Today is Veteran's day, by many other students, it is a day the is marked by a lack of school and celebrated for that reason. We don't get the day off but it wasn't until this year that I really began to understand the significance of this holiday. It's weird because between now and next Veteran's day, life will be drastically different. Right now, if I know soldiers, they are friends of friends or friends of my parents but this time next year, it will be my best friend serving our country. Regardless of what people do in the military, the point is that they are ready and willing to serve our country with everything they have. I don't really know what else to say because these men and especially the woman are so incredibly awesome.
I feel like I have nothing else to say on that subject without rambling or getting too emotional so on to other current issues.
I had to register for my final semester of college classes. I have to petition for graduation (everyone has to, it is not because I am missing something, Mom) before March and before I know it, I will be on the field in a cap and gown with my friends. I would like to think that I am ready for all that.
Side note, I realized that I have given more tours in the last two weeks than I usually have in all of first semester. But they have been a lot more fun than usual which is great and totally worth it!
Okay, now I am really using this as an excuse not to be writing my GC reflection paper which is due tomorrow before I go into work. I am being responsible. I ate dinner before I started work and have Harry Potter on now.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Keep my head up i know I'll be fine
The first Vagina Monologues meeting was yesterday and it was awesome! I am super excited about our cast because I think that we have enough bonding events planned that they will gel as a group which is most of the fun of being a part of the show. I was worried that people wouldn't be happy with their parts but on the whole, most people are satisfied which is a load off my mind because I don't want to have anyone be discontent. Becca and I still have worries about the show but knowing that we have a cast that looks to be pretty dedicated makes life a lot easier. It's weird to see how my involvement has changed my college career with regards to VM. I started it because it was something my ex was passionate about, and made it through a crazy year with all sorts of drama surrounding the show to the point where I almost decided not to do it again. But, I knew the producers my sophomore year and they were awesome girls so I figured that I might as well. Then I went away and found an e-mail offering me this opportunity and I couldn't imagine my senior year without it now.
Honestly, there has been so much going on that I can barely think straight about everything that has happened lately. The most significant change in the past few weeks (besides having a cast) was that STAR Academy started again. STAR brings in children from the local community who need an extra push to be successful members of society. The program has Lehigh students (or STAR graduates) tutor for an hour and half about two Saturdays a month. This is program I have been involved in throughout all of my Lehigh time and has allowed me to make all sorts of new friends. I had the same tutee for the first three years but she graduated last June (very proud of her) and is now continuing her education elsewhere. My new tutee is a senior in high school so we are starting the application process all over again. It's more exciting to be doing that then looking for a job right now.
Now I need to go dig through my basement to see if I still have books from freshman year to write my capstone paper.
Honestly, there has been so much going on that I can barely think straight about everything that has happened lately. The most significant change in the past few weeks (besides having a cast) was that STAR Academy started again. STAR brings in children from the local community who need an extra push to be successful members of society. The program has Lehigh students (or STAR graduates) tutor for an hour and half about two Saturdays a month. This is program I have been involved in throughout all of my Lehigh time and has allowed me to make all sorts of new friends. I had the same tutee for the first three years but she graduated last June (very proud of her) and is now continuing her education elsewhere. My new tutee is a senior in high school so we are starting the application process all over again. It's more exciting to be doing that then looking for a job right now.
Now I need to go dig through my basement to see if I still have books from freshman year to write my capstone paper.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
We R Who We R
I don't really know what to say but I guess I can just make you aware of the random things that I have learned over the past few weeks.
1. 96 is the ideal number of people for marching band formations so our band has 97 for formations plus a drum major
2. Student Auxiliary Services are very nice people
3. I have to register for my final undergraduate semester NEXT WEEK.
4. I have not been so good at the talking on my tours, my throat hurts after I finish giving them but a lot of them are still fun, especially when I get questions.
5. I AM ON TRACK TO GRADUATE.
Okay, now I am going to bed. Will post more when I am not so tired.
1. 96 is the ideal number of people for marching band formations so our band has 97 for formations plus a drum major
2. Student Auxiliary Services are very nice people
3. I have to register for my final undergraduate semester NEXT WEEK.
4. I have not been so good at the talking on my tours, my throat hurts after I finish giving them but a lot of them are still fun, especially when I get questions.
5. I AM ON TRACK TO GRADUATE.
Okay, now I am going to bed. Will post more when I am not so tired.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
You're Not Thinking About Tomorrow
I always mean to post more and then I get distracted (as usual) and somehow forget. So more thoughts with numbers so that there is some reason in the chaos of things I want to talk about.
1. My mom thinks I should write about the things I learned in high school that have most benefited me in college. I want to but that would need to be another post entirely and I think that is a unique experience because it was more the life lessons I learned both in the classroom and outside during those years that helped most rather than the by the book educational things.
2. We had Vagina Monologues auditions this week which means that the show is coming together. Slowly but surely, it's becoming something more than a really long to do list. The to do list is huge but everything is an exciting prospect. I spent more time in the Women's Center this week then ever before but it is still awesome. One of my friends asked me how I knew so many people as I said hi to what felt like a billion people that I knew from the copious time I spend at the Women's Center. They are genuinely awesome people to spend time with and even being a senior, it's been really nice getting to know new people.
3. Pacing Break has come and gone. It never feels like long enough since it is only two days but at the same time, I was going to take advantage because I would rather have one much longer weekend than two three day weekends. I went to DC to babysit some of the cutest kids I know. Campbell and Reagan are amazing and I know I will never have kids of my own who are as great as the two of them are, young as they are. My mom also came out to babysit with me and then play tourist for a little while and then stayed through the following weekend for Parent's Weekend with my younger sister. Mom and I went to the International Spy Museum. It was AWESOME! And that is saying that as my 21 year old self and not as my six year old inner child. It is not by any means a boring museum nor is it geared towards children since the history of conflicts are needed to understand the importance of the espionage roles.
4. We are over half way finished with the semester (I think, it gets confusing) but this year is already flying by. It feels like each new semester goes faster than the last. Although spring semester drags while we are in it because of the cold. There is still so much to accomplish this semester!
5. This weekend is young alumni which has been fun seeing the people who have graduated relatively recently all come back and return to college for the weekend. While work has put a damper on being able to spend as much time with them as I would like, it's just been nice to see them all.
Okay so I think this is enough of a break from my essay and I should really get back to it. Although it has been good fun reflecting on all of the things that have happened since the last time I sat down and wrote but I am hoping that between this time and the next, there is not such a lag.
1. My mom thinks I should write about the things I learned in high school that have most benefited me in college. I want to but that would need to be another post entirely and I think that is a unique experience because it was more the life lessons I learned both in the classroom and outside during those years that helped most rather than the by the book educational things.
2. We had Vagina Monologues auditions this week which means that the show is coming together. Slowly but surely, it's becoming something more than a really long to do list. The to do list is huge but everything is an exciting prospect. I spent more time in the Women's Center this week then ever before but it is still awesome. One of my friends asked me how I knew so many people as I said hi to what felt like a billion people that I knew from the copious time I spend at the Women's Center. They are genuinely awesome people to spend time with and even being a senior, it's been really nice getting to know new people.
3. Pacing Break has come and gone. It never feels like long enough since it is only two days but at the same time, I was going to take advantage because I would rather have one much longer weekend than two three day weekends. I went to DC to babysit some of the cutest kids I know. Campbell and Reagan are amazing and I know I will never have kids of my own who are as great as the two of them are, young as they are. My mom also came out to babysit with me and then play tourist for a little while and then stayed through the following weekend for Parent's Weekend with my younger sister. Mom and I went to the International Spy Museum. It was AWESOME! And that is saying that as my 21 year old self and not as my six year old inner child. It is not by any means a boring museum nor is it geared towards children since the history of conflicts are needed to understand the importance of the espionage roles.
4. We are over half way finished with the semester (I think, it gets confusing) but this year is already flying by. It feels like each new semester goes faster than the last. Although spring semester drags while we are in it because of the cold. There is still so much to accomplish this semester!
5. This weekend is young alumni which has been fun seeing the people who have graduated relatively recently all come back and return to college for the weekend. While work has put a damper on being able to spend as much time with them as I would like, it's just been nice to see them all.
Okay so I think this is enough of a break from my essay and I should really get back to it. Although it has been good fun reflecting on all of the things that have happened since the last time I sat down and wrote but I am hoping that between this time and the next, there is not such a lag.
Friday, September 24, 2010
I Wanna Jump in the Cold Water
I have not been good about updating this and for that, I apologize but I have had a lot going on and no real time to sit down and write about it. This might also have been the most literal title I have ever used. So, things I have to say about life right now:
1. This weather is insane. It goes from pouring rain to really hot within hours. I don't want it to be fall yet because then it gets too close to the real cold but this heat is a little ridiculous. It's back to be being too hot to sleep! Maybe that's just me though... Also, my room tends to be warmer than the rest of my house and we can't really figure out why.
2. I now live in the Women's Center. I really wish I had discovered it earlier! Today I got to make buttons, like turn them from paper circles into full pins. It's surprisingly awesome despite how lame it sounds. The people who work there (because you don't have to be a woman to work in the Women's Center) are fantastic. They are funny and silly and just great people to be around.
3.I feel like I might be falling behind on Vagina Monologues things but I don't know what I could be doing differently. We got our scripts this week and started pushing people to sign up for auditions and getting forms which is all super exciting. We are really looking for support and ways to get people to donates something! Whether that something is time or items or monetary support, we just know that we have a lot of options to help us fund-raise. Our goal seems reachable but it's still daunting.
4. I love my roommates. Or I guess housemates would be a better term for them since that is what they are. We have been hanging out playing video games, watching TV together (especially crazy wedding shows) and then just getting "stuck" downstairs. By stuck I mean going downstairs on a mission and then taking forever to make it back upstairs because we get distracted by spending time with each other.
5. Classes are going pretty well, they are not that different from other semesters. I don't have one class that I am in love with like I usually do that but I don't know if that is because I am lacking classes that I truly dislike also so on a relative basis, they are all good.
I guess that is all I really have to say tonight. The heat is making me distracted because all I want to do is jump in the shower and then try to get some sleep before I overheat again. Well, for tonight, I shall be going.
1. This weather is insane. It goes from pouring rain to really hot within hours. I don't want it to be fall yet because then it gets too close to the real cold but this heat is a little ridiculous. It's back to be being too hot to sleep! Maybe that's just me though... Also, my room tends to be warmer than the rest of my house and we can't really figure out why.
2. I now live in the Women's Center. I really wish I had discovered it earlier! Today I got to make buttons, like turn them from paper circles into full pins. It's surprisingly awesome despite how lame it sounds. The people who work there (because you don't have to be a woman to work in the Women's Center) are fantastic. They are funny and silly and just great people to be around.
3.I feel like I might be falling behind on Vagina Monologues things but I don't know what I could be doing differently. We got our scripts this week and started pushing people to sign up for auditions and getting forms which is all super exciting. We are really looking for support and ways to get people to donates something! Whether that something is time or items or monetary support, we just know that we have a lot of options to help us fund-raise. Our goal seems reachable but it's still daunting.
4. I love my roommates. Or I guess housemates would be a better term for them since that is what they are. We have been hanging out playing video games, watching TV together (especially crazy wedding shows) and then just getting "stuck" downstairs. By stuck I mean going downstairs on a mission and then taking forever to make it back upstairs because we get distracted by spending time with each other.
5. Classes are going pretty well, they are not that different from other semesters. I don't have one class that I am in love with like I usually do that but I don't know if that is because I am lacking classes that I truly dislike also so on a relative basis, they are all good.
I guess that is all I really have to say tonight. The heat is making me distracted because all I want to do is jump in the shower and then try to get some sleep before I overheat again. Well, for tonight, I shall be going.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
A Moment, A Laugh
I actually have time to sit and write something! I know it's been a while since I have written an actual update as to what has been going on but the truth is that there has been a lot. I am co-producing Lehigh's production of The Vagina Monologues this year and while the show might now be until February, there is a lot to be done before we can even work on getting together a cast. Being producer was never something I thought was a possibility but so far, it's been pretty amazing and I know it's going to be even more work than it has been already but it will also get even better as we get more people involved with all the new ideas that my co-producer and I hope to incorporate into our show.
Other things, classes have started. Senioritus exists already but nowhere near as badly as it did in high school. Maybe because I don't have a job yet or maybe because I am more engaged with my classes now than I was in high school. It's going to be a good year academically. The new STEPS building is awesome. I am a little sad that I don't have a class in there. I might have to schedule an elective there just for fun next semester.
It's been really nice being back, seeing people I haven't seen in six months, meeting people from all the organizations that I am rejoining as time has passed. This is shaping up to be a really great semester. Stay tuned for how things shape up to be.
Other things, classes have started. Senioritus exists already but nowhere near as badly as it did in high school. Maybe because I don't have a job yet or maybe because I am more engaged with my classes now than I was in high school. It's going to be a good year academically. The new STEPS building is awesome. I am a little sad that I don't have a class in there. I might have to schedule an elective there just for fun next semester.
It's been really nice being back, seeing people I haven't seen in six months, meeting people from all the organizations that I am rejoining as time has passed. This is shaping up to be a really great semester. Stay tuned for how things shape up to be.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Let's Get Together
Senior year starts tomorrow and to be honest, I am finally psyched. There is a ton to do that is all super exciting and at this point, almost all of my friends are back and it has been amazing seeing all of them as well as meeting a ton of new people. I missed out on recruitment last year so I am catching up on meeting our new pledge class and so far, they seem like a really great group of girls.
My room is still a bit of a disaster zone for now but a light week of class for now should make that a little bit easier to fix, trying to make sure that I can stay focused and not watch "How I Met Your Mother" instead.
And it happened... I got distracted... I got to talk to my roommates (they are seriously awesome) and then started watching more DVDs. So I will leave it with this for now, because to be honest, it's almost midnight and I have senior things to do tomorrow before I really start class but it's kind of an anti-climactic last first day of school. Still, my schedule this semester, is awesome.
My room is still a bit of a disaster zone for now but a light week of class for now should make that a little bit easier to fix, trying to make sure that I can stay focused and not watch "How I Met Your Mother" instead.
And it happened... I got distracted... I got to talk to my roommates (they are seriously awesome) and then started watching more DVDs. So I will leave it with this for now, because to be honest, it's almost midnight and I have senior things to do tomorrow before I really start class but it's kind of an anti-climactic last first day of school. Still, my schedule this semester, is awesome.
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