Friday, December 21, 2007

cool like a real rock band

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Rock Band is a truly addicting game - and oh so fun.

Monday, December 17, 2007

transition

Hmm, finals have come and gone - "studying", late night journeys to the Reflection Pond, and attempting to pull staying awake for 24 hours but falling asleep 23.5 hours in are a few of the highlights. Week one of four of winter break has come and gone, spent de-stressing and having an amazing time in Tallahassee with some aweso- i mean, above average [hehe] people. Went from Tally to Orlando yesterday, Orlando to Coral Springs today, and now, after a day spent re-acquainting myself to the hometown with some friends, I'm chilling out -wide awake I might add - at 11:30 pm.

I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do with all this free time...no worries: i've been finding ways to keep myself occupied for almost 18 years; i'll figure something out. :)

Monday, December 03, 2007

respite

I like the word respite. It sounds so official and like it should stand for something more important than a temporary break.

But yeah. This past week has been ridiculously busy [refer to two entries ago], but oh so worthwhile. My first IM soccer game on Thursday was excellent; we won 5-3 and I played goalie -something I haven't done since early high school- and it was great fun. Next game is after winter break, and I'm looking forward to it. The Honors Formal on Friday was fun. I enjoyed spending time with my friends dressed nicely and going "crazy on the dance floor"; I hope they have it again, as it can only get better with time.

The C-USA Championship Game against Tulsa on Saturday was by far one of the highlights of this first semester at college. The game was intense throughout, though we dominated in the end with a final score of 44-25. Despite being unable to rush the field at the end of the game [there was literally about 25 cops lining the wall of the student section], I had an awesome time and am reallllly happy I went. Next stop for the Knights: Memphis, Tennessee for the Liberty Bowl against Mississippi State on December 29. After the game, a bunch of us went to Lazy Moon Pizza to hang out, then watched Zoolander [me for the 1st time], nicely capping off an awesome week.

Now, it is finals week. Chem is Wednesday at 7 am [o.O], Speech is Wednesday at 7 pm, and Calc I is Friday at 1 pm. Another busy week awaits us all, but I'm not sure if it will be able to live up to the enjoyability factor of last week's.

Either way, I think this respite is over.

Thursday, November 29, 2007

drifting away in the fog

There was a crazy fog out this morning - it was literally like a blanket at some points. Not one to cast fictional situations on real life - and even less of a scary movie fan, I thought it was interesting that this came about a week after the new Stephen King thriller The Mist debuted.

The fog lowered the temperature considerably and it felt amazing walking around before work this morning. After the meeting, the sun had been up for a while and the fog had vanished, leaving the tolerable heat and milder humidity that defines a Florida fall.

Now, let's say that the fog represents ignorance, and the enjoyment of the fog is the bliss that is said to come with ignorance. If that is true, than the tolerable heat and milder humidity would represent the truth; while its not as comfortable as the fog was, it is something that one can learn to deal and live with. Right?

If only it were so easy...

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

all is calm, all is bright

I am having an excellent week, which is weird, seeing as next week is exam week. I feel as though I should be freaking out, but I'm not, so, in essence, I am freaking out that I'm not freaking out >.>

Anywho. This week has been going well. Monday was the Provost Symposium [our last Honors Symposium session] and it was good; they played slideshows of memories from throughout the semester and had some guest speakers, it was good. I also recieved an Honorable Mention for the Provost Essay Scholarship, so that was cool.

Yesterday was a good day: classes were good, chilling out for the first time in a while was good; the Honors Congress elections were great - I was elected the 2008 Director of Academic Affairs :D I am really excited. Also the LINK Auction was last night, and though neither myself or my friends won anything, it was enjoyable.

So yeah. The holiday fever is starting to catch. Christmas carols are being played on the radio and in stores, gifts are being purchased, plans are being made - and it's not even December yet; its awesome.

The rest of this week is going to be busy, busy, busy: Today is speech class/Winter Wonderland in our Tower 3 courtyard/the Superbad Showing/the UCF Orchestra performance I want to see [i'm not doing all of them, obviously]. Tomorrow is the Candy Cane Coffee House at the Tower 3 Barnes and Noble, which I will be leaving early to go to my first IM soccer game [w00t! excited!]. Friday is my calculus test/making amazing Rigatoni D with Michelle/the BHC Formal that night. Saturday is the Championship football game [!!!] and Sunday is the beginning of the end of forever [i don't know, i don't think i have any real plans for Sunday yet, but i'm sure they'll come up...]

Oh yeah. I discovered that I can update my blog by email, which is awesome and means more randomness from me! [Its the simple pleasures in life that make life grand ^.^]

So yeah. I'm having a good week to date  =)

Monday, November 26, 2007

Standing outside with my mouth open wide


Its always funny to me what songs you find stuck in your head at the most random times. This Thanksgiving weekend, I had that old childhood song about lemon drop and gumdrop rain on repeat in my head [i can't remember the name of it].

If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gumdrops,
Oh what a rain that would be.
Standing outside with my mouth open wide,
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gumdrops,
Oh what a rain that would be.


Yeah, i know. I'm pretty sure I learned that song from Barney too, a show I abhorred as a child, so its even more interesting I had it stuck in my head.

But when I did listen to this song when I was younger, I always got upset, because if raindrops were chewy orbs of candy goodness and we all went outside waiting with our mouths open, we would most likely choke and die. [sweet and twisted, even as a child :P]

Well, I guess that's one way how too much of a good thing can be bad.

Monday, November 19, 2007

Tempus fugit

Ok, let's see. Since last entry, I:

> spent Veteran's Day weekend in Tallahassee with Michelle and Kristy [definitely already planning to go back during Winter break :D]

> built/launched/banished all memory of - bar this one - a marshmallow launcher [good riddance >.>]

> created a picture wall in our apartment with pictures taken over the course of the semester [turned out wayyyyy better than I thought it would, and it's only going to get better :D]

> went and saw Beowulf in IMAX 3D with a bunch of guys - at 1 am Sunday morning [I think the car ride there was the best part; i mean who doesn't like getting lost in the middle of residential Orlando, being in the middle of a police manhunt, and witnessing random people urinating from a front row seat? :P]

> went to Melting Pot [for the 1st time] for the BHC Distinguished Member dinner [and proceeded to sit in traffic for almost 2 hours on the way home, having some very interesting car ride conversation about urinals, gender switches, and "black" music]

> cooked lots of amazing food [and ate way too much, but it was worth it ^.^]

All in all, it was an interesting week and a half. I've been looking back over my more recent entries and, for the most part, their all pretty depressing. So I've decided that while I may continue to have entries like that, I'm going to make an effort to balance them out with happier - or at least more lighthearted - ones.

My goal for this week: get back to my glass half-full state of being =)

Thursday, November 08, 2007

SL Survey Enlightenment

While completing the required Post Service Learning Survey for Honors Symposium, there was a section where you were given a statement and you had to choose agree strongly, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or disagree strongly. One of them was:

I give up easily.

and my answer was:

disagree strongly

Then it hit me: That is the source of a lot of my happiness and a lot my misery...

What a horrible double-edged sword.

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

It's happening again.

Do you remember those old TRUTH commercials where some teenager would state something and declare it their anti-drug? [Bored? Google "my anti-drug" and look at the images - people have some interesting anti-drugs, to say the least :P] Well, if you were to ask me mine, I guess I would answer:

Getting involved: my anti-drug.

Well, it's true. I've never been enticed by any kind of drug or whatever, but I do like getting involved. Almost too much. In high school, I joined lots of organizations, had lots of outside-of-school interests and activities and I did my part in and for every one of them. But it got to be too much around junior year [with harder classes, SATs, competitions] and senior year [college apps, even more competitions, plus the ever-blamed senioritis]. I don't regret doing all the things I did and I would do the exact same thing again if I were to go back. But I promised myself I would not do the nosedive into everything again - or at least not right off the bat.

Yet here I am, tempted to run for officer positions as a freshman, constantly having to sit on my hands to keep from committing myself to too many things. I currently have the perfect mix of activities [class, work, Honors Congress Publications Committee, IM Soccer, ASME, and SWE - a neat few] and I'm enjoying myself in all of them without stressing about overlapping meetings and worrying about letting someone down. But there is always some other activity that sounds interesting or would be fun...

Sometimes an anti-drug can become a drug itself.

Monday, November 05, 2007

Ode to V and Guy

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Remember, remember the fifth of November,
Gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no reason
The gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.

--V for Vendetta

Sunday, November 04, 2007

Well its not Homegoing

In high school, Homecoming is a week of excuses to dress strangely, an over-hyped dance and a football game that must be won if the aforementioned week and dance are to be fully enjoyed. Well, here in college, Homecoming this year did have an excuse to dress strangely - after all, Wednesday was Halloween, - the game still needs to be won, and instead of a dance, we have daily events that are experiences in and of themselves.

Picking up from where I left off last entry, Thursday night was the Homecoming concert featuring Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes, Plain White T's, and Cute is What We Aim For. Besides being the homecoming concert featuring bands I really like, it was my first real concert - i know, i know, I'm behind on everything interesting, apparently - so I was doubly excited. From learning how to avoid being drawn into a circle pit to finding out exactly how close you can get to literal strangers over the span of a 3-minute song, it was a great experience and awesome memory. [Pics/video are on my Facebook]

Friday was a UCF tradition known as Spirit Splash, where the ever-sacred Reflection Pond found on campus is for one 2-hour span during Homecoming week open to be entered - and entered it is, by hundreds of students all at once. Its basically a huge pep rally, complete with the cheerleaders, the band, the Homecoming Court, and a roaming mascot. It was great fun.

Saturday was the our first on-campus Homecoming Parade and our first Homecoming football game held in our new stadium. The parade was fun, and the game was awesome [final score 47 - 13, us], both traditions bound to be ingrained at UCF forever. All in all, it was a very busy, tiring, hectic week - but oh so worth it.

Thursday, November 01, 2007

trick or treating for fourthmeal

I remember experiencing Halloween as a child: my mother thought it was an evil event, giving people an excuse to do stupid things and get away with it - which it is, i won't deny - so I was usually the kid who didn't get to dress up or go out and get candy on Halloween night. [I first went trick-or-treating in 7th grade, and even then, it was because I happened to be at my friend's house for a "study session" the night of Halloween].

But alas, I think I turned out normal, for the most part, and am now here contemplating how Halloween in college is an experience in and of itself. From getting weird looks from people for dressing up in costume on Halloween Day [I was a sailor-turned-navy nurse] to sharing awkward-but-knowing smiles with other people in costume, to getting attacked by a few zombies [no joke, those guys were quite impressive in retrospect], to attending Homecoming Skit Knight [awesome, awesome, awesome], to ending the night traveling to Taco Bell with some friends to pick up a late night snack.

I think I would have felt cheated if I had gotten a taco in my trick or treat basket when I was in middle school, but in college, I think tacos on Halloween night with great company is as good as it gets.

Monday, October 29, 2007

raindrops keep falling on my head

^^^ that song is stuck in my head at the moment, partly due to the fact that its been raining on and off all day, partly because its an awesome song, and i guess partly because it fits my mood - though, much like my mood, i don't know how i'd classify the weather at the moment. It's stormy, yet calm and soothing at the same time; damp and chill, yet not.

It's all good.

Sunday, October 28, 2007

one big blur

So. It's funny how much time passes by without one really realizing it. The weekdays seem to kind of blend together and the weekends seem to take on the characteristics of the weekdays. of course, a weekday technically does not have characteristics that can be taken on, so this is all, once again, me going off on some tangent in my head.

But yeah. College is great. Loads different from high school, but then everyone knows that. Classes are going well, the extracurriculars handling themselves, and my new job in the Course Development and Web Services [CDWS] department of UCF is awesome. I'm happy I got it - and call me a geek, but I happen to like playing on computers and actually be doing something useful.

This week is Homecoming Week - my first as a college student - and I am excited for it, because I'm going to most of the events. Partly because I'm on the BHC Homecoming Roster, but mainly because I want to. It's going to be great.

Ok, so I definitely want to attempt to keep up with my blogging. I am making that my goal for the week - baby steps, you know?

Friday, September 07, 2007

just for the record...

facebook statuses that would fit my mood at the moment:

Melissa is...

- >:O.
-pissed.
-not a happy camper.
-upset that her intentions of going to the Mission Mayhem robotics competition have not been met.
-hating her car with a passion.
-going to get over it in less than 10 minutes - or else.
-realizing there is a silver lining to every cloud.

Monday, September 03, 2007

labor day blues

The "Things to Ponder" widget on my iGoogle homepage said this the other day: "how would we know if a word was miss-spelled in the dictionary?" It succeeded in its purpose, as I sat there thinking about everything from how dictionaries would lose their credibility to how maybe there's some government conspiracy against certain words... o.O

Yes, that [^^^] is what happens when I have too much free time. I've now figured out why I did so many things in high school - because the effects of NOT doing anything would have been far worse.

But yeah. College is amazing. UCF is a great school, my classes are going well, and the people I've met here are awesome. I know it will only gets better from here :)

My music of choice at the moment is by this band called The Cinematics. They came and performed live on campus last week, and I've been listening to them on repeat since then. Their songs "Break" and "Rise & Fall" are my faves. So go check them out sometime.

Ok, enough rambling - for now [insert Umbridge giggle] :)

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Harry Potter Theme Park (!!!)

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

On May 31, 2007, Universal Orlando announced that it had secured the rights from Warner Bros. and from British author J. K. Rowling to bring "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" to Islands of Adventure.[1] The twenty-acre island will feature attractions, shops and restaurants set inside such locations as the Forbidden Forest, Hogsmeade Village and the iconic Hogwarts castle. Some existing attractions within the Lost Continent are to be updated to the new theme, and will be joined by a state-of-the-art attraction that remains unannounced. Groundbreaking is scheduled for this year, with completion of the expansion planned for late 2009. The new island will replace a portion of the Lost Continent, while expanding the park into what is currently a backstage support area and employee parking.[2]

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WOW, talk about something I can't wait for :)

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Prior Incantato

Yesterday, I made a hot dog in the microwave and for the life of me I couldn't remember how long I put it in there for - "was it 40 seconds or 45 seconds?" Its time like these when you really wish Harry Potter magic was real...

Sunday, July 08, 2007

lost in translation

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that is what my spanish is like - at the moment, lol

Sunday, June 17, 2007

haha, amusing

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i thought it was funny :)

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Sunday, March 18, 2007

counting down the days...

...to a summer full of HP!!!

Friday, March 16, 2007

Sunday, March 11, 2007

this is why i'm hot :)

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that is why i'm hot :)

Sunday, March 04, 2007

Latin = fun

So, I'm here doing my Latin homework and we have to look up various Latin phrases and such. A few of them amused me greatly, so I'll post them here.

Obesa cantavit - The fat lady has sung.
O! Plus! Perge! Aio! Hui! Hem! - Oh! More! Go on! Yes! Ooh! Ummm!
Optimus magister, bonus liber - The best teacher is a good book
Orbes volantes exstare - Flying saucers are real
Parva leves capiunt animas - Small things occupy light minds (small things amuse small minds)
Pistrix! Pistrix! - Shark! Shark!
Absum! - I'm outta here!
Amicule, deliciae, num is sum qui mentiar tibi? - Baby, sweetheart, would I lie to you?
Ascendo tuum - Up yours
Machina improba! Vel mihi ede potum vel mihi redde nummos meos! - You infernal machine! Give me a beverage or give me my money back!
Monstra mihi pecuniam! - Show me the money!
Musica delenit bestiam feram - Music soothes the savage beast
Nemo risum praebuit, qui ex se coepit - Nobody is laughed at, who laughs at himself. (Seneca)
Veni, Vidi, volo in domum redire - I came, I saw, I want to go home
Noli turbare circulos meos! - Don't upset my calculations! (Archimedes)

my favorite:
Nolite id cogere, cape malleum majorem - Don't force it, get a bigger hammer

:D

Thursday, March 01, 2007

Friday, February 23, 2007

Talking smack

i honestly have no idea why i find this so funny :P

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Friday, February 09, 2007

oops...

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lmao, by far one of my fave Cyanide & Happiness strips

mmm, poisoned

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Tuesday, February 06, 2007

pedophile wanted

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Publix Valentine's Day Commercial

my all-time favorite Publix commercial has started playing again. I get so sappy everytime I see this ^.^

Saturday, February 03, 2007

amazing movie preview



300: WOW, talk about a movie that looks amazing. can't wait until its released.



The Number 23: hmmm, this one has definately spiked my interest...

Responces Got Back

(Parody of Sir-Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back")

Responses Got Back

By Shawn W

Oh my God, Becky, look at that acceptance rate. It is so small. It looks like one of those Ivy Leagues. But who understands their admission decisions? They only accept people if they're, like, a total genius, 'kay? I mean the acceptance rate is so small. I can't believe it's so selective, it's like, miniscule--I mean, wow! Look! It's just so...prestigious

I like big envelopes and I cannot lie
You other applicants can't deny
When a mailman comes by during his itty bitty trail
And puts a bulging thing in your mail

You get accepted! and you wanna get real tough
You notice that envelope was stuffed
Deep in the box it's sitting
I'm anxious and can't s@#%ing

Oh college, I wanna get in ya
And get that nice big letta'
My counselors tried to warn me
But that acceptance makes me so nervy

Ooh, Rumbled-acceptance
You say you wanna get me some entrance
Well, use me, use me
'Cause you ain't the average university

I've gone previewing
The hell with "matches" and "fitting"
Cause it's prestigious, top-ranked,
And I've got this process tanked

I'm tired of magazines
Saying all resume padding is the new thing
Take the average college scholar and ask him that
My application is where it's at

So admissions counselors, counselors
Has your college accepted me?
Take my application and check it, check it
Check it with a healthy "yes"
That letter is packed

I like them round and big
And when I'm throwing a gig
I just can't help myself, I'm acting like an animal
Now here's my scandal*

I wanna make you my home
And a, double-c, e, p, t
I ain't talking 'bout College Confidential
'Cause this process ain't sequential

I want 'em real thick and bulging
So find that jumbo packet
ShawnOfAwesome's in the top bracket
Begging to be accepted

So I'm looking at college propaganda
The junk mail's piled as high as a giant panda
But I'll keep my letters like a postal serva'

A word to the thick-filled envelopes, I wanna getcha
I wont cuss or tear ya
But I gotta be straight when I say I wanna get in
Till the grad school thing comes along

College got it goin' on
A lot of admissions counselors won't like this song
'Cause them punks want to make you wait then reject you
And I'd rather just get in

'Cause the wait's long and I'm stressed
And I want to see them say "yes, yes yes!"

So colleges, colleges,
If you wanna give me some scholarships
Then send that letter out
And all the applicants shout
Responses got back!

Actually, when it has to do with colleges, College Confidential doesn't have very much at all to do with my selection.
I mean, $42k-5/1-11%? Maybe if it's number 1

So that applicant has nursed a population of anaconda
And his father is Mufasa
But Mufasa won't be the king of the college's anaconda

My mailbox don't want none
Unless you've accepted number one
You can reject Jack and Jill and Susan
But please accept your main man

Some colleges want to make the process a hard role
And tell you that your application ain't gold
So they defer you and they torture you
But when the mailman pulls up I'll still retrieve it

So College Confidential says my app is whack
But I still hope to get the "accepted" pack
'Cause my chances are small and my nerves are kickin'
And I'm waiting for my mail to thicken

To the slivery envelopes that fit in magazines:
I really hope you ain't my thing
Give me a bulger and I won't be no resister
Adulations and preview stuff didn't miss her

Some mailman try to dis me
By bringing me a letter that's skinny
But I made it a game and hit him
And look for a letter of admission

So mailman, if the envelope's round
And it turns out I wasn't turned down
Dial 1-900-AWE-SOME
And give me some fat letters
Responses got back!

* I figured this verse was way too fitting to change. It seemed to match the theme of the parody about as well as it matched the original song :)


LMAO, i love it ^.^

Friday, February 02, 2007

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

and going and going...

Ok, so I realized that I haven't actually posted a real post in a while, so here's one. Um, let's see what's going on in my life. There's school - it has this weird way of always being there. There's robotics - hot and heavy in build season at the moment ^.^ There's work, though I'm not there that often because of robotics... There's that whole college thing - got accepted to UCF and I hear from UF on Friday. Ummm...then there's all the assorted things that go with everyday life, like pointless drama between friends, parents who can't ever be pleased, and the never-ending required readings for class, Crime and Punishment the poison of the moment.
Wow, this sounds a lot more pessimistic than I intended...hmm, oh well, lol. Here I leave you with a minimal dose of Cyanide and Happiness because it amuses me. ~mel :)

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Sunday, January 28, 2007

Sunday, January 21, 2007

Daughters: funny



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Monday, January 15, 2007

POTC posters

The potential promotional posters for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End [POTC 3] have been released. I really like the group one. :)

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Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Put Your Ipod (or MP3 player) in Shuffle and List the FIRST 25 Songs (be honest)

1. Moulin Rouge soundtrack - El Tango de Roxanne
2. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
3. Michael Buble - Moondance
4. The All-American Rejects - Move Along
5. Bond - Viva!
6. Gwen Stefani - Bubble Pop Electric
7. No Doubt - Rock Steady
8. Madonna - Hung Up
9. Jamiroquai - Canned Heat
10. Ashlee Simpson - Boyfriend
11. Shakira - La Tortura
12. The Fray - How to save a life
13. Nelly Furtado - Maneater
14. Bon Jovi - It's my life
15. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
16. System of a Down - Toxicity
17. Rent soundtrack - Santa Fe
18. Plain White T's - Hate (I really don't like you)
19. Coldplay - Fix you
20. The Beatles - A Day in the Life
21. Linkin Park - Place for my Head
22. Fergie - Fergalicious
23. Relient K - Be my Escape
24. Ok Go- Here it Goes Again
25. Shiny Toy Guns - Le disko

I know, my music tastes have a very wide range
:]

Sunday, January 07, 2007

family guy clips

guess i'm in a funny clip kind of mood :P

Desperate times, desperate measures


Democracy takes over in Iraq


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american dad clips :P


touch it. lmao


guns are for people who want to defend themselves against smaller guns ^.^

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Friday, January 05, 2007

end of ze world - very funny

lmfao, you HAVE to watch this :D

Thursday, January 04, 2007

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

2006 in Review

2006: the best of times and the worst of times...

January: 16th Birthday and party; broke up with Matt

February: Tennis Season started; Lights out dance; Broward County Science Fair

March: FIRST Robotics Competition @ UCF (good trip); FIRST Robotics Competition @ Palmetto (amazing trip - we won 1st place); V for Vendetta

April: Spring break in Jamaica (a lot of fun); State Science Fair (won 3rd place); FIRST Championship Event in Atlanta (awesome time); Plywood Regatta

May: AP Exams; International Science Fair in Indianapolis, IN (amazing experiance); 2nd Annual Rapids Trip with friends (good times :D); X-Men 3

June: Disaster @ DeVry Robotics Competition; SAMS @ Carngie Mellon!; Cars

July: Sandcastle Waterpark, Kennywood Amusement Park, Click, Clerks II; Pirates of the Caribbean 2; Superman IMAX [amazing!]

August: SAMS ends; parents got divorced; Began 12th grade at Coral Glades High School; the joke hurricane known as Ernesto; Accepted [funny, though scary... o.O]

September: 1st Debate Competition [won Best Speaker ^.^]; Homecoming '06;

October: Blue Key Debate Tournament;

November: Ethics Seminar; CFL Debate competition @ JPT; You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown; Les Miserables

December: FLL Robotics Competition @ Crystal Lake; the INCIDENT (lol); Borat [lmao]


So yeah, it's been a complex year, filled with many memories, though i'm happy its over. Bring it on, 2007! <3 melissa :)

Monday, January 01, 2007

Happy New Year!

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It's finally here! Only 5 months and 21 days until freedom :)