I have one more final tomorrow morning and then I am home free. Home sounds so lovely and perfect and just the opposite of here. Thank goodness. So far finals have been good but I have been so unmotivated to study for any of them, which has been bad! Oh well, I feel okay about most of them.
I have got my room almost all the way packed up, I've come a long way since last Friday where everything was a disaster! I am sleeping in a sleeping bag tonight with one pillow, everything else is packed. I just have a massive amount of cleaning to do tomorrow before Lauren and I head out to the airport. It is going to be so nice. She is kindly letting me stay with her and her dad over night before I fly out bright and early Friday morning.
Well, I don't have much else going on really right now. Finals are almost over, I am almost home, and I am getting happy. On another great note, Rita should be a mom sometime really soon or maybe she already is. I am so excited for her! :) Welcome to the world Ethan!!
Alright, I am done for now...
Note to self: You can do it if you set your mind to it.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
The calm before the storm...
Lauren and I hit Old Town tonight, one final evening of freedom before the storm that is finals. We got some good food, shopped a bit, got some more food (ice cream) and then came back to my apartment. I failed miserably at my goal of finding presents, which is what we set out to do. Instead I came back with a full stomach and a much needed Nalgene for myself. I have been going all semester without a water bottle even though I spend ALL day on campus. Seriously, going to school has become my 9-5 job except it starts at 8 and goes to 4. I digress though. All in all it was a wonderful evening spent relaxing with a great friend. It was desperately needed because both of us are stressing out big time because of all the stuff we have to do between now and next Thursday when we both leave. It was good to destress a bit first, regain our steam before we have to plow ahead.
On another note, I had a really good day. I have a job for the summer and a research volunteer position for when I come back here in the fall. I am working for Fish & Game doing a sonar project on the lower Kenai River. It is definitely a new experience for me, I haven't ever worked shifts before. But I have decided to stop worrying over it and be more positive, because there is a bright side of everything.
Well, this is just a short and sweet summary of my day. I needed to do a bit more relaxing before I start making progress on my list of things to do. I feel like I need to share my list, so here it is.
Kara's big list of things to do before summer is finally here and she is finally home:
1.) PACK
2.) Study for finals (x4)
3.) Write 10 page paper
4.) Clean apartment so she can leave
It may not seem like a lot but you haven't seen my room! :P Anyways, I am making this short and sweet post very long. Farewell for now, more later when I can check something off of my list!
Note to self: Look on the bright side, it is always much happier!
On another note, I had a really good day. I have a job for the summer and a research volunteer position for when I come back here in the fall. I am working for Fish & Game doing a sonar project on the lower Kenai River. It is definitely a new experience for me, I haven't ever worked shifts before. But I have decided to stop worrying over it and be more positive, because there is a bright side of everything.
Well, this is just a short and sweet summary of my day. I needed to do a bit more relaxing before I start making progress on my list of things to do. I feel like I need to share my list, so here it is.
Kara's big list of things to do before summer is finally here and she is finally home:
1.) PACK
2.) Study for finals (x4)
3.) Write 10 page paper
4.) Clean apartment so she can leave
It may not seem like a lot but you haven't seen my room! :P Anyways, I am making this short and sweet post very long. Farewell for now, more later when I can check something off of my list!
Note to self: Look on the bright side, it is always much happier!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
I have a dream...
No, scratch that. I have a goal. This goal consists of writing on my blog more than Rita. I know, I know that seems rather silly of me to compete over blogging but the thing is since she is having a baby and all you'd think that maybe I'd have a bit more time on my hands. So far I am losing this race by a long, long ways. Basically how every other horse except Rachel Alexandra lost the Kentucky Oaks (which is the girlie version of the Kentucky Derby). Actually for the whole 2 or 3 people that read this blog, probably no one will get it. So I'll explain. Key facts that are important to know:
0.) I like horses (I wanted to make this one first but I already started my list. It is time consuming to change numbers.)
1.) Rachel Alexandra is a horse, she won the Kentucky Oaks race on 5/1/2009
2.) R.A. won by 20 1/2 lengths. That is a LOT! A length is one horse body, so she beat the second place horse by 20 horses (basically...)
3.) I realize now that this comparison is probably really lengthy and makes no sense to anyone but me
4.) I'm stopping now
So, back to the competition/goal/dream thing that I started with. I set it for myself because I felt like this was a good outlet for my random thoughts in my head. Rita does not know, until now, that we are in a race that she has already won. Congrats to the winner!
Now that I have lost everyone, on to talk about my day. I have finally, yes FINALLY, started packing! Yay me! I got one whole box, some misc. stuff, and a shelf into my storage unit today. While it may look like nothing is gone from my room, I feel very accomplished. I have been dreading this task for a long time, I don't really know why though. Weird how somethings just seem so daunting that you don't even want to begin. The weirdest thing is that once I am packed, I am one step closer to home. So why didn't I pack weeks ago? Beats me!
Today Lauren and I hit the bike trails around campus. It was an awesome day with awesome weather that got up to the high 70s. We biked for about an hour, just meandering around through trails that took us by some horses (of course, of course!) and then we made our way to Dairy Queen! Yum, yum... After a tastey Blizzard we headed back to campus, making plans to bike once more this weekend. The best part of the ride though is when we stopped at a playground at the end of the trail and messed around on the swings for a while. While we were climbing the slides Lauren eagerly said "You'll have to come to my house this weekend and we can go play on the swings." Seriously, despite what it may sound like we both are in college. It was probably the funniest thing I had heard all day and it made me feel like we were 5 and she was asking if I could come over to play for a while. All in all it was a wonderful way to destress after making it through humpday.
When I got back to my apartment there was a package card waiting for me. Unfortunately it is not as fun to pick up a package here in Colorado because I don't get to drive to the little post office and see my Pita's smiling face. However, I did get a pound of cheese curds in the mail today. There is not one thing in the world that could have made me happier than the moment I opened my box to find cheese curds! I think that my mom has had some time on her hands if she found a place to order me some yummy cheese curds! :) I love my mom by the way, she is so awesome! Another exciting thing that I got in the mail today was a pretty little card from Rita. It was almost like I went to the good ol' Nikiski post office back in the day because of that card. Rita is wonderful as well.
Well, I have pretty much wrapped up everything. I hopefully will be more on top of things despite the dreaded finals week approaching quickly (it is next week!). Only 8 more days and I am home. Actually I should say 7 because today is almost over. For those of you who don't know my counting system you may wish to correct me and say I actually have more but you are wrong! You can't count the day I get there, because I see the people I care about on that day. Plus, you can't count today because I am already living it. And since today is almost over, you might as well not count tomorrow because I am almost living that day as well. See, it makes perfect, logical sense! I am done now, off to bed and sweet dreams...
Note to self: There is not a monster in the storage unit, so start packing!
0.) I like horses (I wanted to make this one first but I already started my list. It is time consuming to change numbers.)
1.) Rachel Alexandra is a horse, she won the Kentucky Oaks race on 5/1/2009
2.) R.A. won by 20 1/2 lengths. That is a LOT! A length is one horse body, so she beat the second place horse by 20 horses (basically...)
3.) I realize now that this comparison is probably really lengthy and makes no sense to anyone but me
4.) I'm stopping now
So, back to the competition/goal/dream thing that I started with. I set it for myself because I felt like this was a good outlet for my random thoughts in my head. Rita does not know, until now, that we are in a race that she has already won. Congrats to the winner!
Now that I have lost everyone, on to talk about my day. I have finally, yes FINALLY, started packing! Yay me! I got one whole box, some misc. stuff, and a shelf into my storage unit today. While it may look like nothing is gone from my room, I feel very accomplished. I have been dreading this task for a long time, I don't really know why though. Weird how somethings just seem so daunting that you don't even want to begin. The weirdest thing is that once I am packed, I am one step closer to home. So why didn't I pack weeks ago? Beats me!
Today Lauren and I hit the bike trails around campus. It was an awesome day with awesome weather that got up to the high 70s. We biked for about an hour, just meandering around through trails that took us by some horses (of course, of course!) and then we made our way to Dairy Queen! Yum, yum... After a tastey Blizzard we headed back to campus, making plans to bike once more this weekend. The best part of the ride though is when we stopped at a playground at the end of the trail and messed around on the swings for a while. While we were climbing the slides Lauren eagerly said "You'll have to come to my house this weekend and we can go play on the swings." Seriously, despite what it may sound like we both are in college. It was probably the funniest thing I had heard all day and it made me feel like we were 5 and she was asking if I could come over to play for a while. All in all it was a wonderful way to destress after making it through humpday.
When I got back to my apartment there was a package card waiting for me. Unfortunately it is not as fun to pick up a package here in Colorado because I don't get to drive to the little post office and see my Pita's smiling face. However, I did get a pound of cheese curds in the mail today. There is not one thing in the world that could have made me happier than the moment I opened my box to find cheese curds! I think that my mom has had some time on her hands if she found a place to order me some yummy cheese curds! :) I love my mom by the way, she is so awesome! Another exciting thing that I got in the mail today was a pretty little card from Rita. It was almost like I went to the good ol' Nikiski post office back in the day because of that card. Rita is wonderful as well.
Well, I have pretty much wrapped up everything. I hopefully will be more on top of things despite the dreaded finals week approaching quickly (it is next week!). Only 8 more days and I am home. Actually I should say 7 because today is almost over. For those of you who don't know my counting system you may wish to correct me and say I actually have more but you are wrong! You can't count the day I get there, because I see the people I care about on that day. Plus, you can't count today because I am already living it. And since today is almost over, you might as well not count tomorrow because I am almost living that day as well. See, it makes perfect, logical sense! I am done now, off to bed and sweet dreams...
Note to self: There is not a monster in the storage unit, so start packing!
Friday, May 1, 2009
Ho-hum Day
An interesting thought to start out with. When I first started writing this post I said that my day was uneventful, like every other day. But then I paused a minute to analyze that statement and realized I have a problem! And probably a lot of other people do to. This problem is that instead of enjoying the day and looking back over the new little things we encountered, people classify their day as "exciting" versus "ho-hum" by having to have major events happen. Now this is silly, because my day was not like yesterday. I went to different classes, I had to do homework I didn't finish the day before, it was rainy and cold, and if nothing else it was Friday instead of Thursday. So now that I have ranted about my irrational statement, I will start over.
My day started out with me not wanting to get out of my comfortable bed and while I was in between dreamland and reality I had some really strange dreams. One consisted of an annoying buzzer going off for what seemed like an eternity. Oh wait, that was my alarm clock that I was ignoring! Then I went to biochemistry class where the girl stole my paper yet again! If I haven't shared this with you, let me briefly explain. Every day I get a school paper before class. They are free and easily accessible right outside the classroom door. All semester now this girl as been asking to look at the comics and "ramtalk" (silly comments submitted by students) section of the paper, right when I get mine. Occasionally I outsmart her by quickly starting my sudoku or crossword, but today she overcame me. So, in effort to point out that this was MY paper that I was just about to start using as class is getting started, when she said "can I see that when you are done" I replied "when I am done with the sudoku?". UNFORTUNATELY, she did not get the hint and simply said "no, I want to read the ramtalk." Bah humbug. I had to share because I am that nice person who can't say no and I had to look on as she read all the comics as well as the horriscopes before returning my paper. Alas, maybe next time... Enough ranting and complaining....
All my classes are finally wrapping up but now is the time I am starting to get worried about my finals. I have tons to do before I finally get to go home but such little time to do it in. I will get it done, and once it is over I am home free!
Right now I am looking outside at a cloudy, gloomy sky wishing that the beautiful sun we had earlier this past week would return. Unfortunately it looks as though this weather might continue for the rest of the weekend, I guess it is good encouragement to study for my tests, write my papers, and start my packing. I know, I have a lame weekend planned but I am going to enjoy it!
Well, that is about all I have. I felt then need to write but I didn't think I really had much to say. Look how wrong I was!
Note to self: Open your eyes and cherish the little things.
My day started out with me not wanting to get out of my comfortable bed and while I was in between dreamland and reality I had some really strange dreams. One consisted of an annoying buzzer going off for what seemed like an eternity. Oh wait, that was my alarm clock that I was ignoring! Then I went to biochemistry class where the girl stole my paper yet again! If I haven't shared this with you, let me briefly explain. Every day I get a school paper before class. They are free and easily accessible right outside the classroom door. All semester now this girl as been asking to look at the comics and "ramtalk" (silly comments submitted by students) section of the paper, right when I get mine. Occasionally I outsmart her by quickly starting my sudoku or crossword, but today she overcame me. So, in effort to point out that this was MY paper that I was just about to start using as class is getting started, when she said "can I see that when you are done" I replied "when I am done with the sudoku?". UNFORTUNATELY, she did not get the hint and simply said "no, I want to read the ramtalk." Bah humbug. I had to share because I am that nice person who can't say no and I had to look on as she read all the comics as well as the horriscopes before returning my paper. Alas, maybe next time... Enough ranting and complaining....
All my classes are finally wrapping up but now is the time I am starting to get worried about my finals. I have tons to do before I finally get to go home but such little time to do it in. I will get it done, and once it is over I am home free!
Right now I am looking outside at a cloudy, gloomy sky wishing that the beautiful sun we had earlier this past week would return. Unfortunately it looks as though this weather might continue for the rest of the weekend, I guess it is good encouragement to study for my tests, write my papers, and start my packing. I know, I have a lame weekend planned but I am going to enjoy it!
Well, that is about all I have. I felt then need to write but I didn't think I really had much to say. Look how wrong I was!
Note to self: Open your eyes and cherish the little things.
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