What I've Missed

Well, it's been just about forever, and it's time to do some talking. I think maybe two people at most read this thing, so it's really just for me. So much has happened since March.

First of all, I made sort of a last minute decision to get my Master's degree. I don't have the time, so it's an online degree so I can set my own schedule. I'm learning a lot, and doing really well so far. Unfortunately, if anyone sees that it's from an online school, some people may discount it. I can see why. About a third of the students cheat. Those are only the ones that are obvious cheaters, and copy information directly without citing it. One person even copies segments from several sources to make her entire assignment, and NOT ONE WORD is her own! It's really ridiculous. I'm going ahead with it, and pretty proud of my work so far, since I'm actually DOING work. I think my degree will be valuable, as it's the real deal for me.

What else? One of the companies I started is beginning to pick up, and we've got some great things to offer. Owning a company is hard work, but I'm learning so much, and it can be fun! My Net TV Live! company still has not actually been started. It's still in test mode, mainly because I haven't had the time to get it going because of the other company. I did, however, recently complete the research I needed to do in order to complete the programming I need to make the broadcast what I really want. Now it's just a matter of actually coding it, and updating the site.

I found some awesome graphics that I want to put together to make the NTVL site look really cool, but I'm still working on making them all go together just the way I want. The flash version of the site is going to be especially cool. I really really love the idea... I just need to take the time to convey it, or hire someone that can.

Let's see... what else? ... I've become a Rock Star: INXS fanatic. I always loved INXS, so I knew it would be a cool show, but this is ridiculous! :) My mother is a huge fan also. She usually doesn't really get into TV that much. To tell you the truth, there are usually a couple of shows I never like to miss, so I'll Tivo them, but I'm not usually that much into TV either. Ever since I was a kid, we've always been really "behind the times," as far as TV gear goes. We always had one single TV. My family was the last one of all my friends' families to get a VCR. We kept that same VCR for years, until it just wouldn't work anymore and we had to buy another one. I was the last person I knew to get a DVD player. I'm a little more updated these days, but that's mainly because I'm so into computers, and much of the technology is sort of meshing together.

Anyway... what was I talking about? .... right, Rock Star: INXS. :) I've been talking more about this show than I have any other show ever. I usually HATE reality TV shows!! I just can't get enough of this one, though. It's not at all like other reality shows. These people (aside from JD) just seem so genuine to me. These are real people. It also has another great aspect in that the winner really matters to me, because the winner will be the new lead singer of one of my all-time favorite rock bands. If my favorite doesn't win, it could potentially ruin everything for me, and really piss me off. :) If, however, MARTY CASEY wins, I will buy ALL of their CDs gladly, and become a lifetime fan. :)

Let's see, my fave show, Star Trek: Enterprise got cancelled a few months ago, so I suppose CSI (the original) is my fave once again. I also love the shows The 4400 and Monk. I also watch a few sitcoms every now and then, like Scrubs and Two and a Half Men. NCIS is fun to watch sometimes too.

Books, hmmmm... mainly reading school books. I did join Oprah's Book Club, however. I never read some of the classics, and her club makes it easy to keep up with a reading plan and helps make them interesting. I did it because I never know what people are talking about sometimes when the classics are referenced, and I was getting tired of that. My faves are by authors such us Neal Stephenson, Amy Tan, and Michael Crichton, so authors covered by the book club such as Faulkner are all new to me.

So far, I'm finding Faulkner sort of boring. The jumping in time can be sort of cool, and you start to get a feel for how he does that, but the stories themselves are so simple. It's probably good to excercise my brain with something new, but I crave some awesome Neal Stephenson sci-fi. His books are like enormous sci fi bibles, but I find myself reading every word. One little sentence in the middle of the book could be a jewel, and I don't want to miss any of those jewels. Every sentence has meaning. OK, enough about that. :)

Music: I've gotten all my old INXS CDs and tapes out. :) I love every single song. Even the B-Sides are like little hidden jewels. Love that stuff. I'm also listening to a variety of music on Napster, and downloading them to my new MP3 palyer. I got my player on Ebay for about 50 bucks, when it normally costs 150. Even on Ebay it's normally going for more, I just got lucky. Totally sealed and new. :) Anyway, I'm horrible at remembering the names of the various musical groups I've been listening to. My brother sends me music, or I'll listen to a song on the radio and hope and pray I can catch the name so I can search for it. Once it's in, I forget what the name is. :)

What else? I'm getting so tired of Bush. I'm glad I didn't vote for him. It's not just his policies either... I think it should be a requirement for the president to be articulate. I mean, he's representing our country, and he sounds like an idiot! I don't think he really is dumb, but he sounds dumb. He's really pissing me off on a few key issues. I tried to support him since he's our president, but I'm just getting sick and tired. I'm not a Republican or Democrat, so I don't care much about which party wins in the next election, I just hope that whoever he or she is will be intelligent, articulate, and as honest as you can hope for a president.

hmmmmm.... I think that's it for now. I'll try to start keeping up again. :)