i can't decide if i should be completely horrified or really freakin' excited. OR BOTH?! i think i am both, it just depends on the minute you catch me...
Sunday, August 21, 2011
go greyhounds.
welp i move to college on wednesday.
i can't decide if i should be completely horrified or really freakin' excited. OR BOTH?! i think i am both, it just depends on the minute you catch me...
i can't decide if i should be completely horrified or really freakin' excited. OR BOTH?! i think i am both, it just depends on the minute you catch me...
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
IUPUI SSA - English
Stephanie Street
I have always loved reading, so people like to tell me that I should like to write and that i should be good at it. I usually just nod my head and try not to let them see the confused and horrified look on my face. It is not that I do not like writing, because I do. I have written a couple of (very) short stories and I have a blog where I post my them and share random stories from my life, dreams that I have, and whatnot. Writing has just never come naturally to me. I think the majority of it is an organization problem, my brain is just not wired in the correct way for me to connect all the words and sentences and paragraphs together and have it come out to make sense. I feel like this course has helped me come to this conclusion that I have an organization issue. This means that now when I head into English 131 I can go in knowing how to help myself succeed.
When we wrote out our summaries I just picked out what I thought were the main points and slapped them down into a paragraph and called it a day, I did not realize until one day in class when I was forced to rewrite my summary for the article, Affirming the Self Through Online Profiles: Beneficial Effects of Social Networking Sites by Catalina L. Toma, using the transitions; first, second, third, finally how much easier and clear the paper was to read and write. Because of this I know how to go about writing papers for my class; I will come up with an organization method. I guess it is like writing the thesis sentence before you start the paper, you need to know what you are going to write about before you just dive right in, and diving right in is how I like to write a paper. Writing is a lot more methodical then I ever realized.
This course has been good because it has given me a glimpse into what my real class will be like, I will go in having a good grasp on what the teacher is looking for and I will have a better idea how the teacher may grade assignments. This program has also given me a chance to get a grasp on my ability to manage time. I learned that while I have the ability to do a given assignment in ten minutes, the end result will just always be lacking something. When I took the time to think and organize a paper it came out actually being something I was not ashamed to turn in.
I also learned that when the going gets tough, take a break to doodle and brain storm. I believe that this is totally going to help me with the way my brain works. I always thought that when I am writing a tough paper that if I just sit there and stare at the key bored long enough that eventually something magical will happen, but the process works so much faster if I just stop, get out a piece of paper and pen and draw or start writing down random ideas. I think I can compare this idea to a camera, I have the camera pointed at an image but the image is out of focus so I have to turn the lens a little to the left and right until I get it perfectly in focus.
I once told my friend, “College is not about being cute, it is about being resourceful.” We were talking about rain boots at the time but after starting this program I keep coming back to it, trying to hold on to it and remember. I guess I have been using it as my mantra. I know that I can succeed if I take what I have learned and I apply it. I also learned that there is a place in the Liberal Arts building I believe where they help you edit your papers, I am sure I will be spending a bunch of time in there. As you get older it seems like it is not so much about learning new things, but learning new ways to apply old things.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
Asinine Dream.
I had a dream. I do not think that explaining it will come close to doing it the justice it deserves.
I think I was a spy and I was trying to help overthow the crazy people in charge. They were like crazy communistists.. I was running around trying to figure out what was going on. It was very futuristic. Everyone I know like lived in this 'mall' and there was a limited amount of resources and all the good food was gone. I was walking back from like the cafe and i was walking down this hall way and i saw a pair of shoes i had always wanted and i stole them. But it turned out that it didnt matter cuz you wernt alound to wear the color purple anymore. They were like a royal purple satin with like... well i dont really remember. But they kicked ass and thats all that matters.
I was walking through the halls trying to find Tori I think and some lady was talking about how the Law had said people cant wear all these different colors, and so then I looked around most everyone was wearing white because it was one of the only colors left to wear. So I kept walking out of the place with all the people and clothes (It can be described as nice, indoor flea market. I came into this ummm big open area I cant remember the name of It was escalators going in every direction and some regular steps too. I saw BooBoo so i tried to follow her but i couldnt figure out how to because there so meny diffent pairs of steps. so then thankfully i found Kiki right near me and she was kind of freaking out shopping because she needed to find maternity clothes for Logann because everyone was getting pregnant and all the maternity clothing was disappearing. I was kind of freaked out because it didnt sound like all these people getting pregnant wanted to be and the govnt was forcing them. But i decided to push that to the back of my head to think about later. I was taking a one step at a time approach. So Kiki pointed me up a pair of steps and warned me not to take the escalators unless I really needed to.
So I go up the stairs and I walk around for a second and I see Tori zoom by me and she waves and trys to stop moving but she cant because she is on an evil escalator so i try to follow her and i cant because it is to hard. so i turn around and start walking and i see this guy sitting in this chair next to the doorway and i go to talk to him because i need help. So i walk up to him and say hay blah blah blah (he is on watch for the govnt people) then this husband and wife and girl come up the escalator closest to us and the man drops something. You can tell he is NOT happy about dropping it. I got the impression its one of the like 'illegal' products your not supposed to have. So then they all kind of fall on the ground and then they guy unhooks this thing from the thing he droped and shoves in his daughters mouth and pinches her lips together so they stick.
Then Mick apperars and helps the family with whatever the heck is wrong. Apparently the girl is broken? and the thing the dad shoved in the girls throte is like a voice box but she is missing some other crucial piece and if she doesnt get it in 20 min she will die. So then the guy sitting in the chair who is working for the govnt pulls out this like car battery looking thing and hooks the girl to it. It is going to buy her some more time so they can find the piece she needs to live!
I dont really remember the rest I end up like seeing though the guy who is watching posts eyes I think its farther in the future when everything is beginning to fall apart and people are running out of stuff. He is in this apartemnt and he has a dog. But he cant support the dog anymore so somehow he turns the dog into a piece of pottery and is sad about it.
yes it was a strange dream.
I think I was a spy and I was trying to help overthow the crazy people in charge. They were like crazy communistists.. I was running around trying to figure out what was going on. It was very futuristic. Everyone I know like lived in this 'mall' and there was a limited amount of resources and all the good food was gone. I was walking back from like the cafe and i was walking down this hall way and i saw a pair of shoes i had always wanted and i stole them. But it turned out that it didnt matter cuz you wernt alound to wear the color purple anymore. They were like a royal purple satin with like... well i dont really remember. But they kicked ass and thats all that matters.
I was walking through the halls trying to find Tori I think and some lady was talking about how the Law had said people cant wear all these different colors, and so then I looked around most everyone was wearing white because it was one of the only colors left to wear. So I kept walking out of the place with all the people and clothes (It can be described as nice, indoor flea market. I came into this ummm big open area I cant remember the name of It was escalators going in every direction and some regular steps too. I saw BooBoo so i tried to follow her but i couldnt figure out how to because there so meny diffent pairs of steps. so then thankfully i found Kiki right near me and she was kind of freaking out shopping because she needed to find maternity clothes for Logann because everyone was getting pregnant and all the maternity clothing was disappearing. I was kind of freaked out because it didnt sound like all these people getting pregnant wanted to be and the govnt was forcing them. But i decided to push that to the back of my head to think about later. I was taking a one step at a time approach. So Kiki pointed me up a pair of steps and warned me not to take the escalators unless I really needed to.
So I go up the stairs and I walk around for a second and I see Tori zoom by me and she waves and trys to stop moving but she cant because she is on an evil escalator so i try to follow her and i cant because it is to hard. so i turn around and start walking and i see this guy sitting in this chair next to the doorway and i go to talk to him because i need help. So i walk up to him and say hay blah blah blah (he is on watch for the govnt people) then this husband and wife and girl come up the escalator closest to us and the man drops something. You can tell he is NOT happy about dropping it. I got the impression its one of the like 'illegal' products your not supposed to have. So then they all kind of fall on the ground and then they guy unhooks this thing from the thing he droped and shoves in his daughters mouth and pinches her lips together so they stick.
Then Mick apperars and helps the family with whatever the heck is wrong. Apparently the girl is broken? and the thing the dad shoved in the girls throte is like a voice box but she is missing some other crucial piece and if she doesnt get it in 20 min she will die. So then the guy sitting in the chair who is working for the govnt pulls out this like car battery looking thing and hooks the girl to it. It is going to buy her some more time so they can find the piece she needs to live!
I dont really remember the rest I end up like seeing though the guy who is watching posts eyes I think its farther in the future when everything is beginning to fall apart and people are running out of stuff. He is in this apartemnt and he has a dog. But he cant support the dog anymore so somehow he turns the dog into a piece of pottery and is sad about it.
yes it was a strange dream.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
marathon!
i know most of ya'll know, but jess ran her marathon yesterday and we all got to cheer her and leslie on. and it was spectacular!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Today is
one of those days i feel inspired to do something wicked cool. but i dont know where to begin.
should i begin with doing a little a little bit of wii fit yoga??? probably.
but what do i do after that?? I think i just decided im going to try not to shower today. hahaha isnt that inspirational?????
i thought so ,)
Im feeling very gray gardens today. this happens every now and then.
lalalaa
woahhhh. im tired. yoga yoga yoga. hhararar.
I got sunburnt yesterday. i need to maybe put sunscreen on in the morning before i go out side. because i put it on when i went to the pool but it was too late by them. that *cough* damn *cough* hole in the ozone layer is ruining my life.
should i begin with doing a little a little bit of wii fit yoga??? probably.
but what do i do after that?? I think i just decided im going to try not to shower today. hahaha isnt that inspirational?????
i thought so ,)
Im feeling very gray gardens today. this happens every now and then.
lalalaa
woahhhh. im tired. yoga yoga yoga. hhararar.
I got sunburnt yesterday. i need to maybe put sunscreen on in the morning before i go out side. because i put it on when i went to the pool but it was too late by them. that *cough* damn *cough* hole in the ozone layer is ruining my life.
Friday, May 20, 2011
My List Of Homework
1. Read "The Things They Carried"
(so I can do really good on the test on tuesday)
2. Ap enviromental Science Take Home Test
(If Ido really good on it so that I dont have to take the final)
3. Art History Paper
(so that i dont have a C in the class anymore)
4. Art History final paper thing
It really doesnt look like that much. But it is all big stuff. and not like little stuff ya know? so it carries more weight. I also have to sign my housing contract. go to work. read scripture at bacchulorette. i have the senior service sunday morning at church.
O here is my schedule for sunday:
I have to be at church for my normal sunday morning, then I get to come home, then at 3 I get to go back to church for baccholorette practice, then at 4 I have my Engage college ministry, then at 6 I have the auctual baccholorette! I am going to be at Church all day! its really good I like my church.
it is amazing. but it really dont seem like so much when i write it all out!
(so I can do really good on the test on tuesday)
2. Ap enviromental Science Take Home Test
(If Ido really good on it so that I dont have to take the final)
3. Art History Paper
(so that i dont have a C in the class anymore)
4. Art History final paper thing
It really doesnt look like that much. But it is all big stuff. and not like little stuff ya know? so it carries more weight. I also have to sign my housing contract. go to work. read scripture at bacchulorette. i have the senior service sunday morning at church.
O here is my schedule for sunday:
I have to be at church for my normal sunday morning, then I get to come home, then at 3 I get to go back to church for baccholorette practice, then at 4 I have my Engage college ministry, then at 6 I have the auctual baccholorette! I am going to be at Church all day! its really good I like my church.
it is amazing. but it really dont seem like so much when i write it all out!
Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
1201indiana.com
So My Auntie Kimberly has hooked me up with her friends daughter Lindsey who is gonna get this four bedroom apartment right smack dab downtown near IUPUI. THEY ARE INCREDIBLE. I am very very excited.
1201 Indiana offers many amenities already included in your rent!
High speed internet
Cable
Water
Sewage
Trash
Furnished
Energy Star Appliances (microwave, stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, disposal)
Washer & Dryer in all 2, 3, and 4 bedroom townhouses
(Laundry facilities available for 1 bedroom apartments)
Private bathrooms
Private patios and balconies
24 hour fitness center
Pool
Cyber Café
Controlled Access
Rooftop Gardens
Located Downtown near IUPUI
Tanning Beds
Massage Chair
Do you see one thing wrong with this picture?????? Cuz i dont. I was afraid i was gonna be stuck in some shotty little dorm and have to walk down the hall to shower. But ope, Im gonna live in style. ,)
Im Live'n My Dream right now. I just hope it lasts. I dont see why it wont.
1201 Indiana offers many amenities already included in your rent!
High speed internet
Cable
Water
Sewage
Trash
Furnished
Energy Star Appliances (microwave, stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, disposal)
Washer & Dryer in all 2, 3, and 4 bedroom townhouses
(Laundry facilities available for 1 bedroom apartments)
Private bathrooms
Private patios and balconies
24 hour fitness center
Pool
Cyber Café
Controlled Access
Rooftop Gardens
Located Downtown near IUPUI
Tanning Beds
Massage Chair
Do you see one thing wrong with this picture?????? Cuz i dont. I was afraid i was gonna be stuck in some shotty little dorm and have to walk down the hall to shower. But ope, Im gonna live in style. ,)
Im Live'n My Dream right now. I just hope it lasts. I dont see why it wont.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Tennessee Here I Come
I am leaviing tomorrow for my senior road trip! i will be gone from monday till thursday! how exciting. we are going hiking. and doing other stuff too. but i dont know what!!!!! i think i over packed... whoops. Auctually, the boy scouts just taught me to always be prepared, so i am ,)
Friday, April 1, 2011
Realistic Drama
"Mom, I am sick. I can't go to school." I complain to my mother who is still in bed and half asleep.
"Huh? Okay Will." she mutters at me (I was named Willamina after my father, William, who got lost on his way to the bar and forgot to look for a way home).
Yes! I am jumping up and down on the inside. On the outside my shoulders are slumped, my arms are hanging limp at my sides and I am using the wall to support me as I meander down the steps.
I'm in my bedroom, examining my old Barbie dolls. They have frizzy hair and most of their clothes have been lost. They make me remember that one time when my grandma bought me a Spice Girl doll, and my doll had a doll of her own. It got me wondering, what if I'm like a doll and someone is playing with me like I play with Barbie, directing everything I do and wear and what I say and where I go. I was amazed at the time by the thought, I mean what if!? But now thinking back, it is kind of creepy to think about not being in control of your own life. But on the other hand... how nice it would be if someone made all of my decisions for me? They would be in charge of choosing my college, and my boyfriend, and my job. Wouldn't that be nice? Life is so stressful sometimes... I just want to buy a mini fridge and a hot plate and lock my bedroom door and never leave. I want to live a stress free life. I am eighteen years old, I am developing a wrinkle between my eyes, and the other day I think I found a gray hair... Okay maybe the gray hair is an exaggeration. I decide all the stressful thinking if making me sleepy so I should lay back down and try to sleep. But after forty-five minutes of lying there with out the ability to fall asleep, I decide to text my friend Ira. He is a hipster, so I know he is home with nothing to do today. He has no school, no job, no responsibility, just his moms basement packed with his musical devices.
Ira, I'm home 'sick' from school. Lets have an ADVENTURE!
Five (million) minutes later he texts me back:
Okay Willa, lets do it. But do you have any money? My car is one hungry beast of a machine.
...Yes, if we go to the bank.
Thanks! I'll pick you up at... 9:23 for the greatest adventure of your life.
Sure thing Ira, sure thing.
I heard my momma leave for work about half an hour ago so I decided to get up and get ready. I take a shower, drink a whole pot of coffee with come crazy chai coffee creamer, and dig through my mess of a room trying to find something clean to wear...
"Huh? Okay Will." she mutters at me (I was named Willamina after my father, William, who got lost on his way to the bar and forgot to look for a way home).
Yes! I am jumping up and down on the inside. On the outside my shoulders are slumped, my arms are hanging limp at my sides and I am using the wall to support me as I meander down the steps.
I'm in my bedroom, examining my old Barbie dolls. They have frizzy hair and most of their clothes have been lost. They make me remember that one time when my grandma bought me a Spice Girl doll, and my doll had a doll of her own. It got me wondering, what if I'm like a doll and someone is playing with me like I play with Barbie, directing everything I do and wear and what I say and where I go. I was amazed at the time by the thought, I mean what if!? But now thinking back, it is kind of creepy to think about not being in control of your own life. But on the other hand... how nice it would be if someone made all of my decisions for me? They would be in charge of choosing my college, and my boyfriend, and my job. Wouldn't that be nice? Life is so stressful sometimes... I just want to buy a mini fridge and a hot plate and lock my bedroom door and never leave. I want to live a stress free life. I am eighteen years old, I am developing a wrinkle between my eyes, and the other day I think I found a gray hair... Okay maybe the gray hair is an exaggeration. I decide all the stressful thinking if making me sleepy so I should lay back down and try to sleep. But after forty-five minutes of lying there with out the ability to fall asleep, I decide to text my friend Ira. He is a hipster, so I know he is home with nothing to do today. He has no school, no job, no responsibility, just his moms basement packed with his musical devices.
Ira, I'm home 'sick' from school. Lets have an ADVENTURE!
Five (million) minutes later he texts me back:
Okay Willa, lets do it. But do you have any money? My car is one hungry beast of a machine.
...Yes, if we go to the bank.
Thanks! I'll pick you up at... 9:23 for the greatest adventure of your life.
Sure thing Ira, sure thing.
I heard my momma leave for work about half an hour ago so I decided to get up and get ready. I take a shower, drink a whole pot of coffee with come crazy chai coffee creamer, and dig through my mess of a room trying to find something clean to wear...
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