Okay so I'm finally getting back into the swing of things. I'm going to start blogging more seeing that I'm not as boring as I was over break.

My schedule is pretty straight forward. Not like last semester at all. I dropped English because it was at 4, which is a long time after all my other classes. As a commuter (I just wrote computer, haha) I don't have time for these gaps. So now on MWF I have classes from 10-1 (roughly) and on TTh I have class from 11:30-12:45. So far I love all of my classes and they're not TOO early. I'm excited overall. Then from 1-2 I have my radio show. I don't know what to call it though - More Cowbell wasn't really a hit last semester, but it WAS at 8 which was very late. Hopefully this semester it will be better. The only thing that might stink is that the office is going to be bustling (I loved it when I was alone doing my shows) and that my friends might not be able to be guests as often. I'm looking forward to starting up though.

Anyway, my first class of the week is Ethics with Legas. I honestly hit a jackpot with her because she's so energetic and cool, but she's also sarcastic and strict but in a good way. I talked to a friend of mine and she said her Ethics class makes her want to pass out. The people in my class aren't OVERLY friendly (I was given a series of strange looks when I joined a group for an activity the other day) but things should get better. That class is the only one I need to get a book for, which is going to save me a LOT of money. I'm thoroughly excited about that.

My next class is CJN103 Presentation Skills and I am honestly in LOVE with it. My professor is Power and he REALLY opens up our minds. I talked to my friend who has him as well in another section and she said that he was calling my class sheep who obey him when we don't even know him. I just laughed though because he's the type of guy who makes jokes. This guy Alex and I became friends on Friday. He's really great. We both thoroughly enjoy the class and I think that having someone to be social with in the class is going to help me be more motivated towards it.

My third class is Art History II. I missed it on Thursday because I've been sick all month with a series of different things and Thursday was a bad day, but I really like my professor. I have Prof. Cramer and he seems to really have a passion for art. However, I chose a seat in the back of the class just because I don't like when people sit behind me and on Tuesday I'm going to take a seat at the FRONT ROW because he talks so softly! I'm looking forward to start learning some incredible things though.

Anyway, it looks as though my car is going to be back tomorrow (we FINALLY got it fixed after lonnnggg months) and I'm looking to sell my old books soon. Talk to you all later!

Winter break has made me so lazy! I haven't blogged in nearly a month! However, with no school, there's really nothing to say. Well now that it's a new year, some changes have come about.

Firstly, it looks like I won't be returning to Suffolk for spring semester. Apparently I still owe them about $2,000 that I just don't have. Campus Cruiser tells me that I have over $25,000 available for 07-08 and when I subtract all of my debits, I should have a $740 or so credit. But instead, I somehow owe them almost $2,000. So, I'll be taking Spring semester off and getting a full time job. I want to make sure I'm financially stable before I go back to school. I'd also like to move out and move closer to the city/T so that it won't take me an hour to get everywhere. Hopefully I'll return to school in the fall, but it will be at UMass Boston. I can't take out another loan, so hopefully I can use my MCAS Scholarship.

Just though I'd update you all on this situation :)

SEE YOU ALL ON MONDAY! Apparently things worked out because my classes haven't been canceled. Therefore, I will be returning to Suffolk on Monday! I'm excited. Haha.

17 days... has it really been THAT long!? I apologize sincerely for my absence - it's been a bit hectic with finals and getting on track with that. But where did we leave off?

Well, first semester is over... and I'm actually kind of melancholy about it. Well, about Beatles class, but I get to see Gallant in a month anyway. His final was a take home and I sent it to him last night - I think I did pretty well on it. I still owe him a little work but I'll get it to him ASAP. I'm really glad he's teaching 102 next semester - I'm looking forward to him teaching it with the same passion that he taught SF132 with. Actually, thinking back, I'm REALLY glad first semester is over. It was a really bad one for me, just with a lot of stuff going on at home and such. I can't wait for Christmas and just to have more time for myself. If I were still in high school, I'd be anticipating the days until my week long Christmas break. But now I have a whole MONTH off! It's going to be crazy.

My best friend is coming home on Monday, so I'm glad about that. She wants us to go Christmas shopping, but I don't have the MONEY to go Christmas shopping! Not to mention every dime that I'm getting is going towards getting my car fixed (no, it's still not fixed!). That's another thing that I like about the semester ending - no more trekking to the train station in the ice and snow. It stinks.

Tomorrow I have two finals - Math and Communication. I'm kind of worried about both but we get to bring in study sheets, so I'm glad about that. I'm making mine up now. I also need to prepare for my presentation for SU101 on Wednesday and then after that I'm free! I'm meeting one of my best friends afterwards - I haven't seen him in forever, so I'm excited about that. He's pretty much the only person I really talk to anymore - I've become really distant from a LOT of my friends. Maybe Christmas break we can all get together again or something. I'm supposed to be going back to my high school on the 21st, but without a car that might not be happening. =/

I'm so excited for Christmas! We got our Christmas tree yesterday and I can't wait until it's all decorated and the gifts are underneath it. I'm finally getting a new phone for Christmas after three years of having the same phone! Usually I'm not picky, but my phone is falling apart! I can't wait to get it.

I should probably get back to studying for finals. I'll be blogging more over break! :D

Happy Black Friday! I hope all of you had an absolutely wonderful Thanksgiving. I can say that for the first time in a LONG time, I did! My family acted like a bunch of normal, civil human beings and what should be a quiet holiday didn't turn into my grandfather and my aunt screaming at one another. It was quite nice. Leave me a comment and tell me how your Turkey Day went!

I've been getting a lot of reading done - I currently have 12 books out from the library and I'm speeding right through them! I love finishing a book and then updating my status on GoodReads.com. I hate to say that I'm addicted to the library... I go in there to get one book and come out with 6! It's insane.

I'm so glad that November is ENDING! This month has been nightmarish and the fact that there's only a week left is a blessing. In an update, my car still isn't fixed and my mother seems to be okay. My car isn't going to be fixed for a while, which adds about another hour to my commute. I'm in the middle of nowhere - if I still lived in Savin Hill, it wouldn't be a problem at ALL. But the fact that I'm in the middle of Milton doesn't help - and I'm not in the middle of GOOD Milton, I'm off of Blue Hill Ave which has nothing on it but houses. So I have to trek it down to Mattapan station, wait for the shuttle, pay for the shuttle, pay for the train, wait for the train, take the train ride, and walk to class. Sound fun? It's loads of fun... NOT!

On top of having to commute like this, it's FREEZING outside! And, with daylight savings, it feels like 8PM when it's only 4. Even though I'm a night person, I don't like that it's pitch black at 5. Nonsense!

I'm very glad that fall semester is coming to an end. I'm not enjoying my classes at all (except for Beatles) and just want things to be done with. However, Financial Aid keeps sending me bills, even though they should have all the money they need! I calculated everything and because some of my school loans hadn't gone through when it was time for me to take out my personal loan, I took out too much. Therefore, when all is said and done, I should have a $740 credit! However, I got a bill the other day saying that I owe them nearly $7,000. It's due by the fifteenth, but I shouldn't have to owe them anything! I have over $25,000 in aid including my personal loan. I have a feeling though that I'm not going to win this battle though, just like last semester...

Anywho, I made a layout change so you could comment now. I also added some recommended music and books and a song that I love for your listening enjoyment. If you don't like it, just press the pause button from where the song is playing :) Hopefully I'll fit in a few more blogs before the end of the month.

Thank you, November, for kicking me straight up the wa-zoo. This month has been one of the worst... not in my life, but definitely in the past few years. I haven't had much to say because I've been missing a lot of class, but here's the low down.

1) Five people have died in relation to my family, two that directly affected me. As I posted before, my great uncle Fred died on the first and he was a person who was very dear to my heart. He was definitely one of the most influential people in my life. Then, last week, my mother's husband's cousin-in-law died of the superbug which basically shut down her organs and gave her double pneumonia of the lungs. She was 42-years-old and she left behind two children. Their father died in November a few years ago, so now they live with my mother's husband's uncle and aunt, who have permanent custody of them. Her wake was on Tuesday and the funeral was on Wednesday and I had to babysit her kids. Richard is 8 or 9, I believe, and he's being so strong right now. If I had both of my parents and I lost them within a few years span in the same month, I would be beside myself. But he knows that he has to stay strong for his brother, Jacob, who is almost 7. Jacob really doesn't understand what's going on, but when everyone was leaving for the wake on Tuesday night, Richard looked like he was going to burst into tears. I hope that this only makes him stronger and doesn't weaken him, but he's a good kid. He knows better than to let this defeat him.

2) I have been sick all month. The second week of November I had a vicious stomach bug and now I've been feeling really nauseous and weak. My throat is starting to hurt and I'm just tired all the time. Not fun at all.

3) My car is all broken. We used it to drive to Canton so I could babysit the kids and my mother and Stanley FINALLY NOTICED that there was something wrong, after numerous complaints by me to them about the steering, the wheels, the engine, and the brakes. So last week, the tire was stripped and my mother's husband got it changed. Then, as we were driving home from after the funeral, it sounded like the tire opposite the one that had just been changed was stripped. I said something but nobody listened. So, I decided to go get some milk and ponytail holders. I get in the car, drive away, and BOOM - the tire that I was questioning pops. I was in the middle of a busy street and I had to hubcap it all the way back home. By the time I got home, the tire was so shredded, I'm surprised I even made it back. Now there's a donut on it and hopefully my mother's husband will take it into wherever he takes his trucks and get it fixed.

4) My mother recently had a mammogram done and apparently they found an abnormality. This is really scary to me because nobody in my family has ever had the slightest bit of breast cancer. If she has it, I don't know what I'm going to do. This month just keeps getting better and better...

On a lighter note, I saw Dane Cook on Saturday which definitely cheered me up. He is such an amazing person, it was a surreal moment to finally see him live in person and not on DVD.

I'm not feeling well at all so I'm going to go to work study and then head home. Hopefully Thanksgiving break will do me some good...