A years worth of entry!
Hello,
So it's been a whole year since my last post...actually...almost a year exactly. I'm just a little late this time around (as usual).
What's new with my life since a year ago?
Well, I am officially a brother of Kappa Kappa Psi - honorary band service fraternity. Nerd. I sit as brotherhood chair (after a year of being joint committee chair - God help me after that one). Basically I'm responsible for organizing brotherhood events - especially nice, big ones like our Fall Retreat. I'm also responsible for overseeing brotherhood ritual (when new brothers go through our initiations) and cool brotherhood events that strengthen the bond between our members. Basically if we suck and hate each other, it's my fault. But if we love each other and bond all nice and goodly like a pretty red bow on a decorative box, then that's my subconscious doing.
I am currently dating a wonderfully, terrific boy who, though usually lacks patience, has an amazing tolerance with me (as those who know me, you would understand entirely what I mean). This is so far my longest relationship - a little over 9 months now - and I don't think I could be much happier. To put it in perspective, if color were a representative of how happy I am with our relationship, I'd bet myself to be a Marichino Cherry. Om nom nom. We've been through the good, the bad, the drunken stupors, the long car rides, the busy conflicting schedules, the late nights and early monrings, but of course there's always more room to grow...And I hope that growing comes for a long, long time. We've even been through...wait for this, take a deep breath in preperation...you ready?...the Rock Band Endless Setlist. That's right. Talk about the next step in a relationship, right? Everyday is always a new adventure.
As for employment, I'm a little lacking in that department, which is the cause of my downfalls this summer. Instead of working 50+ hour weeks like I did last year, I'm scrounging around anywhere I can to get some cash into my bank account. I've been recently relying on a triple-kill of not spending money, going in debt to friends, and participating in research studies at the university. I just sacrificed 7.5 hours doing Phyiscs/Mechanics studies. That's right. Desperate enough to do physics for money even though the university has already dragged my bloody carcas through 2 semester of Physics (you think I would have been smart enough to stay away..).
Basically the way it works is...with loans and grants both cut for the upcoming semester and my tuition increasing by 2,000$...I'm on the edge of my chair waiting to see how I pull this one out of my ass. Somehow I'll do it, though. Just like usual. I'll unrealistically find someway to get something to happen and...well, let's not Jinx it quite yet. Let time do it's thing.
Though I knew I would miss all of my Hampton friends terribly, I finally moved out from home and into the city. I'm living in Oakland this summer on Semple Street, and it could only be better if I were employed. I'm living with Allyson, a very good friend of mine - a bass/tuba player in the band, and the boy toy. They both somehow find a way to keep me out of the dumpster when I'm an angry badger. Weird analogy, I know, but just go with it. One of them always has the right words in the right order to keep my chin up. Even when all I do is mope around about how nothing is going my way, they get my ass moving in the right direction.
Oh and let's not forget a little update on last summer. I worked on a farm, and it was wonderful. From there I adopted a cat officially registered as "Hemingway" that only responds when you call her "kitty". She's done absolute wonders on my parents. About 7 years ago my family reached an all time low and they pretty muched hovered on that low for the rest of time, but kitty has done things I could have never imagined. Even when she claws at the dining room table and climbs the tapestries, my parents watch intently with silly little smiles on their faces, those silly little smiles I haven't seen since I was maybe 9 or 10 years old.
And on to academics!
I am oficially a student of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Science majoring in Rehab Sci with a certificate in Pathokinesiology. It's a busy job, but someone's gotta do it. I do what I love and love what I do. I'm really, really excited for this upcoming semester and hope that my professors are as excited about teaching as I am about learning - talk about cheesy, GROSS. But for realsies...this is my future career and I want to learn all that I can with the best of my ability. I can only hope that the people prepping me are as interested in the subjects as I am. If not - well there's gonna be some hells to pay, uh huh yeah there is don'tcha know.
That's all I've got for now. Oh. Yeah, I forgot something. The truth to why I'm writing in this? Well, yeah partially because I'm bored, but mostly because I feel I've lost that creativity I once had. With all these Physics and Neuro and Bio classes, I'm so tired of literal science classes. I need an excuse once in a while to let go and look stupid and still have it look like what I'm doing has some minor excuse to be deemed intelligence. So that's why there's a new post in LJ - trying to reach inside and pull out that Emily that I know has been hibernating. Wakey Wakey, eggs and bakey!
Yom nom.
Emily
So it's been a whole year since my last post...actually...almost a year exactly. I'm just a little late this time around (as usual).
What's new with my life since a year ago?
Well, I am officially a brother of Kappa Kappa Psi - honorary band service fraternity. Nerd. I sit as brotherhood chair (after a year of being joint committee chair - God help me after that one). Basically I'm responsible for organizing brotherhood events - especially nice, big ones like our Fall Retreat. I'm also responsible for overseeing brotherhood ritual (when new brothers go through our initiations) and cool brotherhood events that strengthen the bond between our members. Basically if we suck and hate each other, it's my fault. But if we love each other and bond all nice and goodly like a pretty red bow on a decorative box, then that's my subconscious doing.
I am currently dating a wonderfully, terrific boy who, though usually lacks patience, has an amazing tolerance with me (as those who know me, you would understand entirely what I mean). This is so far my longest relationship - a little over 9 months now - and I don't think I could be much happier. To put it in perspective, if color were a representative of how happy I am with our relationship, I'd bet myself to be a Marichino Cherry. Om nom nom. We've been through the good, the bad, the drunken stupors, the long car rides, the busy conflicting schedules, the late nights and early monrings, but of course there's always more room to grow...And I hope that growing comes for a long, long time. We've even been through...wait for this, take a deep breath in preperation...you ready?...the Rock Band Endless Setlist. That's right. Talk about the next step in a relationship, right? Everyday is always a new adventure.
As for employment, I'm a little lacking in that department, which is the cause of my downfalls this summer. Instead of working 50+ hour weeks like I did last year, I'm scrounging around anywhere I can to get some cash into my bank account. I've been recently relying on a triple-kill of not spending money, going in debt to friends, and participating in research studies at the university. I just sacrificed 7.5 hours doing Phyiscs/Mechanics studies. That's right. Desperate enough to do physics for money even though the university has already dragged my bloody carcas through 2 semester of Physics (you think I would have been smart enough to stay away..).
Basically the way it works is...with loans and grants both cut for the upcoming semester and my tuition increasing by 2,000$...I'm on the edge of my chair waiting to see how I pull this one out of my ass. Somehow I'll do it, though. Just like usual. I'll unrealistically find someway to get something to happen and...well, let's not Jinx it quite yet. Let time do it's thing.
Though I knew I would miss all of my Hampton friends terribly, I finally moved out from home and into the city. I'm living in Oakland this summer on Semple Street, and it could only be better if I were employed. I'm living with Allyson, a very good friend of mine - a bass/tuba player in the band, and the boy toy. They both somehow find a way to keep me out of the dumpster when I'm an angry badger. Weird analogy, I know, but just go with it. One of them always has the right words in the right order to keep my chin up. Even when all I do is mope around about how nothing is going my way, they get my ass moving in the right direction.
Oh and let's not forget a little update on last summer. I worked on a farm, and it was wonderful. From there I adopted a cat officially registered as "Hemingway" that only responds when you call her "kitty". She's done absolute wonders on my parents. About 7 years ago my family reached an all time low and they pretty muched hovered on that low for the rest of time, but kitty has done things I could have never imagined. Even when she claws at the dining room table and climbs the tapestries, my parents watch intently with silly little smiles on their faces, those silly little smiles I haven't seen since I was maybe 9 or 10 years old.
And on to academics!
I am oficially a student of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Science majoring in Rehab Sci with a certificate in Pathokinesiology. It's a busy job, but someone's gotta do it. I do what I love and love what I do. I'm really, really excited for this upcoming semester and hope that my professors are as excited about teaching as I am about learning - talk about cheesy, GROSS. But for realsies...this is my future career and I want to learn all that I can with the best of my ability. I can only hope that the people prepping me are as interested in the subjects as I am. If not - well there's gonna be some hells to pay, uh huh yeah there is don'tcha know.
That's all I've got for now. Oh. Yeah, I forgot something. The truth to why I'm writing in this? Well, yeah partially because I'm bored, but mostly because I feel I've lost that creativity I once had. With all these Physics and Neuro and Bio classes, I'm so tired of literal science classes. I need an excuse once in a while to let go and look stupid and still have it look like what I'm doing has some minor excuse to be deemed intelligence. So that's why there's a new post in LJ - trying to reach inside and pull out that Emily that I know has been hibernating. Wakey Wakey, eggs and bakey!
Yom nom.
Emily