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How Fat is Fatboy?

May 12, 2010

This was the e-mail that I woke up to this morning from Beautiful since she wakes up way before me to get ready for work… I just make her sandwich every morning before she leaves. 😉 I e-mailed back later and said “115 before breakfast, but I should be 120 by bedtime.”

But everyone else wants to know, too.

She’s right. As always. I’ve been remiss in calorie counting, weighing myself, and eating like a Big Texan steak challenger for more than a month because of the end of college. I’m not ignoring the site out of shame for not weighing 125 – rather a sheer lack of time and energy to do everything else and the site. The site’s taken a back seat, but I should be popping on nearly every day again once my creative juices have refilled my tank. Right now, I’m trying to balance working my tail off to pay bills and taking after this fella on the right.

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I’m Still Okay – Never Fear

May 6, 2010

I’m really sorry that I haven’t been updating, educating, or entertaining you very often lately. It’s not for lack of interest, but for lack of time and words. You see, tomorrow is my last final ever (Biblical Archaeology) and I have to wrap up one last exam for Advanced Composition. It’s been non-stop business, wife time, business, study, business, wife time, writing, writing, writing, business… you get the picture.

It’s been a real struggle this semester to make ends meet while finishing up classes, but we’ve been blessed nonetheless, Beautiful and I have. Just enough in just the nick of time. I think that’s the way God likes it. Keeps you humble and faithful. I’ve learned a lot about that this semester.

Last year we had a 2-month reserve in the business account and I got prideful. I’ve hit bottom with that and it will be time to come out with all 12 cylinders going full-bore (I’m a V-12 if there was ever any doubt what kind of engine I run on) and sounding like the Ferrari that I am. I have some plans for getting things going after Mother’s Day and I have 4 weeks to meet our financial goal before a week-long family vacation. Don’t ask how much… you’ll either cry that the goal is ridiculous in that time frame or hate me upon meeting the goal (but the money will be gone as fast as it comes in).

Commencement is on Friday, so I’d better get some beauty rest… I need it!

Fatboy Gets Verklempt

April 26, 2010

USF 2010 Tassel - College of Arts and Sciences I went to the university this morning to buy my cap and gown on the first day of sale, barely 40 minutes after the bookstore opened. I got my 5’4″ gown (right in the middle of the 5’3″ – 5’5″ gown size), mortar board and white tassel for the College of Arts and Sciences.

Then it hit me on the drive back home.

I’m graduating. No… I’m GRADUATING!!

I couldn’t believe it, but my nose got a stinging feel, my eyes watered up, and my throat tightened just thinking about the end of my forever college journey finally coming to a pinnacle. Dang it, it’s happening again writing this.

I’ve got a few more pages of my archaeology paper to write and about 350 pages of book to study for the final exam before I can consider everything done. I need to get a “C” on the final unless I get an “A” or “B” on the paper, which shouldn’t be out of reach for a professional writing major, right? As for Spanish 2, I don’t even have to take the exam to pass the course and I can get an “A” for the semester with a 70% on the final exam.

T-minus: 11 days, 1 hour, 34 minutes

How Fat is Fatboy?

May 12, 2010

This was the e-mail that I woke up to this morning from Beautiful since she wakes up way before me to get ready for work... I just make her sandwich every morning before she leaves. ;-) I e-mailed back later and said "115 before breakfast, but I … [Read more]

I’m Still Okay – Never Fear

May 6, 2010

I'm really sorry that I haven't been updating, educating, or entertaining you very often lately. It's not for lack of interest, but for lack of time and words. You see, tomorrow is my last final ever (Biblical Archaeology) and I have to wrap up one … [Read more]

A Great Honor

May 1, 2010

It would appear that my writing and professional status in the area has taken root, finally. Earlier this semester, I got a phone call from the new Director of the CF Foundation for South Florida, Pat Warbritton. She and the events coordinator, Mary … [Read more]

Fatboy Gets Verklempt

April 26, 2010

I went to the university this morning to buy my cap and gown on the first day of sale, barely 40 minutes after the bookstore opened. I got my 5'4" gown (right in the middle of the 5'3" - 5'5" gown size), mortar board and white tassel for the College … [Read more]

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