To All the Loved Ones in My Life
Current mood: busy
Category: Life
So here's the 411 on me and the next 4 months;
For those of you who don't know, I am FINALLY graduating next Spring, and am taking an internship class this fall. I had initially been asked by brilliant ULV professor Dr. Scott to work as an intern via directed study with him to accomplish research on measures of heterosexism, (a cultural construct that utilizes hetersosexuality as the only normative behavior and assumes all other sexuality to be a form of deviance).
This was equivalant to Dr. Scott handing me the keys to the castle, since his offer included my name as an author on his published research paper, and a trip to Portugal to present the study to an international cutural psychology conference. To those of you not familiar with the world of science academia, this is a REALLY BIG DEAL for any person, much less a person who has yet to have earned a doctorate. The frosting on the cake would be that such experience in research makes me a likely candidate for a funded graduate program.
Of course, something this great would probably come with a challenge, and this challenge came in the form of ULV policy, which dictates that my internship must occur outside of campus. :-( This isn't too tragic, because Dr.Scott has allowed me to stay on despite my not receiveing credit for the work, (I will, however, learn how to accomplish sound research, which is what I want to do anyhoo).
The long and the short of this little journal I have written for y'all is that there has never been a semester where I have been so sucked in to my work. I still have to accomplish a "for credit" internship in addition to my work with Dr. Scott.
Think you rarely see me now? You will probably not see, talk, or hear from me for several months. Please just know that if you are on my friends list, particularly on my "top" friends list, that I love you, you have a HUGE influence in my life, and inspire me. I think of y'all often and hope to have time for a social life when all this is done.
Wish me luck! I'm out to change the world one policy at a time!
We did this two weeks ago, but I just haven't had time to post pictures until now! With our vintage suitcases, our CRV, and a stack of 20's ragtime, the Decemberists, and Blonde Redhead cds, we took our time driving up the coast. We stopped occasionly for pics or burgers. Michael and I found a cute little renovated 1950's motel across the street from the beach of Cayucos, (20 minutes northwest of San Luis Obispo). We would wake up in a foggy, seaside hamlet with one little main drag, drive past Morro Rock and in to blue skies and sunshine! Breakfast at the Blue Sky Cafe, with the best pancakes and huevos rancheros...mhhmmm, nothing but full tummies and comfy shoes to take us places: Here's what it was like! In Santa Barbara, next to some stamp press from a million years ago or something, not a flattering pose, but funny: Here's the press itself. Neat, huh? Just being swell: We first drove north to Cambria for breakfast, where Michael thought it was too cold, (meaning he had to put on long sleeves) I, however, did not mind the chill In to the sunshine we go! We visited the San Luis Obispo Botanical Gardens, a far cry from the Huntington Gardens here in Pasadena, but quite lovely and fun, nonethless: I got freckles in the sun, A very large plant: Gargie and I spy California partridge babies, but no pics of them :-( We did get a baby bunny, though Gargie is interested in some native American chumash ho ho hut: We explore Michael drawing the alien plant It was toasty out, and Gargie found a water source before we could provide her with one back in the car: We found that one of my favorite old hangouts, the Coffee Merchant, is now Uptown Espresso. It still roasts it's own coffee, and has lovely shaded patio seating in the heart of everything: In the evening we explored the farmer's market, which is a big to do in a small town, and picked up a couple of barbqued ribs for Gargie and a bunch of tacos from Tio Albertos for ourselves. We found a romantic and picturesque spot at the side of the creek that runs through downtown SLO and proceeded to pig out: oh, wait, how did this get in? The next day we found a beautiful seaside cemetary, which had a silly dog policy, or at least Gargie thought so: Lots of perfect little photos on the markers Three children who died the same year.. On the way home, a good trip was had by all!
Currently
listening
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Le Phare
By
Yann Tiersen
Release date: 12 March, 2002
This will sure be interesting... WARNING! This ones rigged. 1. Who are you? 2. Are we friends? 3. When and how did we meet? 4. Do you have a crush on me? 5. Would you kiss me? 6. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it. 7. Describe me in one word. 8. What was your first impression? 9. Do you still think that way about me now? 10. What reminds you of me? 11. If you could give me anything what would it be? 12. How well do you know me? 13. When's the last time you saw me? 14. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't? 15. Are you going to put this on your blog and see what I say about you?
survey I stole from a girl I don't know who stole it from a girl she didn't know
survey stolen from some chick i dont even know
1. PICK ONE OF YOUR SCARS OUT, NOW HOW DID YOU GET IT? On my left shin, about two inches long but still quite deep. I was probably 8 or 9 and playing at my friend Susie Marion's house while my sister was babysiting us and I cut myself on the insides of one of those foldup beds inna couch, (don't ask). I am so glad my sister was there. It felt like I was practically dying.. 3. WOULD YOU RATHER PLAY FOOTBALL OR WATCH IT? play 4. WHAT SPORT WOULD YOU SAY YOU ARE BEST AT? Volleyball 5. WHAT WAS YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE? any dream where I lose a family member 6. HOW DO YOU EXERCISE? 4 miles of strolling a day 7. APPLES OR ORANGES? apples 8. GRAPES OR WATERMELON? watermelon 9. WOLVES OR TIGERS? golly, either 10. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO? a more appropriate question would be "what music do I not?" I do not own any hip hop or zydeco, and my world music collection is limited too 11. HAVE YOU EVER WRITTEN POETRY? oh the horror, yes 13. DO YOU REMEMBER BIRTHDAYS? only afterwards 14. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN? around 8 pm 15. DO YOU HAVE A BIRTHMARK, WHERE? on my right shoulder blade 16. WOULD YOU CALL YOURSELF A ROMANTIC PERSON? yes 17. WHAT IS THE WEIRDEST THING YOU HAVE EVER DONE? I am too embarrassed to say 18. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU STARTED FILLING THIS IN?trying to wake up 19. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GUM? Black Jack, (not a big gum chewer)"that gum you like is coming back in style" 20. FAVORITE CHOCOLATE?Cake, Cadbury, Teauchser, brownies....little debbies... 21. FAVORITE CANDY (NON CHOCOLATE)? whuh huh? 22. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA ICE-CREAM? duh, chocolate 23. DO YOU OWN ANYTHING LEATHER? a little vintage 24. FAVORITE COLOGNE? Burt's Bee's Bay Rum! 25. FAVORITE PERFUME?s Chance/Chanel, Freesia/Crabtree&Evelyn, Sun Moon and Stars/Karl Lagerfeld, Betsey Johnson, Anna Sui, Spellbound/Estee Lauder 26. DO YOU OWN AN INSTRUMENT? an old cello and my bass 27. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ON SOMEONE (OPPOSITE SEX)? this survey is heterosexist in a big way: hands, eyes, smell 28. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SMELL? I love the way Michael smells, also, gardenias, peonies, roses, lilies, cigars, coffee, rain and wet streets and dirt, tomatoe leaves, my Mom 29. FAVORITE SOUND THAT YOU HEAR OFTEN? lovely music, Michael's voice on the phone, one of the critters talking, rain 30. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING RIGHT NOW? I do not want to cook breakfast 31. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC? only once in a while 32. COULD YOU EVER SEE YOURSELF MOVING FROM WHERE YOU ARE? mmmmmmaybe? Pasadena is like heaven but tradgedy could strike 33. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DISNEY MOVIE OF ALL TIME? Snow White 34. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG OF ALL TIME? eeek, um,...impossible 35. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR WHEN YOU WERE TEN? PURPLE! 36. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR EYES? hazel 37. HAVE YOU EVER SLEPT WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? yes 38. IF SO WHAT WAS/IS IT'S NAME?"Teddy" advanced, I know 39. WHO WAS YOUR FIRST CRUSH WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE? His name was Travis, I was in the sixth, he the seventh, my heart pained whenver he walked by. I left him a secret admirere letter, he moved ;-( 40. MOST EMBARRASSING CHILDHOOD MOMENT? too embarrassed to say 41. WHAT KIND OF HAIR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX? Again with the heterosexism... whatever phase Michael is in 42. WHAT ATTRACTS YOU TO SOMEONE OF THE OPPOSITE SEX? See? that special animal magnetism, grrrrrr! 43. WHO OUT OF YOUR FRIENDS (SAME SEX) HAVE YOU KNOWN THE LONGEST? probably Ursula, does Giana count? 44. NOW THE OPPOSITE? Uberkreep and Dr. Fez were once attatched at the hip so it's a toss up between them. I still manage to touch base with Jody once in a while 45. WHAT IS THEIR MIDDLE NAME? I have been given instructions to use pseudonyms online, but I know and he knows I know 46. SUNRISE OR SUNSET? sunset 47. WHERE AT? the balcony of the Coronado Resort 48. (FOR THE LADIES, BE TRUTHFUL) WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF BEING PROPOSED TO AT? in his living room after he comes home from work and he's kinda stoned and you hope he remembers he asked tomorrow, (he did, obviously) 49. (NOW THE GENTLEMEN, BE TRUTHFUL) WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF PROPOSING? 50. WHAT ARE YOUR FIVE FAVORITE MOVIES OF THIS YEAR? have not seen any yet (Questions 51 through 56 were absent for some reason.) 57. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF GOING FOR YOUR HONEYMOON?Coronado Island 58. CAN YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT? You could call what I do playing the bass 59. DO YOU SPEAK A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE? broken French 60. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU (OF THE OPPOSITE SEX)? I don't think that I can remember... my high school sweetheart gave me flowers on Valentine's Day 61. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE SINGER? when you come down to brass tacks...Frank was smooooth 62. FAVORITE BAND(s)please refer to my profile page 63. WHAT KIND OF BOOKS DO YOU LIKE TO READ? almost everything, although manuals can be a bit dry 64. DO YOU LIKE POETRY? in restrained, tasteful amounts, (no corn, please) 65. HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR COFFEE? black as a moonless night 66. WHAT's your favorite PHRASE to use? how does that make you feel? 67. DRAGONS OR DINOSAURS? both are cool, as long as it's like, asian dragons and not some fairy airbrushed googley eyed retard 68. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING? it's happened 69. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU? Just don't tell them. Be nice to them and do their daily chores for no reason at all 70. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED: 3 71. BLONDES, REDHEADS OR BRUNETTES?: brunettes 72. WOULD YOU PREFER TO GO ICE SKATING OR ROLLER SKATING? roller skating 73. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL OFTEN?spouse, mom 74. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST? bullies 75. HAVE YOU EVER DONE A PRANK CALL? yes
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