Nothing much new going on. I should be stressed, but I don't really feel it right now. My thesis is due on Monday, but I'm not to concerned... well I'm concerned, but I'm not worried. And I've got two other papers due that same day, and then this Sunday is the Stoner Awards for which I'm mainly responsible for the technical aspects and I am trying to get that ready also.
Otherwise I saw Mary again yesterday and we went to Tellers for lunch. It was so nice to sit and chat with her again... it had been way too long. She also said she would love to come to dinner with me and my family graduation weekend, which is really nice of her! I'm going to miss my generous advisor when I head to... wherever I'm heading. I need to decide that soon. So that was nice to have some time away from campus yesterday. Meanwhile I'm off to class at 5 and work at 6:30! Adios.

What a happy weekend with Laura at the Celebration! I feel like I've been talking non-stop about it when I'm in the hall, and my roomies are probably tired of overhearing all the stories. Anyways, it was good, and fun and really illustrated some important things to me about numerous different areas.
We had our low day, we had the day we got to see Billy Dee Williams (dirty old man!) and the day I saw Lucas. Also the day we got our picture taken by random people, etc... Oh, and then the true road-trip day when we stopped for 2 hours in St. Louis to visit the Arch and Union Station. It was fun!

Well I finally received the letter from KU, the last school I am hearing back from in this 'search for the graduate school' (and interestingly their deadline was the soonest) and I did not get accepted to KU. Overall, I don't care, but there is a small part of me that is thinking, dang, I can't say I got accepted to all the schools I applied to. Oh well.
I got my senior picture proofs back today. I had Julie take some photos of me and amazingly there are at least 3 that I really like.
Now I have to write that paper... I mean seriously I need to write it. I have toyed around with it long enough. It is due tomorrow at 10am, I need to write this paper.
Adios!



I want to see your pictures! I'm sorry about KU, but at least you didn't want to go here anyway. It'll make your decision just a little easier.
Posted 4/19/2005 7:32 PM by steph421

I'm back from the day-long field trip and have gotten tons of sleep... unfortunately I am also sick. I can't find any way to get around it except admitting I'm sick. I hope it goes away by the time Laura comes on Wednesday.
Time for Mortar Board Initiation! Woo! I'm almost done with at least something else.



Laura's coming on Wednesday? How fun!
Posted 4/17/2005 11:28 AM by steph421

In Aschutz working on a scholarship I told the coordinator I'd get in today. She's not a very nice lady in my opinion... so it's a good thing I'm not going to graduate school here and don't have to deal with her later. I was up till 4am again last night. Sadly even when I went to bed I was probably up another 30-45 minutes just lying there hoping I'd wake up in time tomorrow to go teach... it's probably because my mind was still trying to figure out what to say for my scholarship application due today which kept me up all those hours. Seriously! How do you answer a question like: What motivates you? or When does a belief or value become a prejudice? or Write a narrative autobiography that is concise but includes everything important about why you are who you are. UHG! And the longer I spend this, the less amount of time I have to review for my test at 2:30 today. Great.



Ekk, those are really tough questions. I'm sorry Heather! Have you heard back from any more schools?
Posted 4/14/2005 5:16 PM by steph421

Hooray for the weekend! Shannon cut her hair super short, and I died mine dark brown. It actually looks much more red than I had expected, but it is a different change. It's not quite dark enough that it pops when you see me, at least I don't think so.

I had a fun time last night at work... not! The fool who signed up to work backstage didn't show so I had to set up the recording equipment and get that started then run downstairs to work backstage too. At least I'll probably get the go-ahead to put down double pay. Then after work I headed over to Fatso's (a bar on Mass.) and met up with Sarah and co. for her 21st birthday party. It was a fun night... but I was up way too late. I didn't get home till 4:30am, and for some crazy reason I woke up 4 hours later without an alarm and didn't get back to sleep. Grr. I'm tired.

Time for a tad bit more theory and some grading before bedtime.

So how much of a dork am I? I'm so looking forward to having my own place and the caviat is that I just came up with the idea to have a Father's Day Barbeque for my dad and Laura's Dad(s) and maybe unkles too at our place this summer. I thought it would be great to get the families together and so they can see our apartment. Maybe don't answer that dork question.
Ok, random musings. I'm going to go now. Miss Saigon tonight!

So luckily the paper that was supposed to be due next Monday is actually due the 18th. She's revised the syllabus so many times that it's hard to keep track of when things are due.
I've decided... I'll be living with Laura this summer for sure and we'll be living in an apartment at Sunray Apts. which is near Taft and Elizabeth. It's a 3rd floor with a deck and two bedrooms and two bathrooms. I'm in the small bedroom. I don't know why I'm not just living at home. It's so stuipid really... I may be heading away from home for good, why not spend a little more time with my family? I don't really know if they want me at home or not. But I think it was time to take a leap and do this, move out on my own. And this is like a trial period, being responsible for rent and food and utilities, before I go to Montana (if that is the case). So yeah, I'm still waiting to hear back from CSU.

So answer me this... when does a belief or value become a prejudice? Do all prejudices need to be overcome? I'd love to hear your thoughts:)

On to another week... hopefully more positive than the last. Except for the fact that next week I have a paper due and we haven't gotten back our theses from the teacher....
Lots to do... but I did got get my hairs cut this weekend! Woo! I don't look like a shaggy dog anymore. Also exciting is the fact that I'm going to start embroidering my corset this week... and I've already started sewing my roses on. Yay! If I can get it done in a week I'll be set.

The days just keep getting prettier and the smell in the air keeps getting sweeter. I love spring and summmer evenings... the smell of the air and the color of the sky and the feeling of peace. I learned what a magnolia looks like from Hannah yesterday during our morning walk. That's another thing I like, the newly started morning walk that Hannah and I are going to take. 7am bright and early but the air also has such a crisp quality to it and the sun hasn't completely risen above the buildings. Yesterday walking along by Fraser and William Allen White and Watson there were little easter eggs semi-hidden along the walkway. Hannah and I kept noticing them and were like, what's up!? Turns out when we got curious enough it was an advertising campaign by KJHK. How sweet was that? I don't think that I'll eat the candy inside though... that's a little scary.

I'm still waiting on my acceptance letter from CSU. I feel like I've been jinxing it though because I've been talking so much about the choice between Montana and CSU. Maybe I won't have a choice to make and I'll have to go to Montana... I hope not. Even if the choice is difficult, this is one I think I need to make. Anytime after yesterday... so any day now I should be receiving a letter.

And I still haven't heard from KU. I almost wonder if I ever will. I don't care if I get in or not, I'm not coming back here, but I would like to know either way!

Today I get to volunteer at the friends of the library booksale for two hours and I get my hair cut. I'm also going to be ridiculously prodctive today. I was last night except I didn't get to the studying I wanted to. I cleaned, and it was good.