Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Thanksgiving Break
I'm home for the holidays this week, so pictures from this week will probably be posted sometime around Tuesday. Have a happy and safe holiday!
Sunday, November 21, 2010
What a great weekend!
This weekend was full of awesome things: handmade goodies, Christmas shopping, Harry Potter, adorable kittens, and awesome friends :)
Thursday
Ok, I know I posted about Philip's new leaf thing on Wednesday, BUT! after I had done so, it was suggested that I take a picture of it with a penny for scale, so here's that:
Pretty tiny, huh?
Friday
I was in bed by 10:30 on Friday. Possibly this is strange for a college student, but I wanted to get a good night's rest before Saturday. Not only did I have plans with my friends to see the new Harry Potter movie, but Jonathan and I were planning on going to Handmade for the Holidays.
Sound like fun?
Saturday
The best day of the weekend, by far. First Jonathan and I got up early for breakfast, then we hopped on the bus and rode downtown to get to Handmade for the Holidays.
It was quite lovely :) I managed to snag a cute headband, and I picked up a couple little things to stick in with my sister's Christmas presents.
Sunday
Kittens!
This one did NOT want people to hold her. She was quite squirmy, but she did enjoy playing with us.
Thursday
Ok, I know I posted about Philip's new leaf thing on Wednesday, BUT! after I had done so, it was suggested that I take a picture of it with a penny for scale, so here's that:
Pretty tiny, huh?
Friday
I was in bed by 10:30 on Friday. Possibly this is strange for a college student, but I wanted to get a good night's rest before Saturday. Not only did I have plans with my friends to see the new Harry Potter movie, but Jonathan and I were planning on going to Handmade for the Holidays.
Sound like fun?
Saturday
The best day of the weekend, by far. First Jonathan and I got up early for breakfast, then we hopped on the bus and rode downtown to get to Handmade for the Holidays.
It was quite lovely :) I managed to snag a cute headband, and I picked up a couple little things to stick in with my sister's Christmas presents.
Sunday
Kittens!
This one did NOT want people to hold her. She was quite squirmy, but she did enjoy playing with us.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Happy Christmas Cactus!
Apparently, Philip is doing quite well for a dorm plant- I noticed a tiny little new leaf/section thing sprouting out.
Ok, so it's only like the size of my pinky nail (if that), but it has to start somewhere, right? I'm glad it's perked up since I picked it up earlier in the fall- maybe I'll see some flowers later? That would be really exciting :)
Yesterday
Every year on campus, we have a program called the Tunnel of Oppression, which, yeah, is kind of depressing, but also fairly educational (though some sections are presented far better than others). Anyway, as part of their marketing campaign, they hand out buttons reminding everyone to be nice, respect each other, etc.
I got Plato-buttoned. Cool, cause that one was my favorite, but they were all pretty awesome.
Monday
Mondays are busy, as I believe I've mentioned before. I have a once a week, 3 hour long class that focuses on literary criticism and The Tome. Anyway, every week, we have different articles we're assigned to read, and then depending on the article, 1-2 people present on it. Last week, I presented on Cixous' "The Laugh of the Medusa." French feminism. Cool? Anyway, Christine and I were really worried we were off on it, but then I got this back:
A particularly good job trying to capture her tone, you say? Awesome! That's one of the best compliments I've heard from this professor all semester! And, if was apparently the difference between an A- and a B. Extra cool.
Ok, so it's only like the size of my pinky nail (if that), but it has to start somewhere, right? I'm glad it's perked up since I picked it up earlier in the fall- maybe I'll see some flowers later? That would be really exciting :)
Yesterday
Every year on campus, we have a program called the Tunnel of Oppression, which, yeah, is kind of depressing, but also fairly educational (though some sections are presented far better than others). Anyway, as part of their marketing campaign, they hand out buttons reminding everyone to be nice, respect each other, etc.
I got Plato-buttoned. Cool, cause that one was my favorite, but they were all pretty awesome.
Monday
Mondays are busy, as I believe I've mentioned before. I have a once a week, 3 hour long class that focuses on literary criticism and The Tome. Anyway, every week, we have different articles we're assigned to read, and then depending on the article, 1-2 people present on it. Last week, I presented on Cixous' "The Laugh of the Medusa." French feminism. Cool? Anyway, Christine and I were really worried we were off on it, but then I got this back:
A particularly good job trying to capture her tone, you say? Awesome! That's one of the best compliments I've heard from this professor all semester! And, if was apparently the difference between an A- and a B. Extra cool.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Ok, I'm behind again
Here's the thing. We're getting dangerously close to Thanksgiving break. Which means that everybody and their mother is just piling the homework on. I didn't take pictures this weekend. Why? Because I was either sleeping or glued to The Tome. Remember that? It's still terrible. Here's the rest of last week:
Monday
Somehow, I naively, thought that I'd have time to do fun things this week, so I downloaded Plants vs. Zombies for my iPod.
Trust me when I say, it's pretty awesome. Who doesn't like plants that shoot peas at zombies and sunflowers that pop out little suns?
Tuesday
My roommate went home the same weekend I did. She came back with this:
If you think it's something you could get used to, or that after awhile it gets less creepy, you're wrong. Very, very wrong. Those eyes are so big that no matter where you are in the room, it's looking at you. And giving you one creeptastic smile.
Wednesday
I had a math test! (I got an 80!) It was also a really nice day out. However, this is Wisconsin, so I'm expecting snow any minute here.
I figured that this would be the last time I'm going to see green grass for a loooooooooooong time.
Thursday
It was a very sad day for Jon. He decided that, since he recently bought a computer (and they have cheaper and better games), and that he rarely uses his xbox anymore, that he would sell it.
Still, it was pretty sad to pack it up. He feels better that it's going to a good home- our friend's roommate NEEDED it so she could play Assassin's Creed. I don't get it, but whatever. Not a video game person.
Friday
This counted as the weekend, which I already explained was not photographed due to my being stuck with The Tome.
Monday
Somehow, I naively, thought that I'd have time to do fun things this week, so I downloaded Plants vs. Zombies for my iPod.
Trust me when I say, it's pretty awesome. Who doesn't like plants that shoot peas at zombies and sunflowers that pop out little suns?
Tuesday
My roommate went home the same weekend I did. She came back with this:
If you think it's something you could get used to, or that after awhile it gets less creepy, you're wrong. Very, very wrong. Those eyes are so big that no matter where you are in the room, it's looking at you. And giving you one creeptastic smile.
Wednesday
I had a math test! (I got an 80!) It was also a really nice day out. However, this is Wisconsin, so I'm expecting snow any minute here.
I figured that this would be the last time I'm going to see green grass for a loooooooooooong time.
Thursday
It was a very sad day for Jon. He decided that, since he recently bought a computer (and they have cheaper and better games), and that he rarely uses his xbox anymore, that he would sell it.
Still, it was pretty sad to pack it up. He feels better that it's going to a good home- our friend's roommate NEEDED it so she could play Assassin's Creed. I don't get it, but whatever. Not a video game person.
Friday
This counted as the weekend, which I already explained was not photographed due to my being stuck with The Tome.
Monday, November 8, 2010
UWO won the GLACURH region SOY!
I went home this weekend, and it was WONDERFUL. I absolutely love getting to sleep in my own bed- dorm beds are just so tiny! It was a nice, relaxing weekend, and I managed to get some work done, too :)
Also, if you're wondering about the title, it means awesome things. Like that Oshkosh will get to present its bid for School of the Year at the national level! (we just got through the regional level this weekend) It's wicked exciting because it was a really big project for USRH- we were working right up to the last minute- so now we're all extremely excited.
Friday
I got home around dinner, although I had already eaten since I was starving when we left Oshkosh. Anyway, I got to hear Brenna practice her cello, which she's definitely been improving on.
I remember when she first started playing, hearing her practice wasn't so fun. But now she's getting pretty good :)
Saturday
I slept until 9:30 and it. was. GLORIOUS. I didn't even want to get out of bed until Mom mentioned that they were going grocery shopping. I figured it would be a good time to mention how much I would love some more chips and salsa. Plus, we were stopping at a bakery and who doesn't love doughnuts? We also met my Aunt Anne at the mall that afternoon for a little bit of shopping (I got a fun skirt and belt AND Sophie and Brenna's Christmas presents!). After that, though, I spent a good chunk of time on homework.
Except that my desk looked like that, so I ended up working in the family room. Thank god for wireless internet and laptops, or I would have had to tame that AND write a 9 page paper on scholarly journals! I really do need to work on that, though. Perhaps over winter break, since I won't have terrible school work then.
Sunday
Remember my post awhile back about my wall art? Well, Brenna decided to draw a few pictures for me, so I could get some color up there.
I think my favorite is the jellyfish- every time I look at it I can't help but think of this scene from Spongebob.
Also, if you're wondering about the title, it means awesome things. Like that Oshkosh will get to present its bid for School of the Year at the national level! (we just got through the regional level this weekend) It's wicked exciting because it was a really big project for USRH- we were working right up to the last minute- so now we're all extremely excited.
Friday
I got home around dinner, although I had already eaten since I was starving when we left Oshkosh. Anyway, I got to hear Brenna practice her cello, which she's definitely been improving on.
I remember when she first started playing, hearing her practice wasn't so fun. But now she's getting pretty good :)
Saturday
I slept until 9:30 and it. was. GLORIOUS. I didn't even want to get out of bed until Mom mentioned that they were going grocery shopping. I figured it would be a good time to mention how much I would love some more chips and salsa. Plus, we were stopping at a bakery and who doesn't love doughnuts? We also met my Aunt Anne at the mall that afternoon for a little bit of shopping (I got a fun skirt and belt AND Sophie and Brenna's Christmas presents!). After that, though, I spent a good chunk of time on homework.
Except that my desk looked like that, so I ended up working in the family room. Thank god for wireless internet and laptops, or I would have had to tame that AND write a 9 page paper on scholarly journals! I really do need to work on that, though. Perhaps over winter break, since I won't have terrible school work then.
Sunday
Remember my post awhile back about my wall art? Well, Brenna decided to draw a few pictures for me, so I could get some color up there.
I think my favorite is the jellyfish- every time I look at it I can't help but think of this scene from Spongebob.
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