the first of the semester, always scary...

okay so t/m is it...my first test of the semester, and it's in physics...is it too much to ask for an organic test first, so that i can at least pass my first test and retain some confidence for the remainding semester...anyway, i digress...so of course what am i doing now but not studying...now doing get me wrong, I've studied a lot today, in fact, between my capa (online homework) and working practice problems my brain is fried...so here's the problem...it's not memorizing the stupid equations (we get them)...it's trying to figure out how to interpret all the information about whatever object is flying at whatever speed, velocity, or acceleration (b/c they are all different)...and it all gets more complicated...so this is my break (well, this and desperate housewives), i have to take it to keep my head from exploding, b/c i don't think that that would be pretty...and now as i run out of things to say about my exciting day of studying, i am presented with the ever challenging question...study more and stuff my brain with more knowledge that i wont remember t/m or just give up for the night and sleep...i usually go with the second option, but of course only wake up early in the morning to study just a bit more (this is proven advice from my mom and copeland), so why mess with a good thing (well, its good most of the time, excluding calculus)...off to bed...but if you find yourself with nothing to do at 11:20 monday morning , drop out a line to the big guy on my behalf, i sure would appreciate it...

shouldn't i be in bed?

so i'm still here at my computer...after my last blog i started reading all the other blogs, which i get to through the choir blog, which i read, and it got me started thinking about choir, which made me think about next week with doc (dr. jordan!!!), which made me think about france...then i read sarah's blog and it got me thinking about how this is my last semester in choir, and how i want it to be the best...this coming week we really need to be at the top of our game, quiet, and absorbing every little drop of knowledge that doc can give us, we are sooo lucky for this opportunity to work with him (copeland you know we love and appreciate you, and hope you do well in LA)...even just listening to the music while you are on your computer, checking your blogs, will help some...i think we just need to eat, sleep, and breathe this music, so that we are able to do perfectly...its going to take alot of work...but i know we can do it...

24 hours ago i was working hard to be positive...i had gotten home earlier that afternoon and tried to take a nap, but after laying in my bed for an hour without even beginning to fall asleep, i gave up and worked on my physics homework...so i woke up at 8 am friday and went to work at 11pm that night, it really wasn't that bad, just more weird...being awake and doing things that i do during the day, while i knew almost the whole world was sleeping gave me such a funny feeling...this feeling helped keep me going, well that and the fact that i was the only decentral pharmacy tech for four hospitals covering about 4 city blocks (translation, i walked nonstop, a lot)...i even made it until 4 am without a cup of coffee, but at 4 i broke down and had one cup, which lasted me throughout the rest of my shift (til 7 am)...it was also weird leaving work, when i usually get there...i cant exactly describe it...just strange...anyway, enough rambling...it's the sleep deprivation...ill fix that now...

so here's the plan...

a positive attitude and lots of coffee...

plan for what you may ask, well for my friday night, i'm working...

now you may be thinking "doesn't delia usually work friday nights?" and this question can only be answered after i clarify some hospital terminology...day shift at the hospital 630am-3pm, evening shift 230pm-11pm (this is my usual friday night), night shift 11pm-7am and this is what i will be doing tomorrow night...for most of my friends that read this, staying up all night may be a recurring event, but not for 'early to bed' delia...no, no, no, i have not stayed up all night in at least, at least three years, actually wait...i remember the last time: prom, my junior year!!! that's five years...well if there was any doubt if i was an adult, that sure settles it, i am officially old...but i can do this, how hard can it be, with a smile on my face and a large cup of joe in my hand...eh, it'll be nothing

(but if it is something, i apologize now for my attitude saturday at opera rehearsal)

now off to enjoy my bed, i know it is going to miss me...

one of those days...

you ever have one of those days when you have sooooo much to do but you lack the focus to do anything except for relax...today was one of those days...now don't get me wrong, i was in class from 8am until about 430pm but after that and a much needed trip to walmart, the most i could do was cook dinner and clean my kitchen...i am still behind in physics, organic, and even computer music...but t/m it is time to buckle down and work hard...i have tests coming up and hopefully i will catch up soon and begin to post a little more frequently, until then my goal, breathe and don't stress...good luck...night

ahhh...

okay, well i do believe that i am one lucky girl...i get beautiful flowers like these on a regular basis, not to mention the fact that charles is so good to me...i never have to worry about much of anything (thats not that i don't, its that it is not necessary)...and t/m morning he is even taking me to breakfast (that is before our 8am classes)...sometimes i just don't know if i deserve it all...but i thank God for it and charles everyday...i hope that you all have experienced or soon experience this wonderful thing...

charles henry, i love you!!!

TEQUILA AND SALT

i am usually not very big on forwards, but tonight was not such a good night...and when i checked my mail this one made me smile, so i pass it to all of you...

You may not realize it, but it's 100% true.

1. There are at least two people in this world that you would die for.
2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way.
3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be
just like you.
4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't
like you.
5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.
6. You mean the world to someone.
7. You are special and unique.
8. Someone that you don't even know exists, loves you.
9. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.
10. When you think the world has turned its back on you take another
look.
11. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the
rude remarks.

And always remember.................
When life hands you lemons, ask for
tequila and salt.

my theory...

so i have a new theory...there is a group, it possibly could possibly be a blog community, a secret society, or simply an understood law...but it is basically this: all the people that affect my life's schedule [teachers, employers, future teachers/employers (basically every living being in my life), and occasionaly even my immune system] get together and decide when to plan the events of my life...and their favorite thing to do...can anyone guess???well of course it is to plan every'stinkin'thing in the same period of days...sometimes (when im lucky) even on the same day...i mean there is no possible way that my luck is this good...if there was a contest for having the most important stuff in the shortest amount of days, i would definitly get at least second place (only after becka joy...she must have the energy of a five year old)...now off to bed, to reenergize...

behind already???

so it has not even been two full weeks since this semester has started and, as you can tell by my lack of blogging lately, I AM ALREADY BEHIND!!! i really do not understand how it happened so quickly, but it has happened...on this holiday weekend, my time has been consumed with what else, but studying...first it was physics, i read the first two chapters because, sitting in class and listening to my russian teacher, is just now working, i am not learning, but fortunately i am able to teach myself pretty well...i worked on some online homework and got a good bit done...after physics, it was my favorite, organic chemistry, usually i understand chemistry pretty well, but we are reading mass spectra and its way too sketchy, no definite answer...if you know me you know that i do not function well without definition, organization, and structure, structure, structure...but im still working on it...next advanced theory techniques, which i would be doing wonderfully in if i remembered more of my basic theory (taking 1.5 years off b/t classes, not so much of a good idea)...but now i am a little more caught up, and can take time to tell you all about my exciting schoolwork (you probably dont really care much...its just my therapy)...hopefully i can stay on top of my stuff this week and not fall behind...you will be able to check my progress by the frequency of my blogging...hopefully i will talk to you soon...

luck...

"luck is when preparation meets opportunity"

i just heard this quote today, and absolutely loved it...it really gives me the extra push of motivation that i really need at the beginning of the new year...i want this new year to be an incredible one, and i have tried to make small changes towards this, things such as: eating better, exercising more, studying early rather than later, being more positive, oh yeah, and practicing more...this quote helps me become more motivated about all these things, and lets me know that maybe, just maybe, my hard work will prepare me for something great to come...

the ultimate new year resolution

this past sunday and tonight at church one certain prayer was used, many of you probably have heard it, it is John Wesley's Covanent Prayer...it really hit me sunday when we as a congregation read this prayer, it is full of the things that we should be thinking all year long, but for me it really hit a new years resolution of sorts, ideas that i know i should be thinking and concentrating on, actively pursuing and accepting more often, and hopefully this year i can...here it is for any intrested:

John Wesley's "Covenant Prayer"

I am no longer my own, but Yours. Put me to what You will. Rank me with whoever You will. Put me to doing. Put me to suffering. Let me be employed for You, or laid aside for You; exalted for You, or brought low for You. Let me be full, let me be empty. Let me have all things, let me have nothing! And now, O Father, You are mine and I am Yours. So be it. And the covenant I am making on earth, let it be ratified in heaven. Amen

mother nature will get my medical bill...

where is the winter weather? it feels like spring outside...and until today it was just rather annoying, but today my annoyance took sharp turn to, well just plain peaved...see i had my own series of unfortunate events, all to be blammed on mother nature...you see, because of the lovely warm weather today i was not able to wear any of my cute christmas gifts, and inturn wore jeans, a green shirt, and my cute brown shoes, with the insane heel...well, not wanting to take a book bag this morning i carried all of my stuff in my arms...while walking down the back stairs i lost my balance and went tumbling down my staircase...as i was falling all i could thing was "please dont let me die, i dont want to die this way" because i hear all those stories of people falling down the stairs, breaking their neck, and dying...well, obviously i did survive my fall (thank you Lord), and later found out that i am not the only person to take this fall...my battle wounds are broken toe nails, a knot on my head, and a nasty, nasty sore/bruise (i dont know exactly what it is yet) on my right shin...so i limped around all day, but it could be worse...im not trying to complain, just inform, for i know that my last blog was a tid bit negative, but rest assure all is well now...i called dell this morning and a nice indian guy name ron helped me, thank you God for technical support...so now i am off to watch the second half of the orange bowl, ice my leg and prop it up on my amazing boyfriend, and prepare for my second day of classes (really my first b/c today i just had choir and opera)...go trojans (usc)!!!

arrgggghhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i hate computers, i hate all technology, well hate is a strong word, its more like strongly dislike, and i dont feel like this all the time, just when my appliances dont work as they should....tpnight i started trying to sync up my pocket pc for the first time tonight, and it wont work...nothing puts me in a worse mood than paying too much money for something that wont work as it should...and to top it all off i have been more worried about this than anything else, and, inturn missed 80% of the sugar bowl...i finally gave up and watched the 4th quarter, war eagle!!!...but now that everyone has left my house i had the bright idea to call dell, and yell at them...well not really yell, its more like beg and plead, and anything else that it will take to get my pocket pc working and synced up with my computer...the thing that is more frustrating, i have been on hold forever, i have checked my mail, other people's blogs, and written this blog all while on hold, and i think...wait hold on, well im back, i finally got someone, only to find that i had the wrong department, and now i am on hold again and being transferred to the correct department...this could take a while...AAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....the pda department is closed, and they wont be open until 8 t/m...which i could handle but they cant give me a direct line, i have to call and get transferred again t/m morning....these people kill me...maybe t/m i will have more luck...is sure hope, so for the sake of everyone that encounters me...im just going to go to bed now...i know that will work...

new hair, new year...

there is no better way to start of the new year than with a new hair cut (especially if you havent had one in over 6 months)...once the month of december hit, my hair was doing one thing and only one thing, being flat and straight...and just too much to handle...so when i went home and saw sean (my wonderful hairdresser) i was so excited...i sat down and said "blonde and short" becuase thats all i ever have to say to him and he makes me look beautiful, i love him for it...i am always begging him to move to birmingham to live with me and make me look good everyday, currently,however, my financial situation does not meet his financial needs to do this...oh, but one day, it will...so now i have much less hair and look foward to this new year with excitment, i feel like a different person, i feel that i really can make changes this coming year...now, i am not talking about major life altering changes, but more just starting off on the right foot, paying attention to what is needed and trying not to worry (aka stress) over too much, i am going to try hard, and hopefully it will all work...this year holds alot of new adventures in my life, graduating, going to Europe (hopefully), my last semester singing in an amazing choir, under an even more amazing conductor, and starting a new path for myself, moving away from family and friends and starting more school...its going to be fun, great fun, but hard work...but hey its me, there is nothing i can not do...

the best present, family & friends

out of all the physical presents that i got over christmas none compare to the time i got to spend with my family and friends over my short holiday break... i got home early friday evening to surprise my dad and most of my other family with my appearance (they thought that i would not be home until early christmas morning)...it was wonderful getting to spend time with family who i very rarely see...christmas morning i went to my momma's house and spent time with her and my three sisters, which is very enjoyable in short doses (all four girls together that is)...with my mom we went to christmas at my nana's where all of the "cousins" were together, this has not happened in many year, we had yummy food and took family pictures (see above, thats all the cousins)...and then early sunday night i got a call from charles saying "i am lost" i was confused because i thought he and his mom had gone shopping in huntsville...i was surprised to learn that he had left that afternoon on a long drive to brandon and at that time was less than an hour away from my house to surprise me and my family for christmas...isn't he wonderful, i don't know many people who would drive 4.5 hours to spend less than a day with someone, only to have to turn and go home the next day, it was a great christmas present, one of the best ever...