New Job

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Friendssssss

Erika, Me, Nina and Kyle on the kitchen couch.
Paige and me on City Day on Tverskaya. Seems like a million years ago!

Well folks I have a new job! I have one more day of calling left and then I am done! I have training next Tuesday, and then I'll be good to go. I'm only a sub so I'll get all the crap shifts, but I don't mind too much.

I am also having a severe dust mite reaction right now. Today I'll have to launder all my stuff, put the comforter in the dryer, find a HEP vaccuum and possibly an air purifier for my room, and I guess find a mattress encasing. I'm so tired of this- I can't wait until I can have my allergy shots and won't look like a swollen freak when I leave the house! It doesn't help that this house is a zillion years old, or that my room has carpet. Luckily it's brand new carpet but any carpet is dust mite haven. Argggh.

Let's see... I know I haven't written in awhile but I can't think of anything else that happened! My life is so busy yet so uneventful at the same time. Class, work, gym, etc. 

I'll write again when something interesting happens...

A New Era?

Well, there it is, a new year and a new president. Very few times before have I been watching something with the definite thought, "This is big." It's one of those "where were you?" moments. In my life I can think of only two other big "where were you?" moments, that being Columbine and 9-11. I'm glad to finally have something positive to add to the list.

I was in the bison with a ton of other students, kneeling on the floor to watch the big screen. I'm so happy to see a new president take oath, but I'm not as optimistic as everyone else seems to be. Our problems are far from over, and it's a lot for one man to accomplish. I feel like he already has so much weight on his shoulders, and we have so many expectations of him. It's really not fair but unfortunately it's the way things are. I don't think he will solve everything just because he's our first black president, but I think he is an intelligent person and will do the best he can.

And Michelle is soooooo stylish. My god.

What else... last night was my first night back at student calling. yay. I got one pledge on a credit card, but besides that it was pretty uneventful. I have had a nonstop headache ever since then, though, which seems to be a common side effect of this job.

But the very, very VERY good news is that I applied to work at the cafe on campus and I was called today... I HAVE AN INTERVIEW! That means within 2 weeks I could be done with student calling FOREVER. I'm just itching to make a great impression, but I think my willingness to work god awful hours might sinch the deal. God awful hours= weekends. 

Also I took a pilates class today and it was awesome. My legs hurt already.

That's about it, I'm going to go to bed and hope that this headache subsides.

My Mind is playing tricks on me!

Guys... this is completely crazy. I just SKIPPED CLASS and I didn't even realize it. Literally. I went to French at 10 and everything was good.... and after class I went to lunch. No one was there and I was really worried, I thought I got the inauguration day wrong. None of my friends came and I was mad that no one told me they wouldn't be at lunch. I walked home and Nina's boyfriend was sitting on the couch, and I asked if there was something going on, like a big game or something, because no one was at lunch. Then I went in my room and saw the clock said 11:20. I was like, it's 12 not 11, and then it dawned on me, oh my GOD I just skipped class! I completely zoned out and just skipped class. I'm so mad. I'd rather skip class on a day when it matters, and anyways I was trying not to skip at all so I could skip the Friday before spring break. I wrote an email explaining what happened and just apologizing. I've never forgotten about a class before... this is nutso. I don't know what I was thinking.

Oh yeah, and I stayed up an hour later than I wanted to and woke up an hour early this morning to finish an assignment for French and go to the library early to print it. Then he didn't ask for it, and when I asked after class if he wanted it he was all, oh, no that's okay, you keep it. 

!!!!!!

no, that's not okay.

what a weird day

Unproductive Weekend

That's what I'm talking about... first weekend of the semester and I spent it: watching tv, playing guitar hero, watching movies, talking, eating, drinking.

But it was fun! Friday night Sarah and Ali came over to the house and we played cranium. Later we went to a frat where Ali's boyfriend lives and hung out. I left early and walked home in -10 degree wind chill weather! Brr! 

Saturday night we went to an art gallery at Susquehanna University where a new exhibit was opening. Nina's dad is the director of the gallery so that was fun. Plus free food and wine! It was pretty cool. It was another very cold night so I didn't go anywhere last night, we all stayed home and watched TV. 

And today I watched a movie, The Illusionist, which I hadn't seen in awhile. Sarah came over and then me, Er and Sarah made spaghetti and had a little family dinner. 

Tomorrow is my first day back at work :( I just can't wait to be screamed at by alumni all night. Hopefully no one will be home. 

I did apply for a job at the cafe on campus so hopefully I can snap that one up and then I won't have to call anymore!!! I'm also currently looking at internships for the summer. There are a few possibilities in Pensacola but I also applied to the CIA. It's a long shot, a really really long shot, but it doesn't hurt to try. If nothing else I'll spend the summer waitressing, saving up money. 

Anyways, I should go to the gym, and maybe do some homework too.

First Day of Classes

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So Today was the first day of classes, super exciting. I had French and German, then met with my friends for lunch. French was really hard- I could only think in Russian. I was saying something and then literally said "Da," then the teacher corrected "Oui" and I said "Right... Da... er, Oui, izvinite (sorry in Russian), uhm, desolee, errrr...." Then he paused a moment and said "well, just give it some time, I know it'll improve." And my class is full of freshman. I feel old and stupid.
German was also weird. Apparently the teacher has decided that the best way to teach a 101 language class is by speaking only in this language, flailing your arms madly, and gesturing weirdly. Yeah. She made us get up, run to the blackboard, and touch it. No so helpful since I can say exactly two things now: "Wie ist Ihr Name? Mein Name ist Emma." Beautiful... I think this class will go super well. I'm determined not to worry about it, I'll just go along, repeat after her and do whatever her flailing arms tell me to do. We'll see how well it all turns out.
Lunch was good because I got to see all my friends again minus Sara Russo! I hadn't seen most of them since MAY. Lunch was bad because I'm trying to slim down and I forgot to make a decent lunch this morning= Luna protein bar.
I'm all moved into my room and pretty much everything is set up. It's college chic- I made a desk out of some big boxes and covered it with a table cloth, and my bedside table/make up stand/bookcase is an old tv stand. To top it all off I have a poster of puppies sitting in shoes. Cute!
As soon as I can upload pictures I'll post pictures of my super pathetic single.

Bike!

I am in love with this bike:

http://thebike-shop.com/itemdetails.cfm?Libld=51932

really expensive though :(

So I'm still in the process of moving into the house, my friend Sarah is going to help me get everything out of storage in Kress Attic tonight. 

Anyways nothing really exciting going on... classes start in two days!