With only five days under my spring sememster belt, I've already got my spring break plans worked out.
Here's the information about the Spring Break Trip : http://www.howardcc.edu/students/centerforservicelearning/spring_break.html
Information from the Heifer International site: http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.737833/
When I got home tonight, I don't know what was going on with me. I think that I was having some kind of weird chemical reaction. I wrote down what I feeling at around 6:30.
Heaviness
weighing on my chest, my lungs
my heart
anxiety over what? I don't know
the fear inside
the need to run
thoughts racing out of control
It's 11:37 pm and all those thoughts are gone. It was just a passing moment.
How come the daytime soaps are still on if there's a writers strike? I don't get it.
Have you had so much to say, but not know the words to get your thoughts out? I don't if this counts as writer's block because I think that writer's block involves not having any ideas. I have a million thoughts running through my head but no constructive way to express them.
I think I need some rest and time to figure this all out.
It's funny but it doesn't feel like a new year yet. I think it's because I'm still in a fall class. I've been feeling a little overwhelmed lately with work and school. The winter break helped a lot, but not quite enough.
This spring is going to be so hectic, I feel overwhelmed just thinking about it. Here's my schedule:
BEHS 343 Parenting Today 3 units
An overview of critical issues of parenthood in the United States today. Topics include characteristics of effective parenting styles and capable parents, the role of nontraditional parenting techniques, and the social forces that cause changes in parent/child relationships and give rise to varying styles of parenting as developed in the United States. Some cross-cultural comparisons are included.
CMST 311 Advanced Electronic Publishing 3 units
Prerequisite: CMST 310. A project-oriented study of the advanced concepts and methods of electonic (desktop) publishing. Emphasis in on effective transfer of electronic files to service bureaus and printers. Features essential to multimedia presentations are integrated with techniques for capturing and editing photos to produce business publications. Students learn to publish printed documents on a Web site.
CMST 340 Computer Apps in Management 3 units
Prerequisite: CMIS 102, CMIS 102A, CMST 103, or IFSM 201. An overview of computer-based information-system concepts and operations and how these capabilities are applied by management to improve the work processes of business, government, and academic organizations. Topics include management planning at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels necessary to effect continuous improvements. The interchange of electronic information and the application of various computing tools such as spreadsheet programs are introduced.
SPAN 318 Commercial Workplace Spanish 4 units
(Video programs, Windows 95, sound card, microphone, and CD-ROM required for online sections.) Prerequisite: SPAN 211 or equivalent Spanish proficiency. A study of business terminology, vocabulary, formats, and practices. Emphasis is on everyday spoken and written workplace Spanish, using authentic text from native speakers. Written and oral practice is provided in finding and communicating information, especially on commercial topics in business and other workplace situations. Assignments include a project involving specific vocabulary, forms of professional communication, and cultural protocols relevant to the student's workplace or major.
Being positive everyday is a challenge. There are days when things go smoothly and nothing goes wrong. And then there are days that make you wish you never got out of bed. I want this year to be more like the smooth sailing days.
I'm going to take four classes this spring so that I can graduate in May. I'm also going to take on a few new responsibilities. The next few months will be filled with change, hopefully all positive.
One of my few new responsibilities will be a new family member. I'm getting a dog in April. I'm still not sure if I'm getting a puppy or an older dog. I'll keep you posted on how that goes.
I read that Mary J Blige said that she wrote this song after 9/11 and it reflected what was going on in her life, but also the world. If you see the music video, you'll understand what I mean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWkqDwfpN0o&feature=related
I just submitted my application for graduation. Finally the end getting close. I have so many plans for my life after I graduate.
I have sacrificed too many things during school and now I'm going to get back to them full speed.
1. Increase my time in the ministry each month.
2. Hopefully, volunteer for the Circuit Assembly Hall Construction Project. (I'm submitting my application this weekend)
3. Increase my personal bible study program (i.e. read the yearbook and other recent publications).
I'll keep you posted.
There are times in your life when you have to stop and take stock of your life and the people in your life. I have been fortunate enough to have gained a really good friend in the past year and last night, I really got to see the depth of that friendship.
I think that each person we meet fills a particular space in our hearts. When you have a lot in your life, your heart can be pretty full. My heart isn't completely full yet. I'm still waiting for the great love of my life. But there is a lot of love in my life.
I've been going over my notes for my American Popular Culture final on Monday. I've feel woefully unprepared for this final, mostly because we haven't had an exam in this class, so I'm not sure about his testing style. Also, my nose decided that it was going to sneeze all day to the point of giving me a massive headache. Who knows what that's all about.
I'm going to do some more reading. I have 5 textbooks to go through.
Pray for me.
Before you go see the "Golden Compass", make sure you do some research on the story line and themes. I've read some disturbing things about the movie and books. This seems like another case of an author promoting athestic or anti-religious themes and framing them in children's story to make it seem ok.
Some people say that it's good to have a story for "free thinking" children who don't believe in God. But my concern is for the children who do believe in God and who will be influenced negatively by this movie. Or worse yet, those children who are confused and need some positive guidance in learning about God.
Read more at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,305487,00.html and http://www.vh1.com/movies/news/articles/1573421/story.jhtml and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Dark_Materials:_The_Golden_Compass
I was driving home from class tonight and I had this strange feeling come over me. I don't remember how I got to be 34 years old. I remember when 34 seemed so old to me and now, here I am.
I feel like it's so important to spend each moment in a purposeful way. I don't want to look back at my life in 30 years and feel like my life has been for nothing. I'm at a pivotal stage in my life and I want it to have meaning and purpose. The next few months will see definite changes in my life. I want those changes to make a difference.
A friend of mine reminded me of a statement I made a couple of years ago. I said that asparagus is a vegatable of white people. I only said it because I've never seen it at any black person's house that I know. It was inappropriate, but in reality, I didn't know any black people who eat asparagus.
So for the past few years, she's been trying to convince me that I'm wrong by informally polling black people to see if they like asparagus. I'm going to say this once and only once:
I may have been mistaken about the asparagus thing. Perhaps I judged asparagus too hastily instead of giving it a chance. This doesn't mean I'm going to eat asparagus any time soon, but I won't speak against it either.
