My attempt at improving a dull day...

So, I went to the doctor today. I have lost a pound. Whoo-hoo.*rolls eyes* But as I figured, I have a cold, cough, and that is where I get the headaches. And I had to miss school to have someone tell me this. I missed Friday as well, but 99% of the school missed because they showed up and were told to leave because the electricity was out due to tornados. So it is automatically excused.I finished The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom. I think I am about to try and read The Anatomy of a Hybrid, try being the key word. I have been studying for the ACT, but I am having a hard time finding interesting news articles. So far all I have found is about elephants with "self-awareness", a informing yet boring article on Macworld, and in informative article on New Jersey and gay marriage. Then there is your unending supply of Bush-bashing articles, but that is dull, so I move on to entertainment, and all I find is celebrity marriage crises, and their babies. Then there is sports, and I simply could care less about all the basketball, football, and baseball games over the ENTIRE US. So I suffice by reading the weather, and Science stuff, and get my daily quota in. Ok, I need to read up on Esther.

News update..

New cell phone that knows its owner
Posted on : Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:12:00 GMT | Author : Martin Booth
News Category : Technology


DoCoMo, one of Japan's top mobile companies, has released its new range of models with innovative security features which takes mobile security to a new level. This phone can detect when its owner moves away, provides a facial recognition locking system and has an inbuilt GPS system that can be used to trace the phone, if lost.

This amazing new security system is just a small black card which can be carried in the owner's bag or pocket. If the owner moves away from the range of detection of the phone it automatically locks so that nobody else could use it.

The system can be programmed to lock when the owner (security card) is 26 feet, 66 feet or 130 feet away. If the security card gets lost the owner could type in a password to unlock the phone but a new security card is needed to activate the system again.


A potential loophole here is that fraudsters could access the phone if the card is within the detectable range. To prevent this from happening, the facial recognition system can be used. The owner takes a minimum of 3 self-photos, up to 10 can be taken. These have to be with and without glasses, with and without makeup, indoors and outdoors, that is to give the phone a wide variety of choices.

Now when the facial identification system is activated the phone compares the image coming up in front of it with the stored image by checking the distance between the eyes. If it finds a match between the two images it unlocks. If someone tries to fool the phone by showing it a snap of the owner it uses another in built feature to check if the eyes are blinking. In addition to this identical twins can set up a four letter password as the next step of identification to prevent unauthorized access by the other.

The other innovative feature of these P903i phone is the inbuilt GPS system. So if the phone does get lost the phone number could be keyed into a site along with some other details and it would track the phone down to its location within accuracy of several hundred feet. These security features are important to modern day Japanese phones as they double up as a credit or a pre-paid cash card.

This system was designed by a female designer who has put in a lot of features which are women centric. The most interesting one being the one that the phone could be programmed to alert a woman of the time she is most fertile in her monthly menstrual cycle. This has been in answer to Japan's declining fertility rate. The other features are its pastel, curvy shape; its inbuilt recipe database and a button that activates a tone that helps a lady ignore undesired attention by pretending to take a call.

The Joy of the Lord is my strength.

I find such peace in fellowship with the brethren. My joy is now overflowing. I think I have finally found the joy that comes when God shows you somethiing, and you just want to tell the whole world. I know it was a few days ago, but the whole obedience thing has really opened my eyes, not simply pertaining to the word, but what comes with it. My hearts desire is to seek!!! And find, and share, not just on sundays, but everyday of the week, His word is living, and growiing, so I too need to live and grow in it.
Fellowship. It doesn't have to be in person, although that would be nice, I want to commune with these people, that I don't know too well, or lost touch with, or simply rarely see/talk to.

OK, I have school.

Finally...

1. FIRST NAME? Jordan VICTORIA

2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My middle name was after a little girl in Wal-Mart. Ask my mom about it.

3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? this morning

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Salami

5. DO YOU HAVE ANY KIDS? Only if I’m Mary (Jesus’ mom)

6. WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I dunno…

7. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Like 5 that I sporadically use, depending on what mood I’m in.

8. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Sometimes but not well.

9. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? yes.

10. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Yes, but only if Lauren went with me on a Saturday

11. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Sweet: Fruit Loops, No Milk: Life-Cinnamon, Healthy/Normally: Multi Grain Cheerios

12. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? No, I wear Chucks.

13. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? On the contrary. I am very weak.

14. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Blueberry

15. SHOE SIZE? Heels: 10-11, regular: 11, Chucks: 8 ½

16. RED OR PINK? Red, Pink is ugly

17. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My fingers

18. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Ms. Deanna/ Mr. Todd

19. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? no

20. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Blue and pink toenail polish

21. LAST THING YOU ATE? Toothpaste

22. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? silence

23. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Navy Blue

24. FAVORITE SMELL? Wind in a field of flowers in Oklahoma because we don’t have anything that nice in Louisiana or my granpa

25. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Bekah

26. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? Hands

27. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? I suppose, considering I kinda sent it to myself

28. FAVORITE DRINK? High pulp OJ, in the mornings, at nights, and with popcorn

29. FAVORITE SPORTS? Running

30. HAIR COLOR? Nutmeg brown

31. EYE COLOR? Deep brown

32. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? nope

33. FAVORITE FOOD? Mrs. Sharons potato salad..bannanas...peaches

34. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? Happy ending.

35. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? White floral

36. HUGS OR KISSES? Kisses.. depending..

37. FAVORITE DESSERT? Gramma’s pumpkin pie with canned whipped cream

40. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom, my bible, and a psychology book, ACT prep(2 of them), does a daily newspaper count?

41. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Nothing, I don't have one.

42. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV? I didn’t watch TV last night

43. FAVORITE SOUNDS? Coffee brewing, heartbeat, wind, waterfall

44. ROLLING STONE OR BEATLES? Beatles. Don’t know, don’t care

45. FURTHEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN FROM HOME? Dominican

46. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Nada

47. WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU BORN? 4/27/90, Womans Hospital

Photo Booth

The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno -- Phony Photo Booth

funny..I will post the other one. ( i got it off of Glenda's blog)

Obedience.

I have been thinking about obedience a lot lately, for multiple reasons. It has been said over and over again that to obey is better than to sacrifice.( Yes, I know it is in the bible) Well, to me to obey is to sacrifice. I mean you give of your time, will, or desires to obey God's timing, will, and desire (or your parents). Then when you think about it, Jesus obeyed His Father, that was a sacrifice.

Well that got me thinking. Through one act of disobedience Eve the plane for disobedience was set. She chose to obey the flesh, and that started an avalanche. By one action, millions of people followed whose actions were disobedient How much more would Jesus lifetime of obedient actions set the plane for us as Christians to follow in obedient actions. Even more His one act of obedience should be enough to make us want to follow Him in obedience.
I don't know how well I am saying this, it is all so very very big in my mind, it is hard for me to put it into something so small as words.

Then is says "Most assuredly I say to you, He who believes in me, the works I do, He will do also, and greater works than these WILL he DO. He said Assuredly he will do. WOW. Will we obey?

Just after Jesus says that he says: "If you love me, you will keep my commandments." But that takes obedience. It then says that He will send us a helper- The Spirit of Truth. We would then need to walking in that spirit, following (obeying) what the Spirit tells us to do. What good is an instruction manuel if I don't read it, and DO what it says.

Does that mean that our love for Christ is shown through our obedience of His commands? I would think so.

I have been questioning myself lately, asking God if I am showing my love for Him by obedience? Am I daily sacrificing my will, and walking in His? Am I missing out on opportunities to bring Him glory by not obeying?

So much to say, so little time...

I found out today that while I was in the office for a conference (a week ago) a girl in my class was talking about me. She said that I though I was god or something, and that I was too holy. She said that there is nothing wrong with being religious, but that I took it to the extreme, that God was all that I talked about...ect. Well... that is a good report to me. I was fine with simply that. But my friend Rickey (man of peace) is in that class, and he heard it all.After like 20 minutes of it He got sick of it. He said "Yall go look in the bible, and tell me where it says you are not supposed to act just like her. She is prolly the most Holy, Godly girl in this whole school, much less the state." He said that shut them up really fast, and no one said another word. I thought it was funny.


Second story:

I think it is necessary to point out that I am a girl. I don't like cars, I barely understood how the engine worked (it took 2 hours and many drawings by a guy in my Spanish class last year to explain it, kinda neat, works in a unique way like the heart). Ok, so I decide to refill my oil, good thing to do, right? Not if you don't know how. Alright, I came home, popped the hood, and checked the level. It was low, so I had two 3-5 quart things of oil. I start pouring. I figured I would see it like gurgle and come up to the top of where I was putting it into, well it didn't. So I figured it was simply really low, so I go get the other thingy and pour, and pour, and pour...it doesn't come up to the top of where you pour. I went and got pop. He has to change the oil. It was my first time, I thought I was taking good care of my car, you know checking everything..yada yada.

So anyway, I need to finish my homework.

I have a revelation/insight on obedience to share, I will hopefully post it tomorrow.

Fun day at work.

I just got paid to laugh my head off. We have a crew room, and the boss, along with all the crew, huddle in there to watch a weekly fight between 3-10 of the workers, It is hilarious. Today there were only three people, one white guy who acts black, and two black guys. It was so funny. A black girl tried to get in, but the guy wouldn't hit a girl, so she whooped him.

Dumb Presentations!!!!

I don't know what it is, but any time I try to give a presentation in class, my heart starts to race wildly, to the point where you can hear it in my voice, which quivers. I start to shack uncontrollably, and I turn red. So I had to present my coat of arms today, and I held it in front of my face the whole time, and just read it, hoping that would make it a tad less noticeable. NO, because I was shaking it made it even more noticeable. Mine was the only presentation that everyone clapped for, I am not sure if it was out of pity, or if they actually liked it. Yup, but I can do a play in front of a hundred or more people, MC an Awards ceremony, and set myself apart from every other person in my school, yet I cannot give a presentation, It has been that way since 7th grade, and now I am graduating. I know every person in the class, and they honestly don't care, yet the odd signs still appear as though I am nervous. I really don't think I am though. It frustrates me, but it is not that big of a deal.

Coat of Arms

Long-term Goal:
Holiness- Jesus said, “ Be ye holy, as I am holy.” That is my goal. Quite simple.
Short-term Goals:
They both come from one verse, I John 1. 5 This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
This means that it is not enough to believe in God, but you have to walk in the light, and have relationships with other people in the light. It would be easy to be a Christian in a room by myself, but the second you add people it makes it hard.

Accomplished Goals:
The cross is kind of cliché, but it works. It represents salvation, once again cliché, but it is the only thing that I have ever done that is worth repeating. This summer I got saved, I got a revelation of the holiness of God, of how he demands righteousness, how he doesn’t compromise, and I saw the massive monstrosity of my sin, how for years, I thought I was saved, but really I was a sinner who loved my sin and wanted to stay in it. That is why my salvation was such an “accomplishment” you see. For years, since I was 2, I thought I was saved, my parents always told me that I was, I had asked God into my heart, but nothing had really changed. I had developed a lifestyle of hypocrisy. So when I saw that everything I had ever know was a lie, and a cop-out I had to stop. I told God to take the biggest search light he had, and shine it in my heart, and anything that was not pleasing to Him was gone, not by anything I did that I may get glory, but only Him. I experienced true repentance. Repentance is to change the way you think, producing a change in action.

Motto:
I am the vine you are the branches, he who abides in me, and I in him will bear much fruit, for with out God I can do nothing. That sums it all up. The only thing that allows me to bear fruit is God, but I have to do something. I have to die to myself every day, and walk in the light of God by the power of His spirit.


I had a very "interesting" day today, but God is so faithful. So very very faithful, I just love him so much * pinches God's little cheecks*

I wrote my senior will.

It turned out well. I ended up just looking up the word will on the Strong's (2307- for those that would like to know) I pretty much just used the verses. It was a senior block, so I had a place to put my favorite movies, songs...dumb stuff like that, or anything approved by the journalism team. So I put James 2:19 and 20. It worked out fine I think.

The play is now scheduled for November 30. They ended up not doing the kissing play because I would have to play a small role( so I would not have to kiss) and that put other people playing lead roles, people the teacher felt were not too strong of actors, nor were capable of memorizing the lines. SO I simply have to double in the other play, and play a pushy real estate woman, then I will play an eccentric old woman who gets the ghosts out of the house. It is a fun play. I will be acting most of the time. It is not full length, only about an hour, but when you add an intermission it makes it about 1 to 1 1/2 hours long. Because it is not a dinner theatre we will not be in the lunchroom. It will be held in the auditorium.

When is prayer, I may not be able to come. I have to work tomorrow from 4-10, and I will be getting up early on Saturday to go take a test, and I will be planning for Tuesday night with Bekah and Lauren after that, and I am not sure how long that will take. Then I have to go to work from 2-9. I don't think I will be able to go.

Also If you want me to sign you up for the thing @ LSU, than I need to know, I want to e-mail the guy by the 10th. Lauren, I already have you.

Well I need to go to bed, I have 2 tests tomorrow, and review for my psych class. Oh. I don't have school Monday, so we could all do something.

Weird Al - White and nerdy

This was on Hollys brothers wifes blog, I thought it was funny. Kinda long, but funny. Bekah its by big owl.

Senior wills are due Friday.

I don't know what to put, everyone always puts their family, and friends, but I don't want to because really they are not what got me through school, God did. Umm... I reeeeeaaaaaalllllyyyyyy don't know what to put. Dumb senior stuff, really, once I get out of high school, I prolly won't see like half of these people again. I don't really care what I put, but I want to put something totally different from every other will. I don't know what to will??? Thanks? Honor? Glory?


BJ, what did you put?

I think I am now delirious.

I think I am so very delirious now, I fell asleep in the Dr. Office today if that says anything.I think I actually put the word "poo" in my report, a report that I am going to turn in. I don't care. The class is dumb. I have no worries as far as my grade is concerned. Dumb Lewis structure things, REALLY easy.

We chose the play today, and I am in the one with all the kissing, but they gave me the character who only kisses one guy, and we are going to cut and insert something else. Now I am known as the girl with insecurities, even though I explained why I did not even want to fake kiss someone. But it is only 99% final that we will do that play. So there is still hope.

I must sleep (not in the attic this time).

I am just putting this on here so that I will have access to it at school. Don't read it, it is a dumb report.

Jordan Ward
October 2, 2006
5th hour

The Lamest Story You Have Ever Read About Quarks



Whhoooaaa…it’s fuzzy…ok, that’s better. So, lets see, I was in the lab, and now I don’t know where I am. I heard the freak behind me saying some chant like “ turn-y him-y into-y ay-ay quark-y.” I always knew there was something odd about him. So here I am, in the world of quarks. It is not like you would imagine. You know how when you go to a theme park you are in awe at the height and speed of the roller coasters? Well here, you are in a world of roller coasters. You just hop on an electron path, and you’re off. The rides here are faster than ever though; everyone thinks the light speed is fast, wait ‘til you hop on one of these bad boys. You don’t just stop when you jump off either, you are still traveling at the speed of the electrons, you simply stopped traveling in their path, and so it takes a few seconds to fully slow down.
Other than the unending roller coaster rides, there is not much to see. It’s all kind of blurry, with a few light spots. I get a few glimpses of the nucleus sometime, but not often. The thing that gets me is that I don’t even know what kind of element I am in. For all I know I could be helping to compose a pile of dog poo. Or I could be on my way to blow up a town in Iraq. I wonder if I will ever get back. Hey, look, whatever I’m in just formed a molecular compound. We have another electron my friends. That gives me a hint as to what kind of element I was in. I must have been on the left hand side of the periodic table because I needed the other electron to help make me stable. I wonder if I will ever get back to normal life, you know with cheeseburgers, and gravity. The first thing I will do when and if I ever do get home will be to have a snickers bar. That must be the greatest ionic compound of chocolate on the earth. Wait, I hear a buzzing noise, what in the world…it’s fuzzy again. I am in my bed, full size. I can see things, earth!!! Could that have been a dream? Naaa, it couldn’t have been real. I guess I have to go to work.
My goodness that kid is weird. I am just gonna’ have a peak. No, it couldn’t be, “ turn-y him-y into-y ay-ay quark-y.”

The End