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[Jan. 2nd, 2009|07:15 pm] |
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ummm so remember my update from like august when i said i was going to make a wordpress?
wellll i finally did. actually i think i made it like a day after that last post but i've just been lazy and haven't used it yet. but hey it's 2009. time to grow up. see ya livejournal.
check it.
EDIT: haha guess it was actually september. oh well!
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[Sep. 8th, 2008|10:05 am] |
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| | department of eagles | ] |
so i haven't really been using this thing lately, if you hadn't noticed. i think i'm just over livejournal. expect a new blog address within the week. it will likely be a wordpress account. we used those at dc interactive and they're really just the best.
anyway, for now i'll just write in here. today i got to class, turned in my homework, and then the teacher gave us all of the option of leaving. everyone did, as could be expected. i still have work at 11, but that gave me about an hour here back at my apartment. i like surprise free time. it gives you some time to do the things that you tend to put off when you actually have free time. (this update was one of those things for me.) i think i will create a mental list of other things of this nature, and plan to do them during times like this. off the top of my head, i've got:
- creating that wordpress account.
- moving more music from my old computer to this one.
- organizing my closet.
- ordering a phone/ipod case.
hmm, i know there are more, but i have to get going to work.
GOSH i love monday nights. and if you don't know why, well that's your loss. |
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[Jul. 31st, 2008|12:58 pm] |
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| [ | music |
| | the microphones | ] |
today is my last day of internship.
gosh! i realize i haven't really expressed it here, but i have truly loved working here.
i am so ready and excited to be a young marketing professional!! (that's weird, isn't it?)
i sent off my intern paper to isu this morning using fedex. the woman that helped me had an extremely low and raspy voice. i over-nighted it and it cost less than i thought it would, but more than i would have if i had done it sooner. guess i really paid for my procrastination this time. haha, i'm sorry.
seriously, though. i have already experienced the first bitter tastes of senioritis. guh. it's only sweet until those deadlines start rolling in.
oh well. i couldn't be more excited for this semester. the apartment is adorable and so is my roommate. (we will have SO much fun, laura!) the workload shouldn't be too bad, considering i have two 100 level gen-eds. i think the class i'm most pumped for is german language and composition. man, i live for that shit.
ok lunch is done. time to write my final blog for dc interactive. or maybe not. they've made it clear they'll take me back if i want to work here after i graduate. that's a good feeling. |
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| trying to sort my life out |
[Jul. 3rd, 2008|12:21 am] |
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| | ray lamontagne | ] |
over the last year i haven't really felt like myself. i've made vast improvements over the past couple months, but something has still been weighing me down. i go back and forth every day from thinking i know all the answers to feeling completely lost and just wanting to find some sort of escape.
my sister has been working at a florist this summer. yesterday a man came in to buy flowers for his daughter's funeral.
fuck. if that doesn't put things into perspective, i don't know what does.
i don't know how i let myself get so lost in my "problems" that i can't stop and think about the big picture. things may be difficult right now, but life goes on.
i do not want to sit around dwelling on the past or pining over things that once were. i want to live.
i know i have a lot soul-searching to do. i'm so thankful it's summer right now. there couldn't be a better time to do this.
getting to bed early is another step to sorting myself out. everything seems harder when you're exhausted. so, i'm going to read, get nice and sleepy and pass out. goodnight, and i hope this helps anyone else going through a rough patch right now. |
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| busy day |
[Jun. 24th, 2008|12:46 pm] |
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ohhh i love waking up from a good dream. when it's still really fresh in your mind. and you kind of feel like your floating. so good.
anyway, the last two weeks have been challenging.
today will also be a challenge. a challenge of time management.
thanks to that lovely, intoxicating dream this morning, i'm already off schedule.
i kept hitting the snooze button to try and fall back into the dream, which usually works for me and kind of did this morning.
i've got a paper to write and a test to study for. i don't think i've mentioned it but i really like the online class i'm taking.
lots of assignments, but the content is so interesting to me. this is the first book i actually want to keep instead of getting maybe...$60 of the $100+ i spent on it.
aside from school work, i've got lots of laundry and room cleaning to do. ick.
and then at 6 i have a haircut. i'm so excited! it's been about....4 months? i was just lazy and probably broke.
i'm keeping it long, but changing up the bangs. i don't know why i'm telling you this, but oh well. yay haircut!
hmm, i guess that doesn't really seem like a lot. the studying will take a while, though. oh yeah and i also want to go to the gym. add that to the list.
ok. time to get started. |
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| exciting |
[Jun. 10th, 2008|11:59 pm] |
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i know it's late in the day to be posting about this, but:
happy birthday, sister!!
we ate at pizzeria uno as a family. it was terribly enjoyable.
and then...i bought this:
happy birthday to me! kind of.
gosh, i'm so in love.
i'm also SO tired but i just can't put her down! i have to get up at 7 though to catch a train to chicago...to catch a train to normal.
and i still haven't packed. good one, kristin.
in a little more than 12 hours i'll be in my new/last isu apartment for the first time.
exciting. |
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| european dreams |
[May. 28th, 2008|05:22 pm] |
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| |  hungry | ] |
| [ | music |
| | shitty rap | ] |
two days ago i dreamt i was in france.
trying a get a job as an au pair.
this morning i had a dream i was in sweden.
attending a wedding and then eating amazing seafood.
can i just dream i'm in europe every night?
and if so, can i just sleep all the time? |
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| summer update |
[May. 27th, 2008|02:33 pm] |
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| | okay | ] |
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| | my really really loud coworkers | ] |
right now i'm at internship. don't worry, i'm not slacking. just taking my hour long lunch break.
so far i really like it here. i'm learning a lot, which is definitely the goal when doing something like this. especially when it's paying $0.00 an hour.
which reminds, this past weekend i finally locked down a paying job. am i the barista i hoped i would be? no. did i end up at the one place i promised myself i'd never work at again? yes.
back at woodfield mall. goodie. yay.
i decided to try a different store, once again. this time i will be working for ruehl. if you don't know what it is, i'm not really sure how to describe it. i will def be the palest one there, if that helps with any imagery. but i like paychecks, so...yeah. interesting stories will ensue.
work aside, i've been having a really nice time at home. aside from graduation parties and birthdays, i've mostly been staying in and relaxing with the family.
well, i must go now. time to social tag and blog. |
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| done done |
[May. 9th, 2008|04:23 pm] |
yes. i am happy it's over.
the semester, i mean.
i'm sitting in my empty room right now. it's weird and, well, empty.
i will leave early tomorrow for my god son's 2nd birthday. oh wait! tomorrow also happens to be my 22nd BIRTHDAY! how precious. and after i will head back to schaumburg for some form of celebration.
now it is summer. the last summer. better make it a good one.
shoot. i will. |
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| so much to do |
[Apr. 14th, 2008|06:24 pm] |
i basically cannot waste another minute not doing school work until may 8th, if i want to stay on task.
so i thought updating would be a great idea.
i ended up getting offered a position with my top choice (www.dcinteractivegroup.com) for a summer internship.
like i mentioned before, it's unpaid, but i don't care. it's going to be awesome.
other things that i'll be doing this summer:
- (unfortunately) an online imc (integrated marketing communications, for you non-marketing folk) class
- (hopefully) working at caribou
- (maybe?) taking a web design class with lauren because our parents think it's a good idea
- (if i have any time left) taking a chinese language class
ahhh. ok i really need to get back to work. SO much to do. |
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[Mar. 30th, 2008|11:04 am] |
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my computer has been making me nervous. it's been extra slow lately, and she's getting old.
so, with all the papers i have to do, i've decided to head to the library.
library then work then more library. how productive of me.
i think i might go home this thursday/friday. the places i want to do an internship at want to interview me, which is encouraging. my top choice is unpaid, so i'll still have to get another job for the summer. i'm so over woodfield and i'm thinking caribou might be nice. it's close to my house so i can walk or ride my bike. healthy.
well, i need to eat something before i head to the lib.
with the weather this gloomy, i kind of feel like i'm germany.
gosh. i wish i was right now. |
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| back |
[Mar. 16th, 2008|02:01 pm] |
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i am glad to be back at school.
even though these next two weeks are crazy crazy busy with school work.
something feels different. maybe it's the weather or something in the air.
i'm not sure what it is, but i like it.
before i go work on someone else's homework (LOVE group projects, btw) i wanted to share something that owen showed me. i'm not sure why, but i love it. more and more each time i watch it. enjoy, please.
i can't stand it. |
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| stomach ache |
[Mar. 14th, 2008|03:07 pm] |
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hanging out with bwood in the city: great idea.
eating a wide variety of greek food for dinner, then drinking a couple rum-and-doctor peppers, and capping off the night with a little too much mcdonald's: not such a great idea. not recommended.
ick. bleh. ugh.
i think i'm going to take a nap. hopefully i'll be hungry again at some point. i really want domino's for dinner.
break is coming to an end.
i will greatly miss sleeping in.
and seeing my family every night.
otherwise - ready to go back.
stomach-storm aside, i'm in a truly great mood. |
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| spring break |
[Mar. 10th, 2008|10:41 pm] |
pretty low key.
i've actually been on the sick side and have basically no energy.
what i should be doing right now, is writing 1.5 pages of my term paper (1.5 a day is my goal). it's on swedish business culture. i like learning more about sweden. it's like learning more about me. i love being swedish.
but i can't say working on my paper is what i'd prefer to be doing right now. i would love to get in bed and watch rear window before falling asleep. it's like watching my life story. kind of. i just relate to grace kelly's character in it so much. outsiders might not see it, but i definitely feel the connection. hitchcock would have loved me. (he had a thing for blondes...)
alright, time to get some work done. maybe. |
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| two down |
[Mar. 6th, 2008|11:44 am] |
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one midterm to go.
phew.
i killed the first one. and it felt good.
actually it really hurt my hand (essay test) but i really think i did well.
the second exam was alright. i feel a little less confident than i did after the first exam from that class, but i ended up getting a 95 so maybe i'll just get like a 90 this time. idk.
my next midterm will probably be the hardest...mostly because it's in german. but in two hours i'll be done and that's really exciting. i don't even care that work will probably suuuuuuck. i can't wait for lost tonight.
speaking of other shows i watch on a reg basis, i'm so into this season of top model. all the makeovers were great except for the tranny looking one. way to make her look like a soccer mom, tyra. oh and i'm so glad the sarah silverman look alike is gone. she was such a b.
ok then. i'm going to get some coffee and head over to stevenson and take that last test.
yay! |
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[Mar. 5th, 2008|12:00 pm] |
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i finished my first midterm forty minutes ago.
i've spent those forty minutes down here in the cob (college of business) computer lab.
the first half hour it was pretty empty and quite. i like when it's like that.
but now it's starting to fill up. and get louder. i really dislike business students sometimes, you know. i didn't think it was possible to be boring and loud at the same time. they've proved that wrong.
i will say, though, that the dislike is usually received with some level of entertainment. i'll call it a sense of humor.
anyway, three midterms to go. and one more shift at watterson. ugh, every time i work there i think i age another year. but yay spring break begins in...let's see...32 hours. i'm excited to hang out with rob. i'm excited to play with the dogs, kind of. i'm excited for seeing the people i don't get to see while i'm at the ilstu. i'm excited to cook new meals. i'm excited for more shopping opportunities. it's going to be a nice break.
and it's pretty good timing. daylight saving starts sunday. (yes yes yes yes yes yesss). that means i won't really feel like i'm losing an hour, because i'll probably be sleeping in anyway.
well, time for international marketing. love it, but let's hope it gets out early. |
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| this is what spring does to me |
[Mar. 2nd, 2008|11:05 pm] |
i feel really dreamy right now.
happy dreamy.
i like feeling like this.
thank you, once. (the movie.)
thank you, spring preview.
nothing like driving with all the windows open.
mmmmmmmmmm.
this week is probably going to blow.
4 midterms, 3 of which are on thursday.
and then spring break.
with two 7-10 page term papers and one annoying group project to get done.
oh well. i still feel good right now.
i'm going to take a shower and study some more.
then i'm going to bed. to dream of magical things, no doubt. |
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| over it* |
[Feb. 20th, 2008|12:18 am] |
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| | tiiiired | ] |
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| | the cool kids | ] |
*cccccold weather
if i can help it, i will never birth a child in this lifeless, frigid, "when will it end" month they call february.
this is the time of the year i despise the midwest and feel just about ready to call it quits.
luckily march is only 10 days away. it's supposed to be at least a little bit warmer then, right?
i can't really remember.
per request of the ib department head, i had to go over pictures from my study abroad experience and email her a couple showing the city and university of paderborn for the ib website.
looking over the pictures was indeed fun and nostalgic.
two conclusions that arose from doing so are:
1. i miss the "germany diet". it was really only a diet because 20 euros (or $30) was about all i had to spend on food each month . being poor = being thinner. and
2. i want to be blonder. again. i'm thinking...grace kelly blonde. yeah.
anyway, i wasted way too much time tonight doing - i don't even know what. nothing useful, that's for sure. therefore tomorrow i will spend hours and hours at the library trying to get on top of things.
for this i must be well rested. time for bed. |
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| ugh |
[Feb. 6th, 2008|09:10 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  contemplative | ] |
| [ | music |
| | voxtrot | ] |
today on fb, i saw someone's status, which read:
"what are you going to do on your ONE snow day?"
this question irritated me.
last friday, on isu's "snow day", i didn't even have class.
same thing happened last fall semester.
and i was gone the following spring semester when they apparently had 1.5 more.
speaking of being gone that semester, i frickin miss germany.
i was super close to deciding to go there for spring break, but my mom changed my mind.
she suggested i go this summer instead. that way i can stay longer than a week and get more for my money.
we'll see, though. i really want to go somewhere. anywhere.
maybe new york or vermont or something. or maybe some place warm.
whatev. just somewhere that isn't illinois.
but, back to the snow day issue.
i'm feeling a little cheated.
this better be some deal mother nature is making with me to get spring to arrive sooner.
if that's the case, it's a price i'm willing to pay.
i need sunshine and life. |
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