Originally, it was so:
Monday: Meetings
Wednesday: Game Night
Thursday: Dance for Life
Friday: Ice Skating
Sunday: Paintballing
Paintballing had to be canceled early in the week because there were so many paperwork issues. It was postponed until next Sunday.
Now ice skating has been postponed a week as well, due to the snow that's supposed to be coming in this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon. Because 1-3 inches is a big deal in Oklahoma and people don't know how to drive in snow.
My idea: Someone should open up a driving practice course where they make FAKE snow and people can just come and practice driving in it. And they can set up huge-normous fans to simulate wind and everything. People could be taught.
But whatever... Next weekend is just going to be really busy. That is, in addition to more meetings Monday, Ice Skating Friday, Paintballing Sunday, there will also be a luncheon Friday and a banquet Saturday relating to various awards. Oh, and all my one-on-one meetings with advisors (usually Tuesdays and Thursdays) have also been canceled due to their meetings for setup for aforementioned banquets as well as RA interviews.
Poo.
Oh, well. Lots of planning time, then. Planning for Day of Silence. Planning for Care Package program. Let's just hope they work out.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Still Happy
I'm not sure if I've been this happy for this long before. It's pretty neat.
Couch President is going well. I had to move out of Adams, which was sad. I still hang out there a lot, though, and I still see Shannon on a regular basis. That's the saddest part still: being away from Shannon. The good news is that I have a room to myself again, and I'm actually allowed to spread out all over this time. Also, I'm on a floor with kitchens. The interesting news is that my opponent in the election lives across the hall.
Elections have me a bit anxious. If I lose, I already know I'm going to take it really hard, so I'm trying to plan things to keep me busy in the days immediately following. I know there are some awards things that weekend that I'm going to, so hopefully that will serve as some incentive to stop moping. If nothing else, I have a few events I'm thinking about for April, and those should be exciting. And there's always the appointed position. Although I should probably figure out which one I'd be going for. Originally I was thinking secretary, but otherwise maybe programming director? I don't know. Secretary just doesn't feel involved enough. Anyway, the good news is that Cari and Shannon, who are for sure getting a university apartment next year, said it would be cool if I roomed with them if I don't get Couch. So if I'm appointed, I get a free apartment! I would, however, want a car at that point. Anyway, election... I have an opponent. She lives in my hall. She hasn't put up a single piece of publicity, but she has more people in her facebook group than I do. I don't know if that's truly indicative or not, but it worries me severely. Apparently she might not take the position, though. She wants to be an RA, and you can't do both.
I'll talk about my earlier events later, maybe, but for now I'm excited about Friday night. Ice skating! Should be super-fun. Free skating, free skate rental, and a party room to chillax in. I haven't gone skating in ages, and it'll be with Shannon and everybody, and that's exciting to me. :)
Couch President is going well. I had to move out of Adams, which was sad. I still hang out there a lot, though, and I still see Shannon on a regular basis. That's the saddest part still: being away from Shannon. The good news is that I have a room to myself again, and I'm actually allowed to spread out all over this time. Also, I'm on a floor with kitchens. The interesting news is that my opponent in the election lives across the hall.
Elections have me a bit anxious. If I lose, I already know I'm going to take it really hard, so I'm trying to plan things to keep me busy in the days immediately following. I know there are some awards things that weekend that I'm going to, so hopefully that will serve as some incentive to stop moping. If nothing else, I have a few events I'm thinking about for April, and those should be exciting. And there's always the appointed position. Although I should probably figure out which one I'd be going for. Originally I was thinking secretary, but otherwise maybe programming director? I don't know. Secretary just doesn't feel involved enough. Anyway, the good news is that Cari and Shannon, who are for sure getting a university apartment next year, said it would be cool if I roomed with them if I don't get Couch. So if I'm appointed, I get a free apartment! I would, however, want a car at that point. Anyway, election... I have an opponent. She lives in my hall. She hasn't put up a single piece of publicity, but she has more people in her facebook group than I do. I don't know if that's truly indicative or not, but it worries me severely. Apparently she might not take the position, though. She wants to be an RA, and you can't do both.
I'll talk about my earlier events later, maybe, but for now I'm excited about Friday night. Ice skating! Should be super-fun. Free skating, free skate rental, and a party room to chillax in. I haven't gone skating in ages, and it'll be with Shannon and everybody, and that's exciting to me. :)
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
I only wish...
I only wish there were a way to make everyone happy. I'm happy. But being the only happy person is kind of depressing.
I got Couch President. The weather here is gorgeous on a daily basis. My friends are amazing. What is there to be unhappy about?
Well, for Eddie, it's the fact that he was left out of the publicity-making party at Jay's house; that's because Jay is his opponent in the race for HCSA VP. For Alice, it's facing rejection for the first time ever. Ever. Ever. She wasn't selected as a counselor for Camp Crimson. She's afraid that she won't get picked as an RA. She talked to Johnnie-Margaret, who said she could put her application on hold for a few days without having it held against her. For Shannon, it's Richard. He's really not being a very good boyfriend, and she sort of kind of almost broke up with him the other day, but the next morning they were out getting smoothies together again. I think he's too overpowering for her and the relationship probably isn't good for her; she can't hold her own ground against him. She's saying that if they break up, she'll probably transfer to UNT next year. I can't even bear the thought of that. What's more, certain friends at home seem to be having serious problems and it feels like there's nothing I can do about that. If there is ANYTHING at all that I can do, please tell me.
So, yeah... Things are going well for me, personally. Not so well for everyone else. I might post a description of my first few days as pres. soon.
DFTBA
I got Couch President. The weather here is gorgeous on a daily basis. My friends are amazing. What is there to be unhappy about?
Well, for Eddie, it's the fact that he was left out of the publicity-making party at Jay's house; that's because Jay is his opponent in the race for HCSA VP. For Alice, it's facing rejection for the first time ever. Ever. Ever. She wasn't selected as a counselor for Camp Crimson. She's afraid that she won't get picked as an RA. She talked to Johnnie-Margaret, who said she could put her application on hold for a few days without having it held against her. For Shannon, it's Richard. He's really not being a very good boyfriend, and she sort of kind of almost broke up with him the other day, but the next morning they were out getting smoothies together again. I think he's too overpowering for her and the relationship probably isn't good for her; she can't hold her own ground against him. She's saying that if they break up, she'll probably transfer to UNT next year. I can't even bear the thought of that. What's more, certain friends at home seem to be having serious problems and it feels like there's nothing I can do about that. If there is ANYTHING at all that I can do, please tell me.
So, yeah... Things are going well for me, personally. Not so well for everyone else. I might post a description of my first few days as pres. soon.
DFTBA
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
stressstressstressrantrantrantbreathe.... breathe....
Yeah, so this whole Couch thing... it's got me freaking out. In the beginning, my friend Eddie threatened to be really effing upset with me if I get the position and he doesn't. There's a lot of background there, but the short version of this is that I understand completely and his persistence should count for something, just like I think it should've counted for me for something in high school. So, yeah, I think he'd be completely justified in being upset if I get the position and he doesn't. Next, we found out that it would be absolutely required for whoever gets the position to move. Well, that just sucks. I just got a new roommate a few weeks ago. I've lived here since August, my bank statements come to this address, and there are only a few months left in the semester. Moving now would just be ridiculous. And let's face it: I have a ton of stuff in this room. Also, it would leave Shannon without a microwave or TV. The room in Couch might come equipped with a fridge/freezer/microwave, but those microwaves suck. They burn popcorn. Moreover, I love Adams. My friends all live here. We're tight. We're like family. Moving away from this building will probably mean I'm not as tight with the group. Who wants to walk all the way across the street just to visit little old me? I've been told my odds are good for getting this position. What kind of asshole would I be to turn it down because I don't want to move?
My friends have been leaving me out of the loop. Well, not all of them. I shouldn't exaggerate. Richard's been keeping me more in the loop than he probably should in regards to the whole selection procedure. But Shannon has been talking to Alice and not me, and that sucks. I'm worried about her. I know something is wrong, but she won't tell me what. And I wouldn't dream of asking Alice, because that's a violation of Shannon's privacy. It used to be the other way. Shannon told stuff to me and not Alice. And I don't know what it is. Does Shannon not think she can trust me? Does she think I'd judge? So now I'm worried about her even though I have no idea what's going on or whether it even needs to be worried about. But this whole not-telling-the-whole-story thing seems to be spreading around. Akshatha is doing it. Nyssa only just clued me in on what's going on in her life. Guys, I want to know! Yes, I'm a nosy busybody, but more importantly I worry really easily about my friends.
I'm so tired lately. I've actually been sleeping a lot more than usual lately. I got almost 6 hours on a school night earlier, and on Sunday I apparently got enough sleep that I was able to wake up NATURALLY at 7:30 a.m. This morning, I somehow woke up at 5:15, even though my alarm was set for 5:30. This is either a sign that I'm not sleeping well at all or that I'm getting plenty of sleep. In either case, I wish I weren't so tired at night. Tonight I slept from 9:00 to 11:55. Right now there's nothing I want more than to go back to sleep, but I can't, because I still have homework. Fuck Mondays. Fuck my sleep schedule. And I've been talking in my sleep as much as, more possibly more, than before. I've asked my friends to wake me up if I start talking, because obviously that can't be quality sleep anyway. But let's face it... it's funny to listen to people talking in their sleep. Even funnier if they have an entire conversation with you.
Spring break is stressing me out. I finally figured out what I'm doing. Originally there was a bit of an option of flying out to San Francisco with Akshatha. A lot of things were holding me back, but the biggest one was my overwhelming sense of guilt. My dad said that he's been feeling "neglected," and as much as I don't want to care, I do. At the moment, I don't owe him a whole ton of allegiance on the level of coming home to visit. Don't get me wrong, I love Minnesota, but I'm the one paying for my college. I'm the one who paid for my plane ticket home for Thanksgiving. I'm the one who was absolutely miserable for most of winter break. But it doesn't matter now. A bus ticket has been purchased (for which I'm told I will be reimbursed) so I can make a lovely 18-hour trip from Norman to Burnsville and back. I'll probably spend most of break sleeping anyway. Well... sleeping, and picking up my dad for lunch at work so we can go to Happy Hour at Sonic. Yum.
I'm probably not at my healthiest right now. This is mostly my own fault, just like most of the other things going on. I gave up meat for lent, but I don't have any protein supplement to keep me healthy. I've been eating veggie burgers, trying to take my daily multivitamin. I might look into some protein shakes or something, just to make sure I'm getting the proper intake there. But diet supplements like that are so expensive!
I've got a ton of homework left. I probably shouldn't have written this at all, honestly. I have a test tomorrow morning at 8:15, so I have to catch the 7:55 bus to the Weather Center, which means I have to leave my dorm by 7:40. Potential solution: borrowing Alice's car. I just texted her, so we'll see if I can do that for the morning. That would help a LOT. And it's only a few blocks' drive. A response already... Yeah, no problem. Excellent. I just shaved 20 minutes off before and after my meteorology class by not taking the bus.
My friends have been leaving me out of the loop. Well, not all of them. I shouldn't exaggerate. Richard's been keeping me more in the loop than he probably should in regards to the whole selection procedure. But Shannon has been talking to Alice and not me, and that sucks. I'm worried about her. I know something is wrong, but she won't tell me what. And I wouldn't dream of asking Alice, because that's a violation of Shannon's privacy. It used to be the other way. Shannon told stuff to me and not Alice. And I don't know what it is. Does Shannon not think she can trust me? Does she think I'd judge? So now I'm worried about her even though I have no idea what's going on or whether it even needs to be worried about. But this whole not-telling-the-whole-story thing seems to be spreading around. Akshatha is doing it. Nyssa only just clued me in on what's going on in her life. Guys, I want to know! Yes, I'm a nosy busybody, but more importantly I worry really easily about my friends.
I'm so tired lately. I've actually been sleeping a lot more than usual lately. I got almost 6 hours on a school night earlier, and on Sunday I apparently got enough sleep that I was able to wake up NATURALLY at 7:30 a.m. This morning, I somehow woke up at 5:15, even though my alarm was set for 5:30. This is either a sign that I'm not sleeping well at all or that I'm getting plenty of sleep. In either case, I wish I weren't so tired at night. Tonight I slept from 9:00 to 11:55. Right now there's nothing I want more than to go back to sleep, but I can't, because I still have homework. Fuck Mondays. Fuck my sleep schedule. And I've been talking in my sleep as much as, more possibly more, than before. I've asked my friends to wake me up if I start talking, because obviously that can't be quality sleep anyway. But let's face it... it's funny to listen to people talking in their sleep. Even funnier if they have an entire conversation with you.
Spring break is stressing me out. I finally figured out what I'm doing. Originally there was a bit of an option of flying out to San Francisco with Akshatha. A lot of things were holding me back, but the biggest one was my overwhelming sense of guilt. My dad said that he's been feeling "neglected," and as much as I don't want to care, I do. At the moment, I don't owe him a whole ton of allegiance on the level of coming home to visit. Don't get me wrong, I love Minnesota, but I'm the one paying for my college. I'm the one who paid for my plane ticket home for Thanksgiving. I'm the one who was absolutely miserable for most of winter break. But it doesn't matter now. A bus ticket has been purchased (for which I'm told I will be reimbursed) so I can make a lovely 18-hour trip from Norman to Burnsville and back. I'll probably spend most of break sleeping anyway. Well... sleeping, and picking up my dad for lunch at work so we can go to Happy Hour at Sonic. Yum.
I'm probably not at my healthiest right now. This is mostly my own fault, just like most of the other things going on. I gave up meat for lent, but I don't have any protein supplement to keep me healthy. I've been eating veggie burgers, trying to take my daily multivitamin. I might look into some protein shakes or something, just to make sure I'm getting the proper intake there. But diet supplements like that are so expensive!
I've got a ton of homework left. I probably shouldn't have written this at all, honestly. I have a test tomorrow morning at 8:15, so I have to catch the 7:55 bus to the Weather Center, which means I have to leave my dorm by 7:40. Potential solution: borrowing Alice's car. I just texted her, so we'll see if I can do that for the morning. That would help a LOT. And it's only a few blocks' drive. A response already... Yeah, no problem. Excellent. I just shaved 20 minutes off before and after my meteorology class by not taking the bus.
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