Registration

Hey,

I'm really anxious about registration. I don't want the classes or times I want to fill up. I'm excited for my classes next year except for the fact I have to take a science class.

What I hope to take:

Meteorology
Portuguese 3001
Spanish Literature
French 1003
Introduction to Interpreting

I found out today that I can get an interpreting certificate. This makes me incredibly happy. I love how things can change so much in a day.

In other news, I probably won't blog much if at all if you haven't gotton that vibe. If you care about what's going on in my life you can just ask. That sounds better anyways.

Have a beautiful day.

Busy Wednesday

Hello,

Today is stressful because I have more plans than I have time. I also dread finishing my Freshman Writing paper. I dislike that class so strongly it hurts.

My planned schedule for today:

10-12: Work on Freshman Writing Paper
12-2: Lunch with Branden, Kevin, and Sean
2:30-3:20: Creative Writing Lecture
3:30-5: Venezuela Orientation
5-5:30: Dinner
~5:45-?: Wait in line for Avenue Q tickets
8-10?: Avenue Q


I have lots more to say, but it's from a while ago so I'll just skip it. All you should know is that Owen Pallett is amazing and you should see him in concert!

Swearing Seems Eloquent

First of all, hello sore muscles. I'm definately back to the gym and back to being active. Yesterday I walked around downtown for a while, played 3 1/2 hours of badminton, and lifted weights for 1/2 hour. It was really really wonderful.

Second of all, I don't understand people. The ridiculous ones both entertain me and make me angry. Specifically those that think they are better or know more than EVERYONE else. I can't help but laugh out loud when a really disgustingly ignorant comment comes out of his mouth. He probably thinks I'm jealous of whatever awesomeness he thinks he has...but oh no dear sweet anything of everything that is good and decent I am not jealous...not at all. And please don't say "I don't think New York is for me" one day with that rich snob slurring and exaggerating of your sssspeeCH and then the next day act like it's the most beautiful place in the world and you know everything of anything that is everyone. You are definately a pretentious prick who deserves a bitch slap to the face. Mmm it would be delicious to actually say these types of things to people (or 2 persons)...but I have a feeling it wouldn't make a difference so I won't.

Third of all, leftover Chinese food could easily be debated as being wayyy better than fresh Chinese food. On this topic (relating to the fact I had Chinese food last night contatining shrimp) I also don't hate shrimp anymore. I'm slowly removing that idea from my head because I haven't been grossed out by shrimp in a long time. The texture is still gross to me, but the flavor is enough to make up for it. Oysters...still gross.

Fourthly, I am helping the planet by creating No Meat Monday for myself, as well as having red meat no more than once a week. Chicken and Fish will never be removed from my diet permanently so just get that idea out of your head.

Other random news is that today is going to be a productive day. Just flat out saying I'm in a perfectly decent mood, feel refreshed (but sore) from exercising, and have plenty to do. The weather is perfect to stop this daydreaming that I have been doing and move on to homework.

Though I wish yesterday could be put on repeat for a while because it was so fucking fantastic, I understand that I will have to take today on with some amount of happiness and enjoy it.

On that note. If you have any other emotion that is anything other than awesomeness snap out of it.

So now I will say goodbye and have a nice day. :)

Daydreaming in the Rain

My mind is distracted still. I need my weekend. I need it so bad. Actually I just need for classes to be done and to just enjoy my free time some more. Last week was far too much fun and now I feel trapped with work to do.

I really do love this rainy weather. Except it makes me lazy and causes me to daydream a lot. I've had someone on my mind far too much and I need it to stop.

Maybe I'll shut my window and smother myself in homework. I really just need someone to walk into my room, slap me across the face, and then leave.

Today in Spanish we listened to a song that was about working all week and then earning your weekend. I don't think I have deserved a weekend in a while based on the minimal work I put into the week. Perhaps I'll earn this one.

Dead Sea Scrolls, Como Zoo, Owen Pallett concert, plus other random events. That's what I have to look forward to.

Week of Awesomeness to Week of Work

Hello,

My mind is so cluttered it's hard to move. If you can imagine just stacks and stacks of stuff piled up and flying all around my head...that's what my mind is like right now. I will work on getting those things organized this week.

I had a crazy epic week last week. I cannot emphasize enough how much I love the city and how certain I am that I'll live in a huge city for the rest of my life. Also, my friends here are so absolutely amazing. I'm glad that everything has worked out the way it has.

41 days until I am on a plane to Venezuela. It's both unbelieveable and awesome.

I really love Sundays now. It seems like it's kind of assumed that pretty much every Sunday Alejandro and I are going to hang out. Yesterday I watched 2 of his soccer games and talked with some of his family. Then we just drove around St. Paul and Minneapolis. It's an entire day of speaking Spanish and it has improved my Spanish an incredible amount.

I didn't get any sleep this weekend except for 9 hours last night, but the morning still felt like a sleep hangover due to my odd sleep schedule Friday and Saturday. One of the highlights of the weekend was playing night games like Sardines and Tag outside and then later on the 10th-13th floors of Middlebrook with Ian, Andrew, Kevin, Branden, and Mike.

I heard some good poetry on Saturday too. The crowd was a little stereotypical, but I guess they aren't as bad as the theater crowd so I'll accept it. I enjoyed the event more than I thought I would so that's nice.

I've discovered my ideal studying location and that is in the Hennepin County Library in downtown Minneapolis. I'll be studying there today after eatting in Middlebrook and before going to the gym.

That's right...I'm back at the gym. I'll move on from my laziness and start going to the gym more. Even though I have been playing badminton a lot more and with Kevin & Branden that gets pretty intense.

I've been watching Pan's Labyrinth and Inglourious Basterds a lot lately. I'm positive those two movies are in my top 5 favorite movie list. Plus one is in Spanish and the other has French in it. Perfect for me.

This week has to be another "Good Student Week" due to the fact that last week was just pure fun. I have so much to do it's really just sucky, but whatever. Starting Friday it's back to awesomeness for a while.

So...yeah...there you go.

Sunny with a Chance of it Being a Classic Thursday

Hey.

Today has all the potential to be an excellent day, but I realized today that nice weather and school together triggers some terrible memories. For some reason sitting in class made me think of 9th grade Algebra and I had some stressful memories come back. Then I thought of Chemistry and some other classes I found stressful.

I didn't have Spanish today. We watched a movie in French. All I have for Freshman Writing is a 15 minute conference at 2. Then Creative Writing at 6:20. It sounds excellent. Branden and I were planning on going to the Walker...I think that is still happening...or I hope so.

I also got some bad news this morning. I don't really want to talk about it yet because in my mind it isn't official. Of course it would happen on a sunny Thursday.

My weekend hasn't really ended yet...and I don't think it will until next Tuesday.

I can't wait for rain and thunderstorms this weekend even though I enjoy these nice temperatures.

72 and Sunny

Hello,

Yesterday was a really good day. Andrew and I went downtown to enjoy the nice weather and study in the library. Then we met up with Kevin and went to How to Train Your Dragon. A cute movie that I really enjoyed.

This week I don't have Freshman Writing except for a 15 minute conference on Thursday. Which means that today is like Monday/Friday which are two days that I really enjoy.

My Creative Writing story is almost done. I think I'll post it, but it will be kind of long...so prepare yourself for that.

Anyways, enjoy this awesome weather!

Date Night

Hello,

I just returned from a beautiful night filled with adventure and Spanish. I honestly didn't want it to end.

It wasn't a date, but it was about as close to a date as you can get without any of the classic date-like situations.

I'm happy.

Adventure Adventure

Right now I have a really strong desire to have an adventure. In Spanish we started the "Tiempo Libre" chapter and we talked about adventure. We also learned about "Viajes a Medida" which is something I definately want to do. I would do it right now if I could. Just traveling to other countries and doing some of the craziest activites possible. I think skydiving sounds really epic right about now, or even scuba diving or stuff like that.

But, instead what lies ahead for my day is kind of unknown. All I know is that I'm going to yoga. I hope something epic happens tonight.

Last night I had two voicemails that made me smile a lot. I also had a conference with my Creative Writing teacher and he really liked my story. I was so happy because I did take a risk with it and I guess I made it work. I still need to fix some things though. After that I hung out with Andrew, Temi, and Sandra who are people I really enjoy.

Well, I have to call the dentist now to try to figure out what's wrong with my tooth. Wish me luck.

Tactics of Writing

Since break started I've got into this habit of wanting to watch a movie. It feels like an actual craving to me which is really weird because I always used to find it hard to watch movies. Maybe it's the fact that the movies I've been watching late have all been incredibly good.

I'm slowly starting to take care of things one at a time, but the fact that today is Thursday shocked me. I'm fairly certain that the past few days have just been a daydream. I don't think I was mentally anywhere, but last night I got 8 hours of good sleep and I feel at least 80-90 percent here.

If you want to make a paper longer make the period size 16, comma size 13, and change the font to Calabria (or whatever it is). I found that helped me get my 5 page research paper done quickly and efficiently.



I'm not sure what else to say other than most things are good and that tomorrow will be a great day!

A Little Dark Inspiration

Hi,

It's me again. I'm writing a second blog for the first time in a long time. I'm just in this really odd mood I don't think I've ever been in.

I was really depressed about 3 hours ago...like really really depressed. It all started off with the lighting in my room being really gross, but then Sajinee called me for dinner and I felt really tired. The food was gross and I had a really bad toothache.

I'm really convinced that something is wrong with the filling that I had done on my cavity. I'm scared though because I don't have the time or energy to have them do anything other than tell me everything is fine. I'm still trying to figure out what to do...maybe it will feel better tomorrow.

Anyways, after Sajinee made me feel bad for not eatting anything because my tooth hurt to bad to even eat jello, I went to my room and did nothing but think about what could be wrong with my tooth and it made me feel like crying. I got really depressed and thought that I should just close the curtains and take a nap until the sun went down and maybe I could stop feeling so gross. All I did though was toss and turn for about an hour and think about the fact that I have a Spanish test tomorrow and a paper to email tonight.

I just received Pan's Labyrinth in the mail today and I thought it would be good to watch. I didn't know anything about it except that I was told it was really good and that there was animation. So I'm thinking just a creepy PG movie right? Well...I did happen to see the rating when I was unwrapping the DVD, but didn't think anything of it. Then I start watching it and thought that it's a lot different than I was expecting. Then I get creeped out...had one of those "ah ha" moments. Before I know it the movie is over and I really like it, but am kind of angry about the ending. Then I go on the computer and turn on itunes and this creepy song that I really like comes on.

Now, I have to finish writing my creative writing story, which is the story of a world made of paper and the creator of it is a painter that makes everything. One day a girl comes through the forest and freaks the painter out because he wants a world of perfection and free of any kind of stress. He locks her in a room...then that's where I'm at with writing it. But, I've already decided (from the original 3 page writing exercise) she's going to light a cigarette and wreck the village and the painter is going to disappear and everything is going to go back to reality. (Not to ruin anything if I ever post this). I'd say it's already creepy enough, but I'm telling you Pan's Labyrinth and the song "Paris is Burning" by St. Vincent is my current inspiration. I can't imagine I could be inspired to write a darker story.

But, if you're wondering I'm not necessarily "depressed" anymore. I liked the movie too much and now I can finally write this ending I was struggling with during all the sunshine and happy music.

I really hope there's a thunderstorm tomorrow...I don't know the odds of that by any means, but I haven't watched the weather in a while so it's possible. I don't want to check the weather because then I might just be disappointed.

Well I'm off to hopefully write a masterpiece.

Goodnight.

Words and Such

Vampire Weekend was so good I just can't even talk about it. It's a life experience that everyone who enjoys their music should attend.

The intro. band was...well...it just was. I hope they sold at least one CD or t-shirt even thought I would kind of judge whoever spent money on that.

In other news, I need to get inspired quickly. I need to write 2 papers by Thursday, study for a Spanish test for tomorrow, and other random stuff. Not too difficult, but I definately need some kind of inspiration. Good music and happy thoughts will be included in my day.

I'm probably going to convince someone to come to another concert with me...it will either be As Tall as Lions, Dr. Dog, or The Apples in Stereo. I have no clue which I would prefer. I'd rather have someone else decide because each one is amazing. I'll figure it out. Or I'll save money and not go to any. Either way I'm perfectly happy (even though I would rather go to one).

I feel obligated to say a "did you know" type thing to make this blog worthwhile for you. I'm not sure why I feel the need to make a difference in your life, but I do so congratulations.

Did you know: ‘Jay’ used to be slang for ‘foolish person.’ So when a pedestrian ignored street signs, he was referred to as a ‘jaywalker.’

Have a nice day.

March 22nd: Vampire Weekend

Hello,

Somebody is erasing me from their life. I really don't mind at all, in fact, I helped them out by deleting them from facebook. I'm happy this is finally happening.

Meanwhile somebody else has a crush on me. In another situation I might like this person, but it's far too complicated and I think I've had enough of that. Friends we will be and one day soon I will have to explain in my best Spanish why it won't work out...I don't look forward to that day which may or may not be next Sunday.

Yesterday I semi-planned out the next 15 years of my life. It's just a rough sketch of what it might end up being. I'll more than likely join the Peace Corps after graduating from the U of M, then go to graduate school in either California or Washington D.C., then join UNICEF, and then work for a while in a New York government job or something, and by the time I'm 35 I will indeed work at the United Nations as an interpreter. It sounds really awesome to me.

I don't know what's going on today. It is currently approximately 9:15am. I don't have French class. My homework is minimal and nothing is due tomorrow besides a little online Spanish homework. Tonight will be REALLY epic. I've been awaiting this day since sometime in December.

Oh, Brief Encounter is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. It is similar to watching a live movie, the acting was good, and everything was just great. I highly recommend it.

I guess I'll go find something to do. Enjoy your day.

Exciting!

Dear entire world,

Tonight I go to Brief Encounter at the Guthrie.

Tomorrow night I go to the Vampire Weekend concert at First Ave.


*Cue high pitched squealing*

Adventures to Get to Uptown

All my friends in Minneapolis are completely, but not limited to, absolute awesomeness. This video is just one of many examples. I really love editing.

Friday night, I went on the most random adventure of my life while mourning the departure of Branden.

Kevin and I went downtown after getting frozen yogurt in Dinkytown. Originally we went to see the library, but when we got there it was 5 minutes before closing, so our viewing was limited. So, we decide to walk to uptown. Even though I have done this more than once, from the location we were at, I honestly had no clue how to get there, but I figured that eventually I could get us to end up there. For some reason I have this idea that Minneapolis is small or that I know it really well.

Anyways, we cross this epic bridge into a land where all the apartments are fancy and everything is beautiful. We stop at this small grocery store and get flavors of Arizona tea that we hadn't even heard of. We run into a bus stop that claims we are somewhere around Colombia Heights. There are some shady characters, but it's night so everything seemed shady. We walk around for a while deciding that everything is great. We run into the Minneapolis Museum of Art or something like that.

Anyways, the columns are lit up really pretty and it looks beautiful. We walk next to this gated community where about 10,000 crows are looking down at us and flying over us. It felt like something from a scary movie. Kevin, of course, stomps really loudly to get them to fly all over the place. They freak out. I notice people are going into the museum for some event and I realize that I have to use the restroom, so we thought we would check it out. It was definately some children's theatre things or something and we both became very aware that we were not 8 years old or a parent. It was pretty awkward.

Later, we think we know where we are. Things start becoming familiar. We run into an epic apartment and admire it from up-close. Kevin sneezes really loudly on the doorstep and we quickly walk away.

Approximately 1/2 hour later we realize that we no longer know where we are, but we run into Franklin Avenue and Garfield Street. We decide that it is the coolest crossing ever. We almost get hit by a car, I walk across a pile of puke, and the apartments continue to be awesome.

Approximately 1/2 hour later we find a building labeled Uptown. Everything seems awesome and we feel accomplished. Kevin says he knows where we are and everything is joyus. We walk into a shady gas station to buy scratch off tickets because we're feeling lucky. We weren't quite as lucky as we thought. We then walk into a record store and a witchcraft place. Both of which were interesting.

We continue our journey and after walking a while longer we realize we no longer know where we are. I see Lake Street ahead and know that that leads somewhere familiar in uptown. We don't know whether to go right or left so Kevin chooses a number for each side, I pick 1, so we go left.

Left, turns out to be very shady. Everything is in foreign languages and the residents are all out and about on a Friday night. I have to go to the bathroom again so we stop in a Walgreens, unfortunately they don't have a bathroom.

So we walk into a White Castle. Everything seems empty and this guy is mopping, but doesn't look up to acknowledge us. We walk out and stand outside the door. We both start commenting about how fucking creepy the place was, and then I look at the door and see a sign that says "We're listening and watching you." We both laugh and decide to try again. We walk in and on the bathroom doors it says "For paying customers only." Kevin doesn't like White Castle and I don't want to spend money so we're both staring at the menu. The guy asks us what we want. I'm like "well I just have to go to the bathroom" and he's like "Okay I'll buzz you in". While I'm gone the girl practically harasses Kevin asking him if he wants to order before or after I'm done. I use this dirty bathroom that was obviously made when automatic was popular because everything was just crappy automatic. I get out, nobody is around, so Kevin and I run for it.

We continue left thinking it was going to get better, however, it doesn't. We almost get attacked by an orange cat running across the street. A creepy couple looks at us asking if it was "Couple's Walking Night" and we're like whatttt? We turn around, see some more shady people and finally get back to somewhat normalness.

Pretty soon I see Cheapo and know exactly where we are. We rejoice that we made it successfully to Uptown and celebrate by going to Jimmy John's in this Mall area of Uptown. We watch some odd people pass by us, including Uptown's finest hipsters, a teenage boy holding his mother's hand, and a guy telling us about how he's ordering wings at this other place, but wants to know how Jimmy John's is.

After we eat, rest our legs, and laugh about our adventure, we get on the 6U and go back to my dorm to watch Will & Grace. On the bus there was an old lady that fell asleep and was twitching and licking her lips and it was pure craziness. Kevin was laughing and commenting and once she was awake she kept looking at him as he was commenting. She was wearing a whole bunch of clothes that looked really comfortable. We couldn't stop laughing.

We get back to my dorm, watch Will & Grace, then Kevin leaves and I go to sleep.

This whole adventure takes about 6 hours for us to get to a familiar Uptown location, and a total of 8 hours after everything is over. 4pm-midnight.

Epic Day.

Now I'm at home in Southern Minnesota, enjoying laziness by watching The Minus Man and Pulp Fiction. I love Pulp Fiction so much. Tomorrow I have my Travel Clinic appointment. Woo hoo Venezuela.

Spring Break Woot Woot

I SURVIVED!

I feel like I should get some kind of prize for making it through this crazy week.

Yesterday I had to tell a story in front of my Creative Writing class. I told about the time that I had to give a presentation in 6th grade, but forgot about it so I had to improv a Meow Mix commerical. We'll say it was my most embarassing moment ever.

So...I was really nervous for this and was in a "I hate the world" type of mood before class...so I decide to buy an energy drink and powerbar. I get SUPER hyper and it was awesome. Even Sajinee was scared. My Creative Writing teacher was laughing at me. Anyways, summary of story is all the energy made me forget about my nerves, tell the story fairly naturally, and make everyone laugh. It was the best presentation/speech/public speaking experience ever right next to the time I acted like Ms. Myran for a SnoDaze skit.

Last night I hung out with Andrew, Preston, and Ian in my dorm. We watched the Lady Gaga music video premiere and went to McDonald's at midnight. Pretty awesome.

Mmm...nothing else to talk about really so I will take this time for an advertisement:

I'm not sure how many people randomly stumble upon this or anything, BUT everyone should go to www.uofmrelayforlife.com and then do the follow tasks:

-Click Donate
-Search for Team: SPACO
-Click SPACO
-Donate to the Team the amount you want ($10 minimum I think) If you can give me credit for your donation somehow it would help me reach my "goal", but I guess that doesn't really matter to me because I'm not sure how to do it.

Anyways, I figured it would be a good opportunity to meet people in my major and do some volunteering. So...yeah...now I have to raise money. Woo hoo. I hate asking for money. So if you could just spread the word somehow that would be awesome.


In other news SPRING BREAK HAS ARRIVED!!!!

Crazy Week Without a Creative Title

Hello.

Past few days news that I've been too busy to announce:

-Citizen Cope concert was crazy and led me to be a more aggressive person...something I've been meaning to change.

-The Oscars were both satisfying and disappointing. I'm just not the biggest fan of The Hurt Locker, but I won't judge.

-Mamma Mia was good. Though, it was very much a musical and I feel as if I am obligated to sneeze glitter now that I've seen it. Life changed.

-This week is crazy....literally, metaphorically, figuratively: Crazy. Mainly because I have a ridiculous amount of French assignments/tests/papers to do. Shoot me and I'd feel a little better.

-I'm over the fact that my mom freaks out when I act myself...which is a sarcastic, serious tone to my emails...I should learn sarcasm doesn't transfer in emails and she should learn not to take me completely seriously. In the end, I have bigger things to worry about than her calling me mean and spiteful.

-My Spanish teacher is going to write me a recommendation for a $2,000 study abroad scholarship. I'm surprised and happy, but that means I have to do work. Oh well.

-Ice Skating continues to be awesome. I went to Open Skate today. I'm still awkward and not good, but can sucessfully skate by myself and look decent for a brief amount of time. I also got a battle wound today...it looks epically gross.

-The fun little things are what is getting me through this week...if I motivate myself to get all my work done so I can go out and do something...it gets done quickly. My excuse tonight is that I'm going to finish watching the other half of The Dark Night...and Sajinee is going to come up and visit me.

-I feel as if I should be more stressed and worried than I am...I haven't decided whether this is good or bad, but tomorrow should give me the answer.

-Tomorrow I have to tell a story in front of my Creative Writing class. If you haven't heard the story of when I gave a commerical speech in 6th grade you should ask me...it's one of the better stories I can tell & also the most tragic moment of my life...or something close.

I wish you a happy Wednesday and Thursday. I LOVE YOUUUUU!!!!!! (To come off a little bit nicer than I probably sound) :)

Not According to Plan, but Still Excellent

Hello.

Yesterday was an awesome day. NOTHING went as planned except for the fact that I hung out with Branden & Kevin and that I saw Alice in Wonderland.

What ended up happening was that Kevin & I met up to go ice skating, but it turns up the syncronized skaters reserved the rink until 11pm. I mean what is that? Pshh. But, anyways, we met up with Branden and ended up playing badminton, which was really fun so much so that I didn't mind skipping the research study I was going to (Mike called anyways to cancel). We played with a bunch of random people who we were pretty sure were on some kind of team or in some kind of group. After we got kind of tired and hungry we sat on the side mats and watch the gymnastic team practice. There were some very attractive individuals and I'm sure they were creeped out by us staring, but it's there fault for practicing without shirts on. After that, Branden & I went to Cane's Chicken to eat then took his friend from high school to the megabus station downtown. Hmm...then we hung out in his room for a while and just chatted, Mike came up to visit, and then we later went to the Hard Rock Cafe and Alice in Wonderland, hung out in the 12th floor study lounge until 4 in the morning, then went to my dorm to have a sleepover.

I bought a really fancy drink at Hard Rock and apparently I bought the glass it came in without realizing it. So now I have a really fancy glass. Yay.

I'm doing laundry right now and I don't like it. I really just want to take a shower...but I have to wait for clothes.

Oh, my review of Alice in Wonderland isn't the greatest. I felt like it had a lot of potential and there were certain things I really liked about it, but overall there were a lot of unnecessary things. I would probably see it again eventually (not in theaters), but it's not on my favorite movie list. The first credits song also made my ears bleed a little bit. But, I will say that there were definately things that I liked a lot in it.

Tonight is Citizen Cope concert. I am excited. I love music so much. Oh, and Fleet Foxes is added on to by top 5 favorite bands by the way. I just love their songs as well as their music videos. I hope they come to Minneapolis in the next 3 years.

Well, lots to do and not a lot of time to do it so...yeah.

Finally Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wooo Whooooo!

Hello.
Excuse me. I had a Mocha with an Extra Shot on an empty stomach and I feel like my energy is shooting in all directions now. Anyways I'll try to make this as clear and fluent as possible.

The band Belle & Sebastian is working on a new album. This is super exciting. I love their music soooo much.

In other music news: This music video is one of my favorites ever--

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrQRS40OKNE

It was the inspiration to a short story I wrote yesterday for Creative Writing. I have to say that it is the most awesome idea I have ever had for a short story (or at least I think anyways). It's not peaked to perfection yet so I'll wait to share it with you. But anyways...that video is so incredibly awesome. Love the song & the band.

I am currently the coordinator of 2 events I have going on today. I hate being coordinator because you have to keep track of people and be annoying. It's kind of stressful at the moment because the events are right after one another, but I know everything will work out so it's all good.

Ice skating today!! We'll see what I learned and see if I can be decent by myself today. I hope so.

In random news Branden & I as well as my Creative Writing teacher agree that Nice is not a personality trait. I thought it was kind of cool that that topic came up in Creative Writing after we discussed it at lunch on Wednesday. Anyways, don't refer to yourself as nice because everyone is nice on the surface. The End.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm....mmmm..mmm.m.m.m.m. I have a lot to say, but I realize that a lot of it is fairly boring so I'll just stop and leave you to your super epic weekend and I will begin my super epic weekend. Go see Alice In Wonderland. You know everyone is going to see it anyways...so let's all go see it so nobody feels bad about not seeing it. Citizen Cope concert tomorrow!!! Wooooo hooooo!!! The Oscars Sunday! Be there. Ohhhh Myyyy Goodddddddd...I apologize for the way in which caffine affects me. Let's just say goodbye now...


Goodbye.

Good Student Week Day 4 of 4

Hey

Good student week is going like any other week. I feel as if I'm doing assignments only as they need to be done...next week will be scary.

I've gained 3.5lbs of the 5 I need. This is exciting. The last 1.5 should be fairly easy. I'll call tomorrow...today is too busy.

I discovered yesterday I no longer like pixie sticks.

I apologize for not having a lot to say. I have lots to do.

Enjoy your day.

Good Student Week Day 2 of 4

...and so it begins: the 2 weeks of craziness. I really can't wait until Friday.

I like my French class a lot. Pretty much all the people there are people that I could hang out with outside of class even. Plus, we all work hard, so now our teacher is flexible with everything. She told us to give this one composition to her "sometime before or after Spring Break."

I realized yesterday that the past few months have actually happend. I feel as if one day I'm going to wake up in my bed at home and be told that I didn't get accepted to the U of M. My life seems so perfect right now that I find it hard to believe that it can be real. I've even lost the feeling of jealousy because I'm just so happy.

Weight gain is an absolute fail. I've only gained 2 pounds from my usual weight. I'll weigh myself Wednesday again and then I'll just call no matter what and just say I'm the weight I'm aiming for. It's not like I need the weight right away. Plus, I should find out how much money I'm getting from this anyways...I don't want to give blood unless it's for donating to people who need it or for lots of money.

Well...I have lots and lots to do. So I shall.

Good Student Week Day 1 of 4

Hey.

It is officially Good Student Week on my part. I will dedicate Monday-Thursday as no activity days...or try my very best.

Yesterday was a good day. I met some new people at Casa and spoke good Spanish (which doesn't always happen). Then I went to Macbeth and I liked it. There were a lot of parts I really liked and a lot of parts I really didn't...sooo overall I just liked it.

This last weekend I have been trying to gain weight so I can participate in this research study which requires me to have a certain BMI. I have to say that gaining weight is just as hard as losing it...I guess I don't have a scale to judge yet, but I feel like all the weight I thought I put on this weekend seemed to have disappeared. I also have plans to go to the gym tonight that I would feel guilty and unhealthy for skipping...how awkward. I'll be in the research study no matter what though. I still have some time.

Today I've been listening to my itunes on shuffle...I'm impressed with the stuff I've downloaded but not listened to or haven't heard in a long time.
Some recommendations:
"Bowl of Oranges" by Bright Eyes
"Run" Ben Kweller
"Beanbag Chair" Yo La Tengo
"I Haven't Seen Her in Ages" Maximo Park
"Open Book" Mates of State
"Separate the People" Mates of State
"Ha Ha" Mates of State
***Pretty much anything by Mates of State***

There are others, but I think that's good for now...

Good luck with your week. I'll need it in mine.
Adios! :)

Skating & WWL Training

Yesterday was by far a really really awesome day!

First of all, Welcome Week Leader training day wasn't bad at all. I think it's going to be a really fun experience and I've already met some cool people...mainly people that I wouldn't really hang out with, but nonetheless, cool people.

We played icebreakers, which I normally absolutely hate, but for some reason they weren't bad at all. I definately noticed that my ability to be outgoing and my large group confidence level has gone drastically up. This has been something I've wanted to change since I had the ability to speak.

We played the adjective game where you say an adjective that "describes you" and starts with the same letter as your first name. There were some names like Cool Chuck, Funny Frank, Mystical Missy...and you know. When it finally got to me I was going to say Kind Krista, but I figured that would be boring and forgetful. So....I went with Kinky Krista. Let me tell you that my group loved me for that and laughed a lot.

But anyways, that was the "boring part" of my day that was actually pretty fun. Then I met up with Kevin, Branden, and Kevin's friend Mike. We went back to my dorm and hung out until we met up with other people at 5 for Mesa Pizza. After Mesa we went back to my dorm, hung out, then went to Kevin's dorm to grab some stuff.

Then we went iceskating!!! At first I was the most awkward thing you could possibly imagine. I wasn't falling down, but I was definately doing everything else embarassing you could imagine. Then Branden helped me and it was really nice. Thank god for him and the rest of them. By the end of the night I was actually skating semi-decently. The ice had got really scratched up by then so it was difficult to skate decently. I still suck, but I think if I went again when the ice is good I would get even better!

After skating, we went back to my dorm for Will & Grace/Game night. We played two games of Sorry. And that actually turned into Me & Branden against Kevin & Mike which was pretty funny. After that we played Twister--also fun. Then Kevin's other friend, David, came over and played and chit chatted. It was pretty fun.

Overall, I'd say it was one of the most epic nights of my life. Maybe not the BEST, but the day I'm thought of as outgoing and also learn to iceskate is a super epic day!

Now for volunteering at Casa and then Macbeth with Mike. My date with my Spanish-speaking friend was canceled because my schedule got busy...but I told him we could go to MOA next week. He's never been to MOA...that's my reasoning.

Anywayssss...have a good rest of the weekend!

Concerts

There are some pictures to give you a taste of the SUPER EPIC performance last night (the videos wouldn't load). The lighting was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. I would highly recommend seeing Portugal, the Man in concert.

Most Epic Concerts:
1. The Flaming Lips
2. Portugal, the Man
3. Sondre Lerche 2nd Time
4. Mason Jennings
5. Sondre Lerche 1st Time
6. Rural Alberta Advantage
7. Regina Spektor
8. Mat Kearney

Yeahhh...I'm pretty sure those are all the concerts I've seen or that I would count. Regina Spektor would be higher up if our seats were better.

Citizen Cope, Vampire Weekend, and Owen Pallet/Final Fantasy still to come!

That's all I have to say. Busy weekend ahead...

Blue: The Most Human Color

Becoming the Ocean
I struggle to push open my bedroom window;
My feet slip away from my body.
The frame wraps its fingers around my hair
And pushes me out,
Ripping the hair from my scalp and shattering the glass behind me.
I fall to the sharp rocks,
Scraping my lips and piercing my feet.
I leave a trail of blood

That leads back to that window.

I climb to the top of the cliff next to my house
Overlooking the ocean,
And cry until the whites of my eyes turn as red as the blood covering my feet.
I cradle my shaking legs while admiring the beauty of the water.

It makes me feel beautiful too.

Its life perfect and unbreakable.
The salty breeze kisses my bleeding lips;
The pouring rain from the sky leaves my hair rough and wet.

I became the ocean.

The sun crawls out from the clouds to comfort me
It warms my face and lifts my chin
And gives me a breath of fresh hope.

I go back to the window painted red.

No matter how hard I try to leave,
The waves carry me back.



Adventures under the Rain
I lay on the bed
And gaze out the window.
The raindrops dance upon the glass.

A chill brushes across the fine hairs of my arms.
The crisp mist blows onto my face,
The little droplets tickle my nose.

I close my eyes to dream
While my arms sweep across the soft, white blankets.
Ready to be carried away by the wind.

The hardwood floor below turns to water;
The sheets change to sails,
And I float to a land far away.

I reach to open my closet door;
Fluffy animals fall from the sky.
I have landed on a jungle island.

I grab a coat hanger to fight off the wild beasts.
I hide within the trees of clothing in my closet
Hoping the tiger won’t spot me masked in the weeds.

I feel the sweat drip from my brow,
Running all the way to my lips
And taste the sweet salt of the ocean.

I rush to the misty breeze coming from my window.
It blows my hair and dampens my lips.
My eyes are squinting to look across the grassy ocean.

I hold out my night light with desperation,
Hoping the other ships will see through the forest.
The trees shiver in the wind and crash against the roof.

I take a few steps backwards.
I fall onto the soft bed with my arms spread wide.
And open my eyes to find myself back in my room.

I smile, covering my eyes with my hands.
I hide under the warm, protective blankets,
Waiting for the next adventure under the rain.


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Hey,

That's the final version of that poem I posted a while ago (blog title: Poetry) as well as a new one. I like it more than before. Hopefully I do okay on both of them because they are my first grade in the class. I repeat once more...I am glad to be done with poetry. The fiction unit started yesterday. Yay!

I just have to survive less than 22 hours before the weekend.

Good luck.

Neverending Weekend

Hey.

I feel like the weekend never ended, but the week itself is also coming at full force and I'm sitting in the middle of it all and everythings attacking me. But, maybe I'm just crazy.

I've been going off minimal sleep and last night I just gave up on everything I was suppose to do and just went to bed.

I can't say enough how fun it is to constantly have a weekend and the fact that I like my classes is amazing too. Yesterday I went to Mall of America with Sajinee and one of her friends. It was really fun and I was introduced to a new group that is related to the United Nations. Basically I would travel to different cities in the U.S. (such as Chicago) and recreate the UN with this group and yeah...I'm not sure how to communicate this idea this early, but I just really don't have the ability to do homework now.

Tonight I'm going to the 5 nominated animated shorts, tomorrow I'm going to a Portugal, The Man concert, then friday or saturday is Hindi movie night with my chicas, then other plans are pending for the weekend. Hmm...I don't know if I can keep up with all this craziness. Next week I'll try to focus more.

I can apply for a $2,000 study abroad scholarship because I meet their requirements which are actually suprisingly difficult to meet as a Freshman, but anyways...how awesome would that be if I got the $2,000 one and the $1,000 one? My parents would be very happy.

Hmmm...anyways I have to leave for class in 5ish minutes. I'm sorry if this didn't make sense. I hope it did.

Waiting For a Bus to Take Me Away to St. Paul

There are many things that I enjoy.

I really like everything about my life right now. It's the perfect amount of everything. Last night was particularily enjoyable. Mmmm well Wednesday through Yesterday have been really enjoyable. Sondre Lerche, Panara Bread, Chit Chatting, Shutter Island, Fusion, 5 Short Films, Cheapo, Tea Garden. Delicious & Amazing events...so amazing I can hardly discuss.

Today I volunteer at Plaza Latina, go to the gym, and spend time in Middlebrook.


I am so excited for the rest of my life. It's just a series of awesomeness.

I really don't have a lot to say...I just have 15 minutes before I have to leave...I guess I'll find something else to do.

Have a beautiful day!

No Title

Hey! Done with class and back from the coffee shop. I got myself a delicious banana cake cupcake muffin thing and a mocha. Yummm...if I could afford it I would have an addiction.

Yesterday I turned in my Study Abroad application. Now all I have to do is go to a financial aid advising meeting, fill out 2 scholarships/write essays, and start payments. Woo hoo!

Last night made me really depressed, and I still have things on my mind today, however, today is such an excellent day!

Sondre Lerche and I have a date tonight and by that I mean I'm going to his concert at the Varsity. Yayyy.

Well, I'm off to do homework and other random stuff.

Enjoy your day.

February 2010 Libra Horoscope
Dream the Impossible Dream
You may feel as if you've been knocked off course and it's now time to put your life back on track. You're being offered a chance to create new dreams to feed your soul. Magnifying the healing power of compassion and love. Relying on critical thinking can only take you so far. Set logic aside and let your uninhibited intuition reveal what's in your future.

Message Erased

Well,

I don't know why you torture me. I felt as if I was in a movie...listening to your voicemail, putting it on repeat, staring at my phone...then my voicemail says in my silent room, "Are you still there?" Delete. And, then that other thing is in a message from 2 weeks ago. Delete. What's going on? I just don't even know anymore. I don't want to know.


I don't know what I will be getting in the mail, but if I am even the slightest bit sad I will be very angry. If you make me feel guilty...I just don't even know.


In this moment I am a bit depressed, but I only have one class tomorrow...and a Sondre Lerche concert. It will all be better in the morning. Only a nightmare...maybe it was only a nightmare.

Thank-you for kind of listening...you are appreciated.

How to Be a Good Creeper/The Legend of Peanut Butter

Hello,

Last night I got tickets to see Owen Pallet (previously known as Final Fantasy) tickets! This is very exciting. Plus, it was only $19.91 including all ticketmaster charges.

Yesterday volunteering was nice. I met this little girl named Perla who is very direct and acts like she's 18 even though she's in 3rd grade. She's really funny though so it's okay. My friend, Alejandro, also gave me a ride back and gave me a rose for Valentine's Day.

My busride to St. Paul was really awkward and made me feel really gross. On the first bus there was this drunk sounding late-middle-aged man shouting gross things at me and most of the women on the bus including a woman with a child which made me really angry. At the bus stop for the second bus a man who looked like an ugly version of Johnny Depp started talking to me in a creepy way. He didn't say anything particularily gross, but he was definately a creeper. Then, when I was eatting lunch a guy stopped by my table called me pretty and said I should smile more then threw some candy on my table and left. It was really magical and he wasn't creepy about it. FYI if you're going to be a creeper, know how to do it in a way like the 3rd guy.

Saturday I went to see Young Frankenstein the Musical with Mike. It was entertaining and there were some good things about it. For example, I liked the set and Roger Bart was in it and they had some cool effects with lighting. However, there were moments of bad acting and other problems. I'm not sure if I'd recommend it or not, but I don't regret going.

Friday I saw A Serious Man. I really really liked it even though the ending was kind of confusing. I also got Chinese food, spent time with Josh, and spent the night in Middlebrook.

Overall, a successful weekend.

Today in Spanish we got into groups and wrote a story about the legend of a certain food we like because we read La Leyenda del Chocolate. It's kind of short so I'll type it and translate for you:

La Leyenda de Manteca de Cacuahate

Habia un dio que se llamaba George Washington Carver. George tuvo muchas experimentas con el cacuahate. Su esposa tuvo mucho celoso porque George paso mucho tiempo con el cacuahate. Ella se llamaba Phyllis. Phyllis era la dia de mermalada de uvas. La hermana de Phyllis, Gertrude, era la dia de mermalada de fresas. Ella fue celoso de el esposo de su hermana tambien porque el estaba experiementando con cosas nuevas. Su esposo era el dio de pan tostado y se llamaba Norm. Las dias lucharon con sus esposos y en la lucha habia una combinacion perfecta y el manteca de cacuahate se nacio con la mermalada y pan tostado.

The Legend of Peanut Butter

There was a god whose name was George Washington Carver. George had many experiments with peanuts. His wife was very jealous because George spent a lot of time with the peanuts. Her name was Phyllis. Phyllis was the goddess of grape jelly. Phyllis's sister, Gertrude, was the goddess of strawberry jelly. She was also jealous of her sister's husband because he was experimenting with new things. Her husband was the god of toast and his name was Norm. The goddesses fought with their husbands and in the fight there was a perfect combination and peanut butter was born with jelly and toast.



The End

Wine & Culture

Bonjour!

I just came from French, which was again super awesome! Today we had a cultural day where we learned about wine and had little presentations that were really interesting. Someone in our class also brought in Baguettes, Nutella, and Italian Soda. It was all so good. I really love the people in our class, with exception of one person. I can also honestly say that my French teacher is my favorite teacher that I have. I'm not quite sure how that happend, but it did.

In Spanish we listened to Mama Pulpa and looked at a painting by Salvador Dali. The band was pretty good and a bit more modern than the other one we listened to. It's more of a punk rock band which I kind of like. Salvador Dali is one of my favorite artists so that was fun too. Still Life-Fast Moving was the painting and I really like it.

Today is kind of a mixed up day. I know I have a lot of things to do, but I'm not sure on the order of which to do them. For sure I have yoga today at 12 and that pretty much makes my day because I love yoga a lot a lot.

I've decided that when I turn 21 I'm taking a wine tasting class around here somewhere. My French teacher said it's only $30 and it's really good.

Poetry annoys me. I like to read it, I like to write it, but I hate the way it starts to sound when you listen to too much of it and I hate listening to certain people talk about it. I don't like a lot of people in our Creative Writing class. Yesterday my group consisted of 2 girls who have cheated on their boyfriends and one of them says "like" every other word and it's ridiculous. Then the other ones were just really preppy. Maybe they were nice? Maybe? A lot of people in the class don't have much for common sense too. However, I will say that the rest of the people that don't fit these descriptions are really talented.

I made a new blog title thing. I really like changing it so it will be happening a lot.

My thoughts are a little scattered and I apologize.

It's a good day.

Adios.

Poetry

Becoming the Ocean

I’d struggle to push my bedroom window open,
With my feet gliding away from my body
Slipping on the rug beneath my feet.
I’d crawl out the frame
With my feet bare and naked,
The wind blowing my hair back and forth.
A trail of blood
Led back to that window
As the sharp rocks pierced my feet.
I’d climb to the top of the cliff overlooking the ocean
And cry until my eyeliner left paths beneath my eyes
And the whites of my eyes turned as red as the blood beneath my feet.
I’d cradle my legs and admire the beauty of the ocean
Somehow
It made me feel beautiful too.
The gray reflected in my eyes
And the pouring rain from the sky left my hair rough and wet.
The thunder from the storm echoed in my ears and the waves crashed.
I became the ocean.
And once the sun crawled out of the clouds.
I would go back to the window
Trying to imitate the reflection of the sun
While the birds soared around my arms.

That's one poem I wrote for Creative Writing. It's still not my favorite that I've written, but it has the most beautiful image. The minute I share my favorite poem I've written is the moment it becomes my least favorite.

When I write I turn on my itunes and listen to certain bands. This particular poem was inspired by "Sea and Rhythm" and "Naked as we Came" by Iron & Wine as well as "Sideways" by Citizen Cope. The goal was to write a monologue of someone other than yourself made up or real.

I created a playlist called Inspirational Mix which has all the usual songs that help me to write including Iron & Wine, Citizen Cope, Regina Spektor, Fiona Apple, Voxtrot, Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura, Lodger, Andrew Bird, and some others. I absolutely love it and all the songs make me get butterflies in my stomach and beautiful images in my head.

Yesterday Ed Bok Lee was the guest poet in Creative Writing and he is now on my list of favorite poets, mainly because his voice is so amazing to listen to you can't help but get drawn in and think of nothing but the poems. He also had us do this activity related to languages, which combining writing and foreign language has to be the greatest activity ever.

Anyways,
I am excited to move on to Fiction Writing sometime soon because I prefer to write short stories. I'm still never sure when my poems are good or just sound nice. I also don't think everyone catches my metaphors and such. After reading a lot of poetry it becomes apparent that a lot of them have a very similar feel (especially when you read them outloud). However, this isn't true for everything and I'm not an expert in poetry.

I love writing and I love music.

Fiona Apple Each Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Hey!

French was so much fun today. Our teacher is really nice now that we're down to 11 people. Though, my oral partner switched 1002 teachers and I've decided after listening to her complain I don't like her, but she's gone so it doesn't matter.

I got my oral exam score back and I got 47/50! That is a huge accomplishment considering I only got B's last semester. Thank-you Cinderella.

Yesterday was kind of a cleanup day for this month, and actually this whole month is kind of just fixing and preparing.

Yesterday my mom confirmed that Study Abroad is happening. I can stop stressing now. :)

My grandma sent me a bag of homemade cookies....and yesterday I ate over half the bag. At least I'm going to the gym today and I plan to eat semi-healthy.

Yesterday I went through all the videos I've taken at concerts including The Flaming Lips, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Sondre Lerche, and Mason Jennings. All the other concerts I just had pictures. I have to say I will be taking more videos at concerts because reliving the Flaming Lips concert was amazing. The rest were really awesome too. I haven't been to a bad concert yet.

Today is Wednesday: my 3rd favorite day of the week after Friday and Monday.

I'm in the Fiona Apple mood.

Good Day.

Oh the Things that I've Done & the Places I've Gone

Hello!

I've been so busy lately it's really ridiculous.

We'll start with the fact that I changed my blog title picture. I took a picture of a chocolate rose and edited it and I have to say it looks really delicious.

Chocolate has been a theme for today.

In Spanish I got to talk about how much I like chocolate for most of the hour. Then, when I went to French I got to continue my conversation in a different language because both languages are on the food chapter. Despite making me incredibly hungry I absolutely LOVE this chapter in both languages. I was craving chocolate so bad after class that I went to the Purple Onion and ordered the usual Small Mocha with Whip Cream and an extra shot of espresso. Delicious.

I also met with my Spanish/Portuguese Advisor today and he said going to Spain my junior year would be kind of worthless because I would only need one more Spanish class by then. So guess what?! My new plan is to go to France! Ahhh I'm so excited!

Venezuela for the millionth time is an absolute go. I've pretty much got my parents to be 100% okay with it with some strategical planning, saving, and convincing.

In other news, my Freshman Writing paper did end up turning out to be complete crap. I felt so strongly so that I didn't (and don't plan to) read the comments my peer editing partners wrote. Instead, I completely re-wrote it last night and changed the story to make it better. I will say that it is much better and I am no longer ashamed.

Yesterday I had quite a workout. I am very happy to say I'm back to doing yoga!! So, Mondays and Fridays are awesome for that reason. Also, yesterday I ran to the gym because I was late for the time Mike & I said which was a workout as well as mildly embarassing running around in the slush. I looked like a wannabe track person. I really like the gym though so it's okay.

I saw The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Sunday night. I really liked it despite being really really weird. It reminded me of a different version of Alice In Wonderland just because it has so much imagination behind it and it was so beautifully edited/filmed/had amazing visual effects. I would recommend it if you're into those kind of movies...if not, I'm pretty sure you wouldn't approve.

Volunteering was really boring on Sunday because almost nobody came in. I hope not every Sunday is that dull because even though I am incredibly scared of not knowing how to say what I want to say, I do really want the Spanish experience. My friend came in to visit me and then gave me a ride back which was really nice. I have more to say related to this, but I just won't.

Oh, I went to a fashion show on Saturday put on by the design majors at the U of M. It was really epic. I'm so jealous of their amazing talent. I would have bought a lot of those outfits if I could find/afford them. Plus, I really loved a lot of the music. Afterwards I went to Sajinee, Temi, and Jessica's room to order Chinese food and watch Will & Grace with Sandra and Sonya. I love them all and the Chinese food was super good!

Hmmm...that's about all I feel like writing about. There was more, but I feel like you don't care to hear all of it.

Iron & Wine is the most beautiful band ever right next to Belle & Sebastian, Vampire Weekend, and the New Pornographers. Ohhh how I love music.

Awkward and Horrible

Hello,

Today has been an unusual day so far. Spanish was good as usual. Then I had my French Oral Exam, which I really didn't study for at all besides listening to the French version of Cinderella over and over again and repeating it, but I mean last night I spent maybe a 1/2 hour and again this morning.

For some reason I was really prepared for this one and my pronounciation (with exception of a few words) was really good. My partner, however, wasn't very good. I'm not going to sit here and say that she's terrible or anything because she is nice, but my teacher gave me a lot of compliments and then just tore her apart, which made me feel absolutely terrible. Then I had to awkwardly sit there and listen to her lecture my partner for 15 minutes, including my teacher saying her test score, and my partner breaking down into tears and just everything about it was the most awkward thing to sit through of my life.

I guess the good news is that I probably got a really good grade on my oral and by the way she talked to me I probably got a really good score on my test. So all this doubt I've been having is absolutely false. Another good thing is during her lecture I noticed that she genuinely cares about people doing well and learning...so I have a bit more respect for her. Hopefully my partner has the fear now too so everything will be just wonderful. But, I still feel really uncomfortable about the whole situation.

In other news, it's snowing a lot and I absolutely don't like the idea that winter is continuing. It is really pretty to look at though. I guess...

Well, I can't think of much else. I'll leave you to your weekend.

Ojala que ganara mucho dinero este fin de semana. Ojala...

Goodbye.

Wonderful Wednesday

My hate list:
-Crunching ice, chewing ice, and anything related to that sound
-The word bonafide
-Oysters, Biscuits, Dumplings, and most Hot Dishes
-Ticketmaster convenience charge, convenience charge tax, order processing fee, and facility charge
-Country music
-Most Southern accents
-Screaming girls
-Becoming facebook fans of a ridiculous amount of pages
-Extremists
-The smell of cardboard
-Crying children
-Jocks
-Words ending in the letter V

That's about all I can think of now...I don't bring this up for any reason other than I was talking about my hate list a few days ago and I wanted to see what I could come up with. I know I'm forgetting some important things, but oh well...I'll continue it later.

Last night I had a homework party with Sajinee and Sandra and then Jessica, Beau, and Temi were there part of the time. I brought them the beautiful gift of Will & Grace. It was really fun.

Today I felt the repercussions of my bad morning yesterday and by that I mean I did really really bad on my French listening quiz. I hope I can get a decent amount of sleep without waking up in the middle of the night because of dreams.

Last night I had a dream I went to a party with a few friends (I think Mike & Andrew, but I'm not sure) and it was this house FILLED with drunk people and people getting high...haha which actually probably came from watching Will & Grace because they made a lot of high and drunk jokes in the episodes we watched. But anyways, then the cops came and I ran with this mysterious girl and we tried to hide...and I'm not sure what happend then...I might have woken up then.

Current song obsessions this week:
"White Sky" Vampire Weekend
"Another Sunny Day" Belle & Sebastian
"All is Love" Karen O & the Kids
"The Good Old Days" Lodger
"Spine" Page France
"Benefits of Lying With Your Friends" The Apples In Stereo
Anything by Citizen Cope, Ingrid Michaelson, Kate Nash, Regina Spektor, Fiona Apple, Feist and Nellie Mckay

Yeahhh I think those are the main ones. If you trust me you should look into them.

Today is a good day. The sunrise was extra beautiful today. In Spanish we are on the food chapter (my favorite chapter ever in this book). In French it was review day so it was decent. And, as far as I know I'm having the usual lunch with Kevin, Sean, and Branden. So I look forward to that. Creative Writing is a good class too so yayy. Ahhh and the gym...I like the gym despite being a lot of work and pain.

14 days until Sondre Lerche and I reunite. I'm sure he's really excited to see me.

Also, check out "Boogie Down" by MGMT...it just came up on shuffle and I enjoy it.

Can you think of any words that end in V? If you can...I hate you.

Just kidding.

Bye =)

That Silly Groundhog

I'm not a fan of Tuesdays.

I'm really frustrated with my Freshman Writing paper. I can't come up with rising action/a distinct conflict and there's no way to resolve the issues I currently have going.

I don't want to share this crappy story with other people either. I feel as if the world should be hidden from terrible writing like this.

I'm really tired today. I had some terrible dreams again last night and I would wake up in the middle of the night a lot. One of the dreams I had was that I got raped by a priest. The more frustrating part of the dream was not being able to scream and my legs giving out instead of being able to run.

I'm exhausted really. I need Friday to come. I need to not be waking up so early in the morning. I really just want complaining to make things go away. Hopefully someday that will happen. In the meantime, I'll suck it up, and finish my awful paper.

:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

On a happier and better note, it's Mike's birthday. Woo hoo. I'm having a hard time thinking of creative comments so I'll just spare you the pain. Happy Birthday. :)

Love is in the Coffee Shop

I've officially decided my favorite band ever. I know it has been this for a long time, but I have been to afraid to admit it because I didn't want it to change. Anyways, Belle & Sebastian is my official favorite band. I promise my life that I will see them in concert before I die no matter if I have to hunt them down in England (but hopefully they just come to Minneapolis in the next 3 years). One of the members made a list of their 50 favorite movies from this decade. It is my goal this summer to see (or rewatch) them all.


1 Gosford Park
2 Amélie
3 L o s t i n T r a n s l a t i o n
4 O Brother, Where Art Thou?
5 E t e r n a l S u n s h i n e o f t h e S p o t l e s s M i n d
6 The Royal Tenenbaums
7 The Squid and the Whale
8 Almost Famous
9 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
10 In the Mood for Love
11 Secretary
12 Sideways
13 Charlie Wilson's War
14 The Son's Room
15 No Country for Old Men
16 Mulholland Drive
17 Talk to Her
18 Ghost World
19 T h e A v i a t o r
20 Persepolis
21 Burn After Reading
22 Me and You and Everyone We Know
23 The Devil and Daniel Johnston
24 Munich
25 Milk
26 Frost/Nixon
27 Lust, Caution
28 Man on Wire
29 Michael Clayton
30 Donnie Darko
31 Somersault
32 T h e L i f e A q u a t i c w i t h S t e v e Z i s s o u
33 City of God
34 T h e L o r d o f t h e R i n g s : T h e R e t u r n o f t h e K i n g
35 The Lives of Others
36 I'm Not There
37 G a r d e n S t a t e
38 Control
39 Best in Show
40 Amores Perros
41 There Will Be Blood
42 A m e r i c a n S p l e n d o r
43 C l o s e r
44 Adventureland
45 The Kite Runner
46 Doubt
47 S t a r s k y & H u t c h
48 Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
49 Brokeback Mountain
50 High Fidelity

I am FULLY caffinated right now. I hope me and the awesome guy from the coffee shop start up a relationship sometime next week. Haha just kidding, he's probably 20 something and not interested, but he did give me a discount and extra shot of espresso so that has to be something right? Oh well.

I was in the middle of my Freshman Writing paper, but I got bored of that. I'm just writing about a "conflict" that happend at work. I am using my boring job at Lakeside for the setting and something about the Spanish-speakers as my conflict. I hope it turns out good.

Oh em gee if you knew how fast I was typing you would be amazed. Ahh and today has already been fun. Andrew & I went to target, subway, and then Urban Outfitters in Uptown before he had class and after I was done with class. I love Mondays so much (but I love Fridays even more). Oh, I will be volunteering on Sundays at Casa instead of Fridays so if you wanted to make plans with me my Fridays are now free. :)

Ahhhh I wish I wasn't in my room alone. I feel like talking and talking soooooo bad. I can't wait for the gym. Ugh I hate this weather, by the way. It's gross and snowy and cold. I'm listening to Belle & Sebastian though so it's bearable.

Okay Okay Okay so I have to get back to ze homework, so I will leave you alone and "relax" a bit. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......

Goodbye.

Plaza Latina to Lovely Bones

Hello,

Friday was stressful, yet excellent. I enjoy my volunteer job, but realized I need to brush up on my Business Spanish. I also made a new friend who helps me practice my Spanish. I can't wait to go back. I actually volunteered an hour by myself, which was the stressful part, but a good experience.

I had an enjoyable last night. I had dinner with Andrew, James, Brandon, and Ian. They are all on my approval list. Then, we went to Floor 11 and watch this creepy youtube series that Ian showed us. After getting a little creeped out, Andrew and I went to Lovely Bones. I think I liked it. I think it was good. But, I really hated the message and I hate how it focused more on the afterlife than on the actual story. I thought it was really beautiful though despite being a little trippy at times.

Andrew and I had an adventure getting back because we missed all the buses by just a few minutes. So, we ended up walking from Downtown back to Middlebrook...which isn't bad, but can be kind of sketchy past midnight. We ran quite a bit because there were some crazies and we were paranoid. We stopped at the gas station to warm up and grab delicious donuts. We made it back safely. If I write a book where it will fit in, I will definately have some kind of scene from that night. It was pretty funny.

Today I woke up at 10 (yay me) and then took a shower, did laundry, washed dishes, cleaned, and did homework all before 2:30. Since then the highlight has probably been getting a call from my spanish-speaking friend from Plaza Latina and watching Scrubs for a reallllly long time. It's nice to have a relaxing day because I'm pretty worn out. I need to prep myself for an exciting week of schoolwork and gym time.

I can't wait for concerts and plays to start happening again. Avenue Q, Mamma Mia, Wizard of Oz, Sondre Lerche, Citizen Cope, Vampire Weekend, Shutter Island, Alice in Wonderland and other exciting events are in my future. I love Minneapolis so much.

Pepino is the Spanish word for Pickle. That's what I learned today. :)

Painting the Lifeless Man

When was it I became immune to my own music?
The driplets drop from the high towers above,
Kissing the lifeless,
Killing the lipless.
Life seems so beautiful from that other hill
With the beautiful yellow flowers dancing in the wind.
The claws of that man scratch below the floorboards.
My ears are open to taste your thoughts
and my eyes are closed to hear your breath.
Hair sweeps across my eye
Leaving scrapes of blood across that ocean blue.
Why is your sight so sour?
And your taste so blind?
Rearrange that dusty forest filled with beauty that has been repressed.
I'll devour those footprints you leave behind
Searching for this life you say you have.
I'll never go back to that hole you dug to protect me from the rain.
I'll climb that tree and catch the bird that soars.
I want to escape your painful branches and your cold dirt.
I want to see what you look like from above.
I never want to be hidden beneath your tormenting shadows.
I want to lay on the creamy blue sky that soothes my back and calms my feet.
I'm restless to escape.
My speakers scream those beautiful sounds,
And I listen to its gentle art
Daydreaming of the moments I discovered what life really is.

My pencil falls,
And I realize with a tear
You don't understand the words that fall from my mouth.

Tired.

Today when I woke up I didn't feel shooting pains from the gym.
Instead I felt like I imagine those huge wrestlers or body buildings feel.
Instead of hurting, it just took a lot of effort to move.
Maybe that's why muscular people always walk around like they are carrying heavy buckets of water.

Last night I had two nightmares that had me scared in the middle of the night. They both related to police. They both had my dad in them. The one I remember most was my dad and I riding in his truck somewhere around Lake City and I saw ahead that a guy was in a cop car, but clearly wasn't a cop. Then I saw him shoot somebody and drive towards us with the sirens. My dad wouldn't listen to me when I told him to drive away because it's not a real cop. So my dad pulled over and the guy drove over to us with a gun and then I woke up. I felt so incredibly helpless.

I don't really know if they mean anything or not, but it probably had something to do with this Study Abroad issue that I'm having with my parents. Now they are supportive, but money is an issue. So...I'm going to not be spending much money this semester and I'll be working my butt of this summer. If they still have a problem I will be job searching soon. I just really need to get Spanish 3015 out of the way so I don't have problems getting into classes because I need that class for all the other classes in my major and it's really hard to get into.

Today in French we had our first quiz. I was really impressed with what I actually knew. I think she scared me so bad that I studied a lot, and in the end I will probably do even better than last semester.

I'm nervous for tomorrow. I have to take 2 buses to get to Plaza Latina in St. Paul. I'm really excited for this volunteer job, but I really need to get used to where it is. I'm leaving right after class tomorrow and if I get there early I'll just be hanging out in Plaza Latina. Probably getting some delicious lunch. Hopefully everything goes smoothly.

Two more classes for today and both of them are writing classes. I will survive.

:) Adios

Sunny In Minneapolis

Everytime I go to French class I feel like I'm in some movie or watching some movie from within the screen. My teacher says the most unusual quotes that both make me laugh and scare me. I've never felt so confused as to how I feel about a person. I'm pretty sure I like her, but I am very much afraid of her.

Yesterday my favorite thing she said was: "You know there's a quiz coming. You can smell it. It's oozing from your nose. Almost dripping. *awkward pause*"

Today she talked about an American accent in the English language. She said when she was learning English she would just put a bunch of gum in her mouth to get the accent down. Then she did an imitation of an American accent which sounded really gross and stupid so that makes me sad and also made me laugh a lot.

I think it's getting better so I'm less worried. We have an oral exam next week though and I'm fairly certain I'll be freaking out about that.

Yesterday I went with Sajinee to look at houses. Though I don't plan on getting a house next year, all the people she plans on rooming with had class so she asked me to go. It was an interesting experience that I think I could do now. We'll see when I decide to do that...

Wednesdays are good days for these reasons:
-Lunch with Kevin & maybe the others
-Creative Writing with James and Sajinee
-Gym with Mike & Andrew

I'm still sore from the last time I went to the gym, but I'm very convinced things will start getting better. Plus, I enjoy working out anyways so it's not like it's a terrible experience. My arms have just been in serious pain when I do certain things.

I've discovered anything by Final Fantasy/Owen Pallett is really really good. He has a lot of classical background so I think it has an awesome sound. I also find "Do You Love" to be so incredibly creepy it's awesome and probably one of my favorites.

Today is a good day.

:)

I Am A Survivalist

Hey.

Guess what?! Apparently I am 1 of 13 people that survived my French teacher's scary first week. Originally our class had 25 or 30 people...soooo yeahhhhh. She told us congratulations and that (though we shouldn't stop working) she will be nicer. I still found her to be a tad bit scary every now and then today, but I can definately tell the difference. I think I have enough fear to study every day.

My day has hardly begun so there's not a lot to say.

I will say that since I have been going through all my music via shuffle I have noticed a lot of amazing amazing music that I forgot I had.

These are some songs you should look into or review if you and I have similar music taste:

"This Lamb Sells Condos" Final Fantasy (my current blog song and btw if you play that song on the piano for me I will love you forever)
"Say Yes" Elliott Smith (the song after that)
"Paper Bag" Fiona Apple
"Little Secrets" Passion Pit
"Past In Present" Feist
"Disco Sheets" Wolf Parade
"The Underdog" Spoon
"They Are Night Zombies!!..." Sufjan Stevens
"Soft & Warm" Voxtrot

Those are the main ones I'm obsessed with for now. If I find it necessary I'll update you when they change.

Have a good rest of the day. :):):)

The Cold, The Dark, and Somewhat of a Silence

Bonjour.

Today has been fairly successful. This weather is getting to me a little, but I'll manage.

I had a homework party with Sajinee and Sandra. I actually accomplished a lot, and considering that I only have two classes tomorrow with nothing due, I'm surprised I even did anything.

I also began gym time. It will be every Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday.

I'm actually incredibly tired now...so I think I'll just relax, read some homework, study some French, listen to music, and maybe watch a movie? That sounds nice to me.

Have a lovely week. :)

P.S. There's people outside my door and they're kind of scary.

Bye.

Adventures on the Rooftops

I didn't miss doing laundry when I was at home, but here I sit waiting for it to be done while listening to a recommended band that I do indeed enjoy.

I don't really have a lot to say even though yesterday turned out to be an amazing day.

It doesn't require a whole lot to entertain me. On my way back to my dorm Mike and I enjoyed skating over the ice covered sidewalks. I was actually a little disappointed when I saw a woman salting them.

The Art Insiders Group opening was enjoyable. They had really good food and there were a lot of my favorite people there.

Yesterday I had lots of adventures with lots of different people. Days like these are good ones.

My neck is better, but still hurts. Even though I like rain I think it's more of a spring/summer thing. It needs to just stop unless it's going to warm up too.

Options for today: Adventures with Andrew, 24 Hour Theater show...maybe other things??

Goodbye and have a lovely day.

Reply to No Subject

Hey. Just got back from getting my self esteem built up and then completely shot down. I'll let you know when Spanish gets bad or French gets better and until then you can assume the opposite.

Today in French I really wanted to stand up and say "Shut the fuck up about whether I should be here or not and just teach me something. I'm here and I'm not leaving." But, considering how much the teacher would hate me after that I decided it wouldn't be socially acceptable. I really wish I could do something like that though.

Last night in Creative Writing we did two writing exercises. One of them was writing down things we know about the world which came from the idea "write what you know". Some of the subjects make perfect sense to write about and others don't. I'll share with you what I wrote.

**Things I Learned in the Classroom:
-All the parts of the human eye and their functions
-How to create the illusion I am paying attention
-The world isn't actually round
-What the inside of a cat looks like
-That numbers can be imaginary
**Things I Learned at a Job:
-How to say hiccup in Spanish (Lakeside)
-How to make Cream Cheese Pesto (Hope's Harvest)
-That there's still drama and gossip in nursing homes (LC nursing home)
-"Amuse bouche" means "pleasure in your mouth" in French (Nosh)
-Coconut oil is the healthiest oil

Then there was one other part, but I didn't find it useful even though I understood the purpose. I think the exercise things will be helpful and I also think I'll really like the class.

I'm really frustrated with my parents right now. I don't think they understand what I want to do with my life or they aren't taking it very seriously. I am going to study abroad this semester. And though I convinced my mom, she recently talked to my dad and she said he got really angry.

I wrote her an email with all the reasons I should study abroad and I think it's convincing enough to where he'll let me go. But, I wish for once my family wouldn't act so sheltered and expect me to stay in Minnesota the rest of my life. It was a big enough deal to have me go to school in Minneapolis, let alone maybe move to New York sometime for my Master's and maybe even my career.

I guess it's not a big deal because I'll just work to prove them wrong like I have all my life. In 4th grade they told me I wouldn't make it in high school because I forgot to bring my math book home. In high school they told me I would never clean if I had my own place because I don't always help with dishes. And now it seems that they think I'm not set on my future because I've changed my mind in the past. Maybe one day they'll actually just trust me.

One thing I do know is I have a serious neck cramp and I really wish someone was here to give me a massage. Hopefully it goes away soon. It's been there for about 3 hours now...

Happy Friday! I'll be attending an Art Group Meeting that I'm really excited about and then finding something else to do this weekend. :)

Goodbye.

Day 3: Good.

Bonjour. I just got back from Spanish & French. I'm starting to get used to the early hours and actually I'm starting to get used to my French teacher. Today she showed a slight kindness. Don't get me wrong, she's still throwing out that intimidation tactic, but I think eventually she'll get better.

Spanish is such an awesome class. My teacher is so incredibly amazing that I don't even care that I'm too tired to function. I think I will actually learn a lot this semester. Plus, my two partners in my group today were really nice so it wasn't awkward.

I must say that yesterday was one of the best days of school ever. After I got done blogging yesterday I went to lunch with Kevin, Branden, and Sean. All of them are super nice and really funny. Plus, it turned out that I actually had met Sean a long time ago (or I guess a little over a month ago which seems forever ago). Anyways we planned on doing this every Wednesday and I think Wednesday lunches will be my favorite.

After I got done with lunch I went back to my dorm and checked my email. Centro Cultural Chicano had emailed me and said they were really excited to have me as a volunteer and that all I have to do is figure out a way to work them into my schedule. Though that may be a little difficult, I'm really excited.

Then I went to Creative Writing and noticed that not only is my "bestie" from last semester French in my class, but Riley is also. I didn't end up sitting by either of them because they didn't see me, but at least I know people. Also, the class sounds really interesting and fun. My discussion section teacher seems really nice and funny too. As I was walking back Sajinee called my name and we chatted on our way back to the dorm. It turned out that she was in my class and my discussion section. So that was really exciting. I think it's going to be really awesome and maybe my favorite class (next to Spanish of course).

Later, I went to Middlebrook to eat with Mike and at the bus stop was one of my friends from my Spanish class last semester. She also lives in my dorm so there's actually a chance to make a friendship work. However, so far that hasn't happend. But anyways, we talked and it was nice. I was glad to run into her because her and maybe two other people were the only people in my Spanish class last semester I liked.

I had dinner with Mike and Tommy which was weird because I hadn't seen him in a long time. We also sat with Brandon, Alicia, and James which was entertaining because they are all so facinating to watch.

And, hmmm I think that about ends my awesome day yesterday. I still don't have much for homework, which is going to be changing soon, but I'll enjoy what I can for now.

Day 2: Not Quite Used to This

Hola. Just a quick update before I have lunch with Kevin, Branden, and Sean. Even though I'm not sure who Sean is quite yet.

I forgot how much waking up at 6AM kills me and now it makes perfect sense why I missed the class the first day. However, now I will get back on track and will also be spending lots of my money on morning coffee. Spanish was rather awkward today. We played one of those introduction games where there is one fact about each person and you have to find the person in the class who fits the fact and blah blah blah. Well, not being there yesterday I didn't have a fact about me or didn't have a heads up on the names of the class so it was annoying. However, I really really like my Spanish teacher and there is hope of nice people in the class so yay.

French is just as scary as ever. I did learn that nothing is graded until next week, BUT everything this week determines whether or not you should stay in the class. And good god I swear my teacher is trying to scare everyone away. If I could shrink to the size I actually feel in the class you wouldn't even be able to see me, BUT I promise to stay in the class and prove that crazy woman wrong. It's surprising how terrible it makes me feel that I got a B+ in 1001 instead of an A. And, yesterday she really scared me when she was going through everyones majors and when she saw I was a Spanish/Port. major she gave me a scary look and asked me what I was doing there. I didn't really have an answer for that. We had a quiz today that wasn't bad, but I forgot some easy conjugations I shouldn't have. I'll survive somehow.

Freshman writing yesterday was fun. I have two semi-friends from Middlebrook in my class (people I don't hang out with exactly, but see a lot). Plus, the teacher is really nice. There's a lot of awkward people in the class though so it's kind of weird. But, the teacher has a Master's in Creative Writing so I think we'll get along just fine considering I would prefer creative writing over achedemic writing any day.

Today I start Creative Writing at 2:30-3:20. I hope I like it. Actually, I know I will, but I hope my teacher(s) are good and there are nice people in the class. My "bestie" from my French class is in there so if worse comes to worse I can talk with him.

I promise I'll stop talking about boring info. about my classes sometime soon. Just this week that is probably the only thing interesting happening. I guarentee I'll have stories from French everyday because I haven't even talked about half the stuff that has happend in just the 100 minutes I've been there.

Oh, in other news I start volunteering at Casa de Esperanza on Friday the 29th. I'm super super excited.

Have a lovely day!

Day 1: Crazy Crispy Krista

Hello Again.

I've had quite a different start to the semester. I'll just run through my day.

5:50AM: Opened my eyes to check the time...decided to rest my eyes for 10 minutes before my alarm was going to go off at 6.

8:00AM: Opened my eyes again wondering why those 10 minutes seemed so refreshing only to look over and see my phone vibrating beside my bed. My class was at 8AM by the way.

8:20AM: I am put together after saying a combination of just "Fuck" or "Fuck my life." I walk to Folwell for my class.

8:25AM: I arrive at Folwell and sat outside the room debating whether to interrupt or just wait. I decide to wait.

8:50AM: I have a chat with my teacher who is incredibly nice and understanding. He also has a very nice accent judging by what I heard through the door. Everything was fine.

9:00AM: I arrive to my French class and notice that a person I didn't care for last semester was in my class. We sit by each other and chat for a bit.

9:05AM: Professor arrives...she was really scary in a boot camp sort of way. I know that's her plan and hopefully she gets more relaxed, but in the meantime she's really really scary. She also has a Ph.D.

9:55AM: I leave French completely scared and also have a quiz tomorrow over 7 chapters of last semester.

10:05AM: I get back to my room. Take a shower and get ready again. Talk to my friend Temi and go to meet her at lunch.

11:00AM: Lunch with Temi, Sajinee, Beau, Mike, and others...entertaining, but a bit awkward because there was a few people I didn't know. Overall everyone was very nice though.

11:45AM: Chat with Mike in my room.

12:41PM: Here I am. Ready to type for 10 minutes in Spanish, set up my online Spanish account, then study study study for French. Next class is 2:30-3:45.

Last night was fun. I went to MOA with a bunch of Floor 11 & Kevin. Then Andrew, his new roomate, Kevin, and I went to Target. After that we hung out in Middlebrook, suffered through a Fire drill thing, then Andrew & I went to my room to watch Dreamgirls. It was nice.

I ended up getting 8 hours of sleep instead of 6...so that's nice.

This will never happen again though.

Andrew's new roomate calls me Crazy Crispy Krista to remember my name. It makes me laugh.

Theatermaniaaaaaaa!

Hey friend. Guess what time it is...2:55AM! Oddly enough I have become used to this time. What's really sad is starting Tuesday I have to wake up at plus or minus 7AM for my 8AM class. Good thing I like Spanish or this would never work.

I just got done writing an email in Spanish for this volunteer job. I feel so direct and too the point with my semi-limited vocabulary. I don't have all these backup nice words to prove that I'm not a snob. I'm pretty sure I put a smiley face in there though. I hope I did anyways. Smiley faces are universal (true fact).

On a semi-less boring note. This weekend was Theaterfest (for Andrew & I). Yesterday we went to Dreamgirls and got blown away with all the sparkles, lights, and outstanding singing. Today we went to the Ordway Open House and got to take pictures and go anywhere (including backstage, the dressing rooms, and so much more *gasping shreeeek*). After that we went to Romeo & Juliet at the Guthrie and it was super well done. I loved it.

Then, after hanging out with part of MB Floor 11, Andrew & I went to my dorm to watch Will & Grace. Luckily this huge school is small enough to run into awesome people we know so we ended up finding Kevin and bringing him with. Him and Andrew decided to make me look crazy by taking out the batteries in my remotes then after I realized they weren't working and wasn't looking put them back in. Without making this story sound too confusing I ended up looking really really crazy, but it was funny so whatever.

Today I witnessed a lot of funny things. I can't write them and make them sound funny because I'm really tired, but maybe I'll do that another day or you'll just have to trust me.

Mall of America, Target Run, and time with my friend Sajinee are options for tomorrow. Not all are guaranteed, but it will be a good day. Last day before classes start...yikes.

Tis late enough to be called early.

Goodnight & Goodmorning!

New Years Resolutions

Hello. I'm home. I'm really really home and the feeling is wonderful.

Moments ago I was also directly honest in a message to a friend I have been in mild conflict with. I'm not directly honest a whole lot, but I've discovered it's very much the key to a good friendship. All I know is a huge stressor has been lifted off my shoulders and I feel free of negative thoughts. I hope it goes as I hope it does.

I bought my books. I also am wearing a dress today. Between the wind and my coat pulling it up...I'm fairrrrly certain I exposed my behind to a few gentlemen. Now, the awesome thing is this is a big school and nobody really cares. Sooo it doesn't really matter. :) However, if you see my dress drifting in the up direction please inform me.

I've just now made my "New Year's Resolutions". I think I've already started working on them anyways, but it's always been difficult to completely commit.

1. No gossip will be spread from my mouth. I'm not usually too bad with this, but an occasional slip isn't even appropriate. I don't care about the lives of others unless they want me to care. This does not include hearing gossip because it will end at me.
2. No unnecessary anger, drama, or sadness. Happiness is much better for everyone and I feel as if everything in my life is coming together to the point where none of my happiness is fake and saddness is selfish.
3. Relationship? Perhaps. Andrew, Mike, and I made an informal agreement to have a relationship by the end of the semester. While I find this method not worthwhile, A part of me does desire a relationship. I need to start looking for the hints and meeting more people. However, if you notice me trying to force a relationship yell at me.
4. Have as much fun as possible and maintain good grades. I have a long list of awesome events coming up!! I am soooo excited. If I have that all the time I will be truly happy and if my grades are good that is both good for my future and will also make everyone happy.

I still have a couple of things to take care of so I will leave you. Hope you have an epic weekend and MLK day!!

Adios.

Love Love Love

Here I sit listening to music with Andrew and creeping on facebook after watching all of the first season of Glee in less than 24 hours, watching episodes of Will & Grace, eatting a whole box of cookies, and playing 2 games of Trouble. Can I say from Tuesday on has been absolutely awesome. Even though I would much rather be in Minneapolis, this is just a break from the chaos of being home.

Yesterday I experienced Hu Hot for the first time and definately enjoyed it. I also had an enjoyable time in Rochester. Andrew & Mike are super awesome.

Oh, but back to Glee, I love it. I also love Lady Gaga. Two things I probably wouldn't have thought I would like at the beginning of the year. I enjoy being in the unknown indie section of movies and music, but I must say that some things are just popular for a reason.

This weekend is Theaterfest! Filled with Dreamgirls at the Orpheum, a tour of the Ordway, and probably Romeo & Juliet at the Guthrie! I love theater! A part of me wonders why I didn't get more interested a long time ago, but that's probably better. I like how things are now.

Ugh, there are so many things to say. Like Vampire Weekend makes me sink into my chair and smile so much. I bought the new album and I have to say it is sooo beautiful. You need to fall in love with them too! I am so damn lucky to go to their concert in March with my new/soon-to-be best friend Rachel!

Hmmm...I'll just summarize everything that has happend with me being perfectly happy and REALLY excited to return to Minneapolis.

Tomorrow is time with Andrew, Mike, and possibly Emily...then Nathan and maybe Ana?? Yayyyy!

Assortment of Random Thoughts

I dream of laying on a fluffy white bed
And grazing my hand across the soft blankets.
I dream of looking out the large window to the left
So I can watch the rain crawl down the window.
I dream of large trees and beautiful plants.
I dream of a warm glass of tea sitting on my nightstand
With steam floating in the air.
I dream of beautiful clean air and a deep breath
I dream of closing my eyes.
I dream a slight breeze blows through the window
Just enough so the curtains can dance.
I dream of beautiful music off in a distant room of the house.

This is my "happy place" and will someday be my bedroom.

My days have been beautiful and filled with excitement.

Tuesday: Andrew is coming.
Saturday: back to Minneapolis.
Tuesday: The semester starts.
Some Day Soon: see Dream Girls with Andrew
February: Sondre Lerche and I will have a date (and of course other people will be there and he will play music and blah blah blah its just a concert).
March: I go to a Vampire Weekend concert and pass out because their music is so beautiful.
March: I go to Citizen Cope's concert with an undecided person...interested?
April: See Avenue Q.
May: School Ends. Venezuela here I come!
June: Back from Venezuela. Work Work Work.

Gahh I love Minneapolis, I love the U of M, I love my friends, and I love a lot of things!

I don't like certain other things.
Such things are unresolved and have yet to be proven wrong.
At least it's not as bad as I originally thought.
However, it still makes me sad.

On a good note: I am presently happy with 90% of things and that's a good number.

If we are facebook friends check out the video Brittany and I made.
It's so epic and took so much work that it needs to be shown off.

The End.