A few good books

You know how you sometimes have those days; they’re usually rainy days, in which you just want to go curl up on your bed with a good book?  I’m having one of those today.  It’s 11:30, and I’m finally getting my chance, well almost.  Actually, first I’m getting some writing in, but for me, sometimes that’s as good as a good book.  I just needed to get this off my chest first, since I’ve committed myself to blogging every day.  Then I will get to read. 

You know how it is when you just can’t wait to get your hands on that book?  The anticipation builds up as you get closer and closer to your goal.  I just ate a large Mc Donalds French fries and I have my large coke to make sure I get some reading in before I fall asleep.  I sit here typing, anticipating finally getting to crack my book open and finish at least part of the chapter.  It’s a great book!  It’s called The Theories of Personality.  Right now I’m working on the section about Albert Bandura.  I have a lot of reading to do on this guy’s theories; I have two major papers and a research project that will be hinging off of it.  I’d also like to get in a little of the biography of Joseph Conrad that I’m reading.  I doubt I’ll make it to In Search of Authority though, it’s late. 

Yes, they are text books; I still can hardly wait to read on.  I love reading my textbooks, they are fascinating.  I guess I really have become a complete and total college geek.  There is so much new stuff to learn, not to mention, some really great papers waiting to be written.  Guess I’m busted again.  I only want to read the books so that I can learn more and write about stuff.  I wanna do my research!

So, if you ever wonder what drives me, what I do for fun, just keep in mind that if I will get to write about it, I will be excited about it.  It’s the writer in me.  I’m getting half way decent at it, who knows, maybe one day it will put some food on the table.

Y’all have a great day now.

Happy Birthday to Me?

Today is my birthday, I’m 29 again.  My lovely daughter made me a cake, and it had two candles on it.  They said “29”.  How did I get so lucky to have such a wonderful daughter?

          The day had a rocky start, but all in all was good.  I did find out today that I will be losing 3/4 of my VA benefits for school in the spring.  I am so grateful that I was given a heads up so that I can start addressing the problem now.  It is a frustrating situation; money will be tighter than ever, unless I do something drastic.  OK, you got me; I’ve got a drastic plan.

          I’m a writer.  I should be writing.  I have more ideas bouncing around in my head than I know what to do with.  A couple of them are so simple; I need to do them before someone else comes up with the idea.  Maybe I will get published.  I will never know if I don’t try. 

          I had a horrible writer’s block on a paper.  Actually, it wasn’t so much a writer’s block as a motivation and time block.  I finally broke the barrier, and finished it.  After class today, I have a few revisions to make, but all in all, it is a decent paper.

          I’m researching a big one right now, one that may get me a trip to Rome.  I have my work cut out for me.  I have a proposal to get done by next Friday, a research project to get started on, and another one to finish.  I have so much writing to do; I just hope I can get it all done.  Oh and there’s the paper due next Thursday, and the presentation next month, and the other term paper I haven’t even started to research yet.  Oh yeah, and a mid-term next week as well.  You know what though, that overwhelmed out of my mind feeling is gone.  I made it over the Chaucer paper hurtle.  I’m on a roll now. I can’t think of a better birthday present for myself than that.

Baby Steps in the Write direction

I decided it is time to do what I had started this blog to do, become a contributor to”mamapedia ^tm the wisdom of moms^tm.”  As I pulled up the blog to get the URL, I felt that excitement that only comes from anticipation of what I know will be great success.  I start looking at my blogs so I can give an accurate description of what I blog on…

So, I guess I need to get some consistency on this blog thing if I expect to be able to contribute to anything.

Most people that know me are aware that I am a writer at heart.  Yesterday a fellow classmate mentioned something about a writing group to my English professor, and when I asked about it, he asked me if I did any writing.  My answer was great for the professor, lousy for me.  Yes, but lately I only have time to write for school or work.  I liked that last part, for work.  Yep, I’ve had some successful writing for work.

OK, back on track.

Currently, I have a paper due tomorrow that I’ve already asked for an extension on.  It has to be good.  My work this semester will determine whether or not I get to go to Rome next summer, otherwise it would be done by now.  No pressure.  Today I am supposed to turn in my thesis and at least two references for another paper.  I managed to combine this psychology paper with research for the Rome trip.  Yep, I’m smiling and nodding now, I just wished I had come up with this idea before the class period before the references are due.  I have a midterm next week, a quiz today I haven’t studied at all for, and another paper due next week.  Oh, and I have to get my topic (decided but not turned in yet) for the term paper in yet another class. 

So, yes, I’m busy, and … work isn’t giving me a whole lot of free time.  I have two jobs, one of which is just about two jobs in itself.  Actually, considering how I have to fill out my pay record, it is two different jobs, just for the same place.  OK, so since this has become somewhat of a whine session, I’m going to go ahead and finish out the fuss.  Now would be a good time to go get some cheese to go with the whine.

I just found out that I will lose most of my VA benefits for the spring semester, I was right about BA’s dad, he’s balking at the divorce because he doesn’t want to pay child support, and, I’m feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, and trying to sort things out.  Now would be a good time to let go and let God, right?

I have all these wonderful ideas running around in my head waiting to be put down to keyboard, or would that be computer, or word, or, well it isn’t paper.  I have the tools, some I need to become more proficient at (the getting published part), and now all I have to do is make time to make it happen.  This is step one; get the Blog rolling.  I have a lot of great things to say, well at least I think I do, and I need to get started somewhere.  So here I go with some baby-steps in the write (yes I did that on purpose) direction.