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29 February 2008
♫ ♪ Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland! ♫ ♪
It was absolutely gorgeous earlier this week. These pictures were taken Wednesday.
Then, in the early afternoon, after I had finished up my Honors homework and before Honors class, Megan and I went out for about 20 minutes of impromptu sledding. (The dorm has sleds for communal use, which is awesome.) It was great fun to just enjoy creation for a while, in the middle of a moderately stressful midterms week.
But, anyway. Enjoy the pictures!
Then, in the early afternoon, after I had finished up my Honors homework and before Honors class, Megan and I went out for about 20 minutes of impromptu sledding. (The dorm has sleds for communal use, which is awesome.) It was great fun to just enjoy creation for a while, in the middle of a moderately stressful midterms week.
But, anyway. Enjoy the pictures!
All's well with the world again
'Cause midterms are over and it's spring break!
OK, normally in these situations where I'm behind in posts, I'll try to do them chronologically, but I don't want to do that this time. Mostly because I just don't. Hope you don't get confused!
So my roommate lives in Pittsburgh. Her mom was going to going to pick her up at 3:00 today, but because of the three inches of snow that fell today, poor Sara is stranded at school until tomorrow morning. I feel so bad for her. She's kinda abandonned. (This kind of thing doesn't happen where I come from.) But at least she's got me (small consolation, I know) until 4:00 tomorrow morning.
So, yeah. The roads are kinda slick and sludgy. It honestly reminds me of the consistency of a slurpy. I can't help thinking that if only it were bright blue, I could drink it.
Next post -- pretty photos!!!
God bless,
-Rebekah
OK, normally in these situations where I'm behind in posts, I'll try to do them chronologically, but I don't want to do that this time. Mostly because I just don't. Hope you don't get confused!
So my roommate lives in Pittsburgh. Her mom was going to going to pick her up at 3:00 today, but because of the three inches of snow that fell today, poor Sara is stranded at school until tomorrow morning. I feel so bad for her. She's kinda abandonned. (This kind of thing doesn't happen where I come from.) But at least she's got me (small consolation, I know) until 4:00 tomorrow morning.
So, yeah. The roads are kinda slick and sludgy. It honestly reminds me of the consistency of a slurpy. I can't help thinking that if only it were bright blue, I could drink it.
Next post -- pretty photos!!!
God bless,
-Rebekah
19 February 2008
A C-R-A-Z-Y week!
So I wake up sick on Saturday morning on my aunt's couch in Orange County.
The flu had, as mentioned, been going around from about 2 weeks, but it couldn't have picked a more perfect [read: worse] day to hit me. A constant flow of ibuprofen and cough drops kept me functioning normally throughout the party, but by that night, I was feeling all kinds of crummy (not helped by the fact that my body was operating on EST). The whole flying across the country thing went about as well as could be expected, as I stayed hydrated on ginger ale and one of those huge $3 water bottles they sell at every vendor in the terminal, and got back to the dorm safely.
The illness ran it's course over the next several days, which wouldn't have been a problem, except that this was the one week where everything piled up in every class! Proof that I'm not exaggerating:
Psychology:
Mon - essay thesis due
Wed - first exam
Honors:
Mon - first draft of essay due
regular reading assignment
Wed - inordinately big regular reading assignment
French:
Tue - regular Reader quiz
regular video watching
Thu - second essay due
Spanish:
Tue - first essay due
regular article assignment
exercise handout due
Thu - chapter workbook due (lot's of work!)
oral presentation with PowerPoint
Theology:
Thu - regular reading assignment for weekly quiz
Wow, I really do sound like I'm complaining, but now you've got a little idea of how stressed my week was. And remember, this is all while trying to get enough sleep so that I could feel well enough to actually attend class.
Of course, it all worked out in the end. I got an extension on my Honors paper, there was a snow day on Tuesday, the Spanish workbook pages got pushed back to today, and I was feeling well enough by Wednesday that I could stay up late enough to get my presentation finished. (Which went very well, by the way.)
I'm sorry, I really am being whiny.
Then there was the secretions from my left ear, but the doctor put me on drugs and I should be feeling 100% better very soon. (nurse practitioner's exact promise)
Oh, and I might have a heart murmur! Isn't life wonderful?
I will stop now before this gets any more totally soap opera or I divulge too much of my own medical history.
Bye now,
-Rebekah
The flu had, as mentioned, been going around from about 2 weeks, but it couldn't have picked a more perfect [read: worse] day to hit me. A constant flow of ibuprofen and cough drops kept me functioning normally throughout the party, but by that night, I was feeling all kinds of crummy (not helped by the fact that my body was operating on EST). The whole flying across the country thing went about as well as could be expected, as I stayed hydrated on ginger ale and one of those huge $3 water bottles they sell at every vendor in the terminal, and got back to the dorm safely.
The illness ran it's course over the next several days, which wouldn't have been a problem, except that this was the one week where everything piled up in every class! Proof that I'm not exaggerating:
Psychology:
Mon - essay thesis due
Wed - first exam
Honors:
Mon - first draft of essay due
regular reading assignment
Wed - inordinately big regular reading assignment
French:
Tue - regular Reader quiz
regular video watching
Thu - second essay due
Spanish:
Tue - first essay due
regular article assignment
exercise handout due
Thu - chapter workbook due (lot's of work!)
oral presentation with PowerPoint
Theology:
Thu - regular reading assignment for weekly quiz
Wow, I really do sound like I'm complaining, but now you've got a little idea of how stressed my week was. And remember, this is all while trying to get enough sleep so that I could feel well enough to actually attend class.
Of course, it all worked out in the end. I got an extension on my Honors paper, there was a snow day on Tuesday, the Spanish workbook pages got pushed back to today, and I was feeling well enough by Wednesday that I could stay up late enough to get my presentation finished. (Which went very well, by the way.)
I'm sorry, I really am being whiny.
Then there was the secretions from my left ear, but the doctor put me on drugs and I should be feeling 100% better very soon. (nurse practitioner's exact promise)
Oh, and I might have a heart murmur! Isn't life wonderful?
I will stop now before this gets any more totally soap opera or I divulge too much of my own medical history.
Bye now,
-Rebekah
Imperfect
Don't get me wrong, the people at this university can be some of the nicest people, opening doors and the like. But I can't believe that I could be the only one to notice how a large percentage of the student body is totally oblivious.
This is not just a one time occurrence. It happens all the time. Two people pass each other and start to chat, but they don't pick a direction to walk, or even move out of the flow of traffic, they just stop wherever they happen to be and proceed to ignore everything around them.I've seen them right in the middle of the sidewalk, in the middle of the stairway, by the tray return in the caf and blocking the way where everyone needs to walk, or near the already crowded mailbox area.
We're a friendly people, but I wonder if maybe our friendliness needs to get out of everyone's way.
My name is Rebekah, and I approve this rant.
This is not just a one time occurrence. It happens all the time. Two people pass each other and start to chat, but they don't pick a direction to walk, or even move out of the flow of traffic, they just stop wherever they happen to be and proceed to ignore everything around them.I've seen them right in the middle of the sidewalk, in the middle of the stairway, by the tray return in the caf and blocking the way where everyone needs to walk, or near the already crowded mailbox area.
We're a friendly people, but I wonder if maybe our friendliness needs to get out of everyone's way.
My name is Rebekah, and I approve this rant.
16 February 2008
Sobering News
This is about a week late, but I thought I should still post it.
We received at email Sunday evening informing us that senior education major Amanda Pudvah had died suddenly of complications due to pneumonia. The news came as a shock to everyone. Including her parents.
I didn't know Amanda, but from the reaction I've seen from the whole campus mourning her passing, I can tell that she was an amazing woman of God.
Please pray for the repose of Amanda's soul and for the consolation of her family, friends, classmates, and household sisters.
We received at email Sunday evening informing us that senior education major Amanda Pudvah had died suddenly of complications due to pneumonia. The news came as a shock to everyone. Including her parents.
I didn't know Amanda, but from the reaction I've seen from the whole campus mourning her passing, I can tell that she was an amazing woman of God.
Please pray for the repose of Amanda's soul and for the consolation of her family, friends, classmates, and household sisters.
The Perfect Surprise
Sorry about the delay in posting. It's been one ridiculous week and I'm just now recovering, but that's another story.
Last weekend, I went to California.
Yep. You should have seen the look on Dr. Williams' face when I told him in class Thursday that, "Je vais aller en Californie ce week-end."
My mom turned 50 on Tuesday, Feb 5, and Uncle Mike had a crazy idea. Back in November, he emailed me with the beginnings of his birthday plans for my mom. The whole family (and several friends) were in on it. And everything went off without a hitch.
I flew into LAX Friday evening, where Uncle Tim picked me up and drove me to Uncle Pat's house where I spent the night.
The next day, we decorated the house, and everyone showed up around 11:45.
At 12:30 my mom, who thought she was coming up to sort photos (and couldn't understand why the whole family wanted to tag along), got to the house. I can't tell you just how excited she was when she walked in to her whole family shouting "surprise!" but it sounded awesome.
She seemed a bit bemused, though, when they made her open presents first. The first was a beautiful claddagh necklace and earrings. The second was a huge box that I jumped out of when she started to open it.
That expression of surprise, I can tell you all about. And I must say, her face was priceless. I think it's safe to say that Uncle Mike is pretty good at this whole surprise party planning thing.
I went back home with my family for the night and left the next morning out of Lindbergh Field.
So that's what I did with my weekend. Everything went perfectly, except that I finally decided to get sick Saturday morning.
Oh! And Milo Ventimiglia was on my flight from PIT to LAX. I didn't talk to him, but he was there!
And I've a few more posts bouncing around in my head, so you'll hear form me again soon!
God bless you guys,
-Rebekah
Last weekend, I went to California.
Yep. You should have seen the look on Dr. Williams' face when I told him in class Thursday that, "Je vais aller en Californie ce week-end."
My mom turned 50 on Tuesday, Feb 5, and Uncle Mike had a crazy idea. Back in November, he emailed me with the beginnings of his birthday plans for my mom. The whole family (and several friends) were in on it. And everything went off without a hitch.
I flew into LAX Friday evening, where Uncle Tim picked me up and drove me to Uncle Pat's house where I spent the night.
The next day, we decorated the house, and everyone showed up around 11:45.
At 12:30 my mom, who thought she was coming up to sort photos (and couldn't understand why the whole family wanted to tag along), got to the house. I can't tell you just how excited she was when she walked in to her whole family shouting "surprise!" but it sounded awesome.
She seemed a bit bemused, though, when they made her open presents first. The first was a beautiful claddagh necklace and earrings. The second was a huge box that I jumped out of when she started to open it.
That expression of surprise, I can tell you all about. And I must say, her face was priceless. I think it's safe to say that Uncle Mike is pretty good at this whole surprise party planning thing.
I went back home with my family for the night and left the next morning out of Lindbergh Field.
So that's what I did with my weekend. Everything went perfectly, except that I finally decided to get sick Saturday morning.
Oh! And Milo Ventimiglia was on my flight from PIT to LAX. I didn't talk to him, but he was there!
And I've a few more posts bouncing around in my head, so you'll hear form me again soon!
God bless you guys,
-Rebekah
13 February 2008
04 February 2008
Bug
There's a flu going around campus. More than half of the students are either sick or recovering. Fortunately, most people are still able to walk around and go to class, but I can't imagine it's fun. Now that my roommate is under the weather, I think I'm the last one on my wing who's avoided getting sick. I overheard someone saying that her early experience students had all come down with it. They're calling it "the plague". I just hope the entire city doesn't get sick.
So, with this warning, hopefully you'll be able to buy all your canned soup and ginger ale before it spreads all the way to California! :)
God bless,
-Rebekah
So, with this warning, hopefully you'll be able to buy all your canned soup and ginger ale before it spreads all the way to California! :)
God bless,
-Rebekah
03 February 2008
My very own very first youtube video!
Yes, that's right! I mashed up some photos and music and and cute little clip of Beth, and I did it!
Dad had suggested that we make a video because of the way the Continental Divide photos look when viewed consecutively. There were others on my computer that worked sort of almost as well. So, after several hours of drag-and-drop-and-resizing, this is what I came up with:
So, whatcha think?
Dad had suggested that we make a video because of the way the Continental Divide photos look when viewed consecutively. There were others on my computer that worked sort of almost as well. So, after several hours of drag-and-drop-and-resizing, this is what I came up with:
So, whatcha think?
01 February 2008
Unprecidented Phenomena, Long-Expected Guilty Childhood Pleasures, The Oh So Very Very Wrong... and More!
First off, yes. I do realize that I have yet to comment on either the Tridentine Mass or the March for Life, but I refuse to let that stop me any longer from blogging about so many interesting little things...
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First off, we're having some foul weather today. Last week it snowed and was cold and all that fun winter stuff. Then it was 45 degrees out for two days which melted the snow. Then it was 23 degrees for two days which froze the ground, puddles, etc. Then, last night, there was some sort of rainy, sleety, hail-type stuff which crunched underfoot on the way out of my Theology night class. This morning, that turned into rain and slushy stuff underfoot, made worse by the fact that the ground is still pretty frozen, causing more flooding than usually on sidewalks. I've never seen weather quite like this before. It's quite an experience.
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I found out just today that the third of Paolini's books has a cover, title, and release date! (and an amazon page)
Probably most of you have either heard of or read the Inheritance Trilogy by the boy writer, Christopher Paolini. I read the first two at the recommendation of some friends and siblings. They are standard, mid-quality, children's fantasy fare. I have long said that they were and are so popular only because Paolini started Eragon when he was 15 years old. I personally don't think his writing style has improved much since then, but the books are an enjoyable read, especially for children (and I do enjoy reading lighter things now and then for a break.)
Now, reviews aside, I was very impatient to see the third book come out. I didn't read Eragon till Eldest had already been released, so I had to sense of how long it was between books. Eragon was published in 2002, and Eldest in 2005*.
There had been much internet buzz over the potential name and cover of Paolini's third and final book. Now it's resolved, and it looks like the series won't be over till its author is about 40. I recommend you watch the video on the amazon page for details, but, to put a long story short, there will now be 4 books in the Inheritance Cycle because of poor planning.
All I really wanted to say was that the release date for Brisingr is September 20, 2008. amazon.com has a really good price on the preorder. Only $15.68 after discount and 5% bonus savings on preorders. That's off the list price of $27.50. I was impressed.
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In other news, I got an email from our residence director the other day that included the following little gem:
" BYOB (bring your own bowl) - Thursday, February 7th. Come to 3rd floor at 9:00pm for
fellowship over a bowl of cereal! (we also get lactate milk for those who need it) "
Oh so very very wrong!
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I also wanted to make it clear that I will no longer be intimidated by disparaging remarks about my multilingualism. I will stand up against anti-Spanish-class sentiments. I will sing Juanes in public and darn the stares. I will compose facebook statuses in French and not be intimidated by wall posts.
I AM LINGUIST, HEAR ME ROAR!
Thank you.
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Finally, I leave you with this simple thought...
Isn't it great that google is non-partisan?
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As I was writing this, the network all over campus totally crashed. They were very nice about it, though, and sent us all an email letting us know that we didn't have internet.
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God bless,
-Rebekah
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First off, we're having some foul weather today. Last week it snowed and was cold and all that fun winter stuff. Then it was 45 degrees out for two days which melted the snow. Then it was 23 degrees for two days which froze the ground, puddles, etc. Then, last night, there was some sort of rainy, sleety, hail-type stuff which crunched underfoot on the way out of my Theology night class. This morning, that turned into rain and slushy stuff underfoot, made worse by the fact that the ground is still pretty frozen, causing more flooding than usually on sidewalks. I've never seen weather quite like this before. It's quite an experience.
---------------
I found out just today that the third of Paolini's books has a cover, title, and release date! (and an amazon page)
Probably most of you have either heard of or read the Inheritance Trilogy by the boy writer, Christopher Paolini. I read the first two at the recommendation of some friends and siblings. They are standard, mid-quality, children's fantasy fare. I have long said that they were and are so popular only because Paolini started Eragon when he was 15 years old. I personally don't think his writing style has improved much since then, but the books are an enjoyable read, especially for children (and I do enjoy reading lighter things now and then for a break.)Now, reviews aside, I was very impatient to see the third book come out. I didn't read Eragon till Eldest had already been released, so I had to sense of how long it was between books. Eragon was published in 2002, and Eldest in 2005*.
There had been much internet buzz over the potential name and cover of Paolini's third and final book. Now it's resolved, and it looks like the series won't be over till its author is about 40. I recommend you watch the video on the amazon page for details, but, to put a long story short, there will now be 4 books in the Inheritance Cycle because of poor planning.
All I really wanted to say was that the release date for Brisingr is September 20, 2008. amazon.com has a really good price on the preorder. Only $15.68 after discount and 5% bonus savings on preorders. That's off the list price of $27.50. I was impressed.
---------------
In other news, I got an email from our residence director the other day that included the following little gem:
" BYOB (bring your own bowl) - Thursday, February 7th. Come to 3rd floor at 9:00pm for
fellowship over a bowl of cereal! (we also get lactate milk for those who need it) "
Oh so very very wrong!
---------------
I also wanted to make it clear that I will no longer be intimidated by disparaging remarks about my multilingualism. I will stand up against anti-Spanish-class sentiments. I will sing Juanes in public and darn the stares. I will compose facebook statuses in French and not be intimidated by wall posts.
I AM LINGUIST, HEAR ME ROAR!
Thank you.
---------------
Finally, I leave you with this simple thought...
Isn't it great that google is non-partisan?
---------------
As I was writing this, the network all over campus totally crashed. They were very nice about it, though, and sent us all an email letting us know that we didn't have internet.
---------------
God bless,
-Rebekah
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