I'm such a loser

It's official... I am going to get a failing grade in my LIT115 class! How could this have happened?? Good question. Basically, I looked at our online grade book for the class. Under the absences column, the teacher would record our absences as: 3/7, 4/7, 5/7, etc. Silly me, I just assumed that after 7 absences I would have to face some consequences. Turns out that I misinterpreted this whole system and was given a failing grade after my 7th absence.

I'm really not that upset about it. This class has absolutely nothing to do with PA school. I put about as much effort into getting out of bed in the morning as I put into this class, so it's not like I devoted hours and hours to something just to fail it in the end.

I made a choice earlier in the semester when I found out that I was accepted to PA school. I decided I would rather have fun than go to class! I guess this is what happens :) No big deal though, I am retaking it online this summer and everything will work out in the end.....I hope.

I'm actually a little relieved as well. The final assignment for the class was going to be some ridiculous project that involved me coloring posters to hang up in the halls at school to advertise for a make believe literary event that my group and I were to put on. Didn't I pass the first grade already??

Due to recent events I have changed my blog setting so that only those who have been invited can read it. So I guess if you're reading this blog you probably already know that :)

I wasn't originally going to take this kind of action but I just wasn't able to post freely knowing that a certain individual would be reading my words.

Anyways, more to come later :)

Bunnies in a Cup :)

Actually...I take my coffee plain

VICTORY!

The Prairie Dog Dinner raised $44,000! Minus all of the overhead we walked away with $30,000! This is twice the amount we set out to raise! Last year I think we ended up with a little over $14k. This just goes to show...the economy my be struggling, but in Boulder, we're Summiting :)

Thank you to everyone who came and supported this tiny little hero!

Neat

I think I'd be a little concerned if I looked outside and saw this....

Two posts...crazy!

Here's the deal...Global warming is real and we will see it's effects in our lifetime. Our gov't will try many things to curb the exponential temp rise that is beginning to happen. It will not be enough. The facts are very clear. As a species we are intelligent. Obviously...we have dominated our environment so that it fits our needs. For most other life on this planet, the environment dominates.

We were doomed from the beginning. Our species is curious and only somewhat intelligent. This is a very dangerous combination. It means that we are really only smart enough to create an existence based on instant gratification. EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW that driving cars is changing the very ecosystem we need to survive...WE STILL DRIVE CARS! Our gov't knows that as well. I hate admitting the fact that maybe our forefathers were wrong. They put so much faith in the people. But I realize now, people are stupid!

We know what we want and we aren't afraid to voice that..but what we need is a very different thing. What if our President came on TV tomorrow and said...." The U.S. has 90 days to stop driving cars. If you are caught driving a car after that date you will be arrested".

That seems CRAZY! But....like parents and children, like leaders and followers; what if he was, in fact, trying to save your life and the life of your children? It seems like an impossible request, to stop driving cars, but what if that was the only thing that would slow this inevitable warming we are facing. Maybe this is the only act that we could perform that would ensure a planet for our children? Would you stop driving?

And how do you feel about the evidence that the mere acts we perform on a daily basis are crippeling our planet? Would you be willing to change?

Theme Song

I've heard it asked many times. If you could pick one song that speaks to your life, what would it be? I have not been asked this question personally, but I've always wondered what my song would be. For those who know a bit about me, I think you'll know why I picked this song.


I Won't Back Down
Tom Petty

Well I wont back down, no I wont back down
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
But I wont back down

Gonna stand my ground, wont be turned around
And Ill keep this world from draggin me down
Gonna stand my ground and I wont back down

Hey baby, there aint no easy way out
Hey I will stand my ground
And I wont back down.

Well I know whats right, I got just one life
In a world that keeps on pushin me around
But Ill stand my ground and I wont back down

Hey baby there aint no easy way out
Hey I will stand my ground
And I wont back down
No, I wont back down

Vegas Trip

We just got back from Vegas and I must say, it is good to be home. Usually time flies while we are there but for some reason I was ready to come home today. Paul had been there for almost two weeks and I, only four days. We played a lot of poker which was fun. For the first two nights we played at the MGM. The first night we (Katie, Justin, Paul, Myself, and Katie's best friend from high school, Sarah) went out to dinner at the always delicious Mona Mi Gabi. After that, because Katie refuses to drink any alcoholic drink that tastes like alcohol, we stopped by one of those novelty frozen drink stands. After that, we drove to the MGM and played some 1/2. It was really fun! I was playing really tight, but aggressive and at the end of the night I was up about $200. Katie was up $500 at one point but then got very unlucky. She still ended the night in the black though! :)

On Sat. morning we all drove to the strip. Paul headed over to the Bellagio for some 5/10 and the rest of us went to Planet Hollywood. Katie and I entered an $80 tournament. We made it through the first three levels but then we both busted in the fourth. After that, we all sat down at a 1/2 table. It was terrible! I don't know if I made the poker Gods mad somehow but they were definitely not smiling on me that day, nor were they smiling on anyone else. I'm pretty sure we all lost that night! I only played about 10 hands during that whole time. My set ran into quads, my KK ran into a straight (I asked the guy if he had the cards that made the straight, I was proud of that at least!) and every other time I was in a pot I got the back end of the deal. I was only down about $300 so I guess I was about even for the trip.

On Sunday Katie and Sarah drove to L.A. for the day so I just hung around the house. I had a lot of fun on the trip but it was a little too chilly to do anything outside which is maybe why I was ready to come home. There is only so much time I can spend in a casino :) I'm sure we will be back in no time. I am looking forward to Lake Mead this summer and bumper tubes!