Am I really an oldie?

So...In graduate school most people tell me I'm young or that I look it. IN fact some wonder if I'm still 18!!!! I'm always introduced as the youngest lab member by a few members..anyways not the point..

So now that school has started. I seem to be running into some underclassmen here all the time..just makes ya realize how young they are..or how young they act. They are so full of energy and so optimistic and "fresh" looking. Then there's us grad students who're thinking "been there, done that"...we're stuck in labs working our butts off; have no time for classes. Blah blah..

Err..I donno where I'm going with this one..JUST that it's a huge diff now between me and the young'uns! Maybe it's me thinking it when the difference might be minute..or maybe there is one!

The best place to meet people are when you are stuck sitting next to them...

So I've written before on here about how I end up having to talk to people sitting next to me on the plane. In general I just wanna mind my own business, hoping to get the window seat so that I can just look out the window. And when the clouds cover my view, I'm off reading something I have brought with me to read. But in the many times I've flown in the last one year now, I've met a fellow Purdue student who was a mechanical engineer from Seattle. An older and bigger squish me against the window type man who was a mechanic and we talked about how Civics (my car) were great cars. Today I met two people. On my flight from Minneapolis I met some girl who was on her way to the Carribean. She was from Minnesota but flying there..found out that she attends Medical school there. I always wondered who went there..but then I met her. She was pretty cool. We talked quite a bit..so the flight felt short. I never wanted to talk, as I can't strike a conversation, but she introduced herself to me, when she saw I was reading stuff on Electromagnetic waves..and she was off reading something on Gross Anatomy. So she figured we had similar interests..only I liked the classes she didn't really enjoy too much.

Then...on my flight from Chicago to Indianapolis. I came down the aisle to have to sit next to some guy..I'm guessing maybe 25ish or older. He at first I thought was very outspoken, but it turned out that he was the type who was a bit, well I'd never say mentally retarded cuz he wasnt--at least not to me..but he was more of an open younger less mature say whatever you feel type. But by the looks of it, he did have some disability, but he was sweet enough that it didn't piss me off. I could tell he had been trained to live on his own, and was doing a great job of not bugging people. He had a ton of questions to ask me, and honestly I didnt' mind it. I felt like I was talking to a five year old. He kept telling me to turn my cell phone off and stow it away. He kept asking me about why they had a camera on the plane's wing..when I told him it was a light. He wanted to know what the beacons at the airport were for? If I was scared to fly..He was wearing a Hard Rock Cafe shirt, and asked me about 5 times if I had gone there..I said no. He then would realize that I would look out the window, and he was like, I know it's none of my business and I'm not trying to be nosy but am I bugging you? I kept telling him no....then he'd ask others around him if they had gone to Hard Rock Cafe..and dammit asshole passengers! They all ignored him as if he didn't exist!!! Pissed me off...And when I'd talk to him people would look at me..screw them I felt like flicking them off. The kid was funny, I think his name was Jonah or Jonathan. He was from Indianapolis. He said he had a guardian. He said someone had murdered his mother and she was deceased since last year. He said his brother could care less about him cuz his brother was too busy paying for child support. He said he had never met his father and his father never cared about him :( I was scrolling through my webcam, and he saw a pic of my brother, and asked if that was my boyfriend. I told him it wasn't but a brother. He went on saying I don't mean to be nosy, but would he mind that I talk to you. I swear..if anything, this guy was NOT by any means disabled. He was so mannered!! He kept saying,people tell me I ask too many questions..I hope they don't bug you. He said he loved meeting people..and was glad to have met me. He wanted me to visit him Indianapolis to see him, because he thought I was a good person. He kept saying I'm not trying to flirt with you or hit on you, but I just think you are a good person, and will you be my friend. I mean this man was a bit older, but his mentality was of a young child..so naive and innocent.

I just felt bad that he had to go through such bad living conditions :( Poor kid...what if he is the way he is because of it? Was he born that way? Whatever it is...I was glad to have met him..and I proudly spoke to him for the rest of the short short flight and spoke to him even as we got off...If someone left a mark on me today, he did. And if I have to choose someone who I enjoyed sitting next to on a plane..it was him. Granted he did invade my personal space a few times..but I never toook it against him..as he just wanted to look out the window too.

Again a picture from the airplane. This was right after I had flown past downtown chicago..I didnt' have the guts before to get the downtown. Anyways, I thought the clouds looked cool...I know I know...cloud freak..pullleassee..never will I ever match up to Shah Jehan or Brent M Decker cloud crazyness...
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Picture of the Minnesota River...what a beauty :)
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Went home to Minnesota for sister's wedding. Here's a sign in MN land showing North Mankato my hometown with Minneapolis ;) yehaaaa
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Small Town USA

Well I've been home for about 3 days now, and have come to attend my sisters' wedding. I figured while I'm here why not get my retainer tightened as it was feeling a bit loose. Went to the orthodontist's office and the secretary is like, "are you the one engaged"...I had to correct her..no it's not me, but I am here just for the past few days because my sister is getting married. She was like, oh ya we treated her too and I read her marriage license thingy in the paper....never knew they posted that stuff!!!

Then me and my sis go out to go shopping for my shoes to wear..which yes I still haven't found and the wedding is tomorrow. I guess I'm gonna have to go with my sis's shoes which she says will look good; I guess they will do, even though I'm such a shoe girl, and the shoes really make the look. What can I say..it'll do do do. So...was out looking, went to quite a few stores for shoes, and earrings. Ran into a student of mine back when I was a TA here doing my masters', ran into a friend of mine babysitting her two cutie pudgy neices. Saw my first and previous best friend from 3rd grade onwards working at a store...

It's so weird...this town was never that small for me..in fact I'd consider it quite big..in southern Minnesota it's considered a relatively "big" town...it's a college town too! I mean we're talking about 65,000 or so people, but the funny thing is that everywhere I go, I know someone!!! Oh it feels good to be home...this place be the best ;)

Err..wedding is tomorrow...off to do some last minute things still.. :-/

keep on missin them buses

yah yah, I moved here last year telling all I'd never ride a bus in my life. But ya know, school was far, and I braved it too much last winter to get sick about 5 times; which was a record!! So...then I figured, I'll get off my high horse and ride the bus. Okay it's not the high horse, it's more that getting on buses freaks me out...I get dizzy so fast; and the one thing that bugs me is if the driver doesn't wait for me to sit down..I'm always freaked...as I know I'll fall on my you know what cause of it..

So...anyways, I became a normal bus rider this summer for sure. At least to ride up state street, though I always walk down myself, as walking down a hill is so much more pleasing than up the hill. Okay blah blah blah, I'm rambling...

The point is that the idiots changed bus routes on me..I donno where the hell the bus stops now...no clue. Just checked online at the bus website, and yes I'm a confused one with maps....I think I sorta know where it stops. We'll see if I pinpointed it correctly. Odds are that I'll get on a bus which takes away from Purdue rather than to Purdue..hahaha, we'll have to see..

bored in lab..bored in lab..bored in lab..can't do much..gotta leave tomorrow for MN....

Sooo Sore

Yep you read it right..I'm sore; soo sore :( I went to a biology dept picnic yesterday and played volleyball for more than 3 hours. This being from a person who doesn't run, only walks and rarely exercises. It was so much fun..but now I'm feeling it. My back hurts. I can't bend down. My arms hurt and have sores on them from hitting the ball. I can only sit here and now wait for this pain to go away :(

Took one pill of advil; didn't feel the pain was painful enough for taking the full dose. It's a nuisance more than anything...but I'm soo sore :(

How sick is this??

Yah..it's stupid 6:02 a.m...and YES I am awake! Not by choice..but dammit I can't fall asleep! Been trying since 1 a.m. Just gave up and decided to come online. I have a meeting to attend at 9 a.m. tomorrow and then need to work in the lab for a while...donno how I'll survive with no sleep. Donno how shitty I'll look too...icck

This stinks!!!! School hasn't even started...and I'm already starting to lose my sleep over stupid shit :(((((((

I'm Psychic!!!

I think I have a sixth sense..it's not even funny. Some thought will usually hit me..and then two days or so later, it will come true. I've had this "sense" or ability for as long as I can remember. And there are soo many situations to write down..but I'll talk of the most recent.

It was exactly yesterday..I was sitting in my office thinking..what if you lose your wallet..do you have all your credit card numbers backed up and everything? WELL...today I go to the grocery store..and what do ya know, half way to my home, I check my bag and shit...WHOLE friggin wallet is missing! I almost forgot how to drive..I was that scared! Turned around, went back to store..and asked the clerk whom I'd checked out from..luckily she had the wallet!!! NO it's not a coincident, as this sort of stuff happens to me all too often!

I've been tagged!!!

Well Brent tagged me..so here goes! ;)

1. Ten years ago -- I was 15. Honestly if you ask me, all I remember is thinking of entering 10th grade in high school. I have the worst memory when it comes to remembering what happened. Maybe it's early stages of Alzheimers.

2. Five years ago -- I was 20 years old. A junior in college, and seriously working my butt off in college to keep up my GPA. Had huge ambitions of entering a Phd program err applying for one. Only I fell short when I got too lazy. Again, other than that, don't remember much. Ohh...and another thing... :P

3. One year ago -- Was preparing all the stuff I needed to move to the great city of West Lafayette, Indiana to start the phd program here. Was learning how to cook, so I could cook for myself. Oh yah, and also bought my first car.

4. Today -- Basically slept in. Have had an annoying stomach ache for the past few days. Did little bit of work in the lab; and talked more with people in the lab instead.

5. Tomorrow -- Hopeing that cells will grow so that I can use them for my experiment. Otherwise tomorrow is just another day.

6. Five bands I know the lyrics of most of their songs: Boy Bands WestLife, Backstreet Boys (Hate me!), Richard Marx, and Bryan Adams; and many country music songs.

7. Five things I would do with $100,000,000 -- 1.) Buy a big house 2.) Buy a better car 3.) Treat whole family to awesome presents 4.) Donate to charity 5.) Save the rest

8. Five locations I’d like to run away to: 1.) United Arab Emirates 2.) Pakistan 3.) Egypt 4.) India 5.) France

9. Five Bad Habits: less than five---Being too clean, Being too Anal, Rereading everything I write (whether it be e-mails, blogs, etc).

10. Five things I like love doing: Sleeping, eating, relaxing, listening to music, and reading about peoples' personal lives and/or discussing opinions.

11. Five T.V. shows I like: Survivor!!!, Friends, 20/20, Will and Grace, and Elimadate (hahah)

12. Famous People I’d like to meet: Not really anyone; Except the Famous Photographer Brent M Decker

13. Biggest joys at the moment: Having cake and being able to eat it too (clever enough..hahah)

14. Favorite toys: none really...

15. Five people to tag: Not too sure...woulda tagged Brent, but he already did it. Okay, I guess I'll tag SoulSurfer..if he ever reads this.