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[Jan. 26th, 2008|11:32 pm] |
Taken from Anna, who took it from Scott:
"-One little compliment can make you feel amazing. So give me a compliment, anything in the entire world, even that my shoelaces are pretty. Put this in your journal. And once you get some comments, put that entry in a memory or tag and when you are feeling down, just go to that entry and this will remind how great you are. " |
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[Jan. 6th, 2008|06:04 am] |
1. The phone rings; who do you want it to be? Tyler.
2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart? Yes.
3. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener? Depends.
4. Do you take compliments well? Yes.
5. Do you play Sudoku? Yes, but I'm really bad at it. I have a whole book of unfinished ones.
6. If abandoned alone in the wilderness, would you survive? Maybe. For a couple of days.
7. Do you like to ride horses? Yes.
8. Did you ever go to camp as a kid? No. I wanted to but the parents wouldn't let me.
9. What was your favorite game as a kid? Monopoly.
10. If a sexy person was pursuing you, but you knew he/she was married, would you go for it? Hopefully not.
11. Have you lied to get out of a date? Yes.
12. Could you date someone with different religious beliefs than you? Yes.
13. Do you like to pursue or be pursued? Be pursued by a person I like, but not when I don't like them back!
14. Use three words to describe yourself? Ambitious, outgoing, loving.
15. Do any songs make you cry? Almost.
16. Are you continuing your education? Yes.
17. Do you know how to shoot a gun? Probably not. I have in the past, but I'm not interested in learning more.
18. If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you grabbed? I would probably want to have grabbed something after I was safely outside but would have forgotten from the instinct of "get out" that's been drilled into me.
19. How often do you read books? Pathetically little. I've read two on break so far and well into A Thousand Splendid Suns which is really good so far.
20. Do you think more about the past, present or future? Hard to say; I think about the past and the future a lot but it's hard to not think of the present if you're in it.
21. What is your favorite children's book? A Little Princess, the Chronicles of Narnia, the Harry Potter books, the Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, the Princess Diaries series, Rules of the Road, Island of the Blue Dolphins...... I used to read incessantly but I don't read at all while school is in session anymore. I only have time for textbooks, the Washington Post, and the monthly issue of Glamour.
22. What color are your eyes? Blue officially, but they sometimes look gray.
23. How tall are you? 5'11" and proud of it!
24. Where is your dream house located? Mmmmm... Changes depending on my mood, but it will be shared with the person I love.
25. Do you have a secret fetish? Not really.
26. Have you tried sushi? The raw kind once. I love eel rolls though and have them all the time at Asian Grill!
27. Have you ever taken pictures in a photo booth? At Founders Day.
28. When was the last time you were at Olive Garden? Summer after junior year coming back from Assateague with Megan and Kaitlin.
29. When was the last time you were at Church? Spring semester, last year.
30. Where was the furthest place you traveled today? Up stairs to the computer room.
31. What was your favorite job? State Department, my first year.
32. Do you like mustard? In small amounts.
33. Do you prefer to sleep or eat? Usually eat, but sleep is not to be undervalued!
34. Do you look like your mom or dad? A combination of both.
35. How long does it take you in the shower? Depends if I feel guilty about wasting water or not.
36. Can you do the splits? Definitely not. I was the most unflexible person in the 4th grade!
37. What movie do you want to see right now? Love in the Time of Cholera or A Mighty Heart.
38. If you could fast forward your life, would you? No, but I wouldn't slow it down either.
39. What did you do for New Year's? Ate room service with my parents while watching an orchestra concert on t.v. and went to bed early. Very very lame.
40. Do you think The Grudge was scary? No clue, does not apply.
41. Could you relate to a character in Mean Girls? Sort of.
42. Do you own a camera phone? No.
43. Do you have an "ex box" with pics and letters from past lovers? Yes.
44. Was your mom a cheerleader? No.
45. What's the last letter of your middle name? A.
46. Do you like your middle name? Love it.
47. How many hours of sleep do you get a night? At school, 6. At home, 9.
48. Do you like care bears? I did when I was little. "Care bears Care!"
49. What do you buy at the movies? One adult ticket and I hope that I'm with a friend so then we can buy popcorn. I never get to have snacks when I'm with my family...
50. Do you know how to play poker? If you remind me of the rules.
51. Do you wear your seatbelt? I prefer to, but some taxis in the developing world remove them or hide them so you can't use them.
52. What do you wear to sleep? Depends. I've asked for pyjamas for the past 5 years and have searched in vain for ones with pants that are long enough, but as I haven't got any it's becoming a tank top and soffee shorts.
53. Anything big ever happen in your hometown? Sure, do I know about it? Probably not.
54. How many meals do you eat a day? Usually 3.
55. Is your tongue pierced? No.
56. Ever meet anyone you met on myspace? Psh. I have facebook.
57. Do you read myspace bulletins? N/A.
58. Do you like funny or serious people better? Funny.
59. Ever been to L.A.? The airport, and a hotel with a pool when they cancelled my flight.
60. Did you eat a cookie today? No, but I'd like one!
61. Do you use cuss words in other languages? No, while I know four languages quite well, I only know cuss words in English. I don't use them in English, so I have not sought out learning them in other languages.
62. Do you steal or pay for your music downloads? Steal because I get all my music from my friends.
63. Do you hate chocolate? No.
64. What do you and your parents fight about the most? Most of all? Money.
65. Are you a gullible person? Oh yes.
66. Do you need a boyfriend/girlfriend to be happy? Probably not, but I've never been happier than when I'm with Tyler! *Dodges people retching.*
67. If you could have any job what would it be? Probably being a movie star.
68. Are you easy to get along with? I think so.
69. What is your favorite time of day? I don't have one. |
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[Nov. 17th, 2007|11:42 pm] |
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[Nov. 6th, 2007|03:21 pm] |
The bulletin board that my RA has to decorate every month has a drawing of a Thanksigiving dinner on it with the heading: "What you'll be saying by the end of the month.." Some of these sayings that are particularly relevant to my life right now are "I can cranberrily take it" but most especially, "Someone please put a fork in me." These sayings are echoed in my mind every day, especially when my Vampire professor goes on and on about how we're all worthless unless we get into grad school, but then she and all my other professors proceed to give me lousy grades.
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| post secret |
[Aug. 19th, 2007|06:32 pm] |
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PostSecret is coming to CNU on September 29. You should come visit me and we'll go together. You. Yes, you.
Vienna is good, I'm learning German, I'm not half bad at it for a beginner since in my mind I just squish English and Swedish together. I'm hanging out a lot with a one Polish boy, a Slovakian boy, and a Mexican boy. I'm slowly uploading my Austria photos onto facebook.
I'm excited for school starting again. Not excited for finishing my economics paper that's due as soon as school starts and I need to finish this week. I miss Tyler. I'm worried about the rat that my roommate is smuggling into our room this year, worried that it will smell, worried we'll get caught and I'll be in trouble. Exhilirated still that I quit the tennis team and will start living my life and finally enjoy college. |
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[Jul. 8th, 2007|09:32 pm] |
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So, if you feel like reading about either one of the coolest towns ever, or me, then read my note called Oxford is Amazing on facebook. I'm updating it frequently too so there will be new things added to it periodically. |
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[May. 15th, 2007|07:13 pm] |
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You are The Wheel of Fortune
Good fortune and happiness but sometimes a species of
intoxication with success
The Wheel of Fortune is all about big things, luck, change, fortune. Almost always good fortune. You are lucky in all things that you do and happy with the things that come to you. Be careful that success does not go to your head however. Sometimes luck can change.
What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out. |
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| Look! I'm updating! |
[May. 11th, 2007|12:35 pm] |
Hello! It's been a long time since I've updated, but thanks to my changing facebook picture I'm guessing no one was too worried about me falling off the planet or getting abducted.
I'm done with my first year of college! Since I am not going to be insane and try to double major in business (oh wait...an extra two years of school can't be that bad...) only three more to go! Unless I go to grad school right after college.
College was alright--I found it not as great as it was cracked up to be but I have two good friends, my roommate and my friend John Mark, as well as my fabulous boyfriend. I learned that lunch time conversations go a bit different in a coed environment then at an all-girls school. Example:
Me: *Comes back with ice cream, a green glove used to scoop is on lunch tray.*
Joe: "That looks like a glove you would use for a prostate exam!"
Me: "---"
Matt: *Coming back from getting more fries, had not heard previous comment.* "Who had the prostate exam?"
Me: "This is so weird."
...Conversation proceeds about how none of the three boys (I was the only girl there), would rather die from cancer then have a prostate exam, then onto stories about how their dads had nearly fainted while their mothers were giving birth to them.
This summer I am BUSY! I am working at the Dept. of State starting Monday full-time and on weekends I work at Delia's. June 27th I go back to CNU for a couple of days before flying to London since I am going to study at Harris Manchester College, part of the University of Oxford for the first two weeks of July. It's pretty awesome, CNU is paying for tuition, room & board, as well as food. I only have to write lots of papers in return. Then I'm flying to Sweden to spend time with my now senile grandmother (she had a stroke a couple of months ago) but my mom wants me to "activate" her and get her moving. I'll spend 10 days in the middle of nowhere Sweden "activating" and trying to seem cool to my cousins.
After that I'm flying to Vienna where I'll meet my cat in the airport since my dad is arriving an hour later than me, and we'll go to our new home in Vienna! We're being transferred there for the next three years. However, I'll still be going to CNU.
Even though I'm busy, I'm still around and would love to spend time with you as you all return from college! |
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[Jan. 19th, 2007|01:56 pm] |
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I think live journal hasn't been working quite right. It takes forever to load a page? Is anyone else having this problem? |
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| Today is Perfect. |
[Jan. 6th, 2007|04:52 pm] |
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Woke up with friends who all seem to have varying opinions of their college experience from liking it to loving it, to some of the previous freshman/sophomores who are still at Madeira. (Enjoy it as much as you can--you'll miss it so!) Myself not having done up a summary of the fall 2006 semester, remain largely ambivalent about CNU. I vaguely remember thinking to myself awhile back that I had made the right choice, but by Thanksgiving break I started crying when my dad took me back because I was hating it. But I'm remaining positive; I made lots of mistakes last semester (although academically I finished quite well 3.78 GPA which qualifies as Dean's List) but my roommate and I get along quite well and I have a boyfriend who I love and who loves me back.
I do not party at college-- I went to one frat party, to see what it was like; sampled the drinks (I still don't like the alcohol) made friends, went home. However, I pulled at least 7 all nighters and my average sleep was 4 and 1/2 hours a night. Not a good amount! While I found I function quite well during the day--I can barely remember anything with the exception that I saw both school plays as well as Jesus Christ Superstar and Aida (absolutely amazing) that came to CNU. The NCAA Varsity Tennis Team that I am on, but hardly belong on, sucked up a lot of time too. I resolve for next year to reestablish tennis as a de-stressing time instead of constantly grating on myself on my inferiority to the other players.
Ballroom Dancing was my haven--I love dance, even with two left feet and dancing with really weird guys who are only there for the girls, I enjoy it. Tuesday nights of ballroom dancing club followed often by Tyler deciding I needed a coffee break and game of chess at Einsteins (our school coffee shop--serves Starbucks) really kept me going.
Well winter break is here and I'm having a good time. I feel much better and a lot more healthy (even though I have horrible allergies in the morning due to my cat) I'm seeing a lot of you friends, and I'm spending a good portion of my salary shopping at Delia's (which is where I work as a Fashion Representative.)
Even though 2007 has already started, these are my resolutions that I am still following.
) Be better to myself. (Which means more sleep and green veggies and less stress)
2) Get all As.
3) Be a better friend to many different people.
Today is a perfect day; I played tennis in shorts with Ashley Adams and then went running on Myers. The blue sky and something else that happened today has given me a lot of hope.
Love! |
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| Training at Delias |
[Dec. 14th, 2006|07:47 pm] |
So I had my first two hours of training which turned out to be 4, with only two on pay of learning how to fold and keep everything "Standard" which means 3 of each size of certain sweaters, 4 of each on t-shirts, have everything looked like it was perfectly cut with a knife, etc. Then cash registers, which is kind of complicated because you have to input sales discounts manually, the computer doesn't recognize them. I got to ring up two real customers! The managers say that they're sure I'll be great and decided to have me work on the day they get inspected by corporate, Wednesday. That will be fun--I'll only have had two days to learn everything. I'm still quite nervous about it all, and about dressing appropriately Delia's style, although I did get two new t-shirts from them (with my 40% employee discount off of 30% discount! Yay for sales!) Hopefully they won't mind if I wear them over and over and over again......
Also got my first semester grades today. I'm quite pleased with them overall, I made Dean's List, but I don't think they're good enough to make the highly selective Oxford Program, where they expect a 3.9
Christmas Love! |
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| Letter meme from Alison! I'm a D! |
[Dec. 3rd, 2006|02:07 pm] |
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1) Daddy. All of you may think you've got the best, but I certainly have him!
2) Down comforters. They're so warm and lovely, light and fluffy!
3) Dinner. I love eating.
4) Dictionary (aka Wordreference.com) Try needing to do anything regarding Spanish homework.
5) Dairy. I love milk- 1% and icecream and yoghurt and anything dairy!
6) Dance. Especially with Tyler and Ballroom Dancing Society of CNU. Also dance with friends, dance with myself, dance, etc.
7) Daytime. With blue skies and sunshine.
8) Democracy.
9) Department of State.
10) Dresses. I love pretty dresses and dressing up! |
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| hehe...I like this meme, thanks Alison! |
[Nov. 30th, 2006|10:12 am] |
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[Nov. 29th, 2006|01:08 am] |
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I woke up today (at 6:45) after getting a decent amount of college sleep (3 hrs. 45 minutes) so I could finish my last self analysis paper for leadership, printed it out at 7:55 and glowingly walked to statistics just knowing that it was going to be a good day. I was not disappointed when in statistics, the teacher let us hand in our take home tests and bid us adieu. Went back to my room, slept for half an hour, went to government where I thought I was pretty kick ass "Democracy is tyranny of the majority! Say yes to authoritarian governments for the developing world!" and then the rest of the day was just good. I had some sort of zen inner calm peace thing going on and even though I've not been my bubbly self for quite some while I really felt like me again. Then, of course, it had to be ruined by Macy's deciding to give away my job, so that opportunity went out the window, but I'm calling Ann Taylor tomorrow to see if they still want me.
Now for my pitiful mini rant: I don't know if it's just college freshman weight gain, the fact that I am obscenely tall and out of proportion, or just having a weird muscle structure from swimming/tennis or just the fact that having insane amounts of economics homework nnd lack of sleep is making me emotionally unstable, but I am SO SICK OF MY ROOMMATE LOOKING BETTER IN MY CLOTHES THAN I DO. She has now begun to borrow my clothes (with my permission) but her body just looks so much better in them than I do, I look like a cross between a hippo and a giraffe in comparison, and these are clothes that are still my favorites....take for example my pretty white dress shirt, or now for the dance this Friday, she's wearing my affirmation/semi-formal dress which I thought was pretty cute on me. Now I realize I was sooooo wrong..... I know I'm being super selfish and material, I just miss feeling pretty in my own clothes. |
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[Nov. 25th, 2006|07:12 pm] |
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Today was so wonderful... Woke up, and met 8 Madeirians at Neisha Thai where we had such yummy lunch. Talked and got caught up, then went for starbucks/coldstone, and a little bit of shopping. Mostly it was just soooo good being around those who could come and talk to them again. All of you are changing in subtle ways, I know I've changed. But at the same time, it's so easy to see who people really are, the person that we love them as inside of them. Never an ackward moment, conversation existed as easily as it was when we would eat lunch together. We even saw some other girls from our class doing catching up in the Barnes and Noble cafe. After everyone left (and we are all going to see each other again during winter break) and it was just time to drive Anna back to the metro we took a big detour and went to Madeira where we watched the sunset and the kayakers in the river. I miss Madeira like I miss home, probably more.
Tonight my parents are making my favorite food and even though I can't wait to see Tyler, I don't want to leave here, here where I'm not stressed (except for a few family conflicts that I can handle) and where it's so easy to feel like I belong. Seeing all of you today just heightened those feelings.
Love, love and more love to all of you! |
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[Nov. 14th, 2006|11:04 pm] |
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Sayuri had the fabulous idea of summarizing college in a few short sentences. While I replied to her post, I embellished a little more to result in this:
I have done extensive scientific research on the correlation between getting three hours of sleep a night (due to planning out a new governmental system and the MBTI of its leaders) and my ability to give my roommate death glares. At the same time I have also learned how to calculate the margin of error of the chances of me actually hitting a winning shot in tennis against one of the many professional tennis players on my NCAA Division .234 team. In my spare time I alternate between seeing world class performances in the Ferguson Center for the Arts, schmoozing with the President of the University, dancing sexy tango numbers, stuffing myself on Ben and Jerry's Half-Baked ice cream and shagging my hippie boyfriend senseless. I am also dressing up for class while wearing nothing but prom dresses since inevitably I will have forgotten to add flexpoints to my card or simply not cared enough to do laundry.
P.S. Not an embellishment--I have had to pay $80 this semester so far because of lost keys/ids. |
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| Jesus Christ Superstar |
[Sep. 30th, 2006|05:34 pm] |
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| | "Defying Gravity" | ] |
Last week was so long, I'm so happy that it's the weekend even if I have a horrible freshman seminar midterm on Monday.
Today I saw Jesus Christ Superstar in the Ferguson Center with my roommate and Stephanie Swift. It was very good. First of all the tech was amazing and the chorus singing awesome, but Jesus, who was played by Ted Neeley who was in the original cast and in the movie is old and has a scratchy voice. It was really great going to it though and we were sitting up close. The people around us had to pay over $200 for the tickets if they're not associated with CNU and we payed $15 for the tickets.
Tonight Tyler and I are going on a "date" to Panera. We figure that after over a month of being together we can eat one meal without all our other friends and just make it special for us. Next semester he's going to have his car on campus (which happens to be a multicolored van covered in stars that he and his sister painted one) so we'll be able to go off campus! I'm still battling cabin fever...
Oh-- new snack: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough pop tarts and Izze, sparkling pomegranate, all natural. The pomegranate drink--not the pop tarts. :)
Ooh--and I now have the wicked sountrack and even though I've only read half the book and never seen the musical, my roommate and I are obsessed. I love Defying Gravity, For Good, Popular, What is this Feeling? and As Long As You're Mine the best.
Just wanted to let you all know: Even though I'm perhaps not the best at keeping in touch, no matter how much I like my new friends, none of them come close to you all and I miss you so much and think of you constantly. |
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[Sep. 27th, 2006|10:11 am] |
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Things are good: Went up home this weekend and showed my roommate Tysons and Madeira (saw lots of people since it was an admissions open house day too) and ate really yummy food. Things this week are nice, even though I anticipate staying up until ungodly hours of the morning tonight yesterday I was in denial and didn't do ANY work at all (which really is something since last week I got three hours of sleep every night from only doing work.
I've also experienced my first run on the treadmill which included several times like this "oooh, faster, faster, faster.....no wait! Slow down! Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!" This is because the tennis season is over until January 17 (my birthday)so we have to work out on our own.
I hope everyone is doing fabulously! |
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[Sep. 22nd, 2006|12:12 pm] |
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I'm going home! Give me a call if you're in the area and I'll come visit! |
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