Maybe This Year Will Be Better Than The Last.

2010 had it's highs. And there were certainly some lows. It's crazy because I know that in the next year so much is going to change in my life. For starters, I'll be graduating in May.... from graduate school. It's fucking nuts to me because, I mean, for a major chunk of college I didn't know how I was going to graduate (High school too, for that matter.) So, I have a little bit a pride, and a shit load of "what am I supposed to do now" feelings. Another major? I'll be turning twenty-five. The other night I had this moment where I called myself "twenty-four" and was confused as to if it was true or not. So.... obviously reaching quarter-life is going to be intense... but it's welcomed. Something else? It will soon be time to make big-girl choices about things like, where I will live next year...and living alone again. Dental insurance, and a savings account. Paying my credit card off and learning how to do my taxes. Included in this is the overall "taking-care-of-myself" which includes a proper diet, regular exercise (because another thing that allegedly happens at age twenty-five? Metabolism falls off. damn.)

I know there is so much to look forward to, like having the time to date? see a show on a weekday? get back 5pm-9am? Not write a paper? Be less poor? Also... There's something about being 23 & 24 in NYC as a student... and being 25 & 26 as an adult with a job, in NYC. I feel like I had a taste of it last summer and I literally would love even one ounce of that life back.... But I won't lie. It's scary as shit and I don't even know what the fuck happens on 1/1/11// except I guess a chapter closes? Another one opens??

I don't know, but I've never been more ready.

Hello 2011.

New York City.

Saw this shirt at Urban Outfitters.
Nothing could be more true.

Skins.

I watched the entire first 4 seasons of SKINS over the course of the school year....and, let me just say. I am completely obsessed. It's fucking amazing and I cannot get enough. I cannot wait for season 5 (British) to start and I'm even open minded to this American (and surely weaker and less edgy) version to come on in Jan.


If you haven't watched yet, go to Netflix! They have seasons 1-3 on insta-watch.

2 generation-- seasons 3&4

Holiday 2010.

OMG. Un. Real. Finals are over and I can be a regular person (until Jan 3rd).

For those who care: I'll be in NC from the 22-2. And I have MANY people I MUST see. (GRACE. BECKY. this is a must). I'm looking forward to coming on home for a bit, and driving a car, and staying up late, and not walking. haha. The holidays are always great, and I'm really into the R&R.

Questions: What good TV shows have I most likely missed (prime time) and should catch up on?
Any good movies I should netflix?
Good book for the holiday reading list?
I need someone to help me re-engage in the real world!

What I wore: Fall 2010.

This little part of my blog always makes me laugh because it makes you guys laugh. I mean, full disclosure?? yes. I take these pictures on my blackberry. hahaha

These are mostly of work clothes, a couple nights out (ie: the neon leopard I wore to the La Roux concert) and school clothes.

Don't worry.... Winter 2010/11 will follow!

I Can't Live Without: Exam Edition.

New little segment, while I'm still a lazy, partially committed blogger. I figured I need to do SOMETHING because right now I'm sort of pathetic. I give myself a pass because right now I am going through the hardest exam period of my entire life. It's just not reasonable to sleep as little as I do, and work as much as I do right now. I know a lot of you identify with me right now.... so, before I tell you what  I can't live without, I'd like to raise a toast to anybody who's out there grindin right now-- legally and illegally.

Moving Forward:

I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT: Google Docs.
Christ. what a little gem. Today 4 of us, E, Kbeau, .... hum..... she needs a blog-name. R^3 (that works.),and myself all decided to approach our Advance Clinical Practice class with nothing short of common-sense, savvy....pure genius, really. 

A little background: All 4 of us are in the same class, and for the final exam we were given 13 questions, all various styles of obscure mini-papers (meaning they need their individual citations, research, the works). I'm sorry. But that's a motherfucker. Like.... way too much work.

We beasted it today. To those of you who aren't familiar.... in Google Docs you can collaborate on one single assignment as a team. There's even a cute little "chat" feature within. I loved Loved LOVED literally watching all of us type away, in real time. And, I was proud of us for not falling in to a k-hole of misery by trying to attack the exam by ourselves. Even though I still need to WRITE my exam, the fact that I have all of the research, source gathering, AND citations already compiled made me feel... well. giddy. So giddy I drank tonight. So giddy that I'm blogging at 1:42am, so giddy that I'm not remembering how hard it is to get to work in the morning when I go to sleep after 1am.

Still not sure about Google Docs??

Then this should be enough to convert you to a believer.


Stay tuned: there are so many things I cannot live without these days! 

A cartoon interpretation of the MSW Program.

Someone who either goes to, or went to the same grad school as me made this video. I swear this is 100% exactly how I feel and exactly what this experience is like. Social Work humor, but still funny. Give it a watch.


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