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This semester has been great. It has been challenging, but also rewarding. I have been in school for a few years now, and honestly I should be graduated. I call my self a super senior, even though I'm not yet. It is a little pitifull, but I must say I am still proud of myself. I haven't always chose the easy paths in life. Obviously, I have two children and I'm not married yet. However, I have my reasons for the choices I 've made and frankly I'm satisfied with them. This semester has proven to me that no matter what the circumstances are, I can still do anything I put my mind through. My grades have improved and I have learned a lot more. It has prepared me to do even better next semester. It also teaches my sons that mommy is strong and sets a good example. I still have a few years to go, but no matter what, I'm not quiting school. I understand that life will be difficult over the next couple of years, but I know I don't want to stay at my job (not saying anything bad about it because it is a great job and it has been great to me) for too much longer. I am preparing myself for a career. Something I will exceed in and will also enjoy. I am ready to finally finish college and have that degree in my hand as a symbol of something great that I have accomplished.

Going Out

I often wonder if I am too old to go out. I am a very social person and I enjoy getting together with my friends, drinking a little, talking about old times and just having fun. The enjoyment I get from going out is because I get to dress up in clothes you can't wear every day and hang out with friends. We can be as loud as we want and dance all night if we feel like it. My boyfriend, however, has a problem with me going out. He doesn't understand the fact that I am not out there trying to meet new guys. He doesn't realize that the sole purpose to hang out with my friends is just that, hang out. Since being in a relationship for the past two years and having my second son, I have changed. I understand that I can't go out very much and I am fine with that, but I wonder if once a while is fine. Working, going to school, carrying on a relationship, keeping up with the houswork, and most importantly being a good mother to two precious sons is tough work. I enjoy, but every once in a while, I like to get out and be around my friends. I call it MY TIME. Other people may want to read a book or go to the spa. I enjoy going out. I ran into an old friend a while ago and she works at a club. She is similar to me. She has two kids and isn't married (I'm pretty close to it though). She works at a club as a shot girl. She dresses in skimpy clothes and passes around drinks, and that is one of her three jobs. Now, I don't want to have to do that. I want to be married and happy and have a great life with my husband, my kids, and everything that comes along with marriage, but I still want to be able to have MY TIME every now and again. I just hope my boyfriend and I can agree on it one day.

Clothes

I love to shop. It is one of my favorite things to do. Sure, I love to shop for jewelry or shoes or even house accessories, but my favorite thing to shop for is clothes. I love clothes. To some people clothes aren't that important. Like my mom for instance. She could care less for clothes. She is extremely frugal, that is a nicer name for cheap I guess. She has enough money to buy nice things for herself, but she never does. She always brags that she has money in her pocket because she chooses to save her money or use it to purchase other things. She will even shop at a thrift store because she cares so little about what she wears. She doesn't dress ragitty of anything like that she just dresses very plain, which is fine for her. She was that way growing up too and that is why I think I have such an obsession for clothes. We weren't poor growing up, but we didn't have a ton of money. There were 6 people in our household living off of a staff seargents pay, which isn't very much. So the money we did have we had to use for other things. I can remember saving up my allowance to buy a pair of shoes that I thought were so cool. It was nice learning about saving money for a particular item I wanted, but it also kind of sucked. I remember getting into an argument with a girl and one of her cutdowns was at least I don't have to wear the same clothes over and over again. That really hurt my feelings and I still remember it to this day. Since all of that I have grown up and been able to use my own hard earned money on other things. I have chosen to have nice, cute trendy clothes for my sons and I. They will never go without. Not saying they will get everything they want, but when it comes to clothes, they will have all of the nice clothes they need and they will always look good. People will comment to them about their nice shoes or trendy shirt. It isn't that I am vain or materialistic when it comes to clothes, but because of the way I was raised growing up, I know I don't want my kids to ever feel bad because someone is making fun of what they are wearing.

American Gangster

Good evening everyone. A couple weeks ago I along with my boyfriends went to see American Gangster (a movie based on the true story of a Harlem drug kingpin who goes by the name of Frank Lucas). Going into the movie I heard mixed feedback from a couple of my friends who were able to see the movie before I could. So I was extremely excited to see it for myself so I could form my own opinion. As I sat through the previews with a large fruit punch in one hand and my boyfriends hand in the other, all I could think about was how this movie was going to affect my sleeping habits over the next couple of nights. Lately I have been having a hard time sleeping after seeing really intense movies, my boyfriend is always teasing me about it. The movies opened up to a really graphic scene. By the time the scene concluded a couple of movie goers left the movie at which time I turned to my boyfriend and asked "Why did they even come to see the movie, didn't they know that it was rated R?" His only reply was for me to be quiet and watch the movie. About 15 minutes into the movie during a particularly quiet scene my boyfriend took it upon himself to fart. I was so embarrassed about the situation that I laughed about it on and off for a good 10 minutes or so. When I finally got back interested in the movie it turned out to be a very good movie. It was so good that at as we walked out of the theater I joked that I now would like to become a drug dealer.

Pod Cast #2

Good morning, this is your 88 second news update for Wednesday December 3rd on 88.1 Weber FM.
A man was arrested for fleeing the scene of an accident after he hit a 15 year-old girl on I-15 in Layton. The girl snuck out of her house to go to the mall and was struck by a car and killed while trying to cross the highway. Officials found him by his license plate which was left at the scene of the accident.
Four suspects were indicted and charged with aggravated burglary and first degree felony murder in the death of Sean Taylor. One of the suspects is a minor and the other three are on suicide watch. In local sports, the Jazz lost to Sacramento last 107 to 117.
A suicide bomber rammed his car into a minibus on Tuesday in Afghanistan killing 13 people and injuring 20 others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
A pair of storms that swept through the Pacific North West left five people in Washington and Oregon dead and thousands of others without water or power. The storm also shut down major highways due to flooding and mudslides.
Debra Lafave, the teacher who was convicted with having sexual relations with a 14 year old boy was rearrested for having in appropriate but not sexual conversations with a 17 year old coworker.
I’m Jenelle Green, that was your 88 second update. Join us again in an hour.

Pod Cast #1

Good Morning, this is your 88 second news update for Monday November 3rd on 88.1 Weber FM.
Baby Grace has been identified after her grandmother recognized the made profile from television. Her mother has admitted to killing the little girl.
In local news Lisa Paiola, a Utah woman who was on the cruise ship that began to sink in the Antarctic Ocean returned home safely yesterday. She doesn’t have any plans to go on vacation again anytime soon.
Sean Taylor of the Washington Redskins passed away Tuesday after sustaining a critical gunshot wound from an apparent intruder. He was shot on Monday while he, his girlfriend, and their daughter were in his Miami home.
Great Britain is attempting to save a British woman teaching in Sudan from lashes. The woman is facing the punishment because she allowed students to name a teddy bear “Muhammad.
In entertainment news, the Jackson five have decided to get together again. Te reunion will include all the original Jackson five including Michael.
I’m Jenelle Green and that’s your 88 second update. Join us again in an hour on Weber FM.

Citi Press Release #2

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Citibank and Verizon Partner Up To Help Those Affected By Domestic Abuse

Citibank employees have answered the call to help survivors of domestic violence by donated old mobile phones and other phone accessories to the Verizon Wireless HopeLine Phone Recycling Program.
A three week collection drive aimed at recycling old cell phones took place at Citibank offices in the New York City area. The drive ended on Nov 17 during Citibank’s annual Global Community Day after 29 employee volunteers collected the devices and prepared them to be delivered to Verizon.
The event was led by Citibank CIO Marv Adams.
"We are very proud to be able to make this important contribution to local agencies that combat domestic violence. This event is special because we are reusing assets in a way that is good for the environment and good for the community we live in," said Adams.
Verizon Wireless is the first wireless carrier in the nation to collect and recycle old cell phones and has done so since January 1999. The equipment is refurbished or recycled in an environmentally sound manner and the proceeds used to provide wireless phones and service and cash grants to local organizations and shelters that provide direct services to victims of domestic violence.
The Verizon Wireless HopeLine Program has collected nearly 4.2 million wireless phones and given more than $4 million in cash grants to domestic violence prevention organizations.