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Archive for November, 2007

Back from Thanksgiving

Posted in All Things American, Honors Anyone?, Research and such, UMBC, Who Am I?, tagged , , on November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Ah Turkey Day … I miss you already! Stuffing … pumpkin cheesecake … mashed potatoes … did I mention stuffing? Unfortunately for us this year, I’m pretty sure my mama made the stuffing according to the “in the bird” directions instead of the stove top directions … meaning that it puffed up in our [...]

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When I grow up … oh snap! I did!

Posted in UMBC, Who Am I?, tagged , , , on November 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Now we all know that an adult is anyone over 18 years of age. Well, as all of you high schoolers will soon realize, it takes a while to realize that you’re an adult and have it actually sink in. Some days, the distinction between professional staff and student staff at my on-campus [...]

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Not quite singin’ in the rain …

Posted in Abroad and Back Again, UMBC, tagged , on November 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

So today was a rainy day … and not the fun kind of rainy day that makes you think of Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds either.  It was cold and wet and I got splashed on by a car as I was crossing the street to campus … ugh!  On the bright side, I finally [...]

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Star Trek Strikes Back!

Posted in All Things American, Research and such, UMBC, tagged , , on November 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Now I know I’m mixing my sci-fi, but I’m allowed.  Round two of my episode analysis has begun!  So far,
Star Trek: Enterprise – 1     Vanessa – 0
I think I’m mostly just trying to do too much at once.  Last time I watched these episodes, I was trying to look at plot, aesthetics, count [...]

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Mentors

Posted in All Things American, Honors Anyone?, Research and such, UMBC, tagged , , , on November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Recently, I’ve been thinking about all the different people here at UMBC that have really been mentor figures for me.  Some have certainly been more aware of their influence than others, but either way, let me give a few shout outs real quickly …
Hooray for Rebekah, Laura, MoMo, Dale, Yvette, Doug, Lee, Etoy, Lisa, Jill, [...]

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Sniffle … sniffle …

Posted in Research and such, UMBC, Who Am I?, tagged , , , on November 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I think I’m getting sick … boohoo! There is nothing worse than being sick as an adult. I miss having my Mama take care of me when I got sick as a kid! I got soup and television and blankets and she wrote notes for me to miss school …. aaahhh [...]

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We won!

Posted in Honors Anyone?, UMBC, Whistle While You Work, tagged , on November 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Team Jia totally won the scavenger hunt!!! HOORAY!!!! I knew my team was the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We won a pizza party!!!!

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I’m about to kirk out …

Posted in All Things American, Research and such, Who Am I?, tagged , , , , , , on November 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

If you’re wondering where I’ve been the last few days, no worries, I am alive. I have been working on my senior research project for AMST 490 allllllllll weekend. I did spend some time doing other fun stuff, like going to As You Like It with the Honors College (where a UMBC alum [...]

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Halloween!!! Actually, I guess today is All Saints Day …

Posted in Honors Anyone?, UMBC, tagged , , , , on November 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Happy Belated Halloween! If there is one holiday this campus loves, it is Halloween. We start celebrating a week before and keep going until a week later. I never feel like I’ve wasted my time on a costume here since I generally end up wearing it about a MILLION times (plus, last [...]

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