Home for the Holidays

...Actually, I will just be home for Christmas, but you get the idea.
I got home on Saturday after a long day of bus delays, sat around yesterday, got DSL today, going to Grandfathers on Wednesday and Thursday, Christmas is Friday, Vince is coming on Saturday and we are going to China on Sunday. Very Nice.

When I was in sixth grade I went to Italy as a part of an exchange program. My family gave me a lot of money so I could buy wonderful souvenirs. But I was only twelve and had no idea if something was expensive or not so I did not buy alot at all. In fact the most common gift that I brought back for people was volcanic rock from Mount Etna. Not too many people really enjoyed their one of a kind made in Italy rocks. So this time I decided that I want to bring back really nice gifts for people from China. I asked a few people what they would like as a souvenir. My mom wants a red bathrobe, some nice hair things, stuff like that (pretty much anything except a clown head statue, which is what she got from Italy). My sister (a history teacher at an all girls school) wants Lotus Shoes; the shoes worn by women with bound feet; so that she can teach her students what feet binding is really like. My brother wants nothing (if I came back with nothing, he would probably be sad) My friend Andrew wants a GIANT Jade Buddha. This was denied very quickly so now he wants stone chopsticks that have not been smoothed, shined or painted.

Then of course there were the people who I did not ask what they want but told me anyway. One person didn't tell me what she wanted, she just told me that it better be nice... She wasn't even on my list of people to get something for.

I have decided not to ask anybody else. I really expected people to say that they had no preference and that I didn't need to get them anything(even though I would still get them something). Apparently people have been waiting their whole live for somebody they know to go to China and made lists of exactly what souvenirs they want.

My Mom will get what she asked for because I have to make up for that clown head, Ill try to find the shoes for my sister, my brother will get something nice, and Andrew will get a piece of volcanic rock from Italy.

SOLD!

So like I said last time, I'm going to China!
This is very exciting to me and most of my family. I think it is probably most excited is Christopher (my 14th favorite cousin)because he is finally getting his money. You see, when I was about 7 Christopher babysat me and my siblings. He struck a deal with a Chinese man to sell me. He would tell me that some day soon the Chinese man was coming to get me and take me to China where I would be experimented on. So one day, we were walking to meet up with my Mom and there was a Chinese man. Christopher grabbed my hand and started walking towards the man saying that this was the day I was leaving, I tried to escape but he wouldn't let go. That's when I saw my mom down the street. I tried to get to her and away from Christopher and his buyer. Finally I did! I bolted down the street to my Mom. I don't know if Christopher got in trouble for that... I hope he did. The Chinese man never came back because he did not want such a rambunctious little girl.

So anyway, dearest Christopher called me the other day and told me that the Chinese man will be picking me up at the airport. Of course he is not paying as much since now I'm old and past my peak but he couldn't turn down the great deal! he didn't even have to fly here again...

Oh! That picture is for you Christopher, I know you like red hair!

Also, I like Pandora radio... it shows me new songs that I would like. Its great :)

So I'm going to China

That's right, I'm going to China. A lot happens when your not blogging. Me and 199 other SUNY students will be flying over to Beijing on Dec 27 and coming back Jan 10. New years in China but not Chinese New year... Isnt it said that what you are doing at 12;01 on new years you will be doing all year. But I wont be in China all year (unless i get arrested or something). And does that mean 12:01 in the time of your home country or does that mean the time of where you are. But it doesnt matter because for the past f or so new years i have been playing SIMS and I am not playing sims right now...

Summer Fun?

Not for me! Okay I'm exaggerating...
From May to last Thursday all I did was sit around, clean the house, and listen to Harry Potter. Now I have a job babysitting a little baby. I like that job because she is a good baby. So far I have argued with about everybody I know and then made up with them. But I'm tired of forgiving people I just don't like...
Woah! No post for a long time and then its just another complaint!! Woops...
I like the show TrueBlood. It was created based on a book series that I used to love. I once showed my sister the books and she said that it was trash or smut or something... who wants to read about vampires... And now she loves the show, and the books, and everything about vampires (ie Twilight) But there I go complaining again... What else? OH! My bird Sargent Gizzard the Man Eating Bird started laying eggs. What a let down. Now I have to worry about egg binding, calcium deficiencies and mood swings. Okay I need to stop. I hope that this was just getting me back in the swing of things. If this is the quality of blog posts then I should just delete this thing. Lets be honest, its not funny or witty or anything other than pathetic and I don't even post frequently enough for it to matter. Whatever

Your only my 14th favoite website Christopher!

Last night when I was going to bed, I was thinking as I usually do about very random things. It was then I realized that I always have better come backs after I need them. I can sometimes come up with some good ones at the right time but usually, they come to me later. Here is a specific example. On facebook, I did one of those things in which you pick you top five of a certain subject. I did websites. My cousin Christopher has a website and it was not in my top five. I really had tried to put it up in my five but facebook said no. Christopher saw this and was appaled that his own website was not on the list and said Thanks. To this I explained that I really did try but was not able to put him up there. What I should have said was. Your website is only my 14th favorite website.

In other news, I am always excluded from things I should be involved in. More specifically wedding things. One of my cousins got married and I was a bridesmaid, but even though my very own sister was the maid of honor, at no point in the process was I involved. (Well besides the day before the wedding when I ran errands with somebody I did not know...) Now another cousin is getting married and I am a bridesmaid. AGAIN I DONT KNOW ANYTHING! I try my hardest to be included, I really do. I Even emailed the Maid of Honor asking to be involved. (And she has... partly... I am making the wishing well for the bridal shower) I would just like to say that I have already porchased my dress and some other people have not. I know its not necessary for people to tell me about the menu for the shower or anything like that, but lets try to make everybody at least feel involved!!!
(Why is that I only blog when I have something to complain about?)

Hurray!!!

Great news!
I am going to be a Resident Assistant next semester!!!!!
WOO HOOOO
I hope I make cool door tags!!!

RA??

So I have applied to be a resident assistant at school. 

I had four weeks of workshops which were fun and enjoyable, then I had one team interview (a resident director and some Ras) and now I am doing personal interviews (just and RD). I had one yesterday and four today (I've only done two so far). They seem to ask very similar/exactly the same questions which is good but then when they do ask a different one it takes me longer to answer. Anyway we find out who gets to be an RA for next semester next week! I am very nervous! Oh boy...

In other news, this Sunday is Easter. It will be an interesting Easter for us all. Danielle (my sister) is going to be in Spain (or France?) So it will be my first Easter without her. But I am looking forward to it anyway.  I guess its just one less person for me and Richard to defeat in the egg hunt and one less person to trade my candy with. Ill miss her, but I'm still excited to go home for a couple of days. 

I think I like to have this centered better than the usual positioning. 

And I have realized I only blog when I am angry. In fact I had to remove a post because it would have seemed/it was really ...not nice

wish me luck on the RA thing