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Sep 15, 2010 05:49PM
good for you Britt! My girl was looking into a chemical engineering exchange in Poland and it is almost completely subsidized by the company she would intern for and the school pays her tuition. However, she is homesick one state away, so she may wait until junior/senior year. If you research countries that are not as popular there are some great opportunities. Also we have the Western University Exchange (WUE). Participating universities in selected majors give a certain number of students in-state tuition to attend their programs. Hawaii is in our exchange! Check to see if NC has that sort of program. You are only young once. DO IT! No regrets!
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I love 'me' time lalala it's the best time of the day.I asked my ma, I texted her, I said, "hey ma, what if I studied abroad in Canada?" and she said, "Are you trying to kill me? You know I got high blood pressure."
I think she didn't call me today 'cause she's mad at me for asking that
Britt wrote: "I love 'me' time lalala it's the best time of the day.I asked my ma, I texted her, I said, "hey ma, what if I studied abroad in Canada?" and she said, "Are you trying to kill me? You know I got h..."
Britt, Congrats on the losing weight.
Sorry for the getting hit on part (unless you're enjoying it, then congrats).
I didn't know (or forgot) you were from NC. Me too!! East, Central, or Mountain area? Like it's such a huge state right? Ha ha.
I'd be sorry to see you go abroad or else where for study. But then again, I really enjoy people who don't fit into stereotypes or just drab normal. (doesn't make much sense, does it?). Ah well, still early, still on 1st cuppa.
Thanks! I'm from Rocky Mount, but I go to school in Chapel Hill.Where are you?
Britt wrote: "Thanks! I'm from Rocky Mount, but I go to school in Chapel Hill.Where are you?"
Yes, where are you? RA wants to know.
Britt, I think he's making a joke about RA gleaning personal details. Sarah Pi made a joke about how he's always asking questions...Phil, post the thread link for her.
If I remember which thread it was I'll come back and post it.
If I remember which thread it was I'll come back and post it.
I liked it too Phil, but I guffawed more than giggled. :)
Ah! I've been out of the loop for too long!
A new baby is coming! A new baby is coming! Yay! I can't tell Facebook yet!
A new niece or nephew. No divine intervention here
UGH why are all of my friends pairing up! I'm about to be the only single one left! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Britt wrote: "UGH why are all of my friends pairing up! I'm about to be the only single one left! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!"So what? You're living YOUR life, not theirs.
FIERCE!
I am quickly becoming the third or fifth wheel in group outings. I don't like this. They don't mean to...shut me out, but I feel it. It could all be in my head, but...gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.Sorry, boys, that you want a girl with my personality, humor, and intelligence, but you don't want the girl to look like me, YOU CAN'T FUCKING HAVE IT ALL, YOU LOUSY FUCKING SONS OF BITCHES SO TAKE WHAT YOU CAN FUCKING GET.
Assholes.
I want to go work out. But the gym is closed. Dammit.I mean, I'm sitting here, and I've been sitting in my dorm with all of the lights out for three hours now. Well, I'm watching a movie now, but yeah. Earlier I was just in my bed in the dark, and that's how I wanted it for that moment. There are so many other things that deserve my attention: schoolwork, finding an extra curricular activity, more schoolwork, maybe finding a job.
Yes, I'm loud, and funny, and intimidating, but that's only because I'm trying to cover up the fact that I'm terribly insecure and I crave attention and affection, and I need it, or I break down because I am such a huge baby. My needs are simple. Love me. That's it. I'm sorry that I don't look like a lovable girl, but I am, and I don't know how else to make them realize that.
okay, I'm done crying. Back to my movie.
Wish I could reach through the screen and give you a hug.
Yes, where are you? RA wants to know. If you guys would just wear the GPS anklets I've sent everyone, I could post that interactive map that shows where any of us are on any given moment...
:: quickly ties bracelet to the leg of a goose heading south::Where am I now RA?
Barb wrote: "I hate that you're made to feel that you're defined by your single/couple status. There's so much more to you than that.
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You're a wise woman, Barb.
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You're a wise woman, Barb.
RandomAnthony wrote: "Yes, where are you? RA wants to know. If you guys would just wear the GPS anklets I've sent everyone, I could post that interactive map that shows where any of us are on any given moment..."
This isn't geocaching.
Well, two of my friends dragged me to the club tonight. It was wack at the beginning, and I'm still not too keen on it, but I got to wear my short skirt! I like my short skirt! Because it's short! And people look at my ass in it!
It was...okay. I mean, I liked dancing, but I didn't like it when the night went on, and there were drunk guys there standing behind the dancefloor watching the girls dance.Oh, and I got cursed out by a drunk guy.
Not just drunk guys, but guys that are...the kind of guys that can't get a woman their own age, so they scope out the undergrads, you know?
Those guys are so nasty. Back in my pre-21 days I used to hang out at this all ages club and there would always be a handful of guys late 20's to mid 40's that would be checking out the high school girls.Sad to say, at least half of them were usually military.
Maybe the show "To Catch a Predator" should start hanging out at those clubs.
Last night was...not so fun with my friends.They decided to play Truth or Dare because we're all middle schoolers, and basically it was a round of "I'm going to ask you this intrusive question because we're all friends and we have no secrets here." When I'm not allowed to have privacy, it's time to get some new friends.
How can I explain to them my bitterness? They really don't get it. And then it was a round of "Hey, let's all talk about our sex lives for two hours." Well, Britt Britt doesn't have a sex life, and girls, I highly doubt he makes you cum every time.
I hate the "awwwws" that I get when they find out that I haven't tongue kissed anyone. "aww isn't that so adorable?" they say. It's not adorable. It's not cute. It makes me cry, they don't understand that.
They call me the innocent one. Innocent? They think I'm alone out of chastity? Fuck them.
STAY FIERCE BRITT! Be proud of who you are and try to understand that if these friends were in truly meaningful relationships, they would not be discussing them so casually. Don't give yourself up just to check it off a score card. It should mean something! ::hugs::
They decided to play Truth or Dare because we're all middle schoolers
Huh? Britt, you're not 11. I'm confused.
Huh? Britt, you're not 11. I'm confused.
I was being sarcastic. I think we're too old to play truth or dare, but my friends just wanted to know everyone's business and/or make Josh (a boy that I've insisted I don't like anymore)kiss me.
Oh, well, you may be right about needing some new friends. Friends who make you uncomfortable on purpose aren't real friends. Better to have one true friend than a dozen friends who aren't kind to you.
I'm really sorry.
I'm really sorry.
Yes, Amelia is wise to the ways of women friends.
OMG everyone! I checked out an iPad from the media resource center, and wow.....this thing is awesome.I really don't want to give it back tomorrow
Okay, now someone wants to give me a makeover because they "know what guys want."A) I'm not going after the 18-22 demographic
B) I don't care what guys want
......my brother's fiancee had a miscarriage...I don't know how to feel.
How about sad? Empathetic?If you can, please send her a card recognizing her loss. I did this when a neighbor miscarried. Two years later, she said mine was the only condolence card she had received, and it had meant a lot to her.
Well, "my brother's fiancee" is an impersonal way to refer to Danielle. We're as close as sisters.And I didn't literally mean that I don't know how to feel. Obviously I'm devastated, but I can't imagine how she or my brother feels right now. I just....don't know how to handle this. We've never had this to happen in our family before.
it is hard to explain how emotionally devastating a miscarriage can be...how far along was she Britt?
A handwritten letter... that's what I did when my cousin (who is like a sister to me) miscarried. Handwritten letters seem a bit more intimate - doesn't have to be on special stationery... I think the more ordinary, the better because then it feels like it was an in-the-moment decision to respond to her miscarriage (I wrote my note on small ruled notepad paper). If you two are close as you say you are... a gesture like this from someone close to her will be what she needs right now. I know that anytime I've gotten a handwritten note of encouragement from someone, I tend to carry it around in my pocket or purse and open it in those moments when the hurt seemed to overwhelm me. And in a way, it made me feel as though that person gave me the encouragement and empathy (or sympathy... whichever was appropriate in that moment) I needed to get through that moment. Because that kind of grief can feel very lonely... and just knowing that one person truly cares makes all the difference. It was another 4 months before I saw my cousin again, and we had a long talk about what she went through with that miscarriage. She had another two miscarriages that followed soon after that first one. I don't know that she would've felt comfortable talking about it with me if I hadn't opened that door for her. I think she wanted an opportunity to talk with someone who would just listen and respect the very personal nature of her grief. BTW, she's very pregnant with her second child and due around Christmas.
i'm sorry for you and your family. what Phil said about recognizing the loss is very important, but they will carry on and must.
Britt wrote: "......my brother's fiancee had a miscarriage...
I don't know how to feel."
Sorry to hear that. But they're young. They can try again, right?
I don't know how to feel."
Sorry to hear that. But they're young. They can try again, right?
They can try again, and I hope they do. I feel like I should be at home with my brother, and if I didn't have so much work to do, I would. Well, I got an A on the shittiest paper I've ever written, and I failed a Spanish test I thought I was well prepared for.
UGH.My mustache wax breaks out my skin. Damn.
I just wanted to look pretty. :(
Britt, after you wax, you need to clean with astringent to close the pores back up before they get yuck inside. That'll cut down the break-outs.
Is it possible to pull a muscle in your skull? I've got a funny knot in the back of my head, like I turned my head too suddenly, but it's been there for two days.
