The TRUTH about high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)

Okay, so lately you might have noticed commercials addressing high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) that are provided by the Corn Refiners Association. These ads say that HFCS isn't bad for you, and it's just like sugar only made from corn. They are running this little stunt as a PR campaign because many people are actually avoiding products with HFCS because of the dangers that are associated with it. Check out this site to get more details and make your own decision.

This PR campaign, isn't about health issues, it's about revenue...keep that in mind the next time you see one of their ridiculous commercials...

Over and out!

Lo!

Wednesday...cRaZy!!!

So this past Wednesday was cRaZy!!! Here is why...

0500 - wake up
0503 - get out of bed and start to get ready
0503 to 0535 - shower, get dressed, pack my lunch, etc.
0543 - leave for school
0603 - arrive at school (good parking when you're the only one there!)
0610 - sit down in the cafeteria and study O-Chem
0700 - eat FREE pancakes provided from Student Council (StuCo) for a back to school thing.
0715 - make my way to class, fill up water bottle, etc.
0730 - start O-Chem exam
0815 - hand in exam and head to the lounge to study for the Chem II exam
0925 - get to class, and try to relax and remember everything I've studied
0930 - start Chem II exam
1015 - finish Chem II exam, and head to the cafeteria to work on lab report from Chem II
1045 to 1215- heat up lunch, and meet up with a friend/class mate and see what she thought of the exams, check email, continue working on lab report
1220 - head to Bio class for one more lecture before our exam on Friday
1320 - finish class an hour early! head back to the cafeteria to finish lab report
1430 - decide to check and see if grades are posted for Chem II exam...84% class average 73% so I'm pretty excited! (O-Chem grades wont be posted until Monday! UGH!)
1515 - finish lab report, but have to wait for our 3rd lab partner to stop by before taking off
1516 - check email and see that I have a check to pick up at school! YAY!
1517 - pick up check at school...totally having a great, but very long, day!
1600 - 3rd lab partner stops by, then finally I head home!
1635 - arrive home after a very long day, and start to figure out dinner
1730 - make a huge taco salad
1900 - go with Val (my roomie!) to take recycling to a drop off center
1945 - finally find the place, but it's already closed...poo stinky!
2010 - back home, and exhausted!
2015 - figure out what all needs to go to school with me tomorrow, get that packed up
2030 - get ready for bed
2100 - finally get in bed, read for a while, recieve a text from a friend...too tired to text back
2200 - sleeping finally!

Talk about a long day! Anyway, so since then I've had my bio test, 93% with the class average 75% if I remember correctly, so pretty happy with the grade. This weekend I'll be studying concepts from O-Chem & Chem II from Friday; watching the Irish; church; watching the Colts and other NFL games; and doing some yard work. I stay pretty busy that's for sure! So, sorry if I haven't kept this updated, it gets put on the back burner sometimes! Okay, well there you go for now! Over and out!

Lo!

Great new tunes...

So yesterday I received the new Matt Wertz cd "Under Summer Sun" and really love this song (among others) and thought I'd share the lyrics with you! Although, I really suggest you listen to the actual song because reading the lyrics just doesn't do the
song justice...

Keep Faith

By Matt Wertz

Everybody hurts
Everybody’s broken
But you gotta know
If you ever need me
I will be waiting
I...

Even when your hope is gone
Even when you’re barely holding on
If there’s anything that I’m sure of
I know that we were made for love
So if you start to break
Keep faith
Keep faith

When the days drag on
And you’re barely breathing
Searching for a light
You’ve had all along
Trust me, I’ve seen it
And if I could
Baby, make you believe it
Oh…

Even when your hope is gone
Even when you’re barely holding on
If there’s anything that I’m sure of
I know that we were made for love
So if you start to break
Keep faith

Just let yourself go
Just let yourself go
Just let yourself go
Just let yourself

If there’s anything that I’m sure of
I know that we were made for
love
So if you start to break
Oh…

Even when your hope is gone
Even when you’re barely holding on
If there’s anything that I’m sure of
I know that we were made for love
If you start to break
If you start to break
Baby, if you start to break
Keep faith

Oh…
You gotta keep faith
Oh baby
…
You gotta keep faith
Keep faith

Hope you enjoy! Over and out!

Lo!

Happy Anniversary!

Happy 28th Anniversary!

Today is my parent's 28th anniversary!!! I just wanted to wish them a happy anniversary, and hope that they're having a most fantastic day! They've made such an impact on me and so many of my friends as well as their friends too!

To my parents...Thanks so much for showing me and so many others what a marriage can truly look like. Your love for each other is a testament to God's love for His church. Love you both so much!

Over and out!

Lo!

Powerful Quote...

“The moment we label a person or situation, we put on blinders to all evidence that contradicts our diagnosis.” - Ori & Rom Brafman

I came across this quote from a friend’s blogand felt that I should pass it along with you! I did a little more research and found that it was from the Brafman’s book SWAY: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior. I think I may have to pick up a copy and see what else I get from it. If you have read it let me know what you think!

Over and out!

Lo!

(Again, originally on wordpress...)

Hold that thought...

(Once again...oringinally on wordpress...)

So I thought I’d share a thought or two before I go MIA…

I’m not exactly sure why, but I’ve been thinking a lot about…well a lot of things. One of them about friends. The thing is I haven’t been thinking about my friends that I now, but friends from my past. Don’t get me wrong though, I love my friends and do think about them often as well! Anyway, so for whatever reason, I’ve been thinking about how I communicate with my friends, and vice versa. I am a card guru, and love sending random cards to my friends just because, there really doesn’t have to be a reason at all! They love receiving the cards just as much as I enjoy sending them! My friends that I have currently are good about communicating with me, either through e-mail, snail mail, etc. I unfortunately have experienced my fair share of friends that lack the know how of communicating. Now, I’m not saying that for every card one should be sent back, but a “thank you” really goes a long way. Anyway, I just thought that I would get that off my chest, and hopefully help out a few people with some relationships maybe…I don’t want to leave on a sour note though…so I want to leave this with a HUGE thank you to all of my friends who have supported me, and continue to love and support me through this next chapter of my life! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Over and out!

Lo!

Decisions...

So after a few posts on the wordpress blog, I think I'm going to stay with blogger! I feel like it is easier for the reader. If you have other thoughts, let me know and maybe you can change my mind...although, being German, I'm very stubborn! Haha!

Over and out!

Lo!

Movies...

(The original post is on my wordpress blog, so if you check that, sorry for the repetitiveness!)

A few weeks ago, I was on my break from school, so I have been taking in some great R&R. Anyway, so last night I watched In Her Shoes, which I’ve seen before, but it had been a while. I forgot how much I liked that movie! I stayed up watching it until early into the morning, but was actually paying attention to it, which is surprising being that it was about 2:30 in the morning before it was over! At the very end of the movie Maggie, Cameron Diaz, reads a poem by E. E. Cummings called, I Carry Your Heart with Me. I absolutely love this poem, and thought I would share it with you! So here you go!

Over and out!

Lo!

I carry your heart with me

(I carry it inmy heart)

I am never without it

(anywhere I go you go,my dear; and whatever is doneby only me is your doing,my darling)

I fear no fate

(for you are my fate,my sweet)

I wantno world

(for beautiful you are my world,my true)

and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meantand whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows

(here is the root of the root and the bud of the budand the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which growshigher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)

and this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart
I carry your heart

(I carry it in my heart)