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Today was cool! Charlie sent me a card at work! From CHINA!! Not only is the card in Chinese, but the envelope is in Chinese and English. It looks SO AWESOME! What a great surprise!! Mingfu and another dude translated it for me :)
Ellen and I met up for lunch in south campus to record a little video saying "happy birthday" to Dr. Field. We messed up and giggled a bunch, and then got to eat lunch and catch up :) YAY
The Zumba instructor says she likes to look at me in class because I'm always dancing. And she says I'm skinny. And that made me happy because I was NOT feeling that way today.
Scott and I were out at the store and we ran into our friend John. I think that might be the first time I've randomly ran into someone I knew here. YAY!
Vanessa and Jamie found our Warrior Dash pictures online and they look AWESOME!
Tuesday
November 29, 2010
Wow I haven't blogged in almost a week! As I took vacation from work, I tried to take vacation from the internet and focus on my family and friends. So here goes nothing!
Wednesday was my birthday!!! YAY! 24 on the 24th :D Whee. Since we were driving to each other's cities, Mike and I figured out a city to meet in (it was very much like one of those "Train A leaves the station at this time and travel x mph and Train B travels at y mph" math problems from high school) to eat lunch, and he's awesome so lunch was awesome. I made it home in time to hang out with my sister, Nanny, and my Aunt Cecelia. We spent the whole afternoon hanging out, watching tv, and when my mom came home from work we chatted and ate homemade pigs in the blanket with Looney's sausage. Looney's is this little country store in Nanny's hometown that makes this RIDICULOUS homemade sausage. It's seriously legendary. That night, Heather picked me up, and we went to Wild West to celebrate! So many good friends came out, even though many of them don't like dancing and/or country music, but we all drank, danced, and had a great time :D I have wonderful friends who would sacrifice their evening to come and hang out with me!!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 Vanessa made me some awesome earrings, my sister picked out a badass sweater, my brother gave me BOY MEETS WORLD SEASONS 1-3, my mom got me fitted for some awesome green and purple running shoes, and my dad hooked me up with some itunes and candles. GREAT GREAT GREAT day. I love my birthday!
Thursday!!
THANKSGIVING!! Probs my fave holiday. Woke up early and Rachel, Stephen, and I helped mom/Nanny/Aunt Cecelia in the kitchen. We ate turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, salad, and a bajillion other things, followed by peanut butter pie and a pumpkin pie. SO GREAT. I wanted to go into a coma, but instead I drove my sister to Parth's house in SL so he could take her to the UT/A&M game. Since I was in the area, I went to my dad's for a little bit and we just lounged around and played with the dogs. Then, I drove back to Mom's and found everyone, including Aunt Cathy, Rick, and Nathan playing Farkle, a dice game our family is crazy about. We always bet a dollar per round, and Nathan won both games. It sucks, but I don't really mind losing to Nathan. He has a lot of problems, but gets a lot of joy out of learning how to count and count his money, and it's nice to see him so happy. The other main point of the day was the UT/A&M game, which I won't speak of on my happy thoughts blog, but I went to bed early and that felt nice :)
Friday:
Some awesome stuff happened. When Nanny/Aunt Cecelia left, I went to my dad's house. He was busy, so I met up with Ashley at Starbucks for a few hours. It was so so great to see her, especially since she lives in NYC and we only get to catch up once or twice a year. Later, we had Thanksgiving Round 2 at Dad's, eating the same types of food as we did at Mom's. DELICIOUS. However, at my dad's house we eat chocolate pie, a recipe passed down from my grandma. SO GOOD. Afterwards, Christine and Lisa came over for a bit, and we chattered on for awhile and watched Boy Meets World. Afterwards, I hung out with Taylor for a bit. It was soooooooo nice to see my old friends!!! :D
Saturday: Slept like a billion hours. Woke up to meet Mom to get fitted for my new running shoes. I've never had someone look at how I walk, the wear in my old shoes, and measure my foot to determine the right kind of shoes for me. He helped me into a pair of Brook's Defyance shoes, neon yellow/green and purple, and they are AWESOME. There was a cute guy in the shoe store that kept making funny comments to us :) We ate at Quizno's next door, and then the funny cute guy came in to get lunch and made more cute/funny comments. Met the Spain girls at Ruggles :D SO WONDERFUL TO SEE EVERYONE. SO HAPPY!! Went to Mom's to say my goodbyes, ended up staying and using power tools to help set up curtain rods and hang them. Went to Dad's to hang out with him since I barely got to see him all weekend. We ate leftovers, and then he left to go somewhere and didn't come back all night. I decided to watch BMW and work on my scrapbook :D Got to catch up with Kate though!! That was nice!
Sunday:
8 a.m. mass. Bob's Taco Station for breakfast. Came home, packed, and left. Ran in my new shoes when I got home. It was a beautiful afternoon: perfect temperature, sunny, new shoes feeling great, and the right amount of motivation to run. I ran for 30 minutes straight with no blisters :D When I came home, I found some pants on my floor that did NOT look like they were mine. They didn't fit and they didn't look like the right material of the pants I thought they were. SO I FREAKED OUT. WHOSE PANTS ARE THESE?!?1 Some girl came to feed the cat while my roommie and I were gone, so I was like OMG THIS GIRL SLEPT IN MY BED AND LEFT HER PANTS. I was totally freaking out. I called Rachel, who got the same pair of pants last Christmas, to ask her the brand and what not. She sent me a picture of hers, and sure enough... the mystery pants were actually mine... just shrunk and faded from the washer/dryer. Seriously though, they didn't look like my pants. Oh well! Went to 1013 where the boys made burgers and we brought cake and broccoli. yummmmmmmmmmm. Kyle called and we got to chat for a little! YAY!
Today:
I ate this Santa Fe bowl from Taco Bell my mom found at the grocery store. It was really good, and I got to sit outside and read my book during my lunch break. Asha told me I was getting really good at sectioning on the microtome. Met some really cool people at pint night at the Flying Saucer. yay yayayayayyaya
THE END SO SLEEPY
Wednesday was my birthday!!! YAY! 24 on the 24th :D Whee. Since we were driving to each other's cities, Mike and I figured out a city to meet in (it was very much like one of those "Train A leaves the station at this time and travel x mph and Train B travels at y mph" math problems from high school) to eat lunch, and he's awesome so lunch was awesome. I made it home in time to hang out with my sister, Nanny, and my Aunt Cecelia. We spent the whole afternoon hanging out, watching tv, and when my mom came home from work we chatted and ate homemade pigs in the blanket with Looney's sausage. Looney's is this little country store in Nanny's hometown that makes this RIDICULOUS homemade sausage. It's seriously legendary. That night, Heather picked me up, and we went to Wild West to celebrate! So many good friends came out, even though many of them don't like dancing and/or country music, but we all drank, danced, and had a great time :D I have wonderful friends who would sacrifice their evening to come and hang out with me!!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 Vanessa made me some awesome earrings, my sister picked out a badass sweater, my brother gave me BOY MEETS WORLD SEASONS 1-3, my mom got me fitted for some awesome green and purple running shoes, and my dad hooked me up with some itunes and candles. GREAT GREAT GREAT day. I love my birthday!
Thursday!!
THANKSGIVING!! Probs my fave holiday. Woke up early and Rachel, Stephen, and I helped mom/Nanny/Aunt Cecelia in the kitchen. We ate turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, salad, and a bajillion other things, followed by peanut butter pie and a pumpkin pie. SO GREAT. I wanted to go into a coma, but instead I drove my sister to Parth's house in SL so he could take her to the UT/A&M game. Since I was in the area, I went to my dad's for a little bit and we just lounged around and played with the dogs. Then, I drove back to Mom's and found everyone, including Aunt Cathy, Rick, and Nathan playing Farkle, a dice game our family is crazy about. We always bet a dollar per round, and Nathan won both games. It sucks, but I don't really mind losing to Nathan. He has a lot of problems, but gets a lot of joy out of learning how to count and count his money, and it's nice to see him so happy. The other main point of the day was the UT/A&M game, which I won't speak of on my happy thoughts blog, but I went to bed early and that felt nice :)
Friday:
Some awesome stuff happened. When Nanny/Aunt Cecelia left, I went to my dad's house. He was busy, so I met up with Ashley at Starbucks for a few hours. It was so so great to see her, especially since she lives in NYC and we only get to catch up once or twice a year. Later, we had Thanksgiving Round 2 at Dad's, eating the same types of food as we did at Mom's. DELICIOUS. However, at my dad's house we eat chocolate pie, a recipe passed down from my grandma. SO GOOD. Afterwards, Christine and Lisa came over for a bit, and we chattered on for awhile and watched Boy Meets World. Afterwards, I hung out with Taylor for a bit. It was soooooooo nice to see my old friends!!! :D
Saturday: Slept like a billion hours. Woke up to meet Mom to get fitted for my new running shoes. I've never had someone look at how I walk, the wear in my old shoes, and measure my foot to determine the right kind of shoes for me. He helped me into a pair of Brook's Defyance shoes, neon yellow/green and purple, and they are AWESOME. There was a cute guy in the shoe store that kept making funny comments to us :) We ate at Quizno's next door, and then the funny cute guy came in to get lunch and made more cute/funny comments. Met the Spain girls at Ruggles :D SO WONDERFUL TO SEE EVERYONE. SO HAPPY!! Went to Mom's to say my goodbyes, ended up staying and using power tools to help set up curtain rods and hang them. Went to Dad's to hang out with him since I barely got to see him all weekend. We ate leftovers, and then he left to go somewhere and didn't come back all night. I decided to watch BMW and work on my scrapbook :D Got to catch up with Kate though!! That was nice!
Sunday:
8 a.m. mass. Bob's Taco Station for breakfast. Came home, packed, and left. Ran in my new shoes when I got home. It was a beautiful afternoon: perfect temperature, sunny, new shoes feeling great, and the right amount of motivation to run. I ran for 30 minutes straight with no blisters :D When I came home, I found some pants on my floor that did NOT look like they were mine. They didn't fit and they didn't look like the right material of the pants I thought they were. SO I FREAKED OUT. WHOSE PANTS ARE THESE?!?1 Some girl came to feed the cat while my roommie and I were gone, so I was like OMG THIS GIRL SLEPT IN MY BED AND LEFT HER PANTS. I was totally freaking out. I called Rachel, who got the same pair of pants last Christmas, to ask her the brand and what not. She sent me a picture of hers, and sure enough... the mystery pants were actually mine... just shrunk and faded from the washer/dryer. Seriously though, they didn't look like my pants. Oh well! Went to 1013 where the boys made burgers and we brought cake and broccoli. yummmmmmmmmmm. Kyle called and we got to chat for a little! YAY!
Today:
I ate this Santa Fe bowl from Taco Bell my mom found at the grocery store. It was really good, and I got to sit outside and read my book during my lunch break. Asha told me I was getting really good at sectioning on the microtome. Met some really cool people at pint night at the Flying Saucer. yay yayayayayyaya
THE END SO SLEEPY
November 23, 2010
One of the vendors brought us free pizza for lunch today! SO GOOD.
Scott brought me some cake balls and the Kesha cd. SO HILARIOUSLY AWFUL AND AWESOME.
TOMORROW I'M GOING HOME!
Scott brought me some cake balls and the Kesha cd. SO HILARIOUSLY AWFUL AND AWESOME.
TOMORROW I'M GOING HOME!
Monday
November 22, 2010
EPIC WEEKEND. I always feel like I can't write about how great stuff is when awesomeness piles up (like on weekends like this). I'll hit the highlights:
Friday! My boss brought a cake and sang happy birthday to me! Beer hour afterward, and Caroline, Chris, Seung Tae, and I sat around and talked for awhile as I waited for Jaime to come pick me up! Jaime and I had a great time driving to Austin! We stopped at Czech stop for kolaches, and we sang the Eyes of Texas as we drove past the tower. I LOVE AUSTIN. We hung out with Jamie, Ramon, and Nathan for a second, and then Vanessa and I stayed up late talking. I LOVE GOOD CONVOS WITH GREAT FRIENDS.
Saturday! WARRIOR DASH!!!!! IT WAS SO AWESOME!!! We left at 8ish, and our wave started at 10! Vanessa and I stuck together, and we were proud of ourselves because we jogged almost the whole way! The obstacles were really fun: we jumped over bales of hay and rusted cars, climbed cargo nets and through spiderweb rope things, ran through a muddy stream and slid down a pile of mud on our butts, and then jumped over FIRE and threw ourselves into a mud pit with barbed wire over it! WE GOT SO NASTY AND MUDDY AND IT WAS SO FANTASTIC! We rinsed off in a big fire hose, donated our shoes, and got some beer and pork sammiches. I want to write more about it but I'm so sleepy. The rest of the day was great, too; we hung around to meet Jamie, Jaime, Nathan, and Ramon. Their costumes looked great, and we took some great pictures of them. Later, Vanessa and I met my dad, Rachie, and Parth for dinner, and then we headed back to Jamie's to eat cake and brownies. Sharon, Ray, and James joined us for a little bit. We had fun hanging out and looking at pictures of the day! Vanessa and I PASSED OUT sitting up on the couch when we got back to her place. SO TIRED.
Sunday! Went to mass at the UCC, which is always so nice, and saw Daniel! Then we all went to Pluckers, ate some wings, and watched football. Jaime and I got on the road shortly after, Ray following, and Jaime's tire blew out right after we made a joke about Ray probably having to stop and help someone with a tire blowout. Although it sucked, it was nice to hang out with those boys at Walmart while Jaime got his tire replaced. We got back to D around 9, where I threw my stuff down in my apt and rushed to 1013 to catch the end of their Thanksgiving celebration! Scott made a great turkey, and everyone else made some fantastic sides. I am very thankful for the groups of friends I have in both Austin and Dallas. FANTASTIC PEOPLE IN MY LIFE! How did I get so lucky?
Today! Kris cooked chili and gave me a nice birthday card. I used my Kohl's cash to buy some fuzzy black boots. Work went by really quickly, and I enjoyed coming home for lunch and picking up my room and getting my life back together. My roommate gave me a raccoon pillow she made! SO ADORABLE. Yay. There was a random little door outside of the bathroom door at the lab today. I was opened the door to leave, and she's standing right outside the door in something that resembled some kind of warrior type pose. And she saw me and she immediately stopped, saying "I'm waiting for my sister!!" She was adorable. I wore my fuzzy warrior hat to work this morning and it was great. The end.
Friday! My boss brought a cake and sang happy birthday to me! Beer hour afterward, and Caroline, Chris, Seung Tae, and I sat around and talked for awhile as I waited for Jaime to come pick me up! Jaime and I had a great time driving to Austin! We stopped at Czech stop for kolaches, and we sang the Eyes of Texas as we drove past the tower. I LOVE AUSTIN. We hung out with Jamie, Ramon, and Nathan for a second, and then Vanessa and I stayed up late talking. I LOVE GOOD CONVOS WITH GREAT FRIENDS.
Saturday! WARRIOR DASH!!!!! IT WAS SO AWESOME!!! We left at 8ish, and our wave started at 10! Vanessa and I stuck together, and we were proud of ourselves because we jogged almost the whole way! The obstacles were really fun: we jumped over bales of hay and rusted cars, climbed cargo nets and through spiderweb rope things, ran through a muddy stream and slid down a pile of mud on our butts, and then jumped over FIRE and threw ourselves into a mud pit with barbed wire over it! WE GOT SO NASTY AND MUDDY AND IT WAS SO FANTASTIC! We rinsed off in a big fire hose, donated our shoes, and got some beer and pork sammiches. I want to write more about it but I'm so sleepy. The rest of the day was great, too; we hung around to meet Jamie, Jaime, Nathan, and Ramon. Their costumes looked great, and we took some great pictures of them. Later, Vanessa and I met my dad, Rachie, and Parth for dinner, and then we headed back to Jamie's to eat cake and brownies. Sharon, Ray, and James joined us for a little bit. We had fun hanging out and looking at pictures of the day! Vanessa and I PASSED OUT sitting up on the couch when we got back to her place. SO TIRED.
Sunday! Went to mass at the UCC, which is always so nice, and saw Daniel! Then we all went to Pluckers, ate some wings, and watched football. Jaime and I got on the road shortly after, Ray following, and Jaime's tire blew out right after we made a joke about Ray probably having to stop and help someone with a tire blowout. Although it sucked, it was nice to hang out with those boys at Walmart while Jaime got his tire replaced. We got back to D around 9, where I threw my stuff down in my apt and rushed to 1013 to catch the end of their Thanksgiving celebration! Scott made a great turkey, and everyone else made some fantastic sides. I am very thankful for the groups of friends I have in both Austin and Dallas. FANTASTIC PEOPLE IN MY LIFE! How did I get so lucky?
Today! Kris cooked chili and gave me a nice birthday card. I used my Kohl's cash to buy some fuzzy black boots. Work went by really quickly, and I enjoyed coming home for lunch and picking up my room and getting my life back together. My roommate gave me a raccoon pillow she made! SO ADORABLE. Yay. There was a random little door outside of the bathroom door at the lab today. I was opened the door to leave, and she's standing right outside the door in something that resembled some kind of warrior type pose. And she saw me and she immediately stopped, saying "I'm waiting for my sister!!" She was adorable. I wore my fuzzy warrior hat to work this morning and it was great. The end.
Friday
November 18, 2010
Great day. Wore a new sweater and felt/looked awesome.
I worked later than I wanted because I made a mess of a few things. I was working in the tissue culture hood for awhile and nobody was in there, so I put on Jason Mraz and sang really loudly to myself, making it an extremely jolly time.
Scott cooked me dinner and burned me the new Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, and Nelly cds. YESSSSSSSSSSS.
GOING TO AUSTIN TOMORROW AND I CAN'T WAIT!
I worked later than I wanted because I made a mess of a few things. I was working in the tissue culture hood for awhile and nobody was in there, so I put on Jason Mraz and sang really loudly to myself, making it an extremely jolly time.
Scott cooked me dinner and burned me the new Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, and Nelly cds. YESSSSSSSSSSS.
GOING TO AUSTIN TOMORROW AND I CAN'T WAIT!
Wednesday
November 17, 2010
Last night after I posted, Ramon, Jaime, Robson, Jamie, Nathan, and I all participated in a giant conference call AND IT WAS EPIC. The circumstances of the discussion were unfortunate, but quickly the conversation turned to silliness. Sigh. I love this group of old friends so much. We talked for an hour, and I thought we could have talked all night if someone hadn't mentioned we all had to go to work in the morning. :D YAY.
Today our volleyball team was in the playoffs. We won our first round but lost in the 2nd. We went out to eat afterward, and I had a lot of fun getting to know the people on the team! As we were leaving, they were setting up karaoke and the guy in charge sang Jason Mraz and sounded EXACTLY like him.
The cat figured out how to open my door to my room. This could be bad.
Today our volleyball team was in the playoffs. We won our first round but lost in the 2nd. We went out to eat afterward, and I had a lot of fun getting to know the people on the team! As we were leaving, they were setting up karaoke and the guy in charge sang Jason Mraz and sounded EXACTLY like him.
The cat figured out how to open my door to my room. This could be bad.
Tuesday
November 16, 2010
Today is my sister's birthday!!! YAY!
Good points of Sunday: Rachie came by on her way back to ATX from FW, and I took her to get her hair cut and cooked her some tacos for lunch. She's my sister and my best friend and we always have so much fun together. She didn't get to stay for long, but it was still awesome. Got some work done, church, and then finally went shopping for some winter clothes. I got some GREAT deals at Kohl's and earned $20 Kohl's cash, so I can't wait to go back and maybe get some boots or something :) Scott called while I was there, and we made a spur of the moment decision to go see Megamind in 3D. GREAT CHOICE. IT IS SOOOOOOOO FUNNY!!!!
Good points of Monday: I got a boat load done at work. YAY! Put in some extra time so I can leave early on Friday for AUSTIN, TEXAS. Afterward, I met Leah and some of her friends at Flying Saucer for $3 pint night. I met her friends, and they were all very nice, and it was nice to do something different :D
Good points of today: Once again, I had a REALLY productive day. After work, I went straight to zumba, which KICKED MY BUTT (yay). James told me that some little girl came into the store he works in and said that he looked like her teddy bear. HAHAHA. Glee was great. I wore a new sweater to work and 2 different people complimented it!
OMG I FORGOT THE GREATEST PART OF TODAY.
This morning, as I was walking into the building, there was this man/lady (I seriously couldn't tell, he/she was in baggy clothes and then talked very effeminately) that walked to the elevators before I did, and then walked back out towards the bus stop. I went to push 'up', but apparently the guy/lady had already pushed it. I looked out the sliding glass door, and saw that he/she went behind a pillar by the reserved parking. He/she comes back from around the pillar, messing with his/her pants. So, I think this man/lady peed behind this pillar, next to the department head/brilliant scientist's parking spot in one of the leading medical centers in the country. Cool.
So he/she walks back towards the elevators as the door is opening. I hold the elevator open, and he/she walks in. I push the button for the 5th floor. Homeboy/girl pushes nothing. He/she is giggling saying "pardon me" as he/she adjusts his/her pants. Conversation ensues:
He/she: mumble mumble mumble mumble hehehehe (something about buses)
Me: The bus schedule? The shuttle picks you up right here, it comes like every 10 minutes.
He/she: mumble hehehe mumble bus fare hehehe
Me: Bus fare? For the shuttle? It's free.
He/she: no hehehe I'm trying to get home.
Me: Well how do you plan on getting there from the 5th floor?
He/she: hehe mumble do you have bus fare?
Me: Sorry I don't have any money with me.
He/she: heehehhe mumble
(elevator opens) (we both get out)
He/she: Where's the cafeteria?
Me: 3rd floor.
He/she: Can I get there this way? I just want to get home.
Me: yeah... just go that way
He/she: hehehehehehe mumble mumble
By that point, I'm at my lab, leaving crazy train to navigate for him/herself.
Good points of Sunday: Rachie came by on her way back to ATX from FW, and I took her to get her hair cut and cooked her some tacos for lunch. She's my sister and my best friend and we always have so much fun together. She didn't get to stay for long, but it was still awesome. Got some work done, church, and then finally went shopping for some winter clothes. I got some GREAT deals at Kohl's and earned $20 Kohl's cash, so I can't wait to go back and maybe get some boots or something :) Scott called while I was there, and we made a spur of the moment decision to go see Megamind in 3D. GREAT CHOICE. IT IS SOOOOOOOO FUNNY!!!!
Good points of Monday: I got a boat load done at work. YAY! Put in some extra time so I can leave early on Friday for AUSTIN, TEXAS. Afterward, I met Leah and some of her friends at Flying Saucer for $3 pint night. I met her friends, and they were all very nice, and it was nice to do something different :D
Good points of today: Once again, I had a REALLY productive day. After work, I went straight to zumba, which KICKED MY BUTT (yay). James told me that some little girl came into the store he works in and said that he looked like her teddy bear. HAHAHA. Glee was great. I wore a new sweater to work and 2 different people complimented it!
OMG I FORGOT THE GREATEST PART OF TODAY.
This morning, as I was walking into the building, there was this man/lady (I seriously couldn't tell, he/she was in baggy clothes and then talked very effeminately) that walked to the elevators before I did, and then walked back out towards the bus stop. I went to push 'up', but apparently the guy/lady had already pushed it. I looked out the sliding glass door, and saw that he/she went behind a pillar by the reserved parking. He/she comes back from around the pillar, messing with his/her pants. So, I think this man/lady peed behind this pillar, next to the department head/brilliant scientist's parking spot in one of the leading medical centers in the country. Cool.
So he/she walks back towards the elevators as the door is opening. I hold the elevator open, and he/she walks in. I push the button for the 5th floor. Homeboy/girl pushes nothing. He/she is giggling saying "pardon me" as he/she adjusts his/her pants. Conversation ensues:
He/she: mumble mumble mumble mumble hehehehe (something about buses)
Me: The bus schedule? The shuttle picks you up right here, it comes like every 10 minutes.
He/she: mumble hehehe mumble bus fare hehehe
Me: Bus fare? For the shuttle? It's free.
He/she: no hehehe I'm trying to get home.
Me: Well how do you plan on getting there from the 5th floor?
He/she: hehe mumble do you have bus fare?
Me: Sorry I don't have any money with me.
He/she: heehehhe mumble
(elevator opens) (we both get out)
He/she: Where's the cafeteria?
Me: 3rd floor.
He/she: Can I get there this way? I just want to get home.
Me: yeah... just go that way
He/she: hehehehehehe mumble mumble
By that point, I'm at my lab, leaving crazy train to navigate for him/herself.
Sunday
November 14, 2010
This weekend has been so great.
Friday: worked WAY later than I had intended, especially since I've been putting in a lot of extra time at the lab this week. However, all of my stupid cells were ready to start our experiment that afternoon, although we had predicted it to be around Sunday. Luckily, Chris stayed and helped me so I wouldn't be there all night. While we were working, he busts out his I Am T-Pain app on his iPhone, so we lysed cells and got ourselves autotuned at the same time. SO FUN!!! Made the night not so painful :) Met E and Alicia for dinner and drinks. We didn't last long out at all. We left the bar around midnight, and I was just so freaking exhauted and Alicia just let me sleep on her awesome couch with her puppy. It was a good night :)
Saturday: Softball got canceled due to an excess of rain. I slept on her couch until probably 10 or 11, and we watched awful tv and talked about boys and life in a very slumber-party-like fashion. The rest of the day was great. I got some work done, got my apartment mostly clean, got some groceries, and then just CHILLED for a few hours, which I haven't gotten to do all week. YAY. Then I made some corn salsa to take to Amy's for the game, but I couldn't get it to taste quite right. It wasn't until I was halfway there to realize I was missing cilantro (DUH), and so I just left it in the car. haha. Amy had a bunch of us from church in college over to her parents house for the football game, and it was so fun! I met a lot of cool people and caught up with some cool people. Amy made homemade pasta, meatballs, cake balls, and cannoli. Holy cow.... that food was amazing!!!! Ended the night with a little karaoke on Greenville. Kevin and Greg sang a Creed song, and I haven't laughed that hard in ages. Hilde put my name down as E-awesome and it made me happy. One random guy asked me how old I was. I told him 24. He says I look not a day over 21. I know. He asks if I'm wearing any make up. Not really. He says to take it however I want, but he thinks I'm gorgeous. That makes me happy.
Today: I am looking forward to getting a lot more work done, and MY SISTER is dropping by on her way out of town and I am SO HAPPY!
Friday: worked WAY later than I had intended, especially since I've been putting in a lot of extra time at the lab this week. However, all of my stupid cells were ready to start our experiment that afternoon, although we had predicted it to be around Sunday. Luckily, Chris stayed and helped me so I wouldn't be there all night. While we were working, he busts out his I Am T-Pain app on his iPhone, so we lysed cells and got ourselves autotuned at the same time. SO FUN!!! Made the night not so painful :) Met E and Alicia for dinner and drinks. We didn't last long out at all. We left the bar around midnight, and I was just so freaking exhauted and Alicia just let me sleep on her awesome couch with her puppy. It was a good night :)
Saturday: Softball got canceled due to an excess of rain. I slept on her couch until probably 10 or 11, and we watched awful tv and talked about boys and life in a very slumber-party-like fashion. The rest of the day was great. I got some work done, got my apartment mostly clean, got some groceries, and then just CHILLED for a few hours, which I haven't gotten to do all week. YAY. Then I made some corn salsa to take to Amy's for the game, but I couldn't get it to taste quite right. It wasn't until I was halfway there to realize I was missing cilantro (DUH), and so I just left it in the car. haha. Amy had a bunch of us from church in college over to her parents house for the football game, and it was so fun! I met a lot of cool people and caught up with some cool people. Amy made homemade pasta, meatballs, cake balls, and cannoli. Holy cow.... that food was amazing!!!! Ended the night with a little karaoke on Greenville. Kevin and Greg sang a Creed song, and I haven't laughed that hard in ages. Hilde put my name down as E-awesome and it made me happy. One random guy asked me how old I was. I told him 24. He says I look not a day over 21. I know. He asks if I'm wearing any make up. Not really. He says to take it however I want, but he thinks I'm gorgeous. That makes me happy.
Today: I am looking forward to getting a lot more work done, and MY SISTER is dropping by on her way out of town and I am SO HAPPY!
Thursday
November 11, 2010
It rained today, so I planned ahead and parked on top of the garage so it could wash all the bird poop off my car. Conveniently, it stopped raining before I left work, which is nice because I forgot my umbrella. Perfect timing.
I got a lot of work done today, and all sorts of things have been accumulating on my list of things to finish. I tied up a lot of loose ends on little assignments, which is always nice. There was a time this afternoon when it was raining outside, the lab was quiet and everyone was working, and it felt so peaceful. I had some placentas and yolk sacs in blocks of wax, and I cranked out the best sections I've ever done. Whee me.
Zumba after work.
Frozen lasagna. Vanessa and I watched the Latin Grammy Awards, and I am motivated to get my Spanish back up to par! Motivation!
I got a lot of work done today, and all sorts of things have been accumulating on my list of things to finish. I tied up a lot of loose ends on little assignments, which is always nice. There was a time this afternoon when it was raining outside, the lab was quiet and everyone was working, and it felt so peaceful. I had some placentas and yolk sacs in blocks of wax, and I cranked out the best sections I've ever done. Whee me.
Zumba after work.
Frozen lasagna. Vanessa and I watched the Latin Grammy Awards, and I am motivated to get my Spanish back up to par! Motivation!
Wednesday
November 10, 2010
My boss was very interested in a lot of my results today :) Sometimes I feel like I do a lot of stuff, and then nobody checks in to see how it went or forgets about it. But today was nice, because I got a LOT crossed off my to-do list, and it was actually relatively important to people. Feeling appreciated makes me feel happy.
I went to power flow yoga. Holy cow. It sucked but in a really awesome way. I am so wobbly now. After wanting to die for an hour, we were all laying in the dark in savasana and the instructor comes up to me and did this weird thing where she pressed down on both of my shoulders one at a time, and then both.... and it felt AWESOME. I don't know what she did, and this sounds so weird, but that stretch was amazing, and I want her to do it again. Okay, I'll cut the homoeroticism now.
Volleyball! We won all 3 games! The people on my team are very nice, and I always have fun playing. They are thinking about playing another sport in the winter, and that would be fun to play with them then too, if they'll have me!
SO TIRED. Goodnight!
I went to power flow yoga. Holy cow. It sucked but in a really awesome way. I am so wobbly now. After wanting to die for an hour, we were all laying in the dark in savasana and the instructor comes up to me and did this weird thing where she pressed down on both of my shoulders one at a time, and then both.... and it felt AWESOME. I don't know what she did, and this sounds so weird, but that stretch was amazing, and I want her to do it again. Okay, I'll cut the homoeroticism now.
Volleyball! We won all 3 games! The people on my team are very nice, and I always have fun playing. They are thinking about playing another sport in the winter, and that would be fun to play with them then too, if they'll have me!
SO TIRED. Goodnight!
Tuesday
November 9, 2010
I forgot to set an alarm last night, yet I woke up earlier than usual and made it to work earlier than usual, feeling more refreshed and awesome than usual. YAY!
Raegan invited me to this Young Catholic Professionals speaker/networking event tonight, and it was REALLY awesome. The speaker was very interesting and we met some really nice people! I can't wait until the next one! Thanks, Raegan!
Also, I got a thank you card from Joe in the mail that made me cry because it was so sweet. <3
Boston University received my application today. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Raegan invited me to this Young Catholic Professionals speaker/networking event tonight, and it was REALLY awesome. The speaker was very interesting and we met some really nice people! I can't wait until the next one! Thanks, Raegan!
Also, I got a thank you card from Joe in the mail that made me cry because it was so sweet. <3
Boston University received my application today. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Monday
November 8, 2010
Sunday: Scott and I went and got Subway and went to a park and played frisbee and walked around. It was a beautiful day and we had fun! :) Also, he took me to Town East Mall, which has been described to me as super ghetto for the past 10 months. I was so excited to see the shadiness, but it was actually super nice and I can't wait to go shopping there!
Today: I woke up on the wrong side of the bed and spent most of the day as a grumpasaurus, but little things here and there made me laugh and realize that life is funny.
For instance:
Right as I'm pulling into my apartment complex, my windshield gets pelted by two splatters of the nastiest green bird poop I've ever seen. What's awesome is that both splatters hit on the lower left hand corner of the windshield, right in that little spot where your wipers can't get to. So now I have some beautiful art on my car, and I couldn't help but laugh at the sheer ridiculousness of the situation. I hope it rains soon...
I cooked some chicken for lunch/dinner tomorrow, and I left it out on the counter to cool off for a little bit before I put it in the fridge. I watch HIMYM in my room, and as I'm walking back into the living room I SEE THE CAT ON THE STOVE EATING MY CHICKEN. WTF CAT. Once again, the sheer ridiculousness of the situation was enough to make me laugh.
My roommate made spaghetti squash and let me try some. SPAGHETTI SQUASH! What a glorious vegetable!! How have I never heard of it before? It is so awesome!
Today: I woke up on the wrong side of the bed and spent most of the day as a grumpasaurus, but little things here and there made me laugh and realize that life is funny.
For instance:
Right as I'm pulling into my apartment complex, my windshield gets pelted by two splatters of the nastiest green bird poop I've ever seen. What's awesome is that both splatters hit on the lower left hand corner of the windshield, right in that little spot where your wipers can't get to. So now I have some beautiful art on my car, and I couldn't help but laugh at the sheer ridiculousness of the situation. I hope it rains soon...
I cooked some chicken for lunch/dinner tomorrow, and I left it out on the counter to cool off for a little bit before I put it in the fridge. I watch HIMYM in my room, and as I'm walking back into the living room I SEE THE CAT ON THE STOVE EATING MY CHICKEN. WTF CAT. Once again, the sheer ridiculousness of the situation was enough to make me laugh.
My roommate made spaghetti squash and let me try some. SPAGHETTI SQUASH! What a glorious vegetable!! How have I never heard of it before? It is so awesome!
Sunday
November 7, 2010
This weekend has been excellent.
Friday: Alicia, E, and I had a much needed girl's night at Cowboys, and it was the night that all November birthdays and their friends paid no cover and got a free drink :) Highlights of the night? Glad you asked. Alicia caught the eye of someone we think is a drug dealer. Two cell phones, wad of cash (but no one dolla bills) at the bar, and claimed his job was none of her business. Hahahaha. E got hit on by every single guy there, and I got stuck talking to one guy's married wingman, who only talked about his wife... yet still asked for my phone number. Very fun night. Taylor talked to me when I got home, and that was nice :)
Saturday: SLEEP. Softball :D Went to central market with the team in between games. They are really awesome people, and I want to actually be their friend in real life, not just Saturdays! Hahaha. Went for a jog, more softball, then at night went to go watch football/knox-henderson/some place in Addison with the Falcon bros. We went to this place called Barcadia, where they have old school arcade games, life sized jenga and connect four, and SKEE BALL. SO AWESOME. We went next door to this bar called Park, which looked like the inside of an old house, complete with carpet, chandeliers, candelabras, 80's music, and cool living-room type chairs. It felt like that was the kind of house that would be haunted or have vampires. Stephen and I went around and sat in EVERY SINGLE CHAIR to determine which was the best.
Today: I am going to find something to do outside :D It's such a beautiful day!
Friday: Alicia, E, and I had a much needed girl's night at Cowboys, and it was the night that all November birthdays and their friends paid no cover and got a free drink :) Highlights of the night? Glad you asked. Alicia caught the eye of someone we think is a drug dealer. Two cell phones, wad of cash (but no one dolla bills) at the bar, and claimed his job was none of her business. Hahahaha. E got hit on by every single guy there, and I got stuck talking to one guy's married wingman, who only talked about his wife... yet still asked for my phone number. Very fun night. Taylor talked to me when I got home, and that was nice :)
Saturday: SLEEP. Softball :D Went to central market with the team in between games. They are really awesome people, and I want to actually be their friend in real life, not just Saturdays! Hahaha. Went for a jog, more softball, then at night went to go watch football/knox-henderson/some place in Addison with the Falcon bros. We went to this place called Barcadia, where they have old school arcade games, life sized jenga and connect four, and SKEE BALL. SO AWESOME. We went next door to this bar called Park, which looked like the inside of an old house, complete with carpet, chandeliers, candelabras, 80's music, and cool living-room type chairs. It felt like that was the kind of house that would be haunted or have vampires. Stephen and I went around and sat in EVERY SINGLE CHAIR to determine which was the best.
Today: I am going to find something to do outside :D It's such a beautiful day!
Thursday
November 4, 2010
I learned how to do western blots today. Yay! Chris taught me and it was fun. Everyone does them except for me, and I feel like that's a pretty standard lab thing. But now I can do, suckaaaaaaaaaaas!
Caroline brought me a brownie from Starbucks and it was amazing.
Instead of working out, I opted to snuggle in bed :)
Caroline brought me a brownie from Starbucks and it was amazing.
Instead of working out, I opted to snuggle in bed :)
Wednesday
November 3, 2010
I met Jaime and Robson for dinner, and Jaime and I both got the chicken fried steak for $6.99 with mashed potatoes and black eyes peas. SO GOOD! I love those boys, I love chicken fried foods, and I love being from the south.
I got approved to take my birthday off of work, which is the day before thanksgiving, so I have a nice long break. Michelle also agreed to let me take off the ENTIRE week between Christmas and New Years!!! WHEEEEEE!! VACATION!!!!!!
I got approved to take my birthday off of work, which is the day before thanksgiving, so I have a nice long break. Michelle also agreed to let me take off the ENTIRE week between Christmas and New Years!!! WHEEEEEE!! VACATION!!!!!!
Tuesday
November 2, 2010
After I posted last night, my dad called to ask me the "Geo-Genius" questions that come in his National Geographic issues each month. My dad and I share a love for geography, and this is one of my favorite father-daughter things we do. The first day of the month, or whenever he gets his new issue in the mail, he always calls me and we guess the answers together. We both got 3/5 right this time around. I LOVE MY DAD.
The guys at work had some funny jokes/comments, mostly making fun of me, and they are great and make me laugh a lot.
I learned about geocaching today. This is SO going to be my new hobby.
It rained all day today. When I left the YMCA, it was dark and it was a nice steady rain. I got stuck at a light, and I just wanted to sit there forever. The lights of downtown mixed with the sound of the rain on my car... there was something oddly beautiful about it.
I went to a kickboxing class for the first time in a year. It was fun :D
I made tabbouleh for the first time, and it tastes AWESOME.
The guys at work had some funny jokes/comments, mostly making fun of me, and they are great and make me laugh a lot.
I learned about geocaching today. This is SO going to be my new hobby.
It rained all day today. When I left the YMCA, it was dark and it was a nice steady rain. I got stuck at a light, and I just wanted to sit there forever. The lights of downtown mixed with the sound of the rain on my car... there was something oddly beautiful about it.
I went to a kickboxing class for the first time in a year. It was fun :D
I made tabbouleh for the first time, and it tastes AWESOME.
Monday
November 1, 2010
Halloween weekend.
Friday: Michelle instituted a "beer hour" at the lab to celebrate everyone's recent accomplishments. I LOVE hanging with the people I work with. This cool guy from some other lab came to ask someone a question, ended up drinking a beer with us, and told some hilarious stories.
Found an awesome football jersey to pair with heels and a skirt for the party that night. Some sciencey dudes, including the head of our department, have a rock cover band, and some people from the lab went out to watch them, and some of my friends came, too! We had such a fun time :)
Saturday: HILARITY. Went to go put some flowers on Grandma's grave (happy birthday, Grandma!), and somehow at Kroger I managed to split the entire crotch of my jeans without my knowing. I was giving everyone a free show. Booooo. Changed my pants in the car at the cemetery... so much for being respectful. It was hilarious. Softball was awesome, as usual. Then we all went to Cowboys for a little dancing :) Hilde let me borrow her woodland fairy costume, and we all looked great and had an awesome time.
Sunday: SCRAPBOOKED. For the first time in forever. I basically did nothing all day. It was so so so so so so so glorious. Got to catch up with Jamie and James :D
Today: I got a buttload of work done today, and Chris used my data in his lab meeting presentation, and I felt very proud of it all. :) Kris made this dish with rutabaga in it, and it was tasty :)
Friday: Michelle instituted a "beer hour" at the lab to celebrate everyone's recent accomplishments. I LOVE hanging with the people I work with. This cool guy from some other lab came to ask someone a question, ended up drinking a beer with us, and told some hilarious stories.
Found an awesome football jersey to pair with heels and a skirt for the party that night. Some sciencey dudes, including the head of our department, have a rock cover band, and some people from the lab went out to watch them, and some of my friends came, too! We had such a fun time :)
Saturday: HILARITY. Went to go put some flowers on Grandma's grave (happy birthday, Grandma!), and somehow at Kroger I managed to split the entire crotch of my jeans without my knowing. I was giving everyone a free show. Booooo. Changed my pants in the car at the cemetery... so much for being respectful. It was hilarious. Softball was awesome, as usual. Then we all went to Cowboys for a little dancing :) Hilde let me borrow her woodland fairy costume, and we all looked great and had an awesome time.
Sunday: SCRAPBOOKED. For the first time in forever. I basically did nothing all day. It was so so so so so so so glorious. Got to catch up with Jamie and James :D
Today: I got a buttload of work done today, and Chris used my data in his lab meeting presentation, and I felt very proud of it all. :) Kris made this dish with rutabaga in it, and it was tasty :)
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