nap time

Once again.. I'm late on my blogs.. I'm getting in a bad habit of this, but at least I make them during the week. For this one, I'm going to talk about something very pointless.. but it's what is on my mind. I'm about to take a nap. Yes, this time I'm talking about the beautiful process of sleeping during the day.. haha.. We had a "swap" last night, Ms. Sarah Gonzalez was in attendance and will testify it was an awesome time.. It ended around 12.. of course things got crazy once it was over. When I say crazy I mean USM police arrested and took 3 people to jail. Because of this, I didn't get home till about 3 this morning. Then I got up at 7 and worked till 3:30 this afternoon.. I'M FREAKIN TIRED!!! sorry i got a little carried away with that.. but now that you know this, I'm stretching out on the couch and its game over...

english essay

describe what you believe the author's meaning of a song, poem, etc. is... and what it means to you...

,,,yeah

I'm really not good at doing this blog thing on time. I think that's going to be one of my goals for next week... yes its a small goal, but a goal never the less. Anyway I just got done cooking/eating some ballin red beans and rice. Pretty sure it was the best batch I have had in quite a while. I think I found a new secret ingredient, which of course I can't reveal. Now I'm working on dessert and "face stalking." Anyone with facebook knows what I'm talking about.. it's sad but kind of addicting. Back to my dessert I'm eating the Chips A Hoy chocolate chip cookies in the blue back. Most people like the chewy ones.. I'm not that big of a fan.. Anyway I'm about to hit up some chemistry and then take it to the bed...

well um.. you know

Just got out of the ol English class and hadn't posted my blog for monday yet. Class cleared up a lot of questions today, and I think this paper is going to take me longer than I expected. It's going to cut into the schedule a little bit, but you gotta do what you gotta do... Anyway off of the class subject... I could talk about the faithful topic of this past weekend or the week, but I think I'm going to change it up some. Tomorrow is the day for elections. I'm suppose to work the poles, but we'll see if that happens or not. I hope there is a good turn out for the elections though. I helped Gail Sims campaign, and there is a lot more work involved in that than I thought. But to make a long story short, eveyone needs to vote so there won't be controversy when something doesn't go their way. Plus I feel like the people running for the positions put in so much work, and the least the student body can do is vote. It's not hard and doesn't take long at all... I'm signing out... Peace

Payne Center Q and A

The Payne Center is the name of the facility. We are the department ofRecreational Sports, which is house under the division of Student Affairs.Recreational Sports is located on the first floor of the Payne Center. Ifyou need any brochures, handouts, etc. just let me know and I will have itready for you.

1. What kind of plans does the future hold for the Payne Center?Master Campus Facilities Plan includes the expansion of the Payne Center.http://projects.sasaki.com/usm/worktodate.html

2. Is first aid available at the Payne Center?All employees of the Payne Center and Recreational Sports are certified infirst aid, while many are certified also in CPR and AED.

3. What is the fee of a personal trainer? Rec Card Holder Student 3 sessions $ 75 $ 60 5 sessions $120 $ 95 8 sessions $190 $14812 sessions $282 $21616 sessions $360 $272 http://www.usm.edu/recsports/FITfac.html

4. What types of workout classes are offered?Xcetera, PiYoTone, Pilates, Yoga, Back2Abs, Total Body Toning, CircuitTraining, Circuit Challenge, Step n Strength, Rip n Rop, Kukuwa, Stretch,Upper Body Blast, Zumba, Carbioboxing, BOSU, Boot Camp, Lower Body Blast,Morning Madness, Aquacisehttp://www.usm.edu/recsports/FITgroupex.html

5. How often does new equipment come in?Equipment is ordered on an as need basis.

6. Are there different sporting tournaments at the Payne Center?Tennis, Fall Ball Softball, Air Hockey, Racquetball, Billiards, Badminton,Table Tennis, Flag FootballFlag Football is the largest - We host the Regional Flag Football Tournamentduring the fall semester each yearhttp://www.usm.edu/recsports/IMmeetings.html

7. What type of security has been established?We are equipped with fire alarms, emergency exits, and a security system.They professional and student staff attend meeting to review our riskmanagement and emergency action plan. The staff often takes part in drillthat insures the information is retained.

8. How much does it cost for non-students to work out there?We have a variety of options. The following information is for the primaryuser and the annual rate. See the website for additional info.Faculty Staff - $180, Retiree - $150, Recent Graduate - $135. Alumni - $300,Honor Club/Eagle Club - $335http://www.usm.edu/recsports/FACfees.html

9. In what ways do you believe the Payne Center benefits students?Recreational Sports and the Payne Center gives each student an opportunityto cultivate new friendships, development sportsmanship conduct and relievethe daily stress that comes with the class load. At Recreational Sports,students can vent their frustrations or stress by working out, playingintramurals or just shooting some hoops.

10. What is your favorite aspect of the Payne Center?Watching our student staff grow in their leadership skills and thenattending conferences such as Emerging Recreational Sports Leaders (ERSL)and the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) nationalconference. These are the students who will later become the professionalstaff at recreational facilities at other universities. If you need anymore information, please let me know. Good luck with yourpaper.Stephanie P. PattersonMarketing/PR Coordinator, Recreational SportsThe University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippiwww.usm.edu <http://www.usm.edu/> stephanie.p.patterson@usm.edu

this week

I'm on time to write my blog for this week so things are a little bit more fresh in my mind. Nothing exciting went on in my classes, other than a chemistry test that I didn't do to hot on. Speaking of classes I'm a fan of the discussion and way Ryan runs the english class... I'm not sucking up I swear.. I had two basketball games this week and won both of them. The game against delt was a fifty point blow out. I dunked in it, so that was pretty cool. Our team is now 3 and 0. Wednesday night Ingram Hill played at the Bottling Company. They put on an awesome show and everyone seemed to have a great time. I got home at 3 and then had to get up at 7 for work the next day. I definitely took one of the best naps of my life when I got off of work. Everyone pretty much went back home or to New Orleans for Mardi Gras this weekend, so I've stayed low key. I lost five dollars playing Texas Hold'em and shot a little pool. Oh and I tried to play my guitar some but I'm no good at it... Dane Cook videos have been a popular thing this weekend along with text messaging...

last week

Last week I forgot to write my blog entry.. so I'll try to put it together right quick. Unfortunately, I can't really remember anything that went on during that week. Not that there is any reason I don't remember, but nothing really important went on. I did go on a date that weekend and a strange thing happened. My date and I had on the same shirt. Personally, I don't thing my shirt is girly, I mean I've seen other guys with it, and I don't think her shirt was manly.. it's really just a weird thing. The shirt is a long sleeve button up, Polo brand shirt, with small white and orange stripes. So with that being said we went and ate together and then to the movies.. the kicker to the whole situation was this was the first time I had taken this girl out. Of course since we had the same shirt on, it looked like it was planned and we were this couple or what not. As far as the date goes, we had a really good time except for it being cold and rainy. p.s. juno is a strange movie... that's what we watched... and i think that was about the high light of my weekend.