Summer Update

Time sure flies when you're having fun. I haven't blogged much this summer despite having a great deal of free time. I've been going to Six Flags with friends quite a bit. I have a season pass and I'm certainly making good use of it. Its great because we go on tuesdays usually and there are like no lines.

Charlie

So the other day mom was going through some memories and she came upon Charlie's adoption form. We adopted him on June 26th, 1991. He was born somewhere between November of 1990 and February of 1991. He lived until July 12, 2008 when he was about 17 years old. I know we have a lot of pictures of the younger Charlie around somewhere. The ones I can find on my computer are all in his later years.

This was when he was more spry, doing what he loved to do; dig under things and try to catch wild animals.

Whenever you went in the backyard, Charlie would always want follow you and hang out. One time I was trying to take a photo of a tree at night. So the camera was on the ground pointed up and I clicked the timer and set it down so it would be stable. Just then, Charlie came over and put his face in the frame andtook the Camera's focus off of the tree! Silly dog.

Sleeping was another favorite past time of his, espcially later in life.

We got Butters before Charlie died, so they had an opportunity to meet and it seemed as though Charlie mentored Butters a bit. They wandered the yard together sometimes.

Another thing Charlie used to always do was eat Grass. I remember when I was little, Charlie would eat a whole lot of it and then barf it up on the patio. Mom was never pleased. haha. But he kept on eating his veggies as a senior dog

He even taught Butters the importance of having a diet balanced with greens

Here are a couple more I found from his youthful years:

It was very sad to see him go, but he lived a long life and made us kids very happy. Not sure what the plan is for animals after death, but I hope we get to see him again. He was a very good dog.

Sac State Orientation

So on Friday the 18th I got up at 4AM to drive off to Sacramento for Orientation t hat started at 8AM. I don't think I've ever driven that far all by myself, but thank goodness for GPS. They allow you to take a guest and I figured I didn't really want to bring my mommy along so I got a friend to go with me. But it turns out that all the other guests were parents and they separate you much of the day so it sort of defeated the purpose. I guess it was worth it though so I wasn't completely alone. It was pretty annoying though. I thought I was going to have to take a couple of more GE classes when I got there, but they sprung some more requirements on me and I am going to be spending a lot of time on GE. Whats worse is that my major is impacted, so they only accept 40 students a year by portfolio review. But the good news is that if I don't get accepted next spring, I can spend that year finishing up my GE classes and then reapply and I won't really have lost any time. They have you register for classes there and they were pretty much all full. I was able to get into my graphic design classes, but all the GE classes I wanted to take were full. So who knows. I may be there a while.

Its a beautiful campus. So many trees and its pretty much all flat. Unlike Ohlone which used to have trees but they cut them all down and its built on a cliff. You pretty much have to go rock climbing to get from place to place. But I digress.

After orientation I went to the apartment to refresh my memory so I can plan what to bring when I move. My friend mike that I  brought was pretty impressed with the place. He's going to nursing school somewhere near Sacramento so he said he's going to look into getting a place at the element too. That will be cool if I can have a friend already in the complex! It will make meeting new friends much easier for me.

It will be very exciting to be out on my own. I hesitate to say "I can't wait" because I know that with it comes school, and I really enjoy being on summer vacation.

Ohlone Graduation! (the final one)

So on Thursday May 27th I graduated for the second and final time at Ohlone College. Last year I got my AA in Graphic Arts and this year since I was wrapping up some transfer requirements I thought I'd take an extra class and snag myself a communications AA. It was nice to have a formal end to my time at Ohlone. I've learned a lot there, and not just academics. As sappy as it sounds, I've learned a lot about myself and how to succeed and I hope that means Sac Sate will have minimal problems presented to me. I get the feeling that won't happen. There may be bigger problems and challenges, but hopefully with the preparation I've had I will be able to face them. Anyway, here's some pictures from the ceremony. We took a bunch later and I havent been able to steal those from mom and dads cameras yet but they'll probably make it to mom's blog soon enough, so if you really can't get enough of me wearing a funny hat and a dress, be sure to watch for that over there.

with flash

without flash (for cool sky)

A Quick Update

Its a week before the end of the semester and graduation, so things are a bit hectic. I'm very excited though. All these years at Ohlone with no clear end in sight and finally the end is a mere week and a half away. Earlier this month, mom and I went to Sacramento to stake out possible living situations. Turns out that theres very few options for students. There are about 3 apartment complexes that cater to students, not including the on campus dorms. But we found a great one that is a really short bike ride to school, has amazing amenities, is only a few years old and quite possibly one of its best features is that they are constructing a Target directly across the street from it! That will be so convenient, and I can probably snag a job there when it opens. I didn't take any pictures of the place, but here's one from the web site:

Definitely gonna get my money's worth out of that pool. (or dad's money's worth. thanks dad!)

Thats the floor plan of the one I signed up for. They pair you with a roommate based on a compatibility test you take. And I get my own bathroom. So I'm hoping I won't have any roommate difficulties. Normally I'd be really nervous about that part, but I think the fact that I get my own bedroom and bathroom and that theres only one roomate to deal with is making it relatively easy to cope with. Anyway. I have a lot of crap to do before school is over but I wanted to throw out an update for the record and for the 3 or 4 people that look at this blog. haha.

The Strange Sleeping Habbits of Butters

So, much of this blog has been centered around me (I'm the one writing it so that makes sense), but  the title boasts inclusion of a dog. So here's a post about Butters. She likes to sleep in the weirdest places and in the weirdest positions. Whenever I see it I usually take a picture and I recently realized that I have a lot of those. Here are some of the crazy ones.

She started young. This was her first day home. She was so tired from the flight she passed out under my desk. So cute!

This is her the following morning. She just sort of layed there like that for a while after I opened the crate.

One time I had a huge pile of clothes on my bed. Butters saw it and decided she needed to climb to the peak and sleep there.

For a while she loved sleeping on this big stuffed duck. It was adorable.

I just pulled some clothes out of the dryer and put them in my room. I left for a moment and came back to find that Butters had awkwardly made a bed out of the clothes basket.

 

I just remember that this was late at night. I don't know what she was thinking. lol

I have to admit, this photo is slightly staged. She laid down and put her head on my pillow and I just had to pull the covers up and put her teddy bear in her arms to take a picture.

Butters likes to watch lifetime movies with mom. She usually sleeps through them. This time she decided that she was bored of laying on the cushion like any other dog would and ventured to the top of the couch.

She is a strange animal.

I'm Famous!

I've been featured on the front page of the school website. I'm the awesome one on the left.