graph paper before it, and I completely missed it! I lost 35 easy points right there! I did the problems right after I realized this, and aced them. I would have had a 91! I am not amused.
Well, the winds are supposed to be 15+ kts this entire week, so we'll see how much i get to fly. Things are not so great... |
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| 12:22pm 11/10/2007 |
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mood:  calm
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Well, I can't drink water for a few days over here. The water main broke at the race track, causing all of Daytona's water to become contaminated. The water pressure is incredibly low, and we cant even use the soda fountains now. This is rather annoying, but there's nothing that can be done. I found this out right after I took a shower and brushed my teeth, so I'm kinda disturbed by it. If I die of amoebas, blame it on Daytona.
I had a really good flight yesterday. I had so much control over that airplane, the weather was great, and things went really easily. I hope my flight tomorrow goes well, too.
Classes are easy at the moment. My past IB writing habits have made my grades in Humanities go way up, and my workload for the other classes is so light compared to last year. The one bad thing is that I'm tired. I wake up at either 8 or 9, but I'm still tired. Hmm...
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