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[17 Apr 2007|06:35pm] |
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Anything interesting happened for anyone lately? I'm still enjoying my time in France. A little less than four weeks to go and then I'll be heading back to the States, so I'm making the most of it. I'm glad I have a little nest egg waiting for me when I get back; I don't know how much longer my bank account can stretch out. Europe is pretty damn expensive, moreso than I was expecting. After my little adventure next week, I'll be pretty much done.
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[12 Feb 2007|02:48pm] |
Haven't updated here in a while, but that's because I've mainly been using ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) un_deux_coeur since I got to France. (So go ahead and add that if you haven't already.)
But I wanted to wish everyone a happy Valentine's Day, hope everyone enjoys it. And if you're single... the hell with it, order in some Chinese and eat a box of chocolates. I miss everyone and can't wait to be home in May! <3
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[27 Dec 2006|01:55pm] |
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"Why are you sad about leaving? You've wanted to do this your whole life."
No, I haven't. Everyone says that to me. It's my life, I live it, and I know what I have and haven't wanted to do. I haven't always wanted to pack up my life and ship off to Europe.
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[23 Dec 2006|05:21pm] |
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This is probably the last post I'll make before Christmas, so I hope everyone gets lots of nice presents and eats tons of food. And have fun at all the family parties you'll go to! Also drive carefully if you're going anywhere late.
Merry Christmas, guys! Love you!
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[07 Dec 2006|06:42pm] |
I need to book a return ticket soon.
Thank goodness. This has definitely been the most stressful semester I've ever had. So I'm sorry if I've been snippy with anyone lately, I'm just extremely stressed out and not at all ready to hop on a plane in four weeks. And I want my return ticket so I can arrange my countdown to coming home.
I'm glad that all my classes will be French next semester. I need a break after this one. And I'm thisclose to throwing my Spanish minor in the garbage. The Spanish faculty absolutely sucks and I'm sick of dealing with rude, unprofessional professors. At least every single professor in the French department is organized and knows how to teach. And they're not blatantly condescending. That's a plus.
God, I'm so tired. I need a hug.
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[27 Nov 2006|01:47pm] |
36 days until France.
Guhh. So not ready.
I'm going to miss everyone. A lot.
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[24 Nov 2006|01:22pm] |
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I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. Yesterday was the worst day so far in terms of how I felt. My mouth was absolutely throbbing, I could barely talk, and I was nauseous all day. I went to my aunt's to see everyone but only ended up staying for a few hours. Then I came home and went to bed. I was just so tired and groggy, I slept on and off all night. I talked to Josh for maybe an hour though; he called to wish everyone a good holiday. At his house Thanksgiving is an all-day affair and from what he told me, everyone had a good time. That was good to hear. If I'm feeling up to it, I might go out for a little while tomorrow morning and start shopping for Christmas. I finally have ideas. Then Amanda's birthday dinner is in the evening. We will still go even if I can't really eat anything; we want to at least make an appearance, and if I end up not feeling well, I guess we'll just leave early. Hopefully my cheeks won't look as stuffed tomorrow!
So what is everyone "thankful" for this year?
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[22 Nov 2006|11:03am] |
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So I had my teeth extracted yesterday. It's not as bad as I expected. I'd never gotten anesthesia before, so that was weird. I woke up coughing and then a split second later started crying and couldn't stop. I wasn't in pain, and I felt fine aside from being a little woozy; I was just sobbing uncontrollably. The nurse said that for girls, it's pretty normal because the anti-inflammatory that they add into the IV messes with your hormones. Eventually I calmed down, but I was bleeding a lot. That subsided once I got home and laid down, and I wasn't in any real pain until last night. Once the local anesthetic wore off (after about 10 hours, it took a long time), my gums were SO sore. I didn't want to take a Vicodin since it upsets my stomach, but Josh didn't want to see me hurting, so he cut one in half and I took it before I went to sleep. This morning it's not so sore, but I look like a chipmunk with marshmallows stuffed in my cheeks. They're absolutely huge. Now I know what I'd look like if I gained 50 lbs. (And that's not happening. Never.) And I can't really open my mouth or smile. The swelling should be better by Friday, hopefully. Eating isn't too bad; I'm living off milkshakes, apple sauce, whipped potatoes, macaroni and cheese and pudding. My mom made country-baked chicken this morning for dinner tonight, and it smells amazing. But surprisingly, the soft foods are tasting good to me. I usually don't like pudding, but for now it's really good.
I hope everyone has a good Thanksgiving. I'll be eating mashed potatoes and stuffing all day, so you guys have to eat a bunch of turkey for me!
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[20 Nov 2006|12:34pm] |
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Everything is DONE!
Tomorrow I get my teeth out, and there's still some school stuff I can do (hopefully) while recovering. But for the time being, at least for today, I'm not opening another book. I have a really short shift at work tonight; then I'll come home, shower, go out for a while... and come back home to sleep for tomorrow. I'm hoping that the aftereffects of the surgery won't be too bad, but I have Mom's stomach, and she was sick as a dog for at least four days. We'll see. Between my parents and Josh, I'll be well taken care of during the next few days. I should be pretty decent by the weekend.
I need pictures!
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[17 Nov 2006|11:49pm] |
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If nothing else, you really need to just appreciate what you've got.
And don't waste time in regards to anyone or anything; savor them.
That's it.
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[10 Nov 2006|07:23pm] |
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I just baked a huge batch of chocolate chip cookies. They're nice and chewy. I made some last week but they had too much brown sugar in them... and they were too hard. So I decided to give it another shot this afternoon, and they came out well. I'll keep half the batch for us and give the rest to Josh and his parents, though I think he may be getting a little too accustomed to the weekly cookie dish.
Tomorrow I'm working from 7 until 1... but Amanda will be in at 7:30! Whee! Afterwards, Josh and I will spend the day together and when Chris gets out of work later in the evening, he's going to come by and the three of us will go out for a little birthday/hang out dinner. He's never met Josh before; hopefully they'll get along. But Josh can hold a conversation (unlike we-know-who), so that's as good a start as any. And he's not dumb.
I need to get my hair trimmed soon. It's splitting like crazy. I'm going to get it colored, too, before I go away to France... but that costs money, and I'm putting slews of that into my savings account and my Christmas envelope. But it'll get done eventually. At least my hair is getting long!
I've been thinking of activating another LJ account specifically for France stuff. Pictures, entries (in English and French), and other stuff regarding where I've travelled and what I'm doing while I'm over there. Would that be a pain for you guys? I'd still update this one too, I just thought it might be easier if I keep the French business separate from what I post here. But what do you think? You're the ones reading it, so whatever you'd prefer is what I'll do.
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[06 Nov 2006|12:45pm] |
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Day off tomorrow!
I'm working for a bit tonight (feeling loads better health-wise too, which is lovely), then going out to dinner. Tomorrow Josh will swing by after he votes. I'm not sure yet what we'll do, all we have planned thus far is grabbing lunch somewhere. Neither of us is much for making concrete plans. Spontaneity is always good. And I don't have class till late on Wednesday... so tomorrow night will probably be a late one. Mmm.
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[03 Nov 2006|02:27pm] |
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The next week or so is going to be weird with the elections. My schedule is messed up. But it'll give me a little more time to study, which is good. This anthropology exam is going to be killer, but if I start now I'm pretty sure I can kick its ass.
This weekend is pretty busy... tonight I'm going out with Chris (finally! I really need to see him more), and tomorrow Josh and I will do something. And I'm almost positive I'll be attending Lydia's recital! Sunday evening I'll be working, but it's not a bad shift at all AND hey! I'm not opening like I normally do every single Sunday. Maybe I'll even do something on Monday night since we don't have classes on Tuesday? If anyone's going to be free, let me know.
I actually had kind of a crappy day yesterday. I've been really stressed about some stuff lately, but whatever. Everything works out. I just need to wait. And waiting sucks.
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[26 Oct 2006|03:29pm] |
We booked our plane tickets today. On January 3rd at 2 PM we'll be on our way to France.
I haven't bought my return ticket yet. They're too expensive right now. In all likelihood, though, I'll be home during the first week of June.
Now that I have the confirmation e-mail, it seems more real than before. This semester is flying by and I'm sure the semester in France will go by quickly too. At least, I'm hoping that it will. I know we'll have a blast and go all sorts of places but I also don't want the time to drag on. It's going to be tough to be away from everyone for five months. But at least I'm going overseas with awesome people. And I hope some of you who are staying here will pay me a visit!
Hopefully everyone's week is going well.
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[23 Oct 2006|12:27am] |
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I have the best friends ever.
In other news, Salem was a blast. Amanda didn't have as much fun as we had hoped, but that's understandable considering the circumstances. At least we got a picture with a Ghostbuster! And a good long chat during the ride home. And dinner and dessert was faaaaaaabulous.
I'm doing my annual graveyard run on Wednesday with Josh. There's an old cemetery a ways from here where a rumored vampire is buried. I started visiting the site with my parents when I was little and I've just kept it up every year since. Josh has never been, and he's never heard the story, so I'm showing and telling him. It should be fun. I was worried I wouldn't find the time to go this year.
The first half of this week is going to be hell for me. So many exams and things to do. Oh well. It will all get done. It always does.
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[20 Oct 2006|07:16pm] |
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I wanted to thank everyone for all the messages, calls and texts I've gotten in the past two days. It's comforting to know that the people who are most important will be there for you regardless of the circumstances.
Justine, have you sent anything to Orléans yet? I haven't. I keep reassuring myself that since they have those two basic forms, it's OK. I hope this doesn't complicate things. We need to book our flight soon too.
I'm glad my cat passed away before I went to France; when I went for a week in March, she was a mess, pacing the halls at night and howling and staring into my room. I don't know how she would have handled my being away for five months.
I'll get a kitten when I come home next summer. That way I can raise it and bond with it. I'm happy that I can do that but even if I weren't going away, I wouldn't get another cat anytime soon anyway.
Salem tomorrow. The weather is supposed to be gorgeous and it will be nice to just kind of go away for a day. I can't forget to bring my camera. There will be so many things to take pictures of. Maybe I'll post some here; the costumes that people wear are incredible.
This is shaping up to be a very weird semester. Sad things are happening to a bunch of my friends, which is such a shame. And it's all happening at once. But at the same time, so many good things are happening too. It balances out, it's just really bizarre. But I guess you can't have the good without the bad, after all. It always seems to work out that way.
I've been getting into older music lately. Namely classic rock and 50s swing/jazz stuff, like Edith Piaf and Billie Holiday. I've always listened to them but it's more frequent nowadays. And I've been baking like a fiend. Cookies, bars, you name it, I bake it. I think Josh thinks I'm trying to fatten him up. It won't work. He exercises too much. But if by some weird circumstance he starts to gain weight, it will be entirely my fault.
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[19 Oct 2006|01:34pm] |
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We had to put my cat to sleep this morning. We just decided a few hours before, because she became really lethargic and dazed very quickly. She just wasn't herself. She was 17, so it was time... but it doesn't make it any easier. I've had her since I was 3 and I can't remember not having her. It's only been a few hours but I keep going out to the sunroom to pet her, and she's not there. She slept with me last night, though, and cuddled up to me this morning. I gave her a little bit of food and water so at least she was as comfortable as possible before being put down. My mom got to hold her while the vet gave her the injection so she was comfortable then, too. It's difficult because she was MY cat and we were really close. She always followed me everywhere and talked to me more than anyone else, and she would sleep with me and sit with me whenever I was doing anything, even typing on the computer.
I'm really sad. I can't believe she's gone. Maybe people think it's silly that it's so emotional but when you have a pet for that long and have really bonded with it, it's a part of your family. She really was my first friend. But at least she's not suffering, and she definitely lived longer and more healthfully than most cats. And she's being cremated so I'll get to keep her ashes. RIP, Dewey. We'll miss you.
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