Does it seem a little strange to anyone else that financial aid comes several weeks AFTER the beginning of the semester?
That I have to purchase art supplies several weeks AFTER the class has begun?
Is the government trying to instill gratefulness into the students struggling to better their lives and recieve an education?
OH THANK YOU FOR THE MASSIVE DEBT THREE WEEKS LATE!
What would we do without you stafford loans?
It's phenomenal that one day my account is negative thirty, and positive four thousand the next.
Can't wait to start paying them off.
I think it would be rather intriguing to have school covered based on income, the people who can't afford it now probably won't be able to afford the loan payments either.
Maybe that's why our country is trillions in credit card debt?
Nah!
Friday, January 28, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
My Six Quirks...
Blogacize...
1. Link to the person who tagged you
2. Post these rules on your blog
3. Tell about your six quirks, see below.
4. Tag three bloggers to do the same
5. Leave them a comment to let them know you’ve tagged them
Now for the story of the day....
My Six Quirks:
1) I wear red lipstick when I clean my apartment.
When I was a little girl, my mother used to have me pretend that I was Cinderella, cleaning up for my non-existant spoiled step sisters, to make the horrid task of chores more...fun? Interesting, perhaps just less excruciating?
As an adult the lipstick tends to make me feel a little more dramatic and not so scrubby while I'm getting "down and dirty" of sorts. Let's just say it counteracts my sweatpants and rubber gloves! : D
2) I bite my fingernails.
Although it drives my husband mad, I cannot seem to stop tearing my fingernails off whenever one grows too long. Fingernail clippers scare me...I always feel like I'm going to cut too far back! Yikes! At least I don't use scissors like the main character's mother in "The Black Swan" . (in a theater near you!)
3) I collect random objects from places I've visited, as cheap memory markers.
Instead of buying overpriced snow globes of the Space Needle or shell necklaces from Hawaii, I just pick up
something relatively small to remember the places I've been...I have a memory box half full of squished bottle caps, shells, buttons, traveling pamphlets, maps, keys, and even a decrepit pacifier! I'ts kind of like Ariel, the little mermaid, who has gadgets and gizmos and thingamabobs from the sunken ships of her underwater palace. Just not as romantic...but it does the job!
4) I make collages.
Using newspaper clippings I decorated several portable wood panelings in my apartment and also a few tabletops in collage. I love it! I even sold one to Zumiez (a popular skateboard and apparel franchise) Whenever I am stressed or feeling creative I whip out some glue and posterboard and go at it!
5) I am a PETA fanatic...also a vegetarian of four years.
I adore animals with all of my heart! Especially elephants! The only hunting I approve is from people who eat the meat of their full grown kills and do not display the corpses in their homes as some form of barbaric decor. If you go out in camouflage with the intent to murder an innocent animal and leave it...I can only hope you meet the same fate.
I realize this will not make me very popular in the Midwest but I will not discredit my personal values and morals for friendship. However I am not pushy either...my husband eats meat and that's fine! It's his cholesterol not mine! Just don't expect to see me at Cabela's.
6) I collect "old" movies.
Such as The Blob, Breakfast at Tiffany's, It Happened One Night, Godzilla, Hometown Story, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Casablanca...So on. Black and white films are so enthralling to me! The heart and true acting of America's past time! Back then there was no video altering and false animation, people worked hard to be phenominal singers, dancers, musicians, and actors/actresses to get a chance on the big screen. Audrey Hepburn, James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart, Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable all knew that if you didn't have talent, you didn't have a chance, unlike today where any joe blo with a family connection or money can be on the big screen!
Can't sing? We'll do a voice over! Can't act? We hired a stunt man! Ridiculous. I encourage you to check an Original film out of a newer, remastered movie you love today...It might surprise you how great it is!
Well that's enough about me! Thanks for reading!
1. Link to the person who tagged you
2. Post these rules on your blog
3. Tell about your six quirks, see below.
4. Tag three bloggers to do the same
5. Leave them a comment to let them know you’ve tagged them
Now for the story of the day....
My Six Quirks:
1) I wear red lipstick when I clean my apartment.
When I was a little girl, my mother used to have me pretend that I was Cinderella, cleaning up for my non-existant spoiled step sisters, to make the horrid task of chores more...fun? Interesting, perhaps just less excruciating?
As an adult the lipstick tends to make me feel a little more dramatic and not so scrubby while I'm getting "down and dirty" of sorts. Let's just say it counteracts my sweatpants and rubber gloves! : D
2) I bite my fingernails.
Although it drives my husband mad, I cannot seem to stop tearing my fingernails off whenever one grows too long. Fingernail clippers scare me...I always feel like I'm going to cut too far back! Yikes! At least I don't use scissors like the main character's mother in "The Black Swan" . (in a theater near you!)
3) I collect random objects from places I've visited, as cheap memory markers.
Instead of buying overpriced snow globes of the Space Needle or shell necklaces from Hawaii, I just pick up
something relatively small to remember the places I've been...I have a memory box half full of squished bottle caps, shells, buttons, traveling pamphlets, maps, keys, and even a decrepit pacifier! I'ts kind of like Ariel, the little mermaid, who has gadgets and gizmos and thingamabobs from the sunken ships of her underwater palace. Just not as romantic...but it does the job!
4) I make collages.
Using newspaper clippings I decorated several portable wood panelings in my apartment and also a few tabletops in collage. I love it! I even sold one to Zumiez (a popular skateboard and apparel franchise) Whenever I am stressed or feeling creative I whip out some glue and posterboard and go at it!
5) I am a PETA fanatic...also a vegetarian of four years.
I adore animals with all of my heart! Especially elephants! The only hunting I approve is from people who eat the meat of their full grown kills and do not display the corpses in their homes as some form of barbaric decor. If you go out in camouflage with the intent to murder an innocent animal and leave it...I can only hope you meet the same fate.
I realize this will not make me very popular in the Midwest but I will not discredit my personal values and morals for friendship. However I am not pushy either...my husband eats meat and that's fine! It's his cholesterol not mine! Just don't expect to see me at Cabela's.
6) I collect "old" movies.
Such as The Blob, Breakfast at Tiffany's, It Happened One Night, Godzilla, Hometown Story, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Casablanca...So on. Black and white films are so enthralling to me! The heart and true acting of America's past time! Back then there was no video altering and false animation, people worked hard to be phenominal singers, dancers, musicians, and actors/actresses to get a chance on the big screen. Audrey Hepburn, James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart, Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable all knew that if you didn't have talent, you didn't have a chance, unlike today where any joe blo with a family connection or money can be on the big screen!
Can't sing? We'll do a voice over! Can't act? We hired a stunt man! Ridiculous. I encourage you to check an Original film out of a newer, remastered movie you love today...It might surprise you how great it is!
Well that's enough about me! Thanks for reading!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Why Do I Write...?
Uff Da! I'm sure everyone is so thoroughly intrigued to know, that the main reason I started this fantastic blog, is to satisfy my Creative Writing teacher's idea of online journaling...or something to that effect.
I have to recieve points somehow!
Hopefully though, I will gradually become more skilled and perhaps even inspired to blog...on my own.
Just an overview of me...B.Ricco. I recently moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota to follow my husband in his dream of becoming a commercial aviator. Since this particular state offers one of the most prestigeous Universities for aviation, we decided to move here in June.
Lucky me!
Hence my title "New Kid on the Block".
Coming to a relatively small town, trying to fit in with tight knit communities, much less finding a good sushi joint, has been an interesting experience.
Wish me luck!
I have to recieve points somehow!
Hopefully though, I will gradually become more skilled and perhaps even inspired to blog...on my own.
Just an overview of me...B.Ricco. I recently moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota to follow my husband in his dream of becoming a commercial aviator. Since this particular state offers one of the most prestigeous Universities for aviation, we decided to move here in June.
Lucky me!
Hence my title "New Kid on the Block".
Coming to a relatively small town, trying to fit in with tight knit communities, much less finding a good sushi joint, has been an interesting experience.
Wish me luck!
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