Strange Dream

I was standing at a bus stop on a very gray day. I got on the bus and got off at a giant athletics building. I entered the pool area–it was really dim and gray there, too. I looked over on the wall and saw a plaque that said “Savannah’s Tears — In the year of ____, Savannah Johnson cried enough tears to fill this pool.” The year was rubbed out, but I turned to look at the dark water. I put my stuff down and went around to the diving boards. I took a dive and then came back up to get out. I did this repeatedly, though I’m not quite sure why–I just felt that I had to. After diving multiple times, I noticed that before I’d hit the water, there would be this bright white light around me and the water around me would get clear and beautiful. I dove again and again and again… 

I woke up kind of confused about this one. Any ideas?

Stolen From Sruti

You are 97% Pittsburgh.

 

Great job! There’s nooooo doubt about it. You’re from Da Burgh. You deserve a reward, so go have an Ahrn City or two. And GO STILLERS!

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2006 Recap/New Year’s Resolutions

In 2006:
– had a great New Year’s Eve with Jeremy
– spent a little time with my grandfather before he passed away in March
– had a wonderful and romantic Valentine’s Day (the first ever) with Jeremy
– spent part of my Spring Break with my family in Charleston, SC
– got accepted into three chemistry REUs, much to my own surprise
– spent my 19th birthday with Jeremy and the fam
– left for Pittsburgh not knowing what to expect
– worked on a very worthwhile project with a great group of people
– made some really good friends that are as dorky as myself
– survived a poster presentation at Duquesne University and an oral presentation in front of the Chem. Dept.
– celebrated one year with Jeremy
– made it back to Georgia on a “pack of gum”
– helped Jeremy with his cabin whilst taking six classes and tutoring
– survived another semester of coursework without too much damage to my GPA
– was invited to present my summer work at the National ACS Meeting in Chicago in March
– accepted to do Honors Thesis

In 2007, I want to:
– lose 20 more pounds
– walk/jog/exercise more
– finish applying to summer/graduate programs ASAP
– read more books outside of schoolbooks
– sleep more
– work on my attitude
To be continued…

To Do List

REUs For Summer 2007
Finish Emory application, essay, letters of recommendation (to be sent ASAP)
Finish GA Tech application, essay, letters of recommendation (to be sent ASAP)
Finish UGA application, essay, letters of recommendation (to be sent ASAP)
Finish Clemson application, essay, letters of recommendation

Send transcripts to the following:
Clemson (to be sent ASAP)
GA Tech
UGA (to be sent ASAP)
Emory

Finish registering for GRE
Study for GRE

Pray that I get into a summer program so I don’t have to flip burgers

Finish registering for the ACS Meeting in Chicago!

Prospective Research ProjectsClemson: Nanoparticle sensors, oxidative DNA damage, nucleic acid therapeutics 
UGA: Vladimir Popik Research Group, Robert Scott Research Group
GA Tech: Mostafa El-Sayed Research Group, Adegboyega Oyelere Research Group, Christoph Fahrni Research Group
Emory: Hui Mao(Radiology, Winship Cancer Institute), Hyunsuk Shim(Radiology, Winship Cancer Institute), Paul Doetsch (Biochemistry), Chris Yun (Medicine)

SURVIVED

So…I made it. 

Grades are as follows…

 Inorganic Chemistry – A 
Philosophy & Methodology of Science(written senior research thesis req.) – A 
Japanese I – A 
Japanese II – A 
Calculus II – B (I knew one of them had to suffer.) 
Organic Chemistry – AI made it through Ochem I!!

Last night I went with Mom and Dad to see the Greencards. It was an awesome show! I’ll post pictures when I get back to my own computer.I might be going back to Athens tonight to see Leon Russell.

50

I am alive. I’m just not ever near a computer.

Much love. I’ll update sometime around Christmas.

Done!

Guess who’s done with finals?! Score. I am at home now. I’m looking forward to a few days of rest…it will be good.

More later.

Sleepy

I just got out of my ochem final–it wasn’t too bad, I don’t think. I am SO going back to bed when I get back to the room. I am exhausted. One down, two more to go. I can do those. This one was the one I was worried about, so I do feel a bit better after getting it over with.

Tiredness.

About To SNAP

Why in the HELL does it take an hour to blow leaves? And WHY are they even blowing leaves?!?!?!

And WHY are they blowing them behind MY DORM?!?!?!?!?!?!? WHAT THE F?!? No one goes back there!!! And WHY ARE THEY DOING IT DURING THE TWO DAYS OF FINALS?!?!?

AAHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Sorry….just feel like screaming. I’m THIS close to snapping and just throwing something heavy out my window onto their heads.

I’m feeling SOOOOO Tourettic today…just feel like cursing and shouting obscenities at people.

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Okay…I feel a little better now.

An Evening With Fido And Ochem

So, I just spent the evening studying to the Eukanuba Ultimate Dog Championship show…it was so awesome. I thought the German Shepard should have won the best in show, but I liked all of the dogs in the finals–they were all so exceptional. I miss my dogs–Dottie, Didget, and Verdell. Dottie is getting older and slower these days. I make a special point to sit and rub her old, tired bones whenever I’m home visiting. I will be back home by Tuesday night, so I’ll get to have some quality time with her. She’s about twelve or thirteen now, so I want to see her as much as I can–she’s been such a good dog. It’s a shame they age so quickly. I remember picking her out of the litter when I was about six or seven, and she’s been the only dog of ours to make it this long without getting hit (idiots like to drive 90mph on the straightaway in front of our house).

I repeat–I miss my dogs when I’m here at school. I love my fish and all, but it’s just not the same as having that wagging tail and lolling tongue greeting you at the door.

Someday…some sweet day…I will have dogs again. My own wonderful dogs. I really enjoyed the show tonight–it made spending the day studying a little better.

Tomorrow I tackle Ochem. Then I study for my Inorganic final and my Calc. II final on Tuesday…then I check out and GO HOME. I am so psyched about getting a break from the mess that is this semester. Thank God it’s so close.