The Things I Love

It is Valentine's Day so naturally I must present you with the things I love. Here they are in no particular order:

Trenton

My Family

My Friends

My Cat (because he puts up with me tying scarves (or fabric scraps) around his neck)

The Office

Billy Joel

Cheap Trick

The Count of Monte Cristo

Pride and Prejudice

Chapstick (not really so much the flash drive but it is cool)

Movies (I couldn't pick a specific one...I have too many favorites)

Good Morning, Good Morning

I have finals. I do not want to study. I'd rather watch Singing the Rain. Or any old movie.
I watched Singing in the Rain yesterday with my friend. And I've pretty much had "Good Morning" stuck in my head ever since.
I watched Lullaby of Broadway earlier. I think Doris Day is great. She is a wonderful singer. The plot was poor though. I was disappointed. Great Movie, good actors, poor story line. And lots of discontinuity.
:( Oh, well...it kept me from studying for an hour or more...
Does this poor excuse for a post, appease you Trenton?

It's breaking my heart...

No one commented on my last post. :(
It breaks my heart that you do not care whether I stay in a music-less rut. :(
I love my music, it is true. But sometimes you just need to be adventurous and try new things. No one wants to help me do this! :(
I guess I'll have to stay in a Cheap Trick-centric world of my own...
I know Cheap Trick will never let me down...
Here we are: apparently, these guys are my only friends...:(

Weekend Job?

Okay, so I've been confronted a few times (once by my dear friend Laura) about my knitting skills. I knitted this awesome laptop case and the few times I've carried it around I've been given some compliments. Laura requested that I make one for her and even offered to pay me for it. In all honesty, I must admit that my laptop case was meant to be for my sister's ex-roommate. Yes, I kept it for myself. I'm terrible, I know. But in my defense, when you knit something you put a lot of time and effort in it and you get a little attached... Anyway, it doesn't seem like I'm making a point but I'm trying to...It isn't called Ramblings of a College Student for nothing...Okay, to the point! Should I let my talents be known and sell these pleasant little cases? I could also make scarfs, mittens, camera cases etc. Some of these things I can crochet. I would say things like blankets, pillows, sweaters, etc. but those are far too time consuming. I'm just afraid that too many people would ask for them all at once and I'd get stressed out or else I'd make a whole bunch and no one would want them. :(

The laptop case is knitted and the camera case is crocheted.

If I were to make a little business out of this, how much would I charge? I already have most of the knitting needles I would need and yarn is only about $3 for one small project. Buttons are a couple of dollars, I think. But how much is my time worth? I kind of think it is worth a lot considering I am also going to school. What do all of you out there think? Is there anything I'm not considering? Do you think people would want to buy these things and if so how much would they be willing to spend? We are all poor college students after all. I would be willing to make custom things, should that be taken into account?

Well, I also had another idea while sitting in history class today. I think it would be a wonderful idea to record my professor's lecture, make copies, and sell them to the poor students out there that can't sleep at night with the endless police sirens here at Cambridge. I'm sure my prof. would be happy to know that he was making a difference. I'm kidding, of course. My professor seems really nice but he really can make 50 minutes feel like two days...

Some words of wisdom...

I did laundry yesterday. For you fellow college students out there, I suggest that you do your laundry in the early morning or maybe even late at night. I didn't have to wait to wash mine but right after I put my clothes in, twenty or so people came in. There were a lot of washers that had clean clothes in them that were just sitting there. So, another word of advice, be courteous and remove your clothes as soon as possible. It just isn't cool to keep other people waiting. And when you do that, some people may not be as nice and throw your clothes out. I've heard it happens.

And bring something with you to entertain you. I didn't and I was stuck watching the dryers spin in unison for twenty minutes. Definitely, ask a friend to do their laundry with you. That makes it somewhat fun. I had a friend with me for awhile but she had a previous engagement to attend to. :(

You know how I said you shouldn't wear flip flops when sneaking about campus? It might be a good idea to never wear flip flops. I wore them the other day and I'd have to say that was a mistake. Too much walking and rarely wearing flip flops didn't combine well for me... I guess if you wear flip flops all of the time its no big deal but for me...not good.

Lanyards...are great. You can put your student ID and you're room key on it and you'll always have them with you. I have one with a coin purse kind of thing on it that my cell phone fits in. It makes it so much easier to keep track of your stuff. I'd be dropping and losing my stuff all over the place if it weren't for that. I know they look dorky but they are so handy that it makes up for it. Not like crocs. Crocs are convenient but they are hideous...I'm sorry but they are. You know what? I don't think I've seen a single college student wearing crocs... I'm so proud of my peers.

Speaking of peers. Seriously, I've seen many college students giving weird looks to older middle aged students in class. That isn't cool. They are trying to improve themselves just like us youngin's. Don't give them nasty looks or make them feel bad for it. Try to include them, not ostracize them. Geez, I would've thought that was an obvious one...

I don't know if any other college students read my blog but if there are any of you out there that have more advice feel free to leave a comment.

What do college students do when they have spare time?

Yes, my friend and I did run around campus snooping where we ought not to...and yes it was silly and fun. Of course, if I can make a suggestion, I'd suggest that one not wear flip flops while sneaking around. It does not make for very sneaky traveling. This was me following my cleverly sneakered friend... flip flop, flippy flop...flip floppy flip... Yeah, ridiculous. She kept turning back to laugh at me...

Oh, and before you get worried about us causing mischief, we weren't really. We didn't vandalize anything or break anything or any of that other foolishness. We were just walking around (not too quietly) in a fairly empty building. No classrooms that I am aware of. Just looking for a "weird tiny door" that we had heard was in the building. It was said to be a curious site and we were bored... and curious. Unfortunately, we never came across what we were looking for...but then again we may have been in the wrong building...

Eh...maybe I should have been reading a few things for my classes but why waste a good afternoon with your nose in a book? That is what early evenings are for! Then you spend your evening blogging about your silly not really very interesting afternoon.

That is what a college student does with their not really "spare" time.

Time Goes By...

so slowly... for those who wait... yes, that is a song by Madonna and I'm sorry about that but if fits in very well with what I'm going to talk about.
I feel like I've been here for a year already! Okay, maybe just a week. It's really only been three days. I think it is because I get up early and go to bed late. It makes me feel like I'm going through two days rather than just one.
I can't wait until classes start (which they do tomorrow). I'll finally have something to occupy my time and thoughts. My brain has pretty much gone to mush. No, it is probably more to a liquid state by now. I did refer to the library as a "lie-berry" earlier. I'm regressing...it is really sad.
I've been filling my time up playing family feud online and solitaire...and bookworm. I know I'm a real dork for playing all three of those. I really have no life. But now my sis has joined me here at Cambridge and I'm pretty excited to be having one less person to miss. I hope that it is more help than harm having her here with me. I don't want to rely on her too much but I enjoy having her around.
I really miss all my peeps out there. I feel a little guilty saying that because my BFF Michelle is being an exchange student in Germany for a year and I'm complaining about missing people that are only an hour, or more in some cases, away. My family has been keeping in contact pretty well so I don't miss them quite as much as I might if I never heard from them...on the bright side.
I don't let the guilt or the bright side get to me though. I still miss them... :(

So, I just moved in...

UGH! I just moved into Harvard...j/k. Anyway, I have been moved in for about 18 hours now. I have been being anti-social! I've tried not to be! I promise! I tried talking to people. I made small talk to the point of near awkwardness...I guess I made some pretty solid aquintances atleast.
I suppose I haven't made any real friends because I've been sitting alone in my room talking to my family, friends, and boyfriend and not trying to talk to anyone here. I did leave my door wide open. The only people to venture in were my RAs.
Another problem: At the bash last night, I started off talking with my "floor friends" (I use friends loosely because I had only just met them) and ended up talking to my old high school friends of my friends. Pluh! That was my mistake. I should have waved at them and then continued on my merry way to potential friends.
Well, my roommate will arrive today so I am hoping that she will be in desperate need of a friend- like me.

Okay, Okay. I know I just made my first day/night here sound very tragically sad but it really wasn't all that bad. I plan on doing some activities today that will "put me out there". Surely, today I will meet someone that I'll like enough to consider as a friend.

Hey, feel free to leave some comments on this subject!