general update

mom is recovering well from surgery. the family from new orleans is in town. they're gonna stick out this hurricane season but they swear they will be moving to texas before the next hurricane season. we'll see...they've been saying that for 6 years. you'd think Katrina would be enough to get them moving a little faster, but whatev... spent the day going to lavender farms and a winery. quite enchanting (but i forgot my camera...dangit!). i love LOVE the smell of lavender. summer school starts on monday. i'm taking basic physics. i think it will be quite refreshing after a year of phonetics, speech & hearing anatomy and physiology, phonological processing disorders etc...i need a job asap. my little brother is on the fast track to ruining his future (more on that later, perhaps). going to a post secret show in austin on tuesday (yippee!) with athena. good times to come i'm sure. arthur is awesome. the end.



geeze. that post sounds so high school. like. totally.

the best is yet to come undone

well...to my credit, i expected the best but prepared for the worst...and i did my best...and all those other stupid cliches. Unfortunately my best wasn't good enough and i am having to deal with what quite possibly might be one of the biggest setbacks of my entire academic career. its been a tough day. my eyes burn from all the hot frustrated tears i couldn't hold back. the first of which made their debut in my professor's office...man...what a shitty day...

why i got up at 4:30AM this morning

i couldn't breathe

i felt like i was having a heart attack

although in my extensive 21 years i've clearly never had a heart-attack. but i imagine that this is something like what one would feel like. i am terrified of my upcoming (8AM) test. although, this particular test defies all previous definitions of the word and should, instead have its very own that would fully and adequately expresses it's momentousness and potentially catastrophic effects. something like examalypse.

we care about your aspirations...

TOP 10 REASONS TO DATE A SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST:
10. We’ll prove that doing it slow makes it smoother.
9. We can make you scream in all the right ways
8. One hour sessions are our specialty
7. We’ll teach you how to make the “OH” face
6. We know how to get your strongest muscle up
5. We know the value of frequency
4. We love intensity
3. We know how to swallow
2. It’s all about the tongue placement
1. We do it orally!

YOU MIGHT BE A SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST IF:
10. To impress your friends, you casually drop the words “diadochokinetic rates” at parties.
9. You are the only adult you know who still plays with bubbles on a daily basis and enjoys it.
8. You write your child’s first words phonetically.
7. You get excited about flavored tongue depressors.
6. During informal conversations with friends, you often interject “Good Speech!” or “Nice Talking!”.
5. You take disfluency data during speeches and sermons.
4. Children seem to gravitate to you during social events.
3. Instead of saying to your friends “What a cute baby!”, you say “Does he vocalize in two or three syllables?”.
2. You can recite the Ling 6 sound test backwards.
1. You make casual eye contact with people’s mouths during casual conversations.

TOP TEN REASONS TO BE SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST:
10. We have ways of making you talk
9. We know what the name of the little thing that hangs in the back of your throat is called
8. SLP is more than just lip service
7. [wilaevtutraenskraib]
6. You’re always analyzing your friend’s speech
5. You think its cool to hear someone swallow
4. Somebody has to help Cindy Brady
3. We like to hear ourselves talk
2. You know how to say “larynx” correctly
1. We can legally brainwash people by making them repeat the same phrase over and over again.

why i can't study at home

Student Class Schedule

Student Class Schedule:

CDIS 3325- Anatomy & Physiology of Speech
TTh 8-9:15, HSC 214, Dr. Mallard

CDIS 3412- Neuroanatomy of Communication
TTh 9:30-10:45, HSC 231, Dr. Stiritz
LAB
T 4-4:50, HSC 231

CDIS 3459- Phonetics & Phonemics
MWF 9-9:50, HSC 214, Dr. Kosary
LAB
M 1-1:50, HSC 214

PSY 3313- Psychology of Adults and Aging
MWF 10-10:50, PSY 316, Dr. Carpenter