Well, all our unneeded stress is finally over. @_@
Ben and I just yesterday managed to trade in his Jeep for a new used car. (not to be confused with MY Jeep which I will never let go of, lol) It's a 2007 Honda Civic. :D It's so pretty! I wasn't looking into getting something THAT new and fancy but we didn't have much of a choice. Sadly, since his Jeep is a stripped down model we didn't get much for it as a trade in. x__x At first they offered 3500 but we haggled a bit and brought it up to 5000. <3 The car salesman we had was brand new, it was his first sale! He was so happy. xD
Anyways, I also have other news. Starting very soon (probably in the next few days) I will be starting a NEW blog with my friend Jesse. (pictured right under followers) We are starting a blog about our findings on biblical studies that we are doing. It's going to be cool so I just thought I'd mention that just in case any of you would like to see what we're doing. :3
I will end with this... UT Tyler is way past cool. xD SOOOOOOOO much better than what I'm used to. They actually know what they're doing and they have a smart computer system to handle much of the business for them which means less work for their employees. Since they are a big university I'm sure they have enough work to worry with anyways! lol. I was just so impressed with them recently because I was able to handle ALL my financial aid stuff online. I even applied for a loan and got all that processing taken care of online. I'm just so amazed. I really like universities. xD
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Almond Cake...mmmm...
Yesterday I signed up for classes at UT Tyler! :X It was a big hassle to say the least. Since they are still reviewing my transcript I had to get permission codes to get into the classes I was trying to sign up for. @___@'' That took some time. Then my internet kept going out throughout the day....more than it usually does. Since I had to wait so long to sign up for classes I missed out on taking Calculus this semester because it got full. x___x So now I only have three classes that I am taking this semester: Computer Organization, Data Structures and Algorithms, and Business Writing & Oral Presentations. (ouch! I really don't wanna take that writing class but it is required for my degree x.x)
With the exception of a little cough and congestion, I am finally over whatever holiday sickness I had at least. ^^'' Yesterday I also applied for a Geek Squad position at Best Buy... doubt I'll get it since I have no job experience but I thought it was worth a shot since I am taking computer classes now and have my AS degree. As a second option I also applied for a sales associate position. I know I could get that easily since I have so much retail experience from BAM. @__@'' I kinda miss working there sometimes...but the store has changed a lot since I left and a lot of the people I knew don't work there anymore.
This morning I bathed Buu and Zoe in the bathtub. X3 That was fun. Zoe still has a hard time getting used to getting bathes. The weird thing is, she loves the water but she hates getting a bath! Needless to say the bathroom looked pretty muddy and hairy after bath time was over, lol. Now Terry and I are prepping the bathroom for us to paint the trim and window seal. We already painted over the ugly orange walls that were in there previously. <3 We painted the bathroom a very light brown, almost white color. It was called 'Almond Cake'. :p
Well now I should be getting ready to head to Tyler... I gotta take care of some paperwork there and get some other business done. ^^
With the exception of a little cough and congestion, I am finally over whatever holiday sickness I had at least. ^^'' Yesterday I also applied for a Geek Squad position at Best Buy... doubt I'll get it since I have no job experience but I thought it was worth a shot since I am taking computer classes now and have my AS degree. As a second option I also applied for a sales associate position. I know I could get that easily since I have so much retail experience from BAM. @__@'' I kinda miss working there sometimes...but the store has changed a lot since I left and a lot of the people I knew don't work there anymore.
This morning I bathed Buu and Zoe in the bathtub. X3 That was fun. Zoe still has a hard time getting used to getting bathes. The weird thing is, she loves the water but she hates getting a bath! Needless to say the bathroom looked pretty muddy and hairy after bath time was over, lol. Now Terry and I are prepping the bathroom for us to paint the trim and window seal. We already painted over the ugly orange walls that were in there previously. <3 We painted the bathroom a very light brown, almost white color. It was called 'Almond Cake'. :p
Well now I should be getting ready to head to Tyler... I gotta take care of some paperwork there and get some other business done. ^^
Thursday, December 30, 2010
New Art 12/29/2010
I would assume that if you are checking my blog that you keep up with my website but just in case, I thought I would post my new artwork here too. :3
I had a very pleasant surprise this morning. <3 My cat Mia, who had been missing since Thursday afternoon, came back home! ^o^ I was so surprised and relieved at the same time. I am assuming she must have gotten stuck somewhere and couldn't escape... she apparently hasn't been able to eat anything because she is super skinny and has the appetite of a lion!
This afternoon I will be leaving with Ben to go to Houston to visit my Dad for a late Christmas. :3 I am very much looking forward to it. All I need now is some coffee. X3
I had a very pleasant surprise this morning. <3 My cat Mia, who had been missing since Thursday afternoon, came back home! ^o^ I was so surprised and relieved at the same time. I am assuming she must have gotten stuck somewhere and couldn't escape... she apparently hasn't been able to eat anything because she is super skinny and has the appetite of a lion!
This afternoon I will be leaving with Ben to go to Houston to visit my Dad for a late Christmas. :3 I am very much looking forward to it. All I need now is some coffee. X3
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Christmas Weekend
Well my Christmas weekend was fun. u__u'' I had the flu for Christmas... yippie. I knew I was getting sick on Wednesday but I hoping it was just one of those 24 hour bugs. Sadly, it wasn't. x_x'' I went to Arkansas with Ben to visit his sister and her kids. I would not have gone with him had I known I actually had the flu. I threw up on the plane, threw up at their house, in their van...
On a brighter note, I am feeling better now. :D Monday I started to feel much more stable and yesterday I actually able to get out of the house and get some things done. <3 Last night Terry and I painted the ugly bathroom that is supposed to be the guest bathroom. xD It's so ugly! Or at least it WAS ugly. Now it is just kinda ugly, lol. We still have more painting to do tonight. All we painted was the cabinets. Tonight we are gonna paint the walls. <3 It's gonna look soooooo much better!
Hey Boudewijn, what's up with that comment you left me on my last post? xD Spam? Seriously? No, I really do have CS5! I got it for my 23rd birthday just a few months ago from academic superstore because I get a huge discount as a student. I also started playing Minecraft after Ben showed me how awesome it was. ... wait, were you just pulling my leg? :p
On a brighter note, I am feeling better now. :D Monday I started to feel much more stable and yesterday I actually able to get out of the house and get some things done. <3 Last night Terry and I painted the ugly bathroom that is supposed to be the guest bathroom. xD It's so ugly! Or at least it WAS ugly. Now it is just kinda ugly, lol. We still have more painting to do tonight. All we painted was the cabinets. Tonight we are gonna paint the walls. <3 It's gonna look soooooo much better!
Hey Boudewijn, what's up with that comment you left me on my last post? xD Spam? Seriously? No, I really do have CS5! I got it for my 23rd birthday just a few months ago from academic superstore because I get a huge discount as a student. I also started playing Minecraft after Ben showed me how awesome it was. ... wait, were you just pulling my leg? :p
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Game Booster
Hello again! Today I am going to share with you all a wonderful piece of software that I just discovered the other day that I believe can help any of you who like to play a lot of games on your computer!
This software is called "Game Booster", and is available from cnet and is totally free to use. PC only, however I don't know too many Mac users who like to game a lot anyways. xD The link is right here - http://download.cnet.com/Game-Booster/3000-18512_4-10913645.html
So what is Game Booster? It's basically a utility that functions to shut down any unnecessary background processes running on your computer in order to reserve RAM and PC usage to whatever game you are playing. It's also very easy to use. I downloaded it last night to use with Minecraft and it was very easy to figure out and navigate.
Not only does it shut down processes for you but it also has a nice handy lil' system monitor section where it shows you exactly how much CPU and RAM you are currently using.
What surprised me was it also has a system scanner that can detect outdated drivers and gives links to the web page that provides the driver update you may be missing. Awesome! I hardly ever think about keeping up with my drivers... now a handy program can keep track of all that for me. This software also lists different things that are also handy to have with certain games like TeamSpeak, Ventrilo, etc.
Cnet and users gave this software a 4/5 star rating. ^_^ I agree!
BTW - I tried this software with Adobe Photoshop CS5 and it improved it's performance greatly!
Friday, December 17, 2010
On my way to greater things.
(and much more difficult!)
^_^ So as promised I am posting the results of my graduation from KC. Sadly, I only got a 3.19 as my final GPA...which cuts me just short of qualifying for a certain scholarship I was hoping to get for UT Tyler. The process of moving and such during last semester kinda threw me off I guess. x__x''
But alas, there is some good news. ^^ I spoke with a adviser from UT last Tuesday and it turns out that all my credits from KC transferred but two electives! Yay! That is very, very good news. Even better news is that I found out I could substitute my biology classes for the chemistry classes listed under the BA of Computer Science degree. Originally I was going to go for the Computer Science degree but I changed my mind because it had chemistry listed as something I'd have to take. So then I switched to Computer Information Systems because it was less demanding...(but not nearly as good as the computer science degree). When I found that out I quickly went back to my original plans and switched to the Computer Science program and even decided to get two security certifications along the way! I'm so happy that everything worked out so well!! Praise God!! :D
So now I will be studying up on Java and reviewing C++ in the meantime while I wait for classes to start in January. <3 Oh what fun. xD I am going to be having dreams about codes.
Speaking of codes, I've also been messing with Ubuntu Linux. It was a interesting idea that I thought I would try since Windows runs so heavy on my poor little laptop. I'm still working out the bugs and all but I can't ignore the big difference in boot time verses Windows 7. 48 secs to boot completely in Ubuntu verses 3:50 min. <___<'' The only drawback is that there are many different things that do not work out of the box that I have already had to go get drivers for. (and install them via the terminal @_@) If I make any astounding progress I may make a post about it someday. Right now I am struggling with the big issue of my laptop overheating because it doesn't know when to kick on the fans... lol.
^_^ So as promised I am posting the results of my graduation from KC. Sadly, I only got a 3.19 as my final GPA...which cuts me just short of qualifying for a certain scholarship I was hoping to get for UT Tyler. The process of moving and such during last semester kinda threw me off I guess. x__x''
But alas, there is some good news. ^^ I spoke with a adviser from UT last Tuesday and it turns out that all my credits from KC transferred but two electives! Yay! That is very, very good news. Even better news is that I found out I could substitute my biology classes for the chemistry classes listed under the BA of Computer Science degree. Originally I was going to go for the Computer Science degree but I changed my mind because it had chemistry listed as something I'd have to take. So then I switched to Computer Information Systems because it was less demanding...(but not nearly as good as the computer science degree). When I found that out I quickly went back to my original plans and switched to the Computer Science program and even decided to get two security certifications along the way! I'm so happy that everything worked out so well!! Praise God!! :D
So now I will be studying up on Java and reviewing C++ in the meantime while I wait for classes to start in January. <3 Oh what fun. xD I am going to be having dreams about codes.
Speaking of codes, I've also been messing with Ubuntu Linux. It was a interesting idea that I thought I would try since Windows runs so heavy on my poor little laptop. I'm still working out the bugs and all but I can't ignore the big difference in boot time verses Windows 7. 48 secs to boot completely in Ubuntu verses 3:50 min. <___<'' The only drawback is that there are many different things that do not work out of the box that I have already had to go get drivers for. (and install them via the terminal @_@) If I make any astounding progress I may make a post about it someday. Right now I am struggling with the big issue of my laptop overheating because it doesn't know when to kick on the fans... lol.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Finals over!
Finals are finally over! YAY!
I thought these two days would never end. @__@ But they did, and quicker than I thought they would, in fact. <3 This Friday is my graduation.
Soooooo Tuesday I am going to be talking to a adviser from UT Tyler about what classes I should be taking there in the Spring! I'm so excitied. ^^ I'll post more details as they come...I don't have my grades back yet but when I find out how I did I'll post them.
I thought these two days would never end. @__@ But they did, and quicker than I thought they would, in fact. <3 This Friday is my graduation.
Soooooo Tuesday I am going to be talking to a adviser from UT Tyler about what classes I should be taking there in the Spring! I'm so excitied. ^^ I'll post more details as they come...I don't have my grades back yet but when I find out how I did I'll post them.
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