Wednesday, September 30, 2009

College makes me...

1. Very resourceful- for example, right now, I put my contacts in two bottle caps filled with saline each night because I forgot my contact case at home. * I actually had a spare contact case in my desk and didn't realize for like 3 days. If only college made me less absent minded...

2. Appreciate diversity- let's face it, Canandaigua isn't exactly a multi-cultural mixing pot type place.

3. Have to pee - all I drink is bottled water and crystal light now, and way more often than I used to, so I have to pee like every couple hours. To think I used to make fun of Joanna for this. Lol.

It's freakin cold outside!!!

1. Some people need to relax. I'm a little frustrated with a very high-strung and moody person here at Keuka. I shouldn't blog while angry, but geez! Every little thing that goes wrong in your day is not the end of the world. Take a few deep breaths and dont make someone's else's day miserable too. I need to learn that not everyone wants to be happy and I should just mind my own freakin business. Sorry for trying to help.

2. Phew! I feel a lot better now. Anyway, this weekend's gonna be awesome. Bringing a college friend home, and she's gonna meet my friends from high school and then we're going to the homecoming game. Pretty much cant wait.

3. Wish my blog was more exciting.

4. Missed out on the flu shot clinic because I had a class, now I have to drive to Rochester on a tuesday evening. How suckish.

5. I think I wanna learn how to weld. modifying bikes looks amazingly fun.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

"I don't think pirates say suppose"

I wish job interviews were conducted this way... the idea is that the interviewer offers a statement about themselves, and then the interviewee responds with a related fact about themselves. This way, the interview is a mutual exchange of information, with each person offering a possible connection in each statement. It would make interviews way less frightening and awkward.

And to demonstrate, Meet Meredith, blogger at http://dontweallwanttochangetheworld.blogspot.com .

A is for Allison, interviewer. M is for Meredith, interviewee. I know, obvious.

A: Ready?

M: I was born ready.

A: Okay. Here we go.

M: Should be interesting...

A: So, as an example, if I say, I am wearing blue soccer socks under my jeans now, you say...

M:Yesterday I wore socks that had little eyeglasses embroidered all over them with sandals.

A: lol. Perfect.

M: Yey!

A: I can't do the cotton eye joe.

M: I can't roll my rrrrrrrr's.

A: But you can still talk like a pirate, right?

M: I suppose... lol, I don't think pirates say suppose.

A: lol. Probably not. "Arrrrrggg!! I don't suppose you could pass the fish scampy!!!"

M: hahahaha

A: Okay, next question...uh, statement...?

M: Alright.

A: I've been told my face is blatently expressive.

M: I was told yesterday that I am the clumsiest person my roommate has ever met. And it's true.

A: I dressed up as an oompa loompa for halloween last year.

M: One year i cut a hole in a poster of a modern art and painted my face to match the piece that I had cut out and went as "modern art"

A: lol. That's awesome!

M: lol. Thanks. Am I doing this right?

A: Yes.

M: Good.

A: I wanna ride an elephant.

M: I have always wanted to go skydiving. I think it would be sooooo cool. But I'm afraid of heights.

A: I like to "snowboard" down my deck stairs on a plastic snowboard.

M: my sisters and I once took our dog sledding down our super steep hill with us. And he jumped off the sled.

A:When I get done with this, I'm gonna go sing karyokee to 70s songs with my dad and bro

M: When I get done with this, I am not going to go and sing karyokee.

A: I collect foriegn currency and postcards.

M: I collect snapple lids. (you know, when they say the interesting facts on the insides of the lids) I'm going to make them into magnets and put them on my fridge.

A: Sweet! What a cool idea.

M: Thanks.

A: I like to sing and dance when no one's watching.

M: Everyone does. If I was any good I'd sing and dance all the time.

A: I want a cute Australian guy to teach me to surf.

M:Don't we all? I wanna date a guy who's as much of an English nerd as me.

A: That could be difficult lol.

M: Haha.

A: My deodorent is frescia scented. It ends up frescia is a flower. I didn't know that.

M: Yeah, it's a flower. My perfume and soap are frescia scented. I love the smell.

A: Hmmm... that's weird.

M: Yep.

A: I have poor depth perception.

M: I am horribly clumsy, yet very graceful at ballet.

A: I actually enjoy shovelling snow.

M: I find ironing theraputic.

A: I hope my future husband can cook.

M: I'm afraid I'll never get married.

A: I'm afraid my kids will turn out just like me.

A: my favorite season is winter.

M: I don't have a favorite season. And whenever someone asks me what my favorite season is, I change my answer.

A: I've been playing soccer since five, and yet, today while passing it around, I kicked it into a tree. Twice. I said I did it on purpose.

M: I have a perfectly comftorable chair to sit on or a bed to lay on right now, and two bowl chairs out in the lounge area, but I am choosing to lay on the floor instead.

A: Antique books are boring.

M: Football is boring.

A: Other people's dogs scare me.

M: I have a pathological fear of the bark of a dog.

A: My favorite class is Anatomy and Physiology.

M: My favorite class is sociology.

A: I'm gonna be Waldo for Halloween this year.

M: I'm gonna be the elf queen from Lord of the Rings.

* This interview has been shortened and edited for content.

shout-out!

Everyone should read this story by this aspiring young writer:

http://cathryncarol.blogspot.com/2009/09/boot-camp-and-bird.html

This story is so good. I got lost in it and when it ended, I had that familiar, 'wth, I wanna see how it ends!!' feeling that a great story inspires in you. So btw Sam, when you publish a book of short stories, or a novel... whichever comes first.... I want an autographed copy. seriously.

Friday, September 25, 2009

More college

Thirsty Thursday passed without any abnormally bad incidents- I think... Don't worry, I was watching my TV shows with a friend... and now I pause to ponder the particulars of college.

1. There is a stunning lack of privacy. There is something enormously unnerving to shower and know that the only thing separating your naked body from the whole world's viewing (okay, just the other people in the bathroom) is a thin curtain. Plus, it is nearly impossible to tell which showers are occupied. We need a system people!!!!

2. Freedom rocks. And, freedom makes prof's way more interesting because they can say pretty much anything they want, and they can make their assignments more creative- though some choose to stick with the boring...

Not Dr. McKenzie though. We are doing an "ultimate research project" aka scavenger hunt where we search all over Yates County to find a tiny little statue of socrates. Correction- as of 3:00, this contest has ended, and MY TEAM WON!!!! ..."a bunch of freshmen won?!?" - yes. yes we did.*

3. Shrimp night last night was awesome. Real shrimp. Real good shrimp.


4. Went to a meeting of the college republicans (oh wait, I can't say anything bad... Kraig is a follower of this blog... jk) It was kinda cool, as there was collaboration between county republicans, a leader of the county young republicans, and our budding college republicans group. Looking forward to helping register people and 'get out the vote' - but not in a MTV, VH1, Obama way. :) The only thing was that I was way underdressed (the guys were wearing ties and the girls all had a black pants and sweater thing going on...) and that I couldn't stay for the whole meeting and probably wont be able to go to too many meetings because I have class at that time normally. Dumb classes too. :(

5. Went on a bike ride along the lake. One of the many benefits of Keuka College. It's really beautiful. All the cars kind of ruined it though- I had to move over way too much - it was like a mass migration, people leaving campus for the weekend and people coming to their little cottages on the lake for the weekend. It ends up Friday is not the best day for a bike ride.

*I am actually a sophmore transfer student, technically. All those AP classes really paid off. Although since I have to take things like Music Appreciation (bluh) and Psych 101 (sooooo boring), and English 112 in the spring, I mine as well be a freshman. Not that I'm complaining though (well, I am about the classes being so boring...) skipping my freshman year will save me thousands of dollars, and I can get out there and be an OT faster (can't wait!)

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Ghost

I think there is a ghost in the bathroom by my room. I'm not talking Moaning Myrtle or anything, this ghost is very well mannered. And well manicured - it always, no matter what time of day or how many people are in the bathroom, sounds like someone is clipping their toenails. Always. Plus the faucets are always dripping eerily, but I wont blame the ghost for that...

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Some notes

1. knee braces are for people who need knee support, not for people who need knee replacement.
2. I need some OT myself, I always break the stupid crayons!!!
3. Love Amiels. Best. Subs. Ever!!
4. The toilets here scare me.
5. parking sucks during the week.
6. My roommate was talking about her trip to Australia. Some day my blog will be about interesting stuff like that.
7. Someone knocked on my door and asked me if I was 21 so I could buy beer for him.

sprinkles: the sequel

I would like to make a formal apology to sprinkles. I'm so very sorry for blaming you for that ice cream disaster a couple months ago. It ends up it was the tension between you and the cone that was affecting your work. I'll keep that in mind.

See: Sprinkles post, July 18th

Day trip

Fun day today...accomplished a lot....sorta.

My day started wth remarkable lack of motivation - and a sing along.

My alarm clock went off at 7:15.
Wth was I thinking when I set that!!! What an ungodly time on a Saturday morning!!!

So I pressed snooze.

Twice.

Damn. Now it's 7:35 and i'm supposed to be meeting my friend in the lobby in like 5 minutes.

So I rush like a madwoman... carefull not to wake my roommate, and get to the lobby. And guess who's not there. The friend I was hurrying up for so she wouldn't have to wait.

Long story short, I read Glamour Magazine for a good ten minutes (I almost died. lol.) before she finally strolls into the lobby. strolls. Slowly. I hurried my freakin butt up, and she strolls. Unfortunately, I couldn't yell at her, because she was driving. (That's my goal for next summer - buy a car.) So we drive off into the entrails of Yates County and off to the autism walk at MCC. Long drive. We sang along to the radio the entire way. It was hysterical. it's great to have made such a good friend that we can sing in the car together without fear of hurting the other's ears.

So an hour and a half of horses and buggys, and finally the thruway, later, we arrive at MCC to see a massive swarm of people. Actually, more a gaggle. Or maybe a pod... flock? Ayway, definately more than a pack... maybe a pride? Anyway, we get to the voluteer tent, and no one can tell us where to go. We got big green buttons though. So finally, like 20 mins later, standing there like idiots in the drizzling rain, someone says, "hey, the other keuka girls are over there." Gee, thanks. Couldn't have just turned and pointed half an hour ago?! So we went and sat around for a couple hours. Glad our time was put to good use. I could have been sleeping. The most work we did the first three hours was put up cones.

But clean-up we were busy, so it was all good. I got to drive one of those dollies you use to move heavy stuff. Andby drive I mean push and then jump on. My friend called me a five year old. I agreed.

Anyway, when that was over, we went to a bargain store across the street. I bought popcorn. Cheap popcorn. Then we went to Amiels - best sub shop ever. Their bread is amazing.

On the drive back we got lost, so we got off at the Farmington exit and visited my house.

Overall a very productive trip.

Sunday, September 06, 2009

More Random Details

1. That girl in the bathroom was either really drunk or really angry. I mean, what could the paper towel dispenser possibly have done to her to deserve being beaten and abused so violently? And seriously, banging on the stall, not cool. I almost peed my pants... except for the fact that I was sitting on the toilet. :)

2. I got beat at stress today. I know, sad... I am fabulous at stress. I know, I know, please, your outpouring of sympathy is so kind...please stop sobbing! lol jk. Seriously though, I wanna go back to playing against Joanna and Meredith! They never beat me!!

Saturday, September 05, 2009

Homecoming

Came home for the weekend... and found that there's no place for me.

My room has been taken over by my little sister. I actually went to get underwear today, and found hers there. Oh yeah. Gotta do my laundry.

She's been waiting all day to kick me out of her (my!) room. What a freakin great idea.

I have nowhere to go. I want to be alone and be on my computer, because my family (ANDREW!!) is being mostly annoying right now. So guess what? I'm in the bathroom. Yup. I am blogging from the floor of my bathroom. And not for any of the more predictable reasons...

So, that homesickness has turned into the stark realization that for the next few years... I WILL NEVER BE ALONE!

Can't wait to have my own room again. Cannot freakin wait!!

Friday, September 04, 2009

expanding my horizons...

Joined adventure club.
My closest college friends are all 21 and over. I guess that makes me very mature... or very entertaining.
Met some Chinese students. My favorite is Poh-tay-toh. That's what she tells us to call her. She tried to teach me her Chinese name. My mouth doesn't move like that.
I learned how to say hello, goodbye, thank you, and one two three in chinese.

more to come. G2g.

Random Details

1. One of the library people is freakin insane. She takes her job way too seriously. They're just books lady!!! Don't have a stroke about it!!! I can still hear her freakin out about "desensitizing the book" and then frantically hunting and pecking and murdering that poor keyboard. Dude, I thought she was gonna poke a hole in the keyboard!

2. I color-coded my schedule. I'm officially a giant nerd. A very, very busy nerd. Freetime has become a luxury from about 8 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon. Guess that's what it will be like to have a nine-to-five. Exausting.

3. I do not appreciate music. At all. No, I cannot identify that instrument by it's plucky sound and strange tone. Wth is a harpsichord? Why should I care!?!?!

4. I do appreciate the game of can jam. Love it.

5. I'm reading a book about gangsters.

6. Enjoying my work study. It involves playing basketball, going to lunch, and going to an uber interesting class with developmentally disabled students. Seriously, best job on campus. I get paid to play basketball. I'm pretty sure that makes me a professional bball player. :) Then again, that would also make me a professional eater. lol.

7. I've run out of random details. And pants. Time to do some laundry. Luckily, I can bring it home to my mommy tonight!

Thursday, September 03, 2009

Bucket List

Crossed something off my bucket list today.

Ride in a hot air balloon.

check.

used the strikethrough feature on word07. Made me feel very accomplished.

By the way, it was awesome. A bird flew by. At the same level. Great view of beautiful Keuka Lake. I felt like my hair was on fire though... and that basket was taller than I thought... hard to get into. my friend almost rolled in. lol. So other than burning my face off (jk) it was freakin amazing.

Rather than go on about this for years, I thought it would be more interesting to list some of the other things on my bucket list -

it has 52 items. 6 and 1/5 of them have been completed.

Here are some of the highlights:

Ride an elephant.
Ride each of the 6 largest ferris wheels in the world. (I promised my sis she could come with me on the london eye, so that's our thing now.)
Go to a cheese rolling festival.
Go on a gameshow.

Just a few examples to emphasize my quirky personality.

Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Milestone!!

OMG!! I have four followers!! It's not just Meredith anymore!! :) No offense Meredith.