if god is a dj...
If God is a DJ
Life is a dance floor
Love is the rhythm
You are the music
If God is a DJ
Life is a dance floor
You get what you're given
It's all how you use it
(so get your ass on the dance floor!)
lyrics by pink
Tuesday, December 30, 2003
The United States Sports Academy 2003 Athlete of the Year
In the Men's Division, MICHAEL PHELPS was the winner. Phelps was named Swimmer of the Meet at the World Championships in 2003, after winning six medals, including four golds and breaking five world records. Phelps became first person to ever break five world records in one meet. He won three U.S. National titles, becoming the first man in history to win three different strokes at one national championship.
via united states sports academy
In the Men's Division, MICHAEL PHELPS was the winner. Phelps was named Swimmer of the Meet at the World Championships in 2003, after winning six medals, including four golds and breaking five world records. Phelps became first person to ever break five world records in one meet. He won three U.S. National titles, becoming the first man in history to win three different strokes at one national championship.
via united states sports academy
Sunday, December 28, 2003
History awaits
Michael Phelps says it with a straight face: "I want at least one gold medal."
Right. And Barry Bonds wants at least 10 homers next season.
When you're a swimmer who evokes comparisons to Mark Spitz, one Olympic gold is a warm-up. Phelps has already broken 11 world records, including an unprecedented five at this year's world championships, and his six-and-a-half-foot wingspan puts him within reach of the seven golds Spitz snagged in 1972. Will he go for it? The 18-year-old from Baltimore hasn't said how many events he'll race next August in Athens, but Speedo is offering $1 million if Phelps catches Spitz. Either way, he's sure to make waves.
"Michael has already changed the landscape," says his coach, Bob Bowman. "It's hard not to put him in the history books."
At least on one page.
Eric Adelson on Michael Phelps via ESPN.com
Michael Phelps says it with a straight face: "I want at least one gold medal."
Right. And Barry Bonds wants at least 10 homers next season.
When you're a swimmer who evokes comparisons to Mark Spitz, one Olympic gold is a warm-up. Phelps has already broken 11 world records, including an unprecedented five at this year's world championships, and his six-and-a-half-foot wingspan puts him within reach of the seven golds Spitz snagged in 1972. Will he go for it? The 18-year-old from Baltimore hasn't said how many events he'll race next August in Athens, but Speedo is offering $1 million if Phelps catches Spitz. Either way, he's sure to make waves.
"Michael has already changed the landscape," says his coach, Bob Bowman. "It's hard not to put him in the history books."
At least on one page.
Eric Adelson on Michael Phelps via ESPN.com
my two faced aunts
who ever thought i would see the evil side of my aunts? my dad's family all gathered here at our house on saturday for the family xmas. before i go any further let me tell you about my dad's family:
my grandparents were married a long long time ago and were 20 years apart. my grandpa died when my dad was about my age (19) and my mom never met him. my dad is the youngest and a twin of the 7 siblings...3 boys and 4 girls. with all of them having kids except for my dad's twin and his wife, that makes 22 grand kids and now 19 going on many more gread-grand kids. when my grandpa died, he signed a will saying that the 3 boys each got a share of the 80 acre's of land my grandpa owed and then the 3 boys had to pay the girls each 4000 each year. my grandma is now 80 some years old and obviously not all that able to live by her own.
here's how our family xmas went:
my aunt mary walks in the door and starts trying to get people to side with her because there are 3 of the 7 that think my grandma should be moved into a nursing home, which my family agree's, since my dad's twin, uncle donald, walked into her house to find her eaching a frozen dinner...literally, it was still frozen. also, we have no one who will be able to move in with her and help her out. now there are 2 of the 4 sisters who do not want her to move into the nursing home. the other two, one sides with us, the other lives in milwakee and we don't know her exact opinion. but here's all that went on:
aunt mary and audrey try to corner people all night trying to get them to side with them...they retreat to the basement and sulk down there and also bitch about the will. supposedly they can change it so they can get more money, and they are being a little greedy. one aunt notices a carnival glass bowl that my dad ended up getting from their grandma francis, they all wonder why my dad got the bowl and not them. most of my aunts all bring gifts for the family in milwakee...they all know that they won't be there, so my mom is now stuck with all these gifts she's wondering if she should send. but what really played a part of the whole day was the whole nursing home bit. my grandma really needs the extra care and all of her friends are living there already and our cousin tracy is working there. grandma doesn't know about this yet...we don't want to get her all worked up about it yet. but my aunts were being complete bitches about it all night long and my dad is really pissed off. my aunts are already worried about my grandma's will and she's no were near being dead yet! i was kind of hoping i would get my grandma's sewing machine, but as my dad put it, take what you can now because by time your aunts go through, there will be nothing left....just plain greedy i tell you.
who ever thought i would see the evil side of my aunts? my dad's family all gathered here at our house on saturday for the family xmas. before i go any further let me tell you about my dad's family:
my grandparents were married a long long time ago and were 20 years apart. my grandpa died when my dad was about my age (19) and my mom never met him. my dad is the youngest and a twin of the 7 siblings...3 boys and 4 girls. with all of them having kids except for my dad's twin and his wife, that makes 22 grand kids and now 19 going on many more gread-grand kids. when my grandpa died, he signed a will saying that the 3 boys each got a share of the 80 acre's of land my grandpa owed and then the 3 boys had to pay the girls each 4000 each year. my grandma is now 80 some years old and obviously not all that able to live by her own.
here's how our family xmas went:
my aunt mary walks in the door and starts trying to get people to side with her because there are 3 of the 7 that think my grandma should be moved into a nursing home, which my family agree's, since my dad's twin, uncle donald, walked into her house to find her eaching a frozen dinner...literally, it was still frozen. also, we have no one who will be able to move in with her and help her out. now there are 2 of the 4 sisters who do not want her to move into the nursing home. the other two, one sides with us, the other lives in milwakee and we don't know her exact opinion. but here's all that went on:
aunt mary and audrey try to corner people all night trying to get them to side with them...they retreat to the basement and sulk down there and also bitch about the will. supposedly they can change it so they can get more money, and they are being a little greedy. one aunt notices a carnival glass bowl that my dad ended up getting from their grandma francis, they all wonder why my dad got the bowl and not them. most of my aunts all bring gifts for the family in milwakee...they all know that they won't be there, so my mom is now stuck with all these gifts she's wondering if she should send. but what really played a part of the whole day was the whole nursing home bit. my grandma really needs the extra care and all of her friends are living there already and our cousin tracy is working there. grandma doesn't know about this yet...we don't want to get her all worked up about it yet. but my aunts were being complete bitches about it all night long and my dad is really pissed off. my aunts are already worried about my grandma's will and she's no were near being dead yet! i was kind of hoping i would get my grandma's sewing machine, but as my dad put it, take what you can now because by time your aunts go through, there will be nothing left....just plain greedy i tell you.
the latest
just wanted to wish you all a happy belated xmas. it was pretty good for me...lots of food and a couple good presents and i'm ready to bring in the new year. not sure what i am going to do for new year yet. the big decision is whether i stay here in egf or go back and party with the girls. i would like to stay here with erica but i have yet to talk to her as she is getting back from new york tonight. i want to see if she has any plans. if not i might just be going back. i'm not really a partier and know i probably wouldn't have much fun if i go that way, but we'll see. i talked to danielle on friday and she said she will give me a call...we'll see if that actually happens.
i went out and bought the xmas gift i wanted...i'm glad no one else got it for me however...i paid 80 bucks for a cd player for my car and it's still an extra hundred to install it...whipping out the credit card for this one. i still need to go and buy groceries too and another xmas gift...i know what i'm getting heidi but still haven't bought it.
just wanted to wish you all a happy belated xmas. it was pretty good for me...lots of food and a couple good presents and i'm ready to bring in the new year. not sure what i am going to do for new year yet. the big decision is whether i stay here in egf or go back and party with the girls. i would like to stay here with erica but i have yet to talk to her as she is getting back from new york tonight. i want to see if she has any plans. if not i might just be going back. i'm not really a partier and know i probably wouldn't have much fun if i go that way, but we'll see. i talked to danielle on friday and she said she will give me a call...we'll see if that actually happens.
i went out and bought the xmas gift i wanted...i'm glad no one else got it for me however...i paid 80 bucks for a cd player for my car and it's still an extra hundred to install it...whipping out the credit card for this one. i still need to go and buy groceries too and another xmas gift...i know what i'm getting heidi but still haven't bought it.
Thursday, December 18, 2003
yeah baby!
we're gonna follow michael phelps, one of my swimming gods (he's so HOT!), as he goes about to win his 7 gold medals at the 2004 olympic games, where at this point he will have tied mark spitz's record 7 golds at an olympics and he will have earned himself a bonus $1 million from his endorser SPEEDO (the people who make his suit!). go michael!
click here to read about him and his insane eating habits (along with his problem that we all wish we had) at ESPN.com
we're gonna follow michael phelps, one of my swimming gods (he's so HOT!), as he goes about to win his 7 gold medals at the 2004 olympic games, where at this point he will have tied mark spitz's record 7 golds at an olympics and he will have earned himself a bonus $1 million from his endorser SPEEDO (the people who make his suit!). go michael!
click here to read about him and his insane eating habits (along with his problem that we all wish we had) at ESPN.com
all done!
that's it! i'm all done with my classes! and i'm so glad to be done, too...i was getting a little bored with my classes and i'm definetly ready for a change. now i'm just going to be working everyday during break...it'll be nuts but great money in the end, which i can't wait, i'm a workaholic because i'm a moneyaholic...o well, it goes to good causes and i try really hard not to just through it away.
i went to perkins last night for dinner with tessa and danielle...we went at about midnight and it was a good time. those two were supposed to be studying for finals but do you think that happened? not one in a million...they sat and faced the door so they could watch and see who was coming and going. Peter Jennings was there (the student not the newscaster!) and i said goodbye to him as he was not coming back. danielle and tessa will evidently miss him more than i will ("it's not bemidji state with out pete...") but i didn't know him that well. he's very nice...he told a friend that he was sitting with three beautiful girls when his phone rang, that's always a compliment!
i exchanged gifts with amanda last night, my roomie from last year...i didn't realize how much i missed her and living with her. we reminised about last year and caught up with this year. sometimes i can't believe how much i miss last year, it was just too much fun. i also miss certain people and just wish they were back here. o well...not much i can do about it but just live for the moment!
i also had a little arguement with danielle that i don't feel like discussing here...already told most people and to have to write it all down...doesn't sound fun. the important people know, and if you don't know already, i'm sorry i didn't tell you...please come find me and i'll tell all!
can't wait til tomorrow...my room will be clean!
that's it! i'm all done with my classes! and i'm so glad to be done, too...i was getting a little bored with my classes and i'm definetly ready for a change. now i'm just going to be working everyday during break...it'll be nuts but great money in the end, which i can't wait, i'm a workaholic because i'm a moneyaholic...o well, it goes to good causes and i try really hard not to just through it away.
i went to perkins last night for dinner with tessa and danielle...we went at about midnight and it was a good time. those two were supposed to be studying for finals but do you think that happened? not one in a million...they sat and faced the door so they could watch and see who was coming and going. Peter Jennings was there (the student not the newscaster!) and i said goodbye to him as he was not coming back. danielle and tessa will evidently miss him more than i will ("it's not bemidji state with out pete...") but i didn't know him that well. he's very nice...he told a friend that he was sitting with three beautiful girls when his phone rang, that's always a compliment!
i exchanged gifts with amanda last night, my roomie from last year...i didn't realize how much i missed her and living with her. we reminised about last year and caught up with this year. sometimes i can't believe how much i miss last year, it was just too much fun. i also miss certain people and just wish they were back here. o well...not much i can do about it but just live for the moment!
i also had a little arguement with danielle that i don't feel like discussing here...already told most people and to have to write it all down...doesn't sound fun. the important people know, and if you don't know already, i'm sorry i didn't tell you...please come find me and i'll tell all!
can't wait til tomorrow...my room will be clean!
Monday, December 15, 2003
beer pong!
so i (well i guess i was watching) a great drinking game that is going to hit BSU like a freight train! it's called beer pong and it's based on rules from table tennis and the strategies of bowling. it's a great game and i'm not going to explain it because you would still be sitting here thinking what? so if you want to know, ask me. but anyways, i think it would be great to start it up at BSU like an underground intramural thing and we could go from there, having regular season and then championships...it'll be great! and we could have cheerleaders and charge admission ...someone should be taking notes, we could make a fortune off this! what's great about that last time it was played...we played it at the laurel house, which is on campus (we're a dry campus) and it's the honor's student's house! i laugh everytime i walk past there...hehehe!
so i (well i guess i was watching) a great drinking game that is going to hit BSU like a freight train! it's called beer pong and it's based on rules from table tennis and the strategies of bowling. it's a great game and i'm not going to explain it because you would still be sitting here thinking what? so if you want to know, ask me. but anyways, i think it would be great to start it up at BSU like an underground intramural thing and we could go from there, having regular season and then championships...it'll be great! and we could have cheerleaders and charge admission ...someone should be taking notes, we could make a fortune off this! what's great about that last time it was played...we played it at the laurel house, which is on campus (we're a dry campus) and it's the honor's student's house! i laugh everytime i walk past there...hehehe!
xmas on 12th street
well we finally had our xmas party...well it wasn't really even a party. we all just happened to be home on last thursday night so we were like, what the hell! let's open gifts! so we did, and it was us 6 and tessa's parents and we had a great time. i gave each of the girls a shot glass and i etched their name and a design into each one and gave them a small thing of body lotion from BBW. lindsey got each of us a stocking with a candle, candy, chapstick and an ornament inside each one. danielle got us each a willow tree angle that matched our personality...mine was the angel of prayer (and as everyone knows, i'm blinded by the light of my halo!). jenny got me a big, beautiful, colorful martini glass for the collection. tessa got a bucket of BBW lotions and soaps and body sprays for the whole house to share plus a nerf over the door basket ball hoop for procrastination (except we already lost the ball...i'm betting lindsey put it away somewhere...hmmm...). carly got each of us a precious moment figurine for the first letter of our name ( i got an A and it had an angel with it and it said angelic on it). i really thought that one was cute as i have a collection of precious moments. i really liked my gifts...and if the girls read this i would say thank you sooo much but, hehe, they don't. they don't even know i have a blog...but we'll keep that our little secret!
well we finally had our xmas party...well it wasn't really even a party. we all just happened to be home on last thursday night so we were like, what the hell! let's open gifts! so we did, and it was us 6 and tessa's parents and we had a great time. i gave each of the girls a shot glass and i etched their name and a design into each one and gave them a small thing of body lotion from BBW. lindsey got each of us a stocking with a candle, candy, chapstick and an ornament inside each one. danielle got us each a willow tree angle that matched our personality...mine was the angel of prayer (and as everyone knows, i'm blinded by the light of my halo!). jenny got me a big, beautiful, colorful martini glass for the collection. tessa got a bucket of BBW lotions and soaps and body sprays for the whole house to share plus a nerf over the door basket ball hoop for procrastination (except we already lost the ball...i'm betting lindsey put it away somewhere...hmmm...). carly got each of us a precious moment figurine for the first letter of our name ( i got an A and it had an angel with it and it said angelic on it). i really thought that one was cute as i have a collection of precious moments. i really liked my gifts...and if the girls read this i would say thank you sooo much but, hehe, they don't. they don't even know i have a blog...but we'll keep that our little secret!
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
6 girls, no time
who would have thought that finding a time when 6 girls could meet would be so hard? at the house we are trying to figure out when the best time it would be to hold our christmas party and exchange gifts. they wanted to do it friday...but i'm gone at portfolio reviews until after 5:30 and tessa has pep band at 6...we both won't be back till probably after 10 and by that time lindsey has to go to bed since she has to be up at 4 in the morning to go to work. and the rest of the weekend doesn't work for her either as she has christmas with one side of her family on sunday otherwise she is working. danielle originally asked me what time i got off work on friday and i had totally forgot about the portfolio reviews and i told her i don't get off of work until 6...then she told me that tessa had to be somewhere at 6 so then she asked me to find someone else to work for me! who does that!? seriously...i actually need to live on my paycheck, unlike some other people i know.
anyways...im so very happy because i can finally wear my contacts again...no more glasses! they're cute but really annoying. and yes katie...i went for 7 days with drops, 4 days without and now i can wear my contacts again!
i was thrilled today (again!) to see that i had some of my artwork on display at bridgeman hall!!! i'm soo excited, this is just wonderful for me since it means that i actually do a good job which makes all of this tedious homework much more worthwhile.
who would have thought that finding a time when 6 girls could meet would be so hard? at the house we are trying to figure out when the best time it would be to hold our christmas party and exchange gifts. they wanted to do it friday...but i'm gone at portfolio reviews until after 5:30 and tessa has pep band at 6...we both won't be back till probably after 10 and by that time lindsey has to go to bed since she has to be up at 4 in the morning to go to work. and the rest of the weekend doesn't work for her either as she has christmas with one side of her family on sunday otherwise she is working. danielle originally asked me what time i got off work on friday and i had totally forgot about the portfolio reviews and i told her i don't get off of work until 6...then she told me that tessa had to be somewhere at 6 so then she asked me to find someone else to work for me! who does that!? seriously...i actually need to live on my paycheck, unlike some other people i know.
anyways...im so very happy because i can finally wear my contacts again...no more glasses! they're cute but really annoying. and yes katie...i went for 7 days with drops, 4 days without and now i can wear my contacts again!
i was thrilled today (again!) to see that i had some of my artwork on display at bridgeman hall!!! i'm soo excited, this is just wonderful for me since it means that i actually do a good job which makes all of this tedious homework much more worthwhile.
almost back to normal
yeah, so im checking my blog one day when i notice....THERE IS NOTHING THERE! so yeah, all my html for this page all of a sudden disappeared and i'm still in the process of reconstructing this place...i just have to get the pictures back in so once that's done we'll be good again!
yeah, so im checking my blog one day when i notice....THERE IS NOTHING THERE! so yeah, all my html for this page all of a sudden disappeared and i'm still in the process of reconstructing this place...i just have to get the pictures back in so once that's done we'll be good again!
Sunday, December 07, 2003
long weekend
i have a headache right now. i'm tired, i want to go to bed, but i can't...i have too much homework to do! i have final projects due all this week and next and i can't wait for them to be over. i had a fun weekend other than that. julie and i went out for our usual get together on friday nights at applebee's which was fun as always. then we hit the hockey game (we won!) and went to find a party but to no avail...so we crashed at my house and surprise, surprise! all 6 of us girls were there! it was a lot of fun. unfortunatly i crashed into sleep not long afterwards. then saturday i worked, did honors homework and then we got our xmas tree! i was so excited! it looks gorgeous if not a little patriotic, but we weren't going for that look, it just happened. then i wrote a paper that night (i know, my saturday nights sound so exciting!) and went to bed because i had a habitat for humanity breakfast this morning that i was late for! oops! i need my sleep though and i wasn't feeling too hot this morning anyways...and when we got there they had plenty of helpers. but now this afternoon i worked and did homework...i can't wait for this madness to stop! all i do is homework and work and pretty soon it will be reduced down to just work...woopey...i even have to work xmas eve...o well, at least ill be making money.
i have a headache right now. i'm tired, i want to go to bed, but i can't...i have too much homework to do! i have final projects due all this week and next and i can't wait for them to be over. i had a fun weekend other than that. julie and i went out for our usual get together on friday nights at applebee's which was fun as always. then we hit the hockey game (we won!) and went to find a party but to no avail...so we crashed at my house and surprise, surprise! all 6 of us girls were there! it was a lot of fun. unfortunatly i crashed into sleep not long afterwards. then saturday i worked, did honors homework and then we got our xmas tree! i was so excited! it looks gorgeous if not a little patriotic, but we weren't going for that look, it just happened. then i wrote a paper that night (i know, my saturday nights sound so exciting!) and went to bed because i had a habitat for humanity breakfast this morning that i was late for! oops! i need my sleep though and i wasn't feeling too hot this morning anyways...and when we got there they had plenty of helpers. but now this afternoon i worked and did homework...i can't wait for this madness to stop! all i do is homework and work and pretty soon it will be reduced down to just work...woopey...i even have to work xmas eve...o well, at least ill be making money.
Saturday, December 06, 2003
Friday, December 05, 2003
#00FFFF |
Your dominant hues are green and blue. You're smart and you know it, and want to use your power to help people and relate to others. Even though you tend to battle with yourself, you solve other people's conflicts well. Your saturation level is very high - you are all about getting things done. The world may think you work too hard but you have a lot to show for it, and it keeps you going. You shouldn't be afraid to lead people, because if you're doing it, it'll be done right. Your outlook on life is very bright. You are sunny and optimistic about life and others find it very encouraging, but remember to tone it down if you sense irritation. |
*sigh...* :)
he finally got online! and we had the best conversation....i'm sooo excited that i actually got to talk to him - you have no idea! he told me how he's still trying to find time to come up here and visit me and he invited me down to omaha anytime that i want...ooooooooooooo!! and then, as we are saying goodnite, he promises me that he will talk to me this weekend sometime....weekend, please hurry weekend and get here!
he finally got online! and we had the best conversation....i'm sooo excited that i actually got to talk to him - you have no idea! he told me how he's still trying to find time to come up here and visit me and he invited me down to omaha anytime that i want...ooooooooooooo!! and then, as we are saying goodnite, he promises me that he will talk to me this weekend sometime....weekend, please hurry weekend and get here!
Thursday, December 04, 2003
the search for dru
The man accused of kidnapping a college student from a mall parking lot agreed to be sent to North Dakota to face charges Wednesday, saying barely a word even after an outburst from a woman in the courtroom who pleaded, "Tell us what you did with the girl!"
click here to read the Grand Forks Herald article
The man accused of kidnapping a college student from a mall parking lot agreed to be sent to North Dakota to face charges Wednesday, saying barely a word even after an outburst from a woman in the courtroom who pleaded, "Tell us what you did with the girl!"
click here to read the Grand Forks Herald article
Wednesday, December 03, 2003
watch out new york!
While driving katie and myself around to do some errands yesterday, we got to talking again about our need to visit new york city. we both have a fascination with it and want to go REALLY badly. so we both decided, in a matter of seconds in the car, that we were going to go some time this summer. whether that happens or not, no one really knows, but i REALLy hope it does! today i did some searching on it and have compiled a list of places that i want to go....now we just need some mula.....donations anyone?
While driving katie and myself around to do some errands yesterday, we got to talking again about our need to visit new york city. we both have a fascination with it and want to go REALLY badly. so we both decided, in a matter of seconds in the car, that we were going to go some time this summer. whether that happens or not, no one really knows, but i REALLy hope it does! today i did some searching on it and have compiled a list of places that i want to go....now we just need some mula.....donations anyone?
drama in the house
as i have mentioned before, i live with 5 other girls while attending college. so as you can imagine, there will always be some sort of drama in the house. here's the latest incident:
so i come home on sunday afternoon, and shortly after danielle walks through the door. we have noticed that lindsey has brought her couch that she said that she would bring...and our living room furniture has now been rearranged to accomodate this new piece. this is all fine and dandy, except that danielle isn't to keen on the set up...she is especially worried where the xmas tree will go. so she says, let's move it and see what else we can come up with. so we do, and we come up with something a little bit different. well couple hours later, jenny comes home and notices the furniture and doesn't say much. after that, lindsey comes home, looks at the furniture and says what happened? i just tell her that danielle and i were experimenting with the furniture. she looks again and says, it looks like shit. harsh. then she goes on into a sob story about how she and jenny spent all friday morning rearranging furniture to get the couch in. at this point jenny and lindsey decide to move the furniture back while danielle is out. then jenny demands that i make a choice as to which of the two arrangements i like better. well, i'm a pretty simple girl and i REALLY do not care how the furniture is arranged. if we all wanted it right in front of the tv, go for it, it'll probably be fun. but no, jenny demands an answer since i am part of the household and this is a privledge to voice my opinion. i tell her again that i don't care if it's this way, or that way, or any other way....but she's still pressing on! so she goes on and poors her heart out about how other things have lead up to this, other people using others stuff and not asking and just goes on about the whole furniture thing. i then tell her that it seems that she is blaming me. she says no, not you, everyone...at this point she is in tears and excuses herself to go to bed, but first i demand a hug out of her and i get it. then lindsey poors out her heart to me and she turns in goes to bed. the whole while through this i say pretty much nothing...what do they want me to say? i'm sorry? because technically, im not...i really didn't have much to do with this except to aid in the furniture moving process. and in reality, THE FURNITURE CAN BE MOVED! really easily actually. jenny said it was like a slap in the face however to see the furniture moved. after this little fiasco and the girls going to bed, i turn to tessa who has been sitting there listening the whole time and i'm like, make it stop! please! she just laughs...but anyways...seriously people...i don't know if it's pms or other things unknown...just let it go! a person should never take something this seriously, especially if it involves the arrangement of furniture!
as i have mentioned before, i live with 5 other girls while attending college. so as you can imagine, there will always be some sort of drama in the house. here's the latest incident:
so i come home on sunday afternoon, and shortly after danielle walks through the door. we have noticed that lindsey has brought her couch that she said that she would bring...and our living room furniture has now been rearranged to accomodate this new piece. this is all fine and dandy, except that danielle isn't to keen on the set up...she is especially worried where the xmas tree will go. so she says, let's move it and see what else we can come up with. so we do, and we come up with something a little bit different. well couple hours later, jenny comes home and notices the furniture and doesn't say much. after that, lindsey comes home, looks at the furniture and says what happened? i just tell her that danielle and i were experimenting with the furniture. she looks again and says, it looks like shit. harsh. then she goes on into a sob story about how she and jenny spent all friday morning rearranging furniture to get the couch in. at this point jenny and lindsey decide to move the furniture back while danielle is out. then jenny demands that i make a choice as to which of the two arrangements i like better. well, i'm a pretty simple girl and i REALLY do not care how the furniture is arranged. if we all wanted it right in front of the tv, go for it, it'll probably be fun. but no, jenny demands an answer since i am part of the household and this is a privledge to voice my opinion. i tell her again that i don't care if it's this way, or that way, or any other way....but she's still pressing on! so she goes on and poors her heart out about how other things have lead up to this, other people using others stuff and not asking and just goes on about the whole furniture thing. i then tell her that it seems that she is blaming me. she says no, not you, everyone...at this point she is in tears and excuses herself to go to bed, but first i demand a hug out of her and i get it. then lindsey poors out her heart to me and she turns in goes to bed. the whole while through this i say pretty much nothing...what do they want me to say? i'm sorry? because technically, im not...i really didn't have much to do with this except to aid in the furniture moving process. and in reality, THE FURNITURE CAN BE MOVED! really easily actually. jenny said it was like a slap in the face however to see the furniture moved. after this little fiasco and the girls going to bed, i turn to tessa who has been sitting there listening the whole time and i'm like, make it stop! please! she just laughs...but anyways...seriously people...i don't know if it's pms or other things unknown...just let it go! a person should never take something this seriously, especially if it involves the arrangement of furniture!
find dru
for those of you who haven't heard, dru sjodin is missing from grand forks, north dakota, which is pretty much my home town. It was a very unusual circumstance as she left work from the mall went out the her car, talking to her boyfriend on the phone and all of a sudden, she's missing! the last thing that she said was, oh my god to her boyfriend, and then the phone went dead.
there are two reasons why i hate that things like this need to happen. 1) my heart truely goes out to dru and her family...i really hope that she is still alive out there, somewhere. how horrible would it be to have your daughter/sister/friend/etc/....all of sudden get kidnapped, not knowing that you will ever see her again? it's horrible just thinking about it. The other reason, 2), is more for my well-being. you see, i have extremely over protective parents, which is just fine in some cases. because of this, i was able to go out and purchase a cell phone with their help, which is really exciting. on the other hand, i left my house with my parents crying after turkey day weekend as they think that i have the same fate as dru! my mother wants me to sign up for self defense classes and everyother email i get from her is how to protect myself. yes, i know this is all in an act of love, which is very comforting, but my parents i think would be truely satisfied if i were just to lock my self in their basement and never leave home for the rest of my life! i had to sit them down and tell them that life MUST go on and that things are going to happen and that you can't stop that. also, just because something just as tragic as this happens DOESN'T mean that i wasn't very cautious before. and from what i hear from my mother, it's not just her, it's ALL other parents in the grand cities area! what they need to understand is that we were careful before! remind us once and then you can stop! don't do it a million times...believe us, it sinks in! but other than that, yes we love you and we understand and thanks for worrying.
for those of you who haven't heard, dru sjodin is missing from grand forks, north dakota, which is pretty much my home town. It was a very unusual circumstance as she left work from the mall went out the her car, talking to her boyfriend on the phone and all of a sudden, she's missing! the last thing that she said was, oh my god to her boyfriend, and then the phone went dead.
there are two reasons why i hate that things like this need to happen. 1) my heart truely goes out to dru and her family...i really hope that she is still alive out there, somewhere. how horrible would it be to have your daughter/sister/friend/etc/....all of sudden get kidnapped, not knowing that you will ever see her again? it's horrible just thinking about it. The other reason, 2), is more for my well-being. you see, i have extremely over protective parents, which is just fine in some cases. because of this, i was able to go out and purchase a cell phone with their help, which is really exciting. on the other hand, i left my house with my parents crying after turkey day weekend as they think that i have the same fate as dru! my mother wants me to sign up for self defense classes and everyother email i get from her is how to protect myself. yes, i know this is all in an act of love, which is very comforting, but my parents i think would be truely satisfied if i were just to lock my self in their basement and never leave home for the rest of my life! i had to sit them down and tell them that life MUST go on and that things are going to happen and that you can't stop that. also, just because something just as tragic as this happens DOESN'T mean that i wasn't very cautious before. and from what i hear from my mother, it's not just her, it's ALL other parents in the grand cities area! what they need to understand is that we were careful before! remind us once and then you can stop! don't do it a million times...believe us, it sinks in! but other than that, yes we love you and we understand and thanks for worrying.
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
aaaaaa, a day off!
finally! we got a day off of school! but unfortunatly, i'm enjoying it from the IT lab while finishin up an assignment and later i'm out taking pictures for another assignment. at least it's outside in the beautiful weather. it finally got nice out. i was freezing my ass off walking to school (but as my friend danielle would say, maybe that's a good thing....). o, and happy vetran's day!
finally! we got a day off of school! but unfortunatly, i'm enjoying it from the IT lab while finishin up an assignment and later i'm out taking pictures for another assignment. at least it's outside in the beautiful weather. it finally got nice out. i was freezing my ass off walking to school (but as my friend danielle would say, maybe that's a good thing....). o, and happy vetran's day!
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
college should not be this complicated
i just got back from seeing my advisor and i realize that i have much to do in just 2 years! all these classes to take, intership, thesis, work and i would love to go on eurospring...all in 2 years. but barb (my advisor and guru of the design technology field) layed it all out for me. she wrote down what classes i need to take, when to take them, when to internship, everything. she's got to be an angel of some sort (you can hear that angellic chorus of "aaahhhhh"). also there's work. i work 20 hours a week and i'm not cutting it! i have rent, which is probably the cheapest rent in town, utilities, and car payment now, plus add on groceries, gas money and design technology fees (photography paper, film, printing paper, markers, basic art supplies...the list goes on!). i know other people pay more for rent and work only 10 hours a week! how do they do it? if some one has the answer, please tell me! which you probably can't do since i don't have comments up yet, or my email address...it's coming, it's coming! i just don't understand...
i have a job interview tomorrow for a seasonal help job at bath and body works, which extra cash will be nice, but when do you know you have too much on your plate? i've had people, like my roommates warn me, that i don't want to be over booked...but they don't know what's right for me...plus i don't go out and party with them anyways...or sit around and watch tv like i used to...if i'm anywhere it's online! i don't know...and my current job at online services, my boss just hired 3 new freshman to help us out, and then she tells us that she'll be cutting back some of our hours because we have too many people working at some times during the day! this is my main job and i'm making 8 dollars an hour here so if i'm going to work anywhere, i want it to be here! ugghhh...so frustrating
i just got back from seeing my advisor and i realize that i have much to do in just 2 years! all these classes to take, intership, thesis, work and i would love to go on eurospring...all in 2 years. but barb (my advisor and guru of the design technology field) layed it all out for me. she wrote down what classes i need to take, when to take them, when to internship, everything. she's got to be an angel of some sort (you can hear that angellic chorus of "aaahhhhh"). also there's work. i work 20 hours a week and i'm not cutting it! i have rent, which is probably the cheapest rent in town, utilities, and car payment now, plus add on groceries, gas money and design technology fees (photography paper, film, printing paper, markers, basic art supplies...the list goes on!). i know other people pay more for rent and work only 10 hours a week! how do they do it? if some one has the answer, please tell me! which you probably can't do since i don't have comments up yet, or my email address...it's coming, it's coming! i just don't understand...
i have a job interview tomorrow for a seasonal help job at bath and body works, which extra cash will be nice, but when do you know you have too much on your plate? i've had people, like my roommates warn me, that i don't want to be over booked...but they don't know what's right for me...plus i don't go out and party with them anyways...or sit around and watch tv like i used to...if i'm anywhere it's online! i don't know...and my current job at online services, my boss just hired 3 new freshman to help us out, and then she tells us that she'll be cutting back some of our hours because we have too many people working at some times during the day! this is my main job and i'm making 8 dollars an hour here so if i'm going to work anywhere, i want it to be here! ugghhh...so frustrating
Monday, October 27, 2003
Sunday, October 26, 2003
let me introduce myself
i thought it might be important for all those who may be reading to know why i am writing and why i decided to do a blog. i decided to do a blog because i am constantly online, plus, my friend has a blog, which i am constantly checking for updates.
so as to the part of why. well, my life right now is somewhat confusing. first off, i'm a college sophomore. im living in a house, but not just any old house. no, i chose to live in a house with 6 other girls. yes, 6. and most of the time we get along but many times we have our disagreements. this is where i can vent and well, if they do somehow end up reading this, o well, they should know how i feel but i choose to keep my feelings and my thoughts generally to myself. also, i have a confusing relationship with my guy friend, who is not my boyfriend and he lives 9 hours away...so...o and also, non of my friends think highly of him, for odd reasons, but i do like him, he is very much right for me for the moment...so i have to deal with their complaints and they should all just learn to deal with it...but life isn't that easy. also, add school work and actual work on top of that and my duties as vice president of Habitat for Humanity, well, i don't have much time to write, but this is what i enjoy, and i hope you all enjoy...those few of you who are reading...ill have to get email set up soon or something so i can see who's all out there. hope you enjoy!
i thought it might be important for all those who may be reading to know why i am writing and why i decided to do a blog. i decided to do a blog because i am constantly online, plus, my friend has a blog, which i am constantly checking for updates.
so as to the part of why. well, my life right now is somewhat confusing. first off, i'm a college sophomore. im living in a house, but not just any old house. no, i chose to live in a house with 6 other girls. yes, 6. and most of the time we get along but many times we have our disagreements. this is where i can vent and well, if they do somehow end up reading this, o well, they should know how i feel but i choose to keep my feelings and my thoughts generally to myself. also, i have a confusing relationship with my guy friend, who is not my boyfriend and he lives 9 hours away...so...o and also, non of my friends think highly of him, for odd reasons, but i do like him, he is very much right for me for the moment...so i have to deal with their complaints and they should all just learn to deal with it...but life isn't that easy. also, add school work and actual work on top of that and my duties as vice president of Habitat for Humanity, well, i don't have much time to write, but this is what i enjoy, and i hope you all enjoy...those few of you who are reading...ill have to get email set up soon or something so i can see who's all out there. hope you enjoy!
Saturday, October 25, 2003
a night of blogging
well, not quite. but i was working hard on this. i was trying to come up with an image to put up, which i did, but my html deciphering wasn't working to well, so the image will have to wait. but i am extremely tired, although i did just wake up from a 3 hour, much need nap a couple of hours ago.
well, not quite. but i was working hard on this. i was trying to come up with an image to put up, which i did, but my html deciphering wasn't working to well, so the image will have to wait. but i am extremely tired, although i did just wake up from a 3 hour, much need nap a couple of hours ago.
Friday, October 24, 2003
so this is my life broadcasted to you
so i am starting my own blog...this is a big step for me. hopefully i can arise to the challenge of blogging, which would be to keep updating and to not fall behind! o there is so much to do but hopefully i can get this in a more personal format soon. anyways, hope everyone enjoys, because here we go!
so i am starting my own blog...this is a big step for me. hopefully i can arise to the challenge of blogging, which would be to keep updating and to not fall behind! o there is so much to do but hopefully i can get this in a more personal format soon. anyways, hope everyone enjoys, because here we go!
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