34 posts from 2007

The witch being my research class final presentation. It feels so good to be done!! Everyone in my group has been freaking out for two weeks. It felt good to show a product that was based in solid information and that proved we had done good work.

I'm busy plugging away at applying for new internships. I would really like to work with a children's literacy and mentoring non-profit organization. I have always loved reading and learned to read before I was four years old. I know that not everyone has had the same learning opportunities that I have had and I would love to be a part of an organization working to change that.

It's Lynell's 22nd birthday so we're heading to The Lift later. Yay two for one martinis! There's even a martini with champagne in it...hello!

Now I only have to worry about my group's (a different group, mind you) presentation on Tuesday. But I think that one will be easier.

I grew up in southwest Iowa and very frequently traveled to Omaha to go shopping with my family. Westroads Mall hase been a stop on our shopping circuit for as long as I can remember. When I heard about the shooting tragedy yesterday I was shocked.

While I never understand why these things happen, I know that I'm lucky to have people that care about me. The person who did the shooting was obviously emotionally detatched from the world and others. I DO NOT condone what Robert Hawkins did, but I feel bad that he was in such a place that he felt no other way out.

My prayers are going out to Omahans today. Peace to you and your families during this tragedy and this season.

I listened to NPR all the way on my drive from Ames to Des Moines this morning. It was really nice to drive in the cold morning listening to Haydn's Symphony No. 88. I was really bothered at first that by listening to NPR I was old and boring. I'm leaning more toward the sophisticated side now.

Nothing much else on the radar other than I have a ton of presentations in the next couple of weeks.

The spring internship search continues...

1. It's my last week at my internship. This is good and bad. Good because I really need a little break. Bad because I'll really miss working with everyone and really really miss a paycheck.

2. I can't tear my eyes away from trashy reality television! Most of them are like watching a train derail and crash into a mountainside and I can't get enough!!! Shows on which I frequently fizzle away my brain cells: The Hills. America's Next Top Model. I Love New York 2. A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila. What Not To Wear. Fashionably Late with Stacy London. Project Runway. Tim Gunn's Guide to Style. The last two have at least a little merit. And Stacy London just rules.

3. Have you SEEN Fashionably Late? It's amazing.

4. I feel better about watching trashy TV by listening to NPR.

5. My mom didn't know what NPR was. What!?

6. It's National Public Radio, for those of you still in the dark. It's ok. No one reads my blog anyway.

7. It's holiday time and I have a part-time job in retail. Whose idea was THAT!?

8. I'm pretty sure my sinus infection turned into bronchitis. Woot.

9. Astronomy class is REALLY boring and rather interesting at the same time. How is that possible!?

10. I LOVE my RCIA sponsor. She's basically me in 25 years.

11. Mom and dad are coming to see me next weekend. It's adoption day on the 10th!

12. Happy 22nd birthday tomorrow, Rachel!! I miss you!!

13. Graduation is only 5 months and 2 weeks away. Weird!

14. That means that Europe is only 5 months, 2 weeks and 4 days away!

15. Less than a month to caucus + living in Des Moines = New York Times article, LA Times article, further political apathy.

16. Be good to yourselves and those around you. You never know when you'll need help:)

I met my RCIA sponsor last night. She's awesome. We got along famously right from the start. I know we will be able to learn a lot from eachother too. Exciting!

I don't have a weekend this week because I have so much choir stuff going on. I work all day today and have two hours of rehearsal tonight. Then I have three hours of rehearsal tomorrow and then I close the store. Sunday I have an hour of rehearsal, a pre-concert talk (talk about what? good question), and a concert. Then my group for publicity class wants to meet at 7:30 Sunday night to talk about our project. Guess it's gonna be a Starbucks kind of weekend.

I only have two days of classes next weekend, though. Then it's home for Thanksgiving. But working (even part time) in retail means I have to work the day after Thanksgiving. The mall is opening at midnight. Who shops at midnight? Don't answer that. I know who. The crazies. Thank goodness we're not opening till almost 7 a.m. And even then I'm not scheduled until 3 p.m.

Happy Turkey Day everyone. Don't forget to count your blessings.

I had a great day. My parents came and took me shopping, which is always fun:) Daniel came later in the afternoon and we all saw Bee Movie together. It was really cute. Then it was dinner at Splash. I LOVE SEAFOOD!! I had swordfish (my favorite) and we had a shrimp, crab, and lobster cocktail. Sigh...heaven. I got a new watch for my birthday and Dan got me the Chanel perfume I asked for. Overall, a great day. Later this week I think I'll go out with my girlfriends later this week. Have a good week everyone!

I love champagne. And my birthday is tomorrow, so why not change my background thingy? I told my mom I wanted champagne when we go out for dinner tomorrow night...I'm excited!

I'm watching a report on CNN about the noose. There was a man speaking out against black people. He said the noose is a sign of justice. My mouth hung open for a good five minutes. I couldn't believe how vocal this man was. How...angry. I'm a middle-class white girl who will probably never deal with racism so directly. It just makes me really sad to hear the white supremacist man. And people wonder why the rest of the world looks at America like we're crazy!? It's because the truly crazy ones (like this man) are always the loudest.

1. I'm sick. I'm pretty sure I have a sinus infection. The quick and dirty student health center check-up left me with no diagnosis but a prescription for a decongestant with a "thinner." That sounds healthy.

2. My university has automatically enrolled me in a student health insurance plan that I don't want or need. But because I didn't reply to an email saying "I have health insurance," my parents are paying $928.00. Sound shady to you?

3. My birthday is Saturday. The big 22. Mom, Dad, Dan and I are going out to dinner. Yay for seafood!

4. I'm done with my PR internship in December. Part of me wants to get another internship for the spring semester, and part of me wants to have a little time off before graduation and job hunting, etc. I'll miss the money though. And perhaps my resume would look better with another internship experience?

5. Blogging by numbers is much easier than strings of thoughts in paragraph form.

6. RCIA is going very well. We meet our sponsors next week.

7. Dan is the best boyfriend in the world. He makes me take medicine when I can't swallow my own spit, but it's ok, I know he wants to make me feel better ;)

8. I really want to go out on Thursday for my birthday. Any takers?

9. I hate research class more than I thought I did.

10. I have a bad case of "I want to go shopping!"

11. I found myself listening to NPR in my car on the way to work this morning. I don't know whether to feel old or sophisticated.

12. Only 138 days until my cruise.

13. I'm only becoming more and more apathetic towards politics/political candidates.

14. Have a great week, everyone :)

I'm really excited for Spring break. I  know, it's still almost five months away, but I'm going on a cruise!! Just to Key West and Cozumel, Mexico, but I'm still super excited. I'm getting a bad feeling that I've forgotte something, though. Like I already have choir committment over break or something....I'll find out when I go home I guess. It would make me sick to have to cancel my cruise:(