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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
12:45 pm	Bowling now posted on fb Hey all! Bowling is now officially posted as an event on fb. I figured we'd end up doing the group bowling thingy again like last year so I didn't list rates. I also did it backwards this year in that I actually haven't reserved lanes yet-I haven't had much spare time lately. But I should have that done by Saturday night. Just like usual, it's the first Sunday in August (the 3rd) and it's at Pendaw. Even though I list it as Edison, please feel free to bring guests (bf/gf, etc). Just either have them join the event or leave a post saying +1. I probably won't be as vigilant this year about planning as I have been in the past so if you see an issue that needs to be addressed, please bring it up, because more than likely if I haven't addressed it already, then I wasn't planning to. Hope to see you the 3rd! Current Mood: sleepy Current Music: AC Humming (Comment on this)
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
2:23 pm	Quick Poll.... So, if anyone reads this (and I do doubt that because my average post is like once a year) then I have a question. Would anyone be interested in doing the bowling thing again this year? Again, it would probably have to be August 3rd (Sunday) unless someone can suggest another weekend where people aren't at school or cons or the like. Based on the response from last year, and a couple people I've talked to about this year, I'm not sure how many people I'll get. I'll try to send out something on facebook too, but bottom line is if I don't have at least 9 people interested, I'm probably not gonna plan bowling this year. As fun as it is, I don't think it's worth the hassle I usually go through to for just 5 or 6 people. So I'd appreciate a post of yea or nay. Thanks! Current Mood: bored Current Music: Jango online radio (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, May 17th, 2007
12:17 pm	I'm actually updating!! I don't know the last time I posted on here. Lj was disabled at school for most of the past semester though I did discover it working sometime in April but was too busy (and lazy) to post. I'm currently at work and on my lunch break. Apparently, INOVA has only blocked YouTube and fb and not lj, or at least not yet. So I figured that while I was on here I would post an update. As you can see, I'm back working at the hospital like I did in the winter and last summer. It's also the reason I'm not on IM so much at home, cause once I pull up my computer I'm on it for hours and I like working in the morning here. Besides that, not too much has been happening. My dad switched jobs and now works for the county rec centers so I'm able to get into any of them free and only pay for court and other fees. I've started to play racket ball with him and have found it to be fun. At least it gets me out and moving. I'm thinking of planning BOWLING again for the first weekend in Aug. I think it worked pretty well last year. I was hoping to have it August 5th sometime in the afternoon. I probably won't be sending out emails or doing stuff on fb concerning it till at least June, but thought that I'd mention the idea while I was on here now, if any of you read this far, that is. Welp, that's all for now, I want to surf the web a bit before my lunch break is over. Toodles!! Current Mood: working Current Music: the fax machine and the printers sitting next to me (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, December 26th, 2006
11:27 pm	I'm the paper clip lady! But that's a story for a different time. Sorry I haven't posted in so long, though I really doubt that anyone reads my posts anyways. But yeah, I've been working and haven't been online much and when I have just haven't been on lj. So yeah, no excuse really. But I had a question. Anyone not have any plans for New Years Eve? Cause my parents have given me permission to throw a party. Yeah, I know, a little late notice, but I didn't find out till last week. I need to quit the excuses, I know. So, would anyone be interested in getting together? Let me know! Current Mood: tired Current Music: tv in the background (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, September 2nd, 2006
2:40 pm	Home for the weekend So why am I home for the weekend? I'm home for the weekend because on friday morning the power went out and classes were canceled. Then, they came around about 5ish that night and told us that the back-up generators were probably going to go out soon and that power wouldn't be back till after 4 on Sunday. So they were recommending evacuation for everybody. I was fine staying on campus till they told me that the back-up generators were going to go out soon. So I decided to come home. And got my mommy to agree to let me come as long as I brought someone else so I gave Brian a lift home too. Then, of course, my roommie, who stayed on campus, calls me this morning about 11am just to let me know that they got power about midnight. So I guess I didn't have to leave after all. But it's nice to be home. Even if it did screw me over on three assignments so far. Hopefully, my teachers will be nice and give us a day extension because the assignments were all in classes that were canceled on Friday. Though, that isn't a hard feat to manage considering that I have four classes on M,W,F. Well, I'm rambling now so I'm going to go finish my laundry. Hope everyone fared well through Ernesto. Current Mood: drained Current Music: click-clack of the keyboard (Comment on this)
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
7:22 pm	Bowling? Hey guys! I know that Otakon (sp?) is the weekend of the 4th through the 6th but I really, really, really want to go bowling on the 6th. I don't really care who all comes. Kind of like my get togethers at the end of last summer but this time I want to go bowling instead of gathering at someones house. I was thinking of setting the time for two o'clock but can't decide between Edsal or Pickett's bowling alleys. Would anyone be interested in coming? Would anyone be free? Would anyone mind mentioning to people about bowling on the 6th? Like I said, I really don't much care who all comes. I just want to get together and hang out with people. If anyone has any input/comments/etc I'd love to hear them! Oh, and on a side note-does anyone remember me saying sometime last year that I had gotten pink duct tape over spring break? Well, we got a new dryer and my dad needed duct tape and was out. So I got to open and use my duct tape! So there is now hot pink duct tape attaching the tube thingy to the wall. It makes me feel special. Current Mood: sleepy Current Music: laundry machine noises (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, July 5th, 2006
5:52 pm	Sad news Hey all, I've unfortunately got some sad news for all of you, especially for those of you Edison people who are officially seniors. I'm not sure who all has heard, but I have been told that Alice McConnell committed suicide on Friday June 30, 2006. Some of you might remember her sister Beth who graduated the year before me, she was very into the drama department. I have not been able to locate anything as of yet in an obituary but have heard this from two different sources. I have not heard any particulars except that she was found in bed dead that night. The person who gave me the information that she was dead mentioned a service to be set for this Saturday, but like I said I have found no information as of yet confirming this. I realize that many of you might not have known Alice, or Ally as she was commonly called. She was supposedly really quiet. I knew her from the year I first moved here, we were in daycare together for a year. I also bumped into her during softball season every once in awhile but never played on a team with her. But I thought that I should let you all know just in case some of you did know her and had not heard yet. If I hear anything else I will keep you all updated. Current Mood: sad Current Music: humming of the airconditioner (Comment on this)
Sunday, July 2nd, 2006
2:21 am	I love the Unicorn song!!!! So, my parents and their friends were going out tonight instead of doing a game night and invited me to come along with them. Since I've known these people forever and have even gone and done game nights with them I agreed to go. It beat sitting home alone. So where did we go? An Irish pub of course. Murphy's Pub in Old Town to be exact. It was lots of fun. Even putting up with all the smoke wasn't all that bad. They had their house band there and they were absolutely wonderful. I'm hoarse from shouting out the words to all the songs I knew. Granted, I didn't know many because I don't know words to a lot of Irish songs. But I absolutely love Irish music, I just don't listen to it a lot. And the great thing about a bar is that even while shouting the words at the top of your lungs no one notices or cares cause they either can't hear you or they are doing the same thing. There was this one song though that was lots and lots of fun. It had hand motions and everything. Can you guess what it's called? If you read my subject line you can. Yep, a song about Unicorns. For those who haven't heard it, it's about Noah's Ark and how God asked him to bring along all these animals and not to forget the Unicorns. However, Noah couldn't find any Unicorns cause they were all hiding and playing games. And that's why there are no Unicorns today. They even played it twice, it was lots of fun. But now I'm absolutely exhausted. I can't seem to stay up all that late anymore, it must be that having to get up at 5 to go to work is getting to me. But I love my job. I'm meeting lots of knew people and learning a variety of things. And now that I'm starting to ramble I think I shall go to sleep. 'Night all!! Current Mood: sleepy Current Music: the tick-tocking of my clock (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, June 25th, 2006
8:08 pm	Scrubs! And no, I'm not referring to the people that TLC talk about in their song, though I do love that song. As I mentioned in an earlier post I'm now working at Fairfax INOVA Hospital. Since Kerry and I have had no orders to type lately they've been inventing things for us to do. It turns out that one of the secretaries for the Main OR is leaving and a couple more have vacation coming up. So I'm being trained as a temp. They would train Kerry but she works till noon and they need a day shift person. So I've spent most of the past week up at the Main OR desk. I even got to wear scrubs on Friday!! And I get to wear them again on Monday and Tuesday. After that an order is supposed to come in so I don't know the next time I'll get to go up there. It's lots of fun though. The scrubs feel like pj's. I was very nervous at first because most of the people who call in are doctors or from doctor's offices. I also have to page, transfer, and overhead page people. But I'm getting lots better. They even gave me a nickname on Friday!! We'll have to see if it sticks though. It makes me laugh. Well, my parents and Patty are back from vacation. I ended up making banana bread on Monday after they left. I'm not one who does a lot of cooking and I'd never made it by myself before. But it was really good. Scott and I ate most of it. Patty started eating it when she came home last night and finished it off this morning. She said that it was even better then the last one that we made a couple weeks ago. That made me feel really good. Apparently everyone had lots of fun. My dad gave my mom a digital camera as a present before they left so I got to see all the pictures last night. They not only visited one lighthouse but they discovered another in the area and went to that one too. I'm so jealous. Well, I have laundry to finish and the last bite of my chinese food to eat so I better go do that. I find I've been going to sleep really early since I've been waking up at five to go to work so I better finish all I need to soon so I can get to bed. Toodles!! Current Mood: sleepy Current Music: the tv in the other room (Comment on this)
Monday, May 29th, 2006
10:32 pm	I got a job! Yep, I've officially got a summer job. I'm going to be doing data entry for the Main OR at Fairfax Hospital. I don't start till the 12th of June though. But it sounds like lots of fun, or at least a new experience. So, yeah, that's what I'm gonna be doing this summer. Besides that I'll probably continue to read and sleep for most of the summer. Well, that's about all I got to say at this moment. So I'll just wave bye now *waves*. Current Mood: hungry Current Music: tv in the other room (Comment on this)
Monday, May 8th, 2006
11:56 pm	Hi Everybody!! So, I warn you that this might be kinda long but I pray that you'll bear with me. So, first things first. I survived my first year of college!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Learned quite a bit, most of it not about school though, made some friends, and even attended a few parties. And now I'm home. Already had a job interview this morning for Lee District and should get called back before the end of the week and am checking tomorrow into another summer thing for kids. Both pay waaaayy better then the daycare, though they don't run as long. Onto other news. I warn you, I'm about to have a big sister moment here........PATTY GOT ASKED TO PROM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hayfield's Prom actually, by a guy in her first block class(she has an academy class first block). He even gave her a bouquet of flowers. I'm soooooooo thrilled for her. Though I must admit that it's kinda sad (not surprising in the least though) that she got asked out on a date before me. Well, there was this one time....but I'm still confused about it so dismiss it entirely, it doesn't count, at least not like this. What a way to go, your first date being asked out to a Prom. Bad thing about the guy being a Hayfield student is that I can't even look him up in a previous yearbook to see what he looks like. And I don't know Patty's teacher either so it's not like I can stop by when I visit the school. Guess I'm just going to have to wait till June 2nd. Yes, I know that it's also the date of Edison's prom. Oddly enough, they're both on the same day this year. I have a question for everybody!! And yes, I realize that this may sound slightly odd coming from me. But does anyone know of any clubs around this area? Preferably either 18 or 21 and under or one that's known to do a college night or stuff?? I'd reeeaaalllllyyyyyy like to go dancing sometime. And anyone interested in coming? I don't wanna go unless I get a pretty sizable group-to me that's at least 4 other people. I'm gonna ask my cousin if he has any suggestions but I'm not sure he'll have any. Oh my goodness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was just checking online, roaming around the CNU website to see if they posted the date when they're gonna put our grades up. I ended up clicking on unofficial transcript just for the heck of it and guess what!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My grades are up!!!!!!!! Unofficially of course, but they probably wouldn't post them if they were gonna change. And I made the Dean's list!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was what I was shooting for. I figured that if I could make it any semester it would be this one. And according to my unofficial transcript I got 2 A's, 2 A-'s, and a B+. Which gives me a 3.74 GPA for this semester and a 3.52 GPA for my freshman year. Holy freaking goodness!!!! I am sooooooo excited right now. This is just too many things happening in one day. I think I should sleep now and pray that it all stays the same in the morning. 'Night all!!!!!!! Current Mood: excited Current Music: humming from somewhere (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, April 27th, 2006
2:49 pm	The bee on the bed does not bode well with Beth So, today started out like any normal morning. I got up, took a shower, went to class, came back. I decided to lay down for a bit before starting my work, my roommie and her boyfriend were still sleeping so this sounded like a good idea. While laying down this buzzing sound started to come from the inside of my blinds. I just assumed that it was a fly, admittedly a large one. It woke my roommie up and she agreed that it sounded like a fly. So we finally get up and I'm laying on my bed contemplating whether to actually open the blinds or not (we usually keep them open), but because of the buzzing every once in awhile I wasn't so sure. I mentioned it to my roommie and she said to open them, there was no point in not doing so. I open them, still laying down, mind you, since the window is directly over my bed, and see the end of a flying insect which didn't really look like a fly to me. My roommie commented that it was a big fly from her place at her desk. Smart little old me decided now was the perfect time to get out of bed and leave the room. So I went to the bathroom and came back and grabbed my psych book then went and sat in the common room. About 20 minutes later my roommie announces that the fly isn't a fly but a bee. I hate it sometimes when my gut feelings are right. A little while late my roommie came out to the common room to grab her accounting book to squish the bee. When she went back in the room she said that she couldn't find it, that it must have fallen on my bed somewhere. Now, I don't like flying things-never have never will. They're cool from a distance but I can't stand anything that flies around near my face. And I'm absolutely terrified of bees, probably because I've never gotten stung by one. My roommie ends up finding the bee, on my bed right where she said it would be, and slams her accounting book on top of it. Of course, this wouldn't have killed it, we're not idiots, we know the surface wouldn't allow it to die. So we tried to suffocate it. I ended up stacking my statistics and history book on top of my roommie's accounting book to help the process. So I go off to class and my roommie goes off to eat and when I get back my roommie tells me that when she came back she discovered the bee halfway stuck under the books. It was fully under the books when I stacked mine on top of hers. Anyways, it was dead, and she had her boyfriend dispose of it for us. But, yes, I don't like bees. I really don't like them. So having one over my bed, then on my bed is quite terrifying. Especially since I can't fathom how it made it into our room in the first place so I don't know if there are any more lurking around somewhere. We're on the second floor for goodness sakes and I know we didn't have the window open yesterday (not that it would matter much because the window is screened in). Granted, we did have the fire alarm go off twice but why would a bee fly up a flight of stairs and then choose my room of all rooms to camp in? So yeah, a bee on the bed does not bode well with Beth. Only one day left of classes before finals!! I'm sooo ready for this year to be over but sooo not ready for finals. Oh well, life goes on. Current Mood: nervous Current Music: the lawnmower outside (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, April 24th, 2006
3:14 pm	I'm a tomato!! I had an extremely eventful, and very stupid weekend. On Saturday my roommate for next year and I went on a local trail near the campus. Five minutes after we started the trail it started raining....the trail is five miles long. So I was out in the rain for two and a half hours. My clothes still aren't fully dry from it. Then yesterday I woke up with really bad sinuses-no duh, right? Well, Kelly and her mom were going to go to the beach and invited me to come along. I said I wasn't feeling so hot cause of sinuses and that I was out of medicine. So they gave me some Clariton, it fixed me right up. We go to the beach, where I've never actually been before-go figure, even though I've lived in VA most of my life I've never been to Virginia Beach. We were there for 2-2 and 1/2 hrs. And of course silly old me didn't bring sunscreen, though I did bring sunglasses. Hence the fact that I now look like a tomato. Or a candy cane. Did I mention that I was wearing a swim suit at the beach? Might be obvious to some, but not so obvious to others. So yeah, I look like a big tomato. What sucks is that I'm probably gonna peel because of the burn, sometimes I get away without peeling but I put off putting on lotion last night so I'll probably peel. That, and the fact that moving around a lot is slightly painful. But it's my own fault. So, less then two weeks left! I have 4 days left of classes, then finals. Exciting, yet scary at the same time. I really don't want to start studying for finals. Really, really, don't want to. But I'm almost done with a full year of college! So I guess it all balances out. Well, my ice cream is starting to melt so I better go before it turns into a great big puddle. Current Mood: sore Current Music: Brad Paisley (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, April 17th, 2006
11:16 pm	He's back... My friend who joined the Marines is back from bootcamp. I'm sooooo excited. I can't believe that I haven't seen him since January. He's changed yet he's still the same. I'm glad that I got to see him before school let out. Can't believe that there's less than three weeks left. Speaking of school, Patty came down and visited me last week. She stayed from Tuesday till Friday. It was lots of fun. I <3 Patty!! On Friday I went home with her and caught a ride back to campus on Sunday. We were at the end of my street before I realized that I had forgotten my watch. I decided that since we were already late not to go back for it. We ended up going to the mall this evening so I got a 10$ watch there. It has Mickey Mouse on it!! It's soooo cute. Can anyone tell that I'm hyper and excited? I've had ice cream twice today. Well, the reason I came down here was to do homework. So I better get cracking. Current Mood: excited Current Music: computer humming (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, April 3rd, 2006
3:35 pm	Of the Housing situation... So, the campus decided that they were going to triple one of the two freshman dorms in order to make more rooms for the upperclassmen. I'm not sure if that's a good idea or not. I mean, the freshman rooms are even smaller then my room and to fit three people in there? I know that my roommate was tripled last year, and in the dorm that they are going to triple, but still. Oh well, at least I now know that my friends will have someplace to live if they were still on the wait list. My dad also basically talked me out of transferring home after next semester, he's very good at that. I just don't want to have to deal with all this bs next year and in the following years along with construction starting on the road in front of the school. Maybe this place isn't small enough for me. Anyone know any really small public colleges somewhere in VA? If I can find some maybe that'll tell me if that's my problem. I came here to get away from our area and it seems that it's just followed me here. Though, I admit it's to a lesser extent then our area, just not enough I guess. I'm rambling, I know. I'd apologize but this seems to be making me feel better. Ok, I'm done now. Now all I have to figure out is what exactly I'm going to do with the staying-here-or-not thing by tomorrow night and if or if not I'm going to major in IS so that I can figure out my schedule. Fun, huh? I think I need some ice cream, good thing I eat dinner soon. Well, better start on my theater hw. Any comments would be appreciated. Current Mood: confused Current Music: the humming of my roommate's computer (Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
10:06 am	Important Please Read.... As of yesterday afternoon 1800 CNU upperclassmen were told that they were officially on a waiting list for housing for next year. They were also told that 1400 of them will probably not get housing. This was told to them after they paid their housing deposit and stood in line to get rooms. It has also been said that they knew of this problem in the beginning of the year but did not tell anybody about it. Most transfer dates have already passed and these students are now basically left homeless. A lot of them do not have the money to get off campus housing and are already on loans just to attend school. I am not an upperclassmen. So I am guaranteed housing, at least for this year. But both of my roommates and most of my friends are not and are up the creek without a paddle so to speak. So please, pass this on to people you know who are looking in to CNU. This is not the first thing they have lied to us about. For me, it's the last straw and as soon as I'm done with my gen eds I'm transferring to Mason or somewhere else. I do not have the funds to live off campus in this area and there is absolutely no point to start a degree in a place where I am not going to finish it. I'm sorry if this seems to you like a rant but it needs to be said and needs to be spread as far as it can go. So please, inform others about this predicament and check into similar situations at your school or schools that you are looking into. Thank you. Current Mood: pissed off Current Music: the humming of my roommates computer (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, January 18th, 2006
3:58 pm	random ramblings So, I told my roommie that while she took a break that she could play music. Of course, that means that I'm not currently doing my own hw. Though I do have it out and sitting right in front of me. But it's reading and I'd rather not attempt it with music playing. Of course this means that I didn't have it out yet when I told her that she could play music. So I'm finding things to do until my roommie is done with her break. My first week of classes hasn't been too bad. All of my professors are guys this semester but all but one is really energetic which is quite a change to last semester where most of my professors were monotone, especially the ones I have in the morning. I've even decided not to switch my 8 am to a 9 am but that's mostly cause the class is more than likely going to be smaller at 8 am and since it's a public speaking class I'd rather get up an hour earlier then speak in front of more people. Plus, I do have time to nap after the class, which I did today. Let's see...yesterday I was bad and while in Books-A-Million bought two books. I was trying not to bring books to school cause they distract me too much. Though I have managed not to look at them yet and have been doing my hw and other routine stuff instead. The reason I was out last night at Books-A-Million is that I have a good friend who joined the Marines and was supposed to ship out to boot camp Monday but they called yesterday morning saying that they wanted him to ship out today so we all went out to dinner and just hung out for awhile. It's also the reason why I needed that nap today. But I'm glad I got to hang out with him again before he left and he did say that he'll have 10 days in April in which he'll be back so I'll probably see him then cause his adopted rooms are on the floors above and below me. Ok, I'm bored now, time to do something else. Current Mood: bored Current Music: my roommie's mix (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, January 15th, 2006
2:44 pm	back again Well, I'm officially back and settled into my dorm room. My roommie is here already and we've been chit-chatting while doing various things. Patty and I drove down this morning and there was absolutely no traffic-it was wonderful. She's already on her way back and I hope that she has the same luck with traffic. Poor kid, she probably won't get back till about 5 then she has softball from 6:30-9 tonight and then has her b-day party from 9:30pm-11 tomorrow. She has such a full day. Ick, I don't want to go to class tomorrow. I'm not sure if my suitmate has an 8 am class but I know my roommie doesn't, so I might be the only one up that early. Yep, you read right, suitmate not suitmates. Looks like we didn't get a new suitmate though the people next door did. Well, more room for us then. Though I will miss Lena. Luckily she's just at ODU so she'll be visiting often and vice-versa. Plus, I think she's still going out with Eric so she'll definately be around. Well, I'm putting off unpacking all my clothes. I have my room organized, things just aren't all the way unpacked. I guess I better go start on that, or I could go play some more solitare. Solitare it is. Current Mood: blah Current Music: my roommate and her boyfriend chatting behind me (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, January 9th, 2006
9:41 pm	math, math, and more math So, here I am sitting in the basement helping Patty with her math homework and listening to my dad lecture my brother on the middle floor about his math homework. Eventful huh? Poor Patty is having problems with logarithms, not that I blame her I've always found them to be slightly confusing. My brother on the other hand is trying to study for the last test he has this quarter and is still getting things wrong. Seriously, he's been studying for it for almost a week straight even having to type up his text book cause he came home with a D on his interim. And the kid's still having problems. It's the day before the test for goodness sakes. Ok, lets leave that subject alone. So, does everyone like the pinkness of my lj? Patty and K1 apparently decided it suited me. I've got no clue how they came up with that but I'm too lazy to change it. Speaking of laziness, I still haven't ordered my books for my classes yet, and classes begin in 7 days. I should get on that. But at least I've looked up the books I need, and heck I can always just go without a book for communications and wait till after that class to go get my books. It's not like I haven't done stuff like that before. And it is public speaking, so hopefully the book won't matter much on the first day. Well, that's my rinse so I better go get it. Current Mood: blah (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, January 7th, 2006
1:29 am	just a little note.... Just wanted to let you know that that last entry was typed and posted by Patty, not me. But feel free to comment on it cause she'll probably re-abduct my computer later to come read them. Current Mood: sleepy (2 Comments |Comment on this)