On October 24, 2009, the MFS team serving at the Haley joined forces with two other City Year Boston teams, as well as a crew of dedicated volunteers, to make an impact for national Make A Difference Day at the Murphy Community Center in Dorchester. 

Under the guidance of the Boston Civic Engagement team, the members of MFS Haley had their first taste of coordinating a major service project.  Volunteers encompassed a wide range of ages and experience.  The Bank of America Young Heroes team, in addition to some of this year’s potential Young Heroes , spent the day giving back to the community.  Many volunteers also hailed from the Haley team sponsor, MFS Investment Management. 

All came together to work on a range of project including painting both small- and large-scale murals, building cubbies and bookshelves, and cleaning out storage spaces. Despite the drizzly weather outside, all volunteers had a great time, got their projects done, and in some cases, danced their way through the day.

This was my first tournament at the Duelling Grounds so I didn’t really know what to expect. It was listed as a 350 SR4 but when I went there we ended up doing casterkill all day. Makes sense since its pretty tough for most factions to hold multiple sections or points with 2-3 jacks a piece! Anyway without any more delay, here is how the day went!

Game 1

First game was against a Haley list, I think the opponents name was Brian. He was a new player having only been in the game 3 or 4 months I believe, but we both knew Haley was going to be tough to get through. Anyways here’s his list…

Army: Haley
Faction: Cygnar
Army Points: 350/350
Victory Points: 13

Captain Victoria Haley
Centurion
Ironclad
Lancer

Haley loves her arcnode, Centurion is a rock star, and the Ironclad fills out the points nicely. With TB up he easily has a longer threat range than I do. Arcane Shield is a solid spell on the Ironclad or Lancer bumping their armour up to 21, but it is especially nasty on the Cent bumping its armour up to 24…ouch. Haley has some offensive spells she can annoy me with before she gets her jacks into melee as well.

Against this list I chose the Saeryn list. Hopefully I can run to engage his stuff with my feat up so I can still get the first strike on him.  My Angels should be able to take down a heavy a turn, so even if his other heavy can get a turn of beatdown on one of my Angels, he shouldn’t be able to take it out since one will be covered by Respawn and the other will be ASed (gotta love Mirror Magic). My Shredder will play bodyguard for Saeryn, always making sure she gets her regular dose of Tenacity and get in the way of anything that tries to charge her.

He gets first turn, sets all his stuff up in a line and marches up and puts AS on the Ironclad and runs the Lancer a bit farther than everyone else. I would have thought AS would be better on the Cent but either way his heavies have tough armour.

My first turn I pretty much did the same thing. I moved my stuff up with the Angel with Respawn a bit further ahead of the pack. The board is pretty much clear up the middle so this was going to be an interesting battle. No forests in sight and there’s a patch of rough terrain to my right but it would take too much effort to move the battle over there.

His second turn he continued the advance, checking his control area with nothing inside to cast TB to affect. Haley hides behind a wall of two heavies, the lancer is slightly ahead of the pack, looking ready to arc some spells.

My second turn I advance with Saeryn and pop the feat, catching everyone and then cast tenacity on herself and use mirror magic to copy AS for an Angel. Both angels runs, one engages the Centurion on the left while the other engages both the Ironclad and Lancer on the right. Shredder also runs to engage the Lancer, making it tough for it to get to Saeryn for arcing. Saeryn sits on 1 fury but Haley will have a tough time getting the arcnode or a clear shot.

His third turn is spent pretty much doing nothing. He moves Haley around the melee engagement to get closer to Saeryn, tries a shot but misses because he forgot to TB before shooting. Still learning the game but he won’t make that mistake anymore. All the jacks just stand in place, ready for my first strike.

On my third turn the Angel engaging the Cent takes a thrust and hits, boost damage and does some significant damage. Buy attack, hits, and then boost damage again. The shield is gone at this point so it should be easier to take down. The other Angel disengages the Lancer but moves to engage both the Ironclad and Cent. Thrust on the Cent, boost damage, and with that the spear and movement are gone. I bought an attack on the Ironclad but it missed. Shredder goes rabid and takes an attack on the lancer but doesn’t do much. Saeryn casts tenacity on herself and then moves left, inching towards the down Cent, trying to create as much distance from her and Haley as possible.

He needed to do some big damage on this fourth turn if he wanted to make a comeback. Haley gives 2 focus to the Ironclad, upkeeps AS and saves 4 for TB. She goes first, casts TB then takes a shot at Saeryn. She needs a 9 to hit and misses. He then pops his feat and takes another shot. She hits this time but only does 5 damage, I transfer it to the Angel that is not engaged with the Ironclad. I have no more fury but I should be ok since he has no more ranged threats or melee threats in range of Saeryn. The Ironclad beats on the Angel, taking out its spirit but everything else is still doing ok. The Lancer finished off the body but can’t manage to kill it to get rid of Respawn.

My fourth turn I upkeep both AS and Respawn. Saeryn moves closer to the Cent and then heals the Angel 2 and casts tenacity on herself. Both angels are fully functional and dismantle the Ironclad while the one with AS engages the Lancer since the other one got out of its way. Shredder continues to nip away at the Lancer, making its presence known.

Fifth turn of his, he gives 3 focus to Lancer and keeps 4 for Haley. Haley advances closer again to Saeryn and pops another shot at her, another 4 damage transferred to the Angel with AS. Lancer tries to get past the ASed Angel’s ARM but doesn’t hurt it enough to disable anything.

This turn saw both the Angels taking down the Lancer and the Shredder running to try to get closer to Haley but coming short. Saeryn can’t move out of Haley’s charge range so she moves closer to the Angels. If Haley wants to Charge Saeryn she is gonna be within range of the Angels next turn. She casts tenacity on herself and camps 4 fury.

Haley casts TB and charges into melee with Saeryn! Saeryn now has defense 14 so Haley needs 8s to hit. He boosts to hit the first one and connects, so I transfer to the ASed Angel. Two focus left so he buys 2 attacks, hits with one which gets transferred to the same Angel, taking out its mind. My turn…

Saeryn doesn’t upkeep anything and started with a Breathstealer on Haley, lowering he defense by 2. She then starts to attack Haley in combat, double boosting all melee attacks for a grand total of 6 damage. Both Angels fly in with boosted thrusts for the win.

What a slow game! Every time I face Haley it is always such a gruelling battle. Being able to get first strike was key I think, if I had not taken that Centurion down I was in big trouble. With a possible critical sustained attack my Angels would have fallen quite easily. Haley did all of the damage on Saeryn herself but with the transfer mechanic but she couldn’t produce enough damage to get it done all by herself.

Game 2

The second game was against a Trollbloods player, Ian was his name I believe. I didn’t know anything about his play experience but by the way he knew his stuff, I was sure he wasn’t a new player at all. Here is what he brought to the table…

Army: Borka
Faction: Trollbloods
Army Points: 346/350
Victory Points: 12

Borka Kegslayer
Pyg Keg Carrier
Earthborn Dire Troll
Troll Axer
Troll Impaler

Good old Troll beats list. The Impaler is such a solid Troll warbeast and the others are pretty beaty. I have always been scared of that crit slam and especially since a young Troll player by the name of Connor at the LGS crit slammed my Revenger into a Wrack. So he boosts the damage for 4 dice, taking out the shield and then some. Then the wrack explodes on the poor Revenger taking it from fully healthy to disabled… ouch!

Anyways I decided to take the Saeryn list. Basic plan is try to get the first strike on his beasts. Even with the Axer’s animus he can at best match my threat range with the Impaler. If he plays it cautious I can do shenanigans by overloading his beasts with fury or force him to cut himself for fury. With a mainly melee based force the feat will once again provide me a turn without any retaliation. The only thing I am really worried about is the Earthborn and Borka.

I get first turn so I deploy in a line and run my stuff up, Angels ahead with the Respawned one slightly further up, Shredder no running too far and Saeryn following with Tenacity on herself.

He moves up with Borka casting Moshpit, the Axer in front of Borka, Earthborn to my left and the Impaler to my right.

My second turn I moved both Angelii  ahead, the one on the right taking a shot at the Impaler doing minimum damage and the one with Respawn staring down the Earthborn. Shredder moves up and puts tenacity on the Angel that’s closer to the Impaler and Saeryn moves up and puts tenacity on the Shredder and herself.

His second turn he goes for the crit slam…hits but no crit! Does some solid damage but the Angel is still fully functional. The Earthborn moves up beside a patch of rough terrain to get +2 inches of movement next turn, probably thinking he is safe because my Angel is on the other side of that rough patch. Borka and Axer move up the middle a bit more.

My third turn is where the action really ramps up. The Impaler is charged by an Angel with the initial attack, boost to hit, no problem. After another attack with boosted damage the Impaler goes down, Borka reaves the fury. The Angel killed a model so it uses it`s Ravenous movement to shuffle to the left and closer to the Earthborn. Saeryn then moves up and feats to catch the whole army. She also casts a boosted Equilibrium on the Angel taking off its 4 fury and filling up his Axer. He’s now looking at 7 fury on the board so he has to take at least one threshold check next turn. She camps 2 fury just in case Borka tries to bomb her. The Shredder looks sideways and casts tenacity on Saeryn. The other Angel then charges into the Earthborn with a boosted attack, hitting and doing some solid damage. It then buys another attack and boosts the damage. The Angel is bumped back due to Moshpit but doesn`t take a freestrike due to the feat.

He takes all the fury off the Earthborn and one off the Axer, unfortunately it passes it`s check so nothing fun happening this turn. The Axer backs off to screen Borka and the Earthborn looks at the Angel wondering why it isn`t allowed to hit it.

Fourth turn sees both the Angels thrusting into the Earthborn, taking it out. The second one that gets the kill has Respawn on it so it uses the Ravenous move to try to block the charge lane to the other Angel. Shredder provides Tenacity to Saeryn while they both advance. Saeryn heals the damaged Angel a bit but still camps 2 fury just in case Borka has something up his sleeve.

He decides to drop Moshpit since he realized Wings will negate it`s effects. The Axer and Borka charge into the Angel killing it, but it respawns outside of their melee range. Borka only has 2 fury to transfer with so he’s in big trouble.

The fifth turn saw the first Angel taking the Axer down to low health while the other one takes down Borka. He transfers the first hit but there’s is too much spill over damage and the second attack finished the job. Angels FTW again.

I haven`t played my Legion in a while but DANG, these Angels rip apart beasts and jacks with way too much ease. Saeryn`s feat makes them even worse! If he had gotten that crit slam off it would have delayed me a turn but the duel Angels are just too efficient in this format, it’s scary.

Game 3

Third game was against Khador and a player named Charles. We had been chatting a bit earlier about random PP tidbits and now it was time to throwdown. He was running Vlad and it was a very scary force indeed. Here is his list…

Army: Vlad
Faction: Khador
Army Points: 328/350
Victory Points: 14

Vladimir Tzepesci, Dark Prince of Umbrey
Beast-09
Destroyer

Beast kills things dead, Destroyer softens them up on approach while being no slouch in melee and everyone knows Blood of Kings Vlad very well! Vlads feat doubles the speed of all his jacks so this was going to be a very tough game for me. Not only was his stuff faster on approach, they could hit pretty freakin hard too! Signs and Portents only adds to the pain I was going to endure during this match…

I chose the Saeryn list once again. Not exactly sure on the battle plan, I just wanted to bait his models out with my Respawn Angel and hopefully bring Beast down before he could do too much damage to my forces.

He got first turn so he ran Beast on my left, ran the Destroyer on my right and Vlad up the middle with BoK up.

My first turn I put Respawn on one of the Angels and moved Saeryn up with Tenacity. Everything else ran up the board, with the Respawned Angel going up a bit further than the other two beasts.

His turn he gives two focus to the Destroyer puts up Signs and Portents. Beast runs and the Destroyer connects with an Angel, dealing some big damage. Good second turn for him!

My second turn I moved everything up again and hit the Destroyer with a Breathstealer. I wish I could have gotten Beast as well but he was half an inch short…really makes me want a Seraph right now! Saeryn heals the Angel up a bit and the Shredder puts Tenacity on her and stands in front of her blocking any charge lane. I was trying to bait Beast in but just ended up taking some potshots at the Destroyer, dealing minimum damage.

He starts his third turn with a bang! Vlad gives 3 focus to Beast and casts Sign and Portents! He pops his feat so now Beast can charge 11 inches with reach for a 13 inch threat range! He could have put boundless charge on it for even more threat but this was all he needed to get to the Angel without Respawn unfortunately. He charged it then bought 3 more attacks with the axe to take it out of the game, my first casualty of the day! The destroyer then clipped Saeryn with a bombard but not enough to force me to transfer it.

With one Angel down my chances were looking bad. Saeryn moved up and feated and then put Breathstealer on the Destroyer again. The lone Angel approached Beast and gave him a good thrust, dealing lots of damage and then buying another attack, boosting damage for some more decent damage. The Shredder takes on the Destroyer to prevent any movement towards my Angel, dealing a little damage surprisingly.

His next turn Vlad put up BoK and moved towards the fight, feeling confident that one Angel is down. The destroyer is given 2 focus and takes a freestrike to take another shot at Saeryn, this time hitting and dealing some good damage. I can`t afford to transfer it so I will have to deal with it. Beast stands there ready to take more damage from the Angel.

With my fourth turn I move Saeryn to Breathstealer the Destroyer again and put Respawn on the Angelius while healing the Angel a bit. The Angel takes out Beast while the Shredder continues to annoy the Destroyer.

His turn, Vlad slaughters the Angel, so it respawns in front of him just out of melee, just to be annoying. The Destroyer is given focus and destroys the Shredder with ease. It’s just Saeryn and her Angel now.

My turn I used Respawn on the Angel and saved the rest of the fury. I can`t afford to cut myself with the low amount of health I had. The Angel takes out the Destroyer and uses Ravenous to get in Vlads way. Vlad has one wreck marker on each side and the Angel in the middle so he has to go through the Angel to get to Saeryn.

Vlad use BoK and slaughters the Angel, it respawns behind him to get a backstrike for next turn, if there is one.  Now Charles goes for a gambit, he casts Razor Wind at Saeryn, needing a 9 to hit…just barely does it with a boost. Last focus he uses to boost damage and he needs an 8 to kill…he rolls 12! Just enough so even if I transfer I am done!

Wow Beast, Signs and Portents and a BoK Vlad are tough to beat at this point level. I think I had the right army for the job; he just positioned his pieces better. When I went for the double Breathstealer I misjudged distance by a tiny bit, and I think that was where I lost the positioning game against him. That really was a great game, really close down to the end!

Game 4

Last game of the day was against another Troll army, very similar to the one I faced earlier on. I was playing against one of the local PGers James Tubbs. Heres his list…

Army: Borka
Faction: Trollbloods
Army Points: 332/350
Victory Points: 12

Borka Kegslayer
Pyg Keg Carrier
Dire Troll Mauler
Troll Axer
Troll Impaler

Exact same list as before except with a Mauler instead of the Earthborn. Since I had no chance at first place anymore I went with the Rhyas list. Still a solid list and dangit I wanna play my 12 Shredders in the tournament! Basic game plan is to create too many small threats so Rhyas can find a hole to the enemy warlock and decapitate him! If she can`t finish the job, the hop scotching Shredders should.

He got first turn so he put up Moshpit and advanced his Trolls up, Impaler on the right, Axer on the left and the Mauler was playing bodyguard.

Shredders move up, 5 of them use rabid to go through some rough terrain Rhyas advances and puts Tenacity on herself and 4 other Shredders.

His next turn the Axer moves up behind some rough terrain to head into some of the Shredders while the Impaler uses Farstrike and hits one of the Shredders but no crit. It does some decent damage taking out one aspect from the Shredder. Borka moves up while the Mauler moves up as well.

My second turn I healed some Shredders up and cast Tenacity on Rhyas and moved her up some more. The Shredders advanced in two zigzagged ranks to setup for the feat next turn.

The next turn Borka uses the Axer animus on the Axer and it charges into two Shredders, taking one of them out and dealing good damage to the other. The Impaler moves up and gets the crit slam on one Shredder, slamming it into another one. Borka moves up and bombs a Shredder, bouncing it into one behind it tagging a bunch in the blast. Only the one directly hit takes big damage. The Mauler moves up right beside Borka, which is perfect for my turn…

Rhyas goes first and pops her feat and charges Borka. He forgot that she had acrobatics but he camped a good amount of fury. Rhyas slices and dices and manages to kill off the Axer with transfers before using her last attack on the Pyg, killing it and going invisible. Now it’s Shredder time! Shredder 1 comes up with rabid and nibbles for a damage roll of 10+3D6 on Borka, hits him twice then uses the last attack to hit the Mauler and teleport to the other side of it. Moshpit pushes the Shredder back and it takes a freestrike from the Mauler killing it, Rhyas then reaves the fury. Shredder 2 comes up with rabid and nibbles for 11+3D6, teleports to other side of Mauler but no freestrike is elected this time. Shredder 3 comes up with rabid and nibbles for 12+3D6 etc etc etc… Shredder number 7 comes up to with rabid and nibbles for 16+3D6 finishes the job.

By the end of it Borka was out of fury and only had the Mauler with a little health left. Those Shredders can get nasty really fast if you can get enough into B2B with someone. This really gets brutal with the teleporting that Rhyas grants. Good game and those Shredders really pulled the heavy lifting in that match. I didn’t really get to use the popcorn tactic but the hopscotch is just as deadly if not more IMO.

Summary

The power of duel Angels really took it to the house this tourney. Saeryn’s feat did exactly what it was supposed to do and the Shredder was just a bonus. I was surprised at how effective the teleporting Shredders were and I am now happy to have finally run a Rhyas popcorn list before MKII and the possible changes to it.

That Khador list really was tough as nails, with Vlad making everything a threat under Signs and Portents and making his jacks just brutally fast. All in all I was happy with my performance, no huge tactical mistakes and I ended up getting second due to Strength of Schedule and VPs so I got my first Privateer coin which is cool, met some new gamers at a different store which is even cooler. They are pretty good guys there and I wouldn’t mind coming back for another tournament, it’s just too far away to go there on a regular basis unfortunately. Next tournament is Hammercon and my Menites are at it again! Tourney planning and battle reports to come soon…

• A few teen drama females are in the running for E! Online’s Girl on Top tournament.
• According to Ausiello, Gossip Girl is casting a a new character–presumably a new love interest for Eric (Connor Paolo).
• The new issue of Soap Opera Weekly has an interview with Amanda Setton (Penelope, Gossip Girl). Have you read my interview with her?
• Haley (One Tree Hill),  Jim & Cindy Walsh (Beverly Hills 90210) and Sandy ( The O.C.) are part of SoapNet’s 20 Things We’re Grateful For.
• TVGuide.com named Annie and Jasper’s apparent break-up on this week’s 90210 as one of its Coolest Moments.
• Scott Patterson has joined the cast of 90210 as Jack, father to Liam (Matt Lanter, 90210). Oddly enough, Dylan’s father on BH90210 was also named Jack. According to the Los Angeles Times, Patterson was originally considered last year (at least by the media) for the role of Harry (Rob Estes).
• The new issue of Soap Opera Digest has a feature comparing the old 90210 with the new but I haven’t actually seen it yet.
• I found the video of the interview where Hilary Swank (Carly, Beverly Hills 90210) talks about her departure from the show.
• EW.com complimented Ian Ziering (Steve, Beverly Hills 90210) for his performance in Christmas Hope, which airs on the Lifetime Movie Network on Sunday.
• Another EW.com holiday movie pick stars Elisa Donovan (Ginger, Beverly Hills 90210) and Dean Cain (Rick, Beverly Hills 90210). Cain is also on the list a second time.
• And yet another is a James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) one which airs tonight on LMN.
• The O.C.’s first season was an “honorable mention” in the Star-Ledger’s Best of the 00’s in TV.

Redefining our system of education may well mean redefining our goals, dreams, and values as a culture– the way we deal with the unknown, the way we think about and treat “the other.” Such changes need not be shied away from, in fact, discourse about education is potentially one of the best outlets. We are training a nation of Americans in every classroom, at every desk, with every assignment, and we have the choice to nurture either fear or hope, hatred or tolerance, apathy or action, celebration. Every moment a child spends in school, every interaction they have with a teacher or authority figure is a lesson learned about humans, about the way the world works. What will we choose to teach? The influx of minorities in our education system cannot be ignored, and doing so breeds the kind of fearful intolerance and insensitivity that is the underlying cause of so many of today’s problems. Instead of reinforcing a dysfunctional system, why not redefine, accommodate, respect? Let’s raise a nation of inlcusion, sensitivity, and compassion. 

RELEVANT QUESTIONS–DON’T READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW!!!

Wally in Orlando: Do you know anything about what Glee will be up to in April?
Glee is going all One Tree Hill! Don’t worry, Chad Michael Murray won’t guest star, but Finn will be playing basketball instead of football when the show returns April 13, because…football season is over, dummies! “It’s basketball now. Finn Hudson is the captain o the basketball team.” Also, we would bet some seriously good money that Adam Lambert will indeed guest star on the show, because a source who tells us everything about everything clammed up with a “no comment” when asked about the rumor that it is really happening. Quick, Chris Colfer, grab a keyboard!

K.J. in the Caribbean: When will The Secret Life of the American Teenager be back?
Jan. 4, and according to Shailene Woodley, “There might be another pregnancy, [and] a couple of weddings, hookups, breakups, all that drama.” Look for Shailene’s storylines to split between her relationship with the baby and her relationship with Ricky. Plus, Francia Raisa tells us, “There are a lot of new hookups, especially with me. I’m gonna tease you guys a lot this season. My character’s grown a lot in the season that’s coming up, and then she has a huge storyline coming up toward the end of the season. It’s really good, so dramatic, really juicy.” Any guesses about Adrian’s big twist?

Meagan in New Jersey: The spoiler chat needs more One Tree Hill. Have anything juicy to share?
I’m hearing from a source that Taylor James, Hailey and Quinn’s bad seed sister from season two, will be back! Lindsey McKeon is reprising her role as Taylor—and she’s not coming back empty handed. She might just have another James family member by her side, and wait a sec, who’s that man on her arm? Hint: You’ve definitely seen him before. Word is, Taylor will be back somewhere around episode 14.

Noelle in Normal, Ill.: Gossip Girl Insider says that a new episode will be on Jan. 4. They are liars, right?
Perhaps misinformed? We’re told that after tonight’s episode, the next new one will be Monday, March 8, per the show’s CW rep. In other more exciting Gossip Girl news, I’m told Serena’s father will come back sometime toward the end of the season. And sadly, for all you who write in week after week asking if there will be some hot and steamy Chuck and Blair sex scenes coming up, I’m still not hearing of anything scantily clad or scandalous. Now you know what to ask for from Santa!

Randall in Atlanta: 90210, please! Who is going to commit suicide?!
I can’t say who, but I can tell you that he—yes, he—is not leaving the show. So it is just a suicide attempt. In other news, the Adriana and Gia ladylove storyline starts when 90210 returns from hiatus, and Navid will wonder if he made Adrianna gay. (Apparently he isn’t aware how such things work!) I’m told that Silver and Teddy develop a full-fledged relationship, but of course, they will have their complications…

Nell in Watsonville, Calif.: Any scoop on 90210? I’m addicted!
We’ll be meeting Liam’s slickster ex-con father in an upcoming episode. (Ex Duke of Hazzard John Schneider plays Liam’s stepfather, in case you were confused.) Got any dream casting for the part?

Credit: E! Online

****

Notes:

Shailene Woodley played the original Kaitlin on The O.C.

Both Haley and Adrianna are spelled incorrectly.

We already know Taylor is coming back, based on the preview we saw last night, and it’s presumably in the January 18th episode which is number 13.

The statement that whoever attempts suicide on 90210 is not leaving the show contradicts the Mega Buzz spoiler that says said person–or at least a related person–is leaving the show.

On Thursday, December 3, 2009, students in the after school program at the Haley Elementary Pilot School in Roslindale participated in their first direct service program with Starfish this year.  This time of year tends to be a time where constant reminders of the importance of family, togetherness, and community abound.  Yet for those for whom these ideals are not a daily reality, this season can be a difficult one.  Thanks to the cooperation of the Roslindale branch of the Home for Little Wanderers, Haley students in grades 1-5 had the opportunity to give back to children who are just like them, but have found themselves in very difficult circumstances.  After hearing from our guest speaker from the Home, “Mr. Bob,” students assembled care packages filled with essentials, and made cards wishing recipients “love and peace on earth” and “warm hugs in this chilly weather.”

Urgh. This weekend we are moving everything from the kitchen, except mugs and pots and pans and will be running on paper plates. My parents are coming up for the weekend to help repair a huge hole in the plaster in the bathroom (that I caused by pulling the shower rod off of the wall… oops) and clean and just keep me from going insane. Yay parents!

Xmas knitting is in full swing and my mom’s rogue is on the hood and I’m working my way along.  The other projects are top secret, so they will have to wait until after the holiday.

Today I’m home from work this morning because the old apartment complex is painting our front door and I need to make sure miss Haley doesn’t flee the safety of our walk-in closet to go explore Princeton Junction. She has experience outside yes, but the fact that I can’t get a collar on her (she loses control of bodily functions and I don’t want to repeat the experience my sister had) and she isn’t micro-chipped is the major concern.

Cannot wait to move so I can start unpacking and get my life back in order. I hate moving.

He was so happy to see them!

Today’s Date:November 29th, 2009.

Wearing:Skinny Jeans With Hole In The Knee, And A Aeropostale Tube Top.

Listening Too:Sand In Your Shoes(Acoustic)-This Providence

Mood:Bored.

IM SOO SORRY! :O

I HAVNT UPDATED IN SO LONG!

well how was your thanksgiving?

mine was good. i gotta see my family that i rarely see.

sometime in December im going outta state

woo woo

cant wait!

I’m tired

I’m hanging out with alec today i hope it goes by well

i don’t think I’m getting a laptop for Christmas anymore…

oh well

People are in an uproar about Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour’s suggestion of combining 3 of our HBCU’s (Alcorn, Jackson State, and Mississippi Valley) into one school, Jackson State. Alot of people are furious (black people) about this decision bc they say Gov Barbour is trying to “keep the black man down”.

My personal opinion, FUCK THE HBCU’S!!!

If combining the schools will help improve the QUALITY of the education there then fine. Go ahead, hell you can put every school in this state under one name…we can all be good ole MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY for all I care if my education is of the best, then so be it.

My gf made a great point the other day when we discussed this (very briefly). “People’s main argument is that the school’s history will be destroyed if they combine the schools. Fuck that, you can’t change history. Thats why its called HISTORY!! It’s set in stone. As long as there are books in this world, that school’s history will live on.”

Oh yeah…nobody making a big fuss about the idea of Mississippi State and Mississippi University for Women (The W) merging.

Here’s the story if your interest: http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20091117/NEWS/911170348/1001/RSS01

Live Beyond. Never Be Basic.