I like direction, so an open journal entry is a little scary.
This is my first foray (I just looked that up on dictionary.com to make sure I was using it correctly and found out that its primary definition is 'a quick sudden attack'. It can also mean an attempt. I really do learn something new everyday) into the blog world in quite some time. Back in probably 6th grade I had a diary on opendiary.com but that was back before blog was even a word. I like actually writing a journal better than typing one. It feels more personal. I've kept a diary on and off since 1st grade but started with renewed fervor over winter break (I had a lot of free time over break) and I've done pretty well with it. Privacy is a concern for me, so that's probably why I like writing in a book that I can hide rather than posting online where anyone can see it. Even with my journal, I am definitely diplomatic about some things, because part of me is scared that someone will find my journal. I want to be totally honest in it, and I would if I were at home, but not here where it would be easy for someone to stumble upon it. I guess an easy solution to that would be to type something online and set it to private or just password protect a word document but I've gotten in the habit of writing right before I go to bed. It's a good way to conclude my day.
In addition to starting my new journal over break (I even bought a pretty new on from B&N), I read over a lot of my old diaries which was super interesting. I am amazed at my 6th grade self. I can't believe that that was me. Everything was about boys. I wrote pretty consistently through middle school but only sporadically during high school. Another reason I like writing it out is because it's really interesting to see how my handwriting has changed because it has changed a lot. Without looking at the date, I can guess pretty accurately about how old I was based on the handwriting. Right now, I write in a journal because I want to be able to look back on my life and remember going to see James Carville speak or giving my first tour for STAR or all of the things that I've done so far. I'm sad that I missed writing about my first semester here.
I think that's pretty much it about diaries, now I'll just ramble about my life for a bit.
I'm pretty excited for the 3 day weekend. My best friend Lisa is going home for the weekend because her grandmother is about to start chemo. I want to go visit her at BU at some point this year and I was looking at amtrak prices last night. It costs about $50 more to go from DC to Boston than it does from Boston to DC. That makes no sense to me. Lisa joked that it's because it's uphill going from DC to Boston. I might be adventurous and take the chinatown buses up there. That's the mode of transportation Lisa took when she visited me.
I just found out that I got the job I wanted for the summer. I'm going to be a camp counselor at an overnight camp in MD and work on the ropes course. I was a camper at this camp so I'm excited to be a counselor. I use the work excited a lot. I should probably find a synonym to throw in there every now and then. 1/3 of the staff at this camp is foreign so that will be fun. The only bad part is that I'll be there for all but 5 weeks of the summer (I can come home on the weekends too if I want to, it's only an hour drive or so). Lisa wasn't too happy when I told her I got the job, but it'll be ok. It's going to be weird to be away from home for so long. This is probably my last summer where I don't need to have a real job so I want to take advantage of it.
I really should do laundry, but it's 4:00pm on a Friday and I have absolutely no desire to. I don't think I have any socks left though. Oh well.
Douglas called me for 'sisterly advice' but by the time I called him back (stupid French class getting in the way of everything) he had already made his decision. He's going home for the weekend because his girlfriend's grandfather is in the hospital. Douglas is older than my dad was when he got married which is really bizarre to think about. I don't think he'll be getting married anytime soon though. My WASPy old grandmother said that he better not because he's not making enough money to start a family. He's also only 22 and has no desire to get married. My mom keeps asking me if he and his gf are engaged because "Noelle is 26 and her clock is ticking" but neither of them are ready for that yet.
Nikki called me crying last night because she decided to take a break from her boyfriend and she wasn't sure if that was the right decision. They've been together since the 2nd week of college. That blows my mind. She wanted to take a break because she feels like she hasn't been experiencing college which I agreed with.
Hopefully this weekend will be fun. We're planning on having a slumber/pj party one of the nights so that will be fun.
I think that's it for my exciting news.
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Good post. You did fine without direction. It's funny. Several people have been commenting on the "weirdness" of a blog, especially in terms of the privacy issue. I was reading the other day (or maybe Ann mentioned it in class... I can't remember) about somebody who wrote her whole journal in code (actually, I think it was Beatrix Potter now that I think of it). She had such a fear that someone would find it that she didn't take any chances.
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