everybody hurts sometimes

I am learning many things this semester:

- The Decemberists are god-like
- Drinking on Monday will TOTALLY ruin Tuesday
- Girl parts. I should have already known these. Now, for Human Sexuality class, I do.
- There is no better way to spend a Saturday than watching frisbee, shopping and the OG.
- To a 4th grade girl, I'm about as cool as it gets. Probably because I still wear sparkly headbands. Too bad the world isn't run by 4th graders.
- Running in the snow isn't that bad, even with a Tuesday hangover.
- You can be lonely with a room full of people.
- Everyone needs a Lance.
- You can never snowboard TOO MUCH.
- Long blonde hair will get you checked out more often than short blonde hair.
- Getting checked out does not equate to going on dates.
- Socially awkward boys in corduroys will never make the first move.
- It really sucks to be attracted to socially awkward boys in corduroys.

we were born to sin

Viva la update, am I right?

Well it's certainly been a whirlwind. I am beginning to believe college lasts for an extended blink, and then it's gone. I know I've grown and changed and I still haven't arrived at where I want to be yet, but the journey is oh so much fun.

This weekend I went to Ann Arbor with a few of my favorite ladies and watched the Burning Couch play some friz. It was really fun, got to see Stewy, ate at the OG and bought a couple see-through shirts. Hot.


I'm busy working away feverishly at getting everything ready for my semester in Australia. If I get it all done right away I will rest a lot easier. I feel so overwhelmed with everything right now, but I know all the planning and busy bee-ing will be so worth it when I am relaxing, scuba diving, chillin with Aussies, surfing and taking the minimum of credits allowed. Sweet life!

I'll be starting an independent study here pretty soon, with a masters student. I wanted to see what it was like to study Communication as a masters student, and get a little more experience with the research side of things. I detailed my plan to Alex tonight over coffee, and her reaction made me really happy. I like it when people think what I want to do fits with who I am. I need friends sometimes to give a good outside perspective. I think sometimes we don't always know ourselves without looking at someone else's view from time to time.

Well, that's pretty much life. Busy, fun, feels like a holding pattern at the moment. My semester goal is to maintain my GPA and visit the Ohio boys. Big and bold goals. I think I can do it! Oh, and not to run out of money. Goodness. This summer will have to be filled with money-making for Australia.

Aaaand I run out of steam. I had some pretty profound things to say earlier today, but I lose sentences when I don't write them down right away. I should walk around with a notebook.

don't let your dreams be dreams

In the frenzied pace of my new days, I have found very little time for writing. This saddens me, as I hoped this semester I would begin The Book. I don't think I'll have time to write that much. Perhaps I will try to outline something.

In the meantime, I'm busying myself with a great many pursuits. Ultimate frisbee is reaching a fever pitch here at State, with our Vegas trip on the horizon, and spring break, sectionals and regionals to look forward to. I had my intro meeting for my open water dives for my final scuba certification today, and it seems that we are certifying in a virtual scuba fun park! We will be diving at a quarry lake in Ohio complete with sunken schoolbus, airplane, obstacles courses with hoops and other such fun things and gigantic trout with frenzied desire for interaction with divers! Insanity. I think it will be fun, although honestly, the trout are going to scare the bejesus out of me until I'm used to it.

In other news, I'm toying with a New Life Plan that sounds much nicer than my previous "bachelor in comm/PR and some entry level PR job, scraping my way to the top". I am pleased to report I am thinking of pursuing my masters degree here at State (I mean... I could play another year of ultimate...) and then head off to another university to rock out a PhD and have an exciting adventure in education. I would love to be a professor, and it would be a job I could have anywhere, opening up a lot of options for life. I love it when life has lots of options, especially when it leaves room for adventures.

Aaaand I digress. As usual I have drifted off into the land of doing other things and got distracted. Another time for more posting, I suppose.

(boarding pic... hardcore right? haha)