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Cool?

I haven't really blogged in awhile. Sorry.

I feel I should say that I have been busy ... except I really haven't.

All right. Recap of my life:

School is finally done, and has been done for almost two weeks.
Freshman year = successfully completed with all A's over the 2 semesters, with one A- and one B.

Not too shabby if I say so myself.

Finals went for the most part well, except my stupid philosophy final.
THAT was a disaster. So a week before the final my professor gave us a study guide with 150+ terms, and was like, "OK, good luck!" So I spent like 8 hours, finding all of those words, and compiled a study guide, mind you was 6 pages after all was said and done. So I thought I would be prepared enough for the final.

NOPE. I left about half blank and/or guessed.

Moving on.

So yes, school is over, it is May, I have been sleepin' like no other, and am currently looking forward to a good summer.

Glee party on Tuesday = enough said.

Shout out to Kayleen ... 46 hours and 4 minutes.

Oh, glad to say that I have survived yet another apocalypse.

So at the moment: I have survived the apocalypse of:

1994
Y2K
2011.

Pretty good huh?

BRING IT 2012. BRING. IT. ON.

If the world really does end in 2012, the moment before I die, I'll be extremely pissed that I died before I could graduate college. Seriously. Would make me angry.

So the world will not be ending in 2012. I have decided that it won't. And yes, the universe listens to my commands.

Yeah...

Well I think that sums up my thoughts at this present hour.

RG

Late night ramblings

Sorry blog world, it's been awhile.
It's not you, it's me. Honest.

Moving on...

Speech banquet was tonight! Brought back a lot of good memories, and a lot of nostalgia at that too.
But it was fun seeing all the kids get the awards. And yes I teared up a couple of times seeing the coaches tear up. I'm emotional ok? I'm always crying when speech is involved. It's like an involuntary reflex. And when I cry, I can make other people cry. Just ask people from NFL's last year...

So then we decided (the coaches, though I am not really a coach...) to go out for drinks.

So naturally I had a pepsi and a water. Pretty tipsy if you ask me...

It was really a lot of fun, just to sit down, relax, and just talk and be with each other.
As I was driving home, an ironic or paradoxical thought came to my mind.

One of the coaches, who shall rename nameless, really influenced my life the last three years of my life, and I couldn't imagine where my life would be without that person. Yet after tonight, I realized how little I really and truly know about that person.

Seems...interesting to think that someone could make such a huge impact in our lives, yet we know little about what makes them ... them.

I guess it was the nature of the relationship, as an older adult usually does not go on and on about their childhood memories, and reveal all their secrets.

If they do...that's creepy and probably not a good thing. Just saying... You might want to call the show to catch a predator...

But I guess now I get to learn what makes this person who they are.

At first, it's odd. But then I become thankful.

Now I can begin to understand all the quirks and why that person does what they do. Relieving, yet then a twinge of regret resides now too, because I feel that I've been too judgmental, not even trying to understand their past.

This is a really pointless story, but I guess the moral of the story is seek to understand rather than to judge. Who we are, our personality, and our actions, are a reflection of our environment.

We learn what we live, and we live what we learn.

So before you quickly pass judgment on someone, just remember that sentence.

Well I should be off to bed, since I do have finals. Whoops...

Yet another "before sleep" blog post

I find that I need to blog before I attempt to sleep.

So... today was definitely a Monday, (and it took me about a minute to sleep definitely). I really hate that word, just like I usually hate Mondays.

Mondays are just horrible ... seriously. The start of yet another long and predictable week. And I usually don't get much sleep because I stay up way too late on the weekend, so that makes Mondays even more unbearable.

I hate Mondays. Enough said...

And moving on...

I took a three hour nap today ... from about noon until 3... So that's why I probably can't sleep tonight... that and I had two cans of pepsi at 8...whoops... 

I really just want this semester to be over...only five weeks left. Well six if you include finals, but I don't ... just because...

So five weeks left of my first year of college. A little scary to think that I'm one third of the way done with my college education...at least for undergrad.

I'm getting so old...except not really... I'm turning 20. So halfway to 40.......

Again, moving on...

I had wanted to write about something ... but now I forgot what it was ...

(A slight pause to remember what it was ...)

OH! Now I remember. I was able to go sections for speech this past Saturday. It brought back a lot of good memories. Although I am so so so glad I don't compete anymore. Getting up at 430 was a pain in the fricken ass. I have no idea how I did that for three years, and never miss a bus. Also I remembered what it felt like to be waiting for final round postings. And how much I hated it!! I wasn't even competing, yet I was freaking out. It was horrible. But it was also really fun and rewarding seeing all the kids succeed, and taking care of those who weren't as fortunate. Oh speech ... such a bipolar activity. You love it. You hate it. You cry. You laugh. You wonder why the hell anyone would put themselves under that much stress. But then you wonder where you'd be without it. I am hoping that I can go down and watch state...hopefully I can get work off.

That's all for tonight.

RG

no me gusta Mondays

I am not a fan of Mondays.

They are horrible. I have been at school for 8 hours, and I feel like I've been hit by a semi truck. I am so exhausted, and it isn't even 4 o'clock. (3:54, in case you were wondering).

I will be so so so happy when my philosophy class is over with...only five more weeks!!!
I just hate talking about stupid philosophical arguments at eight in the freakin' morning. Just not my cup of tea.

I have nothing to look forward to on Mondays. Nada. Zip. Goose egg... I think you get the point.

What to blog, what to blog...

I kind of want to cry when I think how many papers I have to write within the next 5 weeks of this semester.

I have to write:

1. 2 page escrito analitico. (Spanish)
2. Another 2 page escrito analitico. (Spanish)
3. A 4 page essay about the evolution of war throughout Spanish History for my final exam.
5. A 10 page paper, aka informe escrito, about one time period in Spanish history, where I just show all the shit I know.
6. A 10 page college writing paper.

Too much!! It's ridiculous...

All right, I am done complaining. I have to get to my professor's office hours.

And some kid just burped really loud. Gross.

RG

Damn you facebook.

Today is the 27th day of March.
Pretty exciting huh?

Well what to blog about...

ONLY SIX WEEKS LEFT OF THIS SEMESTER.
That makes me pretty happy!

So in six weeks, summer will be here.

And to think I only have two years left here at UMD.
And then 5+ years with grad school.. yeah... not going to think about that.

Anywhoo...

I feel like all my blog posts are so pointless and meaningless.

All of my posts are about complaining about everything and anything.

So here's a complaint. I tried to live a facebook free life. And I survived for 48 hours.

I have had that stupid thing for 4 straight years come this May. And really what have I accomplished? Not much, other than staring at a blank computer screen. Well I've probably ruined my eyes in the process. win.

Unfortunately it seems that at least for me, facebook is like oxygen, and how interconnected my life is to it. I would want to get a hold of someone, but I don't have their phone number, so what I would normally do? write on their wall.

If I have something really cool/interesting/lame that I'd like to show people.. I post it on facebook to share to the virtual world.

If I want to find someone? Search on Facebook.

Support a cause? Facebook.

Facebook, Facebook, Facebook.

10 years ago, facebook, twitter, and myspace didn't even exist. But today, can we imagine a life without them?

Unfortunately no. Every website seems to have a facebook link. At American Eagle if you "check in" you can get 10% off your purchase.

While I do agree that the easy exchange of ideas, causes, thoughts, and everything in between is great, and all the revolutions going on in the middle east is partly due to the fact that my, our, generation is living in the social network age, where dictators can't easily control what information they want their people to see. That is absolutely fantastic and great.

But I don't live in the middle east. I live here, in a small city in the US.

Facebook has the incredible force in my life. I find myself thinking "Oh! What a great status," or wonder why people didn't "like" that status.

When you deactivate your account, they show pictures of your "friends" and say that they will miss you?
Really? People will miss me on facebook? I have 614 "friends" but when is the last time I have talked to 600 of those friends? Never. I really don't think they will be missing me...

Seems to me, that Facebook is a necessary evil. While I complain about it daily, it has its benefits, as more and more people join everyday.

Ok, I'm done.

And you know what? Ironically, I will be posting this blog, on my facebook.

RG.

It's been awhile...

...Since I've blogged.

So now I blog.

I am currently sitting in my lecture hall, waiting for class to begin-my marriages class. I like it, but it is two hours long, and until 4 o'clock. AKA WORST TIME EVER TO HAVE A CLASS.

Seriously, who decides to have a class from 2-4. I guess there could be worse, but this one is pretty high up there.

Anyway...
It's only Tuesday of this week, but it feels like it should be Friday of this week.
I guess the week back from spring break just is a struggle week...

And my ta has a picture of Darth Vader with sunglasses on...

interesting... And no. Google does not have the picture in case you were wondering...

What would we do without google? Seriously...

It's one of those things that I can't imagine not having. Not being able to google something and not know the answer right away would really piss me off.

I'm glad I don't live in the middle ages where it took months to communicate...or years. Scary

I love google. And I love how our English language now has the word "google" as a verb.

yay 21st century technology.
Ok...I'm done about my love for google...

Moving on....
No glee on tonight, at least new episodes. make me sad : (

Tomorrow is a wednesday! Happy hump day.

Well class is about to start...

All for now.

RG

Time to spare

I finally have time that isn't devoted to reading, writing, or researching for class. So I blog.

Spring break is so damn close.
One. Week. Left.
5 Days.
A little over 100 hundred hours.
I'm too lazy to count minutes...

This spring break I plan on being an absolute bum.
Where I do ABSOLUTELY nothing. Except eat, sleep, watch tv, and lounge. And love every minute.

I'll need that time to take a breather, relax, and finally stop going at lightning speed.
This semester has been so flippin' busy. And I have a feeling it's only going to get worse from here on out.
I don't mind being so busy-most of the time. But some days where I get home at like 11 o'clock, I have to ask myself, ok what just happened today. I tend to run on auto-pilot. And just do what I need to do before I can think of even complaining or not doing it.

I just have to get past a Marriages Test (Thursday) and a Spanish Presentation (Thursday). And then I am ON THE HOME STRETCH.

Random things that are bothersome at the moment:
Snow/Cold Weather
My space button still doesn't freakin' work on this blog. UGH
Long days.
It's only March, and I really want it to be May, or summer.

Well I think this is all I have time for.
Until next time.

RG

Yeah I have to analyze this piece of art for my presentation.

Pretty interesting right?

Right....