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[07 Sep 2007|01:38pm] |
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So it's September 7th in the year 2007, and this is my first post of the year. I think my problem is that as soon as I start writing a post, I really don't like to stop. Like this is my good deed for the day. That I'm also afraid that if I don't start typing, I'll literally type anything and that could be bad. For you and for me.
I guess there are some new things in the life of Steph. I'm a senior in college. Finally. It's kinda weird to say senior again, but whatever. I'm graduating from Mansfield on May 10th with my degree in Psychology with an emphasis in human development and a minor in gerontology.
I still have the best friends I could ever hope to have in this lifetime.
My family is still unwavering.
I'm growing up.
I know I've said this before but I think I'll be typing more in this as the days go on. I do realize now that July marked my 6th year of having a livejournal. I might as well keep it up.
So dry your eyes, I did not fall off the face of the planet, I was merely on haitus.
Ciao.
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| Adios, 2006. |
[31 Dec 2006|11:04pm] |
Things/people I couldn't have gotten through the year without:
1. my family
2. Mere
3. Megan
4. Hilary
5. the girls on 3B
6. Sara the pirate
7. Amy the pirate
Five things that 2005 taught me:
1. People change regardless if want them to.
2. I am getting old, and with that I need to start living my life.
3. Patience is something I need to gain.
4. Sometimes love is worth the pain
5. I can only control my own actions.
Five personally significant events of 2006:
1. Surviving another year at Mansfield
2. Meeting new friends
3. Getting a vehicle
4. Developing a better relationship with my sister
5. self realization
Five things I want to do in 2006:
1. Maintain the 3.0
2. make more friends / and hangout with old ones =)
3. get in shape. hardcore.
4. stop being a basketcase
5. Fall in love.
Five things I don't want to do in 2006:
1. get fat
2. die.
3. Fuck up my GPA.
4. Lose my job.
5. Lose another friend.
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| hello old friend |
[13 Nov 2006|04:14pm] |
Damn, I haven't updated this thing since April. Apologies, LJ.
Summer wasn't bad. I worked for most of it with the occasional trip to the beach. Unfortunately, 95% of my earnings went right to Mansfield.
Junior year isn't too bad. Thanksgiving is next week which is good. I've gone home a lot this semester for work and other things. It's so much easier now that I have my truck up at school.
I really cannot wait until Christmas break. I still stress myself out so much about stupid little things.
I'm 21 in about 3 months. Strange.
I'm handing in registrations for my 1st time GRE test. Scary.
That's about it for an update.
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| and your luck runs out as soon as you see his face. |
[03 Apr 2006|02:58pm] |
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I'm not going to lie to you. It's April and I'm still wondering where the rest of the year went. Yesterday, I took a good look back on the last 2½ years and tried to point out every way I've changed. After finding out that there are more ways than I could count, I just sat on my bed and let my mind drift. I love afternoons like that. I'm happy with who I am. I think I really believe that for the first time just recently.
This past weekend Aleax and I went to Penn State to see some people. She got to hang out with some friends from home and so did I. Somewhere in the midst of Saturday's windy afternoon, I got to hang out with Padraic and Nick. After laughing with them only seconds after we met up, I realized how much I missed those two. Sometimes I really dislike being nostalgic, but other times it's exactly the opposite. I hope I see them in the summer.
There are some friends in this world that are only meant for a certain time in your life. There are kids from high school that I realize now will only be kids I went to school with. Others, thankfully, I keep in touch with and will have lasting friendships. This summer should prove that.
Over the course of my life, I have experienced a few relationships. Some were good, some where horrible. I'm not complaining about my lack there of, but rather examining how I take things. I'm one of the only persons I know of that is friends with the majority of their former boyfriends. Actually, I'm friends with all my former boyfriends. I'm really thankful that college has opened my eyes and provided perspective on things based on love. There are definately time I wish things were as simple as high school. They're not. I spend some time thinking of "what if's" and alternative ways I could have handled certain situations of my past. The truth is on some days I'm actually heartbroken, but I have no clue why.
Then there are the real what-if's. The things that where never completed, finished, or talked about. I don't regret things in my life, I just learn from them. It's hard to realize that time could very well prevent you from being with the true love of your life. It's probably not best to think that why, but who am I to say that?
I'm very serious when I say that I'm happy with myself. I'm more determined now after 4 semesters of college than I ever was in high school. I'm not happy with the fact that at times my priorities shift dramatically at random times. I feel now as if I put too much emphasis on my future, trying to speed up the process of my life, than focus on the "here and now, never going to have this time in your life again" attitude.
I want to travel. I want to roadtrip across the country at least once. I want to visit other countries while I'm still young. I want to fall in love as easily as blowing bubbles. I want so much, but it seems I am so impatient at times. I need to mentally slow down.
This week will probably end up resembling the 5th level of Hell, but I will get through it like I get through all those sort of weeks. I am going home this weekend also. I need to see some family and what have you. I'm also making pierogies with my family for Easter.
If you read this entry and are now thinking, "What the..", apologies. I'm like this every once in a while. I like to access things.
Ciao.
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[01 Mar 2006|01:11pm] |
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A lot has been going on so..
- The Vagina Monologues went awesome. We raised almost $2,000.
- I went home last weekend to celebrate my bday with family and friends. I really do love home despite popular belief.
- I came back with my grandfather's car and I have it up here until Spring Break.
- Spring Break is March 9-19th. I'll be home the night of the 8th.
- Classes are going well, although I feel if I blink at the wrong time, I'll loose my groove and be behind.
- I might be at the University of Strathclyde next spring in Scotland.
- I was approved for my minor. Gerontology.
- OAR is playing at Mansfield University March 24th.
- I'm going to NYC the day after.
- It's Ash Wednesday, so I'm going to get ashes after I get out of work.
- I have no idea what's going on with you.
- I think I had food poisoning. I puked. It's gone now I hope.
- I'm very crampy.
- My camera is acting up and it makes me mad.
Spring break is in 1 week and here's what I need to get down before I go:
- Finish my PartB for Theories of Counseling.
- Call Tyler for his birthday.
- Get Ashes today!
- Read my assignments for Lit.
- Hand in response paper for Lit.
- PR meeting.
- MISO bowling.
- Put gas in the car.
- Clean my room.
- Streak hair.
- Tan. (I'm so white, it's ungodly.)
- Figure things out with you.
Ciao.
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So if anyone never knew - I'm hardcore into the Olympics. It's been that way for my whole life. I'm watching the opening ceremonies in Torino and I'm amazed yet again by all the pride those atheletes have. Here was the truly amazing thing to me - thought we all know this world is not perfect, but for the time of that ceremony, it was a better world. I saw a shot of Iran coming out with their group and a few minutes later, I saw Israel. North and South Korea came out together! Then Yoko Ono came out and quoted John, and Peter Gabriel sang Imagine. I saw clearly an Iranian athlete and an Israeli athlete holding hands in the air during Imagine. That moment right there gave me hope. Then Pavarotti came out and sang Puccini's Nessun Dorma. Another amazing moment. That song is one of my top 10 favorites ever. So I teared up a little last night. If the world can get along at the Olympics, why can't we get this world peace thing right?
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yeah, no matter how it seems, i cannot quit livejournal.
so school is fine so far. i like having a single room. my classes are awesome. i'm pretty sure i'm staying on the counseling track as far as psychology goes. that with a minor in gerontology. as far as i know, i could graduate next decemeber. that'd be pretty sweet. speaking of sweet, my boyfriend's pretty sweet too. i think i might go to elmira this weekend. i need to get back to work. i'm procrastination again.
1 score = 16 days.
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| a new year, a new start. |
[17 Jan 2006|01:26pm] |
Today is the first of classes for me. So far so good.
Break was short, but a lot of good things came from it.
I'll fix this with some detail later.
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| i'm going old school here |
[30 Dec 2005|10:34pm] |
Things/people I couldn't have gotten through the year without:
1. Amy
2. Mere
3. Dan
4. Hilary
5. the girls on 3B
6. Sara the pirate
7. Amy the pirate
Five things that 2005 taught me:
1. People change regardless if want them to.
2. I am getting old, and with that I need to start living my life
3. Patience is something I need to gain.
4. Sometimes love is worth the pain
5. I can only control my own actions.
Five personally significant events of 2005:
1. Surviving Mansfield
2. Vagina Monologues
3. Getting a new job
4. learning Russian
5. self realization
Five things I want to do in 2006:
1. try harder in school. i'm too stubborn to be on food stamps later on in life.
2. make more friends / and hangout with old ones =)
3. get in shape. hardcore.
4. stop being a basketcase
5. aquire a car
Five things I don't want to do in 2006:
1. get fat
2. die.
3. Fuck up my GPA.
4. Lose my job.
5. Lose another friend.
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| finals week |
[12 Dec 2005|12:00pm] |
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Monday - Anthro final 10:15 [x]
Tuesday - Music Final 10:15
Test&Measurements Final 3:15
Wednesday - Russian Final 10:20
Thursday - Research Methods Final 3:15
Mom&Dad are coming up for dinner. :)
Friday - HOME.
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| last week |
[07 Dec 2005|01:18pm] |
Ugh, I absolutely loathe the last 2 weeks of a semester.
Next semester will be so different. No Mere. Single room. Heavier classes.
Classes for next semester:
Psy3301 Theories of Counseling
Psy3339 Abnormal Psych
Psy3392 Lifespan Devlopment
Eng3332 Gay&Les Lit
Ast1116 Astronomy
So I'm ready for Christmas. I'll be home next Friday the 16th. Thank goodness. So I have the weekend, then work Monday thru Friday 3-11, so CALL ME, bitches.
So have the last psych club meeting today. We're doing a "psych movie" again. We're watching Requiem for a Dream. It makes me think of like everyday at Jeremy's watching it w/ Jordan eating wads of butter, and Ritts and I laughing. I miss those good 'ol days.
This semester had its definate ups and downs, but I survived for the most part. The other day I had to take Mere to the ER bc she thought she broke her wrist at inter. hockey. Then Hilary had to go. I hope all this crapola settles for the holidays.
It's not Christmas time until I hear Paul McCartney sing "Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time". It's my little tradition.
Well, this was just a random post. I'm alive. I'm breathing.
Ciao!
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| turkey-ness. |
[25 Nov 2005|09:13pm] |
I hate how work makes my breaks so much more shorter. =(
I hate when my mother gets mad at me when I come home. She says I never spend anytime at home bc I'm either at work or sleeping over my grandparents' house. I cannot wait until Christmas break. 19 days! I've already seen snow. :)
Speaking of Christmas break...my Meredith's not coming back next semester. :(
Before driving home together, she packed a good amount of her stuff to take home. I'm not going to lie...this sucks. But hey, we don't have just that "roommate" relationship. We're much more. So I'm happy she's making the big gesture for herself. I love her. So with that said, I'm not having a roommate next semester.
I worked Wed&Thurs&Fri. Oi. I like working, but it's work. Work = time not spent at home w/ family or friends. Money is evil.
I saw Johnny B Wednesday night. It was his birthday, so being the sweetheart I am, I baked him cookies and made him a swell card.
That was about my whole break so far. I'm probably going to go for coffee tonight to see Jeannie and whoever else.
Random Things/People I'm thankful for:
Meredith Witman
rice pudding
my family
Hilary Travis
Bijan Manavizadeh
Jordan Champion
work
Jordan Moran
Jeannie Henson
college
John Barnousky
Dan Dimaria
Sara Hando
Amy Mirabelle
Amy Kaspriskie
everything....
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| i love bijan. |
[24 Nov 2005|03:30pm] |
vintagepersia: happy t-day crack head
vintagepersia: may your holiiday be full of laughs. heres a start : Chuck Norris built a time machine and went back in time to stop the JFK assassination. As Oswald shot, Chuck met all three bullets with his beard, deflecting them. JFK's head exploded out of sheer amazement.
vintagepersia: and another: After much debate, President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima rather than the alternative of sending Chuck Norris. His reasoning? It was more "humane".
vintagepersia: once more: Filming on location for Walker: Texas Ranger, Chuck Norris brought a stillborn baby lamb back to life by giving it a prolonged beard rub. Shortly after the farm animal sprang back to life and a crowd had gathered, Chuck Norris roundhouse kicked the animal, breaking its neck, to remind the crew once more that Chuck giveth, and the good Chuck, he taketh away.
vintagepersia: i cant stop laughing: To prove it isn't that big of a deal to beat cancer. Chuck Norris smoked 15 cartons of cigarettes a day for 2 years and aquired 7 different kinds of cancer only to rid them from his body by flexing for 30 minutes. Beat that, Lance Armstrong.
vintagepersia: and the last one i promise: Chuck Norris was the fourth Wiseman. He brought baby Jesus the gift of "beard". Jesus wore it proudly to his dying day. The other Wisemen, jealous of Jesus' obvious gift favoritism, used their combined influence to have Chuck omitted from the Bible. Shortly after all three died of roundhouse kick related deaths
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[07 Nov 2005|01:29pm] |
tn924hgr9f2q93ifodghw9th240fhweohge!!!
I want this semester to be over with. Now.
In other news, I had a wonderful weekend home. I took Hilary home to meet some family and friends. I need to have more weekends like this.
Haha this was funny: "Save the environment, plant a Bush back in Texas."
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Oi, I hate rainy days. The sun needs to come out!!
I'm doing fine, I suppose. I went home for fall break 2 weeks ago, got sick, went to a haunted house w/ Dan &Co., coffee w/ some fun kids, and worked. I was so mad that I was sick. And you know as soon as I get back to Mansfield, I'm okay. Craaaaaaaaptastic!
This past Friday I went out with Dick, Jenn&Mike, Xernalia, and Brandon for Chinese buffet and bowling. Such a good time. Then afterwards, we acted like typical college kids. I need to have more nights like this.
This week is all about getting work DONE! Saturday will consist of Steph, Aleax, and Jason roadtrippin' to PSU Main for some visiting. Hopefully, that'll be another good weekend.
It's seriously disgusting out. It's about 45º and pouring. =(
On the radio, "Under the Bridge" is playing. I honestly don't know why, but whenever I hear this song, I think back to the days when Attec used to play it. How long ago was THAT?! God, we're all getting old.
Today's one of those days where I wish I was home. In the places and with the people I know, the people who know me.
I hate being miserable like this.
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| another day in mansfield.. |
[24 Sep 2005|11:45pm] |
So I'm seriously thinking about studying next fall in Russia. I absolutely love the language and from what the exchange girls tell me, I speak it well (so far). I need to see how this could fit into my psych requirements. Yikes, so much on my mind.
I'm also going to Europe in June. Yes. :)
This weekend was the 1890's festival in Mansfield. Lots of fun.
I miss people from home. But I'll be home for my fall break Oct 15-18.
New York City trip next week. I love college trips that are only $5.
All is well in the field of Mans. Just a random update.
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| a well deserved update. |
[13 Sep 2005|02:01pm] |
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So here's week three of sophomore year:
It's been pretty good so far. I think this is the busiest I've ever been in my life. Between my heavy load of classes, I'm still at my work study job, doing the radio station, and a mass of other clubs on campus. I'm still rooming with Mere, which is super, and living in the same room.
First week was anything but delightful. Swarms of freshman and new students everywhere. Plus, getting used to my academic and work schedule was a pain too. This past weekend was the parents' weekend. Last year, it was sometime during October, but with the home football game schedule, they only had this weekend available. Anyway, so the Lynchmob came up. It was nice seeing them, even if it had only been 2 weeks. Hilary and Mere came with us for dinner and that was nice. My sister Hillary also stayed in my room for the night which wasn't too bad at all. We watched Team America in the lobby and I almost died laughing.
I've talked to everyone in the family since I've been away. I miss my Babci and Dziadzi like craaaaaaazy, and my Cioci. I'll be home for my fall break the weekend before the 17-18 in October, so I can work and spend sometime with the home people.
So here's a rundown of my classes and my opinions of them so far:
MU1101 : Intro to Music TTH 11-12:15
Easy. The most watered down music course of my life. This guy makes Don Butz look like Eileen Palmer.
ANH1101 : Intro to Anthropology - MWF 10-10:50
Very vague and very monotonous. Other than that, it's pretty interesting when it wants to be.
PSY2201 : Tests & Measurements - TTH 3:30-4:45
Pretty interesting course talking about different psychological tests and ways of using the information. I like it so far and it also works along side my other psychology course.
Psy2206 : Intro to Research Methods - MW 4:30-5:45
Works along side of 2201, same books, and same teacher. She's incredibly smart, but I'm going to have to kcik my own ass into gear with these two courses.
RUS1101 : Intro to Russian - MWF 9-9:50
This is probably by far going to be my favorite class this semester. I admit I was intimidated by the whole "it's one of the hardest languages to learn" speeches. I caught on pretty quickly and I'm doing extrodinarily well in it. My first quiz on the alphabet I received a A-. So I'm hopeful.
So as you can tell it's a lot of work. I know I'm not the best at updating at the moment but I'll try.
Also, letters and whatnot can be sent to:
Steph Lynch
20 College Place
Apt# 423B
Mansfield, PA 16933
Mail would definatly be a bonus.
Also: a belated Happy Birthday to my beloved Beef.
Ciao.
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