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| Sometimes I get really frustrated with RAing. I just get really stressed having to deal with all my academic responsibilities and RAing responsibilities on top of it. But it's stuff like tonight's staff meeting that makes me really happy that I'm an RA. Yes, it's a lot of work. But I've met so many awesome people that I would've never have gotten to know if it wasn't for RAing. I mean, I just love how friggin cute Caryn is all the time. And how Amanda was SO excited to have picked me for Secret Santa. And how bubbly and excited and happy Eric is all the time. And just EVERYBODY. I love everybody. And like John said, no matter how excited for winter break I am right now, before the three weeks are up I'll probably start missing everyone. I hope everyone on my wonderful staff has a wonderful holiday and I look forward to next semester with everyone!
I'm super excited because this weekend is going to be busy, but not the bad kind of busy. Not the do work all weekend kind of busy. But the go to a dance show with Lizbith on Friday and go to Theresa's program on Saturday and go Christmas shopping with everyone on Sunday kind of busy. I haven't had a lot of time to hang out with people this semester because I've been busy and crazy, so this weekend will feel really good. I don't have a lot of work left to do. Just a couple things to finish up and one test to study for before finals week. It's a nice feeling to sit here and wonder, hmmm, should I watch some hulu tonight, or play the Sims?
Krissy is coming to see me next Sunday night! A week and two days! The night of midnight breakfast! Which was totally awesome last year! Remember, everybody? Remember how awesome it was? Gil, remember you came with me? And they played the Beatles Twist and Shout and they had the chocolate fountain and we got free Monsters? Krissy's coming this time and I hope it's just as awesome as last year :) And Elizabeth won't be home sick with the flu this time so they could finally meet each other :)
Weekend after that Gilly's coming to visit. The rest of the semester is just so good. So good.
I watched the Victoria's Secret Fashion show Tuesday night, and the same thing happened this year that happened last year. I watched it and got inspired to give myself the body of a Victoria's Secret model. Last year, the kick only lasted about a week. We'll see what happens this time :) I ate so healthy yesterday and today and worked out both days. Except at the staff meeting I had some cookies that James's mom made... but we were celebrating. I couldn't help it. No, but seriously. I'm gonna keep eating really healthy and exercising for as long as I can so that I can be a Victoria's Secret model. I'm gonna be so hawtt.
Today in my gender class a group did a presentation on gender issues in the media, specifically commercials. And one commercial they discussed was a Victoria's Secret commercial. And they talked about how the media is portraying these women as the epitome of sexy, but no other women actually look like that, so it gives women this impossible goal to strive for. And I sat there and I was like, yeah, I know, so?
Really guys, I'm only half serious about all this :]P
I miss Laurel because she wasn't at dinner today. Are you gonna come to the dance thing with us tomorrow night? Or shopping with us on Sunday? Please say yes. I love you, cutie pie :)
Oh, and can someone please buy Elizabeth that meat charm bracelet? SO good.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35870970
OH! And very happy birthdays to Krissy today and Tina yesterday. They're both SUPER old now.
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| It's too green outside for today to be December 1st. I remember in October when we got that mysterious snowfall I was throwing a tantrum because I wasn't ready for winter. But now I'm ready for winter. Except I think it got lost on it's way over here? It's too warm for December. I know, I know. Once it actually DOES get cold I'll do nothing but complain about how I'm freezing all the time. But for right now, I think I'd like to see some snow soon. I'm definitely dreaming of a white Christmas.
I can't wait until Christmas. I don't even care about presents this year. Just that feeling of Christmas and sitting around the tree with the family. Cannot wait.
Thanksgiving break was lovely. I got to spend time with my family whom I missed and miss right now. And I got to spend time with the bf and see his family again who I also missed. Did a lot of nothing over the break. I lot of tv watching, movie watching, Christmas shopping. Black Friday shopping with my mom was fun as always.
The break was nice and relaxing and now I'm back to school with a shit ton to do and no time to do it, will not see Gil nor my family for another three weeks and my tooth is being a pain in the ass. I have to sleep with a ton of pillows to keep my tooth elevated above my heart, otherwise I can't sleep because of the pain. It's all the billing lady's fault at the dentist's office. My tooth should be taken care of by now. Or I should at least have some pain meds at my disposal. No, I'm not a drug addict. Gil and his mom told me to take 3 ibuprofen at their house but I would only take 2 because I didn't want to OD or become a drug addict. Crazy, I know I am.
Why isn't anyone texting me for dinner yet? I'm hungry.
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| I love being an artist. I love going to art school. Lately, I've just been growing more and more and more excited about design. I mean, I've really loved it for a while. But the more I do in it, the more I learn about it, the more I love it. I spend hours on the internet looking at design inspiration sites and saying WOW I can't wait to do that. I don't even know.
And then the idea of being an artist just in general is exciting. I can do whatever I want. Anything. Nobody sees the world through my eyes but me, and it's up to me to express that in whichever way I choose. I don't know. I'm getting kind of cornball-ish right now, but I don't even care. It's amazing. And I wouldn't want to be in any other line of work then this.
I have final projects coming up in which I have total freedom of subject matter. It's a little scary, but a little exciting. Adrenaline rush just from being able to do pieces on whatever I want. I just don't know where to start. What is my point of view as an artist? What do I want to say? Gosh.
The semester is almost over. Next semester will go by just as quickly. Then I'll be half-way through college. I feel like I'll never have enough time to learn all I want to. If there were enough hours in the day, I would quadruple minor. I'm thinking about winterterm eventually? Not this year, but maybe next year. Take a class on dreamweaver or something. I just want to learrrrrrrrn so I could be the best ever.
I'm really proud of myself so far. I've accomplished a lot more in the past few years then I ever thought I could, and I'm well on my way to being a damn good graphic designer and it's so exciting.
Art is exciting. Life is exciting. :)
I think I had a dream about my animals right now, but I can't remember what...
But anyways I can't wait to freaking go home and see my animals. And family. Everyone. I can't wait to hug my goggie and my brother and go back to work at Dan-Mart for a shift or two. I think I'll base my photography final around home.
I gotta go shower for real. I'm all nasty from the gym. Why I felt the need to update right after getting back from the gym? Beats me. I hope they have that chocolate chip pound cake at breakfast today. I'm sure they will :) | | |
| Basically, after this week, after this Sunday at 6:45 p.m., my semester just goes doooooownhill. In a good way. Duty all this coming weekend, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. But after that! That's when it gets good. One more day of duty the following Tuesday. No more duty until finals week. Four whole weeks free of duty :) Illustration cancelled all next week, and art history cancelled on Thursday. Meaning I only have class until 12:05 on Tuesday, and I only have one class on Thursday- done at 10:40. Gil comes the next day. One more week and Gil will visit again! Two days of class then home for Thanksgiving! I can't wait to go home. I miss my mom and my brother and moe and my animals and everything. And then back for 2 weeks of class and 1 week of (no) finals and a couple (probably easy) duty days. Winter break! :) Aaaaahhhh so good. Soooo good. Just gotta get through this next week/weekend.
That paragraph probably didn't make too much sense to anybody, but it sure as heck made sense to me. And it makes me sooooo happy. That's all that matters.
I hope spring semester is good. I got really lucky this semester with Krissy coming up and my duty schedule and getting to see Gil at least once every two weeks. I hope I HOPE it's just as good next semester. I only have to get through one more semester, then it's SO much better. Gil will have a car on campus, I'll (hopefully) have a care (but first, a license) on campus, so we can visit each other as much as our hearts desire. I can't wait for summer vacation again. Just too good.
I had a lovely lovely weekend. Not very eventful as far as halloween festivities go. No costume, or anything. But it was spent in good company and that's all that matters :) I'm glad we were all together last night. Probably won't see everyone again until winter break. Yeah, I'll see most during Thanksgiving break most likely, minus krissy :( sad face. It's okay. Winter break is almost here.
I cannot wait for Gil to come visit in two weeks. I've been going up to Uconn a lot and it's been great, but he hasn't come here in a while. And I love when he comes here. I promised him Harry Potter and pizza rolls and crossword puzzles and a trip to the mall when he comes. And mario kart! He promised he'd play mario kart with me.
Talk of Jess getting an apartment this summer? How amazing is that? It makes me feel so old though. I'll be going to visit her at her very own apartment, not her house where she lives with her parents and sister. In a few years, we'll all be graduated, and we'll all have our own apartments/houses. How crazy is that to think about? I'm going to be 20 in July. 20. Old. Wowowowow. I'm just so happy and excited for Jess though and I'm going to go see her all the time in her new shiny apartment :)
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| I'm tired and I'm already wondering when summer vacation will be here. It's only been a month? Not believing it. The weather is only gonna get colder and the days are only gonna get shorter, and I'm already hoping for sun burn and days at the pool. My oh my.
This winter better be exceptionally warm so I don't freeze walking to class, but with a few snow storms thrown in because don't we all love a good snow day?
Yeah, okay, I guess there's some good things about winter. Snow days, hot chocolate, jackets, Christmas and snuggling under a blanket to watch the snowfall. Mmmmm so good. I remember when I first got hold of U2's newest album last March, it was midnight and snowing. And I laid in the common room on the couch in front of the window and watched the snow fall while listening. So wonderful.
I don't even care about Christmas this year. Well, no, I'm excited. Cause I love decorating and buying people presents and all that jazz. But I mean, I don't even want anything this year. Does that mean I'm getting old? I just don't want my parents to stress out about Christmas and buying me stuff. Everybody's just so poor now a days. All I want are some more contact lenses, to get my tooth fixed and Dan Brown's new book. And I'll be happy.
God, I want to read that book so bad. When I was at UCONN this past weekend, Gil and I were in the co-op. I picked up Dan Brown's new book and was reading the back cover. Some lady walked buy and said, "I want to read that so bad!" I said, "Me too!" She said, "But I don't want to buy it!" Same here lady, same here.
Tonight we did fire drills, and I got to pull the fire alarm. Today goes down in history. Yessssssssss.
I ate so many tropical starburst tonight it's not even funny. I could really go for a cheeseburger, though. One of those premium burgers from Ruby Tuesday. Gilly and I need to go to Ruby Tuesday's again someday soon so I could get one. Gillyyyyyy let's go get premium burgers, please. He doesn't even read this so he doesn't even know that I want one right now. I'll have to let him know...
My fish is just the absolute best fish ever. Steve Jobs. I LOVE YOU. He makes so much noise. I'm just sittin on the computer or lying in bed and all I here is bloop bloop bloop. He's so active. It's cause he's just so high on life. He's such a happy little fish. He makes me happy, too.
I used to have a fish tank on my desk at home a while ago. I used to just sit in my chair, lay my head on the desk, and watch my fish swim for a long time. Fish are relaxing. Fish are wonderful. I love my fish.
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