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Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:54:47 GMT

...Do I still have a Xanga? Does anyone read this?

Wow.

Life is good. I've been spending alot of time with certain people, especially my family. Work just completely drains me, and by the weekend I don't feel like doing much else then sleeping and catching up on all the TV I missed during the week. I miss TV. I also miss freetime. This is about all I get, from the hours of 11pm-1am. And most of the time I do homework. Did I mention I signed on to do another quarter at the paper? This seems like crazy talk because it is the reason I don't have a social life or freetime, but everyone I work with told me they don't think anyone else is capable of doing my job, so I should stay for spring quarter. It's probably true, because I am the greatest copy editor/proofreader EVER, haha. Not really. I just make people think I'm good at it...

Umm, I'm thinking about getting my nose pierced again. It was crazy and I liked it, but it got infected probably because I got sick right after it was pierced. dang.

I won tickets to see fall out boy in chicago tomorrow, but i can't go. I don't even know why I entered the contest, I guess just to see if I could win. I'm really sad about this. I wish I could just pick up and go for the day...sigh.

I write stuff for the lantern sometimes, you should check it out. I wrote this. I also wrote this. Yea. I'm kind of a big deal....haha.

If you haven't heard the new fall out boy CD, you should buy it tomorrow. It's really good, and although that might not mean much coming from me, it's worth a listen, really.

I think i'm going to go to sleep now. Take care and leave me a comment if you read this so I can see if this actually matters.

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:13:02 GMT

Ok. Things in my life have been a bit crazy. Here is a brief recap, for those who care or are too bored to do anything else:

1. I have this awesome job at the school newspaper where I have a lot of responsibility and people actually respect and listen to my opinion. But here's the catch - if something gets screwed up, its always my fault. Hmm. Doesn't seem fair considering there are up to 6 other people who made the same mistake.

2. My best friend since 5th grade is married. MARRIED. This means I'm getting old.

3. My break doesn't really feel like much of a break. I have been really busy and exhausted all of the time. Maybe it's because I was stressed/nervous about the wedding, or maybe it's because I pulled 14-hour days 4 days of the week during autumn quarter. It sucks leaving your apartment at 9am then not returning until 11:30pm or midnight each night.

4. My neighbors are playing their music way too freaking loud. I can't even hear myself think. That is ridiculous. I can hear the words from my room. I don't like living in an area with a bunch of rich kids whose parent's pay their rent.

5. Life seems to be going in hypher-speed. This quarter went by so fast - maybe because I was half asleep - or maybe because I'm graduating in the spring. GRADUATING. This also means I'm getting old. I'm not quite ready to grow up yet, or figure out what I want to do with my life. I've been doing research with my political communication professor throughout the autumn, and he approached me about going to grad school, saying that he thinks I would really enjoy it. Enjoy grad school? Maybe. But I need a break from school before I make any such decisions.

6. Christmas is coming up, and I have yet to do my shopping, and I will not be doing said shopping until I get paid Friday.

Yea. I think that's it. The loud music has stopped, so I should try to sleep before it starts again. Comments?

Monday, October 02, 2006

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 04:35:11 GMT

Dear diary-

Life is crazy. I work too much. I sleep too little. I'm going to keep it up as long as I can, aka, until my body quits on me. I live in the newsroom. Only 9 weeks to go.

Stay classy.

Christina

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:55:25 GMT

Wow. It's been almost two months since my last update.

I spend most of my time working, usually about 40-50 hours a week between two jobs, the Lantern and the linguistics office. Even though I work a lot, I've been enjoying myself and I haven't been too stressed.

I'm still in classes for summer quarter, but this is my last week. I finished my science of growing plants class with an A-, which is awesome considering I didn't learn very much and I BS-ed the final. I'm enrolled in comm 423, which is the journalism practicum class, but since I already work at the Lantern and I'm there all the time anyway, it's not like a class to me at all. The only thing I have left for my online art class is the final, which I will take when I get back from California.

My family and I are leaving for California sometime soon, to see my brother and Debi get married in San Diego. I am super excited becuase I haven't been on vacation for a very long time.

I had a whole week off work a couple weeks ago because I had to be hospitalized for colonitis, which is an infection in my colon. It was uncomfortable and painful, but I got my test results yesterday and they said it was from a "self-limiting source," which means it was probably caused by some kind of food-borne bacteria. I'm healthy and much better now though, so I'm happy.

Alex has been spending much of his time with his new band, The Great Transparency. They have been recording from 6pm-6am since sunday, and I got to go down and hang out with them sunday. It was fun, and they are a great group of guys with a lot of talent. I am sad because he is gone alot, but he came up yesterday and surprised me with a visit and some flowers. I'm going to there show on Thursday in Xenia, so that will be fun.

Nothing else exciting to report. Take care, and if you read this you should update your xanga too, because I'm bored and I have nothing to read.

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:32:59 GMT

It's been awhile, so I have a few things to talk about.

I busted my butt this quarter, and ended with a B in political science, a B+ in human nutrition, and an A in my journalism editing class. Overall, I am pleased.

I also recently applied to be the news editor at The Lantern, the student newspaper at Ohio State. I was offered the position for fall and winter quarters, and today was approached to also work in the summer. I am so excited to be able to do this, because not only is it going to look great on my resume, but I also get paid for doing it. woohoo!

I moved into an apartment on campus a couple weekends ago, and our apartment is really nice. I moved in with britta, and it has been fun. It is quite an adjustment for me as I am used to living in a house with 5 other people and always having someone around. I have to get used to being there by myself when my roomie is working and when she has other things going on. I can usually count on Alex for company and entertainment, which is wonderful. I am also adjusting to living with someone who didn't have the same upbringing as I did, therefore not having the same eating and cleaning habits as I do. But overall, all is well in the brit-tina palace.

Yesterday was kind of a crappy day. It just seemed like one thing after another kept piling up and then to top it all off, my ranch dressing disappeared. (For those who know me, you know that I LOVE ranch dressing above almost everything else) But when I arrived home in the late evening I found flowers, reese's cups, a card and a BRAND NEW BOTTLE OF RANCH DRESSING from my wonderful boyfriend! That pretty much made me forget about everything else crappy that happend that day, and even made me feel better when crappy things continued into the night.

I've been enjoying life recently and have been going out and hanging out with people a lot. That is the thing I love about the summer - everyone's home and everyone's bored more then during the school year. I love going out and having a good time.

Alright, that is all I have to say for now. Take care.

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Wed, 17 May 2006 02:27:47 GMT

I don't want to study. I have a midterm in 10 hours for human nutrition. Yeah...it's human nutrition, but I have to study at least a little bit. This should be an easy A. grr. It's an easy but very annoying A.

There really is no point to this post other then to keep me from looking at notes about vitamins and minerals. I haven't done my theraputic typing thing in a long time...the part where I just close my eyes and type. So maybe I'll give that a go. Although I usually save those for my more private journal, this seems like the best venue tonight.

I still get bothered by people giving me alot of crap about my major. Sorry, but I'm not a math and science person, therefore, I chose to not major in math or science. I don't know why certain people choose to give me crap for it alot, but I really enjoy my major. I enjoy writing, and I want to have a career related to writing in the future. I also work my butt off in my classes. Just because its not formulas and such doesn't mean it's not hard work. I made the Dean's List last quarter, and not because I take easy classes, because I work hard in my classes. I have a shitload of reading to do each night, and if I don't do it, I'm screwed. This isn't like high school where you could say you read a book and still get an A on the test because the teacher goes over it all; the professors expect us to know what we read plus what they teach in class, which are usually two seperate things. Conclusion: don't knock it 'till you've tried it.

Everyone I know has been so excited to turn 21, heck, even I was. Because now I can buy alcohol and drink it legally. But the thing is, the government wants us to wait until we are 21 to drink because it feels we should have a greater sense of responsibility then at the age of 16, when most countries in Europe allow people to drink. Alcohol is not evil, contrary to some people's beliefs; but rather it is the affect alcohol has on the people who drink it. Many people my age drink to get drunk because it's the thing to do. But what I don't understand is why people feel it is a license to do whatever and not have to face consequences. People do stupid things when they are drunk, but just because they can't remember it or they don't have control over what they are doing doesn't mean they shouldn't be accountable for their actions. If someone were to kill someone under the influence of alcohol, they would most likely be convicted of murder. Alcohol is not an excuse to do whatever you want and get away with it. If some people are having trouble with the effects socially drinking is having on their lives, maybe alcohol should be removed. It isn't the end of the world, and it shouldn't be the center of social gatherings. This isn't a vent aimed at any single person in particular; it is just a reflection of some things I have seen over the years and feel the need to comment on now.

That was a very successful vent session.

Have a good evening, I have vitamins to learn about.

Sunday, May 14, 2006

Sun, 14 May 2006 19:21:47 GMT

Life is pretty good.

I have alot of reading I should be doing right now. I am eager to know what I got on my political science class, considering I studied alot for it. I managed an 87% on my comm 422 exam, and a 95% on my human nutrition exam. On my group presentation for my political science class, I got a 90.5%. YAY. I have been working really hard this quarter to do well, and I'm glad it's paying off.

I have been sick since Wednesday with what I believe is strep throat. I was really out of it for a few days, then I felt much better on Friday. Now, the pain of swallowing has moved to the other side of my throat. This sucks because I can't eat anything, but at least I'm not feeling well enough to eat so it's not complete tourture to not be able to eat.

Nothing else really going on. Last night was a treehouse night, and the previous evening I spent at the Eby's playing cranium and eating ice cream cake for Carmen's birthday.

I move into my apartment in three weeks! I am excited. No more long drives to campus to go to class or see my boyfriend.

All right, that is all. Have a glorious day!

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Wed, 03 May 2006 02:01:55 GMT

I get exceptionally irritated when people decide that they have me all figured out and then go ahead and make false assumptions. It's really quite interesting. Especially when nothing I can say will make them change their mind. But I mean, it's only me they're talking about. How should I know better then them, right?

.....

Whatever. The other thing that is irritating me is that the left shift key on my keyboard here doesn't seem to want to work anymore. I had previously used it to capitolize the necessary letters, but I am having to learn to use the right one. It's more difficult than previously assumed.

There is little of great interest going on in my life right now. I have been working as a copy editor at The Lantern, not by choice, but by class requirement. I mean, how fun can it be to sit behind a computer and correct grammer and sentence structure all day? So fun, in fact, that I might just sign up to do it more over the summer. Call me crazy, but I really do enjoy it.

If you can imagine, me, of all people, forgot to vote in the primary election today. In my defense, I am really stressed out and have been focused on more important things going on in my life. No not schoolwork; sometimes things are even more important than that. But I'm sure everything will work itself out in the end. It's just getting there that is the hard part.

Enough ranting. I will share that I have become quite addicted to the show House. Even though this show presents the basic format every week - somebody comes into the hospital with some condition they can't figure out, and when they think they figure it out they are still wrong, but House figures it all out in the end - I still like it. Although this weeks ending is delayed an hour longer than usual, as he will figure out the cure in the last 10 minutes of tomorrow's show. Something to look forward to.

Well Friends is on tv, and I'm tired. So maybe next time I'll have something interesting to say. Byebyebye.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:57:19 GMT

I have been scanning at work for 5.5 hours....I'm getting sick of reading this stupid book for political science, so I will update this.

Last week was just a giant ball of stress, and it left me in a sour mood and very tired. I had lots of reading to do, a paper to turn in, and a midterm, which I opted not to study for because by thursday night I was so exhausted, and in turn did very poorly on. But all is well because I get to drop my lowest exam grade of the quarter. I guess I just have to make sure I don't do any worse than that.

I have been sleeping very well the past 2 or 3 nights, so I am not sure why I am so tired still. I didn't make it to work until 9, because when I got up I decided to lay on the couch and watch TV before taking a shower. meh.

This past weekend was fun. Alex, Britta, Mike, and I rode up to Bowling Green to see Socratic and Park. Both bands preformed amazingly well, even though Park didn't go on until about 1:30am. I took some sweet pics that you'll be able to see when alex puts his review up on emotionalpunk.com.

Saturday my brother's fiance got baptized into the Catholic church. yay. After the extremely long 2.5 hour mass, we had the family easter egg hunt and dinner. Alex and I went to Tree's and Tree and I proceeded to kick Nick and Alex's butt in euchure. At midnight I drank a pop. It was glorious.

Sunday I hung out with the fam and Alex came over and ate with us. Delicious. Then Alex and I went to his parents'. Delicious as well. Then I lost at poker at Alex's apartment, but got some reading done which was nice.

It isn't very nice, however, of my poly sci professor to send us an email Sunday night at 7 saying that I should have read 150 pages more then I already had read for Monday. Stupid crack head I swear.

This weekend I get to see my lovely siblings, and melissa, in the high school musical Hello Dolly. This should prove to be interesting. Saturday I'm going to a wedding with Alex and then maybe out with him or some girls after that, I forget what I had planned, per usual.

That is all I see fit to share at the moment. Have a glorious day, the sun is shining!

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:14:42 GMT

I will start by saying I had the best birthday ever. I got to spend Saturday night with all my friends and Sunday with my family. I'm so glad everyone who came out with me did because I had a blast.

I am excited because I was doing my daily Washington Post reading, and I just finished an article talking about Bush's approval rating being at an all-time low, which excited me. In a poll that WP did, it shows that the people trust Democrats over Republicans in a number of issues including terrorism, and the situation in Iraq. This excites me because the Democrats have a really good opportunity to begin solidifying these majorities and keep taking away from the Republicans. I just hope they don't screw it up. I am really interested to see what's going to happen and what people are going to be talking about for the midterm elections soon. yay politics!

speaking of which, I'm working on officially becoming a political science minor. again yay politics.

so I will mention that I have the greatest boyfriend ever. He made sure everything went smoothly and that I didn't overendulge myself. Yay for alex!

Ok well thats all now.