Neglected

02Oct09

This isn’t really an “I’m sorry for not blogging!!!” post. It’s more of a why I’m not blogging post.

School started up again about a month and a half ago in August… I can’t believe it’s already October! Insanity. But, I’m taking 19 credit hours and they require a lot of reading and work. I’m working on two semester-long research projects simultaneously, one for my advanced experimental psychology class (Peception of Optimism’s Effects on Performance) and for my extra-curricular research team (Gender Differences in Spatial Ability Under Total Sleep Deprivation Conditions). Obviously, the research for two papers in a semester is very time consuming… you need about fifteen sources to write a good introduction. I’m also putting a lot of work into these papers because, once finished, I can actually submit them for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. I don’t necessarily have high hopes that either will be published, but if they do get published, it would look amazing for graduate school.

I’ve also continued working at my job with the campus newspaper as the creative services director (which is a fancy title stating “I make ads for thirty bucks a week). I love working there. I’ve had a particularly difficult client where the right hand doesn’t know what the left is doing, but I think we’ve finally straightened out what he wants exactly for his advertisement. I certainly hope so… I’ve redesigned an ad three times for him!

I’ve also joined a social sorority. Shock, horror, amazement, etc etc etc. I know, leave me alone :P But in all honesty, I really do love it. I feel close. I have friends that I go and do things with. I feel the sisterly bond. I actually helped plan a sisterhood retreat that we’re going on today through tomorrow morning, and I think it’s going to be a lot of fun.

I’m getting a semi-hard time from some of my friends for being in a sorority because they see the stereotypes. And it’s not like sororities haven’t earned their stereotype — they have. The girls you think are in sororities are. But there aren’t that many of them, and most of us are just normal people who joined an organization with a group of people that will turn into really great friends. Because it’s not just “paying” for friends. That money goes to food, shirts, gifts, sisterhood events, parties, philanthropy and pays for us to work in our communities.

And uh. I have this thing called a life. It’s pretty cool. I rather like having it.

Also, I’m pretty sure I never mentioned it, but anyone following my Twitter knows. I managed to injure myself rather hellaciously back in July. I don’t know how I did it, but I managed to strain the inner retinaculum of my right knee. For everyone who isn’t in a biology or health profession, that means that I strained one of the tendons running parallel to my knee cap; the sole purpose of this tendon is to keep the kneecap in place. Well, if it’s all strained, it’s like a rubberband that’s all stretched out — so my kneecap is basically shifting over my knee joint every time I move it and it’s extremely painful (it’s called patellar subluxation). I’ve been going to physical therapy and I’m off the pain medications, but it still hurts. I’m trying to avoid having surgery, but I don’t know what will happen. I do lots of stretched every day and it allows me to move, but I’m not sure how much better it’s actually getting.

And that’s pretty much it! I’m definitely going to try to get back on the bandwagon on updating things. With any luck, I’ll clean my bedroom one of these days and take a few pictures so everyone can see my new apartment!

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