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FYI Update on my life as I know it
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I'm now a sophmore/Junior(just a few credits away) in college as a Technical Communication major. This involves being a technical writer. The only people I've met so far that seem to know what these people are seem to be engineers because they also have to know how to do technical writing, thus a class is required for them. I will write manuals (directions), and work with basically any writing that goes on in business such as proposals, as an example. I want to work for software/computer companies. Technical writers can work in a broad area though not just software but in the health field as well as other fields. I have a small concentration as part of my program, in design.
I take summer classes as usual, and I now have a new job as a cashier at Walmart and I absolutely love it! It's easy, the pay isn't too bad, and I like the people I work with they're super nice and fun! Don't believe what else you hear and the bad rap they always seem to get.
I take anti-depressants to get through the rest of my college life in Iowa, because I miss my boyfriend so much, who is 2 1/2-3 hours away in Nebraska, where I had to transfer back to school from. So, I would go crazy if I didn't have my pills because they get me through the days...without him, alone, without being in my favorite place, where I hated leaving.
I have 2 pets, who are both boys. One is a 1 year old Puggle, Chaz Hunter. The other is a short haired American cat who is 2 months old and his name is Cooper Tux.
I currently live with 2 roommates who I did not know before we moved in. One is from MN and will be moving in a month. The other is from New Mexico and is going to continue being my roomate for another year. Hopefully next year I can move somewhere that allows me to have my pets too along with just ONE other roommate because I find it hectic living with more than one. I don't think it would be possible for me to live alone since most places here are expensive if you do or the places don't allow pets if you want to so we'll see what happens but that's a ways away yet.
That's about all my life consists of right now.
I take summer classes as usual, and I now have a new job as a cashier at Walmart and I absolutely love it! It's easy, the pay isn't too bad, and I like the people I work with they're super nice and fun! Don't believe what else you hear and the bad rap they always seem to get.
I take anti-depressants to get through the rest of my college life in Iowa, because I miss my boyfriend so much, who is 2 1/2-3 hours away in Nebraska, where I had to transfer back to school from. So, I would go crazy if I didn't have my pills because they get me through the days...without him, alone, without being in my favorite place, where I hated leaving.
I have 2 pets, who are both boys. One is a 1 year old Puggle, Chaz Hunter. The other is a short haired American cat who is 2 months old and his name is Cooper Tux.
I currently live with 2 roommates who I did not know before we moved in. One is from MN and will be moving in a month. The other is from New Mexico and is going to continue being my roomate for another year. Hopefully next year I can move somewhere that allows me to have my pets too along with just ONE other roommate because I find it hectic living with more than one. I don't think it would be possible for me to live alone since most places here are expensive if you do or the places don't allow pets if you want to so we'll see what happens but that's a ways away yet.
That's about all my life consists of right now.
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Finally an update!
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I've been asked to update, since I haven't in a long time! So here goes I will do my best to update on what's been going on since I last updated.
I noticed it was December since I last updated.
Well, it's been almost about 8 months since I've moved from my hometown in Iowa, to another state, Nebraska, for college. I love it here in Nebraska so much I've was waiting for this time for awhile (you have no idea!).
Just a month or two ago, my dad called me with some upsetting news. So upsetting I couldn't eat for about 4 days. He told me he was no longer going to help me pay for college here in Nebraska after this semester. So he gave me two options, 1)Stay here in Nebraska and pay for everything myself or 2) Move back to Iowa to finish college and he would pay for everything
It took me a week to decide what to do. We went through a lot of arguments and it was just a really hard time. I went to a financial aid advisor and found out it was pretty much impossible for me to dodge taking out student loans if I were to stay here and that's one thing my dad didn't want me to do. I didn't understand that at first but after realizing how expensive it would be I understood more. I would have been over $50 thousand in debt after I graduated! Scary. There's some things that could have made it better if I were to stay here like moving in with my bf when he gets in apartment and claiming residency, getting a job to pay for things, etc..but who knows what that outcome could be and I can't sit around waiting, that's just too much of a risk and responsibility, and way too much to pay back when I'm just graduating and living on my own. So that was the major factor in my decision.
He also refused to pay because he found out about my boyfriend and that's a whole other story...My bf is 12 years older than I am and we've known each other since 2001. We met online on WinMX, a P2P program (where you download stuff), we were both "helpers" in this troubleshooting/help room for WinMX users and we both had a lot of good friends that we made there together. We haven't used the program in years though and have lost touch with most of the people. My dad basically thinks he's some scary predator dude because I've basically known him since I was like 14 but we've been through a lot together and he never once forced me to do anything and I'm pretty much the one that talked to him first and told him I liked him first. I also lied about my age to him when I met him and told him I was 18 but I wasn't. We didn't meet until I was of age so it's not as bad as it seems. So "in person" we've been together for 2 years. Otherwise we've been together for a lot longer, we've known each other for like 8 years. I broke up with him for a whole year over the internet for dumb reasons (because of my ex-best friend who was really religious and basically told me how I needed to break up with him because we were of two different religions) but I soon realized I couldn't live without him and got back together with him. So yes, we've been through A LOT together!
I think this is why it's so hard for me to let go for 2 years
This is going to be the hardest part, not being with him after a year of being together in person. But I think God will get us through it and we've been through it before but it will be easier this time I think because he's going to try and come see me and we can talk on the phone now and our families know about each other so there's nothing to really "hide" anymore. Now I can talk to my mom about it and other people when before I hid all of that to myself. My dad claims to have tracked all of my conversations with him and was going to call the cops after him but didn't have enough information, so why he even let me move to come here really confuses me, he feels like I used him just to be with my boyfriend and he hasn't even met my bf and he says he doesn't want to, it's dumb. My mom and stepdad met him and they think he's nice and he was as bad as my dad makes it out to be, I think my mom and stepdad would have known when they met him.
Anyway, I'm not taking my last 2 months here for granted at all. It makes me cry to think about leaving so I try not to think about it.
My life has been so busy I could go on and on but I think I will stop there for now.
I noticed it was December since I last updated.
Well, it's been almost about 8 months since I've moved from my hometown in Iowa, to another state, Nebraska, for college. I love it here in Nebraska so much I've was waiting for this time for awhile (you have no idea!).
Just a month or two ago, my dad called me with some upsetting news. So upsetting I couldn't eat for about 4 days. He told me he was no longer going to help me pay for college here in Nebraska after this semester. So he gave me two options, 1)Stay here in Nebraska and pay for everything myself or 2) Move back to Iowa to finish college and he would pay for everything
It took me a week to decide what to do. We went through a lot of arguments and it was just a really hard time. I went to a financial aid advisor and found out it was pretty much impossible for me to dodge taking out student loans if I were to stay here and that's one thing my dad didn't want me to do. I didn't understand that at first but after realizing how expensive it would be I understood more. I would have been over $50 thousand in debt after I graduated! Scary. There's some things that could have made it better if I were to stay here like moving in with my bf when he gets in apartment and claiming residency, getting a job to pay for things, etc..but who knows what that outcome could be and I can't sit around waiting, that's just too much of a risk and responsibility, and way too much to pay back when I'm just graduating and living on my own. So that was the major factor in my decision.
He also refused to pay because he found out about my boyfriend and that's a whole other story...My bf is 12 years older than I am and we've known each other since 2001. We met online on WinMX, a P2P program (where you download stuff), we were both "helpers" in this troubleshooting/help room for WinMX users and we both had a lot of good friends that we made there together. We haven't used the program in years though and have lost touch with most of the people. My dad basically thinks he's some scary predator dude because I've basically known him since I was like 14 but we've been through a lot together and he never once forced me to do anything and I'm pretty much the one that talked to him first and told him I liked him first. I also lied about my age to him when I met him and told him I was 18 but I wasn't. We didn't meet until I was of age so it's not as bad as it seems. So "in person" we've been together for 2 years. Otherwise we've been together for a lot longer, we've known each other for like 8 years. I broke up with him for a whole year over the internet for dumb reasons (because of my ex-best friend who was really religious and basically told me how I needed to break up with him because we were of two different religions) but I soon realized I couldn't live without him and got back together with him. So yes, we've been through A LOT together!
I think this is why it's so hard for me to let go for 2 years
This is going to be the hardest part, not being with him after a year of being together in person. But I think God will get us through it and we've been through it before but it will be easier this time I think because he's going to try and come see me and we can talk on the phone now and our families know about each other so there's nothing to really "hide" anymore. Now I can talk to my mom about it and other people when before I hid all of that to myself. My dad claims to have tracked all of my conversations with him and was going to call the cops after him but didn't have enough information, so why he even let me move to come here really confuses me, he feels like I used him just to be with my boyfriend and he hasn't even met my bf and he says he doesn't want to, it's dumb. My mom and stepdad met him and they think he's nice and he was as bad as my dad makes it out to be, I think my mom and stepdad would have known when they met him. Anyway, I'm not taking my last 2 months here for granted at all. It makes me cry to think about leaving so I try not to think about it.
My life has been so busy I could go on and on but I think I will stop there for now.
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51/64 Disney Movies! Survey
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DISNEY MOVIES SURVEY
Put an X on the movies you have seen then add up the total. (out of 64)
[] High School Musical
[x] Brink
[x] Motocrossed
[x] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
[x] Pocahontas
[ ] Pocahontas 2
[x] Lady and the Tramp
[ ] Lady and the Tramp 2
[x] Cinderella
[x] The Parent Trap (original)
[x] The Parent Trap (newer version w/Lindsay 'Drugged' Lohan)
[x] The Little Mermaid
[ ] The Little Mermaid 2
[x] Mary Poppins
[x] The Fox and the Hound
[x] Dumbo
[x] Pinocchio
[x] Bambi
[ ] Bambi 2
[ ] The Great Mouse Detective
[ ] The Rescuers
[x] The Rescuers Down Under
[x] Pirates of the Caribbean 1
[x] Pirates of the Caribbean 2
[x] Pirates of the Caribbean 3
[x] Toy Story
[x] Toy Story 2
[x] Lion King
[x] Lion King 2
[x] Lion King 1 1/2
[x] Peter Pan
[x] Fantasia
[ ] The Three Caballeros
[x] Alice in Wonderland
[x] Sleeping Beauty
[x] 101 Dalmations (animated)
[x] 101 Dalmations (real version)
[x] 102 Dalmations
[x] The Sword in the Stone
[x] The Jungle Book
[x] The Aristocats
[x] Robin Hood
[x] Oliver and Company
[x] Beauty and the Beast
[x] Aladdin
[x] Aladdin: Return of Jafar
[x] Aladdin: The King of Thieves
[x] Finding Nemo
[x] Monsters, Inc.
[x] Hercules
[x] Mulan
[ ] Mulan 2
[x] Tarzan
[ ] Lilo & Stitch
[x] The Hunchback of Notre Dame
[x] The Emperor's New Groove
[x] The Nightmare Before Christmas
[ ] Bedknobs and Broomsticks
[x] Pete's Dragon
[ ] Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
[x] James and the Giant Peach
[ ] Mighty Ducks
[x] A Bug's Life
[x] The Incredibles
51!
Put an X on the movies you have seen then add up the total. (out of 64)
[] High School Musical
[x] Brink
[x] Motocrossed
[x] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
[x] Pocahontas
[ ] Pocahontas 2
[x] Lady and the Tramp
[ ] Lady and the Tramp 2
[x] Cinderella
[x] The Parent Trap (original)
[x] The Parent Trap (newer version w/Lindsay 'Drugged' Lohan)
[x] The Little Mermaid
[ ] The Little Mermaid 2
[x] Mary Poppins
[x] The Fox and the Hound
[x] Dumbo
[x] Pinocchio
[x] Bambi
[ ] Bambi 2
[ ] The Great Mouse Detective
[ ] The Rescuers
[x] The Rescuers Down Under
[x] Pirates of the Caribbean 1
[x] Pirates of the Caribbean 2
[x] Pirates of the Caribbean 3
[x] Toy Story
[x] Toy Story 2
[x] Lion King
[x] Lion King 2
[x] Lion King 1 1/2
[x] Peter Pan
[x] Fantasia
[ ] The Three Caballeros
[x] Alice in Wonderland
[x] Sleeping Beauty
[x] 101 Dalmations (animated)
[x] 101 Dalmations (real version)
[x] 102 Dalmations
[x] The Sword in the Stone
[x] The Jungle Book
[x] The Aristocats
[x] Robin Hood
[x] Oliver and Company
[x] Beauty and the Beast
[x] Aladdin
[x] Aladdin: Return of Jafar
[x] Aladdin: The King of Thieves
[x] Finding Nemo
[x] Monsters, Inc.
[x] Hercules
[x] Mulan
[ ] Mulan 2
[x] Tarzan
[ ] Lilo & Stitch
[x] The Hunchback of Notre Dame
[x] The Emperor's New Groove
[x] The Nightmare Before Christmas
[ ] Bedknobs and Broomsticks
[x] Pete's Dragon
[ ] Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
[x] James and the Giant Peach
[ ] Mighty Ducks
[x] A Bug's Life
[x] The Incredibles
51!
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Change of Plans!
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My mood went from shitty to giddy.
Well lets explain the shitty part first..
First of all it's finals week and for the most part I'm like meh about it because I only have 2 tests. Biology, and in that class I'm doing average, even though I haven't started studying yet, that test isn't until Friday so I have time. Second part, the part that was giving me the most trouble and stress....Programming, ugh. F my life! I fail at programming. My declared major was MIS (Management Information Systems) It's in the Information Technology field. I was fine until I got into programming, and then I sucked at life.
Here's the good part...
What I want to be, as my chosen career, is a technical writer. You should read up on it, Google it, to learn more. But basically technical writers write manuals and they usually have a declared field they write in like medicine, technology etc...mine will be technology and I will write about software, computers and such. Technical writing is in the English and Communication department so that is why I'm switching my major to over there. I'm very excited. I'm talking to the technical writing program director on Thursday and I've been emailing her about the program since before I moved here for college so I'm excited! I hope I can get it all worked out.
No more programming for me suckas!!
Well lets explain the shitty part first..
First of all it's finals week and for the most part I'm like meh about it because I only have 2 tests. Biology, and in that class I'm doing average, even though I haven't started studying yet, that test isn't until Friday so I have time. Second part, the part that was giving me the most trouble and stress....Programming, ugh. F my life! I fail at programming. My declared major was MIS (Management Information Systems) It's in the Information Technology field. I was fine until I got into programming, and then I sucked at life.
Here's the good part...
What I want to be, as my chosen career, is a technical writer. You should read up on it, Google it, to learn more. But basically technical writers write manuals and they usually have a declared field they write in like medicine, technology etc...mine will be technology and I will write about software, computers and such. Technical writing is in the English and Communication department so that is why I'm switching my major to over there. I'm very excited. I'm talking to the technical writing program director on Thursday and I've been emailing her about the program since before I moved here for college so I'm excited! I hope I can get it all worked out.
No more programming for me suckas!!
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Stole from RentHead07
1. Where is your cell phone? - upstairs in my bedroom
2. Your significant other? - sleeping
3. Your hair? - medium long, dark brown
4. Your mother? - home sleeping
5. Your father? - In the kitchen
6. Your favorite thing? - movies, music, computers, good food lol
7. Your dream last night? - yeah it was odd tho and don't really remember
8. Your favorite drink? - Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew (Code red!)
9. Your dream/goal? - finish college and get a good job and get married and have beautiful kids
10. What Room are you in? - computer room
11. Your hobby? - surfing the net, video games..lol
12. Your fear? - failure, loved ones dying, death of me, spiders
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? - out of college
14. Where were you last night? - with my mommy!
15. Something that you aren't? - tall
16. Muffins? - yum!!
17. Wish list item? - VeggieTales dvds hehe, gift cards
18. Where you grew up? - Iowa (BFE) lol
19. Last thing you did? - ate supper, checked laundry
20. What are you wearing? - pj's, a hoody and my Metallica pants
21. Your TV? - flatscreen
22. Your pets? - a dog that lives with my mom
23. Friends? - Closest are Jana and Kara, the rest are still developing aka trying to find in new place I live in
24. Your life? busy, challenging at times, fun at least I try to make it fun
25. Your mood? - meh...alright...
26. Missing someone? - always..
27. Your car? - 02 Grand Am Pontiac
28. Something you're not wearing? - Socks
29. Your favorite store? - Wet Seal, AE, Charlotte Russe, Target!
32. Your favorite color? - Purple has become like my new fav idk why
33. When is the last time you laughed? - yesterday sometime
34. Last time you cried? - idk, like a week ago?
35. Who will resend this? - doesn't matter
36. One place that I go to over and over: - Target and the grocery store and Walmart sometimes
37. One person who emails me regularly: - haha I wish I got actual emails instead of mostly junk
38. My favorite place to eat: - A place like Taco John's/Pancheros/Taco Bueno, Macaroni Grill/Olive Garden
39. One place I would like to go right now: - somewhere that has no snow and decent weather lol
40. One person I think will respond: - idk
41. One TV show I watch all the time: - Heroes, Life, LA Ink, American Choppers, Knight Rider
42. This questionnaire: - haven't done one in a looong time...
1. Where is your cell phone? - upstairs in my bedroom
2. Your significant other? - sleeping
3. Your hair? - medium long, dark brown
4. Your mother? - home sleeping
5. Your father? - In the kitchen
6. Your favorite thing? - movies, music, computers, good food lol
7. Your dream last night? - yeah it was odd tho and don't really remember
8. Your favorite drink? - Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew (Code red!)
9. Your dream/goal? - finish college and get a good job and get married and have beautiful kids
10. What Room are you in? - computer room
11. Your hobby? - surfing the net, video games..lol
12. Your fear? - failure, loved ones dying, death of me, spiders
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? - out of college
14. Where were you last night? - with my mommy!
15. Something that you aren't? - tall
16. Muffins? - yum!!
17. Wish list item? - VeggieTales dvds hehe, gift cards
18. Where you grew up? - Iowa (BFE) lol
19. Last thing you did? - ate supper, checked laundry
20. What are you wearing? - pj's, a hoody and my Metallica pants
21. Your TV? - flatscreen
22. Your pets? - a dog that lives with my mom
23. Friends? - Closest are Jana and Kara, the rest are still developing aka trying to find in new place I live in
24. Your life? busy, challenging at times, fun at least I try to make it fun
25. Your mood? - meh...alright...
26. Missing someone? - always..
27. Your car? - 02 Grand Am Pontiac
28. Something you're not wearing? - Socks
29. Your favorite store? - Wet Seal, AE, Charlotte Russe, Target!
32. Your favorite color? - Purple has become like my new fav idk why
33. When is the last time you laughed? - yesterday sometime
34. Last time you cried? - idk, like a week ago?
35. Who will resend this? - doesn't matter
36. One place that I go to over and over: - Target and the grocery store and Walmart sometimes
37. One person who emails me regularly: - haha I wish I got actual emails instead of mostly junk
38. My favorite place to eat: - A place like Taco John's/Pancheros/Taco Bueno, Macaroni Grill/Olive Garden
39. One place I would like to go right now: - somewhere that has no snow and decent weather lol
40. One person I think will respond: - idk
41. One TV show I watch all the time: - Heroes, Life, LA Ink, American Choppers, Knight Rider
42. This questionnaire: - haven't done one in a looong time...
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