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Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Well, I am back in Greenville and, although it was not my sentiment on Sunday, it is good to be back. I seriously did not want to come back, but in some ways it feels like I never left. I still terribly miss Memorial and everybody, but there's nothing that can be done about that and the past few days have helped that not hurt so much. Not to sound full of myself or anything, but I discovered that a lot more people than just my roommate and Melissa missed me the past month. It's nice to hear that. My friend Avi (who is in all but 2 of my classes and is another media promotions major) said she cried every night because she missed me so much. Right. She also wrote on my door that I'm HOT. ;)
Classes seem good so far, but I will be at least as busy this semester as last. Two of my classes overlap by 30 minutes, but I have to take both this semester. Three other people have the same exact problem, so I'm not alone. I am also taking a graphic design course, which requires a college level drawing or design class as a prerequisite for everyone except Media Promotions majors. I've made about 15 different sketches of various objects and buildings for class tonight and apparently am really good if you listen to several of the girls on my floor. Sure. I mean, I'm not nearly as bad as I thought I was gonna be, but I still don't think I'm that good.
I have noticed a distinct lack of commenting on my blog even now that I have Josh's commenting system instead of Enetation. Is this because no one reads this? or do you not have anything to say? or do you just not love me? or do you just love my sister more than me? because she always has comments on her blog. Maybe I'm just not interesting enough. Yeah, I think that must be it.
I need to learn how to make archives because I think I finally have enough posts.
I may learn to drive this semester. Depends. I need to talk to some people.
I need to find an internship for the summer--preferrably in Ames. Suggestions?
I officially have a job for the semester.
Friday, January 24, 2003
Here's a somewhat disturbing long little story.
Thursday afternoon of last week, I was in the lounge at church reading and waiting for wax to dry when I noticed one of the windows was open about two inches. These windows don't have screens and open by removable crank. Since it's the dead of winter and there was plexiglass up in front of each window for the winter, I thought this was not right, so I took down the plexiglass, closed and latched the window, and put the plexiglass back up. I also noticed that one window didn't have any plexiglass up but figured it had broken or something.
If you recall, I spent my Friday afternoon and night until 2:30am refinishing the floor of the Sacristy at church. Around 10pm, I realized I was probably the only person in the church anymore and really should go around and lock all the outside doors even though the church was technically open until midnight. I didn't. Around 11pm, a very tall guy looking to be around my age showed up and was seemingly just hanging out in the lounge....making microwave popcorn, listening to the radio, watching tv, and talking on the phone. I thought this was a little odd, but was more annoyed than concerned. He never tried to talk to me or anything, but I regretted not locking the doors when I thought to.
I locked up all valuables and locked all the outside doors around 11:30 and headed up to the computer lab in Roberts for a little break, hoping this guy would have left by the time I got back around midnight. No such luck. Lee's Security and another custodian (who now works for Lee's as well) showed up around 12:30 to lock up and work. That was the last I saw of this mystery guy that night.
Saturday night, my dad and I were at the church around 10pm doing some preparation work for the dessert I made for the Sunday Student Supper. My dad said there was a really tall guy about my age upstairs heating something in the microwave. Odd. He described him a little more and I told him he'd been there the night before and I thought it was weird.
Several of us were hanging out after church on Sunday, as we usually do, and Pastor Osslund asked me if I'd seen anyone hanging around the church recently. I asked him to clarify and he mentioned a really tall guy in his 20s. Apparently, Jessica (a custodian) had come to the church to set up the coffee for Sunday morning either late Saturday night or very early Sunday morning when the church had been all locked up and found this guy asleep on a couch in the lounge and a partially eaten can of chicken and rice soup that had been in the kitchen for the student supper.
We figured out from footprints in the snow and what I'd seen and everything that he was able to come in the two windows mentioned above after Lee's Security had locked up. He ate two of the three cans of soup, so Pastor Mark had to buy more. There are now a couple of signs up telling this guy that if he's found again, the police will be called immediately. That we know of, he hasn't been back since Jessica found him.
While the guy seems fairly harmless toward people, it has been something of a disturbing realization. I had been talking to my friend Eric online during my break at the computer lab and mentioned some weird guy that had shown up at the church that I was hoping would be gone by the time I got back. At the time I didn't know anything more than that, so didn't say anything else. When Eric heard the full story once we all realized what had been going on, he said, "if I'd known it was some creepy homeless dude, I would have been here in an instant." Phil and Eric (they're roommates this semester, but that's another disturbing story ;)) have both told me in no uncertain terms that the next time I plan to work that late or there's some strange guy I don't know (as opposed to the strange guys I do know, which includes both of them ;)) hanging out there, I am to call one or both of them and they will come over to the church because it would make them feel better. Despite all the merciless picking on me that those boys always do, they're both rather protective of me, which is nice and why I let them pick on/"abuse" me so much. :)
Thursday, January 23, 2003
Believe it or not, I have been working off and on for several days on a story to post up here, but it is as yet not done. I hope to get it up sometime late tonight or something. It's odd, disturbing, and kinda sweet. :)
Anyway, things are getting crazy. I now officially have my permanent crown on my tooth! I'm in a little bit of pain, but it's not too bad. Considering my dentist hadn't yet gotten my crown yesterday when they called to confirm my appointment today, we are very happy. Besides, I'm done with that stupid tooth now. :)
I will be getting back to Greenville on Sunday. We have yet to see exactly how this will be happening, but hopefully and probably my friends Melissa and Mandy will be roadtripping it up to get me--they want to. :) If not, it's the bus to Springfield and my buddy Chris will ferry me down to GC.
Now I'm off to my last day of work....:(
Sunday, January 19, 2003
I have a confession to make.
(I actually intended to confess it yesterday, but the computers in Roberts' lab typed so slow I was going mental.)
I enjoy refinishing floors. Yes, you heard me correctly and I am looking into therapy. Yesterday I sacrificed my Friday afternoon and night to completely strip and wax a room. It's a lot of work and rather tiring, but I enjoy a job well done and this floor needed it BADLY. I was kinda wishing I'd had a camera to take a picture of the difference, that's how bad it was. I think it's something of a pride thing. (The money don't hurt neither. ;)) The only thing I don't like is that taking on a floor in one day like that means I'm working late. Last night I finished at 2:30am. This morning I slept until almost noon. :)
I'm sore and still a bit drained, but took it easy today by going to a movie with my old roommate then making some kinda (but not really) peer-pressured sidewalk sale purchases. They're really cute. :) I may start in again tomorrow...I have my eye on two more rooms who's floors are driving me nuts. We'll see, though, because Monday is an ISU holiday so why would I want to be working when all my friends don't have class? Plus, this week will likely be crazy since I'm leaving at the end of it. And, no, I don't know exactly yet how I'm getting back, but we're workin' on it. :)
Beth has more pictures of their new house on their website, please go "ooh" and "aah."
Tip O' The Year (2002): Get a root canal if you really have to, but avoid it at all costs or it will cost you big. I'm in between the final two steps to get a crown and it has turned out to be more painful and expensive than the root canal itself. This has cured me of any fear of the dentist. Regular checkups are not scary in comparison and if you're stupid like I was, you'll end up learning that the hard way. Sorry, this was my persuasive speech last semester. ;)
Thursday, January 16, 2003
Writing in this again has been on my list of things to do for a while, but I just haven't been feeling inspired. I don't have a lot to say, but a short entry after such a long one seems a bit appropriate, don'tchathink?
At the beginning of January we went up to visit Beth and Josh in Wisconsin and had Christmas there. I have now added Leslie Phillips (aka Sam Phillips :)), Counting Crows, Howie Day, and Sixpence's latest album to my ever growing CD collection. I, of course, did not get the item at the top of my Christmas list: the Gilmore Girls soundtrack. However, with the money from my grandparents and a quick trip to Wal-Mart, that wrong was righted and I am officially addicted. :) I also got an electric razor (yippey!), coffee (double yippey!), a phone card, a knife set, and various other things that are slipping my mind at the moment.
ISU just started back in session at the beginning of this week. I've gotten to see a lot of good friends from last year including my roommate, Phil, and many other church friends. I am really not looking forward to having to say goodbye in a just over a week, but there it is on the horizon anyway and I am looking forward to seeing what this semester will bring at Greenville.
Yesterday and today I have been refinishing floors and may continue to do a few more this next week. I will not subject you all to my stripping jokes again as most of you have already heard them several times, but it sure does get me a lot of money fast. ;)
In family news, Beth and Josh bought a house. Go here for the story and a picture. I'm extremely excited and can't wait to see it! Hopefully it'll work out that I can wrangle a ride up to the Chicago area to help them move...want to go home for a weekend at the end of February, Bill?? ;)
There's something I'm forgetting, I can feel it....but seeing as I can't remember it, nevermind.
I find this extremely amusing: I am typing this in the Durham 206 computer lab on ISU campus. I can still log on to ISU computers. I am just that cool. 8-)
