Jesusfreak

And she is still there? Totally unacceptable in my mind. My thoughts are looking in the future... if she will lie about the what happens in the dorm, can you imagine what kind of colleague she would be at work? What a horror to have to go to work with someone such as her. Oh I know! We think someone stole her midol.... If she does get removed from the situation, it's going to be awhile, because I'm pretty sure there's lots of red tape involved. And even so, when we talked to the RD, he was in the middle of writing a paper, so he was busy. That's a good excuse for her inability to think clearly. As for the RD, he doesn't want to be bothered when there are higher priorities on his plate. Yeah. And he's a really awesome guy, and I'm pretty sure he knows us well enough to know we didn't actually do anything worth writing up. Today Marius finally asked Nikki out. Apparently she said, "I'll think about it." *pause in story for some commentary and background info* When most girls say, "I'll think about it" to being asked out, they really mean "No, but I don't want to say no and hurt your feelings." However, Nikki, from what I understand, is a rather blunt and straightforward person, so a more direct rejection would have been expected. So there is the slightest chance she mean what she said about thinking about it. Also, I'm really surprised that she didn't say yes, because based on her actions, I really thought she liked him. *end pause* Marius took her response as a "no" and was taking it pretty hard. He was in one of his bad moods where he doesn't talk and kinda keeps his head down. He looked like he was near tears. He recovered throughout the course of the day though, and we ended up having a really good IM chat. It would take forever to explain everything, but to put it in short, it seems Marius is really growing and changing for the better at the end of all this (yes, I am completely aware of how corny and cliche this all is, but it's true.) It's interesting, because the things he is going through and has gone through are very similar to what I've had to go through, so I'm able to tell him how I handle things, and how they made me who I am today. Oddly enough, it really seems to be helping him, and I'm thrilled that he's making steps in the right direction to improve himself as a person (mainly by becoming more confident in himself, and having less, how to put this...emotionally damaging? perspectives on things, if that makes sense). So it's interesting. Marius is a lot like me, only he hasn't been like me as long as I've been like me. He's still coming to terms with the same types of things I came to terms with a few years ago, because he experienced them a few years after I did. I totally agree with your thoughts about the RD. I think he knows you all well enough. *GASP* Okay... I am totally at a loss for words. Back to my first impression... I do believe your instincts about Nikki were correct. The best thing of all is that you and Marius are good friends, you have the words to help him and you are there for him to help him. There is one great point in all of this, Marius couldn't ask for a nicer, more thoughtful friend and you are this friend. Aw, thank you. I'm still not entirely sure what will happen with Nikki. It is quite possible that she is actually thinking about it, and that she might eventually say yes. Not likely, but possible. But in the mean time, Marius thinking she meant "no" seems to have had a good effect on his character, like I said, even if he was in a really bad mood. I think Nikki is being very inconsiderate to be "thinking about it". Is she really that clueless that other people have feelings? In my opinion, you either want to go out with Marius or you don't. But I feel it is unacceptable to play with Marius' feelings like this. If I was him, when she finally decided to go out with me, I would say I had changed my mind. I doubt she said it with any malice intended. Either she didn't want to hurt him by outright saying "no" (a lot of girls do that, because they don't realize it's worse), or she might actually be thinking about it. Sometimes people get stuck in that in between state of not being sure if they want to go out with someone or not. (Although admittedly a better answer would have been "I don't quite know you well enough to answer that question yet") I didn't mean to imply that she did it with malice. Ah, okay. At any rate, although Marius isn't happy she turned him down (if that was actually her intention), he is happy to be relieved of the stress of impressing someone. I'm glad Marius is happier now. I would like to hear what happens next. Well I doubt much of anything in the near future, as he's going home tomorrow morning after he hands in his last paper. Brennan went home today, Dave, Kim, and Steph are all home. Derek and Christina both leave tomorrow. So it's just going to be me and Lindsay going home on Tuesday. It will be good for Marius to have a break. Well, actually it will be good for all of you to home with family. This is true, although for me at least, life gets really boring at home, because where I live trees outnumber people by quite a lot.

And she is still there? Totally unacceptable in my mind. My thoughts are looking in the future... if she will lie about the what happens in the dorm, can you imagine what kind of colleague she would be at work? What a horror to have to go to work with someone such as her. Oh I know! We think someone stole her midol.... If she does get removed from the situation, it's going to be awhile, because I'm pretty sure there's lots of red tape involved. And even so, when we talked to the RD, he was in the middle of writing a paper, so he was busy. That's a good excuse for her inability to think clearly. As for the RD, he doesn't want to be bothered when there are higher priorities on his plate. Yeah. And he's a really awesome guy, and I'm pretty sure he knows us well enough to know we didn't actually do anything worth writing up. Today Marius finally asked Nikki out. Apparently she said, "I'll think about it." *pause in story for some commentary and background info* When most girls say, "I'll think about it" to being asked out, they really mean "No, but I don't want to say no and hurt your feelings." However, Nikki, from what I understand, is a rather blunt and straightforward person, so a more direct rejection would have been expected. So there is the slightest chance she mean what she said about thinking about it. Also, I'm really surprised that she didn't say yes, because based on her actions, I really thought she liked him. *end pause* Marius took her response as a "no" and was taking it pretty hard. He was in one of his bad moods where he doesn't talk and kinda keeps his head down. He looked like he was near tears. He recovered throughout the course of the day though, and we ended up having a really good IM chat. It would take forever to explain everything, but to put it in short, it seems Marius is really growing and changing for the better at the end of all this (yes, I am completely aware of how corny and cliche this all is, but it's true.) It's interesting, because the things he is going through and has gone through are very similar to what I've had to go through, so I'm able to tell him how I handle things, and how they made me who I am today. Oddly enough, it really seems to be helping him, and I'm thrilled that he's making steps in the right direction to improve himself as a person (mainly by becoming more confident in himself, and having less, how to put this...emotionally damaging? perspectives on things, if that makes sense). So it's interesting. Marius is a lot like me, only he hasn't been like me as long as I've been like me. He's still coming to terms with the same types of things I came to terms with a few years ago, because he experienced them a few years after I did. I totally agree with your thoughts about the RD. I think he knows you all well enough. *GASP* Okay... I am totally at a loss for words. Back to my first impression... I do believe your instincts about Nikki were correct. The best thing of all is that you and Marius are good friends, you have the words to help him and you are there for him to help him. There is one great point in all of this, Marius couldn't ask for a nicer, more thoughtful friend and you are this friend. Aw, thank you. I'm still not entirely sure what will happen with Nikki. It is quite possible that she is actually thinking about it, and that she might eventually say yes. Not likely, but possible. But in the mean time, Marius thinking she meant "no" seems to have had a good effect on his character, like I said, even if he was in a really bad mood. I think Nikki is being very inconsiderate to be "thinking about it". Is she really that clueless that other people have feelings? In my opinion, you either want to go out with Marius or you don't. But I feel it is unacceptable to play with Marius' feelings like this. If I was him, when she finally decided to go out with me, I would say I had changed my mind. I doubt she said it with any malice intended. Either she didn't want to hurt him by outright saying "no" (a lot of girls do that, because they don't realize it's worse), or she might actually be thinking about it. Sometimes people get stuck in that in between state of not being sure if they want to go out with someone or not. (Although admittedly a better answer would have been "I don't quite know you well enough to answer that question yet") I didn't mean to imply that she did it with malice. Ah, okay. At any rate, although Marius isn't happy she turned him down (if that was actually her intention), he is happy to be relieved of the stress of impressing someone. I'm glad Marius is happier now. I would like to hear what happens next. Well I doubt much of anything in the near future, as he's going home tomorrow morning after he hands in his last paper. Brennan went home today, Dave, Kim, and Steph are all home. Derek and Christina both leave tomorrow. So it's just going to be me and Lindsay going home on Tuesday.

And she is still there? Totally unacceptable in my mind. My thoughts are looking in the future... if she will lie about the what happens in the dorm, can you imagine what kind of colleague she would be at work? What a horror to have to go to work with someone such as her. Oh I know! We think someone stole her midol.... If she does get removed from the situation, it's going to be awhile, because I'm pretty sure there's lots of red tape involved. And even so, when we talked to the RD, he was in the middle of writing a paper, so he was busy. That's a good excuse for her inability to think clearly. As for the RD, he doesn't want to be bothered when there are higher priorities on his plate. Yeah. And he's a really awesome guy, and I'm pretty sure he knows us well enough to know we didn't actually do anything worth writing up. Today Marius finally asked Nikki out. Apparently she said, "I'll think about it." *pause in story for some commentary and background info* When most girls say, "I'll think about it" to being asked out, they really mean "No, but I don't want to say no and hurt your feelings." However, Nikki, from what I understand, is a rather blunt and straightforward person, so a more direct rejection would have been expected. So there is the slightest chance she mean what she said about thinking about it. Also, I'm really surprised that she didn't say yes, because based on her actions, I really thought she liked him. *end pause* Marius took her response as a "no" and was taking it pretty hard. He was in one of his bad moods where he doesn't talk and kinda keeps his head down. He looked like he was near tears. He recovered throughout the course of the day though, and we ended up having a really good IM chat. It would take forever to explain everything, but to put it in short, it seems Marius is really growing and changing for the better at the end of all this (yes, I am completely aware of how corny and cliche this all is, but it's true.) It's interesting, because the things he is going through and has gone through are very similar to what I've had to go through, so I'm able to tell him how I handle things, and how they made me who I am today. Oddly enough, it really seems to be helping him, and I'm thrilled that he's making steps in the right direction to improve himself as a person (mainly by becoming more confident in himself, and having less, how to put this...emotionally damaging? perspectives on things, if that makes sense). So it's interesting. Marius is a lot like me, only he hasn't been like me as long as I've been like me. He's still coming to terms with the same types of things I came to terms with a few years ago, because he experienced them a few years after I did. I totally agree with your thoughts about the RD. I think he knows you all well enough. *GASP* Okay... I am totally at a loss for words. Back to my first impression... I do believe your instincts about Nikki were correct. The best thing of all is that you and Marius are good friends, you have the words to help him and you are there for him to help him. There is one great point in all of this, Marius couldn't ask for a nicer, more thoughtful friend and you are this friend. Aw, thank you. I'm still not entirely sure what will happen with Nikki. It is quite possible that she is actually thinking about it, and that she might eventually say yes. Not likely, but possible. But in the mean time, Marius thinking she meant "no" seems to have had a good effect on his character, like I said, even if he was in a really bad mood. I think Nikki is being very inconsiderate to be "thinking about it". Is she really that clueless that other people have feelings? In my opinion, you either want to go out with Marius or you don't. But I feel it is unacceptable to play with Marius' feelings like this. If I was him, when she finally decided to go out with me, I would say I had changed my mind. I doubt she said it with any malice intended. Either she didn't want to hurt him by outright saying "no" (a lot of girls do that, because they don't realize it's worse), or she might actually be thinking about it. Sometimes people get stuck in that in between state of not being sure if they want to go out with someone or not. (Although admittedly a better answer would have been "I don't quite know you well enough to answer that question yet") I didn't mean to imply that she did it with malice. Ah, okay. At any rate, although Marius isn't happy she turned him down (if that was actually her intention), he is happy to be relieved of the stress of impressing someone.

That sounds very cool!!! It is. It's fun times.

And she is still there? Totally unacceptable in my mind. My thoughts are looking in the future... if she will lie about the what happens in the dorm, can you imagine what kind of colleague she would be at work? What a horror to have to go to work with someone such as her. Oh I know! We think someone stole her midol.... If she does get removed from the situation, it's going to be awhile, because I'm pretty sure there's lots of red tape involved. And even so, when we talked to the RD, he was in the middle of writing a paper, so he was busy. That's a good excuse for her inability to think clearly. As for the RD, he doesn't want to be bothered when there are higher priorities on his plate. Yeah. And he's a really awesome guy, and I'm pretty sure he knows us well enough to know we didn't actually do anything worth writing up. Today Marius finally asked Nikki out. Apparently she said, "I'll think about it." *pause in story for some commentary and background info* When most girls say, "I'll think about it" to being asked out, they really mean "No, but I don't want to say no and hurt your feelings." However, Nikki, from what I understand, is a rather blunt and straightforward person, so a more direct rejection would have been expected. So there is the slightest chance she mean what she said about thinking about it. Also, I'm really surprised that she didn't say yes, because based on her actions, I really thought she liked him. *end pause* Marius took her response as a "no" and was taking it pretty hard. He was in one of his bad moods where he doesn't talk and kinda keeps his head down. He looked like he was near tears. He recovered throughout the course of the day though, and we ended up having a really good IM chat. It would take forever to explain everything, but to put it in short, it seems Marius is really growing and changing for the better at the end of all this (yes, I am completely aware of how corny and cliche this all is, but it's true.) It's interesting, because the things he is going through and has gone through are very similar to what I've had to go through, so I'm able to tell him how I handle things, and how they made me who I am today. Oddly enough, it really seems to be helping him, and I'm thrilled that he's making steps in the right direction to improve himself as a person (mainly by becoming more confident in himself, and having less, how to put this...emotionally damaging? perspectives on things, if that makes sense). So it's interesting. Marius is a lot like me, only he hasn't been like me as long as I've been like me. He's still coming to terms with the same types of things I came to terms with a few years ago, because he experienced them a few years after I did. I totally agree with your thoughts about the RD. I think he knows you all well enough. *GASP* Okay... I am totally at a loss for words. Back to my first impression... I do believe your instincts about Nikki were correct. The best thing of all is that you and Marius are good friends, you have the words to help him and you are there for him to help him. There is one great point in all of this, Marius couldn't ask for a nicer, more thoughtful friend and you are this friend. Aw, thank you. I'm still not entirely sure what will happen with Nikki. It is quite possible that she is actually thinking about it, and that she might eventually say yes. Not likely, but possible. But in the mean time, Marius thinking she meant "no" seems to have had a good effect on his character, like I said, even if he was in a really bad mood. I think Nikki is being very inconsiderate to be "thinking about it". Is she really that clueless that other people have feelings? In my opinion, you either want to go out with Marius or you don't. But I feel it is unacceptable to play with Marius' feelings like this. If I was him, when she finally decided to go out with me, I would say I had changed my mind. I doubt she said it with any malice intended. Either she didn't want to hurt him by outright saying "no" (a lot of girls do that, because they don't realize it's worse), or she might actually be thinking about it. Sometimes people get stuck in that in between state of not being sure if they want to go out with someone or not. (Although admittedly a better answer would have been "I don't quite know you well enough to answer that question yet")

Yay! I got stepmania (like DDR) to work on my computer! I also got it to work with my dance mat, which makes me *really* happy. I also got ahold of a program that generates steps for songs on the game, so I've got that running with an entire folder of music. So I'm a happy person now.

Teehee I have no life. My roomie and I were just chatting with each other on webcam despite being in the same room.

And she is still there? Totally unacceptable in my mind. My thoughts are looking in the future... if she will lie about the what happens in the dorm, can you imagine what kind of colleague she would be at work? What a horror to have to go to work with someone such as her. Oh I know! We think someone stole her midol.... If she does get removed from the situation, it's going to be awhile, because I'm pretty sure there's lots of red tape involved. And even so, when we talked to the RD, he was in the middle of writing a paper, so he was busy. That's a good excuse for her inability to think clearly. As for the RD, he doesn't want to be bothered when there are higher priorities on his plate. Yeah. And he's a really awesome guy, and I'm pretty sure he knows us well enough to know we didn't actually do anything worth writing up. Today Marius finally asked Nikki out. Apparently she said, "I'll think about it." *pause in story for some commentary and background info* When most girls say, "I'll think about it" to being asked out, they really mean "No, but I don't want to say no and hurt your feelings." However, Nikki, from what I understand, is a rather blunt and straightforward person, so a more direct rejection would have been expected. So there is the slightest chance she mean what she said about thinking about it. Also, I'm really surprised that she didn't say yes, because based on her actions, I really thought she liked him. *end pause* Marius took her response as a "no" and was taking it pretty hard. He was in one of his bad moods where he doesn't talk and kinda keeps his head down. He looked like he was near tears. He recovered throughout the course of the day though, and we ended up having a really good IM chat. It would take forever to explain everything, but to put it in short, it seems Marius is really growing and changing for the better at the end of all this (yes, I am completely aware of how corny and cliche this all is, but it's true.) It's interesting, because the things he is going through and has gone through are very similar to what I've had to go through, so I'm able to tell him how I handle things, and how they made me who I am today. Oddly enough, it really seems to be helping him, and I'm thrilled that he's making steps in the right direction to improve himself as a person (mainly by becoming more confident in himself, and having less, how to put this...emotionally damaging? perspectives on things, if that makes sense). So it's interesting. Marius is a lot like me, only he hasn't been like me as long as I've been like me. He's still coming to terms with the same types of things I came to terms with a few years ago, because he experienced them a few years after I did. I totally agree with your thoughts about the RD. I think he knows you all well enough. *GASP* Okay... I am totally at a loss for words. Back to my first impression... I do believe your instincts about Nikki were correct. The best thing of all is that you and Marius are good friends, you have the words to help him and you are there for him to help him. There is one great point in all of this, Marius couldn't ask for a nicer, more thoughtful friend and you are this friend. Aw, thank you. I'm still not entirely sure what will happen with Nikki. It is quite possible that she is actually thinking about it, and that she might eventually say yes. Not likely, but possible. But in the mean time, Marius thinking she meant "no" seems to have had a good effect on his character, like I said, even if he was in a really bad mood.

Also just occurred to me: When Marius was upset I was praying for God to give me the words and the wisdom to help me, and for Marius to deal with everything okay. He did.

And she is still there? Totally unacceptable in my mind. My thoughts are looking in the future... if she will lie about the what happens in the dorm, can you imagine what kind of colleague she would be at work? What a horror to have to go to work with someone such as her. Oh I know! We think someone stole her midol.... If she does get removed from the situation, it's going to be awhile, because I'm pretty sure there's lots of red tape involved. And even so, when we talked to the RD, he was in the middle of writing a paper, so he was busy. That's a good excuse for her inability to think clearly. As for the RD, he doesn't want to be bothered when there are higher priorities on his plate. Yeah. And he's a really awesome guy, and I'm pretty sure he knows us well enough to know we didn't actually do anything worth writing up. Today Marius finally asked Nikki out. Apparently she said, "I'll think about it." *pause in story for some commentary and background info* When most girls say, "I'll think about it" to being asked out, they really mean "No, but I don't want to say no and hurt your feelings." However, Nikki, from what I understand, is a rather blunt and straightforward person, so a more direct rejection would have been expected. So there is the slightest chance she mean what she said about thinking about it. Also, I'm really surprised that she didn't say yes, because based on her actions, I really thought she liked him. *end pause* Marius took her response as a "no" and was taking it pretty hard. He was in one of his bad moods where he doesn't talk and kinda keeps his head down. He looked like he was near tears. He recovered throughout the course of the day though, and we ended up having a really good IM chat. It would take forever to explain everything, but to put it in short, it seems Marius is really growing and changing for the better at the end of all this (yes, I am completely aware of how corny and cliche this all is, but it's true.) It's interesting, because the things he is going through and has gone through are very similar to what I've had to go through, so I'm able to tell him how I handle things, and how they made me who I am today. Oddly enough, it really seems to be helping him, and I'm thrilled that he's making steps in the right direction to improve himself as a person (mainly by becoming more confident in himself, and having less, how to put this...emotionally damaging? perspectives on things, if that makes sense). So it's interesting. Marius is a lot like me, only he hasn't been like me as long as I've been like me. He's still coming to terms with the same types of things I came to terms with a few years ago, because he experienced them a few years after I did.

And she is still there? Totally unacceptable in my mind. My thoughts are looking in the future... if she will lie about the what happens in the dorm, can you imagine what kind of colleague she would be at work? What a horror to have to go to work with someone such as her. Oh I know! We think someone stole her midol.... If she does get removed from the situation, it's going to be awhile, because I'm pretty sure there's lots of red tape involved. And even so, when we talked to the RD, he was in the middle of writing a paper, so he was busy.

So we talked to the RD about what happened, and he basically said to not worry about it. Apparently, there have been a number of similar incidences involving this particular RA lately.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr. You have every right to be mad and I'm mad too! Now I want to rant. First, I really do not like slamming doors. Try working all night, going to bed at anywhere from 05H00 to 07H00, in a hotel room where the bed is uncomfortable, then keep getting woken up by people walking out of their rooms and letting the door slam, because they are just too lazy to hold it or are just plain inconsiderate of others. Second, I have no patience for that RA and her actions. That RA should have never written you uWellp. She should have reminded you all that the dorms had a 24 hour quiet in effect, then ASKED you all to either go into a room and carry-on your conversation or to break up the group in the hall, but she was wrong to write you up. One thing I have come to know through these boards, is that you, Jesusfreak, are a very, very considerate person and treat people like you would like to be treated. So, not being there, I can say from my heart, that I believe you were not talking above a normal conversation. My last point is the fact that the RA lied to cover her actions. This is so wrong. If I had some authority there, she would be removed from her position and would never be permitted to fill a position such as that again while she was at school. I am so sorry that you had to encounter this RA. Please do not let her distract you from getting ready to finish your studying and getting ready to go home for the holidays. To be fair, it does say "no warnings" on the signs about it, but we didn't even know we were in violation of quiet hours. Like, if we were screaming or blasting music or something I could understand her writing us up, because that's obviously in violation of quiet hours, but we were just talking. lol We should have written her up too, she was talking in the hallway when she wrote us up. This is just like those stupid "zero tolerance" rules where they suspend second graders for having obviously fake axes as part of a firefighter costume. People really need to start looking at why rules are written, rather than just the rules themselves. The no warnings rule is to give the people that are being obviously inconsiderate a slap on the wrist, not to get people that didn't know they were doing anything wrong in trouble. I could agree with you if the RA hadn't been untruthful when she told Frank that she had given you a warning. That is probably the reason I am unhappy with her... she just lied. Yeah, that's a large part of why I'm angry, but mostly because we got written up for something we weren't aware we were doing wrong. That's where I have a problem with it.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr. You have every right to be mad and I'm mad too! Now I want to rant. First, I really do not like slamming doors. Try working all night, going to bed at anywhere from 05H00 to 07H00, in a hotel room where the bed is uncomfortable, then keep getting woken up by people walking out of their rooms and letting the door slam, because they are just too lazy to hold it or are just plain inconsiderate of others. Second, I have no patience for that RA and her actions. That RA should have never written you uWellp. She should have reminded you all that the dorms had a 24 hour quiet in effect, then ASKED you all to either go into a room and carry-on your conversation or to break up the group in the hall, but she was wrong to write you up. One thing I have come to know through these boards, is that you, Jesusfreak, are a very, very considerate person and treat people like you would like to be treated. So, not being there, I can say from my heart, that I believe you were not talking above a normal conversation. My last point is the fact that the RA lied to cover her actions. This is so wrong. If I had some authority there, she would be removed from her position and would never be permitted to fill a position such as that again while she was at school. I am so sorry that you had to encounter this RA. Please do not let her distract you from getting ready to finish your studying and getting ready to go home for the holidays. To be fair, it does say "no warnings" on the signs about it, but we didn't even know we were in violation of quiet hours. Like, if we were screaming or blasting music or something I could understand her writing us up, because that's obviously in violation of quiet hours, but we were just talking. lol We should have written her up too, she was talking in the hallway when she wrote us up. This is just like those stupid "zero tolerance" rules where they suspend second graders for having obviously fake axes as part of a firefighter costume. People really need to start looking at why rules are written, rather than just the rules themselves. The no warnings rule is to give the people that are being obviously inconsiderate a slap on the wrist, not to get people that didn't know they were doing anything wrong in trouble.

Oh boy do I have a rant for you all today. Because it's finals time, it's 24-hour quiet hours in the dorms (I wish someone would tell the people who keep slamming their doors that). At any rate, two of my friends and I were bored, and hanging out in the hallway chatting. Then, some RA named Lauren (I didn't even know she was an RA in our building, and I know EVERY one of the other RA's by name, except one other RA who never gives people any trouble) came down and said, "I'm going to need all your ID's, I have to write you up." And our collective immediate reaction was, "FOR WHAT?!?!?" She claimed that people had complained we were being too loud. We were using normal talking voices, and anyone in the rooms where people could have heard us either 1.) weren't in their rooms, or 2.) know us well enough to ask us to quiet down (and we would have gladly went elsewhere if we knew we were bothering anyone). So I have no idea who would have complained. And she actually wrote us up. She was going to write up Dave and Derek too, but we had to explain to her that they had *just* come out of their rooms and weren't being loud at all. When Frank (the RA that's on our floor who's actually in charge of us) got back, I told him what happened, not mentioning the other RA by name, but only saying they were from upstairs, and he immediately knew who it was. So he went and talked to her, came back, and told me what she said. She said that she had given us a warning (she didn't) and didn't mention anything about anyone complaining. Instead, she said *she* could hear us from upstairs (there is NO WAY she could have heard us from up there, unless she was putting her ear against an air vent or something in an an otherwise silent room. Someone down the hall who walked by when I was talking to Frank even said she couldn't hear us). So, I'm pretty annoyed right now.

I know, what is it with girls and RAs? At the beginning of the year they were all asking me "how is your RA?" and interrupt my response with "IS HE KEWT??!" Not surprising then that the guy who asked that question was the same guy who, when my roommate left my door open (it doesn't close itself, the stupid thing), was about to poor water or something over our microwave and the girls with him were like, "do it, do it!" until I peered around my bed and asked, "what are you doing?" That buttmunch. lol dunno, I just like our RA because he's a really nice guy. But then again, I've never been one to look at someone and say, "He's cute!" or something along those lines, unless I'm referring to their personality. And yeah, the pouring water thing doesn't surprise me too much. That's why I like having my desk facing so I can easily see the door and who's coming in or out. Although no one's ever tried to damage any of my stuff, outside of my friends acting like they're about to put something of mine in their mouth.

Wooo band concert! Fun times! Yeah, our RA is good about keeping things quiet in our halls, he's pretty awesome. Or, if you ask some of my friends from down the hall, he's also just pretty. And I would hope everyone calls their parents sometimes. People that look down on calling their parents are usually jerks, and people that are nice to their parents are usually nice people themselves. Just some food for thought.

Nuh uh. Sleeping and studying take precedence over hanging out and partying. Tell them to go somewhere else, and if they don't, get an RA. And I don't know about you, but where I am, finals time means 24-hour quiet hours so people can study and write their papers.

You are such a dedicated, hard worker. I admire you. You will probably get an A on your take-home exam. I hope so. There were a few questions I didn't get, but I think that's because our book has been revised several times since our professor created the questions on that exam.

I'm done with my take-home exam! Well mostly anyways. I still want to go over the answers with Brennan when he gets back tomorrow, and maybe a few other people. Today was boring overall. Of my close group of friends, only my roomie and Derek are around. Everyone else is home. So it's been kinda dull. But at least it gave me a chance to finish that exam, so I'll have time to hang out with everyone when they get back tomorrow.

Ohhhhhhhhh. Disregard my previous post. For some reason I thought they had been dating for a bit and she was still acting this way. Not haviing gone out on a date really makes things different. I am thinking that Nikki will be definitely be friends with you. And once she and Marius start dating, she should feel more secure. At least I hope. Oh, yeah, no. He's been *interested* in her for quite some time, and has taken her out for coffee, but has yet to actually ask her to be his girlfriend, because he's afraid of being rejected. And even so, a few comments were made last night that clarified that I'm just a friend, so that I'm sure made her feel better. I just hope that when Marius asks her out, she does say yes, because otherwise Marius is going to be really upset... I think she is anxiously waiting for him to ask her out, so the answer would definitely be YES!!! (supressed scream on her part due to overwhelming relief and excitement, and the unwritten rule that you should not look toooooo excited) Haha one can hope.

Ohhhhhhhhh. Disregard my previous post. For some reason I thought they had been dating for a bit and she was still acting this way. Not haviing gone out on a date really makes things different. I am thinking that Nikki will be definitely be friends with you. And once she and Marius start dating, she should feel more secure. At least I hope. Oh, yeah, no. He's been *interested* in her for quite some time, and has taken her out for coffee, but has yet to actually ask her to be his girlfriend, because he's afraid of being rejected. And even so, a few comments were made last night that clarified that I'm just a friend, so that I'm sure made her feel better. I just hope that when Marius asks her out, she does say yes, because otherwise Marius is going to be really upset...

Wow, believe it or not, I think Nikki is actually starting to warm up to me. I did add her on facebook, and today when I got bored and knocked on Marius' door to see what he was up to, she was there, and smiled and waved happily at me. So I hung out with them (Brennan and Linsdey showed up eventually too) for the rest of the evening. And she seems much more comfortable around me now, which is a very good thing. Marius still hasn't asked her out yet, but claims he's going to later this week.

Aw, thank you! Well, I get more field experience next semester with my "Teaching Science in the Middle School" class.....

I must comment on paragraph two before getting to paragraph one... BRAVO !!!!! *gives a long round of applause* You should feel special, because you come across the internet as extremely special, with so much going for you! I feel very honoured to know you! Your teacher did a terrific thing to let you know that you are a step above the rest. Congratulations!!!!! As for Nikki... I believe you have guessed correctly. If she is that insecure now, it will never get better. If not you, it will be someone else that makes her insecure. Adding her to your facebook is a great idea, but I do not believe it will fix the problem. As you have probably figured out, the problem is her insecurity and the fact that you are Marius' friend. Good luck! Wow, the feeling specialness just doesn't end. For the all essay version of the take home final for education, there was a question where you had to talk about two of your classmates. This is what one of my classmates says she wrote about me (after asking me for some info about myself that she didn't already know, and I edited it for safety reasons): Terry was born in [insert name of town here] and lived there her entire life. Through out the past year and a half her major has changed quite a few times. Originally she was a secondary education physics major, but considering that the physics department was almost non-existent due to the lack of students in the program, she changed her major to biology instead. After spending some time in more biology classes she decided that was not right for her either and switched to elementary education and psychology, her current major. Terry is strong willed and strays from what most people would call the norm. I admire her greatly for this because she is confident and does not care what others think about her. This is a statement that not many people can say and actually mean. She enjoys taking pictures of just about everything and outdoor activities such as hiking. The Christmas season is also her favorite time of the year and she loves almost everything about it. Terry is also very resourceful. She can teach you how to microwave ramen noodles and use various tools to take apart a bed. Friendly is another adjective that describes Terry well. You can always find her with her door propped open sitting at her computer welcoming passersby into her room. I can honestly say that I am glad to have gotten to know her better this year. Yeah [insert warm fuzzy feelings here]. As for the Nikki thing, I don't know. I'm going to hope she's one of the logical types that once she understands me, and my ideas on dating and stuff like that, that I'm really no threat, and, if anything, potentially one of her greatest resources if she's going to be dating Marius (seeing as I've known him over a year, and we're very close friends). Marius is kinda like a cousin to me. (Not a brother, because that would be annoying.) WOW!!! What a great essay by a classmate! That is quite the statement. Your feelings must be pretty rosy about now. Good luck on Nikki. I just don't think that will happen, but if anyone can establish a friendship, you can. lol I can make an attempt, at least. Oh, and my day did get better: I got out of taking one of my take-home exams (the one that involved lots of writing). Some chance bonus points boosted my grade to an A-, so I was allowed to walk with that and not take the last test.