Last night I was at the library studying with a friend. We left around 9:00 to head back to our dorm. When we were about to cross the street by the Ferg a car pulled up, so we stopped to let the car go.
The car stopped at the cross walk, and a guy in the back seat leaned out the window and threw a balloon at us. It was a water balloon, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't filled with water. The balloon passed between my friend and I and busted behind us. Neither of us got wet at all. Before I could see their license plate they took off. My friend and I stood there in disbelief.
I might be reading too much into this, but I can't help but think that my friend and I were targeted because of our race. I wanted to call the campus police, but with no tag number and no damage inflicted I didn't bother. On the way to my exam today I walked down the road that the car full of guys drove up and saw other busted balloons. I also noticed several cops driving around last night with their lights and sirens on. I can only hope these guys were caught.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Monday, May 5, 2008
Stress
Well I'm sure all of y'all are studying now for exams and it sucks. Alot of people at this time of the semester feel they need a little help studying and turn to drugs like adderall to help them out.
Well last night I had a pretty interesting experience. A good friend of mine from high school studied all weekend, but wanted to do more so she took an adderall. Nine hours of vomiting later she called me. In between the sobs she told me she felt like she was dying! I hurried up stairs and called my uncle who is a pharmacist. He recommended she head to the hospital ASAP. Well, my friend would have no part of that, she was afraid her mom would find out about an emergency room visit and be upset with her.
When she started to lose feeling in her arms, we decided to go check her blood pressure. I'm not sure those blood pressure machines in pharmacies are really qualified to test in these situations but that is what we used. After taking her blood pressure four times or so and it coming back normal every time, we were satisfied. She was still afraid to fall asleep so she ended up staying up all night.
Not exactly the best preparation for our exam this morning at 8 am. She took the pill because a friend gave it to her and it seems like so many people take it recreationally that it seemed safe to her, especially since she had a valid reason for taking it.
I think she and I both learned a valuable lesson last night, and things could have turned out alot worse. So think twice before taking medicine not prescribed to you!
Well last night I had a pretty interesting experience. A good friend of mine from high school studied all weekend, but wanted to do more so she took an adderall. Nine hours of vomiting later she called me. In between the sobs she told me she felt like she was dying! I hurried up stairs and called my uncle who is a pharmacist. He recommended she head to the hospital ASAP. Well, my friend would have no part of that, she was afraid her mom would find out about an emergency room visit and be upset with her.
When she started to lose feeling in her arms, we decided to go check her blood pressure. I'm not sure those blood pressure machines in pharmacies are really qualified to test in these situations but that is what we used. After taking her blood pressure four times or so and it coming back normal every time, we were satisfied. She was still afraid to fall asleep so she ended up staying up all night.
Not exactly the best preparation for our exam this morning at 8 am. She took the pill because a friend gave it to her and it seems like so many people take it recreationally that it seemed safe to her, especially since she had a valid reason for taking it.
I think she and I both learned a valuable lesson last night, and things could have turned out alot worse. So think twice before taking medicine not prescribed to you!
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Church
One of the easiest transitions I made my freshman year was attending a new church. I am Roman Catholic and try to go to mass every week. Back home my church is very large and holds a significant portion of my city it seems!
Church here is very different. I go to St. Francis of Assisi. For the first time I am no longer attending mass with the priest who baptized me. As much as I enjoy the personal relationship that my family has developed with my priest at home over the course of my life, St. Francis also has its pros.
St. Francis is a much smaller church and easily becomes crowded. This can be annoying sometimes, but usually the church is just full enough to not feel empty.
The first thing I noticed is, nearly everyone here at mass sings. Back home this is not the case, and mass does not feel as jubilant and energetic.
As many people go to school at University of Alabama, I still see many friends, classmates, and teachers at church.
As difficult as the transition to living away from home was in some ways, changing churches was not one of them. I think anyone who is a practicing Catholic or might be interested in the Catholic faith should check out St. Francis.
Church here is very different. I go to St. Francis of Assisi. For the first time I am no longer attending mass with the priest who baptized me. As much as I enjoy the personal relationship that my family has developed with my priest at home over the course of my life, St. Francis also has its pros.
St. Francis is a much smaller church and easily becomes crowded. This can be annoying sometimes, but usually the church is just full enough to not feel empty.
The first thing I noticed is, nearly everyone here at mass sings. Back home this is not the case, and mass does not feel as jubilant and energetic.
As many people go to school at University of Alabama, I still see many friends, classmates, and teachers at church.
As difficult as the transition to living away from home was in some ways, changing churches was not one of them. I think anyone who is a practicing Catholic or might be interested in the Catholic faith should check out St. Francis.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Housing
in Tuscaloosa sucks.
Right now I'm signed up to live in Lakeside East next year, but I'm not looking forward to it. I shouldn't complain because these dorms are alot better than some of the others, but the price is just way too high.
When I first told a friend of mine going to Auburn what I paid for my dorm each semester he thought that was the price for the full year....
I'm looking at getting an apartment but probably won't be able to until my junior year. If anyone knows of any good apartments that allow dogs let me know...Some I have looked at so far have a 20 pound limit on pets and thats not gonna fly
Right now I'm signed up to live in Lakeside East next year, but I'm not looking forward to it. I shouldn't complain because these dorms are alot better than some of the others, but the price is just way too high.
When I first told a friend of mine going to Auburn what I paid for my dorm each semester he thought that was the price for the full year....
I'm looking at getting an apartment but probably won't be able to until my junior year. If anyone knows of any good apartments that allow dogs let me know...Some I have looked at so far have a 20 pound limit on pets and thats not gonna fly
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Campus Wildlife
I'm really into animals and stuff so I like to walk around campus and keep an eye out for wildlife. One thing about Alabama I like is there is so much open space and places for animals to hide and live on campus.
The ponds are pretty cool too. For anyone who isn't familiar, there is a pond behind Lakeside Diner and there is also a pond between Ten Hoor and B.B. Comer. The pond at Lakeside has 8 resident ducks in addition to turtles, bream, and carp.
The ducks are pretty friendly. They have been released by students. I feed them by hand often and have picked several up.
The other pond is pretty much full of turtles and carp. I also suspect there may be some bass in this pond, a couple times I've been eating there and heard/seen something strike at the surface. Carp don't do this because they eat plants.
There are alot of land dwelling animals on campus as well. Squirrels are everywhere, as are feral cats. The coolest animal I've seen on campus would have to be a groundhog. We don't have them where I live and this was the first one I've seen alive. He has a den right across the street from Ten Hoor.
Also I have passed this all year. It is behind B.B. Comer on a ridge overlooking the Turtle Pond. I'm 90% sure its a bat house.
The ponds are pretty cool too. For anyone who isn't familiar, there is a pond behind Lakeside Diner and there is also a pond between Ten Hoor and B.B. Comer. The pond at Lakeside has 8 resident ducks in addition to turtles, bream, and carp.
The ducks are pretty friendly. They have been released by students. I feed them by hand often and have picked several up.
The other pond is pretty much full of turtles and carp. I also suspect there may be some bass in this pond, a couple times I've been eating there and heard/seen something strike at the surface. Carp don't do this because they eat plants.
There are alot of land dwelling animals on campus as well. Squirrels are everywhere, as are feral cats. The coolest animal I've seen on campus would have to be a groundhog. We don't have them where I live and this was the first one I've seen alive. He has a den right across the street from Ten Hoor.
Also I have passed this all year. It is behind B.B. Comer on a ridge overlooking the Turtle Pond. I'm 90% sure its a bat house.
ORGANIC MILK?
A year or so ago when the Panera opened up in my home town I had Horizon's Organic Milk for the first time. I was pretty surprised at how good it was, I guess I had always thought of organic foods as being inferior to regular foods.
A couple of weeks ago I was doing some grocery shopping and stumbled across this milk. I had only had it in the little cartons before. It is expensive compared to regular milk, but the better flavor alone makes up for it I think. I only drink skim milk, and often times skim milk from major stores like Walmart tastes watered down.
This organic stuff is much more flavorful. In addition, it never goes bad. I know, I was shocked too. Milk I bought at the beginning of April is still sitting in my fridge with an expiration date of May 28. This is not only amazing, it's incredibly convenient. When I am at home my family can go through a gallon of milk in a day. Here at school I often eat out or just am not in my dorm that often to enjoy my delicious milk. Before I started buying the organic stuff I had to pour out a couple of half finished gallons of milk because it went bad before I could drink it all. Now, with Horizon Farms Organic Milk, I can drink on my own schedule!
Saturday, April 19, 2008
PLANTED
Well I made the mistake of mentioning maybe starting a vegetable garden today in front of my aunt and mother. Before I knew it we were headed to Old Time Feed, the local seed, feed, and plant shop. 
We had no idea what to plant and after what seemed like, and possibly was, hours at the store, we finally picked out some young plants and seeds and went home. I had picked out a 6x20 foot area for the bed, so I tilled it up. Thankfully the soil was fairly good up on this "plateau" and was full of worms, so I guess it is promising. Not too much of the clay that Baldwin County is famous for.
Today we got our Squash, Beans, Sweet Potato, and several varieties of tomato in the ground. Tomorrow I will plant the cantaloupe and when I return from school again I'll put some silver queen corn in maybe in a different part of the yard. Anyway, here's some pics.
The cat is apparently one that followed my brother walking home one day...I got home to find it sleeping and drooling on my bed. I figured it was just living with us now and went to sleep thinking nothing of it.
All night that damn cat was scratching at my arms and legs and if I tried to touch her she grabbed my hand with her clays and started chewing on it. I woke up to her licking my eye brow, so I just covered up my face and slept on my stomach. The next day I was pretty sore from how I slept.
I complained to my dad that our new pet wasn't too much fun and he was shocked. Apparently my family let it inside for part of the day sometimes but always put it outside at night to sleep...So hopefully I'm not gonna get some disease or something from this cat. Tonight it can sleep outside and keep the rabbits away from my plants...
We had no idea what to plant and after what seemed like, and possibly was, hours at the store, we finally picked out some young plants and seeds and went home. I had picked out a 6x20 foot area for the bed, so I tilled it up. Thankfully the soil was fairly good up on this "plateau" and was full of worms, so I guess it is promising. Not too much of the clay that Baldwin County is famous for.
Today we got our Squash, Beans, Sweet Potato, and several varieties of tomato in the ground. Tomorrow I will plant the cantaloupe and when I return from school again I'll put some silver queen corn in maybe in a different part of the yard. Anyway, here's some pics.
The cat is apparently one that followed my brother walking home one day...I got home to find it sleeping and drooling on my bed. I figured it was just living with us now and went to sleep thinking nothing of it.
All night that damn cat was scratching at my arms and legs and if I tried to touch her she grabbed my hand with her clays and started chewing on it. I woke up to her licking my eye brow, so I just covered up my face and slept on my stomach. The next day I was pretty sore from how I slept.
I complained to my dad that our new pet wasn't too much fun and he was shocked. Apparently my family let it inside for part of the day sometimes but always put it outside at night to sleep...So hopefully I'm not gonna get some disease or something from this cat. Tonight it can sleep outside and keep the rabbits away from my plants...
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