dark elevators and broken dryers.

the title pretty much says it all....in ashton hall, the laundry rooms are located on the 4th floor. 4th west is the boys' side, and 4th east is the girls' side. there are laundry rooms on both sides, so i went to the girls side. i washed my clothes.....and then when it was time to dry them, i put them into the dryer. there were only 2 out of 8 that were free and i happened to pick the broken one. after putting my clothes in, i put in my 75 cents and pushed "colors". it preceded to say "86 minutes" and would not start. when i tried to get my quarters back out, they wouldn't come out. luckily, the other dryer ended up working, and did not rip me off. do not use dryer #8! when i came back up exactly 36 minutes later (thank you timer!) i used the elevator. as the doors were closing, it began to get dimmer and dimmer until it was pitch black. i'm not especially fond of elevators, and i am especially not fond of PITCH BLACK elevators. especially when i was by myself. it also smelled like sweat. gross. sorry if this sounds pessimistic - i just had to get my frustrations out!

have a lovely night :)

"i'll see you on facebook!"

if one had heard the sounds of my ferocious typing, they might think i'm a few pages into a paper or doing something else productive, but alas, i am blogging. it's quickly becoming one of my procrastination techniques, along with hanging out in other people's rooms and facebook. and it is saturday night, i refuse to let Frederick Buechner ruin my night. guess he'll have to wait until sunday night :)

today about half of the girls from my floor went on an adventure to downtown seattle. sooo fun! we started out at pike's place market and walked through it, including all of the various little knick-naks and beautiful flowers and food. we, of course, being girls, just had to take a group picture in front of pike's place and some random guy yelled out as he walked by, "i'll see you on facebook!" clearly knowing it was going to be posted sooner rather than later....too funny. we then ate at DeLaurenti's (i think that's spelled right) for lunch. the pizza there is SO good. they cut it into really big squares, probably bigger than the size of my face. more grease than a leaky car, but sooo worth it. there was a little place to eat, and a little grocery store attached to it. it was an italian's paradise, and a chocolate lover's paradise....they had chocolates from all over the world. after that, we went to nordstrom rack. bad idea for this girl. amazingly, i made it out without buying ONE THING. i'm working on windowshopping....so far, so good. we walked around some more before catching the bus back to campus. we were all so tired that we just layed around for awhile. (my roommate was up until 5am, you can imagine her fatigue). not a very exciting saturday night, as is clearly evident by me blogging, but after the first week of college and its craziness, it's just fine with me. what else....i have discovered the joys of skype. i'm still getting used to it, but i love it! it's definitely different - seeing someone and talking to them - without really seeing them in person. but it's one step better than talking to them on the phone :) when my sister visited me on thursday, i think she felt a little dated that she had to bring a giant desktop computer to college 9 years ago.....how technology has changed! OH! there is supposedly a frozen yogurt place coming to queen anne....my california friends are delighted. as am i! for now we'll just have to stick to starbucks - not too difficult in seattle. signing off - have a good night! (or day) :)

LOVE.

it's tshirt tiiiiiime

<---- photographic evidence of our jersey shore ensembles from last night....fun times were had by all. and sweaty....ps 5th hall boys, please remember deodorant next time.

best quote of the night : "standing in one corner, 4 foot 9, 2 inches w/the poof, 'snooki'....."

ps - so glad to introduce my roomie (2nd from the right) to the wonderful world of juiceheads, grenades, and GTL. love it!

belief

"In seeking Him they find him, and in finding they will praise Him. Lord I would seek you, calling upon you - and calling upon you is an act of believing you."

Saint Augustine

As heavy and powerful as Confessions by Saint Augustine is, it is such a good book. I keep finding myself saying, "yes!" or "i never thought of that..." it really makes you think. he quotes from the Bible a ton - especially psalms. his writing actually kind of reminds me of the psalms. soul food! i don't have much time to post the rest of my thoughts so i'll keep it short and sweet! just wanted to share this :)

love love love

COLLEGE!

hello fellow bloggers - (or creepers creepin on my blog...)

i just found my blog from a year ago....totally forgot i had it. and since i don't feel like doing homework or anything else productive, i thought i would write down a few of my thoughts while i'm here. warning - i don't capitalize anything due to laziness. my apologies to my mother who is an english teacher. or should i say English teacher :) anyhow, today is tuesday, and i've been at college since thursday....feels like a lot longer in some ways. with orientation, classes, meeting people left and right, and being away from everything i know is overwhelming to say the least. as hard as it was for me, i know that it will be so worth it in the end. the funny thing about college is that no one (well 99.9% of people) don't know who i am - which can be both good and bad. you have an opportunity to completely reinvent yourself if you want, but on the other hand, if you liked who you were in high school, no one knows about that at college. it's a learning process for sure.

yesterday, on monday i had two classes - my USEM (university seminar for you non-SPUers/alumni) which is what all freshmen are required to take. they all have different topics, but the primary purpose of them is to make the transition into university life be a little easier. on saturday, we had CityQuest which was a day of community service with our USem class. my class went to an apple orchard in seattle (yes, there is one) and spread mulch, cut blackberry bushes, and picked up trash on a trail. nothing brings people together like community service! but seriously, it was a great way to get to know my classmates. my USEM class has....be prepared....about 18 girls and 2 BOYS. two. my class is a little unusual because it's a class studying Frederick Buechner and involves a lot of reading. alright moving on.....my next class was spanish 1102. i'm so fortunate to have one of my friends from high school and church, taylor in my spanish class. (we even had spanish in high school together!) i wasn't exactly sure what to expect, and i'm glad i didn't have any expectations. because if i did, they would be blown. my teacher talked in spanish nearly the entire hour and 20 minutes. as daunting as that sounds, it's surprising how much comes back to you. taylor was there to witness my embarrassing moment when my teacher asked me what high school i went to and i thought he was asking my name. ha oh well! my teacher is ghanaian (?) and can speak english, spanish, french, and creole. i want to be quad-lingual! haha.... stay posted on if i survive that class!

today i only had one class, literature and faith. i think i'm going to like this class. minus the two hour part of it. we already have an assignment - to begin reading confessions by st. augustine. i've only read like 4 pages and my mind is already blown. i might even start a blog dedicated to that book. good stuff! my teacher seems really cool, and i think i might even pay attention the whole time! the class size is really nice too - only about 25 ish. that's another thing i love about college - the class sizes. you don't feel like you're lost in a crowd, conversely you don't feel like you HAVE to speak because it's so tiny.

other/this & that:

i love my floor! 1ST WEST ASHTON!!!! the girls are so nice and i feel bonded with them already. it's nice not having to walk up 2+ flights of stairs after the god-awful hill i have to walk up to get to ashton. such a blessing. hmm what else....the food is really good. i know in a few months i might not be saying the same thing, but for a college, it's way above average. as far as i'm concerned, any place with self-serve ice cream is the place for me. all of my classes are in the same building, in the same hallway. how convenient! i've been listening to pandora nonstop....sorry roommate/floormates if you are getting irritated haha. i have yet to do laundry, i am slowly learning how to rationalize my clothing. my dorm room looks out onto a basketball court, and i would like to point out that 7:45 am is TOO EARLY TO PLAY BASKETBALL!

that's all :)

i realize this is a small novel, and if you actually read all of it, congratulations.

love!