Where is my mind?

‘Sup kids
I haven’t been that keen on updating lately, not coz nothing has been happening, but mostly because I don’t like dealing with the dial-up. The last month has been a bit disappointing; no car, no new job, and didnt get the thing for Teach for America after working my butt off for it, which really kinda brought me down, but c’est la vie. Work at the deli has been fantastic, except that getting to work has become absolute hell since my sister moved to her different office. It’s been a bitch.
On the bright side, I’ve gotten over that stuff for the most part, and have been able to spend lots of time with my girls. I went to Great Adventure w/ Meg and Cat yesterday, where I nearly died riding Nitro, and where most the time was spent waiting on lines, but it was fun nonetheless, especially the car ride. Nothing beats singing 90s pop at the top of your lungs. The cars that passed us on the parkway totally laughed at us, but it was worth it.
I got Coldplays new album this week, but no tickets :( It’s like a vast conspiracy that I cant get tix to any shows in the tri-state area without selling my kidney. Not cool. The album is pretty good though, not as good at Rush of Blood, but buy it anyway. Also, I figured out how to get my songs from my iPod onto my home computer w/out losing them, so I guess I get the geek of the week award or something.
News for the near future...Going to Annie Mae’s wedding w/ Megs as my date, and Sassy is going w/ Cat so the four of us + open bar * dancing = mightily fun. I’m really looking forward to the whole sha-bang
News for the not-so-near future, I’ll probably be moving into school around the 25th of August, a whole week before classes start, and I’ll get to beat the crowds, which will be excellent.

I don't exactly miss school, and I get nervous when i think of going back, coz i have no idea what i want to do after next year, and again, all these family and friends think they know, but i should just stick with myself, and i what i feel..its never really led me wrong before. and hey, its my life, and i have to live it all by myself.

Anyway, work tomorrow. Whomever is reading this, you should comment. Odds are that I miss you.

-rachel

Solid Stone is just Sand and Water, baby...

Heya People,
This will promise to be a long ass post, so I’d get some popcorn if I were you. Or just stop now, coz its gonna be damn long and complicated. Last Monday, the 16th, less than a week after leaving, I returned to the beloved NB to celebrate Em’s 21st b-day. She didn’t get drunk, which was disappointing, but I got to see some pals that I didn’t get to say goodbye to, so I was happy about that. I’ll probably be down in NB a lot this summer.

I got to have breakfast w/ Cat on Thursday, who suggested we go visit the high school. For the last two summers, I somehow have made my way back to the school to visit, and had pretty much decided not to go back again, but Cat has so much to be proud of now, and I know she wanted to share it with some of our closest mentors. It’s always a weird experience to see these people 3 years after the fact, but it was great overall. I loved high school, and I try to keep in touch w/ the teachers still there, but I pull away at the same time. We can’t live in the past forever.

This weekend was hot, because I got to house sit in NYC for the last time for probably a long time. The girls couldn’t come, sadly, so it was just me and the boys, Matt and Rob. We got some great Chinese food, and then saw the movie "Crash" which was really good, although a bit long at parts. After that we went drinking at Keats, which we had promised to do all semester and finally came through. We watched my cousin play beer pong and drunk people sing kareoke, making it a fun-filled time for all. Saturday I went to The Met, and got to see the Diane Arbus exhibit, plus Therese, my favorite painting. Yay, for getting full of culture. Saturday nite, Dana, Cat and Sassy came to have dinner and hang w/ me in the apartment. Sunday I hung w/ the puppy before heading home.

Today was a bit of a roller coaster. I saw my old friend Michelle, who I hadn’t seen since before she got into an accident that put her into a coma for almost a year. She’s been out of the coma for a while, but it broke my heart to see her in a wheel chair, having trouble speaking and hearing, but she totally remembered me and Sassy, and mom, even though we kinda drifted apart in high school and I hadn’t seen her since then. That she’s alive and so active is wonderful, but it just makes my entire being ache to a time when we were kids, swimming, and playing everyday during our summers, no cares or worries in the world. Stupid clocks...

My older sis had to be admitted to the hospital today because she started having contractions, which is no good since shes not due til August. Her and the babies are fine, but she’s bed ridden until the do the C-section in like 5 weeks. I keep forgetting that by the end of this summer, I’m gonna be an Aunt. It’s kinda weird to think about, but I’ve decided I’m gonna be one of those awesomely cool aunts whose going to spoil them rotten. Sounds like a plan.

All right, told you this was long. Work tomorrow, wedding on the weekend. Collapse. Oh and I’m gonna be purchasing Coldplay tix on June 4th for the Tuesday Sept 6 show at the Garden (if you’re a local, it’s the Gah-den). Hit me up if you want to go, but I’m going for the expensive, up front seats. No screwing around.

Love ya kids, keep in touch,
-Rach

In a telescope lense, and when all you want is friends...I'll see you soon.

Hola hola,
I thought I was going to write this when I left on Tuesday, but packing took much longer than I expected. Grrr infinity. However, I did get to basically see everyone in between packing, getting my rental car and getting my pack check and finally getting the heck out of NB. It struck me about a half hour into the car ride that, wow, this year is over, and I won't be back for a nice long while. I've gotten so used to two world, I can just transition from one to the other. A big step for the girl who hates change. One second I'm having lunch w/ pals, thinking of how I'll miss them, hours later, back at Wok n' Sushi w/ the girls, laughing and eating...like nothing changed. It's a nice feeling I guess, to have so many people to care about.
SO I'm back at home, back working at the deli. I had a great interview w/ a law office to start working at a paid internship there at the end of June. It seems like it'd be a great experience. I'm still looking around for an internship that will cover my Eagleton one, I'd like my fall to be as free as possible, but it's not looking very good. Hopefully it'll get all figured out. Le sigh...
Anway here's to my Junior year..a few shout outs:

Awesome Roomie- Thanks for not being a Conservative-psycho who didn't speak to me, though I shall never forgive you for not getting me a cat
Rutgers Clubbers- Only gonna get better next year, love how we've grown so much
Intermezzo-Rutgers clubbers sans rutgers club..but we seem to be able to bother them just as much
Wessels Sorority
RCGA- joining is in my Top 10 best decisions ever made
Sigma Alpha Mu Parties
Turning 21, which actually counted since I didn't drink before
Old friends
New Friends
Winning Reelection-thanks Nick
Movie Nite Kids
Winning Best Groupie at Cabaret Ball
Whatever I left out

Thanks for making this year wonderful guys, and with Vikki, Ash, Kate and Caro returning, it just promises to get better. Love ya all

-Rach

So sublime when the stars are aligned

Well kids,
Here we are coming into the home stretch of yet another fabulous year, though this one was better than most. I‘ve made so many new friends without losing the old ones, and I’ve just been having the time of my life. I’m really sad to be going home.

The last three weeks have been totally amazing. I can’t remember ever being happier. The best parts involving movie night w/ the rcga crew. I hope it’s a tradition that we will keep alive next year.

Well, I have two more finals, of course they happen to be the hardest ones and have to be at the tail end of finals, so my last days here I will be studying and not hanging with my friends which just plain sucks. Plus I need a truck in order to move my couch and I need to pack up all my shit. Man this sucks.

So, who else is amazed that I a few short weeks we’re gonna be seniors? It’s so messed up that I can’t even think about it. So let’s not. For summer it looks like last summer, working at the del, except I have a job interview at a law firm this coming Wednesday, and I’m also waiting to hear back from Corzine. I reaaaaally (can’t stress that enough) don’t want to do my Eagleton internship in the fall, because then I will just never see people, and it’s my senior year so I deserve to have fun. Crazy decisions and I don’t want to have to make any of them.

Sorry this entry is such a downer..its just because I am so amazingly happy that I don’t want it to end. To all my friends, you guys make my life incredible. Congrats to all the seniors, don't be strangers!

Farewell entry in a couple of days, so keep your eyes peeled.

Staring at Happiness...

Why Mel and I should no longer be on RCGA

Me: I move to cancel Wednesday.
Roomie: I second the motion!
Me: All in favor?
Me and Roomie: Ay
Me: All opposed: *silence* *crickets*
Roomie: Well, that passes...

I would love for you to make me wonder...

WOW,
So much wonderful stuff has been happening that I just can't wait 2 weeks to write it down ;) Thursday, where we last left off, was hot dog day. Yeah, free hot dogs, seeing about every one of my friends, and then a nice after party of sorts at the Student Center. But bigger news was that I got to go to Spamalot! My lovely neighbor Megan offered an extra ticket and I got to go. So I went of to NYC w/ Elyse and Steinhart, we got to go to Keats for a free meal then off to Spamalot, which was hilarious. Better than The Producers even. Icing on the cake was that Elyse got Tim Curry's autograph for the both of us and then I stuck around to get Hank Azaria's. I wanted to get David Hyde Pierces but t'was not meant to be, back on the bus for me, I did get to see him though. And we got to watch Batman on the Bus..hell yeah. Pretty much nothing will top that experience, I had so much fun, Elyse and I were floating on a cloud for the entire bus ride. Billy Crudup can call it priceless.

Sunday was training for RCGA which went suprisingly fast, and then dinner w/ the fellow student politicians. Always a pleasure.
I forgot to mention in my last post that I will be taking a graduate course next semester w/ Prof. Heumann. It's going to be absolutely awesome, as I don't have to do any of the graduate work, just work as a research assistant for Heumann, on a very interesting paper (that will most likely get published) Sweetness.
That's pretty much all for now, this pretty much means I won't be posting forever, classic rachel.

Random IM
(Me and Jill discussing the perennial Classic hit "Da Dip")
RainbowR21: seriously, i never listen to that
oHereinmyHeado: yeah rrrright
RainbowR21: really, the lyrics aren't that hard to remember..i can't recall, what happens after you dip?oHereinmyHeado: lol im laughing tooo hard

And you people who read but don't comment, I know you read this, I've had over 500 hits..so comment...unless you want to tease me about Da Dip, coz then u can just shove it.

Peace, Love and very small rocks

Photographs and Still Frames in Your Mind

It seems to me that the only free time I have to write in this thing is when I'm at work. So here I am, it's way too early in the morning, I finished my Africa paper, and now I'm talking to you fine people. Howdy.
This week has been nice and crazy. I WON REELECTION! As did running mate Nick, and buds Mel and Shawn, nice job guys. Thanks to all my buds who made an effort and voted, I truly appreciate it, you have no idea.
This week has been the sad reality that all our seniors are leaving RCGA. We had our last old body meeting on Tuesday, which was long, but fun and terribly sad as we realized it would our last meeting w/ Adam and Chris, and crazy Kristen antics, not to mention all the others leaving us. Grrr, I hate this. Its such a familliar feeling, like junior year of high school when all my senior friends left and I too had to realize that it wasn't long til I was gone as well. Thats probably what I'm most sad about. Facing the fact that in less than a month, i will be a College Senior, and soon a graduate..wtf, mate. Where'd it go?
Last nite was Passing the Gavel, the final of the 2004-2005 RCGA season, which featured kickass food at the Rutgers Club and a nice 3 hour dinner. I'm looking forward to next year on the body, we've got so much done this year, I can't wait to see what we can pull off in the future.
Better, was the following party at the Sigma Alpha Mu house, with the awesome slideshow, crappy beer, and the best part, drunk Pat O'Connell. He's even more hilarious when he's toasted. I got to chat up with a bunch of people I never really got to know, and Mel and I stayed for about 4 hours, got home just in time for me to catch like 5 hours of sleep before i had to come here *blowz raspberry* Josh Ontell was nice enough to walk us home to make sure we didn't get mugged, which was greatly appreciated, since I had no money on me.

All right, I gotta get ready to blow this popsicle stand and go to class. Just want to say to all the current and leaving members of RCGA: you guys have made my year. I've never had this much fun with an student organization before.

All the best, and stay in touch!

Love to the rest of ya as well ;)

So find a new lifestyle, a reason to smile...look for nirvana...

Buenos dias chicos y chicas!

It is a totally beautious day, so of course I am here working at the helpdesk..oh baby. It's slow as slow can be, probably because no one is inside looking at their magical computer box, they are out enjoying nature, becoming one with the earth and all that jazz. Today we got to have half of class outside, which was awesome..I haven't been able to do that since high school when we'd beg our teachers to let us roam. It was nice.
Spring break was 2 and a half weeks ago, now all I want is summer..gah. I have been hanging out w/ pals and Rutgers Clubbers, good times all around. Last Friday I got to go see Sin City w/ Steinhart's crew, and Elyse (yes, diet soda). It was mildly amusing, definitely a guy flick, which doesn't bother me, coz I like watching stuff blow up as much as the next person. And hookers with guns? Hell yeah...;) This week is elections for RCGA and my friends have been great, they all voted, so super shout out to you people..you're awesome. Nick and I have been trying to chalk up the campus, but apparently the maintance people don't appreciate it..psssh..
In other news, I am totally hating academics this semester. I can't seem to do anything right...Modern Africa (the class, not the concept) can kiss my booty. I think I just need to lock myself in the library this weekend and get my shit together. It sucks that I can't make it to any of my professors office hours because I have back to back classes everyday...gulp...
I'm trying to figure out what to do this summer. My dad says he's trying to get me a car, but he makes that promise a lot. I need at least two jobs, because I need to make some money. I think I'm going to tryp and work the deli on nights and weekends, and work in a law office, or maybe the courthouse during the day. I'm trying to see if I can get one of the paid internships at the Congressmans office, coz then I'll know who I'm working for, but who knows. I miss when summer used to = nothing. Sleep in, don't work, go to the lake, go fishing, etc. Big ole Sigh! All righty, time to pretend to work...see you kids.

They will see us waving from such great heights, come down now, they'll say...

Hey there sports fans
It’s spring break, though it’s neither spring, and it doesn’t feel like a break. Talk amongst yourselves. It doesn’t take me long to remember why I hate to be at home. In the little time we have, my mom can always make it miserable; she’s got a gift. All right, done w/ the venting.
Sarah came to Rutgers Club with me and the gang on Thursday when she came to pick me up which was nice. We stayed until the people were cleaning around us and we had the entire place to ourselves. They even offered us a whole cake. They know they love us. The last week has been hectic, so I’m glad I don’t have to go to class tomorrow. But at home I have more crap to worry about, like money, bills, and moving out of my condo. Blah infinity
Well, lets see. While home I’ve gotten my hair cut (pretty short with cool layers), I got my licence (so NOW I can go on beer runs) and I got to see Missy and Cat. I must shop before I leave, and I absolutely my do all my homework, including a 15 page paper. God, I’m screwed. But if I could pull it off, I’d be relatively stress free for the next few weeks when I get back to school. That would be sweet. Ok, back to my tv watching.
Btw, I think we need a oversized group of people to go see the Ring 2. It’s bad scary movie viewing at its finest. Plus if we go in a big group then Samara can’t get up through her tv...(so I think, anyway).
Hope everyone is having a super duper break (if not, join the club, soon coming to facebook)
love ya...

We'll be singing, When we're winning...

Wow, I suck as an updater. Just not my forte i guess. And lots of stuff has been happening! Anyway, my birthday came and went and was wonderful. I started doing some stuff for Quilt, just box office and ushering and stuff so i had something to do this weekend. About two fridays ago we all piled into Matt and Leahs car and went to Applebees. let me tell you that Half-priced appetizers are the work of God. How else can you explain 10 people, and only a $58 check. (including drinks) A-Maz-ing. Also awesome: singing 90s one-hit wonders in a crowded car: thanks to Matt for the eclectic mix of 4 Non Blondes, the Cardigans, and the title of this piece, Chumbawamba. Oh yes, we get knocked down, but we get up again.

The last couple of weeks have been a little roller coaster, including two near academic related mental breakdowns, I'm getting back on track. Not sure what I want to do with my future at the moment, kinda confused about law school, but I'll figure it out. Heigh ho...

I heart my civil liberties class at the moment, crazy Jewish professor and all. Everything else is going fine aw well for the most part. Rutgers Club continues to be awesome, its just nice to have a group of people around who you can unwind with over a nice meal, and various conversation topics.

Vikki and i are officially living in Hegeman 333 next year: a room that is very large...3 people live in it at the moment, but next year it'll be just us 2. Liz and Jamie live on the floor below. Kostas and Ben are living in the house next to us, and Allison, Anju, and LeAnn are living in a neighboring house. SaWeet.

Ok, back to work with me...see you soon.

These changes, ain't changing me...

Hola mis amigos!
Yeah, wasting time at work again...thats what they pay me for. I had a wonderful birthday week (one day is for suckers), turning 21sober basically isn't bad. It's nice to actually remember your birthday, instead of spending it in a drunken stupor (for some people). On Friday I went into the cit-ay and hung out w/ Sassy, Mike and Dana (who shleped all the way to NYC for our bday!) Saturday we had our kareoke nite at Keats w/ Cat and Megs in tow, and after some really unnecessary b-day drama (you can't argue with a drunk person, just a warning) everything went back to normal and we got to sing Spice Girls Wannabe, though the crowd sucked. I got a drunk guy to buy me a drink, which i really didn't drink much of, then spent the rest of the night sucking down water coz my throat hurt..grrr. After we left the bar around 2:30 Am, we went to a 24 hours diner and some drunk guy threw toast at us..lovely. and we had cake that the lovely dana made at the apartment. All in all, it was a pretty nice b-day.

On my actual b-day I got a lot of little nice suprises, so here are my little thank you shout outs:
For the lovely b-day messages from Facebook/AOL and other places: Emma, Matt, Rob, Alli, Erin, Annie Mae, Michelle, Dana, Cat, Kala, Joey Picc, Jackie, Cherlyn, Maggie, Ronit, Alana, Jenn, Rajan, Kate and Caro

Special shout out to Kate for sending me a card OVERSEAS! too bad the post office stole my hot british guy.
Love to Mel for the Flowers :)
Maverick for the candy
Steinhart, Em, Koppelman, Kostas, Jill, Ben, and Cyriaque for making me turn red at Rutgers Club (birthday song and hentai porn, what?!?!)
Elyse for calling and singing (hearts)
and late nite b-day run to crappy jersey diner w/ matt, rob, mel, greg and sarah.
If i forgot you, tell me, coz i'm an ass.

I got a good lottery number for general housing (coz i'm a cheater) and so did Liz and Jamie, and Kostas and Ben, so hopefully we'll all be living near each other (either in Wessels or Leupp).

In other news; REEL Big Fish totally rock. If you saw the show, you know it...
tonite is Intermezzo, where I hope I'll be able to use the rest of my camera film, then going to see Quilt and maybe *cast party* say what?!?!

Oh, and everyone should come and see Quilt at the Cabaret Theatre (this Fri Sat Sun, and next Fri, Sat and Sun) because the Lovely Kala, Elyse, and Gregory are in it, and they are wonderful.

Work ends in 40 minutes...i should probably actually do work, or some shiz like that. Later!

While everyone's lost, the battle is won. With all these things that I've done...

Hello you wonderful people you.
I am no queen of the updaters, but update, i shall. I'm at work at the helpdesk at the moment, it is miserably slow, but it is great coz now i have time to do this thing. Other highlight of the day: I've been pretty pissed about the fact that i had to spend so much money on books and I've really hacked into my savings, but then I go to pick up my pay check, realize I forgot to pick up 3 of them, and ended up that I have almost $300 in checks. BOO freaking YEAH! Having a part time job that isn't hard = awesome. Checks = awesome as well.

So I've been a busy little bee lately. I was in NYC over the weekend dog sitting for my sis with Mel. We got to go to Keats and hang out with the puppy and see RENT (me for the 5th time) for only 20 bucks. Sitting in the second row was scary, but Colin Hanlon (playing Roger) was hot and now Mel and I are gonna stalk him. hot diggity.

What else...well I was down in the dumps for the last few days, I had an exam and a paper this week and was relatively stressed. Then I have some friend drama that I really can't figure out no matter how much I try and analyze the situation. All the while I am turning 21 on Monday. yikes, I don't have time for a birthday.

This weekend I am going into the cit-ay AGAIN to meet up w/ Cat, Dana, Megs, Sassy, Mike and Brian to party hearty at Keats (fo' free) and probably sing more Spice Girls. I'm glad I'm not sick, coz that sucked last time. I'm trying to plan a party for school, but, its going ehhh. Bowling is outta the picture since I can't reserve lanes. So, I'm trying to reserve the pool at CAC coz they can show movies like Jaws, and we can play volleyball in the pool and schtuff like that. Plus then I can invite people unlimited. Blah, I will find something to do.

My dahling friend Cat is coming to visit tomorrow to see the REEL Big Fish show at LSC, so thats hot. Next week is gonna be cake next to the week after it where it seems that i'm gonna have 1 exam and 2 papers due. Damn, I better get crackin''too bad i've been Lazy McLazyson the last two weeks. somebody slap me.

Hey this thing broke 300. i can see you. Leave comments!

i love you when you dance...sooooo pure...

Been back at Rutgers for a week officially. Somehow it feels different. Just gotta get back into my swing of things I get. Classes are ok, my Civil Rights prof is the King of the Dicks..Eagleton is all right, a little boring. No classes on Fridays definitely rocks my socks, my weekend starts on Thursdays at 2:30 in the afternoon. Not too shabby.

Leaving home was harder than I thought. It got easier when on sunday, about 40 minutes after i got into my room, Megs calls me and says she and her sister are near Livingston campus, and her sis, who is a RU alum, wants to go to Thomas Sweets. SO they came and picked me up and I got to spend a few hours with one of my best girls, and it further helped my transition back here, i'm not sure why i'm having such a problem with it. Its my own damn fault. I gotta stop pulling away.

We had Rutgers Club on Thursday, which was nice to see everyone and laugh for an hour.
I miss Viki, and Koppleman couldn't make an appearance, but next time..or we'll kill him with sticks. Later Mel, Matt, Sara and I went to see In Good Company which was Oh-Kay, but i'd wait to rent it if i were you. I gotta go see Sideways, the Aviator, and whatever else is an Oscar contender. Gotta get ready for film season.

Also, FYI, my b-day is coming up veeeery soon, and I'm planning my Midnight bowling party in the near future. Its likely that if you can read this, and you're in the Rutgers area, you'll be invited, but I'll be sending out evites once I have a solid guest list.

Anyway, its snowing like a mofo outside and I love it. My Helpdesk training got cancelled for tomorrow, booya. Time for reading and sleep and Sunday full of studying.

Later loves..

Zig a zig ah!

Heya kids,
Long time, no nothing! Thats what happens when I have dial up...oh well. Lets rewind it for ya.. Christmas was great, I got my mini iPod, yeah my sis rocks. I've been spending the majority of my break working at the deli (yay money) and hanging out with my bestest friends. I got invited to two New Years Eve parties but decided that spending the nite with Dana, Sassy, Cat and Megs was where I wanted to be. It was a good choice, we watched a Spice Girls tape that sassy got me for x-mas, and good times ensued..so much so that we hardly noticed the year change. I don't know how all 5 of us just have so much chemistry between us. We were trying to analyze it about a week ago at the diner, but just couldn't get down to it. Its been said by others that it seems we just all speak the same language and we don't disagree. We can be entangled in 2 or 3 different conversations and be totally aware of what everyone is talking about and interject without losing any flow in the conversations. Its hard to explain, ya just kinda have to witness it.
SO needless to say, I'm not ready to go back to school yet..and its a week from this Sunday. Dana's is off to D.C. a week from today, and we're all in a mad dash to get our paperwork in order for our Passports so we can go to London in June. Travel plans = crazy. I'm just not ready for school yet. Ash and Kate and Viki will be gone, which doesn't help, coz I'm really gonna miss them. I'm just so reattached to home. It seems everytime I'm home and hang with my girls, increasingly, I just don't want to leave. Maybe I wouldn't treasure it so much if I go to see them everyday..I loved it in High school, I don't think I was ever truly bored of them, ever. And I get bored easily! Especially with people..they just aren't boring. We're going into our almost 9th year of friendship, and we can still make each other laugh hysterically. It just gets harder every time I leave them. blech, I don't wanna think about it.
When I'm at school, I'm happy, I get used to it. I hate that I do this to myself, coz I know I love school..i just forget easily.

I'm looking forward to Eagleton, to my 21st B-day (Bowling Party baby!) And not waking up til very late. Thank you late classes! See ya soon if I haven't already.

(i am a lucky person)

I don't know when I'll be back again...

So, its an hour until I leave lovely Rutgers for my holiday break. I AM DONE! Done with Finals, Papers, Class, everything! *does a dance. I'm still packing, but that will be done soon as well. Sassy and Dana are on their way to get me. *sigh* me love them.

I had a crazy ass weekend. Holiday Party at Easton was very fun, sadly I was sick so I really wasn't in the mood to participate as much as I would have, but it was fun watching the gingerbread houses being built. Ohh and I got books Jon Stewart's America, which i will promptly read. THANKS ASH! and Mo Rocca Book from Em and A Bush Survival Guide from Kate. You all rock. From the party I went in to the cit-ay and hung out at Keats (my Uncles restaurant) with Sassy, Cat, Megs, Mike and Dana. It was kareoke nite, and we got up there and all sang Spice Up Your Life by the Spice Girls ( I was Baby Spice, and I know, I'm not blond, but none of us are). We were very popular. I can't wait to do that again.

Well what else can I say? This sesmester was awesome, especially getting to know some new people, and gettng better aquainted with those I already knew. Just a few shoutouts:

Card-carrying Rutgers Clubbers...boo yeah!
Intermezzo- stolen rice crispy treat snow men, stolen cider, stolen pie
Halloween at that very awesome basement party
LENNART!
Philip Seymour Hofman (love ya Em)
That 1 awesome movie nite...lol
too many parties to count
CAT!

And to the people that won't be here:
I Love you, ASHLEY, VIKI, AND KATE! Bring me back a cute Austrailian/Hungarian/British Dude!

Gotta run..see you all very soon~

There is just one thing I need...

So, I'm not a bad updater. I DID update last week..and blogger killed it. It took me so long to write and I was so mad that I decided not to update at all. Yeah I give up easily. SInce that time I've gone to the movies three times. Here are my reviews:
Finding Neverland- See It.
Ocean's 12- Skip it
Closer- ehhh, See it, its confusing yet good in some ways..The acting is superb.

Now that that's out of the way" I've been great lately. Very busy with just life in general. RCGA meeting lasted almost 3 hours on Tuesday, but the end of the semester party was a blast. *sniff* Last Rutgers Club was on Thursday, and Mel got the great idea to make Rutgers Club Membership cards that everyone signed and got lamenated as a little goodbye gift to Viki and a cute trinket for the rest of us.
And also, Viki wants to be my roomie for next year! Viki=Awesome and I'm really jealous of Hungary since they get to keep her for the next 9 months..blah!

Our last Intermezzo was awesome as well, only a small group of about 9 of us (instead of 15) eating good food, stolen rce crispy treat snowmen, and a really cute picture of all of us with Santa. Got to see "6 Characters" which was very well done, and Saturday I got to go do some more X-Mas shopping avec Matthew. Mel and Ash (who is also leaving soon, Lucky Australia...) Well I have two papers and a final left, not much I know, but enough to keep me on my toes. I'm really happy to be going back home, I miss my peeps, but it sucks to be leaving knowing that I'm gonna be missing so many people when we get back..

See ya later..and leave comments, I know you read this thing!

When she dances, she goes and goes...

Yo ho all,
I had a very successful weekend, socially and not academically,which is not good. Friday night was a blast, we had Thanksgiving dinner at Intermezzo with a party of about 11 people. Basically it was 2 hours of food, fun, stolen bottle of apple cider (yeah, that was all me), fake drunken toasts (me as well) and a stolen pumpkin pie (thanks to Steinhart). Afterwards was Bridget Jone II which was awful, and late nite party at Carrie's. Weirdest part of the night was the 3:30 ride on the drunk bus when our driver believed himself to be Don Johnson from Miami Vice and chased a kid who was outside running from the RUPD (chased him meaning almost ran him over with the bus) We then got to watch the poor, drunk (and very stupid) kid get arrested and thrown on the ground. I felt like I should have been filming it. Bad boys, bad boys..whatcha gonna do?

CAP party on Saturday nite was excellent as well, although all my clothes reeked of cigarettes and pot when i got back. grrr.

ooh, and in other news, the lovely Kala got cast in "Quilt" for next semester (if only we knew what role she was playing). *sniff* I'm just so proud!

I've been feeling much better as of late, just in general. I got out of my little rut, happily. Hopefully i won't be thrown back into it when I go home for Thanksgiving. I'll just have to do my best to stay out of my house, and hanging out as much as possible with mis chicas. I'm leaving Tuesday, around 3 and meeting up with the delightful Missy. I totally miss my home-people.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone if I don't see you before I leave.
Peace and love, and turkey (or tofurkey, if you swing that way)

Life Goes Easy On Me....most of the time

Hi Friends,
Whoa...mucho has occurred in the last couple of days. Lets give the rundown. Friday, Intermezzo fun, with LOTS of people. I just love how it snowballed (although I was a bit perturbed at the time). Its crazy when you invite people to come somewhere, and not only does everyone say they can come, but they have pals who want to come with them. So finally I was just laughing and like, fuck it, bring everyone! Two tables full of people and two hours later, we went to the A Capella competition. Cornell sucks..wow..that girl should have been arrested for butchering what used to be an ok Evanescence song. Rutgers won 1st Runner up, so thats hot.
Saturday was much fun with squeezing 12 people (rather comfortably) into my room for double feature movie nite. The Usual Suspects and Dogma were shown, and much fun was had by all. We must do it more often, and thanks to those who came and spruced up my Sat. nite ;) Monday, I went down to Trenton to Lobby for March of Dimes w. Jenn from RCGA. It totally rocked, as we got to see our new Governor Codey address the Senate for the first time, as well as chat up some legislators about the importance of MOD. I don't know if I'm cut out for lobbying though...ya gotta be able to sell an idea quickley to people who are busy and usually not extremely interested. And you have to beat out the lobbyists who are offering lots of financial backing (politically speaking). Not-for-profits don't have the means to do that, obviously.
In other news I've been a very blah person around here lately. Can't get out of my little rut, and situations around here aren't making it any easier. I chalk it up to a need to go home and see my chicas. I guess I'm ready to not be here anymore, and not just for a month like in winter break. I need a change, which is too bad I'm stuck here coz of Eagleton, now when I'm finally ready to study abroad, i can't. I'm a stupid crazy person. How will I ever surivive like this?

Its the Danger in the Dancing that makes it worth the while...

Well I've been in the weirdest mood lately. I'm stuck somewhere between content and annoyed, both of which are emotions that offer nothing to me. I'm quite uninterested in feeling this way at all. And to think that two weeks agao I was feeling quite exhilerated and happy. Stupid swings...

I'm at work at the moment, which in and of itself it quite boring, but it'll be over in a half hour so I can't complain. I'm quite glad that this week is moving quickly, as tomorrow will be Rutgers Club night, and I need my weekly fix of laughter and mirth, and much sooner than usual.

RCGA totally rocks my world. I've been to two meetings and a Legislative Affairs meeting and its just awesome. I should have joined it sooner. The people are great, the stuff we talk about really matters for Rutgers, and because of them I'll be lobbying in Trenton next Monday for March of Dimes, and get to meet some people, and do some things for a really great cause. I miss my community service stuff. I did so much of it in highschool and I just never got comfortable in RU til the end of last year. Stupid me, I should have tried harder anyway.

My Sister Alison has offered to pay for my sister and I to take the train from England to Paris this summer. I'm ecstatic about that because it just seems like the idea that we're going is getting more real. I'm really sick of just saying we're going to go somewhere or do something and we just don't. What a waste of life, you know?

K, I'm leaving in 6 minutes...time for Food, laundry, LOST and West Wing..an homework I'm sure.

Later...

As you all know, John Kerry is not our new President, we're stuck with our shitty old one..which sucks. I was personally heartbroken, both yesterday when it was going poorly, and today when Kerry gave his concession speech. I finally broke down when Kerry was speaking...it feels like its a bad thing to align yourself so closely to politics like I did. I was so drawn in, and I wanted him to win so badly that when he lost, it feels like all my motivation has been drained from me. School, fuck school. Bush is given reign for 4 more years, years which may prove even more deadly than the previous ones. I'm trying not to be so intense about it, but I can't not. This is the way i feel about politics..its deeply embedded in my system and its not going anywhere. Its quite painful to be on the losing side, i know this, but imagine how great it would have been if we had won. That woulda been a high I'd have been riding for a long time. That high was worth the risk to me. Gamble big, lose big I guess. See, this is probably one of the reasons why I'm a Mets Fan. When you lose, it sucks..but oh, when you win...it is insanely great. Its worth all the losing.

Its going to take me a long while to get over thing election, maybe 4 months, maybe 4 years, who knows?
I'm looking forward to hopefully getting away from this country for a while. London with my girls in the summer, and maybe Peru in the late summer for school.

Everything up to the elction had been going great though, Halloween was a blast, we went to an awesome house party of Douglass..much dancing, music, fog machine, etc. I've made some new friends in the last few weeks from work and from RCGA and Cabaret. I love hanging out with people.

I just wish this week was over. I have a midterm tomorrow, but then I have Rutgers Clubbing.. Melissa and Emma Strike Back! Old School RC back together again...oh baby. Though sadly our lovely Viki will be leaving us, and we'll have to replace her with someone else, who will probably be less spunky and have less dredlocks. Oh dear.

Hopefully movie this weekend, and Intermezzo on Friday. SARAH MIGHT BE COMING! Yay, me gusta.
(Seriously anyone, I Heart Huckabees or Alfie?)

I'm starting to feel better...