Buckeye Blog

November?

2008-11-05T09:06:00.000-08:00

All of the Halloween craziness that you encounter in college was this past weekend for my friends and I. Of course there was the fair share of drama, but all in all, I had a really good weekend :) We started out at Longmeadow Apts., went to a coworker's apartment which is directly across from campus, and then back to Longmeadow and then my apartment in Ada.

Friday morning was the first of many Open Houses at OSU Lima. It turned out well, just way too early in the morning for my liking. Oh well, I gotta learn to get up sooner or later. I need to learn that before I end up missing every English class this quarter- oopsies :S. My classes are going decent this quarter still. I'm not fond of a couple of them but there is nothing I can do about that. My scheduling window opens up on monday so I need to figure out exactly which classes I wanna take. I'm thinkin' Statistics 135, Geography 120, and English 202 or English 364. English 364 is the Harry Potter class; needless to say, I'm pretty pumped lol. It's a first time course being taught by Beth Sutton-Ramspeck. Should be fun, who knows. I've never read a single one of the books so I'm a little nervous about reading 7 of them in 10 weeks time.

But back to Halloween weekend. Saturday night I went to my good friend from high school, Heather's celebrity (couples) party for Halloween. As usual, I went dateless as Paris Hilton. I wore a purple ish dress with huge sunglasses and crazy big heels. It worked I guess, whatev. It was great to see a couple of the girls again, it had been awhile since I have seen them other than running into them at Walmart of the OSU game. Heather dressed up as Kim Kardashian and her husband, Blake was Reggie Bush. Get it, they're married too? Kellie dressed up as Sarah Palin which was hilarious in itself lol.

Speaking of the not so VP, I'm soo glad the election is all said and done. It's all I've heard about at school, work, etc. for the past 3 months. After this week, I'm really banking on it dying down some. Just have to see how it goes. I'm leaving my opinion out of this when it comes to politics. A good friend and I who happens to be a political science major do not get along on this topic at all lol. Can't win em all right?

Soo I'm working up in the Dean's suite right now answering a phone that NEVER rings apparently. Oh well, fine with me. I can dig it! One piece of exciting news is that myself, and 3 other friends got tattoos last night, and Collin got his ear pierced; which it bled allllllll over P.S. Neisha got a heart on her hip, Jess has a koi fish on her chest, Samantha got lettering on her ankle, and I got a water lily on my side. I absolutely love the detail and coloring in this one- It's my fourth tattoo, not gonna say it's my last bc chances are, it's not. It was a fun experience to have with everyone. I was debating a half sleeve but I figure, I don't have a clue what job I'll be in after I graduate so it's not in my best interest to get a tattoo that I can't cover up if need be.

Welp, hopefully the entire office is returning from lunch at Olive Garden soon. I'm a bit bored up here all by myself lol. Time to work on some CS&E 101 homework though in the meantime till I'm relieved. TTFN.

Just Another Manic Monday..

2008-10-06T09:52:00.000-07:00

Over the past week, I've decided that I have quite the chaotic life. Along with that, I've decided that every couple I know almost has been having major issues, if not broken up completely; and that's sad. Why are relationships so much work anyways? Aren't they supposed to be enjoyable and come fairly easily? Apparently, I was wrong. I realize that everything worthwhile takes a decent amount of work, but this much, really? I mean honestly, is a relationship honestly a positive aspect of your life when you change who you are, just to mold to the other person in the relationship? Compromise is indeed important, but changing who you are as a person isn't always necessary; if you change for the better then wonderful, but if you change negatively, is that right? I don't think so. I've come to realize also that I've changed negatively over a period of time. I am now as cold as ice; I show zero emotion unless I'm mad about something. Basically, I've become emotionally undetached, and I can't stand being this way anymore. This is not who I am, or who I want to be. A relationship has indeed had a negative impact on my personality, if you ask me. I'm just scared that I will never revert back to my old self.

Next thing about relationships, aren't you supposed to kind of go in stages? Like friends, to best friends, to dating, to full-out relationship, etc.? How can you have a positive relationship without the friend/best friend aspect of it all? I don't think it's possible, but of course, someone else feels the need to disagree with me, as usual. It's always his way, or no way. That's not compromise. Ugh. Stressful much?

Anyrate, it's monday once again, the third week of the quarter. It's going by super fast this time around. I have sooo much to catch up on already. My Grandma had surgery last week, therefore I missed a few classes to be with her and my family. What can ya do right? Things happen. So needless to say, I need to bust my butt with stuff till the concert on Wednesday. I'm going to see Theory of A Deadman again, and I'm just as pumped as I was the first time :) They are great in concert, the opening bands don't sound too bad either. Parlor Mob (?) and Black Stone Cherry are the two openers. They are playing in Findlay at The Whiskey Venue. Should be a great time :)

Time to get my butt to Physiology class :( I'm not so excited about that, nor CS&E 101 at 3:50 this afternoon. Mondays and wednesdays suck so bad, lol. I guess it makes up for only having one class on Fridays though! Gotta run, hopefully my day/week gets a little better. .

Hustle and Bustle Beginning AGAIN Already

2008-09-19T19:04:00.000-07:00

It's officially 5 days until fall quarter 2008 begins for we OSU students. Aka, hell is about to begin burning once again. This quarter is going to be exceptionally tough for me. I have tuesday and thursdays off which is awesome, and friday I have class in the afternoon for like an hour so that's not so bad I suppose. But I have English 398, EEOB 232 (Physiology), and some random computer class which shouldn't be too terrible. I guess I'm just not looking forward to the hustle and bustle fall quarter brings. Sure, it's fun to have 500-600 new students on campus, but the parking situation is irritating, and its just pure chaos. I personally enjoy the summertime when I can park within 6 spaces from the front, as opposed to 2 from the back of the parking lot. Most of my problem, is that I absolutely love fall weather. Sweatshirts and jeans is totally my thing and sitting in a classroom is the last place I want to be when it's like this outside.

I've also come to the conclusion that I'm officially the most lame person ever. I'm 21 years old, sitting in blogging, on my last friday night before classes begin. Oh well, my roomate is gone so there is peace and quiet until she returns home from Paulding tomorrow. I might as well enjoy it while I can right? It's not very often that it happens. And besides, I have ALOT to get done considering I extended my spring quarter, extensively.

This weekend begins what is known as "Welcome Week" on the OSU Lima campus. Sunday at 7am the festivities begin with Campin' On The Quad and that lasts till Monday morning at like 8am. Then Tuesday is the Dean's Convocation Welcome Picnic. And then is Wednesday, when we start it all over again. Time to read or fall asleep, I'm tired and it's 10:13, rock on right? Peace out Girlscouts :)

Wedding Land

2008-09-08T17:26:00.000-07:00

So if you've ever seen the movie 27 dresses, the main character is who I've recently become. I just found out last night at dinner that I am MOH for my cousins wedding, which is THIS November. The 14th to be exact. Yes, I'm very excited and feel honored to have been asked, it's just so stressful! I'm in another wedding, Sarah and Joey's, on December 6th. Sarah is a good friend of mine from high school in case you cared to know. I still have to find a dress for Deanna's (my cousin) wedding which is in two months almost on the dot. None the less, I have alot of work to do.

On a different note, my Florida vacation was fairly relaxing; minus the fact that my car managed to get side swiped and I'm not happy in the slightest about that. I'm really hoping one of my friends will be able to semi- fix it for me for a decent price. I have white paint clear down the side of my drivers' side door. Ugh, not cool. Whoever hit my car didn't even bother to leave their insurance information either. But yeah, the weather was decent till the second to last day there. Another stupid hurricane/tropical storm was brewing in the middle of the ocean. And now there are however many more behind it even. I'm just ready for either summer or fall weather; NOT winter.

School starts up here soon. Awkwardly, I'm kinda ready for it. I think I'm just ready to have a normal schedule with work and school. Gives me something to do I guess as lame as that may sound, lol. But it is time to head home from work for the evening. G'night.

Forget you Denver, Colorado

2008-08-05T11:21:00.000-07:00

Sooo it's been roughly.. 2 weeks andddd 2 days since I last blogged. Aka, that's how long it's been since my best friend has been gone :( I have to admit, thanks to work and my chaotic family, it's went as fast as it could have possibly could considering the circumstances. I haven't slept more than 2-3 hours at a time without waking up for the past couple weeks so I guess you could call me a semi-insomniac. That will all change in 2 weeks and 2 days. Wow, I just realized it's the exact half way point. Speaking of the devil, I received 18 gorgeous red roses today for our one year anniversary, which like he said on the card, more like 4 years, lol. I knew I had a "surprise" coming today via mail so I waited and waited for someone to arrive and finally gave up and got in the shower. I literally stepped in, turned on the water, and put shampoo in my hair and my cell phone rings; it's the UPS man asking which apartment I'm in to bring my package to. I'm like seriously, perfect timing guy. But oh well, it was worth it :)

In about 23 days or so, Adam and I have good intentions on going to Florida or South Carolina for a vacay. I'm pretty pumped none the less, and especially after I found super cheap deals on Expedia.com for Daytona Beach, Florida today! I just hope it all goes smoothly with the hotel booking and the crazy long drive of 15 hours. My guess is that I will drive most of the way and Adam will sleep most of the way, lol. Oh well, I don't mind I suppose; I'll just be happy to be with him and have him back home safe and sound.

Of course to every positive week, there is a negative. That's where my car comes into the story. My Dad noticed that it is leaking some mysterious fluid the other day so I took it to my local car dealership and they said my water pump went bad? Whatever that means. But it was only $100 as opposed to alot more thanks to my warranty that I was not excited about getting for Christmas from Mom and Dad last year, untill now lol. And then comes the second negative of the day. I just got the bright idea for a surprise for a certain someone and got on ticketmaster to check out tickets for Eric Church (country artist we both really like, esp. Adam). So I get all excited to see that he is indeed on tour. I find two dates, first off, both of which are while Adam is still in Denver. Secondly, that the first of the two dates is Aug. 9th, IN Denver, Co. Which just so happens to be the day that the Broncos play Houston whatevers in Houston, Tx. Soooo so much for that working out what so ever :( Guess I'll just have to give it a shot another time. So ya know what, screw you Denver, CO. You ruin everything.

Time to start getting around for the day again. Gotta go with Mom to pick up my delightful vehicle as well as go to work from 5-9 this evening. Oh well, gotta do what ya gotta do. I'm curious to see in my non-existant roomate shows her face this evening like she claims she is going to do; my assumption is she won't. Whatev right? Welp, see ya later alligator!

Swollen Eyes and A Broken Heart

2008-07-20T18:59:00.000-07:00

Wow, it's been an extremely long time since I posted a blog. Life has been overly chaotic the past month or so. Finals were a disaster; none the less, I took an extension on two classes since I've had a ton of personal issues lately. Thank goodness my profs were so understanding with me! So my goal for this upcoming week is to work work work and get my school stuff finished up.

June 27-28th, I was in one of my best friends' wedding. The wedding was beautiful as was the bride. We had a ton of fun and danced the night away like you tend to do at weddings. Someday I will have my own wedding to plan I hope~ :) Hopefully sooner than later too!

July 1st, I moved into my new apartment with Dani. She's probably the best roomie ever lol. But the apartment is a bit small, but still is very homey persay. We took pride in decorating and we of course are still no where close to being done. Our color scheme is primarily red, black, and silver. Dani's room is in browns and mine is black, silver, and orangy pinkish tones. The new apartment is in Ada like directly in town so we love the luxery of walking anywhere we please if you know what I mean.

July 12th, my parents' 25th wedding anniversary. What an accomplishment huh! I give them props for 25 years of a delightful combination of tears and laughter. They both agree that it's been the best years of their lives and sure enough, for them it was love at first site 26 years ago. They met in a bar here in Lima, Ohio and Dad told his friend at first glance, "I'm going to marry that woman" and sure enough, 8 months later they were engaged and 11 months later they were happily married. 4 years later came me! Lol, just thought I'd add that in. Love is in the air if you can't tell. Ahhh what a month.

And lastly comes today, June 20th. Today was the day I had to say goodbye to my best friend/boyfriend. He left this evening for an athletic training internship with THE Denver Broncos. I'm extremely proud of him for every accomplishment and sacrifice it took to get this position. As much as I'd much rather have him home next door to me (he is now my neighbor), I'm glad he is doing this. It will be a fun, educational experience and will open many many doors in the future as well. So that leaves me to 3 hours past my goodbyes, and I still have swollen eyes and a broken heart. I will see him in a month, which may not sound like long to you, but it is for us. He is my best friend. End of story.

Time to continue cleaning my apartment- it needs it very very badly :( My closet seems to magically throw everything onto the floor and my desk seems to collect anything and everything. It's time to get rid of the clutter and boxes and get organized. What a better time than now right? Welp, goodnight all.

The End As We Know It

2008-05-20T23:38:00.000-07:00

It's officially the middle of week 9- and I'm about to go insane. Thanks to my extreme "spring fever" persay, I have been procrastinating worse than normal, therefore causing me to be extremely behind in my classes. Chemistry is absolutely terrible right now, and English has yet to start with a week and a half left to go, lol. Anatomy is going the best and that yet isn't great. None the less- I'll bust butt to get done and survive the quarter I'm sure. On a positive note, I only have one final! :) Yay!

Last week I returned from my mini vacay to the wonderful state of Maryland. The weather was terrible every day except for the day of the concert. As I said before, I went to see Kenny Chesney along with several others and it was AMAZING- I had a blast. The trip had it's stressful moments but overall was nice. Oddly enough though, we all complain about how badly we need a vacation, and then as soon as we are there, we are ready to be home? I don't get it. Over the course of the trip I did a ton of shopping at the outlets (Coach specifically) and attended a few happy hours at local piers. It was great to see my family which was my main point in going.

Summertime is quickly approaching, which for me means weddings, Cedar Point, Florida, and Country Concert 2008. One of my best friends is getting married in June so that means bachelorette parties, showers, rehearsals, and of course the wedding. Then there is Cedar Point an endless amount of times I hope. And of course Florida- I have very mixed feelings about the upcoming trip. My two best guy friends are involved- one already lives there, the other is moving there this summer. To say the least- I'm gonna be devestated to not have either one of them here anymore but am happy for them. Country Concert is a 4 day camping trip involving a bunch of rednecks, country music, camping, and beer to be blunt about it. Should be an interesting summer huh!

Well, it is about 3 am now so I suppose it's about that time in the night I should get some sleep as usual. I have a really long day ahead of me tomorrow- lunch, meeting, class, lab. Ewww huh? Oh well, gotta take the good with the bad. Wish me luck! Mucho lovo- K bye.

MJ

*Week 5

2008-04-23T09:22:00.000-07:00

So far this week, the weather has been absolutely gorgeous therefore making it extremely difficult to get motivated to do anything related to academics. All I want to do is be outside and relax. But my goal by the end of the week, is to be mainly caught up in at least English 367.02 and Chem 101C. Unit 1 is due on friday for chemistry and I have two papers which happen to be past due for english class. Oops huh?

This past week or two has been a blast. One of my best friends, Dani, came to visit this past weekend as well as last night. I went to my Theory Of A Deadman concert on thursday, friday a group of friends and I went bowling at Norada Lanes, and saturday was of course the OSU Spring Game. Unfortunately though the weather for the Spring Game wasn't pleasant so we decided to play in the rain instead and head back toward the homestead and pick up some Coldstone Ice Cream :) That totally made my day. After we got home, a decent sized group of us went to the Armory for the evening and crashed at my house. We had a super fun time none the less.

Time to get back to work and also go to class in about an hour. I'll post pictures later from the past weeks events! :) Peace out girl scout.

The Start Of Spring Quarter..

2008-04-08T21:29:00.000-07:00

So many things have changed since I last blogged. I moved out on Easter sunday, I started my spring classes, my personal life has taken a positive turn by all means, and many many more things as well. On that note, I guess I'll start with the moving out idea. I moved in with one of my best friends to Ada into her apartment/duplex. It's been a really big adjustment, but it's been a positive one thus far :) I've had alot of fun, learned to do laundry without bleaching everything I own, and have yet to master the whole cooking idea. It's gonna be a while before I master cooking and/or baking of an extent. It only took me about a week to get everything I own crammed into my room. The biggest adjustment so far has been not having my dogs. I have two, a lab named Zoe and a pug named Izzy. Don't get me wrong, I miss Zoe, but nothing like my Izzy. None the less, it's a big change in a positive way :) Seems to be my spring quarter theme so far; let's hope it keeps going this well!

It is officially the middle of the third week of spring quarter at OSU Lima. Thanks to the beautiful weather and moving out, I'm finding it very very difficult to motivate myself to get much done right now. I have English 367.02, Chem 101 C, and Anatomy 235. English is sweet because I do not have a single test, just lots of papers. But Chem is full of tests and experiments, which is exciting, but it's so much work. The class is mainly online, but I have lab wednesday evenings for four hours. As for Anatomy, it's just straight memorization which requires me to study, not something I enjoy at all so I tend to put it off. But, my goal this weekend is to get completely caught up with school since the weather isn't supposed to be fantastic.

Lastly, we come to the personal life. Like I said, it's taken a positive turn. I'm just going with the flow and enjoying myself in the meantime. I'm doing my absolute best not to get my hopes up or ahead of myself. But that subject is for a later date. :)

I think it may be a wise decision to go to bed at a decent hour tonight since I have a very long day ahead of me tomorrow. I have two meetings, three classes, and I'm finally getting my hair stripped back down to it's natural color and cut too :) Not to mention, I have a paper due at ten a.m. that I've yet to start, oopsies huh. Better get on that now or to sleep so I can force myself to get out of bed in the morning. Goodnight all :)

Twas The Night Before Finals

2008-03-11T14:59:00.000-07:00

As titled, it's the night before every single one of my final exams for this winter quarter. This has probably been the most stressful day of the entire quarter for me overall. The day has consisted of finishing a lab report that is way past due, as well as studying while babysitting. None the less, a super long day. I'm running on about 3 hours of sleep and am probably going to pull an all nighter for tomorrow. My first final is at 8 in the morning, and last one is at 2 :( But on a good note, I'm super excited about an upcoming concert for May 17th and 18th. It's called Rock on the Range and it's a 2 day thing in Columbus. http://www.rockontherange.com/ Go check it out! But also, there is the annual Country Concert trip to Fort Lauramie, Ohio. http://www.countryconcert.com/ polar opposites but super excited for both of em! :) Anyrate, after tomorrow, I will be good and relaxed till March 24th, when spring quarter begins. My classes are Chem 101, Bio 102, and Anatomy 235. Needless to say, I'm scared to death! On a good note, I am able to borrow all of my books and what not off of my friends! That'll save me lots of money. :) Well, it's time to get back to studying.. Wish me luck! :S

Haha Lima People Appreciate and Relate to This

2008-03-04T21:05:00.001-08:00

1. You think of Fat Jack's as dining out.
2. You know that Dave Thomas copied Wendy's from Kewpee's.
3. Februcherry and Marchocolate are part of your vocabulary.
4. You think LCI is Lima Correctional Institution, not a long distance company.
5. You said, "Kalida with a K"
6. You wonder why the TB Hospital closed, and that its haunted/inhabited by the homeless drug dealers.
7. You have called Lima "The Bean, Beantown, Bean City" and know that we have a city mascot named "Beanie" that is a giant green lima been with a red hat displaying his name.
8. You got hurt sledding at the reservoir or Farout Park.
9. You went to the Ronald McDonald House for an elementary school flied trip (and JDC).
10. You miss Chi-Chi's
11. You wish the American Mall still had the cheap theatre and the cool acrade (with air hockey and lazer tag).
12. You say Square Fair is for squares, but you always end up going anyway because there's nothing else to do.
13. You know where C'ville is.
14. You immediately conjure up a picture in your mind when someone says a person if from- Shawnee, Bath, Elida, Lima Senior, LCC, Perry, or Delphos.
15. You still wonder what happened to the big fountain in the middle of the Lima Mall.
16. You think all milk comes from Hefner Dairy.
17. You use directions to emphasize you're traveling somewhere, pharses such as "going up" to Cleveland, "going down to Cbus."
18. You went to the "Vortex" aka Night Moves with the 14 year olds (or was one of them) that sneak in because there was nothing better to do.
19. You've ever done dounts in a parking lot for an extended period of time.
20. You catch yourself singing the "Pat's Donuts and Creme" and "Yargers can do" jingle.
21. You know the Kewpee has the best hamburgers on the planet.
22. You actually konw what L.I.M.A. stands for LOST. IN. MIDDLE. AMERICA. and that there's a movie about it.
23. You go away to college and think it's weird that Jerry Lewis doesn't own all the McDonalds
24. In August everyone is singing "The Allen County Fair is here."

You Know You're In College When..

2008-03-04T20:35:00.000-08:00

1. High school started before 8am, but now anything before noon is considered “early."
2. You have more beer than food in your fridge.
3. Weekends start on Thursday. No... Wednesday.
4. 6am is when you go to sleep, not when you wake up.
5. You know many different ways to cook ramen noodles or macaroni and cheese.
6. The health center gives out free condoms, and people take them… just in case.
7. Instead of falling asleep in class, you stay in bed.
8. You know how late McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Qdoba, etc. are open.
9. You think it’s the weekend on a Wednesday and you don’t know what month it is.
10. You can't remember the last time you washed your car.
11. Your underwear/sock supply dictates your laundry schedule.
12. You check Facebook/Myspace more than once a day.
13. You get drunk dialed on any night of the week.
14. You wash dishes in the bathroom sink.
15. You’ve fallen off a loft bed.
16. You talk about beer pong like it’s a sport.
17. Finding random people in your house is perfectly normal, and you even sympathize with them... sometimes when you wake up you have no idea where you are.
18. Your primary news sources are the Daily Show and the Colbert Report.
19. You open a beer at 10 am and your roommate asks you if there’s more.
20. The standard of meals per day falls to two, sometimes just one.
21. Your trash is overflowing and your bank account isn’t.
22. You go to Target or WalMart more than 3 times a week.
23. You wear the same jeans for 13 days without washing them.
24. Your breakfast consists of a coke or cereal bar on the way to class... anything with caffeine will do.
25. Quarters are like gold.
26. Your idea of feeding the poor is buying yourself some ramen noodles.
27. You live in a house with three couches, none of which match.
28. You try to study but seem to procrastinate by eating, going to study breaks, talking to people, etc...
29. You talk to your roommate on instant messenger when you’re both home.
30. You ask people what YOU did last night.
31. Certain things are now deemed "facebook worthy." When friends take pictures of you, you wonder how long it will take them to post them.
32. You’ve seen a hit and run involving a bicyclist/pedestrian.
33. You see people you know you’ve met but can never remember their names or how you know them.
34. You sleep more in class than in your room
35. Your idea of a square meal is a box of Pop-Tarts.
36. You've traveled with bags of dirty clothes.
37. You go home to do your laundry because you're too poor to pay the $2... or too lazy to go to a change machine.
38. You pay $100 for a book you don't read once, return it four months later, and get $7.
39. More than 20% of your household furnishings are made from milk crates.
40. You recognize the meat in the dorm soup as yesterday's meatloaf, and thus decide to eat a nice bowl of cereal - a safe bet for any meal.
41. You use words like "thus" (see #40).
42. You throw out bowls and plates because you don't feel like washing them.
43. Your beer pong table is nicer than all your other tables.
44. It takes preparation... and 3 people... to take out your garbage.
45. Going to the library is a social event.
46. You wear flip flops in the shower your freshman year... you know why.
47. You start joining clubs because of the free food.
48. Visits home depend on how much money you have for gas.
49. You skip one class to write a paper for another.
50. You have no idea where your tuition money is going... technology fees? I think not.
51. Bicycles don't seem as lame as they did in high school.
52. You stay up late to finish homework then sleep through the class in which it was due.
53. Girls: You've balanced your foot on a shampoo bottle to shave.
54. Your backpack is giving you scoliosis.
55. You've written a check for 45 cents or stopped to get $2.00 of gas.
56. Your bill in the bookstore will be comparable to tuition.
57. Going to the mailbox becomes an ego booster/breaker.
58. Most of your T.A.s are foreign...what's the deal?
59. You never realized so many people are smarter than you.
60. You never realized so many people are more dumb (aka "dumber") than you.
61. Western Europe could be wiped out by a terrible plague and you'd never know, but you can recite the last episode of your favorite show verbatim.
62. Care packages rank right up there with birthdays.
63. You craft ways to make any game into a drinking/stripping game.
64. You meet the type of people you thought only existed in movies.
65. Printers break down only when you desperately need them.
66. Anything can be cooked in a microwave.
67. Two words: bike cops.
68. You have Safe Ride programmed into your phone.
69. Old school Nintendo... and guitar hero... are pretty much the best things ever.
70. Going to the grocery at midnight is completely normal.
71. You call restaurants that deliver more than you call your own family.
72. You've paid bills over $5... in coins.
73. You can't imagine life without your computer/cell phone/ ipod.
74. Hoodies and sweatpants become the norm - jeans are considered "dressy" at certain occasions... like school.
75. A canceled class is almost as exciting as Christmas.
76. Taking a nap in the library is perfectly acceptable.
77. Your professors speak English... as a second language.
78. Your teachers swear in class and no one cares.
79. Candles in your dorm room are considered contraband, but cigarettes are ok.
80. You take condiment packets and napkins from fast food restaurants - hey, they're free.
81. Betta fish are like your family.
82. You bring back socks from the laundry room that may or may not be yours.
83. You know what people carrying suspiciously heavy backpacks after dark are doing...
84. The elevators take forever but you'll wait 10 minutes just so you don't have to climb stairs.
85. Your roommate asks you to check the weather on your computer when they're standing 5 feet away from the door.
86. Showers become more of an issue.
87. You press the automatic door opener instead of simply grabbing the handle when you approach a door.
88. Christmas lights seem to be acceptable all year round.
89. Class size doubles on exam days.
90. You donate plasma even though you know it's pretty sketchy.
91. You are no longer thankful that fire alarms are here to protect you.
92. You've bought Christmas presents from the book store and charged it to your student account so your parents pay for the gifts because you're too broke.
93. You begin to include ketchup on your list of acceptable vegetables.
94. You stay on campus for hours in between classes when it's too cold to walk home.
95. People have to help you kick the vending machine just so you can get your 50 cent bag of chips.
96. There's always a "question kid" in at least one of your classes, and you really wish someone would just tell him/her to shut the hell up.
97. You steal dishes from the cafeteria so you don't have to wash your own.
98. Laundry is an all-day event.
99. You no longer find it uncool to take naps. In fact, you quite enjoy them.
100. It's illegal to drink in the dorms yet they sell an assortment of shot glasses, beer mugs, tankards, etc. in the bookstore.
101. You find your list of acceptable napping places expanding daily to increasingly uncomfortable locations.
102. You fill out credit card applications for the free food.
103. You've eaten cereal out of a cup... with a fork.
104. Dressing up for Halloween becomes cool again.
105. You know at least one person who has dropped his/her cell phone into a toilet.
106. You hang multiple shirts on the same hanger to save space/money.
107. You become increasingly annoyed with the "old" people in class - props to them for going back to college but they generally ask really, really annoying questions.
108. You admire people's alcohol bottle shrines.
109. You set your clock 5-10 minutes ahead so you can potentially make it to class on time.
110. You eventually realize that setting your clock ahead makes no difference to you and you're still late.
111. You check ratemyprofessor.com (or something of the like) before choosing your class schedule.
112. You text faster than you type.
113. You only find out a class is cancelled after you get there and sit for about ten minutes.
114. You actually start using coupons, especially those school coupon books.
115. You open canned food and eat it... out of the can.
116. You run out of black ink and, instead of buying a new ink cartridge, decide blue is a nice substitute... adds a little flair.
117. You have numbers in your phone with labels like “Sketchy Steve” and “Alcohol Guy.”
118. The food in your fridge may or may not be older than your little brother.
119. The words "google" and "wikipedia" have become verbs. And you use them... quite often.
120. The names Morgan, Jim, Jack, and Jose could aptly describe either who you were with last night or what you had to drink.
121. You fill your empty two-liter bottles with pop from the school cafeteria.
122. You have a drinking buddy who can hold the most intellectual, deep conversations when drunk. Unfortunately, neither he/she nor you can remember most of it later.
123. Your floor has been dirty to the point that you've had to brush your feet off before putting on socks or getting into bed.
124. You're all for the free samples at grocery stores.
125. Energy drinks become your new best friends.
126. You realize that taking summer classes pretty much negates the fun connotation of "summer."
127. You know exactly how much food will fit into a mini-fridge.
128. You realize that said mini-fridge does NOT freeze ice cream.
129. You've made a sandwich on or eaten food off of your $1500 laptop.
130. Your scar stories involve alcohol and/or hearing what happened to you from your more sober friends.
131. It is completely acceptable... and encouraged... to party on weeknights. What would life be without Wasted Wednesdays or Thirsty Thursdays?
132. Most of your textbooks remain unopened (possibly still shrink-wrapped) the entire semester.
133. Waking up in the morning and driving somewhere to get a friend's (or your) car becomes a norm.
134. The local supermarket sells ping pong balls... right next to solo red cups. Coincidence?
135. You go home for winter/summer break and suddenly your life back at college seems so exciting...
136. You smell the clear liquid in your water bottle before you drink it... just to make sure it's actually water.
137. You discover new bruises on your body and wonder where the hell they came from.
138. You find alternate routes to class in order to avoid annoying organization booths and/or the preacher on campus.
139. Two (more) words: Power Hour.
140. You finish reading this and wonder how you can procrastinate next.

So I'm A Bit Of A Procrastinator..

2008-03-02T10:18:00.001-08:00

You know how you have those weeks where you think it's impossible to get everything done by a certain deadline? This week is that week, but it's mainly my own fault. My theatre reaction paper for example, I've had roughly eight weeks to complete it. Needless to say, it's due tonight at midnight and I'm just beginning my third paragraph. Another example, my biology assignments. I have a New York Times summary due tuesday, and my lab report is due on thursday; neither have I started. Oh yeah, and then there is math and allied med. For math, I have a homework sheet due tomorrow, as well as my third exam. And allied med, I have my "focus plan" due on thursday, and of course, not a word typed yet :)

Why do we procrastinate anyways? Is it because some people work better under pressure, or is it lack of time? Today I've done everything in my power to avoid working on my homework assignments. I did four loads of laundry, did dishes, cleaned out my disastrous car, babysat my baby cousin this morning, etc. And now, I'm chatting with friends on AIM and listening to Papa Roach, lol. In a few minutes, I REALLY need to get on the ball here.

On a different note, if you've read my past few posts, I've talked about the several snow falls in the Lima area. To make my week even more stressful, it's supposed to snow tomorrow and tuesday evenings :( Eeeeeek! I'm ready for 70 degree weather and sunshine. I've battled a cold and ear problems for three weeks now; it's time for the germs to be killed off and gone for the season!

Time to get some school work done. Wish me luck :) It's gonna be a crazy long day haha.

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My Birthday Weekend.. And MORE Snow..

2008-02-26T07:01:00.000-08:00

If this winter has taught me anything at all, it's that driving in the snow isn't all that difficult. Once you master the taking it snow and not freaking out part, it's all downhill from there. Considering we have experienced about five decent snows now this winter, I've had to make myself drive in it more than I ever have before. Anyways, long story short, we got about 5 inches last night, and there is STILL more on the way today/tonight as well :( UGH! I'm so ready for summer weather!

Anyways, enough whining about the weather, again lol. This past weekend was my 21st birthday. Ah, what a time. It had good moments, and bad ones as well. Thursday was my actual birthday, so one of my best guy friends took me out to dinner at our local Texas Roadhouse (my favorite probably). Mom and Dad were supposed to but my Dad has been ill so I accepted the IOU and went out with Todd instead. After dinner, we decided to meet up with my friends on campus and from there, we went to BW-3's in Lima (B-dubs). I had a pretty good time with friends from college as well as high school. I wound up home about midnight or so still saying "it's my birthday!" to my Mom as she was making me go to bed. Then there was friday night, I chose to stay in due to the prior evenings activities. Soooo that takes us to saturday, ah what a night. Saturday I truthfully didn't want to go out but my cousins and parents talked me into it. We went to Players in Lima and had a real good time. My best friend from high school came so I was really excited about that as well as my closest family being with me as well. That meant the world to me. And to make the night even better, my boyfriend came along. :) He has been having some family issues and so I really didn't expect him to come, but he surprised me and came out with us :) None the less, it meant alot. So my friends, family, and boyfriend danced and sang alot of the night and just flat out had a great time. I couldn't have asked for a better birthday weekend and it will be one that I remember for years and years to come. Thanks everyone :)

Well, it's that time of morning now that I need to get ready for the day. My biology class was cancelled so I'm going to eat some breakfast and head into the office to work for a while; I'll get bored out of my mind at home all day, I'm not used to being home alot anymore! Haha, time to quit procrastinating and just get out of bed (laptops are wonderful btw). Have a good week!

Scrabble and Snow Fun

2008-02-11T21:03:00.000-08:00

Snow is one of those things I've learned to love just as much as I hate it sometimes. Snow is awesome when you cancel from school or when you go sledding or snowboarding. But then there is the dreaded snow like tonight, that snows you in leaving you bored out of your mind. I just can't take not being able to leave my house if I want or need to and I hate driving in it. I'm totally convinced that I just need to move to Florida or some state that doesn't have snow but like once a year!

On a different note, this past weekend I participated in a Scrabble tournament for a wonderful cause; the Northwest Literacy Council. A team of six friends and I: Jess, Megan, Sandy, Cody, and Trevor all played for literally four hours straight. We played four games, for 45 minutes per game. And I'm sad to say that we came in last place :( But, we did make the Lima News, our local newspaper with a big picture on the front page! Haha so exciting right? None the less, we had a good time for the most part, ate some decent food, and spent the afternoon with close friends from the office.

Speaking of the office, having a job on campus is probably one of my favorite things about my college experience so far. I absolutely love it, the opportunities are endless and I've also met so many great people who turned into close friends over the past year or so. I'm so lucky to work with such a fascinating group of people. Every individual is seriously so different from the next that it's just amazing. Everyone gets along great, we have started all hanging out outside of work the past few months, and none the less we have a great bond and great times as well. So thanks guys, and I love you all! :)

Well the snow is continuing to fall sooo I'm crossing my fingers for a snow day tomorrow so we can all go sledding and/or just relax all day! Time to hit the sack, it's like way past my typical bed time haha. Nighty night..

Randomly Random

2008-02-05T15:30:00.000-08:00

Alright so, I planned on this week being horrible. Turns out, it's not so bad :) My mom told me today that I'm going on vacation to Ocean City, Maryland for 5 days in may to my cousins house. And we also are going to see a big outdoor concert. Performers are..

LeAnn Rimes, Big & Rich, Kenny Chesney (my love), Gary Allan, Brooks & Dunn, and Sammy Hagar!!

None the less, I'm super pumped~! :)

Tell ya what though, I'm not pumped over the Superbowl. I was pretty disappointed as a matter of fact. The game was boring untill 4th quarter and my team lost surprisingly. I'm not gonna lie, I like the Pats :) But I had fun during the game playing my new obsession, Rockband! I'm not great at it but it's a good time. I got it for Adam for his birthday and I think I've played it almost everyday since January 17th haha. Speaking of birthdays, my 21st is in 15 more days!! Let the countdown begin! Haven't decided what exactly to do on my birthday but I got a few days to figure it out.

And lastly, the most overrated holiday is coming up soon; the dreaded Valentine's Day. It's the biggest Halmark holiday ever along with Sweetest day. I guess I've never had a great V-day so maybe that's why I'm not excited for it at all. Time will tell though whether or not this year changes my mind, let's hope so! :)

This week..

2008-01-31T15:26:00.000-08:00

So have you ever had one of those weeks that feel like they are never going to end? Yeah, this week was my week. Sooo many stressors academically as well as personally have been going on this week. I'm just ready to relax so I'm really hoping the incoming snow storm is bad enough for school to cancel tomorrow :) ....

But this was my week. .

My New York Times assignment was due on tuesday along with my "in class assignment" for biology as well, math homework assignment due on monday, yesterday wasn't terrible, nothing was due amazingly :) Today I had discussion board posts, a minute paper, and a quiz. And tomorrow, I have a math quiz and my theatre midterm. The theatre exam will not be too pretty :(

The weekend is going to be pretty boring. I plan on getting caught up on school stuff since I'm going to be snowed in for the most part according to the weather guys on tv. But on a lighter note, my birthday is exactly three weeks from today :) I'll be 21 so that's pretty exciting. It's my last birthday to look forward to, then it's all down hill from here I figure.

Well, I think it's about time to head out before this delightful storm decides to show itself.

Peace out girl scout.

A little about me..

2008-01-24T16:02:00.000-08:00

Soooo since this is my first post, I figured I would just start off with the basics. I obviously LOVE Ohio State and go to school here. I attend the Lima campus and wouldn't go anywhere else. I enjoy the hometown feel of it and also love attending a smaller campus but still having the benefits of main campus. I graduated from Bath High School here in good ol' Lima, Ohio in 2005. I am a junior on campus and I'm majoring in health management. I've changed my major literally 3 times now. I started off with spanish, then radiology, then health management. Umm, let's see here.. I work on campus in the admissions office as a student assistant. I also telecounsel at night in the admissions office. Having a job on campus is awesome, I wouldn't trade it for anything.

As for this quarter, my classes are kinda boring. I have theatre at 8 a.m. monday, wednesday, and friday and I'm sooo not a morning person but it's my own fault lol. But I also am taking biology 101, alli med 102, and math 075.

Well, time to get back to work. :)