Ten Thoughts Tuesday ...

I'd thought of a great ten thoughts list for today, then something happened that made me so mad I forgot what I wanted to blog!! So ... let's make *that* number one and see if I remember my other thoughts as I go on ...

1) Well, "L" did it big time. Managed to piss off our entire group in Database class. Today was our presentation - our FINAL presentation. I went first. Uneventful, went as planned. Nice and smooth. Soft spoken, shy, "LL" gets up to the podium to do her part of the powerpoint presentation and she gets to the "Troubles we had with this project" page and there in big bold letters was "No one did any work except for two of us"  ... Excuse me??? To make a long story short, "L" rewrote the powerpoint without the groups knowledge!!! It was a boldfaced lie and "L" knew it. After class there was a huge argument about the lies. "L" stormed off, but not before making a few threats to three of us in the group (she left the fourth group member alone). "LL" was in tears because of the threats. Teacher called Campus Police to escort the three of us to our cars.

2) I'm hoping that "L" doesn't show up for the Photoshop class we're both in on Thursday. She presented her final project last week, so there's no reason for her to show up at all! Hell, let her. I really don't care. I'll be civil. Let's see if she can be? I mean, geesh, this is college - not high school. Act your age for Pete's sake.

3) I learned that the saying "You can take the girl out of the ghetto, but you can't take the ghetto out of the girl" really IS true!!

4) Anyway ... on to bigger and better things ... especially now that I've calmed down. Have you ever noticed just how therapeutic blogging really is??

5) Sooooooooooooo ... let's see. It's Earth Day. Happy Earth Day ya'll!!

6) Some of the things I do every day to help the environment are:

• I turn off lights when leaving the room.
  
• Recycle. And with recycling goes *salvage*!! Don't throw that old appliance away. Call someone who can salvage it!!
• Microwave my meals whenever possible. It saves 50% energy over doing it in the oven or on the stove.
  
• Reusable shopping bags. I haven't had to answer "paper or plastic" in over a year now. I bring my own canvas grocery bags!
  
• Save precious, expensive, gasoline by designating one day a week as errand day. I pay my bills, grocery shop, and whatever else needs to be done outside the house and I plan the route well!!
  
• I turned down the water heater to 120 degrees. Not only is it more energy efficient, but it's safer!
• I don't use plastic sandwich bags or paper bags when I have to take lunch with me. Rubbermaid-type containers and a nylon lunch bag do just as well!
  

7) OMG!!! I really can't remember what I wanted to ten-thought today. This is sad! Really sad!! I've sat here for the last five minutes trying to think of what I wanted to say for thought 8 ... and I'm drawing a blank!! Complete blank!

8) How's this for random? LOL ... Book buy-back was today, too. I was only able to sell one book back to the college. They wouldn't buy the other one - the expensive one. Guess I add it to the pile of other text books I need to sell on Amazon. I really should list them, too. Summer classes will start soon.

9) I waited an hour in line for buy-back today!! Talked to the nicest guy that was standing behind me. Nice way to kill time. I got to hear all about his toddler children (3 and 5 y/o boys), his wife and her job (teacher), and his life. Proud young man, that's for sure. And no, I didn't scare him with stories of my children's antics!!! I wouldn't do that to a total stranger! Really!

10) I'm craving a snack so bad. I've had my mind set on those new "Flipsides" crackers from Town House (half pretzel, half cracker - YUM), cream cheese and pepperoni for days now. I think today's a good day to break down and treat myself to a few of them. Riiiiiiiight. A few?? Who am I kidding?? A dozen or so!!

I'll be catching up with ya'lls blogs throughout the day ... HUGS!!