The Most Random Week Ever

This week was ridiculous.

It started off badly, mainly because I had lost my planner (a.k.a. my life). I'm one of those people who can't function without their planner at their side. I was lost with no idea what to do with myself! Thanks to one amazing classmate, Mr. Brian Kenner, my crazy life was restored after two days of chaos. He found my beloved planner (in the cafeteria?!) and returned it unharmed. He's pretty much my hero now.

After that drama, life took on the mask of exhaustion. I serve as an R.A. for the residence hall and last weekend I was "on duty". Basically, this means I had the pleasure of being ON CALL, literally, from Friday evening until Monday morning. The duty phone must be on and within reach at all times, and the RAOD (Resident Assistant On Duty) must be within walking distance from their residential area. So, basically, no leaving campus and for LRH (Lincoln Residence Hall) RAs this means that you are highly suggested to stay within the LRH building at all times.

So...yeah. This was my first weekend on duty and MAN, I didn't realize how constrained it makes one feel. Just the fact that I COULDN'T leave campus, not even for a second, was....imprisoning?

But I survived. And no one died. Not even me.

I made up for the "confinement" on Monday by spending ALL EVENING off campus. It's amazing how much comfort comes from shopping and eating. Awww...what a wonderful evening. :-)

Note: Also on Monday, the Acting class I'm in did a trust exercise. We lead each other around campus blindfolded. It was sweet. Thanks goes to my partner, John, for not killing me.

Tuesday night was also amazing. Wearing new clothes, I headed off to....BUSCH STADIUM to watch the Cardinals. This was my first time at the new stadium and I was flabbergasted! I LOVE IT! The stadium looks great! It's so spacious! Here are a few pictures of the trip:



Now, while the stadium was amazing....the Cardinals were NOT. The Marlins pretty much mutilated the home team. 9 to 1...it wasn't pretty. So, being the attentive and supportive fan that I am, I turned my attention to....the text message sign! That's right, for only $2.95 you can text a message to some random number and have a message come up on two fairly large signs within the stadium. I attempted to take a picture of the sign, but this is what I got:















I'm not really sure why I got such a kick out of reading the messages (probably because there was nothing to watch on the field). I saw a few "Will you marry me?" messages, as well as "You are so cool Bob" or "I love Jimmy." "Thanks for the tickets" was pretty popular, too. What I laughed at most though was these three messages:

1) "Nick loves ninjas."
2) "Eat strawberry jello salad."

and....my favorite:

3) "Mom, buy me more nachos."

Haha. Good times.

After the disappointing but still fun game, we were walking back to the parking garage when I saw....A SMART CAR!!!! YAY!!! I hadn't seen one of these since I was in Paris! I didn't even know they sold in the States! So, of course, I stopped and took a picture. Now you can all share in my excitement!

So that was Tuesday.

Wednesday was pretty ridiculous, too. My first class presentation was at noon and you'll never guess the assignment! It was..................LIP SYNCH!!! That's right, for Principles of Acting we each had to perform a song lip-synch style. Needless to say, I was scared out of my mind. Wow. I "sang" Bethany Dillon's "All I Need" (nervously) and sighed deeply when it was over. Looking back, it was a cool assignment....not that I'd want to do it again. :-)

Wednesday night was full of meetings, fellowship with friends, and last-minute homework.

Thursday was the less exciting part of my week. Class at 8, 10, and noon. Two meetings followed and then I was on RA duty for the night. I went to bed around 3 am. (More last-minute homework).

Friday started off with 8 a.m. lab...then a nap...then two meetings...then a nap. :-) Last night was the CSF's Tie-Dye Party and 1st Friday (sponsored by the Townhouse R.A.s). Here are the pictures I captured before my camera battery died:





I attempted to watch "V for Vendetta" last night as well...but I think I slept through half of it...oops.

Today is been pretty relaxing. The dorm is VERY quiet with most people gone because it's a holiday weekend. I think there are a whopping FIVE people on my wing. Acting like a typical college student, I slept in until noon and have yet to touch any homework. Maybe I'll do it tonight....yeah right.

So, that's a recap on my week. Have a great weekend! See you next week!