Check this out - you might understand why it gave me the heebie jeebies.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Friday, September 4, 2009
Fall 09 Tour Schedule
Here is the much awaited schedule. By the looks of things I won't really be headed out east until the Spring tour.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
In case you missed it
I just found the CMU school paper online with the article about my Women's Association Scholarship. See page three here:
Sunday, August 30, 2009
"Virtual" Apartment Tour
Hey all. I am going to attempt to show you what our apartment looks like from pictures I took last night. We cleaned up the living areas really nice, so I thought it would be a good time to show you all what it looked like out here!
This is the entry way area, and thus the first thing you see when you walk into the apartment. The door on the right is our front door. As you see fabulous are throughout the apartment it is either Sam's or Dan Saner's (the guy who got me my Assistant Producer job).
This is what we stare at most of the time. The book cases along with everything in them belong to me (I have a pretty small room so I don't have anywhere to put that stuff). Chris, if you're reading, yes, that NO VACANCY sign is yours are you are going to have to travel 2,000 miles to get it back.
And this gives you a better idea of the size of the living area and seating arrangement. You can see the glass doors that lead to the main balcony from here. (The view blows, but its nice to have it.)
And now you can see the rest of the room, and put it visually together by noting that the very left side of the pictures shows the hallway you will be seeing in 2 photos.
This is our kitchen. Small but mighty. We just had a new stove put in so it actually matches the microwave - very nice touch.
And this is the aforementioned hallway. It connects the living room/entryway/kitchen to the bedrooms and bathrooms. The first open door on the right leads you to my bedroom.
And there it is! Other than being smaller, it looks a lot like my last two bedrooms because I have kept all of the decor and same bed and bedding and everything. It's nice. A little cozy. But nice. Hanging drapes made all the difference in the world. If my dad is reading, he may note that the three pictures on the wall are the ones of Daniel and I that he gave us.
And here is the other side of my room. The dresser I bought in Texas (or Arizona, how do I not remember already). It still needs to be refinished, but I have a feeling that it will always need toget refinished. And my dresser is backed by my clutter/memory wall. I have made a little collage of notes, cards, movie tickets, etc. all held up with thumb tacks. It changes all the time. I should probably grow out of having one of these (I always seem to do it somewhere) but I really like them. I find it comforting.
Butterfly I found near the coy pond in the back yard of Harper's Ferry house.
FINALLY a sign for Los Angeles after driving over 1700 miles.
Another picture of the baby groundhog from Ohio Bike Week.
This was the first sign counting down the miles to Los Angeles during my mom and my cross country trip.
This is the entry way area, and thus the first thing you see when you walk into the apartment. The door on the right is our front door. As you see fabulous are throughout the apartment it is either Sam's or Dan Saner's (the guy who got me my Assistant Producer job).
This is what we stare at most of the time. The book cases along with everything in them belong to me (I have a pretty small room so I don't have anywhere to put that stuff). Chris, if you're reading, yes, that NO VACANCY sign is yours are you are going to have to travel 2,000 miles to get it back.
And this gives you a better idea of the size of the living area and seating arrangement. You can see the glass doors that lead to the main balcony from here. (The view blows, but its nice to have it.)
And now you can see the rest of the room, and put it visually together by noting that the very left side of the pictures shows the hallway you will be seeing in 2 photos.
This is our kitchen. Small but mighty. We just had a new stove put in so it actually matches the microwave - very nice touch.
And this is the aforementioned hallway. It connects the living room/entryway/kitchen to the bedrooms and bathrooms. The first open door on the right leads you to my bedroom.
And there it is! Other than being smaller, it looks a lot like my last two bedrooms because I have kept all of the decor and same bed and bedding and everything. It's nice. A little cozy. But nice. Hanging drapes made all the difference in the world. If my dad is reading, he may note that the three pictures on the wall are the ones of Daniel and I that he gave us.
And here is the other side of my room. The dresser I bought in Texas (or Arizona, how do I not remember already). It still needs to be refinished, but I have a feeling that it will always need toget refinished. And my dresser is backed by my clutter/memory wall. I have made a little collage of notes, cards, movie tickets, etc. all held up with thumb tacks. It changes all the time. I should probably grow out of having one of these (I always seem to do it somewhere) but I really like them. I find it comforting.
END OF TOUR
The rest of these pictures are from my phone. I was just clearing it out trying to make room for other pictures. Mom, I have to sincerely apologize that in the process of doing all of this I lost several pictures from our cross country trip.
Butterfly I found near the coy pond in the back yard of Harper's Ferry house.
FINALLY a sign for Los Angeles after driving over 1700 miles.
Another picture of the baby groundhog from Ohio Bike Week.
This was the first sign counting down the miles to Los Angeles during my mom and my cross country trip.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Positive list
Awesome things:
1. Today I woke up and was miraculously healed. I still have a bit of mucus where it shouldn't be, but I don't feel any more pain.
2. Weight loss goals are coming along VERY well.
3. A guy I *like* has asked me out. I sound like an 8th grader.
4. Tomorrow I am going to another beach: Manhattan Beach! Yay! To bathe in the sun while Derek and Sam have a surfing lesson.
5. I just saw District 9 and I liked it (contrary to some of my friends, we were divided).
6. In the mail today I got a pair of dress pants that I ordered online and they are possibly the best fitting pants I've ever owned.
7. Very close to the next episode of True Blood.
8. I cleaned my room top to bottom today so it looks really nice.
9. My hair is getting longer and I really like it (though it does need a cut).
10. I got to hang out with friends today for the first time this week, because I was sick. Instant cure for loneliness.
11. Thanks to my mom, I got my first international blog hit! (Check out the map.)
Oh, and for those of you who don't already know, my mom has started a blog about bee keeping. A shameless plug that you should check it out!
1. Today I woke up and was miraculously healed. I still have a bit of mucus where it shouldn't be, but I don't feel any more pain.
2. Weight loss goals are coming along VERY well.
3. A guy I *like* has asked me out. I sound like an 8th grader.
4. Tomorrow I am going to another beach: Manhattan Beach! Yay! To bathe in the sun while Derek and Sam have a surfing lesson.
5. I just saw District 9 and I liked it (contrary to some of my friends, we were divided).
6. In the mail today I got a pair of dress pants that I ordered online and they are possibly the best fitting pants I've ever owned.
7. Very close to the next episode of True Blood.
8. I cleaned my room top to bottom today so it looks really nice.
9. My hair is getting longer and I really like it (though it does need a cut).
10. I got to hang out with friends today for the first time this week, because I was sick. Instant cure for loneliness.
11. Thanks to my mom, I got my first international blog hit! (Check out the map.)
Oh, and for those of you who don't already know, my mom has started a blog about bee keeping. A shameless plug that you should check it out!
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
A [Quiet] Shout Out
I would like to start off this post by wishing my Grandpa Tiemens a very happy (78th?) birthday. He and I spoke on the phone today for a good while, just catching up a bit, but mostly me wishing him the very best. My Uncle Myron and Aunt Rezza are visiting my grandparents this week/weekend, and it sounds like everyone is having a great time.
As a general update, I have been pretty sick the last few days. It started on Sunday when I woke up with what felt like a marble stuck inside my throat. Since then, the swelling has spread, and it has become very difficult to swallow. Since my exercise routine has had to be put on hold, Challenge: 100 leaves a lot to be desired these days. It's been a little lonely lately, mostly because I have sequestered myself in my room so as not to get my roommates or friends sick. I also look and feel pretty gross -- no need to subject the public to that. Tomorrow I may beg one of my friends to go to the yogurt shop and bring me a cup of frozen yogurt - that sounds REALLY good right now.
I'm talking as little as possible, hoping that resting my throat will help everything heal faster. I get this distinct feeling like Sam and Brianna don't quite get what's up, (they do know I'm sick), but neither of them care to ask so silence it is.
I have been taking a lot of Advil and Ny Quill and Mucinex and other stuff - and it makes me a bit spacey. I mean - it makes my throat hurt less, which is why I take them, but at the same time, I have caught myself sitting alone staring out my window at trees for several minutes at a time. I just zone out. It probably doesn't help that I'm sleep deprived (I'm pretty sure I woke up every hour last night), but I tried to balace that out with by 10:00 AM nap today. (I mean honestly, who naps at 10 AM, normally I'm not even awake yet). Crazy town. That's where I am. I'll be leaving soon, though. Let's all cross our fingers for a speedy recovery.
Oh, and have you all noticed my cluster map? It's over on the right hand side of this screen and has little red dots where the US is. Anyway, I am super excited/anxious to get my first international hit. So if you know anyone out there and could send them a link to here, I just want one spec that is not state-side. Sorry, that was my little selfish plug. :)
As a general update, I have been pretty sick the last few days. It started on Sunday when I woke up with what felt like a marble stuck inside my throat. Since then, the swelling has spread, and it has become very difficult to swallow. Since my exercise routine has had to be put on hold, Challenge: 100 leaves a lot to be desired these days. It's been a little lonely lately, mostly because I have sequestered myself in my room so as not to get my roommates or friends sick. I also look and feel pretty gross -- no need to subject the public to that. Tomorrow I may beg one of my friends to go to the yogurt shop and bring me a cup of frozen yogurt - that sounds REALLY good right now.
I'm talking as little as possible, hoping that resting my throat will help everything heal faster. I get this distinct feeling like Sam and Brianna don't quite get what's up, (they do know I'm sick), but neither of them care to ask so silence it is.
I have been taking a lot of Advil and Ny Quill and Mucinex and other stuff - and it makes me a bit spacey. I mean - it makes my throat hurt less, which is why I take them, but at the same time, I have caught myself sitting alone staring out my window at trees for several minutes at a time. I just zone out. It probably doesn't help that I'm sleep deprived (I'm pretty sure I woke up every hour last night), but I tried to balace that out with by 10:00 AM nap today. (I mean honestly, who naps at 10 AM, normally I'm not even awake yet). Crazy town. That's where I am. I'll be leaving soon, though. Let's all cross our fingers for a speedy recovery.
Oh, and have you all noticed my cluster map? It's over on the right hand side of this screen and has little red dots where the US is. Anyway, I am super excited/anxious to get my first international hit. So if you know anyone out there and could send them a link to here, I just want one spec that is not state-side. Sorry, that was my little selfish plug. :)
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Time to catch up
(This post to fulfill the request from my mother)
Joe and I went shopping on Friday, after we hung out at the pool together. Not extravagant shopping or anything, I just needed some shampoo and some hydrogen peroxide to try to take care of my heel, and he needed brass brads. We went to staples, and I used the AmEx giftcard my grandparents gave me [THANK YOU!!!] to buy a new day planner to start getting my life organized. SO, please send me important dates (birthdays, anniversaries, etc. so I can start keeping track of them).
Most days have been pretty boring lately. I watch a lot of TV and have been trying to get to the pool everyday. The exception to this mundane routine was yesterday when the lot of us went to Venice beach. Joe was actually working for a reality TV show called The Bad Girls Club that was shooting at the beach on Saturday because they were trying to coordinate the world's largest bikini parade. This was our motivation to go on an adventure. So Sam, Brianna, Derek and I drove to the beach at 2 PM so we could say hi to Joe and see what everything was all about.
For those of you curious about the bikini parade, yes we watched it (it lasted about 5 minutes). They needed 282 (I think) participants to break the world record, and only manged to get about 120 (big failure). The whole activity looked poorly promoted and just flopped as a whole, but Joe was happy to get a days worth of paid work, so it was all worth it.
Aside from the bikini parade, Derek, Brianna, Sam and I walked about a mile or so up the "boardwalk" (it's not really a boardwalk since it is made of concrete) so we could see all the stores and watch street performers. It was a nice sunny day, really couldn't ask for better weather. On our way back we walked alongside the shore because I wanted to get my feet wet.
When we made it back to the site of the parade, Joe still had about 30 minutes of work left to do, so the rest of us went to the muscle beach, where we watched overly muscular men flex their goods. What they don't show in the movies is that right next to the muscle beach (which is actually not on the beach, and is just like a fenced-in outdoor gym that doesn't have any small weights), is a gymnastics setup in a large sand-filled area. It had everything from the rings, to parallel bars, to a balance beam, to climbing ropes, etc. Sam and Derek climbed the ropes simultaneously (Sam made it to the top, Derek gets an A for effort). I spent my time watching this very good looking, seemingly retired professional gymnast work out on the rings. Hottie McHotterson is the most appropriate nick name I could possibly assign.
Joe met us at the gym, and the lot of us pit stopped at Chili's for dinner. It was a nice day with the gang. Brianna didn't talk much - I think she's still trying to figure out how she fits in with the lot of us (especially since her and Derek dated for 3 years). I can tell its difficult for her, but she's not making it any easier by amplifying the uncomfortable and awkward energy. Oh well, what it comes down to is that it's really not my problem. I had a good time!
I stayed up until about 7 AM last night/this morning. I watched the sun rise which was pretty. I have been having a hard time sleeping lately, so I am going to try to go to bed earlier tonight and see what happens. Today was pool time with the girls which came to an abrupt end when someone vomited in the pool and they had to close it. Oh well.
PS. Since any of you have last seen me I have officially lost 15 lbs!
Joe and I went shopping on Friday, after we hung out at the pool together. Not extravagant shopping or anything, I just needed some shampoo and some hydrogen peroxide to try to take care of my heel, and he needed brass brads. We went to staples, and I used the AmEx giftcard my grandparents gave me [THANK YOU!!!] to buy a new day planner to start getting my life organized. SO, please send me important dates (birthdays, anniversaries, etc. so I can start keeping track of them).
Most days have been pretty boring lately. I watch a lot of TV and have been trying to get to the pool everyday. The exception to this mundane routine was yesterday when the lot of us went to Venice beach. Joe was actually working for a reality TV show called The Bad Girls Club that was shooting at the beach on Saturday because they were trying to coordinate the world's largest bikini parade. This was our motivation to go on an adventure. So Sam, Brianna, Derek and I drove to the beach at 2 PM so we could say hi to Joe and see what everything was all about.
For those of you curious about the bikini parade, yes we watched it (it lasted about 5 minutes). They needed 282 (I think) participants to break the world record, and only manged to get about 120 (big failure). The whole activity looked poorly promoted and just flopped as a whole, but Joe was happy to get a days worth of paid work, so it was all worth it.
Aside from the bikini parade, Derek, Brianna, Sam and I walked about a mile or so up the "boardwalk" (it's not really a boardwalk since it is made of concrete) so we could see all the stores and watch street performers. It was a nice sunny day, really couldn't ask for better weather. On our way back we walked alongside the shore because I wanted to get my feet wet.
When we made it back to the site of the parade, Joe still had about 30 minutes of work left to do, so the rest of us went to the muscle beach, where we watched overly muscular men flex their goods. What they don't show in the movies is that right next to the muscle beach (which is actually not on the beach, and is just like a fenced-in outdoor gym that doesn't have any small weights), is a gymnastics setup in a large sand-filled area. It had everything from the rings, to parallel bars, to a balance beam, to climbing ropes, etc. Sam and Derek climbed the ropes simultaneously (Sam made it to the top, Derek gets an A for effort). I spent my time watching this very good looking, seemingly retired professional gymnast work out on the rings. Hottie McHotterson is the most appropriate nick name I could possibly assign.
Joe met us at the gym, and the lot of us pit stopped at Chili's for dinner. It was a nice day with the gang. Brianna didn't talk much - I think she's still trying to figure out how she fits in with the lot of us (especially since her and Derek dated for 3 years). I can tell its difficult for her, but she's not making it any easier by amplifying the uncomfortable and awkward energy. Oh well, what it comes down to is that it's really not my problem. I had a good time!
I stayed up until about 7 AM last night/this morning. I watched the sun rise which was pretty. I have been having a hard time sleeping lately, so I am going to try to go to bed earlier tonight and see what happens. Today was pool time with the girls which came to an abrupt end when someone vomited in the pool and they had to close it. Oh well.
PS. Since any of you have last seen me I have officially lost 15 lbs!
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