Greetings. Today I had a great feeling of accomplishment. Nothing major happened, but last night I made a list of a shitload of things I had to get done today, since I was home during the day before going to class at night. I got all of them done, well, I was supposed to read 4 articles for class tonight. That didn't exactly happen. I skimmed 3 of them very briefly, and one was 20 pages, so I didn't have time to read it, but everything else was completed. I started by getting the registration and license plates for my new car from the dealer. On the way home, I registered my car at Monkey State so I can park there without paying the parking garage. I then proceeded to deposit my two checks from work into the bank and mailed my first car payment. When I got home, I registered for a new ez pass tag, filed my state and federal taxes, filed my renewal fafsa, and finished my paper which was due tonite. I was satisfied. It's been a while since I felt like I accomplished a lot. Anyway, that feeling will subside tomorrow when I realize I have to do a 3 page paper for next Tuesday, along with 4 more readings, read a chapter for my Monday class, and begin my research project for my Monday class as well. But I'll sleep well tonight.

My brother's birthday is next week, and as usual, I have no idea what to get him. There's only so many times I can get him an Eagles or Sixers jersey. I guess I can get him a Mike Cameron jersey.(that was sarcasm, since he's a Mets fan, and that's their big free-agent signing I guess).

I'm now going to rant a bit...I apologize in advance if you enjoy coffee, but it's something that bothers me to an extent...Why is it that coffee is acceptable to drink in the workplace? In my case, it's severe, and my manager(s) are never seen without a coffee in hand. I don't like the smell or taste of it, and I really am not a fan of folks who always smell like it, either. In addition, I really get peeved at the people who are shocked and put me down when I say I don't like coffee. You don't like coffee? Oh my! Isn't it a case of a mood-altering drug? I know caffeine is not a controlled substance, but it is obviously addictive. People use it as a staple in their diets in order to keep things going during the day. I guess my gripe really lies in the reason that this drink was selected to be the drink that's allowable in the workplace. I don't know, I guess one day I want to go to my awful job and see a big ass jug of Hawaiian Punch sitting in the break room with two workers eating cookies and sipping their cups of the red juice while giving a hateful glare in the direction of the lowly employee with brown teeth brewing a pot of taster's choice.

I got a few things accomplished today. First and most importantly, I received insurance for my automobile. I don't want to pay for it, but I need it unfortunately, and now the car doesn't have to sit at the dealer lot while my insurance is processed! On my way home from Randolph, I conveniently stopped at my old stomping grounds at Willy P. I needed to pick up a copy of my immunization records because Montclair insists on sending me an abundance of emails telling me about my registration hold because of my missing measles booster shot. Now I have the evidence and they can shove it up their ass.

This weekend was rather anti-climactic after anticipating a nice one. On Saturday, Kim and I went to a lovely place for dinner, and upon completing the dinner, I realized something wasn't right. I mentioned we should probably leave because I felt an uneasiness in my stomach. As soon as we made the U-turn to come home from Pine Brook, which is up on 46 West, past Fairfield, I came to the conclusion that I might not make it home if I don't find a restroom. So I drive rapidly towards home, only to find(as usual) much traffic by Willowbrook Mall. I now knew I definitely wouldn't make it home. We finally made it to a service station and I ran. I was relieved, but at the same time knew it wasn't over. Luckily we made it back to my house so I could at least be sick the rest of the night in comfort. I've had a few diagnoses from different folks: tainted food, allergic reaction, irritable bowel attack, stomach virus. None of them sound pleasant, but I'm hoping that whatever it was, it's over now. I didn't eat much on Sunday due to my uneasiness, but was feeling ok otherwise. The lovely Kim made me some pasta for dinner, which was good to eat instead of soup. Yesterday I ate safely and was ok, and today I ate breakfast so far, and think I'm ok.

Rob, I don't think we can post pictures on the blog since I don't own the site. If I had my own website where the blog was, then it could work, otherwise it cannot...Any input on the Van Horn trade? I was pissed. I thought he was playing well for the Knicks. I'm off to do homework.

Howdy. It's been some time since the last blog of mine. Unfortunately, there hasn't been much in terms of daily news. However, I did have the luck of purchasing a new car on Tuesday. I am extremely happy, as it feels good to finally have a car to call my own, and a new one at that. It's also good because my credit was good, and now it will be even better for my future. It's a four door with automatic transmission. I didn't get any major options or packages besides a/c. The only option I wanted was ABS, but it was only offered on the upper level models, so I decided it wasn't necessary for $4,000. The car is a sand color, has a cd player(with controls for the radio right on the steering wheel!). It is a compact car, but has lots of room in the interior and trunk. It comes standard with front air bags, and has a feature in which the car can only be started with the key because of a chip that only reads the key's code. The only negative, if there is one, is that I am stressing about insurance. The dealer gave me spot insurance, which is good for 14 days. I don't officially have insurance yet, so these quotes are important because I have to officially apply asap, since it takes 7 business days for most insurance policies to process, which would take me to exactly the Tuesday when the spot coverage expires. If the spot coverage expires before my insurance kicks in, then I have to leave the car at the dealer until it takes effect. That would suck. It's not the end of the world, because it would be a couple days max, but it's something I don't want to deal with. So that's my big story of good news. The last month has been pretty miserable for me, so this was a nice lift.

Still struggling at school. Excessive reading is taking its toll on me, and I haven't had much of a social life since classes began. Work's the same story: trite and annoying. Routine hasn't changed, and my tiredness from reading carries over into my work, causing extreme crankiness...Valentine's Day is Saturday. Does anyone care? I sure don't.

In my final bit of information that you probably don't care about...I haven't been eating breakfast on a normal basis the last 2 weeks, and couldn't figure out why. I always eat breakfast, unless of course I'm sick. Well, I'm not sick, but I think it's because I'm not hungry in the morning. I have class Mon and Tues nite, and eat when I get home, and work late Thurs, and eat when I get home, so I think it's because I eat right before I go to bed. Anyway, maybe I'll start eating breakfast at night.

Ahh, glorious Tuesdays. I get to hopefully catch up on my sleep for the week by sleeping in till about 9:30. I then continued doing homework, which is a perpetual event for me. It only goes on hiatus while I'm working, sleeping, and eating. It's now just about noon, so I cannot function intellectually anymore, so this blog may be branded with dozens of swear words due to my lack of vocabulary. Yeah, so homework is killing me. The readings are just overwhelming, and I'm hoping it gets better very soon. I also noticed that I can barely read the notes I took, so I have to remember how to write well enough to comprehend it at a later date. Since I woke up and did homework all morning, I have yet to take a shower or do anything else. Luckily, the only thing on my agenda is my night class at 5:30 tonite. No work today, thank god.

I currently have an academic hold at Montclair due to immunizations. Apparently, I never received a second measles vaccination, which makes no sense because William Paterson has the same requirements as Montclair, and I graduated from WP without any word of this missing vaccination. So I have to go up to WP and get my records from the health center to see what the deal is. The only problem is that the only time I can go is Tuesday during the day, and my mom has the car today, and last Tuesday it snowed.

I will now go into my Super Bowl retrospective...I hitched a ride with my brother's friend Moose to my brother's house. We arrived at 4 and ate immediately. We had some doritos, veggies and dip, and m&ms to start, then the good food arrived:
*4 pound shrimp ring
*3 pounds of fried and coconut shrimp
*75 wings from hooters
*100 hal-dogs
*chicken fingers and jalapeno poppers
*nachos
*Rachel's home-made lasagna
*dirt
*my jello cake thing
*jello football helmets

I ate one or more of everything listed, and we played catch with the famous Illuminator football pre-game, and at the half. As for the game itself, well I was bored to tears for the first 35 minutes of gametime. Finally, there was some action before the half to stir some anticipation for the second half, which was outstanding. I have to admit, I was pulling for the Panthers, especially when they actually kept it close, but I knew they weren't going to hold the lead. The night ended on a good note for me as I won $65 for getting the final score in a grid pool. Only $3,435 more needed for a down payment for a car! Hey hey! I'm off to the showers and probably read more before class.

Greetings. Just a short blog to wish Rob and his Pats luck today, although I can't really say I'm rooting for either team, just hoping for a good game. Enjoy the festivities all, and I'll talk to you soon.