last night were the building meetings, at the end of which everyone had to fill out a survey. Survey time came, and sure enough I look up to catch trash boy (or reesident X, if you prefer) attempting to sneak out the side door. So I yell yo him "hey [name]" at which point he looks at me and runs...only i know a short cut. So i run to cut him off- but he dosen't show, so i go back to the room and see him sitting back in his seat doing his survey. (strange)
When he gets up and goes to hand in his survey and leave, I say to him "why'd you come back?" to which he answers "well, you were going to hunt me down, and I live accross the hall from youl, and you could probably make my life a living hell."
...i think he's begining to get it
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
and finally, a break
So the last few weeks have been insane. I got back up to campus on August 17th and went through a week of RA training, 2 days of which were in a log cabin in the middle of nowhere. (those of you who know me know just how much I like roughing it in the winderness.) A few residents did early move-in, but no bid deal....except of course when I came home at night to find a huge box of trash outside some kid's door. So, logically, i leave a little note for him saying "Hey [resident's name] please take this out with you next time you leave and just drop it off in the dumpster. thanks"
well...that was nice of me- and I was thrilled to find that later that night, the box was gone. Seems like it was easy enough, right? Wrong, you can imagine my surprise when i walked down the hall later and found a box just like Resident X's sitting outside someone elses door! it even had the same letter from me!
So, I walk the box back and put it in front of his door again. I go into my room, do some work, and when I come back out, there are two guys walking out of the room with the box. So i say "hey, what are you guys doing with that?" and they answer "ooh, taking it to the dumpster...you know, cuz that's what it says on it."
thank god, the finlly got it!...or not. Later that night when I went to visit my friend on 4th floor, there's the box! So this time, the box is moved downstairs, the note is removed, and in it's place is put a sign that says "in the dumpster by noon tomorrow, or you will be fined"..... they got it that time.
But training week finally ended, and the rest of my residents moved in last friday, the 24th.
Everything has been ok since then. first week of classes is almost over and things are running "semi" smoothly. Most of the resident's are ok, some are jerks, and of course...there is trash boy
well...that was nice of me- and I was thrilled to find that later that night, the box was gone. Seems like it was easy enough, right? Wrong, you can imagine my surprise when i walked down the hall later and found a box just like Resident X's sitting outside someone elses door! it even had the same letter from me!
So, I walk the box back and put it in front of his door again. I go into my room, do some work, and when I come back out, there are two guys walking out of the room with the box. So i say "hey, what are you guys doing with that?" and they answer "ooh, taking it to the dumpster...you know, cuz that's what it says on it."
thank god, the finlly got it!...or not. Later that night when I went to visit my friend on 4th floor, there's the box! So this time, the box is moved downstairs, the note is removed, and in it's place is put a sign that says "in the dumpster by noon tomorrow, or you will be fined"..... they got it that time.
But training week finally ended, and the rest of my residents moved in last friday, the 24th.
Everything has been ok since then. first week of classes is almost over and things are running "semi" smoothly. Most of the resident's are ok, some are jerks, and of course...there is trash boy
Friday, August 24, 2007
The start of something new
I know, I know...I haven't blogged in like, forever. But this past week has been insane. I have been back at school since last friday doing RA training every day from 7am-11pm. AND, two of those days were spent in a cabin in the woods in the middle of nowhere (but that's a whole NEW blog entry).
Anyway, that's finally over, as my resident's all moved in this morning. They're pretty cool...I think. Of course, you never know who's gonna turn on you completely unexpectedly. Alot of sports people- :-/ but i really do think it's going to be great.
everything else here is great, and come tomorrow it will actually be good! We had to be up at
Anyway, that's finally over, as my resident's all moved in this morning. They're pretty cool...I think. Of course, you never know who's gonna turn on you completely unexpectedly. Alot of sports people- :-/ but i really do think it's going to be great.
everything else here is great, and come tomorrow it will actually be good! We had to be up at
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
40 Questions
40 "Off the Wall" Question
1.) What side of the heart do you draw first?
-- the right... which is technically the left side of the heart..
2.) Can you swim without plugging your nose?
-- Yes!
3.) what color is your razor?
-- Blue and Silver
4.) What is your blood-type?
-- O+
5.) Where would you go to live for the rest of your life?
-- An apartment in Manhattan, but I'd also have a big house on Long Island, and another one somewhere on the west coast.
6.) How do you feel about carrots
-- I'm more of a celery person my self..I usually share my carrots and celery cups with someone who likes carrots
7.) How many chairs are at the dining room table?
-- 8 i think...
8.) Which Spice Girl is the best?
-- Baby
9.) Whats your favorite color?
-- black, or deep blue
10.) What's your least favorite animal?
-- Spider
11.) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator?
-- call for help? maybe eat some chips?
12.) What's your favorite kind of gum?
-- Chewey, deffinately not crunchy
13.) Do you scrapbook?
-- nope
14.) Do you have a crush?
-- yup
15.) Do you use words that you don't know the meaning of?
-- not usually...maybe sometimes
16.) Do you like to sleep?
-- yea, but I don't like "going" to sleep
17.) Do you know which United States states don't use Daylight savings?
-- Yes! well...no...but I know that Arizona is one of them! HOw do I know this you may ask? Because Felicia is from Arizona!
18.) Do you know the song "Total Eclipse of the Heart"?
-- Oh Yeah!...dats my Jam!
19.) Do you want a bright yellow '07 Mustang?
-- no thank you, i'm ok with Diane
20.) What's something you've always wanted?
-- that someone
21.) Whats your favorite movie?
-- too hard to decide, but Hairspray, Music and Lyrics, and just about anything that can make me laugh are up there!
22.) Whos your favorite actor/actress?
-- besides me? JK, Ashley Brown, Kristin Chenoweth...many more
23.) What does "Semperfidelis" stand for?
-- always faithful? .. if that is right, i have three years of latin and a lifetime of being a christian to thank for that
25.) Do you wear a lot of black?
-- yes, but I try to wear colors too! It's just hard when I'm working
26.) Describe your hair?
-- Black and thick...yum
30.) Do you have a tan?
-- No, deffinately not
31.) Are you a computer addict?
-- yes..."My name is mike...and I have a problem"
32.) What are you listening to right now?
-- Everytime we say goodbye, as done by Barbara Smith
33.) Are you a sugar freak?
-- nope
35.) what sign are you?
-- Leo
36.) Can you count to ten in more than one language?
-- 3!
37.) When is your birthday?
-- august 22nd!
38.) Who is your best friend?
-- I have 8...and they are THE BEST
39.) Have you kissed anyone in the past week?
-- haha...no
40.) What are your plans for this weekend?
-- heading back to school for RA training!
1.) What side of the heart do you draw first?
-- the right... which is technically the left side of the heart..
2.) Can you swim without plugging your nose?
-- Yes!
3.) what color is your razor?
-- Blue and Silver
4.) What is your blood-type?
-- O+
5.) Where would you go to live for the rest of your life?
-- An apartment in Manhattan, but I'd also have a big house on Long Island, and another one somewhere on the west coast.
6.) How do you feel about carrots
-- I'm more of a celery person my self..I usually share my carrots and celery cups with someone who likes carrots
7.) How many chairs are at the dining room table?
-- 8 i think...
8.) Which Spice Girl is the best?
-- Baby
9.) Whats your favorite color?
-- black, or deep blue
10.) What's your least favorite animal?
-- Spider
11.) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator?
-- call for help? maybe eat some chips?
12.) What's your favorite kind of gum?
-- Chewey, deffinately not crunchy
13.) Do you scrapbook?
-- nope
14.) Do you have a crush?
-- yup
15.) Do you use words that you don't know the meaning of?
-- not usually...maybe sometimes
16.) Do you like to sleep?
-- yea, but I don't like "going" to sleep
17.) Do you know which United States states don't use Daylight savings?
-- Yes! well...no...but I know that Arizona is one of them! HOw do I know this you may ask? Because Felicia is from Arizona!
18.) Do you know the song "Total Eclipse of the Heart"?
-- Oh Yeah!...dats my Jam!
19.) Do you want a bright yellow '07 Mustang?
-- no thank you, i'm ok with Diane
20.) What's something you've always wanted?
-- that someone
21.) Whats your favorite movie?
-- too hard to decide, but Hairspray, Music and Lyrics, and just about anything that can make me laugh are up there!
22.) Whos your favorite actor/actress?
-- besides me? JK, Ashley Brown, Kristin Chenoweth...many more
23.) What does "Semperfidelis" stand for?
-- always faithful? .. if that is right, i have three years of latin and a lifetime of being a christian to thank for that
25.) Do you wear a lot of black?
-- yes, but I try to wear colors too! It's just hard when I'm working
26.) Describe your hair?
-- Black and thick...yum
30.) Do you have a tan?
-- No, deffinately not
31.) Are you a computer addict?
-- yes..."My name is mike...and I have a problem"
32.) What are you listening to right now?
-- Everytime we say goodbye, as done by Barbara Smith
33.) Are you a sugar freak?
-- nope
35.) what sign are you?
-- Leo
36.) Can you count to ten in more than one language?
-- 3!
37.) When is your birthday?
-- august 22nd!
38.) Who is your best friend?
-- I have 8...and they are THE BEST
39.) Have you kissed anyone in the past week?
-- haha...no
40.) What are your plans for this weekend?
-- heading back to school for RA training!
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
I'm finally getting to that point...that point where being home is OLD and all I want to do it go back to school! But Luckily- I do get to go back...this friday!
I promise, my blog will get more exciting again when I get back to school and have excitment in my life again.
Saw "The Simpson's Movie" tonight with Kim and Sean...very dissapointing. All I heard for the longest time was how amazing it was, so I was all excited to see it. I mean, I MUST have been excited, if I wasn't- there was no way I would have paid ELEVEN DOLLARS for a ticket (What IS that!?) But we were al dissapointed with it. It seems like all the good stuff was put into the commercials, so after that- there's nothing funny left. So to make up for the wasted time in that movie theater, we got some ice cream and took a walk down the beach. We were down somewhere about a half mile from where we parked, when all of a sudden, Sean loks up into the sky and sees a light. He proceeded to insist it was a UFO. "Guys, Look- It's getting closer to us!" "Oh my god guys, we should leave...we need to go back to the car." We tried to tell him that we didn't think it was moving, but Sean was uninterested- He just wanted to watch his UFO. But then the Strangest thing happened- all of a sudden, it WAS coming towards us. So there we were, with a UFO barreling towards us when all of a sudden it changes direction and "takes on the appearence" of a plane. Yea, I guess it saw us standing there and figured If 3 people are gawking at it, then it's blown it's cover and should pretend to just be a plane and leave everyone alone. Yea, let's go with that.
But what I DID enjoy tonight came from the last place expected. My friend Sean was insistent that we watch this show called "Weeds" that he's apparently really into....It was SO funny! I was completely surprised! Who whould have thought that a series about a mother that selld Pot and get's ought up in rediculous things could be so well written and genuinely interesting and hilarious!!
I promise, my blog will get more exciting again when I get back to school and have excitment in my life again.
Saw "The Simpson's Movie" tonight with Kim and Sean...very dissapointing. All I heard for the longest time was how amazing it was, so I was all excited to see it. I mean, I MUST have been excited, if I wasn't- there was no way I would have paid ELEVEN DOLLARS for a ticket (What IS that!?) But we were al dissapointed with it. It seems like all the good stuff was put into the commercials, so after that- there's nothing funny left. So to make up for the wasted time in that movie theater, we got some ice cream and took a walk down the beach. We were down somewhere about a half mile from where we parked, when all of a sudden, Sean loks up into the sky and sees a light. He proceeded to insist it was a UFO. "Guys, Look- It's getting closer to us!" "Oh my god guys, we should leave...we need to go back to the car." We tried to tell him that we didn't think it was moving, but Sean was uninterested- He just wanted to watch his UFO. But then the Strangest thing happened- all of a sudden, it WAS coming towards us. So there we were, with a UFO barreling towards us when all of a sudden it changes direction and "takes on the appearence" of a plane. Yea, I guess it saw us standing there and figured If 3 people are gawking at it, then it's blown it's cover and should pretend to just be a plane and leave everyone alone. Yea, let's go with that.
But what I DID enjoy tonight came from the last place expected. My friend Sean was insistent that we watch this show called "Weeds" that he's apparently really into....It was SO funny! I was completely surprised! Who whould have thought that a series about a mother that selld Pot and get's ought up in rediculous things could be so well written and genuinely interesting and hilarious!!
Saturday, August 11, 2007
High School Musical 2
This friday, Disney channel releases "High school Musical 2," the sequel to the single biggest disney sensation in our lifetime. Well, little do most people know, but Disney actually "released" the movie last night...you just have to know how to find it.
Well, I was less than happy with the movie. It was so boring- ther plot was so stretched that I almost fell asleep. I feel like they had a few good ideas, but rather than developing them, they were so eager to make the sequel before the hype of the original faded, that they rushed into a sub-par sequel.
As for the music- the fun catchy songs from the original are (I guess) a thing of the past. The new songs are all electronically enhanced, contain voice effects, and sound like something other than singing.
I mean, come on Disney...you're better than that
Well, I was less than happy with the movie. It was so boring- ther plot was so stretched that I almost fell asleep. I feel like they had a few good ideas, but rather than developing them, they were so eager to make the sequel before the hype of the original faded, that they rushed into a sub-par sequel.
As for the music- the fun catchy songs from the original are (I guess) a thing of the past. The new songs are all electronically enhanced, contain voice effects, and sound like something other than singing.
I mean, come on Disney...you're better than that
Friday, August 10, 2007
Visiting Buckley!
So I visited Buckley today! (The camp that I went to/worked out for 14 summers and DIDN'T return to this summer) It was...interesting. I think they are putting crack cocane into the lunches, I mean, they MUST be, that's the only explanation for what I saw today. I went down to the gym with my friend Liz, who is the gymnastics specailist and a few other people, where Liz greeted her afternon group. WELL, they were a sight for sore eyes.
Let's start with the group leader. Well...she was practically comatose. She's new this year, a 26 year old woman who looks 45 and acts like she's 16. Anyway, she walks up to Liz and continues to explain how bad her kids are and how she has to leave because she dosen't want to see them, and how Liz should discipline them. (I later found out that this girl has worked at almost every camp on the island, because she works for a year, and is never asked back...oops)
So there we are, me and Katie sitting in the corner observing, all the Kids, Liz, and the 2 other counselors with the group... well, if you want to count the 2 counselors... Actually, the 2 counselors decided to climp into a tunnel thing in the room and try to make out. (VERY professional).
So class goes on, Liz, the evil kids, the horny counselors and us in the corner laughing hysterically. Finally Liz gets frustrated and says "Ok, if you don't want to cooperate, we can just sit her in silence, is that what you want?"
there is a slight pause as the kids glance at each other
and then
...
the kids erupt in a fit of cheers and agreement!
so the class stops, and the kids sit there for the rest of the session....
Yay Camp!
Let's start with the group leader. Well...she was practically comatose. She's new this year, a 26 year old woman who looks 45 and acts like she's 16. Anyway, she walks up to Liz and continues to explain how bad her kids are and how she has to leave because she dosen't want to see them, and how Liz should discipline them. (I later found out that this girl has worked at almost every camp on the island, because she works for a year, and is never asked back...oops)
So there we are, me and Katie sitting in the corner observing, all the Kids, Liz, and the 2 other counselors with the group... well, if you want to count the 2 counselors... Actually, the 2 counselors decided to climp into a tunnel thing in the room and try to make out. (VERY professional).
So class goes on, Liz, the evil kids, the horny counselors and us in the corner laughing hysterically. Finally Liz gets frustrated and says "Ok, if you don't want to cooperate, we can just sit her in silence, is that what you want?"
there is a slight pause as the kids glance at each other
and then
...
the kids erupt in a fit of cheers and agreement!
so the class stops, and the kids sit there for the rest of the session....
Yay Camp!
Welcome Babs!
Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my esteemed pleasure to welcome into the world of blogging...
Barbara Smith! one of my bestest and halirous friends
Check her out at www.ihasbabs.blogspot.com
Barbara Smith! one of my bestest and halirous friends
Check her out at www.ihasbabs.blogspot.com
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Can you hear me now....NOT good
Ok, so I LOVE my friend Pam...I really do. She's my favorite! But our relationship is suffering.
Why you ask?
Because her cell phone has no freakin' reception up at Muhlenberg and it's absolutely impossibe to hear her!
we call one time- "can you hear me"..."no"
so we try again- "how about now".. "well, i can kinda..." ::phone cuts off::
third times a charm, right?... "Pam, can you hear me?".... "I...uk..fh..jadnfiuvabsdkjcbausdcasdc- beep, beep, beep-"
NO FREAKIN RECEPTION
Verizon Wireless and I are in a fight
Why you ask?
Because her cell phone has no freakin' reception up at Muhlenberg and it's absolutely impossibe to hear her!
we call one time- "can you hear me"..."no"
so we try again- "how about now".. "well, i can kinda..." ::phone cuts off::
third times a charm, right?... "Pam, can you hear me?".... "I...uk..fh..jadnfiuvabsdkjcbausdcasdc- beep, beep, beep-"
NO FREAKIN RECEPTION
Verizon Wireless and I are in a fight
Xanadu
Being home has been fun so far. Lots of sleeping, seeing friends, watching obscene amounts of TV, and of course a trip or two to the city.
Sunday was Xanadu day. That's right, Broadway has made a musical out of the biggest movie flop of all time. But Olivia Newton-John and her posse of 80's maniacs have nothing on the cast of Xanadu the Musical. (Ok, I'm starting to sound like an advertisement) Anyway, the show was so much fun and the music was amazing. Unfortunately, they haven't made an Original Broadway cast recording yet, so I'm listening to the old music from the movie for now. The only upset was that when sat down and opened our playbills, a river of understudy notices fell out. Kerry Butler (who I LOVE and was dying to see) was not there, but her understudy, Anika, was phenominal, and the understudy who played Anika's normal role was great too. The other substitution was actually a GOOD one- It turns out that in the last weeks of rehearsals, the Actor cast as the lead male was rehearsing his rollerskating numbr when he broke his ankle. So since opening night, the lead male has been Cheyanne Jackson- who in my opinion has THE best male voice on broadway. (Ok, so I exaggerated about the "river" of understudy notices...but when you're dealing with a cast of 8, 3 notices seems like a TON)
anyway, check out the Xanadu Website:
http://xanaduonbroadway.com/index2.html
Sunday was Xanadu day. That's right, Broadway has made a musical out of the biggest movie flop of all time. But Olivia Newton-John and her posse of 80's maniacs have nothing on the cast of Xanadu the Musical. (Ok, I'm starting to sound like an advertisement) Anyway, the show was so much fun and the music was amazing. Unfortunately, they haven't made an Original Broadway cast recording yet, so I'm listening to the old music from the movie for now. The only upset was that when sat down and opened our playbills, a river of understudy notices fell out. Kerry Butler (who I LOVE and was dying to see) was not there, but her understudy, Anika, was phenominal, and the understudy who played Anika's normal role was great too. The other substitution was actually a GOOD one- It turns out that in the last weeks of rehearsals, the Actor cast as the lead male was rehearsing his rollerskating numbr when he broke his ankle. So since opening night, the lead male has been Cheyanne Jackson- who in my opinion has THE best male voice on broadway. (Ok, so I exaggerated about the "river" of understudy notices...but when you're dealing with a cast of 8, 3 notices seems like a TON)
anyway, check out the Xanadu Website:
http://xanaduonbroadway.com/index2.html
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