Weekend post!
Last week was terrible through Wednesday, but got progressively better as the days wore on ("The day wore on..." remember Jimmy Stuart talking about that phrase in Harvey??). Monday I was stressed about two projects and a test, Tuesday there was my big Anthro test and an hour in pouring rain, Wednesday started out tired, but from Thursday on I've been doing NOTHING, because my homework load was light. It felt good to sit around a read and watch tv and unwind.
I went out with the roomies on Friday night in search of the free pizza we'd heard rumors of, only to find that we'd gone to the wrong student center and wasted all our time on the bus. We decided to skip the whole thing and wound up at Arbys at about 11 o'clock, eating curly fries and watching the hilarious drunk people. Good times.
Then yesterday, on my way back from the library, I got a call from Lyss, who was all "Hey, I'm at your dorm! Where are you?" So I got to hang out with her and show her around last night and this morning.
Now, unfortunatly, it's back to business. I've got a project due for my Geography of Public Policy class, and the research involved is going to be tedious. I've got two more exams this week, but neither one should be too bad, I hope.
Next weekend is gonna be nice, though. They're playing Wall-E at the theatre here and I'm trying to get Lyss to come up and see it, since she hasn't yet. And I'm planning on coming home, provided I can get someone to pick me up from Apple Valley, as usual.
Well....That's about all I can think of for now. Caio!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
At Least I Haven't Passed Out
Well! Last week is over, thank goodness, and all I can say is that I REALLY need to remember to take my meds EVERY NIGHT or I tend to fall into the depths of despair, as Anne would say. But things are better now, and so I shall post an update.
The weekend was quite nice, although much too short. I got to hang out with Dita and Mike and listen to them play a gig at the Cow, and listen to drunken middle aged men talk loudly about how they'd like to make it with the cute base player. Just a tad awkward, but very funny!
The Rowley-O'Boyles left on Friday for Wisconsin, which left me with time to hang out with Lyss and my lovable doggy, since Dad was out of town.
OH!!
And we watched "Charlie Bartlett," which I reccomend HIGHLY to you, Maddie! You'll LOVE it!! And mom, I may make you watch it, too. It's one of my new favorites! They borrow a few things from Harold and Maude, and the kid who plays Charlie is one of the best actors I've seen in a long time. Watch it!!
As for this week, I've already had an eventful morning, as a girl fainted dead away in my Animal Food Products class, and we weren't even doing anything! There we were, a group of students standing in the dairy facility, listening to our prof go on about pasturization, and all of a sudden this girl just hits the decks. Nobody knew what to do (we're animal people, not nursing students!), and the prof started running around calling for cloths and water. It was rediculous. She came around, though, and was a bit embarrassed, naturally. I felt bad, but this has made me realize that I need to get on board with learning some basic first aid so I can actually help in these situations!
And speaking of first aid, I may need some myself tonight when I start to worry about my big Anthro test tomorrow.
Cue rescue breathing!
The weekend was quite nice, although much too short. I got to hang out with Dita and Mike and listen to them play a gig at the Cow, and listen to drunken middle aged men talk loudly about how they'd like to make it with the cute base player. Just a tad awkward, but very funny!
The Rowley-O'Boyles left on Friday for Wisconsin, which left me with time to hang out with Lyss and my lovable doggy, since Dad was out of town.
OH!!
And we watched "Charlie Bartlett," which I reccomend HIGHLY to you, Maddie! You'll LOVE it!! And mom, I may make you watch it, too. It's one of my new favorites! They borrow a few things from Harold and Maude, and the kid who plays Charlie is one of the best actors I've seen in a long time. Watch it!!
As for this week, I've already had an eventful morning, as a girl fainted dead away in my Animal Food Products class, and we weren't even doing anything! There we were, a group of students standing in the dairy facility, listening to our prof go on about pasturization, and all of a sudden this girl just hits the decks. Nobody knew what to do (we're animal people, not nursing students!), and the prof started running around calling for cloths and water. It was rediculous. She came around, though, and was a bit embarrassed, naturally. I felt bad, but this has made me realize that I need to get on board with learning some basic first aid so I can actually help in these situations!
And speaking of first aid, I may need some myself tonight when I start to worry about my big Anthro test tomorrow.
Cue rescue breathing!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
A Disjointed Post
Hey everyone! Sorry I've been mysteriously missing for the past week or so. Much business + much emotional angst with friends has made me an unhappy Hathan.
On the up side, I love the U of M more every day, and realize it most when I'm walking down the city streets, munching a bagel from Brugers, listening to my ipod, watching the people go by on my way to the library where I'll find a good book before heading back to my quiet St. Paul dorm to hear the crickets out my window.
Good times.
I won't waste time filling you in on my days recently, since I don't remember anything interesting at the moment anyway, except that I love rock climbing, eating dinner and playing Kingdom Hearts with my roomie and roomies-across-the-hall, learning about dairy products, going new music shopping, and attempting to play the piano.
I do NOT like waking up for classes when I've been up too late, getting sick from cafeteria food last night, sitting through my Animals and Soc class, being angsty, and being without my guitar.
Things to do:
- Get financial aid done
- Fill out forms for study abroad
- Wait for reply to request to stay at St. Paul
- Study for giant Anthro test next Tues.
- Send Maddie her letter
- Be less angsty
Also, MADDIE!!! GO TO yearbookyourself.com!!! I think you'll find it funny!
Apperently I was hot in '72.
On the up side, I love the U of M more every day, and realize it most when I'm walking down the city streets, munching a bagel from Brugers, listening to my ipod, watching the people go by on my way to the library where I'll find a good book before heading back to my quiet St. Paul dorm to hear the crickets out my window.
Good times.
I won't waste time filling you in on my days recently, since I don't remember anything interesting at the moment anyway, except that I love rock climbing, eating dinner and playing Kingdom Hearts with my roomie and roomies-across-the-hall, learning about dairy products, going new music shopping, and attempting to play the piano.
I do NOT like waking up for classes when I've been up too late, getting sick from cafeteria food last night, sitting through my Animals and Soc class, being angsty, and being without my guitar.
Things to do:
- Get financial aid done
- Fill out forms for study abroad
- Wait for reply to request to stay at St. Paul
- Study for giant Anthro test next Tues.
- Send Maddie her letter
- Be less angsty
Also, MADDIE!!! GO TO yearbookyourself.com!!! I think you'll find it funny!
Apperently I was hot in '72.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Sweet Happenings
I finally got my computer cord and phone charger back after leaving them in Northfield! Lyss was awesome enough to come bring them back to me today, and we spend part of the afternoon wandering about campus sipping Jamba. I'm lucky to have such cool people in my life. : )
It's only Tuesday and this week has already been tiring. Every night around ten or eleven I begin to feel like I could lie down and sleep for innumerable days, but, unfortunately, I don't think the University would understand.
And yes, Mom, before you even comment on my tired-ness, I AM getting enough iron, calcium and vitamin C!! Actually, my eating habbits have gotten both better and worse since I've been here. On the one hand I now have a salad of spinach and romaine lettuce with just about every meal, and I've won my battle with portion control (it's just so nice to have SO MUCH FOOD around, I can barely choose!!) now that the U is trayless. On the other hand, I now have access to so many yummy desserts, I must admit that I have one with lunch and dinner more often than not.
Classes go along as usual, and I'm beginning to give in to the reality that I can read through every Animal and Society class without missing a single thing. It's nice, really, once you get over the "why am I here?" reaction. I'm probably getting more out of the class that the people who listen to the "lecture" since I use the time to scour the textbook.
I now have everything that I listen in my previous posts! Some of it was brought from home, some bought at the bookstore, and yesterday I made a valliant four mile trek to the nearest Target on my bike to seccure the rest. It's a nice Target, as they go, and it has a pharmacy, which will make getting my meds a bit easier.
And speaking of meds, my alergy pills are almost gone. I only take it when I need to in order to function, but I'm going to have to keep taking them until it starts snowing, so I'll need a refil. Problem is, refils are expensive. Possible help with this, parents?
Guess what I saw yesterday??
I was walking to my Animal Products class, and as I passed one of the open quad spaces I saw two people with giant gloves on, which naturally made me curious. One looked like she was holding a fishing reel, and the other would walk to the end of the line and pick up something that looked at first like a bunch of rags (I was quite far away...), until the second woman picked it up, and it began to flap it's wings. They were training an owl to fly! As I stood and watched I saw another pair of people with a young red-tail hawk doing the same thing a bit farther away. They'd throw the bird, who was attached to the line, up into the air and it would flap a few times to get some height, and then glide slowly down to the grass.
SO COOL!
I wanted to walk down and yell "CAN I TRY???!!!" but I thought that might be bad, since it would frighten the birds.
Anyhow, I'm off to bed, I think.
Night, all.
It's only Tuesday and this week has already been tiring. Every night around ten or eleven I begin to feel like I could lie down and sleep for innumerable days, but, unfortunately, I don't think the University would understand.
And yes, Mom, before you even comment on my tired-ness, I AM getting enough iron, calcium and vitamin C!! Actually, my eating habbits have gotten both better and worse since I've been here. On the one hand I now have a salad of spinach and romaine lettuce with just about every meal, and I've won my battle with portion control (it's just so nice to have SO MUCH FOOD around, I can barely choose!!) now that the U is trayless. On the other hand, I now have access to so many yummy desserts, I must admit that I have one with lunch and dinner more often than not.
Classes go along as usual, and I'm beginning to give in to the reality that I can read through every Animal and Society class without missing a single thing. It's nice, really, once you get over the "why am I here?" reaction. I'm probably getting more out of the class that the people who listen to the "lecture" since I use the time to scour the textbook.
I now have everything that I listen in my previous posts! Some of it was brought from home, some bought at the bookstore, and yesterday I made a valliant four mile trek to the nearest Target on my bike to seccure the rest. It's a nice Target, as they go, and it has a pharmacy, which will make getting my meds a bit easier.
And speaking of meds, my alergy pills are almost gone. I only take it when I need to in order to function, but I'm going to have to keep taking them until it starts snowing, so I'll need a refil. Problem is, refils are expensive. Possible help with this, parents?
Guess what I saw yesterday??
I was walking to my Animal Products class, and as I passed one of the open quad spaces I saw two people with giant gloves on, which naturally made me curious. One looked like she was holding a fishing reel, and the other would walk to the end of the line and pick up something that looked at first like a bunch of rags (I was quite far away...), until the second woman picked it up, and it began to flap it's wings. They were training an owl to fly! As I stood and watched I saw another pair of people with a young red-tail hawk doing the same thing a bit farther away. They'd throw the bird, who was attached to the line, up into the air and it would flap a few times to get some height, and then glide slowly down to the grass.
SO COOL!
I wanted to walk down and yell "CAN I TRY???!!!" but I thought that might be bad, since it would frighten the birds.
Anyhow, I'm off to bed, I think.
Night, all.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Nearly Done With The First Week
Hello, all!
I just came in from a random s'more party out on the front lawn, which was tasty.
Classes are all pretty interesting, and the only one I'm really worried about is my Animal Products class. On the first day the professor informed us that if we didn't eat meat we'd have a hard time, and furthermore we're going to be watching three slaughter videos (steers, pigs and lambs), and basically said that if we couldn't handle this without turning vegetarian, we were pussies.
He's from rural Tennissee. Enough said.
My Rise of Civilization class is going to be a challenge, if only because my prof is an archeologist and not a social anthropologist. But, thankfully I took Physical Anthro last semester, so I should be able to handle it. I'm excited to learn about all these ancient places and their artifacts!
My Crops class was much better today than last Tuesday because we finally started talking about CROPS instead of getting mistaken facts and dates from the prof about the fertile crescent. I have to give him props for his knowledge. Of crops.
Today we talked about corn, and I learned quite a few things I didn't know before. Hilariously, one time a week when we discuss a specific crop the prof brings in foods made from the aformentioned grain. Today we had corn chips, Cheetos, several kinds of pop and Hi-C, all of which grossed me out with their high levels of high fructose corn syrup. I felt a bit smug when he pointed at my Odwalla juice and asked me what kind of sugar I had in my drink and I got to reply "less than 1% cane sugar." Good times being healthy.
My Geography and Public Policy class is daunting, what with my having rudimentary (at best) knowlege of the federal system, but my professor's from ENGLAND, and GET THIS!! His name is RODERICK!!! Like Spode!!
Anyway, in this class I have to write a large paper, but it's spread out over the whole semester, so it should be fine, and quite informative. I think I'm going to write about public policy regarding free-range poultry. We'll see.
My Animals and Society class (which IS a 101 class, after all) is going to be a piece of cake. I don't expect it to take up much of my time, but the prof knows what he's talking about, and the text book is so interesting I'd pretty much read it on my own anyway. Good times!
I like school here!!!
My roommate is really nice, and we get along well. She plays videogames too, and loves Kingdom Hearts, which is my new game, so we sit around and play that and FIFA Soccer. She also knows the people across the hall, so I feel like I'm connected with other humans since we have our door open whenever we're in the room. And I eat with her, since we have the same meal times, for the most part, so I only eat alone when I feel like it, which hasn't been the case elsewhere (pathetic, I know).
There's stuff to do (last night I went and saw Iron Man!), and stuff to eat (ALWAYS in the mood for Jamba Juice), and classes are fun and interesting. Overall, I just like the feel of this place. I can see myself staying here until I graduate.
But I'm still glad I'm coming home for Jesse James Days tomorrow. :-)
I just came in from a random s'more party out on the front lawn, which was tasty.
Classes are all pretty interesting, and the only one I'm really worried about is my Animal Products class. On the first day the professor informed us that if we didn't eat meat we'd have a hard time, and furthermore we're going to be watching three slaughter videos (steers, pigs and lambs), and basically said that if we couldn't handle this without turning vegetarian, we were pussies.
He's from rural Tennissee. Enough said.
My Rise of Civilization class is going to be a challenge, if only because my prof is an archeologist and not a social anthropologist. But, thankfully I took Physical Anthro last semester, so I should be able to handle it. I'm excited to learn about all these ancient places and their artifacts!
My Crops class was much better today than last Tuesday because we finally started talking about CROPS instead of getting mistaken facts and dates from the prof about the fertile crescent. I have to give him props for his knowledge. Of crops.
Today we talked about corn, and I learned quite a few things I didn't know before. Hilariously, one time a week when we discuss a specific crop the prof brings in foods made from the aformentioned grain. Today we had corn chips, Cheetos, several kinds of pop and Hi-C, all of which grossed me out with their high levels of high fructose corn syrup. I felt a bit smug when he pointed at my Odwalla juice and asked me what kind of sugar I had in my drink and I got to reply "less than 1% cane sugar." Good times being healthy.
My Geography and Public Policy class is daunting, what with my having rudimentary (at best) knowlege of the federal system, but my professor's from ENGLAND, and GET THIS!! His name is RODERICK!!! Like Spode!!
Anyway, in this class I have to write a large paper, but it's spread out over the whole semester, so it should be fine, and quite informative. I think I'm going to write about public policy regarding free-range poultry. We'll see.
My Animals and Society class (which IS a 101 class, after all) is going to be a piece of cake. I don't expect it to take up much of my time, but the prof knows what he's talking about, and the text book is so interesting I'd pretty much read it on my own anyway. Good times!
I like school here!!!My roommate is really nice, and we get along well. She plays videogames too, and loves Kingdom Hearts, which is my new game, so we sit around and play that and FIFA Soccer. She also knows the people across the hall, so I feel like I'm connected with other humans since we have our door open whenever we're in the room. And I eat with her, since we have the same meal times, for the most part, so I only eat alone when I feel like it, which hasn't been the case elsewhere (pathetic, I know).
There's stuff to do (last night I went and saw Iron Man!), and stuff to eat (ALWAYS in the mood for Jamba Juice), and classes are fun and interesting. Overall, I just like the feel of this place. I can see myself staying here until I graduate.
But I'm still glad I'm coming home for Jesse James Days tomorrow. :-)
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
First Day of Classes!
Alright, as promised, here are photos of my dorm! Interspersed within this post, because I can't figure out how to post these nicely!So. Today:
-Woke up to the sound of a nice man fixing the ethernet port in my room at 8am. Unfortunately I don't have a long enough cord, so I'm still attached to the wireless in the common room.
-Since I was up anyway, I decided to take the bus over to the building where I get my UCard on the east bank. Nearly got lost riding the bus (but saw a lot of cool things!) stood in a long line, paid 15 dollars, and got my UCard with a promise that it wouldn't be functional until tomorrow. Yay.
-Biked over to my Crops class at 10:15 and was unimpressed by the professor. We went over a brief history of agriculture in the ancient world, and he (not being a anthro student like myself) got most of the information wrong. But that's ok! I've looked through the text book and I'm excited for the class!
-Went over to the cafateria to see if I could sneak lunch with my faulty UCard. Imagine my surprised when it worked, and I got a yummy lunch of cous-cous, salad, and fruit!
-Didn't have to go to Crops lab because it's the first day, so I get the rest of the afternoon off.
-I switch some classes by dropping my Chemistry class (it's a long story, but the jist is that it's not something I need to take) and adding Geography and Public Poli
cy (which will be useful in a Sustainable Agriculture minor).-I spend the rest of the afternoon hanging out and getting ready for my Anthro class at 6:20!
And that brings us up to date.
So far, I really like being here. I know it's a little early to decide what I think about the school, but honestly, I love being around trees and being on the relativly quiet St. Paul campus. My dorm room is comfy, my roomie is nice, my classes will be sweet once I get them straightened out, the food is good, and I have access to EVERYTHING just a few blocks away (including Brugers Bagels, Chipotle and Jamba Juice, all of which take my UCard). Plus, SO many places to hang out!
I just have to mention one downside, however.
My bed is hard as a rock.
But that's ok! I'll buy a mattress pad or something!
And speaking of buying things...
List of things I need:
-Ethernet cord
-Light bulb
-Deoderant
-Mattress pad
-Dry-erase marker
-And a few other things I can't think of at the moment.
I'm off to dinner, and then to class! Enjoy the pics!
Monday, September 1, 2008
I'm Goin' In...
Hey! Here I am, back at college!
My roommate is really nice, and I think we'll get along well. She's a sophomore, and so are most of her friends, so they're a bit immature at times, but I had dinner with them tonight and that was pretty sweet.
My room is quite nice! I have a loft bed FINALLY (I've always wanted one), and I'm on the first floor of the building, which has never happened to me before! Yay for less heavy lifting during move-in! And speaking of move-in, many props to Miss Lyss for driving me up here and being awesome.
I really like the coziness of my space! It's mostly confined to the under-my-bed-area, except for a little reading corner I've created, and everything looks decorated and cute. Pictures will follow.
On the downside, my Ethernet port is broken, and no one will get around to fixing it for a few days, which means my internet usage is confined to the student lounge. Also, my Ethernet cord is too short, and broken. I need a new one. Also, also, I couldn't get my UCard today, which is used to pay for my meals, transportation, and let me into my building. All the offices were closed (Labor Day, you know), so my nice roommate let me use her guest pass to eat dinner. I need to get my UCard ASAP tomorrow morning so as to do....everything.
Funny coincedence! Guess who I ran into in the hall today on my way back from dinner? Lizzy French! A rather hilarious conversation ensued.
So, the rat race resumes tomorrow morning with Crops, Environment and Society at 10:15. Hopefully I'll get a chance to find my UCard before then.
You know, I think being here this semester will be good. I'm not feeling too nervous, and it's nice to know that I'll be going home in four days for DJJD. I like being close to home.
Well, I'm off to a res hall meeting. Night!
My roommate is really nice, and I think we'll get along well. She's a sophomore, and so are most of her friends, so they're a bit immature at times, but I had dinner with them tonight and that was pretty sweet.
My room is quite nice! I have a loft bed FINALLY (I've always wanted one), and I'm on the first floor of the building, which has never happened to me before! Yay for less heavy lifting during move-in! And speaking of move-in, many props to Miss Lyss for driving me up here and being awesome.
I really like the coziness of my space! It's mostly confined to the under-my-bed-area, except for a little reading corner I've created, and everything looks decorated and cute. Pictures will follow.
On the downside, my Ethernet port is broken, and no one will get around to fixing it for a few days, which means my internet usage is confined to the student lounge. Also, my Ethernet cord is too short, and broken. I need a new one. Also, also, I couldn't get my UCard today, which is used to pay for my meals, transportation, and let me into my building. All the offices were closed (Labor Day, you know), so my nice roommate let me use her guest pass to eat dinner. I need to get my UCard ASAP tomorrow morning so as to do....everything.
Funny coincedence! Guess who I ran into in the hall today on my way back from dinner? Lizzy French! A rather hilarious conversation ensued.
So, the rat race resumes tomorrow morning with Crops, Environment and Society at 10:15. Hopefully I'll get a chance to find my UCard before then.
You know, I think being here this semester will be good. I'm not feeling too nervous, and it's nice to know that I'll be going home in four days for DJJD. I like being close to home.
Well, I'm off to a res hall meeting. Night!
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