Hello!

Just wanted to pop in and say HI! A few updates on what is going on here, I started school online last Monday, I start my campus courses hopefully today, I'm on the waitlist and I find out if I can officially enroll this term today.

We are getting a doggy living with us on Thursday, I will be showing sweet 2 year old Essy who is a Boston Terrier/Beagle mix.

I am also enrolling in Dog Obedience classes so I can become a certified trainer. How funny is it that that is a longer course than any of my college classes?

Anyway, thats what is going on here.

-Samantha-

Bio

I am starting school online tomorrow, and at the beginning of every class we have to submit a Bio for the teacher and other students can read.

Here is mine...

My name is Samantha Stark and this is a little bit about me. I graduated from Bay High School in Ohio in 2003, did some college while in the Navy and got most my basic courses and electives out of the way. I’ve never taken an online course before, and while I’m excited to get started I put off taking one because I’m a bit of a procrastinator.

Before I joined the Navy I was a waitress at Friendly’s and Zeppe’s Pizza. I came into the military as a still photographer and the Navy decided to merge all media based jobs and I found my way into Broadcast Media. I shot news stories, anchored news on TV in Crete Greece 3 days a week and hosted a morning radio show. While stationed in Korea I was the mid-day and then afternoon DJ being voted the Best in the Pacific 2 years in a row.

I grew up in Cleveland Ohio, and now live with my BF in Washington State. I love to read and I will read just about anything you put in front of me. Some of my favorite books include the Dexter series, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, Memoirs of a Geisha and The Lovely Bones. I also sew, knit, crochet, stitch and run an online blog and photo gallery website.

I’m not a fan of most reality TV and believe it is the downfall of intelligence in the US.

I have been out of the military for almost a month and have been in the states for about 3. That is the longest I have been in the US in 7 years. My Navy career has taken me all over the world, Italy, Greece, Korea, Africa, Montenegro and Spain to name a few. I always had trouble with picking up a language so I tell people I’m fluent in ItaliaGreeKorean. Italy, Greece and Korea is where I spent most of my time.

My degree is in Communications so I can pursue Radio Broadcasting as my career. That’s also why I left the Navy, to pursue my goals. The more I advanced the further away I would be from what I love doing which is entertaining.

Thanks for reading and I wish you all luck in school and your goals!

A Tale From My Childhood

And now its time to regale you all with a tale from my teenage years...

When my friends and I were of age to learn how to drive (names have been changed to protect the innocent) Beyonce was the first one driving. Her and BAM pick me up from cheerleading practice to drive around.

So BAM hops in the back and I get into the front seat.

Beyonce starts driving and we are listening to music, talking, laughing making random turns to explore this new world we have discovered of 4 wheeled freedom.

We end up in the Cleveland Salt Mills, or whatever it's called...

And we decide we are lost... so we turn around and drive back the way we came.

Well Beyonce pulled out a little too far into the intersection so we can see which direction we want to turn.

All 3 of us turn our heads to the left and a GIANT Semi-Truck grill is rapidly getting closer and it lets out a loud

HHHHOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNK!!!!!!!!!

We screamed, Beyonce throws the car in reverse and the truck just missed us.

BAM is in the back seat screaming and hyperventilating into her hands, Beyonce starts crying repeating "I almost killed my best friends! OMG! I almost killed us!"

And me? I started laughing! I think it was just nerves letting go, but I didn't scream, or cry, I laughed.

I don't recall if the truck driver even tried to slow down but we were almost crushed to a grill and be a hood ornament alongside the Bulldog semi-truck logo.

-Sam-

Random Thought...

Sometimes my BF makes some odd noises while he's sleeping... Sounds I can't even describe to you!
Sounds I can't even get mad about cause they are so crazy it makes me laugh!
I think one night I'll audio record him so he can hear himself.

Going to the Movies

Going to dinner and a movie was a classic cheap date, especially for poor teens.
It's a little different now!

BF took me to the movies and it was about 23 bucks, then some hot dogs and drinks were around the same price.

Remember the days when the entire movie experience was less than 20 bucks food and all? Also, I remember the days when you ordered a small drink and you got a small!

I got a small slushy and the size drink that the lady gave me was massive! That used to be a LARGE!

Bigger is NOT always better! This is why prices are skyrocketing and this is why we are all fat!

I predict in the future when drink sizes get even bigger movie theaters will start charging to use the stalls.

Yay!

CHEESE

Soooo... While I was in Ohio watching my mom's cable there are tons of commercials for Mini Babybel Cheese. I found these in the grocery store and bought a bundle.

Each bundle has 6 mini wedges. The BF and I went through this package in less than a day!

This cheese is awesome!

And we went to the grocery store again for some wine and other odds and ends and bought 2 more bundles of cheese and went through one in a single night!

Things I Learned...

I was out of town for 2 weeks visiting friends and family. About a week and a half in Ohio and the last couple days my mom and I drove to Chicago to visit with my Grandma, and I flew back to Washington from there.

While I was at home I learned a few things...

1.) I should have had pink hair my whole life, its awesome.

2.) My dad taught my brother from a young age how to steal/hide/throw out things that are important to other people.

3.) I learned that I enjoy movies about horses.

4.) The guy who owned my phone number before me might be AWOL.

5.) Apparently twins run in my family on my dad's side.

6.) And the biggest thing I learned, that my great-grand mother was foolin' around on her husband, and my grandfather's biological father was Jewish, therefore I'm about a quarter Jewish...