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Dear Readers,

I have written a few posted that never got published during the downtime you’ve seen. I was on winter break and didn’t fee like publishing or editing. I hope to get back into the habit of posting regularly real soon. I wrote the following during a recent class. Yes, this was an open time when I was aloud to write anything.

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I haven’t written you in a while I might as well write now as I don’t have much else to write about during this exercise at school. We are doing an exercise where you turn off your screen and begin working and see how much you can come up with in five minutes. I find the hardest thing about this processes is that I can’t spell check while working although it does speed up my work. I’m able to let my thoughts go as I think them, unlike sometimes when I spend ages trying to make certain words work or sound right on the page. I’ve been very busy with school. I haven’t really returned though the routines that I had before. I have more time to rest now this quarter as I’m taking later classes. I sleep between work and my first class. Ugh! This typing without seeing is bothering me because I can see the keyboard. I’ m a proper typist usually and now I don’t have anything to look at besides the keys or a blank screen.  I bought a book on Amazon for my math course which doesn’t match the ISBN exactly right but I was assured by the math teacher wouldn’t hurt. I get to take my math from the same teacher this quarter as I did last. I’m really excited about that.

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Written once I was aloud to turn my monitor back on.

I also am enrolled in a Mechanical Engineering 111 class and a English 101 class. I’m enjoying all my classes and the return to routine so far.

Well, as I’m sacraficing sleep time to finish this up I’ll stop now.

Your blogger,
Nathaniel Starlin

I’ve been thinking about names this past week. I have many names in the form of nicknames. The name I prefer is Nathaniel. I don’t mind it when people call me Nathan even. I even can stand people calling me Nate. I have developed more nicknames during my short time at work than most people pick up during their entire career.
I’m called Patrick (The character off Sponge Bob.) by the people working the engine table. I got this nickname because I’m always happy at work. (I don’t think this is true as much now that I’m always tired)
I’m called Moses (The leader in the Bible) by the people who met me at the warehouse. I got this nickname from being very religious and answering lots of Biblical questions and questions about my personal faith.
One of the guys in the quality room (White House) has called my Frankie and Pedro. I don’t know why.
The same guy called me Little Beaver. I got this nickname because I was doing Beaver’s job.
The team leader for zone 4 on line 3 calls me Mighty Mouse. He calls me that because I can do many of the jobs on the line and I am sometimes needed at many key positions on the line at the same time.

At one of my other jobs I worked. I was called Antonio by one of the guys who worked there because he just didn’t know my name.

Dear Readers,

The biggest change I made this last week, was I decided to adopt Thor from Aunt Mary and Uncle Steve. They were moving into a smaller apartment and need people to take their big dogs and the cats. I couldn’t take the cats as I’m quite allergic to them and generally just dislike them. I also couldn’t take their smaller big dog because she has a really long coat. I volunteered to take Thor their biggest dog and one of the biggest dogs I’ve ever been near. I’m enjoying having a second dog and I think Molly is too. Molly plays with him, which might be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen, since she only comes to his knees.

I’ve been sitting watching my dogs play. I was thinking it must be nice to not have a care in the world. My dogs get up everyday and I left them out. I make sure they’re clean and fed at all times. I play with them and exercise them. I then realized that maybe I worry too much about what I need. I wonder if why I shouldn’t just let God take care of me. I know he loves me more than I love my dogs. He also has many more resources than I have to give my dogs. I guess, maybe I’ll put more in his hands and see if it doesn’t lead to less stress in my life.

Pictures of both dogs after the break.

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If you can stay calm, while all around you is chaos…
Then you probably haven’t completely understood the seriousness of the situation.
Author Unknown

Dear Readers,
I’ve been working on this post for awhile, but this is the first time I’ve written it down.
You might be tired when:
• You decide how strong to make your coffee by how many times your alarm went off before you got up.
• You no longer feel guilty about taking a nap even if you should be doing homework.
• You set an alarm clock on your 1,600 watt stereo because your other alarms aren’t loud enough.
• You can drink caffeine up until the moment you get into bed and still fall right to sleep.
• You think unfunny things are funny.
• You decide to sleep instead of eating.
• You sleep 10 or 12 hours straight on each day you have off.
• When no amount of caffeine can or will keep you focused.
• You debate sleeping on campus instead of driving home after your late class.
• When you are asked a question it takes you 10 seconds to respond.
• That’s just some of the ways you know you might be tired.
Your blogger,
Nathaniel Starlin

Dear Readers,
I realize that I haven’t written anything in awhile. That’s mostly on account of school or me being lazy.
Some things don’t get done as often as once they once were done. I don’t check my email as regular. I might check my email every other day now instead of 2 or 3 times a day. I don’t sleep eight hours very often anymore most of the time just five hours.
Some things get done more often than before. I call some of the people closest to me more often or at least text them. I walk more than ever before both on campus and off. I also eat out more even if it’s just Subway. I nap whenever possible, but I don’t consider this sleep. I also read more than I have since school, but that might be because school requires reading.
My days go about like this; when I get up in the morning I might do a choir or two instead of just getting a slow start. For example, I folded clothes and move laundry along, just this morning. I then go to work put in my eight hours sometime working a few minutes at break on homework. After work, I go directly to the college campus on Tuesdays and Thursday. On Mondays and Wednesdays I might eat first. I usually spend all the time I have before class getting my assignment done for class. No, I don’t procrastinate till that point. I just don’t have much extra time. I then have a short break between classes on Monday and Wednesday. but not more than 15 minutes usually. I go on to class most Mon. and Wed because of this short break time. On Tuesday and Thursday I have a longer break. I don’t usually have as much to do before the second class on these days so I might nap or go to the student union. I then go home and go to bed almost directly, since I have to get up early.
I spend my Fridays at work then I go to the Van Buren’s to visit Crystal. I sometimes am more social but most of the time I’m too tired to do more than eat and run (Completely figurative as I’m too tired to run at this point.).
On the weekends I attend church, play video games, watch movies, do homework, and hang out with any friends who aren’t busy.
Well, I’m afraid I don’t know much else to write so I’ll close this post with this very compelling verse.
Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.
1 John 3:18

Your blogger,
Nathaniel Starlin

Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2004. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

Dear Readers,

I had a really long Wednesday. I was too sick to concentrate very well in either class. I think, I’ll be alright in speech but I need to rework the stuff I learned in math.

Thursday was a much better day. I was feeling better and I was able to concentrate. I really like my writing teacher so that makes Tuesdays and Thursdays better day anyways.

This weekend has been very relaxing but I still feel sick and wish very much that this cold would have gone away. I wrote an outline for my group speech this weekend. I also started my math homework that isn’t due until the end of week 3. I washed my laundry and washed my dishes. I wrote this blog. I watched 2 James Bond films, and Sunshine Cleaners. I played Halo 3 ODST as a reward for doing my homework.

Well, I think that’s all for now. It’s bed time.

Your blogger,
Nathaniel Starlin

Dear Readers,

Day 1
I’m awaiting the start of my first class at North Central State College. I can get to the campus at about 3:10 from work, but I don’t have any classes on Mondays or Wednesdays till 5:30 P.M. On Tuesdays and Thursdays it won’t be as bad since my first class is 4:20 P.M. I decided it would be a waste of gas and time to go home between work and school, that means I have to pack a lunch and a supper. I might not eat any supper tonight though as my nerves have my insides all butterflies. I have 2 classes on all 4 days. I have math and speech on Mondays and Thursdays then writing and first year experience(skills class) on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Isn’t it nice of them to give me a 3 day weekend to catch up on homework since I won’t get home till almost 10 P.M. each night. I’m still working full time and must leave the house by 5. The part that’s really challenging about that is for me to leave by 5 A.M. I must get up about 4 A.M.
I’ll write more later tonight if I have time. I won’t between classes since one ends at 7:50 P.M. and another begins clear across campus at 8:00 P.M.

Day 2
I’ve finished my first three classes of the week. So far I have just 1 chapter to read since I read the first chapter in each book already.
I didn’t enjoy or hate the math class. I don’t know if it will be hard yet or not. The teacher is young but has a lot of experience. He gave us our syllabus and moved on to the first three sections of ch.1. I don’t think I have any homework until next Monday due in that class.
I do not like speech. I didn’t even have to get up in front of anyone and I didn’t like it. I did have to give an introduction a group of five students. We had to do some work and then 1 of us wrote it on the board and another read it. I got out of both but I would guess that won’t happen again. I have to read chapters 1 and 2 in the text book for Speech but they are short and I’ve read one of them ready.
I had both of those classes yesterday. Today, I had writing already. I have my late class, FYE, to go to, yet. Writing might not be as bad as I imagined it to be. I don’t have any homework for Thursday and I don’t have any due till the following Thursday. The class today was really short. The class was just running over “Black Board” software and the syllabus and work for Thursday.
I sat at the front of all my classes so far on Aunt Teresa’s recommendation. She said if I sat in the front I wouldn’t have as many distractions. I don’t know if there was anything to distract me in the rows behind me so I don’t really know if it worked.
In a side note. I have a bad cold that’s making me miserable. I have a sore throat which I could handle but the runny nose just won’t stop. I’ve taken one round of medication I’ll start a second round before my next class. I hope as the medicine builds up I might get some relief. I might need a more powerful medication. I’ll stop and get some on the way home if I don’t get any relief from this next round of medicine.

Well, I think that’s all for this post. I’ll try to write another one this weekend.

Your blogger,
Nathaniel Starlin

Dear Readers,
I’ve had great few weeks since my last post. I worked everyday either at work or at home. I’ve been doing a lot of different jobs at work. I did a job on line 4 the past 2 days. I was borrowed from line 3. I’ve worked line 3 since I returned from layoff several months ago. I really like working for 3 because I know all the team leaders, the supervisor, and a lot of my co-workers.

I’m trying to get my stuff set for school. I bought my school books today. I’m registered for all my classes as well. I’m getting nervous about Monday. I will be in school from about 4:20 to 9:20 on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 5:35 to 9:20 on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Well, I guess that’s all for tonight I’m tired.

Your blogger,
Nathaniel Starlin

This weekend has been really great. I’ve been enjoying a three day weekend. I’ve slept in late and stayed up late. I’m staying with the Van Buren family on the lake. We’re all staying at Randy and Cindy’s house. We are sleeping on; beds, air mattresses,  futons, sofas, love-seats, and the floors. It’s so much fun having a lot of people in the same house. (I wouldn’t like all the people all the time though.) There are 3 little kids, 5 students, and 10 married adults. We’ve been eating tons of food.

I went to my COMPASS placement test this past Monday. I scored out of two math and two English courses. I do still have to make up 2 math classes and 1 English class. I was expecting more than that so I’m pleased with it. I start classes September 21st. I’m taking Introduction to Algebra, Intro College Writing II, College Survival Skills, and Speech. I’m on a waiting list for the last 2 but should get in since I’m almost the only one on both waiting lists.

Well, I guess that’s all for now since I can’t seem to concentrate. (Too much noise.)

Your blogger,
Nathaniel Starlin