Resolutions

A new semester is vastly approaching. I'm about to move into a new place. I want to bring good energy and positivity into my new place of living, and I want to start the new school year on a positive note.

I saw a wonderful frosted mini wheats commercial today, in which the little animated cereal guys were counting down as if it were a New Year's celebration rather than back to school. They were talking about resolutions. I think that's adorable!

My new semester resolutions:

1. Keep smiling
2. Go running at least twice a week
3. Go out to manhattan one night a week and spend no more than 10$
4. Keep the same hair color for as long as possible =p
5. Produce the best work possible.
6. Learn martial arts
7. Don't spend as much time on campus as usual.

I feel like these are all very necessary changes/enhancements to my life right now.

I bought paint for my new place, its a medium oatmeal color called "Wooden Peg".
ALSO just bought a pair of boots from yesstyle.com, on sale! AND I had a coupon code...AND no taxes were charged!!! LIFE IS GOOD <3

my room WILL match these. =]

makes me wish i were a different major

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/salad-spinner-centrifuge-a-cheap-ingenious-health-care-tool-2019637/

the girls in this article have done something incredible. if you find yourself randomly on my blog, take a second to read what i've linked to.

Lila Kerr and Lauren Theis , students at Rice University, have developed an invaluable tool for the world of health care. Using a simple salad spinner that most of us may have in our own kitchens, they've created a tool that utilizes centrifugal force to separate red blood cells and plasma from blood samples in about 20 minutes.

The invention requires no electricity and is relatively cheap to manufacture. It can process 30 blood samples at a time.

This device is especially essential to testing for anemia in patients of the third world. Anemia is one of the first diseases most doctors look for when diagnosing heavy medical issues within a patient. I get a full blood scan basically every six months, and anemia is always on the list.

Anemia often appears along with other more serious conditions such as HIV/AIDS, or other autoimmune disorders. Anemia results in lack of oxygen to vital organs and can do more damage when occurring next to other conditions. SO yes. I've also noticed that anemia is quite common among female patients...

imagine the impact this new device can have for the less fortunate peoples? Instead of having to send out blood samples to far away locations and losing valuable diagnosis time, the tests can be performed quickly, and in almost any situation.

I don't know about the rest of the random people that may read this, but I'm excited.

Also excited that the girls (GIRLS!) who invented this were my age when they built it.

labios compartidos

i've noticed that i don't like the way things are going around here.
i'm so back and forth on what i want that i'm not even sure i should be thinking about anything these days.

15 more days of working summer job number 2
26 days until 2nd year RA training
46 days until orientation at MTV internship
47 days until first day of my third year at college. @.@
I'm guessing I'll need to quit my office job or else I'll work myself to death once school starts.

how many days until I just don't care about you anymore. UGHHHHHHHH I would be fine if my subconscious didn't throw so many dreams at me. I was fine and looking into other options until last night threw me for a loop. I wake up thinking that that actually happened and then I realize that I'm here by myself.

Why does this keep happening? Why can't I just get out of bed and get over you? I don't understand.

I was discarded like a piece of trash, without a second thought. I've been placated, appeased, and lead on only to realize that its not worth the pain and stress I go through to hold on to you. Why did I believe your lies? You didn't have to lie to me at all. What you promised me was not what I was after in the beginning. So why am I sitting here, wondering about what you really wanted, when its been two months since we kissed for the last time? Why am I going on and on like some stupid emotional idiot. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you.