Leave me Alone!

Why is it all of my professors have this compulsion to pack on the homework right before spring break and then give us more to do during break? Dont they realize that I have no intention of doing anything over break besides getting a tan on the beach of Costa Rica!

Whats wrong with the world?

FedEx vs. UPS

"Some Asshole talking on his cellphone got creamed"

Me And You are Friends!



You Smile, I Smile ...



You Hurt, I Hurt.



You Cry, I Cry..



You Jump Off A Bridge.



I'm Gonna Miss Your E-Mails

My Mom

Over the weekend I went to go see the movie 'because I said so' with my mom. I was so scary how much the mother-daughter pair in that movie were like my mother and I. One of the first scenes where they are rearranging furniture and ending up putting it right back where it originally was is exactly like us. The similarities were unnerving, and we could not stop laughing the whole movie. I definatly want to see that again.

No Time

This new assignment where we have to pick a novel and create a new cover is becoming more and more challenging and making me realize that I have no time anymore to read! I love reading! Over the summer I read a new book about once a week, but now it seems like I don't ever have any time for that anymore. Now I am realizing that I cant even remember what the books are about because it was so long ago. I am thinking I might have to re-read one for this project, which is fine by me, but that is still incredibly pathetic.

Snow

I loved being home and seeing my family, but now it is time to go back and I am stuck because of the snow storm. I must admit I am not mad by any means, but It still sucks that now I have to drive home early monday and attempt to go to class when I get back.

Family

I am a very family oriented person, and for me, not seeing my family since winter break is way to long of time without them. That is why I am so excited to go home this weekend. I think my family is more excited to see my new puppy rather then see me, but thats ok, ill forgive them for now. My dad called and said that he is really excited to see me, and has a bunch of plans for all of us. I cant wait!

the joys of work

You know that feeling when you have been hit by a train? That is how I feel every sunday morning (including today) after my night of work on saturday. I work for 12 hours where i am surrounded by smoke and covered in beer. I have to deal with drunk people spilling and breaking things. Then when i am finally done cleaning up the place (including when people throw up in the bathroom) I go home and have to shower because grime is caked on my skin and I feel disgusting. Then I have to wake up early because I need to make sure im tired for sunday night, so I get enough sleep because monday sucks.

Ouch!

Four years ago, my brother was playing football at recess and knocked out his four front teeth. He had to have them wired back in. Two weeks after he had them wired in, he was playing basketball and went to dunk the ball. He got the braces caught on the net and ripped them back out. They were able to put three of the four back in. As for the last one, they had to give him a fake tooth. Well now four years later, he is finally old enough to get a permanent tooth put in. Today he went to the dentist to have them put a metal rod in his gums which takes five months to heal, and then they can place the tooth around the rod. Luckily the surgery went well today and he is doing great, apparently asking for a wendys frosty.

New Puppy!

This weekend I got a new puppy! I am so excited because I have always wanted a dog. I used to beg my parents to get a dog, and they always told me that it would be to much work. However, the month after I moved out to go to school they got a dog. So now I have one of my own. Her name is Bear. She is a Lahsa-poo which is a Lahsa-apsa and a poodle, which I think are two of the ugliest dogs, but they made the cutest little puppy.

Chalk Drawings

Julian Beever is an English artist who's famous for his art on the pavement of England, France, Germany, USA, Australia and Belgium. I love how realistic they are. They create a strange link between reality and illusion.

Just for laughs

Super Bowl

I really hate the super bowl. Im not all that thrilled about football to begin with. I normally watch it for the commercials and tonight I only enjoyed two of them. The Blockbuster commercial and the rock/paper/scissors budweiser. I felt as if none of the others stood out, or were things that I have seen before. Plus, the bears lost. What a waste of time!

London

Today I was accepted into the Richmond University Study Abroad Program for this summer in London and I am very excited! Now I have to start to get everything in order. Starting with my passport which will be a pain in the ass considering it will take at least six weeks for me to re-new it. I better get started!

Friends

I have the most amazing friends. I am so proud of all of them. Dowdakin is currently taking a semester off of Dartmouth to complete an internship in chicago. John is studying over in newcastle, england with the designers of apple products. Laura is studying in Madrid, Spain in all spanish classes. Lauren is studying in florence, Italy. and Clark is getting his music career off of the ground. He is constantly playing shows and creating more and more interest in his work. He just recently launched a website for his music (www.clarkrichard.com). It is so funny to think of us as little 13 year olds running around compared to all of us now.

Hand Painting

When Italian artist Guido Daniele was hired by an advertising agency to create body painting of animals, he loved the idea. "I researched each animal in depth to see how I could transfer it to a hand, and then set about bringing it to life." The hardest part of his job is watching his creations disappear down the drain after they're photographed. "I'm getting used to it," Daniele shrugs. "At least I get to start each day with a fresh canvas." Guido Daniele lives and works in Milan.

Edge Designs is an all-women run company that designs interior office space. They had a recent opportunity to do an office project in NYC. The client allowed the women of this company a free hand in all design aspects. The client was a company that was also run by all women execs. The result...well..We all know that men never talk, never look at each other, and never laugh much in the restroom. The men's room is a serious and quiet place, But now...with the addition of one mural on the wall......lets just say the men's restroom is a place of laughter and smiles.

19 WAYS TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LEVEL OF INSANITY

1. At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.
2. Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice.
3. Every time someone asks you to do something ask if they want fries with that.
4. Put your garbage can on your desk and label it "IN".
5. Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.
6. In the memo field of all your checks write, "For smuggling diamonds".
7. Finish all your sentences with "in accordance with the >>> prophecy".
8. Don't use any punctuation.
9. As often as possible skip rather than walk.
10. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat - with a serious face.
11. Specify that your drive-through order is "to go".
12. Sing along at the opera.
13. Put mosquito netting around your work area and play tropical sounds all day at work.
14. Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme.
15. Five days in advance tell your friends you can't attend their party because you're not in the mood.
16. Have your coworkers address you by your wrestling name, Rock Bottom.
17. When the money comes out the ATM scream, "I won! I won!"
18. When leaving the zoo start running toward the parking lot yelling, "Run for your lives, they're loose!!"
19. Tell your children over dinner "due to the economy we are going to have to let one of you go."

One moment can change a life

Yesterday my roommate and I were sitting around watching t.v. when she received a call from her friend that is currently over in iraq. Its really hard for her to talk to him on the phone. It is comforting to know that he is alright but at the same time, its very difficult to know that he is consistenly in danger. His birthday was two weeks ago and he said that he had to stay up and be the lookout all night rather then celebrating. It is a strange thing to be suddenly alert to the conflicts in iraq. I have never directly know anyone who is/had served over there. The phone call left her upset, but still hopeful because he will be coming home in a few weeks. However today we recieved a phone call that her friend was shot by a snipper in the chest. He was wearing a vest, so he was not hit in the chest, but fragments went into a few places in his shoulder and arm. He was transfered to a camp in baghdad for recovery. Docters say that he will be fine.

Maybe this wasnt a good idea

It is only the first week of classes and I am already regretting the decision to take on four studio classes and a reading/writing non-fiction class. I hate writing! Im an idiot!

deception

I have been working at the bar for the last three years. Over the last couple of months we have been going through manager changes. We just recently settled on a new guy who I cant stand. He began the job excited, and ready to make some changes. Everything was going great and we started to get a steady crowd again. Slowly but surely the flaws of this new manager came just as the flaws of the previous managers-only worse. He claims not to be married and has his girlfriend into the bar to make out with during business hours. I just recently met his wife and his son when they came into the bar one night. You can imagine my suprise to hear that not only is he married but has a family. How can I trust to work for someone who has completly shattered the trust of his family?