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well, seeing as i havent updated since a month before graduation, i guess there is a lot i could write about. april was psychotic with my senior thesis. when i think of that month not much else comes to mind other than theories of beauty, body manipulation, and the effects of both on our perception of what is beautiful and accepted in different cultures. really, REALLY cool, but really, RELLY stressful. i was certain that I wasnt even going to pass the class (which would result in not graduating... senior thesis is a make it or break it kind of course)... but i actually got a perfect score on my paper and an A in the class. dr. degooyer (who, up until giving me an A in seminar, was the scariest professor on campus to me) came up to my family and I at graduation and was raving about my thesis and how i was so great to have in class... WHAT!?! the guy is crazy, i swear. BUT, never the less i survived!
april was also a ver internship-oriented month. having to make up extra hours put me up at Beacon every spare minute I had, but it ended up being a blessing in disguise. I was never in my room- and although i adore my roomies, after spring break rolled around i was more than ready to be away from them (with the exception being liv because shes basically my savong grace- all day every day). to this day i feel the same way... but i do get pretty bitter that they get to see eachother on a regular basis while i am stuck in CT until further notice. sounds like a contradiction but what it comes down to is that i sometimes cant stand them, and i cant stand being left out even more. its twisted, but in my head it makes sense...
i guess april was a pretty CASE- oriented month too now that i think about it. we started the application and interview process for next year in the beginning of april, and before liz, fe, junda and i knew it there was a completely new exec in place. we had a ton of events in april too, which made everything even more bittersweet... relay for life, moonlight breakfast, mr EC, and more were all shared with the new exec. I love them all, but in my mind it was a time for the seniors to be greedy and be able to cherish every moment with our 2010 exec before we were replaced. it didnt see fair for them to love a new group as much as we loved them, and in a way i still feel that way. every year is differnt no doubt, but the friends that i was able to make through CASE this past year were exceptional. its another thing thats hard to explain, and i have to shift gears in this entry because im getting all choked up just thinking about them <3
senior week was the absolute bomb. a week of events revolving around drinking and celebrating our last moments as a class... i dont know who created it but they are an absolute genious! monday night we did a pub crawl via trolly buses around the city, tuesday we had a day out in the sun by boston harbor, tuesday night was the booze cruise, wednesday was kareoke at sissy k's, thursday was the commencement ball, and friday and saturday were bacc mass and commencement! we were all soo tired and emotionally drained by the end of it, but i wouldnt have wanted to remember (or not remember) my senior year and my class any other way.
after graduation i moved home, unpacked only enough clothes to change from one pair of pajamas to the next, and pretty much sat in my bed all day every day being an emotional wreck. i wish this was a funny exaggeration, but its not- leaving EC was so sad and unbearable the first couple days. i would literally have to get up from the dinner table or excuse myself from a conversation when people asked me what it felt like to have graduated, because i could not contain my tears or stop myself from saying that it felt pretty shitty to have left my home and family of the past 4 years. it still hurts a little bit now too, ive just found a way to talk about EC without being an emotional asshole. those who are reading this are probably laughing and thinking im being overly dramatic, but i have a hard time believing that there are many people that have such a strong connection and love for their place of undergraduate education. alot of people like their schools or love their professors or make the best friends ever, but i dont know alot of people that have experienced them all in one place. i guess what i mean is that i truly feel blessed that i was able to go to EC and let it change me into the person i have become... i have learned so much, grown so much, and am so proud of the person i have become because of my time spent there.
post-grad life has been somewhat uneventful for me. the constant search for a full time job has been going non stop (even more full speed ahead now than it was at school because i have so much more free time now)... but it is a job in itself looking for a job. i guess im a little picky, just because ive got this expensive little piece of paper now that says im qualified to work a legit job. in the mean time i have picked up a job at old navy (which i thought would help my bank account, but really helps my wardrobe more... woohoo 25% discount) that it actually pretty fun. i mostly work the fitting rooms where i get endless customers asking me for help with sizes and putting together outfits... pretty fun if i do say so myself! most of my coworkers are nice to me, and the managers are all really reasonable and take our time there seriously. i secretly love one of my managers named Ezrah, and once i stop working there (im only seasonal until october) i fully intend on growing some balls and asking him out to drinks. maybe along with some other people there, but hey, im taking baby steps!
as if thats not enough, ive been to countless graduation parties, family picnics, and house sat for fred and gina west for 2 weeks while they were on vacation. my cousin jessica got married, and my cousin sarah got engaged! my friends nicole and clint from EC got engaded too, along with heather and her BF nick. this weekend im going to the lake with laura and my sister until sunday, and next weekend my whole family is going to the casino for my grandmothers 89th birthday. ive been up to a whole lot of relaxation and fun wiwth the family and some friends lately :)
finally, i am on a journey this summer to read some great text... and i am starting with a book that i read this past semester but did not give enough attention to. the elegance of the hedgehog, by muriel barbery, is a text about two characters who are not who or what they seem... and without giving it away i will say that its mood and emotion remind me of the works of virginia woolf (whom i LOVEEEE), so i cant wait to get lost in all the things that i missed while rushing through it this past semester!
guess thats all for now... not exactly life-changing, but its still an update!
april was also a ver internship-oriented month. having to make up extra hours put me up at Beacon every spare minute I had, but it ended up being a blessing in disguise. I was never in my room- and although i adore my roomies, after spring break rolled around i was more than ready to be away from them (with the exception being liv because shes basically my savong grace- all day every day). to this day i feel the same way... but i do get pretty bitter that they get to see eachother on a regular basis while i am stuck in CT until further notice. sounds like a contradiction but what it comes down to is that i sometimes cant stand them, and i cant stand being left out even more. its twisted, but in my head it makes sense...
i guess april was a pretty CASE- oriented month too now that i think about it. we started the application and interview process for next year in the beginning of april, and before liz, fe, junda and i knew it there was a completely new exec in place. we had a ton of events in april too, which made everything even more bittersweet... relay for life, moonlight breakfast, mr EC, and more were all shared with the new exec. I love them all, but in my mind it was a time for the seniors to be greedy and be able to cherish every moment with our 2010 exec before we were replaced. it didnt see fair for them to love a new group as much as we loved them, and in a way i still feel that way. every year is differnt no doubt, but the friends that i was able to make through CASE this past year were exceptional. its another thing thats hard to explain, and i have to shift gears in this entry because im getting all choked up just thinking about them <3
senior week was the absolute bomb. a week of events revolving around drinking and celebrating our last moments as a class... i dont know who created it but they are an absolute genious! monday night we did a pub crawl via trolly buses around the city, tuesday we had a day out in the sun by boston harbor, tuesday night was the booze cruise, wednesday was kareoke at sissy k's, thursday was the commencement ball, and friday and saturday were bacc mass and commencement! we were all soo tired and emotionally drained by the end of it, but i wouldnt have wanted to remember (or not remember) my senior year and my class any other way.
after graduation i moved home, unpacked only enough clothes to change from one pair of pajamas to the next, and pretty much sat in my bed all day every day being an emotional wreck. i wish this was a funny exaggeration, but its not- leaving EC was so sad and unbearable the first couple days. i would literally have to get up from the dinner table or excuse myself from a conversation when people asked me what it felt like to have graduated, because i could not contain my tears or stop myself from saying that it felt pretty shitty to have left my home and family of the past 4 years. it still hurts a little bit now too, ive just found a way to talk about EC without being an emotional asshole. those who are reading this are probably laughing and thinking im being overly dramatic, but i have a hard time believing that there are many people that have such a strong connection and love for their place of undergraduate education. alot of people like their schools or love their professors or make the best friends ever, but i dont know alot of people that have experienced them all in one place. i guess what i mean is that i truly feel blessed that i was able to go to EC and let it change me into the person i have become... i have learned so much, grown so much, and am so proud of the person i have become because of my time spent there.
post-grad life has been somewhat uneventful for me. the constant search for a full time job has been going non stop (even more full speed ahead now than it was at school because i have so much more free time now)... but it is a job in itself looking for a job. i guess im a little picky, just because ive got this expensive little piece of paper now that says im qualified to work a legit job. in the mean time i have picked up a job at old navy (which i thought would help my bank account, but really helps my wardrobe more... woohoo 25% discount) that it actually pretty fun. i mostly work the fitting rooms where i get endless customers asking me for help with sizes and putting together outfits... pretty fun if i do say so myself! most of my coworkers are nice to me, and the managers are all really reasonable and take our time there seriously. i secretly love one of my managers named Ezrah, and once i stop working there (im only seasonal until october) i fully intend on growing some balls and asking him out to drinks. maybe along with some other people there, but hey, im taking baby steps!
as if thats not enough, ive been to countless graduation parties, family picnics, and house sat for fred and gina west for 2 weeks while they were on vacation. my cousin jessica got married, and my cousin sarah got engaged! my friends nicole and clint from EC got engaded too, along with heather and her BF nick. this weekend im going to the lake with laura and my sister until sunday, and next weekend my whole family is going to the casino for my grandmothers 89th birthday. ive been up to a whole lot of relaxation and fun wiwth the family and some friends lately :)
finally, i am on a journey this summer to read some great text... and i am starting with a book that i read this past semester but did not give enough attention to. the elegance of the hedgehog, by muriel barbery, is a text about two characters who are not who or what they seem... and without giving it away i will say that its mood and emotion remind me of the works of virginia woolf (whom i LOVEEEE), so i cant wait to get lost in all the things that i missed while rushing through it this past semester!
guess thats all for now... not exactly life-changing, but its still an update!