Spring Break!

Spring break was great for the most part! I got plenty of rest and relaxation. The only problem I seemed to encounter was the fact that I became very ill the first 4-5 days of the break. Unfortunately for me I got the flu, and the flu made me get bronchitis. I was coughing so much my chest hurt badly and I had to miss work Saturday night. I hate missing work, but there wasn’t much I could do about it. I was so run-down and wore out I wouldn’t have been much help to anyone that day. But once the sickness went away, I tried to make the most of what spring break I had left. So I went shopping and spent some quality time with friends and my family.
I have to say; thank goodness the good weather is back! It seems to me that winter actually flew by this time. And it’s usually about this time that I get “softball fever”. I enjoy playing catch and hitting some balls at the batting cages. But there is nothing like playing a great game of softball. I’m no longer in high school so if I really want to be on a team it would probably be co-ed slow pitch, and that’s not as exciting as all girls fast pitch. So for now I’ll have to just deal with the facts and just play catch and bat in the cage.
On a different note, I recently went to the Rivoli and finally viewed Twilight. I loved the movie so much that now I am planning on reading all four books of the series. I have just begun reading Twilight, and so far I love the book even more than the movie. It seems that books are always more interesting because they go in great detail. But it’s always fun to see that book turned into a feature film. It gives you more of a visual to actually see the characters and events up on the big screen.

Money, money, money

Recently I read an article in the La Crosse Tribune talking about how parking tickets are due for a big jump. And being that I have already gotten three this winter, I'm not so thrilled about this change to come. Granted each ticket was only three dollars; it still was an inconveinience to me. And if these parking fines are going to go up even more I'm going to have to be extra careful about where I park.
Another rising price is the cost of ciggarettes, I am a smoker so this does affect me too. Now the smokes have gone up before so this does not surprise me, it only makes me want to quit even more. So this price change could potentially make me healthier; so that's a plus.
I was also watching the Colbert Report last night which also gave me some insight on other changes. For example the sales of alcohol and McDonald's has gone up, but astonishingly the sale of guns has also skyrocketed. This is a bit scary to me. Since the economy is bad everyone is out drinking, eating Mickey D's, and buying guns; it just doesn't make me feel very safe. Also Colbert reported that the government is trying to tax the rich more. This only will result in angry wealthy people. Most of the rich feel that it is not fair to tax them more just because they work harder than others. That may be true but they should know by now that not everything in life is fair, and this was bound to happen eventually. It's not right to over-tax the poor who have little to begin with, now is it?
I'm just hoping that everything will work out eventually, and that this new depression will dissappear in time.

The Past Two Weeks...

I’m very proud of myself lately because I checked out books from the library for the first time. I’ve been busy lately and I just haven’t had much leisure time, so I haven’t hit up the shelves in a while. But unfortunately it was for research for an informative speech I had to complete. My speech was about anxiety disorders, and I feel like I did a pretty good job. My delivery could have been a bit better if I would have practiced it a couple more times, but other than that I think it went well. I explained to the class what anxiety is, the symptoms of the disorder, and way to cope; so they could better understand what anxiety disorders are. A big part of the assignment was to choose a topic that everyone could relate to as well as interest them. And my topic was very effective because everyone has anxiety and I’m certain most of the class was feeling anxiety before they gave their speech that day. I know that I was!
Moving to this past weekend, I had to work Friday, Saturday, and Sunday as I usually do. I made a pretty good amount of money and none of my tables were too complicated. I do recall, though, Saturday one man complained that his Pepsi tasted like Diet Pepsi. It was regular Pepsi, and there wasn’t much I could do. I can’t make the Pepsi taste like Pepsi! Other than that the nights were pretty uneventful. Sunday there was a table of 20 right at 4:00, which wouldn’t have been so bad if half the table wasn’t children. Seriously, there were kids running all over in the restaurant. I felt a little sorry for the other customers, but that happens.
Not a whole lot is new in my life right now. I’m just struggling to get my homework done correctly and on time, as well as work on the weekends. The homework load has been a bit heavy lately, and it can get to be overwhelming at times. But once I put my mind to something it gets finished, that’s for sure. Now I just have to work on getting at least eight hours of sleep every night. So I can have more energy to get everything done!