...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!
Friday, September 19, 2008
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!!
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!!
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
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
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.
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!
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!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
A much-needed update
Wow. It has been so long since I’ve blogged. Are any of you still with me?
I’ve been working at a sleep-away camp in Malibu for a little over a month now, and though it has been completely time consuming and exhausting, it has also been incredibly rewarding. We’re nearing the end of the second of three sessions, which is a really weird feeling, knowing that summer is so close to over—less than a month away. Not that I’m not looking forward to the school year, of course. I can’t wait to be a sponsor, to start my new classes, see all my friends again, and return to a place I love so much. Since I was in 2nd grade, I have always considered this camp my second home, and now I guess I have a third home at school. That’s kind of a nice feeling.
Anyway, I’ve been working with seventh graders both last session and this one, but my two cabins could not be more different. Last session was a very small cabin, only 8 girls, and they all got along incredibly well. Also, I was working as a life guard during the day which meant I didn’t spend tons of time with the girls/in the cabin, etc, so dealing with day-to-day discipline and petty fights wasn’t really my thing. This session I am a full-time counselor for a group of 10 girls (those extra two really do make a difference!) who are your stereotypical 12-year-old girls. Some of them act a little to old for their age, flirt with boys, wear make-up, and care about how they look, while others are still in that awkward, pre-teen, slightly dorky phase. The combination of those two groups in one cabin can sometimes lead to conflict. There is a bit of “girl bullying” if you will, (talking behind someone’s back, sabotaging their “relationship” with their “crush,” etc). At times it’s a lot to deal with, but all in all it is incredibly rewarding when I realize what a great time these girls are having at the end of the day. They all love it here just as much as I did when I was a kid, and that love for camp and the fun they have here definitely overpowers any petty fights they have throughout the day.
Today is the Color War and my good friend Matan and I are team captains for the yellow team. The theme is Candyland, so that makes us King Kandy, accompanied by the green Princess Lollypop, the blue Queen Frostine, and the red Mr. and Mrs. Mint. My voice is practically gone from yelling and cheering all day, but the kids are having a great time, so I’m happy. I’m definitely going to collapse tonight. Whew. Its 2:30 and I already can’t wait for bed time. Before that, though, is one of my FAVORITE nights in all of camp, and that is Derby Night. Derby Night is an amazing program that essentially pits counselors against each other in ridiculously messy and hilarious competitions while the kids bet on who they think will win. Last time, most of us ended up covered in whipped cream, ketchup, mayonnaise, chocolate syrup, green “slime,” peanut butter, and god only knows what else at the end of the night. Shower parties ensued. This time I think it might be a little bit cleaner, but hopefully still just as fun. I can’t wait to kick some butt. That’s all for now, and hopefully I’ll be able to blog again soon....I don’t like this month-long hiatus thing. Love you all!
-Lauren
I’ve been working at a sleep-away camp in Malibu for a little over a month now, and though it has been completely time consuming and exhausting, it has also been incredibly rewarding. We’re nearing the end of the second of three sessions, which is a really weird feeling, knowing that summer is so close to over—less than a month away. Not that I’m not looking forward to the school year, of course. I can’t wait to be a sponsor, to start my new classes, see all my friends again, and return to a place I love so much. Since I was in 2nd grade, I have always considered this camp my second home, and now I guess I have a third home at school. That’s kind of a nice feeling.
Anyway, I’ve been working with seventh graders both last session and this one, but my two cabins could not be more different. Last session was a very small cabin, only 8 girls, and they all got along incredibly well. Also, I was working as a life guard during the day which meant I didn’t spend tons of time with the girls/in the cabin, etc, so dealing with day-to-day discipline and petty fights wasn’t really my thing. This session I am a full-time counselor for a group of 10 girls (those extra two really do make a difference!) who are your stereotypical 12-year-old girls. Some of them act a little to old for their age, flirt with boys, wear make-up, and care about how they look, while others are still in that awkward, pre-teen, slightly dorky phase. The combination of those two groups in one cabin can sometimes lead to conflict. There is a bit of “girl bullying” if you will, (talking behind someone’s back, sabotaging their “relationship” with their “crush,” etc). At times it’s a lot to deal with, but all in all it is incredibly rewarding when I realize what a great time these girls are having at the end of the day. They all love it here just as much as I did when I was a kid, and that love for camp and the fun they have here definitely overpowers any petty fights they have throughout the day.
Today is the Color War and my good friend Matan and I are team captains for the yellow team. The theme is Candyland, so that makes us King Kandy, accompanied by the green Princess Lollypop, the blue Queen Frostine, and the red Mr. and Mrs. Mint. My voice is practically gone from yelling and cheering all day, but the kids are having a great time, so I’m happy. I’m definitely going to collapse tonight. Whew. Its 2:30 and I already can’t wait for bed time. Before that, though, is one of my FAVORITE nights in all of camp, and that is Derby Night. Derby Night is an amazing program that essentially pits counselors against each other in ridiculously messy and hilarious competitions while the kids bet on who they think will win. Last time, most of us ended up covered in whipped cream, ketchup, mayonnaise, chocolate syrup, green “slime,” peanut butter, and god only knows what else at the end of the night. Shower parties ensued. This time I think it might be a little bit cleaner, but hopefully still just as fun. I can’t wait to kick some butt. That’s all for now, and hopefully I’ll be able to blog again soon....I don’t like this month-long hiatus thing. Love you all!
-Lauren
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