I graduated today. Was weird. I was just going through the motions until I started walking down the massive amounts of stairs onto the Carver Hawkeye Arena (Visual Aid ) when it hit me. Can't really explain it, but I felt tears coming. I held them back though. No idea WHY I was going to cry. None. So we get down there, and I will admit it, Vicky, it was smothering and hot down there, we were shoulder to shoulder. Near sitting on each other. And it did take a while. But the speech made by the student was really REALLY good, and the others were mildly amusing. (Like when the guy speaker--no idea who he was-- was making a point of saying politically correct things, I have no idea how many times he said African Americans-- but then said "African Americans and gay people." heh.) It was worth it.

So it ended and I threw my cap in the air. Didn't do that before in high school. Was  cool-ish. Then my family and Tommie's took pictures. We drove to D-port and my parents gave me $250. Wow, Was not expecting anything, they paid for my education. So much for my money worries on the TX trip. :D I was a bit worried it would be a little tight until Tuesday when I would get paid.

Oh, so I called Vision for less when I was in DC and asked if my contacts were in. the lady got really snippy with me and said that it took 7-10 days.

Fine.

So I call in yesterday and they say that I never confirmed that my contacts were good.
A) SEFHSEFSHAFLKSFDLIK!!~!!~~~!@!!~!1111
B) I DID when I first got them.
C) why didn't that cunt tell me when I first called?
D) Damnit. I NEED an extra pair in TX, or it's my glasses for the rest of the trip. :( I am pissed.


Am now sitting talking to Elisabeth from Caliga about Simone and Ellie. :D Nice getting into the swing of things again.

Wish Vicky was on. Or Jo, Laura or Liz. Or someone else to chat with, beyond pleasantries. Am really bored. Made some Alias icons, that took an hour. (It's either be bored or watch The Great Debaters and The Golden Compass. But after watching Cloverfield with them, I get annoyed. They talk ALL through it.)


Am now plotting. :D:D:D:D Oh, I do so love to plot.

The latter part of the title is from 30 Rock. *dies* That show is AMAZING. The last 2 episodes were GREAT.

Part of the last episode, starring Matthew Broderick:
so, Alec Baldwin and Matthew Broderick devise a plan to create a 'gay bomb' to get themselves fired from the government. Well, 3 months later they have a prototype, and MB breaks the vial and the smoke goes everywhere. MB: I feel weird. AB: *looks at MB with smokey eyes* Let's do this. (meaning let's have sex, for those of you not hip with the lingo) HILARIOUS!

and this.

So, caught up on the 5-7 scenes that I was behind on in caliga(reading, I mean. I feel like such a loser, I haven't scened in over a week. Like, I scened with myself--that sounded weird-- last thursday.)

Also wrote 1 paper from the 2 that I have to do. It was the harder one, the one that I have to make up the entire story. Was hard. I sent it to my friend from class to proofread, but that's probably not likely. She said she would, but let's be realistic. Like she will.

Got really pissed last night when my sister called me to tell me that my brother's graduation ISN'T on the 1st like he originally told me, but on the 25th. WHEN I WILL BE IN ARKANSAS. ASS!!!! I really wanted to see that, and he fucked it up. So, now I will have to watch some crappy recording. My dad will probably film the scenery or some shit instead of the good stuff. *sigh* Oh well, I'll get over it.

1 paper and 1 final to go!!!! WOOT!  I got an ominous email from my teacher saying "If you don't have an appointment with me for your final project(paper), then good luck with finals!!" I understood that as, "If you didn't schedule an appointment with me, then you are fucked."

So. Guess who didn't make an appointment? 3 guesses.

have about a half hour before my replacement gets here (am at work) and I NEED TO PEE!!! (TMI?) We have to call for them to give us bathroom breaks. And the office is across the river. Hrm. Do I? No se.

My dad called to ask if I still had car payments. Here I thought he was making his way into asking if I wanted that paid off for graduation. Nope. He is telling me that I still have an account with a bank in Davenport that may still have money in it and I should use that to pay it off. Or save for a rainy day. He kept changing his mind. He thinks I still have about 600 in there, I think I have less. I think I remember taking my security deposit out of there 3 years ago. Hrm. Anyway, I didn't really expect my parents to give me anything large for my Gday. They HAVE paid for my education after all. But with a lead in like that, I got my hopes up. Stupid.

TX in a little over a week. Need to shop for clothes.

I think I am going to see if there is a bathroom in this building. (Usable bathroom. They are renovating it. Hence the really bad paint/construction smell that I've put up with all day. Hey, it's better than the previous eau de asbestos.)

Edit: A hole where a bathroom should be. There's even a sink. Where's the rest? DAMN THEM!!!! *shakes fist*

Shots fired! Shots fired!

That's what this guy did on the radio yesterday. Hilarious. Public safety was like, "ermm..... should we respond?"

Clancy was just kidding of course. He is something else. He locked himself out of the IMU ramp once, and had to climb in through the window. I'm in the IMU ramp right now, and let me tell you, that is no easy feat. Especially with the broken leg he had. He said he had to climb onto the person's car to get in. hehehe

I am so tired. The kid I had this morning ran everywhere. I had to run after and pick him up and bring him back to where we were. Tiring. So of course I brought caffeine free pop with me. stupid.

need to read for spanish (which I have decided to half-ass read for. No translating, am just going to read through it, and if I don't get it, I don't get it. There are no tests and probably not a lot of quizes, so I am not worried. Too much to do, you know?) Probably doesn't help that it is a spanish version of Alice and wonderland.... going to be hard anyway. I don't care. graduating in less than a month.

Riverfest is here(no idea what that is, all I know is I'm going to be busy.). Have to go to art museum tomorrow, hopefully my painting is there, and not some stupid other exhibit.

Need to do 2 powerpoint presentaciones, 5 papers, group stuff... and there is more, I can't think of it though.

Starting tomorrow(I mean Monday. So tired.), I can buy my cap and gown.

Hehe. This is why I love  knowing exactly how I can talk to my bosses at work:

Me: Hey, I need $1's *again* at the IMU ramp.
Dan: So?
Me: So I expect you to do it NOW.
Dan: Dang, you're so forceful.
Me: Hey, you brought this upon yourself.

Then there is Keith, who pretty much likes regular humor and who owes me a favor. *evil grin* 2 people took those shifts I was worried about, so I will use that favor for Graduation if necessary. It's nice to have one of those in your pocket. Then there is Wade who is pretty much a pervert. You can imagine the humor here. Sax likes all my shows, and we snark. Lisa is like Miss Mathis from the cinemas, you just have to humor her, and not piss her off. There is no attempt at humor there. No way it would work. She is like Angela from the Office in the worst ways. Jeff, the higher up, the highest I've seen anyway, is like Michael from the office. Sugar highs and bad jokes and running around. You just have to basically do what the Office people do for Michael.

Sax and Dan are not really my bosses, they are a little higher up though. Like 2 steps up. ::shrug:: does no good to piss them off.

I just find it amusing that I've found out how to push buttons, or how not to, I guess.

So my dad randomly came to IC today (which is weird, they never visit me) for the hawk scrimmage(whatever that is) and stopped in. So we talked for awhile about what he thinks I should do after graduation. He does not approve of me volunteering. He REALLY wants me to work for somewhere. Like DHS. That's fine, but I don't want to get stuck, you know? I don't want to work in a crappy job that I don't like because I got lazy and didn't take the GRE and go to grad school. He basically thinks I should do all that for about 10 years and then go back like he and mom did. No, that is not what I want to do.

 But, I told him that I was going to live with Vicky. Assuming he knew that she married Dan, (which he should) he knows it will be with him also. I did not volunteer this information, though. let him figure it out. ::shrug::


PS- What the frak is going on at the IMU? SO BUSY!! Literally, it was like the entire ramp came through. This is like an hour after I wrote the stuff above.

So, yeah. Me V and dan were talking about the living arrangements and were kinda humored that so many people thought it was weird. V was like: Told you dad yet?
Me: No
Dan: what does it matter? I'm a boy?
Me: Well, you're married.
V: *nods*
Dan: That's stupid.
V: You're a polygamist Dan. *Looks at me*
Me: *Shrugs*

V and I are like sisters, really. It would be like me moving in with one of my brothers. No one would think it weird.


Ugh. So ready to go home. Am sick of cars starting on fire. (Or rather, getting overheated. But it has happened, and I really don't care for it again.)

Am at the Psych library 'studying'. I can't seem to read this story I need t o finish before class. I am kinda sick of reading stories about death and murder. After a while, they are ALL the same. I skimmed this, saw sangre (Spanish word for blood) and knew I was in for another one.

So, tonight I will go home and start my cleaning(and try to tell tommie to remove all his crap from the living room) because my brother will be spending the night. MOVIE NIGHT!!!! Seriously, love those. Anyone wishing to get closer to me just needs to says those two words, and I'm yours. Seriously.

So, we had presentations in class today about decisions we've made. Mine was deciding to go here at the University of Iowa, everyone else's was (except like 2) going to grad school. I feel like such a lazy person taking a year off. All I know is, I would have been SO freaking burnt out. I am now.
The other 2 were about studying abroad, and one guy wanting to open up a shaved ice stand in the ped mall. hehe

There is a girl that reminds me of Padma from caliga. She is Indian, wants to be a lawyer, and she basically told everyone her life story today. As she grew up, her parents basically told her that she would be a doctor, but if she didn't really want that, they would settle for a dentist. So, I am thinking, well lawyer isn't bad, it's kinda the same thing. But her family told her that if she didn't do one of the 2, she would be a disappointment to the family. So, now that she is married, her in-laws pay for her schooling. So they didn't really care. So, she now is a disappointment to her family, but her husband and her in-laws support her. Poor girl.

Speaking of parents, my parents want me to get graduation announcements. so I suggested going to a party store and getting some, and they want me to actually get fancy, logo ones. ::is shocked:: I didn't think they cared THAT much. Hrm. It's nice. Another thing, graduation is on the 17th. Like, five days after finals. Weird. But, I am relieved, because I figured they would have it on the same day as my brothers. I would be disappointed, but OF COURSE I would want them to go to Sam's. Seriously, I WANT to go to Sam's.

::sigh:: I REALLY want something cake-ish. Thank you jandjsalmon  for that lovely picture of cake you had on your lj. ::scowls::

Here we go with the procratinating again... I am posting AND watching the Buffy musical. Then I will full on get to it and then listen to the soundtrack while studying. I just can't seem to motivate myself when I know I will probably not do so well. I guess it helps that the teacher likes me. I had her before, and she knows I don't like to participate( I do when I feel able).

So now I am going to expand on the voicepost I did last week when I talked about the awards thing my brother got into. So he is one of 100 or so out of the country that got it, and he gets to go to Washington D.C. for the awards banquet/show and gets $1000. So the fam and I are all going. Anyway, there is a committee that decides who are the top 5 people. Guess who is on this committee? Richard freaking Dreyfus, You know, JAWS? Amazing.


Here is  where I get to be the proud sister: He is Valedectorian He was the creator of a group that fundraised for Habitat for Humanity, 2 years in a row, they raised A LOT of money. He is in EVERY play, works at Starbucks and Wallaces (a plant store), and is in a lot of extra curriculars.  He applied to a lot of scholarships and  colleges (including Yale. Yep, my brother applied to Yale) and it sucks cause even though all of that, he might not get a lot. St. Thomas is only going to pay for half, and even that will be more than what it takes for me to go to Iowa. He might get the Rotary, which I think is 50,000. (It really is too bad we are not 1/16 irish or anything like that. I think we are 1/32. Damnit. He/me could have gotten something off of that). Still, if he gets accepted at Yale, he will get a full ride, because our family is 'too poor'. So besides the boasting that I will do, my parents won't have to pay! Yay! (they are having a hard time because of all the medical bills).

Whenever we talk, we talk for an hour (like this Sunday). He told me that he still uses the schedule I made for him freshman year. pretty much, I made him a schedule his freshman year of what classes to take for all four years. He followed it, all except one, Honors Physics, because he wanted to take Honors Chem instead. So, I told him to acknowledge me in his book if he ever writes one. I seriously wish someone would have done that for me. It would have been great. So I was touched. That was pretty cool, he looks up to me and stuff. I mean, I always felt like a loser for going to Scott and not trying hard enough in school. My parents kinda just sat back, but with Sam they actually helped and pushed along. No idea why. Like they go to all his school functions, but they never went to mine. I know I was only a cheerleader, but still. So when I actually started trying (around junior year, when I realized that grades were important), it was too late. I mean, my older brother never went to college, he works as a manager at KFC and pretty much hates himself for not doing it, so I feel like I went farther, but I could have been better. That's a lot of the reason I want to go to grad school. Mostly because I don't want to end up as a case worker for the rest of my days, hating the world for all the horrible things I see, and a tiny part to show my parents that I CAN DO IT. They don't think I will. Which is pretty much fuel in the fire, but maybe they know that. Maybe this is all reverse psychology... arseholes. Seriously? The method you used on Sam is MUCH BETTER. I know, I have parental issues. They love my brother more, and this is total middle child crap going on. I fear they are going to do the same to Caleb, who is youngest. Hopefully not, hopefully they pull the Sam stuff on him. It would work out better.


So then I told him that he should send all the colleges that he applied to (and the scholarships) word of this latest award. I mean, it is pretty prestigious. I'm sure that will help.

Can't wait till May. MEIWEI!!!! My favorite restaurant EVER!!!!! Plus I get to use the metro and see museums and art galleries. I will totally save money and buy some cool Rodin stuff at the Rodin Museum. hehe wait... that's in Philly. hehe


Wow. This was meant to be a SAM YAY!! post. Not a wallow in self pity post. Gah. I never EVER see those coming.

And can I comment on how weird it is to say graduation? I feel like the commencement speaker is going to turn into a giant snake or something....