Okay, I just want to start by saying that I really hate Fall. It gets colder, and EVERYONE drives around looking at leaves "changing their colors" because they are so beautiful. Apparently these same people forgot that this is an annual event. I'm not trying to be a stick-in-the-mud, but honestly....they are just leaves! Why waste gas and drive around when I'm sure you have trees, and they probably have leaves on them, in your own backyard. I've lived in New England and I currently live in the Blue Ridge Mountains....yes we have wonderful fall foliage - this has been known for a while now! I guess I'm just not interested in the unintelligent "tourists" who come here and are like, "oo how do you keep your leaves so pretty" (Yes, I actually got asked this the other day). While my response was probably a little rude ("Well, I simply read the manual and make sure they get watered a lot and when I go on vacation, God takes care of them for me"), it just shows that the education system is really flawed, No Child Left Behind needs to be repealed, and thank goodness I want to be a teacher. Granted, I will not be a science teacher but I will teach English (and hopefully political science at a local community college).
Okay, now that I have that out of my system [and I'm sorry if I offended any leaf-peepers but you guys need to smack the less-intelligent leaf-peepers out there], I recently watched a program about Storm Chasing. It dealt with the Tornado Season of 2010 and I recorded the Season of 2011. If I were to ever teach science, I would teach meteorology because I love the weather. More specifically, I love tornadoes. I am still debating whether I want to retire to a European Country or Tornado Alley. I guess this is just part of my eccentricity or something. Yes, I do love to read, hang out with friends and do some of the other usual hobbies; but, I love to travel and I love to study storm systems.
Apparently my eccentricity was confirmed last night when I was hanging out with some of my close friends. We were sitting around and reading aloud a book titled, The New Astrology which combines the Western Zodiac Sign & the Chinese year sign. This means that I am an "Aquarius/Cat" because I was born in 1987 (year of the Cat - or rabbit to some people) and I was born on February 8 (which is during the sign of Aquarius). While reading this, all of my friends kept making sounds and "oh my gosh that is you to a T" and I was just not having any of it. I mean, Apparently I love to obtain knowledge. Who doesn't???? I want to know about how something works and if it is broken then I am sure I can fix it as long as I follow the instructions. It also stated some jobs ideal for A/C (that's just funny by the way - because I hate being cold) are: "head of state, prime minister, politician, novelist, professor". Now this information was both funny and kinda caught me off guard. I mean, I got two degrees in English - Professional Writing & Political Science, I want to pursue teaching, I have ran for political office already, I'm a very political person, etc. Coincidence???? That's what I thought.
Anyway, why I'm on the subject of knowledge (or something like that), I am submitting my graduate applications tomorrow! I am excited and I hope everything turns out in a positive manner. If not, then it will be back to square one. The song "Maybe" suddenly comes to mind (It is a song by Sick Puppies - odd name for a band I know - but I would google them if you don't know who they are). While I'm waiting for tomorrow to get here. I will continue to read this astrology book and I'll try to keep you updated with these new "realizations" that are supposedly me. Until then, enjoy the day and stay inside - I know I'll be inside drinking hot chocolate (or Spiced Cider) and counting down the days until Summer.
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