the past month or so...hmm
i suck at updating as of late, but it's mostly not my fault. it's mostly the fault of whatever killed my computer 3 times in a row for at least a month at a time until i could get it fixed. thanks to all those who were so gracious as to let me check e-mail, type papers, print papers etc. on their computers in my time of need. now i think i finally have the (still glorious) thing fixed since i had my dad wipe out the hard drive entirely and put all my files back on. i also figured out how to fix my ipod today. now if only my record player and speakers weren't giving me problems, i'd have my life back in full order.
anyway, the last month of school was low-key, but incredible. i thought exams were going horribly along with the rest of my semester, but i just got my grades and was proven wrong. i guess all my stressing (sorry to those who had to see and/or deal with it) really does pay off. all the work was lightened by the fact that i got obsessed with squash and played it every day for a study break. i miss it already.
tearing down the suite was not only horrific psychologically, it was also literally painful. i don't even want to talk about getting the mirror mosaics off of my and the common room's walls. all i'll say is that i still have semi-open gashes and that i had to clean my own blood off some areas. i'm dreading the bill for the wall damage more than anything. regardless, i got all my things packed up into boxes and moved into the new house for next year with the help of the three greatest heavy-lifters in history. thank you forever jon, steven, and ross. i don't know how we did it all, but we did. too bad my last night at brown consisted of me and three of my friends scraping tape residue off my walls and spackling until 1am.
i left in a whirlwind, but came home to relaxation and to viv and jim and sally. it's been generally calming to be here, but i've still been extremely busy with all the things i need to do to get myself ready for new york. i'm currently doing some serious laundry and going through my finances with viv.
tomorrow is a (hilariously formal) "mother-daughter day" for me with viv, sally, and sally's mom at their farm. keep in mind that sally's farm includes emus, llamas, peacocks, and guineas flying at you on the loose at all times. it should be pretty phenomenal.
thursday morning my dad and i leave for joplin, missouri--better known as the middle of nowhere--to visit my grandparents for a couple days. the drive is both a beautiful and painful 9-10 hours, but i spent this morning making a number of dad-friendly music mixes and, now that i've fixed my ipod too, i should survive. that all depends on the mood of my grandparents' evil and very traumatizing dog however. western missouri, here i come!
after hop and betty's, i'll have a day to put the final touches on my packing for new york before i leave on tuesday. i'm a little stressed about transportation once i get on the ground because of all my luggage, but i should be ok. 2 huge suitcases, a massive duffel, and 3 transportation changes won't keep me from my new doorstep. all i need now is my subletter's key to arrive in the mail.
some highlights from the end of the semester are as follows:
jed and i matched....twice.
ross and i left sitting awkwardly close together after a mass exodus of the couch.
yay stev!
i made stev monkey cupcakes for a number of ostensible reasons.
i widdled stev a monkey. really.
i don't normally wear lipstick...
and then ali accidentally dropped a full cup of beer on my head. my entire body beginning with my hair was soaked and i had to go home. i was too drunk to care. that's when i knew it had been a great night.
anyway, the last month of school was low-key, but incredible. i thought exams were going horribly along with the rest of my semester, but i just got my grades and was proven wrong. i guess all my stressing (sorry to those who had to see and/or deal with it) really does pay off. all the work was lightened by the fact that i got obsessed with squash and played it every day for a study break. i miss it already.
tearing down the suite was not only horrific psychologically, it was also literally painful. i don't even want to talk about getting the mirror mosaics off of my and the common room's walls. all i'll say is that i still have semi-open gashes and that i had to clean my own blood off some areas. i'm dreading the bill for the wall damage more than anything. regardless, i got all my things packed up into boxes and moved into the new house for next year with the help of the three greatest heavy-lifters in history. thank you forever jon, steven, and ross. i don't know how we did it all, but we did. too bad my last night at brown consisted of me and three of my friends scraping tape residue off my walls and spackling until 1am.
i left in a whirlwind, but came home to relaxation and to viv and jim and sally. it's been generally calming to be here, but i've still been extremely busy with all the things i need to do to get myself ready for new york. i'm currently doing some serious laundry and going through my finances with viv.
tomorrow is a (hilariously formal) "mother-daughter day" for me with viv, sally, and sally's mom at their farm. keep in mind that sally's farm includes emus, llamas, peacocks, and guineas flying at you on the loose at all times. it should be pretty phenomenal.
thursday morning my dad and i leave for joplin, missouri--better known as the middle of nowhere--to visit my grandparents for a couple days. the drive is both a beautiful and painful 9-10 hours, but i spent this morning making a number of dad-friendly music mixes and, now that i've fixed my ipod too, i should survive. that all depends on the mood of my grandparents' evil and very traumatizing dog however. western missouri, here i come!
after hop and betty's, i'll have a day to put the final touches on my packing for new york before i leave on tuesday. i'm a little stressed about transportation once i get on the ground because of all my luggage, but i should be ok. 2 huge suitcases, a massive duffel, and 3 transportation changes won't keep me from my new doorstep. all i need now is my subletter's key to arrive in the mail.
some highlights from the end of the semester are as follows:
jed and i matched....twice.
ross and i left sitting awkwardly close together after a mass exodus of the couch.
yay stev!
i made stev monkey cupcakes for a number of ostensible reasons.
i widdled stev a monkey. really.
i don't normally wear lipstick...
and then ali accidentally dropped a full cup of beer on my head. my entire body beginning with my hair was soaked and i had to go home. i was too drunk to care. that's when i knew it had been a great night.