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| Sooo it's been a while. If you're living under a rock then you may not know that Levi and I broke up. I'm not going to go into the details here, but if you don't know the story and want to, you can call me. I'm at the point where rehashing it doesn't bother me as much as it did three months ago. I will say that it's been interesting figuring out who I am NOT in the context of what it means to someone else. I hope I can get a better hold of who I am so that in my next relationship, I don't lose as much of myself.
I've graduated from UMKC. I'm officially a college graduate with a Bachelor's degree in psychology. It's exciting stuff. I've been spending my days writing letters of intent for graduate school applications and procrastinating such work. Good times.
Fam is good. Phil is graduating from high school this year which is weird. He was the lead in the musical at Park Hill and he rocked it. Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady...sigh...it was a good time. Jeff is going through some stuff but taking the proper steps to be happy and heatlthy. Things are not so great with my dad. Again, not going into details here but if you really want to know, gimme a call or shoot me an email and we'll chat.
Today should be a good day. Starbucks (which I know is blasphemous [sp?] as I work at an independent coffee place, but if they would open independent places by my house, then I could get my coffee guilt free. I need my coffee in the morning people!), grad school stuff, work this afternoon, ballet tonight, and coffee with Ms.Molly Meers this evening after ballet. It's a full day and that's how I like it.
I haven't been to ballet in quite some time and I'm looking forward to it. I will be very sore tomorrow, but ballet always helps me feel centered and it clears my mind. Lately I've been a bit cloudy. Not depressed really, but cloudy and kinda confused about some things. Ballet should help this.
Grad school is hopfully looming in the distance. I feel confident that I'll get in somewhere, but it is up in the air as of right now. I'm applying to MU, KU, Avila, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Washington University in St. Louis, and Loyola in Chicago. I'm still not sure if I want to move away from KC even though I feel like it would be an amazing opportunity for me. I guess just because I get in somewhere doesn't mean I have to attend. I will figure it all out once I find out where I've been accepted. Any thoughts on my choices? Leave em in the comments.
Okay kids, this ended up being much longer than I anticipated. Leave comments, call me, email me, and we'll talk. Coffee is beckoning me. Adios
Newman
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| I got a new car. 2000 Hyundai Elantra, less than 60,000 miles on it and it's silver, little and cute! Her name is Gladys. That's all. | | |
| Are you God's black friend?Hello people... School is pretty good albeit stressful as all hell...I am taking a short break from reading about Karen Horney (first feminist-ish psychologist/theorist). I had my first round of tests and did pretty well. I got a certificate in the mail saying that I made the Dean's List for the third semester in a row. Go me! Life is pretty good...I started dancing more again. I love it and am so glad I am getting more into it. I started taking hip hop at a new place because the place where I was taking got a new teacher and I didn't like him. This place said that if one of them died I would be on their competition squad...if someone dies...I don't think they know how old I am...I am definitely too old to compete...I think. Anyway it's fun. Wednesday was really great last week. I ran into Steven Long at Muddy's and we hung out for a while and caught up. It was nice to talk to him. He is a very smart fellow and has many entertaining tales about South Africa. It was good times. Also on Wednesday I hung out with my friend Tiffany who I haven't seen in ages. I kinda thought she might be dead...turns out she was just hiding for while. Anyway, she seems happy and we had a great day out and about. A new show at the New Theatre starts next week and I am looking forward to going to opening with everyone. We always have a good time at the shows...I just need to buy a new outfit...dress, skirt, oh which to pick....maybe a dress for the show but a skirt for just having...oh decisions, decisions... :) That's all. This was longer than I thought! Kisses Newman PS. Keep watching Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip even thought its not coming back for second season, and the Sarah Silverman Program is HILARIOUS (as Matt Anderson would say) MUAH! | | |
| Girl put your records on!So.................. One of my professors is doing research on corporal punishment and peoples' ideas surrounding spanking and what not and wants to eventually try to contribute something in the realm of fixing the messed up idea people have that it's okay to hit their kids. I am helping her with this massive project this semester (which will guarantee a kick ass letter of recommendation para mi). Everything was going fine until now... She gave me a bunch of peer reviewed journal articles to read, which is fine. Then, she went through the references for each article and highlighted the ones she wanted me to go into our database and find and print off for the rest of our research team so that we could all read THOSE articles too. Here is where my dilemma begins. I hate the search engines at UMKC especially PsycINFO and OVID. They are basically saying these articles I am trying to find don't exist. They are saying the authors don't exist. They are saying the journals themselves don't exist now nor have they ever existed. I really want to do a good job for this teacher because I adore her and I believe in the project she is trying to lift off the ground. I don't want to disappoint her and I don't want to feel like I am not smart enough to be a part of this team. I KNOW I'm smart enough, I know I'm driven, and I know that any success I get out of this project will ultimately be good for my future (graduate school research and what not). I am just really frustrated and the computer lab is freakin' cold! I swear to god my nipples could cut glass right now! I am going to try and focus on the positive things: 1. Studio 60 starts back up again tonight and Levi and I have a date to watch it later. 2. I have a hip hop class with a new teacher at a fun local studio in about 45 minutes 3. I am doing well keeping up with all my other classes (except Experimental..must get going with my research paper...the topic is whether or not abstinence only education prevents teenage pregnancy..let me give you a hint to my thesis...no...no it doesn't) 4. My hair is super cute since I cut and colored it. 5. I see a skinny peppermint hot chocolate from The Coffee Break in my very near future. Everyone have a great week and keep warm. Have a great semester to those of you still in school! That's all. (Meryl Streep tribute) Newman! PS Everyone buy the Corrine Baily Rae CD...it's freakin awesome! | | |
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