technomania

At technomania today with some cool people.........................

Because reading Cappy's blog and filling out a survey is much more fun than reviewing lesson plans

So this is my life now:
School
Work
Homework
Fall asleep exhausted next to boyfriend
Wake up and repeat

However at this moment I give and refuse to review lesson plans, so instead I am watching "Its me or the Dog" ( OMG OMG OMG one of the dogs a French Bulldog, YAY!) my new secret addiction, and answering this quiz that Cappy posted on her blog. Its a cheat entry but whatever. Enjoy!


Finish the sentence

Lately my heart is... learning new tricks

I think girls are... just as bad as boys

I think guys are... aggravating...

I'm so scared of... failing out of grad school.

My best physical feature is...that's your choice

My best friends are... AWESOME!

All of my friends are... an important part of my life

When I grow up I want to... happy and fulfilled

I wish I could go back in time and... be part of a Greek myth (so not kidding, like Athena's bastard daughter or something...yea yea yea I know she was one of the virgin goddesses but I'll come out of her forehead or something).

I really miss... reading books for fun :(

I always smile when...I talk to my mom

My friends tell me I am...a drama queen

My job is...playing with Print Master for 4 hours

I hope that...I don't fail out of grad school (do you see a pattern? Yet I'm doing this instead of homework)

I'm looking forward to... Seeing my grandmother over winter break

My mom is... the COOLEST!

My dad is...my approval rating

My favorite song is... I don't know right now


My favorite alcoholic drink is... Margaritas!


When I get really drunk I... talk like a little girl, and laugh... a lot (ME TOO!!!!)

I feel lonely when... this is a loaded question for me....

The number of times my heart was broken is...once

The number of times I've broken someone else's heart is... no clue

I have had sex with... YOU!


In the opposite sex, the biggest turn on is... ability to deal with my craziness....and the brightest, most sincere smile EVER!


In the opposite sex, the biggest turn off is... laziness, tendency to yell, lack of initiative, and bad BO

The sweetest thing I've ever done for someone is...make a homemade dinner and brought it to work for their lunch/dinner.

The sweetest thing anyone's ever done for me is...bought me twizzlers, rented me my favorite movie, and brought over a heat pack when I was feeling indisposed


My biggest pet peeve is... when people don't use a coaster (I know I am so Monica)


I'm really good at ... laughing and cleaning


I'm really bad at... ..... thinking positively


My guilty pleasure is..."Its Me or the Dog" and "Gossip Girl" while eating an entire bag of Twizzlers


It really makes me sad when... I see an animal mistreated...Making animals obese is ABUSE people ABUSE!!! stupid British


I really wish I didn't... have to mow the lawn


I'm addicted to...diet coke


Recently, I have learned that... sometimes grandmothers are right...I still refuse to like Tim Tebow though


Honestly, I think that...I should be working on homework by now...and British people are stupid for allowing their dogs to become obese...and I hope the bf had a better day at work

The person I love the most is...several people.

The person I hate the most is... no one, its a wasted emotion

My last relationship ended because...because he was a pathelogical liar... no seriously...he failed out of undergrad 2 1/2 years years ago but thinks he can get into UCLA grad school...yea suuuuuuuure

Honestly, I think my ex... has an issue...

If I had one wish it would be... honestly...for the economy to recover...I can wish for billions of dollars but that would only help me and those around me...by fixing the economy I'd be helping thousands...oh and can I wish for the ability for the voters to be able to read the presidental candidates minds so that we know for a fact what they are thinking...I so tired of getting screwed over by politicians.

Perspectives

I cannot believe that its been almost over a month since the last time I wrote. Shame on me. I could bow out and blame it all on my fabulously busy and important life, but what excuse is that? Truth be told, my life has been exceptionally busy, and wonderfully filled with amazing people. I have missed emptying all my thoughts out into this void.
Ok so were to start...well first I must gush about the amazing time I had in Tampa with my lovely Cappy. She always knows how to show me a good time. And lets not forget the Fabulous Bianca, dear Julio, and my loving family. I was able to see my nephew and niece, who just keep on getting bigger and bigger (I sound like such a lame aunt). My darling boy has a neat little trick that he likes to do now also, which is grab my bra (thanks sis).
Sadly I had to return to reality, and head back to Tampa, where work and the realization that college was truly over came to bite me in the butt. My first duty was get back to work. I missed the library, but I missed the people more. I feel like I missed out on a lot being away though. And upon my return being trapped into "The Ted's" (props for anyone who gets that Kathy Griffin reference) mindless work load made me feel more out of the loop. Five hours in front of the computer creating a spreadsheet from hell is NOT fun, but that was task for like a week. I have felt like a monkey at work the past few weeks, inputting numbers into said spreadsheet from Hell.
Aside from work, the departure of two of my closest friends has been the kick in the pants in regarding the reality that college is over. Catie and Caitlin have both left for home, and are sorely missed. I've been going to school with Caitlin since freshman year of high school. And have hung out with both of them since sophomore year of college. They are honestly two of the best people anyone could have as a friend. I've still got the boys up here, and Linz, but those two I will always miss. But its only distance. As cliche as it sounds, time is the only test to see if frienships last.
My life at this point feels like I've hit the restart button. I about to start school (again, just now I'm a graduate student), I'm working at a new library, getting a new roommate, and starting a new relationship. Everything is new, yet at the same time, I feel like nothing as changed. Sometimes I wonder if its all too much new for me, like I'm waiting for myself to crack. What is the constant variable that's keeping me sane? Because lets face it, I don't deal with change well at all.
I have all of this stuff I want to do, but cannot seem to get myself motivated to do so. I still have yet to finish half the books that I picked for my personal reading list. I haven't started my blog of book reviews for YA books. I haven't begun the editing work for a library journal I'm interested in working on. I have yet to repaint my bathroom, but I'm waiting for mum's visit to tackle that one. My training for the 5K has been sad and pathetic. My goal to lose 10 lbs before school started was thwarted by chocolate chip cookies on sale (totally by fault, but their the Chewie ones and I was PMSing, I know excuse excuses).
Having a boyfriend is amazing, especially if they are mine! But seriously I've realized how much free time I had on my hand while single. Being taken takes time. I adore my boyfriend but I am seriously going to miss being able to do stuff on my time. Plus Leo is feeling a little rejected lately. I think that's why he doesn't "Him", new man taking my attention away from him. Poor baby. Learned today that Leo hates the lint brush too, he actually hissed at me when I tried to use it on him. So he does this instead with his time.

Ciao!

Cricket says "Hello"

I am running away from camp. No more s'mores, no more bugs, no more campers. I have accomplished freedom for the next 24 hours to at least give some insight into the fascinating world of stay-away camp. And what an interesting world it can be.


Now as an introductory note, I'm a novice to the whole camp experience. Growing up in the south side suburbs of Chicago didn't really provide woodland camp experiences. So I have no experience when it comes to the little ones reactions to home sickness. Let alone in the dark, solitary ambiance of the woods. I've gone camping, but that's been two day tops intervals where my own nice shower was at least 24 hours in site. The showers I'm equipped with are midget showers. I know I'm short, so having to squat to take a shower was a whole new experience. Also, if you think cafeteria food is rough on your insides, its nothing like camp food. Don't get me wrong the stuff is pretty tasty, but you seriously have to have a iron stomach to eat it. Our cooks name is Sausage, which to all that know me I could not stop making jokes in my head once I heard it.

Being at camp has also brought out a fondness for spiders. I just love those little buggers. They make pretty webs, they eat those pesty mosquitoes, and not one has bitten me yet. What's not to love? Wasps on the other hand, I have bug bombed their brains out without any remorse. Two have stung me, and those things hurt like the dickens. The first time I got they were defending their territory, but the second time...what did I ever do to them??? Seeing the girls reactions to the bugs though are priceless. Some time last week there was a little girl that was absolutely losing her mind over seeing a carpenter bee, and one of the other girls just turned her head, looked dead at her and said "We're in the woods." It was priceless.

The thing that has me coming back though is the scenery. It is absolutely gorgeous. The camp is located on a lake, and there is nothing more breathe taking than waking up and watching the sunrise over the lake through the veil of the woods.
It makes waking up at 6:00 tolerable.

I've also decided to thank my parents for never sending me to boarding school. Living with a group of girl 24/7 is exhausting. Your life is so compressed them, campers and staff alike, the reality of how shortly you have known them blurs. The experience is similar to what I imagine being stranded on a desert island may be like.

Yet, regardless of all the complaining I can muster up about this, it is most definitely the life experience I was hoping it would be.

But to all, I can receive mail, and I LOVE receiving letters!

Last blog for a bit

Its so sad. I just started this whole blogging thing I have to go on a hiatus. I am disappearing for a month and a half to hide in the woods. I will be away from all technology (even my iPod!!!!). I think I may still have TV, but won't have control over the remote control and what's the point in watching TV if you don't have control of the remote? Seriously? Any whoo, I will be away from any computer and unable to empty my every processing thoughts onto my amazing blog. This week, however, has been full of fun and mayhem. Reconceliation and drunken happiness. I have effectively reverted to behaving more like a second year undergraduate with all the excessive whiskey drinking, but it was worth it.
I'm hoping when I return I can start the book review portion of the blog, which was my intention when I first started the blog. I just haven't been able to find the time to actually analyze the books I've been reading. After 3 years of having to do so for every book I've read for class, it's been fun to just read a book just for the plot. Granted habits are hard to break and I'm always endlessly scribbling away in my books of thoughts and opinions I have of the style and plot. The worst was when I actually edited ( basic copyediting) a book that's been published and was on the New York Times Bestsellers list. I would really think those publishing houses have enough man power to catch simple typos. I always wonder when I find them if they are only in the edition that I bought or are they in all the copies of the book. I know only a lit nerd would evert contemplate this.
Okay I shall leave the blogging world for a bit. It is now off to hopefully get Chris and Alejandro's butts in Bomberman(oh yea old school). See boys I mentioned you. ;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

It's my birthday today!!! I am now a whopping 22 years old. Surprisingly at 18 I never thought I would get to this age, and considering my near death brush ins with London subways and double-decker buses I would say its a miracle. I should say I'm in awe of what my life has become. Shocked that it isn't what I thought it would be a mere 4 years ago. But I'm not. I'm quietly (I know shocker) content. I've graduated college as expected, and with honors I must add :). I am going on to post graduate education, although its not law school like I thought I would. Blissfully not married or (this is for you Cappy) pregnant. Instead I am venturing out into this vast old world of ours with some obscure direction. I am pursuing a masters degree in library and information sciences, and yes you have to have a masters to be a librarian.

But yes today was my birthday and it was amazing! I party hardy in G-ville with my friends, taking a shot of tequlia (my posion of preference) at midnight to ring in my birthday. Then this morning (after recovering from the nights drunken debacle) drug ourselves to the river to enjoy some relaxing tubing time. It was amazing, so much that it needed repeating. But alas I'm pooped from the adventures of today and must rest my pretty little eyes.

Au revoir!

McSicky

So this is my first time blogging. I got the idea off of my friend Cappy. It seemed like an interesting way to keep track of thoughts, ideas, titillating facts and fun musings. The journals were creating too high of a stack in my room, plus you can't add links to a journal. Such as this link: http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/best-careers/2007/12/19/librarian-executive-summary.html

Which proves too all that becoming a librarian is a profitable career. And that is my soap box speech for the day. I know short and sweet.

But back to the blogging bit, I'm a newbie. So as far as this thing goes its just a catch all of me. Who knows what crazy stuff I could come up with to put up on this site.

Plus its a great distraction from work.