Jan 29th: Bookworm

Had a few classes today, but they weren't so bad. I went to the mall and pretty much spent most of the day in the bookstore. I could practically live in Barnes & Noble (I'd probably pick the one in Hyannis as it's multifloored). Anyone else feel the same?

Assuming I could never leave, I'd have the coffee shop for food, a bathroom, couches and chairs for sleeping, music in the CD area, and I suppose if I wanted exercise, I could run laps. I guess I need socialization too, but once I go mad, I'll just have the voices in my head.

Problem solved. ^_^

"Books are the carriers of civilization…They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind. Books are humanity in print." ~ Barbara W. Tuchman

Jan 28th: It's Snow Fun Being Stuck Inside

Snow day!!!
I was prepared and already bought food at the store. We pretty much hung around like lumps on logs, which was great. Re-watched a lot of season 3 of The Office. After dinner, we went out to clear off our cars in the middle of the storm. It was great because the next morning, my car was completely clear when everyone else was trying to chip off ice that my car didn't get.

On the way back to my dorm there's a steep slope and a staircase. It was pretty clear that people had been sledding down it, even though it's kind of suicidal, as if you go too far and fall off the path winding around at the bottom, you kind of go off a ridge and land into some rocks and trees. So of course we did it anyway. We didn't have a sled, but someone left the tattered remains of a cardboard box after they used it for sledding. We were already soaking wet anyway, so we didn't think twice about it. The best part was that the return address on the box was labeled "Woot".

If that's not remarkable, I don't know what is.

Jan 24th - 27th A Recap

A recap of the last few days...

Jan 24th - Fri cont'd and Saturday

So my friend Bri and I basically packed up and left at 9:30 on Friday night. We traveled through New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island before stopping at a rest stop in Connecticut. I'm from MA, so it was still familiarish territory for me. It was great until we got hit on three times in a row by different guys, so we hightailed it out of there before things got sketchier. O.o

We got through New York and then almost all of New Jersey before stopping for the night... err, morning. We slept for about three hours in a freezing car before continuing through Delaware into Maryland! We made it!!!!

We spent some time there before continuing on to Pennsylvania (hitting Virginia on the way, of course). Bri is from Pittsburgh so we stopped at her house, which is absolutely beautiful. We went out to the backyard to visit her animals which include 2 horses (an Arabian and a Mustang, her paint Seth is up at school) and perhaps the cutest (and biggest as her horse side was Percheron, I think) mule ever. The mule, named Sue, was reaaaally smart and even plays fetch. When we opened the doors to the barn, she walked right in and passed her stall. Bri's dad told her to get back in her stall, and she backed up, opened the door to her stall, got inside, and turned around. She's amazing.

We went into Pittsburgh at night and rode the Duquesne Incline up to the observation decks. It was beautiful. A good end to an amazing day.

Jan 25th - Sunday

Bri's Samoyed Blizzard, aka Lizard, woke me up the next morning. No alarm clock works quite as well as one that licks your face. We had breakfast and then took to the road. It's an 11 hour drive to Durham from Pittsburgh, and we made it make to UNH by 1 am!

Jan 26th - Monday

I didn't have class until 11 so I still got a good 8 hours sleep! After class, my parents came up and we looked at a house off campus that 4 friends and I are considering to rent for the next school year. It's gorgeous, with a huge yard. Unfortunately, I don't think we're going to get it, even though my parents gave me the green light, so we're continuing to look elsewhere.

Jan 27th - Tuesday

So I had classes all day, from 8 to 5. Yuck. I did make a few new friends though, so it's all good. Bri and I went to the barn to visit Seth, the paint. Our school sent out texts that classes would be canceled on Wednesday due to crazy snow, so we went to the supermarket to stock up on food. We ended up cooking dinner and watching Scrubs. Then we spent the night planning out concerts over the semester. More on that to come!!! :)

Seth

Jan 23rd: Traveler at Heart

Tonight, I'm embarking on an adventure. My friend and I are going on a spontaneous road trip for the weekend. I have no idea where we are going, besides south. Maybe the Maryland/D.C. area. I'm packing as much as I can and stocking up on food and water. This is going to be epic.

"Where were they going without ever knowing the way?" - Fastball
<3

Jan 22nd: Hilary Swank?

It is Thursday! And I'm done with classes for the week. Maybe I'll finally get around to unpacking sometime. I like to live out of a suitcase. It's the traveler in me. I'm not quite sure what to do tomorrow afternoon, besides hitting the gym and filming my vlog. I could start on homework, but I'm THAT much of an overachiever! I'm actually the world's worst procrastinator. Look it up. You'll find my picture. ;) If anyone has any ideas, feel free to give me a suggestion.

In honor of tonight's episode of The Office, I must ask: Hilary Swank: Hot or Not? Leave me a comment, so far everyone I've talked to says "not." There's gotta be a Hilary fan out there somewhere.

And just for kicks, I decided to do the Google Verb Meme. I swear, this will be the last one I do. At least this month. Cuz this is my blog, not some tween's myspace. XD

So, all you have to do is answer the following questions:

Q: Type in "[your name] needs" in the Google search.
Q: Type in "[your name] looks like" in Google search.
Q: Type in "[your name] says" in Google search.
Q: Type in "[your name] wants" in Google search.
Q: Type in "[your name] does" in Google search.
Q: Type in "[your name] hates" in Google search.
Q: Type in "[your name] asks" in Google search.
Q: Type in "[your name] likes " in Google search.
Q: Type in "[your name] eats " in Google search.
Q: Type in "[your name] wears " in Google search.
Q: Type in "[your name] was arrested for" in Google Search.
Q: Type in "[your name] loves" in Google Search.

I have some pretty awesome answers lol...

Q: Meredith needs to mind her own business.
Q: Meredith looks like some skeleton someone found on an archeological dig and did a voodoo spell on to bring her back to life.
Q: Meredith says infrastructure sparked China's growth.
Q: Meredith wants that feeling again.
Q: Meredith does not adhere to a strict narrative structure or the conventions of a clear narrative.
Q: Meredith hates Missouri.
Q: Meredith asks Jake Gyllenhaal what he is sitting on.
Q: Meredith likes to do the nasty with McDreamy.
Q: Meredith eats bubbles and throws them up on Christina's shoes.
Q: Meredith wears a dress.
Q: Meredith was arrested for sexually molesting a student.
Q: Meredith loves Tom Hanks and Mel Gibson.

Jan 21st: It's Hump Day!

aka Wednesday.

Feeling pretty optimistic about this semester so far. I had my fourth class today - Intro to GIS, which stands for Geographic Information Systems. My professor seems to have a sense of humor, so I think the class will be alright. What's funny is that he has the exact same voice as Vince Vaughn. I want to ask him if he likes dodgeball. Or crashes weddings.

The class is also a bit of a change for me because it's mostly male. There were only two guys in my old major for the class of 2010. Period. Veterinary medicine is becoming a very female-dominated field. That's not why I switched out though, although my friends like to tease me! It just required more sacrifices than I'm willing to make in life. Maybe I'll expand on that another time...

Recent obsession: Now, I don't really care for reality tv. At all. But lately I've grown to be addicted to The Real World: Brooklyn. It's not the usual cast lineup, where there's the bitch, the jock, the little miss muffet, etc. There doesn't seem to be any ticking timebombs. Everyone is pretty complex and more intriguing than I've seen before, and I can't turn away. Maybe I don't want to. ;)

Everyone has a guilty pleasure.

Jan 20th: I Give You: The Queen of Snow Mountain!

Oh my gosh, there is so much snow up here. It's not even funny.

Seriously though, it's not fun walking to class in subzero temperatures when your lecture is on the far side of campus at 8am. BRRRRR SNOW om nom nom!

I had three lectures today in a row (vetebrate biology, mammalogy, and natural resources & environmental policy). Phew. And starting next week, I'll have two labs after all that. So pretty much school 8-4 nonstop. But hey, I'll finish at 12:30 on Thursdays with no classes on Fridays. I can deal with that.

Finished up my back to school shopping. I don't know about you, but I love shopping for school supplies. Just not going to class itself. I could seriously spend all day picking out notebooks. It's sad, but true. While my friend and I were shopping, another friend called me in hysterics. She lost her wallet and keys while clearing off her car and needed help finding them. We found them after searching for at least an hour. The snow mounds are taller than I am so she's really lucky we found them. Otherwise she'd have to wait for the snow to melt in May to get her stuff back.

And of course, I couldn't resist climbing a giant snow mountain and claiming it in my name. It was fun but really stupid because I ended up with soaking wet clothes. But hey, if you can't beat the snow, why not join it?