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Name: Maggie
Birthday: 9/28/1985
Gender: Female
Interests: Movies, books and Gilmore Girls.
My friends, family and of course... my God. :o)
Expertise: Embarrassing myself- I do it all the time and enjoy every second of it!
Occupation: Student
Industry: Other
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AIM:  mggmy6
Member Since:
9/26/2005
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| I'm done with Xanga. If you still want to know what I'm up to go to my live journal:
www.livejournal.com/users/rods_love_child
I don't want to maintain both anymore. Complain if you want, then I'll actually have some comments on my Xanga :o)
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| *Entry from yesterday that I forgot to paste into Xanga*
07/30/06
I led my first Kid's Time today and I have to say... it was a blast! I
love kids. I'm not a fool though, I know that having kids of my own
will be a LOT of work and frustration. Thus, I am in no hurry for kids
of my own. I am content to enjoy the anecdotes of other people's
children for now.
I also talked to Billy at church today. I was
asking him how he liked SAU and he said something that surprised me. He
said to me, "You should go there." When I was thinking about SAU before
I never mentioned it to Billy because I thought he wouldn't like the
idea of me 'following' him to Spring Arbor. Guess I underestimated him.
I told him that I'd thought about it (and even drove to the campus with
my parents one weekend last spring) but that Spring Arbor doesn't have
a Journalism major. Rich asked me about Spring Arbor too while I was
preparing my props for Kid's Time.
So now I'm thinking. There
are two things, I guess, that I think about when choosing a school.
There's the atmosphere (campus, size, social aspects etc...) and the
academics. State has the academic program I want but none of the
atmosphere. I don't feel excited when I think about State because I'd
be choosing that school only for the academics. Spring Arbor would be
exciting for the atmosphere but then I'd have to do an English program
and that's not exciting to me either. But even at State there are only
a couple classes that really excite me. I can do editing with a
Journalism or an English degree so I don't know how much it really
matters. Maybe I should apply to both and keep my options open.
*Entry from today that I REMEMBERED to paste into Xanga*
07/31/06
The application to Spring Arbor requires a personal statement, just
like MSU, but check this one out: Describe your relationship with Jesus
Christ, include a statement indicating how you came to this commitment.
Now THAT is something I can write about! None of that hippy crap I got from State.
Alright,
moving on to story time. Since my hair doesn't play well with humidity
I decided not wear it straight this weekend. But wearing my hair curly
is dangerous and unpredictable- I usually wind up with wavy hair on one
side and ringlets on the other. So for church yesterday I twisted
sections of my hair into larger ringlets, hoping that would be better
than letting it choose it's own style. I went downstairs to say "bye"
to my parents before leaving for church and you know the first thing
mom says? "You look like you have DREADLOCKS". Then dad, never one to
turn down an opportunity for poking fun, says, "It'll be cornrows
next!". HAHAHA mom & dad.
*Note to Austin: HA! I got dreadlocks (sort of) before you!*
I'm off to apply to colleges now. | | |
| 1. I have three weeks of work left at Accident Fund and I'm hoping that time will speed up somehow so it goes REALLY fast. I have to start looking for a weekend job soon... Maybe I'll try to get in at another Felpausch, I have the experience after all!
2. I have a microwave in my room that I make popcorn in occasionally. (It sounds weird, I know- I had the microwave in my dorm at Graceland and I keep it out because it would take up too much room in my closet) Anyway, I burnt a bag of kettle corn the other day and my room has smelled like kettle corn ever since. The sweet smell makes me feel like I'm at a County Fair, minus the carnies, cowboy hats and scantily clad teenagers of course.
3. Still not finished with the MSU application- that is my goal for the weekend. I'm such a huge procrastinator. I worry a little when I think about the 17 credits I'm taking next semester... LCC completely ruined all my study habits.
4. The sunburn in my hairline is peeling so it looks like I have dandruff/bugs in my hair.
5. Quiero Taco Bell
6. I miss Alicia & Andy | | |
| Why do schools insist on making applicants write about hippy topics
like how they plan to make a difference in the world? Stupid liberal
arts hippy schools. At 20 years old no one really knows what they're
fully capable of. And how many people, honestly, can look back after
death and say they made a difference? I'm not talking about little
differences like helping crippled old women with peg legs across the
street. I mean the big differences that influence global events and
history. How many people make differences so large that their names
become famous and their accomplishments show up in textbooks? Why would
Michigan State think that a bachelor's degree from their School of
Journalism will fully equip me to change the world? Let's get real
here. Maybe I'm simply a selfish and immature 20 year old, but right
now I want that degree for the acquisition and retention of a
job/career that I feel is worthwhile and fulfilling at the same time.
With luck, it will pay enough to support me and a family if I have one.
I could write all this and hope that the person to read it appreciates
my honesty- but it seems more probable that they'd only see a lack of
ambition. I don't see why the desire for a simple, uncluttered life is
unambitious. Heck, that goal isn't so easy anymore. As long as I can
love and be loved I'll be happy and I'll have made a difference (if
only in the lives of those I love). | | |
| So Michigan's Adventure was a blast! I've never been to a water park
before, this was the first time I went on water rides and was in a wave
pool. We had 6 kids with us ages 4-12 (Steph's 3 siblings and 3
cousins). That was interesting. Every half hour it was, "Where's Zac?"
"Where's Lindsey?" etc... Zac was scared to go on some of the water
rides but his parents wanted him to go on Grand Rapids. On this ride
you get in a big tube that seats 9 people and you float along and go
under some waterfalls, nothing too thrilling. Well, Zac was still
scared and crying a little while we were in line. When we got to the
front and it was our turn to get in a tube he was still scared so I
said, "Zac, we're going on the water, just like pirates!" Then his mom
said, "Which pirate are you?" and he says excitedly, "I Jack Sparrow!"
It was super cute! But he was crying, "I want to go home!" by the time
we were halfway through the ride. I forgot to take my sunglasses to the
park so I had to buy ANOTHER pair (I can't go w/out because squinting
gives me headaches). I went on a slide with them and they came off in
the pool that you come out in and I was really upset about the idea of
losing a third pair of glasses this year. But I found them in the lost
and found when we left so it's ok.
We went tubing a mile down
the river to Lake Michigan today and that was fun too. Marty flipped my
tube over on the river and I was in a t-shirt to avoid making my
sunburn worse so I looked like a drowned rat. Oh and the tops of my
ears are burned too so they really stand out and make me look like an
elf. Good times for sure.
I'm pretty exhausted right now so my writing may not be the best in this entry- sorry everyone. | | |
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