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[Jul. 15th, 2009|07:19 pm] |
While watching Repo! The Genetic Opera with Heather the other night, I was both amused and horrified. I was like, wow, this is fun, but pretty awful. Annnnnnnnnd now, I've watched it again and listened to the soundtrack, and I am mildly obessesed.
I saw the new Harry Potter movie today, too. I can't quite figure D Rad out - he is extremely attractive in person (not just because I saw him nood!) but not so much as Harry Potter. It might be the hair. I think he's pretty groovy, though. I had a few "wtf?!" moments during the movie, mostly because I was having trouble remembering what was canon and what was from fics, because it's been awhile since I read the books.
Apparently, some people don't re-read books, which is a very weird to me.
An LJ-friend of mine is a part of this womens barbershop group, and she inspired me to check out the website and now I really want to get involved! There aren't any chapters around here, though, so I wrote away for info on starting a chapter.
I have bagel training at 3:30 am on Sunday morning. I'm a little scared.
Panic! at the Disco has broken up, which is uber sadface for me, because I love them to itty bitty pieces. Which they are now in. (Two of the members are staying with the band, and the other two are going off to do their own musical thing.)
And that's all for now. |
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| to you and you and you you and you! |
[Jul. 7th, 2009|11:31 am] |
It seems that in two weeks time, I will be down from four and a half days of work to two or three days of work. This is entirely my doing, but I'm still pretty annoyed about how it went down.
I kind of want to run away and join the circus.
I ordered something on the interwebz that hasn't shipped yet and it annoys me. What a strange society we live in - that I am annoyed that something I decided I wanted four days ago and purchased by using a few numbers hasn't arrived at my house yet, complete with pink tissue paper.
The past four days I have worked out. Woohoo, go me. I am trying to keep this up everyday because I want to get in shape and be healthy. What does get in shape really mean, though? It's a strange term.
I'm very sad, because it's been announced that Panic at the Disco is splitting up. This is worse than when they removed the exclamation point, guys. What's her face and so-and-so are leaving to make their own beautiful music together, and the cheerleader and the ugly one are going to continue on as PatD. (That just doesn't look as good as P!atD.)
Anyway. I'm off to work while I still have a job. Hurrah.
PS - I just got the script for a teen version of Rent that KJK is doing. It's so lol-worthy. Some of the stuff that they left in I'm like, WTF? Why would you let kids say/do that? But things that they changed are really funny, too. Why would you have a kids summer camp perform Rent? Seriously. |
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| Nobody puts bagel in the corner... |
[Jun. 28th, 2009|02:42 pm] |
So. Things.
Yesterday was a small gathering, in celebration of Dennis's high school graduation and my college graduation. It was pretty lametastic, with almost exclusively my parent's friends and wacky bizarre relatives. Dennis and I each each had a few people as well, but most of my college friends couldn't make it at the last minute.
I'm really not happy at one of my jobs, and I think I am leaving. Which, yes, is douchey of me, blah blah blah. I am leaving because I am most likely going to be receiving training on how to make bagels and run a bagel store. Because my dad and I am thinking of opening a bagel store in Carmel.
Anyway. That's really all. I feel like things have been going on, and they have been, but writing them down makes them sound stupid.
I'm looking forward to vacation in August (SO MUCH) and hopefully getting moving on the bagel store soon thereafter. I'll keep you posted. |
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[May. 31st, 2009|05:26 pm] |
As mentioned last time around, I have been working to sort and clean and re-organize things in my room. This includes papers. Today I pulled out a cardboard box with high school assignments, Drumbeat issues (I have way too many copies!) and random advertisements I must have liked back in the day.
I also found a hand written drumbeat submission called "Death Wish" by crow in waiting. I don't recognize the pen name, nor do I remember publishing it. For your reading pleasure, without corrections, I give it under ( this LJ cut. )
And there you have it.
Guys? True confessions time. (No, I didn't write it.)
I miss high school! |
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| omae o korosu |
[May. 29th, 2009|02:16 pm] |
I haven't started my job at the recruiting company yet (I start Monday) so I have today off. Which is awesome. I don't dig the whole work thing. Anyway, I digress.
I'm spending the day trying to finish going through the old crap in my room and unpacking my college stuff. That includes going through the junk in my closet, which hasn't been gone through in years. I pulled out a pile of games, which included Gundam Wing Opoly.
Some of you remember this - I got a "make your own monopoly" for Christmas one year, and made it into, well, Gundam Wing Opoly. Serious nostalgia fest, as well as embarrassment fest, because in the box was part of the terrible self insertion fix that I wrote (it included me, Michelle, Rachel, and Kristina - so probably circa eighth grade). It's really bad, but, I want to try to find the rest of it, for the lolz. Anyone happen to have it?
Anyway, I also just managed to log into the yahoo group that we used to use all the time - SquabsFanfiction. The messages I sent you guys were tragic, and I apologize! :)
But, in the best news: Heero is Not Toast still exists. It took me a few minutes to remember the name, but I found it! |
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| hurray hurrah! |
[May. 21st, 2009|10:04 pm] |
I saw Kooza last night, which was amazing. I liked it a lot more than Wintuk, and I'm thinking about becoming a Cirque junkie (you know, one of those people who just refer to cirque du soleil as 'cirque', lolz). Really, really cool stuff.
I've been working on and off this week on unpacking/cleaning, which is a big job. I'm hoping to finish by Saturday!
Today I went to Chappaqua to interview in person for a position I've been phone interviewing for. I left being pretty sure I would be hired, but didn't expect to find out for sure until next week.
BUT: I got a call this evening around 7, and I was officially offered both of the jobs. It looks like I will be doing Monday and Friday at the recruiting firm in White Plains, and Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday, and Thursday at the consulting firm in Chappaqua. If I want, I can probably go to White Plains Tuesday mornings, but, we'll see how it goes. I'm not getting paid super well, but, they should both be really great positions where I will learn a lot, and I'll be getting a salary review in a few months.
So, hurray! I am employed. I start Tuesday. :) |
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[May. 19th, 2009|10:32 am] |
I am officially a college graduate! :) Who would have thought, when in my senior year of high school I had a meltdown and didn't want to go to college and filled out applications to all of the culinary schools, that, three years later, I would have a BS degree from Fordham University in Business Administration? Definitely not me!
It's pretty exciting, but it's sad too. McShane (Fordham's president, who is the shit, I love him, best jesuit ever) gave a speech that made me want to cry. This is strange, because I was miserable at Fordham my first semester, too. The next year was better, but still not great. This year, though, was so good, between my roommates and choir. I will miss both so much! Luckily, three of the five roomies will be in manhattan next year, so I can visit!
On the job front: I am going to White Plains for an interview today at 2, at the recruiting firm where I previously interviewed. This time, however, I am interviewing to work for them part time. I also have an interview with the consulting firm in Chappaqua that I interviewed for at the recruiting firm. It's a little confusing, but, the short of it is that both places have told me that I have a "pretty sure bet." I hope this is true, because I will be both disappointed and screwed if I don't get at least one of them. (The recruiting firm job was suggested to me by the recruiting firm because they know I want full time employment, and, if I work both part time jobs, it will equal full time employment.) Whew!
I also want to work on getting WTFudgery off the ground again, but I won't be doing it from the online aspect. I think tomorrow I am going to call the church and ask them if I could pay to use the kitchen that they have in the social hall, because I think it is a commercial kitchen.
I will be living at home for at least six months. If I get both jobs, I may be able to get an apartment after that. With a kitty cat! And new bath towels! And a couch! And decorative glasses! :) Hopefully.
That is all.
ps - apparently that is not all. I saw Star Trek the other day. SO FIERCE.
That is all. |
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[May. 11th, 2009|11:53 am] |
I started to post last week, after my last class but before my first final. I realized I wasn't saying anything worthwhile, so I stopped.
As a warning, I will probably not be saying anything worthwhile except for OMG I'm graduating in 5 days!!!
( In less worthwhile news... )
In other vaguely worthwhile news, I am now pondering going back to school to get a Masters in education and teach english. And after that, I would like to start an alpaca farm.
These sound like jokes, but, they are not. |
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[Apr. 28th, 2009|07:17 pm] |
So.....I am officially done with my undergrad classes. I don't want to say that I am done with all classes forever, because I may end up going to grad school (teaching looks attractive to me lately, not sure why) or perhaps take some interesting classes somewhere else one day. But, I am, for sure, finished with undergraduate classes at Fordham.
( It's really bittersweet. )
Nonetheless, I feel very proud of what I accomplished. I probably won't be graduating Magna Cum Laude as planned, because this semester really kicked me in the behind, but I will still have Cum Laude, which is good.
Yesterday, in my Business Policy class, my professor cried during his goodbye speech. It was so cute! I adore him, he's this scarily smart man whose a huge geek (he's a crazy japanophile - he majored in japan in college, lived in japan for 9 years, married a japanese woman, etc), and he's also really intimidating. He was telling us how he became an educator because he wanted to make a difference, and tears started running down his face. SO CUTE, Ben Cole, so cute.
In a complete change of subject: despite not being in a relationship right now, and never having been this type of girl, I've been thinking a lot about my future wedding recently. Which is weird, because I don't even know that I approve of the institution. I've had to actively stop myself from planning it. I don't want to be that person!
And, finally, you know all those freezing winter days when I made jokes like, Haha, I wish global warming would hurry up and get here! Yeah, well, global warming is a bitch and I take it back. |
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[Apr. 24th, 2009|11:06 am] |
Last night I went to a fancy dinner and was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, which is the big to Business School honor society - it was held at the Princeton Club in Manhattan, and I had to wear a suit. Only the top 10% of the class is eligible. SWEET.
Tomorrow I'm going to china town and little italy with my sister, which is always fun. And its supposed to be like a million degrees tomorrow!
I still don't have a job yet, which sucks. I've been applying since December. I'm a little worried, but, I have some money saved to fall back on, which is something, I guess. |
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[Apr. 21st, 2009|08:44 pm] |
It's been a ( rough few days. )
And tonight was the worst choir practice ever! I was the only alto to show up, and we were doing all new music, and I stumbled along and was awful. I mean, it wasn't really awful, it was kind of funny, because I was laughing at myself, and so was everyone else, especially our choir director Rob Minotti. But it wasn't good. Easter joy my ass.
On the bright side, I've pseudo given up on a few things:
1) Keeping my 3.7. I currently have a 3.706, I think, which qualifies me for Magna Cum Laude - awesome! So I've been working towards keeping it, because I really really want it. However...it's not really looking so hot. To keep it, I would need to get at least 4 As, with a B+ and an A-, and, while that would be doable any other semester, it just isn't feasible. My classes are way hard.
So I've decided not to stress too much - even if I were to get only 2 As (which is the least I'm expecting), I can definitely still have above a 3.5, which is Cum Laude. Not as good as Magna, but, I guess I might have to settle.
and 2) I do have some time to get a job. Since I'm graduating early, I'm saving at least 40K - so any money, even a few bucks, that I earn is a bonus! (Yes, I know that this is the worst logic in the world, but, its almost keeping the panic at bay.)
25 days left until graduation. O.o |
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[Apr. 19th, 2009|04:38 pm] |
I felt girlier the last two days than I have in a while - I wore a skirt all day yesterday (well, until Twister...) and a dress for a few hours today! o.O Crazy-talk.
It's been beautiful here the past few days.
I bought booze for the first time yesterday!
I have a busy week - a presentation Tuesday and a fancy dinner for an honor society induction on Thursday.
I've been talking with a potential employer the past few days. Hopefully that will pan out.
I am down a jean size thanks to weight watchers, but I did crappy this week. Next will be better.
OMG I have so much work to do! And that's why I'm updating LJ, of course of course... |
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[Apr. 13th, 2009|10:38 pm] |
In the past three months, I have applied to 147 jobs.
I have had phone interviews with 3 of them.
I go back and forth between being completely terrified, and totally chill. During the totally chill times, I do stupid things, like looking at apartments, which, hello, I can't afford without a job. Like this one.
There are four and a half weeks left until graduation.
5 tests, 4 papers, 2 projects, 1 initiation, 1 awards night, 2 ceremonies to go. And Dorney Park. Because my roommates and I are going to go to Dorney in the van. It will be legendary. |
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[Apr. 8th, 2009|08:32 am] |
We had a bit of a scare yesterday. ( Dennis, my 17 year old brother, is kind of an idiot. )
In other news, I'm heading home today for easter break. There's a total of 38 days until graduation - scary! I'm thinking that I will get some sort of standard part time summer job. that way I'll be making some money, but still have some of the summer for me, because I have a lot of plans. Then, come September/October, I will get a "real" job. Hopefully, there will be less competition at that point.
That's all for now.
PS - For the lolz. |
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[Apr. 4th, 2009|03:04 pm] |
This weekend is the spring concert, so I'm down at Lincoln Center for the day. ( The haps, yo. )
Tomorrow is Palm Sunday, so I have to be at church early for extra rehearsal, then we are doing another concert at three (AWESOME).
The wii fit will yell at me tomorrow because I skipped two days in a row because of my mad crazy schedule going on. |
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| I'm trying to forget that I'm addicted to you. |
[Apr. 2nd, 2009|06:43 pm] |
So, even though my roommates meant well and had planned a surprise for me on Friday which was accidentally ruined by myself (only because of their poor planning, I might add), I spent the weekend moping because I thought that they didn't care at all and weren't going to celebrate with me. Of course, this could be because they didn't tell me about the aborted secret party plans on Friday until Sunday night, so I spent Friday, Saturday, and Sunday having a giant pity party.
This is a very busy week for me. Monday was baking vegan cupcakes for Maria's birthday, but Tuesday got really crazy - classes, a paper to work on, a book lecture, double choir - Wednesday was spent working on papers from 6:30 to 4, then choir. Today was classes, more paper, and holding an event about IT jobs at Fordham. Which is happening right now. And only 2 people (make that 3!) have come so far, besides my boss, who spent 35 minutes here shooting the breeze with me. Which was awful. Tomorrow is class, then choir, then the band/orchestra concert, then maybe going to Reefer Madness. Then Saturday is all day at Lincoln Center, doing choir in the morning and the concert at night. Sunday is church/choir in the morning, then the concert in the afternoon. Whew! Exhausting.
I've been using my wii fit since I got it for my birthday, missing only one day so far. It's fun and good, and might even be beneficial, but its also painfully honest, telling you when you suck or if you are too fat. Which is good, I guess. I already knew I was too fat, so no biggie.
Next week is Easter break, (thursday-monday) which is good, although I'm coming back to Fordham on Friday to sing at mass because we are singing some seriously cool shit. And the other days I'll be frantically working on projects. Fun times!
This was basically a waste on an entry! AWESOME. |
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[Mar. 28th, 2009|11:43 pm] |
I don't have much to say, but 'Europe' was stuck in my head and I really needed to post it somewhere, so, I thought I'd use it in my entry subject.
I turned 21 today. It's nice, I guess. One more hurdle that I have effectively jumped. Maybe I'll go to the liquor store next week to revel in it, and then not buy anything.
My mom and sister came down for lunch and then we did presents in the basement. My roommates decorated the apartment, however all of them but one was busy tonight doing other things, so we are doing cake and whatnot tomorrow, which works, I guess, because Maria's birthday is on Monday. I was a little sad about it, because after my family left, I was left pretty alone. My dad stopped by with flowers, and then I played with my Wii Fit and watched the Emperor's New Groove.
In addition to the Wii Fit, I also got these. Super cute. And some Toasted Marshmallow Jelly Belly beans, which is awesome because they are the best ever, but not so awesome because I'm on Weight Watchers and they are a lot of points. o.O
On that same note, though, I've been on for less than a week and I've lost 5 lbs. Cool. (The first week is always a lot, though, as the body adjusts and you lose water weight. I know that losing weight too fast is unhealthy, so, no worries there.) It's pretty awesome. I recommend it, though it can be frustrating to calculate points before eating anything.
I'm graduating in exactly 7 weeks - that's 49 days. In six weeks, we are taking a roomie day trip to Dorney Park in the van. In five weeks, I'll be prepping for finals week. In four weeks, I'll be reveling in my last week of classes. In three weeks, I'll be freaking out about jobs. In two weeks, I'll be home for Easter. In one week, it's the spring concert.
Time is really snowballing. |
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| if all our life is but a dream, fantastic posing greed, then we should feed our jewelry to the sea |
[Mar. 20th, 2009|03:19 pm] |
This week was spring break. I had the best of intentions - I was going to study for Ethics and Stats II, do my entire NVP project, and write a case on financing the Olympics. What have I done? Been to the movies twice (Watchmen and Taken), shopped, read magazines, made cake balls, went to the doctor, and watched the boob tube. I also went out to an early birthday dinner with the fam.
I'm heading back on Sunday. Between now and then (read: Saturday) I need to make some headway on the Olympics case and the NVP project.
Also: I'm reading this book by Tim Ferris, The Four Hour Work Week. Do yourself a favor and pick it up from the library one day - it's amazing. Yeah. I'm going to be one of those people reading business narratives, now. :(
Timeline:
April 4-5, Spring Concert
April 8-13, Easter Break
May 1-11, Finals
May 16, Commencement
Yeah - in less than two months, I will be a college grad. CRAZY TALK. |
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[Mar. 6th, 2009|09:29 am] |
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OMG U2 IS AMAZING. THIS WAS THE BEST DAY EVER. SRSLY GUYS. |
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