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that's right! i have completed my first school day as a college freshman. it wasn't too terribly hard. i had 8 am chemistry (which i also have tomorrow, so i should go to bed soon. more on that later) i liked the teacher but my athlete friends did not, as he picks on athletes for missing class.

i found a sophomore friend and we went to chapel together :) a really cool praise band is coming tomorrow, so i'm looking forward to it :D i went to my first ever communications class. turns out i have to give speeches and stuff :/ it was really weird though because i had like an hour and a half in between. not exactly what i'm used to. it was a good weird though.

i had lunch with some girls on our floor. the food here is surprisingly delicious :) after that it was off to a once a week class on what it means to be a college student, the value of an education, and how best to handle our new independence. suffice it to say, i'm glad it's only one day a week... then i had spanish!! that's the only time of the day that i go straight from one class to another. spanish was lovely because that doesn't change. it gets more difficult, but it's still the same language. that was the end of the day (well the school day).

my suitemate and i made a pick n save run so that i could get a lab book. (pick n save is the only reasonably sized store within walking distance). had supper, did some printing in the library and hung out in my friends' dorms. (i didn't do much studying today because i have all afternoon off tomorrow and nothing due til wednesday)

i did make a mistake today... i had a scheduled skype date with a good friend of mine, and i stood her up on accident :( i was so excited to go to the improv comedy show tonight that i totally spaced. time kind of gets away from me here. no excuse, i know, but that's what happened. also that's why i'm up so late. i just realized i missed our skype date when we got home 20 minutes ago. so that's my day!! i have to get some sleep so i'm not a zombie in chem tomorrow :)

college: day one

so i don't know if i officially count as a college kid yet, as i am still in the orientation stage and classes have not started, but i'm moved in so i think that should count for something. i sit and type this from my desk in my dorm room. by some miracle, i am completely unpacked, despite having all sorts of events and things to do.

last night we did "speed friending". two lines of chairs. they give us a question and we both have to say our name and answer it. it was fun :) i met a lot of nice people. then we got on buses and they took us to get free ice cream! well, technically i think it's "custard". whatever they call it, it was amazing!!

as i sit and type this i am drinking coffee from a starbucks mug that was part of my birthday present from my best friend megan :)

today will probably be pretty busy and loads of fun :)

did you guys know about this??

so i have made a wonderful discovery that i feel like i should have discovered a while back. i have discovered how much fun makeup is! you're probably thinking seriously?? you're almost nineteen and  you don't wear makeup? well, that's not strictly true. i've been wearing brown eye shadow, mascara, and brown eyeliner since i was like 15. but i did the same thing every day. it took like 2 minutes, it was easy, simple, and cheap. but there's this whole other world of eye shadow and liquid liner and actual brushes!! never before have i applied eye shadow with anything but my fingers. now i  own like 3 separate brushes just for my eyes. that's not even counting the concealer brush, two blush brushes, and two powder brushes. i didn't buy those last four, just kind of accumulated them from my sister and my mom. that's the nice thing about having a family that is mostly women: hand-me-downs :) i bought new eye shadow today for the first time in probably over a year. it wasn't brown or blue and there's more than one color in it! even though i'm making all these wonderful new discoveries, i know there's still quite a bit i don't know/ don't have. like liquid liner, for instance...

i always used to feel like makeup was only for girls who thought they weren't pretty. girls who wanted to cover their faces. turns out it's all in how you wear it. i don't wear makeup for boys or my friends. i wear it for myself. i wear it because it brings out my natural beauty. i wear it because it's downright fun to put on! (although time consuming...i'll be getting up earlier this school year :)

so many of these discoveries (and purchases...) are due to my finding out about a youtube channel of makeup tutorials called MichellePhan. she's wonderful! :)

jumble of updates

hello hello!! i know i suck at blogging. moving on...

this week is officially my last week of summer! i am done working for the summer (except i have to go back and work on labor day weekend) and i am spending my remaining almost-a-week packing and preparing for college. this is going to be quite an adventure. i need to make sure i don't forget anything. it's strange though, because i never really think about all the little stuff that i use every day that i will now need to bring with me.

august has been a busy month, as you may have gathered. my dad's side of the family had a big reunion camping weekend as they do every year. we went up for the day and ate stew and hung out with all our relatives that are practically strangers. it was a good time though.

i've been working busily, 8 hours a day. the park hosted the annual parks department picnic last thursday. there was lots of food and a raffle :) my mom won a lovely shirt for me that says "county parks department vegetation growth manipulation team (we mow!)" on the back :D

i would just like to say i am very jealous of everyone who went to vidcon. i would love to go next year, or maybe the year after. i would love it even more if vidcon were held in chicago. that way i could drive down, rather than buy a plane ticket (although with my van's gas consumption, the cost is probably equal).

i have preordered john green's 'the fault in our stars'. i am hoping and praying that i receive a hanklerfished book :) that would be wonderful! with my chances at .5 percent, i have a better chance of getting a hanklerfish than winning the lottery...

maybe it's just me but it seems like everyone i know at my college is moving in early. it would be weird to move in early, but it feels like everyone is already there without me. i'm sure i'll get my fill of college life in the next four years, i'm just impatient for it to start already. i have my schedule all set up and have received most of my books in the mail. i'm a nerd, so i already started flipping through them...

life continues to move at the speed of light, it feels like sometimes. i'll be turning 19 in a couple weeks already. that is the oldest i have ever been! ;) i'll try to be a better blogger though :)

college students = homeless people??

so i'm not actually going to blog here today. (don't worry, i'll still blog, just not today) instead of writing my blog, i vlogged it! i needed something interesting to say in my test video to play with my new camera. so i just used what i would've blogged today. so here's the link! enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcQ2BFJc2HE&list=UUsK_AKGR4RiU&index=1

shopping spree!!!

it wasn't really a spree... it was all things i needed. or, will need, rather. that's right, folks, i went college shopping! i didn't get everything i need. probably half-ish. i sure spent a boatload of money though :P it was worth it.

among the things i bought today was a wireless mouse! i'm still getting used to using it and not the touch pad. but let me just say, i LOVE it! my life is now easier :) i also bought a tape dispenser that looks like a little red high heel shoe.

some things made me feel weird to buy. like bowls. and spoons. and forks. that's like officially saying: ok you're an adult now. you have your own dishes. you're leaving home. good luck and bon appetit!
maybe dishes don't say that much, but it sure feels like it. things like binders, notebooks, highlighters, etc i've bought before. that was normal. but to buy a lamp and a pillow and dishes felt a little odd.

i'll also be ordering my text books today. lucky for me, some of them are only like $4. yay for the magic of amazon! it still feels a little surreal that i'll be moving into college in less than a month. i'm crazy excited about it! i have my class schedule and at orientation i'll do an interview for a campus job :)

i found out recently that i have to read a book! the entire freshman class has to read it. it's called the immortal life of henrietta lacks. it's about this woman's cancer cells that have been used to make major medical advancements. it's pretty long, but i don't have to have it read until like october.

so yeah, that's life lately...