Fantastico

2005-11-09T21:54:00.000-08:00

Wow

2005-11-06T02:28:00.000-08:00

So since August (the week before school started) I have been a deskworker down at Reinert. It's a bit of a walk, but I really do like my job. I think I have the hang of it. I've only had minor emergencies, though, and no fire drills, so I haven't had every single experience yet. Hopefully it will stay that way. There was the time that one of the RA's knee caps popped out while I was working and I had to do the whole ambulence thing. And there was the time that some really assholeish people tried to check in, one of whom wasn't a SLU student and didn't have any ID on him, so they left but then an RA caught them climbing on the roof and they tried to check in again but couldn't, but then came back, after the RA kicked them out, and tried to check in, one with his SLU ID and the other with a driver's license that had the SAME name as the SLU ID, so obviously they thought I was stupid, and they called us names and were rude, and we kicked them out of the building and they got written up and it was pretty sweet. And there was the time that the person who works the 3-6am on Saturday didn't show and no one was around to work it so I stayed until 6:25. And the fact that I'm almost always at Reinert now because not only do I work every waking (and sleeping) moment but I also hang out there all the time. But tonight was so crazy. I work every Saturday from midnight-3am (except on the rare occasion that I get someone to cover it), but tonight there was not a moment of down time. I was busy pretty much all night. Highlights include: talking to the guys playing pool (yeah, I know, but it was fun), getting calls from DPS, having to call the CDC, having to page the RA's on call more than once, having kids outside get busted for smoking hookah because DPS thought it was pot, having kids throw multitudes of notepads out the window onto cars, having multiple people try to check in without photo IDs, having multiple people forget or lose their IDs, asking the floor guy to get some kids backpack out of the locked cafeteria and signing for it, eating McDonald's fries for the first time in many months from some kid who was thankful that I let him go without an ID once, having dozens of people hanging out and being loud in the lobby during quiet hours, having them all check in and most of them having the same last name, watching CSI with people, and oh yes, the really, really drunk girl who couldn't understand simple concepts, couldn't get checked into the building, and KNOCKED MY ID BOX OVER so I had to go through and pick them all up and put them all back in order and match up the visitor IDs to the host ones. Not to mention the over 2 pages of people I checked in and out. And then there were all the people I talked to, and the boys playing video games, and my convo with the Reinert RAs who were covering Gries tonight, and my 2 key audits because the first was so long and babbley that it got cut off before I got to the actual key audit. And Sarah calling because she forgot her cell phone and I didn't know who it was because I didn't know the number and at first I didn't recognize the voice and I couldn't understand who this was and why they wanted Andrew's number. And then it was just so busy all night that I wasn't even tired and I am still awake now at 4:40 even though I got back to Gries at 3:15. I was gonna take a shower, but eh, I hung out with Anu and Rhoochi next door, both of whom were in Reinert earlier. Good times, good times. And I made slightly more than minimum wage for it all for the 2nd and 3rd hour! Yeah!

Good stuff.

Ridiculous

2005-08-23T16:47:00.000-07:00

My life? Is definitely ridiculous. The other day we were playing this dumb game that was awesome and I ended up having to answer a question about what was one subject that I would definitely never joke about and it was so hard for me. It took me awhile to come up with an answer, and even then I wasn't 100% that I wouldn't joke about it. Everyone else had to answer how they thought I would, and one person, I don't remember who put "nothing" as a subject I would take seriously, and that really struck me. As much as I love to laugh and make others laugh, maybe the time has come make a mental change about how I approach certain topics. The answer I gave was "personal death" as in death that I or those around me were personally affected by, and to be honest, I don't think I've ever joked about that subject. But I think I need to work on it some more. I really do love to laugh and make people laugh, but sometimes you just need to be serious so you can be taken seriously.

Thank God for Grand Blvd

2005-08-17T13:16:00.000-07:00

I think the most comforting thing about going to school is that all I have to do is start down Grand and I will reach familiar territory and be able to go home if I need to. And there's a Ted Drewes and a Cecil's and a Jack in the Crack on the way, so it's like my lifeline between the semi new and the amazingly familiar. I'm glad I'm staying in town but I'm still kind of going away. I really need this, but that doesn't mean that I don't have inhibitions. I do have this overwheleming fear of failure, but mostly I'm terrified of the end of this era. Read more about that at www.ilovenina.blogspot.com

Just so you know

2005-08-05T16:13:00.000-07:00

I've got soul, but I'm not a soldier.

Nick in the Afternoon

2005-08-05T16:08:00.000-07:00

Write to me:
Stick Stickley
P.O. Box 963
New York City, New York State
10108

2005-07-27T20:33:00.000-07:00

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Do it, Rockapella!

2005-06-29T23:13:00.000-07:00

Well, she slinks around the world from Kiev to Carolina,
She's a sticky fingered filcher from Berlin down to Belieze.
She'll take you for a ride on a slow boat to China,
Tell me
Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?

Done!

2005-06-29T13:00:00.000-07:00

I am all finished with high school! It is such a relief to be done. And for less than $300 of my hard-earned money this summer. Heh. Yesterday I helped build part of the set for Oklahoma! and I felt a real sense of accomplishment when we completed the task at the end of the night. And I've decided that power drills are awesome.

The other day Andrew through me into Sarah's pool with all my clothes on. It was actually kind of awesome, but I was still surprised he actually did it. Thank God I didn't have my phone in my pocket.

I also had orientation for SLU. Ashley backed out and didn't go with me which kind of really pissed me off, but I did very well without her and I met some nice people. I picked my classes and all that, too, so it was an eventful two days. Oh, and I found out that my room is on the 14th floor. That's gonna be weird. But Hollyce is just 4 rooms down, and Sarah's a few floors down, and I have a feeling I'll make more friends, so it'll be ok. I'm just hoping that I do well there. I really think I can, and everyone but my family seems to think so, so hopefully I will.

The other day I watched the 100 greatest movie quotes, according to AFI, and while there were some I didn't agree with and some I was disappointed didn't make the list, it was pretty cool. I did like the top 10:

10. You talkin to me? Taxi Driver

9. Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night. All About Eve

8. May the Force be with you. Star Wars

7. All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my closeup. Sunset Boulevard

6. Go ahead, make my day. Sudden Impact

5. Here's looking at you, kid. Casablanca

4. Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. The Wizard of Oz

3. You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, insted of a bum, which is what I am. On the Waterfront

2. I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse. The Godfather

1. Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. Gone With the Wind

I love the Cardinals

2005-06-29T12:54:00.000-07:00

I love the Cards more than almost anything else. I really do. There's such a rich history there and they are so awesome to watch. Anyway, I was bored and made a picture. Ozzie is the I because he is my all-time favorite. And I think he looks pretty cool there.

Hmm

2005-05-31T12:45:00.000-07:00

Linguistically speaking, words are good.

The time has come, the Walrus said...

2005-05-31T12:07:00.000-07:00

So I didn't graduate. It's not that big of a deal to me, which kind of scares me, but I'll be finished with my work soon. Baccalaureate was a little bit awesome. I hate walking in front of people, but just walking down the aisle knowing that for a fleeting moment people were acknowledging my (almost) accomplishment, and that I was sharing this with every other girl in my class (because yay, they all showed up) felt....good. And then the rest of the day when they all went to graduation practice and I had taken my test and didn't really have much else to do, I couldn't bring myself to go home, even though I knew I could. I skipped lunch and just hung out in Demerit's room because most of my kids were there, or the religion room because my other kids were there. I'm really going to miss them. Especially all my juniors. I've gotten to know more and more of them every year, and this year, especially this semester, I felt like I was friends with most of them. And my sophomores. I'm going to miss those crazy kids so much. I didn't really talk to that many freshmen, but I am really going to miss my Jrs and Sophs. Saturday I got to hang out with quite a few of my friends at Moesha's graduation party and then the St. Francis picnic. Sarah on the Scrambler with Nicki and me on either side? Priceless. That girl....I really hope I get to room with her. I know you aren't supposed to room with your friends, but Sarah has always been my good school friend who I occasionally hang out with, so we aren't best friends or anything. I'm just afraid that if we don't get to room together that I'll never talk to her again, and with just about everyone else going off to other places or staying home, I don't know if I'll keep in close touch with anybody. Besides, she's got a Cocoa Motion Machine or whatever she calls it.
The lock-in was pretty great. I wasn't tired at all, and I usually am by 3 am, so still being awake at 5 was pretty good for me. The drive home felt like it was 8 at night. It was nice. At the lock-in I played lots of volleyball, which is not my sport in the least, but I enjoyed it because I got to hang out with the people I liked who I probably won't see this summer, or ever again. I also got a massage, which was nice. According to the psychic, I'm going to switch schools, marry a younger man, have twins, and have galbladder problems. Which, yeah ok. (sarcasm there) Ashley P and I kareokeed my favorite song to sing...Wind Beneath My Wings. We were awesome. At the casino games, the girl running Texas Hold 'Em graduated last year and was friends with the other two girls playing, so she was giving us like 10-1 odds and not taking our money if we lost, so I cleaned up. The three of us had the three highest dollar amounts left, so we got to pick the prizes first, so I ended up with a tv, which is kind of awesome. I never win anything and I think that school owes me at least a tv.
It's funny, almost everyone talks about how much they hate ND and are glad to be gone, but, not to sound all cliche, the last 4 years have been the best years of my life so far. I love the people at ND and I love what its done for me. Yeah, I may not have succeeded academically as well as I would have at a different school, but I really learned a lot there. Honestly, Demerit, the Schejbs, and Mrs. Powell have had the greatest influence on my life of any adults I'm not related to. I'm just glad I got to be a part of something great: the ND class of '05.
Before I start sounding like a Hallmark card, I'm going to check out for now and come back when I actually have something interesting to say.

2005-03-22T23:06:00.000-08:00

Veronica Mars is smarter than me.

I'm trying out this blog thing

2005-03-22T19:58:00.000-08:00

I'm trying out a new blog because it's been so long since I updated the old one.
Well I don't know that I'm ever going to update this, but here is my blog! Just call me Harkins. Don't ask me why or where I got that name, but for some reason I just like it. Over on TWoP I'm (unfortunately) known as sevhevcracksmeup.

Well, so that's about it. I was never any good at the whole diary thing.

Ok, I'm really just using this as a spill-over blog to post all my random picture creations. I got back in touch with my old blog, and I'm just using this one for pic links.