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100TH POST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


What's really astonishing is that it took me exactly two years to write 100 of these. I wasn't diligent in my blogging until November '09, so all things considered, I'm not doing too poorly :)


I'm taking 2 summer classes and even though I don't like it, Summer courses have begun already. My Twentieth Century Lit. class is going to be ridiculous. I'm thankful that it's only 6 weeks but the amount of reading is absurd. I read a short story called, "The Blank Page" by Isak Dinesen. I was under the impression that Dinesen was a man because I figured "Isak" was like "Issac," just spelled differently. Anywho, she is a female author and upon reading "The Blank Page" for the first time for my homework assignment, I can't say I'm a fan. The short story is indeed short, and I feel like the piece is ironic because it's about a blank page, yet there's words on the page talking about the necessity of it. I hope Dr. Pringle (haha, my professor), can explain how this work is important to Modernism and Modernity. I think the "blank page", or white space is a metaphor for something, though I can't be positive yet. I think it's about words unsaid and their effect upon a culture...which would trickle into themes of modernism like "individualism v. collectivism". This is a boring 100th blog, if I've ever read one.

I am still praying for a job. I appreciate all prayers from family and friends that I'd find one, because I am desperate.


Happy Note: I am dying to read "Wuthering Heights" this summer! It is currently sitting on top of my dresser which is next to my bed. I WILL read it, if it's the last thing I do this summer! I think my motivation is going to be, I can't blog unless I've read some of it and I have to talk about it in my blog. If I never blog again, you all will know why.

<3 rachel

Summer Days

I finally returned to Tampa after spending some quality time at home. When I got back to the apartment, the first thing I did was assemble the bar stool my mom bought for me for my birthday. It's an Italian bar stool and it's gorgeous. I don't have a picture to upload yet, but please take my word: she's a beauty. I was literally sweating while putting it together. At one point I was straddling the legs of the chair trying to screw in the nails in and it was impossible to keep the circle foot rest part of the stool in place to put the nails through. I'm sure these details are more than you'd like to read about, but I'm so proud of it!

I have a feeling that this summer will be a good one. Danielle Unger is moving in this weekend and I never thought we'd be roommates. I'm looking forward to getting to know her better. I still need a job, but God is so good and He has provided my mother with a nursing job back home so that buys me some time to find one here in Tampa. Classes start on Monday and I don't know how I'm going to take these classes seriously...Spring semester JUST ENDED!

This is random, but on the way home from home yesterday (translation: on the way to Tampa from Ormond yesterday), I stopped at Chic-fil-a next to my apartment. Ordinarily when I ask for the honey-roasted bbq sauce, they give me maybe 2 packets. The guy at the window put 7 packets in my bag!!!!!! hahahahahaha I don't know what to do with this much sauce! Of course I'm saving it, but my goodness...what on earth was he doing putting that much into my bag?

Tonight's goal: fall asleep by 2am.

<3rach

Alone

Without Eli I feel really alone. I came home to surprise my Mom for Mother's Day and I'm so glad I did for a few reasons. First, I'm glad she was so happy to see me (that always feels good). But I don't think I could have been in Tampa without him for a whole week. I hate being apart!
I just wanted to blog real quick--I'm waiting for my parent's to get ready for church tonight. That's the only thing that's going to cheer me up, I think.


funny quote by Danielle (my sister): she dresses like a french hooker


hahahah! I liked the added "french" adjective.

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I have a growing blister on the bottom of my left foot. My feet are always calloused over so this is pretty amazing that I have a blister on the BOTTOM of my foot...I don't know where I was going with this.

This is my first blog since I've turned 21. Heather and I's party was a hit! There were about 20 guests that met us at Chilis and I had a strawberry mango margarita. SO GOOD! I've been thinking about it every since (for 3 days now). It feels good to be 21 because I feel like it's the last big birthday I'm going to have besides 50, which is big because you're then halfway to 100! I got a little silly, but I honestly believe I was so happy because so many of my friends were able to come celebrate with me. The next day was Mother's Day. After church I decided it would be appropriate to drive back home to Ormond Beach, Fl. and surprise my mom. She was VERY surprised to say the least. She kept smacking my leg (in a non-abusive way) and kept saying, "awww".


So now, I'm still in Ormond Beach, spending time with my family. Eli left for a week-long road trip with his friends from high school that he grew up with. I think they'll have a good time---I'm just praying that God really protects them because when they get together, they have the tendency to be...adventurous. I'll probably go back to Tampa sometime on Wednesday because my roommate Sarah is moving out and my friend Dani is moving in for a few months. I think it'll be a good time. I don't know Dani very well yet, but we will be sharing a wall this summer so I think we'll know each other too well when it's all said and done haha!



Anywho, it is now 3:41am and I am still awake because I am a crazy person.
night!
<3rachel

Summer Prayer

I need a job.

I've said it over and over again and though I've been praying for one, for whatever reason, God hasn't put one out there for me to snag yet. I have an interview tomorrow so whoever reads this, please pray that either I get it or that God would provide me with one (especially now since I am OFFICIALLY done with school for the semester).

I'm also thankful for the group at Holy Trinity that I'm getting to know through the book study on Tim Keller's, "The Reason for God". It's not an "easy" read by any means, but it's simple enough. He writes in a way that makes me feel like he's just conversing about his ministry and what he's learned. It's really interesting.
This week after the book study, a group of us are having another "Settlers of Catan" party. I'm super excited, like the nerd I really am haha.

I'm also excited about turning 21. Heather Atha and I are having a joint party at Chilis (everyone's invited). It's at 6:30pm, Saturday May 8th. I already know what I'm going to order! and at midnight, since I know I'll be awake from the Catan party, I want to have a glass of the wine my dad bought me for my birthday. It's called "Riesling" and it's a German wine. Dad says that its pretty amazing and he thinks I'll love it. I hope he's right!

I just wanted to blog real quick about the job interview so those of you who read, can pray!
Thanks

<3 rach

May is Love

May is the best month of the year. I turn 21 in just 3 days! Also, everyone else is happy because most people who graduate in the spring graduate in May :)

Eli and I went to Taco Bell tonight for dinner and we had to wait in the drive-thru line for about 10-15 minutes. We were only the second car in line, but the mini-van in line ahead of us didn't know what they wanted and they had a van full of kids screaming in the back. The Taco Bell is actually a Pizza Hut too so you can order from either menu at the same window. They ordered 3 pepperoni pizzas then argued that they wanted the "kids" size pizzas and the poor teller was trying to explain that the personal pizzas were all one size. So then they wanted to cancel one of the pizzas and they wanted some bacon burrito? I couldn't hear everything over the engines of the other 5 cars behind ME wanting their food...and Eli was whining about the population being too retarded.

Needless to say, they pulled up to the window, retrieved their 4 bags of food, and then started to drive away without the large drink they ordered so they had to reverse and the driver didn't go back far enough and was reaching BACKWARDS for the giant fountain drink and almost dropped it. The best part was, I hadn't pulled up at all and he had the same amount of room to back up and take is drink in peace.


I like to think that the people in the van were just having a bad day.