Leaving Biola ...

Well, I have been at Biola for about a month now. It really doesn't seem that long ...


Week one:
(August 20th) I am leaving for my flight at three. My parents are going to be picking me up and droping me off at the airport. I am too nervous and excited to sleep, and I'd like to sleep during my travels anyways.


It's a longer drive than I remember. Perhaps because now I am trying not to fall asleep. As we get closer, my nervousness increases. After saying my goodbyes to my mom, dad, and brother, I start working my way through airport security.


Six O'clock am. I am in the air and heading towards Cleveland, Ohio. It's a short flight, and when it's over, I walk straight to the next airplane gate that will take me to Los Angeles. Waiting, I read a book and watch the sun rise.


The flight from Cleveland to L.A. is a long flight - maybe it just seems long because I am getting sick, I haven's slept since the yesterday, and people seem like they want to be loud just because it's not a night time flight. But who knows? I am happy they serve breakfast.


The landing seems a bit scary, but it's a safe landing, and now I head to Biola University.


I am left alone here to figure everything out.


(The rest of the week) I have found that I eat twice as much as most people here, unless they make a lot of trips back to get more food, hmm ... I have also found out that the dorm I am staying in is the "geek's dorm," and I like it here.


A huge group from Biola went to the beach. They played a game called Savage Women - a game where the men link together and the women have to pull them apart. There were so many people gathered in this circle, that it looked to me like we were looking in on a fight. When they were done, they were covered in sweat and sand. I was pretty glad that I only watched.


(After the first week) Once classes started, I got real busy real quick. I made some friends, did my school work, and enjoyed being back in California =]

However, I am withdrawing from Biola for financial reasons. I'm sad to go and leave all these people who have become my friends, but I am excited to see what God has in store for me. *smiles* I'll keep you posted ...

This has been Adventures of Average Girl.
Yours truly,

Average Girl

Snapple Lid

This week I found out that Listerine mouthwash and clear nail polish will relieve your skin of itchiness and puffiness (swelling?) caused by bug bites. Knowing this makes me feel like a Snapple lid - full of mostly useless information that makes people go, "Oh? That's cool." Then it is forgotten.

Bee tee dubs, shots are not as bad as they were when I was a kid, or maybe just how bad I thought they were. Also, it is awesome to feel like an adult and kid at the same time. Fill out paperwork ~adult~ Get a shot and get a sucker ~kid~ Awesome.

I've been trying to figure out which is better: being ignored or being forgotten. I haven't decided yet ... probably never will be able to. Ha.

In more exciting news, I recieved my orientation package from Biola. I can register for classes on August third. I can't wait. I also can't believe this is actually happening, but I will be leaving in 19 days. 19 days, my people!

My gaming addiction has subsided and I have given up on my "dream" to be a DDR master. Which is really for the best. *laughs*

Oh! I must say that I love getting a new cell phone number and having people (like 'Matt from Ohio') ask me what I'm wearing. Now that I think of it, I could have had some fun with that. Darn. Maybe next time. *winks*

So, when I am not working, I am watching movies. *smiles* I am giving Shutter Island, Up in the Air, Juno, and Little Miss Sunshine all thumbs up. Although most people that I talked to didn't like the ending to Shutter Island, I thought it was a nice twist. I like that Up in the Air is closer to reality than most movies. Depressing? Yes. Refreshing? Yes. The first time I watched Juno, I didn't like it. But I felt closer to the characters this time and thought it was much better. Lastly, Little Miss Sunshine was different, but I don't think anyone can dispute that it is one of "my kind" of movies.

This has been adventures of Average Girl.

Yours truly,

Average Girl

Keys, Rain, & a Fly

My sister went to Chicago again this weekend (and again did not visit Threadless ... sadness). So it turned out to be another week of work ... and nothing else. *laughs* I did, however, watch a friend's puppy. His name is Henry.

I had some problems getting him from his home. Before I went to work, I stopped by and checked on him. After an uneventful night at work, I went back to pick him up and take him to my house. My sister had left several keys by the front door and having forgotten which one she had told me was our friend's key, I had to find out through the process of elimination. When I was there for the second time I had again forgotten which key it was. I must have been standing at the front door trying all the keys I had for half an hour before the neighbors came out and started videotaping me! May I also add that it had been raining at least half the time I was out there? I called my friend to see if she had a spare key. No luck. I then start thinking to myself that I must have locked it in the house when I was there earlier that day. I call my parents and work to see if I left it at either place. And guess what? I didn't. I empty my bag in the car and tried all the keys I found in there again. I go home and empty the same bag and what would you know? It was right there.

By midnight I finally had Henry and was home. For dinner I made some pitas (courtesy of Katie Walker. Check out her blog at http://countrygirltocareerchef.blogspot.com ). I filled them with sour cream, avacados, cheese, and rice. Mmmm ... delicious. *smiles* Try some! Muahaha!

I closed Saturday night and I just want to tell everyone who comes in 45 minutes to close with a group of twenty people that I CAN'T STAND YOU - I may even loath you a little bit. Everyone please, try and understand that just because a restaurant is open til midnight does not mean that it's a good time for you to show up. Also, the next time you are there I will gratuity you. Yes, even you who just ordered a coke ...

While serving some customers at work, I was about to give them some celery and bleu cheese. As I grab the dish, I see something moving in the bleu cheese ... there was a fly stuck in there! All I could think of was, "There is no way I am going to be able to hide that and get them a new one!" Thankfully, they weren't paying attention, and I managed to hide it. *smiles* Don't let this dissuade you from coming to BWR. *laughs*

This has been adventures of Average Girl.
Your's truly,

Average Girl

Going to the Doctor ...

I have been wanting to start a blog for some time now. Though my life may be average and mundane, I think that every story is worth telling. I am Average Girl, and these are my stories.

Well, today I had to go to the doctor for a physical. I feel pretty new in town still. After living here for five months, I haven't really done much exploring. It feels like all I do is work (Yay BWR...). So, of course, I can't find the place. I had to call my dad and try to figure out where in the world I was supposed to go. Although I got there twenty minutes after my scheduled appointment, I didn't feel too bad becasue my dad had no clue where to go either.

The nurse calls me in and the next thing I know I am being asked to pee in a cup. "Um... Can I have some water?" And just for your information, I find it a very difficult thing to do. I also had my blood drawn for the first time, and it wasn't even close to being as bad as I thought it would be. Though, next time I think I will tell them that my blood type is IB positive ... "I be positive they ain't touching me with no needle."

This has been Adventures of Average Girl.
Yours truly,

Average Girl