Laptop blues...for a few

So today a friend of mine closed my laptop as a joke, the only problem was that when I opened it back up it wouldn't turn back on properly! UGH! So after trying multiple times to get it to work, I had no luck, and no more time to play around with it because class was about to start. I was able to get it to start up in safe mode, but that was all I could do. Anyway, so I got home and tried doing a couple different things and was able to restore it back about a week, and all seems to be good. So hopefully things will stay on the up swing because I don't have the time, nor the money to get a new computer. So a bump in the road of the day, but nothing too bad thankfully! Well, that's all for now...

Over and out!
Lo!

Can you hear me now!?

Okay, so I thought I would explain why I've put this poll up on the side.

In the next couple months I'll be either "re-upping" my Verizon plan (although changing it slightly to a data plan instead of the regular phone plan), or changing to another carrier (Sprint, AT&T, etc. ??). So I'll tell you what I'm looking for in a plan...I don't need anything fancy, just a small data plan with unlimited text messages and an average amount of minutes (nothing too much, it's not like I can really talk while in class!). I'm looking at going with either a blackberry or a palm, but haven't made my decision about that yet either, so please let me know your thoughts on that as well. Again, nothing too fancy of course...

Okay, well I think that gives enough info, so let me know your thoughts please!

Over and out!
Lo!

Your 2 cents please!?

I posted a poll, and I could use some thoughts, so please vote, but if you have any other comments, let me know! Thanks so much!

Over and out!
Lo!

Answers to your Questions!

1. When did you decide you wanted to become a chiropractor? (JJ)
--About two years ago I was training for my first half marathon and became injured and needed to seek treatment to continue with my training, and eventually complete the marathon. I went to a DC (Doctor of Chiropractic) to get adjustments, acupuncture, etc. I went from literally barely able to walk, to running within a matter of only about a month and a half! I was already going through massage therapy school, but felt that I could further my education, and help so many more people if I continued on to DC school. I am so passionate about what I will be able to do, and what chiropractic care can do for so many people, and can't wait to actually get started! (Wow, that was long!)

2. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? (JJ)
--Graduated, and about 6 years out of DC school (YAY!)...probably in Indy, but we'll see that may change...I'd love to be working at a practice that involves sports rehabilitation, as well as nutrition, with either a partnership, or a whole group of doctors. Possibly married, and even maybe with children...who knows though!

3. Do you really think College is for you this time around? (Cricket)
--Actually, yes, I really do! I don't think I've ever been this passionate about anything else that I've thought about pursuing as a career.

4. If you could do anything in the world, no matter the cost, abilities or time, what would you do? (Jeanna)
--Traveling around Europe to look at all of the amazing artwork, enjoy some amazing culture, possibly do some backpacking throughout the country sides, etc. Oh, and go sea kayaking and such too! Oh that would be amazing!

5. Boxers or Briefs?...Sorry had to ask. (Jay)
--Boxer-briefs!?

6. If you could describe me with one word, what word would that be? (no grade school answers like fun and smart) (Wayne & Melinda)
--Okay let's see...quiet, but ready with a smart quip at anytime! Watch out! ;-)

7. What is your favorite time of year and why? (Anonymous)
--Fall...the beautiful changing leaves, football, Thanksgiving, etc. etc.! Absolutely my favorite!

Thanks for participating!

Over and out!
Lo!

Indy Mini training...

So for those of you who are interested, I started training for my next half marathon! I however will not be posting on this blog about how that is going. Don't fret though, you can check all that out here! It's my blog specifically aimed at training and things of that nature. So if you feel so inclined, stop over and let me know what you think!

Over and out!
Lo!

Q & A

Okay, so about a week ago, at my church back home the theme was, "Ask Anything!", which was really a great way for people to get some questions answered that I'm sure they (and I) have been wondering for a while. Anyway, so I thought I'd jump on that as well! So here goes...

Next Saturday (January 17th, 2009) I will answer questions that are left in the comment area of this post. So that gives you a little more than a week to come up with a question (or a few) for me to answer! One of my favorite things to do with my friends, regardless of how long I've known them, is to ask/answer questions back and forth....most of you know this from experience already! Anyway, so have fun with it, and I'll get back on them in a little over a week!

Over and out!
Lo!

Lots of updates!

It's been quite a while since I last posted anything on here and thought while I had a bit of time to kill that I'd update this a bit...so here goes! (I'll post pictures in the near future, but for now, here's the run down!)

The rest of the school year wrapped up well, and couldn't be happier that I won't have to take organic chemistry again! YAY! There was only about two and a half weeks between the end of Thanksgiving break, and the start of Christmas break, so I packed up again to head home for a much longer time this time around!

This time no surprises, but I was fine with that, and was able to really relax this time around, and see many more friends! Christmas was wonderful and very simple, which was really quite awesome. My nephew was with us and he really made Christmas great. He went around the house Christmas eve and wrapped up things to give to us on Christmas. It was so adorable! He is such a great kid, and he has such a huge heart! Love that kiddo!

After Christmas was said and done, a handful of my friends and I took the south shore to Chi-town for the day! It was one of the most fun trips I've ever taken to Chi-town, and we didn't really even do anything! We ate some true Chicago style, deep dish pizza; got Garrett's popcorn (which I had for the first time...very good!); checked out the Bean @ Millennium Park (which most of us hadn't been to yet!); and just walked around talking and taking pictures! We had such a blast!

NYE we had the annual Wine & Cheese party at my parents house, which was great as always! Many games were played, some old ones, and some new, but mostly Blokus! I think at one point we had all four games being played, which was awesome!!! As the ball was about to drop, we went around the room telling everyone our favorite memory of 2008; we were just about around to everyone when the doorbell rang (which is very odd because no one rings the doorbell at the house!), so we were all very curious as to who was on the other side of the door. Well, my mom opened the door to four very drunk people asking, "Is this Tina's?", well my mom said yes, because there was a Tina in the room. Them as the drunkards stumble (and literally about fall on the floor) in the house my mom inquires more and they realize they are in fact that the WRONG house! So they stumble out the house, literally bending the storm door so it will not close unless some maneuvering was done, and move on to their actual destination (which we found out later in the week that they were at least on the right street, but about 10 houses off!). All in all, NYE was great, with a huge surprise from a friend who drove in from STL to see everyone! It was AWESOME!!!

The drive back went well, with a quick stop in STL to visit with my friend again for the evening, but then on the road the next morning. Well, or so I thought! I went to start my car early in the morning, and nothing! After a few attempts myself to get it going it still wouldn't do anything, so I ended up having to jump it with the other car, but we were up and running without any problems, and thankfully it's been fine since. Back safe and sound the rest of the way, and now in the the swing of things again with a full load of classes to keep me very busy. Speaking of, I better get a move on!

Over and out!
Lo!

Ah...good noise!

Okay, so being that I'm in the middle of finals week I've been studying a ton. When I study I need to have some noise, but nothing that has words because then I go off on that track, and it's hard to get back to what I should be doing. Well, I had been using different clasical music, and some music that I use when I give massages, which is very relaxing and such. However, even that music was actually getting to be...too predictable?...and I'd start humming along in my head, or just not paying as much attention as I should when I'm studying. So I googled "white noise", and found this website, simplynoise.com, it's awesome! They have white noise, pink noise, and brown noise...I didn't even know other colors of noise existed! So I have been studying to these noises instead, and wow, it really makes a huge difference! I highly recommend checking it out, esp. if you're in need of something to help with studying! Speaking of...I better get back to that!

Over and out!
Lo!

Countdown!!!

After reading a friend's blog, I thought I would do a countdown as well! So here goes!

17 days - Wine & Cheese party for New Years Eve

16 days - Chicago Trip!

11 days - Christmas!

5 days - Montana gets in town!!!

3 days - Drive home!!!

3 days - A&P final

1 day - OChem II final, Health Science Terminology final

...And the count down begins!!!

Over and out!
Lo!

Fighting the cold season...

It's been a while since I posted last, but I've been a bit busy with exams and papers on my plate. This past weekend I was studying for my OChem exam, which was incredibly boring, but I got through a lot more than what I was expecting. Sunday evening I was starting to feel a little under the weather which was not cool at all because my test was Monday which meant that I was going to take my exam not feeling well. So Monday I take the test, and then headed to the gym for a bit of a workout. However because I was feeling so lousy I only did a short workout before ending it. I decided to try and get this cold out of here before it really gets a good hold, so I went to the store to pick up some Ester-C, Alka-Seltzer Plus (Day & Night), and orange juice. I drank all of the 64 ounces of OJ within a matter of a couple hours, and took the Ester-C, and Alka-Seltzer Plus (daytime) and in a matter of a couple hours was feeling much better! I also went to bed incredibly early...I was actually in bed by 9:00pm, and was asleep shortly after and slept for about 12 hours! I'm sure part of that was due to the fact that I had taken the night time dose of the Alka-Seltzer Plus a couple hours prior. Anyway, I'm feeling tons better today, and thankfully didn't have to go anywhere today so I was able to rest up, and take care of myself a little more than usual. Finals are coming up so I doubt I'll post much, if at all until after I head home for break, so have a nice week or so!

Over and out!
Lo!

Not here please!

Okay, so today I was sitting in the lunch room at school, eating lunch, and just relaxing a little before my next class. Anyway, so as I was sitting there talking with a classmate of mine I hear a noise...a very distinct noise. Some one was cutting their finger nails! UGH!!! Okay, this must be one of my biggest pet peeves because seriously it drives me nuts! I'm all about people trimming their nails, but PLEASE don't do it in public, and especially not in a place where people eat! Go to the bathroom and do that...or hey, do it at home! Okay, I just had to get that out there! Thanks!

Over and out!
Lo!

Happy birthday Heidi!!!

Happy birthday Heidi!!!

So today is my sister's 28th* (plus a couple extra years...hehe) birthday!

I was able to go home this past week and surprise her which was great!

We were able to hang out some which was really wonderful!

Anyway, so Stinky...Happy birthday! You're amazing in so many ways, and it's been so awesome getting to hang out with you more often! I love you!!!

Love you,

Stinky!

A few updates...

So I know it's been a while, but I've been rather busy lately. So I'll go through some highlights from the past couple weeks or so.

• I surprised a bunch of people for Thanksgiving! (I wasn't planning on actually going home, and at the last minute decided to make the long, but wonderful trip home!)
• I was able to hang out with my nephew for a while which was great because it's only a few times a year that I get to see him. He's getting so big!!! Love that boy!
• I went ice skating with my sister, nephew, and a couple of my cousins...it was a blast!
• I made brunch for a few friends and was able to catch up and laugh...so great!
• One night when it was only going to be my mom and I at home for most of the evening we played Rummikub! I miss playing games with my parents so much! Hopefully we'll play lots of them when I'm home next!
• My family from Indy came up, which was so wonderful to see them! I hadn't seen them since I left to come out to school in June...Lots has changed since then...more to come as well!
• It seems like I hadn't been home in forever, and now I'll be out there again in just a few weeks! YAY!!!
• On my way home there were accidents everywhere because of the black ice, blowing snow, and terrible wind...thankfully I've driven in that stuff enough to know to just slow down and keep lots of space, but it wasn't fun!

Hopefully Thanksgiving was as wonderful for you as it was for me! Until next time...

Over and out!
Lo!

Happenin's

Well, I'm in my next round of classes....actually my last one for the year! YAY! Today was my first A&P exam and did pretty well! Being that I have a background from MT school I wasn't too worried about it, but come Thursday it will be my first practical which will be much more difficult with knowing the details of the muscles (origin, insertion, action, nerve), and the bones (bone markings, etc.). Also next Friday, I have my first O-Chem II exam which I am no where near ready for yet! I have a ton of studying to get done in a week, so hopefully I can use my time wisely!

This evening I signed up for the Indy Mini Marathon, May 2, 2009! This will be my third half marathon, and my third city too! A very good friend of mine will be running his first half marathon so it will be extra fun! As an added bonus some of my family lives in Indy so I'll be able to see them too! Thankfully all of this actually falls in a break in my classes, so I don't have to worry about missing any classes or anything!

Along with my kettlebell challenge, I'm also working on drinking 64 ounces of water each day. This really isn't all that much, but sometimes it seems more difficult than it should be! So far I've been doing pretty good though...I think I have about 5 days that I've had 64 or more ounces so I'm pretty happy with that, although I hope that happens more often and with even more water! Well for now...

Over and out!
Lo!

Beautiful words...

Dave Barnes is one of my favorite artists, for those of you who know me, this is pretty obvious! Anyway, on my drive to/from school and else where I've been listening to a plethora of music and came across a song that I just love and thought I'd share it with you...it's possible I already have, but it deserves another post! It's called "When a Heart Breaks" and the words are amazing, I highly recommend listening to it but for now here's the lyrics...

No one ever told me
It would come to this
What began with such a promise
Would end with such a twist

I lean into the whisper
But I don't hear a thing

It's a tear in the dark
All alone in the car
In pieces, in pieces
It's the sound of mistake
As I lie here awake
Sleepless, sleepless

This is the sound that made
When a heart breaks

Everybody's laughing
Maybe that's just me
Does something unrequited
Mean it will never be

I lean into the whisper
But I don't hear a thing

It's a tear in the dark
All alone in the car
In pieces, in pieces
It's the sound of mistake
As I lie here awake
Sleepless, sleepless

This is the sound that made
When a heart breaks

Please don't leave me here

Life, for now, I've come to fear
You've dropped me off and left me here
With nothing here to find my way
But the lights you take as you pull away

Far ahead the brush is moving
There's others here and good is proving
Nothing's wrong, it's in my mind
Nothing's wrong and I'll be find

It's a tear in the dark
All alone in the car
In pieces, in pieces
It's the sound of mistake
As I lie here awake
Sleepless, sleepless

Over and out...
Lo

Challenge: Day 5

Five days of swinging my kettlebell 200 times...I am sore! My hamstrings are unbelievably sore, but at the same time I feel GREAT! I've also been doing some extra arm stuff because I don't feel like my upper body is getting as much of a workout as my trunk and lower body with the swing challenge. From completing the swings the past five days I think I can get in the 200 swings within about 5 minutes, which means that I don't have to get up much earlier to accomplish the workout before I have to leave for school! This is a very wonderful thing because getting up before 5:30 I really would not like to do unless I absolutely have too! Although once the gym at school opens up (January!?) I think I may work out after class some depending on my schedule. I want to get back to running but that unfortunately hasn't happened lately. I need to figure out when and where some half marathon races are for the spring/summer. Then hopefully in the fall I can run my first full marathon, however I'll be in the middle of Bio Chem 2, so I'm not sure if it will happen in 2009...so maybe 2010!? Well I'm off for now...

Over and out!
Lo!

Challenge: Day 2

Well, I'm not as sore as I thought I would be, so that's good! Although, I've already finished my 200 swings for today so I have a good feeling that I'm going to feel that burn pretty well in the very near future. From sitting here typing, I'm already starting to feel it in my hamstrings. I'm supposed to go for a walk later this evening, but it might end up being rather short if my legs are feeling like jell-o!

Right now classes are going pretty well. First exams for these classes are in the next week/week and a half, so I'll be studying up on everything this weekend (which is a four day weekend!). It's been pretty good so far in my anatomy & physiology class, mainly because it's been a lot of review for me. Health science terminology isn't too terrible, but our professor has a very distinct accent, so it makes it a little hard to understand, and even harder to pay attention. Thankfully though, HSCI is only one day a week, and only about an hour and a half. O-Chem II...is CRAZY! There is a ton of information, and also a ton of drama that seems to be very apparent in our class. I guess you never get too old for high school drama! Well, for now...

Over and out!
Lo!

Challenge...care to join!?

So I started on a new challenge, which I'm sure is going to kick my butt, however it's also going to whip me in shape too! (I follow a kettlebell blog and found this challenge here!) It's the Kettlebell 200 swing challenge and it shouldn't be taken lightly at all! Today was the first day of it and my body is killing me already, but it's a good thing. So the challenge goes as follows: Every day for a month (or more if you can handle it) do 200 swings. Simple, to the poiint, and yeah it's killer! **If you don't have a kettlebell, I highly recommend getting one. However, if you want to do this challenge with a dumb bell, which will work okay.** If you're up for the challenge, let me know how it's going for you!

I did some extra upper body sets as well, but nothing too much, I don't want to over exert myself. I'm thinking going up and down the stairs tomorrow will be a bit painful! I'll post every now and then on how the challenge is going. I'm sure there will be days (many in fact) that are going to be difficult to get in the full 200, but I'm going to press hard to do this challenge and get back on track with my training. Well, for now I have to get back to some studying!

Over and out!
Lo!

Spin on hot cocoa!

So recently I decided to make some hot chocolate, because it's getting a little cooler out and hot cocoa is always good in those chilly days! Anyway, rather than just making the usual hot cocoa, I decided to give it a bit of a spin. After making my hot cocoa, as suggested on the package, I added about a teaspoon full of vanilla flavoring (the kind you would use for making cookies), and WOW! It is so amazing! I've always been a fan of a vanilla-mocha cappicino, so it doesn't surprise me that I'd like this. I highly suggest trying it out...and then, let me know what you think! I've also made a mocha coffee drink with the suggested amount of cocoa mix, then rather than adding hot water, adding coffee instead, and then of course, adding vanilla would make it an even more spectacular treat! Alrighty, well enjoy the left over halloween candy, and the beautiful fall!

Over and out!
Lo!

Great movie!

So this evening I watched Spirit of the Marathon, and it was amazing! Granted if you're a runner, especially a marathoner (or future marathoner!!!), you'll appreciate it on a different level. It was such a great description of how you go through these huge highs and lows not only during the race, but also throughout training and really even life for that matter. As I was watching it I kept thinking, I should be training for my marathon, I really should be running right now. I was so pumped up, and decided that even though it won't be easy to add in a space for running, I really need to do that again and get back into a routine. Not sure when exactly I'm planning on running a marathon, but I figure that I'll at least get back into shape and go from there. We'll see if there are any good races around the area, and maybe I'll put a little added interest in it.

Tomorrow I start another round of classes, so back to getting up early, and learning about all kinds of things. Hopefully tomorrow morning will come easier than I expect, but I have a feeling after being able to sleep in until 8 am for the past several days it isn't going to be fun! Well, for now...

Over and out!
Lo!