what a day

today has sucked. that basically sums it up. i got up early to study but ended up looking at the course schedule at the classes i need and watched as they filled up before my eyes. i then went to psych where i used kristyn's laptop to register. luckily the only class i didn't get in on the first try was CMS 306M. so yeah now i'm enrolled in a history to fill me up over 12 hours. hopefully i will be changing this soon. so yeah...registration wasn't so bad except for the fact that ALL OF MY CLASSES ARE ON MWF. so yeah that pissed me off. whatever. i'll deal. here's my schedule for those of you that care and can tell me that i've screwed myself with a prof.

52845 CH 310M MWF 9-10 Bocknack
50385 BIO 325 MWF 12-1 Finklea
F 10-11
58470 M 316 MWF 11-12 i dont know the prof for this one
24595 ENS 207L Longhorn band
38205 HIS 315K TTH 930-11 -this class will change to some type of world history or classical civilations class

so yeah...anyway, i then go to my room and call my mom and tell her the news and then i yelled at my computer for being slow. and then i looked over my biology for the test that i had to take that night. but i then had to go to band and concert band is just so pathetic and silly and i'm looking forward to it being over. i think that it's funny how instead of paying attention to albert conducting, everyone was passing out flyers for the beta/bunch toga party on friday night and then the flyers for gourd-a-rama for saturday night. yeah we're upstanding citizens in band who don't do anything wrong. always "doing the right thing." so i have this weekend to look forward to at least. i think i'm going to go dancing again on thursday night with that crew. i had so much fun last time. i'm going to try and talk bryan or someone else to come with me. :) so yeah then my bio test happened. i'm a really fast test taker and finished in about 40 minutes. i hope that i did alright. eh...it's all about sexual reproduction and plants. random i know but i think i did decent at least. after this i started the marathon studying for my chemistry test that is wednesday or today if you will. i'm still not done studying...just wasting time. i ran into carmen ulrich and she's in my class and we studied and talked and caught up and it was nice to talk to her. i also ran into zach warmbrodt. random but whatever. he has an article in the daily texan for tuesday of this week. so you should get yourself a copy and be impressed at his mad skillz. so yeah...i'm awake and it's waaaaaay past my bedtime. wooooot. time to tackle electrochemistry. wish me luck. i hope you have a wonderful night! big kiss. *muah.

i love ....

i love...

good (or not so good) tv shows like "the o.c." "grey's anatomy" "one tree hill" "gilmore girls" "csi" "without a trace" "desperate housewives" "the fabulous life" and of course "family guy"

looooooong, hot showers

line dancing and texas two-stepping

laughing with awesome friends

making an ass of myself and not caring what other people think

boys

mexican food

silly girl music - lindsay lohan, avril lavigne, ashlee simpson, michelle branch, kelly clarkson and occasionally hilary duff

chocolate chip cookies

shopping for pretty clothes

parties that have themes

chick flicks like "mean girls" "the notebook" "ever after" "13 going on 30" "10 things i hate about you"

LHB -big flag section leader 2005...hell yes

and sleep

i like cheerios

what a wonderful weekend. i live for the weekends. they make the week of learning and tests worth while.

thursday: i went to midnight rodeo instead of posse. i missed you posse but i had sooo much fun dancing that i'm over it. i got my country dance on and met some awesome people. i loved it. we stayed until it closed at 2. good times.

friday: i watched movies and went to bed early b/c i had a full day of learning chemistry and i was worn out. i watched "i heart huckabees" and didn't really like it. it was soo weird and not at all what i had expected. i then watched "spanglish" which was a really good movie, but a tear jerker. it was sad but inspiring. i liked it.

saturday: full day of bandness. first i had a nmc meeting and got a nifty t-shirt. then it was off to fiesta flambeau. it's this parade in san antonio that is evidently a very big deal and i had no idea what to expect. it was awesome. it was a very loud parade with many drunk people watching it. good times. we got back to austin at like 11 so i went to wendy's with bryan, blake, and jarrod. whoot. we were all so tired so after bryan dropped me off at srd, i went to bed. this weekend has been all about sleep. sleep is awesome.

so there ya go. it was simple weekend but a really good one. i just felt like sharing.

it's hump day

happy hump day to everyone. congratulations. you made it to the middle of the week. :) "alias" is on tonight and instead of watching it, i will be doing chemistry. YAY!!! j/k. the internet here at srd went out last night. thank you stupid girls who do not have virus protection and ruined my ability to be on the internet last night. i guess the one good thing about it was that i went to bed early b/c there was nothing else to do and i was really tired. i love sleep. it's so wonderful. i make the most of it when i get the opportunity to sleep until i naturally wake up. its a good thing and one of my favorite things. another one of my favorite things is bbq sauce. i love that stuff on basically any type of sandwich. yummy. you should try it. today in history class we started talking about the kennedy administration and then LBJ getting sworn in and stuff and my prof had put a picture on the powerpoint and it was a picture that my grandpa took. he was a photographer for the AP and covered LBJ's presidency. my mom got to go to his ranch when she was little and wear LBJ's cowboy hat. neat right? actually a lot of my grandpa's photos are at the museum in dallas about the assasination of kennedy. so that's my interesting fact for the day. i should go and do chemistry now..i hope it doesn't pour on me, (it was thundering earlier.) have a wonderful night!

wow

well folks, it's sunday night and i spent the entire evening doing hw instead of watching my tv shows so i think i deserve a cookie or a small parade for being focused. the potheads video is up. it takes a freakin' long time to download but it's worth it. it's a drumline ensemble that is rockin awesome so if you like to watch stuff like that or you are a drummer, then you should definitely check it out. be patient. :) so yeah. this weekend was actually really good for me. i got to spend some time with my family and did some major damage shopping on saturday. i might not have any money for food for the rest of the month. i got my dress for band banquet which is evidently a very formal thing here at texas. people wearing their prom dresses and getting their hair done. wow. i'm not wearing my prom dress or getting my hair done but i think i will look spiffy enough in my new outfit. so i guess the money was well spent. oh well. i hope i can get 20 dollars together to give to homer for gourdarama though. i'm soo looking forward to it. don't let me down glenn. :) i also got to see the lovely pacesetter revue. it was pretty neat, not as intense this year as last year b/c i don't know as many people that are pacesetters as last year. it was nice to see some of the pearce kids though. everyone looks good and happy and ready for school to be over. hehe. me too. amen. btw target has cool looking water bottles and yes i bought some just b/c the bottle looked so neat. i'm weird like that. easily amused. so the other day in biology class, instead of paying attention to plants, i made a list of all of the places that i've been b/c i think it's important to keep track of that kind of thing. i've been to 16 states and 17 countries/territories. i don't want to boast about it, oh wait yes i do. j/k. it's just something cool that i thought i would share. i say territories b/c that includes puerto rico and some of the virgin islands that cruise ships go to. so yeah. neat huh. i think traveling is so important to a person's perspective on life. i mean compared to how other people live across the world, it's easier to feel blessed for what i have and the country i live in. i'm glad that 75% of my income does not go to taxes. i'm glad that i have clean drinking water and that public restrooms do not consist of a hole in the floor to urinate into. i'm glad that fast food does not cost $8 for a value meal. just simple things, ya know? well i guess that's all of the incite i have for tonight...maybe i'll watch desperate housewives before i go to sleep...hmm....

this is me as a cute little girl. i just wanted you to see how precious i once was.

woohooo

tonight my blog and i got into a fight. i tried to change the template and it just would not do what i wanted so...the multiple colors of pink shall stay.....FOREVER. so yes...tonight has been a very interesting night indeed. first i had to sit through a very long LHBSA meeting to vote for council members. i was quite bored...the only getting me through it were the random comments made by eric, blake, paul or homer. then i watched "alias" and i'm sorry "alias" but you just keep getting more and more far-fetched. i'm not confused or anything and i'm a huge "alias" fan but wow. it's just plain weird sometimes. then i read history. hooray for civil rights movement. i know how to write a paper analyzing one scene of the book to what we're talking about in class. it shouldn't be too hard but i'm just not feeling it. i feel kinda icky this evening. i didn't really eat dinner and i have a huge sinus headache. fun for me right? but yeah, tonight has just been a weird night. i'm listening to incubus just straight down my playlist in itunes. this is something i rarely do b/c i normally like to spice it up, but tonight is an incubus night. i love "aqueous transmission" b/c it sounds so zen-like and relaxing. it makes me want to do karate moves and stuff like that or just sway back and forth. whatever. so i answered some questions about drinking and the pressures of drinking for a friend tonight. she doesn't drink and i think that her only experiences with people drinking have been bad so hopefully i lightened it up b/c i've only had one really bad experience with alcohol. after answering these questions i got to thinking about all of the common misconceptions about alcohol and all of the truths in drinking. there are three things that i think everyone should know about drinking if they've never done it....1) the first time you drink, it should be with friends, people that care enough about you to look after you when you cross the line of drunk to sick b/c strangers will look at you and be disgusted. 2) learn your limit and don't cross the line after you know it, b/c you're an idiot if you think being sick is fun and not remembering what the hell you did the night before. 3) if you are a girl, drinking one beer might make you a little light-headed, but it is no excuse to start acting crazy. we know it's an act. you aren't fooling anyone by your "lightweightness." buck up. AND that's all i have to say about that. i'm sure there is more you should know about drinking but that's all i feel like writing about. meh. so...here's the thing...i really want an ipod so it would be great if you would buy me one. j/k. my psychology class is optional tomorrow so that rocks hard-core b/c i have to write my history paper b/c i didn't do it tonight. i also have to do my chemistry webquiz. yuck. actually i've already done that i just have to check my answers. so yeah....i think i'm a xanga stalker. i read people's xanga things that i don't really talk to. is that weird? it's cool to see what other people are up to. all of those people i have under friends are the ones i read. i like to read katie wilhoit's b/c it always has interesting tid-bits. i also am reading anna's recently b/c she is one of the only ones that updates like everyday. so thank you anna if you read mine for updating regularly. i'm mad at all of you that haven't updated yours since the beginning of the semester. SHAME ON YOU! i will now end this ridiculously long post. thanks for reading. peace out girl scouts.

hrm..

because i wanted to update and couldn't think of anything wise to say... here are some random facts:

the longest one-syllable word in the english language is "screeched"

all of the clocks in "pulp fiction" are stuck on 4:20

isaac asimov is the only author to have a book in every dewey-decimal category

the symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe

charlie brown's father was a barber

On the cartoon show 'The Jetsons', Jane is 33 years old and her daughter Judy is 15

A full seven percent of the entire Irish barley crop goes to the production of Guinness beer

so there you go...enjoy

well hot damn

so it's definitely time for a weekend update. there hasn't been one in a while and i know you're just dying to see what i did with myself this weekend. well lets travel back in time and start on thursday....

thursday night: i watched "the o.c." b/c it's an awesome show and i love it. you would like it too if you gave it a chance. my mommy sent me tiff's treats which was awesome b/c who doesn't like warm cookies brought to you by an attractive delivery boy?? that's what i thought. i then went over to the south mall to listen to texas revue. one reason why i love going to ut is b/c of all of the diversity on campus. there was made extremely clear by the acts in texas revue. we started out with this indian dancing group which was amazing. they jumped around for what seemed an eternity. i would have been worn out about 1/4 the way through. there was also the chinese yo-yo club and HUM acapella. wow. it was sooo cool. AND of course potheads performed and they were WONDERFUL and HILARIOUS. they got a standing ovation from the crowd. it was well deserved. for those of you that have no clue what i'm talking about...potheads is a group from the drumline that put together this "stomp-style" ensemble. it was hella tyte. there should be a clip of it appearing on the texasdrums website sometime soon. and if not, there are clips of past performances on texastenors website. so yeah, you have no excuse to not check them out. you will be dazzled i assure you. i then went to posse with those crazy people. some of our normal posse goers were not there and that made me sad but it's all good.

friday: i went to class. oh yes. the joys of class. i did learn something that all boys should pay attention to especially if you use a laptop....and actually put it on your lap. you boys that do that are killing your sperm. just thought that you should know so you wont continue to kill your little spermies. laptops produce heat and sperm need a slightly cooler environment to develope correctly so yeah. don't do it. -that's biology for you. ok so then i went to SA town to see chris and blake's ska band perform at the place. evidently it's a place where all local bands perform and is a pretty cool high school hangout. i dont know whether i enjoyed the band or looking at the crazy high school outfits more. :) there was one girl that wore a corset with jeans and had slit her jeans right below her butt. that's class right there. hehehe. ok but yeah. chris and blake and the rest of the band did really well and i was proud of them.

saturday: i slept in as much as i could. i ate lunch, did some laundry, and watched some tv. i then went to texas revue again with bryan. i had no idea how crowded it was going to be so by the time we got there, we had to sit in the balcony but whatever. the show was great. by the time potheads rolled around, bryan and i were psyched and also nervous for them. the crowd really loved them though and they got a standing ovation yet again. at the end of the night, potheads was announced the overall winner of texas revue. WOOHOO!!! 2000 dollars for that win! i was soo proud. so what do you after you win? you celebrate. they decided to have a party at the tenor pad and i was glad they did. i'm not a big fan of frat parties and i was going to go to one unless they did something. i was quite relieved that i got to hang out with my friends rather than walk around a party full of strangers. so yeah it was a really good night.

today is sunday and like every sunday, i will be doing my chemistry lab and watching desperate housewives and now grey's anatomy. so i better get to work. have an excellent day!!!!

Katelyn, me, and Ashlee

Chris

hmm...

today i was looking through my high school pictures that i have on my computer and found this one of my junior year band trip to new york. everyone looks young and kinda goofy. i think it's amazing how much people have changed since this picture was taken. my closer friends are the ones at the bottom of the picture laying on the bench and like the row right behind them. i haven't seen some of those people in sooo long. eric is off in georgia and marcus is at the naval academy and colin hardly comes to dallas anymore. i miss those boys and their crazy antics especially at lunch. wow good times. i don't know why today brought back my love of high school b/c it rarely happens. normally i'm very happy to be out of pearce, but today, i miss it's familiarity and it's simplicity. sure people are gay and there is way more unnecessary drama in high school with everyone trying to be cool or be the bad kids but it was pretty much a good time. my new friends i have this year are kinda similar to the friends i had then. i'm still in band so it's basically the same kind of people. hah. people on drumline still make up most of my friends with some trombones sprinkled in just the way i like it. :) weird how that happens. anywho, they're great people and i love them. i just felt like sharing.

New York Junior Year

chemistry

if have talked to me recently, i have probably complained about the amount of time i spend on chemistry whether it be class or my outrageously long chem lab. i would like to take this time to tell you that i really do like chemistry, when i understand it and tonight is one of those nights where everything makes sense to me. it has been a while since i have been able to say that about Dr. McCord's class. thermodynamics completely kicked my ass, but equilibrium is awesome. acid/base equilibrium is even better. i just wanted to share that with you so that all of you who think that i don't try, know that i really do. :)

today i watched "queer eye for the straight guy" b/c we still have cable in our room. two thumbs up. the guys made over the sigma chi house at north texas. it looked amazing and they gave them like 4 racks of clothes from american eagle. i was a little jealous of those boys. i wish that i had four racks of ae clothes, completely free of charge. :( oh well. it was a really good episode and it made me laugh.

my section leader interview for lhb is tomorrow. i'm a little nervous. i hope that it's just delia interviewing instead of all of the directors but i'm probably wrong and i'm going to have to try to not be mortified. j/k. it won't be that scary. they are taking four section leaders and only four of us turned in applications. hooray for very good odds. there are a lot of great people going out for section leader in other sections i noticed. i hope all of my friends make it that way section leader camp is a little more bearable.

Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back, even though you hung up on him, who thinks you are perfect even though he knows the worst things about you, who will stay awake just to watch you sleep. Wait for the guy who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you're in sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you're just as pretty without makeup, one who is constantly reminding you of how much he loves you and how lucky he is to have you, and the one who turns to his friends and says, 'That's her'."-Never lose hope for that

i came across this quote in one of my friend's facebook's and i thought that it was very true and would be absolutely wonderful if this could one day happen. i just thought that it was really sweet and it might not be wholly true about love or your idea of love but i like it. i think every girl hopes for a prince to come and sweep her off her feet, i know i do.

alright i gotta sleep for my test tomorrow. HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!

Glenn, Joseph, Stephen, and John

stupid spring forward day

i hate the time change. it's totally messing with me. i mean, one hour less of sleep. don't they know how precious sleep is to me and how much i look forward to the time i get to sleep?? gosh.... oh well i guess i'll be ok with it tomorrow but as of right now, i'm venting. the time change would have been ok if i hadn't had soooo much work that i had to do today. it's crunch time and right now i'm trying to pull out good grades for this semester. sometimes i feel that no matter how hard i try, i will still be average (at school that is.)

on a happier note, the pirate party last night kicked ass. i had soooo much fun eventhough i didn't drink. kudos to me. i got to drive shelby's car instead which was awesome b/c i love driving and not having a car this year has sucked. :( you never know how much you depend on something until the priviledge is taken away from you. BUT back to the pirate festivities. i was really proud and stunned at how seriously everyone dressed up for our little party. i think that shelby and i looked very pretty in our wench costumes. :) homer really went all out with the alcohol as well. i mean rum, and grog. what the heck is grog? i didn't have any but it did not smell good. i don't know how people were drinking that stuff but i guess that can be said about any alcohol. there's a picture up there with some pirate folk in it that i thought would be cool. i hope that it posts correctly. i'm new at this after all.

tonight i watched "grey's anatomy" and it is quickly becoming my favorite show. there is something about medical shows that i just can't get enough of. it brought me back to my week at medical camp or NYLF if you will. that whole experience changed my whole outlook on medicine and sometimes i wish that i weren't lazy and actually cared enough to make straight a's and apply to medical school, but i'm a slacker and medical school is not my goal right now. i think that i would enjoy being a doctor but at the same time, i think i would absolutely LOATHE the path to get there. i can't get excited about a 7 year residency where you don't get paid and are learning your "craft." i know when you look at the bigger picture, 15 years of school to learn a profession that you will do the rest of your life seems like a very small fraction of your life. too bad it intimidates me and also scares the shit out of me. it makes me sad to think that i'll never get to work on a cadaver but that makes most people sick so please don't think that i'm weird or something b/c of that. :) i'm intrigued.

i should get back to studying and reading my book for history class. woohoo. yay for learning.

yarrrrrr....

april fools day

happy april fool's day to everyone!! i hope that noone fell for any silly stunts. raquel tried to trick me that i had forgotten to do a chemistry webquiz but i was quick on my toes and didn't believe her. woohoo! ten points. ok on another note...CABLE mysteriously appeared on our tv the other day. i hope it doesn't show up on the bill or time warner is going to get an ear full. cable makes me happy b/c now i can waste time watching guilty pleasures like "newlyweds" and "ashlee" and "best week ever." i think that vh1 has some really funny shows but also a lot of pointless countdowns. have you ever noticed that? they have a countdown for EVERY type of celebrity ever. just a thought. also it was the last "newlyweds" ever on wednesday. *tear. i will miss jessica and her antics. i want a malti poo which is the kind of dog that jessica simpson has. it's soooo cute. if only it didn't cost like 700 freaking dollars. i really do want one. maybe someday....

yesterday i went to posse like i always do on thursdays to be with my homies (yeah i know i can't pull that off) and it was overrun with all of these people for some adult swim thing. it was sooo crowded. it was a little annoying but i still got to see my friends and talk to them and learn new things. everyone is soo excited for the pirate party that is happening tomorrow night. it's going to be crazy b/c everyone is actually dressing up and we're going to drink pirate drinks and sing shanties. we're such nerds. you know you're jealous.

btw mashed potatoes are my absolute favorite and srd made my day at lunch by serving them. just thought you should know.

the song of the day is "move forward" by bethany dillon b/c elyse munselle has good taste in music. :)