Breaking Dawn

Yes, it was my idea to go to the midnight premier of Breaking Dawn Part 1 last night, but it was for the midnight experience not the actual movie. Since I'm entitled to my opinion... it sucked. A vampire marries a human in a romantic, dramatic, over-the-top way and it all goes crazy. Since the baby is an abomination (it would be anyway, since it's Robert Pattinson's) the wolves are in a uproar and the bloodsuckers are thirsty with anticipation as the lil freak comes to life. Wow...can you make it any more cheesy, though? Whoever wrote the script, and please don't comment and tell me because it's best that I don't know who it is, needs some depth, but I fear you couldn't get and deeper in that movie with a backhoe. Shallow, shallow, shallow is the word that comes to mind. Not all of my movies/shows/books are high quality, but I'm extremely disappointed in the masses of people who "love" this series. Got a good laugh, a good chuckle at the wrong places, a plastered passive face for a long time, and pure exhaustion out of it. The important thing is, and this is the real reason I wanted to go last night, that I now have bonded with my housemates. Nothing brings people together like utterly ridiculous entertainment. Thank you....it's all I can muster...thank you...

Another day in paradise... Well, it IS another day in "paradise", in the sense that I'm still blessed, I'm still making personal breakthroughs, and I'm still breathing. This semester has been a real challenge on a personal inner level and I can't quite grasp all of the reasons for it. The ones I do know aren't easily related on a public blog and even if they were it wouldn't matter to anyone that much because firstly, there's nothing anyone else can do to help or hinder, and secondly, there's no reason to share the innermost thoughts of my heart with the world. BUT, the point is that I'm happy to be alive. There's a purpose and I can't believe that I have the life I do. There are a million things I don't have that I "could", but I don't and I don't need them. What I have is what I need and simple living is great. There's not a whole lot that I need on a basic survival level and I'm glad that I don't. It's not a big deal to me to not have the excess luxuries that are available because there's greater meaning in life that the physically attainable. I encourage you, my readers (or reader, I don't know how many people actually read this beside my mother - hi mom!), to keep your heads up and be content. If you're not content, and I find myself struggling with this on a daily basis even though I'm aware of the blessings that surround me, STRIVE for contentment. "May the odds be ever in your favor"

Sierra College feels like high school

Greetings, my illustrious frirends!

Yes, this is another post stating that "I haven't written in a long time and I plan to get back into it", but there's much for me to say. Like a demotivational poster I found online said,

"Blogging
Never before have so many people with so little to say said so much to so few"

Take it for what's it's worth. My number of emails has gone up since I bought a laptop and it's a good thing. There are times when I feel the lines of communication between me and those who are far away is foggy at best. So, if you're interested in keeping up with some of my challenges, joys, and mundane life occurrences, here's the continuation of my blog.

Sierra College Nevada County Campus:

First of all, I'd just like to say that I appreciate the education I have already and am glad to be back in a formal learning environment. Second of all, I'd like to express my disappointment in the campus 'vibe' at SCNCC. There's this early college high school program called Ghidotti that is based off of the NCC and it gives young students the opportunity to get some college classes done and out of the way while they're still high school age. This is good for them and I'm glad they have that opportunity, but it creates a very high school feel for anyone who actually wants to study like it's college. When you sit in a classroom with 14-17 year old kids it makes you feel almost silly for being there. My accounting class on Tuesday nights is a great contrast to my music appreciation class on Monday and Wednesday mornings because, in accounting, it's all adults who are looking to further there vocational options or peers of mine who are looking to get a degree that requires accounting knowledge. Contrast this with my music appreciation class where more than half of the students are younger than me (and I don't mean 20 or 21) and they've got issues of a lighter nature on their minds. This is fine, but when I walk across campus and 70% of the students I see are younger than 18, it feels like I'm playing college and not actually going to college.

Mind you, I'm not a naive person, in the sense that an education is attained on a personal level and it's not the responsibility of the college to create an environment conducive of higher level learning...or is it?

Although school isn't as grand as I was anticipating, longing, hoping for, it's still a good experience and I'll have my AA (or AS depending on what classes I choose in a year) by spring of 2013.

If only all semesters were setup like summer school semesters. Eight weeks of hit-it-hard, condensed classes that challenge and push me more than listening to opera twice a week.

I love learning and, as previously stated, am grateful for things falling into place where I could attend college once again and should never complain because the experiences I've already had in life surpass the possibilities some have to merely imagine. What I'm trying to say in a long-winded way is that some people don't eat every day. Some people have never been inside of a high school. If I never go to another class in my life, I'll still be glad to have been lectured at no matter how boring I may have thought the material was/is/always will be.

God has blessed me and by not acknowledging that as often as I should have, recently, my mindset towards the gifts freely given me is less appreciative. It's time to turn over a new leaf.

Sierra College NCC is very much like high school. For now, I'll just do it and take what I can from this 'higher level' academic institution.

P.S. - ONE YEAR

P.S. - I'm in Orlando, FL right now! Just like this time last January. This is almost habitual.

There are two issues on my mind.

1) There are no fun-loving kids (like Madelyn and Collin!) here to make this experience as magical.

2) Harry Potter Wizarding World is going to be M-to the-AGICAL!

ONE YEAR!

So, I haven't written on this blog in, literally, over a year. Hectic, eh? I know that some of you out there get updates whenever I do happen to write on here. It just brings me a little joy to think that you were notified because I merely made an observation about my own blog.

Love you...

Really...

Upcoming trip.

Well, I must say that this trip that we, as a family and Sasha, are going on to Disney World next week should be interesting. That castle, the characters, the kids, the sweet suite, the warmer weather, the food, the fun.

Hope you're all doing well. It's been somewhat dismal around here (meaning that my life hasn't taken and exciting form) but hopefully things will pick up with two jobs.

Tomorrow I'm going in at 8 AM for training at Kwik Trip. How excited am I? VERY! Something to do, gainful employment and networking.

Can't say too much right now because American Idol is on and I really don't want to type anything further. Goodnight.

Christmas?

Well, tonight the dad, mom and sister arrive in La Crescent for an evening of festivities and eating. What else would we do? Food is how we fellowship?

I've been in an odd place these last few days. There are some rocky patches in my life right now that have hurt my feet to get over. True that there are always things that will push us beyond where we want to go. God is going to take care of this...even though I can't really see what's going to happen. Seems to be this way a lot.

BUT...it's always going to be good.

Whoever you are...I love you...

KCK