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Life or Something like it [29 Jul 2009|07:19pm]
[ mood | happy ]

It has been a crazy couple of months. Barnes and Noble keeps me on my toes for sure. I work around 35 hours a week and when I'm not working I'm usually in Cherry Hill up to something. I've really embraced my inner gamer girl lately getting hooked first on different games for the DS, then World of Warcraft, and now I'm starting to get into Warhammer 40,000. I would never be one to deny that I'm a geek. Everything is going great with Matt. I really love him and we always have a great time together. Yesterday I had a bad day at work so he took me out to dinner and we got real Italian gelat. It was beyond amazing. Sometimes I think he worries about me too much, of course he never comes out and says anything but he talks in his sleep and when he's sleeping he's not afraid to reveal his concerns. I wonder if he realizes I worry about him just as much. We make a very nerdy, very adorable couple I swear. It's crazy to think that we've already spent 8 months together. We had a great time up in NY for the fourth and he was such a good sport about everything. I got my first ever speeding ticket driving up there. We spent the week sleeping in a tent. I nearly drowned him attempting a paddle boat ride. He had to contend with 18 of my family members in one tiny little house with one bathroom. He was awesome about it all and I think he had some fun :) As July dwindles to a close we're at a really good place in our relationship and I'm really excited to see what the fall has in store for us.

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Life... so it goes [08 Mar 2009|05:18am]
[ mood | amused ]

I haven't posted on here in forever and a day and so much has happened since my last post. First off, I've gotten a lot closer with a bunch of the B&Ners and in a big way my coworkers there are part of my family. They all cheer me on with classes and stuff and worry when I'm sick LOL, it's been slower lately and hours have been cut back but whenever I'm in everyone always wants an update LOL. Plus our B&N crew has had a bunch of fun outtings too, we went to see Shawn in his hs's performance of The Crucible, we went to a New Years Eve party, we saw My Bloody Valentine, and went hiking in Valley Forge. I think next up is a roadtrip to Longwood Gardens. Plus thanks to my job this week I was able to meet and go to dinner with Brandon Mull one of my writing idols. It was completely awesome and an experience I will never forget. He even gave me some tips on what it takes to become a published author, it was great!
  Another major change is that since my last update I started dating Matt <3. This is the most serious relationship I've ever had and that makes it totally horrifying and absolutely wonderful at the same time. In just 4 short months I've fallen in love with him and I can't imagine where I'd be now without him in my life. We've been on some crazy dates, which somehow usually involve me trying new food from uni, and other unique stuff at sushi restaurants to trying squid on another date. We always have a great time whether we're just hanging out and watching a movie or TV or out running errands together or seeing a movie or going out to dinner. He's utterly brilliant and knows so much information about so many things and sometimes I wish I could just sit with him and listen to him talk for hours. We've done some awesome things together and my parents really like him and his cat likes me (as do his parents but I'm amazed his cat likes me because cats normally hate me LOL). Next up he gets to meet my UMBCers which should be quite the experience LOL
   Classes have been awesome this semester. I love being able to take philosophy again and enjoy arguing my perspective with the professor and classmates. Plus I get to take Shakespeare this semester and I adore it (other then the fact that we're not doing Much Ado which I'm still arguing with Professor O about LOL) that class is awesome because it's pretty small and I get to whine and argue and fight for the characters I love. Children's lit is fun but the professor can get annoying because she essentially sits on the computer and surfs while we do busy work but the works we read are fun. Literacy in today's world is a cool class but sometimes the professor gets a little... overzealous I guess is the best word, but it's really interesting see how much words and symbols affect our lives.
   The family is good and Eden is getting better at driving (Thank goodness!!!) Not too much else to report, look for more in approx 6 months LOL

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[03 Nov 2008|03:41am]
[ mood | jubilant ]


I love my job. In fact, some days it scares me a little how much I enjoy spending time there. I would be there every day if I could. A big part of this is because I have some amazing coworkers and for the first time in a while I feel like I'm part of a team, and in fact a vital part of it. It's so funny because even though most of us started as newbies in July many of my coworkers come to me with questions or to get my opinion before they have to bother a manager and even more amazing is I often know the answer, however I'm well aware this could well be attributed to the many hours I put in every week. My managers all like me and thus I often get asked to do projects and ignore the hum drum of the daily assignment sheet which always makes me laugh. I'm also becoming friends with part of the crew so we hang out on occasion, this week we're heading to see a movie which should be fun.
On a similar side note, I made about 10 dozen cupcakes and brought them into work for Halloween. I received many compliments and waves of gratitude from everyone which was fun. Then Rocco DiSpirito came into our store for a question and answer session and book signing on Saturday and ate 2 of my cupcakes and asked to meet me. He, a real chef, asked to meet me! He said he really loved my cupcakes and took 6 home with him!!! Needless to say this makes me wonder if all of those dreams of my owning a bakery might be prophetic and a fun future to think of. I'm having so much fun in all my education classes but who knows maybe later on I'll have to do some pastry school work and see what I can do about opening a bakery.

I am happy and life is incredibly good. Plus only three weeks til Lancaster!

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[06 Jun 2008|12:47pm]
 woo hoo only 2 weeks of summer classes left and what a crazy two they'll be, I have eden's graduation and party, my last shot yea, a couple tests a couple papers and an art project, father's day, and planning the most awesome picnic ever :) god, I can't wait
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[07 Dec 2007|06:42am]
 So my Physics test is in like an hour and I've had 4 hours of sleep between yesterday and today, such a bad plan, especially since I'm not going to be able to come back to the room until like 2:30. This week has been so crazy, I just don't know
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Christmas Parties! [03 Dec 2007|03:37pm]
[ mood | excited ]

I'm certain that this week is going to rock, I have a quiz in Anatomy Thursday and a test in Physics Friday but other then that this week is going to be awesome. Thursday is the Holiday party at the Joes and Matt is coming with me (Huzzah!) then Friday I have one Holiday party at work and there is a second one for just our department next Wednesday. Plus I got a Kohls gift card from Aunt and Uncle T for my birthday so I ordered the jumper I wanted and got free shipping (score!). Anywho these next 3 weeks are going to be crazy busy but a ton of fun too. Then I'll be getting home on the 21st (or maybe the 19th). So awesome!

This one goes out to my bestest:

I Carry your Heart by: e.e. cummings

i carry your heart with me
(i carry it in my heart)
i am never without it
(anywhere i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing, my darling)
    I fear no fate
(for you are my fate, my sweet)
i want no world
(for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart 
i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)

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F'in Halloween Party [31 Oct 2007|07:38pm]
 Sometimes people seriously piss me off. I work my ass off yesterday making all the decorations for the Halloween party and rush try and get them hung and Meryl and Caroline and Jenna were a major help in party prep while everyone else sat up here on their asses getting crunk or "doing homework". Then after the party I get stuck cleaning up everything so as I'm taking down the streamers I proceed to fall and land on my wrist (why is it that my wrist continually acts as a landing pad???) and I have to lug two pumpkins upstairs with my shoulder acting up. So then I come back up here and they're all goofing around eating some of the extra party food, which I didn't get to try since I was too busy, and so I come back and they're like oh sarah do you need help, Nope I'm done! Okay well we're going to watch a movie. That's nice I can't since I had to do shit for the party all day and now I have a bunch of homework to do. Oh okay (leave). So then I proceed to sit here and cry pissed at myslef for not calling them out on their rudeness and pissed at them for being inconsiderate so then they come back in to get more food and ignore the fact that I'm upset and crying and ignore me all this morning as i run around like a chicken with my head cut off to make up for all the time I lost working on party stuff yesterday. I never realized it was possible to feel so pissed at people you consider your closest friends. Okay rant done.
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.... philosophising.... [23 Oct 2007|12:15am]

"This is where I have always been coming to. Since my time began. And when I go away from here, this will be the mid-point, to which everything ran, before, and from which everything will run. But now, my love, we are here, we are now, and those other times are running elsewhere." 
--A.S. Byatt, Possession

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I'm back!!! at UMBC that is [13 Sep 2007|06:01am]
[ mood | calm ]

      Wow, these first couple weeks of school have been absolutely crazy and pretty amazing at the same time. With 19 credits this semester my schedule seems pretty daunting at times but it's not as bad as everyone here likes to joke that it is. 8am phyisics is probably my least favorite class but then I was never much of a fan of physics anyhow. But as a bonus Matt is in that class with me and he always saves me a seat which I think is pretty awesome. Physics discussion is a little weirder this semester since it's two hours now and the grad student TA is heavily accented, luckily the undergrad TAs are very helpful in translating LOL. Orgo isn't too bad and we work in groups in class so it's like having a built in study group. I work with two other girls and they are both really nice and we work really well together. I've only had one Chem lab so far (my second is this morning) but it doesn't seem like it will be too difficult and waking up at 7 for it isn't too bad either.The only downside is labs take longer this semester so it's more likely that we will actually be in the lab the full four hours. Calc 2 isn't as bad this semester, I like the professor a lot more and she's much easier to understand than Kapoor. Plus this time we have discussion two days a week for an hour each time which I think is more helpful. Bioethics is amazing and I love sitting there and arguing with everyone. My professor is prety young (and pretty cute) and I really think I'm going to love this class. Plus I'm thinking about minoring in Philosophy since you only need 6 classes for a minor in it and I really do love it. Anatomy is pretty fun and I love the fact that my professors teaching style and mannerisms are a lot like Mrs. Shaner's. We aren't really covering too much more than what I already know from having taken Shaner's class. 
      I'm branching out a little more this year organization wise. I'm doing Habitat for Humanity with Michele and I'm part of the pre-med society, chemistry and biochemistry council of majors, american chemical society student affiliates, and I was recently elected President of Patapsco's Community Action Board. Plus me and Michele are running twice a week and going to the gym for yoga/pilates every Wednesday with Caroline and Lauren and we're considering doing Ballroom dancing lessons. Hopefully next semester we'll be part of the UMBC crew team. All in all it has been a pretty busy and crazy first couple weeks but things are falling into a routine and I have a feeling that this is going to be a great semester.
I'm now obsessed with this band and song:
I've been reaching for the stars
I've been stretching out so far

Am I getting any closer?

Then I've ever been before

Rise, rise, like a star you will rise

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What Do You Have To Say? - Writing: Makes Me A Better Writer [04 Sep 2007|12:31pm]
What's been your biggest influence in making you a better writer?
 My freshman year English professor, Dr. Putzel, was my biggest influence in writing. In her class we were encouraged to allow our passions to consume our writing rather then try to leave our opinions out of our work. I absolutely adored her class and my written work upon leaving her class is vastly improved and I find writing to be much more enjoyable now.
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Countdown to Move-In [24 Aug 2007|12:13am]
[ mood | complacent ]

I move back into UMBC in 3 days and I absolutely can’t wait. Back in May I was looking forward to this summer as a chance to catch up with people and to relish in the home I thought I had in New Jersey. Looking back now though I realize that none of these things has been achieved. My relationships with most of my Jersey friends is, well… awkward! We used to talk about anything and everything so easily and yet now it seems like most of our conversations fall into silent pauses within 3 minutes of starting. At first I was nearly heartbroken at this but as I sit and consider things I realize that we all have grown up during our first year of college and in doing so we have changed, not necessarily in bad ways, but in ways that our fellow friends don’t know how to understand I guess. In conclusion, I love you all but this is going to take some time, the question is, are you willing to give some up?

 

And to the one person who is always un-awkward:

If I could I would do

All of this again

Travel back in time with you

To where this all began

 

We could hide inside ourselves

And leave the world behind

Make believe there’s something left to find

 

We may be miles apart

I’ll keep you deep inside

You’re always in my heart <3

            ~Thank you for always being there for me, I don’t know what I would do without you. You are what makes home so homey. I miss you already. So cheers to singing voicemails and frozen peas. Love you sister! Copper boom!

 

 

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So long sweet summer [09 Aug 2007|03:05pm]
[ mood | cheerful ]

Wow, so summer is really almost over and soon enough I will be heading back to UMBC again both a sheer delightful and joyous moment and also a dreaded time. I can't believe how fast the summer has flown by! I have so many people I want to see and things I want to do before I go back and I'm seriously beginning to question whether I'll be able to. Went to the Dr's the other day where I found out the reason I've been having ankle problems is because I'm showing signs of osteoarthritis and I have a calcium deposit in my ankle which is disrupting the movement of my Achille's tendon. (Gee whiz!) Anywho tonight I get to spend a long awaited night with my BFF!! I can't wait!

We juggle all our hopes and dreams
With a million responsibilities
And now and then we drop the ball
We lean sometimes but we never fall

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Musing is what causes these things... [24 Jul 2007|05:59am]
[ mood | distressed ]

A year ago I never could have imagined that things would turn out like they are now, that I am who I have become, that my best friends are who they are (considering a year ago I hadn't met most of them). I'm not saying I'm sorry that things have turned out this way, I'm just saying it wasn't expected. 
So let's try it again once we all slow down, but I'm protecting my heart from the letdown.
We were boxing
We were boxing the stars
We were boxing (we were boxing)
You were swinging for Mars
And then the water reached the West Coast
And took the power lines (the power lines)
And it was me and you (this could last forever)
And the whole town under water
There was nothing we could do
It was dark blue

Dark blue (dark blue)
Have you ever been alone in a crowded room well I'm here with you
I said the world could be burning (burning) down
Dark blue
Have you ever been alone in a crowded room well I'm here with you
I said the room could be burning now there's nothing but dark blue

If you've ever been alone in the dark blue
If you've ever been alone you'll know (you'll know)

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The Fourth and such [13 Jul 2007|01:58pm]
Well vacation was fun but I am oh so glad to be back. I can only handle Dad's family in really small doses and that was my 3rd time seeing them in like a month and we'll be back up there in 2 weeks. Meanwhile haven't seen Mom's family since November and my Granny since my graduation party last year. I have a new baby cousin, Amber, who is the cutest little thing. She's a real sweetie and so quiet! Anyhow, did some fun stuff when we were up there and me and Eden had some fun in the paddleboat. At some point I messed up my ankle though so I've been taking it easy all week. Harry Potter this weekend!!! I'm uber-excited!!
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Through the looking glass [14 Jun 2007|12:27pm]
[ mood | contemplative ]

I was never a big fan of the movie Alice in Wonderland despite my deep devotion to Disney and the many movies it has produced through the years. In a way it was because this movie seemed all to real to me, being lost in a world that is not your own, to be trapped in a new reality with no one to turn to. As college quickly approached last year I rewatched this film a few times, convincing myself that entering the collegiate world would be quite the same as stepping through the looking glass, and in some ways it was, but most importantly it was a step forward, a step into a different world, a step into a different self. Looking back now I realize that I have changed from the me of last year. Most important in these changes is my faith in myself and my abilities. For so long I had a great sense of doubt in who I was and what I wanted from life but now I realize I knew these things all along. In high school it was easy to fade into the background, now I find that it is much easier to stand out. In the past year I have been able to reevaluate who I am, to find myself, and with this to find a new wave of self confidence. College is what you make of it, it can be a growing period, a learning period, and most importantly and ever visibly the greatest time of your life. As I got ready to leave last year, straying from family and friends I had a lot of doubt as to whether I would be able to live two and a half hours away from my family and the home we have made here in Atco but upon setting foot on campus I realized my worries were for naught. There is nowhere else I would rather spend the next few years of my life then on that campus. Being away from family is sometimes the most terrifying thing but in a lot oif ways it is also the most exhilirating. Away from home I am better able to discover who I am away from the prejudices of the people I have known my entire life. This year I discovered that I am much more competitive then I ever realized, that I can write winning essays and create masterful presentations. I realized that I can be independent and in fact, I thrive in my independence. College is no longer a scary thing but the most amazing oppurtunity I have ever took part in. 

All at once the crown begins to sing
Sometimes the hardest thing 
and the right thing are the same

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Bow chicka Bow Now [22 May 2007|10:42pm]
[ mood | cheerful ]

The new Axe commercials utilize your catch phrase and it makes me smile. :D Heading back to Jersey tomorrow!

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[21 May 2007|10:35pm]
[ mood | cranky ]

I had to say goodbye to my first college buddy, Jon today. It was a rather traumatizing event. I'm going to miss UMBC and all my friends here like crazy over the summer. Things are going to be so different next semester. Everyone is going to be in different dorms. Luckily we had Caitlin (the community director) on our side so we got our pick of rooms in Patapsco. All the other guys from the floor are seperated in other dorms. Hopefully we will still be able to have lunch and dinner and everything like this year. These next 2 days are going to be a mess. Tonight was the last Monizza of the year. :( Now I'm stuck studying Physics all night. Yuck

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Prom [17 May 2007|12:36am]

Oh yea and Friday night was Patapsco Prom. I had a blast and it included many wondeful moments. Here are some pics:

This is one of Meryl, Michele, me, and Emily aka the roomie and suities for next year.



Me and Chris who basically rescued me during a drunken episode earlier this year and who I simply adore.



Me with Caroline and Lauren, who I'm going to miss because they're going to be living on a different floor next year!

As you can see it was a ton of fun and we all were looking mighty spiffy!

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Finals Week and such [16 May 2007|11:17pm]
Well finals start tomorrow and end next Wednesday. I only have 3 finals luckily and the only one that I'm truly worried about is Physics. That class is a pain since it's Calculus based Physics and we can't use calculators for the tests. Caroline already took a bunch of her stuff home so our room is quickly looking barren as I continue to box up stuff and get it stowed away in my car. Gilmore ended Tuesday and watching the last episode it felt as if I was losing a family member. Gilmore was there for me through middle school and it helped ease me into my first year of college and now the series is over much to the dismay of myself and many other fans. So 3 finals to go, more packing and cleaning and less then a week before I'm back in Jersey and the summer truly begins, I can't wait! :D
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so long sweet semester [08 May 2007|11:38am]
[ mood | contemplative ]

This semester has been so amazing from crazy times with the hall crew (Jon, Justin, Adam, Chuck, me, Michele, Lauren, Treavohn, and Graham) to silly times with the girls (me, Caroline, Emily, Michele, and Lauren) to party nights and hangman with the basement crew (Joe R., Joe W., Chris, Mike, Caitlin, Emily, Meryl, ....) I don't want it to end!!! But this is my last full week of class. I have 2 days of class next week then my Chem final Thursday morning, then my Chem lab final the 22nd, and my Physics final the 23rd before I head back to Jersey. I wish there was a way to spend the summer in MD with all my friends and family from Jersey. I dread going back to Jersey and the chaos that reigns there. Everyon'e view of life here is so different, so much more laid back. I will miss it during my months at home. However I have the camping trip with the floor crew, and the beach trip with the basement crew to look forward to not to mention visits to Michele's over the summer and people visiting NJ to see little ole me. It should be a blast. Anywho anyone who wants to check out UMBC before I leave is welcome to visit!

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