29 July 1980
Your date of conception was on or about 6 November 1979 which was a Tuesday.
You were born on a Tuesday under the astrological sign Leo.
Your Life path number is 9.
Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 3, 6 & 9.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 1 & 5.
You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 7 & 11.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 4, 8 & 22.
The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2444449.5.
The golden number for 1980 is 5.
The epact number for 1980 is 13.
The year 1980 was a leap year.
Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/16/1980 and ending 2/4/1981.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Monkey.
Your Native American Zodiac sign is Salmon; your plant is Raspberry.
You were born in the Egyptian month of Paopy, the second month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).
Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 17 Av 5740.
Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 18 Av 5740.
The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.18.7.2.5 which is
12 baktun 18 katun 7 tun 2 uinal 5 kin
The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Tuesday, 16 Ramadan 1400 (1400-9-16).
The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 6 April 1980.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 6 April 1980.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 20 February 1980.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 25 May 1980.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 1 June 1980.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Thursday, 11 September 1980.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Tuesday, 1 April 1980.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 19 February 1980.
As of 2/1/2007 7:35:42 PM EST
You are 26 years old.
You are 319 months old.
You are 1,383 weeks old.
You are 9,683 days old.
You are 232,411 hours old.
You are 13,944,695 minutes old.
You are 836,681,742 seconds old.
Celebrities who share your birthday:
Wanya Morris (1973)
Martina McBride (1966)
Geddy Lee (1953)
Marilyn Quayle (1949)
Peter Jennings (1938)
Elizabeth Dole (1936)
Melvin Belli (1907)
Stanley Kunitz (1905)
Benito Mussolini (1883)
Top songs of 1980
Lady by Kenny Rogers
Upside Down by Diana Ross
Call Me by Blondie
Starting Over by John Lennon
Another Brick In the Wall by Pink Floyd
Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen
Rock with You by Michael Jackson
Magic by Olivia Newton-John
Funkytown by Lipps, Inc.
Another One Bites the Dust by Queen
Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 3.78982387475538 years old. (Life's just a big chewy bone for you!)
There are 178 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 27 candles.
Those 27 candles produce 27 BTUs, or 6,804 calories of heat (that's only 6.8040 food Calories!) .
You can boil 3.09 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1980 there were approximately 3.6 million births in the US.
In 1980 the US population was approximately 226,545,805 people, 64.0 persons per square mile.
In 1980 in the US there were 2,406,708 marriages (10.6%) and 1,182,000 divorces (5.2%)
In 1980 in the US there were approximately 1,990,000 deaths (8.8 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.
In 1980 the population of Australia was approximately 14,807,370.
In 1980 there were approximately 225,527 births in Australia.
In 1980 in Australia there were approximately 109,240 marriages and 39,257 divorces.
In 1980 in Australia there were approximately 108,695 deaths.
Your birthstone is Ruby.
The Mystical properties of Ruby:
Ruby is said to open one's heart to love.
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone: Carnelian
Your birth tree is:
Cypress, the Faithfulness
Strong, muscular, adaptable, takes what life has to give, happy,content,optimistic, needs enough money and acknowledgment, hates loneliness, passionate lover which cannot be satisfied, faithful, quick-tempered,unruly, pedantic and careless.
There are 327 days till Christmas 2007!
There are 340 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you were born was waning gibbous.
Week # 2
So far so good! I am really starting to like my classes, and I am becoming more eager to continue with school. I am looking forward to what the rest of my classes are going to be.
I have also decided that I am going to save money so I can visit Europe. I want to tour everywhere to look at the different architecture, art, history, etc. My professors have been showing slides that have pictures of different places in Europe. I have always been yearning to go! So, all I have to do is save money.
So, this might make me want to get a part time job.
Or, the other thing I was thinking about doing is getting a new car. A Honda Civic Hybrid. Since Ken got his new Hybrid truck, it has made me think about how economical and environmental friendly it is. I wouldn't want anything like the leather, sunroof or navigation. Just the basic model, which would run about $23,000. I owe about $8,500 on my car now and I can probably get around $14-15,000 to trade it in, which would make it a $330 monthly payment.
Sigh. I know. It's not going to happen, but it's nice to think about.
I have been working out every Tuesday and Thursday when I have my 3 hour break between classes. I wanted to go Monday and Wednesday, but I have been lazy. I will have to change that and start going those days. I have been using the sit down bike and the elliptical.
Today I was at the gym for an hour and a half and used the elliptical for 45 minutes. I went 3.5 miles and burned 350 calories. Woohoo! I will start working out longer as well.
I feel great!
So far my first week has been awesome. I definitely need to make a nice schedule of when all things in my classes are due. I know I have problems with forgetting assignments, or procrastinating to get them done. It's homework .. no one really wants to do homework. But it needs to get done. I can't let homework be my downfall. I need to get all A's in my classes to be able to apply to the College of Design so I can continue my education.
All of my classes are really cool. I feel like I am going to learn a lot of useful information in these classes. Most of my classes the grading is really simple. Homework/Attendence + Mid-term + Final = Final Grade. No in-between tests, quizzes or exams. All I really have to do is pay attention, show up and do the homework. How easy is that?
Other than classes I've been going to the SRC to work out. Ok, the past 2 days I went to the SRC to work out. I ended up renting a locker for the semester. I figure once I get things situated, I can bring clothes for the whole week at the beginning of the week and leave them there and not have to carry them with me all day.
I did 40 minutes yesterday on the sit down bike, and about the same today. It's really good exercise and I figure it's much easier than my mountain bike because I don't have to worry about cars or falling off the bike. And if I have to worry about either of those while I am at the SRC, then I have major issues.
I feel great otherwise. I feel like I actually accomplished something in the 3 hour break I have between classes. Although I should have brought a book to read for class, I can always do that at home tonight. But tomorrow.. I don't have classes, so I am going to work on my homeork for next week. Reading and whatnot.
It's kind of fun to watch the other people who go to ASU. All different walks of life. I haven't really spoken to anyone in my classes, I'm not much of a socialite. I just like to people-watch and make little comments to myself in my head. It amuses me.
Shrug. Oh well. Still about 30 minutes until class. I'm going to read a book.
So I am officially a college student, again. Today is my first day of classes. It isn't so bad yet, and I really don't think it will be. I have a lot of time between my first and second classes on Tuesday and Thursday, so I have decided that I will work out at the SRC (Student Recreation Center).
Unfortunately for me, I forgot my lock, so I cannot go today. I am also going to have to figure out a better way to carry my gym stuff around. Right now, I have my clothes in a small grocery bag on top of my books in my backpack. The bad thing about that is that I have to take the bag out if I want to get to any of my books, or my laptop. That just won't do.
I figured out how to get on to the ASU wireless network .. GO ME! .. and so I've just been messing around with school stuff, and writing this blog.
So far, all of my classes are using this online program called Blackboard. I don't recall ever using it, so I've been trying to familiarize myself with it. Ken says that some teachers like to hide assignments and information within different parts of Blackboard, so I'm just rummaging around in it seeing what I can find.
I'm also taking an online course, but I haven't been able to sign in to the course website. I emailed the professor, so hopefully he will be able to help me out on this one.
Ugh. Still over an hour to go. I just finished watching an episode of Prison Break. I'm gonna have to get the other ones from Ken's computer. It helps to pass the time.
Well, I guess I am off to class. It is 12:30. It's freakin cold outside, so it will take a bit longer to walk to class.
Horray!
"When You Come Back Down"
Nickle Creek
You got to leave me now, you got to go alone
You got to chase a dream, one that's all your own
Before it slips away
When you're flyin' high, take my heart along
I'll be the harmony to every lonely song
That you learn to play
When you're soarin' through the air
I'll be your solid ground
Take every chance you dare
I'll still be there
When you come back down
When you come back down
I'll keep lookin' up, awaitin' your return
My greatest fear will be that you will crash and burn
And I won't feel your fire
I'll be the other hand that always holds the line
Connectin' in between your sweet heart and mine
I'm strung out on that wire
And I'll be on the other end, To hear you when you call
Angel, you were born to fly, If you get too high
I'll catch you when you fall
I'll catch you when you fall
[Bridge:]
Your memory's the sunshine every new day brings
I know the sky is calling
Angel, let me help you with your wings
When you're soarin' through the air
I'll be your solid ground
Take every chance you dare
I'll still be there
When you come back down
Take every chance you dare,
I'll still be there
When you come back down
When you come back down
Man, I have just been in the best mood! Well, I mean, who wouldn 't be?! I 'm ENGAGED!
I still have to go get my ring sized. It is way too big, so I either have to wear it on the wrong finer, or wear it on the correct finger with my promise ring holding it on :) I don 't want to part with it though. I don 't know how long it will take them to get it sized .. a week maybe? I should call some places to see how much it will cost and how long it will take to get it back.
Ken started his new job today at CVL (it 's an engineering firm). I am so excited for him. I know he is going to do awesome there. It 's a company he is really looking forward to working for.
I can 't believe I start school in only 13 days!! Ack!! I am super excited, but a bit nervous. I know I am going to do totally awesome this time around. I have gotten a lot of things straightened out in my life, so I know I am prepared going back. I really want to get school done quicker than Fall 2008. But I don 't know if I can handle more than 15 credits (about 5 classes) per semester. After this spring, I will need 45 more credits. I don 't think there is a way I can cut it a semester short. I will have to look into it. I also need to look into how much longer it would take if I were to go into the Masters program for Architecture. If it is only a year longer, I might stick around and do that as well.
Oh so much is happening so quickly! How exciting!! I love it when things are like this. I am just in the bestest mood ever. Friday is my last day of work, and I have all next week off before school. I don 't know what I am going to do with myself. I need to order/pick up my books. I know that much. I 'll probably exercise - either ride my bike or just go for a walk.
Sigh.
Things are so wonderful!
Picture this.
New Years Eve, Flagstaff Arizona. Ken and I get there around 8 p.m. and grab some dinner at the Olive Garden. Afterwards, we head to the camp site. Oh yes, snow camping. I wasn't crazy about the idea at first, but I thought 'Hey why not?'
So we head to Munds Park, and take the road that goes towards Mormon Lake to hit a camp site that Ken has been to before. But, alas, the road is closed due to poor driving conditions (yes, snow and ice). There is a plowed parking lot surrounded by forest that Ken wants to check out, but I suggested trying another route to get to Mormon Lake.
Ken decides to get off at the next exit to find a place. There is a "road" that leads into the woods a bit. Ok, so it was more like a snowy path that some type of motor vehicle has been on. So he decides to take that for a while, then decides that it isn't be best place to go due to the poor traction conditions. Although we don't find that out until we try to start moving again. Yes, we stuck, but through some maneuvering, we get out, and back on the highway to the first area we found.
So, as Ken finds a decent place to set up camp, I get bundled up and ready to brave the cold. We get the camp set up and go back to get the pillows, blankets and the air mattress. It took about 15-20 minutes to fill the darn air mattress up with air. We finally get everything set up and cuddle inside the tent. My toes were so freakin numb I didn't think they would ever thaw! But they did, and the tent was pretty warm after a while. Approximate time, 1:30 am.
We end up talking and stuff since neither of us were really tired and it was really too cold to sleep. And that's when it happens!! Ken proposed!! Uh-huh, no jokes. I am so happy. There really aren't any words to describe how I feel. I love him so much!
Here are some pictures::
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