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Dec. 31st, 2010 @ 12:00 pm List of Books 2010
Completed
1. Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) by Ann-Marie MacDonald (ENG-385)
2. Top Girls by Caryl Churchill (ENG-385)
3. A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
4. Essential Encounters by Therese Kuoh-Moukoury (ENG-291)
5. 'Night, Mother by Marsha Norman
6. The Dark Child by Camara Laye (ENG-291)

In Progress
Paradise Lost by John Milton (ENG-400)
Queen Christina by Pam Gems (ENG-385)
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Feb. 3rd, 2010 @ 06:47 pm Good Better Best
Spent the best part of last week sick with a nasty virus. 95.9% better now- annoying cough is the only remnant of it. I've been doing good to my word to see everyone this semester and have a great time. Vicki's classy cocktail potluck was a perfect start to the semester, since I got to hang with the high school classy ladies. Turns out Emma's new boyfriend did track and field with Jason back in high school. Small, sophisticated world. I've kept up with the swing dancing & company as well. Friday I'm going to be swing dancing on TV! Local channel WBAL-TV is going to be doing a segment on ways to stay warm in the winter and featuring us! =) Hopefully they'll put the footage online.

School is a bit overwhelming *cough* senior seminar *cough* but I've got great classes, though the seminar is kind of ridiculous. I've been clubbing a few times (all work and no play? no way), disliked the black hole. An alleged "rave" scene was more like high school kids throwing a rave in their stepdad's basement. Pish posh. The glow party was a huge success, though clubbing after was quite ghetto. The Hercules Drinking Game party was a huge success, as was the Groundhog Day/Brian's birthday party. THings are going great with my new roomie- we get along spectacularly. I have some pretty good luck, there. In other news, we have been getting clobbered with snow. There were 6-8 inches on the ground here last night. All had melted off my car this morning. We're anticipating another 12-20 inches this weekend. Sadface.

Hopefully the snow won't ruin our plans. Thursday we're going out to a tapas bar as a part of Baltimore Restaurant Week. Super stoked. Friday is dancing galore. Saturday is a wee get-together since Jon is coming to town, but mostly we're just planning on getting snowed in. Sunday is the superbowl. We're really hoping to go down to CP for a party but the snow might prevent that. =( The rest of February? Good John's dinner party, yoga classes, swing dance, game night, owl city concert, valentine's day, career fairs, rocky horror, foreign film festival, Winter Formal, and wine & fondue event. Time for some quick pics and off to yoga.

TEXT TEXT TEXT YOUR MOM )
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Jan. 7th, 2010 @ 02:07 pm blink blink
HELLO oh barren lifejournal land. Spending a few weeks in Florida with Jason was incredible. He made it down to FL by a hair- the last flight out of Maryland as the snowpocalypse was hitting. But he made it and we had a blast. My family loves him. It started to get cold in Florida right before we were leaving as this obnoxious weather front was coming in. We still had a blast.

Some pictures from Florida )

We also had a crazy new years. Plans changed a half a dozen times before I found the perfect way to spend our 1 year anniversary/new year's. Port Discovery Children's Museum in the Inner Harbor hosted Charm City Countdown's New Year's Gala. The Museum was transformed into a New York style nightclub complete with a three level climbing structure and kiddie rooms hosting bands, bars, and buffets. It. Was. Awesome. My only regret is that the champagne toast went straight to my head and we left around 1.

Pictures from New Year's Eve )

We've also been keeping busy with other fun. I've been preparing for my last semester and grad schools, while Jason has been working, finishing his Masters, and lining up a job. HOWEVER.. we get it all done and manage to have a lot of fun. Jason and I throw parties semi-regularly at his place and they keep growing every time.

All work and no play would be sad )

Lately we haven't thrown as many parties, instead going out to friends' places and playing nifty board/party games (Ticket to Ride and Pictionary Man are my current faves). Getting caught up with old friends = huge awesome plus. I haven't seen much of my College Park peoples lately, changing that up recently. Super stoked for a cocktail party in a week and then moving back in and seeing the ladies of Stevenson once more. It's supposed to snow again tonight so Jason and I will likely pass on going out tonight and just curl up with some hot chocolate. Best cure for cold weather? Cuddles and cocoa. If I ever write a cute book, I would totally write Cuddles and Cocoa. Alright, back to the grad applications with me. Adios =)
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Dec. 31st, 2009 @ 04:00 pm List of Books 2009
Completed
1. Lord of the Flies by William Golding (ENG-343)
2. Hamlet by William Shakespeare (ENG-360)
3. Richard the II by William Shakespeare(ENG-360)
4. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (ENG-343)
5. Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (ENG-343)
6. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (ENG-360)
7. Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (ENG-343)
8. Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
9. Look Back in Anger by John Osborne (ENG-343)
10. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (ENG-360)
11. Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding (ENG-343)
12. Othello by William Shakespeare (ENG-360)
13. Cloud 9 by Caryl Churchill (ENG-343)
14. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (ENG-360)
15. Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
16. Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare (ENG-360)
17. Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts by David Baggett
18. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
19. The Learners by Chip Kidd
20. Between You and I by James Cochrane
21. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
22. Two Moons by Thomas Mallon
23. Horse People by Michael Korda
24. Copy Kat by Karen Kijewski
25. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
26. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith
27. The Power of Body Language by Tonya Reiman
28. The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
29. Sphere by Michael Crichton
30. Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
31. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
32. Marked by P.C. Cast
33. Selected Stories of Philip K Dick by Philip K Dick
34. On Hitler's Mountain by Irmgard A. Hunt
35. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K Dick
36. War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy (ENG-260?)
37. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (ENG-260?)
38. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
39. Why Do Men Have Nipples by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg
40. Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg
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Dec. 3rd, 2009 @ 12:41 am If I were a different person
I would ramble about my love life. As it is, I love life. Stressful at times, yes, but I'm very much alive. Jason is fantastic. We never fight, he cares about me and respects me, and I him. We have our disagreements and then make things better each and every time. Sometimes I feel like the old couple around my friends, but then there's Jason's best friend from Grad school who is married. The relationship spectrum.

We see a lot of our friends these days and all the groups are melding together into a lump of good times. It's crazy that soon I'll be done undergrad and we'll go our separate ways.. sorta.. Most people I know are staying in/close enough to Maryland to see. Heck, most of my friends don't go to my school/have already finished undergrad. I'm not terribly worried. I do feel anxiety about not knowing exactly where I'll be this time next year since I'm applying to graduate schools now.

I'm going to miss Steph the most of anyone from my school. She won't be living here next semester and it will suck. An acquaintance/friend will be moving into her room in January... I'm only living with Steph for 7 more days. =( She'll be around a lot, I'm sure, but it's not the same.

Did I say that Jason's coming down to Florida for Christmas this year? It's going to be wonderful to relax on the beaches with him. My family loves him and he'll keep me sane around them. After that, we'll be spending our one year anniversary in New York City, kissing among the craziness. And I say I'm not a romantic...


But then, maybe I am.

And maybe I like it.
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Sep. 9th, 2009 @ 01:40 am I lover you. I lover you very much.
*crickets chirp*

Anything I could say here would be bragging!

So.. have some pictures, some smiles, and a good day.

Lots of randomosity )
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Aug. 10th, 2009 @ 12:30 pm Never Want to Stop
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I made this!

Click for some stuff )
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Jul. 29th, 2009 @ 03:32 pm Mellifluous

Relaxing on a picnic with Jason.

All is well for me indeed. Been seeing a lot more of friends this summer and tons of Jason on weekends. The job is dull but well paying and over in about 2 weeks, I think. The job search for the fall shall soon commence, as well as grad school applications/GRE taking. I'm leaving for the UK on Auguest 10th and will be coming back to the States... 1-2 days before I move in to school. Musical suitcases indeed.

It's almost August already- I can't believe how time has just been whipping by.
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Jul. 21st, 2009 @ 02:15 pm A plethora of photographs.
I haven't posted in about a month. Yipes! Not that many people are on LJ anymore, and those who are on LJ are also on facebook and have already seen my epically awesome times in photo form. However, I like to keep posting here as much for myself as for others. This post is VERY image heavy. You have been warned.

To many pictures and BEYOND! )
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Jun. 17th, 2009 @ 11:35 am Pictures pictures text text
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The boys doing a shot of Patron to begin the beach weekend!

Flippy Floppies! )
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Jun. 1st, 2009 @ 04:18 pm (no subject)
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T-shirt surgery with Claudia =)

Not really in the mood to post piccies, more in the mood for life updates!

School: I finished my second internship on time and get a cute little intro and picture on the College Prowler website. Yay cred! I got a lower GPA than I would have liked (3.6) because my internship, even though for-credit and highly dedicated with a full portfolio and paper at the end.. was only Pass-Fail. Oh well.

Work: I had a job interview planned for tomorrow but instead got a job for Ivory Associates as a safety supervisor for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. I kinda have a Homer Simpson job, except outdoors and with hard-hats. I'll make about $1K a week for the summer and can bring a book to read. My other job interviews were for canvassing (aka clipboard interrogating) for an environmental non-profit or secretarial work, but this pays wayyyy better for a summer job. My only concern is sunburn. I'll be stocking up on SPF 50+.

Friends: Got to see Claudia before she started jet-setting all over the place! Always good. Actually got to see Emma, Vicki, and peeps quite recently. Living in the ville will be quiet this summer, but I can afford to leave town a bunch.

Romance: Jason and I have been together for 5 months, I can't believe it! It feels like we've been together much longer and at the same time like we just met (the honeymooner phase). About a month ago, a friend of a friend who neither of us knew was guessing how long we'd been together. "Two years? What, no? Three? Four? No no no I'm guessing two years." It was incredibly sweet.

Fun: Went to the US Air Guitar Championship with Jason over the weekend- so much fun! Much more awesome than I thought was possible. This weekend who knows what is in store! We're going to Hershey park one of the coming weekends, that's for certain. Dave, Jason, maybe Vlad & co are all going to the beach two weekends from now, which will be a blast. Live music on the beach cannot be beat.

Health: I feel great. I've lost 3 lbs since I decided to get healthy after seeing the scale at the doctor's office. My weight is almost too easy to change (up and down though). My goal for the summer isn't a number, but rather I really want to fit into this cute skirt from high school.

Family: Everything is merry on the home-front; finally emptying out the old house, throwing out a lot of junk. Really. The dogs are doing well, loopy as ever. Heather's 13 now and Missy is 12, which is awesome, the breed normally lives 12-15 years and they are as healthy and happy.

=)
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May. 27th, 2009 @ 05:13 pm Summer Breath

Jenny Owen Youngs and Jukebox The Ghost at UMD

Doncha Know )
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May. 14th, 2009 @ 07:43 pm Trash Trash Trash
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I'm sure I'll grow up some day.

We have too much fun )
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May. 4th, 2009 @ 02:54 pm Paper Procrastination

Jason + Moi at Vicki's 21st Birthday

Some pictures, some prose )
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Apr. 23rd, 2009 @ 02:23 pm Ends up. Up ends.

Picture of my birthday bunch .. oh.. over a month ago. Oops.

I decided not to post all of my bday pics out of laziness )
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Mar. 17th, 2009 @ 11:20 pm We didn't really get tan.

Taken by Steph as we flew down to Florida.

=) =) =) )
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Mar. 15th, 2009 @ 02:33 pm Here it goes

BJ (friend, not my brother) at The Recher for Ok Go!

Ba ba da da )
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Mar. 13th, 2009 @ 01:23 am tcejbus

Boyfriend on chopping duty

Ka-nife )
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Mar. 6th, 2009 @ 12:48 pm Froggieee

Why hello there, good chum.

Cross country references have nothing to do with track. )
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Mar. 2nd, 2009 @ 08:33 pm Strawberry snow

Smiling strawberries in the snow.

Long-lost lj cut )
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