CONGRATS!

OMG, I just visited all of the other student interns' websites and they are AMAZING! You guys did an excellent job! I am so very fortunate to have gotten the chance to meet and work with such intelligent, driven, unique individuals. It's strange b/c I felt like I knew a lot about all of you, but after going through your webpages I actually got a real feel of your personalities...outside of work. I guess everyone has there own story to tell.

A CHEESY NOTE TO ALL THE INTERNS...

Rick, I am so glad that you were able to be yourself and finally let your friends in on your experiences in life and how they have shaped you into the person you are today. Being honest with yourself and your friends probablly feels pretty liberating...so congrats on that. I'm sure it was difficult for you, but YOU DID IT! Everyone has a past, you can't escape it, but it's what you make out of it. In your case, your past has made you a strong, determined individual. I'm sure you'll make a great cardiac surgeon one day.

Julie, you are one funny girl. The "frilly dresses"...I TOTALLY understand...for some odd reason my mom would dress me in those dresses....for lack of a better word...b/c they weren't really dresses they were fashion hazards...that were the most uncomfortable thing in the world!More seriously, I think your interest in archaeology is pretty awesome. It's very rare you come across someone who is interested in discovering ruins and learning about ancient cultures and civilizations. It's cool that you want to be a diplomat to the UN...I mean how often do you hear someone say that! I hope you reach all your dreams...I know you will actually...keep on smiling.

Melissa, you're the first girl I have met who lists "shopping" as her least favorite thing to do...haha. I find your fascination with Xena hilarious. Transferring schools so many times must have been difficult but you took it with stride. When you first said you were majoring in equine studies...to be honest I had no idea what that meant..but it's such a cool major. I always wanted to learn how to ride horses, just never got the chances...maybe you can teach me one day.

Matt, I had no idea you had such a sense of humor. Your blog entries were quite entertaining to read b/c most of the time they were completely random. I would have never guessed you were a cry baby as a child..and the fact your dad worried that you would be teased...makes it even more funny. Ice skating? Dance? haha who knew? I didn't know you were interested in English and history...for some reason I thought you were always a science person. Oh yeah...what's up with referring to yourself in the third person in your biography? The story of a king...haha...umm hmm.

Tarrez, you have the prettiest smile! Working with you I got to see your more outgoing, spirited side but from your biography I saw another side to you. I am so proud of all your accomplishments. You have worked so hard to escape social pressures and your determination as a child to do well in everything is truly inspiring. Like you, I turned to my faith when I was feeling sort of doubtful and unsure of things. I hope that God gives you many joys and that you future is prosperous.

TINAAA!!! haha...awwww....When I was reading your biography I could picture everything so vividly. You sitting in your kindergarden class and simply smiling..barely talking...aw..TOO CUTE! It's weird b/c I think since I am one of the youngest Urdu was my second language and my relatives would always ask my parents why I never spoke urdu and it was b/c the older sibs knew english and so that's what I spoke. When my grandpa came from India I learned Urdu like in two months or something and I tought him English...funny...just thought I'd tell you. I'm so glad I met you in orchestra, 7th grade, where we mutually sucked at playing the violin! Well you know how amazing I think you are....or else why would I have been friends with you for so long? You're goofy, beautiful, intelligent and totalllyyyy cool...haha.

I'm done...this is so cheesy, forgive me...haha.

I'M DONE!

yay! I'm done with my website!!!! *sighz*

Wow, so this week is our last week. I can't believe how fast this summer has gone by. In a few weeks I'll be off to college....kinda of a scary thought....and I'll be living on my own.

I have to order a laptop for school...any suggestions on a reliable notebook computer for the year? Whatelse...x-tra long twin comforters...haha.

I'm out.

M & M

The other day Julie fed a squirrel some M&M's...and we watched the squirrel eat them...it was amusing. blah

Valpo Trip

I know it's actually been a few days since the Valpo trip but I just now found time to update. I thought it was a beautiful library, the architecture was awesome and the food was good too. I enjoyed the tour of the library, especially the automatic book thing. Also the posters the Valpo students made were a cute idea. The presentation by the students was well done. The movie that was presented, Lord of the Librarians? was hilarious! I'm done for now.

bye.

Heat Wave

My goodness, it is so hott outside it's ridiculous! I had to walk to the BIC this morning and afternoon and I felt like I was fried into a shish kabob. My second day in the BIC wasn't so bad. The people down there seem to be pretty laid back, which is nice. I got to work at exactly 8 am but the BIC was still closed, so I waited for about 15 minutes and Scott came and opened the doors. I continued where I left off last week with the inventory check, which I again finished rather quickly. Then I did something called SPSS? I don't remember exactly what it's called but I was recording the comments an audience had to a presentation by Stephen Hayes. I cleaned up some shelves for an open house that is going to be held there and then I was off. I am now in payroll, enjoying the luxury of AC.

peace.

Rainy Days

The Chicago trip was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed the tour of the Chicago Public Library. It was so nice to see people actually utilizing the facilities and resources the library has to offer. Walking the streets of the downtown with Eirene was also blast. She made the bus ride there and back quite entertaining as well. We'd been planning a trip out to Chicago for awhile and Thursday happened to be the most opportune time.

Lucky me I got to sleep in the next day, since we didn't have to be at work until 10:00. It was raining really hard by the time I left the house, I was just hoping that I wouldn't have to walk in it. Fortunately by the time I got to Hesburgh the rain wasn't so bad. Liz drove us to the Career Center so we wouldn't have to walk which was nice...we're a lazy bunch. I didn't even know that there was something called a career center. I mean it's pretty cool that there's a place to go to help find a person find a job or build a resume.

On our way to lunch the rain started up again, CRAZY-style. I felt so prepared b/c I had an umbrella. It never occured to me to grap an umbrella before leaving the house, but someone was nice enough to lend me theirs. As I was leaving La Fortune a bird pooped on my shirt. Quite a misfortunate event, but what can you do. Life goes on.

Until next time...

I'm out.

Late

Today my new schedule started. It's not so bad thus far, except everyone I work with is in some meeting which leaves me time to update my blog. I had to check the inventory but that didn't take to long. I have highlighter marks all over my hands b/c I was using highlighters to cross off the books on the list.

I woke up at 7:30 today!!! I was running really late but I ended up getting out of the house a little earlier than usual (not sure how, but I did). So I was thinking I'd make it to work on time even though BIC is quite a hike from where I park. I guess my brain wasn't functioning or something because while I was driving I ended up on Juniper, which is obviously closed...and I KNEW that!!! I guess I was so confident that I'd make it to work on time that I got screwed in the end. To make the long story short, I got to work 10 minutes late due to my lack of attention to where I was going. I guess that's what I get for waking up late. ah well.

Later gators!