it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood
so. through a series of lj-cuts, i will try and reflect on my past week.
so last thursday i was extremely busy. and honestly, i haven't had that bad of a day in a really long time.
i had to wake up at 8am to go to a oral surgeon appt because i couldn't eat on that side of my mouth. anyway, i woke up with a stiff neck and i couldn't turn my head, which really wasn't good for driving. i find out at the appt that it's STILL puffy [fucking 7 months later..] and i had to go on antibiotics again. awesome. then, i had to bring my car to the mechanic for a tuneup. my mom yelled at me on the way there so i cried. i didn't get dunks, and had to go to three classes. when my classes were over, i found out that my car has to have $1200 worth of work on it. $400 for the tune-up/new brakes, $400 for a new transmission, $400 for the labor. my parents are covering the tune-up part, but my sister and i have to come up with $800 for the rest. awesome. the car has a foot in the grave anyway, but they said it's worth it to get the work done. whatever. then went to work at the Y and ran around like a chicken with my head cut off making copies and everything for mentor. i got to rest for a little bit and visited the gang on east. as i arrive, and cry out "I'VE HAD THE WORST DAY EVER," ryan cochran hits a wiffleball off my head. it was perfect comedic timing and we all got a good laugh. then out of the three fucking plans i had for the night, all three of them fell through. i stayed in and watched sex and the city. i rule. by the end of the day, i had cried four times. but dez got me mini-eggs and that made it worth it. <3
mentor went really well, overall. our kids really enjoyed it and the pirate theme was a total success! the group really bonded and i can already see the positive effects that the mentors had on them. being on management team was a little stressful personally, 'cause i really felt i didn't fit in anywhere. i had been a leader with my leaders, a mentor last year, and now an advisor. just caught up to me. i got to talk more in depth with jess cohen, who i've missed dearly. she gave me a serious ego-boost and totally raised my confidence. i really needed to hear that i was doing well. i met some really great new people, like my twin, miss lindsay. we already have a road trip in the works. we kept saying things about ourselves and the other always responded "ME TOO!" really weird. i really want to keep in touch this year. fo'sho. the only really sucky part was getting a total of five hours of sleep over the whole weekend. sunday was a bust, i just slept forever.
I FUCKING LOVE DEZ. that's all. :D
okay, no, for real. if i don't stay in this suite next year, or get another suite, i'll cry. i've been in college too long to live in a double again. i just can't do it. the RD here seems like she'll be really helpful though, so yay.
overall, it's going well. i've been slacking a bit recently. i missed a big assignment on wednesday and i haven't been managing my time well. but really, i don't have an incentive to get amazing grades and As in every class. at emmanuel, i had the fear of losing my full scholarship to motivate me. i'm getting absolutely NO money for being smart here. i need to find the motivation to do well, because i've been settling for Bs since college started.
also, picking classes is coming up. so of course, i met with my advisor. to prepare, i printed out my advising report [telling me everything i've taken], my classes from emmanuel, and my history plan which tells me what i still need to take. so i'm looking at all my credits. by the end of my sophomore year at emmanuel, i had 74 credits. only 44 transferred over. at the end of this year, i'll have 72. it just makes me cry. anyway, because i'm practically done GenEds and history requirements, i'm looking into a minor in psychology. let's hope that works out.
so i dumped the boyfriend. i'm okay with that. he's not. now i have to deal with the drama that i HATE. i don't know what i'm looking for in regards to all this like and love crap but i know it should be simple. it shouldn't be drama and bullshit at every corner. i'm proud that i realized sooner rather than later to get out of that situation. luckily dez is an angel and listens to me complain when i need to. <3 blah. i just hate putting myself out there to get hurt in the end. i also hate the in-between phase of a possible new relationship, when you don't know how to act when you know you like each other. i just want to know. i don't like the tension.
well, that's my life in a nutshell. it's longwinded and a little complicated but i'm doing alright. a couple bumps in the road, but what's life without that?
so last thursday i was extremely busy. and honestly, i haven't had that bad of a day in a really long time.
i had to wake up at 8am to go to a oral surgeon appt because i couldn't eat on that side of my mouth. anyway, i woke up with a stiff neck and i couldn't turn my head, which really wasn't good for driving. i find out at the appt that it's STILL puffy [fucking 7 months later..] and i had to go on antibiotics again. awesome. then, i had to bring my car to the mechanic for a tuneup. my mom yelled at me on the way there so i cried. i didn't get dunks, and had to go to three classes. when my classes were over, i found out that my car has to have $1200 worth of work on it. $400 for the tune-up/new brakes, $400 for a new transmission, $400 for the labor. my parents are covering the tune-up part, but my sister and i have to come up with $800 for the rest. awesome. the car has a foot in the grave anyway, but they said it's worth it to get the work done. whatever. then went to work at the Y and ran around like a chicken with my head cut off making copies and everything for mentor. i got to rest for a little bit and visited the gang on east. as i arrive, and cry out "I'VE HAD THE WORST DAY EVER," ryan cochran hits a wiffleball off my head. it was perfect comedic timing and we all got a good laugh. then out of the three fucking plans i had for the night, all three of them fell through. i stayed in and watched sex and the city. i rule. by the end of the day, i had cried four times. but dez got me mini-eggs and that made it worth it. <3
mentor went really well, overall. our kids really enjoyed it and the pirate theme was a total success! the group really bonded and i can already see the positive effects that the mentors had on them. being on management team was a little stressful personally, 'cause i really felt i didn't fit in anywhere. i had been a leader with my leaders, a mentor last year, and now an advisor. just caught up to me. i got to talk more in depth with jess cohen, who i've missed dearly. she gave me a serious ego-boost and totally raised my confidence. i really needed to hear that i was doing well. i met some really great new people, like my twin, miss lindsay. we already have a road trip in the works. we kept saying things about ourselves and the other always responded "ME TOO!" really weird. i really want to keep in touch this year. fo'sho. the only really sucky part was getting a total of five hours of sleep over the whole weekend. sunday was a bust, i just slept forever.
I FUCKING LOVE DEZ. that's all. :D
okay, no, for real. if i don't stay in this suite next year, or get another suite, i'll cry. i've been in college too long to live in a double again. i just can't do it. the RD here seems like she'll be really helpful though, so yay.
overall, it's going well. i've been slacking a bit recently. i missed a big assignment on wednesday and i haven't been managing my time well. but really, i don't have an incentive to get amazing grades and As in every class. at emmanuel, i had the fear of losing my full scholarship to motivate me. i'm getting absolutely NO money for being smart here. i need to find the motivation to do well, because i've been settling for Bs since college started.
also, picking classes is coming up. so of course, i met with my advisor. to prepare, i printed out my advising report [telling me everything i've taken], my classes from emmanuel, and my history plan which tells me what i still need to take. so i'm looking at all my credits. by the end of my sophomore year at emmanuel, i had 74 credits. only 44 transferred over. at the end of this year, i'll have 72. it just makes me cry. anyway, because i'm practically done GenEds and history requirements, i'm looking into a minor in psychology. let's hope that works out.
so i dumped the boyfriend. i'm okay with that. he's not. now i have to deal with the drama that i HATE. i don't know what i'm looking for in regards to all this like and love crap but i know it should be simple. it shouldn't be drama and bullshit at every corner. i'm proud that i realized sooner rather than later to get out of that situation. luckily dez is an angel and listens to me complain when i need to. <3 blah. i just hate putting myself out there to get hurt in the end. i also hate the in-between phase of a possible new relationship, when you don't know how to act when you know you like each other. i just want to know. i don't like the tension.
well, that's my life in a nutshell. it's longwinded and a little complicated but i'm doing alright. a couple bumps in the road, but what's life without that?