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[ round 9 - February 17th, 2012 ]

My schedule for next quarter is going to be moderately ridiculous. I’m taking three Anthropology courses: Ethnographic Research Methods, Archaeology Research Methods, and Forensic Anthropology (!!!!!!!!), one studio art course: Beginning Sculpture, and I’m retaking French 103 as a refresher course for having to take 104-106 last year and knowing quite well that it’ll be a bad idea to go back into a French class when I haven’t been in one (by that time) for a year and a half. Plus that was the quarter I started having my pain issues and, well, lets just say my grade suffered. I’m quite excited regardless, well except for this whole Friday class thing but its an Archaeology lab so at least it’ll hopefully be fun!

I’m mostly excited about Forensic Anthropology. And by excited I mean beside myself – I squealed when I got my e-mail from the department chair approving me for it. I think my favourite part is the professor, M. Aiello who I’m taking this quarter for Intro to Bio-Anthro told me that I should prepare for the course with a -colouring book-. Yup, he at that moment became my favourite professor in existance. I really hope he lets me TA Intro to Bio-Anthro Spring or Fall quarter, I think I’d die of happiness. I made sure Spring quarter I’d be able to TA time wise but I dunno if he’ll let me cause he knows I have a sort of ridiculous schedule and thinks I should drop one of my classes so I doubt he’ll be up for putting even more pressure on me.

I really am truly excited for this quarter though, beside French which is an unfortunate necessity I’m stoked on all the classes I’m taking. All of them are of interest to me or something I find myself at least curious to learn about.

I know I’m putting too much pressure on myself, but I really want to graduate on time and to do so I’ve gotta commit to 5 classes a quarter. It won’t be as bad afetr this quarter – I’ll be done with my major lab courses and done with my studio art classes so that’s a big relief as far as difficulty and time consuming as far as my courses go.

I’m just going to power through it. I could moan and cry and let it defeat me and just throw my hands up and add on an extra year of school but I won’t. I will beat it, I will get out of here, I will get myself on the path to where I want to be and I will be happy – because I’m getting there, I am. I’m getting back to really being happy and that, in itself, makes me happy.

I really slacked on a post this week and I’m sorry but it’ll get better next week with the new posting schedule! I know I don’t have a huge following or anything, but writing is cathardic to me and I like doing it even to keep my friends and family up with whats going on in my life.

[ the journey of man - February 9th, 2012 ]

I get asked this a lot, probably not shocking for everyone to hear that, and I’ve always known the answer — if the opportunity presented itself I would go for it, but honestly its expensive, I don’t live in Florida any more, since I’m over 21 my (adoptive) parents now can no longer request it themselves so right now? It would honestly be more of a hassle then it would a help.

That being said, it doesn’t mean I’ve never been curious – infact the truth is quite the opposite. Its something I’ll admit to have struggled with over the years. My (adoptive) parents -are- my parents, I don’t know other parents I don’t consider myself as really (actively at least) having other parents, but somewhere in the back of my mind I constantly am aware that biologically, I’m not their child – even if I’m not treated differently by anyone in my family or not; which is probably a perk of having been adopted at birth and thank whatever higher power may exist not having to have gone through the Foster care system.

My big news I mentioned a few entries back is something I never thought would happen.

When I was younger me and my parents had talked about getting my DNA tested but it used to be really expensive, like not worth it expensive for how young I was the one time it came up. The second lab we had in my Bio-Anthropology class we got told we could put our names in a hat, to have them drawn (3 people would get their DNA tested through National Geographic’s Genegraphic Project). I kinda made a bold step and asked the class that if anyone got chosen and really didn’t mind, to give up their test to me because – well I’m adopted and unlike the majority of people I don’t even have a sliver of knowledge about what ethnicity I am or where I fall on the Geneology tree.

One of the guys in my group ended up gettingp picked and he gave up his test for me – probably one of the nicest things someone has ever done for me and I don’t really know if he understands teh gravity of the gesture he made or how much I appreciated it (I’ll admit I cried when I got in my car).

Thinking about knowing something like half o my lineage is a world changing thing for me, its so weird. In both freaky and awesome ways. I’m really curious but I’m scared at the same time. Honestly, I used to make jokes and try and get out of famil history/nationality projects when I was a kid, I guess I won’t have that option any more.

I feel like I should say more, but I’m still having a hard time wrapping my head around it. So this will be a really short entry, but look for updates on my results as soon as I get them!

PS. Not this week (mmm midterms) or next week (mmm two papers due) but the following week after I’m gonna change my updating style. Tuesdays will be my generic update day and Fridays will be an outfit post! It’ll probably usually be me but maybe every now and then I’ll post someone else! We’ll see!

[ a little gift - February 1st, 2012 ]

So just a brief little update on my foot. Apparently the situation got a little more dramatic Monday morning when I got called back to the hospital, for what I thought was just a tetanus shot. The nurses noticed I was breathing a little funny (I had been under the assumption it was just anxiety because I’m allergic to Penicillin so any antibiotics put me a bit on edge), well unfortunately I was actually having an allergic reaction so I got sent home with a new antibiotic and two additional bottles of pills to deal with the allergic reaction. Thankfully everything has been fine since! I’ve been pretty knocked out because one of them is pretty much prescription strength benadryl but my foot is looking better and its not wonky to walk on it any more!

Oh and I can breathe again, that’s a big perk.

Last week, with everything going on and putting me in a bit of a funk I decided it was time to just do something nice for myself – even better this niceness was free! Awhile back I got a free credit for JewelMint, now usually I don’t partake in monthly sites because usually it means me forgetting to cancel that month or something and then me ending up out money I likely already don’t have. But I had a free credit and ya know what? I needed a pick me up, I was picking myself out something pretty! I ended up looking about, typically I go after rings but this necklace, the Prarie Rose, really caught my eye, it goes with so much of my fall/spring wear that I was sold. Its a bit more lavender then brown in person, but you can thank cruddy iPhone photos for that.

I was really shocked to open my package and see two boxes in it! Actually I’m going to call JewelMint in the morning, I just haven’t had time since they arrived on Monday (perfect timing right? really cheered me up after the weekend!) Because I only ordered the one, but hey this other necklace is still gorgeous, I’d been eyeing it too and I may actually consider buying it if it was a mistake and they ask me to send it back. The Easy Rider necklace just fits the other half of my wardrobe perfectly. If it was a free gift for me the ladies at JewelMint did a damn good job of picking!

I’ve worn the Prarie Rose literally all three days since I got it, I love the way it looks with my turquoise ring I bought myself in Paris when I was abroad.

I’m contemplating doing a weekly outfit post of myself and talking about where I got the look from, sort of something inbetween just updating my Lookbook.nu and what I was doing at CollegeFashionista. It wouldn’t be specifically college based so no breaking of any promises there. But I think it’ll help me really get back into blogging and keep my writing chops strong! Thoughts anyone?