I'm finally coming down the home stretch, 7 days. As I've noted before, I'm excited to get this over. I've been rocking the math with minimal mistakes, but the verbal still seems to give me problems. I am not nervous about the actual test as much as I am about taking it on a computer. I have found in my practice sessions that my eyes get weak after staring at the screen for 2 hours. I just need to focus. Take a 2 minute break in the middle and get back to it.
My books line the opposite side of my bed. I'm not trying to soak in the information through osmosis or anything, but it's a nice constant reminder of what I have to do. I was restless last night and I have a game tonight. I should be fine, but I hope not to feel tired at the end of the day when I'm supposed to be concentrating. I also play in a tournament this weekend. I haven't decided if that's good, but I think it will be nice to decompress. On top of which, I will hopefully be exhausted on Sunday and go to bed early. This way I'll be well rested by Monday morning. If my test score is consistent with my practice tests, I will be quite content. I will definitely be focusing on more problems over the week however.
Wish me luck!
Monday, July 09, 2007
Friday, July 06, 2007
Love
Franklin P. Jones
Love doesn't make the world go 'round; love is what makes the ride worthwhile.
Kristen Kappel
Love is when you look into someone's eyes, and see everything you need.
Lucy Van Pelt, in Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz
All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt!
Dave Meurer
A great marriage is not when the 'perfect couple' come together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.
Madonna, O Magazine, January 2004
To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give; that takes courage. Because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.
Henry Kissinger
Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There’s too much fraternizing with the enemy.
Rita Rudner
I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.
Sam Keen
You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly.
Anonymous
Love is what makes two people sit in the middle of a bench when there is plenty of room at both ends.
Love doesn't make the world go 'round; love is what makes the ride worthwhile.
Kristen Kappel
Love is when you look into someone's eyes, and see everything you need.
Lucy Van Pelt, in Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz
All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt!
Dave Meurer
A great marriage is not when the 'perfect couple' come together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.
Madonna, O Magazine, January 2004
To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give; that takes courage. Because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.
Henry Kissinger
Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There’s too much fraternizing with the enemy.
Rita Rudner
I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.
Sam Keen
You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly.
Anonymous
Love is what makes two people sit in the middle of a bench when there is plenty of room at both ends.
Lust is Selfish
Lust is selfish. Love is selfless. Like doesn't have the endurance of love.
I'm not the norm. I admire good looking men but I don't lust after them (meaning I won't let them touch me). Lust doesn't kick in for me until after I'm really into a guy (I have a base form of love) and when it kicks in, it's in hyperdrive. I want him and only him. The guy could be in Siberia, God could drop LL Cool J in my lap and LL just won't cut it. My body, mind and heart are three precious things to me and I am picky on who I give it to because those are the biggest "gifts" I can give. Any sort of romantic entanglement with LL (even a kiss) is not worth potentially losing someone I love and loves me back.
That's how I know. I naturally become selfless, considering his feelings first and it doesn't go away when another handsome guy gives me attention. That doesn't mean it's reciprocated and I think that's where a lot of people get into trouble. They give their heart to someone who isn't giving their heart back. When someone is really into you, their actions will match their words.
Not just talking about romance/relationships, but I've always been able to tell who I loved in my life. They're the ones who can hurt me the most.
That's the tell-tale "oh uh" sign for me. When I find myself reacting to things I normally wouldn't care about. The flip when I know I've hurt him without meaning to and I just want to make things right.
I'm not the norm. I admire good looking men but I don't lust after them (meaning I won't let them touch me). Lust doesn't kick in for me until after I'm really into a guy (I have a base form of love) and when it kicks in, it's in hyperdrive. I want him and only him. The guy could be in Siberia, God could drop LL Cool J in my lap and LL just won't cut it. My body, mind and heart are three precious things to me and I am picky on who I give it to because those are the biggest "gifts" I can give. Any sort of romantic entanglement with LL (even a kiss) is not worth potentially losing someone I love and loves me back.
That's how I know. I naturally become selfless, considering his feelings first and it doesn't go away when another handsome guy gives me attention. That doesn't mean it's reciprocated and I think that's where a lot of people get into trouble. They give their heart to someone who isn't giving their heart back. When someone is really into you, their actions will match their words.
Not just talking about romance/relationships, but I've always been able to tell who I loved in my life. They're the ones who can hurt me the most.
That's the tell-tale "oh uh" sign for me. When I find myself reacting to things I normally wouldn't care about. The flip when I know I've hurt him without meaning to and I just want to make things right.
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Quotes
I love quotes. It does not matter if they are movie, famous, or random. Quotes give us good life advice, they make us laugh, they make us remember. I'm going to start adding quotes here. Sometimes I'll add one and other times, many. Please add anything you think I might like or feel free to comment on any of the individual quotes.
In life, it isn't what happens to you that is important, it is what you do with what happens to you that matters.
I live for the nights I won't remember with the friends I will never forget.
GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY, GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL, LAUGHING AT YOURSELF IS THERAPEUTIC!
The best revenge is to live well. - Nate R.
"What a good friend! One who is willing to drive you to your Fuck Buddy's house at the wee hours of the morning to get laid! All in the name of sex... I swear the things I will do"
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"
I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived. -Margaret Mitchell
Unconditional Love Is Wishing One The Best in Love, Life, & Happiness, Even If It's Not With You.
You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. - Dr Seuss
Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh unconditionally, and never regret anything that made you smile.
"Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path, and leave a trail." -Emerson
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." -James Dean
In life, it isn't what happens to you that is important, it is what you do with what happens to you that matters.
I live for the nights I won't remember with the friends I will never forget.
GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY, GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL, LAUGHING AT YOURSELF IS THERAPEUTIC!
The best revenge is to live well. - Nate R.
"What a good friend! One who is willing to drive you to your Fuck Buddy's house at the wee hours of the morning to get laid! All in the name of sex... I swear the things I will do"
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"
I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived. -Margaret Mitchell
Unconditional Love Is Wishing One The Best in Love, Life, & Happiness, Even If It's Not With You.
You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. - Dr Seuss
Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh unconditionally, and never regret anything that made you smile.
"Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path, and leave a trail." -Emerson
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." -James Dean
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Something lingering
It's nice to have the house to myself every once in a while. I will admit though, if I lived there alone on a consistent basis, I would prefer something a lot smaller. There are a lot of nooks and crannies in my house and I'll admit, the imagination got the best of me last night. As I crawled into bed continuing to study, I heard the trees creek outside. We've been sleeping with the balcony door open so that the dogs may bark at the deer. Strange if you ask me, but so far, it's kept the deer out of the newly planted yard.
As I laid there, light music in the background, I heard the bustle of wind outside. It isn't the wind that is scary though. It's the thought of what is lurking in the shadows. We recently wired almost the entire house with cameras. I should feel safer, but the opposite happens. I tend to feel a bit lonely, and nervous. It's nice to have the dogs around, but given the area I live, it's quite dark outside. When they start barking, I'm not sure if it's something to worry about or just a deer. I leave my door open so that the dogs may roam in and out of my room. It makes the room seem larger than it is and more open. It's almost uncomfortable. There's something strangely comforting about having the door closed. You feel safer.
My brother returned home a little before 11 pm, so tonight it shouldn't be as dark and dim.
As I laid there, light music in the background, I heard the bustle of wind outside. It isn't the wind that is scary though. It's the thought of what is lurking in the shadows. We recently wired almost the entire house with cameras. I should feel safer, but the opposite happens. I tend to feel a bit lonely, and nervous. It's nice to have the dogs around, but given the area I live, it's quite dark outside. When they start barking, I'm not sure if it's something to worry about or just a deer. I leave my door open so that the dogs may roam in and out of my room. It makes the room seem larger than it is and more open. It's almost uncomfortable. There's something strangely comforting about having the door closed. You feel safer.
My brother returned home a little before 11 pm, so tonight it shouldn't be as dark and dim.
Monday, July 02, 2007
14 Days
2 weeks = 14 days = 336 hours = 20,160 minutes. This is how much longer I have to study. In some cases it'd be better to get the test over tomorrow, but in others, I find I still need to brush up on my probability including permutations and combinations. Once upon a time there were cool calculator keys that did the computation for you as long as you could figure out the correct numbers to plug in. Unfortunately, we aren't allowed to use calculators on this test.
I also realized today that I definitely need to go over some "GMAT" grammar. It's written that way because it isn't exactly the same as your everyday grammar. I would say that I am a fairly good writer. I often use transition words, more out of habit than conscious effort. I try to cut out the "crap" and make sentences concise. I proofread a lot of material at work before it goes to press. My boss often takes whatever suggestions I make as well. However with all the "GMAT" grammar I've studied. I find that I second guess sentences more than I used to. I'm always trying to figure out if it's the correct structure, verb tense, transition etc.. I feel like I almost knew English better before I started studying for this stupid test. I call it stupid because I'm ready to have it done.
The Fourth of July is on Wednesday and as much as I would love to go out and socialize, I need to prioritize. Something that as much as I've been doing, I've managed to have one too many 5 am nights. I will have my nose in a book and wll stop by the gym. Hopefully these days fly by and the information sinks in... dinner and books.
I also realized today that I definitely need to go over some "GMAT" grammar. It's written that way because it isn't exactly the same as your everyday grammar. I would say that I am a fairly good writer. I often use transition words, more out of habit than conscious effort. I try to cut out the "crap" and make sentences concise. I proofread a lot of material at work before it goes to press. My boss often takes whatever suggestions I make as well. However with all the "GMAT" grammar I've studied. I find that I second guess sentences more than I used to. I'm always trying to figure out if it's the correct structure, verb tense, transition etc.. I feel like I almost knew English better before I started studying for this stupid test. I call it stupid because I'm ready to have it done.
The Fourth of July is on Wednesday and as much as I would love to go out and socialize, I need to prioritize. Something that as much as I've been doing, I've managed to have one too many 5 am nights. I will have my nose in a book and wll stop by the gym. Hopefully these days fly by and the information sinks in... dinner and books.
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