Elevator Jammed

I was riding up in the elevator yesterday when the unthinkable, or the something that only happens in movies happened. The elevator got stuck. It was not for a long time, maybe five minutes. Three other people and I were riding up in the elevator when it stopped at a floor, and then continued up just to get stuck. I, being the one to find many things humorous, just started to laugh and roll my eyes a little. As I was giving a quick giggle and a sigh, I looked around at the other poeple in the elevator.

There were two other girls, and a guy. One girl had her head phones in and was standing in the corner. She looked pissed, and said "shit" under her breath, "I have a meeting in 10 minutes and I need to change," she said while she glanced up and around the elevator. I glanced over at the next girl who looked very concerned, and then all of the sudden the guy in the elevator started to hyper-ventalate. He was reasonably tall, and muscular, but right now he looked like he was going to cry. He was breathing really fast and gripping the sides of the elevator with kung fu grip. I asked, "Are you okay? Why don't you sit down, and try to breathe slowly." He answered, "No, I am ok, just keep talking to me." In my mind I was like, wow, he is really freaked out. So I answered, "Just take deep breaths, we are just above fifth floor it is not like we are going to be stuck forever, it will get itself going." He continued to breath in heavily and quickly, while the other girl without the head phones was saying, "Oh my God, are we stuck? Did the elevator seriously just stop? I think that griding noise is a stuck sound. What do we do? Are we going to get out of here? OMG are we really stuck." I answered, "Yeah, we are stuck, this happens in the elevators in this building." As I was giggling at the fact that I was stuck in the elevator, I was trying to keep the guy from passing out. "Dude, breathe, I don't keep brown paper bags on my person." He laughs at this, and then boom, the elevator continues to go up. I get off at my floor, and walk to my room. Once I got to my room, I laughed hysterically at the fact that I got stuck in an elevator, but also at the differences in the people in the elevator.

One girl could only think of herself, one girl just could not believe that elevators can malfunction, and a guy who was scared out of his wits (which I find highly ironic), and myself, who found it completely hilarious and was the voice of reason. The good thing was, I helped someone yesterday. I kept someone from passing out in fear because of hyper-ventalation. It feels good to really help someone. A good lesson learned, but I definitely won't be riding in the elevator for a little while.

Roadtrips and Home

I am so pumped to go home this weekend!! I always love the week before I go home because I am pumped to the max. However, when I get back to school after being home for the weekend I feel like I missed everything and I am so behind on schoolwork that I have to pull an all nighter. Don’t worry this has never actually happened I have only been really close.

Out of all my weekends to go home I am the most excited for this weekend, because I want my chocolate bunny and I want it now!!! Just kidding. I can live without a chocolate. The real reason I want to go home is I miss my Dad, and it is my Eclipse’s birthday today and I need to give him some real carrots. Just kidding about that second one, well, not the birthday part, but the carrots. Also, I am going to move some of my room out, which means that the semester is almost over. This is a little sad, but I am so glad to move on and not be a “freshie” anymore. Not to mention, I am done with the annoying online classes like Com Si 103 and Math 150. This is not just good this is absolutely AMAZING!! I will also be living with three of my sweetest buddies in a campus apartment. There are going to be some great Uno parties, and the best part, I can cook my own food. I like to cook a lot, but the main reason I am so pumped to cook, is the dining hall food gets a little interesting after a while. It is not the worst food I have ever had, but it becomes interesting.

So, I am heading out Friday after my last class. Hopefully, someone else will want to go home to Cedar Rapids and I won’t have to travel alone. I live about two hours away so it is no big deal going it alone, it is just crazy boring. Boring because I am alone and there is no one to talk to but myself, and nothing to look at but empty cornfields. Besides, I love road trips and awesome memories are made on road trips. Laughing about what people said or who put what in someone’s mouth while they were snoring is always a good laugh.

I have even been working my booty off so that I do not have lots of homework to do. This doesn’t happen often. I usually just go home and take care of everything when I get back. Not this weekend, I wrote my paper, did all my computer homework, and I am going to get things printed out so all I have to do is study some Bio, if needed. I am pumped. Taking a weekend off before a week full of tests is a good thing. Maybe not for the studying aspect, but sometimes to take a test, you need more energy than memorization. A tired person won’t be able to recall anything but the back of their eyelids. It is going to be a good Easter.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday

I am sitting in the LeBaron computer lab waiting for my class at two. It may only be quarter to one, but I met some friends for lunch. I did not see the point in going all the way back to Maple when I was already on central campus. While I am up here, I decided instead of wasting away on Facebook I am going to get some work done. I have four tests next week, and I am bummed because it is Veishea. Not because I want to waste away and party every night, but because there will be a lot of "distracting" things going on. However, I am being the smart person, and doing all my assignments I have due next week this week, so I can study next week only. This is only a plan, we will see if I can get away with just studying next week. It can be said, that I will be basically living in Carver 60. I will have to endure.

As I am typing this, my fingers are working extremely hard. The computers in LeBaron suck. The keys on this keyboard are so terrible and hard to push down. It seems like all the keys are stuck in peanut butter. Some do not even work. Among this issue, another one keeps passing through my mind. My roommate had an "altercation" with her boyfriend last night. This is the second rather substantial argument in the past two weeks, and my roommate has only been dating this guy for three or maybe four weeks. I wonder about this. I have not talked to her about last night, but the time before, sounded like a simple misunderstanding. If this fight is too, then I have a hard time seeing this relationship last. It seems like a lot of tear breaking in such a short period of time. Of course I will have my roommate's back. I have never even met her boyfriend anyway. However, the last time, it was her who made a mountain out of a mole hill. This time is still a mystery. Still, when she is ready to talk about it, I am ready with my advice and words of encouragement. I love when people come to me to talk, and ask for help. That motivates and fuels me. At the same time, I find it difficult to see her so down. Looking at her all teary eyed and puffy faced is tough, because I strive to help people. I hope that it blows over.

With all this happening, my roommate next year, Jess, is bursting with smiles and giggles. This is because her fiance Nick is visiting and has just become a Marine. The past three months, Jess has been dealing with Nick's absence really well. I look up to her for that, she is one tough cookie. However, these past three weeks, I did notice her being a little on edge or rather, stressed. She was trying to get plane tickets to go to graduation and her biology class was giving her a hard time. I kept her in my prayers constantly, and was so glad to see that she got to go to San Diego for Nick's graduation and that Nick is able to visit. When she got back to Ames yesterday, I could tell right when she walked into my room, that she was brighter, happier, and insanely giddy. Heck, if my fiance was existent and just got back from boot camp, I would be crazy smily and happy too. More than I already am. Jess just seems so relieved and I am so glad, that the burden that has been one her shoulders all semester has subsided. I love to see my friends happy. Sometimes the only thing that can lift my spirits when the are "secretly" down is seeing my friends happy. Their happiness rubs of on me and hopefully vice-versa.

I am also pumped to go home this weekend. I have only been home once this semester and everything I talk to my parents, they always ask "when are you coming home?" This time, I could actually say Friday. It's a good thing too. I have 4 tests next week, so this is definitely the last time I am going home for the rest of the semester, therefore, I need to chill and relax. Also, I can move out half my room. Sounds a little dreary, but it will make my actual move out so much easier. Anyway, all the more motivation to make a serious dent in my homework. Most of my homework is a paper and computer science pointless busy work, but I will get it done. I have some serious motivation too.

Well, my fingers are building up some serious muscles typing on this ridiculous key board, and they are crazy tired now. So, I am off to read, work my eyes rather than my fingers. Actually, I really don't know which is worse.

A Bronzeville Mother Loiters In Mississippi. Meanwhile, A Mississippi Mother Burns Bacon.

Who really is the villain?
It is not an innocent young boy,
Rather he who she considered to be all knowing.
The man she thought was her rock growing,
Is merely a grain of sand.

The struggle manifests inside of her.
She crumbles at the image of every reminder.
It is time for the new age to surface,
But she is much too weak, to make a difference.
The meek do not stand a chance.

But, those who murder are the feeble ones,
And the battle has just been won.

Binny-ology

*FOODOLOGY*

What is your salad dressing of choice? Sweet Videlia Onion
What is your favorite beverage? Vanilla Coke, I am starting to like the Chi Chi bit too.
What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? Friendly's
What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of? STRAWBERRIES!!
What are your pizza toppings of choice? Cheese, Pineapples, Canadian Bacon (Bring on the Hawaiian)
What do you like to put on your toast? Chunky Peanut Butter

*TECHNOLOGY*

How many televisions are in your house? One.
What color cell phone do you have? Well, it can be green, red, or blue. Right now it is red. Taking a break from Green.
Do you have an Ipod? 8G Green Nano
What kind of Computer do you use? MacBook Pro, with a green case, that survived having Green Tea spilled on it.
Do you have a Car? Yea, 2001 Green Ford Focus a.k.a. Kermit the Miracle Car. A 1 ton truck packed into a sedan for your convenience.

*BIOLOGY*

Are you right-handed or left-handed? right
Have you ever had anything removed from your body? I had a tooth pulled in the first grade, and the tooth fairy gave me $5 for it.
What is the last heavy item you lifted? Muck buckets full of horse crap, up stairs, and then thrown into a manure spreader, 57 times. Holla!
Have you ever been knocked unconscious? Nope, doesn't that surprise you?
Any bad accidents? Well, my horse flipped over and landed on me a few years back. I walked off like nothing happened, so I don't know if it was bad.

*DUMBOLOGY*

How many pairs of flip flops do you own? 4, I have no idea...
Last time you had a run-in with the cops? Never, but I would love a ride in the back of a cop car.
Last person you talked to? Kylie
Last person you hugged? Ryan, unless Dancer counts. I don't really hug people.

*FAVORITOLOGY*

Season? Summer.
Holiday? Thanksgiving
Day of the week? Thursday rocks my socks
Month? November, because my birthday is in November
Color? Green

*CURRENTOLOGY*

Missing someone? Of course, my brother, my dad, Cecelia, my sister, my East Coast peeps, Jeez, that's a lot of people.
Mood? HaPpY
What are you listening to? Skillet and Chris Tomlin
Watching? My computer screen
Worrying about? Getting the semester finished.

*RANDOMOLOGY*

First place you went this morning? the barn
What's the last movie you saw? Friday Night Lights
Do you smile often? Dude, all the freakin' time!! :)
Sleeping Alone Tonight? Well, yeah, but my roomie will be in the bed below mine.

*OTHER-OLOGY*

1) Do you always answer your phone? No.
2) It's four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it? Cecelia if she has her phone, otherwise, no one in the right mind would wake me from my slumber and send me a text message after 3 a.m.
3) If you could change your eye color what would it be? light green
3b) If you could change your hair color, what color would you change it to? Red.
4) What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? I have never gotten a "drink" at Sonic, but probably something along the lines of strawberry.
5) Do you own a digital camera? Yeah
6) Have you ever had a pet fish? No way Jose, I prefer animals that are large, hairy, have four legs, and smell like hay.
7) Favorite Christmas song(s)? What Child is This, Oh Holy Night, All I Want for Christmas is You.
8) What's on your wish list for your birthday? A really nice Truck (ha, never gonna happen).
9) Can you do push ups? Do I look like a person who couldn't? I lift 80lb muck buckets of horse crap up stairs and throw them into the back of trucks. Seriously
10) Can you do a chin up? You know, I have never tried.
11) Does the future make you more nervous or excited? Both, but it isn't up to me
12) Do you have any saved texts? I never save texts.
13) Ever been in a car wreck? Yeah, my dad rolled the Jimmy so we wouldn't go off a bridge when I was in pre-school
14) Do you have an accent? I have no idea, not really, except a Boston "twang" will come out sometimes. Wicked!
15) What is the last song to make you cry? Songs don't normally make me cry, I don't cry much, or at all.
16) Plans tonight? Sleep, that's what I should do at least.
17) Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? Yes. Let's not talk about it.
18) Name 3 things you bought yesterday? A soda, breakfast, and pizza (the staples)
19) Have you ever been given roses? Yes
20) Current worry? Didn't I answer this already?
21) Current hate right now? The snow outside.
22) Met someone who changed your life? A few.
23) How did you bring in the New Year? I went to a wedding.
24) What song represents you? She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy or Free To Be Me
25) Name three people who might complete this? I don't know whoever is bored out of their gourd.
26) Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? Yeah, I would redo freshman year of highschool.
27) Have you ever dated someone longer than a year? No.
28) Do you have any tattoos/piercings? My ears are pierced twice.
29) Will you be in a relationship 4 months from now? God only knows.
30) Does anyone love you? Yes.
31) Would you be a pirate? Why is the rum always gone?
32) What songs do you sing in the shower? Anything I know the chorus too, but I don't do much shower singing. If the question was "What songs do you burst out singing randomly?" Then it would be anything, that I most likely heard in the past 24 hours, or 19 years. Varies you see?
33) Ever had someone sing to you? I can say I have.
34) When did you last cry? Last summer? I don't cry.
36) Do you like to cuddle? Yes, maybe, depends how comfortable I am with the other cuddler, but generally, I am not a "cuddler"
37) Have you held hands with anyone today? No.
38) Who was the last person you took a picture of? Someone on Big Break.
39) What kind of music did you listen to in elementary school? Haha, Nsync, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears.
40) Do you believe in staying close with your ex's/prospects? Yeah, why not, unless they really annoyed me, then I will just kick them in the shins.
41) Are most of the friends in your life new or old? New.
42) Do you like pulpy orange juice? Orange Juice is just nasty anyway.
43) What is something your friends make fun of you for? Just being ME, that in itself is well, haha, ask Jess.
44) If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? Heck No!!
45) If you could change your name, what would you change it to? I would change it too, well Corinne is pretty different, and Binny is just awesome, therefore I am keeping my name, my mom did a good job picking it out. I do, however, wish people could spell it and pronounce it.
46) Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? Yes, but then I would be throwing up for a while, or get an ulcer, I could use $1000, I am in college, and I brought my horse seriously, you get my drift.

7:30

I feed the horses at the farm on Tuesday and Thursday morning. This is great, helps me to wake up even though I go back to sleep when I get back. I have to get up at 6:25 a.m. but no worries, I am a hard-core equestrian, early is 3 a.m. With that clarified, I get up and basically roll out. There is no reason to get cleaned up to go and shovel horse crap. Absolutely and positively no point! In fact, an equestrian can tell a lot about a “fellow” equestrian based on what that person is wearing. If someone is dressed in clothing that looks expensive, it probably is, and that person is a wimp. There is no other way to put it. Hundred-dollar clothing does not belong in a barn. Stick to blue jeans, tee shirts, boots, and a baseball cap if you are feeling particularly adventurous. Best dressed is not a contest in a barn, it just isn’t.

Anyway…

After I go to the barn I park my car, and if I am not too completely disgustingly dirty by “non-horse people” standards (whatever those may be) I jump on a bus. This is usually about 7:30.

CAUTION!!

When getting on a bus at 7:30 in the morning, that usually means that everyone has just showered and is up and ready for the day. However, everyone may be squeaky clean, fresh, and looking sharp, it is overwhelming on a bus. If you don’t know what I mean, think of it this way. I am sure each individual smells nice individually, but on a small bus in the morning, not so much. There are about 35 different scents of perfume and cologne that consume the bus at 7:30. Like I said, individually I am sure each perfume and cologne smells decent, but intermixed, oh my goodness! I get a headache in the five minutes I am on the bus, but think about the bus driver. The morning shift must last a few hours and I am sure everyone is still smelling, strong, when 10:00 rolls around. He or she must have a migraine that covers his or her entire brain. How horrible would that be. I never understood how people could work in places like Bath & Body Works, because of all the different scents mixing together. At least Bath & Body Works only consists of feminine scents. With that said, the Cyride bus is worse because it is girlie scents mixing with manly scents (some of which are not that manly, but whatever). I have learned a valuable lesson with this experience though.

Lesson:

Be careful how much perfume/cologne you put on in the morning, because chances are no one wants to smell it anyway.

Massachusetts!!

Just a few things to know about Mass or what you already got down if you are from the "Spirit of America." Well, that's what it says on the license plate.
So here it goes:

If you are from Boston...

-You'll know who the cahdnal is, how to take the T to JP and what the blinking red light atop the old Hancock Building means in the summer (in winter it means snow is due).
-If you're smaht, you'll never get cahded at the packie.
-You only eat Italian sausage outside Fenway Pahk before a Sox game with mustid, peppahs-n-onions.

You might be from Boston if...

-You think of Philadelphia as the Midwest.
-You think it's your God-given right to cut someone off in traffic.
-You think three straight days of 90+ temperatures is a heat wave.
-All your pets are named after Celtics or Bruins.
-You refer to 6 inches of snow as a "dusting."
-Just hearing the words "New York" puts you in an angry mood.
-You don't think you have an attitude.
-You always 'bang a left' as soon as the light turns green, and oncoming traffic always expects it.
-Everything in town is "a five minute walk."
-When out of town, you think the natives of the area are all whacked.
-You still can't bear to watch highlights from game 6 of the 1986 World Series.
-You have no idea what the word compromise means.
-You believe using your turn signal is a sign of weakness.
-You don't realize that you walk and talk twice as fast as everyone else. (haha, sorry peeps)
-You're stubborn.
-You think if someone is nice to you, they must want something, or are from out of town.
-Your favorite adjective is "wicked."
-You think 63 degree ocean water is warm.
-You see people like Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Dicky Barret (The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones), -Tracy Bonham, Evan Dando (The Lemonheads) and Ric Ocasek (The Cars) in the local supermarket and it doesn't phase you.
-Paranoia sets in if you can't see a Dunkin Donuts, ATM or CVS within eyeshot at all times.
-It's the Sox, The Pats (or Patsies if they're losing), the Seltz, the Broons.
-You keep an ice scraper and can of de-icer on the floor of your car...year round
-If the streets are named after trees (Walnut, Chestnut, Cedar), you're on Beacon Hill. If they're named after poets you're in Wellesley.
-You've called something "wicked pissa"
-You drive 45 minutes to New Hampshire to save $5 in sales tax
-You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left.
-All avenues are properly referenced by their nicknames: Comm Ave, Mass Ave., Dot Ave.
-You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater
-You order iced coffee in January
-Learn to swerve abruptly. Boston is the home of slalom driving, thanks to the Registry of Motor Vehicles, which puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep them on their toes.

You know your from Massachusetts if...
-The person driving in front of you is going 70 mph and you are cursing him for going too slow.
-The fact that Route 128 and I-95 are pretty much the same thing doesn't confuse you.
-When ordering a tonic, you mean a Coke...not quinine water.
-You actually enjoy driving around rotaries.
-You almost feel disappointed when someone doesn't flip you the bird when you cut them off or steal their parking space.
-You know how to pronounce the names of towns like Worcester, Billerica, Haverhill, and Barre
-You have driven to New Hampshire on a Sunday in order to get beer.
-You know that there are two Bulger brothers, and that they're both crooks.
-You know what they sell at a packie.
-You knew that there was no chance that the Patriots would move to Hartford.
-You laugh at all the other states in New England.
-You know at least one bar where you can get something to drink after last call.
-You can actually find your way around Boston.
-You have gone to at least one party at UMass.
-The curse of the Bambino is taught in public schools.
-You refer to the New York Yankees as the Devil's spawn, or something worse.
-Colleges are used as landmarks for directions, e.g., Go past MIT until you hit Harvard. Take a right and go past Lesley. Keep going until you get to Tufts (actual directions).
-Doug Flutie is the greatest athlete ever.
-Evacuation Day is a recognized holiday.
-You know at least one guy named Sean, Pat, Whitey, Red, Bud or Seamus, and at least 4 named Bob.
-You think the rest of the country owes you for Thanksgiving and Independence Day.
-You laughed at the kids down south who never got snow days.
-You feel that the rest of the world needs to drive more like you.
-You know The Beanpot is a hockey tournament, not a serving container.
-You have never been to Cheers.
-You can recognize a girl from Revere simply by her hair.
-You remember exactly where you were when the ball rolled through Buckner's legs.
-You know that there is a bigger difference between Roxbury and West Roxbury than just a compass direction.
-Somebody calls UMass "ZooMass" and you take it as a compliment.
-The words "WICKED" and "GOOD" go together.
-You know how to make a frappe.
-You know that "Big Dig" is also a kind of ice cream you can get at Brigham's.
-You actually know how to merge from 6 lanes of traffic down to one.
-You know what "Southie" is. And how it is different from the South End.
-You are proud to drink Sam Adams and think that the rest of the country owes Bostonians a big thank you.
-St. Patrick's Day is your favorite holiday.
-You never go to "Cape Cod", you go "down the Cape".
-You cried when Boston Garden was torn down.
-You think that Roger Clemens, Wade Boggs and Derek Jeter are more evil than Whitey Bulger.
-You went to Old Sturbridge Village, Plymouth Plantation, or both, on field trip in grammar school.
-You're aware that there is a town, somewhere in Massachusetts, named Brimfield where they have the biggest outdoor antique market in the world.
-You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day. (But who'd want to?)
-You have a special place in your heart for the Worcester firefighters.
-If you live in Charlton City, most likely 99% of your family does as well.
-You know that the Mass Pike is some sort of strange weather dividing line.
-You know that PTown isn't the name of a new rap group.
-You know that Ludlow is 90% Portuguese and that Fall River is 90% Lebanese.

And, the final and most important way to know that you are from Massachusetts...
-You do not recognize the letter "R" as a part of the English language.

Adapted From Angelfire.com

Guest Speaker

It’s snowing outside. It bothers me that it is snowing and tomorrow is April Fools. I am planning some good jokes, except if I told you I would have to kill you. Just kidding, I can’t say what the jokes are because they have yet to be created. Actually, I have never participated in April Fools. I consider it to be an adolescent day, and I am trying to abandon the stage of adolescence. Time to become a young adult, well, not that there is that much of a difference, except I am majoring in human development. Therefore, I am learning about all the different stages that occur through life. I am beginning to think that deep down no one every leaves one stage for another, but rather just adds to the stages. That is my theory.

On the topic of human development, in class today we had a guest speaker. He talked about Alcohol. I am getting a little sick of hearing about alcohol on college campuses, but this guy was HA-larious. Not only did he convey his message well, he brought himself into a character that the audience could relate too. I love listening to people who don’t talk to you like you are stupid and/or not as good as they are. We are all going through life together, some people are just farther along than others. That doesn’t make them any better than the next person. This speaker had humor and seriousness intertwined with each other. Made class fly by! I always know class was good when it goes by wicked fast. I re-learned a lot of stuff I already knew, but it was fun and I had a lot of good laughs.

I hit my homework this week with a massive hammer. Which translates too, I got a lot done already, which could mean that I could work ahead. Ha, chances of that happening are pretty slim, but I cannot say that I won’t try. I will take a whack at the easy stuff. With that said, I am going to get up on that.

Windy

I went for a walk today. Before I went I knew it was windy, but did not think much of it. However, the farther away I got from campus, the more windy it got. By the time I got to the ISU cross country course, my ear phones had blown out of my ears at least 20 times. All I could imagine was people trying to climb up Mt. Everest and getting blown down as they are trying to climb up. It is completely intense walking in the wind. Don’t get me wrong; it is an invigorating work out, but still, wow.

As I was walking I got to thinking. First of all, one reason I like walking so much, is that I can think when I am walking. The main thing I was thinking about was how I enjoy walking, but not to class. When I have to walk across campus to class, I dislike it greatly, but when I can just go out and walk, I like it a lot. Riding horses is much more of a mind clearer, and even more fun, but walking is my second choice when it comes to clearing my head. Too bad I have to pay attention while walking or riding, because if I did not have too, I could study at the same time. Wow, I would learn so much more. Now that I am thinking about this, I would do so much better on tests if I could take them in the barn. Too bad I can’t.

Other than going out for a nice walk, my day was good. I got a project done, and other homework as well. I always like it when I get homework done, because then I feel like I have more free time. This is only a feeling though because as soon as I am done with one thing, something else is assigned. The wonders of college. This week I have been trying to decide what to take for classes next semester. Also, I hope I can get into them, classes fill up quickly around here. I definitely want to take an equine class that would be fun, and an easy A. I don’t know if an easy A is worth it though, maybe, maybe not. I have lots to think about.

Weekend

This weekend has been relaxing, which is good, because the way I figure it, weekends should be “chill” so to speak. I did my normal chores at the barn, and the weather held up for it beautifully. It makes it so much nicer when it is raining cats and dogs or snowing. There was a clinic this weekend, so the barn was occupied by some visiting equines. They were easy to work around, the ladies that accompanied them were a little on the annoying side, but I guess I may be like that when I am older. I will jump that hurdle when it comes.

All the horses behaved themselves. Hank was still mean, but he did not kick or even attempt to kick me again. However, he was very mean to his other pasture mates. A way to picture this would be to imagine a bunch of kids in middle school. More specifically imagine a group of friends that are always with each other, and enjoying each other’s company. But then terror strikes. The bully walks in and takes everyone’s lunch money and locks the weakest link in a locker. Hank, is that bully and my horse Dancer is the poor kid who gets shoved in a locker. Not cool. The semester is almost over though, and Dancer will be able to come home and not have to deal with Hank, for a summer. I love having all my horses at home, because then I am in complete charge of them and everything that happens to them. Also, I can feed them what they need, and when I want. It is the life.

Joe is also getting the hang of entering and exiting the barn. He doesn’t get lost anymore. This is fabulous! I don’t have to get him out of corners when he gets stuck. It is really nice to see him learn. Kevyn is back too. He left at the beginning of this semester to get some more training under saddle. Poor Kevyn. He has a full body clip, which means his body is shaved. Except, on his butt, he has a patch that isn’t shaved which is in the shape of a heart. This could be cute, except Kevyn is clearly a boy, and the heart just girls him up too much. Kevyn is also bullied like no tomorrow in the pasture. I guess that comes with being small, and new. It will get easier for him, hopefully.

Other than doing horse stuff, I took the weekend off. To be honest, my weeks are so crazy full that when the weekend gets here I am so tired that I sleep most of the day on Saturday. Yes, it does kind of waste a Saturday, but it helps me prepare for the week to come. This semester has been better than last semester by far, but I am so ready for it to be over. Time will fly though, it always does.