Ramblings...

Almost...

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:25:00 GMT

Oh Terps. Well we had a good run. Hopefully it's enough to get us into the tournament.

I'm so excited that it's Spring Break. I haven't been able to sit around doing nothing for a really long time. My day today? Eating Mac n Cheese, watching a True Life Marathon, reading Cosmo, and watching the Terps. I'm loving this.

Districts should be great. I'm really excited to be delegate and for our step show. There are a lot of us going, so it should be a good time. I'm driving up to Jess's on Wednesday with Matt, Chris, and Joe, so that should be an awesome car ride.

I dislike facebook's need to change on a monthly basis. It's not exactly hurting for users, so I don't understand why it can't just stay the same. This new Twitter-esque format isn't working for me.

Ok, time to end the most random post ever. :-P

This semester will be interesting...

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:53:23 GMT

I have two littles!!! I'm excited for both of them, but I genuinely am stoked to have a little sister, especially Michelle because she's awesome. We haven't had too many little Bears recently, so we're all pumped.

This semester is intensely hectic. I'm taking 20 credits and working 3 jobs, however, I love being busy and it's managable as long as I don't procrastinate too much, which I've been doing pretty well with. I haven't skipped a class or work shift this semester, so I'm pretty proud of myself. I'm uber pumped for Precincts this weekend and UMass, and then my 21st birthday is next weekend, which should be an experience.

This semester seems to be off to a good start. Here's to a fantastic SP09!

What a fantastic way to procrastinate studying for finals...

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:12:50 GMT

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Vacay

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:55:54 GMT

I love family reunions. 24 people staying in one 4 bedroom house=amazing. We drive each other absolutely crazy but it is always so much fun. I was woken up by an airhorn almost every morning and went to bed listening to everyone I was sharing a room with (6 of us in the basement) giggling and being extremely hyper, which was probably not helped at all by the 5 Cheesecake Factory cheesecakes that everyone kept sneaking and eating late at night. There was an epic water balloon battle and fireworks (while we prayed the cops wouldn't show up). Everyone over the age of 13 had a nickname by the end of the week. I'm pretty sure those are going to stick for awhile. We went to Busch Gardens on Wednesday and the Griffon was closed for maintenance :-( But we still had a lot of fun going on all the other rides. It was 100 degrees outside which ended up not being so bad because there was no one in the park. We got on all of the rollercoasters after waiting 10 minutes max. There is so much to do inside (shows, shops, etc.) that the heat wasn't too bad either. The hour and a half drive was pretty brutal with our 12 passenger van stuffed to the max with exhausted kids though.

By the way, gas is $3.63 down there. I was pretty excited.

Only 19 more days until I move back to College Park. I miss it like whoa. I'm thinking a visit will happen sometime in the near future :-)

Finals

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:05:08 GMT

I'm absolutely freaking out about my final tonight. I have to get an 88 on it just to get a B in the class, and I really can't afford this class bringing down my GPA. I hate the fact that this is based on two equally weighted tests, because there really is no room for mistakes. GAHHH. The only good thing is that after today I'll be done with this class. This is by far the most difficult class I've ever taken and I'm so glad to be done with it.

On the other hand, I only need a 70 on the final to get an A in my math class, and I've never gotten below a 95 on anything in that class. At least I don't fail at life completely :-)

I've felt very productive this last week. Amber and I went to the gym at 6AM Monday and Tuesday and that was amazing. I'll have to go work out more often once finals are over. I really enjoy working at the gym, but by the time my shift is over I just want to leave. I thought that working there would make me work out more but so far it just makes me want to be anywhere but that building once my shifts are over.

Enough procrastinating, I should probably study ;-)

This made my day...

Sun, 25 May 2008 00:48:14 GMT

I went to mass today with my family for the first time since winter break. I was kind of excited to go because I really wanted to try to go to church more often this semester and never did. We have an assistant priest come in every summer from Romania, but this year we have a Seminarian (someone studying to become a priest) instead. He's like 25ish and will be helping out Fr. Dan all summer.
I was walking out of mass and I had my letters on because I haven't really unpacked much else, and he tapped me on the shoulder. He asked me if I was in TBS and I said yes. I was wondering how he knew what TBS was but figured he was just in a marching band or something. He then asked me what chapter I was with, so I said Beta Eta at UMD. And then he said, "Oh ok. I was a member of the Delta Epsilon at the University of Miami." !!
Yup, my new priest (well, kind of) was a sister!!! Except he said that they called themselves brothers. Apparently Delta Epsilon was the first chapter of TBS to go coed. I have my own opinions on co-ed TBS, but finding out that the new assistant was a sister made my life. We had a good conversation about the sorority and KKPsi and a bunch of other things. Crazy haha.

Finals Week

Tue, 20 May 2008 02:48:30 GMT

I have one more final tomorrow and then I am done :-) I'm so freaking excited for this summer for so many reasons. I think everyone needs a break from everyone else at this point.. I know I do. I just want to have some free time and some me time. I'm excited to have my own room this summer/ next year. I love my roommate to death, but it's time for me to get some more space.

I feel like a failure at finals week. The classes have been fairly difficult this semester, but my finals are a joke. I went to a hookah bar at midnight the night before my math final and I went to 7-11 at midnight with the roomie last night to get a Slurpee when I had finals today. And the sad part is I'm pretty sure I completely aced all of them. I know I sound like I'm complaining about things being too easy, but I was talking with one of the other girls in the education program earlier today and she put it best: "Sometimes I feel like I'm too smart for this major." I'm really looking forward to taking a psyc class this summer, because I just want to feel like I'm doing something productive during my academic career. Blah.

Can't wait for this semester to be over

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:00:46 GMT

Today was a shitshow

So, I overslept by three hours, missing my first class, which I've now skipped twice in a row. And we have a quiz next class. Awesome.

I woke up an hour before my other class, which started at 1. I showered and got ready, and then I looked at the syllabus to see what we were going to be talking about in class today, and realized that I had a lesson plan due in that class. I realized this at 12:27. Also, let me add that the School of Education absolutely does not accept late papers as a policy. In theory, we can't just turn in things late when we're teachers so they're preparing us for that. It doesn't matter if we overslept, we're sick, any of those excuses. So basically I was having a panic attack. I wrote a four page lesson plan in a half hour, which was ridiculous. I got to class 15 minutes late, which wasn't too bad because she doesn't collect papers until the end of class. Sometimes I amaze myself.

I've also noticed I've had an obsessive urge to clean/organize everything recently. That means I'm beyond stressed. I'm excited to go home for a couple of weeks before summer classes start. Classes might kill me by the end of the semester. I keep telling myself I only have a few more weeks to hang in there.

And our light is still broken. And apparently, broken overhead lights are a category 3, which means that 4Work has up to two weeks to fix it. When we told the woman on the phone that we were tired of living and the dark and it needed to be fixed ASAP, she said, "well that's what desk lamps are for". Stupid people. We did manage to turn on the light with the aid of some duck tape lol.

If you play it loud enough, it will chase away the demons...

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:37:54 GMT

Sometimes talking to my mom makes everything better. We have the most amazing relationship ever since I left for college. Between TBS and band, everyone in my life is so interconnected that sometimes I need to talk to someone who is outside that circle to bring perspective to my life.

New music also makes my life. I just downloaded about 100 songs, from ska to Carmina Burana, and will be entertained for the next week at least.

I have been an in unusually good mood recently, despite being exhausted. I just got a 97 on a math exam, which I'm very excited about, and for once I feel on top of my schoolwork. My only complaint is this weather. Sunny days are just so much better and make everyone much happier :-)

I know that sometimes aspects of my life appear awkward and strange to many people, but I don't even care anymore. I would appreciate it if people would stop giving me advice about how I'm dealing with certain situations. I know that everyone is trying to be careful and protective, but really, its not as serious as everyone is making it out to be. Let me just handle me, I've done it for 20 years and have gotten by just fine.

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:10:56 GMT

Reslife sucks. I'm going to either be homeless next year or hungry because I won't have any money for food after I pay rent. Hopefully I'll make some crucial money over the summer. I'm still waiting to hear back from the View, and if they don't accept my application I have no idea what I will do. But hopefully everything will go through and we'll get our apartment. I'm really excited about the people we're living with, and can't wait to finally have a kitchen and my own room.

School has been ridiculous recently. Everyone I've talked to has been so stressed about homework. College should occasionally be fun too. I guess the teachers missed that memo. I literally have something due almost everyday in the month of April. I'm also not feeling well at all, which doesn't help my stress level. I thought it was allergies but I'm pretty sure I'm sick. Again. I think I have a fever, but I can't tell because someone still has my thermometer ;-)

I know I just need to make it through a few more weeks, but it feels like so long. At the same time, I don't really want summer to get here because it is so boring. They really need to have a week where we're allowed to stay on campus but don't have any classes. That would be amazing.

I hate myself for procrastinating this much because I feel like half of this stress is unnecessary and I cause it myself by putting things off until the last minute. I really need to work on that.

First Entry

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:29:52 GMT

So I considered getting one of these for awhile and finally got bored and did it. This past weekend has probably been one of the best I've ever had. Districts was amazing and taught us many valuable lessons:

The back of Chris's car is ridiculous.
Jess owns a truck stop.
Happy Meals are very exciting.
8 people can fit on a bed.
Conversation hearts + a pile of pillows makes for an interesting game.
BH is amazing at stepping.
Munchies kick in at exactly 2:30 AM.
Meagan makes the best mix CDs ever.
Virginia roads suck.

I <3 TBS