Thanks to my schedule, I only have one day of class this week. Not to bad. Judaism's questions are done, nothing do in Con Law, Public Admin. we should be getting our test back. Oh man, first test, I hate em'. No matter how much I study, or prepare, I always dread getting the first test back. Did I show them want they wanted, did I format it right, or have we completely lost cabin pressure. I'm not too worried, but yeah, I'm worried. I got a 95 on my Con Law which put me dead even for an A overall. Those quizzes are what's killin' me. I don't know how you Law students do it. I guess that's why you make the big bucks. However, us teachers get the summer off, so ha!

Incidentally, I should be hearing about the Secondary Education Certification this week. It's getting finalized and us potential teachers will be able to start taking classes next semester. Very exciting, another thirty credits and I'm like a for real adult...little creepy, but not unwelcome. Getting back in school was probably the best thing I've done in the last decade or so, if your thinking about it, stop thinking and do it. It's totally the way to go.
Lastly, Transformers came out yesterday and I've been nerding out ever since. I wish I had a big robot pal. It's great stuff, go buy it, watch it a thousand times, don't eyeball other people's car like you expect them to transform, they don't like it. Later.
If your car does transform and asks you to help save the world, help it out.
DePirimus Prime Rules!

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Something I rarely get to do anymore. Sitting down with Master Chief, Hulk Hogan, and Optimus Prime. Since there is no Steelers game on and I don't have class for another three days I figured I can spare some time for my old digital buddies. I've been avoiding my X-Box like the plague for fear that it would eat up my grades. Fall Break is a good chance to get it out of my system. Good opportunity for work too.

I'm trying to compile my survey for my Public Admin. project. The sooner I can do that, the sooner I can go to the Grant Department and get my funding ok'd by Dr. Gonsman. The faculty is just dying to giving away that research money, that's one thing more people should really take advantage of. The sooner we get our grant ok'd, the sooner I can start interviewing students, graduates, faculty, administration, and who ever else isn't fast enough to get away from me. I may not be very quick, but I'm persistent. When thats done, I can write my paper, present it to the class, graduate, job, wife, kids, private jet, president. Then I'll retire to outer space and ride comets. Man I gotta lot of things to do, why am I still standing here. Talk to you later.
NASA better build me a big rocket, gravity likes to mess with me.
DePiro Rules!

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Evening,
How's everything. Not too bad on this end. When fall break started I was all pumped up like I was going to get to enjoy it. Unfortunately, I only had one day off of work so that kinda killed it. However, I'm used to not having any days off so I did really enjoy that day. I'll say I got about 65% of the work done that I wanted to. Which is actually pretty good seeing as how I've wasted entire breaks before.
I got an oral review done for Con Law and I did most of my reading. Right now I'm working on my discussion questions for Judaism and I'm picking at my Capstone paper. I think 5 pages out of 20 is ahead of schedule, for now anyway. Other than that not much going on. I did get to take a nap in the hammock today, which is probably the last chance I'm going to get to do that but who knows with global warming, it could be shorts in December again.
As you can tell its been a pretty relacing fall break, I'm ready to start back and make that final sprint to graduation, or maybe a swift jog.
As long as I'm not raking leaves I'm happy
DePiro Rules!

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It's all like,

I'm a living document that guarantees your rights as a citizen and life, liberty, and pursuit of stuff. Then why did it give me a hand cramp during my Con Law test. It's nice to be done with it though. It really wasn't too bad to be honest. It's just that I write so much so fast that, by the time I'm done, I've got like this useless claw that just kind of scribbles. That class is starting to feel like a B+ but I'm still gonna try for the A.

It's always nice to have the first test of the semester over with. I get worried, cause I'm a worrier I guess, about how my grades are doing. The day went about as smooth as a test day is going to go. Had a movie in Judaism and groups in our Public Administration. So those classes were pretty easy. I spent most of the morning in the library cramping my brain with Marbury v. Madison and Blah Blah v. Blah Blah, I don't know how you law majors do it. I definitely have a new found respect for how smart you have to be to be in the Law program here. Just looking in the Law Library kind of bugs me out. I'll take the Ecumenical Studies library in the basement any day.

That's about it. The rest my week is pretty easy so I'm gonna try to get ahead because I've got more midterm projects coming up next week. Hope the road treats you easy.
Do it, get it done, have fun, get on the run,
DePiro Rules!

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Step 1,
Get up late. Step 2, forget to pack your bag. Step 3, look like you were trying really hard to get to class. You know big entrance, breathe heavy, and look flustered. The professor may appreciate your hard work and may not mark you late. Not that I'm ever late to class on anything....

Good to see you again. I hope your search for a higher institution is going well, and I hope even more that it is leading up here to the Summit. The weather lately has been like ridiculously nice and the word on the street is that its going to be 80 by the end of the week. I'm all for this weather but I'm tired of mowing the lawn and I wanna see some fall foliage. It makes the drive to campus super cool, all except for me watching the leaves and not the road.

Doing the Holocaust tonight in Capstone. Were reading Night by Elie Weisel which is only 165 pages but its one of the most powerful books you'll ever read. It's a lot like when Judy Meisel came to campus last year. I just chills you to the bone. It should lead to a lot of discussion in class tonight, just to see what other people think about it.

It will probably put me into a bit of a funk, but for it not to you'd have to be a machine or something. I bet you could do a great robot dance then. But now, I got to go, lot of balls in the air, and I've got hands of stone. Live well, be swell.

Try some of my mom's chicken soup, it's awesome!
DePiro Rules!

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Seriously, ouch,
That was one of the worst PA football weekends I've seen in a along time. All the PA college teams did bad and most of the Top Ten including a couple of my personal favorites. Steelers did really bad. I guess they were doing alright until Polumalu went down. But the great thing about football is there is always next week right? It's just like everything else.

Kinda had a down week myself, at least when it comes to non-academic stuff. I did get to go out this weekend and had a lot of fun but its down hill from there. Luckily I can come up the mountain and forget about other stuff for a while. I'm starting to come up againist my projects and I'm trying to stay ahead so I don't get that end of the semester crush.

I have my research topic due for Capstone along with 5 annotated sources, no problem there. My Judaism book review is coming at me and its always tough to know what you need to do the first time you have a professor. I think Diable will probably have mercy on us the first time around. Finally, I think my group for Public Administration is close to turning in our proposal, its been a little bit of a struggle but there's light at the end of the tunnel. Oh, yeah and Smith about to give us our first test in Con Law, HELLLLLLP!

That's about it. I'm gonna keep plugging away and you keep reading. Deal? Good, see you next time.

Use more silent counts if you're in a loud stadium,

DePiro Rules!

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