Just a bored, random getting-to-know-you post... things in no particular order
Favorite TV Shows:
1. LOST
2. Scrubs
3. House
4. Sex and the City
5. Lipstick Jungle
6. Kings
7. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
8. Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
9. South Park
10. Futurama
11. Family Guy
12. SportsCenter
Favorite movies:
1. American Beauty
2. Donnie Darko
3. Marley and Me (hey, I thought it was cute!)
4. Oceans 11
5. The Express
I'm sure there are others, but I can't think of them at the moment... need to work on my movie list!
Favorite books:
1. Harry Potter
2. Twilight
3. The Sun Also Rises
4. The Catcher in the Rye
5. Once A Runner
6. Snow Falling on Cedars
7. Anything by Jodi Picoult or Debbie Macomber :)
8. A Farewell to Arms
9. Don Quixote
10. I feel like I'm forgetting something major... oh well!
Favorite bands:
(this could go on and on and on, so I'll limit it to the first 10 that pop into my head)
1. Kansas
2. The Doors
3. Snow Patrol
4. Modest Mouse
5. Guns N Roses
6. Rascal Flatts
7. The Beatles
8. Death Cab for Cutie
9. The Who
10. Led Zeppelin
Favorite color:
I'd have to say yellow!
Favorite animal:
1. Horse
2. Cat
3. Dog
I love animals in general though!
Favorite sports:
1. Football (college and NFL)
2. College basketball
3. Horseback riding
4. Running
5. Gymnastics
6. Swimming
7. Ultimate frisbee!
8. Soccer
Favorite teams:
1. The Huskies! (of course)
2. The Lancers (Kennedy High School!)
3. Seahawks
4. Mariners
5. Sounders FC!
6. Liverpool FC
7. Espana! (soccer)
8. Colts
9. Eagles
10. Gonzaga (bro goes there, gotta say that!)
Friday, April 3, 2009
Memories of my ponies...
In the spirit of horsey, here are some horsey pics from my facebook! I have more that I'll have to upload some time... but this should be plenty for now ;)
Me and Russia doing dressage at the Regional Dressage Show on Whidbey Island!
One of my senior pictures with Rusty... isn't he gorgeous?
With Rusty after my very first dressage show... how cute!
With Rusty at one of the MPPC Jump Rallies :)
My awesome Regional team! (I also qualified for/went to Nationals because of this!)
Rusty and I before another round of jumping at Reber Ranch!
Russia and I after going cross-country jumping at Camas Meadows
Russia and I after the most amazing dressage test ever at Camas Meadows!
High Point dressage, baby! Told you it was awesome!
Rusty and I getting ready to go cross-country jumping at Camas... I miss that place!
Some of my friends and I after a show at Camas (I'm on the shorty in the middle, had to borrow a pony for it!)
My favorite bundle of fur and mud... :)
The girls and I after yet another show at Camas!
One of my first real riding experiences at Camp Sealth on Vashon Island! :)
Me and Russia doing dressage at the Regional Dressage Show on Whidbey Island!
One of my senior pictures with Rusty... isn't he gorgeous?
With Rusty after my very first dressage show... how cute!
With Rusty at one of the MPPC Jump Rallies :)
My awesome Regional team! (I also qualified for/went to Nationals because of this!)
Rusty and I before another round of jumping at Reber Ranch!
Russia and I after going cross-country jumping at Camas Meadows
Russia and I after the most amazing dressage test ever at Camas Meadows! 
High Point dressage, baby! Told you it was awesome!
Rusty and I getting ready to go cross-country jumping at Camas... I miss that place!
Some of my friends and I after a show at Camas (I'm on the shorty in the middle, had to borrow a pony for it!)
My favorite bundle of fur and mud... :)
The girls and I after yet another show at Camas!
One of my first real riding experiences at Camp Sealth on Vashon Island! :) Pony pals
These are some of the awesome horses I've gotten to work with at Little Bit so far:
This is Spencer, who is an adorable pony and the one I usually help with in his hippotherapy class. What a good boy!
This is Raffi, who is by far the tallest horse in the barn - he's absolutely huge! But he's a sweetie, basically a big teddy bear - we practiced on him during the volunteer training!
This is Mahon, who I've helped with in a sport class - what a cute face!
This is MacDuff, who apparently used to be a show pony before coming to Little Bit and is now learning how to do hippotherapy as well - such a cutie!
This is Doc, who I've usually seen used in sport classes - he is fun for some of the more advanced riders, and even apparently likes to jump!
This is Bjorn, who is a sweetheart and the favorite pony of one of my favorite little riders!
This is Ben, who is super cute and super silky soft! :)
This is Spencer, who is an adorable pony and the one I usually help with in his hippotherapy class. What a good boy!
This is Raffi, who is by far the tallest horse in the barn - he's absolutely huge! But he's a sweetie, basically a big teddy bear - we practiced on him during the volunteer training!
This is Mahon, who I've helped with in a sport class - what a cute face!
This is MacDuff, who apparently used to be a show pony before coming to Little Bit and is now learning how to do hippotherapy as well - such a cutie!
This is Doc, who I've usually seen used in sport classes - he is fun for some of the more advanced riders, and even apparently likes to jump!
This is Bjorn, who is a sweetheart and the favorite pony of one of my favorite little riders!
This is Ben, who is super cute and super silky soft! :)
One done
First week of spring quarter out of the way - my last undergraduate quarter at UW! It's finally starting to sink in, and at the same time it seems absolutely crazy. So far, so good as far as classes go this quarter - most of them seem like they'll at least be somewhat interesting!
I am taking:
Soc 347 - National Social Movements, including the Civil Rights Movement, the Women's Rights Movement, and the Pro-Choice Movement. It's a two hour lecture at 8:30 AM, that's the only downside - I just have to keep reminding myself that it's only twice a week, and these are the last 8:30 classes I will ever have to take!
Soc 371 - Criminology - the professor for this has quite a sense of humor, which makes going to class actually entertaining, and he seems pretty good so far. Also, I ended up with a few friends in my quiz section, which is always nice! The final for this class is Wednesday, June 10 from 4:30 to 6:20 PM - which is interesting, because the Soc Department graduation is that same night at 6:30! Guess we'll have to hustle!
Soc 366 - Bureaucracy in Society - so far, I think this class could go either way - but it is an important topic, at least, given how much of today's society and infrastructure is controlled by bureaucracies.
Music 116 - Elementary Music Theory - the professor seems a little crazy, but everyone I know has done fairly well in the class, and I have been playing clarinet since 5th grade, so I have a lot of the basics down - just need to learn bass clef, which is really really weird!
In running news, I had a great run in the rain yesterday, and plan on going tomorrow as well. Now that my cough has gone away and I've sort of settled into the routine of this quarter, time to pick it back up! Hooray!
I had my second week of volunteering at Little Bit today (handy that I had Mom's car as she is in Cali for the week - lucky! - and thus didn't have to take an hour and a half each way walking and bussing!). I did another hippotherapy session with Olivia, who is soooo cute, and then helped out in the sport class with a fun kid named Colin. The kids are so adorable, all the volunteers and instructors seem super nice and helpful, and of course, the horses are awesome. :)
I am taking:
Soc 347 - National Social Movements, including the Civil Rights Movement, the Women's Rights Movement, and the Pro-Choice Movement. It's a two hour lecture at 8:30 AM, that's the only downside - I just have to keep reminding myself that it's only twice a week, and these are the last 8:30 classes I will ever have to take!
Soc 371 - Criminology - the professor for this has quite a sense of humor, which makes going to class actually entertaining, and he seems pretty good so far. Also, I ended up with a few friends in my quiz section, which is always nice! The final for this class is Wednesday, June 10 from 4:30 to 6:20 PM - which is interesting, because the Soc Department graduation is that same night at 6:30! Guess we'll have to hustle!
Soc 366 - Bureaucracy in Society - so far, I think this class could go either way - but it is an important topic, at least, given how much of today's society and infrastructure is controlled by bureaucracies.
Music 116 - Elementary Music Theory - the professor seems a little crazy, but everyone I know has done fairly well in the class, and I have been playing clarinet since 5th grade, so I have a lot of the basics down - just need to learn bass clef, which is really really weird!
In running news, I had a great run in the rain yesterday, and plan on going tomorrow as well. Now that my cough has gone away and I've sort of settled into the routine of this quarter, time to pick it back up! Hooray!
I had my second week of volunteering at Little Bit today (handy that I had Mom's car as she is in Cali for the week - lucky! - and thus didn't have to take an hour and a half each way walking and bussing!). I did another hippotherapy session with Olivia, who is soooo cute, and then helped out in the sport class with a fun kid named Colin. The kids are so adorable, all the volunteers and instructors seem super nice and helpful, and of course, the horses are awesome. :)
Friday, March 27, 2009
Where did spring break go??
Seriously... having Friday finals sucks, that many fewer days of spring break!
On the bright side, I am DONE with winter quarter! I passed 20 credits (with a decent GPA - might actually even RAISE my overall GPA...!!), and now only have one more quarter until GRADUATION! I'm taking 17 credits next quarter, but it shouldn't be as bad... just 3 soc classes and music theory!
My cough that I got about two weeks ago is FINALLY starting to die down - frustrating though, I had just gotten back into the swing of running/working out/eating healthy, and BAM - forced 2 1/2 weeks off. :( Back to square one, again...
I had my first day volunteering at Little Bit today! It was pretty tiring - it's about 45-50 minutes of walking plus about an hour of bussing each way, and I did two classes today, which adds up to around 90 minutes of walking around the arena and about an hour of getting horses ready. But it is so worth it - little kids and ponies galore! :)
Also still job-hunting for the summer - I have an application in at Super Jock N Jill, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for that!
Not too much else aside from that... hopefully I'll be able to post next week about a good first week of spring quarter and some good running/etc!
On the bright side, I am DONE with winter quarter! I passed 20 credits (with a decent GPA - might actually even RAISE my overall GPA...!!), and now only have one more quarter until GRADUATION! I'm taking 17 credits next quarter, but it shouldn't be as bad... just 3 soc classes and music theory!
My cough that I got about two weeks ago is FINALLY starting to die down - frustrating though, I had just gotten back into the swing of running/working out/eating healthy, and BAM - forced 2 1/2 weeks off. :( Back to square one, again...
I had my first day volunteering at Little Bit today! It was pretty tiring - it's about 45-50 minutes of walking plus about an hour of bussing each way, and I did two classes today, which adds up to around 90 minutes of walking around the arena and about an hour of getting horses ready. But it is so worth it - little kids and ponies galore! :)
Also still job-hunting for the summer - I have an application in at Super Jock N Jill, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for that!
Not too much else aside from that... hopefully I'll be able to post next week about a good first week of spring quarter and some good running/etc!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Yikes!
Just another post as I outlined my schedule for the next week and a half and realized how much work I have to do before finals...
Weds - Dinner with the family, start reading/outlining about 100 pages worth of civil war history (HSTAA) documents
Thurs - Class 9:30-3:30, finish soc 362 issue paper, continue with the HSTAA documents, start outlining essay questions for Indian history (HSTAS) take-home final (which is supposed to be around 15 pages...)
Friday - Class 8:30-10:30, finish HSTAS take-home, finish HSTAA document outlining, outline soc 362 lecture notes, outline soc 356 lecture notes, look for a job!
Saturday - Outline soc 362 readings (tons) and soc 356 readings (tons), packet/shirt/etc pickup for St. Patrick's Day Dash
Sunday - St. Patrick's Day Dash, continue outlining soc readings, study HSTAA outlines
Monday - Turn in HSTAS final, continue soc readings/studying (mostly 362), study HSTAA outlines
Tuesday - HSTAA study group, finish studying/outlines/etc for soc 362
Wednesday - HSTAA final 8:30-10:20, study for soc 362, Soc 362 final 4:30-6:30 PM, LOST!
Thursday - SOC 356 study group? Finish studying/outlines/essay q's for soc 356
Friday - Study, Soc 356 final 2:30-4:20 PM, look for a job!
Rest of break - look for a job, volunteering in Wilmington.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Weds - Dinner with the family, start reading/outlining about 100 pages worth of civil war history (HSTAA) documents
Thurs - Class 9:30-3:30, finish soc 362 issue paper, continue with the HSTAA documents, start outlining essay questions for Indian history (HSTAS) take-home final (which is supposed to be around 15 pages...)
Friday - Class 8:30-10:30, finish HSTAS take-home, finish HSTAA document outlining, outline soc 362 lecture notes, outline soc 356 lecture notes, look for a job!
Saturday - Outline soc 362 readings (tons) and soc 356 readings (tons), packet/shirt/etc pickup for St. Patrick's Day Dash
Sunday - St. Patrick's Day Dash, continue outlining soc readings, study HSTAA outlines
Monday - Turn in HSTAS final, continue soc readings/studying (mostly 362), study HSTAA outlines
Tuesday - HSTAA study group, finish studying/outlines/etc for soc 362
Wednesday - HSTAA final 8:30-10:20, study for soc 362, Soc 362 final 4:30-6:30 PM, LOST!
Thursday - SOC 356 study group? Finish studying/outlines/essay q's for soc 356
Friday - Study, Soc 356 final 2:30-4:20 PM, look for a job!
Rest of break - look for a job, volunteering in Wilmington.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Insanity
Sorry for no update in a while, it's been crazy with finals in a week and a half! So this will just be a quickie update...
Beautiful weather lately - very cold (it snowed a few times on Monday!) but bright and sunny.
I've been getting really well back on track lately with the running - will be back in double digits for the long run again soon, and 25+ mpw, plus swimming and hopefully incorporating bike riding when I have more time.
Race-wise, the St. Patrick's Day Dash is on Sunday, yay! I have too many finals so I won't be able to stay and get lunch/etc as the family usually does... maybe next year?
School related - I got into the paralegal program! (Which just makes it even more crucial that I pass all these classes...)
I'm looking forward to spring break - I'm going on a volunteer trip with some girls from one of my soc classes to Wilmington, NC (near Wrightsville Beach) to help build houses (well, probably just one house!) for low-income people. The group has a scholarship fund for low income people (ME!), so it ends up only being around $100 for the whole weekend. It'll look good on a resume, will hopefully be fun, and the weather over there looks pretty good (read - sunny and warm) so far!
I'm going up to Super Jock N Jill and Roadrunner Sports sometime this weekend to apply for a job... wish me luck, cuz I'd totally love working there (I hope!).
And, of course, this (although not very helpful towards focusing on finals) is awesome:
Beautiful weather lately - very cold (it snowed a few times on Monday!) but bright and sunny.
I've been getting really well back on track lately with the running - will be back in double digits for the long run again soon, and 25+ mpw, plus swimming and hopefully incorporating bike riding when I have more time.
Race-wise, the St. Patrick's Day Dash is on Sunday, yay! I have too many finals so I won't be able to stay and get lunch/etc as the family usually does... maybe next year?
School related - I got into the paralegal program! (Which just makes it even more crucial that I pass all these classes...)
I'm looking forward to spring break - I'm going on a volunteer trip with some girls from one of my soc classes to Wilmington, NC (near Wrightsville Beach) to help build houses (well, probably just one house!) for low-income people. The group has a scholarship fund for low income people (ME!), so it ends up only being around $100 for the whole weekend. It'll look good on a resume, will hopefully be fun, and the weather over there looks pretty good (read - sunny and warm) so far!
I'm going up to Super Jock N Jill and Roadrunner Sports sometime this weekend to apply for a job... wish me luck, cuz I'd totally love working there (I hope!).
And, of course, this (although not very helpful towards focusing on finals) is awesome:
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