Thursday, October 30, 2008

YES favorite holiday coming up...

That's right--tomorrow is Halloween! I'm sooo excited. Tonight Zach and I are going grocery shopping and we are buying mini pumpkins to carve! So happy about that. It shall be cute. Oh! And I'll post pictures too!

Speaking of...I should get some AA batteries...

Today has been crazy busy. I slept in a bit, which was a marvel, but since then it has been GO GO GO time. Lunch, class, organizing when to meet with my academic advisor...now I'm at work, went to Ripon Drug/Ben Franklin's to get cute paper to send to all of you if you get accepted and come to Ripon....("all of you"= the prospective students who read this blog. if any. haha). Then I have to break from work, talk to Lyn (who is here today, yay!), go to meet my academic advisor, go the library to continue work on the cards, go to the registrar's office and turn in my courses for next semester...run, do homework...get groceries.....AAAAAH.

Hrm. When I look at it like that it seems like far too much to do....

OH and my movie paper...gah! There is toooo muuuucch!!

Well perhaps I should get going now before things get too hectic and crazy...
College tips tomorrow!

--Julia

P.S. Found the COOLEST website, extra exciting for college students, really, but it is called:
www.thunderfap.com
And it is amazing. Basically, it has links to all sorts of free products, so you can send your address for the product and you get free samples! My big, Missy, who is quite the stellar girl, showed me this site. So in a few weeks I'll be getting 8 truffles, some tea samples, and mascara in the mail. Hooray for fun things!

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

To the dogs...

I got to see puppies today. Well, they were 25 weeks old. BUT still puppy-like, nevertheless. Ace, the bolder puppy, was SO ADORABLE. He's an English springer spaniel and absolutely beautiful. Ah! He was so cute, and would come right up to you and cuddle up and ohhhh I got my puppy fix for the day.

I still want pets though...I really want a puppy...

::sigh::...oh well. I can wait I suppose.

Anyways, the reason I got to see puppies was because I went with Ashley, a senior in the sorority and quite a lovely person, to the t-shirt place in Ripon to get our Blind Bash t-shirts ordered. Hooray for shirts!

Well, campus continues to get colder and colder. Also, the construction on campus is driving everybody nuts. It divides the campus in half, so getting to classes and to the commons and pub is just ridiculous. I just hope the weather stays dry so we don't have to trek through mud to get everywhere...

Well, I am off to do more work!!

Julia

Monday, October 27, 2008

And we're back

Fall break just flew by. It's incredible how fast it went. One moment I'm packing up for going home and the next I am coming back to Ripon!

Though it was quick, it was very fun. Zach and I spent part of it in Milwaukee and part of it in St. Louis. In Milwaukee we ended up visiting my friend Emily and meeting up with my friend Emma and her boyfriend, Ross. It was so good to see them again! I really wanted to go to the Zoo with Zach, but that didn't fit in our schedule. Just a lot of hanging out, and going to restaurants and such. We also spent an afternoon with my Grandma, which was tons of fun! I got to show Zach Oconomowoc which was wonderful. It was also such a beautiful fall day out--the sun was shining and the leaves are turning...::sigh::. Gorgeous.

In St. Louis (after a loooooooooooooong awful ride on Megabus) I ended up meeting a lot more of Zach's family--his aunt and uncle and FOUR cousins. They were really cute, and all have names that start with 'Z'--Zane, Zoran, Zoe, and Zeke. Yikes! Zoran is the youngest and just turned three--he was crazy! Just launching himself off of every surface he could find and would yell "CANON BALL!!!" every time he jumped off of something. Very cute, tons of energy. Also, we went to Zach's high school's football game. They lost, unfortunately. And they were doing so well in the beginning of the game, too!

So it is Monday...and I figure that we have four weeks until Thanksgiving...then two weeks of classes....then exams....then break! It's pretty exciting how quickly it will go, but also way scary because we only have 6 weeks to make it or break it!!

The time will fly by extra quick for me because I have so much to look forward to! First this weekend is Halloween, which will be a blast, then I'm going to a formal, then there is some ADPi stuff to look forward to (yay fall pledge class!), then another formal...then Thanksgiving! Woot woot!

Alright, well I best be off. Look forward to some great college tips coming up in the next few days!

--Julia

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Life in General

I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo crazy right now. I haven't packed yet for today. I have another test coming up this afternoon....I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

::deep breath::

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Yup that's how it is right now.

I know I'll be SO ueber relaxed in a few hours, but until I get to that point....SHEESH. >_< Oh life.

Wish me luck!!

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

What a mix of emotions...

Actually having a midterm exam is what is making me dread Friday, yet I so look forward to Friday...

So I'll just have to look forward to a specific time on Friday--4.01 pm. YES! Then--freeeeeedommmmmmmmm!!!

Tea does someone good in the cold. It's been pretty yucky today. Rainy and freezing. Yet humid. HOW DOES WISCONSIN PULL THAT?! It's so annoying. All day I've really only wanted hot chocolate.

Might have to get some soon...and the starbucks is open late on Wednesdays now! But...oh goodness I don't know.

I ran about three miles yesterday. It was glorious. Then ruined it by eating pizza. Hmmm....

I am really craving this hot chocolate thing...Hmm...here we go!

--Julia

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Almost there...

College tip #7: Don't procrastinate. Or try not to. Or stop procrastinating next week...
har har har. No, but in all seriousness, try your best not to. There's nothing more relaxing than an afternoon where you're not scrambling to finish something for your afternoon class...

So close to fall break. I can taste it!

So the weekend was good. Zach and Patrick (his roomate and my friend) were initiated into Theta Chi this weekend! I'm so happy for them and the rest of their pledge class. It's so exciting. I hung out with Zach Saturday evening and most of Sunday. We ordered pasta and ate with Amanda and George--we watched Clone High! Love that show.

Unfortunately, now Zach is ueber sick. Poor guy--he's been feeling, as he says, "like death" for a couple days now. I made him a cute care package though, so hopefully it'll help!

I've been browsing teas online...oh all I want is tea now! Going to make some and warm up. I'll see you all later!

--Jules

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

NINE DAYS

I'm sorry if I'm overly excited for fall break. It's just going to be amazing. Cannot wait!!!

Anyhow.

College Tip #4 ( think): LOOK AT YOUR SYLLABUS FOR UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS AND READ IT WELL FOR DIRECTIONS. Really, this is elementary, but you can sink into a funk and expect assignments to go a certain way...and then professor Mockridge throws you for a loop!
College Tip #5: Sleep.

Oh man I want coffee hardcore. I wish Zach's schedule wasn't so hectic. I owe him coffee at Gooseberry's.

College Tip #6: GO TO DOWN TOWN RIPON. Not only does it give you something to do, but you can get involved and help support this great community. A few cute shopping joints too!

Hm three tips. I guess I'm in a tipping mood because I helped with a "successful college student" presentation today for the FYS kids. Good stuff...

Monday, October 6, 2008

OMGZ Fall Break is so soooooooooo

oooooooooonnn...

Yes I am that excited.

Classes went okay today. It's just been a really, really long day. I need some chocolate in my life.

HOWEVER. The best part about today is that:
I
GOT
MY
PAYCHECK!!!!!!!!
It's phenom. I'm so happy. Hooray for money!! Yessss. Just deposited it.

Weekend was pretty good. Made soup and it was delish. However, my tiny pot could only accommodate 1/4 of the recipe, so I have TONS of extra veggies in my fridge right now, and a pot full of leftover soup. It's quite tasty. May have to have some for dinner...

It was really awful weather-wise yesterday. Cold and icky and so much rain. But, I am driven and crazy and I actually ran in the awful storm! Right as I left my dorm to run around Ripon it started pouring. Surprisingly, it wasn't that bad! I actually was more motivated to run harder in the harsher conditions. It was kind of cool, actually.

My sneakers complain heavily today as they are still pretty wet....but they'll get over it. Mostly because they turned on the heaters in all of the buildings and dorms. Welcome to Ripon, home of the sweat-lodge dorms!!!

Thursday, October 2, 2008

::sniffle::...

I have a cold. A really bad one, too. It fully set on yesterday during my classes...it was pretty awful. Head aches galore, a nose running what seems a marathon, and a frog-like throat and cough. Twas pretty awful. I'm a bit better today, not an amazing leap, but better.

Anyhow, Amanda and Melissa (Missy's roommate...speaking of Missy...she has my sherbet...) were wonderful and got me soup, and Zach heated it up for me. Then he made me go to bed around 9. I had just woken up from a 3-hour nap...He kept telling me that sleep was very important and wouldn't let me do anything else. So hooray for a good night of sleep! It certainly has helped.

So sorry about missing the blog from yesterday, I meant to get it done! However, it probably would have read something like :
"bleh...sick...goodnight."

Only had one class today, my mentorship course. It went by pretty quickly, and now I'm here at work! I'm looking so forward to this weekend and having an ueber catch-up on the sleep. So excited. Also, I am making a delicious veggie soup that will be so cozy to eat with some bread. The weather is well on its way to being quite chilly!