Most people are probably talking about the fantastically amazing OkGO concert that happened on Friday night. Am I right? I think I am. Instead of writing about that, I think I'll entertain everyone with a different story. Mostly because it's something fresh and even more mostly because I had work-study that Friday. Fun times.
I bet everyone's wondering how they will live in Decorah, IA. There's no mall, there's no Starbucks (which I have suffered for tremendously), there's no Target or super expensive designer stores. It's sad coming from a city where we had about three of all of those things. However, there is salvation. Wal-mart.
On Saturday, everyone woke up around the crack of noon and sauntered over to lunch. We decided then and there that it was going to be a Wal-mart day. My third and other people's second. I had a fresh wad of money burning a hole in my drawers and an empty refrigerator, so I was definitely tagging along. I mostly prefer running to Wal-mart at ten o'clock at night, but four in the afternoon was just as good and a little less dangerous.
I won't go too much into detail because, for the most part, Wal-mart can get a little boring and tiring when there's no Halloween section or people going missing for an hour and the projectile flying of certain objects, but it was the light at the end of my tunnel. The week hadn't been so hot, mostly because of my paideia paper and then the depressing bio grades. I relished in the freedom of buying what I wanted and running up and down a store wherever I wanted with my friends in tow. It was great.
Anyway, I guess I'll have some words of the wise for those who plan to go on Wal-mart excursions in the future:
-Leave about two hours to actually go to Wal-mart. There was a time when we went in just to grab some food and we stayed there for an hour and a half. Fun times, though.
-Go with a purpose. I went to Wal-mart three--four [I went today instead of doing homework] times and the second time was completely unnecessary. I ended up spending money I actually needed for something else and on something that I would never use.
-Resist the DVDs. There will be zero time to see them, unless you're my roommate and have the uncanny ability to do math, read Martin Luther, and do chemistry while watching a movie. But honestly, like most people, I have not watched a single one of the DVDs I brought from home. It's not smart spending to spend money on something you're not going to use.
-Smart spend. You really do not need the triple fudge brownie that is extremely on sale, but still very expensive. Really. You don't.
-Take a list. I went to Wal-mart yesterday and today because I had no list. I bought things I didn't need yesterday and didn't get much of what I actually needed so I had to go back today to get necessities, which made me lose precious bio time. I'm not complaining, because every trip to Walmart is a nice walk in the park, but bio is not my strongest subject. I could have definitely used the time.
That's my wisdom.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
We Are Family!
So, this weekend was family weekend. But was my mother here? Only in spirit!
Let's do a recap. I woke up on Saturday morning at the crack of noon to strange voices in my room. I knew it wasn't Jessica's parents because they weren't going to be there until dinnertime, so that meant that it could only be Emily's parents and little brother. I must say, I looked beautiful--my hair smelled like fryer grease from work-study and I had dirt and pizza sauce [ew] caked on my face. It was a hard night at Marty's.
So, after they poked fun at me for a few minutes, I escaped to the bathroom where I conveniently ran into a friend who also didn't have parents there. We made plans to go to Marty's for lunch. Fun times. We loitered there for about two hours, trying to escape all the family events that we didn't have family for. Afterward, they were rearranging their dorm and my roommates escaped the clutches of their much-loved parents. We had a dance party and scared all the parents that came up through the stairs. Apparently, we could be heard down the hall, which is quite an accomplishment seeing as how our sound span is usually just next door. It was a fun time--a complete unwinding of all the stress from the week [which we had a lot of, but I don't think it would be appropriate to post it on this blog. ;)]
Later on that night was the concert. Half of the girls on my floor are in Aurora, so they were decked out in their black dresses with the puff sleeves and the itchy fabric. Since I was in Cantorei, I got to wear a skirt and black shoes. I lucked out. There was nothing better than seeing everyone walking across campus in tuxedos [Norsemen] and the black dresses. It was like I was at Hogwarts! So, while they all went to warm up, I went to dinner with some floor mates because our call time was later than theirs.
Honestly, I was never all that excited to be in Cantorei. I didn't know anyone there, all my friends were in Aurora, and I was just never a big fan of choirs. I guess I'm a bit of a diva, in that sense. I like singing alone. But when we were warming up and putting on the robes, I just got very excited. It had been about two years since I was singing on a stage and I'd never sung with a band before. I was nervous and I was excited. I couldn't wait for the show to get started.
That excitement was short-lived, however. We performed and did a very good job, but then I had to zip down the tunnels to work-study. My freshly washed hair smelled of freshly made french fries and I almost died slipping on grease that had fallen on the ground. I got burned by hot oil and I was extremely wet when I walked back to the dorm. On the upside, I make fantastic smoothies and learned how to use the flat... hamburger maker thing. I'm sure there's a name for that.
On Sunday, I woke up early because I thought my dearest mother was going to be picking me up and we would spend a day together for family weekend. Yeah. Right. She slept for about five hours [but I don't blame her--she came into Ossian around four in the morning and woke up at seven] and I played Scattegories and tried to do the Paideia homework, which didn't work out so well. But, eventually, we did get our time together. At Walmart, where every college kid takes their parents when they visit. I didn't have much for her to buy for me [floss, pens, and shoes], but it was fun meandering around the store pretending I wanted something.
That wonderful family moment was short-lived as well. I, the master procrastinator, didn't even touch my homework on Friday or Saturday and completely do not follow the rules I posted last week. So, I scrambled to do my Calculus, which was hard. We had to recruit the magic guy downstairs to help us, even though his brain was as melted as ours. The Paideia... I was planning on doing that after this blog was posted, seeing as when I came back in my room to do it, my lovely, amazing, fantastic roommates were watching and singing along with the Lion King. I couldn't resist!
So, I'm here. Finishing this blog. It's a little past midnight. I should be sleeping. But I can't because I made some wrong choices. Hopefully, I'll be able to do better tomorrow.
Let's do a recap. I woke up on Saturday morning at the crack of noon to strange voices in my room. I knew it wasn't Jessica's parents because they weren't going to be there until dinnertime, so that meant that it could only be Emily's parents and little brother. I must say, I looked beautiful--my hair smelled like fryer grease from work-study and I had dirt and pizza sauce [ew] caked on my face. It was a hard night at Marty's.
So, after they poked fun at me for a few minutes, I escaped to the bathroom where I conveniently ran into a friend who also didn't have parents there. We made plans to go to Marty's for lunch. Fun times. We loitered there for about two hours, trying to escape all the family events that we didn't have family for. Afterward, they were rearranging their dorm and my roommates escaped the clutches of their much-loved parents. We had a dance party and scared all the parents that came up through the stairs. Apparently, we could be heard down the hall, which is quite an accomplishment seeing as how our sound span is usually just next door. It was a fun time--a complete unwinding of all the stress from the week [which we had a lot of, but I don't think it would be appropriate to post it on this blog. ;)]
Later on that night was the concert. Half of the girls on my floor are in Aurora, so they were decked out in their black dresses with the puff sleeves and the itchy fabric. Since I was in Cantorei, I got to wear a skirt and black shoes. I lucked out. There was nothing better than seeing everyone walking across campus in tuxedos [Norsemen] and the black dresses. It was like I was at Hogwarts! So, while they all went to warm up, I went to dinner with some floor mates because our call time was later than theirs.
Honestly, I was never all that excited to be in Cantorei. I didn't know anyone there, all my friends were in Aurora, and I was just never a big fan of choirs. I guess I'm a bit of a diva, in that sense. I like singing alone. But when we were warming up and putting on the robes, I just got very excited. It had been about two years since I was singing on a stage and I'd never sung with a band before. I was nervous and I was excited. I couldn't wait for the show to get started.
That excitement was short-lived, however. We performed and did a very good job, but then I had to zip down the tunnels to work-study. My freshly washed hair smelled of freshly made french fries and I almost died slipping on grease that had fallen on the ground. I got burned by hot oil and I was extremely wet when I walked back to the dorm. On the upside, I make fantastic smoothies and learned how to use the flat... hamburger maker thing. I'm sure there's a name for that.
On Sunday, I woke up early because I thought my dearest mother was going to be picking me up and we would spend a day together for family weekend. Yeah. Right. She slept for about five hours [but I don't blame her--she came into Ossian around four in the morning and woke up at seven] and I played Scattegories and tried to do the Paideia homework, which didn't work out so well. But, eventually, we did get our time together. At Walmart, where every college kid takes their parents when they visit. I didn't have much for her to buy for me [floss, pens, and shoes], but it was fun meandering around the store pretending I wanted something.
That wonderful family moment was short-lived as well. I, the master procrastinator, didn't even touch my homework on Friday or Saturday and completely do not follow the rules I posted last week. So, I scrambled to do my Calculus, which was hard. We had to recruit the magic guy downstairs to help us, even though his brain was as melted as ours. The Paideia... I was planning on doing that after this blog was posted, seeing as when I came back in my room to do it, my lovely, amazing, fantastic roommates were watching and singing along with the Lion King. I couldn't resist!
So, I'm here. Finishing this blog. It's a little past midnight. I should be sleeping. But I can't because I made some wrong choices. Hopefully, I'll be able to do better tomorrow.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
How To
How To Prevent Your Brain From Turning To Goo Over All Your Homework:
(Verson 1.1)
1. Do your homework early. Seriously. I'm talking like the day you get it.
2. Give yourself some time to relax and mentally escape.
3. I suggest about eight to ten hours of sleep, that always helps clear the mind. Not seven. You
need the full eight, at least.
4. Wake up before lunch. A little later than breakfast. Sometime around nine, it's not that early.
5. DO NOT study with your friends unless you are studying the same thing. They are extremely
distracting and tiring.
6. Stay away from movie parties that go well into the night.
7. Stay away from tremendous amounts of caffeine at obscure hours in the morning.
8. Having Facebook open on a tab next to the KATIE site is not studying. You know you're on
that instead of the homework 75% of the time.
9. Don't look for distractions. You might find one that you won't be able to handle and then you'll
just forget about your homework.
10. Avoid places where attractive males may inhabit. That's the death of any math problem.
(Verson 1.1)
1. Do your homework early. Seriously. I'm talking like the day you get it.
2. Give yourself some time to relax and mentally escape.
3. I suggest about eight to ten hours of sleep, that always helps clear the mind. Not seven. You
need the full eight, at least.
4. Wake up before lunch. A little later than breakfast. Sometime around nine, it's not that early.
5. DO NOT study with your friends unless you are studying the same thing. They are extremely
distracting and tiring.
6. Stay away from movie parties that go well into the night.
7. Stay away from tremendous amounts of caffeine at obscure hours in the morning.
8. Having Facebook open on a tab next to the KATIE site is not studying. You know you're on
that instead of the homework 75% of the time.
9. Don't look for distractions. You might find one that you won't be able to handle and then you'll
just forget about your homework.
10. Avoid places where attractive males may inhabit. That's the death of any math problem.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Because We Can
My first week of college in a nutshell: there's never a dull moment. Between auditions, figuring out schedules, and making friends, I hardly have time to do homework, which is terrible, but that just the first week craze--and thankfully, there's not a lot of homework.
My roommates are amazing. It was all very awkward the first day, we hardly talked. But little by little, we all became one big happy family. There's Emily, the crazy social butterfly, Jessica, the quiet one that always makes sure we're not lonely in the dorm, and they both love making fun of me. We have a good time when we're all together. There's a lot of midnight jokes that make you want to lock Emily out of the room, but it adds flavor. After a week of being together, it's like living with family. The floormates are pretty nice as well. In our corner of the dorm, we're having a movie night so our brains can come down from studying for the Biology test or reading the Paideia book. There's a whole lot of unity in the dorms, no doubt. Everyone is so nice and will let you borrow their textbooks because you ordered all the wrong editions off of amazon. com [On the upside, I now have my biology book].
This week, I had a very hard time with my schedule. I had tried out for choir and the slot I had open was for Aurora. Imagine my surprise when I made Cantorei and was suddenly slapped with a conflict. It was the same time as my Paideia. After a few hours of panicking [which really DOES NOT help, let me tell you], I emailed my advisor and set up a meeting. It took a lot of legwork to get everything organized and a lot of convincing to switch my Paideia, not to mention the sacrifices of my late classes on Tuesday and Thursday, but I managed to work it all out. I got my cake and ate it too, so to speak.
This week wore me out. It's been so busy and different that my mind is ready to take a nice twelve hour nap. I'm definitely hoping that next week will give me a chance to start a routine so that I can relax and take the time to use my amazing highlighters on my biology book [I am strangely excited about that]. So, we'll have to see how the next weeks pans out. ^^
Marcie Sanchez
My roommates are amazing. It was all very awkward the first day, we hardly talked. But little by little, we all became one big happy family. There's Emily, the crazy social butterfly, Jessica, the quiet one that always makes sure we're not lonely in the dorm, and they both love making fun of me. We have a good time when we're all together. There's a lot of midnight jokes that make you want to lock Emily out of the room, but it adds flavor. After a week of being together, it's like living with family. The floormates are pretty nice as well. In our corner of the dorm, we're having a movie night so our brains can come down from studying for the Biology test or reading the Paideia book. There's a whole lot of unity in the dorms, no doubt. Everyone is so nice and will let you borrow their textbooks because you ordered all the wrong editions off of amazon. com [On the upside, I now have my biology book].
This week, I had a very hard time with my schedule. I had tried out for choir and the slot I had open was for Aurora. Imagine my surprise when I made Cantorei and was suddenly slapped with a conflict. It was the same time as my Paideia. After a few hours of panicking [which really DOES NOT help, let me tell you], I emailed my advisor and set up a meeting. It took a lot of legwork to get everything organized and a lot of convincing to switch my Paideia, not to mention the sacrifices of my late classes on Tuesday and Thursday, but I managed to work it all out. I got my cake and ate it too, so to speak.
This week wore me out. It's been so busy and different that my mind is ready to take a nice twelve hour nap. I'm definitely hoping that next week will give me a chance to start a routine so that I can relax and take the time to use my amazing highlighters on my biology book [I am strangely excited about that]. So, we'll have to see how the next weeks pans out. ^^
Marcie Sanchez
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