This blog doesn't have quite the same use for me as it did before. It's not that I dislike writing out my thoughts, but I guess having them for everyone to read isn't quite what I want so much with half of what's been going on in my life lately. School itself is the same old as well as work. Hopefully I'll either be graduating in August or December...one or the other. Then I don't know what's happening. Maybe grad school or working for a year to try and save a little money. All I do know is that life is never what you thought it would be when you were little. It's not as simple and definitely not easy. Why are we always so anxious to grow up? Having responsibilities and trying to do something with your life just isn't fun when you don't know what's going on.

Procrastination is my middle name...even after years of realizing how awful it is to do everything last minute, I still can't manage to get myself ahead of schedule. Tomorrow is the start of finals week and three of mine take place then...have I really studied a whole lot? Not at all. Why? Simply because I am lacking movtivation and I put it off day after day telling myself I have plenty of time. Not at all the way to go about things, but I don't seem to learn from previous experience in this regard. Ahh well...I manage to do alright. On a brighter note, I've figured out what I want to do with my life: Guidance Counselor. May not sound glamourous but I think it's a much better fit for me than any job in Criminal Justice. The catch is that I need to go to grad school for it for another 2 years so it's more money but it's the only way to actually get a job doing that. There's still a lot of stuff that would have to be done in order to get this plan in motion but for now, I at least have a plan:) It's rather exciting...

*currently listen to Black Dress and now...Better Together* Jack Johnson certainly has grown on me from my original dislike of him. i don't know if it was simply that the stations were overplaying him or everyone i talked to was obsessed but i decided to be anti-jack johnson..ridiculous now considering how mellow and happy the music is. ahh well..we all have our moments for being retarded. my feet are really cold tonight..i'm under two blankets but it's still cold. i wonder quite often what i was thinking coming to a state colder than my own lol..anyways, my crim theory test is calling but i'm not very motivated to study. bad of me, i know but this sounded more fun. Not a whole lot has been going on but i've been keeping busy with homework, working and trying to get to class. i decided to start working out so i went to the wellness center today..it wasn't as odd as i thought it would be. i found a bike in a corner somewhere and listened to music..i managed to do four miles in about half an hour which isn't too bad so i'm pretty happy with myself. i know i have time tomorrow and this weekend to go, so there are no excuses for me to skip out on going.

let's see..i can't wait to have a long weekend for president's day! then comes thanksgiving..it's one of my favorite holidays:) my plans are a little different this year but still exciting...actually i'm really excited for thanksgiving lol. completely off topic, but i can't decide if i like ear buds instead of regular headphones..my ears are little and the buds tend to fall out. is there a trick to them? alright i've procrastinated enough. back to my notes...

it's been a while since i've posted anything but life's been kinda crazy. Work and school seem to take up pretty much all my time. feels like by the time i get home, i don't want to do anything but lay around and watch tv. not very productive i realize but true nonetheless. this weekend i get to work but i'm missing lindsay's party tomorrow. last weekend was nice though..i went to visit a friend of mine. it was really good to see them and to be honest i didn't really want to leave but classes started on monday again and work couldn't be skipped so i traipsed back to grand forks.

i keep thinking about doing something for my soon-to-be nephew and i don't know what to make for him. i did bibs for the two other little ones and a blanket i think but i'm kind of at a loss now. angie would appreciate anything probably but i'm having a hard time deciding. baby stuff is so expensive to buy and anyways, i enjoy making things like that. so if you have any ideas, let me know:)

Bob Dylan is my new boyfriend!! He was so amazing to see in concert and I still can't believe I saw him. I'm totally in love now though..you hear his music and his voice is so characteristic but it's even more so live. him playing the harmonica was so so cool..he didn't play guitar which I was disappointed about but the music they played was stuff that I like so that kind of made up for it. The concert was outside in the baseball stadium and the night couldn't have been more perfect though a little cold. There were stars out and the moon was almost full and it wasn't completely crowded. He's such an amazing musician and song writer..I'm completely in love with him:)