Oh, It's Almost Winter Again....

Great. This is my least favorite time of year. Wisconsin is in a state of ever changing weather, and today is a perfect example of the crummy part of it. All the beautiful leaves are all gone and a wonderful combination of sleet and freezing cold has taken over. Already this year, 139 accidents have happened and we haven't received one inch of snow yet. Almost all drivers in Wisconsin have forgotten how to drive slow and take it easy as the roads change from hot tar to slick ice. This is just the start of a dangerous winter. On the other hand, deer hunting starts very soon and its also almost to the end of the semester. My grades are good, but my attitude towards school is changing slowly. This is the time of year when I lose a piece of my motivation. I just need to keep trucking along while ignoring the fact that its blistering cold and I have five weeks of school left. I wish I had a magic wand to wave and turn winter back in to summer, and motivation back into drive. Time for Christmas break!

Vote To Change America For The Good!

With the upcoming election this week, I have a couple of mixed feelings that come along with it. I will be voting this week along with millions of others, but there is a void of confidence in my choice of president. I believe that both presidents have a few great standpoints, but I know that not every issue they touch on will be as well of a success as they promise. Every president that has ever took office has never made every single American happy. Commercials say "the choice is yours!", but is it? We only have so many choices. Democrat or Republican? I believe an American should choose the president that best suites the needs for the common people. This American is the middle class, hard working, parent. I will not preach as to what president to vote for, but I will tell you that your choice is changing history. Choose the best president based on their past history, knowledge and future goals and promises, rather than popularity among the people of the United States of America.

How am I Going to Keep My Composure?

Western Technical College will be arriving at its eight week midterm this next Tuesday. To be very honest, I am excited and scared all at the same time. I have never done this well in school, and I feel like I could lose that motivation and drive at any moment. I need that special spark to keep me running, but I just don't know how I am going to get it. How do other successful students do it? Do they just clinch their teeth and get down in the dumps cause they can't go out..... and they have to doom themselves to their study books? I feel like there should be a easier way to to get through school, but I hardly believe it. Why does it seem that everyone else can go out all the time? UGH! I have so many unanswered questions. Maybe I need some time to forget about school one day and do whatever I want. Oh but wait, I don't have a single day off during the week, not even on the weekends. Are there any answers to my crazy questions?

Fayze's Of Downtown La Crosse

As I wrap my apron around my gurgling stomach, urning for breakfast myself, I am eager to make some fast cash for the week, and to come and serve the ever so hungry city of La Crosse. The first table I attend to is already whispering about what might fancy their taste buds. I greet them with a chipper hello, and offer our unique specials. An elderly man sitting at the table grumbles for some coffee, and the elderly woman ever so rudely says "tea for me". I nod my head and walk back to the clubhouse to do what they say. I pour the blistering hot coffee from the urn and run the steaming hot water for the tea. As I carry these two beverages on a small thin tray, other servers brush by me in a hurry to please their grateful and sometimes ungrateful customers. As I arrive back at the table, the old woman says "we will have our usual, and oh, by the way, split the order please." I timidly take the now useless menus from their hands and thank them for their order. When I turn my back, I can hear them placing their silver wear out in a distinct pattern and mumbling about the same complaints they had last week about their day as a retired couple. As I walked back to the computer in order to place their orders, I then realized that I not only got their order, but I also got a sense of exactly what I don't want to be like when I get old. If any one is reading this, hold me true to thy word.

A World of Many Leaves

A world of many leaves. Some are wide, that tend to glide in the summer nights fall. These leaves come and go, some tend to flow, but others tend not to fall to the snow. When the trees are bare and the weather is fare, the leaves are done with their turning. Fall has come, summer has gone... and the leaves continue whirling.

This is my very first attempt to write a poem about a season. I thought this would be totally appropriate with fall rushing in, and Oktoberfest this weekend. I am so grateful that I live in such a beautiful state, not everyone is blessed with four seasons and a wonderful landscape such as ours. Each year as I get older, I am more and more appreciative of our rolling bluffs, indigenous animals and widespread forests. I have never been so grateful in my whole life. Thank goodness for Wisconsin.

The Power of Perserverance

Today I am a student with drive, I look forward to school. I have caught a new fever, and that fever is a powerful offspring of failure. This very same month just two years ago, was a very challenging time in my life. The fear of failure constantly plagued my mind, almost to the point where anything better than failure, was a joke to me. I struggled with time management my first year of college, which led myself down a spiraling path of self destruction. When I couldn't find time to do anything other than homework, I would totally shut down and do nothing at all. I dwelled on my "lacking luster" relationship, and hurled myself into a state of isolation. A spot in my emotional and physical self being that couldn't break out of a shell.

I stayed dormit about this damaging mind, body and soul conflict with myself for too long. I have broken out of these chains and conquered some inner truth. I have learned to manage my time by writing everything down. I keep separate files for every class, and I also get things done right away. I have eliminated damaging relationships, and have been blessed with a blissful one. I have slowly gotten out of this rut. This all wouldn't have possible with out day to day challenging lessons. Concentration on truth, and what is truly good for me.

What is My Home Style?

I'm sitting here on my couch wondering, what do should I decorate next in my apartment? What kind of style am I going for? The answer is, I don't know. I have collected so many decorations over the past few years, and I think it is starting to get a little too busy in my living space. Contemporary "Pier One" interior design has always intrigued me, but on the other hand, I have always wanted a country home. Can I combine the two without it looking in cohesive? I think the first step to a home that fits your style is to get rid of clutter. Having a rummage sale, giving decor to friends and family, or donating objects to Goodwill or Salvation Army will help. Next step would be to decide on your favorite style of home. I like to look through magazines or online at HGTV.com. Pick and choose what stands out to you in the pictures and surf the web or local stores for similar if not the same home decor. Watch the prices though! The more you save, the more you can be creative in your home.