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Bethany 101: History in the Making  This is awful and pathetic: 2 updates in one day, after a 2 month absence In any case, I have this posted in my xanga as well, so I'm copying and pasting. Because I was getting home early today, I told my roommate I'd clean up the apartment (it's fun sometimes when you have free time). I got home early. I swept the kitchen and hall. I mopped the kitchen, hall, and bathroom. I cleaned the stove and countertops. I cleaned the toilet and sink. So I was going to call it a day. I decided to make dinner: chicken. When I went to open the freezer to get out the meat, a cup of macaroni and cheese fell from the top of the fridge. Thing is, I'd opened it yesterday, but I didn't put it up there, nor did I see it. So here is the aftermath.....  All I could do was laugh. it's been 2 months since i wrote last! and here is a recap of that time: - someone proposed to me. i said yes, then we called it off because he decided he didn't like girls anymore! - i took an overnight trip to minnesota with some teacher friends; didn't sleep at all that night! - i got 6 graduate credit hours! ok, two of those aren't true. but i mean, hey, a girl can dream. wow, i think it's sad that without thinking, i implied that my dream was to be really close to marriage, only to find out the guy swung the other way. perhaps i should consider raising my standards? :) school is almost over for the summer. just a few more days. psyched am i. ok so apparently this is good eatin': A man said to the universe, "Sir, I exist." "However," replied the universe, "the fact does not create in me a sense of obligation." enjoy your mondays. Current mood:  giddy.Current music: oldies.
Hoo ha For those of you who are unaware of the jelly situation in MY personal household, let me enlighten you. Today is Friday the 2nd of June. On Wednesday the 7th of June, I will drive [with my mom and littler brother] to Jackson Mississippi. The morning of Thursday June 8, I will head to the Jackson airport, out of which I'll head to New York City. In New York City, I will head to my place of temporary residence [which i just found yesterday and finalized about 10 minutes ago] in Brooklyn. Until the end of the month of June, I will live with a few girls I've never met in a 3rd floor apartment with a fairly large kitchen. It will be $650 for the stay [about 3 weeks]. On June 10, I will take my two teaching tests, both of which I must pass in order to teach in the NYC school system. June 19, I will begin an intense, [full-time] 7-week training program to gain certification to be a high school math teacher. Early September, I will be Ms Green, the math teacher, at "some" high school in New York City. I'll meet my first class, most of whom will be black or hispanic. Many of them will probably have only one parent who works three jobs, will have many brothers and sisters, and will not know whether he or she will have dinner that night. Some of them will come from middle class families with both the mother and father. There will be those who make straight As without hesitation and those who struggle daily to make low Cs. This is where I will be in three months. I have to figure out how to establish a firm line between friend and teacher. I need to realize that respect doesn't have to mean fear. I will need to teach every student, male or female, black or white, "smart" or "dumb", without going to each one individually [of course, that will be necessary at times]. How can I be a really great teacher when most students, even in a well-to-do high school, cringe at the word "math"? I have a feeling most people do not like the subject, mainly because whenever I tell my major, the majority of people look disgusted. I know that it's not the coolest subject ever, but I love it. So I need to find ways to convey that love without (1) looking like a dork or (2) shoving it down their throats. [Of course I've pretty much been a cool dork for several years now.] Rules for myself: i. I will continue to say ma'am and sir, and I will use it in the classroom. ii. I will not conform to the commonality of wearing black all the time. Color makes me happy. Plus, I can't afford a new wardrobe. iii. I will expect criticism for (1) my accent and (2) my age. I will face both with a smile, knowing that I have a freakin' awesome personality, and they just need a little bit of time to see it. iv. In the midst of struggle, I'll keep my passion. v. I will always, always keep it real. So keep in touch, all. This will very likely be my last entry, at least for a very long time. If any of you ever decide to come to the Big Apple, shoot me an e-mail. [I'm a little wary of putting my phone number on here.] I can at least be a cheap tour guide and lunch date. Keep it real, BG (4 milky ways | leave me candy) life without passion is unforgivable. i have a job in new york city after i graduate. i think i'm going to take it. be cool. be real. i keep glancing over at a group of folks, and every single time, someone "catches" me. ha. woops. (2 milky ways | leave me candy) My Rant for the Evening of February 8, 2006 Sound and Fury Tonight we watched a film called Sound and Fury as a requirement for my Sociology class. Setting About 5 years ago in New York. Plot A 4-year-old girl, Heather, is born deaf. Her parents were also born deaf. Her father (we'll say Bob) is deaf. Her mother (we'll say Kim) is deaf. Her two younger brothers are both deaf. Her uncle (we'll say Jim, dad's brother) and his wife (we'll say Jill) are both hearing. They have infant twin boys, one of which is deaf. The parents of this wife are both deaf. As already mentioned, the uncle (the husband here, dad's brother) has deaf parents (clearly). There is something called cochlear implants. The procedure requires opening the skull and attaching a magnetic device to part of the brain. Then the skin is sewn back together, and there is a second magnetic device that you put on the outside of the head that will attract to the one inside. And this allows the DEAF person to be able to hear, at least partially. Remove the magnet, and the person is completely deaf again. Jim and Jill decide to look into the cochlear implants for their one deaf son. They go into a post-implant classroom with lots of children who've had the implants. All of them have the device attached to their heads, and they are all speaking as if they had never been deaf. Jim and Jill are impressed and decide to have the procedure performed on their son. Bob and Kim consider the procedure for Heather. Kim and Heather go to the clinic to check out the idea. Heather goes into the same classroom, and she tries to play with the children, but they don't know sign language; she doesn't know how to speak. So there is no communication, and she doesn't really enjoy it. Kim doesn't like this because the children, who are naturally deaf, don't know sign language. This is mainly because their parents are hearing and don't know sign language themselves. Bob decides against the implants. Bob's parents have a talk with him and Kim. They think that Bob and Kim are being abusive parents by not allowing Heather to have this surgery. It will help to give her an easier life because being deaf is a handicap. Kim and Bob disagree. They say that they would much rather be deaf. Kim and Jill have a conversation, and Jill (who is not deaf) is trying to convince Kim that Heather would have a much better life with the transplant. Bob and Kim decide to go to Maryland to check out a deaf community and school there. They are highly impressed by the institution there. They said that when they went into a grocery store and asked where something was, the cashier responded in sign. Long story short, at 11 months of age, the deaf twin gets the transplant. Within minutes, he responds to beeps, voices, and so on. Bob, Kim, and Heather move to Maryland to be a part of the deaf community there. Bob's parents are disappointed. The deaf community is disappointed in Jim and Jill because they are taking one of theirs away from them. My Thoughts I think that being deaf may be a great way to be. You don't hear traffic or yelling or crying or someone clicking a pen incessantly. But what about music? And laughter? And rain? I think that being deaf is a handicap. It is a handicap to be short, or tall, or overweight, or black, or a studderer. Everyone has some sort of handicap. But just because you're born with it doesn't mean you shouldn't do everything you can to make the best of yourself. Something the Bob's dad said, that I agreed with, was this: You want to carry on this deaf family, this community. Being deaf is a handicap. Just like being crippled. If you were crippled, and Kim were crippled, and you had a child who wasn't, you're not going to break its legs just so that you'll keep it in the community. If you have the resources to make something better, do it! If someone who was 4'0" tall had the chance to be 5'0", and it was within that person's budget, he/she would do it because it would make life a little easier. These people had the chance and the ability to make their daughter's life easier, and they said no. Something that Kim said when she was talking to Jill was that Jill had no idea what it was like to be deaf; she had no idea the things that Heather would miss out on if she became hearing. But Kim has no idea what it's like to be hearing! How can she say that one way is better if she's only been on one side? I, for one, have never been deaf, so maybe it is great. But I know that music is a blessing. It's soothing, it's energizing, it stirs emotions. It's my opinion that the deaf parents were being selfish and wanted to make sure that they didn't "lose" their child to the hearing world. They thought, I think, that if they allowed for this procedure, Heather would forget about them because signing is too much of a hassle; she'd go off with a hearing group of friends and stop signing altogether. And that's being selfish. Sure you can get a successful job, have a great marriage, yada yada, if you're deaf. But it's so much harder to climb the corporate ladder when you can't talk on a phone, or have a conversation with just anyone. It was a stirring film. A bit lengthy, really, but nothing was irrelevant or uncalled for. Length: about 100 minutes. Evaluation: about 4.5 out of 5 cochlear implants here, in my opinion, are the 5 best looking freshmen at centenary this year: saul castaneda travis hill chris morgan robbie ... the baseball player justin atkins and the girls... gotta be fair: diamond brown ashlee freeman rebekah gagnard lindsey hotaling betsy smith :) look 'em up... facebook. it's the key to the universe. Current music: i like the way you rock. (2 milky ways | leave me candy) go to www.askmen.com and look at their 99 most desirable women. i disagree with about half of them. the number one should be around the number 50. and then catherine zeta-jones is like number 80! c'mon!! sheesh. bg (2 milky ways | leave me candy) Q:WHOSE BED DID YOU SLEEP IN LAST NIGHT? A: well, i declare. mine, thank you very much. Q:WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? A: which one? kind of purple over kind of green. Q:HOW MANY PEOPLE ON YOUR LIST DO YOU KNOW 'IN REAL LIFE'? A: psh. 25? Q:WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR UNDIES RIGHT NOW? A: .... nude. haha. no comment. Q:DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS? A: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Q:MOST RECENT MOVIE THAT YOU WATCHED A: hoodwinked. in new yawk citay! it sucked, though. BIG time. Q: NAME 3 THINGS THAT YOU HAVE ON YOU AT ALL TIMES? A: keys, cell phone, shades. Q: WHAT'S THE COLOR OF YOUR BEDSHEETS? A: hm, tan. Q: HOW MUCH CASH DO YOU HAVE ON YOU RIGHT NOW? A : none. i usually just carry cards. Q: WHO'S THE 4TH PERSON ON YOUR RECEIVED CALL LIST? A : gahhhh let me go check....the girl i'm working with tonight. so exciting. Q: WHAT'S YOUR MAIN RINGTONE ON YOUR PHONE? A: it's called Trance. it rocks. Q: WHAT WERE YOU D0ING AT MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT? A: sleeping! Q: WHAT DID THE LAST TEXT MESSAGE ON YOUR CELL PHONE SAY? A: let me check...."so how much tutoring will u actually do?" Q: How many people on your friends list are ex's? A: um, none Q: What is your favorite part of the chicken? A. thigh or breast... give me big thick white meat Q: What's your favorite town/city? A: eh, NYC Q: How did your last relationship end? A: psh..... nunya Q: I can't wait to....? A: graduate Q: When was the last time you saw your mom? A: wow a little over two weeks ago Q: Who got you to join myspace? A: mary pk Q: What did you have for dinner LAST NIGHT? A: chicken and dumplings, i think. no wait. chicken Q: Who was the last person you kissed? A: not going to say. first name starts with an A. Q: How long have you been at your current job? A: about a year and 4 months. Q: Is Tom on your friends list? A: of course Q: What's the last thing you said out loud? A: "hm" Q: Look to your left. What's there? A: a room divider with musical notes on it Q: What's the last piece of clothing you borrowed from someone? A: don't recall Q: What website(s) do you visit the most during the day? A: gmail and facebook Q: Do you have an air freshener in your car? A: heck no Q: Do you have plants in your room? A: yes, one Q: If you could drink anything right now, what would it be? A: VODKA! ok, not really. something like a milkshake. Q: Does anything hurt on your body right now? A: my throat Q: What city was your last taxi cab ride in? A: NEW YORK!! like 2 days ago Q: Do you own a picture phone? A: nope Q: What's your favorite Starbucks drink? A: tall Caramel Frap, extra caramel, swirled in the cup Q: If I don't like you... A: i'll avoid you Q: Recent time you were really upset? A: eh, i don't get mad often. or upset. Q: Any ideas for your new years resolution? A: get married. and keep it real. twinkle twinkle, baby. (8 milky ways | leave me candy)
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