In about three hours, I will be heading to California in my car, driving overnight, and spending the weekend there. Myself and others had uncertainty that it would ever happen, but it is, as I head to Santa Monica with Brandy and Shawn on the first road trip where I will be doing a lot of the driving. We are going to meet up with Jessica there ( Read more... )

On the game show Distraction on Comedy Central, when the one remaining contestant makes it to the final round, they automatically win a car or a bunch of cool smaller prizes. The catch is that they have to answer a series of questions in a certain amount of time, otherwise their prize(s) face nearly complete destruction. In the first season, the ( Read more... )

The last time I saw water on the concrete paths outside my work's building, it deceived me into thinking that it had rained. It turned out that it was just cleaned with a high-pressure water sprayer ( Read more... )

Admitted students - Average ASU/transfer GPA: 3.44
Denied students - Average ASU/transfer GPA: 2.92Seeing as how my GPA was barely above that of the students denied to the Business school's Professional Program, some statistics made me think I had a slim shot at being admitted. On the other hand, if a student with 4+ years of full-time real world ( Read more... )

"Hey, how come you didn't make it to Gelato last week?"A group of young adults headed to a cafe in Scottsdale after their Sunday evening service last week. I wasn't expecting to be approached by someone I hadn't talked much with in the past month. In the following hours, I would find meaning in the one question last night that caught me by ( Read more... )

To put my week simply, some unexpected events at work as well as in a friend's life have made me fairly busy and somewhat drained. In the end, I believe change in both will be beneficial and that my time supporting both have been well worth it. I am doing my best to be aware of things that could unnecessarily drag me down though. Keeping open ( Read more... )

On Saturday, I helped Michelle move some couches into her relatively new place that I had been to once before, and then we both went to Jason's new home to play some board games. His house is absolutely gorgeous! With as much financial and family problems he's been through, I am very happy to see him get such a place as well as an excellent ( Read more... )

7.34The only lovin' I am getting this Valentines Day is from work. Aside from the bag of sweetheart candies left on my desk, my latest paystub revealed that I now accrue one month of paid vacation time every year thanks to having worked at ASU for four years now. That breaks down to nearly a day of vacation every pay check ( Read more... )

What happened to me last Tuesday is not new to me. There have been a few other times I've been sick enough to not hold down water, thankfully with at least a year between each incident. Now I have it down to a science - Shoot me up with some anti-nausea stuff, then rehydrate me, and then the worst will be over. This time my illness was ( Read more... )

Thirster Juices are nutritious and delicious.
Free switchblade straw with every box!I do not know whether to think that the makers of my apple juice are ex-convicts or vampires. While a pointy clear tip on the straw included is ingenious for people in the hospital, with one arm psychologically pinned down by an IV, it looks like you could fatally ( Read more... )