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taking the long way around
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| Europe |
[Apr. 22nd, 2006|09:09 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Rome, Italy | ] |
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| |  but tired | ] |
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| | CNN in the background | ] |
I have been meaning to write in here all semester while I have been in Rome but the couple times I did try the site would screw up and lose all or most of my entry and so I finally just gave up on it. But here I am trying it again before I leave on a mini European adventure. Yesterday was my last day of class which I was hella excited about since I am completely drained of all energy right now. I had a great semester full of amazing experiences and adventures and I have a zillion pictures to share with the world if anyone wants to see them at any time. I have been to over 15 Italian cities including Milan, Venice, Pisa, Siena, Florence and of course Rome, my home station. And now that I have conquered most of Italy its time to move on and conquer some more of Europe. On my mini European adventure I'm heading back to Venice for a day and then to Paris for a few days then Barcelona then Nice then Genoa and back to Rome before I leave on May 2nd to fly back to the grand ol United States. I have loved my time here but man is it time for me to go. I cannot wait to see my family and friends and my pets. Then of course there is the food that I miss. I just want some real mexican, thai, seafood or any other type of food that is not readily available in Italy. When I get back, I plan on giving my mom the biggest hug and then going home and rolling around with my dog and taking a snooze with my cat. I just want my own bed, where I dont have to sleep 2 feet away from someone else, and I want my tv with all my good channels and my own shower and so much more that I cannot wait to get back to very soon. Well now I must depart to finish my packing so that I can take it all to the airport for storage. To some of you I will see you sometime this summer to others, I hope to see you this fall or sometime in the future. And now I'm officially out like a fat kid in dodgeball. Peace!
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| In La Roma for the semester... |
[Jan. 23rd, 2006|01:40 pm] |
So I'm in Rome for the semester for study abroad and im really stoked about it...yes i said stoked...its really cold here but nothing too different from Illinois so i'm dealing with it...been here for over a week and have seen so much cool shit...cant really update so far on here but if anyone wants to see some pics of mine just check out this website http://photobucket.com/albums/e372/umiamigrl13/Rome%202006/
Hope all is well with everyone in Miami and everywhere else!!!
Peace for now... |
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| Surviving G-burg (aka my hometown) |
[Nov. 14th, 2005|05:39 pm] |
Found this on facebook and thought it was soooo true and funny!!!
You Have Survived Galesburg, IL…..
If your fondest memories of your childhood include:
-Northgate
-The Grand Roller Rink
-Pony League at H.T. Custer/O.N. Custer
-Railroad Days
If you've ever cruised McDonald's (Main) to McDonald's (Henderson) on a Friday/Saturday night.
If you've ever been told to "Get it in Galesburg," but you didn't.
If you know what Crackpots is.
If you had to watch "The New Year's Video" to remember most of it.
If you ever swam/tried to catch fish in Lake Storey.
If you see more cardboard than merchandise in downtown windows.
If you never know where Railroad Days will be this year.
If you shopped at Sandburg Mall… when it WAS good.
If you were ever a:
-King Tiger
-Steele Superstar
-Gale Cougars
-Cooke Kangaroo
-Silas Willard Wildcat
-Nielson "The Sky's The Limit"
-Lincoln Lightening
-Galesburg Christian School Lion
-Lombard Zephyr
-Churchill Blue Streak
-GHS Silver Streak
If you know 3 ways to avoid a train.
If you've ever questioned why there are so many elementary schools that are 3 blocks apart.
If you've ever had a Polar Bear for a principal.
If you've seen anything at the Orpheum.
If you have an FM95 sticker on your car or pin on your jacket.
If Officer Barragan was your D.A.R.E. officer.
If you've gone to "Get N' Go".
If you had a birthday party at Happy Joe’s just so you can put a quarter in the train machine to hear the train.
If you've ever been on Channel 7.
If you've ever stolen anything from Big Lots and knew you wouldn't get caught.
If you've ever read or been in the Budget.
If you go to Hy-Vee 'cause you can't get a hold of your friends.
If you've ever gone to a pre-dance slumber party.
If you've ever thought..."What happened to the guy's b-ball team?"
If you drive 45 min. just to go shopping.
If you get an automated phone call about your misprinted graduation announcements.
If you've ever gone to both Dairy Queens on "Free Cone Day".
If you've ever purchased anything from School Supplies on the Fly.
If you go to an auto parts store and then cross the street to the other auto parts store to compare prices.
If there are signs of encouragement in your school hallways that take more than 5 minutes to understand.
If you go to Dairy Queen/Steak N' Shake after EVERYTHING.
If you call the W.C. Jackson Bridge "the fourth street bridge".
If you still call it the Regency.
If you've ever parked in a triangle.
If you ever went down the =dangerous= Lake Storey water slide before it was fixed.
If you're too cheap to buy a parking sticker so you brave the Strip.
If you've ever called Lombard "Scumbard" or Churchill "The Prep School".
If you ever played putt-putt, practiced in the batting cages or rode the go-karts at Putt Putt Palace…now you go to the mall to putt-putt.
If you ever had a birthday party at Aladdin's Castle 'cause you really wanted that big stuffed monkey.
If you've tried to scrape unscrapable paint off of the stage floor.
If you've spray-painted your name/initials in the Scene Shop.
If your idea of traffic jam is caused by a train.
If you ever attended a Community Center Party.
If you have ever been to a movie at the West Cinema/Sandburg Cinema.
If you know that LSU, The Sandbox, and CSC are all the same thing.
If you ever "parked" at Lake Storey/Jarassic Park.
If you hang out at Steak n' Shake or the Bowling Alley for hours on end.
If you ever got stuck by 3 trains just going across town.
If you've ever "had pneumonia and not knew how you got it". |
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| Still no power... |
[Nov. 2nd, 2005|08:46 pm] |
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When it hits 6am tomorrow morning (Thursday) I will officially not have had electricity for 10 days...yay for candles!!! |
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| stolen from lunchladymyrtle |
[May. 17th, 2005|10:40 am] |
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| | none--at work | ] |
Your Political Profile
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Overall: 20% Conservative, 80% Liberal
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Social Issues: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal
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Personal Responsibility: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal
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Fiscal Issues: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal
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Ethics: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal
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Defense and Crime: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal
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| bored at work... |
[Nov. 18th, 2004|11:24 am] |
| [ | mood |
| | and bored | ] |
| [ | music |
| | not a damn thing | ] |
You are 80% Gemini
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| love... |
[Nov. 5th, 2004|10:43 am] |
| [ | mood |
| |  and tired | ] |
| [ | music |
| | melissa etheridge in my head | ] |
Love is something everyone should experience in life,
But now it is reserved for only man and wife.
Who gave the government the right to say,
You can not get married if you are gay?
We always boast about freedoms galore,
Now laws are going where they've never been before.
Unalienable rights have been stripped away,
Starting a war between straight and gay.
We should change our ways before it's too late,
Before we become a nation divided by hate.
by ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) w00t4ewan
spread the love not the hate. post this everywhere and anywhere |
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| bored... |
[Oct. 6th, 2004|05:51 pm] |
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| | and tired | ] |
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| | air conditioner's buzzing | ] |
not too bad...and even the chitty stuff can be useful...lol
| My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul |
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| inertia_creeps1 goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Buddha. | | foreverphoenix gives you 17 tan cola-flavoured jelly beans. | | gringo_riqueno tricks you! You get a toothbrush. | | homotechnosex tricks you! You get a broken balloon. | | i_know_why tricks you! You get a 3.5-inch floppy disc. | | rehaps gives you 17 light green watermelon-flavoured wafers. | | ricatcher gives you 11 dark green spearmint-flavoured miniature candy bars. | | sbillyo tricks you! You get a wad of paper. | | sylverflames gives you 12 dark blue coconut-flavoured gummies. | | tenchilra gives you 9 tan grapefruit-flavoured gummy bears. | | inertia_creeps1 ends up with 66 pieces of candy, a toothbrush, a broken balloon, a 3.5-inch floppy disc, and a wad of paper. | | Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern. |
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| more quizzie stuff... |
[Sep. 24th, 2004|06:40 pm] |
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| | tired | ] |
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| | crossfade | ] |
Gemini - Your Love Profile
Your positive traits:
Your lively, outgoing attitude attracts people to you everywhere you go.
You can talk your way into - and out of - any situation you desire.
You're adaptable enough to flirt with anyone - and people tend to fight over you.
Your negative traits:
You get easily bored in relationships, and tend to jump from person to person.
You tend to be a bit of a player - and have a high tolerance for drama in relationships.
Not the most emphathetic person, you tend to tell lovers to "get over" their problems.
Your ideal partner:
Is intelligent and quick witted enough to keep you interested.
Is a bit of a shape shifter, providing you with the variety you crave.
An open minded person, who's willling to have a non-traditional relationship.
Your dating style:
Exciting. If your date shows you a new experience (like Egyptian food or scuba diving), you're very happy.
Your seduction style:
Experimental: it's rare that you try the same thing twice.
Ultra kinky - you do stuff that's not even in books yet.
Hot and cold... sometimes you're just not into the whole sex thing.
Tips for the future:
Settle down a little. Sometimes good things come with time - so don't let people go so fast.
Acknowledge that you're a player and flirt. If your mate can't live with this, find someone who can.
Give your partner a little more attention. You don't have to be a social butterfly all the time.
Best place to meet someone online:
Match.com - enough sexy singles for you to find a new playmate when you get restless
Best color to attract mate: Sunny yellow
Best day for a date: Wednesday
Get your free love profile at Blogthings.
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| f*ckin hilarious... |
[Aug. 20th, 2004|10:03 am] |
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| | tired | ] |
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| | dudes drilling into the wall while at work | ] |
got this quiz from an LJ buddy and decided to take it and found the results very funny...only because first and foremost Sbillyo is hella straight...
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| bored at work... |
[Aug. 10th, 2004|12:35 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | bored | ] |
| [ | music |
| | construction outside | ] |
You Know You're From Illinois When... |
You know if someone is from southern, middle or northern
Illinois as soon as they open their mouth.
When you say "the city" - you mean Chicago.
You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better."
You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
Stores don't have bags; they have sacks.
All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal.
You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, soddie, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.
You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" is.
You spent a good deal of your high school nights hanging out at DQ.
"Vacation" means going to Six Flags.
You don't pronounce the "S" in Illinois like the rest of the world.
Whenever anyone mentions going out for steak, the first place you think of is Ponderosa.
You know more than one person with a septic tank.
You pronounce the invisible "R" in the word wash.
Down south to you means Kentucky
You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des Plaines"
You think Chicago is a completely different state from Illinois.
You know the answer to the question, "Is this Heaven?"
You know where all the Yoders live
Detassling was your first job
You've ever been on a "Geode Hunt"
Your idea of a really great tenderloin is when the meat is twice as big as the bun and
accompanied only by ketchup and a dill pickle slice
You learn your pickup will run without a muffler
When asked how your trip was to any foreign, exotic place, you say, "It was different."
You consider being called a "Pork Queen" an honor
People from other states love to hear you say "Illinois" and other words with "Os" in them.
Your dream vacation is a trip to Rock Home Gardens
You drink "pop."
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Illinois.
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[May. 3rd, 2004|11:00 am] |
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| | buzzing of the air conditioner | ] |
stolen from sbillyo --
1. Go into your LJ's archives.
2. Find your 23rd post (or closest to).
3. Find the 5th sentence (or closest to).
4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions.
my car has finally gotten fixed, im now able to open up the passenger door so now no one has to climb over my seat or sit in the back when im driving...
not too bad of a sentence to get out... :) |
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| Legacy of Matthew Shepard |
[Mar. 24th, 2004|11:41 am] |
| [ | mood |
| | excited | ] |
| [ | music |
| | jumper---third eye blind | ] |
still no real time to update about my vacation but im sure sometime this weekend i will get a chance...just wanted to announce that im really excited to see Judy Shepard (matthew shepard's mom) speak tonight at Florida Gulf Coast University...title of the lecture is "Legacy of Matthew Shepard"..it should be a really good lecture...if you are interested in going or want to hear about it just hit me up!!! :) |
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| all tuckered out... |
[Mar. 22nd, 2004|06:07 pm] |
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| | tired | ] |
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| | Bulls game vs Pacers (of course theyre losing) | ] |
so yeah while most people were returning to school today at UM to attend classes i am still in las vegas...had an awesome day full of lots of fun and had a blast last night...will update later on that since im really tired from a long day and i need to pack and get all my chit ready so i can fly back tonight and then drive back to Miami from tampa tomorrow morning...but with the few secs i did have i took these...
Tomboy
What's your sexual appeal?
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You are the chinese element of Wood. People who
are under the element of wood are practical,
focused and like to learn. Wood, you are a
natural leader, but you also like to control a
lot, you're never still and especially hate to
lose. The color of wood is blue/green and your
symbol is the dragon. Spring is the season in
which wood shines, and it's months are
January/February. Your weather condition is
rain. Wood is the direction east, and your day
is Thursday, while your planet is Jupiter.
Animals under your element are usually scaled.
People under you are the Mongols. Your sense is
sight, your taste is sour, your sound is
calling and your virtue is benevolence. Your
organ is the liver. You were created by Water
and you control Earth.
Which of the 5 Chinese Elements Are You?
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hope everyone had a great break...i'll see you all tuesday afternoon when i return...peace :) |
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| spring break... |
[Mar. 21st, 2004|09:36 am] |
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| |  sore | ] |
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| | sis talkin to kobe (her cute dog) | ] |
so i'm still on spring break and will be till tuesday...cause i have decided not to attend my afternoon class on tuesday since i will be arriving into miami late that afternoon anyways and i still have to finish my studio project by wednesday morning...so anyways...i have had a really fun spring break so far...yesterday was probably the most fun i have had on spring break so far...i woke up at 7:30 and got all ready to go skiing...my sister and i drove about an hour and a half away from here to Lee Canyon which is north of vegas to the ski resort...we got there a lil before 11...we decided to get the beginners ski package since we both had never been skiing before...so we got our boots,skis and poles and headed out for our lesson...Bob, our ski instructor, taught us how to put the boots on and how to ski properly and to stop and turn and all that other stuff...after about an hours worth of lesson Bob left us and we were on our own...my sis and I skiied down for a lil while and then we grabbed some lunch and hit the slopes again...we of course fell a couple times but not while we were in the midst of skiing down the slope...we mainly fell at the end where we were being stupid and tryin to do the professional stop where they turn to the side...it was really funny cause i fell and then my sister started laughing so she lost her balance when trying to stop...so we skiied till around 3 and then we took off...and that was not the end of our fun-filled day...we then headed to Red Rock Canyon where my sisters running club was doing a run that afternoon...we were a half hour behind so we took off and tried to not get too far behind...it was soooooooo beautiful cause the sun was going down behind the mountains about half way thru the journey and it was just making the most scenic view i have ever seen...i could have just sat there for awhile and appreciated it...but nope we had to keep going...we were up and down thru hills and crossing lil streams...about 2/3 of the way thru there was the beer and water cooler...so my sis and i took a break and had a beer and some water and took in the view (i would have taken pics but it definitely would not have done it justice)...after we got done we took off to finish the last leg of the race...in the end we traveled over 3 miles...we met up with everyone at the end and we all sang and socialized for awhile...afterwards some of us went to a local bar/restaurant to eat and drink...after we all grubbed my sis and i headed home where we pretty much passed out from exhaustion...i was so damn tired and sore (and still am!) from the fun and action-packed day...and today we are off to the Strip to see the casinos which i have seen before cause well i come here at least once a year...but there are supposed to be some new things so we'll chill and go see those and try to relax cause tomorrow i think we are going hiking again...so im off to eat some breakfast and get ready for the last leg of my trip...laterz |
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