who's sick of Taylor Mali??

Sorry about exposing you to the same picture of Taylor Mali for the last month. Life got a little busy for awhile...

From Thanksgiving on, I was trying to wrap up my end-of-the semester assignments, and I didn't have much remaining mental energy to expend - and what I did have, I didn't want to use it writing something else on the computer.
But, I'm finished now. Actually, I've been finished since the middle of December, and I've spent the last two weeks decompressing. I've rejected any intelligent thoughts that have attempted to enter my brain, and instead, I've immersed myself in multiple movie marathons and long naps.
Although I've never agreed with our educational systems, the one thing they have right is their well-timed breaks!

The blogging world is like any habit-forming pursuit. If you keep up with it, it's easy, but a few days off and it's extremely difficult to get involved again. I'm hoping this post will get me back in the habit...

taylor mali

I wish I had something to say, but I've been swamped with work...and we're heading to Tennessee tomorrow morning. Hopefully, you enjoy the poets as fillers in my absence.

I'm pretty sure this guy is a teacher; he seems to like to speak to the sad trends of our culture.

Grades

I had forgotten how much I hated our educational system, but I am quickly being reminded.

I absolutely love learning. I love reading. I even like to write. But as soon as I receive this random point total that has been given as an arbitrary judgment, I begin to feel differently. Especially when this arbitrary grade must be maintained at a "B" level for me to stay in school. And then there's the kick in the pants when the grading scale is raised to an insanely high level. So, here at my lovely school, I must maintain an 87% or higher. 86% and below is a B-, which will put me on academic probation (and after the second term of below a 3.00, or below 87%, you're out of school for a semester). If I want to get an "A," I must have at least a 97%!

So, for one class, I have four grades which have all been completed. Two tests: each 99%. First paper - 92%. Second paper - 95%. Average these out and I have a 96.25%, which is an "A-". And this is definitely my best class so far...

Ridiculous.

Enough said for Buckeye fans.

Why am I getting hits from all over the world??!!

So, I've been getting random hits from all over the world the past three days. I'm not sure what's going on, but I would love to find out! If you're reading this and you don't know me, would you mind commenting how you stumbled onto my blog...
If it's because of the "next blog" link, then does anyone know why the hits started only 3 days ago???

I would really appreciate it!! Thanks!

Jesus Video #2

I have a few papers I'm working on, so my blogging life is suffering. But I think these videos are good fillers.

Hot Tub

One of the reasons we chose our apartment was the hot tub and pool. Unfortunately, it was out of commission the first three months we were here.

However, it's now repaired, and I am doing my best to get my money's worth.

Those pesky bacteria and dead skin cells are no deterent to me - I'm just a happy man living the good life...Wahoo!!