Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Today

Shanah Tova, everyone! Happy new year! Services were good today, B was the Hagba and I was G'lilah, which was nice and reminiscent of camp. :-) I had to miss class though, and I'll be missing class for Yom Kippur next week, so that kind of sucks. After services I hung around in the dorm for a while, went to CVS, mailed two PostSecrets, and went to dance class. Woot. Productive day.

Scary

"At this point, one has the suspicion that a McCain administration would have us longing for Bush-era competence."
--Paul Krugman, in this Op Ed in the New York Times

Monday, September 29, 2008

On Repeat

New Tattoo by Nikki Williams. I've been listening to it nonstop. :-)

Wow

I finished all of my homework at 5:00 today. I have no idea what to do with my free time.

More Birthdays!

Yesterday was SD's birthday (21!! Whoohoo!) and a 3 days ago was my sister's birthday (22! Woohoo!) Happy birthday and well wishes to all. I love you, ladies.

Well, That's Strange

24 of the most peculiar creatures known to man, via my good friend at Well That's Strange.

To Do

I really want to learn and master a whole bunch of random trades/activities/skills. This is the first (and very short because I am very tired!) incarnation of a list of the stuff I want to do.

  • Be first aid/CPR/lifeguard certified
  • Become a Wilderness First Responder
  • Become an EMT
  • Read Tarot cards
  • Throw knives
  • Knit
  • Know self-defense
  • Practice Capoeira
  • Learn how to identify and use edible/medicinal plants
  • Make rope
  • Drive cross-country
  • Get good at archery again

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Hahahahahaha!

Funny video by Sarah Silverman. Check it out.

Birthdays!

Today is both R and K's birthday! Yay for two of my fabulous friends and them being a whole two decades old! :-) I love you guys!
We fountained R last night at midnight, and she was prepared for it, bathing suit and all. Earlier this evening we went out to dinner for her and then I spent a little while baking K some mini-cupcakes for her evening shindig. (Super-easy since she gave me all the supplies!) Then it was off to two hours of dance (ow! sore feet!) and then to K's birthday bash. Lots of cupcakes and milk and good people and music. Oh, happy days.

Monday, September 22, 2008

Blogger Rampage...

...I'm on one.

You should read this. A fresh, funny, accessable and informative take on current politics. Easiest to get if you've watched the West Wing, which I have recently started to do.

Twittering

I just added a new aspect to my blog: Twitter. Basically, they will be short mobile updates that will appear on the side of my blog whenever I text them to this page throughout the day. Fun fun super fun!

Love

SD picked up my laundry from downstairs and folded my clothes. I freaking love her and how amazing little things like that really cheer up my day.

Ups

Just went to Starbucks and had a fantastic bitch session with R and K. Feel so much better about the world now.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Crazy

Crazy-emotional day today.
10 hours of self-defense class. Simulated rapes and muggings.
Another death affecting the campus (that makes three in the past week).
Fighting amongst friends.
Still ignoring life.
So drained.
I'll write more about it later.

Friday, September 19, 2008

Another Thursday...

...another night at Lindy Groove.
Went dancing last night with a whole bunch of Ballroom people and my sister met me there which was FABULOUS! She's moving up to Seattle in a couple of weeks and I'm not going to see her until Thanksgiving so it was so much fun to get to hang out. She's such a fabulous social dancer and we had a great time.
There is something so incredibly happy about a night out social dancing. Hanging out with friends, meeting new people, being in a fun environment, being surrounded by people who love what they're there to do....its just great. And, icing on the cake, BILL NYE (as in the Science Guy) was there. Childhood icon, my friends! That was awesome.... He goes dancing pretty often, apparently, and he's a quite good dancer. So yeah, that rocked.
All in all, a great night and now onto a great weekend!

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Halloween

Yes, I know that it is only September 16th, but in my book it is never to early to start thinking about Halloween costumes!
This year, I really want to be someone from Alice in Wonderland, but I want to make/piece together my own costume, not buy one of those tacky mail-order super-slutty numbers.
Alice herself would be nice.

I'd need a blue circle dress, white apron, white petticoat, white tights (but it will be super-hot in the party...it was an inferno last year, so maybe white knee socks instead), and a black ribbon for my hair.
Or, maybe the white rabbit.

That one, of course, wouldn't be quite as litteral. Rabbit ears, some sort of black and red card-themed ensemble, an oversized pocket watch, etc.
Then, there's the Queen of Hearts.

That could be quite cool. A red, white, black and yellow ensemble with an emphasis on heart-suit cards. And, I have a cool red corset-type shirt thing that would be quite awesome.
And then there's the rouge costume entry, Sally from the Nightmare Before Christmas.

I've wanted to be Sally for Halloween for a loooong time, but the costume has always seemed very daunting and time-intensive. Basically, I'd have to buy some sort of shift-dress from a Goodwill or something and a whole bunch of fabric scraps and just start sewing. She's so cool, though...
All I know is I don't want to end up looking like one of these girls, which is what you find when you look around online. Oy vey.



So yeah, any thoughts anyone? Any ideas? I'd love the input!!

Zzzzzz

....sleepy....

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Musica (Bevakasha)

I've just spent the past two hours on this awesome website that A showed me. It's called Amie Street and it is so cool. The website is like an indie Itunes that allows you to download indie, folk, underground, acoustic, etc., music starting for free. The more popular a song/band/album gets, the more it costs, but only up to 98 cents. Pretty sweet. So I've just downloaded a TON of music (currently listening to Nikki Williams's New Tattoo, which is just one of the many) and now am officially out of my Boring Old Music Rut. Woohoo!

Monday, September 8, 2008

One of my favorite quotes ever

"Listen, are you breathing just a little, and calling it a life?...
For how long will you continue to listen to those dark shouters, caution and prudence?
Fall in! Fall in!
--Mary Oliver, poet

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Reading

Sitting in my room, reading for Gender and Women's Studies. It's hot, so my fan is trained directly on my face. My room is a bit messy and I need to sort my laundry. Oh, Sunday afternoons....

Saturday, September 6, 2008

This Just Happened

The Hall Olympics.
First event: belly-longboard racing.

Observe:


Thursday, September 4, 2008

Photos!

I went to Snapfish a couple of days ago and signed up for an account for the sole purpose of getting 20 free prints from their website. The prints came in the mail today and they are actually quite good quality. I have them up on my wall in my room now. :-) Here are a couple of the ones I ordered:

Alufim staff, first session


Sunset at camp


Messing around with the boys on the Alu overnight, second session


Last night of camp, with the people I just spent the last two months with every single day...I love you guys.


Staff Banquet



Also, I had my first Gold Latin dance class today and it was fabulous. I will be so sore tomorrow, but it was so much fun.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

This Blog Isn't Dead...

It's just sleeping.

I'm too tired/disorganized right now to write a fully fleshed-out narrative of what is going on in my life at this current moment, but I am fully in capable of the following outline:

People are breaking rocks on the floor above me. I think it is for Geology. wtf?
Classes are good. Biology, Gender and Society; Intro to Gender and Women's Studies; The Holy Fool; The Bible as Literature; Beginning Latin Dance; Advanced Latin Dance; Beginning Standard Dance.
I went to the gym today for the grand total of my third time ever. R took me, which is nice, since she goes on a regular basis and is sort of like a kick-your-butt alarm clock for me. I was blechy about going in the first place but felt so good once I was there/afterwards. That being said, my gym experiences remind me of a How I Met Your Mother episode in which one caracter, Robin, says she loves working out because everyone is gross and sweaty and not trying to impress anyone. She then shows up to the gym in what her friends describe as "lesbian prison gaurd" attire to find a room full of cute-yet-sportily-skimpy-outfitted girls. Yeah, I kind of felt like that. Not to mention, I was almost out of the dorm before R pointed out I was wearing flip-flops.... I mean, my entire working out experience thus far has been barefoot or in dance shoes wearing sweatpants or a leotard and tights....forgive me, I'm new to this. :-)
Things with S are tentative and difficult, but we are continually working towards our mutal goal: a happy, stable friendship.
My sponsees (and the other kids on my hall) are fabulous, adorable, engaging, and awesome. I couldn't be happier with them.
That being said, I am worried about growing apart from all of the amazing friends I made last year...just because they're not physically close (ie, in the room just down the hall) doesn't mean I shouldn't suck it up and put in the extra effort to go see them. They're worth it. Now I just need to get my butt in gear.
I had a minor freak-out about Study Abroad today (wtf?? It is way to early to be worring about this, my rational brain says. Shut up, my irrational side retorts...worring is something you do best!). I have my first choice, Israel on a non-school program in the Fall, followed by my second choices, either Scotland or Greece on a school program in the Fall. Either way, I want it to be in the Fall and I want to have fun. I think I can do it.
I also am rethinking my major/wondering what career options I have in front of me. This is all far to overwhelming for me to be thinking about right now, but I think its a pretty standard pattern with me that when I'm freaking out about one thing, I freak out about everything. At least I'm aware of it, and mostly able to deal. :-)
I have some intense 17th century reading to do, so I should probably get on that. Until next time!