My Room!

I finally got the pics!!

This is the image you see when you first walk into my room. Jasmine's loft in on the left and mine is on the right (with the bathrobe). That is also my desk with the TV and cable cord and light.

When you walk forward into my room and turn around, you see Jasmine's side of the room including her desk and lamp and posters (you can't see her closet, though, because it's behind the loft. She brought the fridge and microwave, but we both use them.

This is my side (pardon my messy desk...it's all homework). You can see my neatly made bed, moonchair, dresser, closet, and bathrobe (it's gotta dry somewhere!).

And this is the view of my desk and wall from my loft (I only took this pic so you could see my cute kitten and mouse poster :) ). And in the back corner is the shared bookshelf for books, food, tupperware, and miscellaneous items such as Kleenexes and straws.

Apparently this is a decent sized room compared to many others. Well, now you know...so come visit me! ;)

Be Sure To Check the Times When I Post

Hello all.

Today is bittersweet. For one, I didn't have half my classes today! But on the downside, I was up so late last night* and still had to get up for my 8 a.m. class. Yuck! I wasn't the only one nodding off and fighting heavy lids during the class though. We took notes on the chapters we just finished quizzing on and reading on our own. How pointless! But upon talking later with someone else, she said we're probably doing this so much because finals are brutal.

I made a playlist on YouTube and took a nap. And ate dinner (it was so freaking packed! I didn't have time to stand in line for lo mein and a fortune cookie or more fries *pout face*).

For Wellness, we had to do this test to see how (un)fit we are. So far, so good. For height and weight, I'm either average or below average. My resting heart rate is quite high. We'll have to continue on Thursday.


*At 9:15, our floor left for Shakey Monday which is where we go to some shake diner and buy one shake, get one free. When we arrived in the timely fashion we did, it was packed! I ordered a hot fudge shake. It was really good! But I don't think I'm going to order a shake again...too thick and it got really rich at the end. Then we had our floor meeting at, like, 10:30 and that went on until 11:30. After, we had to do a roommate contract for half an hour, then I had to take a shower and a quiz. So I went to bed at one this morning and woke at seven.

I want to go to the symposium at 7:30 tonight so I should start on my homework.

Thanks!
God Bless!
Tiff

Since When Are Mondays Good?

Hello all!

Today has been fabulous so far! I've talked with many people and ran into Squirt from LIC!!

Archaeology was boring as ever though. We took notes on the "barriers" or "traps" that prevent us from thinking critically. It turned into a philosophical debate concerning bias, which I suppose, is interesting, but people were falling asleep in class!

Laters

Thanks!
God Bless!
Tiff

Sunday Night At East

Hello all.

Quick note. I went to Sunday Night at the East complex (basically a worship service with fun songs...but unfortunately I found them a bit boring--but someone told me the songs were off this week and it's not normally like that.) with some floormates (I didn't have a buddy with sadly).

Anyways, what I found quite cool (besides the weather) was how the pastor said "while" and "wheat;" he said those types of words like Stewie said cool "whip" on Family Guy. :P

Then, we had communion. And for those who are wondering, yup! It still tastes as horrible as the wine at church.

Thanks!
God Bless!
Tiff

First Weekend On Campus

Hello all!

I was totally wrong about what I said about that one girl from the previous post. We went to the concert on campus tonight and had a good time. Then we watched a movie (Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella). It was so much fun. I shouldn't have been so judgemental. I blame
my depression and Internet/TVD addiction for making me so cranky. I really feel terrible.

At the concert, I stood by myself for a good amount of time because my friend had to go get her laundry out of the machine. I texted people. I knew one of the band's songs that they wrote. Afterwards I got a t-shirt (which they signed) and a picture with them! :)

Today Suzanne came up!! I was so excited. We couldn't find each other at first (lol!), but then we walked around the campus. She met Jasmine and saw my oddly shaped, larger-than-the-typical-college-dorm room (and said my side was cleaner. Score!). We ate on campus, then went off-campus to the mall where Suzy bought shoes. We next (still inside the mall) went to this Christian bookstore which was fantabulous! I wanted so many books and this Action Bible and CD's. Suz was all over the CD's and a Vegetales movie. I have never seen a Vegetales movie. I am SO missing out from what I've heard. We ate pretzels (but they didn't taste as good as we thought). And then Suzanne had to boogie home after dropping me back off at...this...place.

Oh! On the long way back (we hit soooo many stoplights), there was this dude in a tripped out SUV from Texas and he had this LOUD bass. So Suzanne turns her iPod to Lecrae and later Trip Lee and rolls down the windows and blasts the music. So fun! We got a couple stares from people. Tehe.

I miss being home and going to football games and hearing about what's new in my friends lives (seriously, peeps, email me!). My parents are texting me overly affectionate phrases that they normally don't even say to me at home.

I'm afraid I wasn't very productive today. I had made a schedule, but a Class Rep Interest meeting kind of screwed my schedule so I was extremely off-task. (As you probably know, I was on TVD forums discussing and dissecting the latest episode and what happened and future possibilities and so on...this is why I'm an English major.)

Oh, I might have to get a major or minor in history (I just thought of this right now) because it'd be easier to understand the novel's origins or to what time a book/story is referring to or the setting of some stories. And I like history.

I started reading this article for my Archaeology Today class...and I came across evolution references...urgh...this is going to be a long semester. Go Creationism!!!

I really want to watch To Save A Life.

I need to email a professor concerning if we have class on Tuesday...symposium...

Thanks!
God Bless!
Tiff

"By Your Side"

Hey all.

I should be incredibly happy that I attended my first college football game, but I feel low. We won 42-0. It was a cool game. For one our last touchdowns, one of our guys threw the ball, a different team tipped it, then one of our guys caught it in the end zone. Pretty sweet. I went to the game with a person on my floor. She is nice and Christian (we've talked a couple times), but we just didn't really enjoy each other's company (we had those awkward silences).

I am lonely. Here, it feels like all I can make are acquaintances. There's no solid group or person I hang out with. I am sad. If and when I ever talk with the loners at a meal (I've been having to eat by myself lately :( ), they seem nice, but end up a little...odd. I don't know if it's me or if it's the people. It's like I can't find the right people that I click with. I am tolerated and can score a laugh here and there, but I'm not getting that connection I'm familiar with when I make friends. I'm getting insecure. I don't know what to do other than pray...

My roommate didn't come back last night. I was a bit scared, but let it slide because I figured she might come back late because it was a Friday night. Turns out she was taking care of a drunk friend. And she had one drink. Talk about getting me worried all the time.

I've been listening to Tenth Avenue North to make me feel better.

What a bad past couple of days (minus watching Avatar).

~~~

I signed up for English Club, Pet Awareness, Ultimate Frisbee, and Tabernacle. Most don't meet that often so I hope I'm able to juggle them all. And also find some Bible Studies to go to.

I have a crapload of homework so...(and maybe a concert to go to).

Thanks!
God Bless!
Tiff

PS: Thank you Chelsea and Suzanne for cheering me up with your texts and messages.

Today I'm Going To Be Productive

Hello all!


I'm still depressed about the Vikings and the weather and TVD especially.


On the up side, I saw squirrels chasing each other today. Also, I watched a squirrel bury an acorn. And I saw a baby red squirrel. It was so cute. XP


I actually read my book for class this morning. Then I had Archaeology. It was incredibly dull. The teacher spent the entire class period explaining a powerpoint on "What a statement is" and "Explanations versus arguments." We're in college. We know what a statement is. It was a long hour and ten minutes.

Then I ate lunch.

And...did homework and internet things until six when I went to a pizza party. Twas fun. Me and a bunch of peeps hung out in the basement/lounge in one of the dorms. And we all met up at 8:30 to watch Avatar.

Thanks!
God Bless!
Tiff