Lets See...

If last year there was roughly 100 days of summer and this summer is very similar I'm sure. I have 53 days as of today until I go back to school so that means by the end of the week summer will be half over. Which is ironic when you think about it, because today is the first official day of summer.

At least I know that for the whole month of July I will be working which is great. I don't know about any work in August though we shall see, well at the library anyways. I know I'm going to be working my ass off on desk at school when we go back for the first two weeks, can we say probably a 40 hour check for the first pay period? Yeah it's going to be that insane.

I'm ready though, the only thing I want to do the rest of the summer is have fun with Adam when possible (when we're both not working haha), find some stuff in my room I've been looking for that I really need to find, and then get my bike out so I can start building up that cardio endurance again that I had the summer before my freshman year of college so I'm not dying in aerobics this fall. I know I can do it, it's just a matter of getting back into shape. I noticed yesterday that my lifting at work has definitely toned my arms, maybe not Jillian Micheals toned but if I flex there's definite muscle definition.

So now I just wait for financial aid award letter, which will come in July hopefully. And for roommate assignment which will probably come towards the end of July. I'm more nervous about the second one. What are the odds that I'll get another roommate who's pretty cool?

But anyways I thought I'd just express my excitement at realizing summer is pretty much half-way over. On July 14th, I'll have roughly a month to go. And that's roughly 3 weeks away so yeah. A month and 3 weeks to go. As much as I don't like work sometimes it really does help the days not drag sometimes. Having fun people at work helps like Lauren and Elaine. Anyways I should get dressed or something for the day.

Day 96

My 100 or so days of summer are coming to an end. Lately I've been watching a lot of Joan of Arcadia. I was shocked that Adam cheated on Joan...I was like wtf you ass hole. Haha Too into my shows I guess. Only a couple of episodes left though and I'll have seen them all (short lived show only 2 seasons)

Tommorrow Adam and I venture to the zoo, it should be fun. Haven't been since well last summer about this time. Then Wednesday is a rest day and Thursday I'm getting a haircut and then sometime that day Adam and I are going to B-dubs one last time. haha I know I've said that before but this will definately be the last time eating there in the Fort. Then Friday last minute packing before heading to Muncie or dare I say home on Saturday. Seriously ready even though I got an email today saying that the Atrium will be the only dining location open until lunchtime on the 19th...boo. Oh well haha. Atleast it's better than being here until then. The 19th we will eat dinner at Woodworth to celebrate being back together..or maybe anyways haha nothing is set in stone.

Alright well I think I may either go for a bike ride or watch my last two episodes of Joan of Arcadia.

Welcome to My World...

What a weekend. It's been interesting that's for sure. Friday we went to the zoo with my grandpa...where I thought we might possibly get kicked out due to his rude comments to strangers about their nosy misbehaving children, let's just say you probably shouldn't loudly say that a kid needs slapped upside the head to straighten them out. It was pretty fun though...I'll have to go back once they finish the new African part, all we saw of it was big construction vehicles and some landscaping....boo. Anyways after we dropped the brother off at friends we headed to Wally world to finish up the dorm shopping. I'm pretty sure I have everything I need now. Getting all of this shiz in the car is going to be a whole different story. My mom is convinced that it's all going to fit in the mini....yeah right. We were going to do a test packing this weekend but got busy with other things. So I'm sure it'll get done by next weekend for sure. Yes Josh there will be pictures! haha.

Saturday I pretty much hungout at home most of the day watching the olympics...listening to music....you know the usual. Oh we did venture out B-Buy to get a laptop lock. Um...cool I guess. I'd rather have the ipod touch my Dad bought himself yesterday too. Hasn't even set it up yet...eck. He has bought a case and a wall charger though haha.

Today, we all slept in...it was nice. I showered and then we took off to the grocery store...haha I love managers special baked goods. This week I picked up a loaf of tasting looking cinnamon rasin bread for 79 cents. Yumz. Anyways after shopping we headed to Penn Station for lunch...amazing sandwhiches and amazing fries that remind me of Cedar Point fries...ahh yeah. Came home and hungout for a couple of hours before we embarked on a bike ride. We rode up to the gas station and put air in the tires. Then were on our way in Miranda's addition, we got to the old people's home and whoosh I hear a pop and a blast of air hitting my leg....my front tire popped.

So we limped my bike up to Georgetown and put it on the rack by Ziffles and the coney place. I went and bought char crust while my Dad continued home to get the car. Anyways I'm in Scotts checking out the free samples...7 layer mexican dip...score haha. Anyways there's a cop walking around taking statements from all the employees there, I guess that they got robbed or something. Wasn't bad enough for them to close the store. Took the bike home and then switched to the Mini to go back to Wally World, we live between Wally World and Scotts pretty much all the time. We got a new tube for my bike and other things that we didn't orginally plan on getting. We had the most annoying cashier ever..."This watch is really heavy...I just got it today and it weighs like two pounds! Wow!" ...."Tyler like read my mind and called! How weird was that!" "Are you planning a party?" gahh just shut up and scan my shit....Why don't we have cool Wally World cashiers like Gee in Columbus? haha.

Anyways, now I'm just waiting for my Dad to put the steak on...he lit the grill like 10 minutes ago so it could be awhile. Oh...and Hulu is great...just wish they had Gossip Girl on there, because I was curious as to what channel the CW was in Muncie....they don't get the CW....what the fuck am I going to do now? I guess I'll have to watch em' online again with the sub-titles in Espanol. That's enough lameness from me today.

Some One Please Save Us....As College Kids...

I'm kind of stressed out right now. So pardon my venting. First off I put my laundry in the wash this morning at like 9ish. By the time it's done I look outside and dark clouds are looming. Ok...no big deal just wait for the storms to pass. They've passed but another batch is on the way, so my wet clothes are still in the washer waiting to be hung outside. Yeah our dryer sucks....plus beats spending the money on Natural Gas. Hey...gotta cut corners where you can. So if this storm doesn't move through pretty quick I'm just going to hang them inside like we do in the winter...I don't want them to start stinking.

So then there's this microwave/fridge situation with the roomie. Mostly it's about what our parents are willing to pay...well mine anyways. I hope she won't think I'm this impossible person to get along with just because I can be frugal and hold out for deals. We shall see what my mom says when I call her in a little bit.

Oh....and I still have to read the freshman connections reader...blah. A whole book about global warming....yippee. I've set goals though, 2 chapters a day, should get me finished by Friday. All of this has caused a slight headache and my stomach to be well...stressed. Not panic attack stressed but noticably stressed. I know it's all pretty much lame stuff I'm stressed about, I guess I have nothing bigger to stress about in my life and I'm actually extremely glad about that. But that being said all I really want to do is listen to music....and write. Seriously.

Tommorrow I'm going to ride my bike up to the library weather permitting and then head to Miranda's from there to let her borrow some CD's.

God, I'll be glad when this whole pre-college thing is over and all I have to focus on is school and a social life. Not that I'm getting my hopes for an extremely busy social calendar. I've never had one of those. But I do wish I could relive Thursday...I need more of those Thursdays in my life. Just that feeling of pure elation. Love it.

I Used to Have So Much Faith When I Started...

Just got back from a bike ride. There was some stuff bothering me majorly this morning that definately killed yesterday's mood. Stuff...that I'm not even going to get into because I'm really tired of always expecting the worst. I'm tired of getting up for the letdown. For all I know I could be thinking of the worst circumstances for no reason at all. So if it turns out that way....then it does...but I'm not going to harp on it before it even happens.

I just knew I had to get out and ride. I knew I couldn't sit in my room watching TV dwelling. I had to clear my head. I put on my headphones and just pedaled. I enjoyed the sun beating down on me, the slight burn in my lungs, the tightness in my thighs and calves. I just rode...and enjoyed it. I didn't think about anything except avoiding cars and pedaling. Nothing else mattered.

I'm back and I definately feel better. Sure, I'm sitting here drenched in sweat (too much info but whatever), and I came back slightly dizzy and light headed, but I'm glad I went. It definately helped my mood. If people start asking me why I'm out riding the neighborhood all the time I'll just say it's therapy on wheels. Frankly I'd rather ride away my problems than talk about them half the time.

When I was younger my parents had bought me this soccer net that bounced the balls back to you, I used to spend hours using that thing. It'd be spring time and in dark and I'd be outside kicking the ball just to let off some steam, clear my head.

Adults or atleast people older than me by atleast 5-10 years always tell me how easy my generation has it. Half the time I think...Bull Shit. Most people I know who are my age have had to grow up way to early. Yeah I come with baggage from my childhood/teen years, stuff that will stay with me throughout my life...it wasn't my choice to have it. So I deal the best way I know how. Atleast it's not hurting me or anyone else I know.

There's too much pressure out there, pressure to get good grades, pressure to go to a good college, pressure to decide in high school what you want to do with the rest of your life. How can you decide at 16 what you want to be doing 50 years from now? Not to mention all this social status bull shit. I'll admit that I worry about fitting in and how other people view me. God I've gotten off on a tangent. Sorry just venting...I'm going to go see what else I can do to stay busy.

Bicycle Racers Are Coming Your Way....

So it turns out my copy of Start the Machine was completely legit and actually an amazing copy. I watched it last night because well....I couldn't wait. Don't start watching this thinking it's going to be another Urethra Chronicles....that's all I'm going to say. Seriously though...putting the subject matter aside, I really found some of the filming techniques pretty nifty....plus all the CGI work was well done too. I'm probably going to hold onto it....especially since I'll definately be picking up an external hard drive soon, that way I can free up some hard drive space for more...MUSIC.

Which brings me to the new Girl Talk album. Seriously....get it! If all flows together so well, and I like it wayyy better than Night Ripper. Right now my stupid itunes won't see it....I don't know why they're mp3's. So I haven't had any luck putting it on my ipod yet but when I have more time I'll screw around with it some more.

I just got back from a nice bike ride....well bike ride numero 2 today. This morning/early afternoon the brother and I went up to Georgetown and went to the library. Then we had a coupon for Subway, buy one 6 inch get one free with the purchase of a medium drink. Well...we ended up getting a 6 inch and a free drink...haha. So we spent a grand total of $5.05 for two sandwhiches and two drinks...not bad for lunch for two people. Then we went to Scotts to buy cookies because we didn't feel like getting back in the extremely long line at Subway to get some....and I got me some English Muffins for 33 cents! Oh yeah I find all the deals. Anyways after we got home and I chilled for bit I was bored so I went back out and rode around the neighborhood for like an hour....even rode to Kreager...didn't really feel like attempting the river green way by myself. It's just not something a girl by herself should do...incase of you know...creepy people hiding in the woods. Plus I'm sitting here now all sweaty and my chest hurts and feels kinda tight...like Bronchitis tight..GAH! NO! It's too early in the year for this!?!

I'm sure it's nothing though, probably just me overreacting. But the ride was fun, I had my headphones on and just rode....If I didn't live in Fort Rain as Senor says, I'd do it every day. But since the bikes are a pain the ass to get out....because our Garage door is even more jacked up than it was, I only do it when I remember to ask my dad to get the bikes out. Since my finger is still in pretty bad shape after my last attempt to get them out myself. But it's not supposed to rain tonight so maybe he'll let us leave them out over night and I can go riding again tommorrow.....anyone care to join me? You know gotta keep the metabolism kick started because big eating days this weekend...Rib Fest Saturday and then Mom's B-day Party Sunday...can we say home cooked meal....seriously love my Grandma's cooking. I just generally eat too much when I go to her house. Alright enough procrastination....I'm going to go wash dishes or something else boring...heh.

I want to ride my bicycle...

As Erin's dad drove us home today...her car is in the shop yet again, we past the gas station. $3.45. Freakin' nuts. It was $3.28 this morning. I'm glad I don't have a car. Seriously. This is ridiculous. Especially here...I went down to Indy this past summer and into Ohio and gas was cheaper both places. My reasoning? Everybody in this damn city drives. Our bus system sucks...if we would improve that, put in some more rapid transit in the form of light rail that'd be great. But it'll never happen. We had that once here....way back in the day, we had trolleys and such but they tore all of it out and paved over it. DUMB x100.

Seriously once the weather warms up I'm using my bike even more so than last summer. A) obviously less gas consumption. B) Good workout C) More Fun D) I just got that new bike last year might as well put some mega miles on it. Probably won't be riding downtown by my lonesome on the river greenway but on the weekends with the rents possibly. Me and the bro's trips will probably be limited to Georgetown, but that's cool because there's a lot of stuff up there...library, scotts, dollar movies, various places to eat ect. I'll strap on my little backpack I got for transporting gym shiz and load it up with water bottles, chewy bars, and sunscreen and we're good to go for awhile.

Spring Break Outing may not go down, and frankly I don't blame it for not going down. Driving an hour for some tasty burgers may not be worth the gas. Yeah, gas is supposed to go up to atleast $4 by June. It's probably a good thing we're not going to Cedar Point that's practically double what we payed last year. In the past 7 years gas has gone from a dollar something to this...what the hell?!? Whatever, the only places I really need to go are school and graduation haha, and then orentation this summer and then moving in...I may be down there until Thanksgiving but oh well right? heh. It'd be cheaper to mail me a Walmart giftcard to buy some food than driving down. Or just buy me a case of Ramen and we're good right?!? haha. They're still 13 cents a package.

On a lighter note, I'm super stoked to play soccer again in P.E. Even though my left ankle is a bit swollen and sore I really don't care. I just hope I don't get chewed out too bad in first period by Danely for our group not doing our project....either that or I'm hoping somebody BS's the whole thing and saves our asses.

Sarah...attempting to change the world one blog, one bike ride, one action at a time...haha I'm lame.