Spring hodgepodge

1. Sunday was the first day of spring. So they say. Ahem.

What is your favorite outdoor springtime activity?

- I love picnics! I'm usually not a big outdoorsy person, but I'd have a picnic on Memory Mall at school every day if I could. *note to self - call Keegan and schedule a picnic next week

2. Who would you want to come into your kitchen to cook dinner for you?

- Buddy from Cake Boss! He apparently makes fantastic pizzas and of course he'd have to bake me a delicious cake too. If Buddy was busy, I'd call Rachel Ray. While a lot of people find her annoying, I find her sweet and funny. Her food always looks so delicious too.

3. When did you last fly a kite?

- I honestly can't remember.... I'm sure I took the Germans kite flying when they were here a couple years ago, but I can't remember the details.

4. What topic puts you to sleep faster than anything?

- Physics and engineering. Most of my friends are science majors and I can't stand listening to them talk about their coursework. It just bores me to the bones. I try to get excited for them, but in the back of my head I'm thinking "Why in the world would you enjoy that?"

5. Which flowers do you associate with specific people, places, or events?

- Poppies remind me of music class in elementary school. My music teacher was slightly crazy but every year she'd put on a fantastic Veteran's Day celebration complete with a poppy flower for each and every student.

6. What significant historical events took place during your elementary school days?

- John Glenn went to the moon again when I was in 2nd grade. He became the first person to fly on both the Mercury and the Shuttle missions. He is also the oldest person to go to space.

In 5th grade, the World Trade Centers/Pentagon were hit. I remember it being a Tuesday, because I was in GSP. My GSP teacher told us what was happening but then proceeded to say "But I think it's all a lie. The news stations don't know what they're talking about." I'm not sure if she was trying to comfort us, or if she was seriously that ignorant. But I lost respect for her that day.

I'm also still afraid of low flying planes (unless I'm near an airport).

7. Do you swear? Do you pseudo-swear? (You know crap, shoot, friggin'?)

- I do. I really shouldn't and I'm trying to replace my swears with pseudo-swears, but it's really difficult. It's an 11 year habit.

8. Insert your own random thought here.

- This week has been extremely stressful. I took an astronomy exam today, I have three group projects due soon, an online music module, and an online technology module to complete, and I was supposed to be able to sign up for classes on Friday. Turns out, I can't sign up until I take a test and gain entrance into the College of Education. I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do about that, but my friend Whitney is in the same boat as me, so we'll figure it out together if we aren't able to get overrides.