I've Had The Time Of My Life

Well, there again has not been much going on since the last time we spoke. I've had a lot of homework the past few days, and I have been feeling pretty crappy. The past 24 hours have been a blast though. My friends Noelle, Azia, Evonna, and I have had moviefests. Last night, we watched Selena (again, I know) and Dirty Dancing. Noelle kept doing "the washing machine" and could not sit still! Azia was being Azia and during the last scene of Dirty Dancing, she sang the song beginning to end and did every dance move. It was quite entertaining!! Personally, I just came back to my room, bought I've Had The Time Of My Life off of iTunes, and played it over and over. During the day today, Noelle and I went on a shopping excursion. We went to this little strip mall, the actual mall, and of course Walmart. When we came back, Noelle and I had a early dinner and came back to our dorm for yet another moviefest. Tonight, we watched The Little Rascals and The Breakfast Club. During The Little Rascals, Noelle was looking up the different actors to see what they look like now. Let's just say that Alfalfa may have been a little nerd in the movie, but he is one smexy beast ;) now!! Go Google him! And while you do that, I'm going to finish this AP Stylebook worksheet! I love you!

Nothing New Really

Not much has happened since Monday. I got a new newspaper assignment, one about how to stay safe on campus and that sort of thing. I'm hoping that turns out to be more interesting than it sounds. I went to my first Ball Bearings meeting on Tuesday. I didn't get an assignment, but I may possibly be working with someone on a story about one of the history teachers here. I guess he used to be a pretty good boxer, and the magazine wanted to do a feature on him. Today, I am feeling better than yesterday. There is a lot of sick going around here, especially on my floor. I've been congested and all. I'll see how I feel and maybe go to the health center on Friday. I've met some new friends these past few days. I met Kayla, a friend of a friend who's a really nice public relations major. I also met Katie, a fellow journalism major. She is in the Society of Professional Journalist and is the person I may be working with for that Ball Bearings story. I keep meeting some really nice people around here, and I think that helps me enjoy the days more. Well this is epically short, but I need to study for a sociology exam! I love you!

Walmart, Rape Whistles, and Selena!

Sorry that it has been so long since the last blog! Things have been crazy wild for the past week or so.
So, I went to the call out meeting for the Society of Professional Journalists. That was pretty interesting. Everyone seems really nice, but I think I was the only freshman. It seemed weird, but that just means I get to be in it longer!!!
I turned in my first English writing assignment (the one that my sister was in) on Thursday. I had to record myself saying it, which was strange, but I was told multiple times that I did a good job by the teacher. What is with this? Am I an overachiever or something because my teachers keep doing this!!!

On Friday, I got to see David Letterman and Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter. That was a lot of fun. I find social media an interesting thing, and I like Twitter a lot. I learned a lot of the details and stuff about Twitter. It's a very interesting thing. I, of course, forgot my camera, so I winged it with my camera phone. At the Letterman event, I met a new friend. Her name is Sara, and she is from Hammond, Indiana. She's majoring in public relations. We hung out with Erin and Kaitie after the event. We were all suppose to watch Toy Story 3, but it was full after we got there. Instead, we came back to our dorm and watched a movie Kaitie had on her TV. I provided the snacks!!

On Saturday, I went to Walmart. I had a very interesting creeper experience, and I thought I was going to have to blow my rape whistle. It's a long story, but I think the previous sentence says it all! At Walmart, I bought a couple movies since my friends and I watch at least one every weekend together. On Friday, we watch Accepted with Justin Long and Blake Lively. On Saturday, Erin and I watch It's Complicated with Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin. This morning, Erin and I watched Selena. I love Selena. I think it is such a great movie, and I would have loved to have seen the actual Selena preform live. It this movie portrays her correctly, she had a lot of soul and was just an all around true performer.
On that note, I am going to call this a wrap. WWE's Night of Champions pay-per-view is coming on soon, and I need to keep myself informed of the action. I also have a bit of homework to still do. I was cleaning longer than I planned on.
I hope you enjoy your week, and I will try to blog in a couple of days. I love you!
*In case you haven't seen this on Facebook or Twitter, I got a hair cut on Thursday. I also got my red wine highlights back!!! So HAPPY!!! Look at my Facebook for pictures!!

Happy Happy Joy Joy!!!! :)

The lunch lady really liked my "tattoo!"

As you may have seen, I posted the link to my story that I did for the Daily News earlier. It ran in today's newspaper. I was so excited! I looked this morning to see if it was online, and I just about flipped. I will officially be here for one month on Saturday, and I have already been published. Hot damn!
I also had another hot damn moment yesterday. A couple blogs ago, I mentioned something I did for an assignment with Erin and Noelle about the cleanliness of the bathrooms for my audio class. Well, I got a 100% on the assignment and when the professor played some of the work, mine was the only one he played beginning to end! He kept saying to me in class how I did such a great job. It felt so good especially since my day was long and boring.
I also got an A+ on my last Journalism 101 quiz, and that is the class that I'm not doing so hot in. That made me pretty happy as well.
Things are busy and getting even better for me here. I'm doing a lot of different things. Most importantly, I'm pretty happy with everything.
By the way, did I tell you that I get to see David Letterman and Biz Stone, the co-founder of twitter, have a conversation about social media this Friday and I get to go for free?

Well, I need to put my laundry away and get some sleep. I got another long day tomorrow. I'll try to post again on Thursday, but this may become an every other day type of thing. I love you!

The Ball State Daily News - Ball State students go the distance for an education

The Ball State Daily News - Ball State students go the distance for an education

Summing Up The Past Four Days

Well these have been some crazy days yet again. Sorry for the lack of blogging. Early mornings and late nights have gotten the best of me.
So let's see. Since the last time we've talked, I saw The Color Purple for free here at school. It was really good. I knew very little about the story because I've never seen the movie or read the book. It was an interesting plot, however, and I would see it again if I had the chance. I love the character of Sofia. Her catchphrase was one of my all-time favorites: HELL NO! They actually were selling a shirt with Hell No on it, and I was inches from buying it. I decided that I had enough black shirts already.
On Friday, I took my first math test ever. I was nervous since I suck at math, but it didn't go as bad as I thought it would. I'm sure I'll get my grade early this coming week. I also got a great care package from my grandparents in Arkansas. It had laundry money, gum, post it notes, hair-ties, and a bunch of goodies including a container of chocolate chip cookies!
Also on Friday, my parentals, sister, and her friend Katie came to visit. I was so happy to see them. I had such a great time. In a way, I felt a bit at home. I missed some of the yelling, the goofing around, the funny one-liners, the whole kit-n-kabbodle! They left after dinner tonight, and I tried to not cry as much as the first time they left. It is a bit better now because I am settled and have some good friends to lean on.
Noelle, Erin, and I decided to get some munchies and watch Jackass 2. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. It was nice to just have a relaxing evening after having my family leave. When the movie was over, I hit my head really hard on the f*n overhang thing on the wall. It hurt like a bi**h at first and then was ok. My friends were concerned about me and kept saying if I need anything come get them. At this current moment my head hurts like hell. I'm thinking I may have a concussion, so I am a bit afraid to go to sleep.
I have decided to go hang out in Noelle's room for a while because she's up. She drank not even half of a can of monster like 5 hours ago and is alive, awake, alert, and enthusiastic! Only Noelle. I'll try to post again tonight! I love you!

Quick Message!

Hey everyone! I am so sorry that I haven't posted in a few days! I feel so bad! I have been running around here like crazy person, trying to get everything done before my family comes. Early next week will be crazy, too fyi! I will however write a nice long post either tonight or tomorrow that will include oddles of pictures! Got to go to class but I love you! Talk to you soon!