so for those who have not gotten word yet, i am now in Maryville, Tennessee, attending Maryville College seeking a bachelor's degree in history with secondary education certification. life is one big roller coaster, with good things following bad following good! there has been a lot of good, with things working out just right constantly. at least something, one thing has gone delightfully right everyday. there have been some unfortunate developments as well, however.



going right, i found a job on campus that is willing to work with my school needs. (in the dining hall as a cook - go figure) schoolwork seems to be going well thus far, though i am having some trouble getting to class ontime in the afternoons after lunch. i am making a lot of friends here, and have found a good church to attend.



on the down side, my health has taken another nose dive. my pancreas is working fine this time, rather, my liver has decided to take a turn. apparently i am fairly anemic, and low in blood count all around. the doctors are working hard to turn me into a science project again, with all the poking, prodding, and leeching. (i am still waiting for the results of the ultrasound that was done a week and a half ago. they spoiled me at the little clinic - they got me the blood test results back overnight)



also, the bills are taking some doing to catch up with. i'm getting some fairly aggressive calls from the creditors. but i'm coping, with help from mom and dad.



speaking of mom and dad, they are doing fine, though one of those storms a few weeks ago brought down one of our oldest and largest pine trees in the back yard, right on the roof! it happened in the middle of the night one night, the tree fell, the ceiling caved in, and dad had to dig mom out from under it! we now have a couple of nice, if a bit damp, skylights in mom and dad's bedroom and my old bedroom. the insurance seems to be covering everything as far as repairs, though it seems that even the floor was effected! the only thing that saved mom and dad was the fact that the walls are concrete block, and we have a strategically placed palm tree right up against the back wall. (i attribute it to the Creator myself)



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also, on the unfortunate list, the laptop has crashed very hard again, this time i am afraid that it is the motherboard. my desktop is still running fine, (better than ever actually) but with it being a 486 that is about 7 years old or more, it really is only good for checking emails. slowly. even with the great internet here on campus.



for the moment, i need to go, but i will get another post in here soon. in the meantime, keep an eye on my other blog - the link is right above, look for "live journal".



for the moment, i have a history paper to write.



success to our friends, confusion to our enemies, i remain,

your most humble and obediant servant,

Connor Campbell

scribe, bard, part-time pirate, and time-traveler extraordinaire

mundanely known as Jeremy DeBary