The Wackos in Milwaukee...I tell ya....

Throughout the past few days I have encountered a few very strange, weird, bizzare, incredibly wacko people in Milwaukee.

The one fresh in my mind happened only an hour or so ago. I was on my way to class, minding my own business when I saw a box walking towards me on the street.

no joke. a box.

A person had themselves decked out in cardboard boxes. some for his arms, legs, feet, body, and head. of course he had 2 holes for his eyes....but there he was. I wasn't too uncomfortable with it...that is, until I had to stand next to him while we waited for the light to change.

Not quite sure why he was dressed like that, kinda weird.






The second weird thing that happened was a bit more interesting, not to say that box man wasn't interesting.

Friday night I went out, painted the town red so-to-speak, in Milwaukee. By the end of the night we ended up at Axel's. Everything was going fine, we were just sitting around, I was standing against the wall.

Then, a guy comes walking up to me with his hand out for me to shake and he was staring at me really weird. I was hesitant to shake his hand, and was trying to aviod it at all costs. Then my boyfriend and his roommate stepped in front of me and told the guy to get the heck out of there, I didn't want to talk to him.

I thought they were being a little overprotective, until I looked down on the floor to see this weird guy's pants around his ankles. Boxers still on but....no pants.

but this guy would not leave me alone. Finally after a few minutes he walked away.
....until he came back a minute later wanting to shake me hand again. he also was touching Travis' butt saying 'you have a really nice ass, nice ass, i wanna touch your ass'....and thats when shit started to hit the fan.
chris and travis warned him multiple times to leave, but he wouldn't. thats when chris gave him a shove. and there was pushing and shoving for a little bit. Chris was ready to crush him, but we left. and the guy followed us out the bar and was following us...all the while staring at me really weird, his eyes fixed on me.


Weird! and Creepy.




Some people, I tell ya.

Update

So, since my last post I've been frantically looking at ways to try to graduate still after my Fall semester, writing out classes and schedules and basically getting very stressed out and frustrated.

The same day I found out my bad news I started to get a bad sore throat, which has now turned into a bad cold.

Coincidence? I think not....

More like stressed to the max = you get sick.

So I went to my advisor today to try to straighten things out. ...Good news!
I have Many Many Many options.

In summary, I can either graduate in Fall, Winterum, or Spring--depending on how I go about doing things. AND, I can also come out of it with an English minor as well...depeinding on how I go about doing things.

To graduate in Fall I will need:
To take my summer internship for 4 credits (260 hrs in 12 weeks)
Take a 3 credit online course
And 15 credits in Fall

to graduate in Winterum I will need:
Summer internship for 4 credits
18 credits left...so 15 in fall, 3 in winterum

and I just need 2 classes left for an english minor, so instead of taking the bullshit classes, I would take "real" ones for the minor.

So now I just need to make a decision.

Screwed over

I am extremely extremely pissed off right now. Excuse me if I go off on a swearing rampage in the middle of this.

So, I go to my Journalism advisor today to double check that I can still graduate next December, a semester early. She looks at my stuff....yep, I'm good to go after 2 more JMC classes and a natural science from the L&S department.

THEN, I told her how my friend is in the same situation as me, 15 credits left, one graduating in December, and gets to register today when I register on May 2nd. We go to the front office to see why this is. As we get my answer (because I have junior academic status, so juniors go last. such bullshit)

THEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! she says, " I don't see how you can graduate in December, you only have 99 credits and you need 120 to graduate.

So Apparentely, my fucking L&S advisor forgot to mention to me the "graduation requirements." he just told me "you need one more natural science and you'll be done here." So, instead of taking 3 classes next fall, I need to drag it out over the course of 2 fucking semesters. and what do I have to put inbetween those classes you ask?

oh, nothing much, just some bullshit ballroom dancing, pottery making, floral arrangement, fucking body sense classes. bullshit fillers that will satisfy uwm's "graduation requirments."

you know, this would have been nice to know about a LONG fucking time ago. My "advisor" did a very poor job in advising me. I would have taken an extra class this semester, one last winterum....in order to graduate in fall.

and since a JMC class is only open to graduating seniors, I have to wait until spring to take it now, along with some fucking yoga, pilates, or some other shit like that.

what a fucking waste of time and money.

pissed off.


so pissed.

Counting down the days

3 more weeks of school. Things are winding down for sure, but I've still got to set my nose to the grindstone and finish strong. I'm offically done May 10th. Even before exams start. Which is sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

But I've got papers and presentations to keep me busy till then. I will be smiling all day on May 10th after 2:45 pm.

VA Tech

What a horrible thing to happen.
There have been so many undated reports since Monday. It seems as though every time I log on to yahoo.com there's more and more information being revealed. Although it is entirely possible and probable that there have been more school shootings since Columbine and the copycats after that, things have been pretty quiet regarding that matter.
But now its started up againg. After Cho Seung-Hui went on his rampage Monday, I believe the copycats will come out. there have already been cases. my boss was just telling me about a schoo in MN where a student was arrested after finding that a note he wrote saying (summarized) "First VA Tech, now (school's name)." and how he wanted to beat the "record" and kill 100.
How sickening. That just pisses me off. People are unhappy with their own lives so they take it out on innocent bystandards.
I understand that he was made fun of, a shy guy, and pushed around a lot....but punch a pillow, go to counseling...don't go crazy and kill innocent people.
The pictures he sent the news station are just plain creepy. Him holding a gun to his head. Pointing the gun. and then there was one of a coffee cup next to a memorial with writing on it. it said that because of the coffee, the person was late to class where most of the shooting took place and it saved the persons life. wow. thats weird.

Hurray!

Hurray! I got an internship!

As of May 14th, I will be working at Milwaukee's Lifestyle Magazine as their intern. The perks you ask? No pay (of course...), but...free gas card! (probably because I'll be driving all around and running errands....but hey, I'll take it rather than spend $3.00/ gallon.

What's cool is that I'll be working in a lot of departments. Writing, editing, going on photoshoots(i'm excited about this one), promotings, and marketing departments. I'll be exposed to everything so I can narrow down what I want to do.

Very Exciting.

And I get my own office cubical. (movin on up, to the east side, to a deeelux apartment in the skkkkkyyy!)

And I can hopefully can stay through till next fall..then I graduate...then...job? Maybe a job w/ them if I like it and all goes well....we'll see!

Hurray!!!! Good news

After watching one of my favorite shows, "Little People Big World" on TLC, I really have the urge to travel. In their most recent episode, the Roloff Family goes on a family trip to Hawaii. The sunset, bright colors, sandy beaches, and fun things like zip lining in the forest, scuba diving and tasty looking dinners.
It really made me want to jump on a plane right now and be somewhere other than here.
Maybe when I graduate in December I'll just travel around Europe for awhile. Go to Italy, Greece, Spain, maybe some Africa action.
My friend, Mary has been ALL over the world. For a couple summers in high school she went to South America to Brazil and Argentina for a church thing...and last semester she was in Spain and went Everywhere..the pictures were amazing. Now shes on a semester at sea. She's starting from the Puerto Rico and is ending in China. How cool is that? Here's a list of places she has been JUST this year:
- Spain
- Morocco
- Italy
- Great Britian
- Czech Repbulic
- Switerland
- France
- Bahamas
- Puerto Rico
- Brazil
- South Africa
- Maritius
- India
- Malaysia
- Vietnam
- Hong Kong
- China
- Japan

wow. I'm so jealous. She's gonna be so exposed to so many different cultures. I hope I get to go somewhere exciting soon, otherwise I'll go crazy.

Family Guy

I'd like to take a moment to talk about Family Guy.

I've come to really almost religously watch Family Guy at night, 10 pm. I must admit, I was skeptical about it at first, I thought it was something like King of the Hill or some lame show like that, but after watching many episodes, all thanks to Chris for getting me hooked, I love it. It's like the simpsons but 10 times better and more funny.

I got Chris a Family guy desk calendar for xmas that he's brought to work with him. They have questions and answers about episodes or characters and funny little saying from characters on each day that are absolutely hilarious. I've begun collecting the really good ones that Chris bring home with him and showcasing them on my walls.

All the characters are so great. I think I would say Stewie is my favorite. He's so evil and says the funniest things. Whoever does the writing for the show are geniouses. I wish i would have known about how good it was before. I'm going to buy seasons for sure, Chris and I have already gone through a whole season, so I need to buy the next one.

Internship Hunting

So, the internship hunt continues. I've come to realize that through my project for my advertising 524 class I am interested in event planning. My sub major is Advertising and Public Relations. I never thought that I would go into public relations. I didn'think I was that kind of person, but since planning my client's 25th anniversary event, I really like it.

So instead of trying to find a magazine internship, I'm going to go for a special events one instead. I googled some stuff and a site took me to a WisconsinJobs site. I searched for internships and found lots of special events for the summer. I'm going to be calling in a few minutes to see if they still need people, then hopefully send my resume, get an interview, get offered the internship...and then everything will be awesome!

Internship Hunting

So, the internship hunt continues. I've come to realize that through my project for my advertising 524 class I am interested in event planning. My sub major is Advertising and Public Relations. I never thought that I would go into public relations. I didn'think I was that kind of person, but since planning my client's 25th anniversary event, I really like it.

So instead of trying to find a magazine internship, I'm going to go for a special events one instead. I googled some stuff and a site took me to a WisconsinJobs site. I searched for internships and found lots of special events for the summer. I'm going to be calling in a few minutes to see if they still need people, then hopefully send my resume, get an interview, get offered the internship...and then everything will be awesome!

Perfect Day

Saturday. What a perfect day for a Brewer game. I had never tailgated before, so I was excited at the idea. Some beer, some brats, some friends, some ball...sounds nice, right?

Well picture standing out in the 20 degree weather, snowing, too cold to even get a buzz! Instead of hanging out in the parking lot, we were huddled together by the grill trying to keep warm. My toes and fingers were so numb and my lips started to turn blue. It was a complete miserable day.

So, I went took a nap in my nice warm bed as soon as I got home. I've never been more happy to be in my bed. Ever!!!

what to do, what to do

Well, since I haven't talked about my situation with my roommate lately, let me fill you in:

Yep, still not talking really. Do you call it talking if we say "hi" or "hey" and then "bye." I'm always in my room typing and editing and she's either at class or work or across the hall. Then i just go to bed, and its the same thing every day. Over and over. I think things might be better when we're not living together and roommates. At least I hope so.

Cause this is what I'm thinking. I'm going to have to learn to be with her on occasions, I'm dating her brother and I dont see us not seeing each other for awhile, maybe ever even. So I need to be able to be with her sometimes. Just right now its awkward as hell.

Chris invited me to go to Madison with his family next weekened for a whole weekend, his cousin just had a baby and they're going to check little Jack out and go out to the bars and whatnot. I would consider going, only erika will be there. and a whole weekend with her idk if i can handle. it's horrible and i hate it. and I'll have tons of work to do as well..so we'll see, idk.

ahhh,crap.

Takin Care of Business

Ah, yes!

Today my group and I met with our client and proposed a lot of things. Recap: We're planning a Donor Recognition event for Adoption Resources of Wisconsin's (non-profit) 25th anniversary.

So what did we get approved?
- the venue
- the entertainment
- the memento
- the save-the-date cards, agenda, invitations, and RSVP cards

YAY!!! I'm so excited because I can taste the end of this project...and now I'm actually starting to enjoy it and I can't wait for the end product when we're finished with everything and we present it to the class. Because I'm proud of our work and I want to show it off!!

I can't believe tommorow is Thursday. This week flew by.

Time for some MUCH needed relaxation. :)

heroic dog

this is a crazy story.

A dog saves its owners life when they were choking on an apple. the dog pushed the woman on the floor and jumped up and down on her to dislodge the apple.

wow.