Feb 16th: Happy as Can Be!

(v click on me! v)

Hey Mr. DJ keep playin' this song for me
Out on the floor in my arms she's gotta be
Let's get it on (let's get it on)
Jam all night long
Mr. DJ, Mr. DJ
Play it play it for me
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

- The one, the only, the Backstreet Boys

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Tonight I went to the first meeting of the semester for my campus's radio station, WUNH. In just a few short weeks, I will be a full-blown professional DJ and will even have my own show! At the moment, I am in training and will be putting in some observation hours. Then (in two weeks maybe?) I will start at ridiculous o'clock (sometime between 2 and 6am) with my own show. Then after a few shows, I will move to a regular slot during the day. I'm so excited!

And I feel a little more at peace. In high school, I was a part of our morning news team. My school had a legit studio with all the necessary equipment. I usually worked as an anchor, but I've also held the positions of sportscaster, cameraman, and mostly head director. I also have a lot of experience working with mics and soundboards, so I'm not completely green.

But since I've graduated, I've missed the homey, comforting sense that the studio gave off. The family of friends I had made. The thrill of going live and talking to 60,000 people in the surrounding area (yeah... we went out to the surrounding towns).

Working at the radio station is giving me back some of what I thought I had lost. And it's a great feeling. Sure there won't be any video elements as with a tv station (like my campus's SCAN-TV, which I considered joining before realizing their studio REALLY needs funding), but as Gavin Rossdale so appropriately sings, "the love remains the same."

And we broadcast a 100 mile radius, so swing on through the area and listen! You can also stream music (usually live) from the website.

Feb 15th: Baby Animals Know How to Milk It!

Ahhh so much work, so little time! I got it all done, though, which is good. I do have some ridiculous exams coming up, so I'll be pretty preoccupied with them over the next 2 weeks...

After meeting some friends for dinner, I went with my friend Lindsay to visit her cow at the barn. My school has a herd of dairy cattle and offers a program called CREAM. Students are responsible for the health, breeding, milk production, feeding and costs of running a working 26-cow dairy herd (out of however many there actually are - maybe 100?). Also, each student gets an individual cow to care for in particular.

So we visited her cow, Vache, for a little bit (<= that's her, off to the side). She's the sweetest thing! She's really big, but gentle (well... for a cow). She loves having her ears scratched! And you can tell that Linds is taking excellent care of her. She's so clean and her tail is so fluffy! Trust me, it's VERY hard to keep a cow clean!!! (& she's even won "best groomed" a few times) ^_^

We also visited some of the calves, although you can only pet the males (as they won't be joining the herd and will be purchased). SOOO CUTE. The one male who was there this time was only about two days old! I scratched him all over and played with his hooves, which were still soft! As soft as say, your heel or the balls of your feet rather than a hard hoof.

::A bull calf I met last spring::

It's kind of weird because I was going to be in the program if I hadn't changed my major from prevet medicine. Actually, I would have done it regardless if my new schedule wasn't filled until graduation, with no free time to spare... but then I'd have to get up at 3am some days... err, maybe I can live with my current situation!

Feb 14th: Happy V Day!

V-Day is one of those holidays that pretty much everyone hates: single people for reminding them that they aren't in a relationship; couples for hoping the day would be more amazing than it actually turns out to be... blech.

This February 14th, I found myself without a boyfriend. Big whoop. It happens to the best of us. And you know what? I don't need to be in a relationship to be happy. I'm lucky to be surrounded by such a loving family and a completely rockin' circle of friends. What's there to be sorry for? Being totally awesome? I think not! Everyone should appreciate all of the love in their life every day!

So, in total defiance, I decided to flip Valentine's Day the good ole bird and set out to have a day of awesome for myself. And you know what? I think I might have had more fun than if I sat around, moping and eating chocolate.



Okay that was a lie, I totally stuffed my face with chocolate. But I did not mope!!! :D

Feb 13th: Long Live Freebies

I would be a total liar if I said I don't love free stuff. So you can bet your sweet ass that I was at the student activities fair tonight. There were live acts, comedians, and magicians. People with "FREE HUGS" signs. Clubs, sororities, and frats had tables and tried to recruit new members with the lure of free candy, pens, and rainbow slinkies. And ooooooh did I fall for their evil plan. Like a moth to a flame. The college radio station was even giving out free shirts and as many CDs as you could grab.

Oh. Baby.

Actually I've been meaning to join WUNH for a while. I wanted to DJ last semester but my ridiculous schedule made it impossible. But this semester, I'm only taking four classes and my labs are shorter. So it can happen.... I'll keep you posted.

In the meantime, I'm gonna chill out with my free shot glass.

Feb 12th: Kangaroos, Koalas, and Wombats, Oh My!

So, I had to pull the first allnighter of the semester. I had to write a paper for mammalogy on the location and time of the evolution of marsupials. It was kind of a pointless assignment because NO ONE KNOWS. And there's very little info that's not conflicting. It could have been North America, could have been Asia.... they could have evolved on Endor with the Ewoks for all I know!!!! So pretty much everyone stayed up all night staring at blank Word documents.

So I went to class, dropped off my paper, and took a 7 hour coma. And woke up after 8pm. Well, at least I don't have class tomorrow. Time to recuperate!

Feb 11th: Another Lame Post

Ehhh this week has been kind of uneventful, hasn't it? Only one lecture and one lab today. We had to learn about 20 different species of toads. How... riveting. NOT.

I'm kind of swamped with homework, but after my lectures tomorrow, I'm done for the week! So we'll see what happens, as I have nothing planned at the moment.

Random sidenote: I'm quite addicted to Blip.fm. If you haven't been acquainted with it, I strongly suggest you do. It's kinda like Twitter, only with music. It's awesome.

My channel.

Feb 10th: Busy Busy!

Aaaaah busy busy busy day!

Tuesdays are always my toughest days because I have 3 lectures and 2 labs in a row. It actually went pretty well this time. I was especially proud of my lab performance as I wasn't clueless and I think I'm kind of the favorite in my mammalogy lab as I'm the only person who actually likes being there. Of course, if I hadn't already taken anatomy, I would be as clueless as the next person. We got to play with moose antlers and bobcat pelts... yeahhh New Hampshire wildlife majors ftw.