Saturday, September 20, 2008

College has its trials...


About 2 weeks ago I got the end of my headphones stuck in the headphone jack of my computer. So this week I decided, after many failed attempts to get it out, to take it to the tech place on campus.
Unfortunately it is Saturday and I still dont have my computer...doing homework and even simply checking my mail has been a trial for me and my roommates all week.

this is def. the hardest thing ive ever had to do. people said college would have its trials but i had no idea it would be this difficult...

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Friday, September 12, 2008

College Lesson #2


when washing...
bright yellow towel + bright blue towel = lime green towel



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Thursday, September 11, 2008

Flash's Bday


We celebrated Littles' birthday on Monday...


We had to wait until after midnight to drive to walmart and get birthday supplies because it was a Sunday (just that fact right there makes me sigh with love for my new fam)
Then started the process of blowing up 77 balloons between me and The Tennessee's...which then lead to a hard time walking without falling for a good hour 

We filled the space outside Flash's door with all 77 of those air vessels for her to wake up to...and what a funny reaction to hear in the morning haha
We also completely dry erase messaged the mirror...def the funnest part.

HAPPY 19TH FLASH!! WE ALL LOVE YOU LIKE CRAZY!!! You know I would die without you here. love youuuuuu and hope you had a great day!! <3

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Monday, September 08, 2008

College Lesson #1


check your email.
your instructor might send you an email the night before telling you that you dont have class the next day
...and you can wake up at 10 instead of 8...and dont have to walk a mile to class and then walk back...but hey, if you dont check your mail you have an extra hour of free time to blog!

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Sunday, September 07, 2008

Demolition Derby


Moving from Chicago has brought me many clueless moments...a day. Ive been introduced to so many things since I got out here that I have never even heard of before. One of the new experiences I had this weekend was the Demolition Derby. When first hearing this term I let out a big "what...the...heck" and yet again was the only one in the room who had not heard of it or been to one.

Going to the DD, as we so fondly have called it, was actually my favorite event so far. I honestly dont think I stopped laughing the whole time I was there. Just the whole culture and setting was hysterical and fun and something totally out in left field for me.

Our favorite part I think was the musical entertainment...
This band of old dudes called The Fender Benders played old rock songs between each round. It was hilarious and I enjoyed singing and cheering way too loud for them probably the most.
It was quite the eventful derby with fire and all. I had to look around a couple times and ask myself if I was dreaming...then Id go back to laughing
These guys were sitting next to us and were 'derby fanatics' i guess you could say. They were hilarious and defined the term 'superfan' pretty dang well.
GAME TIME: which one is female?? ....the couple sitting in front of us was another aspect of the night's entertainment. The man would laugh and yell so loud and so boisterously we would just start cracking up. He also seemed to know a bunch of techniques and stats and stuff. He was so into it, I was dying. (he's on the left btw)
My favorite picture of the night. Me and one of the SLC boys posing our reactions to some of the wreckage...and to top it off a full fledged derby man behind us.

To summarize. The DD changes people lives.

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"And all the time the joke is that the word 'mine' in its fully possessive sense cannot be uttered by a human being about anything. In the long run either our Father or the Enemy will say 'mine' of each thing that exists, and specifically of each man. They will find out in the end, never fear, to whom their time, their souls, and their bodies really belong - certainly not to them, whatever happens"
- C.S. Lewis, Screwtape Letters

"The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart"
- Elizabeth Foley

"Its today!" squeaked Piglet,
"My favorite day," said Pooh

"The clouds above us join and separate,
the breeze in the courtyard leaves and returns.
Life is like that, so why not relax?
Who can stop us from celebrating?"
-Lu Yu