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[Nov. 18th, 2005|05:46 pm] |
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I owe the University of Florida $1.28.
I can not pay with a Visa credit card or debit card.
My credit card and debit card are both Visa.
I could write a check for $1.28...
Or I can put this bag of pennies to use. |
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| Best first day of class ever? |
[Aug. 24th, 2005|11:59 pm] |
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I'd been checking every once in a while for the past few months to see if I could get into the section of Administration of Sport I wanted to be in, but no seats were ever available. It's the section taught by the same teacher I had last semester for Sport and Society. So, I went to it anyway to see if she might be able to add me to the class roster or something. She told me she'd try to do it. When I checked this afternoon, I'd been added. Now I don't have to waste time waiting for a seat to open up! Then, it almost looked like i wasn't going to be able to take Coaching Football as an elective again this semester because I took Coaching Offensive Football last semester, and they said it was the same thing. This was kind of disappointing because I was really looking forward to it again, but I thought I had good enough justification for how it actually was different. We're covering defense and special teams now in addition to offense. So, I sent a few e-mails out, had the instructor e-mail the advisor, and now it's taken care of and has been approved. Now my schedule is completely set for the semester and I don't have to worry about adjusting it during Drop/Add. I think that's a first! Then, Matt's mom took Matt and I out to dinner at On The Border and we had a very good meal. Thanks to my re-adjusted schedule, I don't have class tomorrow until 1:55. I do have one class Friday morning now, though, instead of having it completely off, but that's okay since I'd rather have this teacher again than the other teacher who has a bunch of busy work assignments. |
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[Jul. 26th, 2005|10:32 am] |
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On Sunday, my dad, Dyane (step-mom), and I spent the day down in Key Biscayne. Our main reason for going was to check out the smoked fish at Jimbo's, supposedly Miami's best-kept secret. I'd have to agree with that claim because it's an interesting place to say the least. It's basically a bait shack located on a lagoon (same lagoon they filmed some of the Flipper tv show at) with some tables set up right outside. Inside the shack, there are two large ice containers filled with beers, then a fairly large cooler filled with sodas. This is also where you request the smoked fish (salmon, marlin, or wahoo). There were a few dogs roaming the area, including a very large one that came by us looking for food every couple of minutes. There were a few chickens roaming around, too, and there were some baby chickens hidden in a nearby bush. The crowd was a mix of bikers, rednecks, and hispanics. Oh yeah, there were about 4 port-o-potties at the entrance which serve as the bathrooms.
I'll set a little background to the story: when we went to the NASDAQ 100 Open this year, I realized they had us parking in a different area on Virginia Key since I had last gone (2003). My dad and Dyane went in 2004 and knew about it already, and they told me to look at the chickens hanging outside a place called Jimbo's. I saw the chickens and Jimbo's, and it really didn't look like much. Later that night, I guess, I started thinking about the road trip show the Travel Channel did from Orlando to Miami. For some reason, I remembered them going down a long road to get some fish at a place not too many people knew about. I started wondering if that place was Jimbo's. So, I searched for Jimbo's on the internet and it came up with 3 reviews, all saying how good the smoked fish was. Bingo! So, Jimbo's was more than just a place that chickens hung around! I told dad and Dyane, and we agreed we should take a trip down there sometime and try their smoked fish.
After reading the reviews, we knew going in we would have to bring silverware and should try to avoid using the bathroom there. Still, I assumed it was a sit-down type restaurant. Even though it wasn't, it didn't matter. The smoked salmon was amazing. We tried all three they had to offer and I liked the smoked salmon the best. I definitely could eat that stuff all the time. I want some right now.
Then we went to the beach for a little while, then we played tennis on the grass courts at Crandon Park. The court wasn't in that great of shape, but we still had fun.
After that, we decided to eat dinner at Villa Habana, which I hadn't been to in almost 10 years, probably. My dad and I used to eat there when I was younger, but then they got new owners and weren't as good, so we stopped. Somewhere along the line, they got new owners again, and they're good again. I had a really good meal there, shrimp in garlic sauce. Oh man. That garlic sauce they use could probably make anything taste good. Yep, ate some good food on Sunday.
Tomorrow is my last day of Financial Accounting at Miami Dade College. I think I need a 65% on the final quiz to get an A in the class. Hah... if Demski could see me now... |
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| Follow up |
[Jul. 20th, 2005|02:49 pm] |
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A few months ago I made a post on here saying I was going to try an experiment with caffeine. I was going to stop drinking sodas with caffeine in it. That meant giving up my favorite sodas at the time, Vanilla Coke and Cherry Coke. I said I would make a post with my results in a month or so. Anyway, this is a little late, but reading an article a few minutes ago about caffeine and fertility just reminded me about my experiment, so I thought I'd update. The article also brought a few things from my experiment to light. So, here's a basic summary of the experiment:
The first few days without caffeine, I felt I was sleeping much better... a little too good, in fact. I was sleeping way too long on the days I didn't have to be up early, and I always felt sluggish waking up. If I let myself, I could fall back asleep very easily and keep on sleeping for hours. The article I just read suggested to ease off slowly (which I didn't do) to avoid withdrawal symptoms (ah!) such as fatigue and headaches.
Fast forward to now. I still only drink non-caffeinated sodas if possible. Waking up is no longer sluggish. Once I'm awake, I feel alert and never feel tired... doesn't really seem to matter how much sleep I get. So, once I got past those initial withdrawal symptoms, everything was fine. I would have to say my experiment was successful enough for me to give up caffeine completely. |
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[Jul. 13th, 2005|02:04 pm] |
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This is hilarious. I'm here at the Business/Accounting lab at Miami Dade College because I, along with everybody else taking similar classes, have to log a total of 15 hours here in order to pass. The nice thing is it doesn't matter what we do once we're inside the lab, just as long as we're logging hours. So what does everybody do? They log into facebook, myspace, AIM, etc. One girl is even watching a DVD on her portable DVD player... LOL. Looks like Bridget Jones's Diary. I actually bring my homework and do it here. I'm taking a break right now, though, so I visited all those sites myself and am also on AIM. |
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[Jul. 9th, 2005|01:05 pm] |
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I just saw a tow truck take a car out of my neighborhood. Just now. In the middle of a hurricane. I figured my car would be safe from towing during this weather, but I guess I was wrong, so I just moved it. I look forward to the day when I don't have to worry about my car being towed from my own neighborhood. |
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[Jun. 28th, 2005|12:35 pm] |
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I got an e-mail yesterday telling me I won $100 for completing a survey on drugs and alcohol last fall. Woa, an e-mail saying I've won money that's actually REAL and not spam! This is pretty much the first time I've ever won money. There were about 800-900 participants, and 6 of us got the $100 "incentive" money. If I remember correctly, this was the survey that said I had until a certain day by 11:59 PM to complete it and that the last 3 people to complete the survey would receive the money. I figured that small detail would go unnoticed or dismissed as a mistake by a lot of the participants, so I set a reminder alarm on my cell phone for 11:55 PM that night and completed the survey thinking that I would definitely be one of the final 3 to complete it. I received an e-mail thanking me for participating in the survey and saying that the people who won the money would receive another e-mail later. Well, after a while, I forgot about the whole thing and figured I didn't win. Fast forward to yesterday when I finally got the e-mail. It must have been between 7-8 months ago that I did that survey, LOL. |
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[Jun. 16th, 2005|04:45 pm] |
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I'm at work right now, but there's no "work" for me to do. I've done everything they've asked me to do, and they've run out of things for the moment. So, for the last hour and a half, I've been on the internet. A few minutes ago, I just answered the phone since the other person here didn't answer it. It was the Captain from the Marco Polo. After a little research, I determined that the ship is currently on its way from London to Brussels. In other cruise-related news, there's a lot of excitement around here about the Pride of America, the first brand new U.S. flagged cruise ship in nearly 50 years (most cruise ships are foreign-flagged to save money). It will be christened tomorrow in New York and will be leaving there on Monday. Regis and Kelly will be broadcasting all week long from the ship. It arrives in Miami next Friday, so I might be able to check it out then. |
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[Jun. 11th, 2005|02:30 pm] |
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A couple of hours ago, I sold the Accord! I'd have to stay I've been pretty lucky with buying/selling cars. First, I bought the first Mustang I checked out in person ... I didn't even realize that until the other day. Then, I sold the Honda to the first and only person that has actually come and checked it out. Actually, it was her aunt that came and checked it out Tuesday night. She actually knew a lot about cars since she worked with mechanics for 20 years, so she was immediately able to tell what was wrong with it. She called her niece and told her what needed to be done, and her niece didn't want to buy it at the time. The aunt, however, said if it was for herself, she would buy it. She left saying she would try to convince her niece and then call me in a few days. Last night, I got the call saying they'd come by today. So, why do I say I've been pretty lucky? Well, these people had checked out a lot of cars and had yet to find one they liked. My Accord was the best one they'd seen, and the niece liked it enough to buy it.
I started work on Wednesday. I'm back at Norwegian Cruise Line, but in a different department. I'm in the Fleet Operations department, and I'm basically the Executive Assistant's assistant, haha. It's supposed to be a 2 week deal, then Jesse at StaffingNow said she'd try to get me back in Customer Relations. I have already been given the option of staying as long as I want, though, so I might stay if I end up liking it.
Went bowling last night for the first time since last summer, then went to Kendall Ale House for a little while ... had a good time.
Other than the constant rain, it wasn't a bad week at all! |
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[Jun. 9th, 2005|12:19 am] |
I was tagged by ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) a2pak7
List your current six favorite songs, then pick six other people that have to do the same.
Coldplay - Speed of Sound
Green Day - Holiday
Audioslave - Be Yourself
Audioslave - Your Time Has Come
Three Doors Down - Let Me Go
Three Doors Down - Behind Those Eyes
I'm gonna tag...
dirtdolldeluxe
elusive_goalie
gatorwhitz
kevb
mr_booneman
swanrat
We'll see who actually reads their friends page on a regular basis :) |
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[May. 5th, 2005|12:42 pm] |
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This weather sucks! I've seen more rain here the past 3 days than I saw in 4 months in Gainesville! I woke up around 7:00 with this really bad sore throat, so I took some Tylenol Night, and that knocked me out till about 11:30. I was going to set up the Comcast internet after I ate lunch, but that might not be a good idea during a thunderstorm. I'm surprised the internet kit arrived so soon, I ordered it Friday night and it got here yesterday. Okay, now this is weird... it sounded like that thunderstorm was getting closer, but now there's nothing. No thunder, no rain, no lightning, nothing. It just disappeared? Maybe I'll be able to set up the internet now after all. |
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[May. 2nd, 2005|04:19 pm] |
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Went to SunFest yesterday. All the bands were pretty good (Submersed, Silvertide, Breaking Benjamin, Alter Bridge, and Three Doors Down). Three Doors Down was awesome. SunFest might just be one of the best kept secrets in South Florida... they were showing some of the bands/musicians they've had in the past on the big video screen, and they seem to bring good ones every year. My dad and step-mom got the 4-day pass for $35, and my one-day ticket was $20. You're lucky if you can see 2 bands at a concert for $35, let alone see 5 or more bands a day for 4 days! So, yeah, might have to start going to that every year from now on. My dad and step-mom have actually been to a few in the past.
This morning was FIU's graduation, and I was lucky enough to get a ticket from Adam, so I went to that. I saw Adam and Cathy receive their diplomas, which was cool of course. Might be going out to dinner tonight and then somewhere after.
So, let's see... after getting home late Saturday night, Sunfest yesterday, and the graduation this morning... I haven't had time to unpack and arrange all my stuff! I think I'm going to go work on that now. |
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[May. 1st, 2005|12:17 am] |
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After having dinner with my mom and great aunt at her condo in Pembroke Pines, I'm home now. What's the first thing I did to kick off the summer at home? I spent about 2 hours trying to find a guest parking spot. Yep, after I unpacked my car, I drove around and couldn't find a spot. I left my car in front of my house for a little while with the intent of trying again later, and that was when my mom told me that they're starting to crack down here in our neighborhood with towing cars. Great! Mind you, last year, I asked one of the security guards at the gate where I could park one night when I could not find a spot. He said to leave the car in front of my house with the hazard lights on. He also said that parking in my neighborhood is a problem because of a "design flaw". There simply aren't enough guest spots. They know this. I think that's why they never really towed that much in the past. I've had to leave my car in front of my house plenty of times and the worst thing I got was a warning in the form of an orange sticker on my window. But now they're starting to tow? How can they tow people who literally can't find a parking spot due to the "design flaw" present? So anyway, part of the other 2 hours was spent going around some of the shopping plazas near my house to see if they were tow away zones. They all were. I went to the CVS Pharmacy and asked some of the employees if it was a tow away zone, but they didn't know. One of them told me to come by during the day to ask the manager then since the night manager doesn't speak English, or something. lol? Later, I went back to the one plaza that has Dunkin Donuts, which is open 24 hours. I asked the girl there if the employees get some kind of a parking decal so that they don't get towed, and she said no. So, by my logic, if there's a 24-hour place in a plaza that is supposedly a tow away zone, and if employees of that 24-hour place are not given some sort of parking decal, then the whole towing thing must be nullified. I mean, I'm sure if someone leaves their car there for days upon days, it'll get noticed and towed. But if I'm just leaving it there overnight, I shouldn't have any problems. I've actually left my car there once before and it didn't get towed. Really, I don't see how they can tow any cars in this place because they don't know if the cars belong to the Dunkin Donuts employees or not. I'll probably start parking there from now on. I'd like to avoid going over speed bumps if possible since the crossover joint on my exhaust hangs pretty low right now. I've been going very slow over them, but I think I can hear it touching every once in a while. The guy at Gainesville Exhaust told me that the whole exhaust system will shrink and shape after a while and said I could bring it back later to see if they can push it up a little bit. Anyway, I can pretty much avoid speed bumps if I park near the Dunkin Donuts in that plaza.
Speaking of the exhaust, my mom asked me why my car "makes a noise." I asked her, "What noise?" She said, "Like a muffler noise." I told her I put exhaust on and asked her when she heard it since I got back before she did. She said she was right behind me when we got back to our neighborhood, though, and could hear it from her car. I was surprised she could hear it considering her windows were up and her radio was probably on, lol.
So, back to the parking situation here. After I left Dunkin Donuts, I decided to look for some parking spots one more time in my neighborhood. I finally found one way over by the pool in the neighborhood. As crazy as this might sound, the Dunkin Donuts is closer than the pool. So, I parked my mom's car there and walked back to my house to find a police car parked in our area. An orange sticker was on one of the cars parked right outside my house. As I rounded the corner, I saw the police officer behind my car, filling out an orange sticker! LOL. I basically told him I had spent the last 2 hours or so trying to figure out where to park. He said I should have put my hazard lights on. I had them on earlier, but geez, I'm not going to leave them on for 2 hours and have them drain my battery! I explained that I had just found a guest spot for my mom's car and that I would park my car in the reserved spot in front of our house, and he said okay, no problem then, and he stopped filling out the orange sticker. Whew, got there just in time I guess. So yeah, this is just something we have to deal with living here. It's really only a problem at night after a certain time, say 8:00 PM. Things should get really interesting when I bring my Accord down. Another rule here is that you can't be parked in a guest spot for more than 24 hours. So, I guess I'll have to move it around every morning, LOL. At least that will keep the battery strong. I hope we can sell it soon.
Tomorrow, I'm going to Sunfest with my dad and step-mom to see Three Doors Down and some other bands. That should be fun. I guess we'll be missing the Talladega race and the Heat game, though. Well, that's about it for now. |
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[Apr. 28th, 2005|06:30 pm] |
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Finally! Just drove my Mustang home from Gainesville Exhaust! It sounds SWEET! I thought it was going to be louder, supposedly it gets louder as time goes on. I'll have to get some videos soon so I can share with everyone, haha. |
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[Apr. 27th, 2005|11:04 pm] |
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YES! My excellent preparation for the Management exam resulted in my tearing it up, like I felt I would. This will end up being my 2nd best semester at UF. YES! |
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