We Never Change, Do We?

Tue, 20 Sep 2005 18:51:01 GMT

LJ Interests meme results

books:
Yeah, this is rather generic, isn't it? But I do like them.
coldplay:
See icon... hehe. My favorite band by far.
dani's selves:
Haha, I added this interest because Danielle asked me to. I'm still a bit confused about who these selves ARE.
dani/treyz:
Treyz was Danielle's first boyfriendy person and I still love ribbing her about his awful dorkiness. OTP!
david sedaris:
So funny, so wonderful- I just love everything he's ever written. Plus, when I met him, he helped resolve a petty argument my mom and I were having... cool guy.
harry potter:
Yeah, I'm a nerd. So sue me.
john kerry:
Awww.... seeing this made me sad. Damn it.
movies:
I see far too many movies in the theater, probably one or two every weekend this summer. So, if you want some tips about what to see, let me know. :P
orgo:
Who doesn't love the slavery that is organic chemistry?
philip pullman:
The Golden Compass is my favorite book and I will always remember the book signing I went to of his years ago.

Enter your LJ user name, and 10 interests will be selected from your interest list.

At Harvard

Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:48:50 GMT

Well, I'm here! I'm living on the fifth floor in an old dorm, down by the river. We have a beautiful dining hall, and I've heard my house is the most social one on campus, which may be a good thing, since I'm a little shy. One of my suitemates has also arrived, but she's been out and about, so we haven't met yet. My room is tiny, but very cute. I'm about 15 minutes walking distance from the yard. That'll be interesting in winter. Unfortunately, we have no elevator, so move-in was a bitch and my legs hurt soooo much.
The other transfers seem really nice, and we've been on a Duck Tour and out to eat a couple times. I got all of my credits transferred as well, so that is more good news. Today, I'm getting my picture taken, seeing the President speak (stupid woman-degrader), and then going bowling. So- that's the deal! More news soon, I promise.

Tue, 06 Sep 2005 13:17:46 GMT

Alright, off to Harvard. We're driving, so it'll take three days, but I'll update again Friday and let you all know how the new dorm is! :)

Highlights of a Summer

Mon, 22 Aug 2005 00:42:55 GMT

I've been bullied mercilessly by many people to update, and I agree that it is long overdue, so hi, again, to those of you who still read this. I'll try to cover the highlights of what I've been up to.
I spent the summer in D.C. working for the Superior Court's Juvenile and Neglect Clerk's Office. Three days a week, I helped with the behind-the-scenes work around the office, reviewing jackets for judges, scanning court orders, and avoiding the filing room as best I could. There were three other interns, and they were all very nice, so it was cool to get to know them and the people around the office. Two days a week, I would go down to a courtroom and aid a courtroom clerk. I observed lots of juvenile delinquency cases, a smattering of neglect and school attendance cases, and a few days of custody and domestic relations (i.e. divorce) cases. That was the really awesome part of the job- I saw trials, arraignments, six different judges, dozens of different attorneys. It was so cool.
Let's see... what else? I was accepted to Harvard and am transferring. I'm nervous and excited and... I don't know. I have two new roommates, who both seem very nice. I'm hoping to keep my double major, but we'll see.
I went on a lunch date with an assistant attorney general who went to Yale Law. That was interesting.
I'm home right now and I've been lazing around. I've become a bit addicted to Gilmore Girls- it is so great! I'm reading the Historian, which is reeeeallly good so far.
My birthday was good- we went to see some wild elk that live around here. It was a lot of fun. I also got a digital camera, so expect pictures in the near future!
I went to the Coldplay concert on Friday and got within five feet of Chris Martin. It was absolutely amazing, since we had 16th row seats, and it completely reawakened my Coldplay obsession.
On Tuesday, I'm off to St. Louis to pack up, see some friends, and then leave for Boston.
That's about it! I'll try to update more frequently, but I am reading everyone's journals, and I try to comment as frequently as I can.

If Nostry says I'm a dork, I MUST be one

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:10:26 GMT

Tagged by nostrademons

List 5 reasons you are a dork. And make them good reasons. Justify them. Explain them. Be loud and proud of how big a dork you are! Then pick the 5 biggest dorks you know and have them do the meme.

1. When I was a kid, my best friend Kristina and I used to play that board game for little girls, Mall Madness, except we wouldn't go shopping as the instructions dictated. Instead, we pretended we were business execs who owned the building. Our game consisted of placing phone calls to the various stores in the "mall," holding meetings, and charging rent.

2. One of my favorite weekend activities is going to the bookstore and playing "How many of these books have I read?" It gives me so much pleasure to just see all of them in front of me.

3. I have a pre-test ritual that must be followed exactly. It involves listening to classical music, reading a newspaper, eating a meal high in protein, drinking a glass of cranberry juice, and buying two new pencils. I feel like if I don't do it, I can't face my test.

4. Anyone who has heard me talk about the New York Times must know I'm a dork. To me, reading the Times completes my day and makes it seem so much better.

5. The first day of my summer internship was spent looking up file numbers and then filing folders away. When I got home, I couldn't stop raving about how cool my new job was and how looking up file numbers was like a little treasure hunt. Everyone really looked at me oddly after that comment.

So, now five people....
bohemianchild
hermionemalfoy
shoemaster
kelena_rossini
traseru

Wed, 06 Apr 2005 02:36:12 GMT

Erm... haven't posted in awhile, so I thought I would drop a line to those of you interested in the goings-on of my life. Major things:

1) I'm going to Oxford University (Keble College) next year! Anyone who wants to visit is welcome.
2) I rocked my physics test and made my professor squee with joy today.
3) When people anonymously comment in my journal (see last post), it freaks me out.
4) I've been feeling sort of down lately, but I'm finally starting to feel a bit better, which is nice. I've been having issues with almost everything/everyone, but I've reached a state where I'm trying not to care. (Cryptic enough for you?)
5) The semester is going well. Classes are fun.
6) Oh! This one is important. I've decided I am a Buddhist in the past few months. More detail on that if you'd like it.
7) I'm spending the summer in D.C. doing something or the other. Anyone going to be out there?

Back to homework!

Sun, 20 Mar 2005 21:04:33 GMT

Relay for Life was last night- it was so hard, much more intense for me than last year. It was freezing cold, but I'm proud to say that I walked a solid four hours out of the nine we could walk. I talked with some very interesting and nice people and had some time to think. That being said, I'm suffering today from serious backlash from being so cold for twelve hours. I feel overly hot, my nose is all stuffed up, and I have a crazy sinus headache. All this, in addition to the pile of homework I have, is stressing me out. Furthermore, I have to decide within the next few days if I'm going to Oxford next year. What a weekend.

Wed, 16 Mar 2005 04:59:09 GMT

I feel so icky.

Sun, 13 Feb 2005 18:19:50 GMT

I've been studying rather intensely for my Indian Art test on Tuesday. Great words like Lakshana, Moksha, and Mithuna are running through my head constantly. And I haven't even started looking at the stuff for my bio test on Thursday.
I really need a break from school... the countdown to spring break has begun (19 days!).

Sun, 06 Feb 2005 19:10:29 GMT

Ugh, so much homework. Just wanted to update, so you'd all know I'm still alive. I'm looking forward to the next month immensely- five tests, multiple papers...
Back to writing case briefs. If I'm ever a judge, I'm going to be very concise when writing decisions, because I will pity the poor pre-law students who will have to struggle through them every weekend.

Fri, 17 Dec 2004 23:56:34 GMT

Yet another semester done. Thank goodness.

Wed, 08 Dec 2004 23:12:13 GMT

The combination of finals and filling out tons of applications is driving me crazy. I am getting so nervous- I feel like there is no time at all to study. People are annoying me more than usual and little things are really stressing me out. I know that my physics final really matters- I'm on the borderline between an A and a B right now, and I am feeling the pressure to succeed. I'm not worried about American Politics, but I have no idea if I should be worried about Biology and I haven't really gotten started with my research paper for history yet. Ack.
Wish me luck for the next week and a half.

Sat, 06 Nov 2004 03:54:03 GMT

Thank goodness this week is over. Three tests, many lost items, and one incredibly disappointing election later, I can't help but be glad that the last week will never, ever exist again. And I got a 98 on my American Politics test!
I've picked my classes for next semester: Bio, Physics (Electromagnetics), History of Modern Britain, Defendant's Rights, and Latin and Greek in Current English. Good fun. I also need to start on those applications- I'm thinking of either going to Oxford next year or being an RA on a freshman floor.
I cannot wait for Thanksgiving... it will be great. The next few weeks should be relatively easy, so it is just around the corner!

Wed, 03 Nov 2004 21:37:18 GMT

I have transitioned from tears to anger to numbness. How can this be? Something... is wrong with this country. And it is just going to get worse.
G'bye, Kerry. I really do admire you and wish this could have ended up different.

Tue, 19 Oct 2004 22:39:55 GMT

I have a looong list of things to do before Thursday (homework, mostly) and yet I just can't make myself work today. It is just too tempting to avoid it, go online, make phone calls, space out, etc.
Then, Thursday, it is fall break and I am off to Boston!
Please, if you have any motivation to offer me- let me know. I need to get to work, somehow.

Mon, 18 Oct 2004 22:34:10 GMT

Today was one of those days when I feel that everything is going wrong.
This weekend, I had the stomach flu. It was awful and gross and I ended up not eating for a day and a half and this morning I felt really weak when I got out of bed. Somehow, I managed to drag myself to class only to get a disappointing grade on my bio test, not be able to pick up my history paper, and just feel totally crappy about school.
After eating, I felt a little peppier, but the afternoon proved itself no different from the morning- my legs can hardly move from cramping, my bio problem set is hard, and Devin and I just got in a fight over the old favorite, friends of his that I don't like (i.e. his friend Danny, who says mean things about me and just makes me so upset). The conclusion of that conversation was that he is not going to change anything and that I am unreasonable to be upset about people insulting me, compounded by me crying, which has almost become a theme this year.
Yay. And now it is time to do homework. This really is a terrible day and I feel so lost and upset by it all.

Fri, 08 Oct 2004 04:03:03 GMT

I am suffering from a bout of debate-related depression. The energy here at Wash U is up, the debate is almost here, and here I am, depressed and feeling lost. I was watching Hardball, which I would highly encourage if you want to see some of Wash U and its student body, and was struck by some of the comments conservative students at this University make. It was incredible... how can people be so disillusioned about the way this country is going? And how can people be so bigoted, so blind?
I truly fear the day, if it comes, when Bush is re-elected. I always find it silly when people say things like, "If Bush gets re-elected, I'm moving to Canada." But those statements do hold a grain of truth. With the way this country is going... I don't see myself living here in the long term. Either something has to be done or it will be time to take advantage of that convenient British dual citizenship I have.
I was thinking about making this entry friends-only, but whatever... people can know how I feel, I don't care.
I just feel helpless to fight the tide and I'm worried. Really worried.

Wed, 06 Oct 2004 20:52:56 GMT

So much work to do... I really should get back to that.
The Michael Moore talk has been postponed, because he got pneumonia (sp?) and can't come this Thursday. I'm disappointed, but it doesn't really matter, because there are so many things to do here right now! The debate will be here in the Field House in two days and everyone is so pumped. The College Dems are planning all sorts of visibility activities- it should be so fun.
I got my physics test back today. Everyone did pretty badly, and I have never been so happy to get a B in my life. Ah, physics....

Sat, 02 Oct 2004 05:36:13 GMT

So, the debate will be here at Wash U in one week....!
Time to study for bio, I guess.
Best closing line of a movie this year: "lenscap."

Fri, 01 Oct 2004 02:50:06 GMT

I love Kerry. He makes me feel better when I am crying over a bad, hard physics test.

Thu, 23 Sep 2004 03:08:53 GMT

So... real quick, because I have a paper to write.
School is going well. I love my suitemates. Devin comes to visit this weekend. I have two tests and two quizzes next week. I am stressed (as always). My addiction to thefacebook has resurfaced. Physics is hard. American Politics is pretty simple. Labs are annoying.
Okay, more when I have more time... but at least you know I'm still alive. :)

Fri, 17 Sep 2004 23:58:27 GMT

RIP, ceiling of my favorite movie theater....

Sun, 12 Sep 2004 04:42:05 GMT

I think I have a need to lj about today. I mean, it might have been said too much, or overdone, or overstressed, but I feel like it is necessary to sit back and remember sometimes.
I cannot believe that 9/11 was three years ago. And today ended up like any other day, really. I woke up, procrastinated, watched a movie, went to a 70s/80s party...
It is strange to think that three years ago I was crushed. I really questioned human nature and what life was all about that day. It is so interesting to see how life moves onwards.
That's all I really had to say. I just wanted to get that out, to spend a moment thinking about everyone who lost someone three years ago and still remembers that loss every day.

Sat, 04 Sep 2004 03:10:03 GMT

I have discovered the Garden State soundtrack- I love it.
I'm just relaxing after three days of class- not so fun, but I'm getting back into my old habits- which were always pretty decent.

Sun, 29 Aug 2004 19:20:31 GMT

Oh my gosh. My bug bites hurt so much. I am so afraid of whatever gave them to me. They are purple and raised and itchy and scary.
One of my suitemates just told me we have something called Brown Recluse Spiders here. They bite you and the bite gets so bad that they must SURGICALLY remove your skin.
Oh my gosh. I am so scared.