Sorry Sorry Sorry!!!

I'm such an idiot I completely forgot to blog about all the things I've done with the dogs and work since I got back for Winter Break (December 14th...I know bad girl) time to play catch up. Well let's see here...ah well Ellie and I have started our training towards a CDX my goal is always to win first place while remaining in the 190s getting a H.I.T (High In Trial) is a bonus although as Roxanne likes to lovingly remind me "why reach for the moon when you could strive for the sun, moon, and the stars sure you may not get them all but you'll still have the moon and the stars *wise smile*" I try to remind myself of that anytime I feel down and in that barely passing but still decent phase. I also am working Scout a Labrador towards his CD title it was my accident how it got started but honestly I've really got to thank him he gave me "the itch" so to speak to train properly again. All it takes is one obnoxious dog and you have you can ignite an inspirational fire. Hopefully if Margot let's me I can put a title on him as well as Ellie I'm game he's game let's get my permission slip signed :)

Ellie and I are working specifically on straight fronts, broad jump, and retrieve over the high jump. All are progressing wonderfully, I was a little annoyed we had to lower the jumps to 4" but I just kept telling myself it's for training purposes it won't stay like this she's a smart dog....but I don't have to like it so I'll suck it up and do it anyway reluctantly after all Margot know's what she's doing I mean you don't have over 40 years of experience and a bazillion titles and training other people to get those titles and not called one of the best and possibly last great dog trainers in America without something to show for it. He went well Ellie and I didn't work as much as I would have liked, damn you monthly visits from my red headed cousin frickin hate her!, she always punches me in the stomach when we greet each other the first day after that were all good haha. Anyhow Tiny was being totally annoying by not letting me put things on him which I was determined to fix but we were in a hurry so I gave up...for now *insert evil laugh*

Well that's all for now tune in next time ^_^

P.S I'm working a back to back double New Years eve and New Years day how shitty is that wish me luck I don't die of fatigue

The time is now

I have a full week of excitement coming up starting monday till next monday evening. Let's see how it will start shall we?

• December 6th- Choir Recital, dance rehearsal, and study for finals.
• December 7th- 2 Dance performances, DJ at Ferrum Radio at night, and study for finals
• December 9th - Math Final
• December 10th- History Final
• December 13th- Animal Behavior Final then leave for Winter Break

That may not seem like a lot but it is haha trust me.

Conflicted and Indecisive

So I've changed my major again...for the third time, this time I want to fulfill a childhood dream of becoming a Paleontologist. For those who don't know what that is it is someone who studies and researches dinosaur fossils. Another tid bit is that I don't think I'll be transferring schools much to my dismay. It seems yet again I'm stuck in a situation I can't get out of because I let it go on for to long. It probably wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't the worst at studying.

I didn't realize how much of a rip off Ferrum College actually was until I started looking at different career's and major's I would be good at. It came to my attention slowly but steadily that they didn't really have a wide range of majors that catered to my interests. For instance, when I first sought out change I thought well I really like singing and dancing it's a stress relief and it's something I have always worked hard on. Learning different methods and ranges. Just like dog training I was hooked onto something I actually could do and could only get better at with time.

At first I was a double major in Pre-Vet and Theater( I don't know what I was thinking at the time because that was the worst idea ever) I've no clue what I thought I was going to get out of it by having both as my major. My advisor told me that maybe I should consider pursuing Acting as my career instead. This being because not only had I admitted I wasn't the greatest at math or science but the only classes I seemed to be doing well in at the time, this was my freshman year fall semester, was my theater classes. I thought to myself maybe she's right maybe I should major in Theater I mean at least I'm good at it. So I did I changed my major and became a Theater major my grades went up just like Wayne Bowman, theater arts professor, had told me it would. I probably would have kept at it if it would for my need for approval. I've no real experience in the acting world so I looked to others for what was good or bad. Long story short on this topic in order to become a great actor/actress you must be emotionally vulnerable which I am not.

The second change came along when this nagging voice in my head said "what about your dream of becoming a vet, you've wanted to heal animals and care for them and think about all the plans that were made in the future what about the animal radicals you and any other apprentice that has gone to Margot's needs to make them go away that can't happen if your off acting and singing and what not you were going to be the best how do you even know your good at what you do they could be lying for all you know plus the other theater majors don't even like you it's a constant game of cat and mouse will they like you this day or will they gang up on you and judge no ma'am you are smarter then they are so just study more and I'm sure you'll be a vet" So I said to myself "I don't want to be a theater major anymore it's to much 50% chance of success so I want to just minor in something where all I have to do is sing and dance" ha ha to bad that doesn't exist. I thought of a way to work around it, then a brilliant idea came into my mind I'll just continue with choir and make Dance my minor. That way I can still be a Vet and still enjoy dance. To bad they don't offer Dance as a minor or major at my college. I decided I was going to become a pre-vet major with a double minor in History and Philosophy. I've always taken an interest in history and philosophy is just something I'm naturally good at. This I should have known better I loathe going to science and math especially when I know I won't understand it but I try anyway hoping it was just my imagination. No I can learn math and science I'm sure I could eventually understand however I'm not good at it. I needed to be a major in something I was good at and wasn't completely lost in. That's when I decided to look for something else I can be successful in.

Finally my third major change took quite awhile being as I wanted to major in Zoology to bad they didn't offer it as usual my college disappointed me yet again. Then I thought I could be an archeology major! I am very observant and a good analyst plus I would get to travel like I always wanted to do and make discoveries. Of course they didn't offer Geology at my college either. So I choose to make History my major and Philosophy/Biology my minors...at least they fit together this time unlike my other choices. I haven't set it up yet well classes anyway or a new advisor but it's a work in progress. I have a good feeling this is the right choice this time.

To end this extremely exhausting blog post I only have one thing to say "I just wanna be successful" by Drake

I didn't die

Just to let you know haha I didn't die or drop off the face of the earth. I just didn't have much to say, I've turned over a new leaf unless it involves dog training or animal radicals I have no real reason to post anything up. I mean looking back on it now I was venting all over my blog. Luckily our literary education is so bad that no body saw how the way I wrote my blogs, although the words were in the right place my punctuation was terrible certain words shouldn't have been capital. It made it seem as if I was illiterate, this made me feel terrible I could have sworn I only had bad penmanship =P

Now changing to a new topic I think its hysterical that I have a private dance lessons course which is pretty much like masters course. Its for dancers that are very experienced and plan to do something later on in other words Dance majors would love it. I however have very little dance experience and was not consistent with my training. Now I bet your wondering Sydney where is the funny part? Well I'll tell you I somehow managed to do everything she has asked me to do in that class, I may not do a few moves very well but I did it. I mean the only one who know's I'm not that experienced is my friend Jourdan. I'm just saying I have to have some sort of talent if I'm doing it right......that or I'm a really good mimic xD

Ellie has a new title! CD dog coming through!

I meant to put this up the day it happened haha sorry everyone. So last Friday Ellie The Munchkin aka E.T.M and I went to the Yorkshire Terrier Toy Specialty, we went with Sam and Rugby who might I add would have won H.I.T with a score of 196 if he held his sit stay (darn you Rugby) :P. Any who Ellie and I ended up getting highest scoring Yorkie with a score of 192 and first place. She officially has a CD title YAY!!!! I'm still deciding if I want to continue and put a CDX title on her, I'm definitely putting one on Max, 5 1/2month old Shih Tzu puppy, next Summer hopefully. So the pics of the ribbons and photo's of us will be up soon!

CD HERE WE COME!!! ^_^

So Ellie and I were entered in The Keystone Cluster for the Obedience ring. We arrived Friday and did a tiny bit of practice and left it at that I didn't want to touch her any further till I know how we did Saturday. I was so worried about our heeling and fronts. Needless to say Saturday in Novice A we won second place with a score of 180/200. The first place winner was a Black Russian Terrier with a score of 191. As soon as I heard who won and his score I knew who my temporary arch enemy was and that he needed to be beat I was going to get first place tomorrow she needed it no...WE needed it.
Now keep this fun fact in mind Ellie was the only toy breed in her class everyone else was a giant. In my class on Saturday was a American Stafford Terrier, Newfoundland, Giant Schnauzer,Shetland Sheepdog, Black Russian Terrier, and Doberman Pincher. They were all enormous compared to her. So when she got her first leg it only seemed fit that she wonder why all the other dogs performed so terribly inattentive. The second day after fixing a few things Ellie and I won first place with a score of 191 and second place with a score of 182 was indeed the Russian Terrier. There were still the same dogs from yesterday minus the Amstaff and adding in its place a Labrador Retriever. We have one more leg to go our final show is at the Yorkshire Terrier Specialty. I know for a fact we can get in the 190s so my goal is to try for High In Trial.

Final day of training/ Third day of class

So today was all around good mostly because just everything seemed to fall into place. I usually give a summary of something cool or interesting that happened to me that day except nothing to over interesting happened. I think I'll be just fine I just have to get used to using the POS where the orders are placed. No joke that machine makes me nervous because there is so many buttons to press and know how to work and its just so overwhelming luckily I'm still new so I only get 3 tables.

So the final day of training wasn't so bad Brian wasn't sitting at his usual table and then. Someone called me over it was Brian he was sitting at a new spot but a man was with him. I perked up because Brian was a pretty old man and reminded me of my own Hooters version of Margot haha I'm sure she'll ask me about that once I come in tomorrow. He introduced me to the older gentleman sitting with him it was the father in law and they were eating together something to do with there kids I'm not sure I don't keep track of customers lives. I took the bar test and passed I took menu test and not sure if I passed I hope I did. I start work this Sunday hopefully Saturday because I want to get paid as soon as possible haha.

Second Training Day/ Second Day of Summer Class

All around my day was pretty good with a side of average. Nothing to interesting happened except that I slowly realized how many connections and benefits to being a Hooters Girl there is. Such as some customers are millionaires or some know people that are well known voice coaches. I was off the clock talking to a customer about what he did not that I cared but its part of the job I suppose. Then he got to talking about music of course I realized he was somewhat of an amateur when he couldn't properly identify his own pitch and not his range. Any how he told me how his friend is looking for students for voice coaching and I needed one anyway so yay! Secondly I did something apparently funny in class during lecture he was talking about naming Biotic and Abiotic things I had already heard this yesterday but kept my mouth shut thinking in my head wolf and rock and was exhaling but it came out as a raspberry so they thought I was directing that towards what the professor was talking about and he thought it was funny.

The second day I realized that some of the regualars like Brian, Greg, and Shadow (Greg's Dog) are pretty awesome seeing that dog made me calm down for most of the morning because it wasn't totally human populated. I think thats why I get nervous going places that are completely boxed in with bunches of people. I've become so accustomed to only seeing 4 humans at my 1st job that if I saw more they were there to pick up their dog(s). Shadow is a Corgi/ Cattle Dog mix it isn't to bad to look at in fact its kind of cute. However do not misunderstand me I am not saying we should make more of this mix. Its more of a happy accident that just so happened to not look like an abomination upon canines :) I met some new girls today and so far I have been told by the customers I'm doing a good job as a trainee. I also realized that I'm in trouble again I need to do something task orientated I always need something to do or I will go nuts! For instance I was studying my bar guide when I noticed there were four dirty tables that weren't getting cleared off in what to me felt like 10 mins. So I started fidgeting thinking why isn't anyone taking care of this its bad representation of Hooters so I got up and marched over to all four tables and cleared them off in the quickest way I think anyone has ever seen. I say quick because it was record time I did it in 5min or less. I then run into Kate who's table I had cleared she then said "Oh wow thanks" I didn't stay long enough to hold a convo I simply said no problem. I ran into Jeff who saw me doing it all and said " I can't not do something there has got to be something I can do I need to be put to a task so your gonna love me when I start my shift" he simply laughed and continued folding the shirts.

Oh lastly before I get off and study for my last two tests. Today in Biology my professor did something funny that made me and a couple classmates laugh he chose Cannibus Sativa as another scientific term of course as soon as I saw it I knew immediately what it was so did the guy sitting next to me and the girl in front and he simply states "Marijuana" all three of us start giggling because thats how you know who smokes Hahaha. I thought it was odd out of all the other scientific formulas he could have used he chose weed. I can see he used to smoke or still does haha.

First Training Day/ First Day of Summer Class

So before I tell you guys all the interesting and wondrous things that happened today. I can just say two things occurred to me about how this week will play out. First off I don't think I'll be able to train this week being as I have training all week and I start my first shift this weekend so I won't have time to train in the morning. Its a good thing its only this week or else ha ha I wouldn't be able to work at all. Secondly I don't think anyone at Applewoods has seen me so furious before in my life I pretty much bit my friends head off for his lack of competence. I honestly had no intention of screaming bloody murder over the phone ha ha. I already had a bad start because my parents though they could pull a very unintelligent move this morning so that made me irritated then having my ride be late on my first day of training made me even more angry so I just went off roaring with flames leaking from my non existent snout.

So now that's settled my first day of work went by starting out kind of jittery and nervous. I don't just start making random conversations with people and to hold that conversation pretending to care. I also had no real idea what I was doing so it was just oh my gawd oh my gawd I don't know what I'm doing. Then eventually I caught on how to work there pretty quickly. Honestly if all I had to do was bring them there drinks and food and pay the check with occasional conversation then I would be perfect.....sadly however thats not the case we have to engage with the customer and eventually develop regulars. I'll of course have to treat it like I do with most people I am forced to talk to. Pretend to have interest in what they have to say and care about what goes on in their life. Honestly I could care less I'm here to serve you food not be your home away from home although I think thats how it works being a Hooters Girl I mean. My trainer Sara is really nice and the girls I met today are nice as well I like them however I question there common sense intellect. All together I learned pretty fast how things work around there. I think I'll be okay if I just do what Jeff (general manage)told me "Who ever you are outside this building gets left behind once you walk through that door"

Finally my first day of class at PGCC it started out pretty well I ran into my friend Amaedi and Margot if your reading this then haha no I didn't ask what she is doing major wise I forgot. We chatted before our classes started. My professor for the day (she was a temp) made me love how I finally realized how smart I was because some of the questions she asked I already knew and when I answered them she gave me a look of shush I don't want you to answer it that way. Also I've already been labeled as a hypocrite future vet. It all started with me giving an honest logical answer with no emotions attached. She asked what would happen to the squirrel if you cut down the tree it lived in now keep in mind she said one tree just one. Not two not a hundred but one so I said very honestly and bluntly "Ummm the squirrel will look for another tree" I suppose the way I answered it should have been more sensitive concerning myself with this squirrel's personal problems. It slowly occurred to my professor that I didn't particularly care for squirrels I didn't tell her the back story. All I said was that they were jerks and they started it first! Then it pretty much was a short battle of the smarts I however decided to back out from time to time so I don't seem like a total bitch. I say this because my original debate was with an older woman I had a counter answer to everything she said. This I've come to learn pisses a lot of people off...sucks for them ha ha. Thats all for today ciao!

Sunday + History Channel= Interesting religious facts

So I didn't get home till close to 3am not totally my fault it would have been sooner if not for my phone dying at my friends party so I had to wait to get to another friends house and charge it. Finally my friend Sammy came and picked me up with John, Robert, Nick, and Victoria. We then proceeded to goto Sammy's house and watch a movie I ended up falling asleep through it. Any who back to the point Ellie really liked the Pheasant so thats good I think I might have trouble getting rid of all this meat or maybe not and I didn't realize 5lbs and only eating 1/4lb twice a week is a lot haha. Ellie pretty much slept in my bed while I proceeded to sing a few songs before being infatuated with a historic documentary called Bloodline I'll tell you about that later.

Ellie and I finally got our lazy butts out of bed and went out side to some retrieve work. It went pretty well I only had to correct her once. We put it on the side walk then in the grass and then the street. It was pretty dead so I didn't have any real distractions I'm hoping when my friend Mark and I hang out he can he a tool in our training. I am more then likely going to be practicing my pace changes and about turns without Ellie today so I can have them down. I try to think of it as remembering dance steps perfecting them so they are the exact same over and over. In other words I'm a visual, physical, and memorization learner. We did finishes those are getting better every day.

Oh good news after months and months of deciding I've officially chosen the Brittany Spaniel as my first dog. I plan to get it summer of my junior year so I can spend all summer working on socialization and what not.

Progress is better then nothing

So today wasn't the most productive day. I had a final interview at Hooters to see if I would be hired or not. So I had to figure out a plan on working Lillith, Max, and Ellie. Lillith wasn't to bad we pretty much did Open work minus the retrieve being as her owners never bothered to teach her. It would have been more productive if the high jump was available haha. I did the broad jump and began the bar jump both her successful. Lillith and I worked on run thrus while waiting its slowly occurring to her that I'm way funner to work with then her owners. Max and I did a bit of work not as much as I would have liked but its better then nothing at all. His sits are getting better and better every day. He is one smart pup not like any Shih Tzu I've heard of Eric should be proud ^_^. Ellie and I only managed to work on her retrieve and finishes. I need to figure out what to do about her fronts on the recall because on everything else she is okay but when I do a recall she shoots straight to me then all of a sudden she starts swerving to the right and I see it and I tried signs but all I can do is block her and lead her to front. I'm going to try this idea Sam had, make a open tunnel and call her through it. That I hope solves the problem because its one less thing to worry about. Our pace changes need work the normal and slow are okay but fast is crap all she is doing is a fast walk. I know how to fix it but her ecollar is dead so all I can do is leg corrections its working a little but not enough to get my point across. I know she is trying her best to please me I just wish we had some telepathy or canine human ESP so I can figure out what the hell is going through her head. Our jumps are getting better I'm hoping to get this perfected by the end of August. Ellie did very well in her retrieve work in the semi tall grass I say semi because was tall enough that she could see the dumbbell but still made her really look for it. I think she enjoys the work at the end of the day now because if were in sync then she wants to be as good as Rugby :) gotta love the little troupers haha.

Returning Trainer

The first dog I worked was Max all we did yesterday was lunge line work and random recall. I wanted to start with that first because even though a dog knowing how to sit and heel properly is great and all. However, it should know its name when called back every time haha. It is apparent that he is one of the rare Shih Tzu's that aren't little nasty's. I praise his owner for picking him because he is a smart pup its a pity he isn't a bit stupid by that I mean go chase after big dogs. I'm starting the verbal sit today I think he'll catch on after 2 or 3 days.

Next, I did Ellie we first worked on her retrieve which she is getting better at I made her retrieve it on 3 different types of surface. I didn't try grass because I didn't know what Margot considered unfair its always a 50% of me doing what I know right so I skipped grass fearing a future failure was on the other side. our fronts are getting better she is starting to realize she can't just go straight to the side behind me. Our pace changes need some work not a lot of focus but its how finishes that I have to focus on as well. Its not that she isn't do it but there not straight or she will be to far ahead or to far back. All and all I think we'll be okay June 6th for the show & go or at least I hope we are.

Lillith and I had a break through it finally occured to her that she needs to not be sloppy and pay attention to the handler working her. This applies to Jasmin who I also worked as well. Lillith oh gawd what can I say about how infuriated I get when I realize that we always have to do the same thing over and over again. I want to progress forward to more then just basic obedience I want her to do Novice work maybe even Open if her owner took the time! Sadly you can't have everything you want gotta work with the cards that were dealt. She isn't stupid on top of that like if I could redirect all that energy she spends on annoying some of the dogs she could be fantastic!

Speaking of Jasmin I've decided my plan with her is to do open work every time she comes. I was doing the broad jumps with her before and that was it. This is why I think I didn't feel like I accomplished anything after we did it. So then I thought no I have to do something like she doesn't feel brain dead or tired every time we finished the jumps. So I decided that she is going to be pretending to prep for an open obedience show. I mean to be the best you have to do your best watch the competition and then...do better :)

Lastly, I worked Pascal I need a plan with him because part of me feels like its a lost cause. Like my whole thing with him right now all I want is a focused dog that when I say come doesn't jump 5ft in the air to lick my face. I want him to sit when I tell him and down when I tell him and stay and don't move. I can do this but in all honesty it won't happen in 2 days. So I have to do the best that I can with the time given to me. So I'm going to treat it like he doesn't know what this is and I'm going to fit him into Max's schedule of training because his heeling is atrocious his sits are horrible but he is a positive at least he knows his name haha.



I worked five dogs yesterday in one day I'm pretty sure I've never done that before. I usually have 1-3 dogs in one day. My theory for taking on that many in a day is probably my need to want to get a CD on Ellie before she becomes an old fart. So were practicing everyday or that's what we were doing before my step father decided that he knew more about dog training then I do. By that I mean oh yeah bring her every other weekend so that way you miss a day and a half worth of training time. Oh, and here is the best part four weeks before the actual competition she can come everyday because during those 6 days of not working on fronts, finishes, and off lead work it will magically get fixed four weeks in advanced to perfection. I just don't think they understand I really feel like this is to much for there minds to wrap around and comprehend what I do and what is important to be able to have to be a good dog trainer. I won't lie I envy Sam for two reasons no more no less. Her family is very supportive of her and Rugby especially when she and him goto shows. Another reason is because she has a license and car I have neither thats the giant metaphorical hump in the road thats been preventing me from going to the next level as a trainer. So I had to find a solution Thursday night after class at Fido's I had a serious debate with my mom. I say debate because it was an educated argument of a clearly obvious flaw in them both. I had a valid point every single time so she couldn't do anything in other words I was right they made so much effort to watch me play sports I didn't even like but I would do them reluctantly. Yet, they can't take the time to goto shows this she retaliated with "you don't even go to shows" I then replied I would have put a CD on a dog many times over if it weren't for you YOU WOULD NEVER LET ME GO! long story short I got my point across. Not fully but it pretty much said if you really wanted to support me then maybe you should drive me there and stay to watch. This whole debate solved a 5 year problem that had been subsiding under the surface of secrecy. I personally think I'm making progress showing to them that I have a working brain that will continuously be making my functioning body more and more capable of progressive work not being a conformist of ignorant democrats that think Obama is the savior of this nation.

First Dog + First Show= A new experience

Sooooo at the moment Ellie and I are prepping for the show and go. I bathed and combed her out last night when I got back home I did a bit of recall and off lead. I did a little this morning too. I hope when we get to Margot's we can fix a bit more. Unfortunately Ellie and I were unable to attend. This however isn't a total loss we have 3 weeks till the next show & go so we have time to work on our fronts and off lead work. I even took th opportunity to work Trevor, German Shepard, and the new board and train the new Shih Tzu puppy Max.

Trevor and I have been working for three days straight. I do the basic work like down and sit stays, stand, heeling, and recall. He got a lot better during the three days. It's just a pity that when he goes back home were gonna have to start all over again because well lets face it HIS OWNERS ARE NUTS. but its whatever I mean its not like I have a problem with it.

Max looks like a Ewok which is that bear thing in the suit in the movie Star Wars haha. No I'm not a Star Wars fan just have a good memory when it comes to physical features haha. I told his owner Eric the same thing he knew immediately what I was talking about haha Margot, Eric, and I had a short laugh about it. Max really is a cutie which is why I said jokingly "Uh oh, Rugby has competition" this is hard to seem because Rugby looks so cute when he works. So all Max and I did was the long down and longe line work.

Ellie CD/ Pete CDX

Well for the past week I've been working Pete on CDX work and it became official that I would take Pete to his CDX with the help of Margot and Peggy of course haha. I'm trying to enter Ellie for her CD I just have to figure out where the shows are. Or at least figure out where the hell I can find them?! You would think it would be easy but its not that simple anymore because obedience shows are on the verge of practical extinction. This is something that worry obedience trainers such as myself because it will reduce us to participating in the not so thrilling and competitive (also slightly retarded) world of rally. This is something I'm trying to avoid however the battle I'm mostly concerned about it animal rights well long term concern anyway.

So this week Ellie and I need to focus on our fronts, heeling, and finishes. This is all things I don't really like doing but what must be done shall be done. Her retrieve work is going very well we can retrieve from an arms length. We are now starting to have me place it on the ground in front of her while I'm still touching it. Her hold is fantastic...for now haha. This weekend should be interesting with the training. Its not like I can't train a dog. Its more of when its a personal competition dog I start to panic a little I'm not sure what I'm looking for usually when I've given a dog to train I'm given instructions on what needs to be worked and with Ellie I don't know I panic a little I'm not sure what to do. I mean I know what to do but I don't know what to do...does that make sense? I don't know but it just sounds right haha.

I am also doing some side work with Sugar and Red. Just here and there work whenever Roxanne wants me too. I still think its a weird gender name choice but I've heard worse haha.

Finals Week Pt.3/ Summer Home

So I took my last final today as well as packed to go home. I saw a few friends and said bye to them I totally miss Stephanie, Devin, Cerisse, Inhye, and like other people haha. I guess not them entirely but I miss there faces haha. I mean its not like I won't see them after Summer. Well I won't see Inhye she is going back to Korea along with Eun Young I'm gonna miss them. I've got a busy weekend it seems haha and I just got back. I gotta love suburbia :D

Finals Week Pt.2

So today I had two finals I set three clocks to 7 o' clock so I can wake up for breakfast and goto breakfast with my friend Jourdan Beasley. So I am working on my paper amongst other things and I didn't goto bed I think till 5am which is really bad if you think about it haha. I just presumed that being as its only two hours away I'll be able to get up....WRONG!!!!! I don't wake up till 8:04am now keep in mind my English final was at 8am so I was quite a bit late and ended up being the last person there to turn it in. I didn't mind so much because I was focusing on the task ahead which at that time was the final haha. Afterwards Jourdan, Emma and I ate breakfast and I left to go back to my dorm and prepare for my next final. This one however is at 10:30am I actually made it to that one on time. The 3rd final is for my Voice & Diction class there were only six questions on the exam. I answered them all very easily. Now my main concern for the rest of the day and tomorrow till 2pm is my final for Literature of The Bible.

Finals Week

So it's finals week I forgot to post this yesterday. I have four finals this week I will be leaving campus for Summer break and head home. My first final was for my Fundamentals Of Acting Two class. I had to portray an acting style for my monologue so I decided to perform A.A. in the style of Physical Theater.Tomorrow I have two finals English and Voice & Diction, I have been somewhat studying these subjects I really need to focus on the V&D course. Then on Thursday morning my step dad will be coming to my dorm to pack up my belongings then at 2pm I have my Literature of The Bible final to do which is the most important exam I have. As I study for my finals it slowly occured to my that I survivied my first year of college and my Freshman year is officially over once my last final is done. I'll be a Sophomore in college which is a really awesome feeling I am just extremely scared I won't get into Texas A&M University I really want to go there. This Summer its more then likely that I will be working two jobs, going on trips, college course, and training for a CD trial. I just hope I can fit in my licence. I was talking to a few friends and I was saying how I don't have a permit so they looked at me and said "Sydney your 18 you don't need to a get permit you can just get your licence". So I'm going to still study anyway.

Easter Break went by fast

So I came back as a glimpse of what Summer will be like. I'm somewhat glad because its filled with me working, taking a summer course, hanging out with good friends, and enjoying a personal lifestyle. I also can't wait to get away from Ferrum this place is nothing but trouble a few friends tell me that if its bringing me this much grief more then happiness I should get away. Although, it would be against my moral code I like to prove people wrong I mean haha. Come on I wouldn't have lasted at Applewoods Dog Training if I hadn't wanted to prove to Margot Woods that I was going to last longer then her other apprentices and to prove my parents wrong. Then again my own mother was saying that its okay to come back if I don't want to be at Ferrum anymore I mean the only reason I want to leave is the people really I mean the distance from me and the dogs are great but I've adjusted. Its just that this place has so much negativity to it I still want to be away just I guess not at Ferrum.

In other news I found out that apparently Wisdom as always been known for femininity as Power is for masculinity. If you think about it you can't have power without wisdom so its naturally fated that you need a woman by your side to rule a kingdom properly. Or I guess now a days a household haha. Its a shame though because American men now a days are totally useless and pathetic boys! Finding a real man now in this era is going to be like finding a needle in a hay stack!

Easter Break!

Well its officially Easter Break I'm actually about to walk out the door. I just wanted to say can't wait to come see you guys at Applewoods! Ummmmmm this will probably be longer when I get to my house but thats all I got right now haha

Update!

Woops I meant to write on here soon but I didn't and being as its been awhile I will have to some last week up in one blog haha. Hmmm well lets start with St. Patrick's Day it was a fun eventful evening I will choose not to go into specific details certain things are better left unsaid mostly because I don't really recall the whole night. Hmmm what else oh! Last weekend was a blast! My friend Cerisse and Inhye (its pronounced In-Hay)went out partying Friday and that was a lot of fun Saturday I hung out with Inhye in the morning and then later in the afternoon Cerisse and I took pictures of ourselves all around campus and sang songs haha that was pretty fun. Later that night though was the funniest most exhilarating slight adventure I've had in a long time. It was also the funniest prank I've done in forever like I would say they were a bit extreme I would only use a marker but eh haha. Sunday was a great day as well haha I got a lot done. My voice coach wanted me to make a monologue out of three different songs were working on.....I was like ughhhh awww man!

YAY! This is going to be great!

So I'm going on a weekend business trip with other trainee's in this thing I've become apart of. I'm not exactly sure how to describe what we do haha at the moment not a darn thing. My mentor Issac said that a bring a great presence in the room and he doesn't say that to everyone. I can't wait I'm so excited haha I'm gonna meet one of the top dogs!.

I am one step closer

I've finally gotten down to categorizing my school and who to avoid and who to get to know. I mean I couldn't understand what I was doing wrong if I'm not considered a weirdo to the extreme here then I'm considered border line retarded and I couldn't understand what I was doing wrong. Then it occurred to me there are 4 groups of people here. There are the people that are smart but obnoxious there the ones who just make me mad because its like why can't we simply have a regular intellectual conversation. There is no need to inside big word jokes dude really its not required to be a jackass. Then there is the group where they do weird things that are silly and can get away with it without being regarded as weird or a what the F@*! moment. Except when I do it apparently its either really stupid or to bizarre. This frustrates me to no end. Another type are the people that are apparently cool to hang out with and there chill but if you get down to it there morons for pete's sake! I mean geeze half the things that come out of there mouth are incompetent! Its like how are you attracted to these people. I refuse to pretend to be stupid just to win a guy over it makes you look weak and unable to support yourself. Lastly there are my type of people not entirely but there the smart weirdos and I usually get along with them very well because they think the same way I do well...sorta haha. They get my jokes and weird quirks in fact they freaking love me haha. In conclusion I shall do more studying and observing to figure out how these people can stand there own weird retardation.....Also I would like to thank my grandmother, grandfather, aunt Toni, and Margot Woods for my wonderfully epic enunciation skills!

Thank you for the music

So I had an epiphany while listening to this song. I really can't imagine life without music I really can't. I think by now I would have been very depressed. The constant teasing growing up having everyone question your thought process. Without music to sing or something to dance to animals couldn't always fill the void ya know haha. I've decided from here on out I'm a Pre-Vet major with a minor in History and Theater. Although I only wanted to study singing and dancing I can live without the acting. There is to much getting in touch with human emotion for me which isn't my style. All and all I enjoyed living the life of a Theater major but there is to much competing, betrayal, and pretending. I am very competitive but this doesn't seem like its worth competition for.

Odd production

So I'm in a production that is premiering this weekend. I'm very excited to do this it seemed like a lot of fun. I adore the script it has funny parts. The name of the script is called The Vagina Monologues anyone who doesn't know what this is will probably think we just made this up. Well it isn't this was written several years ago and its a campaign for vaginas.The performance is all this weekend I just hope I can figure out how to make this one line funny. I also apparently don't hang out with the theater people they say haha.

Clean Dorm! :D

I named it that because its a spin off of the series Clean House haha. It's a lot bigger now so when guest come over there is room to chill and sit or whatever. I don't know if it's big enough to sleep on, but were working on it. So for once I decided not to go out partying tonight...shocker I know haha. Tomorrow on the other hand I'm hoping to get a lot of work done before I do anything. Also no I didn't get accepted as a pledge for KAS for two reasons one is my GPA wasn't up to par so ya haha I'll try again next year. Secondly I just think I'm to weird as a chick to be accepted because of 3 things that just make me..me!
1. Opinionated
2. Smart ass
3. I have a brain that functions
4.I'm naturally the weirdest oddball you'll ever meet...ever...but in a good way! :)

Also my friend Eric and I have been playfully arguing about how neither keeps in contact with each other and how we ditch each other and what not. So yesterday he came over to my dorm to hang out. We were doing what I always do with my close guy friends....we wrestle haha and I usually win but he is like full muscle and so freaking heavy so he won this round and he kept tickling me thats totally cheating. We watched some TV he ate some food of mine ( more like stole but whatever haha). Rebecca kept knocking on my door thinking we were doing something inconspicuous I thought it was a bit childish but she amused me with her game of Ding Dong Ditch hehe. Ever since the incadent that happened before he left everyone I know that lives next to me has been asking me do we go out or are we talking haha. He had shorts on and pants but he claimed it was to hot in my room so he took off his jeans. So all he had was his basketball shorts on. My roommate opens the door slightly all she see's is his upper body and pants on the floor away from him. She then very non-shalontly says "I'll give you 3 minutes". At that point I was completely confused by what she said this was literally the face I made (O.o). So then Eric explained to me what she meant I was like ooooooooooooooooooooh....why would she think that he then told me about the pants I forgot she didn't know he had shorts on haha. So now some girls are asking about us. Also I'm getting real sick and tired of guys telling me I am hot, sexy, beautiful, or any of the above. I rarely believe them because there probably not looking at my face there looking at my body which is totally different ,obviously, from my face. I don't even know half the time if there telling the truth! I swear having a nice body can be a gift yet a curse at the same time. Hmmm well I'm off to do something productive Au revoir

This will be interesting

Well I went to the KAS/SAK smoker last night and I usually don't party on Sundays but thats when it was. So I decided I would go a little bit later because for some odd reason it started at 1:30pm I just got back in my dorm at 11am! So I decide to ask my friend Sarah to take me there because it was raining and yucky weather was what we had all last weekend so not fun. I get there and try to talk to some of the sisters instead of laying back and talking to the brothers. I don't know its not that they intimidate me its more like there not interested not really unless you compliment them a billion times which I don't do unless they deserve them. I know a few sisters Jade and Maddy are some I don't know how Maddy remembers me being as she was wasted every time I saw her haha. My GPA wasn't up to par like it is supposed to be so I'm hoping they make a voting and I get in anyway but if I don't there is always next year. I made friends with most pledges so I have someone that can vouch for me when I pledge next year. The interviews are today and I need a shirt to wear I wish I had my converse but I didn't get to get them today because my stomach hurt. I hope I can pass the interview so they consider me a valuable pledge. Sadly my highest concern is what will I wear?!

Practice!?

So I've been working on my halts since I got back and my pace changes every so often. I even practiced when I left from Franklin Hall to from eating breakfast well more like brunch. So I decided I wanted to keep a few rocks I found and paint them it seemed reasonable to me don't you think? Or am I just crazy...don't answer that haha. I decided to do it outside for the heck of it. I walk by say excuse me to some friends and they give me funky looks and say to my roommate "why is she painting rocks?". It was like painting rocks and chasing the birds were the weirdest things to do. That bugged me because then I thought to myself YOUR ALL HYPOCRITES AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IT! There are chicks around my hall that do and say things that prove there incompetence personally I don't want to give off the image of idiocy. Like my friend Brittny and Rebecca there jokes or just some of the things they say don't make since so I give my opinion and they either are like omg Sydney your such a dream killer haha or Why are you yelling at me and making me feel stupid. I don't do it on purpose I just choose to correct in an factual manner. My friend Victoria does way weirder stuff then me like this morning she just randomly spun in circles like a child and I looked at her and said what are you doing? she said making my self dizzy I said why? she said because I like it and I was like eh okay haha. She had to nerve to ask me why I was painting rocks I said in a very polite low voice "Why do you spin in circles?" She said hmmm good point. Haha I win! Well One of my rocks is Spring themed and the other is a chocolate chip cookie. Mostly because I didn't know what to paint it haha.

NO SCHOOL!

YAY were closed tomorrow because the weather is bad! Also its a health hazard because its raining and freezing and the tree branches are going to fall and break somewhere....I hope this doesn't effect Sunday's KAS smoker :-/. I am very happy but unhappy because now we might not have electricity....WHAT WILL I EAT!! I will starve :(
Franklin will be closed and I have no food except junk I can't eat that all day ugh ew! If anyone wants to donate to the lets feed Sydney even though she eats like the world is going to end fund its much appreciated hahaha

I've solved it!

I've just seen a face I can't forget the time or place where I just realized why people fall for TV ads for PETA or adopt an African baby. Haha because its so they don't have a guilty conscious and look like a total douche. I mean if you really cared you shouldn't have been so easily convinced by a TV ad. Oh and I know its not related but I went to my 9:30am Acting class and my teacher got a text and so had I so while he turned away and answered it I did the same. It turned out to be a text from the college saying the alert would be on today and that after 12:30 classes were cancelled. So everyone at that point answered there texts and were like oh how awesome because if you had two classes and one of them was at 2pm then you were done.....Macky, Sam, and I were all done for the day which was way awesome. I celebrate it by watching Desperate Housewives.

Why do I do this to myself

I have so much hw I might aswell drown in it. I have to memorize to monlouges, read two chapter for two different stories in two different class and lastly write two papers....I DON"T KNOW WHAT TO DO FIRST! I want to read but I can't find the motivation to get off my lazy bum and do it...probably because the Cowboys game is on and were losing :'( so far anyway which isn't cool because this is the first time we have gone to the playoffs since 96'. So I'm listening to Valeria then switching to Lady Gaga while doing hw and watching the game. Ugh I really wish I didn't have to do anywork at all but I must. I found out my friend Lizzie lives in Roberts which is weird for a freshman haha my friend Cece is going to live in Arthur or Moore I told her to live in Moore its fun haha then again there both fun.

2nd Day of Spring Classes

So today I techniqually only have three classes and that is Fundamentals of Acting 2 and Voice and Diction also a theater class haha every since I got back just thinking about theater majors makes me so mad I hope it doesn't interfere with my classes I don't know. It just seems they get away with mureder and think there on top of the world there notorious kiss asses and there always over dramatic and cliquish... Then again its not as bad as the theater majors at my friend John's college apparently all of them have chlamydia or some form of STDs ha ha I don't know but its bad lmao

First Day of Spring Classes

So I have a very interesting schedule haha I will explain this sometime on Friday. So today is the first day of classes and my first class is English it starts at 11:15am keep that in mind. So I take my shower get dressed back my book bag and plan to leave at 11:10am. My roommate Jordan and I start critiquing the end of The Mummy and I turn my head to the right and I see the clock says 11:15am I think oh crap I'm late! I run out the room and make my way to class on the way I'm thinking good job Sydney the first day of classes and your late haha. I get to class and the teacher is really nice about it he says "are you Sydney Reed?" and so I go Ya! so he says "so she is definitely present *writes on paper*" I thought it was funny I don't know why just did haha. I was very happy about this class because I found out a lot of my friends have this class yay! Then I went to choir only to find out that Sue aka Susan Spartaro aka Choir teacher said that she doesn't need any altos in collegiate so I can drop my second choir class and replace it with my math class....if I can get it anyway haha. I have a 5pm Dance class with some of my friends so thats fun....omfg I can't stand theater majors for to long there just so gosh idk I can't tell if there the ones who are incompetent or if its me...I am going with then haha

Back on the Bus

Well I'm back at Ferrum College. I have Ben and Adam's cake I'm not sure what to do with them I want to put them in the fridge but we don't have room. Well I haven't made room for there two cakes I suppose I should so it stays moist. Well I have two more bags to unpack out of the five that I brought haha. I then have to hang all my tops up but I will run out of hangers so I have to buy some new ones. OH! Before I forget I no longer have an over draft fee yay. I just have to rebuild my savings which won't be fun being as I don't have a job yet and I don't know how I am going to get one. I don't know how t apply to the job at the farm so it makes it difficult haha. Well I will keep a count down till I get back to Laurel and do some training haha

Ugh Rules Suck

So okay I know you guys are probably doing a I told ya so moment when you read this haha but I won't be leaving on Monday like I planned my step dad found out that I can't get back till Tuesday so that ruined everything. So I'm not leaving till well haha Tuesday 5am. I then proceeded to think I could go back to Margot's for one more day....ya not happening I finally figured it out they don't care anymore about taking me if I'm getting paid but I can't go on my own free visitation want which is totally lame do ya think? So I'm going to actually just run errands all day....LAME! I just had a thought....Ellie's retrieval training T.T times like this make me want them to have a pet friendly campus

LOL wow fail much?

So I finally found what I was talking about in todays class the Seminar is called Canine Experts-Four Essentials- with Mark German and Janice Wolfe
I don't know if these names sound familiar but this is what they are claiming that made me take interest haha
"This workshop is for dog owners who have read books, watched videos and TV programs, or dragged their dogs off to classes in hopes of finally controlling their dogs behavior. Obedience does not change a dogs behavior. Once you see how easy it is to have the dog you always wanted, you will wonder why you ever listened to anyone else" HAHAHAHA ya this is what I was wowing about in class isn't this just idk how to describe this kind of ignorance. On top of that your pretty much not supposed to bring your not if you want to they only have 5 spaces availble

What a good dog

So I hate the college for not being pet friendly because then I wouldn't have backslide on my handling especially with little dogs. The big ones I am sorta okay but little to be honest I'm to be bluntly honest is shit haha. Ellie is indeed a wonderful dog to work with and companion as well she is coming right along on her retrieval. My plan is that I will work on the active hold and heeling at the same time and then when we do the fetch I'm going to work on fronts and finished...which I bet are going to take forever! I will get it done though sometime over the summer haha

Ellie is a Smarty :D

So I haven't been keeping up like I should but I'm making up for lost time haha. So Ellie and I have been working on the retrieve she is fetching at arms length and we are working on bring her back to the front of me. We are also working on the hold we can walk the downstairs office like twice and in serpentine haha I really want to work her on her CD this summer so I have a lot of research to do haha. I am going to use the solid leash again during retrieval lessons. I think I'm doing a lot better praise wise but our main focus is getting our fronts and finishes down. I really want to fix her butt personally I know she is trying and I'm a complete mess lol. I mean my about turns and pace changes are getting way better but I still have a firm belief that its because I'm used to being with bigger dogs especially ones on campus so when I walk I just use my normal pace but when it comes to small dogs...ugh I hate it haha but I will get over it.

LIARS!!!

I have just about had it with all you people claiming you have A.D.D or ADHD which a bet 80% is bullshit and you just are to fucking retarded to actually pay attention in school so you blame a disorder and I bet the other half are simply just decently energetic but it was never put to a proper use so you also blame a disorder! Wtf not all of you have it you are all fucking liars I know this for a fact because I have ADHD and epilepsy and you better not claim that or so help me I will com over there and jab you in the face with my bare fist. I ALSO KNOW YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS because the symptoms you describe for ADD is completely off by a mile! For instance here is an example of a Moron ^_^

Moron: "thats true but im pretty sure i have A.D.D"
Me: How do you figure (thinking: wow another faker lets see what he says)
Moron: "i dunnn
o
i get bored easily and do things very spontaniously
i can barely stay in one place at a time
i get irritated kinda easy
the end lol"
Me: (barely able to control anger) .....oh okay


Can you believe this bullshit that's nothing like ADD that's simply lack of anything to do and you pretty much don't know what to do with yourself! UGH!!!!!!!!
These people are going to make me lose my mind please tell me there is something I can do to just like dismember this need to claim a disorder!.....just thought I would let the world know :)