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sorry for posting so many times today but I want to keep these issues separate so I can easily refer to them later. Anyway, this is short....
I might not be attending my graduation. I just looked up transportation and there might not be any available for me to get home. The earliest van to the airport from school is right in the middle of the ceremony. I think it'd be kind of stupid to leave in the middle of the ceremony but I don't have any other way of getting home. My family isn't coming and the few people I know with cars are the laziest drivers on the planet. So, yeah, I feel really sad about this because I didn't even have a high school graduation.
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...to my HS reunion that is. This weekend, all of the New England alum are getting together in Boston. I'd be excited to go if I knew I'd have fun but really I am not sure. UPDATE:: not going, I should save my money for an end of year senior something fabulous, treat myself to something nice.
some updates on my training regime to get back into military shape.
-goal weight 130lbs - current weight 130-132lbs : thank you stress and bad food. I guess the weight loss is really showing because the women who swipe cards in the dining halls have commented on how thin I am getting. I don't think I look much different, then again, I see me everyday. The "too skinny" comments are a bit unnerving though. I think that's because they're comparing me to the old me of 190lbs. I still wear all the same clothes which I guess also looks a bit weird. The funny thing is that they mostly fit (then again, my friends tell me I have no concept for the word baggy) so I am wondering how tight my clothes were at some point and just how loose they look now.
-2mile run time goal 15 minutes - current time 18minutes: I haven't been running much since I've been back. Its really quite sad but I plan to hit the gym or the pavement sometime this week. I'm certain I can get the time down by May. I just need to get out there.
-44 pushups 3minutes - current 25 pushups in 3minutes: this will come in time...I really need to get back into these though. I always took pride in being able to do pushups, now I feel like a weakling because I am so slow. Also, at the police academy pushups are used as punishment in sets of 10. So I have to get used to doing quick reps of 10. At one point I could do 100 pushups in a few minutes, I'd like to get back there.
-100crunches 2 minutes - current 88crunhces 2 minutes: my favorite activity because it's by far the easiest and it's so quick that it takes no time at all to master. I think I'll reach my goal by this time next week.
and on a lighter note, one of the funniest reviews I've read for a product (the perfect poo deodorizer and stealth stool product) in a long time. the hilarity factor is increased a few points because it was written by a former Miss Virginia, lol.
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I'm up for an award from the NAACP - Excellency in Education. Now, I'm not usually one to be excited for an award or a ceremony but I'll go ahead and be excited for this. As I understand it, it is the 5th celebration for students of color who are graduating from colleges in the state. The governor will be present to provide us with our certificates. Also, actress Victoria Rowell will be present. I don't watch many soap operas but I was forced to watch hers as a kid and I loved seeing the familiar face. It will be very cool to meet her. Or more realistically, sit in the same room with her and watch her speak :P In any case, I am very pleased to attend this event, something to look forward too.
actually, there is a lot to look forward to in April:
*grad school decision letters
*NAACP event
*Andrew or Monta from my HS will be on campus
*Davis final event - I get to thank Shelby one last time and get to see what the website will look like. I am curious about which photo they selected | |
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Just as I make a “commitment” to being positive about life and school in general, CC (my school) asks me of all people to “share my opinion on the school”. Me?! Have they missed my endless emails to administration over the past few years complaining about the place? Or maybe they forgot about all of the meetings we had “to improve my experience” after I let them know I had desires to transfer schools. Has someone let them in on my new optimistic self? Is this a trick to ruin my optimism before it even gets under way?
Of course, being me, I ask, ‘and do you require a prepared statement of what I would actually say?” I just want to know that I can be honest with the interviewer, if I decide to pursue this. Surprise surprise they do not require a 'pre-statement'. With the caveat, “just don’t say it’s been the worst experience of your life.” Dang, that is exactly what I was going to say. Shoot. Now what to do? How about if I say, “it was just one of the most awful experiences in my life. However, whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and I am now Teflon.” To be followed by my big cheesy smile of course. :D <—just like that.
I'm kidding of course. With only 60 days left I can know reflect from a more objective standpoint. While this hasn't been the most ideal experience (is anything really?) it has not been the total Hell that I often make it out to be. I've had the opportunity to experience a region of the country that I've always wanted to live in, meet a few very interesting people, and I've discovered what I am really interested in Psychological/Medical Anthropology. And while I've often wished to have more diversity on campus, better psych courses, more activities that I enjoy. I can honestly say that I know when I get back to the city I will have plenty of this. So this short time of deprivation, in the long run is very insignificant. I can honestly say this was a good experience.
Yet, the question still remains.... do I go all over national television saying this?
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