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I've been seriously slacking on updating this thing. I figure there's got to be at least one or two of you who are curious about my life, so here goes.
I love love love classes. Seriously, taking classes that apply to your major, instead of obnoxious core requirement classes, makes college so much better. Women's Studies + Public Relations = fucking awesome combination.
Speaking of Women's Studies... I started another blog, in which I write daily about news stories and current events that pertain to women and gender equality. Running it is a lot of fun and I figure it'll help me get some experience writing about these issues... since that's probably what I'm going to end up doing for my future career. Click here to read it.
Aaaaaaand speaking of Public Relations... I found out today that I got a summer internship at a PR company in Melville! Hoo-hah. So stoked. It even pays - not too much though, which I don't really care about, because it's all about the experience. I can't wait.
Other than that... I'm currently in "Once Upon a Mattress," which is being performed on my campus. We're still in rehearsal stage, opening night is April 10th. It feels good to be in a show again.
I think that's about it. Nothing else is really new. I'm home for spring break for a couple more days, the semester is winding down. I can't believe my Sophomore year of college is almost over. Holy crap.
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[27 Jan 2008|06:22pm] |
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A moment of your time!
In June, Congress will be voting on whether or not to increase funding for abstinence-only "education" by $27.8 million. This cannot happen. It has been proved time and time again that abstinence-only programs do NOT work. Teenagers are not any less likely to have sex before marriage after learning about abstinence. The only difference is that they are less informed on how to be safe, it is crucial that kids are educated on how to avoid STDs and unwanted pregnancies. Abstinence-only sex education fails to provide valid information about forms of contraceptives, except to stress their failure rates. Not only is it completely unrealistic to believe that teenagers will wait until marriage to have sex, but it is also unfair to demand this of them. Additionally, abstinence-only education discriminates against gay and lesbian teenagers, who cannot legally marry in most states. So when exactly are two men or two women allowed to have sex? This program falls short on so many levels.
Now that my little rant is over and done with, I'm begging all of you to please take just two minutes to ask Congress to oppose this legislation. It is a waste of money and could lead to more and more teenagers having sex without knowing what the hell they're doing because they did not receive proper education. Just go HERE and fill out a short form to send a message to Congress about it. It's basically like signing a petition. Enough negative reactions to this proposed legislation could lead to its rejection.
Thanks for bearing with me.
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[10 Jan 2008|03:06pm] |
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Weezer fans, I recommend that you all buy, download, or steal Alone - The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo.
I was pretty skeptical when I first heard a couple songs from it, but then I bought the album and listened to the rest. It is a gem. Of course, some of the songs I felt necessary to skip over (the rendition of "Buddy Holly" isn't anything worth listening to, and his cover of Ice Cube's "The Bomb" is painful), but mostly, this album serves as a musical orgasm to those Weezer fans who were overly disappointed with the band's past three albums. Because most of the songs on Alone are from the good old 1990s, a lot of them remind me of the early days of Weezer. Rivers' quirky songs and lyrics remind me of how much of a dork he actually is, and of how much I love him for it. His songs are both simple and refreshing. With lyrics about how happy lemonade can make you, and how hard it is to play a game of chess, I have a feeling he wrote most of these songs in about 8 minutes. But, I'm okay with that. Besides, the album is not without its deep and heartfelt moments. All in all, snaps to Rivers for releasing this album just when most of us were ready to give up on him.
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Somewhere along the line, I completely abandoned livejournal. I guess I'm due for an update.
Semester is done and done. I took my last final today and interestingly enough, as soon as I put my pen down, that perpetual headache I've had for the past week went away. Go figure. I think I pwn'ed most of my finals. Should either get As in all my classes, or, more realistically, mostly As. Classes for next semester are:
Intro to Public Relations
Theories of Persuasion
Sociology of Gender
Women, Performance, and Social Change
Hebrew II
If you can't tell, I declared a double major in Women's Studies and Public Relations. Hooray for having some direction in my life and no longer feeling like a lost and worthless college student!
I also have an interview on December 27th for a paid internship with a Public Relations company in Melville. Crossing my fingers. I mean, spending my Summer in an office might not sound so appealing in theory, but I know it'll give me some really good experience and will look awesome on a resume.
Other than that, not much else to update about. Hit 10 months with my girl.. who knew I could have a relationship that lasted more than 2 months? Everything's going great in that area. I'm happy and finally with someone who doesn't treat me like shit. Hoo-hah.
Anyway. Home for a month. I would like to see a lot of people over break. There's a lot of people I miss. Phone calls would be nice.
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is pretty much how I've been feeling lately.
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List 5 celebrities you would have sex with without even asking questions.
Say which movie/show/thing it was that hooked you.
Supply photos for said people.
To be fair and even, I'm choosing to do 5 male and 5 female celebrities.
( In no particular order... )
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[17 Jul 2007|08:40pm] |
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Really, nothing can be easy for me. I could kill whoever robbed me in Paris. I thought it would be pretty simple to replace everything, but I guess not for me. Getting robbed has made my final time here as stressful as it could possibly be.
I still haven't gotten my credit card. I couldn't call my company because I didn't have a phone. When I did call, they said they couldn't send it to my school. Only to a Citibank on Oxford Street in London. Hell if I know when I can go get it. With classes all day, everyday. Good luck, Amy. I'm down to ten pounds.
I got a replacement travel card from Kingston. But it doesn't work. When I try to put it through any machine in the tube or train stations, it tells me to seek assistance. Stupid me for getting excited over finally getting a new one.
The phone situation is giving me the biggest headache of all. They sent me a new one. That didn't fucking work. I e-mailed them and told them. They finally sent me another one. But forgot to send me a SIM card. Excuse me, but shouldn't anyone that works at a phone company know that a cell phone is USELESS without a SIM card? I could cry. I could really fucking cry.
It's not even worth buying a new digital camera at this point. By the time I get it, it'll be time to go home. I only have about a week's worth of pictures. Hope my memory's good.
Clearly I did something to piss off God.
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I love spontaneous trips away from reality. On Sunday night, I made a last-minute decision to go up to New Paltz with Nikki, not really sure how long I was going to be staying. I ended up staying until Friday night. It was an amazing week filled with laying in bed, playing adventure games, taking walks on nice days, going out to lunch, watching Degrassi re-runs, and playing beer pong in the basement. No obligations, no worries, no stress. I needed a week like that. And I also needed to spend time with the one person I'll miss the most when I leave for London.
Speaking of London.. HOLYSHITOHMYGOD I leave on Tuesday!!!11!1!11 I can't get over it. I don't want to be the stereotypical college student that's home for the Summer and say things like, "I feel so trapped, I need to get out of [insert hometown here]!" But dammit, I feel so trapped and I need to get out of Huntington! And I think 1500 miles should do it. I don't know how London can be anything besides awesome. I'm pretty terrified to be alone in another country for a month, but at the same time, I know it'll be amazing. It'll be just what I need.
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Well, freshman year is over. And it's upsetting. And weird. And upsetting. I just got home on Friday and I'm already missing New Paltz like crazy. I miss my friends being a five minute walk away, I miss having dorm rooms to hang out in, I miss taking walks to town, I miss smelling weed right outside my building, I miss having to step over hippies on the sidewalks.
Hopefully this summer won't be quite the tragedy I've imagined. So far, I've reunited with some friends and spent a lot of time with my girl. On June 26th, it's off to London I go, to attend university, hang out with blokes, and spend nights at the pubs (and other blatant British phrases). The classes I'm taking are Live Theatre and British Culture and Society. The classes rely very heavily on field trips, which will be completely awesome because I'll get to see a lot of London. I'm so excited.
Amazingly, I managed a 4.0 this semester. I'm really proud of myself, since my goal was only a 3.7. I'm sure these great grades will come in handy when I end up becoming some sort of starving artist in 10 years. It's inevitable.
So I'll be home for most of June and August. I'll probably be ridiculously bored, so if you love me, please call me to hang out. Kthx.
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You know when life seems really calm and it's pretty enjoyable but at the same time you remain skeptical, wondering why everything seems so lax when it really shouldn't be? And then all of a sudden, Life is like "LOLZ JK!!!11" and decides to bombard you with 43504390345 things you need to accomplish in one week?
I'm so ridiculously overwhelmed right now. I need to accomplish a ton of things in order to study abroad and I need to do them NOW or else I'll miss the deadline. I also have two papers due this week that I have yet to start and another lengthy English assignment I need to get done. It all hit me today and all I could do was burst into tears and curse life.
But, you know that one person in your life who has the power to completely turn around your mood just by being with you? Two mix CDs, a thoughtful gift, and a night of looking at the stars later.. I feel immensely better. It's incredible.
So, tomorrow, I'm going to wake up at 8:30 and get all this shit done. It sucks that I'm overwhelmed, but all I can do is fucking deal with it. Life doesn't slow down for anyone, so what I'm going to do is say, "Fuck you, Life, I can take you" and hand in these forms and tackle these papers. And on Friday night, I'm getting shitfaced to reward myself.
The end.
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