The first week of class...ha ha! But seriously, I did :)
Anyways, last night we had a great time for our last day of Hillapalooza. Even though it was raining, I still braved the elements with my roommate Cindy. We headed down to the office and there was quite the buzz of activity going on. First thing first, we got the food! They had nachos and those yummy cinnamon chips. After getting our food we sat under the tent and ate while listening to an eclectic mix of music. Some of the Hilltop council members were making cotton candy, but I declined to eat any. Next on the list was tye-dye! There was a bunch of Hillapalooza shirts that we could dunk in any number of colors. My first shirt was so much fun that I just had to make another! Cindy also made me one, so I think that I will be set on tye-dye for quite a while now. I headed back to my room around 8:30 just because I was so tired. Apparently they still showed the movie but I was probably out when it started.
This morning I grabbed breakfast with my friend Heather and then trekked to Purdue West. I had an interview with this guy who told me that basically I would be hired, and do you know how to decorate cakes? I told him that I never learned how to do that (since we didn't make cakes at the zoo) but I would be willing to learn. So now I will be going back sometime next week to be trained on cake decorating. I am pretty excited especially since it will only be a low hour commitment.
The hope today is that I get laundry done and the bathroom cleaned. I am going to get my hair colored, so cross your fingers that everything works out! Tonight they are showing Star Trek on Slater Hill so I am going to go even though I have no interest whatsoever!
Have a great weekend!
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Friday!
Today is Friday so it should be a day full of rejoicing and excitement for the weekend. Okay, I am excited about the weekend but I am not full of rejoicing quite yet.
I went to PUSH this morning--everything is good and fine. Of course, it would have been nice to know that before I dragged myself out of bed at 7 AM. However, I suppose it is better to be safe than sorry, so yay for that!
This morning I have a math quiz, which should either go really well or horribly! I think I finally nailed what I needed to know over pizza last night, but....Nah! I think I am going to do just fine. Last night was a lot of fun because we had a Hilltop campfire. Our RA's bought like 20 different kinds of chocolate, marshmallows, and graham crackers so we had quite the s'more creation going on. I had a s'more with cookies n' cream and dark chocolate...mmm! Then we started telling ghost stories, or listening to them might be a more appropriate word to describe what we were doing. All in all, a good night.
Today I have three classes I have to go to and then it's finally the weekend! Tonight they are showing "He's Just Not That Into You" which I am very excited about. Tomorrow night, the PSUB is showing Star Trek on Slater Hill...not so excited about that, but I am still planning on going. Otherewise, it's just the same old, same old.
I went to PUSH this morning--everything is good and fine. Of course, it would have been nice to know that before I dragged myself out of bed at 7 AM. However, I suppose it is better to be safe than sorry, so yay for that!
This morning I have a math quiz, which should either go really well or horribly! I think I finally nailed what I needed to know over pizza last night, but....Nah! I think I am going to do just fine. Last night was a lot of fun because we had a Hilltop campfire. Our RA's bought like 20 different kinds of chocolate, marshmallows, and graham crackers so we had quite the s'more creation going on. I had a s'more with cookies n' cream and dark chocolate...mmm! Then we started telling ghost stories, or listening to them might be a more appropriate word to describe what we were doing. All in all, a good night.
Today I have three classes I have to go to and then it's finally the weekend! Tonight they are showing "He's Just Not That Into You" which I am very excited about. Tomorrow night, the PSUB is showing Star Trek on Slater Hill...not so excited about that, but I am still planning on going. Otherewise, it's just the same old, same old.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
College-Week One, Day Two
Yesterday was the official start of college classes. I had five classes yesterday so I was very busy! Fortunately I did not get lost at any point, although I was a little bit disorientated for most of the day. After my morning classes I had a two hour break so I came back to my apartment. I decided that a bike ride would be nice for my afternoon classes. Don't worry--I didn't get hurt! In fact, the bike ride went just fine. I got around a lot faster although most of the pedestrians didn't seem to pay attention to where they were walking. The best part was when I was trying to put my bike lock on and this guy looked at me like I was nuts. (I suppose that me standing nearly on top of my head was pretty amusing) By the end of the day I was very tired and slept very well.
Today was supposed to be an easy day--only two classes! However, I discovered that I had a lot of business that I needed to take care of around campus. After lunch, my friend Heather and I braved the campus bus and headed down to Chauncey Hill. While there I purchased my psychology handbook and a "scientific" calculator. After that we waited at the Union for the gold bus. I have been having issues with my left ankle/Achilles tendon the last few days so I figured I should go get that checked out.
We ended up at the PUSH, which is Purdue's clinic for students. I joined a line with many other students who all needed to be seen. It seemed to be my luck that the sports doctor was not in. I figured the general practioner would do the trick, so that is who I saw. Not surprisingly, he told me that my ankle was swollen and that my Achilles tendon was injuired. Of course his advice of not walking and using crutches is nearly impossible for me to do. Instead, I am taking ibuprofen and icing at night. On Friday I am supposed to go back in and see the sports doctor. Hopefully he or she can figure out what is going on and help me out. I don't like being in pain...although I suppose no one really does. As long as I wear my tennis shoes I suppose that I will make it through the next two days.
Other than that, not much is going on. It is getting really warm again down here, but I can't complain too much :)
Today was supposed to be an easy day--only two classes! However, I discovered that I had a lot of business that I needed to take care of around campus. After lunch, my friend Heather and I braved the campus bus and headed down to Chauncey Hill. While there I purchased my psychology handbook and a "scientific" calculator. After that we waited at the Union for the gold bus. I have been having issues with my left ankle/Achilles tendon the last few days so I figured I should go get that checked out.
We ended up at the PUSH, which is Purdue's clinic for students. I joined a line with many other students who all needed to be seen. It seemed to be my luck that the sports doctor was not in. I figured the general practioner would do the trick, so that is who I saw. Not surprisingly, he told me that my ankle was swollen and that my Achilles tendon was injuired. Of course his advice of not walking and using crutches is nearly impossible for me to do. Instead, I am taking ibuprofen and icing at night. On Friday I am supposed to go back in and see the sports doctor. Hopefully he or she can figure out what is going on and help me out. I don't like being in pain...although I suppose no one really does. As long as I wear my tennis shoes I suppose that I will make it through the next two days.
Other than that, not much is going on. It is getting really warm again down here, but I can't complain too much :)
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Looking back--BGR
It was a fairly crazy week so I didn't really get a chance to update my blog. Monday was our first day of official BGR activities. During BGR, we learned a lot about the university and what we needed to know to be succesful boilermakers. There were a lot of guest speakers that came in and helped us out. There were comedians that came in and taught us important life lessons while making us laugh. The Purdue police and fire department chiefs came in and told us how we can be safe on campus.
Of course, a big part of BGR was meeting in our smaller groups and getting to know each other. This was great because I saw these people everyday so it was easy to start forming relationships with each other. Our group leader made sure we got to where we needed to go and shared some helpful tips along the way.
On Monday night we had the opportunity to go to Meijer late at night. It was a ton of fun even if it was raining and we got wet! I actually got to meet some new people because everyone wanted under my umbrella. We also had a fun night at the Union Monday. We got to eat yummy food, listen to a cool guy sing, and dance. I decided to leave a little early and promptly got drenched while trying to navigate campus. Tuesday night was our night at the student recreation center. We toured the facilities (they were nice!) and ate some pizza. I didn't have an overwhelming desire to exercise so I hung out with some of my friends afterwards. Wednesday was our last day and it was very exciting. As my group and I were eating dinner they announced that there was a tornado warning but we didn't need to worry. So we continued to eat dinner and talked to some girls from Navigator. Twenty minutes they told us that the storm was 10 miles west of campus and that we needed to leave if at all possible. Needless to say we headed back to the apartments and got in the basement. For the next hour we sat in the basement hanging out and having fun. The closing ceremonies were really fun, but I was sad that everything was over.
Since BGR, I have been bumming around my apartment and taking care of campus business. On Friday I did laundry which went surprisingly really well. I got my textbooks yesterday-which were very heavy to haul up the hill! Sam and Linsey came down yesterday and took me to Wal-Mart. We went to Convenant Church today which was great! Now I am just waiting around for our RA meeting and ice-cream social.
Classes start tomorrow-I am so excited!
Of course, a big part of BGR was meeting in our smaller groups and getting to know each other. This was great because I saw these people everyday so it was easy to start forming relationships with each other. Our group leader made sure we got to where we needed to go and shared some helpful tips along the way.
On Monday night we had the opportunity to go to Meijer late at night. It was a ton of fun even if it was raining and we got wet! I actually got to meet some new people because everyone wanted under my umbrella. We also had a fun night at the Union Monday. We got to eat yummy food, listen to a cool guy sing, and dance. I decided to leave a little early and promptly got drenched while trying to navigate campus. Tuesday night was our night at the student recreation center. We toured the facilities (they were nice!) and ate some pizza. I didn't have an overwhelming desire to exercise so I hung out with some of my friends afterwards. Wednesday was our last day and it was very exciting. As my group and I were eating dinner they announced that there was a tornado warning but we didn't need to worry. So we continued to eat dinner and talked to some girls from Navigator. Twenty minutes they told us that the storm was 10 miles west of campus and that we needed to leave if at all possible. Needless to say we headed back to the apartments and got in the basement. For the next hour we sat in the basement hanging out and having fun. The closing ceremonies were really fun, but I was sad that everything was over.
Since BGR, I have been bumming around my apartment and taking care of campus business. On Friday I did laundry which went surprisingly really well. I got my textbooks yesterday-which were very heavy to haul up the hill! Sam and Linsey came down yesterday and took me to Wal-Mart. We went to Convenant Church today which was great! Now I am just waiting around for our RA meeting and ice-cream social.
Classes start tomorrow-I am so excited!
Monday, August 17, 2009
Move in Day
First of all, this is my first time back on my blog in a looooong time. I figured that this would be one of the easier ways to communicate with a large group of people.
On Sunday, the family and I loaded up the truck and my car and headed down to West Lafayette. We had quite the surprise when we realized that part of 25 was closed. After a long detour and a stop in Delphi, we were back on our way. The weather didn't seem to want to cooperate either--it was 95 and humid! There is no air in our apartment so we had a toasty time unpacking all of my stuff. We ate at Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch and then continuecd unpacking. Jon and Alli were great helpers--Alli took care of my desk and Jon was ready to tackle any of the construction projects that we had. Dad and Mom worked on the loft, which really freed up the room.
Boiler Gold Rush is this week, which is the freshman orientation program at Purdue. We have been really busy with various sessions, comedians, and campus tours. Wednesday is our last day of orientation, then we are free to do whatever. Tonight is the party at the Union which should be a lot of fun. After that we have a run to Meijer--and I am looking forward to buying some filters for my coffee maker!
I'll try to update this blog weekly--more often if I have to do so.
Boiler up!
On Sunday, the family and I loaded up the truck and my car and headed down to West Lafayette. We had quite the surprise when we realized that part of 25 was closed. After a long detour and a stop in Delphi, we were back on our way. The weather didn't seem to want to cooperate either--it was 95 and humid! There is no air in our apartment so we had a toasty time unpacking all of my stuff. We ate at Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch and then continuecd unpacking. Jon and Alli were great helpers--Alli took care of my desk and Jon was ready to tackle any of the construction projects that we had. Dad and Mom worked on the loft, which really freed up the room.
Boiler Gold Rush is this week, which is the freshman orientation program at Purdue. We have been really busy with various sessions, comedians, and campus tours. Wednesday is our last day of orientation, then we are free to do whatever. Tonight is the party at the Union which should be a lot of fun. After that we have a run to Meijer--and I am looking forward to buying some filters for my coffee maker!
I'll try to update this blog weekly--more often if I have to do so.
Boiler up!
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