FINALS

And so it begins....

Happy birthday Emerly Soong!!!

posso andare al bagno??

Today I received an email from the Sister that lives in my dorm. This is the letter I received:

Dear All,
Lupe, one of our housekeepers, came to me yesterday with a concern; for the second time she found that someone had urinated into one of the small blue recycle cans that are located by the trash/recycle bins on each hall. Stella and Lupe placed these blue cans, with extra trash bags, on each floor to save you from needing to go to the laundry room to get a trash bag. The most recent incident, the blue recycle can was located on the first floor; the previous incident, it was on the second floor. Regardless of who is responsible, this behavior is not acceptable.

I asked Lupe to please remove the small blue recycle cans and to return all the trash bags to the laundry room. If you need a trash bag you will need to go to the laundry room.

If you have any questions or concerns, please come see me.

Sr. Mary

I didn't know whether to be disgusted or amused. I was a bit of both actually. I live in the basement so I haven't noticed anything like that. But seriously...who's been peeing in the recycling bins??

Happy (belated) Thanksgiving!

I've finally conjured up the time (and willpower) to write another blog! Because it is Thanksgiving break, it would make sense to dedicate this blog to what I'm truly thankful for this year--albeit, it's a tad late.

This past year has had it's major ups and downs, starting with the end of senior year all the way through the beginning of college. I can't believe it's almost the end of 2009. I have four more years of schooling ahead of me! ...that is if the world doesn't end in 2012. Anyway, before I get ahead of myself, here is what I am most thankful for this year:

I'm thankful for God I guess..minus the part about me being wary/confused about religion right now. I'm so thankful for my family. I never realized how spoiled I am and how much my parents love about me. I guess college just helped me realize how much I take my parents and brother for granted. I'm thankful to my closest friends that have listened to me mope endlessly about trivial things. It's nice to know how many people care for you. I'm thankful for all the memories I've built up this past year, whether they were bad or good.

I know this post is pretty generic, but those three things are truly what I've learned to appreciate this year. I hope all of you have something to be thankful for also!

il grasso

Mmm...taco bell. Is a world without taco bell even possible?

So the other day I put on an old shirt of mine, and I noticed something strange about it. The sleeves of the shirt seemed to feel tighter along with the rest of the shirt. 'What the heck??' I thought, 'Did I shrink this shirt in the wash??' I remembered that I actually haven't worn the shirt since I got to college. It was at that exact moment that a horrible realization came to me: I've most definitely gained weight in college. Oh no! The freshman fifteen! I thought I could avoid it, but I haven't been able to!

Seriously, this is not good. I'm going to have to fix my eating habits big time, which means no more eating late at night, no more stuffing my face with candy and snacks, and no more gorging myself at the dining hall. Ugh, if only the food at Notre Dame wasn't so good.

Need. More. Self. Control!!!

2 AM

ND vs. Navy

It's almost 2 in the morning, and I'm not entirely sure why I'm still up. I'm surrounded by an ungodly amount of couples who are subjected to adjourning in the common's room because of parietals. 2 AM is what all the Pangborn (my dorm's name) girls call the "couple's hour". Really, shouldn't these people be getting some sleep? I see the usual couples along with a couple of new ones.

I really would rather be sleeping than observing all the couples in the room..I guess all those afternoon "power" naps aren't working out entirely well for the sleep I should be getting at night. I'm also not really sure why I'm starting up a blog again after who knows how long. I've noticed that my blogs usually fail: xanga, previous blogs, they all just sort of mesh together and end up never being written in again. I think it's a good idea to try and put my thoughts down somehow though, so that maybe at the end of college (if 2012 doesn't happen) I'll be able to look back at how I was as a freshman compared to how I'll be as a sophomore, junior, or senior.
Hmm..college..Well, the past three months have definitely been..interesting? College feels so different, yet the same as high school. Is that a bad or good thing? I definitely feel a bit more independent just because I'm away from home (and having to do my own laundry definitely adds to the independence factor). I'm not going to lie though..I've been feeling super homesick the past week or so. I miss my bed, my parents, and old friends. Overall, Notre Dame has been alright. There've been highs and lows, and I'm sure it'll be like that for awhile.

Things I like about ND:
1. the FOOD - Seriously, you guys are missing out.
2. the campus scenery - It's pretty (?) and all my classes are in the same building.
3. football - I didn't know a single thing about football until I came here.
4. the people - Everyone here is really nice.
5. the education - I feel like professors actually give two shits about their students. ND also has a ton of opportunities for business majors.

Things that I'm iffy about:
1. parietals - C'mon, seriously?
2. single sex dorms - It's nice at times, but there's way too much estrogen in the air around the girl dorms.
3. the campus... - Even though the campus is pretty, I seriously feel like I'm trapped in a bubble everytime I'm here.
4. the lack of diversity - The rumors aren't really rumors, the ND student population is pretty homogeneous.
5. gender relations - Gender relations here are HORRIBLE.
6. party atmosphere - Okay, I'm not going to lie. The parties here kind of suck.

So yeah, I guess that's my overall view of Notre Dame. I guess I'm still having a hard time adjusting to it. That might also be because of my lack of participation in clubs..which I'm definitely going to try and fix by the end of this semester. Thanksgiving break is finally rolling around in less than two weeks! Life is going to be hell until then though. My professors are piling a crapload of midterms on us. :( Hello sleep deprivation, goodbye good night's rest.