Ahhhh!  This entry disappeared into the Internet oblivion.  I knew it.  I knew it.  I knew it!  There really is a textbook conspiracy going on.  What you see guys is that I posted this entry about a week ago where I was slightly ranting about the ridiculous situation about textbooks. I admit that it was a slightly dramatic post but it was induced by completely legitimate reasons...Reasons being that for an entire week, I walked back and forth from my dorm to the bookstore everyday to check if my book had made it from an on-line purchase order I had made the week before and guess what...It was always never there.  You could expect the frustration that came over me.  I had homework for the class, and I had no textbook...Lord knows that I barely understood the material from class!  On top of that, books that my other professors requested for me were not on my VIP booklist so I had to look for them myself even though it should have been placed in my box already.  Ahhhh!  So, yes it was slightly lazy on my part to complain about having to walk around the shelves and look for books, but hey!  They claim convenience if I purchase on-line, right?

Anyways...My frustration got the best of me, and I kind of gave the bookstore lady a bit of attitude...to which I still feel really badly about!  So, I finally just went on Amazon and found actually that the book I had been waiting for for so long could be purchased for about 1/4 of the price I was to pay at the school bookstore.  It's a conspiracy I tell you.  It's ridiculous how much textbooks cost!  On top of that, there are some professors who "co-writes" books...I've heard about these situations...and then they make their students buy ridiculous copies of them.  Fortunately, one of my professors did co-write a book, but it was reasonably priced...so hooray!

So anyways...textbook, textbook, textbook.  I recommend that you guys try checking out Amazon when buying your first textbooks...oh and for selling them too.  I don't really want to go into the ranting details about selling books back to bookstore, but here's a little scenario.  You purchase a new book for $130.  You barely use it for the semester.  You sell it in practically mint condition, but you only get $40 back.  They'll probably sell it to some little freshman next semester for $90.  OH!  The conspiracy I tell you!

Anyways, guys, enjoy high school textbooks for free, and catch y'all on the flipside, future Gamecocks!

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So nothing really going on much here.  Nothing but the Wii and What I Like About You and Night Fire.  Nothing but Chick-Fil-A and Taco Bell and Pandinis.  Nothing but Megan and Eric and Andy and Shawn and me.  Nothing but just us again with occassional homework and such here at MaxcyPad.   I just can't wait for tomorrow...oh Friday, won't you get here?!? 

I only have two classes, for which I'm very glad.  Only Physics and Chemistry and by 11 o'clock, I'll be done.  Except for some readings, CAPA for physics, and a Chem lab...the weekend should be a breeze.  It's been pretty nice too that I'm finally getting over whatever bug I picked up last week.  THANK GOD because I'm sick of being sick...and definitely sick of being a whiner...hehe!  I also need to start going back to Strom.  With the cold weather and my stuffed up nose, getting there has just been impossible.  Oh dear me and my new year's resolution slowly going down the drain...

Well, here are some things to look forward to for the next couple of days: the weekend's coming, watching Deja Vu with the gang tomorrow at RH, a Filipino dance practice with FASA on Sunday, and lots of hanging out, chilling, recuperating, and yeahhh...lazying it up...oh, the life!  Hehehe!

Hope y'alls week has been going well.  Time to hit the books and maybe take a nap.  I never liked taking naps before, but now...I can't go a day without taking one or two a day.  In college...naps will be your best friend!

Catch y'all later on the flipside, future Gamecocks!

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Yes, guys, I'm already whining.  I can't believe that it's only Tuesday, and on top of that, today is my first day of Chem lab.  I'm not really looking forward to it--a quiz and an afternoon of spectrometers and such, but do I have a choice? 

Man, I'm really sorry guys.  I hate to blog like a whiner.  I think it's just because I'm getting slightly cranky, so just bare with me y'all.  I think I picked up something again--I'm all stuffed up, and I can probably cook an egg on my forehead.  I have a feeling there's a bug going around along with this stupid weather that keeps changing on me...One day..err I mean, one hour it's cold and the next it's hot.  My body can barely keep up with the temperature...ahhh!   I hate being sick!

I'm ready to just get through all that I need to get done today and get back into my pajamas.  I've got a lab in about half an hour.  Unfortunately, honors Chem lab is estimated to last for about three hours.  Hopefully, my Chem lab partner and I can squeeze out an hour early.  Then, there's a FASA meeting at 6 tonight, which I hope will go by fast as well.  Lastly, I still need to go to Strom tonight because I didn't get to go yesterday.  I had Physics homework that was due by midnight, and without a book, it took me a while to get it finished.  Ahhhh!

And well yadah-yadah-yadah guys!  Sorry I'm whining, whining, whining.  I hope that the lab will somehow turn out to be fun and will be a pick-me-up or something...I can go for some wishful thinking, right?  And well, hopefully next time when I write again I'll be feeling well and will be in a much better mood.  (Anyone want to drop by with some good ol' soup?)  I wish y'all a much better day in y'alls side of the world...Catch y'all later on the flipside, future Gamecocks.

P.S.  The Colts are going to the Superbowl...whooooooooo!

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Phew, I made it through the first week of school guys.  I was really excited about going back to Cola, as y'all may have read, but that was mostly because I wanted to be back with friends and what not.  I really wasn't quite ready for classes to begin, but hey!  I made it through all the intros and syllabis and such with several stories to tell...

Monday: I went to the Red Cross MLK Day Service at the Ronald McDonald House about 5 minutes from campus.  I got to meet some new people and got to help out.  We mostly just cleaned out and straightened out the house, but it was still quite a neat experience.  Definitely looking forward to more opportunities for service especially with Red Cross!

Tuesday: It was the first day of classes, and boy was it hard to get up that early in the morning.  At 7:30 AM, I was up for my 8 o'clock class.  Luckily, en route to Gambrell for the Science & Spirit class, the Colloquium was on the way.  There's nothing better than a hot Caramel Macchiatto from Starbucks to start off the day!

Wednesday: First meetings with my MWF professors except for my Chem prof who is the same as last semester's.  I was pretty satisfied with everything especially since I was with several familiar faces in each of the three classes I had that day.  I think that it's pretty cool having some of the same classmates--made possible mostly due to the fact that the classes are from the Honors College.  If I were in those 300-student Chemistry classes, I'm sure I probably would not even recognize 1/4 of the students in it.

Thursday:  TWO-HOUR DELAY!  Considering my only two classes of the day were in the morning, I only had to go to one...Logic!  Half the class didn't show up, however, so Dr. J decided to give us, who did show up, a break.  It was a pretty cold and gloomy day, and before I knew it, I was back in my jammies at Maxcy...hehe!

Friday: Once again, only two classes.  Definitely, two thumbs up!  With nothing much to really do, my friends and I just really chilled (not that we didn't the past other days.)  I did decide to hit up Strom around 5 with my best friend.  She went off to the climbing wall, while I spent some good amount of time on the treadmill and lifting weights...YES...LIFTING WEIGHTS!  I saw one of my friends in the gym, and he became my personal trainer guiding me through the different machines and such.  Lord knows I look dumb trying to look at the diagrams and reading the instructions on how to use each machine!  Afterwards...we hit up Russell House for dinner...showered of course because I stunk...and went back to RH to catch the 9 o'clock movie.  I won't spoil it for those who haven't seen the movie yet...but most definitely I recommend that y'all go out and rent PRESTIGE when it comes out on DVD.  That was one great movie!

And that was the past week, but now here I am back at home again, guys.  Tomorrow is another big game for the Colts (my sister and her husband are huge fans!) so me and Shawn came home for the weekend to watch the game with the family.  I've been doing so great in eating healthier and smaller portions back in Cola, but in the short 12 hours that I've been home, I think I've eaten more here than I did the entire past week!  My mother is the best cook in the world, and ahhhh!  I just can't stop eating!

Anyways...I hope everyone had a great week with school and everything.  Half the weekend is over...so let's all enjoy tomorrow!  Hopefully tomorrow night will be a great night (cross y'alls fingers for a Colts' victory!!!!)

Catch y'all on the flipside, future Gamecocks!

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It's time to catch y'all up on my first few days back here at....COLA!  It's been nice getting back in the groove of things.  Here at MaxcyPad, the gang is back, and best of all...we've got a Wii!  Yes, you read it right.  We've got a Wii!  It's really funny watching the guys play boxing and such...if only we can get ourselves another controller.  Anyone care to hook me up with one?  ^_^ hehe!

Well...on to more important things...Classes have officially begun.  Well, a couple of days ago they have.  After about 10-15 times that I revised my schedule over the break, I'm pretty satisfied with how my classes have turned out, all five Honors classes.  Everyday is pretty much a different schedule due to science labs and such, but it's pretty doable.  For the most part, I get all my classes done early.  Like for Thursdays and Fridays, I'm pretty much done by 11AM, and that is certainly nice!

So, I guess this is where I start talking about my classes and professors and such...I just better watch what I say, or else I might dig myself a grave with professors.  Nah, just kidding!  None of them were bad at all.

PHIL 110: Intro to Logic - Dr. J is how he likes to be called.  Dr. Stiver is pretty funny.  He digresses a lot, but then again he admits to it and says that it is just a part of his teaching style.  I've heard some seriously scary stories about Logic that made me think twice about taking the class, but Dr. J looks like a man who not only knows his stuff (he co-wrote our textbooks) but also is a very interesting prof.

PSYC 470: Survey of Languages - Professor Disterheft is...interesting!  She showed up about 20 minutes to class because she thought that the class was in HUM 201 when it was actually at HM 201.  But nevertheless, the class sounds interesting, and she seems like a very nice woman!

SCCC 360P: Prosem: Science & Spirituality - I have to wake up at 7:40 every TTH for this class because I have to make it to  Gambrell by 8, but there is Starbucks on the way...so it's totally fine!  Professor Buxhoeveden (I don't know how to pronounce his name) sounds like a very reasonable man.  The class material sounds very very very interesting.  I'm pretty excited about this class!

SCCC 104: Principles of Chem II - I'm back in Chemistry again with MURPHY!  I thought that I wanted to get out of Pre-Pharm because of Chemistry, but I'm actually pretty psyched about being back in Dr. Murphy's class.  I definitely LOVVVE her point system (I exempted the final exam..woot!), and I look forward to furthering my Chemistry knowledge...hahaha!

PHYS 202: Man do I wish I had paid much greater attention to my high school physics class.  I could have exempted this course had I just gotten one more point on the AP!!  Dr. Jones is no match to my old Physics teacher, and although, I didn't think that I would ever say it...I MISS MY OLD MR. ROGERS!  Dr. Jones isn't bad at all though...it's just I guess I got used to Mr. Rogers's way of teaching Physics.  I hope I don't blow this class.  It's more or less a review.  I better do well in it!

Aight, well that's all for now folks.  It's time to get back to the Wii!  Good ol' MaxcyPad is packed with about 7 people, and although it's been freezing cold all day due to the weather...I'm burning up with all the body heat!  Catch y'all later on the flipside, future Gamecocks!

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It's been a great winter break.  I was completely psyched about it being one whole month, and I sure did not waste any day of it.  The first week was grand with all the Christmas celebrations--family, friends, and lots and lots and lots of lunches, dinners, and GIFTS and such!  The second week was adventurous with my trip to Indianapolis--touring the city and riding a Cessna flown by my sister!  And the third week was just as marvelous--welcoming 2007 with a visit from my boyfriend and then taking him all around Greenville!  But now fourth week has rolled itself...and Yep, guys, you read it right!  It's time to pack my bags and head back to Cola once again.  My one-month winter break is really winding down to its last week and fast!  Can you guys believe it?!?

Clothes and such are pretty much packed, and my mom and I went to good ol' Wal-Mart and Walgreens the other day for some grocery shopping--time to restock on the school supplies and get some healthy snacks (including Special K bars and those 100 Calorie Oreos and Chips Ahoy)!  Unfortunately, I had to find out for myself that Freshman 15 is pretty accurate.  Since I moved to Cola back in August, I've gained about 10 lbs?!?  Yea...I'm serious!  I thought I was so smart in figuring out that I can get the most bang out of my meal plan and not go over by getting a Whopper Jr., french fries, a drink, and an apple pie, but now I'm realizing that...yea...wasn't such a great idea after all!  Henceforth, my goals for spring semester shall be to get all A's and to lose every single pound of that horrible 10-lb gain! 

Anyways...I hope everyone's settling back into school just fine.  MLK day is soon approaching as well, so I'm sure most of you guys are getting excited for that 3-day weekend, too!  But more importantly, I know acceptance letters have been getting sent to some already.  An old friend from high school told me that he already got his letter of acceptance to UNC about 4 weeks ago.  I hope that everyone has gotten their ducks in a row as far as college applications and such are concerned.

Well, that's all for now folks!  Catch y'all later on the flipside, future Gamecocks!

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