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Tuesday, October 18th, 2005
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2:40 pm - I'm still alive
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After 8 shmillion years (or about 8 months) of not updating this thing, I figured I'd let you all know that I'm still alive and doing quite wonderfully actually. I'm almost done with undergrad school, I have a potential apartment in Philly to move into after graduation (and hopefully a teaching job in the district), and a wonderful boyfriend (this one is John) who goes to art school and builds things and eats sushi.
In the midst of such a busy last semester of classes (student teaching looms ahead in the spring), I've converted to one of those myspace bitches. I don't have the internet in my apartment, so I post a blog every once in a great while...like now, since I have studied my fill of modern Spanish-American literature (for my wonderful midterm at 4:30 today...thank the Lord I don't have to sit through 6 hours of lecture from the same professor tonight..since I have her for a 3 hour night class prior to this one), and still have another hour and such before I can leave the language lab. I would work on another project, but I was falling asleep earlier, so I didn't think that would be too effective.
Not that I really write anything that often, but my myspace is...
http://www.myspace.com/jenrump
for those of you who care to check it out.
Time for more peanut butter and apples
current mood:  lazy
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| Tuesday, May 10th, 2005
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9:09 pm - He terminado!!
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which in English means "I have finished!" I just got done with my finals today, even though I considered myself done with school about 2.5 weeks ago. On Saturday rather than studying for my remaining finals, I decided I couldn't stand waiting to move any longer, and I packed up all my stuff and have been living at my apartment for 3 days now (aww, such a big girl).
Interestingly enough, I'm living sans internet, at least for a little while, and I think perhaps I'll prefer it in the end. The apartment is so quiet, and I definitely can get used to having my own room again.
current mood:  ecstatic
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| Friday, April 29th, 2005
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12:18 am - ooh it's a PICTURE!
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Finally, even though I have yet to replace my digital camera (hopefully within the next 2 months), I developed some pics from film and had them put on a cd as well...so here is probably my favorite picture of the whole stack (another cool one resides in my recently updated info)
current mood:  cheerful
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| Thursday, April 28th, 2005
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2:01 pm - job security
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I just realized that in about 2 weeks I will be considered a senior. I feel like I just got to college, and I'll already soon be leaving. In retrospect, it is amazing how much one grows so quickly to adjust to the "scary adult world". I used to be somewhat apprehensive about graduating, but now I'm extremely excited. I think part of that is due to the fact that I have a secure full-time job now with a good company.
If nothing else comes up (although I'm almost positive something will), I can at least "make it" working there until I find something better. It is a very odd sensation to finally be living on my own, and I never thought it would happen before I graduated college, which is even weirder.
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| Tuesday, April 26th, 2005
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1:34 pm - I'm so sick of school
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I still have another year of this crap to deal with. Today, my group in Educational Psych gave our big happy group presentation, and things did not go as smoothly as I would have liked them to (call me a perfectionist). However, even if we hadn't gotten everything done at the very last minute, and we were actually ahead of the game, I fear that things still would not have gone over well because our professor has a predetermined dislike for our group in general. She's one of those warm fuzzy professors who can easily pick favorites and does, which also entails picking unfavorites. As much as I understand the whole groupwork process, I find it to be a bit of an unfair assessment, especially because we only receive a group grade and not individual grades for each of our parts in the presentation.
I'm definitely glad it is over because I have been so done with that class for a few weeks now. I hate this point in the semester when I'm ready to just call it quits with everything, and sitting in class is so torturous.
Pretty much everything else is good news. We're moving into the apartment on Friday, and things are going very well with a certain good friend of mine.
current mood:  apathetic
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| Monday, April 25th, 2005
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1:58 pm - I bite my thumb at thee, Medicare
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Medicare, as far as I'm convinced, has some idiots on their staff. My stepmom has been waiting for approval for her gastric bypass surgery so that she doesn't have to be dependent on the insulin shots which are slowly killing her. Also, she takes 37 prescription medications to treat her Diabetes and Graves Disease. However, an RN (not a doctor, mind you) from Medicare denied her coverage on the gastric bypass surgery because they felt that she was "doing it for cosmetic reasons". (for those of you who aren't familiar, gastric bypass is basically a shrinking of the stomach that is the only known "cure" for Type 2 diabetes and it solves other problems brought on by obesity).
So...if she doesn't get the appeal this week, then she's fucked for having surgery. This surgery was recommended by a doctor, and after a year of testing, was still suggested, but a nurse had the power to decide that it wasn't for the right reasons. I'm sure they have a lot of bullshit cases, but they are making a huge mistake with this one. If the appeal doesn't go through...some big shit will definitely hit the fan. I respect nurses in their profession and all, but they are not capable of making such a decision, especially in light of a doctor's recommendation. Anyone, trained or untrained, who actually LOOKS at my stepmom's medical records would determine that the surgery is NOT for cosmetic purposes.
current mood:  aggravated
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| Wednesday, April 20th, 2005
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2:00 am - some Twilight Zone anyone?
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This evening while sitting out on the balcony/courtyard area of the apartment, a good friend and I were having a conversation, and suddenly, *SPLASH*, a water balloon breaks on the ground near to us. While looking around in confusion, another hits nearer to us, and I see two "gentlemen" running below the balcony along the perimeter of the building toward the woods.
Then, the RA's came around, and decided to write up my roommate because she and a boy had accidentally disregarded visitation hours, and all the meanwhile said friend and I were trying to figure out what had just happened.
Several moments later, the gang of "bombers" regrouped and we watched them scurry out onto the baseball field (which is unlighted). I'm not sure if they thought we couldn't see them or what, but we were watching them the whole time. So they were doing as far as we could tell some awkward dance or something, only to find out that they were setting up to launch more water balloons at us. Quite an odd night.
current mood:  crazy
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| Monday, April 11th, 2005
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11:42 pm - "Heart strings, take caution."
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It's a great feeling when you realize you are "on the same page" with someone, especially regarding the more important things in life. Or maybe I'm just being a total dork about all this.
current mood:  nervous
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| Sunday, April 3rd, 2005
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12:13 pm - yay
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Thanks to all my friends, I had a wonderful birthday. In short, we went to Kildare's on Thursday night at midnight. Then, on Friday I went to the Spring Banquet (with the greatest date ever!). Other than that I've been putting in lots of hours at Whole Foods, and it's going well. Come visit me at the Prepared Foods/Deli counter!
current mood: cheerful
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| Thursday, March 31st, 2005
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1:05 pm - ANTH101 redeeming itself
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Today in Anthropology, I finally felt on the same page as the professor again. He explained how Christians need to take caution in not mixing animatistic elements with Christianity (example: flipping the Bible open randomly and pointing to a passage and consider that to be God's specific message to you in your particular situation...i.e., viewing the Bible as having some sort of magical powers)...that was the example he gave us in class, anyhow.
And in other news...I'm craving a Slurpee or Water Ice or something. Maybe I'll go buy AllFruit popsicles...oooh.
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1:04 pm - uhoh...
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| Tuesday, March 29th, 2005
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12:23 pm - ...and yet again.
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So here is a question, is it better to remain sheltered under one ideology/denomination/way of thinking rather than being exposed to the plethero of belief systems and religions worldwide thereby causing one to feel that perhaps they are not 100% correct in their beliefs?
I'm sure I phrased that in a ridiculous, confusing way. Basically, what I want to ask is if it is better to completely engulf one's self in one particular belief system and reject all others or to learn about other belief systems resulting in the realization that perhaps one is mistaken in at least some aspect of their own personal beliefs.
Man, I should have taken ANTH 101 as a freshman.
current mood:  pensive
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| Thursday, March 24th, 2005
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12:40 pm - ANTH101 strikes again
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Gah, lower level classes..even in college..are so frustrating and over-generalizing sometimes. Today in ANTH 101 we started talking about art and its significance in different cultures. And my professor says, "Sometimes it is hard for us coming from Western society to understand how art is viewed in other cultures because in the American mindset, it is 'art for art's sake'..."
Now of course I can understand where he gets the generalization from with the higherups going to these gallery parties to find a little token to hang that matches the livingroom, but try telling a modern artist that their works are only meant to be aesthetically pleasing and devoid of significance and see how they react.
Unfortunately, he left no space for discussion in the classroom, or I wouldve practically torn him a new one for making such a statement. Although, being the very open-minded anthropologist that he is, I doubt he meant for his words to be interpretted in such a way. Or maybe he just doesn't know shit about the history of Western art.
current mood:  annoyed
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| Monday, March 21st, 2005
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9:44 pm - un pensamiento
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Estaba pensando en mi futuro (esta entrada es más apropriada en español), y me di cuenta que me gustaría casarme con alguien que hable español con fluidez y a quien le importe la gente que sufrir en este mundo. No sé si sólo es un deseo trivial o si es algo más profundo. Por supuesto no estoy preparada pensar de serio en el matrimonio, pero desde mi semestre en España y mis experiencias en México, creo que esto tiene que ser. Ahora mismo, mi vida va bien y estoy bien satisfecha con todo. Quízas encontraré este "hombre de mis sueños" algún día, pero no me importa tanto ahora.
current mood: pensive
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2:02 am - oh my goodness
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Due to recent events and situations, I just feel absolutely ridiculous right now....in a good way I think.
current mood:  bouncy
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| Tuesday, March 15th, 2005
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1:21 pm - in lieu of a weird mood
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1:12 pm - 1/2 semester down 1/2 to go
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Well, now that I'm back from a lovely spring break full of sun & sand (long weekend in Fla.), random homework, chores, and weddings (I went to 2), I'm starting out this half of the semester on a good foot.
Yesterday, I hung out with Mike ("Texas"), and we went to the mall for lunch after which I smoked my very first cigar. I certainly don't plan on making smoking a habit (due to its health-detrimental nature and cost), but it was one of those things I've never done before. I also got a very informative lesson about the history, production and components of cigars, and I learned some of the lingo of aficionados. Also, I found out that you don't inhale with cigars so excessive use causes mouth cancer as opposed to lung cancer, and goodness knows I need my lungs for singing. Just another example of my nerd-like nature to make everything a learning experience.
Also, I received some wonderful news today that I got the job at Whole Foods that I applied for, so I'm extremely excited that I'll be working in a seemingly laid-back environment with organic, non-hormone treated foods getting paid a pretty penny (at least the most I've ever made at a job). Not to mention, discounts on groceries, which will be wonderful when I'm living in an apartment over the summer and next year.
Today I will be rid of my responsibility of my final Spanish lit presentation & paper, which is relieving even though I have much more work looming ahead. So in conclusion, most is well in my little world at the moment.
current mood: cheerful
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| Thursday, March 3rd, 2005
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1:46 pm - class discussion topics
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In my Anthropology class we were talking about egalitarianism in tribal society, and how there is no real leader, and therefore an absence of hierarchy, except in the case of going on a big hunt or some other big event in which one person has more expertise about the area than everyone else. In such a case, they are a temporary leader until the task is accomplished or the event has passed. So I raised my hand and asked if that was actually a form of "functional anarchy", and my professor quickly refuted saying that anarchy and egalitarianism are pretty much complete opposites because he argued that anarchy is a "rebellion against the values and mores of a society." We actually talked briefly about anarchy in my Spanish literature class earlier this week as well, and my professor had thrown out the same conclusion as my Anthropology professor.
Now, because of my limited experience with this terminology, my interests were sparked to look the term up in several different places because I was always under the impression that "anarchy" by definition breaking it down into prefixes and all that happy linguistical deconstructive analysis crap means simply without hierarchy or without a king, which I had stated in both these classes only to be shot down immediately.
Anarchy is directly associated with chaos in our society, and even in the dictionaries some of the alternate definitions include things like "rebellion against the government" and "chaos due to lack of government", etc. So what I want to know is whether "anarchy" actually means "failure to commit oneself to the values and mores of their own society and taking on an attitude of 'every man for himself' ", or if as a result of history, we have adapted the definition to fit this description.
current mood:  curious
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| Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005
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11:43 am - hmm..
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You know, upon hearing from several different sources yesterday about my most recent journal entry, I realize how many of you read my journal and avoid commenting. Of course, putting it out as a public entry is certainly my fault, but still! And while we're at it, since I know he reads it...Christopher Gibbs is awesome. Hehe, have a good day everyone!
current mood: bouncy
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| Tuesday, March 1st, 2005
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8:21 am - 'tis the season
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Perhaps in light of the perfect time of year to start getting all romantic just in time for Spring, I have a strong feeling, never felt before, about someone I know and have known for a long time. For some reason, I seem to have convinced myself, or perhaps it is fated that I feel so strongly, that this aforementioned "someone" is the "one" I am supposed to eventually end up with, as in for the rest of my life.
He has slipped in and out of my life for several years, and we were never much more than good friends (he seemed to and still seems to choose the "wrong type" of girls), but everytime we regain contact, these weird and perhaps unmerited feelings return within me. I think maybe I'm just fooling myself, though oddly one of my parents at one point in my life had stated that we were in fact, based on observation of our interaction, probably going to end up together. Of course, at the time I immediately dismissed the idea since he had a girlfriend at the time and he had plans of going to a university quite far from mine.
I don't think he knows, or has really concerned himself, about all of this, which makes the prior prediction even less valid. I'm just attempting not to waste too much time thinking about something that will probably never happen.
current mood: contemplative
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