Catching up

I realize it's been a while since I last posted, but nothing really exciting has happened. Sure classes have started, but who wants to read about that? (They're ok, by the way. Should be a fun semester). I found a therapy group I might start going to. It's about coming out and that sort of stuff, so I thought it might be helpful. IDK. I have to call the lead therapist guy and talk about if it's the right match for me or if I should go into more one-on-one counciling. *sigh*

I really don't know what to write about. I just don't like not writing something. It's my friend's birthday today (I know, what a crappy day for your birtday. 9/11?) and I don't really know if we're doing anything. I guess it depends on how depressed she's feeling :-/

Anyway, that's about it. I have an interview for a Work Study job at 2. This is like the 7th one I've applied for. Why won't anyone hire me? Am I that undesirable? But I have to find something. I still need to pay for school.

1000 Things, Part 3

Right now I'm probably wondering around downtown Boston with my Mom, waiting to move into the dorms tomorrow. I probably won't be able to get to a computer until Friday, so this will have to do for now. ^_^

101. Go on an Alaskan cruise

102. Receive a PhD

103. Visit the San Diego Zoo

104. Visit the United Nations

105. Attend a session of the US Supreme Court

106. Live abroad

107. Visit Wall Street

108. Learn how the stock market works

109. Walk on the Great Wall of China

110. Write to my congressman

111. Have my picture in the paper

112. See the Aurora Borealas

113. Wade in a public fountain

114. Steal a sign

115. Fly first class

116. Prospect for gold

117. Solve a Rubik's cube

118. Shower under a waterfall

119. Metal detect on the beach

120. Straddle the border between two states

121. Straddle the border between two countries

122. Straddle the border between two continents

123. Stand astride the Four Corners

124. Ride through the Chunnel

125. Ride a Maglev train

126. Learn a magic trick

127. Attend a Stanley Cup Final game

128. Get a fake tan

129. Get a real tan

130. Climb a mountain

131. Stay up all night "painting the town red"

132. Live with an eccentric roommate

133. See a Broadway play on Broadway

134. Stand astride the Prime Meridian

135. Stand astride the equator

136. View Saturn through a telescope

137. Visit Stonehenge

138. Invest in the stock market

139. Throw out my entire wardrobe and buy an new one

140. Spend the night in an aquarium/museum

141. Solve the New York Times Sunday crossword in pen

142. Spend a whole day baking & then give it all away

143. Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge

144. Visit every stop of the London Underground

145. Ride a train across Cambodia

146. Write a letter to the editor & have it published

147. Keep a daily journal for an entire year

148. Have my teeth professionally whitened

149. Find five dollars on the ground

150. Leave a dollar on the ground for someone else to find

Gettin' Ink

I just found out that one of my friends got her fifth tattoo the other day, and if you've read my other posts you'll know that I want to get a tattoo some day too. The only reason I haven't gotten one yet is:

A) I don't have that kind of money right now, being an unemployed college student and all.

B) (Ok, so it's not really an "only reason", it's more like a long list, but whatever) I'm pretty sure my parents would kill me if I did right now.

C) I kind of have this thing about needles. Especially ones that vibrate really fast and pierce my skin hundreds of times.

D) And finally, I'm not really sure of what I want tattooed, or even where.

I know very well that tattoos are "permanent" and that I should htink about what I want and how it will look when I'm 80. But I also know that tattoos can be removed with lasers, so if I end up hating it when I'm 80 I can undo it. I've been thinking about it a lot lately and I think I might have some sort of idea of what I want. Three words: Bubble. Chamber. Track.

A bubble chamber is a vessel filled with a superheated transparent liquid (most often liquid hydrogen) used to detect electrically charged particles moving through it. I warned you earlier that this blog will end up being a nerd fest. :-) Physics is what I love, especially partivle physics. And if you're supposed to get a tattoo of what you love than this makes sense, right? Plus, it's just lines, which shouldn't be too hard/painful, right? Really, I was inspired by this fourth photo, which I think is on someone's arm, but I'm not sure. I was thinking of getting this on my calf, but I can't decide on which one to get.

The first picture is very simple, just a few lines, nothing too complicated. The second picture has a few more lines, and I really like the circles. I'm pretty sure the tattoo is/is very similar too the third picture I have up here. It's very intricate with lots of lines and curves.

What do you guys think?

Countdown

I move back into the dorms next week. Seven more days. One more week & then I'm officially back in Boston. Only five more days until we leave. It's a 16 hour drive. Ew. I'm not excited for that, but it will be worth it. I'll be back in Boston. Back where I belong. Back where I feel like I belong. Don't get me wrong, I love Waukegan (despite it's many flaws), & I'm completely in love with Chicago, but there's just something about Boston. I can't explain it, but being there just feels right. And being here, in Kentucky, just feels wrong. Very wrong. I don't belong here. I don't want to be here. I don't like it here.

965 miles, 5 days, & a 16 hour drive are all that stand between me & Beantown. I can't wait to get back to college.

I realize this doesn't really make any sense, but I'm just really anxious to get back.

1000 Things, Part 2

I haven't really been motivated to write anything this week. Nothing really has happened, so I'll just resort back to my 1000 Things list. That's pretty much why I decided to post it in the first place, as a back up. Just so there's not several weeks of silence. It's all for you guys :-)

051. Get banned from a store

052. Pretend I'm blind in the mall

053. Learn Ebonics

054. Have my socks knocked off

055. Fill a briefcase with money

056. Find the soundtrack to my life

057. Create a new breakfast cereal

058. Visit every continent

059. Spend the night in a castle

060. Fill a room with playpen balls

061. Attend a physics seminar

062. Buy my own telescope

063. Discover a new star

064. View a meteor shower

065. View a solar eclipse

066. Use a big word inappropriately in a conversation

067. Go to McDonald's without pants

068. Have a conversation with myself on the bus/train

069. Start my own micronation

070. Be in a TV audience

071. Climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower

072. Buy something disgustingly extravagant for myself

073. Have a wonderful day in the neighborhood

074. Buy something for sale on TV

075. Learn to speak Korean

076. Learn to speak Italian

077. Learn to speak Romanian

078. Learn to speak Dutch

079. Learn to speak Hebrew

080. Learn to speak Swedish

081. Learn to speak Latin

082. Learn to speak Greek

083. Have a conversation in French & understand it

084. Attend an Olympic Games

085. Watch the launch of a space shuttle/rocket

086. Send a message in a bottle

087. Visit the Senate & House of Representatives

088. See how Congress really works

089. Learn to ballroom dance

090. Have a picnic in Central Park

091. Sit on a jury

092. Ride the Trans-Siberian Express across Asia

093. Watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in person

094. Stay at a youth hostel

095. Attend a stargazing party

096. Experience weightlessness

097. Learn to SCUBA dive

098. Stand on the edge of the Grand Canyon

099. Contemplate a work of art in the Louvre

100. Visit all 50 states