Critter’s Krib

In August 2005, Gov. Mike Easley signed into law the North Carolina
State Lottery Act (H. 1023) and the 2005 Appropriations Act (S. 622)
which enacted the North Carolina Education Lottery. View Legislation
(PDF).

Under the lottery legislation,
at least 35 percent of total proceeds of the North Carolina Education
Lottery go to education programs. The overall use of each lottery
dollar as assigned in the lottery legislation is broken down below:

The breakdown of the net proceeds to education flow as follows:

• 5 percent goes to
  the Education Lottery Reserve Fund to be used when lottery proceeds
  fall short of
  target. The Reserve Fund may not exceed $50 million.

• 50 percent of the
  total remainder shall be used for reduction of class size ratios
  in early grades to 18 children per teacher and for prekindergarten
  programs for at-risk four year olds who would not otherwise be
  served in high-quality settings.

• 40 percent of the
  total remainder shall be used for school construction. Roughly
  65 percent of this total shall be distributed to each county based
  on total school enrollment. The remaining 35 percent of this total
  shall be distributed to each county with average effective county
  property tax rates above the state average based on total school
  enrollment.

• 10 percent of the
  total remainder shall be used for college scholarships for students
  who qualify for the federal Pell Grant. These scholarships can
  be used at North Carolina public and private universities and
  community colleges.

I was down the street reading
Wil Wheaton’s blog
the other day. The ant farm looked so cool, I knew I had to have one. I mean we.. we had to have one!
It arrived this afternoon. The led light base does not seem to be working, that will have to be returned.
I ordered the ants this afternoon, as well. Although, I am not quite sure how long they will take to get here.
I could probably get a decent collection of ants from outside, but I want to make sure I get the right kind.
I am geekily excited, and cannot wait for the ants to arrive.
Hopefully I can hold out until they arrive. I am sure Talon will enjoy it just as much

Oh yeah, the candies are some
chocolate covered coffee beans. They are yummy

I do not care how “hardcore” you are. Having to defrost a chick along with every rat you feed your burmese, isn’t
all that bad. It’s the cutting open of the chick and having to smear it’s blood on the rat so the silly snake will
eat it that can does bother me. There is just something about it. Blah!

Stupid snake.

I know, I know. You missed me, right? Whatever.

I am not even sure where I left off last. Nothing too new or exciting is going on. I have been pretty busy
the last few weeks. I wanted to workout this evening, but after only one set, I felt absolutely no energy
or motivation to continue. I gave up for this evening. Perhaps tomorrow I will have a bit energy. Yes, that’s it
tomorrow will be it.

At this moment in time, I am sitting here watching this evening’s episode of LOST. I cheated and read a couple
of reviews on the web already. I know what to look forward to, but I will/am still enjoying it.

Earlier I watched an episode of that American Inventor show. While I am sure I will continue watching it, I am
not all that impressed with it. The chick judge is annoying. Everybody is crying at the drop of a bucket. The
contestants that are not selected for the next round are just irate and rude in their exit interviews. Even
this young kid ran his mouth a bit. Plus some of the shit people are bringing to the table is just… strange.

The ghila monster is finally running and on
the road. Hopefully this will allow me to save a bit on gas. I swear I have been filling up every 4 days. A
full tank runs $50-$60. Sick!

I do need to get a set of clips so that I can transfer my kayak rack from the truck to the car. You can see
the rack on the truck in the pictures. I have to
use a small step ladder to reach the one on the truck properly. The car should be a bit easier.

Well, it appears I have bored us long enough. I have a bit of a write-up about the
media centers I have been looking at. Perhaps, I
will get that posted by this weekend.

later.

From yesterday:
At the moment I am sitting in assembly at talon’s school, waiting for
their family day presentation to start. It looks like they are running a
bit bahind. At least they have coffee available, that is aiding ing
keeping me awake while we wait. That and the fact it is bloody noisy in
here.

The pictures are from last week sometime. Who knows, I might have
already sent them….

Ah, they are finally starting…

How much I enjoy a good drink

Update:: Oh, and sparks.. i have sooo forgotten about the goodness that is sparks

Check out this bit of oddness.

I had asked Kate to swing by my apartment complex and ask to see the available 3 bedroom ones available. She rang me
this morning and told me that they:

• Never showed mine.
• Said all 3 bedrooms available were new and had never been lived in.
• Showed her all available 3 bedroom apartments.

After she rang, I stopped by the apartment complex and asked how things were going. I was told they still had no
leads, but were still trying and they were trying hard since they were to get 100% commission on the leasing of
my apartment. I had asked if my apartment being a handicapped accessible apartment would affect the renting of it.
I was told no.

I decided, after talking with the office, that I would contact a lawyer on monday, since it was apparent (from Kate’s
visit) that they were not trying all that hard to rent my place out.

Not two hours later, I received a call from the rental office. I missed the call so I phoned back. I was told
someone had come in and signed a lease for my apartment.

Now, while I am glad I am no longer contractually obligated to pay over $1,100 a month for an apartment I am no
longer living in. I just find it odd how things played out today. The timing of it all is a bit suspect to me. I
am honestly not sure what to make of it all. I plan on contacting my old neighbor to see if they have seen anyone
already living in the apartment. *shrug*

weird, eh?

Have you looked at any fitness magazines lately? Aside from the fact that they
promise you GUNS for ARMS and ROCK HARD ABS in only 4 weeks, they filled with advertisements for
supplements. And I mean filled. You think popups on the web are bad? These magazines are horrible. It used to be that you could gain
a bit of useful information about supplements from the magazines. That doesn’t appear to be the case anymore. Supplement ads are made to
look like valid “scientific studies”. It is impossible to determine fact from fiction. Honestly, how the fuck am I supposed to know if
something really works? Just about everything is too bloody expensive, so it is not as if you can just give everything a try and see
what works.

Even the articles themselves, have turned into glorified adverts. Every other picture is so and so holding a huge assed jar
of protein powder, swearing it is the source of his success. Hell, some of them still stand by the old “I’m natural” bullshit line.
bah. piss on em!