My family and I met a very interesting person tonight. Before I get into talking about him, let me tell y'all exactly how we met him:
My dad and my sister wanted to go to Sea Island for some fish, so mom and I agreed and went, just like normal. After the buzzer that they gave us activated mom and dad, since they were the closest, went up to pick up our meal. Not long after doing so an old man walked up to my dad and asked him about his shirt (my dad was sporting one from my university). The reason why he asked was because he an alumni of my school, and when he went his mom was paying somewhere between $200 or $280 dollars a year. Mind you, this gentleman graduated in 1939. (After I heard this figure I pratically freaked, thinking how much I would LOVE for that to be how much I pay instead of the actual sum. Thank God I have a scholarship that covers 2/3rds of the tuition.)
As it turns out he's a veteran of WWII. (Truthfully he's not the first one I've met, but I think it's still amazing to meet them.) He told us that he mostly worked in supplies--or lack there of as he humorously told us--and that he was promoted by General Patton himself. I don't think he actually got to meet the man though because at the time Patton had to leave early for something.
I managed to get his contact information, so I'll be getting in contact with my history professor tonight because I'm hoping the two can schedule a time to have him show up and talk to us about the war from his perspective. So far I've got three things going in my favor:
1 - the history class that I'm taking is a military history class
2 - our last test, which was this past Thursday, ended off on WWI
3 - my teacher is a WWII buff
Either way, I just find this totally cool. Have a good evening, and wish me luck! X3
Here's something that was given to us (my classmates and I) by our Theology professor via the Internet. I think y'all might like it. (I know I did! ^_^)
"How to Write a College Paper
1. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a well lighted place with plenty of freshly sharpened pencils.
2. Read over the assignment carefully, to make certain you understand it.
3. Walk down to the vending machines and buy some coffee to help you concentrate.
4. Stop off at the third floor, on the way back and visit with your friend from class. If your friend hasn't started the paper yet either, you can both walk to McDonalds and buy a hamburger to help you concentrate. If your friend shows you his paper, typed, double-spaced,and bound in one of those irritating see-thru plastic folders, drop him.
5. When you get back to your room, sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a clean, well lighted place with plenty of freshly sharpened pencils.
6. Read over the assignment again to make absolutely certain you understand it.
7. You know, you haven't written to that kid you met at camp since fourth grade. You'd better write that letter now and get it out of the way so you can concentrate.
8. Go look at your teeth in the bathroom mirror.
9. Listen to one of your favorite CDs and that's it, I mean it, as soon as it's over you are going to start that paper.
10. Rearrange all of your CDs into alphabetical order.
11. Phone your friend on the third floor and ask if he's started writing yet. Exchange derogatory remarks about your teacher, the course, the university, and the world at large.
12. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a clean, well lighted place with plenty of freshly sharpened pencils.
13. Read over the assignment again; roll the words across your tongue; savor its special flavor.
14. Check the newspaper listings to make sure you aren't missing something truly worthwhile on TV. NOTE: When you have a paper due in less than 12 hours, anything on TV from Masterpiece Theater to Sgt. Preston of the Yukon is truly worthwhile, with these exceptions: a) Pro Bowler's Tour b) any movie starring Don Ameche.
15. Catch the last hour of Soul Brother of Kung Fu on channel 26.
16. Phone your friend on the third floor to see if he was watching. Discuss the finer points of the plot.
17. Go look at your tongue in the bathroom mirror.
18. Look through your roommate's book of pictures from home. Ask who everyone is.
19. Sit down and do some serious thinking about your plans for the future.
20. Open your door and check to see if there are any mysterious trench-coated strangers lurking in the hall.
21. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a clean, well lighted place with plenty of freshly sharpened pencils.
22. Read over the assignment one more time, just for the hell of it.
23. Scoot your chair across the room to the window and watch the sunrise.
24. Lie face down on the floor and moan.
St. Procrastinatus"
WARNING: This is going to be a vent post. All those who shoe shop like it's a religion, you have been warned.
I'm going to make this very clear: I HATE shoe shopping with a passion!!! 
I know this may sound strange comming from a member of the female species, but it's been a constant pain in the butt for me for the past five or seven years now. Here's why:
I wear a size 11 in US women's measurements.
(There, I said it!!!) Tennie-shoes definitely aren't the problem; believe me, if I don't find anything I like in the women's section I just get myself an 8 1/2 or 9 from the men's (they usually have the more comfortable tennie shoes anyway). Casual/Dress shoes on the other hand are next to impossible for me to find. Most department stores carry one or two 11's in a few choice styles, and most of all the good ones are taken by the shoe-fanatics. =_=; (Damn you!!! *shakes fist in frustration*)
HOWEVER, it just so happened that today I was taken to one of the FEW shoe stores in town that ACTUALLY carries an ample supply of my size. (*le gasp!*) I didn't think much would come of it, but I actually made out like a bandit (for once). Hec, I even enjoyed myself (again--for once)! 
But do you want to know what's really funny about all that? ^_^ That same place of a God-send that I was taken to today will officially shut its doors in December. ^_^; ...*beep*...
I went shopping with my family today, right? Well, one of the places we went to was Best Buy, which is one of the few stores that I can actually enjoy myself in. (This may sound a little weird coming from a girl, but shopping is usually one of my LEAST favorite things to do... =_=;)
Upon walking in there, the first area I decided to visit was the Nickalodean section to look at one of my all-time favorite series: Avatar: The Last Airbender. (^__^) I've been looking forward to the release of the third season boxset for quite some time now, so I wanted to see how much it would cost. If it was at a price that I could afford at that moment--which would have been less than $40--then I would have purchased it on the spot.
Well... ^^;
My initial thoughts of, "I can't wait to see this!!!" ^___^ quickly turned into, "I can totally wait to see this!!!" o___O;
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm not going to cough up $89.99+tax just so the boxset can ultamitely end up back on the shelf collecting dust! That's just plum CRAZY!!
...that's all I wanted to say =_=;...
As a side note, I'm also going to start using this as a means to announce when I have updated my story Tides of Fate or anything else related to it.
