| So long, farwell |
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This is it, Livejournal, goodbye. We've done good these last couple y ears ever since those first two posts on September 19, 2004. But now it's time for me to move on. I'm going to be chronicling my summer adventure to London at Claire Does London. Wordpress is prettier, lets me do more, and as Chloe said, "is for the technology retarded," which, quite frankly I can be sometimes. I'll still check my friends page every now and then just because I'm nosy curious, but let me know some other way things you deem important.
I may import some of my LJ entries to Wordpress, and I may be back after the summer is over; it depends on whether my short term affair with Wordpress turns into something long-term. Posting at CDL will be light (just like here, I imagine) until it gets closer to departure time.
Come read and talk at Claire Does London: it does a body good!
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[12 Apr 2007|02:20pm] |
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So, yeah, the Gators won a national championship... again. It was awesome/fantastic/insert lots of other adjectives here. I'm going to miss it next year, not winning championships and celebrating on University.
Other than that, school = muy busy. Events to plan, papers to write, tests to cram for. Summer's so close; I can't wait! London here I come!
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[25 Mar 2007|01:17pm] |
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So, I've been back in Gainesville for a week now after Spring Break. Toronto was awesome, and it did manage to snow on Friday. There are pictures on Facebook, look at them and love them.
I'd forgotten how rushed the last part of the semester can be; it seems there are more papers, meetings are longer, more time commitments, and all I want to do is play outside. It's smack in the middle of March Madness right now though, so that's been pretty fun. As long as Billy stops those rumors about Kentucky. The next game is in about an hour or so, and I've got to get more work done by them. Damn you Florida weather, and your distracting sunshine.
Although I'm a little jealous of the kids who get to hang out in Gainesville this summer (excessive heat aside, it looks like there are going to be a lot of cool kids staying in Hogtown this summer), I'm still freakin' excited about London! I'll also have about a month or so in Raleigh, which should be just enough time to get bored (watching movies and reading trashy romance novels and not feeling guilty.. hooray!), plus maybe a few trips to the beach, plus figuring out how to pack my life into 2 suitcases. Then it's on to NYC for a few days with Mum and Nana (where we get to see THE DAILY SHOW!!!!) and off to London for two months. I found out on Friday that I actually have an internship in Parliament! Go me!
Now begins the quest to make everyone get Skype so I can talk to them while I'm London. Friends, just do it; it'll save us both a lot of hassle.
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| Toronto: a baby update |
[14 Mar 2007|12:01pm] |
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So, Toronto is awesome. There are just so many things -- people, stores, buildings -- to see that just walking down the street has been exciting. Which is probably why we've done a lot of that, along with our fair share of eating and drinking Canadian beer. Yesterday we also watched the sunset from the top of the CN tower, which was really pretty. I'll post some pictures from that, as well as other ones I've taken, sometime when I feel less lazy. I've also done, in my humble opinion, a pretty good job of not scheduling stuff too much and even CTFOing a bit. John might disagree, but whatever. I even slept in today! We're going to tour a brewery today, once John wakes up.
No snow yet, but there's some in the forecast for Friday! Cross your fingers!
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| Look ma, new speakers! |
[07 Mar 2007|09:13pm] |
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Okay, so tonight I finally got around to cooking some of that sausage I'd had in my fridge. Three phone calls to my parents, and a slightly panicked call to Paul later, I've decided I'm sticking to frozen meals. Maybe rice, but only if I'm feeling daring. And lucky.
I'm so incompetent sometimes, it's funny.
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| "I’m rocking steady to the beat in my head" |
[04 Mar 2007|10:17pm] |
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One week from now, John and I will be in Toronto. Schweet!! It's such an amazing city, with so many different people and different cultures (with really good food) all in one place. Maybe it'll even snow. For those of you who actually read this from my homepage, that's Toronto in the background, albit during the sumer. It'll be nice to have a break. I'm going to try and limit my internet access while I'm up there to see if I can break this pesky little Facebook/news cycle/internet addiction I'm in the process of developing.
IRHA's RHW was the past week, week and a half. I helped out for a couple of the events, and all, in all, I think everything turned out quite nicely. Mae was decent, and I actually enjoyed setting up for Mardi Gras. Nat came to Tie N Tails with me last night; we eat some food and peaced out in under an hour, almost the same time as I was at prom for.
It's hard to believe that it's now March. Time flies, as cliche as that sounds. Although I'm going to miss Gainesville, I can't wait for London!
A few months ago, my Dad sent me a link to this comic strip, On a Claire Day, and said it reminded him of me. In addition to the title, it's scary how much I see myself in the character. It's a good laugh, although it certainly doesn't replace Fox Trot weeklies. Not to mention that For Better or For Worse is going to end as I know it, I need some sort of light comic to enjoy.
On Tuesday, I get to vote in my first real election. It's just for mayor and one city commissioner, but I can't wait to fill out a ballot and drop it in the ballot box, knowing that when those results come out, my vote is a part of that. I'll finally coming to be able to vote for the candidate I support (including Barack in 08!)
Now I'm going to attempt to cook some sausage I bought in the microwave, because I really don't feel like cooking it on the stove. Hopefully this won't end too badly. Then I'll get to that studying I've seemed to develop a mental block for.
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| Life is good |
[19 Feb 2007|11:39pm] |
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This weekend I did nothing. Well practically nothing. I guess I mean nothing one would consider "work." I met new people, sang karaoke (badly, but then I didn't expect anything else), slept till mid-afternoon, finally saw an episode of SVU, talked to old friends, watched movies (one of which I didn't fall asleep during), played some Wii, and took naps. I hadn't taken that time in awhile, and I needed it. I didn't feel guilty, like I needed to be doing something else instead of relaxing, and it was marvelous. I've got some work to do this week, but nothing too crazy.
Life is good.
On a serious note,
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[30 Jan 2007|11:07am] |
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Today in Comparative Politics, we were talking about Darfur. It scared me. 400,000 deaths and 2 million refugees, and no one cared. Relief workers, fearful for their own lives, are now pulling out, and all anyone could say was that "It's not America's problem."
The United States, in conjunction with the rest of the world, has the power to do so much good, to ease the suffering of so many people, if only people would act. How do I make them change their minds? What's going to happen when the youth of today are entrusted with running the country and the world?
We watched "An Inconvenient Truth" today in class. I can't wait to hear how nothing needs to be done about that on Thursday.
"With great power comes great responsibility." At least Spiderman tried to make a difference.
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| A Year in Review |
[22 Jan 2007|12:40am] |
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Caitlin posted this, and I liked it. Also, I can't fall asleep.
1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before? Built at Habitat, spent one day completely happy, became an American!, played basketball, a million other things
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I try not to do them, they only last about 10 minutes
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? nope
4. Did anyone close to you die? thankfully, no
5. What countries did you visit? None, but I'm going to Canada in March!
6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006? Sleep, more balance
7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? April 3th, first National championship celebration, December 21, becoming an American
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? My summer internship, the fact that I'm happy
9. What was your biggest failure? I spend too much money, I obsess about time
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Remember that time I threw up for a week straight, that was fun.
11. What was the best thing you bought? My new camera (that just broke, but is getting fixed)
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Gators, peoples' birthdays, Democrats winning
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? I try not to worry about things like that
14. Where did most of your money go? Apparently you have to eat in college
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? My friends, pictures, Gators Canada, country music, my family, Politics and the Constitution, a ton of other stuff
16. What song will always remind you of 2006? Honkytonk Badonkadonk
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier, without a doubt
ii. thinner or fatter? About the same
iii. richer or poorer? Good question
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Spent time relaxing, the beach
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Scheduling and worrying
20. How will you be spending Christmas? Spent it with family!
22. Did you fall in love in 2006? nope
23. How many one-night stands? None
24. What was your favorite TV program? Grey's with the roomie, Gilmore Girls, Family Guy (mostly on DVD)
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? I try not to do that
26. What was the best book you read? I need to read more.... probably rereading The Davinci Code
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? I'm loving some Taylor Swift right now
28. What did you want and get? Good new roommate, great new friends, an awesome internship, Democrats actually winning!
29. What did you want and not get? A Davis win in Florida, nothing I can't live without
30. What was your favorite film of this year? You mean that I didn't fall asleep during? I'll go with Eurotrip, since I think I saw it 3 times this year
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? 19, had a chance to relax with friends and eat some awesome cake
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? It went well
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006? 9 days out of 10, I wear jeans, Rainbows and a tshirt. And maybe a hoodie if it's chilly
34. What kept you sane? Friends, my Google calendar, To-Do lists
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Mmm, men on Grey's
36. What political issue stirred you the most? Choice, as always, war, civil rights, civil liberties.
37. Who did you miss? I always miss people.
38. Who was the best new person you met? New people are awesome. Caitlin, Anthony, Chloe, and that's just in the last few months. I'm so lucky.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.
"It's okay to do nothing." - Dove wrapper
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
" I don't know what I want, so don't ask me cause I'm still trying to figure it out." - Taylor Swift, "A Place in this World"
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Peace, love, and happiness for the new year?
It hasn't worked for thousands of years, but hey, maybe it'll start sometime.
(Go Gators!)
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All things considered, I'm happy now. I love the way my life is going and the way things are headed. I am so happy, maybe even more so, that all my friends are happy.
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[03 Dec 2006|02:18pm] |
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I did one of these a few months ago, and slightly entertaining, it certainly beats studying. I'd forgotten how much I hate doing this.
1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn't make sense. NO CHEATING!
Will it be ok?
"Baddest Boots" by Toby Keith (apparently I'm going to be a BA... sweet)
How are you feeling today?
"Goodnight Moon" by Jack Ingram (I am kinda tired already)
How do your friends see you?
"The Writing on the Wall" by Destiny's Child
Will you get married?
"I Want a Cowboy" by Katrina Elam (me and country music... I do love a man in a cowboy hat)
What is your best friend's theme song?
"Love You Madly" by Cake (interesting)
What is the story of your life?
"It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls (so far from the truth, it's not even funny)
What was high school like?
"Christmas in Dixie" by Alabama (aside from the whole NC thing, not so much)
How can you get ahead in life?
"Grandpa Told Me So" by Kenny Chesney (sweet)
What is the best thing about your friends?
"It's Time" by Pat Green (love the song, love Pat Green, love them, even when they're not on time)
What is today going to be like?
"You Ain't In It" by Diamond Rio (not funny at all, since we're all waiting for the BCS standings to be realeased. Very not cool).
What is in store for this weekend?
"The Power" by Cher (we did rock in the game yesterday. Other than that, it's been a lot of studying and a lot of avoiding studying)
What song describes you?
"Only in Dreams" by Weezer (I guess)
To describe your grandparents?
"I'd Lie" by Taylor Swift (mean, not true)
How is your life going?
"You've Got A Friend in Me" by Lyle Lovett and Randy Newman from Toy Story (ah, that's nice)
What song will they play at your funeral?
"Whiskey Girl" by Toby Keith (hahahahahahahaha.....)
How does the world see you?
"Poison" by James Newton Howard from Peter Pan (great, I think I'll go crawl into a corner now)
Will you have a happy life?
"Key to the Highway" by Eric Clapton (so maybe)
What do your friends really think of you?
"I'm so Ronery" by Team America (great...)
Do people secretly lust after you?
"Can't Not" by Alanis Morissette (I knew I was awesome)
How can I make myself happy?
"Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison (I thought it wasn't supposed to be about looks)
What should you do with your life?
"All I Wanna Do" by Sheryl Crow (sweet! That's what I was planning on doing)
Will you ever have children?
"Ataraxia" by Everclear (not a real word, so that's a tad confusing
I wanna go back to bed, not study. Can't wait till 6 for the BCS results!
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| It's great to be a Florida Gator! |
[03 Dec 2006|10:53am] |
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My school is awesome! We won the SEC championship last night, and if all goes the way it should, will be playing Ohio State in Glendale come January.
 Look at those boys!
I'll be home in less than 2 weeks. Then it's working part-time at Bath & Body Works, celebrating Christmas (!!!!!!!!), eating tons of good food that I don't have to cook, and hanging with friends/family. Plus hopefully a lot of sleeping. It's going to be nice to have a chance to relax before next semester starts. I think next semester is going to be just as crazy as this semester, just because I like to be busy all the time apparently. Oh well, I enjoy it.
It's hard to believe that this semester is almost over. It's gone so fast, and I didn't know college could be this fun. I love it, completely, and as I've been telling people, don't ever want to leave. All that's left is the studying and taking of exams. Speaking of which, I should get back to that. Financial Accounting is calling my name.
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In Flanders Fields
Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918), Canadian Army
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Thank you. You have given it all for us.
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| Over the moon |
[08 Nov 2006|10:16am] |
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Last night, the Democrats won. A lot. It was amazing. Hello Speaker Pelosi, and (pending recounts) Majority Leader Reid. Yes, Davis didn't win the governorship in Florida, but the Democrats picked up 6 other governorships elsewhere in the country. Along with at least 28, probably 30 or so after recounts, House seats, and 6 (after the recounts) Senate seats.
Last night was so much better than 2004!
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| A recap in which Claire puts off studying... |
[02 Nov 2006|02:42pm] |
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Let's see...
First off, I should NEVER be trusted with high-priced electronics. Less than a week after my iPod was back, fixed, in Gainesville, my camera broke. When I have some extra time, hopefully this weekend, I'll take it over to Wolf Camera and see how much it will cost to get it fixed (although I'm kind of in love with some other cameras on the market). We shall see.
Next, John and I are definately going to Toronto for spring break, since we booked the plane tickets on Monday. Yay for that; it'll be nice to have a break.
Speaking of break, I could use one. Between all the family visits and massive amounts of studying I've been doing (along with almost everyone else), I could use a chance to just chill out. I think this weekend should hold at least some of that, which will be nice. I'm actually working on learning to CTFO more and, believe it or not, are actually making (some) progress.
Oops, just spent 30 minutes looking at cameras online. Probably not the most efficient use of my time.
I also need to sort out my study-abroading for the summer. I've set a deadline for myself of Thanksgiving to have it narrowed down to 3 or so programs. We'll see.
I'd complain that I don't get enough sleep, but my body is adjusting. Adjusting in a bad way, I'm sure, but I make do. Now only if my teachers wouldn't turn off all the lights when they do Powerpoint presentations...
Anyway, I'm looking forward to going home for Thanksgiving, Gator basketball (ranked #1 in the pre-season poll, first exhibition game tonight), this weekend, and the free prints that Caitlin/Jen/Nat and I are finally going to get around to ordering tonight. Also, the election on Tuesday. But the last one in a more "I just want to know the results, even if it is some incredibely nasty disease" type of way. I sure hope it doesn't turn out that way though. So vote, since I can't, and I'll love you. Even if you vote Republican (but probably a little less).
And now I should go study financial accounting some more before my test. By that I mean, do 10 problems, get bored, and clean my room.
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| Musings.... |
[13 Oct 2006|03:10pm] |
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School is going good, for the most part. I'm in a lull between bouts of work, which I enjoy. Everything else is also awesome. Gators are 6-0 heading into tomorrow's game against Auburn, which is great; going to games at the Swamp is crazy. And Wednesday night, John and I went over the Swamp (the stadium at UF) just to see what it is like at night. Blows your mind how something so big and normally so loud can be so quiet.
My schedule next semester is going to rock, mostly thanks to an on-line class and only 13 credit hours. But I've found this job at the Career Resource Center that I really want -- I can apply next week -- and I want to do some psych research too, so we'll see how that all ends up.
And spring break? John and I decided that we want to, along with anyone who will join, to go to Toronto for Spring break. Any takers? Hopefully, getting there will work out, since it's looking like it's going to be a bit more expensive than firs thought (which is my fault, since I read things wrong). And it's a 20 hour drive. But oh well, we'll see.
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| Still alive, promise |
[19 Sep 2006|10:57pm] |
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Gainesville is amazing. If every year keeps getting better, I don't know how I'm going to stand it senior year, it'll be so amazing.
Classes are classes. I'd forgotten how much work was involved in learning. I have my first two tests next week, we'll see how I'm feeling after that.
MAC is fine, Vox is cool, and I'm starting as an english language tutor (to someone from Turkey) tomorrow, which should be really interesting. I'm also running as a Student Senator for the Pants Party, which is hilarious. Basically, the two SG parties take themselves and SG way too seriously, so we're trying to lighten things up. I'm puddin' wrestlin' next week; maybe there will be pictures.
Plus it is Nat's birthday today, and John's next Monday. Woot for that.
And now I'm completely exhausted for some reason, so I'm going to bed.
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I've been back in Gainesville for over a week now, but my soul has been owned by IRHA and MAC (my area government). It's hard to believe school and learning start tomorrow. It's gonna be weird.
It's nice everyone is finally back. I've missed them THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS much. John and Jim's (not to mention Naveen and Evan , of course) apartment is freakin' sweet. I approve. And Jim is actually out now getting a black comforter to go with his burgandy sheets. He's talking about putting in red track lighting under the bed so he can finally have "The Sex Room." Hilarious.
My room is also pretty nice. I'm almost completely unpacked, just need to finish putting a few more things up on the wall (you know me....). The hall bathroom thing isn't great, but it's nice to be so close to most of campus. And the Murphree area is also just so pretty. And we have a fountain!
Now only if it would stop being so damn hot in Gainesville, it'd be perfect.
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ONE YEAR AGO I
[1] worried about going to UF
[2] worked at Old Navy
[3] watchied a ton of movies and didn't fall asleep
TODAY I
[1] finished all of my pharmacy calls at Planned Parenthood
[2] had chicken nuggets at Wendy's with honey mustard dipping sauce!!
[3] saw the lovely Ms Bartels!
THREE THINGS I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT
[1] friends
[2] my camera
[3] socks
THREE THINGS I WOULD BUY WITH $1,000
[1] donation to Planned Parenthood
[2] plane ticket to Michigan
[3] food while I'm in London
THREE THINGS I WOULD NEVER WEAR
[1] leggings
[2] bug-eye sunglasses
[3] gauchos
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE ME:
[1] losing people close to me
[2] failing
[3] loud noises in the dark
THREE THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO ME:
[1] sense of purpose
[2] sense of humor
[3] nice hands (oh, shut up!)
THREE THINGS I JUST CAN'T DO:
[1] say goodbye
[2] not overanalyze
[3] excessive confrontation
THREE THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE:
(oh wait, I have a list. How convenient. Here are a random assortment, I think my list is up to 27 now, with 5 or 6 already crossed off)
[1] go apple picking again
[2] visit Paris
[3] send a message in a bottle
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