Two major things: I had my RA personal interview yesterday night, and I had my Oral Interpretation of Horton Hears a Who this morning.
Both went awesomely well, since, I think, because I practiced really hard for both. I knew a lot of the people interviewing me, so that made it better. They were more friendly this way, and my combined approach of memorizing things and going with the flow made it really good.
I was first in my oral interpretation, and I think that was a good thing. Everyone liked the use of my different accents, and the fact that I walked around the room, or owned my space was good too (I don't do it on purpose, its just I walk back and forth when nervous).
Saturday is Showcase for the Ballroom Dance Club. I am really excited about this! I made the posters that are now everywhere around campus, and Annie and my dance is coming along so well! I will have a video for everyone, so when I come back maybe you guys can see it.
I also have the group interviews this sunday, and I am still swimming whenever I can with John and Coach
Showing posts with label Swimming. Show all posts
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
:D:D:D:D
SO:
It is completely true that exercise gives you endorphins. I would know because my average now is 4 hours of swimming, and 4 hours of dance EVERY DAY! I must say I have been sleeping like a log, and it hurts sometimes, but I am meeting new people all the time and its somehow put me in such a good mood.
Over the weekend I did Cross Country Skiing, and it was beyond amazing! You have to run but not since you are wearing skis, but you also have the poles to push yourself. A funny part was this wicked double humped downslope, that curved to the right. I was scared I would fall like everyone else was (all of us were pretty much novice at this), but I made it down the first hump, and over and down the next one! I was so happy, that I swerved on accident and plowed into a wall of snow! I tried to get up but got all tangled in my skis and poles, and took a minute to get up. Right when I did, Mocha came swerving around the bend, saw me, and had to stop by also falling into the snow. Definitely a lot of fun!
I gave my first speech in class today and I told myself I wasnt going to be nervous, but I was. Everyone told me I did a good job though, and I need to practice not saying uh or um, and remembering my outline more!
See Ya!
<3 Neil
It is completely true that exercise gives you endorphins. I would know because my average now is 4 hours of swimming, and 4 hours of dance EVERY DAY! I must say I have been sleeping like a log, and it hurts sometimes, but I am meeting new people all the time and its somehow put me in such a good mood.
Over the weekend I did Cross Country Skiing, and it was beyond amazing! You have to run but not since you are wearing skis, but you also have the poles to push yourself. A funny part was this wicked double humped downslope, that curved to the right. I was scared I would fall like everyone else was (all of us were pretty much novice at this), but I made it down the first hump, and over and down the next one! I was so happy, that I swerved on accident and plowed into a wall of snow! I tried to get up but got all tangled in my skis and poles, and took a minute to get up. Right when I did, Mocha came swerving around the bend, saw me, and had to stop by also falling into the snow. Definitely a lot of fun!
I gave my first speech in class today and I told myself I wasnt going to be nervous, but I was. Everyone told me I did a good job though, and I need to practice not saying uh or um, and remembering my outline more!
See Ya!
<3 Neil
Monday, January 12, 2009
Busy Semester Ahead
Wow. My life is already so complicated!!! I am swimming constantly, now part of the theatre production A Chorus Line, of which the directors think they are the most important and are going all Nazi on our schedules. Im also still in the Ballroom Dancing club, and my partner Annie and I finally figured out how to do this spinning and using our force to pick her up off the ground thing. whew! everyone clapped when we finally got it :D
The swim meet was a lot of fun, and was way more pleasurable since we didn't have to travel at all! Most of my friends came and saw me swim so that made me EXTREMELY happy! Coach told me he was really happy that I did about the same times as the last meet before Hawaii, because he rationed that we should all be hurting because he was so hard on us during the vacation, and so the fact that I was doing the same while everyone else did worse (even John!) was really exciting for him. Im still kind of frustrated by it.
So I was waiting for that night, which was Saturday, because the team was planning on having some "get together" and I thought it was a party. I mean, they were all talking about buying drinks. Then I found out through someones slip of the tongue that it was innitiation into the swim team....oh boy haha
It wasn't that bad at all actually. I think the guys forgot, so we got off rather easily. They split us up guys and girls, and we went to Aaron's and John's rooms. They gave us five shirts and we had to make up jerseys for ourselves. Not knowing what else to do, someone suggested we play tic-tac-toe on the front, and so we all played a game of that! And then on the back we had to have nicknames that everyones else picked, and of course they were stupid and made no sense lol
Then they gave each of us a spoonful of ground cinnamon and we had to try and eat all of it. I knew something was supposed to happen with this, but what it was I couldn't quite remember. So I slowly put it to my mouth, a fraction of a second after everyone else, and I only inhaled half of it before I started coughing. It was like a desert in your mouth!!!! But the really cool part, even though you could hardly breath, was that a jet of cinnamon powder would shoot out evertime you coughed! and Matt threw up into the trash can that was placed in front of us. I just waited patiently and told my brain to activate the glands in my mouth, and slowly I was able to spit it all out.
Now, this is Ground Cinnamon, which means it doesn't have any sugar, and tastes pretty bitter. It also stings your lips a lot. But it was still pretty cool. Then we had to go to Heffron Hall and take a picture with the bust that was there. You'll probably see it when it surfaces on Facebook sometime.
After that we went to go join the girls in the other village. The older girls on the team had obtained a wide, shallow tub of pond water, and had thrown objects like olives, nail polish containers, necklaces and such, so that they had to competitively bob for the objects much like one bobs for apples. The cool thing was that the winners got a $25 gift card to some restaurant or other!
And after that we partied, people playing drinking games that I admit was kind of fun to watch. Especially when everyone gets tipsy. I did try a sip of this blueberry flavored beer, and it tasted good, until it went into your stomach. eww. so gross.
John Fox gets so excited and emotional when he's drunk! He smiles, shows emotion on his face, talks more, and actually stood up on the coffee table and started dancing!!!!! It was a lot of fun and it was also cool because there was a group of us (5) that were sober so then we didn't feel left out. Plus we acted drunk anyways for fun :D
So last night, my good friend Pat Luke professed his love to me. I kind of knew this was coming sooner or later, but that of course didn't make it any easier. He is SO nice, and I get along with him SO well. The only problem is that I'm not attracted to him. Its sad too because I kind of want to be. He would be such a great person to date, but its just not there! Call me shallow or a jerk, but thats just how it is. I feel like Im passing up something here that I shouldn't, but we all make mistakes right? tell me Im right!
and yea, that's about it! Its snowing a ton right now, and is supposed to be super cold this week, but I love it! I can't get enough of the snow and if u bundle up enough, nothing is too cold! Bring it MN!
Love ya,
Neil
The swim meet was a lot of fun, and was way more pleasurable since we didn't have to travel at all! Most of my friends came and saw me swim so that made me EXTREMELY happy! Coach told me he was really happy that I did about the same times as the last meet before Hawaii, because he rationed that we should all be hurting because he was so hard on us during the vacation, and so the fact that I was doing the same while everyone else did worse (even John!) was really exciting for him. Im still kind of frustrated by it.
So I was waiting for that night, which was Saturday, because the team was planning on having some "get together" and I thought it was a party. I mean, they were all talking about buying drinks. Then I found out through someones slip of the tongue that it was innitiation into the swim team....oh boy haha
It wasn't that bad at all actually. I think the guys forgot, so we got off rather easily. They split us up guys and girls, and we went to Aaron's and John's rooms. They gave us five shirts and we had to make up jerseys for ourselves. Not knowing what else to do, someone suggested we play tic-tac-toe on the front, and so we all played a game of that! And then on the back we had to have nicknames that everyones else picked, and of course they were stupid and made no sense lol
Then they gave each of us a spoonful of ground cinnamon and we had to try and eat all of it. I knew something was supposed to happen with this, but what it was I couldn't quite remember. So I slowly put it to my mouth, a fraction of a second after everyone else, and I only inhaled half of it before I started coughing. It was like a desert in your mouth!!!! But the really cool part, even though you could hardly breath, was that a jet of cinnamon powder would shoot out evertime you coughed! and Matt threw up into the trash can that was placed in front of us. I just waited patiently and told my brain to activate the glands in my mouth, and slowly I was able to spit it all out.
Now, this is Ground Cinnamon, which means it doesn't have any sugar, and tastes pretty bitter. It also stings your lips a lot. But it was still pretty cool. Then we had to go to Heffron Hall and take a picture with the bust that was there. You'll probably see it when it surfaces on Facebook sometime.
After that we went to go join the girls in the other village. The older girls on the team had obtained a wide, shallow tub of pond water, and had thrown objects like olives, nail polish containers, necklaces and such, so that they had to competitively bob for the objects much like one bobs for apples. The cool thing was that the winners got a $25 gift card to some restaurant or other!
And after that we partied, people playing drinking games that I admit was kind of fun to watch. Especially when everyone gets tipsy. I did try a sip of this blueberry flavored beer, and it tasted good, until it went into your stomach. eww. so gross.
John Fox gets so excited and emotional when he's drunk! He smiles, shows emotion on his face, talks more, and actually stood up on the coffee table and started dancing!!!!! It was a lot of fun and it was also cool because there was a group of us (5) that were sober so then we didn't feel left out. Plus we acted drunk anyways for fun :D
So last night, my good friend Pat Luke professed his love to me. I kind of knew this was coming sooner or later, but that of course didn't make it any easier. He is SO nice, and I get along with him SO well. The only problem is that I'm not attracted to him. Its sad too because I kind of want to be. He would be such a great person to date, but its just not there! Call me shallow or a jerk, but thats just how it is. I feel like Im passing up something here that I shouldn't, but we all make mistakes right? tell me Im right!
and yea, that's about it! Its snowing a ton right now, and is supposed to be super cold this week, but I love it! I can't get enough of the snow and if u bundle up enough, nothing is too cold! Bring it MN!
Love ya,
Neil
Monday, November 17, 2008
Dancing, Classes, and Swimming
On Friday I went with Annie and Gia to Winona's first nightclub, MYST! It was crowded waiting in line (since it was opening night, it was free), but when we got inside whew was it hot! I had had a rough day and the mindset I had going in was to just dance the night away and don't care what anybody thinks. It actually worked!.....well, until I saw Jarod there too. Why do I always run into people when I don't want to? lmao.
He left, but not without looking amazing the whole time. Anyways, a guy asked Annie to dance and she went off with him (more like we got lost in the crowd.) I must say I think I am getting better at this whole dancing thing. Probably 90% of it is not caring what anyone thinks. Poor Gia though! She is 5 feet tall, and I had to rescue her about ten times from people accidentally crushing her! I mentioned it was crowded, right?
It was so hot in there that everyone was sweating. Talk about really nasty when some girl needs to get past you and her sweat covered back slides all the way past your arm. Ick.
I then saw what I wasn't expecting: two guys dancing together. Wow. And nobody cared! I kept looking at them because It was such a rare sight. But then they started dancing much worse than the bad couples who were grinding on the floor. They were pretty much having sex, but with clothes on. Yea imagine that.
We then moved around and chose different places to dance depending on space, etc. They had those cages for girls to dance in, and they also had stripper poles. hmmmmmm.
Later, I was dancing with Gia again, and all of a sudden one of the gay guys was right in front of me. And all of a sudden he brushed his back up against me and we were dancing. Don't ask me how this happened because I'm not so sure myself. This lasted for about a minute until he either got tired of not practically having sex on the dance floor with his other friend, or because his partner was finally back and staring at him. He ditched me and went back to his sex buddy, but hey, at least I had the opportunity to say that I danced with someone. Later Gia also found a guy and danced with him for one dance.
We found Annie again, and went to HyVee to get something to drink. Yay for SoBe! It was all so much fun and so worth it.
Afterwards I started to think it over, like that guy dancing with me and ditching me, what did it mean, etc, but I made myself stop because I had fun and I didn't want to ruin the moment with worrying thoughts.
Sunday We had Showcase (Ballroom Dancing.) Of course Jarod was there. And like usual, if someone I have a crush on is present, thats pretty much all I can think about. He brought Pineapple for everyone and it was so good! Everyone keeps telling me that there is no doubt that he is gay. He ignored me all night. So I mentally crossed him off my list.
In art class on Monday, Whenever I tried to sneak a peek at him, I already found his gorgeous brown eyes staring back at me. WHY WHY cant people just either ignore me or pay attention to me, and not both? Now I am confused again. I wish I could turn this part of my brain off because A) I am sick of writing about this stuff and B) you guys are probably sick of reading about it.
This is our first Two-A- Days. We had morning practice, and it was so hard my brain, out of nowhere, started singing "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor. Such an amazing song. So spend some time listening to it! (does anyone else think she has similar Mannerisms to Kona?[look at 1:28-1:40])
He left, but not without looking amazing the whole time. Anyways, a guy asked Annie to dance and she went off with him (more like we got lost in the crowd.) I must say I think I am getting better at this whole dancing thing. Probably 90% of it is not caring what anyone thinks. Poor Gia though! She is 5 feet tall, and I had to rescue her about ten times from people accidentally crushing her! I mentioned it was crowded, right?
It was so hot in there that everyone was sweating. Talk about really nasty when some girl needs to get past you and her sweat covered back slides all the way past your arm. Ick.
I then saw what I wasn't expecting: two guys dancing together. Wow. And nobody cared! I kept looking at them because It was such a rare sight. But then they started dancing much worse than the bad couples who were grinding on the floor. They were pretty much having sex, but with clothes on. Yea imagine that.
We then moved around and chose different places to dance depending on space, etc. They had those cages for girls to dance in, and they also had stripper poles. hmmmmmm.
Later, I was dancing with Gia again, and all of a sudden one of the gay guys was right in front of me. And all of a sudden he brushed his back up against me and we were dancing. Don't ask me how this happened because I'm not so sure myself. This lasted for about a minute until he either got tired of not practically having sex on the dance floor with his other friend, or because his partner was finally back and staring at him. He ditched me and went back to his sex buddy, but hey, at least I had the opportunity to say that I danced with someone. Later Gia also found a guy and danced with him for one dance.
We found Annie again, and went to HyVee to get something to drink. Yay for SoBe! It was all so much fun and so worth it.
Afterwards I started to think it over, like that guy dancing with me and ditching me, what did it mean, etc, but I made myself stop because I had fun and I didn't want to ruin the moment with worrying thoughts.
Sunday We had Showcase (Ballroom Dancing.) Of course Jarod was there. And like usual, if someone I have a crush on is present, thats pretty much all I can think about. He brought Pineapple for everyone and it was so good! Everyone keeps telling me that there is no doubt that he is gay. He ignored me all night. So I mentally crossed him off my list.
In art class on Monday, Whenever I tried to sneak a peek at him, I already found his gorgeous brown eyes staring back at me. WHY WHY cant people just either ignore me or pay attention to me, and not both? Now I am confused again. I wish I could turn this part of my brain off because A) I am sick of writing about this stuff and B) you guys are probably sick of reading about it.
This is our first Two-A- Days. We had morning practice, and it was so hard my brain, out of nowhere, started singing "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor. Such an amazing song. So spend some time listening to it! (does anyone else think she has similar Mannerisms to Kona?[look at 1:28-1:40])
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
My Past Two Evenings
Monday:
Monday night I went to watch a movie at the local movie theatre with my new friend Mikey. He's a senior, and seems really cool so far. He's really short (or maybe I'm just really tall.) We got in his little blue car and drove down to the Winona Movie Theatre. It was super tiny! And cheap! The tickets were $7.50 each! There weren't that many good movies out, so we chose Eagle Eye and went in.
Both not knowing what the movie was about, it was a very entertaining one! If you've seen the commercials it's about this voice on the phone and electronic machines that tell him what to do. This gets him in trouble and hence, your story. We both liked it very much and are planning to hang out again later this week. I definitely recommend this movie.
Tuesday:
Practice was evil :(
We had to do this one thing called a T-30. We had to swim nonstop for half an hour at the fastest pace speed we could muster. The first fifteen minutes went by fast (he held up a sign,) but then the rest seemed to go even slower. He flashed a sign for 5 minutes left and that seemed to take even longer than the first 25 minutes! All of a sudden coach and the girl counting my laps (only Eric and I were swimming it, the others swam yesterday; long story) started waving their arms, pushing me towards the opposite wall. I thought maybe we had thirty seconds left so I picked it up. Little did I know that they continued doing this for another 200!!!
Much to say I was happy with the outcome. The top yardage was 2425, by John Fox. I somehow did a 2325 :D
Then, like every tuesday, is Ballroom Dance Class. I like this class because I'm supposed to take control. Haha I'll shut up now. But we finally picked our song (Let's Get Loud by Jennifer Lopez) and have started choreographing it. It's amazing! It will really be something and the show is going to be (I'm pretty sure) May 12th.
Morning practice tomorrow (ehhhh........)
Monday night I went to watch a movie at the local movie theatre with my new friend Mikey. He's a senior, and seems really cool so far. He's really short (or maybe I'm just really tall.) We got in his little blue car and drove down to the Winona Movie Theatre. It was super tiny! And cheap! The tickets were $7.50 each! There weren't that many good movies out, so we chose Eagle Eye and went in.
Both not knowing what the movie was about, it was a very entertaining one! If you've seen the commercials it's about this voice on the phone and electronic machines that tell him what to do. This gets him in trouble and hence, your story. We both liked it very much and are planning to hang out again later this week. I definitely recommend this movie.
Tuesday:
Practice was evil :(
We had to do this one thing called a T-30. We had to swim nonstop for half an hour at the fastest pace speed we could muster. The first fifteen minutes went by fast (he held up a sign,) but then the rest seemed to go even slower. He flashed a sign for 5 minutes left and that seemed to take even longer than the first 25 minutes! All of a sudden coach and the girl counting my laps (only Eric and I were swimming it, the others swam yesterday; long story) started waving their arms, pushing me towards the opposite wall. I thought maybe we had thirty seconds left so I picked it up. Little did I know that they continued doing this for another 200!!!
Much to say I was happy with the outcome. The top yardage was 2425, by John Fox. I somehow did a 2325 :D
Then, like every tuesday, is Ballroom Dance Class. I like this class because I'm supposed to take control. Haha I'll shut up now. But we finally picked our song (Let's Get Loud by Jennifer Lopez) and have started choreographing it. It's amazing! It will really be something and the show is going to be (I'm pretty sure) May 12th.
Morning practice tomorrow (ehhhh........)
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Hmmm
So nothing terribly exciting has happened. Really. All I have been doing is eating, sleeping, exercising, doing homework, and constantly stressing over bryan while *trying* to play it off.
Swimming is getting pretty hard. We started weight lifting and I must tell you I have not be really going to the gym. That was nothing compared to what we do now. I really start to question if I love comfort or food more because the cafeteria is up a flight of steps :D
I also joined the ballroom dancing club. And I'm gonna be in their showcase with my friend Annie in May!!!
Bryan, its too complicated to give a definitive answer. When I actually get in tune with reality I'll let you know ;)
Computer Apps--I saved my grade! It said I had a C and I was perplexed because I had had a B before! I went to see the teacher and Somehow I was supposed to have taken a quiz that he hadn't informed the class about....
And there was an extra section that he typed into the grades that wasn't supposed to be there at all! So thanks to me, everyone in the class has better grades :D I have a B again.
Statistics--I went to tutoring and actually understood what he was talking about! It all fit in. I just hadn't gained knowledge about one small part of it all, and since I do now, it all fell into place.
That is about it; the leaves here are beautiful, and Halloween is just around the corner! (anyone have any Ideas for a cool costume I could make/ buy? Help ariell! Uve been to college, what do they wear!)
Swimming is getting pretty hard. We started weight lifting and I must tell you I have not be really going to the gym. That was nothing compared to what we do now. I really start to question if I love comfort or food more because the cafeteria is up a flight of steps :D
I also joined the ballroom dancing club. And I'm gonna be in their showcase with my friend Annie in May!!!
Bryan, its too complicated to give a definitive answer. When I actually get in tune with reality I'll let you know ;)
Computer Apps--I saved my grade! It said I had a C and I was perplexed because I had had a B before! I went to see the teacher and Somehow I was supposed to have taken a quiz that he hadn't informed the class about....
And there was an extra section that he typed into the grades that wasn't supposed to be there at all! So thanks to me, everyone in the class has better grades :D I have a B again.
Statistics--I went to tutoring and actually understood what he was talking about! It all fit in. I just hadn't gained knowledge about one small part of it all, and since I do now, it all fell into place.
That is about it; the leaves here are beautiful, and Halloween is just around the corner! (anyone have any Ideas for a cool costume I could make/ buy? Help ariell! Uve been to college, what do they wear!)
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Break and Stuff
So I've noticed that in order to commence in random chatter with people I always come up with negative things to talk about. So here is me talking only about positive things!:
The break was really cool. I really needed time to myself because that happens few and far between here. Also, with the inability to leave school at school and come home, school is my home! So somehow the worries never leave but thats ok because now I know. I think I am going to start meditating on my own again.
I biked to the store twice, and bought sandwiches/ buffalo wings/ and microwaveable food. The blueberry bagels I stole last week were very nice and comforting. I am so glad Alex let me borrow his bike in return for feeding his fish. Even though fish are pretty and cool to look at, I prefer cats or dogs because you can pet them and they are (mostly) free to roam around.
On monday I went to bed at 4 AM, and woke up at 4 PM. I love vacation! On Saturday I invited Bryan to hang out and watch a movie with me. He said yes, and so I spent the most of 2 hours making sure the place was super clean (it is a very clean room to my standards, and I am very proud of it!) and making myself look super clean. I told him I did not have many movies, and so he said to come over to Benilde hall to watch some of his! We watched Mr. & Mrs. Smith, which is an excellent movie I must say.
It went very well, and I think he is a really cool guy ;) He and Izzy were the only people here that I talked to. I talked to Claire, and she is still being her free-bird self off in Hawaii. And of course still getting in trouble with her mom hahaha. Emily seems to get hurt every week, thus resulting in me calling her unlucky. But she loves ND. She also has a boyfriend now who I am going to warn not to pull any funny business.
People came back and it was soooo weird. I didn't really want people back yet. Having the whole campus to myself was very "last man on earth" -y. For some reason whenever I envisioned being the last man on earth or being able to pause time, I always first went to IHOP or some such place to go eat pancakes :P mmmm
For some reason my stats grade went down, and my comp apps grade went up, so instead of having an A and a C I now have two Bs. Odd.....
In art we are making images in a circular border. This is much unknown to Western Culture, and I could definitely agree with that. For some reason my brain confuzzled and I could not come up with a good pattern. Later in my room, I did but it has some symbolism and deeper connotation to it. I also did this for my label pattern. Somehow I can't seem to like something without drawing some secret into it, or I cant like a painting until it has a made up story I like. Really really weird. I guess it's the INFJ in me...
I arrived late to swimming 30 minutes by mistake but coach saw me running so he wasn't mad; knowing I had made a mistake. I am now swimming in the fastest lane just like High School. Typical hahaha. Just John Fox and me, and he actually started talking! Its a miracle! He's actually really nice. If I had to guess though I would say he was a Rational (any thoughts Ariell?)
To break on my happy post I got some really bad news today. One of my friends back home in Cali got in trouble with the law, I won't go into detail but basically hes going to jail for a year or more for something I know he didn't do! :(:(:(
I know this because I was with him the day he is being accused of doing what never happened. All because of stereotypes. It really makes me sick that the Justice system can be so screwed up. Really makes me want to be a juror so I can see the truth with my own eyes. It is so weird being able to say I know someone who is in jail...I don't like it at all.
Anyways,
Love,
Neil
The break was really cool. I really needed time to myself because that happens few and far between here. Also, with the inability to leave school at school and come home, school is my home! So somehow the worries never leave but thats ok because now I know. I think I am going to start meditating on my own again.
I biked to the store twice, and bought sandwiches/ buffalo wings/ and microwaveable food. The blueberry bagels I stole last week were very nice and comforting. I am so glad Alex let me borrow his bike in return for feeding his fish. Even though fish are pretty and cool to look at, I prefer cats or dogs because you can pet them and they are (mostly) free to roam around.
On monday I went to bed at 4 AM, and woke up at 4 PM. I love vacation! On Saturday I invited Bryan to hang out and watch a movie with me. He said yes, and so I spent the most of 2 hours making sure the place was super clean (it is a very clean room to my standards, and I am very proud of it!) and making myself look super clean. I told him I did not have many movies, and so he said to come over to Benilde hall to watch some of his! We watched Mr. & Mrs. Smith, which is an excellent movie I must say.
It went very well, and I think he is a really cool guy ;) He and Izzy were the only people here that I talked to. I talked to Claire, and she is still being her free-bird self off in Hawaii. And of course still getting in trouble with her mom hahaha. Emily seems to get hurt every week, thus resulting in me calling her unlucky. But she loves ND. She also has a boyfriend now who I am going to warn not to pull any funny business.
People came back and it was soooo weird. I didn't really want people back yet. Having the whole campus to myself was very "last man on earth" -y. For some reason whenever I envisioned being the last man on earth or being able to pause time, I always first went to IHOP or some such place to go eat pancakes :P mmmm
For some reason my stats grade went down, and my comp apps grade went up, so instead of having an A and a C I now have two Bs. Odd.....
In art we are making images in a circular border. This is much unknown to Western Culture, and I could definitely agree with that. For some reason my brain confuzzled and I could not come up with a good pattern. Later in my room, I did but it has some symbolism and deeper connotation to it. I also did this for my label pattern. Somehow I can't seem to like something without drawing some secret into it, or I cant like a painting until it has a made up story I like. Really really weird. I guess it's the INFJ in me...
I arrived late to swimming 30 minutes by mistake but coach saw me running so he wasn't mad; knowing I had made a mistake. I am now swimming in the fastest lane just like High School. Typical hahaha. Just John Fox and me, and he actually started talking! Its a miracle! He's actually really nice. If I had to guess though I would say he was a Rational (any thoughts Ariell?)
To break on my happy post I got some really bad news today. One of my friends back home in Cali got in trouble with the law, I won't go into detail but basically hes going to jail for a year or more for something I know he didn't do! :(:(:(
I know this because I was with him the day he is being accused of doing what never happened. All because of stereotypes. It really makes me sick that the Justice system can be so screwed up. Really makes me want to be a juror so I can see the truth with my own eyes. It is so weird being able to say I know someone who is in jail...I don't like it at all.
Anyways,
Love,
Neil
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Water and Miemaw's Mysterious Malady
Today was the first morning practice. NOT FUN!!!! We did a set that couldn't be defined as hard by normal standards, but since it was way too early in the morning, my body did not want to function for very long. And then I had class 15 minutes after swimming. I was hungry, and tired, but awake. Needless to say this combination of talking and being tired meant i babbled incoherent words that made no sense lol. This will happen every wednesday. whooopeeee
I saw yesterday a flyer for kayaking that was scheduled for today. Of course I signed up. I finally learned more details, like where to meet, and met the group there. I thought it would be a large number but it was ten people including me. The group leader was kind of odd--I don't know how to describe it but it was just a vibe. You know how these things go meemsie.
The kayaks were river kayaks which are quite different from sea kayaks AND flatwater sprinting kayaks. Much to say it was perplexing. There was NO rudder. and the paddles were flexible! It was so cool when we got on the water though. It was so peaceful and relaxing. It was very beautiful. I didn't want to bring my camera because I didn't want it to get wet. We saw water snakes it was so cool. I got close enough to see one stick out its tongue at me. Then we saw otters!!!!!!! And a beaver dam. (to clarify we weren't sure if the otters were beavers or not. They all had their tales in the water but looked like otters)
Very pretty. And we were in Wisconsin. We just crossed the Mississippi so it wasn't like the scenery was any different. This means that I have been to eighteen states; one for each year of my life :) They are as follows:
California_____Minnesota______Montana
Nevada_______Iowa__________Rhode Island
Arizona_______Wisconsin______Wyoming
Utah__________Michigan_____Massachusetts
New Mexico_____Ohio_________Hawaii
Idaho_________Pennsylvania___Georgia
Of course some were just crossing the border, but hey that counts in my book.
So on to the reason for the title. You guys are probably like: wtf is Miemaw's Mysterious Maladie? Haha that was just my funny name for it in under a second. At least I am proud of it. I don't know if you guys remember the story Miemaw always used to complain about; she said that she hated ladybugs because they bit her. And none of us understood her because ladybugs don't bite!
I hope you guys remember this story because for some reason I did. It just didn't make sense that ladybugs would bite. they're so nice! So here is the answer: When we got off the water, we (the faster group) were waiting for the stragglers to catch up. All of a sudden a lady bug landed on my arm. I mentioned this to another girl and she brushed it off. she said it wasn't a lady bug but a foreign bug from asia called an asian beetle. I realized I had seen these "asian beetles" all over the school pillars yesterday. I asked her why she brushed it off n she said they infest buildings and bite people. They also leave a really bad scent behind. All of a sudden these asian beetles were everywhere; landing in our hair, our clothes, skin, etc. It was very unpleasant and I was jumpy cause there was no way I wanted to get bit. It was very odd, seeing as how they look exactly like ladybugs, only more orange than red. Therefore maybe Miemaw was right in saying ladybugs (in her eyes) bite.
Also, almost everyone is going away for october break. So I asked Lauren if I could go home with her n she said yes but then said no because she is going to go visit her grandparents n wasn't staying home. I then asked Robbie but he is going to south dakota (mount rushmore is the only worthy thing to visit in the Dakotas so ive heard). I sent out a facebook message to all my friends and begged them to take me home lol. None of them could apparently. So I am staying here. Two of my "friends" Bryan (!) and Jarod (!) are staying so we will probably hang out a lot since no one else will be here except for one of the really cool RA's. I think it will be fun!
LAST THING: Britney Spears will always have a place in my heart.Strike that. Her MUSIC will always have a place in my heart and this one is no different. I think it is quite creative: http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/womanizer%2Bbritney%2Bspears/video/x6votk_britney-spears-womanizer-hq_music
On to bed :)
Always,
Neil
I saw yesterday a flyer for kayaking that was scheduled for today. Of course I signed up. I finally learned more details, like where to meet, and met the group there. I thought it would be a large number but it was ten people including me. The group leader was kind of odd--I don't know how to describe it but it was just a vibe. You know how these things go meemsie.
The kayaks were river kayaks which are quite different from sea kayaks AND flatwater sprinting kayaks. Much to say it was perplexing. There was NO rudder. and the paddles were flexible! It was so cool when we got on the water though. It was so peaceful and relaxing. It was very beautiful. I didn't want to bring my camera because I didn't want it to get wet. We saw water snakes it was so cool. I got close enough to see one stick out its tongue at me. Then we saw otters!!!!!!! And a beaver dam. (to clarify we weren't sure if the otters were beavers or not. They all had their tales in the water but looked like otters)
Very pretty. And we were in Wisconsin. We just crossed the Mississippi so it wasn't like the scenery was any different. This means that I have been to eighteen states; one for each year of my life :) They are as follows:
California_____Minnesota______Montana
Nevada_______Iowa__________Rhode Island
Arizona_______Wisconsin______Wyoming
Utah__________Michigan_____Massachusetts
New Mexico_____Ohio_________Hawaii
Idaho_________Pennsylvania___Georgia
Of course some were just crossing the border, but hey that counts in my book.
So on to the reason for the title. You guys are probably like: wtf is Miemaw's Mysterious Maladie? Haha that was just my funny name for it in under a second. At least I am proud of it. I don't know if you guys remember the story Miemaw always used to complain about; she said that she hated ladybugs because they bit her. And none of us understood her because ladybugs don't bite!
I hope you guys remember this story because for some reason I did. It just didn't make sense that ladybugs would bite. they're so nice! So here is the answer: When we got off the water, we (the faster group) were waiting for the stragglers to catch up. All of a sudden a lady bug landed on my arm. I mentioned this to another girl and she brushed it off. she said it wasn't a lady bug but a foreign bug from asia called an asian beetle. I realized I had seen these "asian beetles" all over the school pillars yesterday. I asked her why she brushed it off n she said they infest buildings and bite people. They also leave a really bad scent behind. All of a sudden these asian beetles were everywhere; landing in our hair, our clothes, skin, etc. It was very unpleasant and I was jumpy cause there was no way I wanted to get bit. It was very odd, seeing as how they look exactly like ladybugs, only more orange than red. Therefore maybe Miemaw was right in saying ladybugs (in her eyes) bite.
Also, almost everyone is going away for october break. So I asked Lauren if I could go home with her n she said yes but then said no because she is going to go visit her grandparents n wasn't staying home. I then asked Robbie but he is going to south dakota (mount rushmore is the only worthy thing to visit in the Dakotas so ive heard). I sent out a facebook message to all my friends and begged them to take me home lol. None of them could apparently. So I am staying here. Two of my "friends" Bryan (!) and Jarod (!) are staying so we will probably hang out a lot since no one else will be here except for one of the really cool RA's. I think it will be fun!
LAST THING: Britney Spears will always have a place in my heart.Strike that. Her MUSIC will always have a place in my heart and this one is no different. I think it is quite creative: http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/womanizer%2Bbritney%2Bspears/video/x6votk_britney-spears-womanizer-hq_music
On to bed :)
Always,
Neil
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Food of all kinds
Swimming :D
Swimming is going great so far! My first practice I went easy because I could still feel my shoulder protesting. We warm up for five minutes every day, do dryland, and then get in and do the practice he gives us. I love my Coach so much! He is very reasonable, and uses a white board to write the set on so we don't have to memorize it in our heads. And every saturday practice he brings doughnuts! Also, we have a goggle toss every saturday morning and if you throw your goggles onto the backstroke flags, you get to skip practice for that day! The next practice my arm didn't hurt at all. I guess it was just over worked. Coach complemented me on how well I kick (it was a kick set) because I was keeping up with John Fox, the Demi-god on our team.
I have learned here that if you just start talking to a person, in no time (in their eyes) they are your friend. Most people anyways hahaha of course there are always those few that are just weird and you don't click with them.
On Thursday, I went on the PR/B club's field trip. This stands for Public Relations/ Business. I had to join it as one of the requirements of my Mass Communications class. I must say I am glad he made that one of the requirements because there is no way I can see myself pleasantly running a radio station for two hours like my friend alex does. Everyone would hate my music hahaha.
The field trip was amazing though! We first visited the PR business Carmichael Lynch Spong. Its a mouthful but the most amazing workplace ever. The place is like cubicles, but it hardly felt like it at all. Everything was designed amazingly, your eyes never got bored, it looked modern and new and fun! They had random stuff in there that didn't seem so random at all. Like a swing, and a car! They also had a mini theatre for presentations and parties. There was a rooftop that was simply amazing, and had a fake cool looking watertower on top. It also resides over the new baseball park that was built, kind of like the Western Metal Supply Co. building at Petco Park. It was breathtaking.
Better than the building though were the people. They were fun to listen to, they looked like they had fun at their jobs, and they told us they would never leave if they could help it. It looked like an amazing work environment. Of course, being PR people, I was a little hesitant whether this work environment was real or not. Because when your job is all about creating a great image, they could have just been faking lol. They gave us free soda and warm chocolate chip cookies :d
After that we walked around to the radio station WCCO. On the way, I saw a great amount of the city (Minneapolis,) and it is a very pretty city. It doesn't look as dirty as downtown San Diego does. The radio station wasn't as nice as CLS, but it was just as cool. Waiting for us was soda and about 12 pizza boxes. I was in heaven. I even tried this cool pizza they had, that was chicken and ranch instead of tomato sauce. Very good!
We got to see people talk over the radio, and we got to learn all about the new devices coming out (HD Radio, PPD, etc...) It was a lot of fun. They kept calling Radio "Theatre of the Mind." Apparently it is acting, but all in your voice/head. The only thing I did not like about this station is that I learned how Illusionistic all radio stations are now. Most radio stations are all automated. You could be listening to a station in San Diego, and it could be transmitted from New York. They would make it sound like it was in San Diego, like give the weather there, but its still in New York! And calling in to request a song is not allowed anymore. They have to play an automated list and sometimes there are stations that are totally run by computers! It is kind of sad :(
Anyways, I'm writing a paper on electronic books. From what I've read, electronic books are not going to be popular too near in time. I give it minimum ten years, if not more. They just arent that popular. Like one person put it, "why buy a simulation of a book when you can buy a book itself for cheap?"
Goodnight!
Swimming is going great so far! My first practice I went easy because I could still feel my shoulder protesting. We warm up for five minutes every day, do dryland, and then get in and do the practice he gives us. I love my Coach so much! He is very reasonable, and uses a white board to write the set on so we don't have to memorize it in our heads. And every saturday practice he brings doughnuts! Also, we have a goggle toss every saturday morning and if you throw your goggles onto the backstroke flags, you get to skip practice for that day! The next practice my arm didn't hurt at all. I guess it was just over worked. Coach complemented me on how well I kick (it was a kick set) because I was keeping up with John Fox, the Demi-god on our team.
I have learned here that if you just start talking to a person, in no time (in their eyes) they are your friend. Most people anyways hahaha of course there are always those few that are just weird and you don't click with them.
On Thursday, I went on the PR/B club's field trip. This stands for Public Relations/ Business. I had to join it as one of the requirements of my Mass Communications class. I must say I am glad he made that one of the requirements because there is no way I can see myself pleasantly running a radio station for two hours like my friend alex does. Everyone would hate my music hahaha.
The field trip was amazing though! We first visited the PR business Carmichael Lynch Spong. Its a mouthful but the most amazing workplace ever. The place is like cubicles, but it hardly felt like it at all. Everything was designed amazingly, your eyes never got bored, it looked modern and new and fun! They had random stuff in there that didn't seem so random at all. Like a swing, and a car! They also had a mini theatre for presentations and parties. There was a rooftop that was simply amazing, and had a fake cool looking watertower on top. It also resides over the new baseball park that was built, kind of like the Western Metal Supply Co. building at Petco Park. It was breathtaking.
Better than the building though were the people. They were fun to listen to, they looked like they had fun at their jobs, and they told us they would never leave if they could help it. It looked like an amazing work environment. Of course, being PR people, I was a little hesitant whether this work environment was real or not. Because when your job is all about creating a great image, they could have just been faking lol. They gave us free soda and warm chocolate chip cookies :d
After that we walked around to the radio station WCCO. On the way, I saw a great amount of the city (Minneapolis,) and it is a very pretty city. It doesn't look as dirty as downtown San Diego does. The radio station wasn't as nice as CLS, but it was just as cool. Waiting for us was soda and about 12 pizza boxes. I was in heaven. I even tried this cool pizza they had, that was chicken and ranch instead of tomato sauce. Very good!
We got to see people talk over the radio, and we got to learn all about the new devices coming out (HD Radio, PPD, etc...) It was a lot of fun. They kept calling Radio "Theatre of the Mind." Apparently it is acting, but all in your voice/head. The only thing I did not like about this station is that I learned how Illusionistic all radio stations are now. Most radio stations are all automated. You could be listening to a station in San Diego, and it could be transmitted from New York. They would make it sound like it was in San Diego, like give the weather there, but its still in New York! And calling in to request a song is not allowed anymore. They have to play an automated list and sometimes there are stations that are totally run by computers! It is kind of sad :(
Anyways, I'm writing a paper on electronic books. From what I've read, electronic books are not going to be popular too near in time. I give it minimum ten years, if not more. They just arent that popular. Like one person put it, "why buy a simulation of a book when you can buy a book itself for cheap?"
Goodnight!
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