One of the many reasons I love Sarah:

SarahEliz2: cuz i got really excited about this
katebate 1 8 7: about what/
SarahEliz2: AIESEC gets bigger and better

After Global Legislation tonight, 4 new countries have joined the AIESEC network as official extensions:

Kyrgystan
Azerbaijan
Moldova
Georgia

SarahEliz2: which means we're ALMOST at 100?!?!?
katebate 1 8 7: wow thats soo cool1
katebate 1 8 7: !!
katebate 1 8 7: no i didn't see that!
SarahEliz2: it's the top one
SarahEliz2: so it must have just been posted
SarahEliz2: AND
SarahEliz2: Bahrain and Qatar will become official extensions at IC2006 in Warsaw in August.....
SarahEliz2: wooohooo
SarahEliz2: which, with those 2, i think might be exactly 100!
SarahEliz2: whoa
katebate 1 8 7: ahah
katebate 1 8 7: soo cool!!
SarahEliz2: hehehe
SarahEliz2: i know
SarahEliz2: i was really excited



^ i could tell... :)

Take the cheese, hold the Whine

Nervousness has to be one of the worst feelings of all time. Something that prevents you from sleeping even though your body is in desperate need...what is that about? If I make it to spring break I'll be very suprised- o wait, who has 3 midterms waiting for them the week they get back? Sorry- I guess I should stop playing the world's smallest violin, as my dad would surely not forget to tell me right about now.

a formal affair

soo people were mad, some were worried, some don't remember, some had extrememly long conversations about who knows what, some had fun, some danced, some cried, some ate a container of hummus?, some spooned, some said too many things to too many poeple that they kinda regret... and yaaa all that resulted in a day of worthlessness on the couch today.

emotion

It is a weird feeling when you realize that you've changed or are changing. Things are not the same as they used to be, and its sometimes overwhelming. Feeling bumbarded by a problem, I called one of my best friends to tell her what was on my mind, and was looking for comforting words of wisdom which I knew she'd be quick to offer me- when before I could say two words she told me some pretty horrible news from her neck of the woods. The conversation turned into my issue being two inches big and me sending my love over the telephone. Sometimes it takes a little insight from others to put your problems into proper proportion to the big picture. I guess all I can say is keep the ones that matter close always. Letting yourself grow and develop into the individual you want to be is something I think everyone should give themselves time to do- as long as the people who got you there and care about you don't fade away in the process.

DC

I'm finding myself writing about good old DC twice in two days and it makes me think I might have a slight fetish on my hands. Anyways, shout out to the old man at Brats who bought Lisa and I a round of drinks. Due to the fact that I will be up for several more hours doing a massive amount of reading that I have put off- I chose DC (aaand a refill). Thanks to the man who slurred his words and was having a better Wednesday night than what I'm looking forward to- I will have a sufficient amount of caffeine to keep wide eyed into the night.

wow. do i act like that?

Living on a floor with forty other girls is quite the experience. Actually I'm surprised it took this long for full fledged drama to erupt. There are girls swapping rooms for the most ridiculous reasons. Ok, so fine you want to switch- understandable, but man- do all of the vicious words need to go into it? Sitting in the den doing homework I overheard about 4 different conversations throughout the evening from multiple parties involved and my my jaw seriously dropped more than once from what I was hearing- some serious fight'n words.

It amazes me how hurtful people can be. You don't have to be everyone's best friend, you just need to respect them. I tried voicing my opinion a few times, but regardless if I was making sense or not- I don't think anyone really wanted to listen to what I was saying. I almost think the girls on my floor were getting amusement out of the whole ordeal and kind of liked ganging up on eachother. The whole thing has left me questioning my "friends" in 3 East- because man if they say half of those things that were said tonight about me- I seriously don't know what I'd do.

I hope I don't ever act like that- and if I do, someone needs to whack me upside the head I think.

Just for the taste of it

Running on an extreme lack of sleep I down my first of many Diet Cokes today as I idle between classes. Two power lectures under my belt, an exam lurking in the near future, followed by two meetings and all of the reading still to do that I've put off studying for my exam. 17 days until warm Florida sun, 17 days...

Back to Life

I'm proud to say that I was part of the largest Roks conference EVER. After taking a very long time to actually get down to Chicago- which I'm sure was no fault from our driver- we finally arrived in North Brook. There was actually an insane amount of @ers present. awesome. Saturday was the longest day of my life- in a good way- and by the end of it; I was convinced that we had done our rock'n role call Friday night rather than the actual time of Sat morning. Dinner Saturday had to have been one of the best parts of the day, come on we ate with the Pope! The rest of the night is summed up with an incredible amount of dancing- as always, and yes, my left calf is sore once again from dang cotton eye joe. Sara, you will be proud to know that there was extreme knee height during numa numa everytime- even right after Tanj and I had just eaten the largest lunch of our lives. We almost keeled over and died from exhaustion after that one. When it was played sat night- Tanj wasn't around and I did a Solo on the knee-height and loud singing- and I'm pretty sure people thought I was crazy.

All in all Roks rocked- but now it's back to reality, and now some studying needs to happen before my exam Tuesday. Blahh

kinda gross- no really gross.

As i'm vigoursly studying the Science of Nutrition, I'm sending you all the reminder not to eat WOW chips by frito lay. As they are made with Olestra to make them "fat free"- they also cause "abdominal cramping, loose stool and anal leakage."

Ohh, that's gotta suck.

supply and demand

I'm currently weighing the opportunity cost of spending the night with Helen C. studying for my econ test tomorrow. The scarcity of my time is hitting me and the opportunity cost is the sleep I'll be missing out on. The demand of this course and the supply of my knowlege aren't meeting at an equilibrium-and it's making me nervous. Hopefully, cetris peribus, the knowlege i'm gaining tonight will be of a large marginal benefit tomorrow and I'll get an A on this exam. If you have any normative responses for me- I'd be interested in hearing them- as for me: back to my cubical.

Muchos Besos!

So for all you love birds out there, try this on for size:

So a very very long time ago, there lived Emperor Claudius II. Now, Claudius was on a powertrip one day when he decided he wanted the very best army in the world. "How can I do this?" he thought to himself. He came to the conclusion that he needed men who were soley devoted to his glorious army. On this thought, he made a decree that there were to be no more marraiges under his rule. He wanted single men with no disctractions fighting for him.

During this time, there lived St. Valentine. He thought this decree was simply absurd! He made a decision to secretly marry couples behind the emperor's back. Unfortunalty he was soon caught and put in jail. During his improsnment, the jailer's daughter visited St. Valentine every day to keep him company, for she heard of his story and felt so very bad for this man.

On Feburary 14th, 279 AD St. Valentine was executed for his disloyalty to the Emperor. It was on this day that the young jailer's daughter received a letter, signed at the botton: Love your Valentine.
Behold the first Valentine...

Now if that didn't make your heart melt, I don't know what will. Well no roses or chocolates for me today but another fun Valentines day fact for you my dear... The average female will spend $34 dollars on her Valentine, while the average male will spend $92. :)

I hope your day is filled with love and a few candy hearts- I know I've had my fair share...

Muchos besos!

AND Sara is my Valentine xoxo

Glow worm, glow.

Weekend Wrap up:

So I really think the clocks were broken during Spanish on Friday- because 2:10 could not come soon enough. It's sad how much a bad TA dampers a class. Everything we learn is rushed through with the TA saying..Es muy facil?..No?..and then we just sit there for 20 min at the end and I'm just in a daze- eehh languages are frustrating- and TA's with no flava don't help.

Well Friday continued on... and finally it was time to meet up with Tonjah and head over to Drews for a little Olympics Opening Ceremony 'n such to kick off the evening. After a long debate over if we should make the trek over to the newbie social, hop on the bus, or grab a cab- a cab was finally called and we arrived.

The evening basically rocked- Soo much fun was had with all of our newbies. De Ja vu from last Wines of the World- do not wear white to @ parties...do I learn?? Again- I fashioned a white top with a beautiful red splash across the front... greaaat. But at least I wasn't the only one there this time sport'n the fashion. The night ended with a looooong walk back to Jenna's to a very full A-bar- (yay newbies!)...

Saturday was a day of rest and worthlessness- I loved it (don't worry all day Sunday with Helen made up for it).

I was reacquainted with the wisdom of Chinese food Saturday night- I now have 24 lucky numbers...can say the awkward sentence "Duo-shao qian hao niu-rou, Si- yue?" translated into "how much good beef, April?" and was left with four inspiring words of wisdom to lead my life by...My favorite of which is:

If we are all worms, try to be a glow worm.

ahhh- how true.

Write it

This one's for Sarah so she has something to read at her late night adventure with helen.

a little late night techno to keep the party going:

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,
Trash it, change it, melt- upgrade it,
Charge it, pawn it, zoom it, press it,
Snap it, work it, quick- erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,
Load it, check it, quick- rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,
Drag and drop it, zip- unzip it,
Lock it, fill it, curl it, find it,
View it, coat it, jam- unlock it,
Surf it, scroll it, pose it, click it,
Cross it, crack it, twitch- update it,
Name it, rate it, tune it, print it,
Scan it, send it, fax- rename it,
Touch it, bring it, obey it, watch it,
Turn it, leave it, stop- format it.

the power of "if"

I've been sitting on a gold mine for over a month now. I received a small black book for Christmas from my dear aunt this year and I haven't taken the time to read it until now. So it's called If and the entire book is only "if" questions. I'm thinking it's the ultimate conversation starter or one of those books you end up reading with friends for hours into the night. The only problem is that when you read it alone, and I mean really read it, it takes a good 20 minutes a page. You read one sentence and your eyes kind of daze off from the page and your mind starts to wonder. This lasts for about six or seven minutes until your roommate looks at you like you're crazy and you quickly stare back down at the page and go onto question number two.
If you could dine alone with anyone form any period in history, which person would it be?
If you could have any room in the world become your bedroom from now on, which room would you choose?
If you had to die in one of history's disasters, which would you pick?
If you could receive one small package this very moment, who would it be from and what would it be?

oh the conversations that will be had...

One ski hill, and two laughs later

It's Saturday morning- scratch that- its Saturday afternoon and I remain in the clothes I wore to class yesterday. sweet. Ok so a lot went on between mi clase de espanol yesterday and now- and ya it all has left me sore, tired, and a little queezy.

So our Winter Adventure lived up to it's name last night I'm pretty sure and ya- HOW NOT TO DIE SKIING 101 should be offered at Madison I think. Being convinced to ski down one rather large and intimidating fake mountain and basically not knowing how to ski, is not always the best combo I've found. I guess you are supposed to go back and forth down large hills when you're skiing- not straight down until you lose complete control and wipe out massively and lose your skis and your polls halfway up the mountain- who woulda thought? Bunny hills are fine by me

Shout out to the cop who pulled us over in Madison for going 3 over the speedlimit. Little did he know we had just achieved our goal of making it from Milwaukee to Madison in 60 minutes.

The rest of the night pretty much sums up all that goodness you love about your friends. Sharing some laughs, some drinks, some interesting stories, some Ians, a little more good conversation, and a queen size mattress for four.

*sigh* too bad all that fun had to be accompanied by some soar muscles, a few bruises, and a kink in my neck when I woke up this morning...

eyes and heart open always

it requires something more than personal experience to gain philosophy or point of view from any specific event. it is the quality of our response to the event an dour capacity to enter into the lives of others that help us to make their lives and experinces our own.

-EG