Revival

So I have neglected this blog for a few years now, but I would like to change that. I feel like I keep too much inside, so I need a healthy outlet to let it all out.

Isolation. That is how I am going to describe my current feelings towards my lifestyle. I am alone, or so it truly feels. I'm not in a relationship at the moment, and there is nothing that leads me to believe I will be in one anytime in the near future. I mean, when am I suppose to meet someone? Being a veterinary student means being in class from 8 to 5 on most days followed by several hours of studying per night, assuming I can keep myself focused. I've never really been the kind of girl who feels she 'needs' a boyfriend in order to be happy, but it doesn't mean that I don't want one. I want to know that I have a real future with somebody.

Unfortunately, it isn't just my status as 'single' that has me feeling so alone. My friendships just aren't what they use to be, and, I don't know, maybe that is part of being an adult. I feel like I've lost whatever connection I had to many of my friends, and with others, I feel like they just don't care as much. Maybe it is just perception. Maybe I am seeing it differently than how it really is. I don't know. I just know that it is much worse to feel like all of my friends are slipping away than it is to be sans boyfriend.

So, what am I to do?
Not much. I just have to endure, I suppose. Making new friends right now is possible but unlikely with my current school situation. I just have to keep thinking that it will all work itself out, and I will climb out of this pit of social isolation.

Jury Duty

My mom came down this past weekend for a visit, and with her she brought my first jury duty summons. My first thought was "crap" because I wasn't in the mood to deal with such things. I attend school in Louisiana, so it isn't like I would be able to serve anyway. The more I think about it, though, the more I feel like fulfilling that duty one day. I watch a lot of those criminal law shows, and even though I know the shows are not an exact representation of the justice system, they do help me realize how important juries are. I may not be able to serve while attending school out of state, but I don't think I am going to complain the next time I get summoned and can actually appear.

Peace

People take college football way too seriously

A friend of mine sent me the link to a very disturbing story. Two were killed during an argument about a stupid college football game between Alabama and the school that I go to, LSU. Here's the story that was published on the Louisiana Channel 9 News website:

2 dead in argument over Ala.-LSU football game

OWASSA, AL (AP) - Investigators say two people were shot to death after an argument over the LSU-Alabama football game.

Prosecutors identified the victims as Dennis and Donna Smith of Brewton.

The shooting happened about 7:00 p.m. Saturday at the home of Michael Williams in the rural community of Owassa.

Williams was arrested and charged with two counts of murder. He was being held Monday without bond. A sheriff's investigator did not know if he had an attorney.

Investigators told the Press-Register newspaper in Mobile that Dennis Smith, an LSU fan, called Williams, an Alabama fan, after Alabama's 27-21 overtime win and an argument ensued.

The Smiths went to Williams' home. Investigators said 41-year-old Dennis Smith had a pistol and the 28-year-old Williams had a shotgun and fired. 39-year-old Donna Smith was a relative of Williams' girlfriend.

This was stupid and completely unnecessary.

Peace people, give it a try every once in a while.

OBAMA RAMA!!!

I am very excited about the election results! This was my first time voting in a presidential election, and it feels really good when the person you feel is best for the job comes out on top. It's also exciting to know that I played a part in creating history by helping to elect the first African American President of the United States. I am eager to see what happens when Bush is booted from the White House and Obama takes over!"We have never been a collection of individuals, or a collection of red states or blue states, we are and always will be the United States of America."
~Barack Obama (November 4, 2008)

Peace

Gustav Footage

I forgot that I had this little video when I made my Gustav post the other day. It's 70 seconds of the same thing, but it gives you an idea of what it is like to watch a hurricane happening right outside your house.

Speaking of hurricanes, Ike is slapping Baton Rouge with his outer bands as he nears Galveston. As I walked from my Reproduction class to my Renewable Natural Resources class, I was drenched and almost blown into a pole by the storm. My poor little umbrella took a beating as well and is now useless.

Have I mentioned that I hate hurricanes.

Peace

No More Confinement!

Baton Rouge finally lifted the curfew, so I can leave the apartment anytime I want now. If only I had somewhere to go. Maybe I will make a late night Wal-mart trip just so I can be out of the apartment past 10 for the first time in 2 weeks.

Peace

A New Semester of Chaos

I am in what should be my third week of the new semester but is technically only my second due to mother nature. Hurricane Gustav reeked havoc on poor little Baton Rouge a week and a half ago, and the city is still trying to pick up the pieces. Experts say that Gustav was the worst hurricane Baton Rouge has ever seen, and one look around town, post Gustav, definitely makes that statement believable. After 9 days, a good chunk of the Baton Rouge area is still without power, which is deadly in the hot, humid climate that is Louisiana. Classes restarted at LSU on Monday after campus power was finally restored and enough debris was cleared away to make our classroom to classroom travels safe. We are unfortunately still under a city wide curfew that has every college student cursing the day that Gustav was born. No one is allowed to be out past 10 o'clock, and it is making things difficult for those of us who need to study. I can't escape the noise level created by my room mate and her posse because I am confined to my apartment until 6:00 am. Here is a preview of what LSU looked like after it's beating from Gustav:
Because of all the time we missed, LSU has decided to cancel our Fall Break and have us attend classes on a couple of Saturdays (Woohoo!-not) This make-up schedule does not sit well with me since I had already purchased a plane ticket to go visit my old room mate in Colorado for Fall Break. I talked to American Airlines, and no matter what I do (change the flight dates or cancel the flight altogether) I will be out $150. Don't you just love Airlines.

All I have to say about hurricanes at this point is that Ike better keep to its predicted route towards Texas.


So it is that time of the year again for me to apply to vet school. I am hoping to get in this time around. On Monday, I will retake the GRE in an effort to increase my score. Keep your fingers crossed that I do well.


Other news:
I'm glad for classes to be starting up again. I need the distraction in order to keep my mind off of the fact that my good friend, who I am hopelessly in love with, found himself a girlfriend over the summer. Oh well. I guess you could say that it is my fault. I didn't act when I had the chance, and then I went home to Dallas to work for the summer. It makes it a little difficult to get a guy to notice you when you aren't around.

On the positive side, another good friend of mine is abandoning his plan to attend graduate school in North Carolina to come back to Baton Rouge! I'm not sure what his plans are once he returns, but whatever they are, they keep him in close proximity once again. I was afraid for awhile that I was going to have to find a new soccer buddy, but that is not the case anymore.

Another positive is that my sister just started her freshman year at LSU. We have a lot in common, so it will be nice to have her around to hang out with.


I'm heading off to bed now, but I promise to try and keep up with my blog a little better than I have been lately. i don't want to keep anyone out of the loop since my life is oh so interesting-just kidding.

Peace.