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January 6th, 2010
01:03 am - I guess I'm just easy to talk to
Goodness. That makes three.
I'm... surprised.
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November 13th, 2009
10:06 pm - So excited!
Oh man. I'm so excited for Thanksgiving break. I'm going to be spending it in Chicago. And do you know who else is going to be there?
Kate.
AND
CC.
Bloody hell, this is awesome. Add on to this Chris, Steve (from college), and Mel, and it's just -ing amazing. Admitedly, Kate will be spending some of the time doing school work, and CC has her boyfriend with her, but that's how these things go. Some of my sorority sisters are also in Chicago.
Marvelous.
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September 18th, 2009
03:02 pm - Laundry
Back home, Mom uses only one thing in our laundry: Tide Scent Free, or something. It's basically Tide without any of the frills, because she's allergic to a lot of stuff.
And now that I've been on my own for a while, I feel like I have the chance to branch out. I already have, a bit. First, I started using regular Tide. Then Tide with Fabreeze scent. Then Tide with baking soda. Now I'm using that "7 Signs" stuff.
But there's so much out there. And I don't know which combinations work. For example, all of the following seem to be things you can put in the washing machine:
1. Laundry detergent
2. Fabric softener
3. Fabric bleach
4. Extra stain fighting stuff
Shit, son. I know I don't need #4. And I'm still not quite sure what #2 does. I sometimes use #3 with my white clothes. Actually, I bought some new bleach yesterday, because I like to have it when I wash my towels, and I had a bathing suit that smelled really bad after it got packed away while wet. And it's lavender scented! Who knew you could add sent to bleach?
And then there's dryer sheets. I'm still trying to figure out why people use those.
At least my laundry is cheaper than other people's, since I'm not in the habit of using that other stuff?
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August 21st, 2009
10:19 am - Dear weightloss,
Dear weight loss,
I'm glad you are visiting. Goodness knows I've tried my darndest to get you out here. But while you are here, do you really have to make my boobs shrink? Oh, I know it hasn't been by much. But I like them this size. A full B is sooo nice to have. And I just bought a bunch of bras. Perhaps you could concern yourself with other things? Like my thighs?
K, thanks!
~Calan
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July 15th, 2009
03:14 pm - Slim Fast
Starting yesterday, I'll finally be volunteering at Planned Parenthood on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Because that means I wouldn't be getting home till quite late, I decided to buy some Slim Fast as a meal replacement.
And I'm pretty sure I've had it before. Back in elementary school, this strange thing happened. I forgot how to swallow solid food. I would chew, and chew, and chew... and then wouldn't be able to swallow it. It was the strangest thing. It went away eventually, but I don't know how long it lasted. A couple summers ago I felt the same thing again, but just for a moment.
Anyway, I was drinking the Slim Fast and was like, "Hey, I've definitely tasted this before. Must have been during that strange time." Or maybe it tastes like Yoohoo- our family won a case of it years and years ago from a radio station, and I know I drank it, but have forgotten what it tasted like. Maybe this. Who knows.
Anyway.
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July 10th, 2009
02:21 pm - The strange people that live on Twitter.
Just had a "conversation" on Twitter. I saw that #unacceptable was trending, so I clicked it an saw this fellow's post. I decided to comment. I'll pretend my misspelling of "fan" was intentional.
PinstripedDNA: #unacceptable to think that sports has no impact on our society, that is utterly false, every person should b a fan of atleast 1 sport
Me: That's why I'm a fad of gladiatorial fights. It's not my fault they are no longer state-sponsored.
PinstripedDNA: lol where are there still gladiator fights, serious question, id watch it alteast once to see if id like it
Me: @PinstripedDNA No good ones in America.Try a country with many orphanages, that kicks kids out when too old. They make good fighters.
PinstripedDNA: i didnt think they were here, but gladiator as a sport seems a bit outdated, maybe gives it its edge though hm
Me: After watching gladiators, other sports are not as thrilling, b/c no life is on the line. Also makes gory movies easy 2 watch
Me: It's also expensive, b/c plane tickets don't grow on trees. Sit too close, clothes get bloody. Requires bribes to get in, etc
PinstripedDNA: i suppose both points you made are true, but its something id only wanna see once or twice, shame if it becomes commonplace
Me: So you actually want to see a human hack another human to death "once or twice"? That is #unacceptable.
Full circle! Woo! I'm going to hope we were both trolling each other, instead of me doing all of it. That would make me weep for humanity.
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July 8th, 2009
03:59 pm
Work, work, work.
And a farmers' market on Thursday.
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July 6th, 2009
03:36 pm - Exercise stuff
It was rather nice, how I lost some weight whilst in Germany.
And then the sedentary lifestyle, combined with mandatory school meal plan, and my own laziness, meant that it came back.
I finally got to the gym today. There is one at the apartment complex, but it isn't open before work, and closes at 6. So... I haven't been there yet.
There's a gym that is in the same building as Bluefish (the company I'm working for this summer), and I finally got around to joining. My parents are paying for it, which is quite lucky because it is technically a personal training place. So once a week I get a half hour of personal weight training for $25, and then get free use of their cardio equipment and showers and such whenever I want. It opens much earlier than I would ever want to wake up, and although it closes around 6:00 or 6:30, I don't have to drive to get there, so I still have an hour or hour and a half after work. And lunch breaks are of course available.
Today's session was free, because it was mostly figuring out which which weight settings for the machine's are most appropriate. So... yeah, I've got a personal trainer now. Which is mildly ridiculous. But it's only for two months; after that, I'm leaving Indy to go back to Rose-Hulman.
And because this place is expensive, I'll be more likely to use it to get my money's worth. And more likely to make various healthy choices. For example: I REALLY want some Chinese food. I've not had any for ages. But instead of getting General Tso's Chicken and some fried rice, I'm going to steam up a bunch of broccoli and add some terriaki sauce. Nom nom.
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June 29th, 2009
08:22 am - A really lovely weekend
Dunno if anybody from the ROC still looks at this thing, but you will be interested to know I got to meet Retto for the second time. It was a bit strange because he's in my Livejournal "not real life" custom group so he's seem some... awkward posts. But whatever.
Oh, and guess what world? On Friday I turned 21!
So, my birthday plans were not working out at all, and I was extremely disappointed about it. Luckily for me, Retto noticed. He also has a summer birthday, so knows how annoying it can be. And so he invited me to Pittsburgh. Which is a six and a half hour drive away.
At first, I was not going to go. There was an overtime thing I could do on Sunday, and I rather wanted the money. Then that canceled. So I said, "Buggrit. I'm driving to Pittsburgh."
And thus I did.
In retrospect (well, not just in retrospect, I thought about it at the time too) the whole situation was a bit bizare. True, I've "known" him for I don't know how many years. Think I first found the ROC in 2002... maybe I've know him/known of him for 5 years? But all of that was online. I did meet him once before, about four years ago when I was doing college tours. The invitation is what surprised me the most, since we have talked so little over the past few years. My acceptance of the invitation surprised me less. It's difficult to surprise yourself.
Anyway, the ride there was uneventful, which is a good thing for drives to be. I got there around dinner time, and so he took me to dinner and a lovely Thai fusion place, and then three bars. The first one was accidentally a gay bar, not that he noticed. It's amusing how men can be dense sometimes. There as a slightly amusing, but still annoying, drunk man that bought us a round of drinks before he was kicked out. And strange music videos (Hey, you should go on YouTube and look up "Flobots Handlebars" and watch the one which is a cartoon)
Then we went to a couple other bars. A swanky cocktail bar where I drank something blue, and a place that had a real-live DJ. I'd have to say my favorite drink of the night was the buttery nipple shot, but the whiskey sour may be second. I succeeded in getting tipsy/drunk, and it was actually quite nice/interesting. Thank goodness alcohol is both expensive and filled with calories, so I'm not too worried about becoming an alcoholic.
I also didn't get carded on my birthday, even though I went to three bars.
We discovered that we both have nearly opposite tastes in alcohol, but that our lives have had some bizarre coincidences. I of course knew he majored in software engineering. I might have been vaguely aware he also did newspaper. I think he also did a bit of fencing in the past. We are both founding members of our respective Greek organizations. And we both have "The Hazards of Love" in our CD player, and when I went on his computer to check my email I saw iTunes was open, and that we both have a playlist called "Best Decemberists." But that last one makes quite a bit of sense. They've got a lot of songs, and not all of them are great, so it's useful to have a playlist of favorites.
On Saturday, while he did some homework, I went to the surprisingly nice Pittsburgh Natural History Museum, which is also connected to their art museum. I wasn't that fond of the art museum, but there was a hypnotic video involving wild animals in motel rooms. It's weird to see an owl just sort of chillin' on a bed. Or a bison knock over lamps.
After a tour of CMU, Saturday concluded with a dinner with his girlfriend, and the watching of a band. I was kind of afraid that his girlfriend would be like, "aaaah, crazy woman has driven six and a half hours to hang out with my man. Get out of here!" and I wouldn't really have blamed her if she had been weirded out. Because the whole thing was a bit bizarre anyway. But luckily she was really nice, and I think we got along well.
I'm trying to think of a way I can turn this weekend into some sort of Opinions article for the paper. But although I do write the occasional serious thing, I'm afraid of my article becoming preachy. And I'm kind of afraid that Chris and Steve might be offended. I could right some sort of, "Don't immediately say no to things that are out of the ordinary, you never know what you are missing out on." But Chris and Steve may see this as an attack on their refusal to visit St. Louis. Actually, no, they probably wouldn't. They aren't the type to over think things and look for ways to be offended. Perhaps I could write some sort of, "Don't be afraid to reach out to those you don't know too well. You could make one of their weekends infinitely better, and help restore some of their faith in humanity, after it got a bit dinged up at a girls-night sleep over a few years previous." I suppose that line is a bit too specific to become a common phrase.
But yeah. Lovely weekend. I got back on Sunday and had a bit of homemade pizza with my roommate while we watched a few episodes of "A Bit of Fry and Laurie."
I forgot to take any pictures of us. I was going to get one of him, his girlfriend, and I at the really cute bar we went to on Saturday, but it slipped my mind. So it goes, I guess.
And, Retto, since I'm sure you will see this, well, maybe not. Who knows. Anyway, since you will probably see this, thanks again so much, for inviting me, providing me with food, drink, entertainment, and such. You are perhaps one of the nicest people I have met so far, and when saying goodbye to you both I was a bit afraid that I would have some tears. Luckily that potential awkwardness was avoided. Good luck to you both in your studies, and with the newspaper, and so on!
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June 25th, 2009
08:56 am - Another disapointment
My house (... well, my parents house) does not have a secret passageway between the guest room and guest bathroom.
This is a great pity. This secret passageway has somehow featured in a number of dreams. It featured in last nights dream.
And then this morning I was thinking about random things... and remembered that the secret passageway does not, in fact, exist. Gods damn it.
Edit: I'm pretty sure this isn't the first time this has happened. Not just remembering that something from a dream isn't real, but remembering that there isn't a secret passageway in my house. Darn dreams, distorting my reality.
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June 23rd, 2009
09:18 am - Birthday blah
This Friday, I turn 21!
And the way things are shaping up, I couldn't care less.
I was hoping Chris & Steve could drive down from Chicago for the weekend but... no.
Sam: Tennis tourney.
Sarah H: At a lake.
206 Steve: Brother's graduation.
Chris: Big music festival in WI
Ben: Visiting GF
Maybe I'll get lucky and Noel will visit for the weekend. I'm trying to set up a dinner on my birthday, and a movie night for Saturday... but I really don't know if either will work out; only one person has confirmed for each event so far on FB.
Bugger all.
Edit: Noel might come on Saturday. Depends on how long it takes to pick up her sister from camp, or something.
Annie: Visiting home.
Brittany: Germany.
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June 3rd, 2009
05:36 am - I want a nap
I had forgotten that 8 hour days can be so tiring. There's really only a lunch break. I wonder how tired I will be at the end of the day after my internship starts. Will I be too tired to cook a healthy dinner/prepare lunch for next day?
I've got a Scion, and the back seats fold down very nicely, and create a lot of space. I assume I will have an hour long lunch break, which is much more than I will need, if I bring my lunch. I wonder how weird it would look to have a big pillow in the back, with a sheet (I have a hard time sleeping without a sheet or blanket, even if it is warm). Could drive out of parking lot to the shade of a tree or something, roll down windows, and a take a lunch time nap. I think it sounds like a wonderful, logical idea. Except conventionally a little bit strange, and I would rather not like to have my co-workers think I'm crazy.
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May 28th, 2009
02:45 am - From the Redwall Wiki
Got nostalgic and looked at the Redwall Wiki. Saw this interesting thing:
Brian Jacques has been approached by multiple directors regarding a Castaways of the Flying Dutchman film adaption, including Steven Spielberg, but turned them down because he would prefer children to read the books rather than have Hollywood turn them into something else.
That is kind of hard core.
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May 26th, 2009
03:34 pm - Volunteering
So, I've got an interview with Planned Parenthood after I get back from Turkey.
For some reason I also contacted Indy Reads, which is an adult literacy program in Indianapolis. So I'm going to a training session for that on the 6th.
So... 40 hours a week internship. < 5 hours at Planned Parenthood (or at least that's what I said I wanted on my resume). 1-2 hours with Indy Reads. Plus cooking everything from scratch, and watching Star Trek.
Well, looks like my summer is planned out.
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May 25th, 2009
04:01 pm - 25th of May
"They did the job they didn't have to do, and they died doing it, and you can't give them anything. Do you understand? They fought for those who'd been abandoned, they fought for one another, and they were betrayed. Men like them always are. What good would a statue be? It'd just inspire new fools to believe they're going to be heroes. They wouldn't want that. Just let them be. Forever."
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May 4th, 2009
01:33 am - That's what she said...
Mike and Steve are playing a video game, and Craig is playing too (... but in California). And I swear, everything they say makes a really wonderful "That's what she said!" thing. Well, most things.
"I'm going to, I haven't had a chance yet."
"You can try to pull a couple if you want."
"It enhances resistance, if you want it Steve"
"Yeah... that didn't work for me."
"There's still a ghost in the middle of us."
"Oh god! What the fuck!"
"So we still going for two?"
"We are going to have to go all of them... why are we going to split up? That's the worst idea ever."
"That's a terrible way to do things."
"It's a risk free way of doing it."
"I have a cool down. Or we can keep going."
"That's another way of doing things. Not what I would call the smart way. But whatever."
"I'm the one that has to pay for your impatience."
"No. Fuck you."
"And they've never before noticed or cared."
"It's recharging."
"It's bouncy time! BOUNCY TIME!"
"He's floppin' every which ways."
"He deserves everything he gets."
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April 26th, 2009
02:50 pm - Iced tea
So, last summer I made some really delicious iced tea. It was sort of time consuming, but mmmm, it was good.
I tried to make it this morning, in a simpler way.
1. Fill large nalgene-type water bottle with ice. Completely full.
2. Boil water
3. Poor water into a glass measuring cup filled with tea leaves
4. Let tea brew
5. Place tea-strainer on mouth of nalgene bottle
6. Poor in tea
First batch didn't taste too good. Figured it was because the leaves were old, or it was brewed too long, or something. So I tried it again (with PG Tips tea bags) and... it isn't that bad, but I couldn't describe it as delicious. Need to figure out what I did right last time. I'm thinking the major differences, in order of importance, are:
1. Brewed it for less time
2. Did not water it down- added it to glass bottles when it was hot, let it cool on the counter, then stuck it in the fridge
3. Different type of sugar? The German's have "tee zucker" which is more like tiny little lumps. But not like sugar cubes. It isn't grainy.
4. Different type of tea. Which I don't have any more.
I obviously need to get a glass container that can handle hot liquids. I'm wondering if brewing it in a mason jar would work? It seems silly but whatever.
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April 14th, 2009
11:45 pm - TO THE MOON SOMEHOW
That "On a Boat" song is so very marvelous. And so very stuck in my head.
For those poor people who have not seen it yet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7yfISlGLNU
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April 9th, 2009
01:30 am - Milk
I really wish I had some milk. I really wanted to drink some earlier today... but was out. I would also love to make some tea tomorrow morning to bring to class. I suppose I still can/will. But still.
That's the one annoying things about breaks. Can't buy milk. Can't open new 2L bottle of club soda.
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April 8th, 2009
01:44 pm - Eww
Arg. Tonsil stone that won't come out. Gross.
Edit: Tonsil stone came out. Gross. And huge. But also now free from annoyance.
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