Things Are Crazy in the Midwest!

So, everyday I read my hometown newspaper online to keep up with what's going on, who had a baby, who died, who got arrested, etc. I must say there are crazy things going on right now! Two murderers broke out of the prison just south of town (read about it on CNN.com!), my friend's little sister got in trouble, a rehab counselor was murdered and there's tornadoes everywhere. Things are a mess! You can't say that nothing ever happens there!
I've been getting really frustrated lately with my classmates. Everyone wants to be spoon fed and have all these due dates extended and what not. Let me tell you, they'd never last a week at Truman. I just want to yell at them to grow up and act like they are in grad school not high school. For example, today we talked about experiments in our research class. We went over confounding variables and assigning participants to groups and what not, which is what we have to talk about for an assignment due tomorrow (that we've had for 2 weeks) and in the assignment it's called "internal validity". Now we had a substitute professor and he didn't come right out and say "this is internal validity", so several people in my class think we haven't talked about it and obviously we need an extension. I piped up and said, you guys that is what we just talked about! Look at your notes (and notes being notes our professor email to us to print off)! Good grief! I'm so glad we have a break SOON!!

My Bossy Bovine

So, today I talked to my mom and she informed me that my cow and fat calf are going to the sale barn. I was confused because before she had told me that only my calf would be sold this fall and the cow would be sold in January. She then proceeds to tell me that my cow has to go now because she is too bossy. Apparently she won't let any other cows eat on her side of the bunk and she pushes them around. I had a good laugh at this. My cow is getting sold because she can't behave. Haha. That's my girl! Remind me to never misbehave at home, I don't want to get sold to the butchers!
This afternoon I was watching an old school episode of Family Feud. We're talking from the 1970's. Their clothes and hair were really funny. Then the first topic was "Things Women Do to Make Themselves More Beautiful". The number one answer was to diet, which I thought was probably close to what it would be today. The next answer was pluck their eyebrows, which I thought was funny, but probably still normal for today. Then the next two answers were to wear curlers and wear a girdle. I found these quite humerous because if you even mention girdle these days people think you are crazy. It definitely dated the show!
I'm getting excited to go home for Thanksgiving. I don't really feel like I've been home since I moved here since the wedding kept me from actually being at our house at all the weekend I was home and the trip was so short. It will be nice to see my dog and my step-sisters and nieces and nephews! I'm a little excited about the drive too oddly enough. I am looking forward to listening to music and what not. I usually don't mind driving so it shouldn't be bad. I was thinking though that I might try to leave around 7 or so. The drive should take me right around 12 hours and I'll lose an hour so if I leave then I should get to Jill's about 8:30 local time. Just in time to head to karaoke. I want to leave as early as possible because I'll be getting antsy that last hour and I figure the earlier in the evening I can get there the better off I'll be. We'll see though, that's really early!
My best friend is planning to cook me a good dinner on Friday and I'm super excited! I'm told she's even making cherry crisp. Yum! Can't beat that!
The family I baby-sit for offered to up my hours a ton if I stay with them next semester. They really don't want to find someone else. I told them that I would if they could give me enough hours. I wasn't going to because I could make more at a real job probably (it's debatable given taxes and what not), but I really love the kids and if I could stay I'd like to. We'll see how that works out.
I guess I should now look into homework. It is 6:00 and I've already eaten dinner, talked on the phone and done a bunch of other random stuff in effort to procrastinate. I miss you guys!

Doesn't Anyone Listen to LeAnn?

Recently I've thinking about people being judgmental of other people. Why does it always seem like the people who are supposed to be so Christian and so religious, are the most judgmental? I find that I'm more comfortable with people who aren't, for lack of a better term and not that I condone it but, Bible Thumpers? I just feel like these people are constantly looking at me and judging what I'm doing wrong and what a horrible person I am. Is it because people that aren't "Bible Thumpers" (again, sorry, lack of a better way to describe it) are also doing the same things I am (drinking, going out, random making out, etc)? I just feel like, if you are so Christian, then why are you so judgmental? Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that I and anyone that isn't really religious, aren't judgmental, I'm just saying that these supposed religious people are more so. I don't want to name any names, but if you ask I can fill you in. Does anyone else feel this way? Am I the only one? And you know what else I don't like about these people, while I'm on the subject? They go all over the world and frighten people into converting to Christianity, disregarding the fact that the poor people have their own religion. Arg. Don't get me wrong, I am a Christian, but what right do we have to travel around the world and practically force people into Christianity? I hate talking to one of these people and seeing the contempt and pity in their face when we talk about religions of other people. So the moral is, think twice before you judge, especially if you are a Christian.
As LeAnn Womack says..."It sure ain't Christian to judge a stranger!"