Absent-Minded Jay

After taking another class this semester and the term finally winding down, once again I am filled with thoughts of how the college educational system needs to change.

I think they should shrink the terms from roughly a four-month semester to two eight-week modules. One class, such as Econ I, taken in four weeks would be so great.

I know, because I’m one of those ADD people who gets bored of something when it’s drawn out too long. I think to be able to complete a class in half the time and in the long run the degree in half the time is a much better option than a whole semester of wondering “when is this going to end!”

There would have to be some refining to the courses and schedules to accomodate the crunch time but I think they could do it. They have been doing it the same way for too many decades. It’s time for some school to step up to the plate and try a new agenda, be a leader, and show that things can and need to be changed.

I would bet that the college drop out rate would decrease and the grades and GPAs would increase. College students will be more attentive in class and they won’t get bored so quickly which means they’ll perform better in the class.

That’s my perception of things anyway.

((((( drum roll ))))

I got an 85! WOOHOO! Passed the core exam with a B!

Of course, she kind of gave us a built-in curve. There were 20 questions at 5 points a piece. I missed 5 questions which should have given me a 75 but she only counted each incorrect answer as 3 points a piece which gave me an 85.

Good times!

Now, the take home final and some extra credit and I am done, done, DONE! For the semester anyway.

Look how evil Tyra looks. I guess the daily talk show competition is getting to her. I wouldn’t mind “doing” a little evil though…hehehe.

It’s been a while since I posted last but I’ve been busy.

I had the family get together on Thursday with the mother-in-law and then my family.

Friday was going to be a tennis day but the local Fry’s store was having an awesome sale that I decided to go to early in the morning but apparently not early enough. It started at 5am but there was no way I was going to get up at that time, especially since we didn’t get home Thursday night until around midnight-thirty and into bed until about 1am. I got up at 6:30am and got there by 7am. That was too damn late. I pull up to the parking lot and I kid you not, it was like a regular busy shopping day. I don’t think I’ve seen more employees working at Fry’s at one time as I did that morning. I didn’t get to purchase any of the things I wanted to check out but I did get a few good deals. I bought my wife a 1GB MP3 player. Regularly $129.99 but I got it for $49.99. Good times! She loved it. If I was smarter, I would have saved it for a Christmas present but I usually never last anyway. I just love giving presents to my wife and kids and see the excitement on their faces.

I didn’t think about it until I left the store the first time but they were selling a Creative Muvo 128MB MP3 player normally $29.99 for $17.99 and it was a good deal. I thought about it later that I could get one each for my kids and they would think the world of them. I bought them both CD players last year but to have this miniature portable thing for them would be awesome. Too bad they were sold out by the time I got back to the store. I went to two different locations and finally found one at the second location which is the one I went to that morning. I found the product by luck because it was behind other MP3 players. I just happened to spend enough time in the section looking for them that I spotted it. So, I got one of them out of the way. I’ve been checking eBay for them but some people want more than the original price of $29.99 and what is worse is that the bidders are too stupid to realize they are paying way more for them than they could get it at the local store. Dumb ass people! Now, If I can get one for about $17-$24 then it’s worth it because the store price of $29.99 doesn’t include tax. If we add tax, it’d be like $35. So, I watch and wait on eBay. Oh wait, I did see them on Fry’s online store at Outpost.com two days ago for $17.99 but I didn’t see them today. Once again, I guess I should have purchased it when I had the chance. >

Saturday was windy and rainy for the morning so no tennis. It did turn out to be a pretty decent day once the sun came out around 1pm. The ground was still wet but that didn’t stop my kids from playing in the yard.

I cleaned out the garage a little more. Now, one corner of the garage looks almost like my storage space that I rented in between the duplex and this rental house. I figured the shit I wasn’t going to get into or need could be stacked in the back corner of the garage and stacked high. LOL! I still have some containers to go through and some computer supplies that I need to get rid of since I have no room in my “offcie” nook. Sucks! Of course, I haven’t used all that shit yet and I probably won’t need it until I get rid of it. That’s how it always works.

Sunday I played roller hockey. I finally scored two goals and I think I got an assist. We ended up winning but it was against a team that is winless. Not that they really suck, it’s just that they haven’t learned to connect on their passes or make their easy goals when they get the chances. It’s all fun though! I did hit the post a few more times so it started out frustrating but it all worked out in the end…until next Sunday.

Monday was a half sick day because my kids are sick. The youngest had been puking since early Sunday morning and did so again Monday at 4am. The doctor prescribed many medicines for both and they even gave the youngest an IV in the office because she was getting dehydrated. The kids stayed home from school but I had some work to do so I went into the office.

Today, Tuesday, is just the typical work day so far. Nothing exciting except that my ass exploded before I went to lunch in the men’s restroom in my office building. I hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday around 6pm but I haven’t felt “right” ever since. The explosion wasn’t that bad because I hadn’t eaten so there wasn’t much to release. I have eaten lunch so only time will tell if I can leave further presents in the facilities!

Well, lunch is over so I’d better get back to the office.

I’ll need to share about my family Thanksgiving get together. It was quite interesting.

So, I thought I’d share a few pictures of the woman (yes, she’s a woman now) I’m having an affair with.

Sh…don’t tell my wife.

So, just to bring down the tone of the party before it gets too out of hand let me tell you something…

Today is the anniversary of my Mom’s death.

Yep, that’s what I have to look forward to each year before the Thanksgiving holiday. To know that the day before we give thanks, my precious Mom departed this horrible Earth.

With that last statement you must think that I surely believe in a better place than Earth. You would be partly correct.

I believe with all the harshness and cruelty in the world that there has got to be a place better than life on Earth.

But, I also believe with all the wonderfulness in the world like my wife, my kids, my friends, and my health that I wonder what could be better than this?

What I do know is that both my Mom and Dad are no longer suffering at the self-centeredness and inadequacies of their children. They no longer have to be the good parents that they were and bail their worthless children out of predicaments they could have easily avoided but chose to take the wrong path.

At the same time, I no longer have to worry about the pain and suffering my parents had to endure the last few years of their lives on Earth. Every day I would worry what problems my siblings were bringing to my parents…not just once, not just twice but multiple times over. The thing about it though is that my parents would do it over and over because that’s how great they were. It’s a shame their children knew this and took full advantage of it.

If it wasn’t drugs, it was borrowing money because they couldn’t pay their rent because they wanted a new computer or some shit like that. If it wasn’t bailing them out of jail, it was bailing them out of their monthly car payment because they spent the money elsewhere for something not necessary. The list goes on and on.

Oh and yes, I am the perfect son. Always have been. It’s called a conscious and having morals. Either or both 3/4 of my family members do not have.

So anyway, Happy Thanksgiving to my parents. I hope all is well and you are enjoying your time alone together while you can wherever you may be. Because eventually, sooner or later, my older siblings will start to permanently visit you once again and I’m sure they’ll bring their problems with them for you to once again bail them out.

…maybe the kid did.

I don’t know the whole story but I do know that at 14 years old, I would not have had a problem with having sex with this 25-yr-old woman.

Sign me up for her class! I definitely grew up in the wrong decade!

Link to story here on cnn.com for as long as it lasts.

I got the movie, Stealth, in the other day. I was watching it knowing that the ever-so-hot Jessica Biel was in it and hoping for some kind of “hot” shot of her.

Turns out they just had a great shot of a waterfall that is supposed to be in Thailand…I do like waterfalls.

Oh yeah, the movie wasn’t too bad either…worth a rental or a dollar movie.

My prof is making me sweat.

Still no grade posted on the course web site.

I’m wetting the bed in anticipation…

Today was my core exam for my economics class.

I had the previous tests copies to study from. Yes, even the wonderful 56 one I got. I studied just a bit, like an hour, on Friday but didn’t do any studying Saturday. I had a hockey game Sunday night but I came home and studied from about 8:30pm to 11pm.

I felt pretty confident with taking the test but that’s the way I felt for exams II and III. On those, I got a 56 and 84, respectively, but I thought I got at least in the low 90s but obviously didn’t.

Anyhoo…the prof said she wasn’t giving back the core exam but to check the course web page for our grade.

Anxiously I await to find out my grade but I also don’t really want to know. I’m scared that I might do worse than I thought.

I’d be happy with an 80-something, preferrably the higher 80s.

Next up…a take-home final exam and, I think, one more quiz.