what's lj again?
It's been nearly two months since my last update... sorry about that.. I'm currently sitting at Joey's computer waiting for him to get back from a meeting on campus. Of course I have lots of other things I could be doing right now, but I have a terrible headache and don't feel much like thinking.
So I'm obviously back in Memphis and at Rhodes now, as it's been for the past month and a half. Molly and I successfully moved apartments in the hottest week ever mid-August. But we really love our new place. It's cheaper, beautiful neighborhood, feels more secure, there's an elevator, and we have a dishwasher.
Big events since coming back:
- Rush. We were back in the house this fall. The renovations done are subtle but we really notice it. And we got a great group of girls. I thought I'd be really torn up about it being my last rush, but now that it's over I can't imagine ever doing it again.
- Austin City Limits Music Fest was amazing. Joey's and my travels down and back were somewhat stressful because we were flying standby. Getting back was harder than getting there, but it was all worth it. My littlest sister Ashley even joined us in the very front of the crowd for Muse, which was still amazing the 3rd time around. I feel like I saw a lot more acts this year, or at least acts that I wanted to see. But we didn't even stay for all of Bob Dylan.. we were so far back it was hard to tell which songs he was performing.
- Buckman Culture Project presentation. This I did last Saturday during Parents Weekend, although my parents didn't come. "We'll be there for graduation," says Mom. It was a lot more nerve-wracking than I thought it would be because we were presenting in front of all these people we didn't know or people who were expecting so much. I had to go last, just by chance, which was also scary, but I made it through fine, and people seemed to be interested in my topic: How Ruins Get Ruined - The Treatment of Ancient Sites in and around Rome. Going through that whole process, though, made me miss the Centro even more, especially with all the pictures I included from the semester.
That brings us up to now. Just got back from Glass Night at the Flying Saucer. I'm going to be so fucking fat by the end of this semester, going out all the time, and hardly having time to work out. Oh, although I have recently gotten into martial arts. No, seriously. I signed up for a self-defense/karate PE credit (cause I need two more) and I actually really enjoy it. Just for 1 hour every Tuesday/Thursday evenings, but after a half semester, I'm about ready to test for yellow belt, and I'm going to continue for the rest of the semester (get my PE credits done) and maybe continue next semester.
So that's about all going on in my life. Nothing terribly exciting. There is the prospect of Teach for America in my future, but it's still sort of iffy. I'm going to start doing the application soon, but we'll see if I actually submit it and when. Otherwise I'm just sort of looking to Joey to see where he might end up for law school.
Maybe I'll go think about reading some Ausonius now..
So I'm obviously back in Memphis and at Rhodes now, as it's been for the past month and a half. Molly and I successfully moved apartments in the hottest week ever mid-August. But we really love our new place. It's cheaper, beautiful neighborhood, feels more secure, there's an elevator, and we have a dishwasher.
Big events since coming back:
- Rush. We were back in the house this fall. The renovations done are subtle but we really notice it. And we got a great group of girls. I thought I'd be really torn up about it being my last rush, but now that it's over I can't imagine ever doing it again.
- Austin City Limits Music Fest was amazing. Joey's and my travels down and back were somewhat stressful because we were flying standby. Getting back was harder than getting there, but it was all worth it. My littlest sister Ashley even joined us in the very front of the crowd for Muse, which was still amazing the 3rd time around. I feel like I saw a lot more acts this year, or at least acts that I wanted to see. But we didn't even stay for all of Bob Dylan.. we were so far back it was hard to tell which songs he was performing.
- Buckman Culture Project presentation. This I did last Saturday during Parents Weekend, although my parents didn't come. "We'll be there for graduation," says Mom. It was a lot more nerve-wracking than I thought it would be because we were presenting in front of all these people we didn't know or people who were expecting so much. I had to go last, just by chance, which was also scary, but I made it through fine, and people seemed to be interested in my topic: How Ruins Get Ruined - The Treatment of Ancient Sites in and around Rome. Going through that whole process, though, made me miss the Centro even more, especially with all the pictures I included from the semester.
That brings us up to now. Just got back from Glass Night at the Flying Saucer. I'm going to be so fucking fat by the end of this semester, going out all the time, and hardly having time to work out. Oh, although I have recently gotten into martial arts. No, seriously. I signed up for a self-defense/karate PE credit (cause I need two more) and I actually really enjoy it. Just for 1 hour every Tuesday/Thursday evenings, but after a half semester, I'm about ready to test for yellow belt, and I'm going to continue for the rest of the semester (get my PE credits done) and maybe continue next semester.
So that's about all going on in my life. Nothing terribly exciting. There is the prospect of Teach for America in my future, but it's still sort of iffy. I'm going to start doing the application soon, but we'll see if I actually submit it and when. Otherwise I'm just sort of looking to Joey to see where he might end up for law school.
Maybe I'll go think about reading some Ausonius now..