Last weekend my boyfriend got a new chocolate lab puppy! She's so cute, her name is cocoa. Over the weekend I usually go to the gym to workout, but this weekend I was too lazy to do any working out, so I carved pumpkins instead. My sister and her boyfriend had their own pumpkin and me and my boyfriend had our own. We decided to make siamese twins! next week i might be able to post an actual picture of ours, our pumpkins weren't the same size, so it was a little harder to do.

Friday

I don't have any classes tomorrow, i'm so excited! I'm going to my sister's volleyball game tomorrow with my parents and we'll probably go to Olive Garden!! Then Saturday I'm having a surprise birthday party for my boyfriend!! i'm so excited, i also get to see Kallie ( my best friend from home) :)

Thursday

I don't have any class tomorrow! My psychology professor has the flu and we don't have English :) All I have to do is go to psychology study session and do my assignments for English... :) I might go get my halloween costume tomorrow! I'm so excited for the weekend!

Pink Ribbon Overkill

In an editorial for the daily finance, aimee picci, writer and editor with 15 years of experience ranging from feature magazine pices to covering newspaper television and advertising segments, expresses her opinion on breast cancer campaigns. she thinks the pink-ribbon movement has gone too far, with companies seeking higher sales from cause-related pakcaging- without pledging much, if any, in return...




Picchi, Aimee. "Pink Ribbon Overkill: Are Companies Exploiting Breast Cancer Campaigns. " Dailey Finance" 12 Oct. 2009: n. pag. Web. 18 Oct. 2009. /

The truth about Tibet

almost 50 years ago Tibetans lived in slavery until the chinese forces liberated them. satury is now "Serf Liberation Day" in Tibet. the chinese invaasion forced the dalai lama to flee with thousands of followers to seek autonomy via peace means. last weekend, sounth african gov't refused the dalai lama a vis for a peace conference last weekend. china has always wanted to crush tibetans. in 1995, they kidnapped the dalai lama's young chosen successor. however, trying to crush different opinions (like the dalai lama's on peace) is not such a good idea, with the interent being such a big deal these days. when the dalia lama dies his control over emotions will stay with him.

"The truth about Tibet." USA Today n.d.: Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 13 Oct. 2009.

so, my sister and i are fans of the beatles and last night i sent this to her... we seriously watched it like 15 times and every time it made us laugh! :)

"remember... to ret* her into your heart!"

Ishmael Beah

" The first time in my life I had my own room. Most poeple would take this for granted. For me it was absolutely intriguing!"(Beah, 2009) I find it hard to believe that someone could go from having to go fetch their water for a bath to living in a hotel room years later. For Ishmael to go, as a child, from war to New York writing a book is miraculous! It must be like a dream to him, or at least it had to seem like a dream at first. I seriously find it so unfathomable that today, for him to come from a child in war, he is standing in front of hundreds of students talking about his book he wrote and what he had to go through to get here. Kudos to Ishmael Beah!!

A Fantastic Weekend!

This weekend I went home and got to see my best friend, boyfriend, family, my cat!! I love going home. It was so relaxing and fun. Although, on my way back my roommate informed me that she had been sick all weekend, so i havent been able to stay in my dorm at all. meaning i don't have any of my books or clothes available all the time. which sort of sucks, because it makes me late to my classes (like today). it makes everything stressful , as if it's not already. i can't wait until tomorrow is over, because i only have two classes thursday and one class friday. then i get to see travis (my boyfriend) all weekend!! :) and go to my sisters volleyball tournament.

Free Write

as the winner of americas got talent went onto the stage with excitement raging inside him, the crowd roared at his accomplishments. on the otherside of the tv screen, however, was the complete oposite. nestled in my parents bed, i was mearly enjoying the show, when the tv got silent. no voices were heart and i could only hear the house creeking. my dad said, " we found a lump on your mom, and we're not sure what it is'. in that second i felt as if my heart had been disconnected from my body.

Five Favorite Movies

Right now, my favorite movies are;

1. Fight Club
2. PS. I love you
3. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
4. (500) Days of Summer
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind