Yeah, yeah. I know. Corny. So what. I’ve been up since 5:30 and I’m not yet finished with my coffee. Mostly, though, I’m getting myself motivated for a morning run before I head out to pick up the table from my parents.
And what’s on the agenda for you all today?
Spend the day with Tina at Peggy Sue’s Cafe, and then at my Parental Unit’s moving sale in Grantsburg. It was a fun day all around. My parents made out like bandits. I bought their old Dining Room table and it’s 6 chairs. Plus a bunch of other stuff Tina liked. And at the end of it all they bought us a pizza!
Yes, a good day.
Tomorrow? Well, that’s a different story. I have to go pick up the table and chairs. I have to get school work done. And I want to go on a run.
Can’t sleep. That is all.
Paid one-third of my bill for the U of M. They ain’t cheap. But at the moment I’m not signed up with any program, I’m just taking one class. It’s intro to psychology, so I’m hoping a good grade will allow me to be admitted into the psychology program. It’s not what I want to get my BA in, but it will allow me to get financing. Once I get enough credits I’ll transfer to the program I really want.
Unfortunately, until I find out if I can enroll in any program I’m paying my own tuition – no school loans for me yet.
Does anyone want to loan me $1300?
Okay people, I’m going running. Try not to wreck the place while I’m gone.
Update: So, my plan had been to run 45 minutes. However, my legs were screaming at me most of the way. As a result, I decided to cut is short. Yet, I still managed 3 miles. In 36 minutes. Not bad.I had a hunch my heart rate was not quite as high as the previous two runs, and I was right. Oh, it still got high, and the average was a bit higher than the other two, but I had some extended periods of lower heart rates than the previous two runs.
I had a hunch, though, that my heart rate was not quite as high as the previous two runs, and I was right. The average was a bit higher than the other two, but I had some extended periods of lower heart rates than the previous two runs. And I didn’t hit a top heart rate over 170. Close, 169. But, I’d say my hunch was correct.
If you want a simple example of how billing is done for medical visits read the post below by Richard Mayhew.
By this point in the soccer season, something usually hurts. Last night, I was running a line on a bad field and tweaked my ankle. Thankfully I did not roll it, but I jammed it on a divot. I iced it last night. I’m keeping it elevated and compressed today. And once I’m done…
via Modifier codes and well visits — Balloon Juice
Seriously, what are you still doing reading my post here. Click on the link and go read Richard’s over at Balloon Juice. Sheesh.
I’m taking a break from studying. I got up at 4:15 and hit the shower right away. My usual routine since I started college was to get up and hit the books right away. However, it seemed no matter how hard I tried at managing my time efficiently I ended up rushing out the door. But, so far, with switching things around, I’m finding myself much less rushed. I still have plenty of time to get my hour of study time in and I’ll not be rushed going out the door.
Honestly, I’m loving the addition of computers and the intenet to studying. I’m finding it much easier to grasp ideas and concepts with the multiple ways of having information presented. I am also loving that I can go back and re-watch the lectures if I missed anything. In fact, this morning as I watched the video explainations to the online group work I’m about to get into I ended up backing it up because I became lost in thought and missed what was being presented.
Win!
No, not the political organization. The act. As in move on with your life. My brother was killed because he and his friends decided to drink and drive. I mourned, I moved on. From time to time I experience some sadness because I loved my brother and I miss him. But I’ve moved on.
In 2003 I lost 6 people important to my life. All within 6 months. I mourned, I moved on. From time to time I experience some sadness because I loved my friends and relatives. But I’ve moved on.
In 2001 our country was attacked, and over 3000 people died. None of them had any connection to me other than most of them were Americans. Others were Foreign Nationals. In any case, they were not important to me in any manner like my brother, my relatives, and my friends. I’ve moved on.
It seems this date is used more to justify hate and negate love. It is used to sell fear and win votes. It is used for anything but healing. I’d really like us to heal, please. Enough about fear, terror, and hate. We can’t heal if we continue to be afraid. I am tired of hearing about how we are supposed to be afraid. I want to hear from my leaders how we are to heal.
It really is time for us to heal as a country. 15 years is long enough to mourn.
Well, after posting about how confident I felt after my first week of school, I realized I still have one lecture left to listen to! Not a bit deal, as it’s only 46 minutes long. So, I’m going to take a break from studying this morning. Yes, I have been studying. I turned in an essay on scatterplots of exam scores vs quiz scores. No doubt it was not the best writing I’ve done, but that’s okay. I will improve.
Besides, the point of the essay was to impress upon me the importance of doing “the work of the class.”
However, I am in need of a break. So, that said – I’m going for a run. When I get back I’ll watch the lecture.
Ah, the benefits of online education.