Friday, October 15, 2010

I'm back, kiddos!


As if I had an audience, but I do this out of my 21st century compulsion to let the world, however minute my corner, know that I have internet access and a blogspot account. And I do miss chronicling my misadventures, however, minute they may be.
I guess this blog's purpose will be to partly chronicle my life as a MPH student, book lover, and my quest to knock off poundage.

Currently Reading:
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Muriel Barbery

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Dragon tattoos and marriage contemplations

Just finished watching, "Why Did I Get Married?" and I think it has to be one of my favorite Tyler Perry films. I like it because it portrays a professional, black middle-class that is not too often seen in movies and tv. Which leads me to think about how there really isn't a market for blacks unless it's urban-themed or comedy. Anyway, the thing that I found appalling was how Jill Scott's character was treated. Because she was obese it was ok for her to be the butt of jokes and to be completely disrespected by her husband and it seemed like everyone was oblivious to it, or maybe felt on some level that, "hey, the fat chick does need to lose some poundage ..." Other than that, I dug it.

On Friday night, I went to see the film adaptation of Stieg Larssons' novel with the same name, "Girl with a Dragon Tattoo." Since last year, I've been seeing this book in the local Borders and since it seemed to be a fairly popular book, I almost bought it. Since then, however, I completely forgot about it until a friend and I were walking past the Bryn Mawr Film Institute and saw a poster for it. I love thrillers/crime dramas so I didn't think it would disappoint in that regard, and it didn't. Lisbeth (Girl with a Dragon Tattoo) is awesome and she is not one to f*** with. I highly recommend this film, but if you can't handle somewhat graphic sex scenes (if you can even call it that) this film may not be for you. P.S. What's the deal with the dragon tattoo? And now I want to read the millennium trilogy. $44 for 3hardcovers isn't that steep, right?

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing

I have a stat test later. Just can't wait to get it done, and hopefully, I'll manage to get a decent grade on the test and in the class. I love mathematics! Um, not.

Ahhh, well.

I got some disappointing news today, and was bummed out for a minute. But life goes on, and I'm a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. It does suck, however, when you put time, energy, and a lot of yourself into making something work, and it just wasn't meant to be. But there will be plenty more opportunities, so there's no point in living in the past.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

On Being Grown

In July, I will be 24 and I'm ready to grow up! By growing up, that means 1) moving out of the 'rents place and really being on my own. In this recession, the best thing to do would be to stay home and go to school. My path is on the nursing track. I've spent a lot of time and money taking prerequisites and even my current job is healthcare related. It finally seems that I'm getting it together, but in my quiet, reflective moments, I wonder if I should have dropped out of grad school. And in my stressed out moments when school and work are bumming me out, I wonder why I'm really doing this. And while I have changed and my goals have been modified accordingly, I don't see why I couldn't utilize my background and still pursue my passions while on this new path. Why shouldn't I keep my options open?

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Kissing the Wind

may you kiss/the wind then turn from it/certain that it will/love your back ...

Those lines are from Lucille Clifton's poem, "Blessing the Boats." I always loved the poem because of the emotion it stirred in me, the feeling that I was young and free and could go where the wind wanted to take me. While I don't feel as carefree as I did when I was 18, or even 20, I'm still pretty young with some good opportunities ahead. I am ready to take some chances and for once, live the way I always wanted to.