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Monday, 24 August 2009

First Day of School

First day of school: it's the day everyone dreads their whole summer, but yet keeps them up the night before in anticipation, nervousness, or maybe even a little excitement at seeing friends. My blog has kind of lapsed over the summer, so last night when I couldn't fall asleep I decided to start it back up. This year the first day of school didn't really seem as big of a deal for some reason. Maybe because I was already moved in and knew where I was going for the most part so I wasn't stressed out. The night before I had set my alarm for 8:15 a.m. Well, I decided at 8:00 a.m. I just couldn't sleep any longer and got up. From then on I went to the bathroom, ate some Kix, got dressed, and straightened my hair. This maybe lasted me until 8:20 or 8:25. Well I don't why I always seem to get annoying suitemates (this year's aren't as bad so far though), but I really needed to brush my teeth and wipe some of my old mascara off that didn't come off in the shower the night before. Anyway, they were in the bathroom FIXING THEIR HAIR like ever since I first got out of the bathroom. You may think it's natural to fix your hair in the bathroom, but if you're sharing with three other girls it's not very considerate. Finally at 8:37 they exited the bathroom and I was finally able to brush my teeth. So at 8:45 I left for my first class which is Principles of Management. It was better than I expected because I heard the teacher was like scary-mean. And while I wouldn't want to get on his bad side, he at least has a sense of humor. Then I had an hour break which basically equals time wasted on Facebook. Next I had Accounting. That class is going to take over my life. Then I had another hour break, which I spent eating lunch in the same-old cafeteria Dulany. Luckily they had one of my favorite things: Ravioli. At this point I was kind of annoyed because last semester I would be done for the day at this time. But this semester I still had two more classes. So I went to Microeconomics & Spanish. They were boring. Thank goodness I only have on class tomorrow. I also got really good news today: we get one day of fall break in October + a whole week off at Thanksgiving! I also basically get another Friday off in October because all the business teachers are going to a conference. Anyway, I guess it's time for me to go through all the syllabi and enter them into my planner!

Tuesday, 05 May 2009

Good bye Hughes 202

As I approach my final 24 hours as a first year college student, I would like to look back on some memorable events of the year. I have two hours before my last final of the semester (Introduction to Business) and because I only need a 63% on it to still get an A, I figure my time could be spent blogging. I've already had two finals today (Statistics & Music Appreciation), and am not feeling studious. Instead, I feel in the mood to travel the world --or at least a road trip sounds like a blast-- or to at least write down my memories.
♥I'd like to say good bye to my room. It was been a nice room. Yes, a little smaller than the other rooms in Hughes, but it certainly got me by. How odd it will feel to not walk up the stairs, turn right, turn left down to my end and corner room. Next year I will be on the main level. I will forever miss my beautiful view of the park that is the front yard of our school. I will forever miss the other window that it's important not to change in front of at night time unless the blinds are down. My spacious closet I can throw anything in, good bye. My precious desk that I never sit at any more and just gets covered in dust, good bye. My heightened bed which I have soundly slept on for the past 9 months, good bye. With me I will not only take the memories of this room, but possibly part of it's soul: the dust that comes from moving furniture around the hardwood floors, the scent of Columbia College floating through the window.

°I would like to say a happy farewell to my smelly suitemates. Oh, how will I not miss those fools. I hope you enjoy your to-go box you got from Dulany today, and I hope it smells up your room even more! I hope you take your red rug, Head & Shoulders Shampoo, and Puma bag with you wherever you go. Best wishes to your future suitemates. I hope you enjoy accusing them of stealing your razor, locking them out of the bathroom, and enoying them to pieces with your singing in the shower at 1:00 a.m. Best wishes to you.
♥Adios Music Appreciation, no more humanities classes for me! Sayonara Statistics, no more math classes for me! Aloha Speech, I hate communicating. {Good-bye in French} Macroeconomics, your stimulus plan is too much for me! And last but not least, Intro to Business, I am not free from your clutches yet, but I am getting close!
My return to Columbia College shall be great. That is, if I ever get moved out! ♥♥♥

Wednesday, 22 April 2009

-Growing Up

Today I was sitting on the stairs outside of my school's auditorium just because it was such a nice day. For the past few days the kids from the Jr. High School across the street have been coming to our school doing some sort of scavenger hunt outside. Lately, I have noticed how old these kids look close up! They are probably only in the range of 12-14 years-old, but they look college age. It's not really that they are dressing older either, it's just that the boys seem huge and the girls seem grown up. Anyway, this leads me to my point. Grandparents and parents are always complaining/stating how "kids are growing up so fast these days." They fear kids are using drugs and alcohol at an earlier age and dressing more provocatively. Although this is true, I believe there is another side to the story. 100 or more years ago, I would likely be married and possibly have a kid or two at my current age of 19. Now, I know this is still true for some people today, but I think the majority of 19-year-olds are not married, nor have children. Today, if a 19-year-old got married most people would probably think "they were getting married young." This is why I also think it could be argued that kids are growing up slower these days. People are getting married later, which leads to having kids later. Many are likely to attend college or some type of school after high school, which really isn't the same as being on your own. Yes, this isn't the same for everyone. But in America many kids are still having longer childhoods, even if they try to shorten them with their life choices.

Monday, 06 April 2009

When Less is More

1. Exclamation Points: I have come to believe that one exclamation point (!) looks so much more meaningful than a whole slew of them (!!!!!!!!!) Ex. I'm so glad to see you! vs. I'm so glad to see you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <--- I think the words just get lost.
2. Make-up: We've all had the time when we were applying eyeshadow to look good for a school dance or something. Either we put too much on and leave it looking like a crazy person, or it forces us to completely wipe it all off, making us start over. Less eyeshadow is more naturally beautiful.
3. Speech or Essay Main Points: Let's stick to 2-3, or however many your teacher designates. You can research and expand on these fewer amount of points more easier than having 5 or 7 points. Choose your strongest arguments, and you will see a higher grade.
4. The volume on music or TV: You can honestly not hear what people are saying at such a loud volume. Choose a nice medium value to retain the most value.
5. Gifts: Sometimes just giving a few significant gifts is so much more meaningful then giving a ton a gifts. If you buy a ton of gifts for someone, the special more sentimental ones may get lost among the filler or larger gifts. And the smaller ones might have more meaning. Ex. "Did you open the box in the bottom of the bag...?" "Um, no I totally missed that and threw the bag away. But I loved the iPod, chocolates, socks, Wal-Mart gift card, perfume, lotion, Cheez-Nips, blanket, hair spray, leather jacket, and aquarium."
6. Pictures of yourself: Some people make like a 60 picture album of pictures of themselves. No one really wants to look at those and will likely get bored after 5 pictures.
7. Any spice: Remember, you can always add....but you can't take out.
8. Email accounts: Most people are doing well to keep up with one email account a day. I think two might be the ideal number: business and pleasure.
9. Vitamins: I think you will likely forget to take all your vitamins everyday if you have like 10 different bottles.
10. Facebook updates: You do not need to inform everyone every five minutes what you are doing, please.

Monday, 30 March 2009

Asking Someone Out

This is going to be a random collaboration of stories and ideas. The subject: How Boys Ask Girls Out? I was inspired to write this blog when I heard the following story. A boy named Maxwell decided to send flowers to a girl named Haley to ask her on a date. The card said along the lines of "I had a great time the other night. We should go out sometime. P.S. My shirt looked best on you." I saw the bouquet of flowers. It was of pretty elaborate size. I'm not sure how many pink roses were in it, but it was definitely more than a carnation with some baby's breath! Anyway, I haven't heard the conclusion to the Haley and Maxwell story, but this leads me to my point. How far do guys really have to go when asking a girl out? First, it obviously depends upon the guy and the girl. I think the nice bouquet of flowers relays the message that Maxwell cares a lot about Haley's decision, and she's just not some random girl to date for a short while. But there's also another angle to the story. Maxwell and Haley have known each other for about eight years. On top of that, Haley and Maxwell went to Prom together twice, and Haley is great friends with Maxwell's twin sisters! So what I'm getting to is that Haley and Maxwell have a little bit of history together, which could ultimately complicate things. This is the question. If Maxwell had just asked Haley straight out to go on a date, would that give him a smaller chance of a yes than the chance he has now since he bothered to send flowers? To look at it from a girl's perspective, it's always nice when boys take the time to try and do something nice. So, if it was me, since Maxwell spent the money to get flowers, I might consider him more. Ok, let's look at a totally opposite example. Yes, it's our favorite character: Sterling. Sterling is the boy who professed a deep like of me for about the past year. Hopefully, it's in passing now. Anyway, if anyone has ever spent time hanging out with Sterling they will quickly learn a fact about him: he does not like to spend money. This is not necessarily a bad trait. I myself am a little cheap too. But I truly think this may have backfired against him. I know I have wrote about mine and Sterling's story in a previous blog, but I will sum up the major points appropriate to this blog. Although Sterling and our friend Eduardo knew we were all out together in attempt for me to become interested in Sterling, Sterling never insisted on paying for anything. Sometimes he would offer, reluctantly, but then I would always be like "no, I can pay." Mainly because I didn't want to lead Sterling on. But if Sterling had insisted on paying, then I know I would've felt more of an obligation to him. You may not think this is fair. But I know Sterling has some spare money. So it's not like one Chinese buffet supper for $7 is not going to make him broke. So obviously, the just asking the girl out thing didn't work either. I do have one success story to share, but it is probably the most over the top of all three. This is with the current boyfriend, Henry. Henry was too shy to ask me out by myself so he invited along two of my friends to accompany us to Applebee's. And he paid for all three of us. While the two friends made a strategic trip to the bathroom, he asked me on a second date. And now we've been together for the past two months. I'll admit, at the beginning I wasn't really sure about him. I thought he was nice, but I didn't know if I liked him that much. But I gave him a chance! So I guess the conclusion of the story is, there's really not a general way boys should ask girls out. I mean, while I had previous history with Sterling that made me decline him, I don't think not offering anything to me helped out his cause. And while Henry's plan worked, I don't think it can be expected of all guys to spend that much money. And it is still yet to be determined if Maxwell's plan has worked. Also, to be added. I personally pretty much had my mind made up about Sterling and Henry once I found out they liked me. Sterling was a no no no. But I figured I would give Henry a chance if he asked even before we all went out to supper together. So maybe these extra nice attention getters make a difference, maybe they don't. What could a boy do when asking you out for a date that would secure your answer as yes? What would be an utter turn off? Could flowers or another generous gesture make you more apt to say yes? Is a simple asking out to dinner with the promise to pay good enough?