So my break hasn't been the most productive. I came home with the intention of writing an essay, preparing a research paper, reading 200 pages of policy, and reading about 500 pages of Don Quixote.
I wrote the outline of an essay, I read 50 pages of policy, and 100 pages of Don Quixote. Looks like tomorrow, my last day of break, will be a homework day...
I have to be at band practice at 1o on saturday for the big UVA vs. VT game. We're going to get crushed, but it's the last game, so it'll be fun. Then I get to spend a weekend alone in empty dorms. Woo hoo!
The break has been fun, though. I skipped 2 days of classes and came down Sunday night so I could get a full week in. I spent Monday beside the recovering Christian. Poor thing. Can't even sit down.
Then I spent tuesday trying to get some work done before going to dinner at the Watkins, because the day before did not involve eating. So there goes another 4 hours. But of course I love every second. :)
I don't even know how I spent wednesday. Wasting time? Not doing work?
Thanksgiving was great. I went over to, the Watkins for a half hour (surprise surprise) because his grandparents wanted to meet me.l They were adorable, and apparently I made a good impression. All is well.
Then I came home and ate myself into a food coma. As it should be. Good day.
I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. GOING BACK MEANS FINALS.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
I'm trying so hard to write this paper on Pallas' role in The Aeneid.
But I'm failing so miserably.
Maybe if this wasn't the millionth paper I've written on Vergil. Ugh.
Warning, while 2 pages may be the minimum of high school papers, 5 pages becomes the minimum for all college papers. The trustworthy 3 paragraph method fails spectacularly.
Fml.
But I'm failing so miserably.
Maybe if this wasn't the millionth paper I've written on Vergil. Ugh.
Warning, while 2 pages may be the minimum of high school papers, 5 pages becomes the minimum for all college papers. The trustworthy 3 paragraph method fails spectacularly.
Fml.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Sick
Surviving has been difficult these last few days. First I developed headaches, bodyaches, and a sore throat that kept me up all night. Then my eyes got irritated and gross and I had to stop wearing contacts until further notice. Now I have a pesky runny nose and hacking cough that also do not allow me to sleep. Gr. :(
But I am drinking chai and eating cold pizza, so I have no complaints right now.
Yesterday was the Boston College game, which we came soooo close to winning. First they scored, then we got a field goal, and then we scored and were ahead, and then they scored. It was 14-10, and in the last 10 seconds we got within 1 yard of a touchdown, and it was sort of one of the most exciting things ever. But then they got out the chains to measure and decided something that I don't understand, and we lost. :(
It was also high school band day, which wasn't very exciting. It was a little overwhelming to drive up to our practice field and see 500 high schoolers running around in orange shirts, but we never got to actually TALK to them. It was go go go the whole time. They got to march like 2 sets with us, and play the most obnoxious song ever. Haha. But it was fun singing the Good Old Song with them at the end, since they obviously don't know the words or tune. Bahah.
I got into the Alternative Spring Break program, which is thrilling! :D I think it's pretty competitive. Basically, this year for spring break, I get to go somewhere and do community service and hike and bond with a small group! I'm so flipping excited. I don't know where I'm going yet. The super secret meeting is today. In my acceptance email, it told me I got in, the time and place of the meeting, and that my secret word was "isocoleses". Can't wait. :)
That's all!
BE UNTIRED. STOP PLAYING WOW, YOU NERD.
But I am drinking chai and eating cold pizza, so I have no complaints right now.
Yesterday was the Boston College game, which we came soooo close to winning. First they scored, then we got a field goal, and then we scored and were ahead, and then they scored. It was 14-10, and in the last 10 seconds we got within 1 yard of a touchdown, and it was sort of one of the most exciting things ever. But then they got out the chains to measure and decided something that I don't understand, and we lost. :(
It was also high school band day, which wasn't very exciting. It was a little overwhelming to drive up to our practice field and see 500 high schoolers running around in orange shirts, but we never got to actually TALK to them. It was go go go the whole time. They got to march like 2 sets with us, and play the most obnoxious song ever. Haha. But it was fun singing the Good Old Song with them at the end, since they obviously don't know the words or tune. Bahah.
I got into the Alternative Spring Break program, which is thrilling! :D I think it's pretty competitive. Basically, this year for spring break, I get to go somewhere and do community service and hike and bond with a small group! I'm so flipping excited. I don't know where I'm going yet. The super secret meeting is today. In my acceptance email, it told me I got in, the time and place of the meeting, and that my secret word was "isocoleses". Can't wait. :)
That's all!
BE UNTIRED. STOP PLAYING WOW, YOU NERD.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Good good good. :)
So, I guess I have a lot to write about.
The band party was pretty fun. I went in a big girlie group of Shana, me, Sally, Kyla, and other Emily (all horns, except Shana doesn't do marching), and it was good because we all don't drink. We got there around 10:30, and an epic game of beer pong had already begun, so we decided to start a dance party to the blaring salsa music in the house. Good times. :) Basically, it was just us standing around enjoying conversation with our very drunk upperclassmen friends until 1 in the morning. Good times. There was a pinata that got destroyed with a chair. Haha.
Afterwards we walked to a little shop thats open all night, and I ate cheese cubes and pepperoni, and we got back to our respective suites around 2:30. Late night for me. :) It was fun.
Then Sunday I got to go to a special screening of the french documentary entitled, "Marching Band", with the band. Last year a French producer came to film the band and such. The movie followed the UVA band and the Virginia State band (which is an black school) in reaction to the Obama campaign. It was really really cool.
Sunday night was devoted to homework. No fun.
Sooo... today the Watkins came to see me. :)) The morning was very stressful, as they were lost, and I don't know directions since I walk everywhere and stick to the two major roads. It was also bad because the night before I came down with a horrible horrible sore throat and crazy body aches (signs of the flu, I know), and couldn't sleep all night. I gave up around 5:30 and just watched the Harry Potter musical on youtube.
Anyways, they finally found me around noon, Christian and I got our sappy reunion hug, and we set off for lunch at The Virginian on the corner. It was delicious and we had hilarious conversation. The Watkins are so funny. I'm really bummed it was rainy and freezing, and Charlottesville is a very outdoorsy place, so the original plan of me giving them a tour and going to Monticello went out the window. Instead we went to a sketchy theater and Christian and I saw Where the Wild Things Are, which was totally on crack. But that's okay, because I was with him. :)
Then sadly, they had to drop me off. Christian helped me carry stuff up, and got to meet suitemates and see my room, and ahhh, I didn't want him to go. Miss him so much. At least I get to go home in 14 days.
The band party was pretty fun. I went in a big girlie group of Shana, me, Sally, Kyla, and other Emily (all horns, except Shana doesn't do marching), and it was good because we all don't drink. We got there around 10:30, and an epic game of beer pong had already begun, so we decided to start a dance party to the blaring salsa music in the house. Good times. :) Basically, it was just us standing around enjoying conversation with our very drunk upperclassmen friends until 1 in the morning. Good times. There was a pinata that got destroyed with a chair. Haha.
Afterwards we walked to a little shop thats open all night, and I ate cheese cubes and pepperoni, and we got back to our respective suites around 2:30. Late night for me. :) It was fun.
Then Sunday I got to go to a special screening of the french documentary entitled, "Marching Band", with the band. Last year a French producer came to film the band and such. The movie followed the UVA band and the Virginia State band (which is an black school) in reaction to the Obama campaign. It was really really cool.
Sunday night was devoted to homework. No fun.
Sooo... today the Watkins came to see me. :)) The morning was very stressful, as they were lost, and I don't know directions since I walk everywhere and stick to the two major roads. It was also bad because the night before I came down with a horrible horrible sore throat and crazy body aches (signs of the flu, I know), and couldn't sleep all night. I gave up around 5:30 and just watched the Harry Potter musical on youtube.
Anyways, they finally found me around noon, Christian and I got our sappy reunion hug, and we set off for lunch at The Virginian on the corner. It was delicious and we had hilarious conversation. The Watkins are so funny. I'm really bummed it was rainy and freezing, and Charlottesville is a very outdoorsy place, so the original plan of me giving them a tour and going to Monticello went out the window. Instead we went to a sketchy theater and Christian and I saw Where the Wild Things Are, which was totally on crack. But that's okay, because I was with him. :)
Then sadly, they had to drop me off. Christian helped me carry stuff up, and got to meet suitemates and see my room, and ahhh, I didn't want him to go. Miss him so much. At least I get to go home in 14 days.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Emily has a social life?
My weekends going pretty super. :)
Last night I was SUPPOSED to go salsa dancing with Shana at a legit club. We had our outfits picked out and everything! But like, 2 hours before we were supposed to go something happened and our ride couldn't go anymore. That's lame. I was really excited to dance with creepy 40 year old men. So instead my entire suite (at least the 4 of us that didn't go home this weekend), ran to the First Year Players production of Urinetown 5 minutes before it started. It was really awesome, though very sad. Alas. There was some drama not related to play, and I got sort of fed up, but things got better. Afterwards Elizabeth dragged us downtown at 11:30 to go to this crazy indie tea shop/hookah bar. We got a nice pot of vanilla tea and sat on cushions in an alcove. It felt so collegey. No hookah for us though. I think I'll avoid that particular activity.
We finished around midnight, and missed the last trolley going back to UVA. So we walked back. In the freezing cold. In downtown Charlottesville. It was only like a 30 minute walk though. Then we got pizza at the Corner! Deliciouso. And our night finally ended at 1.
I woke up today with every intention of being a bum until the party tonight at 10 (there's a birthday party at a house where all the upperclassmen horns live, so I was invited. Super excited!). Instead, Sally texted me around noon demanding Shana and I go to brunch. So we did! We sat forever just talking, and decided to back to Sally's room to talk more and generally cuddle on her bed (we're cuddly people). Then she gets a call from James (an upperclassmen horn) demanding that she let him into her suite, and lo and behold, James, Ben, and Katie are outside! HORN PARTY. We played Wii fit for like 4 hours. It was the most fun I've had at college yet. I'm really good at stepping and rhythm boxing, apparently. So good. :)
Later Sally, Shana and I are going to go to Barracks to do some shopping and get dinner, and then we'll go to the horn party! Fun! There WILL be tons of drinking, since it's a 21st birthday party, but we all agreed to just play beer pong completely sober. Haha.
Tomorrow will also be a party, I hope. They're playing Ferris Bueller in the ampitheather, and Matthew freaking Broderick will be there!! (He plays Ferris). And then later at the Charlottesville film festival, the band gets a free showing of the movie "Marching band" that was made about the UVA Band last year. :)
Fun weekend. When I remember all the homework I have, it will not be so much fun. Alas.
Last night I was SUPPOSED to go salsa dancing with Shana at a legit club. We had our outfits picked out and everything! But like, 2 hours before we were supposed to go something happened and our ride couldn't go anymore. That's lame. I was really excited to dance with creepy 40 year old men. So instead my entire suite (at least the 4 of us that didn't go home this weekend), ran to the First Year Players production of Urinetown 5 minutes before it started. It was really awesome, though very sad. Alas. There was some drama not related to play, and I got sort of fed up, but things got better. Afterwards Elizabeth dragged us downtown at 11:30 to go to this crazy indie tea shop/hookah bar. We got a nice pot of vanilla tea and sat on cushions in an alcove. It felt so collegey. No hookah for us though. I think I'll avoid that particular activity.
We finished around midnight, and missed the last trolley going back to UVA. So we walked back. In the freezing cold. In downtown Charlottesville. It was only like a 30 minute walk though. Then we got pizza at the Corner! Deliciouso. And our night finally ended at 1.
I woke up today with every intention of being a bum until the party tonight at 10 (there's a birthday party at a house where all the upperclassmen horns live, so I was invited. Super excited!). Instead, Sally texted me around noon demanding Shana and I go to brunch. So we did! We sat forever just talking, and decided to back to Sally's room to talk more and generally cuddle on her bed (we're cuddly people). Then she gets a call from James (an upperclassmen horn) demanding that she let him into her suite, and lo and behold, James, Ben, and Katie are outside! HORN PARTY. We played Wii fit for like 4 hours. It was the most fun I've had at college yet. I'm really good at stepping and rhythm boxing, apparently. So good. :)
Later Sally, Shana and I are going to go to Barracks to do some shopping and get dinner, and then we'll go to the horn party! Fun! There WILL be tons of drinking, since it's a 21st birthday party, but we all agreed to just play beer pong completely sober. Haha.
Tomorrow will also be a party, I hope. They're playing Ferris Bueller in the ampitheather, and Matthew freaking Broderick will be there!! (He plays Ferris). And then later at the Charlottesville film festival, the band gets a free showing of the movie "Marching band" that was made about the UVA Band last year. :)
Fun weekend. When I remember all the homework I have, it will not be so much fun. Alas.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Life is still boring
Wednesdays to-do list
-wake up at reasonable hour
-go to gym
-shower
-shave
-do laundry
-lunch
-e-cycle ink cartridge
-take out trash
-check mail
-write Aeneid paper
-advisor appointment @ 3
-dinner
-finish reading The Inferno
-finishing reading The Annals
There was no point to that. Just thought you'd like to know how I spend a day in which I have no classes. Woo hoo!
Tonight was the first legitely really cold band practice. We all had hoodies and t-shirts on since it was 65 all today, and then it plummeted and was miserable. And dark, thanks to the time change. We were all numb and convulsing. Good times.
I think I've figured out housing for next year! I'm going to live with Sally (one of my favorite first year horns!), Shana (my favorite suitemate, and Sally's best friend from high school), Celeste (a trumpet, and also a girl I went to gov school with), and Marbury (a trombone, her friend from high school). We need a 6th person though and that's causing problems.
Speaking of Shana! She's in the UVA Outdoor Adventure club and she's always trying to get me to go on weekend hiking trips with her and stuff, because she hasn't gone to any, so I'm officially joining this week. I probably won't do anything until spring, but the idea is really exciting. :D Moutain biking and caving and rock climbing and camping. I love nature.
...I wish my life were more eventful.
-wake up at reasonable hour
-go to gym
-shower
-shave
-do laundry
-lunch
-e-cycle ink cartridge
-take out trash
-check mail
-write Aeneid paper
-advisor appointment @ 3
-dinner
-finish reading The Inferno
-finishing reading The Annals
There was no point to that. Just thought you'd like to know how I spend a day in which I have no classes. Woo hoo!
Tonight was the first legitely really cold band practice. We all had hoodies and t-shirts on since it was 65 all today, and then it plummeted and was miserable. And dark, thanks to the time change. We were all numb and convulsing. Good times.
I think I've figured out housing for next year! I'm going to live with Sally (one of my favorite first year horns!), Shana (my favorite suitemate, and Sally's best friend from high school), Celeste (a trumpet, and also a girl I went to gov school with), and Marbury (a trombone, her friend from high school). We need a 6th person though and that's causing problems.
Speaking of Shana! She's in the UVA Outdoor Adventure club and she's always trying to get me to go on weekend hiking trips with her and stuff, because she hasn't gone to any, so I'm officially joining this week. I probably won't do anything until spring, but the idea is really exciting. :D Moutain biking and caving and rock climbing and camping. I love nature.
...I wish my life were more eventful.
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