hey all! How is it going today? It's still cloudy here, again, I am beginning to hate this weather...when it's cloudy for a week it tends to wear on one's emotions. I guess that's what got into me yesterday, but I'm much better today!

I believe my happiness is due to what happened last night...

...it all began when boyfriend and room-mate come home a whole hour early (that may seem like a lot but boyfriend usually works about 70 hours a week, so when he gets off early it always makes me smile :)
anyway they came home and we started on our journey...went to friend's house and I told him I would include him in my blog (so this is to you frat boy). Well we played cards and watched comedy. We played texas-holdem' with a $10 buy in, boyfriend and roommate lost their first buy in and had to buy in again (the pot became $60) the largest pot I've ever played in. They both lost again (well I took them both out in the same hand on their second buy in) roommate went all in and I matched the bet it was only $35 in chips then boyfriend also went all in his bet was $225, I hesitated but again I matched him and then it was time to show what we had...
...the tension was bad...
...I couldn't breathe...
...but finally I turned my cards over...
...two pair Queens and nines...
...boyfriend and room-mate lost...gracefully...but lost all the same. The game was down to frat boy and myself...even in chips , well almost even in chips, frat boy had a little more, after another hour of close hands...frat boy went all in...before the flop was turned I took and deep breathe and released all my fears and joined him in the all in hoping I would win blindly...and I did! I won!! I won my first poker tournament with the boys and I won the biggest pot we ever played for! In my joy and the fact I had one too many vodka drinks, I took my winnings and bought all a nice breakfast/1am breakfast at waffle house (everyone knows Waffle house is only here to support those on Saturday nights who had one too many drinks)

Well there we are the four us (boyfriend, new room-mate, frat boy, and myself) sitting and enjoying a meal at waffle house when I turn around and meet people from the NWA!!! I used to love the NWA...while living in VA I always wanted to meet those apart of the NWA, I used to wrestle in the backyard...I actually got quite good, I was part of the tag team champions, actually my mother still has my tag team belt...it was so cool, I wanted to get an autograph but my friends were quite upset because MR. HEAVYWEIGHT would only give me an autograph if I let him sign my breast...which was never going to happen...so I left gracefully wishing them good luck and taking the memory with me...I was so happy!

Well last night was good...I won my first big poker tournament and met people from an organization I wanted to join when I was a child...it all goes to show even on those days when you feel down and sad there is always those chance meetings that will put things back into perspective and the little things in life really do help change your mood...even just slightly...

...one final thought...I wish Mexican was there, he's a good friend and I missed him there last night, but I guess if he was there I probably would have lost the poker tournament

all things do happen for a reason!

Nik

Guten Tag! Mein Name ist Nicole. Ich komme aus Nashville, TN. Wie geht es Ihnen? Es geht mir so lala. Ich bin fleiBig, lustig, und interessant heute. Und du? Wie bist du? Das macht Ihnen SpaB? Meine Hobbies sind tanzen, karten spielen, und einkaufen gehen.

Well there you have it, the only thing I really know how to say auf deutsch! How is everyone today? Not that there are many keeping up with me, but that really isn't why we write is it? Don't we do it to really see who we are and what exactly we say?

Anyway it's still cloudy and windy where I am today. I just burnt my lunch so I may not be eating lunch today! I hate it when I burn my food, but I do it all the time! Still researching Mars I hope I find some good info!

Well tonight I am going to play cards, I hope I win...there are no other girls that play just guys, but it's okay! I just sometimes wish I had more female friends in my life! I miss my friend from back home, but she's having a baby and can't come seee me right now...oh well I'll just have to beat those stinkin men by myself!!

that's it for today folks...kinda sad today...bye

nik

Hello everyone!

I hope everyone is having a great day! To continue my misery from yesterday I would like to let everyone know I'm no longer in horrible pain, it's gotten bearable over night! Boyfriend brought medicine home and bandaged wounds! I looked really funny last night with huge bandages all over my arm. Today I awoke to see I tore bandages off during the night and I now have bruises along with the scrapes-but I am okay and feeling much better.

I finally finished my letter to Vice President (I don't know if that's supposed to be capitalized but since it's an important job I figured it would be polite!), I hope he enjoys what I had to say-it would be really cool if he replied. Even is his secretary wrote I would be ecstatic!

Well here in TN. it is very cold...I think it's around 60F. To me that's cold, there is a light drizzle that has been falling for about six hours now, no sun just clouds again! One day the sun will return.
----The sun will come out tomorrow, tomorrow---

I have had a really productive day today. Went to school and took a test...learned some new German...ate lunch...read many interesting blogs. I love to read what other people think, it's really cool when you find out there are so many other people who just like you!

I'm going to finish Dracula today. The book is kind of boring-mainly because it is written through letters, but if I can just force myself to stay awake I may be able to figure out this novel is required in my class.

I was thinking today I might want to purchase land on Mars. A fellow student informed me that one could purchase land on Mars for when Earth dealers will be able to live there. Does anyone know if this is true, or where I can find some interesting info on Mars? I'd like to hear opinions too...my next term paper is coming up and I think I may write on whether we should begin making arrangements to live on the next planet....

....or not, I don't know! I need to do more research.

Well guys (and girls) I'm off to read and research...have a great Friday.

Nik

Hello all again...

So far this blogging thing is working out for me. I've written everyday for three days I am very proud of myself...I am sticking with something...well for the time being anyway!

I skipped school today. I have a good reason though. See my live- in boyfriend has friend living with us and my cat Sugar Bear does not like new roommate! I should say she hates him! See my cat is a loving creature with claws the size of a tiger and a bite as viscous as a shark...Anyway...she hates new roommate! So everytime new roommate is around she starts to growl and then does that cat thing that is like hissing! Last night new roommate came to use computer and cat started doing that thing she does, so I picked cat up to let her know she was safe and momma would take care of her. What did she do? Why she screamed and clawed her way to freedom... that's right folks momma was attacked.

I have been beaten up by my very own cat! My leg hurts the worst, it was where cat leaped from my arms and her back claws dug deep into the right leg. I also have a pretty claw mark on my left forearm and also on my left upper arm. It seems like I am on fire! I need medicine---boyfriend is going to get some today! But I'm scared to shower because it hurts so bad right now. I have put on clothes covering my whole body so I don't bump into anything that might irritate the attack wounds.

Boyfriend almost killed cat. I put her in time-out and then had a heart-to-heart with the animal. We worked through alot of issues last night and I think she will start calming down! I hope so because if she freaks out again I think boyfriend is going to kill her.

Enough about that! I am going to start my letter to Mr. Vice President. I have to tell him how I feel about global warming. It's due in class tomorrow! Do you think he'll even read my letter? I hope so-it'll be totally cool if he writes back.

It's dreary today outside. It looks like it will rain but the weather people so no rain...I think the cloud coverage came from the tropical storm! Oh well no rain...I still think the clouds need to leave.

Today, I was going to talk about something else like elephants but I will save that for another day I guess. I'm really hurting....damn cat!

Nik

Well hello again.
Dear mother: mother is said Mutter in Deutch. Speaking of Deutch, i studied all night for a test and then class was canceled today! How stinky...all that time wasted!

I'm so glad to see others close to me blogging...I just need to remember that so I don't put anything embarrassing in here! Not that I ever do anything inappropriate!

So how is everyone? I still need to write that English paper, I am just so tired of writing papers, I think I should hire someone do all the work in my life I don't want to do right now like write a paper!

So today I wish I was a jelly fish. I think jelly fish are way misunderstood! Yes they are viscous, mindless, horrible creatures who attacks innocent humans continuously throughout their lives but they live in the ocean and I don't think they can be killed! I mean as anyone ever seen a dead jelly fish? Even if they do die does the poison they secrete die too? O r does the poison keep working? If I was a jellyfish I would know!!! Damn, mom why aren't I a jellyfish?

Another thought about jellyfish! Is it just me or do jellyfish seem to take classes on the sneak attack. Maybe if we followed their tactics America would better in war---I don't want to offend anyone--America is okay the way it is in war, it's just that we could be better!

Okay well that's it from me today
Nik