| Lexi Gone Wild |
[Jul. 16th, 2009|02:25 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Orlando | ] |
| [ | I Feel... |
| |  amused | ] |
My new dog, Lexi, goes crazy sometimes and I finally caught her on camera. Here are a few short videos of her playing around before bed:
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| Quick Note |
[Jul. 24th, 2007|01:10 pm] |
I should soooooo update about something other than Harry Potter. Oh well. This news couldn't wait:
Naomi Watts is going to play Draco's mom in the next film. Bad choice. She seems too young, too pretty, and too nice. And she isn't platinum blonde. But I guess we will see how she does. |
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| Daniel Radcliffe |
[Jul. 9th, 2007|08:20 pm] |
Ummm.....why does Daniel Radcliffe grow so much hair?
And.....why does he look like Elijah Wood?
I won't even mention the leather vest.
Thoughts? |
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| Do what you love, and fuck the rest. |
[Feb. 28th, 2007|08:52 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Dorm Room | ] |
| [ | I Feel... |
| |  excited | ] |
| [ | I'm Listening to |
| | "Zero to Hero" Hercules (Don't Judge Me) | ] |
Life is really boring at FSU this week. Everyone is already on spring break in their minds, and are simply trying to get by academically until they can leave. I have two tests tomorrow which will be manageable, but are the main reason I can't leave earlier. Since I've already studied the hundred notecards (you think I'm crazy, but you try to remember the 12 labors of Herakles including the Erymanthian Boar, Apples of Heripades, and Lerynetian Hind (to name a few)) I made for mythology, I figured I'd take a break and jump on Jaime and Valerie's bandwagon of meaningful posts.
I think I've finally settled down into a major and minor. I'm not going to dual major anymore because it appears to be more benficial for me to get my masters sooner instead of putting it off for another year to finish all my class requirements. I'm going to stick with Economics as a major and minor in Business (it's only 4 extra classes after economics requirements). I just recently talked to my advisor, and she said if I really push myself, I can graduate in Summer of 2008. That seemed a little too soon. I'd rather take my time. I'm gonna draw it out until Spring of '09 and then go straight into the Masters Program for Economics.
This past month has been unreal. I got an email from the volunteer center on campus for this summer program at Georgetown dealing with philanthropy. I randomly checked out the site and saw they also offered a program in comparative political and economic sessions. It seemed like a great oppurtunity because it would be an 8 week summer semester at the university where I would be taking two classes, one in economics and one in politics, along with another class that would give me credit for an internship I would be matched up with once I was accepted. It was definetely expensive so I asked my parents if they were willing to finance it if I got accepted. They were both very impressed by the program and agreed, so I applied. The application was SO LONG. Two recommendation letters, two personal essays, financial information for scholarships, a scholarship essay, resume, and personal information. It was a lot of work to put together in a week. I figured the chances I'd get in were slim, and the chances I'd get a scholarship big enough that my parents would let me go was even more slim, so I didn't think much about it after finishing the application.
Two weeks ago I found out I got in, and that I recieved a $1500 scholarship. My parents are letting me go, I've officially enrolled, and am currently awaiting an internship placement.
What did I just get myself into?
So now I am off to Washington, DC on June 9th and will not return until August 4th. I don't know anyone who will be there, I'm not allowed to have a car, and I've never even drove through Washington, DC in my life (and yes, I'm still bitter about being one of the only two students not allowed to go to DC in elementary school on the gifted field trip, lol). I have class from 8-10 am two days a week, followed by interning from 11-5, and then another class from about 7-9. On days I don't have class in the morning, I'm expected to intern from 9-5.
Seriously, what did I get myself into?
To be perfectly honest, I'm so excited about going. I think it will be an amazing experience, and the hardest thing personally that I have ever done. I will be away from any family or friends for 8 weeks, and even though that was the case going to FSU, I still had a few people I knew, my sister, and I could come home easily for a weekend if needed. The work load and hours will be really intense, but I know I can do it. I'll manage. I'll meet new people and adapt soon enough. It will be worth it =)
I suppose I'm having the whole "coming into my own" experience that everyone else seems to be hinting at. And as cliche as it is, it feels great.
Our course search for Fall went up on Monday. I've already figured out my schedule (which is a good thing because I register on March 12).
Honors Fundamentals of Speech (With Ziegler!) MWF (3 credits)
Honors Calculus with Trig 1 MTR (4 credits)
Personal Finance TR (3 Credits)
Economic Forecasting TR (3 Credits)
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory TR (3 Credits)
I always seem to take 16 credits. But after this Fall I will only need 4 more honors credit hours, 3 business electives, 3 economic electives, 2 core economics courses, and any math will apparently help GREATLY in graduate school.
I had an awesome weekend with Sarah and Erin this past week. It was nice that they could come up and visit me for a change. I like hosting people =)
I miss Eric, but will be home soon to see him. Things are going well as usual. We've been together for over 5 months now, and I'm content =)
Alright, I'm gonna wrap this up. Lost is coming on soon. I hope you all are having amazing experiences at your respective schools. I'm sad my spring break is a week before everyone else's, but at least I will have time for my family. I think I've neglected them a bit lately.
PS- To answer Valerie's question I have not gotten drunk, high, an abortion, failed a class or burned down a building. I did skip one of my classes twice this semester, but that's all. My classes are actually fairly enjoyable.
PPS- My Short Story teacher is EXACTLY like Devin. It is driving me slightly crazy. No offense Devin =D |
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| Moulin Rouge |
[Jan. 17th, 2007|11:16 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Dorm Room | ] |
| [ | I'm Listening to |
| | "Scarborough Fair" Simon and Garfunkel | ] |
I forgot to mention I saw Moulin Rouge at midnight last Friday because it was playing at the movie theater on campus. It was not the same without the Rich Weirdoes, random loud audience members adding new traditions, everyone pitching in for Devin to get a lap dance from a guy, reading shortened versions of Shakespeare plays beforehand, being instructed about the theme in which everyone will dress by, and singing with my Christian (too bad I only know the harmony now at some points, Steve, after practicing forever with you on Come What May).
It is at random times such as these that I miss you all and your craziness that sometimes you even managed to get me to join in on =) |
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| SLS & College Life |
[Aug. 26th, 2006|08:09 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Landis Hall | ] |
| [ | I Feel... |
| | accomplished | ] |
| [ | I'm Listening to |
| | "My Immortal" Evanescence | ] |
My service and leadership seminar is now over. I spent basically my whole day Tuesday-Friday with this AMAZING group of people. It was really tough the first two days because we were outside for a good portion of the day, and it was crazy hot. I figured out that I'm definetely an indoor person. Give me some AC and I'm happy =)
I don't really feel like going over the whole seminar because as I said, it was pretty eventful. Here are some highlights:
*I visited my first Hospice and realized I might want to volunteer there. Even though those people are on their death bed, I think I would learn so much from them by just listening and spending time with them. I'll have to follow up with that.
*We had a random dance party on Thursday night, and I actually let loose and danced my ass off. Usually I would be too embarassed, but I felt really comfortable around everyone.
*I sorted food at Second Harvest Food Bank on Wednesday. I have so much appreciation for the people who do that on a regular basis. Seriously.
*I had some free time after my team finished up our project early so I filled out my registration to vote. I was proud. Now all I have to do is mail it on Monday.
*My group volunteered at the local Ronald McDonald house. It felt so much like going to a grandparent's house. I really needed that since I feel a bit homesick sometimes. I want to go back and volunteer there, too.
*I thought I was pretty compassionate when concerning giving back to the community. I was wrong. So many people there inspired me to do so much more. The way everyone kept up such a good attitude even though we were all sweaty and gross was great. I was really impressed, and hope that some day I can be like that, too.
Last night I went to see this half-asian comedian KT Tatara. He was really funny, and definetely an equal opportunity offender. I still like Dane Cook more, but this guy was pretty hillarious. I chilled out in the dorm with Jessica afterwards, and we tried to catch Steve on that TV show he was going to be on. We think we saw him in the background for a split second, but otherwise we were just confused by the show, lol.
Today I went shopping a bit with Katie in the morning and then did my laundry when I got back. Our dryers are amazing. They dry jeans in under 30 minutes. I was impressed. The rest of the afternoon was spent cleaning up my room a bit, getting some lunch and dinner at the dining hall, buying my last book (and talking to a nice guy named Robert in the crazy long checkout line), and taking a nice nap. There is some big concert tonight with some country singer named Chris Cagle. I've never heard of him, so I'm just going to chill out more in the dorm tonight. I need some down time before classes.
I hope you all are having fun at college (or fun visiting home, lol). Let me know how it's going =) |
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| Ramblings at 1am |
[Aug. 9th, 2006|12:43 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Orlando, FL | ] |
| [ | I Feel... |
| |  hopeful | ] |
| [ | I'm Listening to |
| | Superman Returns Soundtrack | ] |
Friday, August 11th 8-11pm
Ice Skating at the Ice Factory in Kissimmee
$6 to skate, $3 to rent skates
Directions: icefactory.com
Everyone is invited...so come and bring more random people =)
In 11 days I will be lying in my bed staring at the ceiling of my dorm room in disbelief. What the hell. When did I get so old?
I swear I'm gonna burst into tears when I say goodbye to Jonathan next week. I love that kid. He called me the other day simply to inform me he lost his first tooth. And he offered to help me make dinner last night after we were done playing N64 (Why are some Perfect Dark levels *identical* to Goldeneye?). He told me he wanted to spend more time with me before I left. Seriously. Cutest pseudo little brother ever.
My mom is starting to act differently around me. She sometimes looks like she is on the verge of tears and is hugging me a lot more "just because." I wish I could tell her I'm equally sad about leaving home. I've never been one to embrace change easily. But staying wouldn't keep things the same. It's time to leave.
On a non-depressing note, I watched my first episode of Project Runway today. All you crazy kids talk about it all the time, and now I know why. The overdramatic quality is highly amusing. I also started re-reading Order of the Phoenix after I disgraced myself in front of Sarah with how little I remembered. I started today, and have already read 178 pages. I think this is the 4th book in the entire world I have read more than once.
I'm slowly making plans to see everyone this week, including the ice skating invite above. I have a feeling this week is going to be bittersweet, but maybe we can all just leave with a bang by cramming in as much fun as possible? Yes. That sounds perfect. |
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| Taboo |
[Aug. 2nd, 2006|10:24 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Orlando, FL | ] |
| [ | I Feel... |
| |  crazy | ] |
| [ | I'm Listening to |
| | "Accidentely In Love" Counting Crows | ] |
Katie and I were playing Taboo the other day for fun (we didn't keep score). In case you don't know how the game is played, here is a brief summary before I continue:
You have a card with a word on it you are trying to get the other person to guess. Unfortunately, there are five words related to the objective word that you are not allowed to say, making it more difficult to get the other person to guess correctly.
Sample Card:
Sunflower
Plant
Seed
Grow
Petal
Leaf
Ok, anyways...while Katie was giving the clues, the following conversation ensued:
Katie: Ok, this is something you wish for.
Me: Hope?
Katie: Well, it's more of a sexy hope.
Me: *Bursts out laughing* Um, fantasy?
Katie: No. Ok, for you it would be being in the same room with Brandon Routh and Dean Cain.
Me:.....DESIRE!
=) |
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| Drowning In CDs |
[Aug. 1st, 2006|12:03 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Orlando, FL | ] |
| [ | I Feel... |
| |  pensive | ] |
| [ | I'm Listening to |
| | "Dirty Little Secret" All American Rejects | ] |
So things have been interesting around here. A couple days ago I had this brilliant idea to organize my CDs. I figured I'd keep the CDs that I listen to a lot of, and then import the few songs from the CDs I only listen to a little. About two hours into this project, I decided to load all my favorite songs from all my CDs so that I would have basically my entire music collection on my laptop and IPod (my main sources of music for college). Do you remember that good idea/bad idea Animaniac cartoon? This was most definetely a bad idea.
After working on this for 6 hours (not all together, but close), I had a stack of about 20 CDs I still had left to go through, cases strewn over my bed that I needed to match CDs with (to put away in my closet), my mom asking me about emptying the garbage and color-coding the cables behind the TV (which my dad had asked me to do earlier), and a big chocolate milk stain on my sheets that I had caused earlier and was trying to let dry. I was pretty close to losing it, so I called Sarah. Somehow after talking with her for an hour, I had successfully distinguished all the TV cables by unplugging things and seeing what turned off, changed my sheets, emptied the garbage, and put all the excess CDs away. It was amazing. Rambling to a friend helps to keep your mind off all the crazy stuff you have to get through while you're getting through it.
By midnight, I had finished importing songs (my library count is now 618) and alphabetized all the CDs that I had chosen to keep. I was semi-proud for finally getting around to doing all that music stuff because to me it felt like I was doing at least something towards packing by consolidating =D
Last night my dad made waffles for dinner. I know it is a perfectly acceptable meal, but I was quite thrown off by having a breakfast food for dinner, lol.
Today Sarah and I went to Pointe Orlando to see John Tucker Must Die. We ate a quick lunch at Johnny Rockets and called Erin so that she could meet us there and see the movie as well. I was surprised that I actually liked it. It was pretty funny and cute for its genre. Plus the guy was hot. That always helps.
After the movie we headed back to my house to hang out. Since it was Dean Cain's birthday today (well it was 20 minutes ago), we celebrated by having another one of our Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman marathons. We kind of all love that show at the same time now, so we usually end up watching those DVDs whenever we see each other. I know it sounds stupid, but watching the episodes with them makes me a little sad. In another month I'm going to have to start all over with new friends, meaning I won't be comfortable admitting I like a show as silly as Lois and Clark. I won't feel comfortable admitting anything really. I always feel like I have to be a little fake with people when I first meet them until I figure out what is socially acceptable in their eyes. Blah. That sounds awkward. I guess I'm trying to say that it takes awhile to become best friends with people, and I'm leaving mine in less than 19 days. |
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| "There's a reason for the world, you and I." |
[Jul. 26th, 2006|11:12 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Orlando, FL | ] |
| [ | I'm Listening to |
| | "Life is a Highway" Rascal Flatts | ] |
I <3 my laptop. It is making me a bit antisocial with my family, but whatever. I like the whole wireless internet thing because now I can randomly check my mail in my room at 2:30 am for no reason. It doesn't matter if I have mail or not, just the fact that I can check it without even getting out of bed is amusing. Plus my DVD player has been broken forever, and now I can watch DVDs in my room again! It's all good =D
Last weekend Heather and I went out to lunch at Olive Garden. I was so proud of myself because I ordered a dish without asking anything off it (I can't help that I like things plain), and I actually ate the whole thing. Crazy. I had a lot of fun seeing Heather again because I haven't talked to her much since IB testing ended. We did the whole catching up thing, and then attempted to go shopping at the Florida Mall. Yeah, the first day of tax free week is a scary time at the mall. We didn't even find a parking space, so we decided to go to the Loop instead. Old Navy was INSANE. Clothes were strewn everywhere and I had to wait twenty minutes in line for a pair of jeans and a t-shirt (they were worth it, but still). The two of us managed to survive the crazy shoppers by taking shelter at Wendys for frostys. Good times.
Monday I went to Sarah's house to hang out for a bit. We watched Urban Legends which only reminded me of Jaime's house party that one summer. Tara Reid running down a hallway going "Ahhhhhhhh!" in the fakest way possible is fabulous. The movie sucked as much as I remembered, but I got a good laugh out of the acting. Sarah and I did some minor scrapbooking (I made my Graduation page while she finished a Spain page), and then we spent my last five dollars at Wendys for lunch. I hate not having money. It has this annoying aspect of severely limiting going out.
Yesterday my sister and I went to the South Trail library in search of different DVDs than South Creek, but they were all pretty much the same. I did get that movie "Waiting" though. It's really funny if you haven't seen it. I also spent yesterday with Sarah and Erin. We had a Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman marathon. Yeah, I know, ridiculous. I love that show despite its lack of acting at times and cheesy plot twists. Watching it with Sarah and Erin was really fun, though, because we would all burst out laughing at the same time at various points during the show. You gotta love the 90's.
Today was annoying because I drove all the way downtown for my oral surgeon appointment (jaw problems), just to find out my appointment was yesterday. Sigh. I thought it was Tuesday, but my mom had it written down for today. Oh well. Now I just get to drive up there again on Wednesday. The rest of the day my sister and I just chilled out. I really should be doing something productive like packing. Unfortunately, I can't pack much because I'm going to use everything again before August 19th.
I hope you all are having great summers. Leave a comment and let me know all the fun things you're doing =) |
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| Random Script |
[Jul. 22nd, 2006|11:22 pm] |
| [ | I Feel... |
| | amused | ] |
| [ | I'm Listening to |
| | "The Riddle" Five For Fighting | ] |
I was reading an abridged script of the new "Pirates" movie. Just wanted to post a few quotes from it (don't worry, they shouldn't give away anything major if you haven't seen it). There is a link at the bottom if you want to read the whole thing.
"They ESCAPE by violating the laws of physics. Meanwhile, JOHNNY DEPP turns into WILE E. COYOTE for a little while and also escapes."
"Suddenly, BILL NIGHY and his team of humorous-looking fish pirates special effect their way onto the screen."
"BILL takes ORLANDO, who then bonds awkwardly with his fish of a father."
ORLANDO BLOOM
"Am I being lectured by a guy wearing a fucking starfish?"
"Suddenly, the boat is attacked by CGI TENTACLES."
"They fight over the chest. Then they fight some more. Then they fight on the sand. Then they fight on a castle. Then they fight on a wheel. Finally, they stop."
http://www.the-editing-room.com/?script=pirates2 |
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| Thoughts At 1 am |
[Jul. 18th, 2006|01:19 am] |
| [ | I Feel... |
| | pensive | ] |
| [ | I'm Listening to |
| | "Into the Fire" Thirteen Senses | ] |
I’ve discovered that I haven’t really been myself lately. It was especially noticeable on vacation. During the hour and a half of rec time we had each day at my FTE camp, most people made plans to go to the pool, go shopping, play basketball, etc. All I felt like doing was getting some peace and quiet. I would go up to my room and shower and then write a little in the journal they gave us. Sometimes I would call Erin or Sarah and catch up on what they had been up to, but most of that time I spent hiding out in the dorm room. And it wasn’t because I felt left out or that I felt like I didn’t know anyone. Leah was even there if I wanted to talk to someone from home. I just basically felt like isolating myself for as much time as possible. I figured I could get to know people during meals, classes, and leadership challenges (which I did), but I’m just surprised what I felt like doing most was being alone.
When I met up with my family after the camp was over, I started feeling the same way. I just felt suffocated by being around people 24/7. There was one night in which my parents and sister went out to meet up with Katie’s friend, and I stayed in the hotel. Those couple hours were so perfect to me. I heated up some leftover KFC, watched some TV, and just welcomed the break. I found myself putting on my IPod headphones whenever possible so I could just tune out everyone. I thought that I was just overtired from all the vacation (we did stuff all day every day), and assumed I would feel better when I got home.
But now I’m home. I’ve rested. And I still feel the same. I got up early and did some chores this morning before I watched the original Superman movie. The kids called twice, and I finally agreed to play N64 for a half hour. I didn’t really feel like playing video games, but I thought maybe seeing them again would cheer me up. Unfortunately it didn’t. I ended up watching them play Mario Tennis for a bit while I went online on my lap top.
I took some time to think tonight about everything, and I finally figured out the root of all this: college. Yup. That crazy place everyone is so excited to move off to. I’m excited to go as well, but right now the idea of it is having a weird effect. I feel like everything is temporary. My friends, my family, the kids, my life in general…all of it is going to change drastically in a month. Most of it won’t be here when I get back. Even though that should make me want to pack in as much time as possible with people while I can, I think subconsciously I just want to cut everyone out. I think I’m sort of distancing myself on purpose because I think I’m afraid of being too dependent on others by the time I move off to Tallahassee. There I will have a small support system, but as I said, everything will change.
I suppose this might be normal. Or maybe I’m overreacting and this is going to be some cheesy journal entry. I just felt that maybe if I admitted all this aloud (so to speak) then I can somewhat confront the problem and get over it. I want to see all of you again before I leave. I don’t want to become a hermit at 18, lol. So, if you have some time, give me a call. Maybe we can have lunch and catch up before all you Gators go back to your swamp (or whatever mascot/school you will be attending). |
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| Brief California Update |
[Jul. 16th, 2006|08:04 am] |
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
Ok. I feel better.
I'm back from California. It's been 8 REALLY long days and I'm not sure how I am not sleeping right now. Since I know you all don't care about every detail, I shall give you some of the highlights before I pass out.
1. Flight out was cancelled, so we had to fly to JFK first, wait there for awhile, and then fly to LA (I ended up being over an hour late to my camp thing).
2. FTE was fun, but there were only five of us total that went to the Seattle one last year. I wish I could have seen more people.
3. Planted 8 flowers in cement dirt (yeah, kind of hard to dig) and spread green rocks around at a pre-school for our community service project.
4. Visited the Santa Monica Pier and beach with Leah at the camp. Damn that water was cold.
5. Went to a water park with my family the first day I left camp.
6. Saw the San Diego Zoo the day after that. SO MANY ANIMALS. 'nough said.
7. Did the whole Hollywood tour thing. The wax figures were fun, and I also like seeing the Brokeback Mountain shirts from the movie and Moulin Rouge costumes at the Hollywood Museum.
8. Went to Magic Mountain and rode a bunch of roller coasters.
9. Waited in line at Tatsu (fancy roller coaster) for 90 minutes only to get to the front and have the coaster break down. We waited 30 more minutes and it still wasn't fixed, so we sadly left the line.
10. There was a Superman ride at Magic Mountain, so I have pictures of me standing on the Fortress of Solitude.
11. Since we didn't have anything else to do, we got to the airport about 6 hours before our flight left. I watched TV DVDs on my laptop.
12. I didn't sleep at all on the plane ride home because I wa sin the middle seat. LAME.
The trip was good. I promise. I'm just exhausted and stressed out at the moment. Hopefully some sleep will help. |
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| Diploma Awarded |
[Jul. 6th, 2006|11:48 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Orlando, FL | ] |
| [ | I Feel... |
| | anxious | ] |
| [ | I'm Listening to |
| | "Into the Fire" Thirteen Senses | ] |
2006 MAY ENGLISH A1 HL 5
2006 MAY SPANISH B SL 5
2006 MAY HIST.AMERICAS HL in ENGLISH 6
2006 MAY PSYCHOLOGY EE in ENGLISH C
2006 MAY PSYCHOLOGY HL in ENGLISH 5
2005 MAY PHYSICS SL in ENGLISH 4
2006 MAY MATH.STUDIES SL in ENGLISH 6
2006 MAY THEORY KNOWL. TK in ENGLISH D
Total points: 31
Results: Diploma awarded
I'm a little embarassed about my TOK and EE scores (not that I expected much better), but managing a 4 in physics and a 5 in spanish was a miracle. Woot. "Diploma Awarded." Those are two fantastic words. |
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| Californiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa |
[Jul. 1st, 2006|11:29 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Orlando, FL | ] |
| [ | I Feel... |
| |  bouncy | ] |
| [ | I'm Listening to |
| | "Everytime We Touch" Cascada | ] |
SO MANY CHILDREN.
Good god, I was greatly outnumbered at my neighbor's party today. Jenna, who is now a year old, had a party today. She has two older sisters (4 and 6? I think). And then there were the usual neighbor kids: Jon, Sammy, Connor, Little Kelly (Haha, because of this child I am nicknamed Big Kelly around her), Brett, Ethan, and Ryan. These ten children I know really well and have babysat at least twice. But it didn't stop there. Nope. There were ten other children, the oldest which was 10. The rest of the guests were parents. Katie and I walked in and practically died. I could barely keep up with names (I can only remember about 8 of the new kids). I spent about five hours trying to stop them from throwing ice, yelling at the ten-year-old bully starting the ice throwing fights, calming Jon and Connor down after an eye-poking incident, making time to jump on the trampoline after being demanded to do so (when I jump they go flying which is highly amusing to them), finding some lost girl that had locked herself in a room, making sure the older boys didn't teach Brett anymore fighting techniques (he's 3), hanging up the pin the bee on the flower poster, and handing out cake plates. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Exactly.
I saw the Devil Wears Prada yesterday with Sarah and Katie. I had high expectations going in, and thought it was only ok. I didn't really know if I was rooting for her to overcome her job or leave it, which was confusing...and I don't really care about fashion labels (Yay Old Navy!). I really wish I could see Pirates of the Caribbean next week at midnight, but unfortunately I will be only hours away from leaving for California (heck yes!). After my four days at my FTE camp, I will be going to Magic Mountain, some water park, touring Hollywood, and checking out the San Diego Zoo. I'm so excited. L.A. here I come!
I forgot to mention awhile ago that my roommate finally called me. She had been at Orientation when I tried contacting her, so that is why I could never reach her. We talked for about a half hour about what we were interested in and what we planned on doing for college. She asked me if I drank, and I politely said no, hoping that wouldn't ruin things. She immediately said she was relieved because she didn't drink either. Yay! And I found out she's not interested in joining a sorority, and we have two of the same classes. Another class she is taking the honors version of, but I'm sure the coursework will be similar. I'm so glad about all of this. We have some time together and some time apart, we have similar goals and values, and she seems really nice the couple of times I've heard from her. So for now I'm not worried about any roommate issues =)
Tomorrow I have to do a dinner thing with my family and a friend from my dad's work, on Monday I have to do a dinner thing with Katie's boyfriend and family, on Tuesday I get to watch the cheesy community parade, on Wednesday I'm getting my hair cut, and on Thursday I get to pack for California. Not the most glamourous week, but hey? Going on an 8 day trip to California makes it all worthwhile. |
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| FSU Orientation |
[Jun. 23rd, 2006|10:32 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Orlando, FL | ] |
| [ | I Feel... |
| |  tired | ] |
| [ | I'm Listening to |
| | Classical Masterpieces | ] |
Soooooooo.....wow.
Orientation is long. Like 13 hours in one day, start at 8 am, start at 7 am the next day long. I'm exhausted. A lot of stuff at orientation I already knew. Katie taught me how to look up classes beforehand, which day 2 of Orientation was almost completely about. The first day it was info session ALL DAY about clubs, financial responsibilities, rules, honors, etc. I was hoping to register for classes the first day, but I managed to get good ones anyway.
I think one of the funniest parts of orientation was when I met my advisor for history. It was me and 4 other kids and we were told to introduce ourselves and tell him what credits we were bringing in. The first girl mentioned one AP course, the second guy mentioned a couple dual-enrollment, and then I had to speak.
Advisor: And you?
Me: I'm Kelly and I'm from Orlando, FL. Are we supposed to tell you credits in any area?
Advisor: Yes. Anything.
Me: Ok. I have IB Physics SL, IB Spanish SL, IB English HL, IB Psych HL, IB Math SL, IB History HL, AP Physics B, AP World History, and AP English.
Advisor: Graduate studies is across the hall.
Hahaha. I think those four years in IB I deserved that moment.
Another memorable moment of Orientation was lunch the first day. I had been to three different sessions and talked to people in each session, but I didn't really get to know one person a lot. So, in the honors session before lunch I made it a point to talk to one girl for awhile so that we could eat together later. Turns out she was really nice, but when lunchtime came around, she had to do something with her specific group first. I was left alone again. Greaaaaaaaaat. So I start trying to talk to people again, but it really isn't enough time, and before I know it, I'm wandering around with a plate of food and a drink looking desperately for anyone I know to sit with (there were no open tables). After a minute or so, I was pretty disheartened until I saw his small table off to the side with only two chairs, one of which was open. I went up to the girl and asked her if anyone was sitting there, and when she said no I asked if I could sit down. Bless this girl for being from Idaho.
Melissa (lunch savior) knew no one going to FSU, let alone anyone at orientation. She was kind of quiet, but we ended up talking a lot about our college plans, interests, and hometowns. We even planned to look around the Union together while we had free time after lunch. We agreed during this time to meet up again at the optional Study Abroad program later, and also ate breakfast together this morning. She seems really nice, and I was so thankful to meet somebody that didn't know any less than 5 people at orientation. In case you didn't figure it out already, parents and students spent most of the time apart, and weren't allowed to eat together because of crowding. Lame.
I don't want to keep boring you all with my Orientation experience, so I will just leave you with the classes I registered for. I picked everything myself since IB took care of all my requirements for at least first semester. If you haven't been to your orientation, good luck =)
American Government: National
Honors Colloquium (required for freshman honors...you just listen to various prominent speakers from all different departments...it's only for half a semester, but it is still worth a credit.
Honors Astronomy (Yay for science other than physics, bio, or chem!)
Principles of Macroeconomics (National/International Economics)
Child Growth & Development (my sister took this and recommended it)
Social Problems (basically intro to sociology) |
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| The Naked Roommate |
[Jun. 17th, 2006|12:02 am] |
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A month or so ago in my little AOL horoscope it told me to start preparing for college and suggested this book to read "The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into In College" by Harlan Cohen. I found the title amusing, but never gave it a second thought.
Oddly enough, this week when Katie and I went to the library, I found the book while I was looking for something else. I checked it out to skim through it in my free time, and I ended up loving it. I've read about 300 pages so far (don't worry, the book is small and an easy read), and I find myself laughing out loud while doing so. Each tip is a statement with a story form a college student to support the statement, followed by the author's perspective. Here are some excerpts from the website for it (TheNakedRoommate.com):
Tip #16- The Naked Roommate
(Talking about the different types of people and their different levels of comfort with nudity...this specific description is of someone who is NOT comfortable with it at all) These roommates often exhibit behavior such as dressing in a closet, performing the "underwear under the towel" trick, making an announcement such as "I'm changing, turn around!," or directing your attention elsewhere such as out a window ("Wow! Look! A Rainbow!").
Tip #55- The College Hook-Up
(Describing the different types of hook-ups)
The Drunk Hook-Up- an alcohol-induced connection
The Friendly Hook-Up- friends who go beyond friendly
The Rebound Hook-Up- broken up and lookin' for band-aid lovin'
The Cheating Hook-Up- a hook up with someone other than your exclusive partner
The Desperation Hook-Up- looking for anyone, I mean anyone
The Who's Next Hook-Up- the love junkie who can't get enough
The I-Love-You Hook-Up- grounded in real love (at least for one of the two involved)
The Convenience Hook-Up- the closest person with a pulse gets some
The First-Week Hook-Up- action exclusive to welcome week
The "I just want to have fun" Hook-Up- it's all good and fun until someone falls in love
The Weekend Hook-Up- I love you Friday, I love you Saturday, but don't call me Sunday
The Sympathy Hook-Up- a charitable donation to someone in need of love
The Repeat Back-Up Hook-Up- a got to guy or girl who is the back-up love buddy
Tip #67- Doing It Way Too Much
If you're trying to read this tip, but keep getting distracted because you keep having sex, then you're probably doing it too much.
Tip #73- Drinking on Campus
If you're using this book as a beer coaster, you probably have a drinking problem...
Tip #75-Not Everyone Has To Drink
(Talking about how you can disguise things as alcohol) If you want to hold something, but don't have a cup, hold yourself. If you don't want to hold yourself, than you can hold a small pet, like a ferret, a guinea pig, or a mouse (all great for making conversation).
Soooo anyways, if you want to get completely wasted, stay sober, sleep with a bunch of people, stay a virgin, get involved in campus activities, make an A in classes, barely pass classes, skim all your textbooks, or deal with your crazy roommate...you should read this book =)
PS- I got my housing assignment, and ended up getting into Landis like I wanted. It's been renovated the past three years and is finally opening again this fall. It's an honors dorm and it's a suite-style =) Negative side? I've called my roommate 4 different times and she is never home. Not only that, but they don't have an answering machine =( |
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