Oh man it is LOVELY out. Hot and sunny and windy. I want to be OUTSIDE!!
Perhaps I can make it outside for a wee bit after work....
Tonight Zach plays in the school's Jazz concert, and afterwards I am going out for a late dinner with his parents, aunt, and two cousins. It shall be fun!! Hopefully I can eat well and not have too much of whatever we're getting (pretty sure it'll be pizza!).
Anyhoo, I'm going to head out!! It's too pretty to be in-of-doors!!
--Julia
Friday, April 24, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
A Skinny Vanilla Latte
It's only 90 calories and no fat!! Joyful day. However, it is true to its nick-name a Starbucks Barista in Tosa gave--a "no-fun" latte. HA. Very true, but I will have sucess and thus fun in my dieting endeavours!! So there, random Barista of my memories!!
Speaking of dieting and being healthier, my roomie and I are very gung-ho about being healthier for the rest of the school year and beyond, which is exciting!! We were finding all sorts of helpful websites and all of that, so that was lovely, and inspiring! I'm rather excited, and this summer will be really cool too as my sister and I are going to be working pretty hard.
Last night Amanda and Patrick and I met up with Jordan Hill, a sophomore here as well, to go on an extra-credit "Star-gazing Hike" by the President's house. We were able to look through a telescope at Saturn and then Jordan helped us find the constellation we are to be studying--Draco. We finally saw it!! It was really cool finally to see it. We ended up going on a longer hike up into the Prairie, which was fun, but as the night went on it got hazier and cloudier unfortunately. AND Patrick swung me around and I fell and got grass stains all over myself...grrrr. Those better come out....I GOT THOSE JEANS FOR 8$ and...I won't be able to replace them but only for 30$. Sigh.
Hm....mega sigh.
In other news--I'M STRESSED!! Woooohoo! I have a ton of school stuff fast approaching, which is pretty scary actually. I'm basically going to live in the library for the remainder of school, even on the weekends. Sad day!
....Currently am looking up various grass stain removal remedies...apparently plain white toothepaste can help, as can rubbing alcohol....or vinegar...hmmmm....the possibilities are endless!! MOM?? ANY IDEAS??
--Julia
Speaking of dieting and being healthier, my roomie and I are very gung-ho about being healthier for the rest of the school year and beyond, which is exciting!! We were finding all sorts of helpful websites and all of that, so that was lovely, and inspiring! I'm rather excited, and this summer will be really cool too as my sister and I are going to be working pretty hard.
Last night Amanda and Patrick and I met up with Jordan Hill, a sophomore here as well, to go on an extra-credit "Star-gazing Hike" by the President's house. We were able to look through a telescope at Saturn and then Jordan helped us find the constellation we are to be studying--Draco. We finally saw it!! It was really cool finally to see it. We ended up going on a longer hike up into the Prairie, which was fun, but as the night went on it got hazier and cloudier unfortunately. AND Patrick swung me around and I fell and got grass stains all over myself...grrrr. Those better come out....I GOT THOSE JEANS FOR 8$ and...I won't be able to replace them but only for 30$. Sigh.
Hm....mega sigh.
In other news--I'M STRESSED!! Woooohoo! I have a ton of school stuff fast approaching, which is pretty scary actually. I'm basically going to live in the library for the remainder of school, even on the weekends. Sad day!
....Currently am looking up various grass stain removal remedies...apparently plain white toothepaste can help, as can rubbing alcohol....or vinegar...hmmmm....the possibilities are endless!! MOM?? ANY IDEAS??
--Julia
Monday, April 20, 2009
The weekend...
Oh my goodness I am tired!!
I was up ueber late doing project work for my contemporary literature class....but it paid off! The presentation went very well!! I'm so glad. Plus the topic is so cool, and I'm really excited to write my paper for it. My roomie and I got into a really philosophical discussion regarding it last night and I have so many ideas for the paper! MY BRAIN IS A-BUZZ!
It is AWFUL on campus today. It was last night too. The kind of weather that you don't want to leave your room for anything weather.
This week will be fun--tomorrow is Relay for Life!! I'm pretty darn excited. Pizza and movie and philanthropy....
So Zach and I did end up going home Saturday, and though it was a short visit, it was fun. I was able to drop off one application, and though the others couldn't be filled because I was short a reference, I was contacted by the people I used to babysit for last night and she gave me the go-ahead!! I called them while they were on a cruise!! Lucky ducks...Anyway, it was lovely seeing my parents and getting a delicious meal in, and seeing my brother. Ethan has "viral pinkeye" and it is NASTY. He has cold-like symptoms and instead of his eyes being guey and crusted they are just blood-shot. Kinda creepy, really. But yes. We watched the movie "Rainman," which was wonderful, and then Sunday morning my mom made me and Zach an awesome breakfast. Loved it!!
I ran yesterday, to my delight. I got three miles in and I currently feel great. I did finally, FINALLY cave today and got myself a Mocha though. However, I looked up the calories on the Starbucks website and learned it wasn't as bad as I thought, just not great. Oh well!! I have to splurge every now and again, and for not having a Mocha for 2+ years, I think I'm doing okay.
I was up ueber late doing project work for my contemporary literature class....but it paid off! The presentation went very well!! I'm so glad. Plus the topic is so cool, and I'm really excited to write my paper for it. My roomie and I got into a really philosophical discussion regarding it last night and I have so many ideas for the paper! MY BRAIN IS A-BUZZ!
It is AWFUL on campus today. It was last night too. The kind of weather that you don't want to leave your room for anything weather.
This week will be fun--tomorrow is Relay for Life!! I'm pretty darn excited. Pizza and movie and philanthropy....
So Zach and I did end up going home Saturday, and though it was a short visit, it was fun. I was able to drop off one application, and though the others couldn't be filled because I was short a reference, I was contacted by the people I used to babysit for last night and she gave me the go-ahead!! I called them while they were on a cruise!! Lucky ducks...Anyway, it was lovely seeing my parents and getting a delicious meal in, and seeing my brother. Ethan has "viral pinkeye" and it is NASTY. He has cold-like symptoms and instead of his eyes being guey and crusted they are just blood-shot. Kinda creepy, really. But yes. We watched the movie "Rainman," which was wonderful, and then Sunday morning my mom made me and Zach an awesome breakfast. Loved it!!
I ran yesterday, to my delight. I got three miles in and I currently feel great. I did finally, FINALLY cave today and got myself a Mocha though. However, I looked up the calories on the Starbucks website and learned it wasn't as bad as I thought, just not great. Oh well!! I have to splurge every now and again, and for not having a Mocha for 2+ years, I think I'm doing okay.
Friday, April 17, 2009
A sunnier mood I could be in...
Oh boys. So easily can they cause you to be a wee bit grumpy. Sigh. I won't delve into details, but apparently they live in completely different time zones.
Sigh.
Ah well. He promises to pick me up from work and then off to dinner, and then an icecream cone to relish outside. I didn't end up getting one yesterday (too much dinner!!).
The One Acts last night were really great, and a number of them were really funny! I'm going again tonight; there are so many that they had to split the shows into separate viewing nights!! Tonight I'll see Leslie's show--huzzah! Last night I saw Sarah Cummings (an ADPi sister who actually has an older sis in the sorority as well) in a great one-act play, where she played the snake as a bartender, and served drinks to Eve and then Adam. Their "apple margeritas" did the trick of them gaining knowledge!! Garrison, one of my good friends on campus, was Adam and was hilarious. Loved it.
I'm still wondering whether or not I'm going home Saturday. Pretty positive I am, but no idea at all how. I need a vehicle....hmm....I've asked around a little bit already, but we'll see what happens....
The week's verdict: pretty darn good. It was long, but the weather these past few days has blown most of my blue moods away.
The only thing bugging me in the back of my mind is that in a few short weeks school will be over and Zach will be leaving for St. Louis and I will be here in Ripon still until I can go home... >_< . And I have a lot of school stuff to have done by then, and I have no idea when I'm seeing Zach this summer and I'm sooooooo scared. There are so many unknowns about this summer I have nooo clue. No clue.
>_<
I guess I should do something else productive with my life....
Ciao ciao for now!!
--Julia
Sigh.
Ah well. He promises to pick me up from work and then off to dinner, and then an icecream cone to relish outside. I didn't end up getting one yesterday (too much dinner!!).
The One Acts last night were really great, and a number of them were really funny! I'm going again tonight; there are so many that they had to split the shows into separate viewing nights!! Tonight I'll see Leslie's show--huzzah! Last night I saw Sarah Cummings (an ADPi sister who actually has an older sis in the sorority as well) in a great one-act play, where she played the snake as a bartender, and served drinks to Eve and then Adam. Their "apple margeritas" did the trick of them gaining knowledge!! Garrison, one of my good friends on campus, was Adam and was hilarious. Loved it.
I'm still wondering whether or not I'm going home Saturday. Pretty positive I am, but no idea at all how. I need a vehicle....hmm....I've asked around a little bit already, but we'll see what happens....
The week's verdict: pretty darn good. It was long, but the weather these past few days has blown most of my blue moods away.
The only thing bugging me in the back of my mind is that in a few short weeks school will be over and Zach will be leaving for St. Louis and I will be here in Ripon still until I can go home... >_< . And I have a lot of school stuff to have done by then, and I have no idea when I'm seeing Zach this summer and I'm sooooooo scared. There are so many unknowns about this summer I have nooo clue. No clue.
>_<
I guess I should do something else productive with my life....
Ciao ciao for now!!
--Julia
Thursday, April 16, 2009
OOps--meant for Wednesday!!
It is Thursday, but I will write as if from yesterday to make up...
SO. The leap from Monday to yesterday was HUGE, it felt like. Monday feels forever ago, really, and it's quite weird. I guess Tuesday was just a really, really, long day. It was fun--we had our "Blind Bash" event, but perhaps all in all it was just a long day, as was Wednesday.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL OUTSIDE!!! I know I have this fixation with the weather, but I just neeeeed nice weather! It improves the mood immensely! All that cold weather just puts you in a rut...
If one thing could be improved it would be to not have the construction team right outside my window...what on earth are they doing.....they are scraping up the lawn of the CLC...hm.
Well--it is lovely out and I'm going to enjoy the sun, get an Italian Soda from the starbucks, and just be happy!!
--Julia
Monday, April 13, 2009
::cough:: ::cough:: ::sniffle::...
Blech. Power-walking from place to place will induce a coughing fit from time to time I suppose...
OH WOE IS ME. I cannot find my cell phone. Not that I'm concerned--I know it's in my room, but WHERE is the question. I set two alarms again, as usual (didn't wake me up, however :-/ ) and woke up a bit late this morning. For the life of me I cannot find that Blackberry! It's vanished in my bed or under it or something! How stressful!
Tomorrow I will set THREE alarms. Not sure how I will do it, but...it somehow could be rigged. I should get one of those alarms the detaches itself from the docking station and drives around the room beeping until I finally catch it and turn it off.
But I feel it'd end its life in a nasty, short way involving a leg of our coffee table and my stomping feet.
Which would mean I'd need to sleep in shoes and Amanda would have to be okay with our table being a tripod...
Hm.
This probably won't work.
Anyways, Monday classes (besides those missed and rushed to) went well! The test didn't kill me as much as I thought it would...and Astronomy was interesting and Contemporary Lit. got out MEGA early. I am now at work and just blogging, attempting to figure out how to use the phone so that I may call Lyn...aaannnnnnd slowly getting hungry for dinner. Hm the menu looks a little sparse...I guess it's a rice dinner tonight!!
::several minutes later::
OMG I did well with technology today!! I actually figured out how to use the work phone! Well, only to search and dial her number, I still fail at answering it and transferring calls...I get nervous and press the wrong buttons and consequently hang up...tis bad.
Well--I'm going to do a few teeny duties here and there and head off to food!!
--Julia
OH WOE IS ME. I cannot find my cell phone. Not that I'm concerned--I know it's in my room, but WHERE is the question. I set two alarms again, as usual (didn't wake me up, however :-/ ) and woke up a bit late this morning. For the life of me I cannot find that Blackberry! It's vanished in my bed or under it or something! How stressful!
Tomorrow I will set THREE alarms. Not sure how I will do it, but...it somehow could be rigged. I should get one of those alarms the detaches itself from the docking station and drives around the room beeping until I finally catch it and turn it off.
But I feel it'd end its life in a nasty, short way involving a leg of our coffee table and my stomping feet.
Which would mean I'd need to sleep in shoes and Amanda would have to be okay with our table being a tripod...
Hm.
This probably won't work.
Anyways, Monday classes (besides those missed and rushed to) went well! The test didn't kill me as much as I thought it would...and Astronomy was interesting and Contemporary Lit. got out MEGA early. I am now at work and just blogging, attempting to figure out how to use the phone so that I may call Lyn...aaannnnnnd slowly getting hungry for dinner. Hm the menu looks a little sparse...I guess it's a rice dinner tonight!!
::several minutes later::
OMG I did well with technology today!! I actually figured out how to use the work phone! Well, only to search and dial her number, I still fail at answering it and transferring calls...I get nervous and press the wrong buttons and consequently hang up...tis bad.
Well--I'm going to do a few teeny duties here and there and head off to food!!
--Julia
Friday, April 10, 2009
The end of the week!!!
Ahhhhh it is so gorgeous outside! The sun is shining and I'm comfortable in jeans, a sweatshirt, and flip flops!! Hooray!
This weekend shall be lovely. We are unfortunately not going home at all to see my Aunt and Uncle and Grandma, but perhaps next weekend we'll head into Milwaukee! I guess this way I'll have more down time and I can sleep a little bit more (yaaay catch up!!). Tonight Zach and I have a pizza/movie date, which should be fun. I'm not sure which film yet, but hopefully it is a comedy! I need a good laugh, even if my throat does hurt.
Tomorrow Zach and I will spend doing homework in the library, and hopefully we'll run in the afternoon. There's a lacrosse game tomorrow around 11 or noon, so we may go to that as well--it could be really fun! I'm not sure yet, I think it depends on how much homework we have!
And then Sunday is Easter! I know the commons is doing a nice Easter brunch. I hope the deviled eggs are going to be tasty--I LOVE deviled eggs. Oh so good.
::sneezes::. Oh gosh. I hate this. I'm doing everything right! Taking vitamins, sleeping, eating oranges like crazy...bahhhhh.
Initiation went well--Congrats to our newest member Sarah Wimmer! Woot woot! It did go pretty late though...so there goes my sleep theory...
WELL. I'm off to my room. Time to clean it! Clothing just accumulates over time....
--Julia
This weekend shall be lovely. We are unfortunately not going home at all to see my Aunt and Uncle and Grandma, but perhaps next weekend we'll head into Milwaukee! I guess this way I'll have more down time and I can sleep a little bit more (yaaay catch up!!). Tonight Zach and I have a pizza/movie date, which should be fun. I'm not sure which film yet, but hopefully it is a comedy! I need a good laugh, even if my throat does hurt.
Tomorrow Zach and I will spend doing homework in the library, and hopefully we'll run in the afternoon. There's a lacrosse game tomorrow around 11 or noon, so we may go to that as well--it could be really fun! I'm not sure yet, I think it depends on how much homework we have!
And then Sunday is Easter! I know the commons is doing a nice Easter brunch. I hope the deviled eggs are going to be tasty--I LOVE deviled eggs. Oh so good.
::sneezes::. Oh gosh. I hate this. I'm doing everything right! Taking vitamins, sleeping, eating oranges like crazy...bahhhhh.
Initiation went well--Congrats to our newest member Sarah Wimmer! Woot woot! It did go pretty late though...so there goes my sleep theory...
WELL. I'm off to my room. Time to clean it! Clothing just accumulates over time....
--Julia
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