No, I'm Not Dead

Believe it or not, I am still a living, breathing human being. However, if you've been checking my blog at all for the last five months, you might not believe me. But here I am. Blogging.

Considering that an entire semester has come and gone since my last post, I'm not really sure what to say. So I'll try to just hit the important stuff.

I finished my spring semester last friday and, boy oh boy, does it feel good! This was definitely not an easy one for me. Grades are coming out today, and I'm maybe just kinda sorta freaking out a little bit. I've been refreshing the screen approximately every 4 minutes. I really don't know if I was able to get all A's, but I guess it's ok if I don't. It's just that I put in A LOT of work during finals week to do it, so it would be pretty sad if I didn't. We'll see. Speaking of finals week, this was the longest one of my life! My exams stretched from Thursday the week before all the way to Friday of finals week, so I studied pretty much all day (and night in some cases) for 10 days straight! It was fun. And I'm pretty sure I helped Mountain Dew cover all of its costs for the next year. You're welcome, btw.

In other news, today is the 2 year anniversary of my high school graduation. Did you hear that people!? TWO YEARS! That just doesn't even seem possible to me. And Marissa is graduating this Sunday. I mean, is she allowed to graduate? I thought she was like 16. Guess not.

As for the last five months, nothing too special really happened. I just went to school and worked. I did get into a couple honor societies. And I became an ambassador for the College of Business, but other than that, life has just been normal. Now that classes are over, I'm working 40 hours a week. This is day two, and I've run out of work to do. However, I've been told numerous times that June/July is the busiest time of year, so I guess this is just temporary. But for now, it's kinda nice to get paid to surf the web.

That's really all I can think of right now. I'm looking forward to just relaxing in Manhattan this summer. Oh and Penny is still the cutest thing in the world. I'll try to keep up with this a little better now that I'm not so busy.

One is the loneliest number

Well people, I apologize for not blogging in a long time. And by "people," I mean Stephanie, And by "apologize," I mean I don't really care that much. What? Just kidding.

Anyway, I am currently sitting in an empty apartment watching the most uninteresting Monday night football game ever and listening to some tunes. The last of my roommates left today, and I'm stuck here working until Thursday (which is Christmas eve, by the way). It kind of sucks. I was really looking forward to spending some time at home, but I'll only be there for a week.

Last week was the oh-so-wonderful finals week. My favorite time of year...if the rest of the year was spent laying in a bed of nails. I had five exams. All cumulative. Let's just say, my brain was basically soup by the end of the week. But it's over now, and, by some miracle, I actually have a chance at a 4.0. Midway through the semester, that seemed impossible, but if I pulled off an A on my Spanish final, I think I'll have it. Guess we'll see. For now, I'm not really sure what to do with myself. I always feel like I should be studying or something. And now that I'm all alone, I'm really lost.

Sidenote, the Giants, who already have 45 points just intercepted the Redskins ball. How thrilling. I'm not sure why this is still on my tv.

I saw The Blind Side yesterday, which was ah-mazing. I laughed. I cried. I cringed. It really lived up to what everyone has been saying about it. Anyone who has not seen it needs to go now.

I realize everyone knows this, but I just want to say it: STEPHANIE HAD THE BABY!!!

Finally! I mean, really, what took so long?? I am so sad I didn't get to be there. I won't lie, I get teary-eyed whenever I look at her picture. I could not possibly be happier for you people. And let me tell you, you cooked up one pretty girl. I can't wait to finally meet her!

Well, I will see you all soon. Bye for now.

BOREDOM.

I am currently sitting at work. Doing this. No one really had any projects for me to work on today, so I have pretty much been doing nothing. I shredded a ridiculous amount of paper for about an hour, then I made some copies for awhile, and now I was told to do homework or something. My boss is at the chiropractor, and everyone else is just working silently. So...yeah. This is what I'm doing. I still have about 45 minutes left here, and I don't really know what to do with myself until then. At least I'm getting paid.

I guess I will go ahead and reflect on some recent events:

One of my best friends is currently interning in Disney World, and has been there since August. This weekend, she visited home for the first time, and stayed at my apartment on Friday night. It was sooo nice to see her and hear all about her Disney adventures! We and some other friends went to the K-state/KU game early on Saturday, which was pretty great. I just knew Todd Reesing would be useful.

This week is the first and definitely the last easy week for me. Up till now, I have been crazy busy all the time, but finally I get a bit of a break. I really can't believe how fast this semester has gone, though. It's going to be over before I even realize it. I absolutely can't wait for Thanksgiving to get here. But I have a lot to get done before it can. After Thanksgiving, there are only two weeks of classes left before finals. Unbelievable.

My sissyface announced that she is officially coming to K-state next year. All I can say is: YAAAAAAAAAAY!!!

I've been at my new job for a week now, and I think it's gonna be really good. I like the people I work with, and I am definitely going to learn A LOT. Today is an exception.

Sounds Good To Me

Wow. It has been quite a while since I last posted something on here. I guess it's time for an update.

This year has turned out to be a lot harder and busier than freshman year...which is to be expected, I guess. I've pretty much just been going to school, tutoring, and doing homework. That's about it. I do, of course, make time for the football games on Saturday, considering K-state is in first place right now (Sorry, I had to throw that in somewhere). This weekend is the homecoming game against Colorado, and I'm really excited for it. I think we could win. But who knows! We seem to play differently every week.

The tutoring did not quite turn into the job I was hoping it would be. It's a pretty good job because it is easy, and I can just stay on campus all day, but it's kind of annoying. If someone cancels or if we get done early because they don't have a lot of questions, I lose hours, even though I'll be on campus anyway. Also, people frequently neglect to call or e-mail me and instead, just don't show up. Talk about irritating..

But this problem was solved this week. In August, I interviewed for an office assistant position in the Continuing Education Division. I didn't get the job, and that's why I chose the tutoring. Well Wednesday, I got a call from the Director of Finance for that division, saying that he would have a position opening up for a student assistant and wanted to know if I would be interested. Of course, I said yes, trying to restrain myself from jumping up and down. I met with him yesterday to talk about the job, and near the end, when he said the words: "Sounds good to me," I got just a little excited...ok maybe more than a little. I won't be starting for around two weeks because I have to give the tutoring center time to fill my spots, but those two weeks can't go by fast enough! This job is so perfect for me, I can't stand it. And it basically just fell into my lap. I got a call one day, and the next day, I had a new job. I am going to be able to work with all sorts of accounting things like payroll, budget, bills, and peoplesoft. It's going to be amazing experience. And I'll definitely be working a lot this summer, considering that is their busiest time. I'm not sure yet how much I'll be paid, but the director said that since I'm an accounting major, I'll get a little more than campus minimum wage, which is what I make now. So, I'm going to get more money, more hours, and extremely valuable accounting experience. What more could I ask for!? Now, I think there is a reason I didn't get that other office job in August.

My Life As Of Now

Ok, time for an update. Sorry I haven't posted in awhile, but I don't have a lot free time these days.
School is alright. My classes are kind of hard and very time consuming. Besides that this year is pretty much the best ever. I absolutely love my apartment and my friends...I couldn't be happier. It's unbelievable how much better this year is than last year.
I got a job a week or two ago as a tutor, and it is quickly taking over my life. I think it is a good job for me, but it's a lot of work. I now have eight "tutees," which is 19 sessions a week. I am basically on campus all day long, everyday...it's pretty exhausting. But I get $7.50/hr, and each session is about an hour long, so hopefully I'll be making good money. I have four students in Spanish, two in Macroeconomics, and one in Microeconomics.
In addition to classes and tutoring, I am also joining a business fraternity, called Alpha Kappa Psi. As a pledge, I have to attend a weekly meeting, take a couple quizzes and a final, and go through two interviews. Once I'm a member, it will look really good on my resume, and there will be a lot of networking opportunities, so that will be a good activity to be involved in.
I've also been going to the rec everyday, which has been nice. Believe it or not, working out is really my time to relax because as soon as I get home from class and tutoring, I have a mountain of reading and homework assignments to do. So it is nice to take an hour each day to go work out and breathe a little. However, now that tutoring is taking up so much of my time, I doubt I will be able to sacrifice that hour everyday. I already had to skip out yesterday.
I am starting to really look into studying abroad this summer. I met with an adviser at the study abroad office and discussed programs and financial aid. I'm really hoping that I'll be able to do it. All that stands in my way is money, but there are a lot of scholarships available, and if I have to, I'll take out a loan. I'm planning on going to Spain, which has been a dream of mine pretty much since I first started learning Spanish.

I think that's pretty much all that I've been up to lately. I've just been really busy. But my family is going camping this weekend, so that will be a nice break from school...even though I'll have to study for two tests while I'm there..

Here We Go Again

So the first week of classes is over...thank goodness! It felt like the longest week of my life. And I'm pretty sure I'm going to hate the majority of my classes. Yay. Overall, though, it went pretty well. It's gonna be a hard semester, but hopefully I'll do alright.
My least favorite class is definitely Information Technology for Business. Basically, I dislike just about everything that has to do with computers and really don't want to take another class on them. My teacher is just kind of annoying. His motivation to get us to refrain from saving our Friday homework for Thursday night is that it's "Survivor night! So watch Survivor." Duly noted, Teach. I'll be sure to have Survivor on while I'm doing my IT homework.

In other news, I finally have some luck on the job front. Yesterday I got two responses, and set up two interviews for the beginning of next week. One is an office assistant job and the other is tutoring. I really hope I get one because my checking account is almost down to just double digits. Not good.

Back In The Hatt

For the maybe two people who read this, I'm finally taking the time to post on my new apartment.
I moved in last Friday, and let me tell you, it was no picnic. It took us quite a while to unload four ridiculously full cars up three flights of stairs. And did I mention it was about 95 degrees? Yeah. Not fun.

Sidenote: For anyone who is wondering, I did in fact fit pretty much everything I own in my car. However, I could not see out any of the back windows while driving. That was helpful.

After carrying everything upstairs, we super cleaned the kitchen because it was kinda gross and smelly, and took note of the various repairs needed. The whole apartment was a little jank at first. The doorknob for my bedroom was messed up and locked me inside one morning. What a treat that was. I just (hungrily) watched some TV for about an hour until my roomies woke up. Later that day, the maintenance dude came over to fix everything and gave me a new doorknob. Overall, though, it's a pretty nice place.
On Saturday, we explored the brand new Hy-Vee, which is really sweet. Our entire cart-full of food cost us only $87. I call that a win.
The last few days have been really lazy. There isn't really anything I need to do right now. I've been looking for a job, but haven't had much luck. I'm going to go out and apply to more places today. Hopefully I'll find something because I don't have a whole lot of money left...