Fall Break Run-Down

This blog is coming to you live from none other than the Beam Library.

Just to provide the proof I know my readers want, I include the picture. You may notice that it is quite similar to a previous post's location, and you would be noticing correctly because it is the exact same place. Call me a creature of habit.
Fall break was this past weekend here at OC. It was fantastic! I did post a blog during the break, but it was small and I feel as though so much has happened since my latest post.
I will give you a run down of my days.
Wednesday:
I went to class, took one of the hardest tests I will ever take in my Western Thought and Expression class then booked it to Fayetteville where I spent the night.

This is the people I spent some time with. They are great. Courtney and Shane are the ones in a staring contest. Courtney probably won.

Thursday:
I left Fay-Town and headed back to the motherland. I arrived by about 7:00 pm and enjoyed an evening of friends and Grey's Anatomy. Upon arriving in Jonesboro, I rolled my windows down and yelled, "this is my town!!!" at the top of my lungs to inform any suspicious residents of  whose ownership the town is actually under.

Friday:
I woke up late, brought my brother lunch and hung out with some really great friends at Arkansas State University where I ate in their cafeteria and mooched off of their resources (See previous post). I then caught up with some old friends and had dinner with my pops and his lady. After dinner I attended my high schools football game to watch the 7th loose of the season. My good friend Shane and I had quite the date that night, and by that I mean he went with me to the game and then we got some food.

This is not Shane and I on our date, but in Courtney Hill's dorm room. I included this to get a mental image of us together. Cutest Couple 2010.
Saturday:
Had a pancake breakfast with family and then had lunch with my mother. A lot of food was consumed on this day. I then attempted to study for my research paper, but did not prove to be very productive. Later that evening I went to "Pumpkin Hollow" in Piggot, Arkansas with some really great friends. The town is a lot like the name sounds. I think the armpit of our society comes out to get their Halloween fright. I spent $25.00 to be "scared." The lines were long and although we arrived about 9:30pm we didn't leave until about 1:00am. On my way back to Jonesboro I was pulled over by a state trooper. It turns out I was crossing the center line and weaving back and forth. The cop asked me if I had been drinking, and I had not been, but I told him that we had just been to a haunted house therefore we could have been a bit intoxicated with fear. He made me get out of my car and take a sobriety test. I had some trouble standing still and following his finger with my eyes, but after being allowed to take the breathalyzer test my sobriety was proven. My proof of insurance was expired though, so he got me on that.

Sunday:
I attended city church, ate lunch with my dad, got coffee with friends, shopped, and saw a movie.

Monday:
I left early that morning instead of Sunday afternoon so I could stay an extra night. I departed about 5:45 am in order to make it back for my classes. I had only planned on missing Chemistry, but about three hours from school my tire blew out. I pulled over on I-40 and then began to try and put on my spare. I fully intended to do this quickly and then drive the rest of the way on my little donut tire, but then I read the label that said not to exceed 50mph on the tire. I then decided getting back for class did not look in my favor, so I looked up a tire repair place close by and there was one just up the road. I then got to work attempting to put the spare on, and I got pretty close to getting it off, but could not get some of the bolts to budge. So there I was, trying my best on the side of the interstate to change my tire, as giant trucks were sucking me into their force field as they drove by and so I just started crying and exploring other options. The next thing I know, an older man pulled over to help and got the bolts off my tire with ease. He was so great. I was then able to drive my car to the tire place I found on my phone.

(said tire place)

(the wonderful man who works at the sketchy tire place)
 It was a bit sketch, complete with old tires, tattooed men, and full grown pit bulls, but the guy who changed my tire didn't charge me to put it on and completed the job in a matter of minutes.
I wrote all of that to say how great God is. Although my blog has been primarily nonsense thus far, I do want to stop and admire the glorious power of the Lord. I wanted to leave Sunday, but for some reason I felt I needed to wait. What if I had left Sunday? I would have had a flat tire in the middle of the night, and no place would have been open to help me. Also my mom had just given me some cash, and without that money I would not have been able to purchase the tire. The man who stopped to help me with the changing of my tire was wonderful, and the guy at the tire place did everything he could to make sure I would be ok. I was so overwhelmed after the incident I just cried most of the way back to school. God had control of the situation the entire time.
Anyhow, just wanted to let the world (and by world I mean my small group of readers) about my eventful fall break.
Deuces are wild! (a phrase coined by Brittany Roe)
K. Jack

ASU

This blog is coming live from the Arkansas State University.

These are the people I am with.

I am on fall break. No school for me until Monday, so I came on back to the motherland to spend time with those who raised me. Pictured above is Brittany Roe to my left and Corey Wright to my right. Wright and right that is an annonyms. I have big plans for my weekend, and by big plans I mean reading the Quran. Don't be too quick to judge, I am not converting to Islam, I have a research paper over the Quran's influence on Women during the Middle Ages. I capitalized Women because they are superior. Alright, over and out.

K.Jack

I Have a Few Topics I Would Like to Discuss

1."Cray Cray"
 I attend Oklahoma Christian University and as there are at any school, we have fads. One of the current fads is the use of the word "cray cray." You may be asking yourself, "Why are people saying the name of a fish twice?" Well let me tell you world, they are not references the small nocturnal freshwater crustacean that resembles a lobster:

(a crayfish)

The word they are looking for is "crazy," or "insane" if you will. 

It is neither here nor there, just thought some of you outside listener of OC campus lingo may be a bit confused.

2. The Shmalon

At OC our school news paper, "The Talon" is distributed periodically. In response to the paper and in response to OC in general a paper entitled "The Shmalon" is distributed. I just want to say that I think this piece of art is brilliant. In the most recent article "The Shmalon" discussed some alumni who are taking jobs at places like On Cue, Starbucks, and Target.

I mean, they are cute and all but...

 I just want to say that if my Biology degree does not get me any farther than down Memorial road, I may need to transfer soon. I'm hoping for the best though, and planning to stick with OC for 4+ years.

3. Procrastination

It is the reason I created this blog. This blog is live from the library where there is little to no studying happening on my part. I have a huge test on Wednesday, but hey who doesn't enjoy a good blog?

I have a picture to prove my whereabouts.

4. Scat Master

Recently I have taken up the art of scatting. If you do not know what scat is have a looksie at this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Geiq0FP13uQ&feature=related

I'm just as good if not better than this guy. 

5. This Weekend

So this past weekend I spent with my friend Kathleen Butler. We decided to study all weekend, so we made no plans and kept the TV off. Those things were accomplished. However, we woke up around 1:00 pm and began studying soon after. I did not move from her couch until about 9:45 pm that night. In over eight hours of "studying" I got about 10 chemistry problems done. I don't even know what happened. The whole day was a blur, but I think I had fun. In the midst of the studying we ordered some Chinese food. I had to reach a minimum order so they would deliver, but I guess I ordered more food than I intended because the guy on the phone asked me if I was ordering for a small business. I almost replied, "Oh no there are only two of us," but realized how embarrassing that would be. To make matters worse, when the delivery guy came he asked me if I was having a party. I just said yes and gave him the cash. I still have some noodles in my fridge.

Well, hope everyone has a great day!

K. Jack

From Ugly to Whoopee.

This blog is live from: The music office conference room.
Seeing as I am a Freshman with a music scholarship, I spend at least one hour in the music office per week.
Here I am sitting here blogging: (I'm checking out the other people in the room, seeing if they are noticing I am blogging instead of doing something productive)

Sorry that my pictures I have included thus far do not encompass a very broad spectrum of my life. I usually just open up my photo booth as I am blogging and take a picture of the current state I am in.
So Halloween is next weekend. This is a great holiday. You get to pretend to be something you are not (if you so choose). And let me tell you, I so choose. This is a picture of me at Halloween last year:

If you are looking at this and thinking, "Wow, these girls sure do look like the 'Teen Girl Squad'," Well then you would be thinking correctly. Notice the similarity:

I am the Ugly One.
I you have no idea what I am writing about please, PLEASE check this out: http://www.homestarrunner.com/tgsmenu.html

So anyhow, that was last year at my good friend Chad Morgan's annual Halloween party. The year before my costume was:

And they get progressively more strange.
Also, my friends and I for the past few years have been attending the "Rocky Horror Picture Show." Anyone want to time warp?
If you have seen it then you know it is one of the most ridiculous/fun/strange things you will ever see.
Now I want to shift gears. I'm new to this blogging business and want to know what you want to hear about. What could I write that would entertain you at the greatest level? Just let me know and I will do my best, because you know how it is.
K. Jack

Live from Chem Is Try...

I have one correction to make concerning my first blog regarding my good resident assistant friend Hannah Faye Foster. She is actually one of my best friends who never ceases to amaze me. She bought me a toothbrush for when I sleep over and it's pretty much like we are in a relationship. No not at all, but really I love her so much.
We like to say that Chemistry is the facilitator of our friendship, because without it, would we even be friends? The answer to that question is yes, but hey we love a good catalyst to our friendship!
Currently I am in Chemistry, sitting next to none other than Hannah Faye. Check out http://labellavita-hfoster.blogspot.com/2010/09/i-could-write-book.html if you want to see what Hannah Faye has to say.
That rhymed.
Here we are in Chemistry

This is us, learning.
You may be wondering about my glasses. Wonder no further because they are my reading glasses of +1.00 power.
basically once I do that I'm going to look up the delta H of the overall reaction and then add that to blah blah blah
Sorry that was what I was hearing, so it infiltrated my mind and was expressed through my writing.

Look how diligent! They are working so hard!

My professor is about to give us a short cut to one of our problems! Why do they have to with hold the short cuts from us? Just give it to me in the beginning. Now I am scraping up words to write so that's all I got for you now!

K. Jack

Peer Pressure

So, you may be thinking I will now blog about some major peer pressure in my life, but you would be wrong. I titled this blog "Peer Pressure" because that is what made me want to create this blog. Tonight I need to be writing a research paper and perhaps do some Chemistry, but alas I am not. I made a blog instead, so you better enjoy.
Where do I begin? I am a Freshman at Oklahoma Christian University and am a Biology major. The most ironic thing about my major is I have no classes that pertain to my major yet. I know you are dying to know what that schedule is so I won't retain that information from you any longer.
Bible and Classical Literature
Western Thought and Expression
Chemistry
Chemistry Lab
Voice Lessons
Chorale
There it is! Notice the lack of Biology courses. However, I do have the wonderful science of Chemistry. For those of you in that class with me, you may be aware of my motto: CHEM IS TRY! I live by it. Here is a picture of Chemistry featuring my friend (who probably would not claim me) Thomas Smith:

I am originally from Jonesboro, Arkansas where my family currently resides. Tonight I tried out for our schools holiday play entitled "Inspecting Carol." I will keep you posted.
School is tough. I enjoy objective science that has definite answers more than I enjoy subjective analysis of my scattered brain. As it turns out I have more of the later, but I am trooping through!
Since I have been at OC I have campaigned for one presidency, attended two symphonies, consumed 593 cups of coffee, tried out for two productions, and hammocked 13 times. Of those facts I made one up and turned another noun into a verb, so take that as you will.
Here is a picture of my friend Kathleen Butler in my hammock:

Yeah, don't let the fact that I am not in the hammock confuse you. It is mine.

I put this up and try to do homework in it, but then just fall asleep and wake up confused as to why I am outdoors. I should just withhold from hammocking when I need to complete legitimate work.

I miss my friends from high school a lot. I am mainly saying this because I have a picture I want to share with you:

Hot, I know.
Don't let their hotness deceive you, they are just as freaky as I am.
Every Monday I stay with my good resident assistant friend Hannah Faye Foster for "Katelyn Mondays!" I did not name it, I just accept the love.
When I study in my dorm room it gets a little ridiculous:

I love when the seasons change! Fall is upon us and in honor of the season change I painted my nails an edgy dark brown:

Not black.

Well, maybe next post I will have something more substantial and potentially reflective of my faith, but for now that is all I have.
K.Jack