Insane Random Ramblings

I don’t even remember the post that I was going to write today. A commercial came on the radio and interrupted my entire thought process. It’s a Rent A Center commercial featuring Magic Johnson. He’s going on and on about how great it is to rent from them. He makes it seem like they’re the best thing since sliced bread.

I have no problem with people renting furniture. The feature does come in handy especially in a pinch. However, these commercials are targeted towards low income people and minorities. The type of people who rent long term and where these companies make their money. Most of the people who rent don’t have the resources to pay for furniture outright. And let’s not even pretend that they’re getting a good deal. Those payments are expensive! By the time you’ve rented for 3 or 4 months, you’ve basically paid for the item. And the majority of people keep the items way longer than that.

Sorry for the rant but I just can’t believe Magic would lend his voice to such nonsense. Then again I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. He’s just a shill out to make a quick buck like the rest of the celebrities.

I only check my email 2 or 3 days per week. My computer is extremely slow so I usually just go through and delete the spam. I only read the emails that I think are really important. Everything else is only read once a week.

Right now I have about 200 emails to go through. Hopefully I’ll get a new computer soon and this won’t be an issue.

I spent over 2 hours charging that thing last week. I takes that long for it to fully charge. I used it twice for less than an hour each time. When I went to use it today, the thing was totally dead. I couldn’t believe it. It’s not a cheap player either which is why I’m so annoyed. I mean I could have used that money for something else. The shoes I want, baby bedding for my friend that just had a baby, new towels or a bunch of other stuff.

I’ll use it once more. If it doesn’t hold a charge this time, I’ll just go back to my old standby. My ipod never lets me down.

I decided not to wait until the last minute to take my exam. I reviewed the information that I needed and took the exam on Saturday. It was so hard that it wasn’t even funny. The professor used 2 of the concepts that I knew pretty well. Problem was I had to answer 3. I know I missed points on that part of the exam.

The essay question though? It was crazy hard. In class she gave us several questions and then said “Oops, I just gave away a essay question”. Two of those questions were definitely not on the exam. I was pretty ticked but not as much as my classmates that actually prepared those questions. I figured the exam would be hard so I didn’t even try to prepare the essay beforehand.

If I get a C on this exam I’ll be extremely happy.

For a while I was exercising a lot. Then I got burned out so I tried to find a new regiment. I came up with a plan but after 8 straight days, I stopped. I think my new plan of attack is 4-5 days per week. It’s easiest to work out on the weekend except I had a ton of stuff to do this past weekend so I didn’t get it done.

I hope to have some success with this. I would like to drop at least 10 pounds of fat by summer.

These are the top 5 things I’m going to do to prepare for my exam:

1. Create a check-list with page references. That will make them easier to find during my exam.
2. Fill out my concept sheet id’s. There are 2 pages worth that I need to do.
3. Mark my text with post-it’s to find information faster.
4. Narrow down my essay subject.
5. Write a rough draft of the essay to make it easier during the actual exam.

I can take the exam between today and Tuesday. The only problem is that the testing center is closed on both Sunday and Monday. I doubt if I’ll have everything done by tomorrow. That means I’ll probably have to take time off from work to take the exam on Tuesday afternoon. As long as I get at least a B, I’ll be happy.

Have a great weekend!

I really don’t. I just want to lay back on one of those really comfy discount recliners and take a nap. However, my 2nd exam starts tomorrow so I really can’t afford to miss tonights class. I can take my exam anytime between tomorrow and Tuesday. I plan on writing out my notes on Friday after work. Then taking the exam on Saturday.

Hopefully I can rest all day on Sunday. I really just need one day to lay back and relax.

Tips For A First Date…

A boy is about to go on his first date, and is nervous about what to talk about. He asks his father for advice.

The father replies: “My son, there are three subjects that always work. These are food, family, and philosophy.”

The boy picks up his date and they go to a soda fountain. Ice cream sodas in front of them, they stare at each other for a long time, as the boy’s nervousness builds.

He remembers his father’s advice, and chooses the first topic.

He asks the girl: “Do you like spinach?” She says “No,” and the silence returns.

After a few more uncomfortable minutes, the boy thinks of his father’s suggestion and turns to the second item on the list. He asks, “Do you have a brother?” Again, the girl says “No” and there is silence once again.

The boy then plays his last card. He thinks of his father’s advice and asks the girl the following question:

“If you had a brother, would he like spinach?”

I am so sleepy today. I had to download music onto my mp3 player because today is my day to play a song for my Literature class. I got a free mp3 player that sucks. The drivers would not download to my computer. After I went on to the company’s website, I noticed that other people had trouble downloading the drivers as well.

So I decided to use my other mp3 player. Those drivers took over 2 hours to download and install on my computer. It was mostly the installation that took so long. Then I couldn’t get the device to sync with my computer. I finally went to sleep until after 1am with everything only half-done.

I woke up at 5am (instead of my usual 6:30) and finished everything. Afterwards I couldn’t go back to sleep so I’ve been up ever since. I have class tonight so I won’t get home until after 9pm.

This is gonna be one long day!