Day 11 & 12

Put your iPod on shuffle and write the first 10 songs

Well, this could get interesting...

1. Blowin' in the Wind - Bob Dylan

2. White Tooth Man - Iron & Wine

3. Paperweight - Joshua Radin

4. You Don't Know Me - Michael Buble

5. The Boys are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy

6. No Air - Glee Cast ( ...yup, I'm a huge gleek. guilty.)

7. Everlasting Light - The Black Keys

8. Maybe You Can Owe Me - Architecture in Helsinki

9. Futures - Jimmy Eat World  (throwback!) 

10. Don't Stand So Close to Me - The Police

Bullet your whole day

Wednesday Schedule (because my Thursday's are soo boring):

• Wake up around 8:30 am
• At work by 10
• Home by 4
• Gym till 5:30
• Shower and get ready to see my girlfriend, Gabby. No really, we might as well be dating.
• Wednesday wine night at Barrique (the cutest wine bar in a town near me- $10 off any bottle every Wednesday! Sold.)
• Home by 10pm
• Catch up on tv shows/blogs
• Bedtime around 11:30

I'm an old lady and my life has become mundane.

Day 9

How you hope your future will be like

Day 8

A moment you felt most satisfied with your life

I got to speak at my college graduation from UD last May and it was the scariest/best thing I've ever done. I was the Co-chair of the Senior Class Gift Committee so I got to talk about how much we raised and how much participation we were able to achieve. We had a graduating class of about 4,000 students, so figure they each have at least 2 people come for the ceremony and we're talking an audience size of about 12,000. Yea, definitely scariest thing ever. But I felt pretty accomplished and awesome at the same time :)

Day... ?

I'm really failing at this 30 Day Challenge thing. I guess that's why they call it a challenge.

..I'm also failing at being witty at the moment.

Zodiac sign and if it relates to you

July 10th - Cancer!

"Cancer, the fourth sign of the zodiac, is a water sign, which signifies your highly emotional nature"

Yea, I'd say that sums it up pretty nicely. I never really looked into my sign before because I don't necessarily believe in them and how they're supposed to dictate what a person is like. But after researching cancer for this challenge thing, I'd say it's pretty spot on for the most part:

"You are a person of feeling and sensation. Often you will ignore your own judgment and rationality, and someone else’s reasonable advice, in favor of how you feel."

"At times your emotions get the better of you, and you swing from high to low." (Oh hey Cristina, that doesn't sound like me...)

"You love to mix with all sorts of people. Social activities are an essential ingredient in your development. You are a great success socially, because you can convey your wisdom to others so well — Cancerians have very expressive faces."

"Were you born between 4th and 13th July? Well, Cancer, I see you have a very deep and penetrating mind and can sometimes be overly intense in relationships. Your loyalty is unconditional and you make the staunchest of friends."

That was fun, I guess I'm very much a Cancer.

Song Sunday

So I decided to start a little weekly tradition. I'm a big fan of music, and I wanna share my favorite songs of the moment. I'll post a video every Sunday (clever title, right?) and you can check it out. They'll obviously be awesome songs, so enjoy!

The genius of Gregg Gillis

What did I do this weekend you ask? Oh, just went to Philly to see Girl Talk and caught up with some old friends. I had an awesome time and I very much needed it.

 

How was your weekend??

Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

I realize I haven't mentioned the Peace Corps in a while. Well that's right, you may have guessed it... NO UPDATE YET. Ha, I'm very used to this waiting game by now (I applied last April and have been Nominated since July) but that doesn't make it any less frustrating. See, I'm an extremely analytical person. Literally, I'm the always-thinking-and-questioning-everything-in-my-head type of girl. I've learned to embrace this, though I've been known to drive myself crazy sometimes. Anyway, this personality trait doesn't really handle the Peace Corps waiting situation very well. Don't get me wrong, I'm still 100% in my desire to go.. it's more of the diminishing belief I'll actually be invited. It's really my own insecurity and self-defeating mindset that I'm finding myself in these days. I'm trying to stay positive, I really am, but it's not easy when I haven't heard anything since the first week in November. Well, that's a lie, I've emailed them twice since and been told I'm right on track. But still. I'm losing it.

It also doesn't help that I don't have a full-time job, HATE living at home, can't have a real relationship because of my (hopeful) impending departure, and am generally living in a horrible limbo state. It's really starting to get to me, especially with most of my friends settled into jobs or school, and basically getting into a normal 'after college' life groove. I just need to leave. Tomorrow. Or at least know if I actually am leaving.

Please tell me there are other nominees with departure dates in June that haven't been invited yet..?

White Blank Page

Time to play catch up

Alright, I'm diving right in.

30 Interesting Things About Yourself

1. I've been a vegetarian since I was 12 years old, for animal rights and health reasons.

2. I was born in Las Vegas and moved to Long Island when I was 5.

3. I've never broken a bone. Despite my actual attempts when I was younger to slip on the soccer field, just so I could walk around school in crutches. And get out of gym class.. I wasn't the most athletic child.

4. My favorite actor of all time is Leonardo DiCaprio. Sounds cliche, I know, but he had me at "you jump, I jump." Plus.. he's just awesome.

5. My dream job is to be a photographer for National Geographic. I'd probably have to start taking interesting pictures though.

6. Since I was younger than I can remember, probably around 4, I've wanted to be a vet. Realizing a year into college that I didn't have the emotional stability to handle dying animals was probably the hardest thing I've ever gone through.

7. I am an extremely strong supporter of equal rights for all. I'd love to work for the Human Rights Campaign in DC one day too. 

8. I'm extremely indecisive.

9. Green is my favorite color. Probably because I like nature and because I'm Irish.

10. I never used to be into clothes or accessories. I went through a (much too) long stage in high school where all I wore were band t-shirts, ripped jeans, and converse. Oh, and those plastic bracelets you would pile around your wrists until you lost about 4 inches of your arm. I don't know when it happened, but I actually care about my appearance now. My closet has never been happier.

11. It's true what they say, a girl can never have enough shoes.

12. I go to an obscene amount of concerts. I'm happiest listening to live music by real musicians.

13. Right now, my biggest regret is my violin sitting in the corner of the room, having gone unplayed since I moved home after college. I really need to start playing again.

14. I've never dyed or done anything crazy to my hair. Unless you count donating to locks of love senior year of high school and chopping off over 12 inches crazy.

15. I've always been a PC girl, but after working on a Mac at work, I'm starting to see the appeal.

16. My favorite animal is a chinchilla. I CAN'T WAIT to own one when I get my own place one day.

 

17. My perfect day would probably be cuddling with my dog Maggie and sleeping in, drinking coffee outside on my porch, reading whatever awesome novel I'm currently reading as I lay in the grass in perfect 70 degree weather, trying out a delicious restaurant with some friends, and going to a show at one of my favorite venues.

My dog is the cutest deer/kangaroo/fox ever

18. My 4 years at the University of Delaware were the best years of my life. I miss college, and my best friends, every day.

19. Mexican is by far my favorite food.

20. I'm the oldest with 3 younger siblings, ages 16, 13, and 11. They're pretty awesome.

21. I can't whistle. Or french braid. I'm very upset for the lack of both these talents.

22. I don't believe in a higher power, or an after life.

23. I have two greatest aspirations in life: travel the world and say I made somewhat of a difference. We live a relatively short life, and death scares me.

24. My favorite novels. By. Far.

25. I can't control my level of voice. No, I really can't. I'm just naturally loud.

26. I kind of want to learn Gaelic one day.

27. I love tattoos. Their very specific importance to each individual person fascinates me. I have 3, and will get more when I have the money.

28. I'm a HUGE sucker for an Irish brogue. Did I mention I'm Irish?

29. I know everything and anything about celebrities and pop culture. Go on, quiz me.

30. These lists are exhausting.

Slacker

I know, I know, I haven't been keeping up with my blog challenge. I had a pretty rough weekend and haven't felt much like blogging. The next topic is 30 interesting things about myself.. and it seems kind of daunting to answer right now. SO to be continued.

Day 2

Where would you like to be in 10 years?

Hm, I'll be 32. Hopefully I'll be out of the Peace Corps long enough to be well into a career that will take me far from my native Long Island. The problem lies in that I see myself in so many different careers and locations, I really can't say where I'd like to be. I feel like my life is one of those 'Choose your own Adventure' novels - I can truthfully say I'd be happy in so many careers, whether I'm event planning for a music venue, working on a campaign in DC, or as of late, traveling the world working for the United Nations and helping people in need. Because of this, I'd love to either live in a city like DC or Philly, or in another country traveling the countryside. At 32, I'd hope to have a significant other, but if I'm traveling that won't really be easy. I definitely don't want kids at that age. I would love to have some cats and dogs, but again, only if I'm settled living somewhere will that be an option.

I know, I'm indecisive. I like to think of it as open to all possibilities and flexible, though. Here's to the unknown!

Inability to update a blog? Check

I realize its been quite a while since my last post. I think the fact that I'm still just living at home, working, and really not doing anything considered blog worthy in my mind is the culprit here. At least, that's definitely my excuse. So let's see, Happy New Year and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I hope both days brought you and yours good memories. As of late, my life is settling into a nice pattern of going to work, volunteering with teens at the YMCA (depending on the day), having dinner with the family, hanging out with some close friends, and going to bed. Wake up and repeat. As you can see, nothing really to write about. I do follow a bunch of blogs though, so I know you don't necessarily have to write about anything important. But I'm new at this, it seems weird to me to write about nothing essentially. I'm trying to change this though, I really am. Hence this solution: 30 Day Challenge! I found this in a girl named Megan's blog (which I really enjoy reading so you should all check it out : Freckled Italian) and I think I'd like to give it a go. I don't like writing about myself really, but at the very least it'll give me a reason to get on this thing more often! So here goes... starting tomorrow ;)