AHHHHHH

Yep. That's pretty much how I feel... Its just been one of those days, which is pretty unfortunate because I have about a million things to do in the next day or two. Okay, so that may be an awful exaggeration ("So you took a coma after work?!" - sorry, random Dane Cook reference), but I feel like my head is about to explode.

Tonight is our Up Til Dawn event on campus - something we've been planning for months now - and I'm crossing my fingers that it goes well. We're having a Letter Writing Party, and the name of the game is to come with as many addresses as possible; the more letters that get sent out asking for donations to St Jude Children's Hospital, the more money we raise for the kids and the better prizes you can win. We have free food, too, which you'll slowly learn is pivotal for a college event; we're poor and always looking for free meals. Suffolk Radio is also DJ-ing the event, and some student groups are coming as well, so it should be a good time. Lets cross our fingers!

When I get home tonight, though, I have to write a 6-7 page paper and finish up some other homework. Tomorrow I have class, meetings, and work all day, and I'm studying for the GREs (the graduate school equivalent of the SATs) all night. I'm taking them on Friday night - talk about a great start to the weekend. I'll be here at 10 am sharp for the Student to Student info session on Saturday morning, and I have to work on my grad school applications on Saturday afternoon, and I'll be finishing up the weekend with a 9 hour shift at Victoria's Secret... so pretty much every minute of my life from now until Monday is planned out. Um, yeah... freakin' out a little bit.

I'm off to set-up for my event, but I will definitely update with a more upbeat post next week when I have all of this stuff done and over with. Enjoy the rest of your week and your weekend! Hope to see you at the student-to-student! : )

So I know I've been way overdue for a new post, but its been a crazy week and a half since I last blogged. Just a few updates on things around campus:

- I didn't go see Wall-E as I originally had planned to do. Em and I went and sat down in the Donahue Cafe to watch the movie, when we looked at each other and decided that we had too much homework to do to actually stay to watch the movie... so we went home. I know, we're weird.


- Jason Mraz was AMAZING. Not sure how else to describe it. He put on a phenomenal show, and he has such a fun stage presence that you can't help but to be having a good time, even if you don't know the song he's singing. I'll admit it - I'm not a REAL Jason fan. Sure, I like his music when I hear it, but I'm one of those annoying girls who went to the show to hear the three songs I really know. Nonetheless, it was a great performance, and I'm so proud of Program Council for putting together such a fantastic show. Awesome job, everyone.

As for what else is going on in my life.... Everything is crazy, as usual. For the last week or two I've been having a slight identity crisis in terms of my "professional self"(Sorry I have a psych paper due on Erikson's psychosocial theory as it compares to Barack Obama so I'm thinking in those terms at the moment). I was thinking about grad school and getting my applications together when I asked myself, is this really what I want to do right now? The economy is terrible and its hard as a student to get loans to afford school, so would I be able to go next fall even if I wanted to?? I-being the person that I am-began to freak out and think about my other options. I am currently looking into doing City Year or another Americorps program next year. Basically, I would dedicate myself to 10-12 months of community service in an area I want to focus in and in a city I want to live in, and basically get paid just enough money to live off of. You may be wondering why in the world I'd ever want to do this, but hear me out...
- It would buy me some time to figure out exactly what kind of degree I want to get in graduate school, and give me the opportunity to learn more about jobs/programs that I don't know much about right now.
- It would look fantastic on a resume, as it shows a real dedication and passion for whatever area I'd go into (i.e. environment, education, homelessness, hunger, disaster relief, et al)
- Upon successful completion of the program you're accepted into, you get a $5000 scholarship to put towards your education, making graduate school more affordable. Some schools will even match that award for you, or offer free classes to you while you're in the program, so that helps out tremendously with the costs of a post-graduate education.
- Last but not least, I want to. I like helping people, and I think that the experience of it all is worth more than making money at the moment (Dad - Sorry for making you wince as you read this; remember, I'm young and its OK for me to be a bleeding-heart liberal! haha)
If you have any thoughts on these programs, please let me know.... Its a tough decision and I would definitely love to hear everyone's point-of-views.

Aside from being stressed about figuring out my future - YIKES - I've definitely been taking some time for myself to do things that I want to do, and it feels so nice to do so. I've been out to birthday celebrations, to friends' shows, to dinner, to my house to see my sister, to coffee/hot chocolate dates with friends... everything. For someone who doesn't usually take a lot of time to herself, I have come to realize just how badly I need these things in my life, and they've made this semester so much more bearable. My brilliant mother also contributed to making my life just that much easier, as she came up with a great Halloween costume for me: a Hippie. I know, I know, its not much of a stretch from how I usually am, but Wendy gave me some fantastic jewelry and an awesome shirt for my costume... and contributed to my everyday wardrobe as I have already started wearing everything anyways. Thanks Mom!! : )

Well, that's enough for now. Stay tuned... I'll be updating again this week! (I promise!!)

I seriously cannot believe that its October already! This year is really flying by... I think I've been too busy running around to really stop and notice how great autumn is here in MA. Its my favorite season, and I usually try to make it a point to head to Hubbardston to see New England foliage at its finest in my hometown, so that it what I did this weekend. It was absolutely fantastic to go home and see my parents, and to get out of the city for a bit. I think it was just what I needed; I came back to the city yesterday feeling a lot more relaxed and ready to take on Dr Bursik's classes.

I also went apple-picking yesterday with my roommate, Emily, which was soo much fun! You may be wondering where I went apple-picking in Boston, and the truth is that I didn't; Emily rented a zip car and drove to Hubbardston from Cambridge, and we ventured to another small town named Sterling, MA to go to this tiny, wicked cute orchard. We had lots of fun picking apples and pumpkins and having cider and all of that fun stuff, but our trip came to an unfortunate end when the apple bag split open as we were walking from the train station to the North End, and our apples flooded the street to meet their fate as roadkill. We did manage to save a few, though, so it wasn't a complete loss.

I'm really glad that I had such a great weekend, because it kicked off what is to be a great week at Suffolk. Tomorrow night I am going to a free showing of Wall-E in the Donahue Cafeteria. I absolutely love that movie, and if you're looking for something free to do on a Tuesday night, this event can't be beat. Suffolk is always putting on events like this, and its one of the things I like best about going to school here; there is always something to do around here, and Suffolk tries really hard to provide things to do at a cheap cost so all students can enjoy it. On Thursday, we also have our Jason Mraz concert, which I am sooo pumped for! He's fantastic, and the fact that we got him to come do a show for Suffolk students only is awesome! Its bound to be a good time, but I will definitely update you on all of this next week.

Stay tuned! And in the mean time, make sure you're registered to vote if you can! Its time for change and you can be a part of it!! : )