Answering questions can be...distracting!

So just recently I found Yahoo Answers and am loving it right now, but yes, it keeps me pretty busy and can use up alot of time due to it's addicting qualitites of becoming engrossed in answering and asking questions! It's just fun! lol It's fun cause you can monitor who has answered your question and if they picked your answer as the best answer and other such stuff. Plus I just like to give good advice (albeit godly advice when I can) to other people who are honestly seeking it. I love to share my experiences with others and hope they learn from my own dumb mistakes in life. lol Anyhow, that's kinda been my new toy as of late.

Other than that I'm just trying ti keep up the homework and trying to get enough rest to kick this cold. As a matter of fact I should be in bed already. Hopefully I'll feel better soon so I can at least enjoy tomorrow with Isaiah and the 4-day weekend they gave us. Very nice. =)

Early Christmas Treat

The boys spent the night this weekend, which was nice since I got to spend an early Christmas with both of them, and I'm sure they were loving it! So we pretty much treated Sunday morning like it was Monday morning and opened just their gifts that morning. I can't believe how much Isaiah is talking now! I mean, last year he didn't make much of a big deal about Christmas gifts at all, but this year...boy did he have alot to say! Like "What did you get me? Oh...let me guess...it's...a skateboard!" "Nope." "Oh wait. Let me guess...it's..." Well, you get the picture. And that was pretty much 75% of the conversation the night before. lol But I thought that was interesting.

After they opened their presents and played for a bit, my mom treated us all to go watch Charlotte's Web. All in all I have to say it was pretty good. They liked it, too. It's hard to tell at this point which movies will keep Isaiah's attention all the way through, but this one actually kept his attention the whole way through. Sometimes about 2/3 of the way through, he'll start asking if we can go, even if it's an animated movie. So yeah, it's hard to tell sometimes.

I was definitely blessed having them both over, and I know they'll be blessed again tomorrow morning with Annamarie and Grandma & Grandpa and more presents. For some reason, though, I wasn't feeling too well tonite. My throat was feeling sore like a cold was coming on. Noooo...not on a 4-day weekend! That would be just great wouldn't it! Well, if I am sick, at least I only have a 3-day week, and I almost forgot, another 4-day weekend! Yes!!! Oh I love this job! lol Well...I didn't even expect this much time off, but apparently we are doing well in sales right now, so I guess the owners can afford to pay us for all this time off. Thank you Lord for such a blessing! He definitely is good. =)

Blah :(

As I was driving home tonite I started feeling very fatigued and feverish, just all of a sudden. Not sure what this is but usually this means the start of a cold or flu. yuck. I ate a salad, took some Vitamin C and laid down for about 15 minutes, which actually helped. I got myself up to get that reading and quiz done, which I completed, thank God. :) But oooh, I hope I am NOT sick! I don't need this right now! lol But seriously, between work and school, I'm in no position to miss either, so I just pray this passes tonite and/or isn't so serious. I'm feeling OK right now, or else I wouldn't even be here at the table blogging, which I guess is a good sign.

It was time to say goodbye to that short-lived site Life of Graham AKA Nerdville. It just wasn't serving any purpose and I had been toying with the thought of ridding myself of it. Ahhh...another opportunity to strive for simplicity in my life, which is direly needed. (direly?)
And MIS is actually a medium load compared to other classes, which is a plus. I hate having too much on my plate, cause it results in unfinished projects, which is very discouraging.

BTW, I'm learning mucho from this MIS class about technology! Right now we're going through the internet technology and supply chain mgmt (SCM) and it's info that I'm glad to be armed with, especially since my goal is to move more into a mgmt position after graduation, most likely in the sign or graphics industry.

You know, being fatigued and a little feverish almost has this...mellowing effect. It almost feels kind of nice. Is that weird? Maybe I'm just weird.

So, last night I was researching MAGLEV's, or Magnetic Levitation applications. That whole electrical transport stuff is very intriguing to me. What's very intriguing are the LIFTER experiments. If you don't know what that is, check it out here. There is an explanation, photos and even video of experiments done by people all over the world. I truly think that this is the beginnings of an alternative application for air travel and transportation. As I see the experiments progressing, the application is becoming evident, and I've had my own thoughts on that as well, which may soon appear on my Deviations site, more from the design standpoint. But I'm excited about doing this project of mine and hope to get started on it soon!

Well, better get some much needed rest. Nite. =)

Load a Little Lighter

Well I finally got one GE class finished, at least I hope so. Although I missed a few assignments, did kind of a rough assessment of my grades and I think I'll be okay. I'm just glad I got World History done so I can concentrate on MIS now. It's a pretty interesting class actually. It has more to it than I originally thought. I thought it was pretty much a management class...I didn't realize it had to do more with technology and databases and such, so I think I'm going to enjoy this class. And that's pretty much my life right now...work and school. And Isaiah.

The other thing I'm concentrating on and making good progress with is paying off my debts. At this point, I'm just trying to get on top of things so I can actually start paying down the credit cards. I got behind on EVERYTHING when I got into a bad job situation. It went from PT to FT and back to PT and then to nothing! I don't think the owner even really cared if I worked or not, which was incredibly discouraging and really messed up my financial situation. I suppose I shouldn't have settled for PT in the first place. Believe me, I learned my lesson on that one. Anyhow, it set me back pretty bad and I've been spending half of this year catching up, and in January I should have enough to finally get caught up, thank God! And I'm learning so much about money this year as well, on how to be a better steward of it for the Lord and how to handle it more effectively. My overall plan (and maybe I should just post it so it holds me more accountable! lol) is to pay off my creditcards and car pmt by Jan. 2008. After that, I may either save for a year, or I might go ahead and move out, preferably in OC somewhere, anywhere from Brea to Newport on the East side of OC, since Isaiah lives in Riverside. I don't want to move too far away from him because of traffic. So anyhow, that's the plan in the nutshell. It can actually be exciting every paycheck to watch the debt diminish, even if it's a small amount! Cause every bit counts and gets me closer to that goal of being debt free.

Being single definitely helps financially right now. No extra expenses, not until I get more settled in my job and pay off my debt. Then maybe I'll be ready to meet someone. Believe me, there are many times I'd like someone in my life right now, but I know right now I don't have either the time or money for a relationship, so I'm being as patient as I can. Patience is a virtue, ya know. Man, if I was only as rich as these two midgets on TV selling real estate, then I'd be living big! lol Actually, I'm glad I have better focus now than I used to. I mean sure, I want to make enough to move out and even have my own place, but I don't need to be wealthy to do that. I want to do what, well, the Lord is calling me to do. I want to use the gift He's given me, the creative talent for His kingdom. Whatever happens with my clothing company happens, but whatever I do with it I do unto the Lord and for His glory. Yeah, I hope it flourishes and gets recognition and all, but only insofar as it can provide people with the tools to witness. If the Lord blessed me beyond that, then that would be awesome! I guess we'll see what happens eh.

Anyhow I better get to bed or I'll never wake up tomorrow! Saturday is like my sleep-in day, but I hate waking up tooo late! So goodnite for now. =)