when i was in grade school i, along with several other children in my grade, was in these pull-out classes for "gifted children." once a week we'd hop on a bus and go to the district offices and do weird shit like logic puzzles. once we did something about genealogy. another time we had to invent something (someone remind me to write about this, i ( Read more... )

i went down to champaign this weekend to get really drunk while everyone else moved in ( Read more... )

life has been pretty snazzy as of late. i've managed to snag a few free nights away from work to go out drinking with my favorite local girls (andrea & emboz), which is a good time, every time. work has been kind to me in terms of self esteem (they love me there. i'm totally serious.) and money. and i went on the first "date" i've really been ( Read more... )

so i totally graduated a month and some change ago. and i still have another list left after this one. this is unacceptable. someone needs to harp on me about this or something... thankfully, i have a lame, lame excuse: i am married to my job again ( Read more... )

so the swelling in my face has started to go down - finally. the pain in my jaw remains though, so i have limited facial mobility, at least in terms of how wide my jaw can open. blah...i'm totally running out of things to say and THIS is the reason i don't update as often as i used to. people that "blog" (i HATE that word) every day...i don't know ( Read more... )

i meant to do this earlier. and then i got all caught up in going out and seeing people and not having finals and then GRADUATING (my good god, i'm graduated. it still doesn't feel like it.) and being sick and moving home and settling in and blahblahblah...anyway. here we go. what will be important to note about these lists is that they are not ( Read more... )

the top ten lists will be posted soon. they're kind of a work in progress, because dammit, sometimes it's hard to remember back to freshman year. it's hard to remember where i was, and what i did, and who i said what to. but i have a fairly thorough record of pictures and LJ entries to help me out ( Read more... )

alright kids. i graduate in 11 days. i turned in my last paper EVER this afternoon and it was one of the most surreal feelings ever. i decided to kind of commemorate...everything that was awesome about college with a snazzy TOP TEN list of TOP TEN lists. the problem is that as a female, i am pretty much incapable of making a decision. so i need ( Read more... )

i'm not ready to graduate. not at all ( Read more... )

"i'm on a roll this time
i feel my luck could change..."

it's been a lovely past few weeks. i've been busy as all hell with big important things like:

• my sister and my cousin visiting!!!! i've been trying to get both of their butts down to champaign for FOUR YEARS and they FINALLY came. so i found an ID for adrienne, courtesy of the ever-lovely ( Read more... )