FINALS & excerpt from the crazy life

What I'm Listening To: This Christmas-Christina Aguilera

This day alone has been CRAZY. My Spanish final is tomorrow, which is why this post will be brief. I was supposed to start studying on Friday, but I had a meeting for the Pink and Black Benefit and a Winter Formal to attend that night for Campus Crusade for Christ. Louisa from the Christmas party was there and so was Dana. After Dana left, Louisa and I hung out and she introduced me to all of the people she knew, which was great. One of the best parts of the dance for me was being single and still getting to slow dance. God knows me too well, and I really had an amazing time. So needless to say, I didn't study that night, but I got home earlier than I would on any other Friday night, which was fabulous. Saturday, I worked practically all day with Pat in the CIC and then Kayeloni came to visit from practically near Green Bay, so I HAD to hang with her because I hadn't seen her in FOREVER. I miss some of my SCE people. So we kicked it for a bit, ate at BW3's, and then hung out in my room, catching some of the Marquette-Madison basketball game on TV. Then, because I was a good friend, I didn't study and went to the ballroom dancing showcase with her to watch Alejandro Roman-Roche dance. The showcase was amazing and I really want to get out there and take lessons. So, I came home after that and thankfully got a little studying done. Today, I had a Diversity Committee brunch which tasted excellent, rehearsal for the Vagina Monologues, studying for Spanish, executive board meeting for Prime where we focused on putting together the magazine, and now hopefully more studying for that Spanish final and some theatre work as well.

Oh, and I found out a shocker today: The "Our Deepest Fear" speech, the one that everyone says was written by Nelson Mandela and in one of his inaugural addresses is NOT by Nelson Mandela and was never in any of this speeches. It is actually a poem by Marianne Williamson from her book "A Return to Love." Mind boggling. Clearly I have to read this book.

What's up my Tweeples? & the R-word

What I'm Listening To: Clandestino-Manu Chao

I just had the most awkward conversation with my mom about Twitter. She wanted me to say hey to my tweeples. I love my mother, but we had to put a stop to that. She apparently got it from my brother (who doesn't even have a Twitter) and I doubt that people even say that. But if they do, please enlighten me.

I haven't finished this 5 page paper for my Antro 277 class yet, and hopefully that will change like pronto. So this will definitely be a short entry.

What I did want to address is a diversity meeting that took place tonight (I was there in spirit). I think it was a great move in the right direction. My views on the issue: of course minorities shouldn't be let into an institution ONLY based on race. But if they get into a school based on merit and then their race is a factor that makes them more attractive to a school (face it, you need us) then who am I to argue. And who are you to argue. My roommate and I were talking about this. The problem is people thinking that minorities are only in schools because of their race. Most of us worked hard to get where we are. Assumptions get people no where and make you know whats out of people.

*end of rant*

On another note, I am so late in seeing the SNL clip where Taylor Swift plays K-Stew playing Bella Swan and Edward is Frankenstein. HILARIOUS. I am liking that girl more and more every day.

And now that is is officially past 1:08am, I'd better get to beasting that paper. Ciao!