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"Evolution knows no fear..."
~Mandy
from the Grim Adverntures of Billy and Mandy
So its been awhile. Much has happend, but um, I'm.. not going to tell ya what happend >_< hehe...
Bottom lined I passed everything for the semester though not as smashingly as well as I hoped. MY boss was not pleased but did not methodicly rip me a new one about it ethier. My only excuse, and I feel it is valid, was that I was exhausted. I had been in school since last semester for over TWO YEARS STRAIGHT! Meaning no summer break in between classes in all efforts of keeping grades up and trying to get back into NAU. So needless to say I was pooped! I needed a break.
Would you agree? So this summer I decided to take it easy by working and writing. Both of which I have done with much success with the exception my hours at the museum are lacking do to a sick boss but have been augment my income with work at the PAPER. My writings largely consisting of my thesis which I have broken down into papers, one on the Hyaenas from my study area, and the other on the cats from the same area and time period as the hyaenas. I should have the Hyaena paper done by the end of the month and the cat paper almost done by the time school starts.
Oh there is more to report about my summer exploits thus far but instead of recanting about them here please... travel to my sister blog site on the conservertial myspace site- here. Just click on the most recent blog post.
So its offical! DFT/neko chan and I are getting engaged, hitched, shackled up, or any other expressions of two persons who want to get married and are making any present actions of doing so. My only duty so far is to present a ring and yes there is one in the works. =^.^=
I will not lie to any of you by saying I am not nervous over the ordeal, in all truth I am shaking in my boots. I am sure every man alive who is going to propose of permantly bonding their relationship with their lover has felt this way at one point in time. I already have a feeling how DTF is going to react and what her answer is going to be but that stil does not lessen my nerves. =^.^=
Though the notion of marring DTF makes me so very happy right down to the nerves of my feet, I am still worried. I am worried if her plans are different than mine. I am not refferning to wedding plans, we are already making compromises and getting our heads together for ideas (at present the wedding date is going to be sometime April or May 2008). What I am worried about is her plans after the wedding.
I still have another year worth of school with, maybe sooner pending on what I decide about my major and the projected date of my graduation is Dec 2007 (mark your calenders people!) and afterward I know that I really need to hit graduate school as soon as possible for the field of work I want to get into you really need to keep up with your studies and start making those all important contacts and connections for a succesful career. At present my gradschool options are all pointing eastward, possibly around the Washington DC area. The other options being in California.
Heh, Scootersoo was right in saying that the other "woman" in my life is my career. Its very important to me to succeed in this path I have choosen for myself which has been my goal since I was age 6. I love paleotology and zoology and that is the kind of work I want to do. I whole heartedly deep down hope that DTF understands this and is willing to join me in this quest. Her desired career choice is adapted to most any places where large cities presists, and so does mine. I do not want her to change her plans over me, but at the same time, I don't think I would be able to change my career plans for her ethier.
This past spring break I was hoping she might be interested in joining my adventures and kind of tested to see if she would be so with the museum trip we took and our attempts to go look for fossils. The museum trip I found that she was actually thrilled to join me and I think she would be a great assistant because her excitement was joined with mine from the things we saw at the Prescott and she takes great photos. However the experiance in our attempts to find a fossil locality south of prescott and around Camp Verde got her jaded to the experiance do to the weather, which bad weather does occure. She seems reluctant anytime I suggest looking for fossils even at the most accessable sites. Sigh, only time can tell.
Dispite my worries DTF has made me a very happy man and I basicly cannot see myself without her. She is very important to me. I hope we share our lives until time ends.
Well thats about it for now. Take care everyone!
ciao meow for now!
=^.^=
A new year and a new start!
Since my last post NAU got out for winter break and before that I had finals. Over all I did smashingly and managed to pass everything with a "B" or highter!
The first week of the break was fantastic in that my kitten came down with me for a long weekend just befor the holidays. It was one of the best times I ever had coming home =^.^= During this time I got to show her around, we went to see King Kong (awesome movie), mom final got the meatloaf recipie, and well it was just plain fantastic. One SNAFU occured however when I tried to pay off some library fees at the UofA. Unlike NAU the fees are rediculus at UofA and in the process we got a parking ticket for parking in an area that should of been closed for the season and open for general parking. Alas, it wasn't. I took care of it however in that I felt really bad and it was my fault in a way for getting in that situation. Its in the pass now so no worries.
The holidays were good to me. Dtf and mom gave me a fantastic chrismas and my father blew me away with his gift of 11 books that were not cheap! DTF greatly her gifts from mom and me. The gifts from her family were fantastic in that I got a little pocket knife and a stuffed saber-tooth cat.
New Years was uneventful and I had a glass of cherry italian soda to toast the new year, mom was asleep though through most of it. Other than all that I have been a real lazy ass and haven't done much. The big highlight should be coming up. Mom and I are going to Albuequrqe to vist my mom's best friend through highschool (Aunt Patricia) so that should be fun. I am making plans to visit the big natural history museum there and check out a new exhibit on giant dinos from the jurassic.
So my new year resolution is get myself back into shape by working out more and training with Ty more often. I am taking my bike back up and getting a new pair of tennis shoes so I can finaly work out in the gym with Ty and DTF. I also plan to bike and walk more like I use to do when I first arrived (so I am sorry kitten, we'll be walking more to Target). Two years ago I actually got my weight down under 200 lbs and my goal is to repeat that weight class and get it lower. I seriously have to consider taking better care of myself considering my genetics now that I know my mom is diabetic and I could seriously run the gamet of getting it too.
I am also finally going to get my licence so I can finally get out more to the fossil localities around town. Its driving me nuts not being able to get to them regularly =^.^=
Anyway that is it for now. More later I am sure.
ciao meow for now! (FMN!)
p.s Blacwolf, if you ever read this, good luck on all you adeventures with your teaching this semester. I am very happy of your success and you'll be missed by all of us!
Stripped wonder see me
calm terror of life call me
thy feline eyes speak
a haiku adaption of William Blake's poem Tiger Tiger
So its about a week away from finals and as of today I'll be done with an entire class (Humanities 101). I have a presentation in my geology of Arizona course due on Wendesday and one last quiz for biology Thursday. Next week I have my Bio final on Tuesday and my geo final the next day. Whew! Alot to cover between now and then.
But I am excited on the coming events of the winter break. My neko-kun is coming down to Tucson with me for the first week of the break and the tenative plans are x-mas shopping and going to see King Kong (YAY!!!!) with Ty and hopeful Cema 004 and his hareme (he needs to go Muslem)=^.^=
Other news is that two books have been published with my art work presented in them includeing one book which is the first collection of works in one page. I'm very excited. Sadly though that particular book does not give me credit nor is any of my reseached that I have published cited in some key important areas. Oh well. It was edit by some of the assholes at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and they are very political, so I won't get into it. ITs just cool to be published.
I also have a new computer to break in when I return to the thrills of myself and DTF. My current computer still works but has been given me some great deal of stress lately. So I am taking the heart of this machine and going to add it to the other one in my new computer. I'm going to have a very powerful tool and toy for the next four years (cackles) =^.^=
So thats about it for now.
Ciao meow for now!
Cool. =^.^=
You are HAVOCKITTY. You are plain and simple, but
you're also extremely affecionate. If dogs are
a man's best friend, Havockitty is a girls best
friend. Their over-protective and a wonderful
addition to any family.
Which FMA Kitty Are You?
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"I Shall Return"
General McArthur WWII Pacific Theater.
"I have returned"
Me, this past Monday
Sigh. Its good to be back after a long arguous journy of re-invention, re-structure, self reflection, hardships, hard work, and percervirance. Also, after a long spring and summer semesters back in Tucson, its good again to breath in the cool mountain air and the warmth of academia that is NAU. Not that being back home in the warm tropical desert air that is the Sonoran Desert was bad. Actually, if anything it helped me renew myself and get back on target.
Soooo. Here I am. Sitting in my dorm room on NAU campus ground, after my first week of classes, feeling..... rather good.
This euphoria is probably the satisfaction that I got back here on my own and also because I am with my dear kitten, (DTF-chan {Neko-chan}, who incidently lives below me in the same dorm. YAY!) who has been supportive and nurtureing in my return. I am also with my friends scootersoo, Blacwolf, and TY which I am very happy to see again on a more daily bases.
My classes are challengeing and entertaining this semester. I am taking basic major level biology that is going to be difficult and fun all together. So far, the first quiz I took I got 10-10 (A) which is a fantastic sign of things to come (I hope). Geology of Arizona, the last class for my minor, though kind of thrown together will be a fun way of looking at the other AZ geological features I am not accustom too. Finally I am retaking Humanities 101, a class sadly I got a D the first time I took it but the prof of that class was a real fucker and egotist. The woman who is teaching the 2nd time I am taking this class is however far better and I am getting much more out of it than ever! So wish me luck.
Other news:
Dad is coming to town sometime this month for a visit before or after a trip to Vegas for a poker championship. Good luck dad!
Mom did not get the job as a Branch manager, instead they folded her into a larger section of the Tucson Newspaper. I am sad she did not get the postion but more relieved that now she does not has to stress so much and stay away so late. I am worried about her health and stress levels with her diabeties. But so far she is doing ok.
SVP is coming up in October where I shall hopefully be volunteering there to help cover the cost of attending. Alot of great presentations this year and it is in Phoenix! YAY!
So thats it for now. More exciting news later.
Ciao meow for now! =^.^=
Wow I have I been busy!
Well its July (obviously) and my prealgebra class is now halfway over. I decided to drop my Statistics for Psyhcology mainly to lessen the work load and to get a better foundation in Math. If this had been a normal semester I probably would of handel it fine. Right now I am carring a "A" average in my math class which I am very pleased with =^.^=
Work wise has not gotten any better, hence my busy comment. The newspaper warehouse job(s)has been hectic in that I have to change my hours from the afternoon/evening, to the early afternoon during the worst of the heat making the warehouse swealtering and me sweating profusely throughout my hours there. Sigh, plus with the Monsoon that had arrived last week I've been behind in my trash duties because the rain and high winds make it difficult to get the trash to the dumpster in one piece without it blowing to hell and back. On top of that, the carrier are absolute slobs and keep throwing away half full cups and cans of coffee and soda in the trash that pours all over me when I dump it. Its not fun but its the paycheck that is constant.
At my other job I just finished drawing a series of arm bones of sabertooths for a up coming study on this giant cat we've been working on. I am not starting to work on a series of drawings on ancient otter bones from Idaho and California then start a series on a weird weasel also from Idaho that today is only found in Central and South America. This job I love the most and pays the best but the pay checks are infrequant and I do not work as often as the warehouse job. I now have to work on my weekends which I did yesterday, cleaning and organizeing my boss' office and in the process got new articals he had duplicates of on giant sloths and tapirs. The rewards are sweet.
DTF-chan,(kitten), has been sending me letters and cards that has been making my month. She is amazing and the warm and fuzzies she gives me curls my toes in joy. I've been missing her greatly and I can't wait to see her again, hopefuly sometime after my class is over in early August. Here's hoping. Already we are making plans for her birthday to go to Las Vegas to visit Clawed and possibly spliting thanksgiving between our families.
As for my mom, she is currently on vacation and is on a Harry Potter kick lately. We've been reading and watching the entire series all month. The last book came out recently and we both finished it. The ending is shocking and the book itself is awesome. We can't wait for the next movie and book to come out.
Dad has said he will help pay for my return to NAU this semester so now I am just waiting to here back from the campus to see if they accepted me back. Wish me luck!
So thats about it for now. I'll try to post more often in the future.
Ciao Meow for now! =^.^=
*flops on to the grounds..... drags myself to my computer.... sits up slowly in the chair... then..... takes off my boots.....*
whew, thats better.
Wow, my weeks are getting busy and busy and I can physically feel it. But this is a good thing...
Since I am the perpetual broke college student and the prices at my dojo have gotten to a point that is almost discriminating, I have been settleing for training everyday at my warehouse job doing zen-mind exercises, physical chores, and movement control exerscises. With all of this my ass can now bounce a penny off of it! (please don't ask how I know this)
On top of that, since Ty is back from his California trip, we can get together and train more often (more than likely on the weekends) which I have been itching to do. I am feeling to feel more physically and mentally fit with keeping up with my classes and work. Also (warning, sappy moment coming) with DTF by my side and with fantastic friends like Clawed, Ty, Scooter, and Blacwolf; I feel... well... complete.
Its been hard keeping up though and I had to make alot of sacrafices. One, my free time is gone. What time I do have is spent on homework and training. I do have this weekend after studying to be used for some personal stuff (like writing my long forgotten thesis or art projects). Also, sadly I have to forgo the long awaited online game with Clawed and everyone else though Clawed has assured me I can play later as a sort of NPC.
There is some good news in the family. Mom's boss is retireing at the end of July and she is up for his spot. This means more power and money for my mother =^.^=
Though a drawback will be she will become my boss..... heh
Also, Dad is in Vegas having the time of his life playing Texas Hold'em poker and teasing me about he is spending my "inheritance". Good luck dad.
Ok. So I am geeking (paleo-geeking) over some new finds this week. Our contact Safford came across some new fossils of a large raccoon and owl! The owl is totally new to the fauna collected out there and may be a extinct horned owl. The raccoon, which has me really excited, is the first skull and teeth bits found of this weird new large species found out there. The only fossil we had till this new find was bits of leg bones. The teeth will help us determine what species this animal might be or if it is something totally new. So monday I get to see what my boss brings back tomorrow. (sweet) I love my job.
Other JP geek news. I am hooked over Zoo Tycoon 2 right now. I'm working on a "taxonomicaly correct by family" zoo, meaning that all the carnivores species will be in the same area as go the artiodactyls, perisodactyles, primates, marsupials, aves, and reptiles. =^.^=
Goodnews. The new money I am making I can finally buy the video card needed to play HL2 by sometime at the end of June! hehe (DTF you really should come down then =^.~=)
So anyway, I am now going to go put on some comfortable type clothing and just veg the rest of the night.
So till then...
CMFN! (FMN!) =^.^=
Heh Heh... Oh Right!.... =^.^=
You Are The Outlaw
"Sure, I'll do it. My way."
Just because you do not conform to the same laws and rules as everyone else does not mean that you are a bad guy. You travel your own path, separate from those around you, with your own reasons for doing what you do. Because of this and your own nature, it goes without saying that you are generally misunderstood. That does not matter much, though, as people love you for being who you are. You are pretty well set in your ways and have no real intention of changing. This can come across as a flicker of arrogance if your not careful. You do what is right for you, and God help anyone who stands in your way.
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