Posted on August 23, 2006 - by Lindsey
Thursday Thirteen #24
Thirteen Things about LINDSEY
1. As you can see, I am back and ready to go! There was a bug in DirectAdmin, the software that the server uses, and it allowed hackers to manipulate anything running on PHP, especially WordPress. However, my host ROCKS, and in less than a week she had physically replaced the hard drive on the server, re-set up EVERYONE’S accounts, restored all the databases (in mint condition), and all websites were back up and running! She’s my favorite 
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2. As much as I hated the site being down, and as much as I missed blogging (I was gone less than a week, how pathetic am I?), it was probably good that I couldn’t blog. Last week we did an intense business simulation that absolutely consumed my week. I literally had time for NOTHING else. And that was supposed to be the easy week between sessions! I don’t know what they were thinking!
3. Speaking of . . . school is killing me. The further I get into this program, the harder and more intense it gets. I have NEVER had this much work for school. And it’s not easy work. Some of it makes sense . . . a lot doesn’t. I’m working hard to grasp the concepts, but there are SO MANY new ones that I feel like I’m lost. The schedule is crazy, the work is hard (and in high volume), and my brain doesn’t like to work this way.
4. One nice thing is I FINALLY have a roommate 
! Ben finally moved up here this past weekend, and it’s been really nice having him around. He’ll sit around and talk about artsy things with me, which apparently my brain is craving. It’s amazing how an intellectual conversation about something artistic makes my constant headache GO AWAY! Plus, Ben gives me hugs, which I was quite deficient on after a summer of living alone!
5. This sounds so trivial, but one of the things that has made school be so exhausting has been waking up MUCH earlier than I have been the past 4 years. I have to be up around 6AM and be sitting in the classroom ready to go for class at 8AM.
6. One of the things that has gotten me through those hard mornings is coffee! Yup, I was able to cross off #93 on my list of 101 in 1001 – I’ve switched from Diet Coke to black coffee in the mornings!
7. Another thing that gets me through the mornings – breakfast! When I was waking up at 11AM every day, it as easy to skip it, but now I eat it every day! Mark #18 off the list!
8. This past weekend (I didn’t have much homework) I was able to finish watching all the DVDs that I own. I had a couple of TV shows to go, but now I’m good! Cross #82 off!
9. As I posted in my post about backing up, I am now backing up both my websites and my hard drive regularly, knocking off #67 and #68 on my list!
10. Tomorrow my parents, brother, and cousin are all coming up here. And on Friday Bo (my brother) will be moving onto campus at Elon University, 45 minutes from my apartment. He’s growing up so fast, I can’t believe he’s starting college!
11. Along with all my family, the puppies are coming to visit! And since they’re all gonna be busy moving Bo in (and my parents will be staying in a hotel), the puppies get to live with me for the weekend! Woo hoo!!!! I’m so excited, they’re so adorable, and I miss them so much! They are Cavalier King Charles Spaniels – the black one (Tricolor) is Olive, and the tan one (Blenheim) is Ella !
12. After browsing around blogs yesterday, I found a post about FlyLady – and decided to join. We’ll see how it goes!
13. Before the crash I did a lot of blogroll checks for Thursday Thirteen, and now that I’m back, I’m gonna pick up where I left off! It was actually a lot of fun because I visited a lot of sites that were newer to the blogroll, so I hadn’t seen them before. But goodness, we’ve got a lot of participants now, LOL!
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August 23, 2006
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kelli said:
Oh, the doggies are so cute! That is what I missed the most when I was in college….only seeing them on the weekend! I hope that you have great week in school! At least you don’t have to be in your seat at 7:40 like my elementary students!
(It really is too early!) Happy TT!
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August 24, 2006
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Barb said:
Good getting to know you.
My TT is up.
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August 24, 2006
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Kimmy said:
Good luck with school… I’m sure it will get “easier” for you.
Enjoy the visit with your parents… and the puppies
Happy T13… my list’s up!
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August 24, 2006
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Geggie said:
Wow! Those pups are darn cute. Have fun this weekend.
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August 24, 2006
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carmen said:
first, you’re new design looks great! Enjoy your family/puppy visit
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August 24, 2006
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MamaDuck said:
Oh, I love your new blog design! Happy TT – ours is up, thanks for visiting us!!
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August 24, 2006
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Denise said:
Yup…the blogroll is GROWING. Sorry about your site issues…at least you have a great host!
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August 24, 2006
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Tina said:
Awww, cute dogs!
I used to skip breakfast too because I wake up when it’s almost time for lunch, but sometime during third year college, I just HAD to eat breakfast because I end up being sleepy in the middle of my 8am class.
Great list.
Happy Thursday! 
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August 24, 2006
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Jenny Ryan said:
Hey, I went to Wake Forest too! (I was class of 1994). Go deacs!
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August 24, 2006
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Karen said:
Love the new website and glad to hear you are back and running smooth. The puppies are precious. I hope you enjoy your weekend!
My Birthday TT is up!
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August 24, 2006
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Chaotic Mom said:
Good luck with the Flying. Even small things you incorporate into your routines can make a HUGE difference in your every day.
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August 24, 2006
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Mom Nancy said:
What cute puppy pictures and congrats for joining the FlyLady “cult.” It’ll change your life!
Thanks for stopping by my TT!
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August 24, 2006
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Dane Bramage said:
Beautiful site design. Glad that your back up and running. My T13 is up at Dane Bramage It is the “Quotes and Epigrams” Edition.
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August 24, 2006
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Stacy said:
Great new look, love it. Very peaceful looking. And your pups are too cute!
Have a great day, my T13 is up too (and you’re right about the participants, I think one week recently there were over 160! So many I can’t visit them all!)
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August 24, 2006
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something blue said:
Intellectual conversation and hugs are so necessary!
That is quite the leap from Diet Coke to black coffee in the mornings! Good for you. Did you go through sugar withdrawal?
The dogs are beauties.
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August 24, 2006
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Momma Bee said:
Love the new design! It’s so purty.
Hope you get a chance to wind down a little this weekend. You’ll get through it all, and before you know it school will be a distant memory. It’s a time I definitely don’t miss, and I went to 4 years of grad school too!
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August 24, 2006
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Raggedy said:
Great TT
My TT is up
Have a wonderful Thursday!
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August 24, 2006
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Christine said:
I love your new design. It looks fabulous. And it sounds like your breezing through your 101 in 1000 list.
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August 24, 2006
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meredith said:
I am a Fly Lady dropout. I couldn’t handle it! Good luck to you, though!
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August 26, 2006
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jennfactor said:
Very pretty ballgown! I really found a lot to like in the FLy lady system (and Lord knows I need the help) but I need flylady light. I spent more time deleting emails than cleaning! If they could put the goods at the beginning and the disclaimers and rules at the end, I could learn to love it!
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August 26, 2006
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DK Raymer said:
Your Venise themed blog is gorgous (I never saw the previous version)and so are the pups! Glad to meet you. This is my first week. Drop by anytime!