Postprandial thoughts

I'm baaaack! And my stomach is very upset with me. It was hurting before I went divulge in unlimited spaghetti and now... eh. But the meal was quite delicious and it was actually $3.95, not $5! Cheapest meal I've ever had a restaurant... So now I'm laying down on my bed listening to Pandora trying to let my stomach settle and also trying hard to put off studying as long as possible. Unfortunately, the repercussions of that decision will be... well, unfortunate. I really need to start going through enteral and parenteral calculations so I don't do as badly as I did on the quiz this morning... Grad school thus far has been a lot of work. But I think it's just because of LA Tech's whole quarter system. They basically squeeze a whole semester's worth of work into four weeks. And this one professor is making me and my classmates' lives miserable. If you can call it a "life" that we have with all this work we have to do. Basically since I've started school here my life has been getting up for 9 o'clock class and staying in class until 4, going back to the dorm to rest/start on assignments due the next day, going all the way to the cafeteria to eat before it closes at 6:30, coming back and studying (facebooking), finishing homework, going to the community shower (not cool) and then going to bed... Makes you wanna go to Grad school if you haven't already, right? yea, didn't think so... There's really nothing to do in this town but it's okay cause there's no time to do anything anyway. In a couple of weeks i'll be done and then me and my 3 roommates will be moving into our house (that we'll hopefully get) in Shreveport to start our internship in September. We're all looking forward to that. I don't think the internship will be bad but I'll still be nervous when I start. But I need to get to there first. I can't wait. I wish it was August 13th... school would be over and I would be on break for a few weeks. It's coming up but not fast enough. Well I guess I better go take a shower, study and go to sleep so I can start this all over again tomorrow....Later!! =)

$5 Carb-loading!

So, after a long day of classes and stressing over an assignment due tomorrow I'm about to take a break and go eat Italian food with a few of the new friends I made since starting school here. It's $5 unlimited spaghetti tonight at this cute Italian restaurant in the heart of town. I can't say I'm a huge fan of spaghetti but I've been hearing good things about the spaghetti from this restaurant so I'm going to try it. I guess it would be a good place for those athletes who practice the "art" of Carb-loading. They could get all the carbohydrates they want for only 5 bucks! Sounds like a deal to me! I'll let you know how this goes...

Buon Appetito! =)

first of many?

      I've always thought about starting a blog. I'm really not that much of a writer but after listening to a presentation by a Registered Dietitian who is also a PR, I decided to give it a shot... So, here I am, sitting in my dorm obnoxiously typing while my roommate is trying to sleep. I should be taking this time to either: a) study for the two quizzes I have tomorrow; b) work on one of the many assignments I have due in the upcoming days; or c) go to sleep since I have class in the morning. But, seeing as how I have no motivation to do a or b and I'm not the least bit sleepy, I decided to look up blogging sites and see how difficult it would be to start my own. It's really not difficult at all, but I do have a problem sticking with things such as this but I'll see how long I can last. 

    I should probably take time now to actually introduce myself to those of you who are taking the time to read this... My name is Elise and I am currently a graduate student at Louisiana Tech University, working towards my Master's degree in Nutrition. At the same time, I am also a Dietetic Intern which is the next step after completing my Undergrad to becoming a Registered Dietitian. I am not in a relationship currently, not to say I am not interested in finding that "right one", b/c I am... who isn't? I am extremely fond of my family and home which I am missing right now since they are three hours away from here down in the country. I love many things which include, but are not limited to: God, my faith, my family (already stated), food (hence my dietetics major), friends, nature, animals (esp. my ferret, cleo:), music (all kinds), TV/movies, my iPhone (i would be lost w/out it), antiques, books (although i don't get around to reading very often).... and the list could go on and on. 

     Maybe I should leave this first blog at that.... I think I'm annoying my roommate with my mad typing skills b/c she keeps tossing and turning but she's too nice to tell me to cut it out. I know there's more to this blogging thing that I need to figure out so hopefully that will happen within the next few days. And hopefully, I won't forget that I made this blog and never post again. (could happen) Well, that'll do for now, i suppose. Goodnite world... Another week of wonderful grad school awaits me tomorrow! Wish me luck!