7.18.2005

Back from Chicago. Well, that was quite a whirlwind trip! Pretty fun, though. Lots of quality time con mi padre, which was really cool. Ate real Chicago pizza (had to work really hard for that one... will divulge the details of that story later...), which was also really good. Chicago traffic may actually be worse than Atlanta, and that was not good.

Oops, gotta run back to class. Ick, getting a little tired of class...

7.12.2005

Felt like poo at work today. Seriously. Like a big pile of poo. It's amazing how your body hates you when you only drink one glass of water in a day but sweat off about 13 glasses (give or take). Stinkin' Georgia humidity. That's it. I've had it. I'm going to Chicago for the weekend.

The end :-)

Oh btw, only class and lab tomorrow, and no work, which means I get to take a nap :-D This is, by far, the most excitement I have experienced since... Sunday. Or maybe Monday. Anyways, it's at least been a good 24 hours since I've been excited beyond all reason, so I feel like I deserve this nap. It will be delightful. However, it will, most likely, be interrupted by some guy trying to cut our lawn or by flying roaches or my own inability to flip the off switch to my brain.

Hey! did y'all know it's summer? So why is it just as busy now as during the un-summer? Something to ponder... Could it be possibly I've reached that age where ::gasp:: there is no summer vacation?! :-( <-- That's my sad face, just so you know.

Aw, man! I was gonna be asleep by 11. Oops...

7.08.2005

Ok, so I was tired? But apparently not really into the whole sleeping thing, so I found this insanely long quiz that the wonderful, amazing Amy filled out (aw, I miss her!)... y'all don't really have to torture yourselves with this... much love <3


1. TIME YOU STARTED: 1:14... that would be a.m.

2. FULL NAME: Erin Michelle Campbell

3. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? nope

5. NICKNAME: the one I shall divulge to the general public is "Red," although there are others that will go unmentioned...

6. BIRTHDAY: November 26, 1984, only the best day ever to have a birthday

7. WHERE WERE YOU BORN: Point Pleasant, NJ (please don't hold it against me!)

8. MASCOT: the mighty, most-feared Bobcats

9. SCHOOL AVERAGE: 3.94? or something...

10. DO YOU LIKE SCHOOL: more than a root canal?...

11. DO YOU FIND IT EASY OR HARD: depends on the class

12: ARE YOU TALL OR SHORT: just plain average (although for the longest time, I thought I was 5'4", but then I found out that I'm actually 5'5"!!! what excitement!)

13. SHOE SIZE: 8.5-9

14. COLOR OF EYES: blue like the ocean or the sky or blueberries or other blue things...

15. HAIR COLOR: strawberry blonde (don't let that blonde part fool you)

16. SIBLINGS: Jessie and Chelsie, my two darling little sisters

17. LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN THE THEATER: hey, I hear that costs money...

18. LAST MOVIE YOU RENTED: Oceans 12 (amusing) and In Good Company (disappointing)

19. LEAST FAVORITE SUBJECT: I pretty much like it all in some shape or fashion, although if I ever hear that "P" word ever again, I may have to gouge my eyes out

20. DO YOU ACTUALLY LIKE MATH?: in a kind of pathetic, nerdy kind of way

21. LAST CD YOU BOUGHT: uh, those (technically) cost money too, right?

22. DO YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND: happily single :-)

23. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH?: not so much

24. IF SO WHO: if I had a crush, his name would be Brad, because "all girls like guys who's name is Brad"... ah, what I learned in high school biology ;-)

25. IS HE OR SHE GOOD LOOKING? it's been my experience that if you have a "crush" on someone, you generally know something about them that makes you like them, and this makes you attracted to them and that person suddenly becomes good looking... eh, whatever, you get the point

26. IF HE OR SHE ASKED YOU OUT WHAT WOULD YOU SAY: uh, I suppose if I wasted any time and energy "crushing" on someone, I would probably say yes

27. FAVORITE ACTRESS: um, that's rather tough, can't think of anyone right now

28. FAVORITE ACTOR: lots, but Denzel Washington and Tom Hanks come to mind

29. FAVORITE MOVIE: woah, lots...

30. FAVORITE TV SHOW: not much of a tv gal, although after being subjected to Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy this summer, I may be converted

31. FAVORITE SONG: I love just about every song, but I love that one from that movie that I can't remember the name of right now that Brittany "let me borrow" or that one that's #6 on one of my Gershwin cds (did I mention I'm not too good with names... of any kind?)

32. FAVORITE FOOD: the kind that tastes good

33. FAVORITE COLOR: green

34. GOOD FRIENDS: are cool.

35. COOLEST FRIEND: Katy, because she's in NY, and it can get cool up there... ?

36. NICEST FRIEND? I mean, they're all pretty nice

37. HOTTEST FRIEND: next please...

38. PRETTIEST FRIEND: "the prettiest thing I ever did see..." woops, what was the question again?

39. FAV. FRIENDS TO HANG WITH: the nice ones

40. FAVORITE ONLINE FRIEND(S): I've cut myself off from online friends (if ya wanna talk, give me a ring, that's my new philosophy... which will probably change come fall...)

41. HOW LONG ARE YOU IN THE SHOWER: three hours

42. WHERE'S YOUR FAV. PLACE TO GO ON VACATION: I don't really like to go to the same place- variety is the spice of life, eh?

43. FAV. CITY TO CHILL IN: ahhh, Haddonfield

44. HOW OLD ARE YOU: the big 2-0

45. GUYS WITH OR WITHOUT HATS: I'm with Amy- depends on the hair

46. FAV. DRINK: mmmm.... water

47. WORST FEAR: clowns

48.BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD: the love of Jesus! mm-hmm, that's nice :-D

49. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD: after eating a whole pint of Haagen Dazs... of course, I never do that...

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF...

50. BILL CLINTON: ack, try not to think of him...

51. THE WHOLE ALIEN THING: scary

52. LINDA TRIPP: also, I try not to think of her...

53. TEENAGE SMOKING: pretty stupid, if you ask me

54. PREMARITAL SEX: a big no-no- pretty clear in the Bible, stear clear of this one, boys and girls

55. DRIVING DRUNK: a selfish act that reflects the stupidity of one who not only gets themselves wasted, but then decides to risk the lives of any innocent person that happens to get in their way

56. DOING DRUGS: also pretty stupid

57. MARILYN MANSON: just a little scary

58. GUY BANDS: funny :-)

59. DEATH: life

60. LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT: aka lust

61. A CERTAIN PERSON OUT THERE FOR YOU: you betcha! although I'm happy as a clam just sittin' here waiting for the time when God says it's time :-)

62. SUICIDE: I'm inclined to say it's a pretty selfish act, although that is definitely not the politically correct thing to say... very confusing...

63. SOUTH PARK: never really saw a need to watch it... something tells me I wasn't missing out

64. CHARITY: the generosity of an individual

65. GIRLS WITH LOTS Of MAKEUP? oh, that is SO me... I just love to plaster that junk all over my face!

66. GOD: is love, my reason for living

WHEN YOU SEE THIS NAME YOU THINK OF

67. RYAN: Plouffy... woah, that was random! funny guy, should find out what he's up to...

68. ZACK: in Wells or Sanford or whatever, except I don't think he spells it that way

69. DANIELLE: who just moved here from Orlando- cool kid :-)

70. DREW: Carey... hehe... sometimes amusing, sometimes just plain stupid show

71. STACEY: my Babysitter's Club name back in the day (wow, I probably shouldn't let that one leak out...)

72. JAY: walking... I never do that...

73. BRIAN: in Florida

74. JENNA: who sat next to me in high school physics? wow, also random...

75. CINDY: that stinkin' storm that dumped rain on us :-(

76. SHANNON: who is oh-so-cute :-)

77. MEGAN: also thought of Meigan Melançon like Amy, who went to the Galapagos with other way-cool people

78. CAROL: sung at Christmas

79: HEATHER: and Matt, who are amazing :-)

80. ARTHUR: that king guy from back in the day

81. LAURA: my awesome aunt up in NJ

82. AMY: Lewis :-)

83. LISA: another awesome aunt up in PA

84. NATHAN: a rather confused individual...

85. ASHLEY: wow, there really are lots of them...

86. ADAM: at church... cool guy... what a passion for Christ!

87. CODY: not getting good vibes on this one...

88. KATHY: yet another awesome aunt up in NJ

89. DAVE: every single one of my relatives is on this list...

90. KATHERINE: Harper, who I think is grrrreat!

91. MATT: who, after reading in his xanga, got his ear totally mangled while getting his hair cut! sad day!

92. MELISSA: from NJ... should really try to get in touch with her...

93. ALISHA: Jessica's sister, except she spells her name much better

94. AMANDA: that crazy girl two doors down

95. ALEX: Alex? who's Alex?

96. JUSTIN: huh, lots of them too

97. RICKY: Ricardo!

99. LAUREN: as in Ralph Lauren... going through shopping withdrawals...

WHICH IS BETTER....

100. COKE OR PEPSI: water

102. LAKE OR OCEAN: I love me some ocean :-)

103. TV OR RADIO: radio

104. GOING TO THE MOVIES OR RENTING A MOVIE: renting is cheaper...

105. BSB OR N'SYNC: how 'bout a big fat NO to both

106. 1 PILLOW OR 2: eh, I really just need a horizontal surface, no need for all that fluff and stuff

107. HOT OR COLD: I'm a lukewarm gal myself

108. NICE OR MEAN: oh, I really hate nice people- they're the worst

109. JOCK OR BRAIN: how 'bout a nice combination of the two ;-)

110. DROP DEAD GORGEOUS OR JUST GOOD LOOKING? all in the eye of the beholder

111. HUG OR KISS: no touchy

112. SEX OR CHOCOLATE: gosh, this is really tough, let me think... still thinking... after careful deliberation, I'm gonna go with chocolate, but it was sure a close call (please not the sarcasm...)

113. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: swirl

114. HOCKEY OR FOOTBALL: yes

115. ABERCROMBIE OR AMERICAN EAGLE: I'm a J.Crew and Banana Republic gal myself (when my budget allows it...)

116. ADIDAS OR NIKE: Brooks- my running shoes and I have a very close relationship

117. FREDDIE OR RYAN: Freddie is kinda scary...

118. JEN OR JOEY(DAWSONS CREEK): dare I say it... I don't like Dawson's Creek ::gasp::

119. RED OR BLUE: purple

120. EMINEM OR WILL SMITH? Beethoven

121. CARNIVAL OR AMUSEMENT PARK: uh, I'm kinda imparticular

122. MACS OR IBM'S: MAC- my daddy would be proud :-)

123. BRITNEY OR CHRISTINA: not even sorta into either one, thanks

124. WINTER FRESH OR DOUBLE MINT: Orbit

125.BEEN ON A PLANE: uh, yeah, a time or two million...

126. WENT SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN: grew up there :-) ah, the shore...

127. SWAM IN A LAKE: sho thang

128. PEED IN A OCEAN: it happens :-)

129. PEED IN A LAKE: perhaps?... forgot to keep track of that... never know when you might need to refer to the time you peed in a lake...

130. PEED IN A POOL: every day

131. GONE SKINNY DIPPING: only every chance I get!

132. CHEATED ON A TEST: not in recent memory, but I was a little tyrant in the days of my youth, so ya never know

133. LET A FRIEND CRY ON YOUR SHOULDER: yep

134. FELL ASLEEP IN THE SHOWER/BATH? uh, yeah

135. FELL ASLEEP WHILE EATING: on occasion

136. GONE TO CHURCH: you bet! I love me some Jesus time!

137. READ THE BIBLE: and I love me some Bible readin'!

138. CLIMBED A TREE: haha, yeah, there was this one on Isabela... apparently the International Office doesn't like you to climb trees... but it's ok to climb volcanoes...

139. WATCHED DAWSON'S CREEK: only at gun-point

140. GONE WATER SKIING: hehe, that was amusing...

141. GONE SNOWBOARDING: nope

142. GONE SKATEBOARDING: nope

143. FELL ASLEEP DURING A SCARY MOVIE: not a big fan of scary movies...

144. GONE ALL NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP: on occasion... this is a long quiz...

145. BEEN TO CAMP: can you say band camp?... tons of fun, let me tell you

146. HAVE A CAMP: um, yeah, I run one on the side... ???

147. PLAYED SOCCER: yep, back in the day

148. BEEN TO A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBaLL GAME: yep, earlier this season, and let me tell you, I just love cold, rainy baseball games...

149. SAW A PRO BASKETBALL GAME: the Hawks are technically professional, right?

150. BEEN TO A NFL GAME: mmm... I love me some football :-)

151. BEEN TO A NHL GAME: you know, come to think of it, I don't think I have! really wanted to, but then they had all their issues with, I don't remember what, and then, ::poof:: no more hockey season... boo hiss...

152. SAT IN A RESTAURANT WITHOUT ORDERING ANYTHING: hm, that's probably not a good thing to do...

153. EATEN SUSHI: yum :-)

154. EATEN FISH: yeah

155. WATCHED DIRTY DANCING: ugh, yes, what is the hype about that movie?! it's really not that great!

156. AND DANCED ALONG: haha, oh yes, I secretly dance with it every night before I go to sleep

157. WANTED TO DIE: nope... life is good

158. MET A CELEBRITY: um, can't think of anyone terribly famous at the moment, but I think I'm just experiencing a brain shutdown at the moment... so sleepy...

159. DRIVEN A CAR: no, I prefer to walk to Atlanta and back, it's good for the heart

160. DIDN'T WASH YOUR HAIR FOR A WEEK: uh, not sure about a whole week

162. BROKEN SOMETHING: no, I don't break things

163. BOUGHT ICE CREAM FROM AN ICE CREAM TRUCK: oh, how I love the ice-cream truck! happy memories of making the ice-cream man stop in front of our apartment while I tried to scrounge up money or beg my mom for some, and she would say no, and the guy would sit out there waiting for me... you would think he would catch on after several years of this...

164. DRIVEN AN ICE CREAM TRUCK: only for the catchy music

165. THOUGHT ABOUT SUICIDE: I don't think

166. TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE: uh, that would be a negative

168. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN SCARED OF GETTING SHOT: uh, next...

169. GOTTEN A CAVITY: not yet, but how long can that really last?

170. GOT SHOT: 37 times... on my thumb... it hurt

171. SAW SOMEONE DIE: no

172. CRIED SO LONG AND HARD YOU COULDN'T STOP SHAKING: not a happy feeling...

173. GOTTEN INTO A FIST FIGHT? only every day of high school, but not anymore, since I'm so intimidating

174. PUNCHED SOMEONE FOR NO REASON: oh, I always have reasons

175. THOUGHT YOU WERE IN LOVE: I've thought a lot of things that turned out to be wrong... live and learn, right?

176. HAD AN ONLINE RELATIONSHIP: ssshhhhh... it's a secret

177. WATCHED MTV AT 4 IN THE MORNING: not an MTV fan

178. USED A PORTA-POTTY: really, is this something monumental that needs to be asked? hmm, I suppose that could be asked of every question on this thing...

179. STAYED ONLINE TILL 4 IN THE MORNING: so, I'm in college...

180. USED SOMEONE FOR SEX: uh, that would be a no

181. MADE PRANK PHONE CALLS: that's immature and rude ;-)

182. CALLED SOMEONE YOU LIKED BUT HUNG UP: perhaps ten years ago...

184. SNUCK OUT OF YOUR HOUSE: no need to sneak

185. STREAKED: nooooooo

187. GONE TO ANOTHER COUNTRY: a few

188. WET THE BED: on occasion

190. HAD YOUR HOUSE ROLLED: nope

191. BROKEN THE LAW: which one?

193. KILLED SOMEONE: who's asking?

194. KILLED SOMEONE IN YOUR THOUGHTS: didn't really work ;-)

195. SMOKED IN SCHOOL: and out and all about

196. SKIPPED SCHOOl: only irresponsible students do that... ;-)

197. BEEN SCARED ENOUGH TO PEE IN YOUR PANTS: ?don't know?

198. BEEN STABBED IN THE BACK BY A "FRIEND": it happens

199. STABBED SOMEONE IN THE BACK: hope not, but may have at some point

200. WHO IS YOUR FAV. PERSON TO SHOP WITH: a generous person

201. WHO IS YOUR FAV. PERSON TO TALK TO ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX WITH?: Jessica :-)

202. WHO IS YOUR FAV. PERSON TO TALK TO ABOUT LIFE WITH: Jesus!

203. WHO DO YOU HATE? I ain't no hater!

204. WHO MAKES YOU ANGRY? I'm a pretty easy-going gal... not big on anger... it's kind of dull...

205. IF YOU COULD KISS ANYONE YOU'VE WANTED TO KISS FOREVER WHO WOULD IT BE? so sleepy...

206. GIRLS: annoy me

207. WHO DO YOU MISS? my pillow

208. WHO HAVE YOU LIKE LIKED FOREVER: ha! that's amusing...

209. WHO WOULD YOU DIE FOR? um, that's a toughy... going with Amy and Brit... don't really know until you're put in that situation

210. HOLDS YOUR HEARING: ??? uh, hypothetically speaking, if I had a hearing aid, you could hold my hearing, but I'm doing ok in the hearing department, so I guess I hold my hearing ???

211. WHO IS THE NICEST FRIEND YOU KNOW?: didn't we cover this already?

212. WHO DO YOU WANT TO MARRY?: someone

213. Time you finished: 2:27 by my computer, except I think my computer clock pooped out... it's really 3:05 (how do computer clocks get slow?...)

I do believe I have wasted enough time. Goodnight, moon.
Huh. Just read over my post, and I sounded super weird and not with it, so I just wanted to clarify and let the world know that I am a very happy little lady :-)

The end.
So I'm especially reflective on this lovely... eh, I suppose it's morning now. Whatever. I banned chemistry for the rest of the day, which was really nice, except for the first time this summer, I experienced boredom ::gasp:: Tomorrow, I'll have to study, because I can't stand being bored- so that's why I overload myself with stuff to do... I get it now ;-)

Have you ever stopped and wondered just how much God has protected you from? I'm positive He's kept me from some pretty awful stuff, and to be honest, I'm really surprised. I don't deserve to be kept from harm, from hurt, from all of the stuff life can be full of that is less than ideal. I know He's been doing this for my whole life, and for awhile, I thought He did it because I was just a little kid who didn't have any control over her circumstances, but He's still doing it! When I look at where I am now and where I came from, I'm amazed, because I know it was only God's leading that got me here- now that's love! It's exciting, because I wonder what else He has in store for me :-) At this point, I've just decided to roll with it- no more plans (well, I'm trying...)- I just want to allow God to guide me, and slowly but surely, He's teaching me how to do that. ::sigh:: Life makes me tired, but in my heart, there's a peace, because although I don't know where I'm going or how to get through, I know that He knows, and that's all that matters!

I've been feeling really weird lately. Can't put my finger on it. Can't sleep at night. Can't get the motivation to run (although I've been forcing myself to... pretty pathetically slow runs...). No motivation to study. Very introspective- scratch that- just plain spaced out. Feel like I'm walking, wandering through a haze of blurred thoughts, and none of it makes much sense- sort of overwhelmed, yet I feel like I have a grip on it all- wow, I think I've just thrown out the most random, contradictory assortment of thoughts. Fall semester will be nice- I need to settle into some kind of schedule- now, every day, every week, every month holds something different- nothing exciting, just something that throws off my routine- I really like routine :-) Don't get me wrong, I like spontaneity, but for those normal productive things we have to accomplish, I need some kind of structure. Ever feel like something's about to change that's really big? Maybe that's what's got me feeling so unsettled. Oh well. I'll deal with it as it comes.

Holy cow! I'm actually tired! And after eating a banana split with Autumn and Amanda (Bring Your Own Banana night at Brusters!), I suspected the sugar rush would keep me up till next spring- pleasant surprise! I think I'll read myself to sleep- started The Count of Monte Cristo- forgot how much I love that book- incredible book.

Off to count sheep...