The first in the "Julie taking pictures of Ryan and me acting like dorks" series. 

So peaceful... 

Obligatory picture of my ass.....it should be noted that Julie was on top of me, going "oh yes, oh yes!" when this was taken. 

Damn... 

It begins... 

Look at his face! Look at it! 

Worst pillow attack EVER. 

See the wrestling t-shirt in the background? That's mine now. 

Awww 

Let's all just ignore the zit on my back...and the fact that I just called attention to it. 

Clearly, Brian Malachowsky is extremely underrated. But Life is Good shall not dwell on the debacle that was the USG 2005 election results. Life goes on.

It's spring and I'm in love, and I'm procrastinating. I will now give you two signs of each.

It's Spring.
1. Broke out the plaid skirt.
2. Dunkin Donuts caramel iced lattes.

I'm in love.
1. Sappy messages in profile.
2. PDAs.

Procrastination:
1. Work done on 221 Honors conversion project to date: half-assed proposal, several months ago.
2. Disproportionate amount of time spent shopping to time spent on schoolwork.


May 10th....first official day of my 3-week vacation, before internship starts. My parents and sister boarded a cruise ship today. Hope they have a great time, the jerks. My mom said this: "Well you could have gone if you weren't in school!"

I wouldn't have gone to college if I'd known.

Reasons to vote for Brian Malachowsky for USG President:
(and his roommate Tyler who I don't know too well but is the kid who runs the UConn hub and is assuredly also awesome)

1. Brian Malachowsky grew his hair for months with the intention of donating to Locks of Love. Despite the fact that his big red fro had to be shorn before it traumatized any more small children, the intention was there.

2. Brian Malachowsy volunteered for Red Cross and was one of the kids who walked around campus wearing the big red blood drop costume.

3. Brian Malachowsky's favorite gum is Big Red.

4. Brian Malachowsky is from New Jersey, so he rarely goes home during the school year. He also pronounces "water" like "woodah".

5. During our freshman year, Brian Malachowsky asked me out on a date by playing on the fact that I took astronomy (wanna go look at the stars with me?) .

6. He was incredibly shy, and respectful and polite.

7. He's not incredibly shy anymore, but is still respectful and polite. He is also extremely articulate and does not lose his cool in tough situations.

8. He has strong political opinions, but is not pigeon-holed. He follows his own principles, not pop news.

9. Brian Malachowsky is an EMT.

10. Brian Malachowsky's drug of choice is caffeine.

11. Brian Malachowsky likes to study in dining halls.

12. Student leadership at UConn needs more redheads.

13. I'm voting for Brian Malachowsky.

14. Brian Malachowsky played the sousaphone in UCMB. Therefore, he has excellent vital capacity.

Not convinced? IM Malachowsky05.

Creature comforts. Food, sleep, shower....deprive someone of any one and it's surprising how quickly they'll turn bitch on you, male or female. Or just smelly.

With every day that goes by, my opinion of my Management professor drops just a little. Whether it's the snort-like laughter, the incomprehensible and convoluted writing style, or the overall high-and-mightiness, it grates a liiiitle more every week.

I think I might cut my hair. It's long now, I've wanted it long, but I'm gonna need either a lot more time and dedication every morning come summer, or a shorter, easier, more comfortable style. I'll post short-hair and long-hair pics from the past, and I want opinion comments. The ultimate decision is mine, but I wouldn't mind some feedback.

Oh yeah, I'm in management class right now. Tired and hungry, but I made it a point to shower this morning. Duty and learning 1/3 of my OPIM class material tonight for tomorrow's exam. Sigh.

It's getting that way again. That way where I'm ultra-stressed about "things" I have to do, but I make no effort to do any of them. The overwhelming factor. Sunday nights are the easiest nights to make resolutions, but the worst to accomplish anything (unless you have a Monday morning deadline). I don't want to think about how many things I'm the sole one responsible for, or how many people have let me down by waiting around for me to do the work. That or just by NOT thinking, not considering anyone else, and figuring that it'll all just kind of work out somehow. I'm tired of being the somehow. The somehow's on strike.

Laura's Rules for Working in Groups:

1. Contribute.
2. Don't assume someone else will tell you what to do.
3. Think.
4. Recognize that you are in a group, not on your own. Whether this means you have to slow down or speed up, do it.
5. You will have to rearrange your schedule and/or inconveniance yourself for the group's good. It is not ok to refuse to do so.
6. Always, always do what you have committed to doing.

That being said, let me say that I will be one happy girl when this semester finally ends.

Also, I love Ryan.