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Monday, April 3rd, 2006
5:47 pm	Culture Jam Hey hey hey! Culture Jam was this weekend and it was awesome. 112 opened for Naughty by Nature even though 112 was definitely what made the show. It totally brought me back to middle school with "Peaches and Cream", "Anywhere" and "It's Over Now". And daaaaamn were they fine. Apparently they went to the Delta Gamma bar party afterwards and took some girls back to their hotel. Craaazy. Also, Naughty by Nature was looking for some blow. Hahahahaha it's so ridiculous. I am sure that Granville Ohio was an experience for them. Only 4 weeks of real class left and then we have finals which includes turning in a project for bio, and a paper for the rest of my classes. I don't have any final exams this semester either. Pretty lucky. I don't know if I am going to know how to take final exams! :P I am currently working on scheduling my classes for the fall and right now it looks like I will be taking a 315 spanish class which I know is going to be hard as hell but it is the only spanish class that fits into my schedule around this international studies class that I really want to take. It is called Living in the Beat: World Music and New World Order. It is perfect seeing as I will have my own world music radio show. I think it is going to be really interesting and also it is being taught by my professor who was originally teaching my intro international studies class this semester. I think I am going to take a comm course in Radio and TV and an intro to Soc/anth. I might end up taking a race and ethnicity Soc/anth class instead. It depends on if classes fill up. Also, people have said the O'Neil is not a good professor so I am trying to avoid the two later classes. I may end up with an 8:30 but I would rather have that and be done with classes earlier in the day. I always get more accomplished when my day starts earlier. I love getting into new escapades. :) Current Mood: cheerful Current Music: Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap (Comment on this)
Tuesday, March 21st, 2006
5:12 pm	Well shiiiiit it's been too long Hey all! I actually have a little bit of time to waste and I thought I might just update a little bit. We just had spring break which was fantastic. I went to Gatlinburg TN with a whole bunch of boys. We stayed in a cabin and went hiking and fishing and of course drank a lot. It was great. I will say that I missed going home a little bit. I can't wait to hang out with Kaitlyn when I get home in May. It will be good times for sure. In other news, I start tour guiding for real tomorrow. I am a little nervous about it but I should be OK. I just gotta remember that even if I miss something or don't know everything, it's all about the enthusiasm and the perspectives won't know if I missed something or not. DJing is a blast. I am still apprenticing but I have so much fun going through all the music during my work hours. I took some really good music today to rip onto my comp. They have a small selection of world music but what they have is pretty good. I need to e-mail Dallas with the distributors' e-mail addresses so we can get some promotional stuff maybe. I am so on this. I cannot wait to have my own show. It's gonna be awesome. This has really allowed me to find some really awesome music and get into the world music scene. I even subscribed to this magazine called Songlines that is completely dedicated to world music. Que fantastico! There are only 6 weeks of school left! How insane is that? I am a little nervous because there is a lot that needs to get done before classes end. Also, I have absolutely no idea how I am going to fit all of my shit into the camry because I definitely have more shit now than I came with in the fall. Eeeehh, I guess I will just have to work on my tetris skills. Ooo maybe dad could get a car top carrier. That would be sweet. I am off to eat and go to the Doobie PeAcE! Current Mood: chipper Current Music: Urban Cuban (Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006
4:41 pm	Holler at school being back in session You know what is sweet? A four day weekend! We are observing MLK day tomorrow and I don't have class on Tuesday. Pretty freakin sweet. I also don't have too much homework so it's been nice and stress free. Give me two weeks when all of my teacher decide assign papers all due around the same time. Poop. It's definitely going to be like that. Oh well. I'll just try to stay on top of everything. In other news, I got my personal best on 1 meter and 3 meter with a 195 on 1 and 167 on 3. I am soooo amazed with my performance on 1 meter. I almost broke 200! That's crazy! I tend to average 150s. I was doing all my hard dives too. This bodes very well for conference. I am a little nervous about learning a new dive on 3 meter. I still need one more to dive on 3 meter in conference. I think it is going to be a front 2 and a half. I should be able to do it. I can definitely do a double on 1 meter. I have a tendency to come out early on all my one and a halfs though. I am so pleased with my progress this season. I can't wait til next fall when we have weight training beforehand which will help even more. I can't deny that I am not happy about the season ending soon though. I only have 2 weeks left! I don't know what I am going to do with myself after the season is over....wait yes I do. I will be working my ass off on school work. I need to keep a work out routine though. I think if I make it right after dinner (half hour after) like diving practice is, it will be good. It will be nice to be done before 8:30 though. My classes seem prett cool so far. I am taking Spanish 215 which is a writing course, a religion course on ethics, an honors seminar on Human nature:biological origins, and Makings of the Modern World, an international studies course. The honors seminar is going to be incredibly interesting. I think that I am really fascinated by how we act as human beings. I really think that sociology/anthropology might be a field that I could major in. I haven't taken a single class yet but it's definitely the type of stuff I like to ponder in my free time. All right. I am off to shower and do some homework before dinner. Yay for being productive! Current Mood: cheerful Current Music: Fruit Bats (Comment on this)
Sunday, December 4th, 2005
7:08 pm	A little bit of free time I am so proud of myself. I was productive today and got a rough draft of my honors paper written. It is definitely not great but at least I have it written. I am definitely liking this routine of outlining, and getting a rough draft done without anxiety. I know that I probably won't get an A on it but at least I did the best I could and in a way that kept me from going nuts. Hell, I would be happy with a C+ on it. This weekend was really chill. I hung out in my dorm on Friday night and watched the Patriot with some dorm mates. It was good. I thoroughly enjoyed not going out. Saturday was a long day of diving at Kenyon. We practiced with Kenyon and OWU divers. It was a bit rough during the first session but in the afternoon it got a lot better. (I smacked the shit out of my back going over on a reverse summersault) We all cheered each other on and a lot of us tried new dives. It was really great. I got a back one and a half pike on three meter! Only 3 more dives to go before I can compete in a 10 dive meet! Sweetness. I want to get a front 2 and a half, a back twister, and a reverse one and a half..possibly pike? I am super excited about getting these dives over break. It's going to happen. I am determined. Saturday night was cool. I sang with LNO in the Granville Walking Tour. The town literally turns into a winter wonderland with horse and carriage rides, kettle corn, candles lining the side walk and people singing all over the place. It was great! Afterwards I went to the Denison Symphony Orchestra concert in swasey. They played Dvorak. I definitely remember playing the 4th movement in high school. After the concert I hung out with JJ in Shorney. I hadn't seen him all week so we just caught up and played some smash bros with Vela. Good times. I actually got to sleep around 12:30. Good shit. :) That's one thing I wish I could change is the amount of sleep I get here. I try to get to bed around 12 but it's been hard to get to sleep before 1 or 1:30. Meeehh. Oh well. Only one more week of 8:30's every day! Next semester I only have 3 8:30 classes and I won't have class on Tuesday. Pretty sweet. Thursdays I won't start til 10:30. Again, pretty sweet. The only thing is that Monday, Wed, Friday I have all 4 classes. Right now I am registered for an honors bio course, a religion course, spanish 215, and makings of the modern world which is an international studies course. I really wanted to take Mediated Gender and Sex which is a womens' studies course cross listed as a comm course. I got waitlisted so I am going to try and get into it at the beginning of the semester. If I do I am dropping the international studies course. I know the work load I am going to have next semester is going to be soooooo much more than this semester, which blows but there isn't much I can do about it. It will really force me to deal with my anxiety by staying on task. All right, I am off to do some reading and then get ready for the LNO holiday concert at 10. Peace! Current Mood: accomplished Current Music: "Mayberry" Rascall Flatts (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, November 28th, 2005
9:27 pm	I wish I didn't feel so overwhelmed by everything. I am slowly coming to terms with the fact that shit is not easy. I need to have more faith in myself too. One step at a time Amy, one step at a time. (Comment on this)
Friday, November 11th, 2005
1:55 pm	U-Curve I don’t even know how to describe all of the feelings I have been having within the past two weeks. We learned about this thing called the U-curve in my communication class and it describes how people who move into a new culture progress. In the beginning he/she is very excited and anticipates the move, things go well and the person meets new people and enjoys fun activities and then slowly things go downhill and he/she starts thinking about what you miss at home. Things are different and he/she does not feel completely comfortable. Gradually the bad feelings go away as the person integrates into the new culture making a space for him or herself. I am so at the bottom of the curve right now. I have been contemplating relationships with people and my expectations of them are not living up to what I imagined. I have to keep reminding myself that there is no way to really know someone well after only two and a half months. Also, it’s not like I don’t have friends or that I don’t like the people here because I love the company I have found but there is something about the security and comfort of the familiar that can only be remedied with more time with these people. I have also been thinking a lot about what I am doing here and what it’s really for. I know I know, it’s so I can make a good life for myself and do what I want to do later on in the way of a job, but it is really hard to not get stuck inside my head lately. I definitely think it’s because I need a break. Too much stimulation all at once with no break is so hard to deal with. It’s something completely foreign to me and as much as I loved saying that I adjusted really well to college life and everything it entails, I have to admit I was wrong. There is so much that I don’t know and that I wasn’t prepared for. As far as I know most of my friends here are feeling the same way which is comforting but it’s something that only I will be able to fix because it’s a mental dilemma. Tangible things like school work, diving, and Ladies’ Night Out are going really well and I am so glad. Thanksgiving is going to be a very good mental break for me. Current Mood: contemplative Current Music: Keyshia Cole (Comment on this)
Tuesday, October 25th, 2005
9:35 pm	I get my beats from KANYE! Kanye is amazing on stage. He definitely lives up to the cocky persona, but it is sooo much fun to watch. I had the best time last night. John and JJ treated me to dinner since I got us a car. It was very sweet of them. I love having gentlemanly friends. Haha! Although I don't think blasting Ying Yang twins on the way there is very gentleman like. That shit is ridiculous. Anyway, it was a really great show and I had a blast! I have an insane amount of work to do though...as usual. I cannot wait for thanksgiving break. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, October 14th, 2005
7:40 pm	Injury yet Optimism Well, 3 weeks into my diving season and two days from our first meet, I injured my lower back doing a fall in! What an idiot!! I over arched and hyperextended so I can't arch back right now but I can lean forward. Basically I will be out for the next 2 to 3 weeks for sure but I am staying really optimistic. I am going to ice it a LOT and work with Steve on visualizing my dives so I don't lose what I have learned from the past 3 weeks. I can't even explain how much I have improved and it sucks soooooo much to have gotten injured right before our first meet. I am really pissed at myself but there is nothing I can do but nurse myself back to health. If anything comes out of this injury it will be the fact that I will never EVER be lose on my entries especially from three meter. Also, since I can't arch my back I have to keep it very straight so my posture will improve as well which will help my hurdle. Yes...staying optimistic. In other news, last weekend was parents weekend and my mom came. It was really fun. She got to see me dive in the intrasquad meet and sing in the LNO/Hilltoppers concert. It was awesome. Then she took me shopping on Sunday. I had a fantastic time with her. I am off to do some homework before going out tonight. I think the homestead may be my place of choice tonight. They are having a huge ho-down and I am so down. I kinda wanna go to the DJ Kid Capri thing tonight at slayter too so maybe I will check that out after homesteadness. We shall see! Now, where is my headlamp? Current Mood: optimistic Current Music: Kill Bill Vol. 1 (Comment on this)
Sunday, October 2nd, 2005
12:08 pm	In loving Memory of Charlotte Lucile Bigford Chamberlin My grandma died yesterday. She was 85 and it was in her sleep. I found out only after getting a messege from Will saying he sends his condolences, letting me know that mom was surrounded by friends so she was doing ok. I had a few messeges from my mom really wanting to talk to me but not saying what about. I knew G.Ma had passed when Will called. I tried not to let it affect me too much because I had a recruit with me yesterday and I wanted her to have a good time, but really I just want my mom to hold me. I guess I was half expecting grandma to go soon but I was hoping I would be able to say good bye. I know you can't plan on when someone is going to die but I still feel like I could have called her more or seen her more. She was the only grandparent I had and I miss her. I really want someone to just hold me.... Current Mood: sad (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, September 25th, 2005
7:00 pm	Naughty Nurses are oh so Naughty What an eventful yet uneventful weekend. Friday was not so hoppin. I chilled with JJ and we had some of his wonderful Everclear. One shot has me set. That stuff is ridiculous!! We watched the Incredibles and then made out way otu. We somehow gained this girl (I forgot her name) and she was like a leech. It was really annoying. Then she busted out her cigs and JJ and I just looked at each other like "what the fuck, let's ditch this girl". So we tried to but she came after us saying how we almost left without her....that's right! Cuz we don't like YOU! Haha...eventually she got the idea and went home and we went back to shorney to play cards with Cassie and Antoinette. There were so many people in his room at one point...it was ridiculous. Saturday was cool. JJ and I went to Anchor Splash and watched the frats and sororities do synchronized swimming to raise money for an eye center. It was hilarious. It's great being in LNO because most of the girls are sorority girls and all different ones. I actually knew some of the people in the show. Later I got ready for the Hot Doctors and Naughty Nurses party with Miranda. We looked really hot and we matched which was awesome. I had a pretty good time there. I didn't drink too much. I am really trying not to drink so much now that I am in season. I feel healthier and I don't need to be drinking every weekend anyway. Anyway, we went over to Sunset to check out the parties there and it was ridiculously packed everywhere. Miranda found Jack, Wick and Alex and I wanted to go to Slayer to check out this dance that was sponsored by students of color or something like that. It was all right. Nothing great though. I got some Taco bell and talked to David and Kyler for a litle while before going back over to East with Erica and her sister Bobbi. It was a Sigma Chi party and it was pretty lame by the time we got there so I decided to go back to Shorney. I found Sandy passed out on her futon (too much Everclear is baaaaad) Wick, Alex, and Jack came back to Shorney and Alex was really upset because he may have gotten written up but the others didn't. Something like that. I asked Jack where Miranda was and he replied "Shit, I forgot Miranda! We gotta go find her." So I walked back to Sunset with them. I went back to my dorm after that because I was exhausted. She was fine. She called me around 2 in Slayter. I am glad she was ok. I have realized that I am having difficulty finding myself a girl who I really feel like I can get close to and relate to and not have to baby-sit or look after. It gets annoying to have to worry about someone else when I want to enjoy myself. I feel like girls here are not so smart when it comes to drinking or hooking up with people. I'm not saying that it's horrible but I really want to find someone on my level, if that makes any sense. I can't really complain that I don't have anyone though, cuz I got JJ. We understand each other and it's great but there is something about having a close girlfriend...I dunno. I thoroughly enjoy our sunday debriefs of the weekend over brunch. :P Oh, what stories the weekend holds. All right, I am off to finish a paper for my honors seminar. Current Mood: contemplative Current Music: Tweet (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, September 19th, 2005
9:46 am	LNO Love!! I made it into Ladies' Night Out! How sweet is that? I am soooo excited to be singing in an acappella group. This is a totally new experience for me. I am so flattered to have made it. On Friday night after the "3rd" round (the fake round where they made it seem all serious and had us do really funny stuff like animal noises and joke telling) we had to be back in our rooms by 9:30. I was ambushed around 10pm, given a shirt and blindfolded and taken to sunset. We partied it up and they had us all sing for the Hilltoppers who came over. It was soooo much fun. We were rollin high class with shmirnoff Ice and bud light. (Natty is the regular beer here so Bud light is classy). Saturday was awesome. I went to the swimming and diving team cookout, cut JJ's hair, Library time, dinner, a little bit of the Blue's Fest in Granville and then Around the World with the swim team. I have never been so drunk. There were different stations all with different themes. Let's see there was Spread Eagle Airlines, Compton, Elementary School, Moulin Rouge, and another one that I don't know because I was sitting in the main room sipping on water. We all ended up at Rose for the after party. It was sooooo much fun. I really need to get some pictures from people though. I wish I had brought my camera with me. I wandered up to Sawyer around 12 and met up with some friends. Later I went over to West Quad and went to find Brad but instead I found his room unlocked and bed empty. I totally passed out in it. Fortunately, Brad is a sweety and let me sleep there for the night. It was a good night. Sunday was pretty chill. I woke up and went over to JJ's to see how his night went. Ahh good times. :) Later I went to Whit's with my DOO group before going to LNO practice. I love LNO. It's so great!! The girls are awesome and we get to sing acappella. What more could I ask for? It's like a sorority except without the cost and we all have a common interest in singing. I love college. Life is so good right now. I am starting my season today. I am really excited about it. I am looking forward to improving my technique and getting some new stuff. YAY!! Ok, I am off to do some Spanish. Peace! Current Mood: bouncy Current Music: Stevie Wonder (Comment on this)
Tuesday, September 13th, 2005
8:53 pm	A Visit from home! YAY! Kaitlyn came to visit me! How wonderful! It was absolutely fantastic seeing her. We had a really good time. Oreos a so tasty. :) I took them into Granville and we ate at Brews for lunch. I introduced them to a lot of people. I love showing them off. I love Kait and Gabe is great too...why not be happy to introduce them to everyone. They don't even know how cool these people are. Anyway, Gabe was wonderful and got me a very nice handle. Yay Gabe! We went to dinner at Curtis and met more people before heading out the the homestead. It is so great out there. I am seriously considering living out there next year. It would be so great. Part of it is probably because I love how much it feels like camp and part of it is because I really like the idea behind it. Sustainable living is so important. I would definitely not be connected to computers unless I was on campus but that's not a problem at all. I would definitely adjust. I love that Terry lives out there too and that she is my honors mentor. What a great match! Haha..she is so cool. We made a bonfire and burned an old beirut table and danced on top of it then JJ, Jonny Mac and I climbed the roof of cabin #3 and played bongos. What a hippie commune. I love it! I'd say the beginning of my week has been quite fun-filled. Tomorrow is about to be so crazy. Class til 6, meeting for diving at 6, LNO try-outs 6:30, Ice Cream Social at Lamson 7:30. When am I going to eat and when am I going to do homework? I have no idea...it may not even happen. Current Mood: anxious (Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 7th, 2005
8:40 pm	Heath and Habitat I rode to Heath yesterday with Jack. It was fantastic. The trip back up the hill to campus is INSANE though. I literally almost died. It was crazy. My bike is fixed for the most part. I got a new kick stand and the chain oiled as well as handle bars that stick out a little farther so I can bend over more on the bike. It all cost me less than $20. Good deal. My wheel is still a little bent but it doensn't really matter. It's still rideable. I got two comments on how I was a smart person for riding my bike when I stopped at Kroger to get some food. Damn straight I am smart for riding my bike. Gas is RIDICULOUS! Driving a car has always been ridiculous especially when you can bike it. I do admit that riding on 50 mph roads is not exactly the safest things to do but it's pretty country so there aren't too many cars. Today was a lloooong day but really productive. I had three classes then habitat for humanity work. It was fantastic! I love power tools especially power saws. I cut the frames out of the doorways in the house and then helped put up the Tyvek and nail down the roof. It felt so good to do all that. I love manual labor and actually seeing the fruit of your labor afterwards. I am so glad I am in this FYS. It's wonderful. Tomorrow Scott Russel Sanders is coming to speak and he is the author of the book we are reading out of right now called "Staying Put" It's pretty good. Definitely a good read. That is all for now. It was Nikhil's birthday today and I am full of cake and I need to go read. Peace! Current Mood: accomplished (Comment on this)
Sunday, September 4th, 2005
10:27 am	Playin around I had a very good weekend. I went to a party at Sawyer on Friday night and thoroughly enjoyed the company of friends and of course new acquaintances. But of COURSE, when I get back to Curtis I see that my bike has yet another thing wrong with it. This time my kick stand had been broken off. I seriously don't understand what is wrong with people and why they have to fuck around with bikes. It's not like they should have an moral reason to be angry like with cars and how they guzzle gas and pollute the environment. I am convinced there is someone out to destroy the bikes and if not there are some fucked up drunkards at this school. Yesterday I got up around 12 and worked out with JJ. Afterwards I came back to my dorm and napped after doing some reading. I met up with Sandy and ate dinner with her and watched Monster In Law with her and some of the girls from her floor. Her RA is dope. She got us food. I started my night with Joe, Jack, Alex, Colin, and Eric. (Yeah, I was pimpin it) We went over to Shep for a little bit but made our way to Beaver to hang out with Bret and some of his frat buddies. Julia (whose dorm it was partially) was very nice. For the most part, people are extremely nice here and very friendly. I like it. After a little while we made our way over to Slayter and danced a little bit but it was not too crowded so we left to Sunset C. When we got there we met up with Zach and JJ. The boys decided they really wanted to go to Rose (a house in south quad) and I didn't really feel like it so they all gave me hugs and kisses on the cheek saying that they didn't want anything to happen to me and making sure it was ok. Haha, it was really cute. So they left and I stayed with JJ and Zach. Eventually JJ and I made our way back over to the House Party at Slayter which was definitely more exciting and bigger. I found Jonny Mac there and we all did a lot of dancing. Good times. After the the dance we met up with Charlie and Mel and made our way over to Shaw which ended up being done so we sat in East for a little while and watched the endless re-run of the VMAs. Around 1:20 we headed back to Shorney and I headed back to my dorm. It was definitely a long night but it was so much fun. I have a feeling that is probably what is going to happen here. We will be more wanderers than anything. We have to find a party that we really want to stay at for more than an hour. Off to take a safe-driving test and then do some homework. Current Mood: thirsty (Comment on this)
Thursday, September 1st, 2005
3:31 pm	TGIT I love school. Having lot's of work sucks but I really don't mind doing the reading we get because it is so interesting. I love that about college. You take classes that interest you and read things that matter to you. It's awesome. I got through my frist Wednesday. It wasn't too bad but I am sure as soon as the season starts it will be a bit more difficult. We went to the Habitat site yesterday. It was really cool. It's going to be lot's of fun. I am going to become a van driver so I can drive the Denison vans to the site. Haha YES! They are hella fun to drive. So I went to the swimming and diving meeting and I found out that I am the ONLY girl diving for Denison as of now. Craziness man! I am going to be with 4 or 5 guys. This season is about to kick my ass and I totally can't wait. I have been working out and doing a ton of crunches. I think I am going to try and head over to Mitchell after the honors picnic today. I really want to chill with some people tonight. Off to do work so that may be possible. :) Current Mood: busy Current Music: J5 (Comment on this)
Monday, August 29th, 2005
9:54 am	First Day So I realized that I have an 8:30 class EVERYDAY! AGH! Oh well. I really like my First Year Seminar (FYS). It's an English course on having a home and how our homes or lack there of shape us. We are reading Alex Kotlowitz's "There are No Children Here" and some other good books. I am really excited about building the Habitat for Humanity house. My Wednesday's are going to be long as hell but it's all good. I'm bout to put up my schedule. Monday: FYS 8:30 - 9:20 Spanish 10:30 - 11:20 HNR Latin American Literature 12:30 - 2:20 Tuesday: Interculteral Communication 8:30 - 9:50 Wednesday: FYS 8:30 - 9:20 Spanish 10:30 - 11:20 HNRS 12:30 - 2:20 Thursday: Communication 8:30 - 9:50 Spanish 10:30 - 11:20 Friday: FYS 8:30 -9:20 Spanish 10:30 - 11:20 It's not too bad. Tuesdays will be the best. I don't really do much on the weekdays anyway as my friends from home will attest. Napping will definitely be put into the schedule. I love napping. :) I realized that I will be non-existant to my friends when diving starts but then again I should be used to that because it was like that in high school. I'm definitely making time for my DOO fam, just like I tried to make time for my non-swimming/diving friends at home. Español me voy! Current Mood: excited Current Music: Tyrese (Comment on this)
Saturday, August 27th, 2005
5:37 pm	College life I have done sooooo much in the last week. I got onto campus on Friday morning and moved all of my stuff into Kappa Sigma and found out that I have the smallest dorm in the dorm. It’s all gravy though. I lofted my bed and I get to use the vanity. I loved being able to move in before the craziness this Thursday. I met other DOO people including Nathan, Chris “Dibbs” Dibble, and Joe. I was definitely a bit lonely the first night here though. I was the only girl and only person on my floor. The trip was amazing and I think I made some of the best friends I may have here at Denison. My group included some really cool people. The first day we hiked out to a camp site but it was being used by a different group so we had to keep moving until we found a make-shift camp site with no fire pit. It rained that night but fortunately we had a fly and a tarp underneath us so Brynn and I stayed dry. The second day we hiked to base camp which is located right by the Otter River. It was so nice to get into that water. I got some good pictures of Whitney, Meredith and Nathan enjoying the waterfall. We hung out with Carrie and Alex who were the base camp people as well as another group who was set up next to us. We got a really cool bio lesson about crayfish sex from my faculty leader who is a professor here. It was awesome. We were so engrossed. That night we had a bonfire with the other group and played mafia. I got to know Jonathon a little bit and found out we are both into some good hip-hop and rap. He’s from San Francisco area. Since being back I have been chillin’ with him every day. Anyway, the next day we took a day hike to a look out point which was dope. It was a chill day with no packs. That night we had a little talent show and I sang some India Arie. Jack did a great song about a Scotsman getting a ribbon tied around his goods. It was funny. We all ended up spooning outside on a tarp instead of sleeping in tents. It was great because we kept each other warm. The last day we hiked out around 7:15 and we got to the road in about 1 and a half hours which was incredibly good time. The ride home was great because we all knew each other for the most part. I played hella hearts with Brad, Luke, Colin and Cody. It was good stuff. When we got back we set up all the tents in the campus commons to let them air out. I watched the showing of Crash which is an intense movie. I definitely cried during some of the scenes. Racism is fucked up. It made me sick to my stomach to watch the cop molest the woman. GAHH fucking hate cops like that. Later that night I went to Lower Elm with some DOO people and drank a little with some of Bret’s (he was a trip leader) frat buddies. It was fun. JJ and I had a good time dancing. Haha it’s crazy cuz we are such goofs when we are with each other. It’s like me as a guy. It’s awesome. Wednesday night I went to the cookout for the orientation kids and then I went to the Homestead with Eric (another DOO leader) and met my honors student advisor. It was great. They are such a hippie commune. I ate a pretty decent vegan meal and enjoyed the company of Chris and Moustache (Alex’s friends, he was a base camp person on DOO) They can really do just about anything they want to out there because there is no campus security knocking on anyone’s door. The Homestead is a sustainable living option for 12 students. It is about a mile off of campus and they use stoves to cook their food and keep warm in the winter. They definitely rough it a lot. I’m interested in it but I don’t know if I will really be able to do it with diving and all. I have too see how this year goes as far as time goes. Thursday was move in day for the freshman so I met my room mate. She is really nice. I don’t think we will have any problems but I know we won’t be hanging out outside of our room because she is not much of a socialite. Oh well. J I am just really happy that she is letting me use the vanity. There was a casino night in Slayter, our student Union. It was all right. I didn’t stay the whole time. Jonathon and I decided to go wandering and meet new people in Shorney so we found Betsy and Michelle and their room party. Betsy is a funny girl. It was definitely fun watching them. Afterwards we went outside and hung out with a ton of people who were just chillin outside Smith and Shorney. I got some complimenting words from Jack (one of my DOO buddies) and what made my night was Brad coming back from Casino night with a box of dorm stuff. He let me have the gallon of detergent. It made me so happy. Yay Brad! Last night was hella fun. The day kind of sucked with a bunch of orientation crap but the Slayter Sizzzle was awesome. I got some good pics up of the dance. JJ and I went nuts. We tore the floor up. It was too much fun. Everyone was dripping with sweat by the end of the night. I could literally ring my clothes out. Haha! Sick I know. A lot of people pre-gamed but I don't like drinking and dancing. I have more fun when I am sober. After the dance JJ, Michael, Eric (his room mate), Sandy and myself headed over to Bret’s place in Sawyer. We didn’t stay too long because we were tired and not looking to drink. So we headed back to Shorney and chilled in Michael and Eric’s room (with air-conditioning!). On the way there I found my bike knocked down with a chair on top of it. Who the fuck throw’s a chair at someone’s bike? I think my wheel got bent because now it squeaks and hit’s the breaks when I ride it. Ugh, I need to find someone or a bike shop to fix it. Should’ve locked it to more than just the wheel. I guess I should be expecting stupid shit. Last year a water fountain was thrown out of a window in Shorney. Stupid ass freshman. We talked about how drinking every night or weekend is not going to be our thing because we did that in high school. Some people definitely are less experienced and think that they have to get wasted to have a good time at a party. Man, I am so thankful to have found some really dope people, especially Jonathon. JJ’s my guy. We’ve definitely saved each other’s asses a few times already in social situations. Haha good times. Today I got up at 12. I went to the Sex Signals presentation which was pretty entertaining and definitely informative. I enjoyed it. We get condoms all over this place. Literally you can find condoms everywhere. They really really don’t want people getting pregnant which is awesome. Haha. I don’t think I will be in need of any at this time. So basically I love college. It is absolutely wonderful being on my own. I think the missing the parents and family will come in a few weeks when everything has settled down but right now I am having a BLAST! I think this entry was long enough. J Current Mood: excited Current Music: Blackstreet (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, August 9th, 2005
1:52 pm	Success My graduation party was a huge success. We had about 80 people come through all together. I made a decent chunk of change too. Maxine was telling me about putting it into a bond but I really need to use the money for things so I shall go and deposit it today. I am in love with my hair cut. Brenna hooked me up. Kait looks really great too. $25 bucks for a hair cut is sweeeet. I am really happy that people were able to get along at my party. It really sucks when friends don't like each other. It makes things a bit difficult and it sucks to get caught in the middle of shit. It also sucks when there shouldn't be shit to be stuck in the middle of but I guess I can't really do too much about it. Oh well. After the party we went to Jeb's for a little while where I watched Kait and Chanel dance around to singing plastic flowers. It was priceless. Maxine came to my party too and spent the night which was really great. She is such a fun girl. I am so glad she hit it off with so many people. I know she had a good time with Lynda, Jackson, and Cory. The next day she and I went to the Wisconsin State Fair with David and Noah Pool. We had so much fun and ate a ton of food. We saw a circus too. I think the pig racing was the best though. Watching baby pigs swim through water and race around is quite entertaining. After the fair David, Max and I went to Burlington to see everyone at Chanel's cottage. It was really fun. At around 2 am I drove us home. I got some crap for it from people but I am really glad I decided to go because I liked getting up in my own bed and I knew that if I had spent the night we would not have gotten much sleep and Maxine had to be home in the morning for a test so it was just easier to leave then. I was a bum yesterday and didn't do too much so today I really need to get cracking. I plan on hiking, yes hiking with my boots that need to be broken in more, to the bank and back. Then I am going to get on my bike and go to Uncle Dan's to pick up a few more things for the trip. I also need to get some stuff from Osco. When I get back I plan on doing some packing of fall and winter clothing that I won't be needing in the next week before school. OOo I need to call Park National Bank and my room mate too to see if she can bring a fridge cuz I have no room and the person I thought I would get a fridge from doesn't have one. Ok I must be off. I need to SHOWER! Current Mood: busy Current Music: The Who (Comment on this)
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005
2:14 pm	Sleepy I have realized that the reason why I am so damned tired is because I cannot seem to get to sleep before 2 am even if I go to bed around 11:30. Motherfucker! It's so annoying because I really want to get things done in the morning yet i end up sleeping til 11:30 or 12 everyday. I am such a bum. Blehhh. I am in desperate need of a hair cut so tomorrow kait and I are going to Milios and getting our hair cut by Brenna. Good stuff. I was going to visit April today at Gilson but I don't think that is going to occur at this rate. I am trying to get in touch with kait but she is not answering her damn phone. Maybe I will just go over there and see if she is home and if she isn't then too bad and I will ride up by myself. It'll be good and make me get off my ass today. Although my mom has had me doing things around the house so I can't say I have been completely lazy. All right I am off! Current Mood: busy Current Music: Dido (Comment on this)
Monday, August 1st, 2005
5:50 pm	Weekend craziness Friday was fun. I went to Lynda's house sitting house and chilled with her and Jackson until Ben picked me up around 1 and took me to this party in wilmette. It was....interesting. Many drunk people and this one guy who was creepy and made out with my cheek. What the fuck? Anyway we made our way outta there fast. Saturday was dope. I went to the Gradfest at the Orrington Hotel. It was fantastic. Although there weren't too many people there I definitely got in a good two and a half hours of dancing in. I met some cool people. One of them was Stacey Mullings. Crazy fun girl. Sunday night was crazy. Kait, her two co-workers Emi and Adina and I went to Wicker Park. We saw Vince Vaughn!!! YES! We totally did. Kait mouthed "are you vince vaugn?" and he smiled and waved at us. It was really cool. We were so startstruck for the next half hour. When we go to the show we saw Tortured Soul. SOOO GOOD! We made some friends with this dancing guy named Neil. Smoked a J, drank some beer and headed over to this place called Ginbucks were we drank a little more and maxed some food. When we came out we bumped into the band (Tortured Soul) and went to this bar called Iggy which is a swank ass place. Adina's friend Micheala got us in. It was awesome. The bouncer was really nice. We didn't stay too long because we couldn't drink so we eventually made our way back to the train where we made friends with this guy Even who goes to loyola. It was fun talking to him. We also made friends with a guy named Chris who was on the purple line to go see his friend's new dog. Aww it was cute. I bought a camelbak today. YAY! It is awesome. I have to go drop something off with my dad and then go to belly dancing. I shall write again! Current Mood: chipper Current Music: nothing (1 Comment |Comment on this)