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Thursday, February 5th, 2004
10:12 pm
Some people are so fucking judgemental. I've really only noticed it about halfway through this year. I listen to my roommate talk, and I'm just in awe of some of her comments. For example, Real Life: I'm in a Wheelchair is on MTV right now. It's showing people who have absolutely no legs, or people who have legs that are completely paralyzed. The first boy they showed had his legs amputated, and gets around my kind of using his arms as legs. To me, I'm amazed that people can survive like this. I couldn't even begin to imagine living my life the way these people do. I take such advantage of my legs that I don't even stop to think, "What if they were gone tomorrow?" My roommate saw the boy with no legs and said, "Eww, that's freaky." It stuns me how closed-minded people can be. My first reaction is appreciation, while her's is disgust. I'm just in awe, and I know it's not just her. There are so many people with these reactions and their quickness to negatively judge someone based on first looks.
OK, just needed to vent on that. I'm done. I'm glad my friends don't know about this Blurty, because I wouldn't be able to write half the stuff I do.
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Saturday, January 31st, 2004
9:22 pm
Home is where my heart is.
So I never finished the second part of my last entry. Get over it.
I've been at school two weeks now, and it may have been the most hell-ish two weeeks I've had in a while. Between the split of the 10.2 and Joe becoming a loner, I've basically been on the verge of tears for an entire 14 days. I was considering going home this current weekend, but Heidi's birthday party was supposed to be Friday night, which entailed drinking. But, of course, MSM never lets me down - the party was cancelled. So I was stuck here this weekend. The only people here with me this weekend were Kait, Mary, & Nick. It was fine - saw Radio last night, movie night tonight. But I talked to my mommy this afternoon, which made me really homesick, crying, etc. I wish I could be home this weekend. My mom told me that I can come home whenever I want. She said I could either drive to Maryland House and meet them halfway, or they could even come all the way to get me. Homecoming is next weekend, which is supposedly not as big a deal as the Christmas Dance. I don't think I'll stick around for it - I'll probably head home after class on Friday.
Blah blah blah.
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Thursday, January 1st, 2004
11:44 pm
recap of 1st semester..
Yes, I've been a hardcore slacker, and haven't updated in a while. So sue me.
Since everyone with a Blurty/LiveJournal/etc. seems to be covering first semesters in their entries, I guess I'll join the trend.
I survived high school, but just barely. There were the good times, and yet they always seemed to be slightly overshadowed by the bad times, especially when they revolved around Adam. No matter how much I smiled, I always felt like crying. There was always an underlying depression in me..until now.
The Mount has made me happier than I've ever been in my entire life. When I smile now, I mean that smile. I 've met the most amazing people I've ever known. It's weird, but I've only known these people for 4 months, and yet I feel as if I've known them my entire life. I've found my own Dawson in Joe. He's the most wonderful guy I've ever known. We're by each other's sides for absolutely everything. I thought my Jersey boys were great, but they don't even compare to my Dawson.
My girls are absolutely wonderful. Katie Mills, Kaitlyn, Mary, Sara, Danielle, Rocio, Herzog, and Stephanie are amazing friends. A majority of my good times have been spent with them by my side. Whether it be regular old dinners, party hopping, or movie nights, I absolutely adore these girls with all my heart.
Then, the Pang Gang. Annliese, Natawee, Celeste, Michelle, Kristin, and Jules are amazing. I've had some great sober times with them, such as Wal-Mart for Johnny and Orlando, and sledding in the Grotto, complete with hospital trips. Some of the greatest laughs have come from these kids, and I absolutely love spending time with them.
Then, there's the random people who haven't been put in a category. There are my hook-ups: Marc, Joe, Kyle, Jordan, and Nick. I'm still very close friends with Marc, and although he can be quite the asshole at times, I'm gonna miss him sooo much when he studies abroad spring semester on Florence. Then, there's Nick. I've been "with" him for over 2 months now, and although we're not positive about the official couple thing yet, I think I'm content with just being with him. He treats me wonderfully, and he always makes me feel so special. Moving on, Kristin is still a doll, despite her ditching all us girls. I loves my chances to hang out and chat with her, 'cause she still is such a sweetheart. Then there's Casey, whom I adore to no end. We always end up chatting for a while in the bathroom, for some reason. She's helped me with alot of Nick stuff, because she's friendly with him. She's a wonderful girl. Katie Schmidt, whom also lives in Pang but is not Wellness, is a great kid. Her wit and sarcasm about life is so refreshing to see in a person.
I would write more, but I'm tired. So I'll resume my recap next time. Night.
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Saturday, November 29th, 2003
11:51 pm
i'm a slacker..
..for not writing in about 10 years. Yet I'm over it. You should be too.
Well, tonight's my last night in my own bed. Tomorrow morning, Joe and I head back to the Mount bright and early.
This break was definitely better than Fall Break. I got home on Tuesday, and just hung around the house. Wednesday, I took the kids to the movies to see The Cat in the Hat. And yes, it was the biggest waste of my life. Ever. Mike Myers, what's going on man?!? After I brought the kids home, I met Becky at Friendly's. We caught up for a little bit, and then Tisha and her new "friend" Dustin joined us. We hung out there for a little bit, then came back to my house and watched "Head of State". Funny as hell. Thursday: Thanksgiving. Becky, Tisha, and I went to the Vineland/Millville football game, but Becky and I were bored, so we went to visit Dan. It was soo amazing to see him again: I needed my dose of Dan Testa. Came home, had dinner. Later that night, I headed out to the Golden Pigeon for a B-Town Thanksgiving. Everyone was there: it was great. It was me, Becky, Tisha, Adam, Ernie, Andy, Jon, Frank, Michelle, Gina, and Lindsay. We ate, caught up, basically bullshitting the whole time. Then, everyone headed out to Greenwich, but I went home, because I had an early start for Friday morning. My mom, sister, and I went into Philly for Black Friday shopping. Yay for new jeans, black pants for clubbing next week, glow-in-the-dark undies that say "Toadily Cool", a black bra [it's true - you instantly feel sexy when you wear one], and two new thongs that are totally gorgeous. Since then, I've just been hanging around the house, attempting to do work [haha], sleeping, the usual. Tonight, I did some laundry and packed up.
All in all, a decent break. Oh, and two other things. Saw Eric in the mall yesterday. He had wanted to chill [aka hook up] this week, and although I did want to hang out, I'm kinda glad I didn't. Something would have happened, and although Nick and I are not "together", I would have felt guilty as hell. Second, saw Elaine at work yesterday. She's fucking engaged to Vance, who she's known for all of two months. I nearly shit a brick.
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Saturday, November 15th, 2003
7:20 pm
I'm at the place where I'm happiest, the Mount. Everything's been going relatively well lately. Friends are great, classes are great, yada yada.
So why, for the past two days, am I the most depressed I've been in the past who knows how long?
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Friday, November 14th, 2003
12:04 pm
you're just jealous 'cause we're young and in love.
The last time I wrote this entry, I was a dumbass and deleted it when my mom called. I don't know why. I just did. And I was so frustrated that I didn't try to re-write it at the time. So here goes my second shot. I hope my mom doesn't feel the need to call.
Wednesday night was the Taking Back Sunday / Saves The Day / Moneen concert. One of the most surreal experiences of my life.
Moneen was pretty good. Joe was right. He said that I'd like them live the most, which was untrue. After their set, I ran down to the Merch table and bought a red STD t-shirt. I wanted something with TBS, but all they had was STD stuff, so that was OK with me.
Taking Back Sunday. I don't think that any words I can conjure up can appropriately describe their set. Stunning. Exhilarating. Breathtaking. Thrilling. Energetic. Astounding. And those words only touch the surface. TBS has the ability to connect on so many levels to their audience, which they did beautifully Wednesday night. When Adam sang, he sang to me. When he reached out to the audience, he reached to me. It's like the band became intertwined with every single audience member, like they knew us inside and out. When I saw it was surreal, almost haunting, I mean it. From their stage presence to the musicianship to their performance to their audience interaction, they put on a flawless show. Ever since the show, I've just been in a daze, floating somewhere on Cloud 9. From their "Tell All Your Friends" CD, they played "You Know How I Do" [opener], "Bike Scene", "Cute Without the 'E' (Cut From the Team)", "Great Romances of the 20th Century" [you know you have a connection when you cry during a song], "Ghost Man on Third", "Timberwolves at New Jersey", "You're So Last Summer", a few new songs, and they closed with "There's No 'I' In Team". And it's great, because during that song, Andy and I saw two girls wearing Brand New shirt. That's # 1 on the list of what not to do at a TBS show.
Finally, Saves The Day. They were really good. They played alot of their older songs, which surprised me. I knew it was getting toward the end of the set, and they hadn't played "Freakish". If they didn't play it, it would have ruined my night greatly. Then, finally, they played it. And I was in tears. And my favorite part of the night was during that song. During one of the end choruses, Chris stepped away from the mic, the band stopped playing, and the audience sang. That was such an energizing, amazing experience. All these people had that bond for one moment, something in common with people I've never met before. Then, they played one more song, and the night was done. We got back to the Mount at 1am.
I can't wait to get my pictures developed. I took about 3 Moneen pics, 5 STD..and 19 TBS. LoL.
Last night, Joe and I went to the Cafe, and then to Knott Auditorium to see Pirates of the Caribbean. We ended up sitting with Natalie, Michelle, Jules, Rory, and Ainsley. Soo much fun. Joe and I came back here, and then we walked over to the Terrace. I went to visit Nick, and he went to visit Scott. I'm still kissless from Nick, and now, it's grating on me. I could have cried last night. Him not kissing me is making me think that maybe he really doesn't like me, that he's just playing the role. I hope not.
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2003
7:43 pm
one day more..
..until Taking Back Sunday, Saves The Day, and Moneen @ the 9:30 Club! Holla!
Today was a productive day. Good classes, got my homework done, wrote letters, yada yada. I love Tuesdays and Thursdays, because my roommate works from 1-5, so I get some chill by myself time. I look forward to it soo much. I finally got everything squared away with Dean Werne. I can officially take the Stat class at CCC during the winter session. Yes, it may be 1-5pm every weekday during winter break, from Jan. 3-15. But it's only an 11 day course. And it'll get me out of my house, which is always good.
I haven't seen J Munz today. I miss him.
My roommate got a bouquet of roses from her boyfriend today. How perpetually alone am I?
Christmas dance is in less than a month. I hope someone's thinking of popping the question..
Honestly, I don't feel like updating. But I wanna try to everyday. Hence this really forced and awkward entry. And I'm spent.
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Monday, November 10th, 2003
10:24 am
manic monday
Yesterday was a decent day, for a Sunday. I worked at the desk from 2-5, which was good, because I studied for my Spanish exam for 3 straight hours. I needed it. Then I went w/ Loser Nick to dinner, because the girls ditched me. I met up with them there, and Kaitlyn, Sara, Herzog, and Danielle had their Day in the Life-rs. After dinner, we came back to Sheridan and Katie Mills was back! I was soo excited, but that disappeared when I realized that she was already on the phone. That's one thing I definitely didn't miss this weekend. Anyway, we just hung out for a little bit, and then I went to the Pizza Social w/ the girls & their Day in the Life-rs. Joe was working it this time, not Anthony. Mildly upsetting, but I moved on. Hey, the free pizza was worth it. Everytime there are Day in the Life-rs involved, we do a movie night, and since Sara had to study for her Spanish exam, we held it in our room. It began with me, Katie Mills, Kaitlyn, and Lindsay and Melissa [the Life-rs]. Then, Nick showed up, we kinda cuddled on the bed, whatever. But we've now been talking two weeks, and no kiss yet. I wanna slap him upside the head. Then, Joe came up. Then Mary. Then Loser Nick. We had so much fun. We began watching Center Stage, but ended up just being crazy. What can I say-we're all retarded. Loser Nick left at around 11:45, and at 12:01am, a fuckin RA knocks on the door and says that the guys have to leave. OK, no other college in the world has that rule-why should we? Come on, we're fuckin Mount Saint Mattress! So the guys left, and two seconds later, our RA, Julie knocks on the door and asks us to quiet down so she can study. I hate that bitch. If you need to cram that bad, it's called the lounge and/or library. Ugh.
Now, it's today, and I just finished my Spanish exam, which went pretty well.
Oh yea, I forgot to mention in my last entry that Marc visited me Saturday night after work. I hadn't seen him at all during the week, so it was nice to get a visit. We just sat around and watched a little bit of Finding Nemo. He's such a bitch though. I swear to God, he's gay and just hasn't realized it yet. There's no way that kid's straight.
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Sunday, November 9th, 2003
1:42 pm
and another weekend comes to a close.
I have to go to work at 2, so I'm gonna write this really quick.
This weekend was definitely an interesting one. Friday night, I had to work from 8-11, and I came back to Sheridan and played damage control with Joe. It seemed like the whole world was drunk and on first floor. And it was so funny, because Mike the RA just stood there and laughed at everyone, didn't write anyone up. Schmidt and Bobby were having a dance party in Joe's room, Herzog was hooking up with Miller for the sole reason of getting back at Dan, Rocio hooked up with Jason, Mary was randomly dancing in the hall, Danielle hooked up with Gavin, and Kaitlyn just sat in the middle of the hall. Between all this, Joe # 2 and Hot Mike were feeding their obsession of hugging me, and Eric and Josh were invading every hall with their water guns. And I went to bed..LoL.
Saturday, I had to work from 2-5, and then 8-11. And my mom called at 11am to tell me that Rascal had to be put to sleep. An awful day, I cried so much that my face was covered in my dripping mascara. Gross. Anyway, Andrew came to visit me at work during my afternoon shift, and Nick visited my during my night shift. He sat with me for an hour and watched Empire Records on my laptop. He left around 10:15, and I snuck out early at 10:45. Then I met up with the girls, who were drinking in Will's room, and we went to the Afterparty. Everybody was drunk, even Joe! Hell, I talked to him this morning, and he doesn't even remember being there..LoL. Nick hung out w/ me there for a little bit, but then he left. Will ended up grabbing me, and I danced with him for a while. He is the only cute redhead guy I've ever seen. I stayed there til 1:30, and then I went back to Sheridan and called Nick. He came over for a little bit, and we just laid around and watched TV and cuddled, and I thought maybe, just maybe, he'd finally kiss me. No such luck. Grr. He left around 2:15am, and I went to bed.
And this morning, I went to breakfast w/ Kaitlyn, Mary, and Heidi. Nick, Andy, and Sandor were there. I swear, I picked the wrong roommate to get with..Andy is sooo hot. I feel bad saying that, but it's the truth!
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Friday, November 7th, 2003
2:29 pm
holla for friday
Bad parts of this week: Studying Sunday-Thursday for my Origins exam . Drama between Kristin and Steph . Not being kissed by Nick yet . Having to work both Friday and Saturday nights from 8-11.
Good parts of this week: Acing the Origins exam I studied so diligently for . Spending time with Nick . Hanson dance parties . Afterparty. Criminal Justice being cancelled [adore it, but began the weekend early] . Beginning work on my quote book . Nemo Night . Getting a ticket to the Taking Back Sunday/Saves The Day/Moneen show for next Wednesday . Picking my next semester classes and not having to wake up before 10:15am every day . TBS showing the first season's finale of Dawson's Creek . Walking right by Jordan with my arm linked in Nick's . Mariah Carey and crying to Savage Garden.
Holla, it's the weekend.
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Saturday, November 1st, 2003
9:02 pm
way for my to pick the most haunted campus ever.
Yes, that's right. I'm the asswipe that picked the Civil War battleground-college to attend. And last night was Halloween. I was petrified alllllllll night. They tried to get me on Echo Field, but I would have gone so far as to rather have been in Jersey. OK, not really. Anything's better than Jersey.
So I never realized how big of a deal Halloween is in college. Everyone gets all costumed-up. And me, lacking the funds for a real costume, dressed up as a field hockey player. I rocked me SHHS FH t-shirt, my shin guards, cleats, etc. Fun shtuff. Out of my group were a couple thugs, a couple sluts, etc. Marc and Paul came and visited before we went out. Marc was a blown-up pumpkin [yep, just decided that he's pretending to be straight], and Paul had on a wifebeater, tropical shorts, and flip flops. When I asked him what he was supposed to be, all he said was, "I thought it was the Tiki Dance." Ahh, Tiki Dance memories..good times. But, let me tell you, Paul is definitely, without a doubt, my upperclassman crush. He's just soooo perfect. He's my ideal..why, oh why, oh why, did I go and hook up with the best friend, aka Marc? Stupid me.
OK, we all then ventured to Pang to find Charles. He has a freakin single! Sweetness. Oh, yea, PS-by now, all my friends were drunk except me. I only had 1 shot of Malibu to try it. I really hate when people drink, it's getting on my nerves. We then ventured over to the Halloween party at Purcell. Interesting musical choices by the DJs. I saw my RA crush, Mike, and I was almost possessed enough to ask him to dance. He's really shy, and just stood against the wall. Too adorible.
Stayed there for a little bit, but then Nick called. So I ran back to Sheridan, got changed, and ran all the way back to the Terrace, across campus. We did cute little cuddly stuff while watching "The Whole Nine Yards." Then, at 1am, Casey called and asked us to come pick her, Kaytee, and Jason up from a party on the mountain. Her brakes went out. So we drove to this party out in jabip. Got back on campus around 2-ish. And he made me walk on Echo Field to get back to his dorm! I wanted to cry. So we got back, and managed to sneak past Public Safety to get on the floor. So we watched more of the movie, cuddling and being cute, when I began to fall asleep. At first, he was like, "I'll kick your ass if you fall asleep!" But then he said I could just spend the night if I wanted.
Therefore, I took the Walk-O-Shame this morning. Which is funny, 'cause all we did was sleep.
Kaitlyn, Loser Nick, and I volunteered for Special Olympics today. It went really well. We worked from 1-4:30. Came back, and everyone went out to dinner in Frederick, but all I wanted to do was sleep. Which I did. And in about 15 minutes, all us girls are heading over to the campus Bonfire on Echo. GET THIS: President Powell is gonna be there. He realizes that people usually get drunk before campus activities take place. So, if he sees that a majority of people are sober, he's gonna put more money towards getting better bands for Mountapolooza. Bands that were mentioned as possibilities? Fucking BRAND NEW and DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL. And we all know that if either of them came here, I'd simply pass out while pissing myself.
After that, we're heading over to K2. After 2 months of not having parties there, they're finally having one again! And I'm soo glad-their parties are simply the best.
I'm the only thing that you'll (n)ever know.
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Sunday, October 26th, 2003
12:29 am
way to completely forget that i even have a blurty.
Yep, that's me the dumbass. I've been so crazily..um..crazy since getting back to school that this got away from me. I hope that blurty will forgive me..some day.
Best of Tracy Morgan on SNL. How much do I love that man?!? Yes, it's true. I'm sitting in the dorm with Katie, watching SNL at exactly 12:31am on a Saturday night, rather than being out. Why, you may ask? I needed a chill night after the drunken state that overtook me last night. All us girls went to Mary's room, because she loaded up during break. Keep in mind that since I haven't drank alot since, well, June, it didn't take me long to lose the feeling in my legs [quite fun, if you ask me]. I had a double shot of Captain Morgan's, a rum and Pepsi [strongly dislike the stuff, but I just wanted to drink whatever I could get my hands on], some other mixed drink, another shot of CM..and I was done. Katie helped me stumble back to the room, and all I wanted to do was die in bed, so I threw all my clothes on the floor and tucked myself in. But everytime I was just about to pass out, somebody came in. First, drunk Kaitlyn-too loud for shut eye. Second, Sara-ditto. Third, Marc-ditto again. But, somehow, Marc has healing powers, because my stomach ache disappeared. Finally, Nick-drunk as fuck. We had to bring him back down to his room, which was an adventure.
I have more to type, but not right now. I just started not giving a shit.
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2003
9:40 pm
if college were easy, it'd be called your mom.
Daniel Testa, the love of my life [minus the whole him being gay aspect], said that beauty. And I felt that today exemplified that beautifully. Tuesdays and Thursdays are my sleep-in days, and, knowing my luck, I've been scheduled to work everyday this week in the office from 10-11am. Therefore, I have to wake up an hour earlier on those days. Which, looking back on it, made the midnight run to Sheetz with Zach and Donny a bad idea. But I still had fun. Miller gave us a shout out on his radio show! Fun shtuff. So yea, today. Work first, which sucked. I go, and they have nothing for me to do. What's the point? Then, Freshman Seminar at 11. Of course, sucked big hairy monkey balls. God, it's the most worthless class ever. Then, lunch. Fun times with Mary. Then, back to work from 1-2pm. Again, nothing for me to do, so they rescheduled that hour for Thursday afternoon, and I got to go back to the dorm. Then, Origins at 2pm. I did really well in class, for one, because I actually did the reading for once. Fancy that. We got our midterms back. I managed to pull a C. For Hamel, I'm happy with it. I think that's the only class I have a C in. I have A's in Sociology, Spanish, Fresh Sem, and a B in Criminal Justice. I guess I'm happy with how I'm doing academically. And the important thing is, my parents know how hard I'm working, and they're so impressed with me. I'm here for me, but alot of me being here is for them, to make them proud. I hope I'm doing so. Anyway, came back to the dorm, finished my CJ paper. Then, drove out to Thurmont to babysit for Nick and Anna. It's Mary & Steve's anniversary, so they went out to dinner. I got $25 and a bag of brownies out of 3 1/2 hours..sweet!
Apparently, while I was gone, Zach came looking for me twice. I saw him when I got back, and he'll probably be back before the night is over. The general consensus among, well, everyone is that he spends more time with me than with his girlfriend. Hmm.. I saw his girlfriend, Kim, today. I wanted to kick her teeth out. She's soo, just, blahh. No expression, no emotion, nothing. She's the total opposite of me.
2 days until fall break! I was really missing people this afternoon. I was driving to Thurmont, the windows open, blasting HFS [the rock station down here]. And what song comes on? "All the Small Things." As in the sophomore semi-formal theme song; my party afterwards, when Adam and Jon went streaking in my backyard. Think about it. How much do I miss Adam? I stood in the shower Sunday afternoon and cried my eyes out while shampooing, because I was simply thinking about him. I need to see everyone again, especially him.
The thing is, everyone here's going home for break. It's only 9 days. But we're all taking about how much we're gonna miss each other. Can you imagine how it'll be for Christmas break? That'll be a whole freakin month! And then summer! AHHH!
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Saturday, October 4th, 2003
7:55 pm
talk about a party pooper.
I don't feel like partying. I'm sick of people drinking to get drunk. I'm sick of people not being able to stop puking, or people who call everyone listed on their phone when they're intoxicated, or people who cheat on their boyfriends when they're wasted and then cry about it for an hour afterwards. Unlike every other normal college student, I don't wanna get drunk every weekend and fuck any person who's, um, alive and breathing. And I don't understand how people can have scholarship after grant after loan and not worry about getting it taken away, or worried about when their parents get the letter home saying that their son and/or daughter were intoxicated. Yes, I have drunken here before. I haven't been drunk. Honestly, I'm petrified to get drunk here. When they say you're in the red zone, they mean it. Come on: the one night I was tipsy, I was invited to leave with a junior and go back to his place. And I was tipsy enough that I probably would have done whatever. That's scary shit. Don't get me wrong: I do want to go to parties, 'cause they're lots of fun. But everyone drinks at them, and you definitely feel odd when everyone's getting wasted, minus you. Enough of that.
And I still like Zach. Alot.
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Friday, October 3rd, 2003
10:07 pm
i'm all about guys with girlfriends.
So I really like Zach. Really. Alot. Loads. Yes, I've liked guys here, I've hooked up with guys here. But this is the first guy I've really liked. I mean, really liked. Not stupid like. And of course, I have the worst force working against me. He has a girlfriend who's a sophomore here. They've only been together for three weeks, so it's still new. But he's just so cute and funny and sweet and fun to chill with..I couldn't help it! And he definitely flirts with me. I thought that maybe it was just my imagination going crazy, but everyone has told me that he really flirts with me. Everynight, he IM's me to tell me sweet dreams and to dream of him. And last night, online, he told me that he thinks I'm really cute. And I'm just like AHHHH! I know it sounds like a 6th grader's writing this instead of a freshman in college, but I always get like this when I really like a guy. And I do.
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2003
10:11 pm
std's and condoms.
I don't know why, but I'm feeling incredibly lonely tonight. But I'm the complete opposite of alone. Katie's sitting next to me, the whole hall is buzzing..and here I am, wanting something more. Maybe I'm missing my Jersey kids. Not even all of them..just Adam. I need to see him again. Even if I couldn't hug him or really talk to him or hang out with him. Just to glance at him would be enough. Don't get me wrong, I adore and miss everyone terribly..but Adam's just on this whole other level. For four years, he was everything to me. Now? He's nearly 5 hours away, and I miss him more and more everyday.
So, anyway, my day. I had to work in the Campus Life office from 10-11, pretty much typed the whole time. Had Freshman Seminar at 11, which sucked ass, as usual. I swear, it's the most pointless class with the most boring professor. Ughh. And of course, with my brilliant scheduling skills, it's one of my hour and 15 minute classes. Ahh! Anyway, after that, went to lunch with Katie, Mary, and Schmitter. Fun times. Then, I was scheduled to work in the office again from 1-2, but when I went, they had nothing for me to do, so they let me leave. That was the high point of my day. Then, immediate low: Origins of the West, which sucks almost as much ass as Freshman Seminar. Oh well..once all that was done, I was able to chill/nap/whatever. I got a jump on Thursday's Origins class and actually did the reading for once.
OK, I just have one thing to say: Zach Emerson is the funniest fucker on earth.
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DanceBTJ84: i know, i know it was stupid not to use one, but it partly is ur fault
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OriolesChick24: hahaha...
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OriolesChick24: bridget, what are you talking about?
DanceBTJ84: i old u
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Saturday, June 14, 2014
How To Live Our Lives With Grace And Ease
Remove the struggles?
Squelch the doubt that creeps mercilessly into our thoughts?
Step over the roadblocks?
Embrace the joy even before we feel it?
These are questions that I and I believe many of you wrestle with.
I have been told that the third dimensional world and energy patterns we live in are not where we should be.
To live with grace and ease, we need to embrace the fifth dimensional energy patterns. This is the new paradigm. This is what our ascension as spiritual beings is.
We need to become so fully present in our spiritual truth that we can move beyond the suffering and move beyond the doubt. To know deep down in the very core of our being that we are Spirit and as Spirit, we are connected and embraced and supported by the Divine Oneness that is all around us.
This is the energy of the fifth dimension. It is beyond the knowing of the fourth dimension, it is the surrender and trust of the Divine Oneness we are a part of.
But how do we do that?
How do we remove the struggles, squelch the doubt, step over the roadblocks and embrace the joy?
I would like to offer to you an experience I recently had that gave me a glimmer of understanding of this very large and very important question.
For the past eighteen years I have been blessed to live in a home that is protected by a very large rock face in my backyard. The rock face looks incredibly like a gigantic whale that is forever floating and watching and recording life and its' endless cycles that play out before it.
I love my special friend, the whale and spend much time gazing at it and wondering about life's mysteries. What has it really seen, all of the eons it has stood steadfast in its mighty presence?
But my whale has also offered to me a personal struggle these past eighteen years. For in the contours of the whales belly and fin, weeds grow; weeds that distract me and upset my peace and calm. I can easily reach the weeds growing near the bottom and pull them out restoring my whale to its unfettered self, but I have a very hard time reaching the weeds that are higher up.
For years I have struggled with this. When I was married I would ask my husband to pull them for me, as I was afraid to climb the rock face myself. A few times over the years when I could no longer wait for my husband to do it, I would attempt to do it myself. And then I would get stuck, halfway up the rock face, afraid to move, frozen in panic. My fear of heights would engulf me and I would scream for my children to come and help me, to offer me their hands to help me back down to safety.
The irony of this is that I love my friend, the whale. He has protected me and given me deep peace for the past eighteen years and in turn I want to help him. And so I decided I would try again; to climb up the face of his belly, and reach the weeds that were beyond my reach, restoring him to his unfettered self.
I began by taking a step up and I found footing a couple of feet up. Maybe I could reach the weeds from here I thought and I stretched and strained to try and reach the higher weeds. However as in all the times past, they were beyond my reach. And the footing I was on did not feel secure.
I needed to take another step up. I looked around to find a good step for me. As a living being, the rock face is also always slightly changing; parts of it loosening and crumbling to the ground below, making the climb slightly different each time. A few more feet above me I spied what looked to be solid footing.
If I could get to the next step, I could reach the weeds above. I centered myself and went inward for strength. I thought about the journey I have had so far.
My journey has brought me a deep knowing that I am a spiritual being and I am part of the Divine Oneness that is all around us. This Oneness includes each other, nature, and all living beings with us, seen and unseen.
I knew in that moment that I would not fall. I knew in that moment that I am supported and loved and protected by the Divine Oneness, including my special friend, the whale. I knew in that moment that I was going to for the first time in eighteen years, reach the unreachable weeds, and in pulling them, restore peace and calm to my heart.
I relaxed into that knowing, and I stepped up. My new footing was secure, in fact much more secure than the footing I was just standing on. I had to laugh and in that moment I received great clarity.
In my life I only need to trust. Relax into and trust the Divine Oneness I am a part of. On my journey I don't need to have everything figured out. I only need to take the next step, secure in the knowledge that I am loved and supported.
And in the next step, the struggle lessens.
As I move forward on my journey, the footing becomes more secure. It is in fact easier to take the next step and move forward, then to stretch and strain from a place that no longer serves me.
I have learned that to begin to remove the struggles, to begin to squelch the doubt that creeps in to our thoughts, to begin to step over the roadblocks and to begin to embrace the joy even before we feel it, we need to relax into the knowing and to trust.
To live a life with grace and ease we need to trust. Trust in the Divine Oneness, even if we don't fully understand it, because we are fully supported and loved by it. The energies of the fifth dimension require us to surrender to the Oneness and trust. When we can trust, even before we know, we will live our lives with grace and ease and continue forward.
Monday, June 9, 2014
Three Reasons Why I Cannot Be A Victim And Neither Can You
I cannot be a victim and neither can you.
Patricia Brooks is author of her book God is in the Little Things; Messages from the Animals and is currently writing her second book in the series God is in the Little Things; Messages from the Golden Angels. Having profound spiritual experiences has changed Patricia's life dramatically and she has come to understand her Divine life purpose is to spread the message of Oneness to our higher Self, each other, and all living beings. Patricia is an interfaith minister, animal totem intuitive, and angel healing practitioner. She also authors two spiritual blogs and is a contributing writer to many spiritual magazines. Please visit Patricia at http://godisinthelittlethings.com for much more information and where you may also sign up for her mailing list to receive your FREE Understanding Animal Totems report.
That is quite a powerful and empowering statement.
If true it could dramatically change the way that we show up in the world. It could change the way we view our life and the lives of those around us.
If true it could remove our ability to feel sorry for ourselves. It could remove our ability to place the blame for our circumstances on others or situations.
If true it could stop us from giving our power away to others.
How could this be true?
I did not choose to have my marriage end. I did not choose to suffer with depression. I did not choose to contract a disease. I did not choose to lose my job. I did not choose to…
These things happened to me! I didn't choose them!
We choose everything.
There are three reasons why I cannot be a victim and neither can you!
The first reason is we are spiritual beings. We are in fact powerful spiritual beings!
The second reason is we choose to incarnate in the physical form to have experiences!
The third reason is our Soul, our Higher Self, chose before we incarnated, the experiences we are to have in order to grow and evolve!
Still not convinced?
I understand because when I first learned this, I resisted. I knew there was no way in heck that I would choose to be lonely, or unhappy, or sick, or struggle with anything! In fact, I told the Universe, actually I shouted at it, that if I really chose these experiences, someone, somewhere, was making a big mistake!
But as with all things, a little time and reflection, yielded a different perspective. I know I am a powerful spiritual being. You are too! We are spiritual beings having a human experience. If we can agree on that then the next question is why? Why are we having a human experience? For most if not all of us, it's certainly not for the unending fun and games!
We are a spiritual being having a human experience to have experiences! To feel things! Unless we physically experience something, we cannot know how it feels. A good example is my friend recently went sky diving. She told me it was a very cool and liberating experience. That seems reasonable and I believe her. But I don't really know how it feels because I have never jumped out of a plane! I can only imagine it would be very liberating to release all control and jump out of a perfectly good airplane!
Another example on a more serious note is I have an aunt who is suffering from two chronically debilitating and painful diseases, of which there are no cures. She suffers every day. The medications designed to alleviate the symptoms don't work for her. Now she tells me she is struggling. She tells me she is in pain. I watch as she tries to put on a brave face and lead as normal a life as possible. I have an idea of what she is thinking and how she is feeling, but I really don't know because I am not experiencing it!
Why do we need to experience things? Why do we need to feel things? Because in the experience is the emotion, and in the emotion is the gift!
As spiritual beings we learn and expand and evolve through emotion! To have emotion we must feel things! To feel things we must experience things! To experience things we must be in a physical form!
And as powerful spiritual beings we have a choice on what types of experiences we want to have, what we want to learn and how we want to evolve. Our Soul, our Higher Self has already chosen before we incarnated. We did not come here this time, or any time before, to have random experiences.
We have a Soul purpose and we have a Soul plan. Does that mean that our lives are 'written in stone' and things will just happen to us? No; not at all. What it means is that our Soul has already decided, before it incarnated, what types of experiences it wants to have in order to continue to expand and evolve.
The beauty of it is that as spiritual beings in a human form we will find and have the experience we choose. The exact person, or place, or job, or sickness, or whatever we need to have our experience can change. But if we choose to, we will have our experiences.
So life is not happening to us! We as spiritual beings have chosen our experiences to further our own expansion.
And we have chosen many times in many lifetimes before.
When we look at our lives as a continuation of many previous lives, the idea that we choose our experiences makes sense.
And if we are the ones that choose, then we are the ones in power.
And if we are the ones in power, then we cannot be victims.
I cannot be a victim and neither can you!
Yes, that is a powerful and empowering statement!
Patricia Brooks is author of her book God is in the Little Things; Messages from the Animals and is currently writing her second book in the series God is in the Little Things; Messages from the Golden Angels. Having profound spiritual experiences has changed Patricia's life dramatically and she has come to understand her Divine life purpose is to spread the message of Oneness to our higher Self, each other, and all living beings. Patricia is an interfaith minister, animal totem intuitive, and angel healing practitioner. She also authors two spiritual blogs and is a contributing writer to many spiritual magazines. Please visit Patricia at http://godisinthelittlethings.com for much more information and where you may also sign up for her mailing list to receive your FREE Understanding Animal Totems report.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
What's the Plan, Stan?
"What's the plan, Stan?" is such a great saying. My dad used to say it to me and I find myself saying it to my kids. "What's the plan, Stan?" I ask lightheartedly when they are getting ready to go out with friends or when we are planning our day. "What's the plan, Stan?" I'll text to check in with them and see what is going on.
It's a simple, almost whimsical question. It brings a sense of levity to a situation, makes it seem less overbearing. There is something about rhyming that makes even a difficult query seem a little easier.
So I thought I would try it out on a bigger question. A question that, I have had since my divorce a few years ago. A question that, I have kept neatly tucked in the far recesses of my brain since I decided to quit my job last year and follow my spiritual path. A question that, as time goes on and I don't see major life and career changes happening quickly, peek its head out more and more trying to get my attention.
I take a deep breath. I am nervous. Bringing my question forth and exposing it to the light of day will make it very real. I won't be able to tuck it neatly back into the recesses of my brain and pretend it isn't there. I will have to deal with it. I'm not sure I'm ready but I know I also can't ignore it any longer. So here it goes…
"What am I going to do with the rest of my life and how am I going to support myself?" I finally give an anxious voice to the question that has troubled me for so long.
Whoa! Well that was overwhelming to say the least. Putting "the rest of my life" and "support myself" in the same question was probably not a great idea. Either question on its own is a lot to handle and would make even the strongest of people feel a little weak in the knees.
But wait a minute. Why is it a lot to handle? Is it because of the words I used? The way I phrased it? Is it because of the way I am making the question so all encompassing or possibly because it is charged with my anxiety and my fear? The knowledge that the last remnants of my old identity, the me I have known for so long, and feel comfortable with, has to change.
Wow that's the golden nugget I was looking for, change. That's it really. The underlying emotion we feel in almost every situation has to do with how we are perceiving change.
If we perceive change as something to be feared or something to be lost than it creates a sense of anxiety. Rereading my words above "the last remnants of my old identity, the me I have known for so long…" are riddled with a sense of fear and loss. My whole thought process surrounding the imminent change that is upon me is that I am going to be worse off than I am now. I will be losing a part of myself, my identity.
Whether the change happens because a relationship ends, or our children grow up and leave home, or our careers are changing or ending, it doesn't matter. Whether the change is our choice usually doesn't matter either. We still feel a sense of loss and a sense of fear of the unknown that somehow it won't be as good as we know now.
But what if we think of it, this change that is upon us, in a different way? What if we embrace change as an inevitable and wondrous part of life? That we are grateful for an opportunity to grow and evolve? Immerse ourselves in a process of self-discovery? Know in our hearts that as we grow we expand our body of life experiences, not diminish them or us in any way.
Maybe the key to handling life and the inevitable changes we will experience is really all in our perception. Possibly even more simply in the delivery of the questions.
So I'll try it a different way.
"What's the plan, Stan?" I ask myself with a smile.
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Monday, February 10, 2014
It Is Time To Answer Your Call
"Here I am Lord
Is it I Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night
I will go Lord
If you lead me
I will hold your people in my heart."
Is it I Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night
I will go Lord
If you lead me
I will hold your people in my heart."
Meaningful words from one of my favorite songs of all time. I usually can't sing it without my eyes filling with tears. There is just something so primal and personal to me in this call to service. I feel a physical ache in my body to respond.
Why? Why do these words illicit such a response? I believe it is because my Spirit knows there is more. My Spirit feels its connection to its higher Self, to all of you, to all of the beings in our world and beyond. My Spirit is trying to remember its truth, its reason for incarnating this time.
There is also complete surrender and trust. I will go Lord, if you lead me. There is a knowing in the deepest part of my soul that there is nothing to fear. There is only love and support. We are loved and supported fully as we walk on this earth.
Wow. Breathe that in. There is nothing to fear. There is only love.
We all have a purpose. A reason for being here, a reason we incarnated this time. I believe all of you that are reading this know that too. We are all seeking to remember our truth and our purpose.
I believe our purpose is to serve. Serve the highest and greatest Good. We are Lightworkers and Wayshowers. We are here to Light the way. Among us we have a myriad of different interests and talents. All are valuable. All are necessary.
It is important that each one of us walk our path and do our part. We are all integral parts of the Divine whole. We need all of us to remember our own part, our own call to service.
It will be easier now because the energy is getting lighter. We are creating the Shift. But we must keep going, keep working, showing the way. Always remember you are a magnificent being of Light. Allow your Light to be a beacon for others.
Let us make a commitment to ourselves, each other, and all beings in our world. We will answer our call.
Is it I Lord? Yes it is… and It Is Time.
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- The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Computers & Peripherals industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 54.3% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $139.50 million to $63.80 million.
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Police in Anne Arundel County are looking for a female suspect who they say stole another woman's purse out of her vehicle, then began using her stolen credit card.
Authorities say the culprit broke into the victim's vehicle at about 7:30 p.m. ET on June 3rd.
The vehicle was parked at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold.
The victim's purse reportedly contained a credit card, which was later used at the Royal Farms store along Ritchie Highway in Severna Park.
Security cameras captured footage of the suspect using the card.
The suspect is described as a white female with brown hair wearing white pants.
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DNA tests are being done to determine if human remains found in Queens are the remains of missing teen Avonte Oquendo, whose disappearance last year sparked a massive citywide search. NY1's Dean Meminger filed the following report.
Numerous body parts and clothing were pulled from the northern end of the East River, heartbreaking and horrifying news that the family of missing teen Avonte Oquendo just doesn't want to hear or accept. The teen's mother wants 100 percent confirmation.
"She has continued this fight, and she's been looking hard," said David Perecman, the Oquendo family attorney. "This morning, when I spoke to her, she just said, 'It's not Avonte until it's Avonte.'"
The 14-year-old, who has autism, went missing in October. Surveillance video showed him running out of his school wearing a striped shirt.
Law enforcement sources say that up to 90 percent of a detached body has been recovered in the waters off of the College Point section of Queens near the Whitestone Bridge. Clothing found includes a striped shirt, Old Navy jeans and Air Jordan sneakers, the same description of the outfit Avonte was wearing when he vanished in Long Island City not far from the river.
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- 0Nov 15, '12 by skorpiosxivHi all!
I didn't see any threads for CNR's Accelerated or Individualized program for the upcoming year so I decided to go ahead and start one. Has anyone out there enrolled or is planning to enroll? Who knows anything about the college's reputation? When I completed my FAFSA I had a stat pop up saying that the graduation rate for CNR (cum, not just nursing) was 29% and retention was something like 60%, vs. NYU which was 84% and 92%, respectively. Crazy, right? Not sure where they were pulling the data from...but still raised some questions. Anyway, I enrolled for the Individualized track starting this Jan as I have a few outstanding pre-reqs (sociology, anat & phys II, writing II). Hoping to meet some future classmates on here!
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McCann & MRM enlist the aid of actor/comedian Craig Robinson (who also stars in a campaign for Dodge Dart) in the latest spot for Verizon FiOS.
The spot is a mock infomercial, featuring Robinson crooning hits about Verizon's service, touting the amount of recordable time provided. In one song, "I Save Every Show About Hoarders," he admits that he records, and never deletes, shows about hoarders, currently up to 167 episodes. Other hits include "Damn, Fishing Gets All Dangerous," "Sports Highlights on the Toilet" and "Zombie Movies in Bed." It's a funny approach, and Robinson is endearing as always. The only problem with a fake bad infomercial is that it will never be as funny as a real bad infomercial. But then the spot's real competition is other ads from cable providers and it wins, hands down. There's also a 15 second edit of the spot, but a lot is lost in the process. Stick around for credits after the jump. Read more


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Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations
Philippine Statement
ECOSOC, New York, 9 March 2005
Madame Chairperson,
The Philippines is indeed pleased and honored to participate in this 49th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women as it celebrates ten years after the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing and thirty years after the First World Conference in Mexico. The significance of this bit of history (or herstory) is not lost on us as we commemorate our own local milestones -- the 30th anniversary of our national machinery, the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (which makes it the oldest in Asia) as well as the centennial of the feminist movement in the Philippines, 100 years since the founding of the Asociacion Feminista Filipina, the first women's NGO in the Philippines.
I will not attempt to look back over the past hundred years in the five minutes given me but will share highlights of the past decade of implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in our country.
At the outset, I take this opportunity to strongly and unconditionally affirm the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome document of the 23rd Special Session of the General Assembly. The Philippines rejects any and all attempts to weaken the Platform and betray the spirit of Beijing.
Filled with the spirit of Beijing and in the presence of the veterans of past world conferences as well as the younger generation of women advocates and activists, the Philippine delegation celebrates our gains for Filipino women over the past 10 years, identifies gaps and confronts persistent and emerging issues.
We celebrate gains in the promotion of women's human rights and in the elimination of violence against women through progressive legislation and programs and through ratification of and compliance with international conventions. The past ten years saw the passage of laws against sexual harassment, rape, trafficking and domestic violence. An inter-agency coordinating committee on violence against women was created. GO-NGO partnerships gave birth to innovative responses to issues of violence against women including the creation of women's desks in police precincts and government hospitals; gender awareness training for police, health workers, prosecutors and judges; and the institution of the "Gender Justice Awards" to raise the quality of court decisions and to inspire judges to be gender sensitive in hearing and deciding on cases.
The Philippines has ratified the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, the Protocol Against Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Air and Sea, and the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. We likewise ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
We celebrate the increasingly prominent role of women in decision-making in both the public and private spheres. Women managers rose from thirty three percent (33%) in 1995 to fifty-nine percent (59%) in 2003. In the cabinet, women not only increased their numbers but held critical positions in non-traditional fields such as foreign affairs, finance, budget and management, labor and employment, science and technology, justice, the peace process, civil service and anti-poverty programs . Within the decade, the country has its 2nd woman president with an unprecedented ten-year term. Women's leadership is evident, too, at the grassroots level where they participate actively in local governance and community affairs.
We celebrate gains in gender mainstreaming through the systematic development of mechanisms and instruments. In partnership with the Budget Department, the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women crafted the GAD Budget Policy that provides for the allocation of at least five percent of the budget of national and local agencies for use in gender and development programs.
The National Economic and Development Authority, the government
central planning agency, together with the Commission on Women and the
Overseas Development Assistance-Gender and Development Network developed
the "Harmonized GAD Guidelines for Project Development, Implementation,
Monitoring and Evaluation" which serve as a tool for all government
agencies, development practitioners and international donor organizations
to ensure that gender concerns are fully integrated in the various stages
of the project cycle. Although we noted breakthrough work in gender
sensitive poverty indicators, we are likewise aware that there are still
gaps in obtaining sex-disaggregated data in almost all areas of major
We likewise hail the fact that our achievements in women empowerment had been the result of the strong partnerships forged among various stakeholders in the country – government agencies, the academe, the legislative branch, the judiciary, local government units, the non-government and people's organizations and civil society groups.
We celebrate the country's systematic and strategic efforts addressed at women and poverty mainly through micro-finance services that go beyond the traditional minimalist approach. Gender empowerment, family planning, social safety nets, entrepreneurial and business development are becoming integral parts of micro-finance, that as of 2004 had 1.9 million entrepreneurial poor women as regular clients.
We join the Global Campaign Against Poverty through the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). We affirm that gender equality and women's empowerment, through the full and effective implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the Beijing + 5 Outcome Document, is essential to the achievement of the MDGs. We stress the need to gather and provide sex-disaggregated data across all the Millennium Development Goals and to make MDG-based poverty reduction strategies gender-sensitive. We recognize that stronger partnership between the developed and developing countries will help in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and we call on donor countries to deliver on their long standing commitment to provide 0.7 percent of their GNP as official development assistance by 2015.
At the international and multilateral level, we advocate the strengthening of the UN institutional mechanisms for gender equality. We believe that UNIFEM, INSTRAW and DAW should be given the appropriate status and authority and sufficient resources. We likewise urge that the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women be provided the necessary support especially in additional meetings and sessions to carry out its increased workload and reduce its back log. The work of a Filipino woman expert, Ms. Rosario Manalo, as Chair of the CEDAW, is another testament to the unflinching commitment by the country to contribute to the international framework for the elimination of gender discrimination.
While we celebrate our gains, we confront persistent and emerging challenges. The trafficking of women and girls remains a serious problem exacerbated by the use of cyber-technology. We applaud the steps taken by countries to prevent trafficking of women into and through their borders while we continue to work at the source to empower poor women, the majority of whom are in the rural areas and make them less vulnerable to exploitation. We will continue to forge international understanding and cooperation towards a gender-based approach to curb the trafficking problem by shepherding the resolution on trafficking in women and girls at the General Assembly.
As Filipino women now comprise more than half of land-based overseas workers, major reforms are undertaken by the government to better protect migrant women workers before departure and in their places of employment. However, this remains an area of concern. At the international level, the Philippines will contribute to collaborative approaches and strategies aimed at protecting and promoting the rights and welfare of women migrant workers, including through the biennial resolution on violence against women migrant workers at the General Assembly.
We confront the realities of war and conflict and the impact on women and children. While the Philippine government continues its peace negotiations with rebel groups, the role of women in the prevention of conflict as well as in post conflict situations is beginning to be appreciated and addressed.
The Philippines has had its share of natural disasters and thus can empathize with our neighbors regarding the horror caused by the devastating tsunami. While we offer our prayers and support to the victims, we strongly urge that all relief, recovery and long-term reconstruction efforts be imbued with a gender perspective that protects women and children, who make up the majority of the victims, from further violence and abuse, that they be allowed to participate actively in the decisions and actions that determine their future.
In conclusion, Madame Chairperson, the Philippines celebrates
the many gains since Beijing but we are also painfully aware that so
much remains to be done. As we start the second week of our deliberations
at this 49th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, let us
not spend time debating and negotiating more promises. Let us, with
renewed commitment and political will, act now on the promises we made
in Beijing.
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Multiple lightning strikes on Block Island
It was a stormy morning on Block Island last Friday. A thunderstorm shook the island and lightning struck various structures between 7 and 7:30 a.m., resulting in two fires.
One bolt of lightning started a fire in the attic of The Salt Pond Settlement, a condo complex located on West Side Road. Another bolt hit the turret atop the Harbor Baptist Church on Water Street, resulting in a small fire that was extinguished by the rain, according to fire and rescue officials. Several more flashes struck various buildings across town, some causing equipment damage. (See Martha Ball's column on page 5.)
"We were out and multiple alarms were coming in at once," said Fire Chief Tristan Payne. "We're just happy that no one got hurt."
Lightning struck the Salt Pond roof above unit B1 around 7:30 a.m., and started the fire. Payne said the building's sprinkler system "knocked down the initial flames." Payne estimated that it took the crew about 5 to 7 minutes to extinguish the remaining fire.
"That could have been a lot worse," said Payne. "There was a gas line in the attic space that the lightning struck close to."
Rick Collins, the Settlement's current property manager, said that "it was remarkable, the performance of the Fire Department and how professional they were."
Collins, who was in the building at the time of the lightning strike, said that all residents, especially condo association president Ray Paparian, pitched in to help. Nobody was present in unit B1 at the time of the lightning strike, but a person in the neighboring unit, B2, had called him to tell him there was the smell of smoke.
There was smoke and water damage from the sprinkler units to the Salt Pond Settlement. Five units, Collins said, were "greatly affected," and another two units were "minimally affected."
Apartments B1, B2, A1, A2 and C1 were dripping with water that had a smokey scent, and several of the apartments reeked of smoke. Ceilings were browned with water damage, and carpets and floors were soaked. Many mattresses and couches were ruined — apartment A1 had buckets to catch the dripping water, but there was still a flood of water on the floor.
In the days following the fire, a contractor called SmokeClean began repairs to the units. Starting that Friday evening, the company brought in large fans and equipment to dehumidify the units and remove mold. Then the demolition began, with ceilings, floors and even walls being torn apart.
Prior to the Salt Pond Settlement fire, around 7:03 a.m., the fire crew responded to a call at the Harbor Baptist Church, but the fire had been put out by the rain, said Payne.
In addition, Payne said that there were two recorded lightning strikes on Corn Neck Road that resulted in alarms. The Hygeia House inn also was hit, resulting in electrical problems that were later sorted out, said Payne. He also added that the police building was struck, which resulted in some lost equipment.
Rescue Squad Captain Bryan Wilson said that there were no injuries from the calls that morning.
"We had a very good turnout — lots of responsible people," said Wilson. He estimated that about two to three dozen people showed up for the call at the Salt Pond Settlement. He said anyone in the settlement after the incident was evacuated.
Payne said that damaging storms such as this one seem to be happening more often. "The weather systems are definitely a pattern," he said. "They seem to be more intense."
Harbor Baptist Church Pastor Steve Hollaway described the lightning strike in an email to The Block Island Times. "The turret of the church was struck by lightning, blasting a hole in the turret as if a cannonball struck and knocking shingles and wood debris to the ground. There was smoke where the lightning hit," Hollaway said. "The alarm system did not go off; neither did the sprinklers. (Thank God.)"
Reporter Stephanie Turaj was renting one of the Salt Pond Settlement units affected by the water damage. She was not present at the time of the lightning strike.


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Poached Peaches in White Wine
This remarkably easy-to-make dessert pairs the seasonal flavors of fresh peaches and white zinfandel wine.
Apple Pie (October 1999)
For the best apple pie, choose apple varieties that will not turn into mush as they bake. Combining varieties -- such as Northern Spies with Newtowns, or Granny Smiths with Braeburns -- enhances the flavor.
Coq au Vin Blanc (February 2000)
In our version of the French classic, herbs and vegetables are steeped in white wine to make a tenderizing marinade for the chicken.
Pizza Dough (September 2002)
An easy recipe for homemade pizza dough -- use it to make our Salad Pizza.
Whipped Root Vegetables and Potatoes (November 2001)
Sautéed Brussels Sprouts (November 2001)
Cutting brussels sprouts into shreds before sautÉing them brings out a bittersweet caramelized flavor that seems to transform them into a new vegetable. It only takes a few minutes to shave, or "chiffonade," them.
Cinnamon Bow Ties or Baked Jelly Doughnuts
The same sweet, yeast-raised dough can be used to make both of these treats. Baking the doughnuts eliminates some of the fuss--and fat--of frying.
Pumpkin Gnocchi with Rosemary Pesto
Though gnocchi takes some time to prepare, it can be a fine rainy-day family project. The gnocchi can be assembled in advance and frozen until ready to use.
Cold Avocado Soup
For outdoor fare, a prepacked cold supper (stored in an ice chest) will keep meal prep and dish washing to a minimum. Cold Avocado Soup is a cool companion to Roast Pork Sandwiches (see Related Links). Prepare the morning of your departure to ensure
Rustic Chocolate Torte with Cape Gooseberries (November 1995)
Made of ground almonds, fresh eggs and cocoa powder, this rich dessert is a showstopper. Filled with chocolate cream, the cake is decorated with chocolate twigs, bark and autumn leaves as well as seasonal Cape gooseberries.
Rancho Deluxe Dressing (March 2001)
Featured in our Fennel Slaw with Radishes and Red Onion, this creamy dressing also makes a flavorful partner for steamed red new potatoes.
Spicy Rhubarb Chutney (May 2000)
This chutney is used to glaze our Chutney-Glazed Pork Tenderloin and also makes an excellent condiment for baked ham or lamb chops.
Spicy Pear Sauce (September 1996)
Similar in consistency to applesauce, this condiment makes a tasty companion for roast poultry, pork, and ham.
Tropical Fruit Salad with Jerk Chicken (February 1999)
Chicken breasts coated in a tongue-tingling seasoning are a peppy counterpoint to this colorful salad's sweet tangelo, pineapple and mango.
Hot Soft Pretzels (January 2003)
Hot Soft Pretzels -- right from the oven -- make a satisfying snack with a Cheese and Mustard Dipping Sauce. Serve them along with Hot Spiced Cider flavored with cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and allspice. (See Related Links for recipes.)
Smoked Spiral-Sliced Ham with Pineapple and Dried-Cherry Glaze (December 1999)
Smoked spiral-sliced hams are thoroughly cooked, so all you have to do is make a glaze and warm the ham through a half hour before inviting guests to serve themselves. Remember, the sodium content varies from ham to ham.
Barbecued Country Ribs with Lemon (February 2003)
Country-style pork ribs come from the loin and are thicker, shorter, and meatier than longer, thin spareribs. Slow braising in a savory tomato-based barbecue sauce tenderizes and flavors the meat.
Pumpkin Butter
Spread this sweet butter enriched with fresh pumpkin puree on one of our tender Pumpkin Biscuits.
Southwestern Grilled Vegetable Salad (August 1996)
Brushed with a citrusy chili-infused dressing, this salad's succulent fresh sweet corn, zucchini, yellow squash, and tomatoes acquire robust flavors from the grill. Lightly grilled cheese-and-onion-filled flour tortillas round out the meal.
Cocoa-Gingerbread Brownies (January 2003)
With a few standard baking ingredients these luscious Cocoa-Gingerbread Brownies are whipped up and ready for dessert in no time.
Partridge Cookies
Gingerbread cookie dough that bakes up crisp is well suited to making our holiday partridges. Shaped with a handcrafted cookie cutter and decorated with delicate icing designs, these birds make fine treats with a cup of coffee, tea, or hot cocoa.
Caramelized-Onion and Chevre Focaccia
Focaccia is simply a chewy, pizza-style flatbread without the typical toppings. Here, we've laced the dough with fresh thyme and sprinkled the top with more thyme, caramelized onions, and goat cheese.
Crunchy Cinnamon French Toast (January 2003)
Our Crunchy Cinnamon French Toast is made from simple ingredients. We encrust egg-soaked bread with crushed cereal and almonds right before toasting on the griddle.
Garlic Mayonnaise (March 2003)
Dip, dress, drizzle, or dollop your favorite foods with this homemade condiment and add sparkle and spice to almost any dish.
Carrot-Ginger Bran Muffins
Full of fresh carrot and ginger, our tender muffins fulfill twin desires for a healthful and tasty start to the day.
Chutney-Glazed Pork Tenderloin (May 2000)
A smart choice for a weeknight meal, this dish can be on the table in less than an hour. The Spicy Rhubarb Chutney will add a delightful kick to the meal.
Maple-Glazed Bacon (January 2003)
A serving of Maple-Glazed Bacon, coated with pure maple syrup and baked until crisp, completes our Crunchy Cinnamon French Toast breakfast (see Related Links).
Chicken Divan
Myriad variations, including recipes that call for using cooked turkey slices, frozen broccoli, and canned-soup sauces, exist for this old-fashioned chicken-and-broccoli casserole.
Clam-and-Corn Chowder
This recipe combines two favorite New England chowders in one.
Grilled Vegetables (July 1989)
Honey-Roasted Beets (September 2000)
We used an assortment of golden, purple, and crimson beets, turning an ordinary dish into a bounty of flavor and color.
Clementine Salad with Mandarin-Pear Dressing
Pureed Bartlett pears give body and a creamy texture to this low-oil dressing, which tops a salad composed of fresh spinach, lettuce, and Clementines.
Spring-Greens Soup (April 2000)
Any combination of fresh greens can be used in this soup; just be sure the total weight amounts to 1 1/2 pounds.
Green Goddess Mayonnaise (Macrh 2003)
Inspired by San Francisco's classic green goddess dressing, this herbed mayonnaise can be spread on sandwiches or used as a base for dips and dressings.
Broccoli with Cheese Sauce (March 1996)
A creamy Cheddar cheese sauce elevates simply cooked spears into a side dish special enough to serve dinner guests.
Southwest Succotash (March 1996)
The three sacred sisters of Native American culture -- beans, corn, and squash -- combine with red peppers and jalapeño in this flavorful dish, which cooks in less than seven minutes.
Black Bean Chili with Green Rice (October 1996)
The diminutive habanero pepper packs a wallop when it comes to heat. In this vegetarian chili, one golden habanero and one jalapeno pair up to provide plenty of tongue-tingling spice.
Pear Tart with Blue Cheese Streusel (September 2002)
Versatile blue cheese lends itself to savory and sweet dishes alike. The salty variety in our Pear Tart with Blue Cheese Streusel provides a winning contrast to the sweet, juicy fruit of ripe pears.
Blueberry Bay Vinegar
For unrivaled salads, use this blueberry- and bay leaf-infused vinegar in a vinaigrette.
Artichoke and Root Vegetable Ragout (April 1996)
Deborah Madison, the founding chef of Greens, a popular vegetarian restaurant in San Francisco, and author of The Savory Way (Bantam; $27.50), created this harmonious vegetable stew featuring baby artichokes. Deborah recommends tucking a piece of g
Pistachio Semolina Honey Cake (September 2000)
The combination of semolina, a coarse-ground durum wheat, and the infusion of honey give this cake its rich texture.
Parmesan Crisps (January 2003)
Serve these crisps with a lunchtime soup such as our White Bean and Vegetable Soup with Spinach Pistou. Keeping your dry pantry stocked with baking staples will allow you to put together tempting dishes on a moment's notice.
Foil-Baked New Potatoes (August 2002)
A weekend spent in the great outdoors builds hearty appetites. Serve this dish with our Herb-Stuffed Grilled Trout and Sage-Buttered Corn on the Cob, then use the leftover potatoes to make a hearty send-off breakfast.
Peach Melba Topping (September 1996)
A variation on the traditional dessert, this tangy raspberry-peach sauce calls for no added sugar and has very little fat. Spoon it on ice cream, yogurt, cake slices, pancakes, waffles, or French toast.
Roast Pork Sandwiches (August 2002)
Double the rub ingredients and the size of the pork loin, and you will not only have sandwiches for your trip, but also a Caribbean-inspired main course for dinner the night before you leave. Pair sandwiches with our Cold Avocado Soup.
Spinach-and-Cheese Pie (February 2000)
To save time, this version of the classic Greek dish calls for frozen phyllo dough and spinach. The pie can be assembled and frozen ahead of time; to serve, bake as directed in Step 4 and allow an additional 10 minutes.
Granddad's Special Lasagna (December 2000)
This meatless lasagna tastes even better when made ahead. Doing so allows time for the flavors to marry.
Lemon-Balsamic Vinaigrette (September 2002)
Use this vinaigrette for the salad that tops our Salad Pizza, to dress a pasta salad, or as a light marinade for fish or chicken.
Orange-Spice Granola (August 2002)
Orange-Spice Granola puts a new twist on the old standby trail mix, the energy snack otherwise known as gorp (an acronym for "good old raisins and peanuts").
Warm Chocolate and Caramel Cakes (July 2006)
In this variation on our Basic Chocolate Cake, warm caramel sauce spooned into a ramekin's base results in a cake with an irresistibly gooey surprise.


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Have you ever wondered, what is this 'CrossFit' thing that everyone keeps talking about? If so, don't worry…you're not the only one!
What is Crossfit? CrossFit is a strength and conditioning program that combines weightlifting, powerlifting, plyometrics, gymnastics, sprinting and kettlebell and medicine-ball training, CrossFit workouts are designed to increase strength, stamina, power, flexibility, speed, agility, balance, coordination and endurance. Also, given its universal scalability, CrossFit allows virtually anyone and everyone to enjoy the benefits a broad, general and all-inclusive fitness program. So, what does this really mean for the average Joe and the average Jane? Given the fact that the vast majority of us are not currently on the player roster for an NFL, NBA or MLB team, can we really survive a CrossFit workout? The answer, without a doubt, is…YES! CrossFit Country offers a wildly enjoyable, intense and challenging workout, complete with functional movement training and personal coaching. Most importantly, Crossfit Country provides a rewarding, highly motivating and community-based fitness experience for all ages, shapes and sizes. Participating in a CrossFit WOD (which is clever CrossFit lingo for the Work Out of the Day) is sure to inspire anyone who walks in the door, regardless of current skill level. Regardless of whether you're a CrossFit newbie or a seasoned veteran, the wide-range of modified movements and overall program scalability can be applied across the board. This makes the completion of any exercise extremely feasible for any individual. So, are you ready to give CrossFit a chance? The incredibly talented trainers at CrossFit Country are certainly ready to prove they can help anyone accomplish their personal fitness goals and reach their maximum athletic potential!
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