Ryder

We did it, we adopted a dog. We have had him since Sunday. He is a pretty good dog but he has a lot to learn…needs some training. He is a lab, possibly Great Dane mix. The people we adopted him from think he is around 2 years old but my husband and I think he is a little younger. He is a bit needier than we anticipated.

My husband and stepson were excited to get him. I, of course, was just anxious. I feel better now and I am glad we got the dog but he reminds me somewhat of our old dog Wally but not quite because Wally knew our ways. I find myself missing Wally because I am rememebering all the funny things he used to do, all the words he knew, how smart he was. It is unfair to compare Ryder to Wally because he hasn’t had time to adjust and he is still young. I am not consciously comparing but because Ryder reminds me of Wally, I find myself thinking, “Remember when Wally used to do this?” Ryder is a smart dog too but we just need to work with him so he can learn our people ways.


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Published in: on February 2, 2011 at 6:32 pm  Leave a Comment  

Presentation

Yay! Even though there is no school today my Advanced Research and Writing in Psychology professor, Dr. Broadbent (whom I love), is hard at work getting grades out.

Yesterday my group had to present a research article to the class. We each got a portion of article, which was on college drinking, pre-gaming to be more specific. Pre-gaming is drinking before an main event; it has origins in tailgating. We had to make a PowerPoint and go over our portion and then take questions from the audience after.

I had the introduction and I rocked it. I made sure to introduce my group, tried to go over all pertinent information (like what is pre-gaming?) so my audience knew what we were talking about, I made some jokes to liven it up and keep my audiences attention, and I made sure to include some campus resources in case someone has some problems with drinking. I received a few compliments from my classmates after. I felt good and I am happy to be improving my presenting skills.

Today I received my grade for it from Dr. Broadbent, an A, woohoo! I was only knocked down 1 point because I was a little unsure about an audience member’s (her’s actually) question. I could have been better prepared but overall I am pretty happy with my performance and it gives me something to work on for next time – we have to do 2 or 3 more presentations.

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Published in: on February 2, 2011 at 3:50 pm  Leave a Comment  

Snow Day!!

Wahoo! Due to the promised blizzard I get to cut out of school early today (no last class – biopsych) and school is cancelled tomorrow. I get to stay home and goof off …oh the possibilities!

It is weird to cancel school before the snow hits – it is entirely possible the whole thing will go pass us by, perhaps go just south of us. I haven’t looked at the weather map lately but stuff like that has happened before – all kinds of snow predicted and nothing hits us. We will see.

It seems that the majority of the people think that the sky is falling. My husband and I went to the grocery store yesterday afternoon around 5pm to pick up a few things (not to get ready for the blizzard) and I couldn’t even find a parking spot. The store was packed with people stockpiling, getting ready for the big blizzard. I hear the stores are even worse today. Craziness!

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Published in: on February 1, 2011 at 3:03 pm  Leave a Comment  
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