I just watched this and cried through the whole thing.

I feel old... in a good way

Today I had the most bizarre feeling while doing homework... I was EXCITED to learn and ENJOYING reading from a textbook. I've heard of this feeling before, but never really experienced it myself. I mean, I was usually interested in what I was learning at Oneonta but now I feel excited....

Also today, I applied for a real big girl job working with developmentally disabled (autistic, mentally retarded, etc.). I had to rework my resume and write a cover letter off the top of my head. Aside from that, I cooked myself a meal and tidied up the apartment. And that is when it hit me... I am old and I don't mind.

Luckily, on Saturday, I get to go to Oneonta and be a kid again! Sometimes you CAN have your cake and eat it too :)

Now I must get ready for Friendlys. Guhhh-rooossssss!!

The Big F returns!

Today I started working at Friendly's. What I wouldn't give to never step foot in another Friendly's for the rest of my life! This place is completely different from the one in Oneonta so I was TOTALLY lost. Literally, the only similarity between the two stores is the low quality food... Luckily, this is a busy store so I'll be able to make some money which is the whole point in the first place.

After work I went to the first day of my third class. The work load for this class is going to be insane! Not hard, just a lot of it. Luckily it looks like its going to be really cool. Its pretty much just about diversity and how to go about counseling people who are different than you. The prof seems cool and we are doing a lot of activities.... Its basically being a RA for credit.

After class I went and bought the last of the books I need. I feel like I've been robbed. $300 for 3 classes. I haven't spent that much for 5 classes in a long time. Also, I'm broke as a joke :(

Now I'm just gunna watch a movie and go to sleep and then get up early tomorrow to do homework and clean the apartment. HOW FUN!

My happy place

I just discovered how I intend to survive being a grad student in my quiet little apartment! hahaha

BEER + BOOKS = not so bad!!

Research Methods

I survived 6 straight hours of class yesterday. I have nothing to do today so I guess that means recuperation time! Unfortunately, I was assigned 80-some pages of reading for my research methods class (and 2 chapters from a book I don't have yet for my other class). The plus side to research methods is that it seems that it will be very similar to the class I took at Oneonta. The down-side is, it was the most boring class ever the FIRST time around... Oy vey! So naturally, I'm taking a break from reading to write a lovely post.

Yesterday, I was so scared about finding my way around campus and getting to my classes. Luckily, I found a parking spot right away (which I overstayed by an hour without getting a ticket!! Wahoooo!!) Then I found my way to the bookstore and then to the ID card office without getting lost. I felt about 5 years old looking up at these big buildings, having no idea where I was. While walking, I played the always fun game where you think you see people you know, but turns out, they aren't who you thought they were. Luckily, I didn't go running up to any random people thinking they were loved ones! haha

In my fist class, everyone seemed to be at least in their late 20s and dressed like they had just come from fancy-schmancy grown-up jobs. I continued to feel 5. They all knew each other from having had classes together in the past. Awkward! Luckily at break time my professor, who is also my advisor, talked to me. He even remembered my name! He must have been able to tell how silly I felt and was nice enough to ease the tension. He's not so bad! haha

After that class, I had to drive 5 miles in the snow to the Jamesville-Dewitt middle school where the incredibly intelligent folks at Syracuse University decided would be a good place to have classes. Apparently from 7-10pm all the classrooms on campus are occupied?? I discovered that a couple people from my first class were heading to that class as well so we naturally fell into awkward conversation about driving conditions.... I guess any conversation is better than none!

In this class, I sat next to two girls who were friends. They chatted with me a bit and invited me to hang out with them and be their friend and yadda yadda. Unfortunately, they were about the most obnoxious girls ever! Some say beggars can't be choosers. I say hell to the nahhh! Maybe they just won't notice when I never manage to call them to hang out....

By the time 10 o'clock rolled around, I was tired as shit! My professor seems really cool, but somehow managed to make his discussion of the syllabus last for 1 1/2 hours... I've never seen anything like it! At least I have an INCREDIBLY firm grasp of EXACLTY what is going to be expected of me in that class.

So turns out, grad school isn't that much different that little old oneonta, except people wear grown-up clothes instead of greek letters haha.

Tomorrow I start at Friendlys... Its times like these I wish I was born into an obnoxiously wealthy family! hahaha

Lots of catching up to do

Oh my gosh I haven't posted in forever! Let's see let's see.... Christmas was good. Very low-key. I got a GPS as a graduation gift and a ton of apartment stuff for Christmas... thank goodness because I am broke as a joke and would just have nothing if it weren't for Christmas haha. I spent most of my break hanging out with my cousins who were up to visit from Virginia. For New Year Alysa and I went to Erin's house in Albany. We were a very fun crew early in the night but were all getting tired by around 11.... bedtime occurred around 12:30 hahaha.

After New Year I just hung around back and forth between Rome and 'Cuse. I got a job secured at the Friendly's in Dewitt... LAME. But I didn't have to job hunt and they are open from 6am till 11pm which works around my awkward class schedule. I also warned the manager that I like to go visiting on the weekends and she said thats okay as long as I give her notice. NO PROB!

I had a visitor all last week by the name of Laura Reckley. We did a lot of shooting the shit and relaxing. I also ended up seeing many people from high school because she was visiting with them. Seeing high school people is not something I make a habit of doing buttt it actually wasn't too horrible. Caity stayed a couple of nights with us in Syracuse and those two girl came with me to get my new babyyy!!!!

His name is Franklyn Baxter (or Franky, Baxter, FrankyB... anything you can think of really). The lady I got him (for free) from named him Scrappy... I thought that was a pretty undistinguished name so I amended the situation. He is much happier now, he told me so.

Laura and I also made friends with the boys downstairs. They are cool and good to hang out with so that made me happy. Hopefully I'll make friends in my classes too. They won't be as cool as Oneonta people though wah wahhhhh :-/

Tomorrow is my very first day of big girl school. I'm nervous. I hate first days.... Hopefully I'll be able to find a parking spot and I won't get lost finding my classroom. Unfortunately, my first class tomorrow is on SU campus ends at 7pm and the second begins at 7pm and takes place at the Jamesville-Dewitt middle school. If anyone has a teleporter they would be willing to let me borrow on tuesdays, it would be much appreciated.