Summer Grey

I suppose as Finals Week comes to an end, it is only appropriate to discuss some kind of plan for Summer activities.

For the moment, plans floating around are a possible cruise in Europe. To be honest, I don't particularly enjoy planes, or long distance travel of anything that isn't a car. I'm told it's a little odd, but I digress.

Otherwise, I'm hoping to find a job somewheres, hopefully somewhere that runs parallel to my interests, such as Best Buy or B&N or GameStop or some other obligatory place.

Anything else that happens is certainly fine by me to break up any mundanity.

Just thinking

yesterday i took two finals and today i traveled back home just for the week. i am not really religious but i truly am blessed. i have good health, a good family, getting my education and i have a wonderful group of friends and a great boyfriend!! i am truly happier than i've ever been before. i have not seriously complained in ages and i feel great physically. it must be something with the weather. though it has been raining for about two days straight i still am happy most of the time because summer is like here for us already. i am gonna miss living with one of my closest friends on campus but i'm def gonna see her over the summer so it's all good! no summer job but i don't really spend money that often so i think i will be okay. im looking forward to a stress free summer of living my life!

So Close but So Far Away

Oh summer, how I love you and hate you. Summer just got here and thank god. School is over and I can finally take a break for a while. Besides the break, however, I hate summer. I simply not a "warm-weathered" person and I'd rather have winter any day of the week. Im not sure what it is; maybe it's the comfort I get from sitting by the fire or the warm feeling I get inside when I get a big cup of hot chocolate. Whatever it may be, I just seem happier during the winter.

The other half of the story comes from the activities during the winter. I am an avid snowboarder. It is something I love to do and just gives me an amazing feeling. The problem is, however, that the snow only comes for 3 or 4 months out of the year. It sucks that my most favorite thing to do can only be done for a short time however I've become accustomed to it. Once the winter ends, I simply start counting down the days till the next winter. It gives me something to look forward to and get me through the winter.

This summer, I've actually thought about taking a trip over to Colorado. Many of the mountains continually get snow and are "skiiable" for the whole year. It would be so cool to get on a plane in my bathing suit and get off with snow pants. Well, well see how well that works but for now, Ill keep looking ahead and waiting for next winter.

Thoughts For Summer

Well, summer's almost here, and it's just in time. This semester was a tough one and I could really use a break. As I was reading some of the blogs on here, I came across a very interesting one. This person made a list of things that they wanted to get done this summer, almost like a checklist. I found it interesting because as a little kid, I was always interested in making these lists. The problem was that they were never realistic. There would be things on there such as camping in the Amazon or backpacking through India that I was way to young to do. Well, now that I'm in college, I've changed my goals into more mature and achievable ones. Ive wrote a couple down here:

1. Get a raise - I've been working at my job for almost three year's now and I love it. I make a very good pay for a part time worker and I actually like getting up and going to work. It wouldn't hurt, however, to make a little more money. I'm going to try and work my hardest and hopefully my boss will see it and give me a raise.

2. Get an A in Calc - When i first came to Stony Brook, i took Calc 1 and failed it. I was too disoriented and had no idea how to study. Now i have to take it this summer and I'm sure ill do much better.

3. Visit Coopers Beach - Rated #1 beach in America. The coolest part is, it's within 30 minutes of my house. The problem is that it's a private beach so me and my friends are going to try and sneak on this summer.

4. Get an Internship for the Fall - I currently have an Internship at Stony Brook University but I feel as if it is time for a new one. I was very fortunate to get the opportunity to work at Stony Brook however an Internship allows you to learn new things. Now that I know almost everything the job entails, I am no longer learning.

With a little luck and some hard work, I'm sure Ill be able to get all of these done. I'm going to try and focus on the last one as I think it's the most important at this stage of my life.

The Train Brain: Ipods know

i always listen to my ipod on the train and today my ipod knew something was deferent.

"5 songs came on in a row they were: Good Day, Crazy beautiful life, living la vida loca, get this party started and the weekend. made my day perfect."

i found myself smiling over these songs and their lyrics. how did my ipod know that today was a great day for me?? i love when ironic things happen to me. i don't know if there is some great being telling my ipod to play these songs or it it was just coincidence. granted i did add the songs onto my ipod but for them to all come up in that order. there was truly something magical about today. is it because today completed my freshman year? well whatever the reason is i am glad that the semester is coming to a close 4 finals stand in the stand in the way of me and my summer of craziness. so lets have a "Good day" and "Get this party started"!!!!! summer 2011 here i come!!

Chelsea.

Ahh the city and its magnificent view. Albeit the fact that I’ve seen many parts of the city from a heightened point of view, I have never really appreciated the scenery until now. Commuting from Bayside to Chelsea has always been a bitch, especially during the summer. From the rising temperatures forcing every drop of sweat out of my skin, to the fact that the streets are crowded with the most arrogant, pushy people, the word “bitch” doesn’t seem to justify the amount of hatred I have towards…well not really towards anyone but rather the weather itself. Summer without the beaches, the parties, the friends, but rather filled with long, strenuous hours, early morning trips, and the weekly abuse of our strength, was not worth the unpaid internship at CityStage.

Yet, maybe it was just the weather that got to me. Maybe this internship wasn’t such a bad idea. Maybe I just didn’t appreciate the fact that this was the first time I was witnessing a live behind-the-scenes feature of a movie or television show. After all, I got to meet some celebrities, some famous people, and learned from thoCse that have been in the industry for years. I did get to play with the lights and the shadings, along with all the other interesting devices. I did learn a thing or two about lighting and gripping. After all, it does beat staying home and doing nothing productive.

Yet, despite everything, I will never forget about my last day here. Struggling and risking our lives to get on top of this water tower, a fellow intern and I share a blunt while laying back on the rugged, washed out wood tiles. I guess I just took this picture just to remind myself that no matter how bad things were, this summer wasn’t so bad. Chelsea, I’m actually starting to miss you again.