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Early Rise

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Celeste Yawning

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William and I are heading out at around 4 in the morning tomorrow to get in line for tickets to the OSU vs. CAL game on Saturday, October 30. The problem is that I’m supposed to be asleep right now but have had no luck doing so. First tried reading and then sleeping at 8pm — then got up, nibbled on some food at 8:30pm — tried to sleep again with no success. I then tried listening to music. That didn’t work. So… Here I am now making this posting. And, I have to say, it seems to be working. I just yawned twice – alright this is good!

Goodnight, all! Hope you had a great weekend and a great Monday through Friday.

Hey There!

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Yikes! It ‘s been awhile. Here’s what’s up:

  • Things have been busy and mellow at the same time. It’s confusing. Anyway, my teeth of great wisdom were taken out end of August. It was a challenging recovery full of moodiness, fatigue, frustration, and — oh yeah — a trip to the emergency room with a mouth infection. Great, huh? So… Once the prescribed Penicillin took hold in my system, recovery seemed to double and my green/grey furry, shag carpet-like tongue was nice and fleshy again. I’m back to normal , however I was unable to exercise for a couple weeks and now it is just so difficult getting back into the swing of things. Such work.
  • The family and I have one last outing coming up before I return back to school. As always, it’s a bit bittersweet. But, I’ve gotta admit I’m very much looking forward to my studio and the upcoming (but challenging) school year.
  • I got an iPhone 4 a few weeks ago. However, for some reason I am having battery issues and my battery runs down very quickly. It’s a bit troubling but I hope Apple will take care of me when I bring them my issue.
  • Again, I’m really excited for the school year. Unlike my usual self, I now look outside and it’s much darker earlier and it’s raining and dreary — but I really like it. I think about being at the Madison Street Starbucks in Corvallis — staying warm and cozy with my iPad, book, homework, and music. I daydream about my studio and getting comfy and having a movie or sports on TV as the rain falls heavy outside. I even enjoy the idea of running in the rain and giving no care to how soaked my clothes and gushing shoes get. Well… Okay maybe I’ll take my workout to the gym instead. But I want to do much more this year than last year. So far, my sophomore year was better than my freshman year — now let’s make it so that my junior year continues the succeeding pattern. I think it’s possible now that I have even more friends than before. I can see this being a great, great year with many opportunities. Plus, I am determined on a major and am ready to go gun-ho on achieving my goals. Like I’ve said before… Bring it on!
  • Anyhow… I think this sums up most of it. I need to get my body back in gear for my running class I have this upcoming term. I need to make sure I’m at the top of my game and not a straggler.
  • I need an internship too! Oh jeez now I’m getting overwhelmed. I think I have to have four internship credits to graduate — whatever it is, it equates to about four terms of being an intern. I need to get my guns firing right now! Aye… I feel so behind.
  • So, y’all… That’s it for now. Hope your summer is wrapping up well… And I hope you’re just as ready as I am for another awesome year in the 541!

Turning the Page

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I’ve been thinking about the future.

So much of my time is consumed with thinking about the present — which classes to take, where to live come this fall, my academics, friendships, my personal mindset. But I’ve recently been exposed to thoughts of who or where I’ll be after college. When I was asked this by a friend, I immediately answered that I would like to work in Portland and live at home for a short time until I got things going and would find my own place. But… I think about it and now think more deeply about life after school. We are about half done with college. It’s never too early to look ahead and set new goals, dreams for our upcoming selves. It can be like turning the page in a novel and seeing things before they happen.

Perhaps Portland is not my destined location; perhaps it is. But what if I dug deep and, instead of going with what’s simple and most direct, took a leap into the dreams? Where do I want to go? Who do I want to be?

I wouldn’t mind being somewhere with better weather. But I also don’t think I’d favor a small suburbia town like Corvallis. Yet, at the same time, a large town like Portland is even daunting. The weird people, the traffic, parking, and sketchy areas. But I know I want to go into public health. It’s still so strange to me how I’ve been pursuing the wrong major up until this most recently-completed term – and then pretty much without taking any previous course or giving any prior interest, just jumped into the public health field.

So, I want to work at maybe a hospital, institute, or state organization to work/manage/create health programs. I’d like to cover, perhaps, something in healthy/fit lifestyles or HIV/AIDS awareness. However, these are just initial thoughts. I’m sure many other areas of health interest me. But where I want to work is still a big brainstorm. Should I stay near home? Should I follow my heart and let it lead me to new lands?

I think a lot my confusion can be solved.

I need to travel. I crave so much to see the world. Maybe if I got this necessity for adventure out of my system I could then feel more like settling in somewhere I’m familiar with… Like Portland. It would be quite great if I could travel within my employment company — fly out to attend conferences and interact with foreign populations and policy.

Writing this has actually spurred an idea. Maybe I should look into studying abroad through OSU. This will give me extreme hands-on experience and help me figure things out for the future. I think I’ll look into it right now. Study public health on the east coast? Europe? Australia? Ok… A little ambitious, but I’m still going to check out the possibilities.

Oh, man! Now I’m feeling so ready to turn that page and start writing my next chapter in life. What a good day!

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Because They Take Off-Ramps

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Wow. It’s really the end of the school year — how drastically different it is from last year. Frankly, I’m actually disappointed. Because I’m staying in Corvallis to take a summer course, I don’t have that feeling of absolute freedom as others have begun to celebrate. I mean, in the back of my head I know that being in this quaint town for four additional weeks will have its own enjoyments, but people are bubbling with the annual excitement of being able to go home and be with other friends and, essentially, live other lives because they take off-ramps from this university highway. They are liv’in it up. And it’s not that I’m unsatisfied with taking this Econ class over June/July but rather that I just don’t feel like this is the end. I could go on with the life that has elapsed over the past eight-and-a-half months. But now things have to change again and I have to get used to a new sort of lifestyle.

Summer is bittersweet. You get so used to the regular life during academic terms but then turn around and go home and assume a totally different form of functioning. I’m not saying either is good or bad… It’s just quirky transitioning from school life to home life. Your daily routine is flipped. At home, you no longer text message to meet up with friends from around Corvallis — or bump into random people you know and can say hi — or stroll up Monroe and see and hear all the active student bodies.

It’s a tough adjustment that I suppose is not mean to be reconciled between the best of both worlds. Perhaps this phenomenon creates a sort of normality in living two lives. Maybe it really is ok to go home and resume your other self only to come back in the fall to pick up where you left off. Ceteris paribus.

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F1: April 29, 2010

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Here’s what’s going on en mi vida:

  • Taking a trip to Eugene, OR tomorrow with Lander and Matt to go visit our buddy, Arunava, who attends University of Oregon. That should be a fun time.
    • Hopefully on Saturday we will go check out Eugene’s Farmer’s Market. Not only can I get extra credit in my GEO-300 class, but I am also interested in seeing what kinds of food they have to offer. Maybe I will try some local organics (“Local 6″) and see what types of ingredients I can incorporate into my cooking. I am curious about local, organic foods – and although a bit pricier than imported grocery store items, I believe, through my own experiences, that they are healthier and better for the community. It is a trend I hope to adopt.
  • My recent segue into OSU’s public health major is going great. I don’t know why I didn’t acknowledge this interest earlier. I enjoy my classes and am comfortable participating in discussions and knowing the answers when the instructor(s) ask a question. Good stuff.
  • Diet… Yes it’s going pretty slow. I’ve been in the 150 range for… almost two months. However, I just started working on muscle now, so that will take this experience to a whole new level.
    • And this weight-loss/muscle-build business is a big dealio. The fam-bam and I are hitting the islands (Maui) this July right after my summer session class here in Corvallis at OSU is completed. It will be an awesome transition from nose-to-the-grindstone consistency dealing with macroeconomics, to pure relaxation. And this is why it is so important to work on this muscle and finish up the losing of weight. I’ve got a challenge ahead, but I am crazy excited!

Public Health 225 is about to begin. Gotta go!

Outro/Study & Chat

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It’s that time of the term again… but this time almost three months later and getting my study on for 2010 winter term finals… err… final in the singular form. Yeah… Only one, nice little final on Monday night for COMM-114. Our group did a few sketch calculations, and we determined that we can pretty much suck on tomorrow’s final and still be rolling with the A’s.

But, ya know, I’m not going to let it get to my head. I’m studying… err… should be studying… err… have the intentions of studying right now, but I think I’m too hyped up on Cinnamon Dolce Skinny Latte at Starbucks – not to mention my buddy keeps instant messaging me more chats than anyone could even exchange over the telephone. Many people know what caffeine does to me… It’s a serious issue (thinking back to group meetings and presentations in COMM-114 and night class of NMC-301).

Where was I? Oh… Right… I love my COMM group – wish we could continue to be regularly-hanging friends. I sort of set up a group study session for tomorrow. Stoked to get my ass handed to me in all the information I don’t have memorized – should serve as motivation. I also need to borrow someone’s textbook to study some information that’s not in this student-created study guide. Glad I never bought the damn book – I think it was very expensive, and I’m delighted that I made it by without needing it. That makes my total textbook expenditures this term equal $10.

Anyway… That’s about it. I’m looking quite forward to spring break, going for runs in Tualatin, maybe a trip to Seattle for a few days with the ‘rents. But first of all, I need to get over this cold, finish the remaining 3/4 of one take-home final, and finally for the COMM-114 final 6pm Monday evening.

Get it done.