If you hadn't noticed already that I changed the name of my site today, you might want to click the "refresh" button on your browser. That being done, you may wonder "Why the change?" or "Why do I care?" Well, I can't answer the last question, but the change is due to the fact that I think the new title is more descriptive of myself, and more amusing. If you haven't figured it out already, it's reminiscent of the book title Black Like Me. Although, unlike author John Howard Griffin's skin color, my height is not drug-enduced, nor a result of my plans to explore the world of racial bigomy.
The only less-than-satisfying result of this name-change is that my URL will remain the same, and doesn't make as much sense as it did withe old name. The only solution I could come up with to rectify the solution was to change the "summary" section (see above).
We put the cat to sleep on Thursday, and while the morning was fraught with tears, I know it was for the best. I'll miss Mittsy, but I know that it's better that she went peacefully than to have suffered any more. Mom said that after a while we can get another cat, so it seems I won't have to go too horribly long without any feline companionship.
Friday marked my first solo journey as a driver, and though I was nervous to begin with, it turned out well. Nothing bad happened, and it was actually kinda fun. I got to listen to my own music, sing along as loud as I wanted, and I got to decide exactly were I wanted to go. My first trek was to Target and then Walmart in search of a few last items I couldn't find when I went school shopping on Wednesday with my mom.
I don't have much planned for these last precious weeks of vacation, though today I will start working on re-finishing a chest of drawers Grandma gave us because she didn't need/want them at the new house.
Sunday, August 22, 2004
Tuesday, August 17, 2004
Gettin' My Education On
After wrastlin' with the usual problems I encounter at the start of each academic year, I now have my official school schedule and I'm surprisingly pleased with it how it turned out. Usually I have one day full of completely awful classes, and the other is a breeze, but not this time around. My classes are pretty balanced out, and I'm only really disappointed about one of the teachers I got.
"A" Days:
0 - Expressions - Mrs. Bohart
1 - Advanced AMerican History - Mr. Beaman
3 - Integrated Math 400 - Mrs. Lindow
5 - Teacher Internship - Mr. Barger/Mr. Mayer
7 - Teacher internship - Mr. Barger/ Mr. Mayer
"B" Days:
0 - Expressions - Mrs. Bohart
2 - Pro Cantorum - Mrs. Bohart
4 - Principles of Technology - Mr. Wells
6 - Psychology - Mz. McGauley
8 - AP English Writing - Mz. Thomas
The only teacher I'm very unhappy about is Mz. McGauley. I've heard she's not exactly open-minded about certain issues (like religion), but I plan on going into the class with a positive and mature attitude.
Other than school preparations, the only major thing happening is the current status of our kitty. It seems that Mittsy had another seizure this morning and it was really bad. Mom made an appointment to have the cat put down on Thursday. Though Nathan seems realtively unphased by the news (by which I mean he was cracking jokes about it soon after he found out) I'm upset. I can't remember a time when we didn't have a cat, this cat, at our house. It's going to be weird not having heraround and it makes me really sad. I still haven't decided if I want to be there when they put her down, I guess I'll have to think about it...
"A" Days:
0 - Expressions - Mrs. Bohart
1 - Advanced AMerican History - Mr. Beaman
3 - Integrated Math 400 - Mrs. Lindow
5 - Teacher Internship - Mr. Barger/Mr. Mayer
7 - Teacher internship - Mr. Barger/ Mr. Mayer
"B" Days:
0 - Expressions - Mrs. Bohart
2 - Pro Cantorum - Mrs. Bohart
4 - Principles of Technology - Mr. Wells
6 - Psychology - Mz. McGauley
8 - AP English Writing - Mz. Thomas
The only teacher I'm very unhappy about is Mz. McGauley. I've heard she's not exactly open-minded about certain issues (like religion), but I plan on going into the class with a positive and mature attitude.
Other than school preparations, the only major thing happening is the current status of our kitty. It seems that Mittsy had another seizure this morning and it was really bad. Mom made an appointment to have the cat put down on Thursday. Though Nathan seems realtively unphased by the news (by which I mean he was cracking jokes about it soon after he found out) I'm upset. I can't remember a time when we didn't have a cat, this cat, at our house. It's going to be weird not having heraround and it makes me really sad. I still haven't decided if I want to be there when they put her down, I guess I'll have to think about it...
Thursday, August 12, 2004
Contact Lenses: $$$
Backup Eyeglasses: $$
Vision: Priceless
I went in for my yearly checkup with my eye doctor the other day. For some odd reason I always look forward to going to see Dr. Clay (my optometrist) for my appointments. When I still wore glasses on a regular basis I only went to the office every other year, and going to see the good doctor also meant the joy of going to Eyesight Fashions (the company associated with Dr. Clay's office) to get glasses. Now that I have contact lenses I (get to) go to the office every year but don't get to pick out glasses. This time around, due to the fact that I needed to replace my backup glasses, I got to return to my vision care roots and pay a visit to Eyesigth Fashions. The weird thing for me was that I could actually see myself clearly when trying on various frames. Before I got contact lenses my vision was so poor I couldn't see myself in the mirror as I tried on frames, now everything was perfectly visible!
Speaking of poor vision, I found out what my actual prescriptions are for my eyes. For many people their prescriptions are +.50 in one eye and maybe +.75 in the other. Well, my eyes are +10.25 and +10.50. I also may need to get reading glasses in the next few months if my new boosted contact lense prescription doesn't cut it for close work.
Now for the announcement you've all (not) been eagarly awaiting: the results of my driving test this morning....
*drumroll*
I PASSED!
That's right people, I passed both the written and in-car parts of my driving test with relative ease. I'm not at liberty to divulge specifics concerning my actual test scores, but I think I did a pretty snazzy job. Go team Lynsey! Thank God! Et cetera!
On much less happy note, it seems my cat Mittsy's days are numbered. She's been having seizures lately, and apparently this morning she had a particularly bad one. My mom says we should think about puting her down. That makes me sad because we've had Mittsy for as long as I can remember. I was so little (only about three) when we got her, I didn't know better than to squeeze and pull on her when I was playing with her. She used to get a little angry about the rough treatment and scratch me. I still have a scar or two on my neck and upper chest as a result of my youthful blunders.
But I digress. I'm pretty sad about probably having to put our kitty down. I don't think I can even remember a time when we didn't have Mittsy, and soon she's going to be gone...
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all doing direct the other way..." - Charles Dickens
Oh yeah, you might have noticed that I didn't start my post off with a quote like I usually do. I think I'm going to give that a rest for a while and use the quotes otherwise. Yeah.
Backup Eyeglasses: $$
Vision: Priceless
I went in for my yearly checkup with my eye doctor the other day. For some odd reason I always look forward to going to see Dr. Clay (my optometrist) for my appointments. When I still wore glasses on a regular basis I only went to the office every other year, and going to see the good doctor also meant the joy of going to Eyesight Fashions (the company associated with Dr. Clay's office) to get glasses. Now that I have contact lenses I (get to) go to the office every year but don't get to pick out glasses. This time around, due to the fact that I needed to replace my backup glasses, I got to return to my vision care roots and pay a visit to Eyesigth Fashions. The weird thing for me was that I could actually see myself clearly when trying on various frames. Before I got contact lenses my vision was so poor I couldn't see myself in the mirror as I tried on frames, now everything was perfectly visible!
Speaking of poor vision, I found out what my actual prescriptions are for my eyes. For many people their prescriptions are +.50 in one eye and maybe +.75 in the other. Well, my eyes are +10.25 and +10.50. I also may need to get reading glasses in the next few months if my new boosted contact lense prescription doesn't cut it for close work.
Now for the announcement you've all (not) been eagarly awaiting: the results of my driving test this morning....
*drumroll*
I PASSED!
That's right people, I passed both the written and in-car parts of my driving test with relative ease. I'm not at liberty to divulge specifics concerning my actual test scores, but I think I did a pretty snazzy job. Go team Lynsey! Thank God! Et cetera!
On much less happy note, it seems my cat Mittsy's days are numbered. She's been having seizures lately, and apparently this morning she had a particularly bad one. My mom says we should think about puting her down. That makes me sad because we've had Mittsy for as long as I can remember. I was so little (only about three) when we got her, I didn't know better than to squeeze and pull on her when I was playing with her. She used to get a little angry about the rough treatment and scratch me. I still have a scar or two on my neck and upper chest as a result of my youthful blunders.
But I digress. I'm pretty sad about probably having to put our kitty down. I don't think I can even remember a time when we didn't have Mittsy, and soon she's going to be gone...
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all doing direct the other way..." - Charles Dickens
Oh yeah, you might have noticed that I didn't start my post off with a quote like I usually do. I think I'm going to give that a rest for a while and use the quotes otherwise. Yeah.
Sunday, August 08, 2004
The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it. - Dudley Moore
For those of you who haven't heard, this Thursday morning I'll be taking my driving test to get my license. As is the norm for myself, I am extremely nervous. I was sitting in bed last night half thinking about how much I wanted to kill my dog who was whining because I wouldn't let him out of my room to go bother Nathan and Scott, and half thinking about every little stupid thing that could go wrong on my test.
I did some driving practice with my dad and brother today and Dad says I'm ready for my test, but I'm still feeling a bit nervous. On the one hand I think about all of the people I know who are horrible drivers who have licenses, but then I think about everything my dad tells me they'll ding you points for... Bah!
In any case, I beseech all the people who read this Blog to post a comment if you have any bit of advice for me about how to kick this test in the posterior. And of course, prayers would be appreciated. And if you don't pray....think a happy thought or something. That way, even if I don't pass the driving test, I can give Tinkerbell a call and fly to school!
Oh my my this here Anakin guy
May be Vader someday later - now he's just a small fry
And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi! Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi!"
Sunday, August 01, 2004
I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music. - George Eliot
I had my first vocal recital today. It was actually a whole lot of fun. I was really nervous leading up to it, but once I got up to sing my peace it was fine. I find that that feeling is actually quite consistent every time I have a recital. Before I perform I'm nervous and feel sick, but as soon as I get up to perform, I'm just fine.
the piece I performed today is called "Love has Eyes". It's apparently supposed to be referring to the idea that "love sees all". It's a really fun piece to sing, but the really high note at the end is a little scary. It's really fun to sing up high when you can do it well, but performing high notes for an audience is slightly frightening because if the high note sounds bad, it's not very pleasant to listen to.
Since it's August now I'm starting to get a little excited about school starting up again. We'll be getting our class schedules soon, and school clothes shopping and the last vacations of the summer will follow close after that. I'm glad summer is going to be over soon since I've been so bored this whole time, but I can't say that I'm very excited about getting homework again. Ah well, such is the price that must be paid to avoid complete tedium.
I had my first vocal recital today. It was actually a whole lot of fun. I was really nervous leading up to it, but once I got up to sing my peace it was fine. I find that that feeling is actually quite consistent every time I have a recital. Before I perform I'm nervous and feel sick, but as soon as I get up to perform, I'm just fine.
the piece I performed today is called "Love has Eyes". It's apparently supposed to be referring to the idea that "love sees all". It's a really fun piece to sing, but the really high note at the end is a little scary. It's really fun to sing up high when you can do it well, but performing high notes for an audience is slightly frightening because if the high note sounds bad, it's not very pleasant to listen to.
Since it's August now I'm starting to get a little excited about school starting up again. We'll be getting our class schedules soon, and school clothes shopping and the last vacations of the summer will follow close after that. I'm glad summer is going to be over soon since I've been so bored this whole time, but I can't say that I'm very excited about getting homework again. Ah well, such is the price that must be paid to avoid complete tedium.
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