The cats know how I feel...part 2

Hi everyone!

sorry I haven't been speaking much, but Senior year is when every one decides to question your future, or your ability to have one. Counselor scouts and parents, is there no hiddy hole from the collage maddens? it just makes you want to...to....



But I did find a good collage I want to go to. in the top 20 at lest most likely the top 15 for creative writing. Hollins! (do-do-do-dooo). The Texas scout know me by name now, and Dad approves because it's a privet all girls school in Vergina, far away from 'the boy'. Still the Psychology department is solid and and the Acting department is recognized! It makes me feel the magic inside of me!



Ethan things are okay, were just in one of those times. Not fighting but not really doing much ether, both of us kinda tiered after the trimester, where going to go on a date but I felt kinda quizy and food didn't sound good. Now with Winter Guard and all the Ap classes jumping on us when we finely get some time its just like,



Key club has started up for Sachse high school too, so add that to my list of Beta club, Girl Scouts, Band, Ap every thing, NSHS, and society of hug a puppy. With Key Club I'm heeding to DFW airport for a welcome home on December 23 for a bunch of troops. That should be fun!


I had to take one regulars class this trimester. Economics. I'm kinda going to miss that free class. I could have skipped the whole trimester except for tests and still made my A+. I saw it as my writing time. Ap economics was first period and there was no way no how I was giving up Ap Psychology!!! Coach Halac was amazing!!! Even if it is the most awkward class to go through with your boyfriend sitting right behind you. Especially in that Motivations chapter. Never thought I'd have to hide a text book from my parents but that is the wonder of Psychology. We also got hypnotized twice!
now people with vivid imaginations and such are really good at getting hypnotized. I fell out of my chair both times!! Of corse when your telling someone the day before that your getting hypnotized and they're all ' oh thats fake' and 'blablabla' it really gets on your nerves. Those people are such kill joys!



And then fourth period was Computer Science! I made my own Video game! From scratch! on Dark Basic!! I am now the computer expert at the house. what I can't fix with resin I fix with threats to tare out it's hard-drive and then call Computer Ghost. Yes Zeke haunts our computer complete with messages lest on the screen and mouses moving on their own. But aside from Computer Ghost I am the Computer Guru!

Speaking of fallowing older children, Lucy is becoming the next Swing-aholic! *sniff* I'm so proud! she was out there with me twice yesterday, and had Bella push her once!

Now on to Finn. the new little baby boy. I feel sorry for him mostly for two resins. 1) he's a boy, after a bunch of girls. when girls live together their monthly gifts start happening at the same time....Run Finn run far away!!!! Think Manly thoughts! 2) mom will not give him a pa-shu! Every baby needs their pa-shu!!! Other than that he lays around, bobbles his baby noggin, eats, crys, toots and poops in that order. I don't feel sorry for him because it get dad off my back about my sleep patters. Oh sure, she's crazy to wake up at 3:45 till it means you don't have to pick up the baby, and she redirect nightmare woken children to her bed.

See not nutty now is it Daddy-o?

Writing has been fine, but Aunt Wally still holds my main story hostage, so I've had complete author ADD. (so would it be AADD?) And it's bad I've sprouted at lest five new stories. One of which I've already been ordered not to kill a few people in by my readers.

See I once made the mistake of telling Miranda Sweet how my mind works for stories. Your best of as a background carter when I'm having a bad day. If I have bad days, my carters have super days, if I have a good day they will had a very sad day. If your just there to add more depth but not really a part of the story, your life is great! If I like you, I'll beat up on you a bit and you might die. If I don't like you you will die, it's just a question of how and when.

Now she and little Miranda, Justén and Faith have forbidden me under penalty of death from killing off cretin people. (Luke and May from 'the Call', Aden and Cyrus from 'Prince of the Void', any of the Phoenix team from the books aunt Wally has hostage. Those people.) so I was nearly killed for my last chapter of the Call.

(No I have not finished the book, I have a skip around journal in witch I writ down ideas or short chapters from books before they fly away)

See it looked like I killed Luke. Two almost cried and 3 nearly jumped to attack me. I hastily pointed out that if they killed me who would be able to bring Luke back. I think it worked for now...it's not like they'd....oh they would....oh dear....

But other than that....no that's all I can think of right now. So if there is any company scholarships out there let me know. Especially for artsy or Psychological items. Can't wait to major in Psych! I'll get to do all kinds of experiments!

That will be fun! (Muahahahahaha!!!) well good bye every body, keep in touch! I have to go put the peaces together. After all it's my life and;

Hey Family!

Good evening everyone!
It's been forever since I've posted on the family blog, and I've noticed that people seem to have kind of fallen out of practice with it. So I guess I'll throw something up and see if there are still people out there!

This semester is going pretty well so far. I'm not a fan of my online class, because it's deceptively time consuming. I didn't expect it to take as much time and effort as it really does. I guess not having an actual class to go to really kind of makes the "Out of sight, out of mind" rule apply pretty hardcore.

Either way, classes are going well. Extracurriculars, though, that's another matter.

I'm BUSY. Just to give everyone a general idea of what I do on campus, here's my email signature:
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ZEKIEL F. T. JOHNSON
Psychology & International Security Studies Undergraduate
Minor in Russian Language and Culture

Teaching Assistant | Department of Psychology
Councilor | UOSA Integrity Council
Coordinator of Graduation & Retention | UOSA Dept. of Academics
Chairman Pro-tem | Student Graduation and Retention Task Force
Campus Disciplinary Advocate | UOSA Dept. of Interior Campus Affairs
Student Publications Advocate | UOSA Dept. of Interior Campus Affairs
UOSA Appointee | OU Publications Board, Student Media
Board Member | Transit Appeals Board
Editor-in-Chief | Journal of Global Affairs
Crisis Counselor | OU Counseling Psychology Clinic, Number NYNE
Treasurer, President Emeritus | Russian Club
Sooner Ally | Women's Outreach Centre

University of Oklahoma | Norman, OK, United States
[Contact information omitted]
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And there are a couple other things that I do here and there that aren't on that list! Needless to say, I'm always pretty busy with something.

And then there's work. For anyone who hasn't heard, I'm working at Blockbuster. Also, I'm not a fan of the company. Blockbuster, in my opinion, is like the Titanic, except if the captain was playing some kind of version of "Pong" off of icebergs. They are constantly implementing plans and strategies that are so obviously going to make them lose money, it's ridiculous. I'll call it early on, too. And sure enough, a month or two later, store managers are told frantically to pull the program, effective immediately, because the idea lost the company thousands upon thousands of dollars. Who knew?

But it's money, and so for now, I put on a smiling face and go to work whenever I can. It's my second job, really. I still work for the university's Residence Life department as a weekend RA.

And, on top of that, I just interviewed today at Express, a clothing store at the mall here in Norman (which, for the record, is about 68% [seriously, I just did the math] closer than Blockbuster). I'm really hoping I get the job, because it's a MUCH more convenient location, and I like the company QUITE a bit more. Still, It will probably end up being a third job, because I need the money to pay bills and such.

As far as classes for next term go, I've decided to start taking somewhat easier terms, because I'm quickly getting burnt out on school, and I suspect it has something to do with the outrageously heavy terms I'm taking. Next term, I'm only enrolled in 16 hours right now, which is a nice change from my 24 hours that I was originally enrolled in THIS term (I'm now at 21, after dropping Russian, which I'll pick back up again later).

One of the classes I really want to take next term is Illicit Trafficking. It's an irregularly scheduled course — it only meets five or six times throughout the entire semester. But the actual bulk of the course comes in the middle of the term, during Spring Break, when the class takes a trip to Italy to actually conduct research and interviews with government officials and such. Unfortunately, the cost of the course is about $2900 for all of the travel, lodging, meals, etc. And although I get a stipend from National Merit for international travel of $1500, I don't think I can actually use it for a week-long getaway, even if it is with a class. I'm pretty sure that stipend is supposed to be used for study abroad and stuff like that. So I have a meeting with the coordinator of my SIAS major (who also happens to be teaching the class) to see if there are funding opportunities within the university. Keep a good thought; I'm really hoping to get into this course!

And lastly, I have a quick favor to ask of everyone out there in Internetland. I do a *lot* around campus, and have a pretty busy schedule, between work, classes, and my extracurriculars. I've been lucky so far in that Mom and Dad have let me take the Grandmamobile for use so far, but I'll have to give it back probably around Thanksgiving, leaving me without reliable transportation. Unfortunately, I'm pretty reliant on the car. So, if you know of anyone — friends, family, etc. — who may be selling their car or just getting rid of it soon, *please* keep me in mind, as I desperately search for an alternative for when I must part with the white car. Much thanks!

Time for bed.
Love you all,
Zekiel