The Effects of Drip Coffee on a Female Graduate Student: A Case Report

Purpose: Determine how drip coffee will effect a sleep deprived college student. We hypothesize that she will increase her study time, be more alert and therefore study more efficiently, and progress into adulthood.

Method: Give 8 ounces of "one-to-one" drip coffee with 1 teaspoon sugar to the subject between 6 and 10 pm once per day for the duration of the study. Results will be measured based on: 1) Time spent studying 2) Quantity of scholastic material covered 3) "Maturity" of actions.

Results: The subject was observed over the course of several days. Activities observed were: increased restlessness, increased distractability, less time overall spent in front of school material, less focus when looking at school material, random jumping jacks, and multiple unnecessary trips up and down the stairs. She also found it necessary to listen to music more frequently and change the radio station every 1.5-4 minutes. Also noteworthy was the 7 minutes of spontaneous dancing in the kitchen.

Conclusion: We do not recommend the use of drip coffee as a study tool for our client. We also did not find it to be an effective means of promoting mature behavior.

Thanks to everyone for your advice to help me grow up. I am on the hunt for a solid church here. I might have found one that I'll stick with, but I want to check out a few more first. Since Christmas break is coming up so soon my goal is to be done church hopping by the end of January and stick myself down somewhere. I miss my Seattle church and the people there terribly, but it is important to find a place to be involved during my time here. Gardening is a definite possibility but also will have to wait as the ground is covered in 4+ inches of snow. Here's hoping I can even keep my house plants alive since they don't get much sunlight.

Farewell to Neverland

You might notice that I have changed my blog layout/design. It is just one of my attempts to become more mature and dignified. That's right, I've decided over the course of the last month or so that I am ready to grow up. Perhaps this revelation is because I want to be done with school, maybe I'm just getting old, who knows. Either way I decide that it is time. This spurred me to contemplate, "What does being a grown up really mean?" While no one factor makes someone an adult, I came up with a few things that help:
-Married (I know plenty of married couples who are far from being grown up, but it's a start)
-Kids (I'm convinced this one really contributes)
-A job that doesn't require you to say "would you like fries with that?"

I won't have a job for a while, and I'm certainly not planning any weddings or baby showers in the near or nearly distant future. So since I struck out on my Top 3 formula for adulthood, I will have to resort to #4. That's right, I decided I must start drinking coffee. Not latte and fancy stuff mind you, I'm talking drip. No cream either. Just black with a bit of sugar.

I've had 2 cups so far. No magical results yet, but I think it might take some time.
I'll keep y'all posted.

PS-Feel free to give other tips to move me towards becoming a grown up and/or why I'm better off not growing up after all.

the vote is in

Well I'm sure most everyone has given up reading my blog, and this really won't count as much of a post, but I'm feeling the need to vent as I just sealed the envelope on my ballot.

I hate voting. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate my right to vote and all that jazz, but I hate it. I don't like any of the candidate. They all just tell you want you want to hear. They act all happy and fuzzy like they really care about your interests, but we all know they are in it for their own gain. Rather than voting for someone I like, I feel like I am choosing the lesser of two evils or at least which one I dislike the least. One man said that, since both of the candidate are bad choices, just go with the better looking one 'cause you'll be looking at their face in the paper for the next couple years. He might not be far from the truth. I'd guess that being ugly probably would hurt your chances of getting elected.

So besides not liking the candidates I hate voting along party lines. I think it is the worst excuse to shut off your brain and let someone else tell you what to think. When I do vote along party lines I get irritated with myself for being lazy. Granted it tends to happen more often than not, but I at least try to go into it looking at each candidate as an individual. Of course then you have to look at the greater impact at the state and national levels and how your choice impacts who holds congress/senate and it all goes back to politics and blah blah blah.

Either way I voted. I tried to look at each candidate impartially. I tried to weigh the endorsements. I tried not to vote for anyone just because my parents/friends/coworkers/media said to. Ultimately I am responsible for the state of my city, state and nation. Am I ready for that?

That's my beef.