Life category archive

Sunday Dinner

July 10th, 2006 | Life | No comments

Sometimes it takes good homemade food to get together some friends to just relax. Well, that’s what happened; a tradition was started. It all started when Daryl-friend of mine-and I wanted to have some decent well-cooked food for once. We, both being college students, usually didn’t eat anything decent. I knew how to cook, thanks [...]

$20.00

July 3rd, 2006 | Life | 2 comments

My aunt sent me this. I just think we all need a reminder of this sometimes.

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” Hands started going up. He said, “I am going to give this $20 to [...]

Five Years

January 31st, 2006 | Life | 2 comments

Warning: Everything you read here is part of a joke. If you’re offended by this, I am sorry.

Heather F.
Heather will grow up (we’re still waiting for her to grow up) and marry a long haired knight named James N. (N. is short for Ni!) They will move to a small village, where they will have [...]

Real world; India

January 10th, 2006 | Life | No comments

Warning: This post is very graphic. Please read at your own will. I personally thought it was an amazing read. I was almost brought to tears about this.

I’ve never done something like this before, but in casual conversation, I often seem to say things that make people curious/shocked/confused. Hopefully this will help clear up confusion, [...]

Being a geek’s girlfriend 101

December 11th, 2005 | Life | No comments

I recently ran across this blog written by a true Mac geek’s girlfriend. I personally cannot say I am a Mac geek, but I am a computer geek. All in all, I thought it was a funny read. I took out a few things that I thought were irrelevant. You can go read the post [...]

Movies and Computers

October 21st, 2005 | Life | 1 comment

We all use computers everyday. We know how they work. Now, movies always portray computers so wrong. Here is a list of this that piss people off.

Word processors never display a cursor.
You never have to use the space-bar when typing long sentences.
All monitors display inch-high letters.
The most relevant information is displayed in a separate windows [...]

How to scare kids

October 18th, 2005 | Life | 1 comment

Seeing an ambulance is very unlucky and if you see one, it’s coming to take mommy and daddy away. Forever.
A bird flying in the house means you won’t have a birthday this year.
If you blow out all the candles on your birthday cake with the first puff you will get your wish. If you fail, [...]

Kids. Love. Innocence.

October 10th, 2005 | Life | 3 comments

I was hanging out with my friend Erica from Dubuque and we were just walking around campus. This was the weekend where the were High School students there doing their Choir tryouts and things. We were just walking around and we decided to sit down and take a breather.
There were these two little kids. I’m [...]

Hurricane Katrina

September 2nd, 2005 | Life | No comments

For those who go to UW-Platteville, you should have gotten this e-mail:
The University Bookstore will be accepting monetary donations for the victims of the hurricane. These monetary donations will be given to the American Red Cross. Our hours for the Labor Day weekend are Friday 8-3, Saturday 10-4, Sunday 12-4 and Monday closed. Our academic [...]

University of Wisconsin-Madison Ranked Top Party School

August 22nd, 2005 | Life | No comments

Yes, you heard me right, UW-Madison ranked top party school, yet again. Way to go guys!
The University of Wisconsin-Madison topped the list of the nation’s party schools Monday despite a decade-long effort by school officials to reduce its reputation for heavy drinking. The University of California, Santa Barbara was ranked No. 4.
UW-Madison has ranked among [...]