So as of yesterday afternoon, I was finished with my last final of being an undergraduate! Today I sign the lease to my apartment, begin moving in, show my parents where I work and my new apartment, have baccalauriate (yes, I still can't spell), and move some more stuff in.
So wanna hear an ironic story? wel I'm going to tell you anyway...
I've been in need of some furniture for my apartment since my parents didn't want to deal with the hassel of taking kolby's and tiffany's old furniture (sorry tiff). I wanted something still decent for really cheap. Hard to do. Here on campus, at the end of the year they allow you to put in the lobby of your dorms any unwanted things like clothes, furniture, shelves, etc. This pile goes to the auxillery garage sale. If you want anything placed in this pile you can go ahead and pick it up before they take it. Some people had taken chairs and stuff placed in that pile. I was on a lookout. Tuesday night there was a couch put out there, but it had no legs so I didn't want it. Now I remebered late Tuesdya night that last year 2nd semester when I got to have my own room in the dorms, my RA had a loveseat she was getting rid of. She allowed me to have it for my room. I took good care of it and it was comfy. At the end of the semester though I decided I was going to give it away because I had no place to store it for the summer. I gave it to a girl who lives in the same building as me. So tuesday night I was wishing that I had kept it so I would have it now. I had an 8am final yesterday morning. After getting done with that final I walked through the lobby and lo and behold, there sat that loveseat I was thinking of! so I immediately went to my room grabbed a piece of paper and a sharpie and wrote "claimed" across the paper. I then flew back down stairs and placed it on the loveseat and called my future roommate.
God definitly provides! lol!
ok, i know, lame story. but its the small things like this that make me happy and remind me that God will always be there to take care of my needs and more!
Ok, got to go. loading up my car!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Better Late Than Never
Ok, so I obviously haven't blogged in over a month. I guess its time for an update. So I survived midterms. I also survived Africa. It was so amazing!!!! I know I have told some of you stories. There are just too many to tell. So I'll tell you a few that have definitely made an impact in my life.
So the first day we were there, we taught some basic counseling skills and a theory to some of the college students in Nairobi (they were part of the Christian group on their campuses called Journey). Dr. Grant (facutly advisor) would teach them the basics then the rest of us would form groups and have the students practice them. It was difficult to understand what they would say because of the accents and I am sure they felt the same about me. At first I thought I would not be able to teach them these things well at all and that they would not understand the way I would explain the ideas. The students in my group made me feel better about my abilities. At the end one of the guys in my group (Nash was his name) announced in the big discussion about what they had learned in their groups that he thought I did a wonderful job and was impressed by me. Although I felt this compliment was undeserved, especially in front of everyone, it gave me some much needed confidence and let me know that this is what God wants me to do.
Another memorable moment that has impacted my life was working with the young kids at an orphanage called Kenya Kids. I worked with a group of 6 boys ages 8-12. These kids knew English (though some of them not as well), but did not know it well enough to understand things I would explain to them. The first day I felt like a complete failure because of the language and cultural barrier. I ended the day with just teaching the kids songs and games to get them to open up to me. Apparently it worked because the second day they all ran up to me when I got there and told me how they practiced one of the songs I taught them to be able to perform it at the assembly later that day. It made me happy that they were excited about it. They seemed a lot more warmed up to me and I was able to do more with them like ask them about how they got there (about what happened to their family) and have them act out David and Goliath. These kids were so happy the whole day. At the very end of the day their happy faces left and sad ones returned. They knew that I was about to leave and I could tell they were upset. I definilty grew attached to them, and knowinng that they don't have people visit them very often hurt. I cried. I still do when I think about them now that I'm back. I definitely pray for each of them. I learned so much from that experience, that when I am faced with a challenge I shouldn't give up because with God's help, I can find a way to reach the unreachable.
Another story was when I was working with the high school students at a school outside of the slums. These kids understood me a lot better and they seemed to open up to me really fast. I really felt in my element while working with them. I loved to talk to them about their goals and dreams in life. It was surprising and wonderful to hear how ambitious their dreams were. Some wanted to be a doctor, engineer, astronomer, nurse, a general. They had high hopes in their lives which is hard to have when you come from such a poor home. The kids discussed how it washard for their family to be able to provide for everyone. These kids were all at this school on sponsorship from people from the church. One girl mentioned how her biggest fear was to become a "bad girl" (prostitute). Her mother was the only one providing for her family and she feared that she might become a "bad girl" in order to help earn money for her family. I told her that she did not have to let her circumstances control her, that she did not have to be what she did not want to be. She was greatful to hear that her life did not have to take that route if she did not want it to. I told each of these kids before I left the last day that God is a God who keeps His promises. He has been faithful to them in the past, and He will continue to do so in the future.
My last big story from Africa is a very eventful one. That thursday (that evening after my last day working with the highschoolers) before I went to dinner while taking a nap, I heard gun shots. Now that morning we were told that a sect leader had gotten out of jail and there were strikes and possible uprisings. Of course the most dangerous part would be in the slums which we were no longer near being back at the hostel. Well waking up to hear gun shots I immediately thought "uprising!" and ran to the door and locked it while my roommate was in the shower. I then jumped to the ground and grabbed a shirt to put over my tank thinking "what if they come in here and see me half naked!". My roommate jumped out of the shower and leaped down to where I was freaking out about as much as me if not more. She was in tears so then I knew I would have to be stronger and comfort her. So when the gun shots were over we went to my bed and we held eachother and I grabbed my Bible and began reading Psalms. It calmed me down. Then my professor Dr. Grant came and got us to make sure we were ok and told us there was a shooting on the other side of the builiding on the street. I went into the boys room where they were looking out the window onto the street below where crowds of people had formed around a white car and a dead body lay on the ground. Yes I saw the dead body. Apparently the guy shot was an activist causing the public transportation to go on strike. The assains were the police (but they left and the non undercover police showed up over an hour later). Where we were staying was on a university's campus. Well to make a long story short, my group went to dinner and before we headed back we heard that riots had started where the shooting was and there were rocks being thrown at police officers by the college students and gun fire and tear gas. I was terrified. Dr. Grant, after talking to tons of other people, decided we should head back because once inside we'd be safe. Well the problem was getting there. I do not want to drive through a riot that included gun fire and tear gas and being stoned. They called the tourist police (yes they have special police in africa for tourists) to escort us. This terrified me more because it was the police the students were attacking!! I started to freakout in the back seat. Tears were just coming like rivers out of my eyes. My friend Kayla held on to me in tears herself. In our van (there were 2 to transport us the whole trip), we decided to sing worship songs on the way back while also praying. Halfway there God reminded me about what I had said earlier that day to those high schoolers "God has always been faithful in the past and will continue to do so in the future". I have always believed in trusting God always. I always have. But I think in that van was the first time that my trust in God was all I had. After God reminded me of this statement, I felt a peace. When we got to the street everything was clear. Not a person in sight. Only after we got back up to the rooms did we hear people outside again. Before I went to bed (my roommate and I stayed in another room so there were 4 of us), we prayed for peace in the night. 5 minutes after we prayed, the riots ended for the night. God is great!! God answers prayers! He is a God who provides!
Well those are my Africa stories. I have plenty more, but that would make for an even longer blog. But this blog is still not over considering Africa was back in the beginning of March.
So I have an apartment here in MO for the summer since I am going to be going to Grad school in the fall. My next big worry was finding a job. Well I do workstudy in the financial aid department. Even though I'm graudating, the lady I work for, Sue, wanted me to ask if I could still do workstudy for the summer. I asked the lady in charge of workstudy if that was possible and she said no since I was graduating. She then realized that there was a temporary fulltime posistion available for the summer since one of the ladies in the office is going on maternity leave soon. So she talked to the assistant director (who I used to work for last semester) about the possiblity of me applying. Sheila (the a.d.) got real excited about it since I already know a bit about financial aid and how to run the programs. So I applied. Monday they interviewed me but it wasn't really an interview. It was basically a meeting to figure out how thing were going to work this summer and gettingme trained. They did not even bother looking at any of the other applicants. I got the job!!! They told me I was an answer to their prayers, but I knew it was the other way around. I am so excited about this job!! I will have my own office and everything!!!! I'll be working 40 hours a week at a very good rate!
In other news Spring Fling was this past weekend and the theme was In the Jungle. I dressed as the smoke monster from Lost and my friend Sarah was the numbers, and my friends kayla and andy were jack and juliette. We won the costume contest for best group!!!!
I also played Halo with Sarah this weekend and we beat the game! Oh and I got an A on my Personality test last week!!! (this is the class where the whole class failed the first test and I stilld din't do very well on the second so this is a big deal)
God is great!!!!
Sorry for the uber long post
So the first day we were there, we taught some basic counseling skills and a theory to some of the college students in Nairobi (they were part of the Christian group on their campuses called Journey). Dr. Grant (facutly advisor) would teach them the basics then the rest of us would form groups and have the students practice them. It was difficult to understand what they would say because of the accents and I am sure they felt the same about me. At first I thought I would not be able to teach them these things well at all and that they would not understand the way I would explain the ideas. The students in my group made me feel better about my abilities. At the end one of the guys in my group (Nash was his name) announced in the big discussion about what they had learned in their groups that he thought I did a wonderful job and was impressed by me. Although I felt this compliment was undeserved, especially in front of everyone, it gave me some much needed confidence and let me know that this is what God wants me to do.
Another memorable moment that has impacted my life was working with the young kids at an orphanage called Kenya Kids. I worked with a group of 6 boys ages 8-12. These kids knew English (though some of them not as well), but did not know it well enough to understand things I would explain to them. The first day I felt like a complete failure because of the language and cultural barrier. I ended the day with just teaching the kids songs and games to get them to open up to me. Apparently it worked because the second day they all ran up to me when I got there and told me how they practiced one of the songs I taught them to be able to perform it at the assembly later that day. It made me happy that they were excited about it. They seemed a lot more warmed up to me and I was able to do more with them like ask them about how they got there (about what happened to their family) and have them act out David and Goliath. These kids were so happy the whole day. At the very end of the day their happy faces left and sad ones returned. They knew that I was about to leave and I could tell they were upset. I definilty grew attached to them, and knowinng that they don't have people visit them very often hurt. I cried. I still do when I think about them now that I'm back. I definitely pray for each of them. I learned so much from that experience, that when I am faced with a challenge I shouldn't give up because with God's help, I can find a way to reach the unreachable.
Another story was when I was working with the high school students at a school outside of the slums. These kids understood me a lot better and they seemed to open up to me really fast. I really felt in my element while working with them. I loved to talk to them about their goals and dreams in life. It was surprising and wonderful to hear how ambitious their dreams were. Some wanted to be a doctor, engineer, astronomer, nurse, a general. They had high hopes in their lives which is hard to have when you come from such a poor home. The kids discussed how it washard for their family to be able to provide for everyone. These kids were all at this school on sponsorship from people from the church. One girl mentioned how her biggest fear was to become a "bad girl" (prostitute). Her mother was the only one providing for her family and she feared that she might become a "bad girl" in order to help earn money for her family. I told her that she did not have to let her circumstances control her, that she did not have to be what she did not want to be. She was greatful to hear that her life did not have to take that route if she did not want it to. I told each of these kids before I left the last day that God is a God who keeps His promises. He has been faithful to them in the past, and He will continue to do so in the future.
My last big story from Africa is a very eventful one. That thursday (that evening after my last day working with the highschoolers) before I went to dinner while taking a nap, I heard gun shots. Now that morning we were told that a sect leader had gotten out of jail and there were strikes and possible uprisings. Of course the most dangerous part would be in the slums which we were no longer near being back at the hostel. Well waking up to hear gun shots I immediately thought "uprising!" and ran to the door and locked it while my roommate was in the shower. I then jumped to the ground and grabbed a shirt to put over my tank thinking "what if they come in here and see me half naked!". My roommate jumped out of the shower and leaped down to where I was freaking out about as much as me if not more. She was in tears so then I knew I would have to be stronger and comfort her. So when the gun shots were over we went to my bed and we held eachother and I grabbed my Bible and began reading Psalms. It calmed me down. Then my professor Dr. Grant came and got us to make sure we were ok and told us there was a shooting on the other side of the builiding on the street. I went into the boys room where they were looking out the window onto the street below where crowds of people had formed around a white car and a dead body lay on the ground. Yes I saw the dead body. Apparently the guy shot was an activist causing the public transportation to go on strike. The assains were the police (but they left and the non undercover police showed up over an hour later). Where we were staying was on a university's campus. Well to make a long story short, my group went to dinner and before we headed back we heard that riots had started where the shooting was and there were rocks being thrown at police officers by the college students and gun fire and tear gas. I was terrified. Dr. Grant, after talking to tons of other people, decided we should head back because once inside we'd be safe. Well the problem was getting there. I do not want to drive through a riot that included gun fire and tear gas and being stoned. They called the tourist police (yes they have special police in africa for tourists) to escort us. This terrified me more because it was the police the students were attacking!! I started to freakout in the back seat. Tears were just coming like rivers out of my eyes. My friend Kayla held on to me in tears herself. In our van (there were 2 to transport us the whole trip), we decided to sing worship songs on the way back while also praying. Halfway there God reminded me about what I had said earlier that day to those high schoolers "God has always been faithful in the past and will continue to do so in the future". I have always believed in trusting God always. I always have. But I think in that van was the first time that my trust in God was all I had. After God reminded me of this statement, I felt a peace. When we got to the street everything was clear. Not a person in sight. Only after we got back up to the rooms did we hear people outside again. Before I went to bed (my roommate and I stayed in another room so there were 4 of us), we prayed for peace in the night. 5 minutes after we prayed, the riots ended for the night. God is great!! God answers prayers! He is a God who provides!
Well those are my Africa stories. I have plenty more, but that would make for an even longer blog. But this blog is still not over considering Africa was back in the beginning of March.
So I have an apartment here in MO for the summer since I am going to be going to Grad school in the fall. My next big worry was finding a job. Well I do workstudy in the financial aid department. Even though I'm graudating, the lady I work for, Sue, wanted me to ask if I could still do workstudy for the summer. I asked the lady in charge of workstudy if that was possible and she said no since I was graduating. She then realized that there was a temporary fulltime posistion available for the summer since one of the ladies in the office is going on maternity leave soon. So she talked to the assistant director (who I used to work for last semester) about the possiblity of me applying. Sheila (the a.d.) got real excited about it since I already know a bit about financial aid and how to run the programs. So I applied. Monday they interviewed me but it wasn't really an interview. It was basically a meeting to figure out how thing were going to work this summer and gettingme trained. They did not even bother looking at any of the other applicants. I got the job!!! They told me I was an answer to their prayers, but I knew it was the other way around. I am so excited about this job!! I will have my own office and everything!!!! I'll be working 40 hours a week at a very good rate!
In other news Spring Fling was this past weekend and the theme was In the Jungle. I dressed as the smoke monster from Lost and my friend Sarah was the numbers, and my friends kayla and andy were jack and juliette. We won the costume contest for best group!!!!
I also played Halo with Sarah this weekend and we beat the game! Oh and I got an A on my Personality test last week!!! (this is the class where the whole class failed the first test and I stilld din't do very well on the second so this is a big deal)
God is great!!!!
Sorry for the uber long post
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Midterms and Kenya
So this week has been so stressful. I'm trying to prepare for my trip to Kenya in which I leave Thursday early morning. This week is also midterms. I had one test monday and I have two tomorrow (one in one of my 3 classes tomorrow and the other I have to make up since i miss it on thursday). On Thursday in the airport, I have to take my 4th test of the week proctered by that teacher who happens to be our facutly sponsor for the trip. That class is the class where the class average on the first test was 58%. So that is a stressful test. I'm so burned out. I hope I survive tomorrow!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Because Densie Wanted Me Too...
I filled out the Twilight survey that Denise filled out a long time ago...some of the questions are irrelevent due to the fact that I am taking this after the last book came out and the first movie.
Twilight Survey
Which book in the series is your favorite? Tough question...I loved everybook. Probably Twilight, then my next favorite is Eclipse, New Moon, then Breaking Dawn however all the books are just plain amazing!!!
How long did it take you to read the books? one day each....I couldn't sleep unless I finished them lol
Who introduced you to the books? No one in particular. the movie had just come out and there was a huge fan base and I thought it was the dumbest thing ever. Then a girl on my floor bought the first book to see what the big deal was about them thinking the same thing as me, we decided to go see the movie too, and we had two hours to kill so she read the first 2 chapters aloud to a few of us, and I was addicted and bought the books myself soon after
Did you buy them, borrow them, or have them given to you as a gift? I bought them all
Are you most looking forward to: Breaking Dawn, Midnight Sun, or the movie? Well I have read both, and watched the movie. I guess I am now looking forward to New Moon the movie which comes out to theathers November 20th!!!
What's your dream ending to the series? I liked how it ended. I would say what I would add or change, but that might ruin it for those who haven't finished reading the series...
Favorites:
Who is your favorite character? Edward, he has so much conflict going on and he always tries to do what is best for others and not think of himself. although he does give into his selfish side and becomes friends with Bella.
Who's your favorite vampire?Edward, but besides him, Alice, I love Alice!
Who is your favorite werewolf? Jacob of course!!
What's one of your favorite quotes from the stories? thats a tough one. umm i really like the quote "so the lion fell in love with a lamb. what a stupid lamb. what a sick masochistic lion"
What was your favorite Bella and Edward moment? There were quite a few. I think I would say the first night that Edward stayed in her room that she knew about. or wait, the afternoon they spend in the meadow. way better in the book than the movie.
What was your favorite Bella and Jacob moment? there are several. i like the part where he first teaches her how to ride the motorcycle and has to take her to the emergency room. but i also love the part when they go to the movie with mike and he promises her he will always be there for her, or the part after he becomes a werewolf and he comes to her room to try to get her to guess what happened to him. or in eclipse when he first kisses her and she hits him.
How about your favorite Bella and Alice moment? umm probably in the last book (i would explain which part, but i don't want to give it away); next to that would be the part when alice comes back when she thought bella killed herself
What was your favorite adventure/battle? It would be in the last book, or the battle with victoria in eclipse
Which book cover was your favorite? NewMoon
Are these books among your favorite books of all? among them yes! definitaly!!
This or That?
Twilight or New Moon? Twilight
New Moon or Eclipse? Eclipse
Eclipse or Twilight?Twilight
Are you more excited about Breaking Dawn or Midnight Sun? I read both...well at least what she has done of midnight sun online. I hope she finishes it one day. it is amazing!!!
Midnight Sun or the Twilight Movie? I read it and watched it. the movie was good, but the book is better
The Twilight Movie or Breaking Dawn? watched, and read. hmmmm breaking dawn
Who do you want to see Bella with most: Edward or Jacob? Edward
Who do you like more:
Bella or Edward? Edward
Bella or Jacob? Jacob
Bella or Alice? hmm...I really like Alice...but I'll say Bella
Alice or Edward? Edward but I do like Alice
Alice or Jacob? probably jacob
Rosalie or Alice? Alice cuz i do not like rosalie at all....even after hearing her story
Jasper or Alice? Alice
Jasper or Edward? Edward
Carlisle or Esme? Carlisle
Emmett or Jasper? Emmet...he's like a big teddy bear!!!
Emmett or Jacob? Jacob
Bella or Rosalie? Bella
Esme or Charlie? Charlie
Charlie or Carlisle? Charlie
Charlie or Billy? Charlie
Jacob or Sam? definitaly jacob. i don't like sam at all either
Sam or Quil? Quil
Quil or Embry?Quil
Who's the better villain: James or Victoria?James because he wasn't afraid to fight like victoria was
Werewolves or Vampires? hmm......i like the vampires, but its nice that the werewolves can be human, and I'm cold a lot so they could warm me up lol
Movie Stuff:
How did you first find out about the movie? from my penelope dvd. it had a behind the scenes of twilight at the beginning
Are you excited? not at the time cuz i wasn't into it. but I did end up seeing it like 5 times in theaters and I can't wait till it comes to dvd.
What do you think of the casting so far? I liked the casting, although im not a krisitn stewart fan, and I think she didn't do a very good job. i felt as if she made bella more her personality that bella in the book.
Are you going to go see it? did....5 times
Planning on going with anyone in particular? well i first saw with the girls on my floor, then i saw it with amber, then i saw it with jaide and tiffany, then i saw it with tiffany, then i saw it with tiffany and nicole.
Do you think it will stay true to the book? it was good, but the book was way better. the book did a better job at creating the relationship between bella and edward. if the movie could be like 4 hours, it would have been just like th book. but no one wants to see a 4 hour movie
Breaking Dawn Speculation:
Are you planning on buying this book as soon as it's out?I bought it but not the day it came out
Do you think Bella will be turned into a vampire finally? i know what happens...but i won't spoil it
Do you think she and Edward will get married? read above
Do you think Jacob might imprint in this book? same as above
Who do you think Bella will end up with : Edward or Jacob? i know
Do you think it will be a happy, sad, or shocking ending? it was everything
Who do you think will be the villain(s) of the book this time?i know who they are
How would you feel about a possible vampire / werewolf cross? anything's possible in twilight
Will Charlie find out Edward is a vampire? i know
Will the vampires and werewolves continue the truce they had in Eclipse? read it
If anyone, who do you think will die in this book? This is getting old
For a twist: there is alwasy a twist
Do you think Jacob will be over Bella by the end of the book? I know what happens
What do you most want to happen in Breaking Dawn? blah
What's your dream ending? I liked how it ended
A Few Last Things:
In which book did you like Bella's character best? Twilight or Breaking Dawn, its a tie
How about Edward's? umm....I would say Eclipse, but he is a jerk about the Jacob thing. either Twilight or Breaking Dawn. another tie
Jacob's? New Moon but eclipse is a close second although he is a jerk....lol
Alice's?hmmm tough one...probably new moon
If it were possible...who would you most want to meet in person? well moviewise robert pattinson...lol! but bookwise, hmmmm toughy...maybe jacob, but then again he's far too young for me. i'll change that answer to either edward or emmitt
The End.
Twilight Survey
Which book in the series is your favorite? Tough question...I loved everybook. Probably Twilight, then my next favorite is Eclipse, New Moon, then Breaking Dawn however all the books are just plain amazing!!!
How long did it take you to read the books? one day each....I couldn't sleep unless I finished them lol
Who introduced you to the books? No one in particular. the movie had just come out and there was a huge fan base and I thought it was the dumbest thing ever. Then a girl on my floor bought the first book to see what the big deal was about them thinking the same thing as me, we decided to go see the movie too, and we had two hours to kill so she read the first 2 chapters aloud to a few of us, and I was addicted and bought the books myself soon after
Did you buy them, borrow them, or have them given to you as a gift? I bought them all
Are you most looking forward to: Breaking Dawn, Midnight Sun, or the movie? Well I have read both, and watched the movie. I guess I am now looking forward to New Moon the movie which comes out to theathers November 20th!!!
What's your dream ending to the series? I liked how it ended. I would say what I would add or change, but that might ruin it for those who haven't finished reading the series...
Favorites:
Who is your favorite character? Edward, he has so much conflict going on and he always tries to do what is best for others and not think of himself. although he does give into his selfish side and becomes friends with Bella.
Who's your favorite vampire?Edward, but besides him, Alice, I love Alice!
Who is your favorite werewolf? Jacob of course!!
What's one of your favorite quotes from the stories? thats a tough one. umm i really like the quote "so the lion fell in love with a lamb. what a stupid lamb. what a sick masochistic lion"
What was your favorite Bella and Edward moment? There were quite a few. I think I would say the first night that Edward stayed in her room that she knew about. or wait, the afternoon they spend in the meadow. way better in the book than the movie.
What was your favorite Bella and Jacob moment? there are several. i like the part where he first teaches her how to ride the motorcycle and has to take her to the emergency room. but i also love the part when they go to the movie with mike and he promises her he will always be there for her, or the part after he becomes a werewolf and he comes to her room to try to get her to guess what happened to him. or in eclipse when he first kisses her and she hits him.
How about your favorite Bella and Alice moment? umm probably in the last book (i would explain which part, but i don't want to give it away); next to that would be the part when alice comes back when she thought bella killed herself
What was your favorite adventure/battle? It would be in the last book, or the battle with victoria in eclipse
Which book cover was your favorite? NewMoon
Are these books among your favorite books of all? among them yes! definitaly!!
This or That?
Twilight or New Moon? Twilight
New Moon or Eclipse? Eclipse
Eclipse or Twilight?Twilight
Are you more excited about Breaking Dawn or Midnight Sun? I read both...well at least what she has done of midnight sun online. I hope she finishes it one day. it is amazing!!!
Midnight Sun or the Twilight Movie? I read it and watched it. the movie was good, but the book is better
The Twilight Movie or Breaking Dawn? watched, and read. hmmmm breaking dawn
Who do you want to see Bella with most: Edward or Jacob? Edward
Who do you like more:
Bella or Edward? Edward
Bella or Jacob? Jacob
Bella or Alice? hmm...I really like Alice...but I'll say Bella
Alice or Edward? Edward but I do like Alice
Alice or Jacob? probably jacob
Rosalie or Alice? Alice cuz i do not like rosalie at all....even after hearing her story
Jasper or Alice? Alice
Jasper or Edward? Edward
Carlisle or Esme? Carlisle
Emmett or Jasper? Emmet...he's like a big teddy bear!!!
Emmett or Jacob? Jacob
Bella or Rosalie? Bella
Esme or Charlie? Charlie
Charlie or Carlisle? Charlie
Charlie or Billy? Charlie
Jacob or Sam? definitaly jacob. i don't like sam at all either
Sam or Quil? Quil
Quil or Embry?Quil
Who's the better villain: James or Victoria?James because he wasn't afraid to fight like victoria was
Werewolves or Vampires? hmm......i like the vampires, but its nice that the werewolves can be human, and I'm cold a lot so they could warm me up lol
Movie Stuff:
How did you first find out about the movie? from my penelope dvd. it had a behind the scenes of twilight at the beginning
Are you excited? not at the time cuz i wasn't into it. but I did end up seeing it like 5 times in theaters and I can't wait till it comes to dvd.
What do you think of the casting so far? I liked the casting, although im not a krisitn stewart fan, and I think she didn't do a very good job. i felt as if she made bella more her personality that bella in the book.
Are you going to go see it? did....5 times
Planning on going with anyone in particular? well i first saw with the girls on my floor, then i saw it with amber, then i saw it with jaide and tiffany, then i saw it with tiffany, then i saw it with tiffany and nicole.
Do you think it will stay true to the book? it was good, but the book was way better. the book did a better job at creating the relationship between bella and edward. if the movie could be like 4 hours, it would have been just like th book. but no one wants to see a 4 hour movie
Breaking Dawn Speculation:
Are you planning on buying this book as soon as it's out?I bought it but not the day it came out
Do you think Bella will be turned into a vampire finally? i know what happens...but i won't spoil it
Do you think she and Edward will get married? read above
Do you think Jacob might imprint in this book? same as above
Who do you think Bella will end up with : Edward or Jacob? i know
Do you think it will be a happy, sad, or shocking ending? it was everything
Who do you think will be the villain(s) of the book this time?i know who they are
How would you feel about a possible vampire / werewolf cross? anything's possible in twilight
Will Charlie find out Edward is a vampire? i know
Will the vampires and werewolves continue the truce they had in Eclipse? read it
If anyone, who do you think will die in this book? This is getting old
For a twist: there is alwasy a twist
Do you think Jacob will be over Bella by the end of the book? I know what happens
What do you most want to happen in Breaking Dawn? blah
What's your dream ending? I liked how it ended
A Few Last Things:
In which book did you like Bella's character best? Twilight or Breaking Dawn, its a tie
How about Edward's? umm....I would say Eclipse, but he is a jerk about the Jacob thing. either Twilight or Breaking Dawn. another tie
Jacob's? New Moon but eclipse is a close second although he is a jerk....lol
Alice's?hmmm tough one...probably new moon
If it were possible...who would you most want to meet in person? well moviewise robert pattinson...lol! but bookwise, hmmmm toughy...maybe jacob, but then again he's far too young for me. i'll change that answer to either edward or emmitt
The End.
Friday, February 6, 2009
An Interesting Day
So my day has been very interesting....
Started off with my 9am class which is psych of personality. We got our tests back that we had just taken on Wednesday. The test was really hard and the whole class had thought so too. My teacher began the class by giving us the class average on the test, reminding us it is the lowest he's ever had in all his experiences teaching. He's been teaching quite a long time. Class average: 58% which is 32/55. I got a 62% aka 34/55. I was just happy it was above average. Highest grade was 48/55. He curved it, so with the curve I have a low C. Luckily we do get to drop our lowest test grade. Sad thing is he says he isn't really going to change the tests. We tried to explain to him that he doesn't really lecture. We spend the first 30 min of a 50 min class on devos, then the rest on grading our quizes. The quizes is how we studied. Obviously didn't help. He says he's not changing his lectures, and refused to listen to why it wasn't working. Very frustrating. He also mentioned at the beginning of class how 80% of the test questions should have been covered in class, yet he then mentioned how 20 some of the 55 questions everyone missed. If it was covered in class, at least one person would have gotten it right.
So after class, it was time for chapel. Topic of today: "choosing the right car for you" aka finding the girl for you....I would say mate, but the sermon seemed to be focused more towards guys. So the car analogies were very excessive. Very uncomfortable, and a little degrading for a girl. I mean he said things like "don't just buy a car based on their wild looking paint job" or "don't go for the antiques, don't even discuss it, they've had many owners" and he mentioned things about not going for cars who have had several past owners. Oh and of course the whole "test drive, but with respect" whatever that is supposed to mean. And how it was important to make sure the "brakes work". At the very end of the sermon Pastor Sid says, "lets close with something out of the owners manual" and then the screen said S/S then some verse number. I quickly realized S/S stood for Song of Solomon. Then he began reading the passage about thighs, navels, and breasts. Then no explanation. Just quickly into closing prayer.
After chapel came lunch. It was pleasant. I was in line and a random girl told me that I am very pretty. Although I had wished it was a guy to have told me, it was still very nice. Its nice to get random compliments from strangers as opposed to just my friends.
Next class was a test for drug abuse and alcoholism. didn't sutdy too much for it. It was slightly frustrating because our teacher was not well prepared. He didn't have enough copies of the test and instead of going to make a few more copies, he decided that he would have some of us wait for a copy. We told him we could jsut tear the pages apart and share that way. He aslo got the idea to display a couple pages at a time on the screen. I was one of the lucky few that he didn't hand a test. I am oneof those test takers that tests and a different pace than everyone else. I am usually the first one done with m/c tests. Well I also couldn't read the screen because it was at an awkward angle and the words were small. so a girl on my floor would tear of each page as she finished to hand me. I was very grateful to her, but at the same time I had to sit and wait after each page cuz I answer the questions quickly.
My final class of the day, Mental Health, we got back our tests. She had made it sound like the grades were all bad. And as each person around me got their tests, dissappointment definitly filled the room. I was the last to get my test back, I look at the grade, 93%. A great relief considering I almost failed my personality test and the whole class did badly on that one too. The girl behind me had failed so she was a little upset that I had done that well. And the teacher decided to curve the tests. And I soon found out that my score was the highest. Then one of the guys who sits near me was like, "I want to know who threw off the curve" and then he found out it was me. but then he quickly drew back in his anger and said "well, i'm not mad, its just you are smart and I'm dumb. its not your fault". So anyway, I was secretly happy about my grade, but I didn't want others to be mad at me.
So that's my day. crazy! and its only 2pm! I am going to see "He's Just Not That Into You" tonight with some friends. Time for relaxation till then!
Started off with my 9am class which is psych of personality. We got our tests back that we had just taken on Wednesday. The test was really hard and the whole class had thought so too. My teacher began the class by giving us the class average on the test, reminding us it is the lowest he's ever had in all his experiences teaching. He's been teaching quite a long time. Class average: 58% which is 32/55. I got a 62% aka 34/55. I was just happy it was above average. Highest grade was 48/55. He curved it, so with the curve I have a low C. Luckily we do get to drop our lowest test grade. Sad thing is he says he isn't really going to change the tests. We tried to explain to him that he doesn't really lecture. We spend the first 30 min of a 50 min class on devos, then the rest on grading our quizes. The quizes is how we studied. Obviously didn't help. He says he's not changing his lectures, and refused to listen to why it wasn't working. Very frustrating. He also mentioned at the beginning of class how 80% of the test questions should have been covered in class, yet he then mentioned how 20 some of the 55 questions everyone missed. If it was covered in class, at least one person would have gotten it right.
So after class, it was time for chapel. Topic of today: "choosing the right car for you" aka finding the girl for you....I would say mate, but the sermon seemed to be focused more towards guys. So the car analogies were very excessive. Very uncomfortable, and a little degrading for a girl. I mean he said things like "don't just buy a car based on their wild looking paint job" or "don't go for the antiques, don't even discuss it, they've had many owners" and he mentioned things about not going for cars who have had several past owners. Oh and of course the whole "test drive, but with respect" whatever that is supposed to mean. And how it was important to make sure the "brakes work". At the very end of the sermon Pastor Sid says, "lets close with something out of the owners manual" and then the screen said S/S then some verse number. I quickly realized S/S stood for Song of Solomon. Then he began reading the passage about thighs, navels, and breasts. Then no explanation. Just quickly into closing prayer.
After chapel came lunch. It was pleasant. I was in line and a random girl told me that I am very pretty. Although I had wished it was a guy to have told me, it was still very nice. Its nice to get random compliments from strangers as opposed to just my friends.
Next class was a test for drug abuse and alcoholism. didn't sutdy too much for it. It was slightly frustrating because our teacher was not well prepared. He didn't have enough copies of the test and instead of going to make a few more copies, he decided that he would have some of us wait for a copy. We told him we could jsut tear the pages apart and share that way. He aslo got the idea to display a couple pages at a time on the screen. I was one of the lucky few that he didn't hand a test. I am oneof those test takers that tests and a different pace than everyone else. I am usually the first one done with m/c tests. Well I also couldn't read the screen because it was at an awkward angle and the words were small. so a girl on my floor would tear of each page as she finished to hand me. I was very grateful to her, but at the same time I had to sit and wait after each page cuz I answer the questions quickly.
My final class of the day, Mental Health, we got back our tests. She had made it sound like the grades were all bad. And as each person around me got their tests, dissappointment definitly filled the room. I was the last to get my test back, I look at the grade, 93%. A great relief considering I almost failed my personality test and the whole class did badly on that one too. The girl behind me had failed so she was a little upset that I had done that well. And the teacher decided to curve the tests. And I soon found out that my score was the highest. Then one of the guys who sits near me was like, "I want to know who threw off the curve" and then he found out it was me. but then he quickly drew back in his anger and said "well, i'm not mad, its just you are smart and I'm dumb. its not your fault". So anyway, I was secretly happy about my grade, but I didn't want others to be mad at me.
So that's my day. crazy! and its only 2pm! I am going to see "He's Just Not That Into You" tonight with some friends. Time for relaxation till then!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
More Drama?
So today is beautiful out!!!! I love the warm weather and the sun! too bad I have to study for my test tomorrow before I go off to my 3 hour class tonight :(
I figured since I am almost done with college I can be done with junior high type drama. So two of my goood friends here at school who both happen to live on my floor had a big fight last night. I have no idea what it was about, nor is it my business to find out. But now they don't want to be near each other. I told them that I am staying neutral and am not taking sides. But now I have to deal with the drama of having two good friends that are mad at each other. For instance, one of the girls came in saying "I just thought I'd let you know that I probably won't be at dinner if Sarah goes, so its not awkward for her". Then 10 minutes later Sarah pops in and I then ask her what the plans are for dinner time. She said she was unsure and then decided she wouldnt go so Emily will go. Then Emily comes back in and asked "So do you know what Sarah's doing?" So I told her she isn't going to dinner so now Emily is coming.....
I have a feeling if this continues, I will feel like a kid with divorced parents who are fighting for my attention. I will have to designated half my time to one and half my time to the other. Hmm...maybe I should just take the apathetic attitude and not care how much time I'm spending with one over the other. I'll just hang out with whoever wants to hang out. I'll just let these two deal with their problems. They are old enough to figure things out.
Well on to putting my mind on something else...like drugs and alchohol since that is what my test is over. yes, after this semester I will be able to tell you all anything you want to know about drug and alcohol abuse and addiction. you best be excited! lol.
I figured since I am almost done with college I can be done with junior high type drama. So two of my goood friends here at school who both happen to live on my floor had a big fight last night. I have no idea what it was about, nor is it my business to find out. But now they don't want to be near each other. I told them that I am staying neutral and am not taking sides. But now I have to deal with the drama of having two good friends that are mad at each other. For instance, one of the girls came in saying "I just thought I'd let you know that I probably won't be at dinner if Sarah goes, so its not awkward for her". Then 10 minutes later Sarah pops in and I then ask her what the plans are for dinner time. She said she was unsure and then decided she wouldnt go so Emily will go. Then Emily comes back in and asked "So do you know what Sarah's doing?" So I told her she isn't going to dinner so now Emily is coming.....
I have a feeling if this continues, I will feel like a kid with divorced parents who are fighting for my attention. I will have to designated half my time to one and half my time to the other. Hmm...maybe I should just take the apathetic attitude and not care how much time I'm spending with one over the other. I'll just hang out with whoever wants to hang out. I'll just let these two deal with their problems. They are old enough to figure things out.
Well on to putting my mind on something else...like drugs and alchohol since that is what my test is over. yes, after this semester I will be able to tell you all anything you want to know about drug and alcohol abuse and addiction. you best be excited! lol.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
senior-itis all over again
So this is my last semester as an undergrad. My classes are pretty easy, nothing too hard. So far this week I have had 2 tests, and I still have one more Friday. Did I study for the two that I have had already? Nope....just barely glanced over the notes. I'm sure my grades will prove the fact that I didn't study. I just feel so apathetic about this semester. I don't want to do anything and I don't care. It is probably not a good thing, but hey, if you include preschool and kindergarten, this is my 18th year of school straight. Sad thing is I still have at least 2 more years of graduate school. So after I get done with grad school I will have been in school for 20 years straight. Isn't that crazy to think about? Then after grad school I will probably go for my PhD sometime. Most likely not right away.....I'm thinking I will need a break, plus a chance to start paying off my loans.
I need some motivation.....
I need some motivation.....
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