the sports internship I applied for might work out. It turns out I can do 90% of the work from East Lansing at this point. Holy. shit. If I get this, I will seriously cry tears of joy. and Honors X2 stuff has been sent out and I got matched with one of the girls I wanted, and I can't wait to start with that tooo.
Hey life, you're kinda sweet. kbye!
9.29.2006
9.27.2006
he moves his words like a prize fighter
I think I might actually be getting my shit together! This semester I'm hitting the books hard and it's paying off in terms of good grades and recognition of my writing in journalism! I'm very excited.
I am currently trying to get an internship in the Senate for the spring semester. Odd, I know, but it should be a wise move if I want to land an internship in Lansing this summer. Most of the PR firms around here deal with political campaigns and issues because of Lansing being the capital. I think getting a hand in there and making some contacts and working hard would pay off. I also applied for a PR position with a semi-professional sports organization, which I won't take if I have to travel for since I have no time, and since they are in Jackson it'll probably not work out. But... it would be cool to work in sports PR.
After all that I'd take an entire semester off and rock Australia. Well, I'd take classes there too, but honestly it'd be a semester long break from the wild world of public relations. Plus, I could probably get some scuba diving in! I know I'm going to have a hard few years after college, agencies are a bitch but the best way to learn, so I may as well get some good fun in while I can. (Apparently I'm hella motivated for life right now, so if you need any encouragement, look no further!)
Is this me figuring out my life... having more than a one semester plan? I think... maybe!
And on a scary note, we learned about the type of injuries you can get scuba diving today. They are pretty intense. Luckily injuries are pretty rare unless you are doing something stupid. Ooo and I signed up to be in the class next semester where we take a weekend and go on 5 open water dives to complete my certification. I will be a certified scuba diver by next semester! Adventurous life, here I come.
[well it may be the devil or it may be the lord
but you're gonna have to serve somebody]
I am currently trying to get an internship in the Senate for the spring semester. Odd, I know, but it should be a wise move if I want to land an internship in Lansing this summer. Most of the PR firms around here deal with political campaigns and issues because of Lansing being the capital. I think getting a hand in there and making some contacts and working hard would pay off. I also applied for a PR position with a semi-professional sports organization, which I won't take if I have to travel for since I have no time, and since they are in Jackson it'll probably not work out. But... it would be cool to work in sports PR.
After all that I'd take an entire semester off and rock Australia. Well, I'd take classes there too, but honestly it'd be a semester long break from the wild world of public relations. Plus, I could probably get some scuba diving in! I know I'm going to have a hard few years after college, agencies are a bitch but the best way to learn, so I may as well get some good fun in while I can. (Apparently I'm hella motivated for life right now, so if you need any encouragement, look no further!)
Is this me figuring out my life... having more than a one semester plan? I think... maybe!
And on a scary note, we learned about the type of injuries you can get scuba diving today. They are pretty intense. Luckily injuries are pretty rare unless you are doing something stupid. Ooo and I signed up to be in the class next semester where we take a weekend and go on 5 open water dives to complete my certification. I will be a certified scuba diver by next semester! Adventurous life, here I come.
[well it may be the devil or it may be the lord
but you're gonna have to serve somebody]
9.19.2006
I'm on my feet, I'm on the floor, I'm good to go
There have been many times in my life where I feel a change coming, a vast powerful movement building up in my chest and ready to break out into a flurry of energy and motivation. Now is such a time.
This semester is proving to be my most difficult to date here at MSU. I feel like I never sit down until after 8 or 9 at night. However, my mind and body seem to be completely commited to making this work. Every night I dutifully come home, make some food, have some tea, and tackle a mound of homework to stay on track (and even AHEAD) of my studies so that I can make out with the kind of grades I like to maintain. What the hell, Alicia? I suppose I just get better at time management when I have so little to spare.
Every little bit of life seems to be working out just fine. Frisbee is plugging along fabulously. New girls came to practice today and it was hectic but fun. We have some tournaments coming up and I'm still in love with the sport. I'm so glad I never quit back when I was discouraged, the commitment is paying off ten-fold.
School is difficult this semester, but I feel like everything I am dealing with is so beneficial. I think if I continue at this pace I will be just fine. I've yet to get a bad grade, I'm hoping that my hard work continues to pay off.
I'm boycotting boys and trying not to drink too much. I signed up for a 5K and I'm going to spinning class twice a week and I'm trying to improve body and mind. Here's to picking up and expanding myself, so that I never let what I want get lost in the details.
amendment 1.0: boycott has exceptions. they are subject to change rapidly and with no warning. hey I'm only human.
amendment 1.1: I got another kudos in journalism class and I actually feel somewhat competent to continue on my PR path.
[patience is the hallmark of the old and the infirm]
This semester is proving to be my most difficult to date here at MSU. I feel like I never sit down until after 8 or 9 at night. However, my mind and body seem to be completely commited to making this work. Every night I dutifully come home, make some food, have some tea, and tackle a mound of homework to stay on track (and even AHEAD) of my studies so that I can make out with the kind of grades I like to maintain. What the hell, Alicia? I suppose I just get better at time management when I have so little to spare.
Every little bit of life seems to be working out just fine. Frisbee is plugging along fabulously. New girls came to practice today and it was hectic but fun. We have some tournaments coming up and I'm still in love with the sport. I'm so glad I never quit back when I was discouraged, the commitment is paying off ten-fold.
School is difficult this semester, but I feel like everything I am dealing with is so beneficial. I think if I continue at this pace I will be just fine. I've yet to get a bad grade, I'm hoping that my hard work continues to pay off.
I'm boycotting boys and trying not to drink too much. I signed up for a 5K and I'm going to spinning class twice a week and I'm trying to improve body and mind. Here's to picking up and expanding myself, so that I never let what I want get lost in the details.
amendment 1.0: boycott has exceptions. they are subject to change rapidly and with no warning. hey I'm only human.
amendment 1.1: I got another kudos in journalism class and I actually feel somewhat competent to continue on my PR path.
[patience is the hallmark of the old and the infirm]
9.10.2006
calm before storm
This weekend Laura visited, and it was fantastic. I had the best Friday night one can have, by all accounts. Laura and Geoff and I watched 'Can't Hardly Wait' (who doesn't love a movie that takes place solely at a party and features 90's hits such as Third Eye Blind?) We ventured to Beaner's and met up with a crippled Nick, and we then went and played at a playground. It was a nostalgic throw-back to the Espresso-Milano-and-St.-Brigit's-playground night, and I wouldn't have had it any other way. The rest of the night was spent half watching American Beauty and talking. Good company, good conversation, how I have missed you. Friday reminded me why I love my friends and the earnest innocence of pre-college weekends.
Saturday marked another milestone in my Michigan State University undergraduate career; I went to my first football game! Granted it was against EMU, but it was still awesome. I worked football parking all morning with Sipp so I had to unload Laura unto Nick and the Holmes kids. They were kind enough to show her to the football game and await our arrival. Sipp and I snuck into the section very covertly and got to sit with everyone in their awesome behind-the-band seats. All in all, a great first game experience.
Personal life... yikes. Let's just say I'm a mess and leave it there.
[don't be so damned benign]
Saturday marked another milestone in my Michigan State University undergraduate career; I went to my first football game! Granted it was against EMU, but it was still awesome. I worked football parking all morning with Sipp so I had to unload Laura unto Nick and the Holmes kids. They were kind enough to show her to the football game and await our arrival. Sipp and I snuck into the section very covertly and got to sit with everyone in their awesome behind-the-band seats. All in all, a great first game experience.
Personal life... yikes. Let's just say I'm a mess and leave it there.
[don't be so damned benign]
9.03.2006
I was meant for the stage
Why is it that self-improvement is one of the most arduous, difficult tasks a person can undertake? I try to live well and to project myself as I see myself on my best days, in my best light. I don't understand why I can't just DO IT. I have no trouble with motivation in other areas. Sometimes I procrastinate, but never for long.
I have long been cursed with an overdeveloped sense of self-awareness; I constantly exist within my head. All day my brain is busy thinking about all sorts of things: my interests, song lyrics, the ins and outs of every relationship in my life.... Why can't I outwardly display that my head is good and my heart is true? I come off as a joke most of the time, someone to point at and say "Oh look she's so ridiculous".
In good writing one is supposed to avoid cliche. I feel that good living must also follow this rule. Why live to be a saying when you can live and embody everything good that lives inside your head? If only I could do this I'd constantly be the charming, capable person that tends to hide behind being the joke.
With that said, with each failure I will pick myself up and realize that sometimes you need to take a step backwards to jump ahead. To stop trying is to accept failure as your upper limit. It's certainly not where I envision myself, so I will keep setting new goals and accepting backward movement as an opportunity to learn and to prove to myself that the next step could be small, but it will be in the right direction and it will propel me further towards my goals.
[this one goes out to the one I love]
I have long been cursed with an overdeveloped sense of self-awareness; I constantly exist within my head. All day my brain is busy thinking about all sorts of things: my interests, song lyrics, the ins and outs of every relationship in my life.... Why can't I outwardly display that my head is good and my heart is true? I come off as a joke most of the time, someone to point at and say "Oh look she's so ridiculous".
In good writing one is supposed to avoid cliche. I feel that good living must also follow this rule. Why live to be a saying when you can live and embody everything good that lives inside your head? If only I could do this I'd constantly be the charming, capable person that tends to hide behind being the joke.
With that said, with each failure I will pick myself up and realize that sometimes you need to take a step backwards to jump ahead. To stop trying is to accept failure as your upper limit. It's certainly not where I envision myself, so I will keep setting new goals and accepting backward movement as an opportunity to learn and to prove to myself that the next step could be small, but it will be in the right direction and it will propel me further towards my goals.
[this one goes out to the one I love]
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