stressed

The end of the semester and the last couple of weeks of school are not much fun. I have a whole bunch of schoolwork to get done and not much time to do it. I will get it done though and it will be nice to celebrate the summertime. I'm pretty stressed right now over school but thats because its exam time. I think most people are probably pretty stressed right now over school. I am just gonna try to do the best that I possibly can. I know that if I try my hardest, then there is never anything to be ashamed about. I'm gonna try to reward myself when I get chances to for studying. I'll take a break and go grab some good food or go rent a good movie. I may go hang out at a friend's place. Those are just good ways to take my mind off school for a while and are good rewards to myself. Its good to reward yourself for studying as they provide good incentives for studying.

keep the doors open

Somebody once told me to always keep the doors open. I think what he meant by this is to always do the best you can and the more you excel, the more doors will be open or opportunities will be available. However, if you shut a door or not take advantage of an opportunity, sometimes these doors are impossible to reopen. I know of people who kept doors open and did the best they could during college who are now succeeding in their lives. I know one person who in their 30s decided to go to medical school and another in their 40s who decided to go to law school. They were able to do this because they did well back in their college years and their efforts in college enabled them to make career changes and get accepted into graduate programs. Keep the doors open might sound like kind of a vague expression, but I definitely think I understand what that man was talking about.

senator switches parties

I just read on the internet that apparently longtime Republican Senator Arlen Specter has switched parties from Republican to Democrat. I'm neither a Republican nor a Democrat. I'm an independent. Both parties have a lot of problems. It doesn't make much sense though that someone who has been in the Senate for as long as Specter has could just change parties. Thats pretty strange but it shows that the political party system in Washington doesn't make a whole lot of sense. It is rumored that he was going to lose the Republican primary in Pennsylvania and that might have played a big part in why he might have changed parties. It seems like most politicians only care about getting re-elected and some of them probably vote certain ways on issues just to get re-elected.

another day

Another day is here. A few more days of classes left this semester and then exams. I think I'm ready for my exams. It will be tough having so many tests in one week, but I have been keeping up with the work in all of my classes. I'm glad that I've kept up pretty well in my classes, because it makes finals week a lot less stressful. I need to find time to fit in a trip to Wal Mart today to get some snacks since I haven't been to the store in a while. It will be nice to be done for the semester. Time has flown by and summer is almost here. Its kind of weird how fast time flies. Somebody once told me that time flies by like the blink of an eye and I definitely agree.

the cable news media

The cable news media is pretty ridiculous. Each station has their own agenda. Each station has shows which feature political pundits who make a lot of money from all the partisan bickering. They make their living by getting both parties stirred up over issues. Rarely do you ever really get both sides of the story on most of these shows. I dont know if it has always been like this, but these stations are all pretty biased in their coverage of issues. They are so biased in their coverage that a lot of people probably won't even watch any of the cable news media stations. I would think that they would realize that if their coverage was more honest, then they would have more viewers but apparently they don't realize this. I'm not sure its going to ever change since it seems like it keeps getting worse.

swine flu

This swine flu stuff could get kinda scary. Hopefully people will be responsible and the virus wont spread. I've heard that a big part of the problem when some crazy health situation happens is that some people who are sick don't stay away from others. Hopefully the government has the vaccines and stuff to deal with some type of outbreak. I didnt know that there was some swine flu pandemic in the early 1900s and that is scary. The media has been covering the swine flu stuff a lot. It definitely could be a real serious situation but if its not, hopefully the media won't scare everyone. Right now it seems that it is too early to tell if it is going to turn into a really serious situation.

going to Jackson for weekend

Unless I change my mind, I'm going to be going to Jackson for the weekend. The first thing I'm gonna do is get a haircut. I really need to get a haircut. Its been too long since I've gotten one. After that, Im gonna spend some time hanging out with my cousins, who I haven't seen in a long time. I'll probably get some food from Sal and Phil's Seafood House, one of my favorite seafood restaurants which is located in Ridgeland. I haven't eaten there in a while and am craving some of their grilled redfish. I also wouldn't mind having some gumbo to go along with it as well. On saturday, I'll be hanging out with a couple of friends of mine who live in the Jackson area and probably play a little poker. I can't play much though because I don't have much money right now. I'll probably also play some tennis. I haven;t gotten to play any tennis in a while. Hopefully, the weather will continue to be nice. It will nice having a relaxing weekend, and hopefully I will do well on my exams which are coming up soon.

looking forward to summertime

I'm really looking forward to the summer. It has been a long semester and I'm ready for the hot weather. I'm wanting to do some traveling this summer. I want to visit a buddy of mine who lives in memphis and another buddy of mine who lives in atlanta. there are some movies I want to see. I want to maybe get netflix. and watch some movies I'm never seen before. I have friends who have netflix and are always renting new movies. They're watching a lot of movies. I think its a pretty good service. I didn't get a chance to see slum dog millionaire. My parents who hardly ever watch movies saw it and said it was a great movie. I also heard Mickey Rourke's The Wrestler was a great movie. I didn't get a chance to see it. Maybe I'll watch it in the summer.
I'm also looking forward to going home for a couple of weeks to see my family.

food that I am craving

Not having much money right now, I don't always get to eat what I want. There are a lot of food dishes that I am craving. I figured I would talk about food items that I am craving.
I'm craving some of my mom's home cooked breakfasts. My mom prepares a really good breakfast featuring sausage, bacon, eggs, grits, biscuits. My dad can make a really good omelete. I'm craving a good omelete right now.
I also am craving some seafood. One of my favorite seafood dishes is the catfish acadiana at copelands. It is a delcious dish. Its very tender catfish topped with some very delicious sauce. Whenver I go to a Copelands, it is usually what I order. Since there isn't a Copelands here anymore, I don't get to eat it very often.
I could also go for some good grilled redfish right now. Grilled redfish is one of my favroite types of fish.
A much different type of food from seafood that I'm craving right now is some barbeque food. I have relatives who live in memphis and whenever I go there I get some of the best barbeque food I've ever had. There are tons of good barbeque places there.
I'm also craving some good cheesecake right now. A lot of places have good cheesecake.