urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:entropion All the Pretty Things The Geneva Story entropion 2006-09-11T05:08:36Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:entropion:1161 A week has gone by... 2006-09-11T05:08:36Z 2006-09-11T05:08:36Z Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; First of all, my trip to Tallahassee was great!&nbsp; Alex and I went to Starbucks every day, which is a real departure from my newly adopted thrift.&nbsp; We mostly watched episodes of the Justice League and read comic books, such is the life of hip nerdiness!&nbsp; Oooh and we also went to a pink mall and saw the modern film epic "Snakes on a Plane."&nbsp; I must say that in terms of the genre, it was a fine example of film making.&nbsp; Plus I got on a plane the next day and had to think thoughts like, "What if the plane depressurizes and instead of oxygen masks, snakes fall down on me?"&nbsp;&nbsp; All in all, it was a lovely break from my increasingly frightening course load.&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; My first big test is Friday, so the whole class is pretty much freaking out about it en masse.&nbsp; I hope that if I employ study skills that I haven't had to use in a couple years, I can get back on the bandwagon of actually studying for things.&nbsp; I've been working hard to develop a daily study strategy that works for me.&nbsp; The only problem so far is that I love my TV too much.&nbsp; I may seriously have to cancel my cable after this semester if all does not go so well!&nbsp; Every night there's so much I want to watch, or would rather watch than study.&nbsp; It's a sad situation indeed.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This past week I helped out with sorority recruitment at St. Louis University.&nbsp; It was nice to meet so many local alumnae, even though most were older than me and at a different place in their lives.&nbsp; I did meet one recent graduate who I think is awesome and could definitely see hanging out with in the near future.&nbsp; It's really funny that all the alumnae including myself are able to make conversation so easily when we have just met.&nbsp; It's like we all have this common ground or common experience that makes it so easy to talk to them.&nbsp; I'm definitely going to go to the young alumnae wine and cheese reception in a couple months.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In terms of big serious things, I have had a revelation that, as I have been told by many current friends, I come off as a bit intimidating and uncomfortably confident upon first meeting, especially when confident is the last thing I feel.&nbsp; I wonder how it is that I am so good at fooling people?&nbsp; Regardless of how, it appears I've been a bit off-putting at times to at least one of my fellow classmates who I overheard telling another girl that she didn't like me because I am a know it all.&nbsp; Ouch.&nbsp; Well I talked to her about it the next day after I'd had time to think that in some ways she was totally right.&nbsp; So I'm trying to be more careful about how I present myself and being more emotionally honest and less intense.&nbsp; If people aren't going to like me, I'd much rather them not like me for who I actually am instead of some bogus image I present when I'm worried about the future.&nbsp; I actually do like this girl and since we talked I think it is possible for us to be friends.&nbsp; At the very least the air is cleared and we will be able to work together on projects easily.&nbsp; I hope that if I've been obnoxious at UMSL, it isn't too late to change how people view me. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:entropion:784 Good Days 2006-09-01T02:50:50Z 2006-09-01T02:50:50Z "Who Wants to Be a Superhero?" Theme Song Lots of news to post:<br />Victoria's kidneys are NOT failing, the blood tests confirmed it.&nbsp; Yay!&nbsp; I mean, she's still a sick little kitty, but the cause isn't irreversible organ failure.&nbsp; It's probably her hyperthyroidism acting up.&nbsp; I'm optomistic that her condition can be managed.&nbsp; I am so glad.<br />I had my first geometric optics quiz today and I did pretty well!&nbsp; I can remember when questions like those would have terrified me completely.&nbsp; Well times sure have changed.&nbsp; Whoever thought I'd be most intimidated by Anatomy &amp; Physiology w/Disease Processes and Neuroanatomy, I mean those were pretty much my undergrad major.&nbsp; I have a BS in this stuff and it still feels like too much info to handle!&nbsp; <br />I am going to Tallahassee tomorrow to visit Alex!&nbsp; I am so looking forward to seeing the boy.&nbsp; It's been a month sice I last saw him, back when I had my gallbladder taken out.&nbsp; I sure do miss him.&nbsp; I live very close to the airport and everyday on the interstate I see planes taking off and landing over the interstate.&nbsp; Tomorrow that's going to me jetting off to a tropical (storm) locale.&nbsp; I am carpooling tomorrow with one of my classmates, Jill, so that I can take the metro from campus right to the airport after my afternoon class.&nbsp; I got all packed tonight.&nbsp; I am so excited, even though I'm going to be studying the whole flight.&nbsp; But my mom did give me these two coupons for a free alcoholic beverage on the plane, so I think I may take a break for that. ;)<br />The best and biggest news is yet to come:<br />My Dad got a JOB!&nbsp; And it's an engineering job!&nbsp; He'd been prepared to take a job beneath his skill set just to have employment.&nbsp; It has been about a year since he had a job and I know he felt really down about it.&nbsp; I hope this is a new beginning for him.&nbsp; He actually seems to like the company a lot and thinks he will do well there.&nbsp; So yes, it's great that months of uncertainty have finally been resolved.&nbsp; Maybe I'll be getting a new (to me) car soon....