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2006-11-17T08:52:00.000-08:00

This week has been really long...just because this break could not come fast enough. Katy left Tuesday to go to nationals for cross country in Florida. That's right....my roomate runs fast. :) She doesn't run until today though, but I'm sure she'll do great. She's awesome.

Tuesday night I went to the Miller's for a "Thanksgiving party." It was just desserts and games and I didn't stay long because I had a lot of homework but it was pretty fun.

Wednesday I played racquetball with Steven and Jordan and completely forgot that it was Wednesday, so I missed my bible study. It was kinda sad...but this week I completely lost track of what day it was.

Pretty much all day yesterday I was either doing homework or doing nothing. I got "assignment 2" done for my internship even though I haven't gotten an email back from the missionary I'm staying with. Bree cut my hair. That was pretty exciting, since it's been a year since I cut my hair. It feels a lot better. I will never go that long without at least trimming it ever again. I still have a bunch of split ends, but it's a lot smoother and it feels healthier. Hopefully it'll grow back in time for the mass donation to Locks Of Love in March. If it grows fast enough I'm going to try to get another trim so I won't have as many split ends.

Whelp...the long awaited Friday is here, and I only have 2 more classes today and then I'M OUTTA HERE!!!!!!!!! woop woop

2006-11-13T00:16:00.000-08:00

So...I've gotten really bad about keeping this up to date....sorry to anyone who actually reads this. I'll try to fill it all in.

The Friday after my last post I did go see Batman with Jenifer, Jordan, and Steven. Then we went to play soccer but right after we started playing for real this security guy came and told us to leave. He said we weren't allowed to be there after 11....even though we do it every week. So Drew, Gerald, and some guy I didn't know ran to the Berryhill. We played on the Christmas display they're building but then we saw a cop so we ran away. We went and played in the empty pool instead. It was pretty fun.

I can say with confidence that I got nothing accomplished last Saturday. I got up and went to breakfast with Jenifer and Jessie, but that was eating so it doesn't count for anything productive. I'm pretty sure I slept, watched movies, and played on the computer the majority of the day. I might have done something that night, but I don't remember. Which means if it was something, it was nothing, just with other people.

Sunday I went to Pine View. It might have been better if I had been with someone...but I was by myself so I was a little uncomfortable. But I did meet this girl who goes to Harding. I haven't seen her since...but she was nice. Probably the most exciting part of the day was playing racquetball for the first time. It was really fun. So fun I'm taking and tennis and racquetball class next semester. We also made Jordan watch the Newsies cuz he'd never seen it. He liked it.

The past week is kind of a blur....I remember doing laundry Tuesday cuz I just barely made it back in time for curfew. If I hadn't gotten a ride from the golf cart guy I never would have made it. 12:13. whew. Wednesday I had a history test...I can never seem to motivate myself to study for those tests. I've gotten C's on the past 3. I'm going to have to dominate that final...egh. I also made peanut butter squares for my bible study Wednesday night. Everybody loved them. They all got eaten. We had an intern meeting that night too...I actually met the people I'm going to Thailand with so I'm not as scared, even though they're all juniors and they all know each other. Whatev.

I remember doing not much of anything Thursday cuz I had a French test Friday. I can actually motivate myself to study for that class because it's part of my major and I'm interested in it. I actually stayed up until 4:30 studying...I'm not sure how I stayed awake in chapel (maybe because Jon Ross did a painting and it was absolutely amazing) and all my classes (even history!!!). I won't know until tomorrow how I did but I feel like I should get an A.

I didn't have Bible Thursday or Friday cuz Matt was in Chicago. Oh and I did my schedule for next semester Thursday too. I'm taking Education Foundations, Photography, College Algebra, Wellness, Old Testament, Tennis and Racquetball, and French. The only classes I'm not looking forward to are Algebra and Wellness...everything else should be pretty good.

When I got done with my French test I went to sleep. Then I got up to go work out with Frank. It was pretty fun. I went to dinner without changing clothes, but I changed before we went to see Superman Returns. I must say I was quite disappointed. I don't think I've ever seen a Superman movie before, but Smallville is definitely much better. We played cards in the Student Center afterwards and then Jenifer came and we watched the Newsies cuz she hasn't seen it either except she fell asleep so we didn't finish it.

Yesterday Katy and I did this "Rake and Run" thing. We didn't really run...we just went and raked random people's yards. It was actually really fun. Chelsie and this guy named Austin were in our "group" and we took lots of pictures and it was really fun. There's this awesome picture of me where I'm completely horizontal in the air above a pile of leaves. It's going to be my new facebook picture whenever Chelsie puts them online.

After that I went up to Caroline's room for something and she was about to do "Yoga Botty Ballet" so I did it with her. It could have very easily been the hardest workout I've ever done. I am so sore right now. Between that, working out with Frank, and raking leaves, my body hurts all over. Arms, back, abs, buns, legs....everything but my head. Cuz there aren't a lot of muscles to work out there. I had trouble walking down the stairs without my legs collapsing. It's worse today than yesterday...

But last night we went to Little Rock. It was Brittany, Caroline, and these two girls I didn't know, Amanda, and Alison. Turns out Alison's going to France when I'm going so I think we're going to be friends. But we went to Old Navy where they were having a huge sale. I got a skirt and some shorts for less than $7. It was awesome. Then we went to McAllister's where there were some weird guys checking us out and the manager was betting the cook how old we were. It was interesting....but very fun. Then we went to Cold Stone....which is always amaaaazing. And Barnes & Noble where we read kids' Christmas books. I also almost left my purse, which is why I don't carry them on a regular basis. We came back and played Uno for a bit and then went to bed.

I was going to go to church at Fellowship this morning but my alarm clock didn't go off. I was really sad....it's the first time I've missed church since I've been here other than this time I skipped Downtown one Sunday night. But I watched Pride and Prejudice this afternoon for the first time. It was pretty good....I went to Wal Mart...I went to Downtown....I read....Now I'm going to bed.

2006-11-02T23:38:00.000-08:00

This week has made me truly realize how convenient a cell phone is. My social life has suffered greatly with my lack of phone...I never know when anyone's doing anything because they can't call me and tell me and I can't call anyone and ask if they want to do something with me...so I've been spending much more time in my room...and on facebook...which I'm convinced is not a bad thing, but it certainly isn't good either. *sigh*

Monday I did the first official commercial for Harding...all frickin day. It was by far the most boring day since I've been here. But I met some new people and I'll be getting a check pretty soon for at least $50, probably more since it was from 9-5, so that'll be really nice.

Tuesday was Halloween. :] I wasn't going to get dressed up, but then when trick-or-treaters started coming I changed my mind and started trying to put an outfit together. It wasn't very successful until Katy was like "Hey, I have this thing that my sister's roomate gave me that you can wear." It was like this cool Egyptian robe with a thingy that tied around and jingled. :] We went trick-or-treating. It was fun, even though I don't really eat candy.

It was also frickin cold. Ever since Tuesday night it's been a lot colder. I wore my winter coat today, although it was sunny so I didn't really need it towards the afternoon...but still. I can stand cold weather for a while, but if it doesn't snow, I get a little cranky. It hasn't been cold enough long enough for me to be cranky yet, but I hear it doesn't really snow around here so I'm thinking second semester might not be the happiest of times.

There aren't really any plans for this weekend. Batman Begins is playing in the Benson tomorrow. I'll probably go to that because I haven't really been using my pass that much. I gotta get my money's worth. I'm sure there will be soccer too...probably tomorrow. That always makes me happy. :]

2006-10-29T20:52:00.000-08:00

Last week was pretty bleh. Tuesday I did laundry most of the day after class and then I went to see The Departed. It was one of those really bad but really intriguing movies that boys like. Like in a way I'm glad I saw it, but I have no desire to see it again. But I would recommend it for boys. That whole night was a little iffy....

Wednesday was okay...bible study was good and internship meeting was good. But that night I started feeling really bad...which was really bad because I had a test Thursday morning. I studied for a little while but after a while I just had to go to bed...I felt horrible. So I didn't study as much as I wanted to, and I didn't get up as early as I wanted to the next morning. I was the last one to get there and the last one to leave. And I still felt bad so I didn't do as well as I should have. After that I went back to bed. I woke up after a while and went to the nurse to get some medicine. I didn't go to any of my other classes. I just slept and watched movies in bed all day.

Friday I felt better, but I think it was because I hadn't really been eating. Then my mom came. :) It made me really happy. I had to do a little homework for a while but then we went to dinner, where I didn't eat much, and then to the play. It was amazing. There are some talented people here at Harding, let me tell you. I went to the bonfire after that and then to Ellie's room to try to get chapel seats, but it wasn't working. When I went downstairs on the way to my room I saw my roomate and the girl across the hall running down the hall. They were like "We're going to Taco Bell, wanna come?!" At this point it was almost 10 till 1. Okay. So we went to Taco Bell and just barely made it back for grace period. It was fun and spontaneous.

Saturday I got to sleep in and I woke up for lunch at Grandpa's. My stomach felt much better so it was delicious. Then Mom and I went shopping. :) I got some new jeans and a new jacket. I love them. Then we went to see my aunt and uncle and cousin who were here for the weekend. Then we went to dinner at IHOP and ended up staying for a really long time.

Then I went to play soccer. It was really good this week. There were a lot of people at first but after "halftime" it was good. I hurt my bad knee a little but I don't think it's too bad. I came back and watched Smallville since we got to set the clock back.

This morning we went to church at Downtown and then Mazzio's for lunch. It was really crowded. Then Mom left...it was pretty sad. But I came back to my room and watched some more Smallville and took a nap. We were going to play "invitation only" soccer tonight but supposedly everyone was too tired so I haven't been doing much tonight. Tomorrow I'm going to be in some commercial for Harding. I get to miss all chapel and all my classes. And I'm getting paid $8/hour. I'm pretty excited.

2006-10-23T21:50:00.000-07:00

I stayed up too late last night. Today was exhausting. I tried to stay awake in history by studying french....it didn't work. It really seems impossible to stay awake in that class.

I skipped lunch to sleep and study some more. The test wasn't too bad. When we were doing the oral part I was really proud of myself for understanding so much. I understood almost every word he said. Of course he was talking really slow and I was hardcore listening, but it still made me feel really good. I didn't finish but I got to go back after bible to do the last section.

Then I went to sleep. For a while. Until dinner actually. It felt really good. Brittany and I ate in the student center because she lost her ID. I'm amazed at how good those cookies are. They are possibly the best cookies I've ever had.

I've been trying to do my internship assignment since then. It's really hard since I'm a political idiot and I'm supposed to be writing about the current political and economical situation in Thailand. It's hard for me to actually learn from things like this. Although, I have learned that there's some kind of rebellion against the government going on now. I'm not completely sure but I don't think it's dangerous anymore, but it still makes me a little uneasy.

I did get to talk to Lucy and Willa tonight. I really miss them a lot. I wish I weren't so far away.

2006-10-23T00:03:00.000-07:00

So you would think that I would have more time on my hands during "Club Week" since I wasn't pledging a club, and I would therefore be writing regularly. Not so. The week still had an effect on me, just in different ways.

Basically, I was really happy I didn't pledge until Friday night. All week people were so stressed and tired and acting crazy and stupid and I'm glad I got to see it from the outside first. And I'm glad that I have a better idea of what the clubs are really like now.

But Friday night, when everyone was doing the final official pledging stuff....I was bored out of my mind. It took them all night. And I mean ALL night. Melissa and I had no friends. But Ted and David were in town, which made the night somewhat more bearable. We did go to the soccer games and for some reason they reversed. The guys won and the girls lost. The rest of the night was kinda complainy and uneventful.

Last night however, was extremely eventful. I slept until 3....even though I was only up until 3, but whatev. Everyone else slept that late so I had to fit in with the crowd. I didn't do much for a while but then we went to Wal Mart and got pumpkins and went to carve them at the park. It was really fun but cold and dark by the time we got done.

Then we went to Casa Brava for dinner, which was much better than I expected. The chips and salsa/cheese dip was exceptionally delicious. Tacos aren't that great, but I'll try something else next time. Then things really got interesting....we decided to go to the corn maze.

Brittany was tired and didn't want to drive so I drove her car, since Joseph had my car. Everything's going fine until I see blue lights behind me. Less than 5 minutes before I had said "I don't know what the speed limit is here." Turns out I was going 66 in a 45. I could barely even talk to the cop I was so nervous. He was asking me all these questions and I was shaking and I couldn't think straight so I was stuttering and tripping over my words all while trying not to cry. To make things worse Brittany didn't have a current insurance card. Of course he gave me a ticket. I'm supposed to go to court Decemeber 19th. That's after finals so I don't even know if I'll be here.

It took about 2 minutes to get to the corn maze after that. It was still a lot of fun. It was good to be doing something to take my mind off it. Otherwise I probably would have broken down and cried and been upset the rest of the night. Instead I got to sneak around and scare everyone while trying to find the exit. I actually ended up scaring these people that I didn't know...it was kinda funny.

We went to Highway today and it was pretty good. Then we went to Arby's and Ted and David left. Then I finished reading Redeeming Love, which was one of the best parts of Pledge Week (getting to read something I actually wanted to read). Then I slept and went to Sears' open house. Boys in the dorms still weirds me out. Then there was downtown and homework and studying for my french test tomorrow. I'm nervous, I'm not gonna lie.

2006-10-16T19:30:00.000-07:00

I've been busy. And I forget...Thursday I skipped my 8:30 and chapel and slept until 11. It was really nice and very much needed. And Bible was cancelled Thursday and Friday because Mr. Miller was at the world missions workshop. So all I had Thursday was french lab, which wasn't bad. Friday I went to the guys' soccer game. They were winning at halftime, so I thought they might have a chance...nope. 1-4. They're terrible.

Then we played soccer, which is always fun, but also always painful. This week this girl kicked me in the back of my shin, but below my calf so there wasn't much cushioning. It hurt really bad, and it still does. And there's a bruise of course. But there were a lot of people....a lot of new people that I had never seen in my life. I didn't like it as much, but whatev.

Saturday I got to sleep in. We left around 2 or 3 to go to the lakehouse, which is actually a riverhouse. It was absolutely wonderful. It was just this cute little cabin right on the river and we just went down to the dock and relaxed...it was nice. And then I made a fire and we had a weenie roast. I was very proud of myself. I'm not even a girlscout.

Then we contemplated going to the corn maze, but it would have taken a long time to get there and we'd get back late so we decided to wait until this weekend when Ted and Jill come. We made brownies and watched Mr. & Mrs. Smith instead. Then Savannah left and we fell asleep to Mean Girls, although I didn't exactly fall asleep. See, there were 4 of us in one bed. It was okay for movie watching....but not for sleeping. And I just don't sleep well with others I've decided. I move around too much and I think I have sleep claustrophobia. I ended up getting on the floor around 1 or 2...even though there was another bed across the hall. I still didn't sleep much.

But we got up and went to early service at Downtown. Then I skipped lunch and slept all afternoon. And when I say all afternoon, I mean ALL afternoon. It felt good.

It's officially "club week." I have many mixed feelings. It's kinda funny to see everyone all decked out in their club colors, but when it comes to getting a chicken biscuit from the student center, I'm somewhat annoyed. I had to literally push people out of the way to get to Chik-fil-a. I've never seen that many people in the student center....I think I'm going to avoid it the rest of the week. I'm glad I decided not to do a club though. But there's always the slight chance of next year...who knows.

2006-10-11T22:47:00.000-07:00

My alarm clock didn't go off...again. I woke up at 9:30, which means I missed my 9 o'clock, which was really bad because we were reviewing for the test Friday. I can't believe I did that...

I didn't doze off in chapel today. Not even a little. Maybe because I got that extra hour and a half of sleep...but whatev.

I was out in history of course, but I didn't take a nap before lunch today, which is a big deal. I ate lunch in the Student Center today because I found out yesterday that I still have almost $150 left in DCB. I'm thinking I'm going to be getting a smoothie every day for the rest of the semester.

But I got this chicken sandwich because it looked really good and I usually get chicken nuggets so I wanted to mix it up and be different....baaaaaaad idea. It was disgusting. I think it was the pickles...

After Bible Brittany and I went to Maurices....goooooood idea. They had a 75% off rack....I got 2 tank tops for less than $6. It was awesome.

Then I ate pb&j because I was hungry because I didn't finish the grody sandwich I had for lunch. And then I took a nap. Then I went to my bible study and then the internship meeting. It's pretty official that I'm going to Thailand this summer. Kind of exciting, but also kind of disappointing because there's a really awesome group of people going to Togo. And I'm also going to miss Honduras....but I'm sure that Thailand is going to be amazing. I'm just a little nervous about it right now.

So then Brittany and I did pilates....and by that I mean Brittany did pilates while I ate my not-so-easy easy mac. It's just impossible to do pilates with her. She makes the funniest noises....I can't even describe it.

But then I went upstairs to get notes from Savannah and they were watching She's the Man...I knew I needed to study....but I stayed anyway. It was hilaaaaaarious. It might be going on the Christmas list. Along with a Maurice's gift card so I can get some of the pretty things that weren't on sale today.

Quote of the day: "I feel like an awkward baby!"

2006-10-10T22:58:00.000-07:00

I did a lot of nothing today. I went to my 8:30, but I skipped chapel and slept until lunch. After lunch I did a little homework and then got on the computer and completely forgot about my bible class. I'm still kind of in shock that I did that....because it's EVERY DAY....and I just wasn't paying attention to the time.

But then I decided to be crafty and I made a card and a birthday sign. They're pretty rad, I'm not gonna lie. After dinner I slept again. But then I called home and got to talk to my family. The best part was that Bekah Tran was staying at my house because her parents went out of town, so I got to talk to her for the first time since I've been here (because I'm a terrible friend).

Then I got consumed by the internet...but Momma Baker just had her baby!!! It's a boy!! WOO HOO!!!!

2006-10-09T22:47:00.000-07:00

I slept hardcore in chapel today. Brittany wasn't there to keep me awake. I was out.

I saw Christy Morton in the student center and started walking with her and after we'd been talking for like 10 minutes this guy walked by and was like "Is that a birthday package?" Yep, it was her birthday, I had been talking to her for 10 minutes, and I didn't even know it. I'll make it up to her.

I slept for a while and then went to the caf to grab some food to go and there was absolutely nothing. There was something crappy in the daily line, the line for omelettes and waffles was ridiculous, and there was no pizza out. I ended up getting a really crappy sandwich. bleh....

I took it out to the front lawn where they were doing a fundraiser for the Friends program. I should have gotten $5 and just ate the pizza they had there....but Tanner and I sat on the swing for a long time and had some good talking. Then Stephen played, and then I went to do laundry at Audrey's. We watched this old movie called Fear with Reese Witherspoon and the guy from The Italian Job. I have not yet decided what I thought of it...

2006-10-08T22:17:00.000-07:00

Sleeping in was good. Heber was good. Barbeque was good.

Went to the soccer game after....suprise, suprise, we lost. Our guys suck. Came back and finished science homework and went to bed.

I didn't know what the deal with church was because I couldn't get in touch with Stephen, so I set my alarm for 10. Stephen called at 9:15 this morning and said we were going to downtown at 11 so I changed my alarm to 10:15. For some unknown reason, it never went off. So Stephen called again at 11 wondering where I was....I was able to get ready in 10 minutes but we were still 15 minutes late to church. Got a little grief for that. But I liked Downtown. It might not be too big...

But we went to lunch at the chinese buffet, where I ate way to much. We went to the dollar store after that and I realized how much I like that place. Then I came back and napped for a few hours. Went to downtown, did some homework and now I'm going to bed.

2006-10-07T00:07:00.000-07:00

I thought I was going to be late for my 9 o'clock and a few minutes after I got there this lady came in and said Mr. Carr was going to be 15 minutes late. Everything else was pretty average.

After bible I had to take this guy from my class to the doctor to get this shot so he doesn't get kicked out of Harding. We had some interesting conversations. He's from Jamaica.

Then we played on the front lawn for a little while and went to dinner at Mazzio's. And then we went to Melissa's brother house and watched Medea's Family Reunion. It was one of the worst movies I've ever seen but there were a few good lines. Like "I'm a thug....I shot Tupac!"

But then we went to play soccer. There were only 4 girls, which is a lot less than last week. So from the beginning I knew it was going to be a little rougher than usual. And indeed it was. I left feeling very sore and I'm sure there will be many bruises tomorrow. I can't complain because a lot of it I caused myself. Like when I totally whiped Drew out. That made me feel a little bad...but then I remember the huge bruise that he gave me last week and I didn't feel so bad.

Tomorrow I get to sleep in and then we're going to Heber and then there's a barbeque at Melissa's brother's house. I heard my grandmother's in town this weekend....so I'll probably be going to church with her Sunday. Sounds like another good weekend to me.

2006-10-06T00:09:00.000-07:00

Today we played with liquid nitrogen in Physics. It was so awesome. It made me wish I understood chemistry. We put it in this cup and held a racketball in it until it froze. This guy took it out and threw it against the wall and it shattered. I don't know if you know much about racketballs, but they're pretty rubberish and they don't shatter. The coolest thing to me was when he poured it out on the ground and it hopped around a few seconds like sizzling water and then just disappeared. It blew my freaking mind.

I slept until my french lab, and we went outside again for my bible class. It was amazing outside today. Then I read a little of Redeeming Love and fell asleep again until dinner with Jaclyn and Anna. And Brittany of course. Then I went to the volleyball game where we totally dominated once again and then to the DGR football game where they lost.

Then Courtney, Heath, Craig, and everybody got here so I hung out with them a little while. I told myself I was going back to my room to do homework, but then I remembered that Mama Baker said she was coming by to check out shower again because it wasn't clean this morning. There's something you should know about our shower. It hasn't been draining very well. When I took my shower last night it came about a third of the way up my calf. Not good. So I got a hanger and held my breath as I scraped out all the hair and grossness that had been building up. And after all that the water still wouldn't drain. So I just went to Wal Mart and got some Draino. It worked. So our shower is temporarily fixed...until the hair builds up again.

Then Katy and I decided that tonight was the night to finally put up our pictures. We got a really good start on it. Pictures make me so happy.

2006-10-04T23:31:00.000-07:00

My body is getting old. It seems like my back or my knees are always hurting.

This morning I woke up feeling pretty poopy. My nose was really sniffly and my throat hurt. But I went to class anyway and it got better as the day progressed.

When I finished my classes today I decided that I wanted to go shopping. So I went shopping. And I bought my very first "little black dress." And it just so happened that I got my first credit card in the process also (had to get that extra 15% off). It's very pretty. I just need somewhere to wear it now....

After dinner I took my fourth nap and then went to bible study and then to the internship meeting. It appears that there's a chance I could end up in Thailand this summer. It's there or Togo....but we'll see. Hopefully I'll know by the end of next week, but I should know for sure by the end of the month. I'm pretty excited. They're very different places and I'd be doing very different things, but I know either one is going to be amazing.

I also finisehd season 5 of Gilmore Girls tonight...I screamed. I need season 6 now.

2006-10-03T22:23:00.000-07:00

I got wrapped up in Gilmore Girls last night and forgot to post...season 5 is nearing its end and I just couldn't tear myself away.

Friday night I played soccer until 1 in the morning. I got a few nice-sized bruises and I scored. So it was a good night. I was supposed to spend the night with Bree but I got back so late I didn't have time to get ungross and get stuff to go so I stayed in my room...by myself because Katy went home for the weekend.

Saturday I slept until 1 and then was lazy and then went to see Belles and Beaux again. They had blowy uppy thingies and we played on them and it was fun. Then we went to the football game which bored me out of my mind so I left after the first half. Brittany and Jenifer and I watched Hitch and played in the dryers. :)

Sunday Jenifer and Steven and I went to this church in Kensett. It was all old people...except for this one couple with their 7ish year old daughter. And by old I mean I'm pretty sure, with the exeption of the couple and their daughter, that we were the only ones within at least 30 years of our age. They were very friendly but I'm not sure how much longer that church is going to last.

But that afternoon we went to Heber and jumped off the cliffs. We were the only ones too. I mean it was such a beautiful day, I expected there to be a ton of people there, but there were only a few other people that were even at the park, and we were the only ones getting in the water. It was very peaceful though. I liked it very much.

Yesterday I got my French test back that I took on Friday. I got a B, which is better than I expected but not as good as I wanted. Nothing else too significant happened that I can remember other than visitation for clubs starting....but that doesn't really have to do with me since I'm not pledging.

This morning, as I was walking to my 8:30 I got the day started off with a good laugh. Most classes start at 8 or 9 so there usually isn't anybody walking around at 8:30, which was quite a shame this morning. I was coming up on this tree when I noticed there were 2 squirrels chasing each other around the tree. Then they raced up the tree and were scampering from one branch to the other and making all kinds of funny squeaks and grunts, which made me chuckle a little in itself. But then, one of the squirrels fell. From like 15 high, landed on its back and made a squeak like those squeaky dog toys make. There was no one around to laugh with me, so I laughed out loud by myself. Because it was hilaaaaaarious.

Then on the way back from that class this squirrel started running at me with a nut it its mouth and stopped about 5 feet away and just starred at me. Then, on the way to lunch, there was this squirrel like a foot away from the sidewalk a little ways ahead of us, but it didn't move when we walked right past it. It could have easily kicked it across the grass....which I thought about doing. But I resisted.

I also went to the volleyball game where we totally kicked bottom, but it was quite a squirrely day. I'm convinced they are possessed. Fear them.

2006-09-28T22:38:00.000-07:00

I skipped my 8:30 again. Except I don't have a legit reason this time...except to sleep. I'm such a bad student....

I finally made a flyer for these shoes that I bought 3 weeks ago that don't fit. The store closed so I can't take them back. I would sell them on ebay but it's too much hassle. I put a couple up today so maybe I can get rid of them without wasting money.

Bible was outside today on the steps in front of the Benson. It was beautiful....but a little distracting. I wish we could have it outside but away from everything. That'd be amazing.

Katy's sister made us dinner. It was deeeeelicious....so nice to have real food. After we ate this guy called me about this girl that's here for Bison Daze, which I had previously agreed to have stay with me this weekend, saying that she was here. So I went back to my room...and waited...and waited. And after almost an hour her mom called was was like "Sarah's highly allergic to pecans and they're all over the ground and in the trees and she's having problems breathing and such just from walking around campus so Harding's not going to be an option for her....so she won't be staying with you this weekend." Ooooooooookay.

Then I did laundry at Audrey's while studying for my French test tomorrow. I didn't get to do my last load and the last load I did didn't finish drying because of curfew. Thank you for that 15 minute grace period....

2006-09-27T23:05:00.000-07:00

Today was meh. I felt really bad when I woke up this morning, but I had to make a speech and take a Bible quiz. So I went to breakfast with my dad and uncle, did my speech, went to chapel, went to history and slept, took a nap, ate pb&j, went to french, went to bible. I didn't finish reading so I think I did pretty bad on my bible quiz. But it shouldn't be a big deal since I'm going to have a 105 on my test after I turn in my notes from the lectureship. And I've done good on most of the quizzes so it shouldn't make a whole lot of difference.

I slept after bible until 5:30, went to dinner, saw the choir, heard the last lecture, saw belles and beaux, went to dinner #2 at IHOP with the fam. (I no longer wonder how freshmen gain 15 pounds....)

Didn't do any homework today, but I have a History quiz due Friday and I have a french test too. So I'll be plenty busy tomorrow.

2006-09-26T22:20:00.000-07:00

So I meant to post last night....but I fell asleep at 9. I didn't mean to....I was studying and I was just so tired so I decided to lay down for a few minutes. With the exception of Brittany calling at 9:30 to see if I wanted to go to Sonic, I didn't wake up until 6:30 this morning. I slept on top of my covers in my clothes and in my contacts. But it felt so good.

Yesterday...nothing too special in the morning, but then MY DAD CAME and we went out to lunch which made me late for French, which I'm usually early to so I don't think he really cared, and then Dad came to Bible with me.

After Bible I went for a run at the track...it was my first time going to the track during the day and it will surely be my last. The football team was practicing. I DID NOT like running with them there but I knew it would be my only form of exercise for the day so I did it anyway. It was just really uncomfortable.

Since my dad is going to fill up my car before he leaves I went for a drive yesterday. It was good. And I discovered this cool place that's going to be my secret place. I like it.

We went to Mi Ranchita for dinner....it was so delicious. They had amazing salsa and cheese dip and tacos. That's all I can say from personal experience....but I was very impressed.

That's basically it for yesterday...today I got breakfast in the caf for the first time on a day I actually had classes and then went to my uncle's lecture at 9, skipping my 8:30 (sorry Dr. Hollandsworth!!) But considering I haven't heard my uncle "preach" in over 3 years, I think it was a legit reason.

I skipped chapel too, and my bible got cancelled so I didn't go to any type of class today. It was soooo nice. I did, however, sit on the lawn reading and doing homework and making Hank a birthday card for almost 3 hours....which was also sooooo nice. When it's not humid, the weather here is so amazing.

Then Elise and I went to Wal Mart to get stuff to make shirts for our volleyball game, and then we made them, and then we went to play, and then we got spanked. But it was still a lot of fun. I think we had more fun than the other team because they were all serious and trying to play a real game and we were totally apathetic. We may have lost, but at least we have shirts. And we had fun.

We ordered Domino's for dinner because they were having a special...we got 2 large pizzas and 2 drinks for less than $13. Then my dad took me for a Wal Mart run so I got to stock up on everything I'm going to need for the next 2 weeks. :) I missed singing on the roof...but I'm okay with that. Next time.

And I got a letter from Bekah. Because she loves me. And I love her too.

2006-09-24T23:24:00.000-07:00

Another good weekend. Sarah Crump came to town, so that made it even better. Friday I went to most of the girls' soccer game (they won 3-0), then dinner, then the guys' game (they lost somethin-somethin), and then I went and played soccer for TWO HOURS!!!! It was a lot of fun. A very soccery day. We went to Sonic after, then I went to see Sarah for a few minutes before curfew, then I watched High School Musical :) , and then I showered.

Saturday I got a text from Brittany at 12 saying we were going to lunch at 12:15...and I was still in bed. But we went to lunch at Bobby's where I got a hamburger and fries for $2.11. It was amazing. Then we went to the Student Center and I got my first Harding t-shirt since my advisor never sent me one....

Then we played NERTZ!!!!!! and did a lot of nothing for a while. But then...I was walking back to my dorm and I saw Joseph and his friends playing soccer in the mud/wetness because it had been raining all day. And that's pretty much one of my favorite things to do so I played MORE soccer and did a little mudsliding. :)

I showered AGAIN....twice in 24 hours is very unusual for me. But then we went to Mazzio's for dinner which is possibly the best pizza in Searcy. And I didn't pay anything...yet. But I only owe like $3 because we got 2 larges for $12. So I basically ate out twice in one day for just over $5. Then there was some park and some Underground and bye to Sarah and bed.

Today I went to Crosby Road, and it was REALLY small. It was nice, but I don't think that's where I'm going to stick. On the way home me and Katy got the third Bring It On....it was ridiculous. But I laughed pretty good. Then there was Gilmore Girls and napping and Downtown.

2006-09-21T22:00:00.000-07:00

It's amazing to me that a 68 is a C. I love it. That was my science test....not the best but it'll do. Better next time.

We did half of chapel outside today and we got free muffins and juice. It was wonderful. I'm totally going to stash up on the blueberry muffins that have been available in the caf this whole time that I never knew about. They are delicious.

The middle of the day was very bleh....I got a smoothie though and it was also very delicious. For the first time I was tempted to get tired in Bible today. The guy that sits beside me wasn't there so I maybe it was because I didn't have anyone around me. That'll be my excuse anyway. I don't think I could ever actually fall asleep in that class though.

I crashed shortly after that class and didn't get up until almost dinner time. Then Brittany and I played on Katy's computer and kinda watched National Treasure but not really. I typed my speech for Como Mon/Wed and then went to watch DGR and Knights A-team championships. They both won so that was pretty cool....and that's about it. Gotta study for my Como test tomorrow and do French homework and read.

2006-09-20T22:21:00.000-07:00

So this morning my alarm clock didn't go off. Well it went off, but at 8:56. My class was at 9 in the Reynolds building. So I decided not to go since I would have been AT LEAST 15 minutes late. And I slept. And I was late for chapel. And I almost stayed awake in history again....but i let myself down in the last 15 minutes once again. Today didn't start out so good.

But it got much better. The weather was absolutely amazing today. I was blown away.

We played volleyball for the HUD Cup and my team won. :) At first we were losing really bad. We lost the first game but then we won the second and third. And they had one more person than us. We totally beasted. One step closer to....FREE T-SHIRTS!!!!!!!!!

2006-09-19T22:35:00.000-07:00

Some days are just good. And those days tend to be Tuesdays. I mean every day has its goods and bads. You just gotta let the good outweigh the bad.

I had a physci test, but I THINK it went pretty well.

I almost collapsed trying to carry my groceries from the parking lot to my dorm, but I didn't and my grapes didn't get squished.

I didn't get to play volleyball because my team didn't show up, but neither did the other team so we still "won" and get to play in the next round.

The guys' soccer team lost, but the girls' volleyball team won.

Knights lost the A-team championship, but I didn't really know anyone playing and I got to see Jaclyn and Jeremy.

I didn't study French like I should have, but I watched some excellent episodes of Gilmore Girls.

I couldn't run a mile and half, but I could run more than a mile.

And it was an absolutely beautiful day.

2006-09-18T22:36:00.000-07:00

So I had one of the most amazing weekends I've ever had in my life. It was one of those that talking about doesn't do it near enough justice. You simply had to experience it.

Today I didn't do so hot on my Como quiz. But it was just a quiz and I don't think I completely failed so it should be okay. I definitely failed my French pop quiz. It was like when he said "Pop Quiz" I just completely forgot everything. I knew most of the stuff that was on it but I totally froze up and couldn't remember anything. It was bad. But also, just a quiz so maybe it won't effect my grade too much.

I did, however, get an A on my bible test that I took Thursday. There was still that one that I had a huge brain fart on...it still upsets me. There were also a couple that were wrong on the scantron so I'll get a few extra points to get an even better A. :)

I almost stayed awake in History today. I didn't fall asleep until like the last 15 minutes or so. I was momentarily proud of myself. :)

But the highlight of the day, by far, was getting a package....from Miss Jennifer Tran. Oh boy, I love that girl. It was so, so exciting. Good way to start off the week.

The rest of the day consisted of eating and doing laundry at Audrey's house (for free!!!) while studying for my Science test at 8 tomorrow morning. gah....I'm so not a morning person...

2006-09-15T13:34:00.000-07:00

I passed my history test....with a C. If we were on the PE grading scale I would have failed. But thank you for a 10 point system. Better next time.

I didn't take a nap today for the first time in a while. I'm feeling it now, so as soon as I get done with this I'm gone. But lunch with Ellie was good, French was good (no homework), and Bible was good. I still don't know if I want to go to Togo or New Zealand, but I'm going to try to decide this weekend.

Tonight is the missions devotional thingy, tomorrow I'm going to Little Rock to feed homeless people and spending the night with my cousin, and Sunday I'm relaxing and sleeping. It should be a good weekend.

Take advantage of this beautiful day....

2006-09-14T22:58:00.000-07:00

Today was pretty awesome. Me and Sara Beth's egg drop project worked pretty well. And it was nice to have a 15 minute class that wasn't really even class. Some of the others were good but I'm pretty sure we were the most creative. I'm thinking we deserve an A. :)

I must smell or something because almost every time I go to the caf and sit down with someone semi-unfamiliar they leave within 10 minutes. It kinda makes me sad. But my omelette was amazing today so that made it better. French lab was really good today too. When I was paying attention I could actually understand a lot of what she was saying. I felt like I was really learning....such a new feeling for me.

I got really frustrated when I took my bible test today. "What do bread, the temple, and the mountain in Matthew 4 have in common?" I totally knew the answer because it was on a quiz and I got it right and I've read that passage a million times....but I couldn't answer that when I needed to for the life of me. Less than 5 minutes after turning it in (leaving that question blank) I remembered. I was a little upset.

But then I passed by Lucas and we ended up talking for a while and he bought me ice cream :) so I felt better. From then until dinner is kind of a blur....I remember some homework and some facebook....and being really, really tired....but that's about it.

I didn't eat dinner until 7:30ish and it made me realize why people eat so early. There's no food left!! They must stop cooking at 6:30 or 7. And that's so early. Sometimes I didn't eat dinner at home until 9. This whole college thing is really throwing off my eating and sleeping patterns.

I don't have another test until Tuesday so I relaxed tonight and watched Mean Girls and cleaned my room and did some major facebooking. One of these days I'll get around to putting up pictures.

The amount of datable guys here is kind of overwhelming. There were so few people in Farmville that I would have even considered....and here....there are so many. Not that I'm actually going to date anyone anytime soon...but it's really comforting to know that there are actually decent guys out there and I can have guy friends that will actually be good friends. Sorry Farmville guys....

2006-09-13T22:46:00.000-07:00

Today started pretty aweful, but then got much better. Getting less than 5 hours of sleep tends to have a negative effect on things. I wanted to fall asleep in Como for the first time ever. Mr. Carr is so nice and it was actually interesting stuff....I was just so tired. I knew I wouldn't be able to take my history test like that, so I skipped chapel and slept for about 45 minutes. It helped a lot. Turns out I missed Mr. Miller talking....which was pretty disappointing. But I wouldn't have been able to stay awake in chapel either so....whatev.

I'm pretty uneasy about the history test. I was only confident on about half of the answers, which isn't a lot since I stayed up till 3 studying. But hopefully I made some good guesses and I'll at least pass. The day got significantly better when I knew it was done, I couldn't change anything.

Then I got lunch to go from the caf and did my french homework while I ate in my room. French class was really good so that was the biggest turning point in the day. Bible was good too, we finished Mark and got out early. Test tomorrow though. gah...This whole test thing never ends. This will be my third major test in less than a week. And then I have science on Tuesday. blagh...I hate tests.

After bible I was on my computer and it was going really slow, so I started going through files trying to delete some stuff and I found this whole file full of music. It was really exciting! It was all stuff that I didn't have and a lot of it I'd never heard before, but it was really good. At first I had no idea where it came from but then I saw a song called "Some Christmas song emily likes" and I realized it's from Brittany. Still, very exciting.

Then I played soccer. It was fun. There were a lot more people, so naturally I made new friends. :) Shower, dinner with the roomie and across the hallies, bible study, and GO! meeting. So I thought I wanted to go to Togo this summer....but now I think I might want to go to New Zealand. I mean, either would be totally amazing....but they're totally different from each other. And I'm not sure which one. We'll see.

Ps. 11

2006-09-13T01:02:00.000-07:00

I forgot to say yesterday that I met the future president of Guinea. He's pretty awesome.

I went to bed at 8 last night. Got up at 7:30 this morning. And I was still tired today. I think I slept TOO much. But I guess it'll cancel out since it's after 3 now and I have to get up at 8 tomorrow. gah...I'm stupid. I should have studied earlier today instead of watching Gilmore Girls and going to the softball game and working on my science project and going for a drive. My history test tomorrow is worth 1/5 of my grade. I'm so retarded....

"Baby, it's 3 am and I must be lonely..."

2006-09-11T17:38:00.000-07:00

I can now say that I have walked from one end of campus and back in the rain. It was very....refreshing. I would rather not have been carrying my bookbag though.

I also got an A on my first French test. I still missed a lot of little things that I shouldn't have, but I can't really complain.

All the sleep that I've been missing has now caught up with me. I am totally and completely exhausted. I can't talk or think straight and I have a headache. I left the DGR mixer early tonight because my brain isn't functioning properly. I'll be going to bed very soon.

2006-09-10T20:43:00.000-07:00

That one's definitely in the running for greatest weekend of all time. And funnest road trip. It's got some tough competition....but it's certainly up there.

Friday I had 2 quizzes and a test. So as soon as classes were over I was completely done with school for the day....which is why I totally forgot to turn in my science homework. And my homework was late last week too....so hopefully he'll take it late again.

So I was very last minute invited on a road trip for the weekend...and I wasn't really sure if I wanted to go because it was one of those groups that I'm friends with but not in. But I decided to go and we left like an hour or so after my last class Friday. I was lucky that I had already given myself a sweet tatt the night before otherwise I wouldn't have been able to go. :)

I'm not going to give all the boring details and funny moments but it was Caitlin, Jaclyn, Jeremy, Michael, and me. We went to Memphis Friday night to watch the guys' soccer team (they lost), got some central barbeque, and then went Holly Springs, Mississippi to go Graceland Too, which is something that everyone should experience at some point in their life (warning: girls, don't go without a guy). But it was totally worth $5. Then we went to Michael's grandparents' in Tupelo and played Donkey Kong until after 4 in the morning.

Saturday we went to Huntsville, Alabama to see the girls' volleyball game (they totally dominated) where Katie joined our group, and then to Katie's house where we played games (I'm terrible at darts) and had barbeque again, but it was better this time. Then we went to Nashville and picked up some "hot now" Krispy Kreme donuts and went to Michael's house and watched Spellbound.

Sunday we went to Michael's church and out to this delicious burrito place for lunch. And then I got to ride the 5 hours home in the back of Michael's car on top of all our stuff. In case you can't count, that's 4 states in just over 2 days. It was amazing.

p.s. Gas is 2.29 about 10 minutes from here.

2006-09-07T20:00:00.000-07:00

I'm in such a good mood right now. I just love Harding so much. People are so amazing. My heart is happy.

When I got back from my bible class today my roomate and the girl across the hall were playing with the photo thing on the computer....where you distort the pictures....it was hilaaaarious. I sat on the swings and tried to study today. People I knew kept walking by and it was so, so beautiful outside. It was pretty much impossible to focus.

I took my yearbook picture....I really hate taking yearbook pictures. Then we went to the Zeta Rho mixer. I've decided I don't want to be in the club, but the mixer was better than the last one. I met this really awesome girl named Katie. I like her a lot. If there were more like her I would be totally hooked. But I'm almost positive if I decide to join one, it'll be Delta Gamma Rho.

I went to their softball game tonight and it was a lot of fun. I also got invited on my first Harding road trip. I'm not totally sure if I'm going to go, but the invitation was flattering. :) It would certainly be fun....we'll see though.

2006-09-07T09:08:00.000-07:00

I decided to go to bed at a semi-decent hour last night instead of writing a new entry. Yesterday was mostly uneventful for the most part anyway. Classes, power nap, lunch, more classes. I have my first Communication quiz and first French test tomorrow. Not really worried about Como but I'm a little nervous about French. I meant to start studying last night...but I didn't.

We went to Taco Bell for dinner, so that was a nice break from the caf and then went to the bible study at my NT teacher's house. There were a lot more people than last week but it was good. I definitely prefer smaller groups of people. I tried to do homework when we got back....and I felt really ADD. It took me an hour to do stuff it should have taken like 30 minutes to do. I drew a pretty flower on my knee though. :)

Today has been pretty good, but also uneventful, so far. We had room checks today. We passed. Whew. We're doing that egg drop thing that we did in middle school next week for science. It should be pretty easy since I remember a lot of the stuff people used. But that'll be a nice break from the everyday sitting in class. We'll actually get to be outside in this beautiful Arkansan weather.

I'm lovin' it.

2006-09-05T22:25:00.000-07:00

I have never wanted to NOT be on facebook....until today. This whole mini-feed thing is the worst idea ever. I made a protest group. If I weren't so addicted I would boycott. I mean, facebook used to be safe. Now it's become a typical stalker site. I hope they realize it's horrible and that everyone hates it so that they'll change it back. gah

My bible class got cancelled today so I only had my 8:30 and chapel. It was great. I slept a couple hours and went to Sonic when I would have normally had my class. Come to find, happy hour is only from 3-4 not 2-4. Little bit of a bummer.

I played soccer today....for the first time in over 3 months. My knee was a little sore from running last night but I could still play. It was so much fun. I've really missed it.

The second Delta Gamma Rho mixer was tonight...."pajama rama with delta gamma." It was a lot of fun. I keep trying to talk myself out of it, but it really is my favorite club. I'm still going to go to the Pi Theta Phi and Zeta Rho mixers on Thursday....but I feel like it's not really going to change anything. I have to apply by Friday so hopefully I'll make a confident decision by then. I just don't want to get stressed about it.

2006-09-04T23:16:00.000-07:00

Good weekend. A little bit of everything. I did go to Four-Mile Hill Sunday and it was probably my favorite so far. I think the only reason was because it was the smallest though. It didn't give me that feeling that I'm looking for. I realized if I go to every church in the area it's going to take me all semester. But I think I'd rather explore all my options than settle for whatever.

The bad part about my weekend was that my sleeping pattern got thrown off. I'm just going to be honest....it all started when I forgot about my science homework. I remembered around 12 on Saturday night so I stayed up until 3 doing that and some other stuff so I only got like 5 hours of sleep. So yesterday afternoon I was obviously exhausted so I layed down to take a nap and ended up sleeping for 4 hours. That, in turn, made me not tired last night when it was time to go to sleep, so I was up until 3 again. Parts of today I could barely stay awake and the other parts I was just in this really weird state. I guess I should go ahead and stay out of a sleeping pattern...college is crazy like that.

Today I was informed of the death of Steve Irwin, the crocodile hunter. I'm not gonna lie, I almost started crying when I read the article. It was talking about his wife and kids....it was just so sad. They have it all on film too. Not for the public obviously...but still. And it's weird to think about all those times he go bit by a snake and crocodiles and then he dies because of a stingray. It's terrible. He was such a cool guy...

Classes today were pretty good. I slept in history again....but I guess that's nothing new anymore. Our bible class isn't meeting tomorrow so I have my 8:30, chapel at 10 and then I'm done for the day. That makes me so happy.

Tonight I went for a run without my knee brace for the first time. I could only run a mile, but it wasn't hurting too bad so it's definitely gotten a lot better. I think I can finally start getting back into shape now. If it's not hurting tomorrow I'll probably try to run a little more. I forgot how much I enjoy running. It's been so long since I was able to run just because I wanted to. It feels so good.

By the way....if anyone ever actually looks at the "time of post" it's actually 2 hours later than what it says. I'm not really sure how to change the time zone....and it doesn't really matter I guess. So it's actually Kelsey's birthday already.....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELSEY BURKE!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!

2006-08-31T22:54:00.000-07:00

It's time for it to be Friday.

I woke up 15 minutes before I had to leave for my 8:30 this morning. I'm one of those people that hits the snooze button a million times before actually getting up. So I didn't shower today (that's not unusual for me). But I don't have my 9 tomorrow so I should have plenty of time to shower in the morning as long as I can make myself get up....which won't be until 9 o'clock. :)

I don't have my speech class tomorrow because I have to do 2 things that are "out of my comfort zone" and write a paragraph about them. I haven't done either yet....and I'm not sure what I'm going to do....so if I come up to you and do something weird there's a good chance it's for my class.

I'm officially all mixed out. I only went to Zeta Rho today and I really don't feel like going to any more....but I have to go to the ones next week. gah....my cheeks hurt. And I hate small talk. And I hate meeting people knowing I won't remember them and they won't remember me.

Tonight we went to the underground and played Life. I'm pretty sure I've never had that much fun playing Life before. My stomach hurt from laughing.

I really need to do laundry. I'm running out of clothes.

Facebook is taking over my life. I don't think I ever get online without checking it. I'm obsessed.

My roomate is currently playing frisbee with the girls across the hall...across the hall. They are not very good. I do not feel safe. I think they just broke something....

2006-08-30T21:02:00.000-07:00

So I ended up getting like 5 hours of sleep last night, which probably wasn't a good idea. I was extremely tired pretty much all day today. And it's definitely started to show the past couple hours.

The weather was so nice today....just cool enough for a light jacket....very fallish. But that's good because I love fall. I almost fell asleep in chapel, I fell asleep in history, and I slept through lunch. But as usual, French and Bible picked up the pace and it got better from there. Brittany and I ate dinner at like 4:30 and we went to the Delta Gamma Rho mixer at 5. It was definitely the best so far and Bree Terry is one of my favorite people in the whole world. I would join Delta Gamma just for her....but there are lots of other cool girls too. If I did join, it really wouldn't have anything to do with Caitlin or Jaclyn.

I went to a devo at my bible teacher's house (Matt Miller) and it was pretty good....better than the french devo I went to last week. I'm not sure if that's going to become a regular thing or not, but we'll see.

After that, I just got in a really bad mood....several reasons, but a big one being my ipod pretty much completely stopped working. The screen was frozen and there was no kind of response to anything. So I got to be whiny for about an hour while I ate and watched Gilmore Girls....and then Brittany fixed it. I think I'm just really tired though....so I'm going to bed.

2006-08-29T22:43:00.000-07:00

Day 2 of mixers was pretty good. Iota Chi's theme was Saved By The Bell so that was way fun to get dressed up for but definitely not the type of club I want to join (if I join one at all). Chi Kappa Rho's theme was pirates so that was also very fun to dress up for and the mixer in general was, in my opinion, better than Iota Chi, but I didn't really feel like that was the club for me. The last one was Pi Theta Phi, which was a cereal mixer. It was a lot of fun and I met some awesome girls. Out of the 5 I've been to so far that was probably my favorite (Sorry Jess!!). I just felt more comfortable around those girls and I had better conversations than with the other club girls. But I still just don't know if the club thing is for me....I mean if money wasn't an issue I would probably join some club, but since it is, I'm not going to join a club unless I really feel like that's what God wants me to do. So there will definitely be some prayers in that department.

Today, other than club stuff, was pretty blah. I spent money that I shouldn't have spent, got upset about some things I shouldn't have gotten upset about, and my ipod was acting really weird, which is never a good thing. Earlier today I couldn't get it to turn off, so I just left it on assuming it would go off on its own after not being used for a while. But no, it stayed on. And I tried to turn it on a minute ago and the apple came up and then it shut off with "the line" thing that televisions do sometimes. It would make sense that the battery's dead, so I plugged it into my computer to charge it and a battery came up but it wasn't the charging battery that's normally there and then it started beeping....but it seems to be semi-normal again. I'll leave it plugged in tonight and hopefully it'll be better by tomorrow.

I don't know if you guys know this, but grapes are delicious. I always forget that, but then I eat some and I'm reminded and it's just....mmm. Oh yeah!!! I also got to ride in a fire truck!!! I got to honk the horn and everything!!! That and grapes made the day so much better.

But yeah.....it was definitely a driving day, which means it's a dashboard day. And if you listen to dashboard, you know what I mean.

I'm so glad I have my car.

2006-08-28T20:20:00.000-07:00

Classes today were pretty good. My communication class isn't meeting Friday and I managed to stay awake in history for once, although chapel wasn't quite so interesting today.

In other news social club mixers started today. I went to ki omega pi (rep your state) and kappa gamma epsilan (ghetto fabulous). It was fun getting dressed up for kappa gamma. It's my new facebook picture. :) But both clubs were okay, although I definitely don't want to join either. There's a chance I won't even join a club but it's fun to go to the mixers and meet people I suppose.

I have to read and do french homework tonight because I'm going to try to go to all 4 mixers tomorrow sooo...night.

2006-08-27T10:14:00.000-07:00

Well, I've been an official college kid for a week now. And I must say, it's even better than I expected. It makes me realize exactly how horrible my high school really was. But I'm doing this blog for extra credit and I'm supposed to talk about school and stuff so...

The first week of school was pretty good. Mon/Wed/Fri I have Communication at 9, American History at 11, and French at 1. Tues/Thurs I have Physical Science at 8:30. Then I have Chapel at 10 and New Testament at 2 every day. The only class I don't like is American History (before 1877). They call my teacher "sedat'em statom" if that tells you anything. It's the type of stuff I should have learned in high school and I wish I could learn now....but it's so hard to stay awake. I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to do yet.

French is definitely hard, because even though I loved Mrs. Simon, it wasn't a very serious class. So there's a lot of stuff I should know after taking 4 years, but I don't. So it's going to be tough....but a lot of motivation is going to come from my NT class. My teacher is a missionary in Togo, Africa...which is partially a French-speaking country and the first day he said part of the reason he's teaching the class is to recruit people to go with him....*sigh* that would be a dream come true! I've always wanted to go to Africa. We'll see how that goes though.

For everyone that goes to a real college....I'm sorry. I truly pity you because Harding is the most amazing school ever. People are so nice and you meet people every day and the teachers actually care about you. Almost every single one of my teachers on the first day of classes said something like "If any of you ever need someone to talk to, if you're having any kind of problems or issues, or you just want someone to pray for you or with you, please, PLEASE come talk to me. My door's always open if you need to talk." That kind of thing doesn't happen at state schools. I mean, even if you're not a spirtual person, the people here are so nice. So if anyone's having a crappy time at college, you should think about transferring. :) Harding rocks real schools.

If you're thinking "I wouldn't mind Harding at all....but Searcy...." Well it's really not that bad. As long as you hang out with the right people you'll find something to do. And I mean....TYLER HILTON was here!!! And they show movies in the Benson almost every weekend. AND....when you have awesome people on your hall....like I do....it is never boring. We've already had chair racing, a dance party, a "late night" trip to DQ, and tonight's a Zoolander party. It's as good as you make it....

But I actually have homework....and I haven't had lunch so peace out.