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[Apr. 16th, 2007|11:47 pm] |
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i don't do homework anymore. |
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[Jan. 9th, 2007|02:20 am] |
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Tonight I just finished reading a novel. I think it may be the first book I have read completely in years. Of course it was for class. And it was really a crappy book. But I feel good because I didn't rely on sparknotes for all the answers. The book was called On The Road. I wouldn't recommend it. |
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| My first winter term begins |
[Jan. 4th, 2007|12:11 am] |
They fixed our water heater today so we have hot water again! Tomorrow the heating should be fixed in the morning.
My pop culture class is intense and I kinda like it. The material in class so far has been extremely interesting, and Professor Thompson seems to be a good teacher so far. She is young and very refreshing, which is nice after having a fall semester of old bags who were out of touch with younger generations. The only downfall to the class is the amount of outside reading it requires... about 100 pages each night. So we'll see how that goes. Besides the reading there are only two writing assignments, which is a relief as well.
Since getting back to Elon I have had a little bit of anxiety. I think it has to do with a combination of things including the increasing pressure for me to find a job. Tomorrow I'm going to go to the gym to see if it helps relieve some anxiety. Maybe I'll go tanning as well. |
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| Happy New Year! |
[Jan. 3rd, 2007|12:23 am] |
Got back to my apartment today! Worn out from the long drive I was looking forward to a nice hot shower...
Imagine my surprise when I open the door to front door to see water literally shooting out of the top of the hot water heater. There was about 2 inches of water in the kitchen area and the carpet was soaked all the way out into the living room. I don't even know what else to say about it all. I stepped onto the rug and my ugg slipper got soaked. It makes me sick to my stomach. So now the gas is shut off. There is no hot water. And no heat. It's a little chilly in here!
Class starts tomorrow. I'm not looking forward to it. I'm to upset about the crappy apartment situation to even think about a lit class. |
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| just sad. |
[Dec. 22nd, 2006|01:50 am] |
Tonight I am really sad. It's weird because I never cry... but tonight I find myself in tears. My relationship has effectively failed and it feels awful. I am ashamed at some of my behavior. I wish so much would have been different. I never wanted things to be like this. Even though officially things ended months ago... I still have strong feelings... and it is so hard letting go. It's hard giving up.
My behavior in September was a backlash of me wishing to experience all of the things I felt I missed while I was in a 3 year relationship. What doomed the relationship I think was the fact that it was my first real one. I had never dated anyone else really and I have no idea what a "normal" relationship is. I never knew what was right and what wasn't. I always had so many questions and nobody to ask. I couldn't go to my parents or family for advice. I have to do everything completely on my own. Nobody in my world back home even knew the relationship existed. That's why this is so weird. I have nobody to cry to because nobody knew it ever even happened. So I lay here alone... in my own personal hell.
Tonight is hard becuase I am so alone here.
I don't know what is right and what is wrong. I really have no idea what im missing. I am so unsure of myself and my actions. I constantly am questioning my decisions.
When things were good... they were heaven. But when things were bad... I turned into a person that I don't even know. Why do I get so mad? Because I am so unsure of myself. I don't know how to deal with my problems anymore.
I am really afraid of my future. It gets old fighting every battle without my family to back me up. I lack any kind of support structure and I don't know how long I can keep this up. So badly I just want to go to my parents and say "mom... dad... im hurting. and all this stuff has happened to me and i don't know what to do..." But of course I can't. They would never understand.
So tonight I will eventually go to sleep... in tears with a broken heart. But tomorrow I will wake up... and everyone will see me all smiles. Thats the way it always is. The real me is never seen. |
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[Nov. 20th, 2006|05:27 pm] |
I'm really tired today after staying up until 4am.
School sucks.
I hate accounting.
I hate calculus.
I don't know why I am a business major.
It's really cold out.
I like Uggs again because Jenn said its cool to like Uggs still.
The only reason I like Abercrombie and Fitch is because their jeans fit me well.
I have a lot of homework that I don't spend enough time on.
Sarah left today and it's sad. |
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[Jun. 9th, 2006|09:51 am] |
Abercrombie & Fitch has complete control over the design and production of its merchandise, stores, and marketing. Because it spends little on external advertising, the company depends upon the store experience to help define the brand. The company strictly regulates the store environment in an effort to provide a consistent, pleasureful experience for customers in a manner that can be replicated in each store. Factors such as visual presentation, music, and fragrance are not left to chance. The company also specifies in painstaking detail how lighting, layout, visual displays, marketing, and fixtures are to be placed and used in every store. Each store is spritzed hourly with men’s cologne in order to ensure a pleasant sensory experience. Every store plays the same pre-produced music segment for a period of four to five weeks and has instructions on how loud the music is to be played at certain times of the day or week. Abercrombie & Fitch has become notorious for loud, pulsing dance music, often eliciting complaints from mall operators and tenants for disrupting other customers and stores.
Merchandising is managed in a similar fashion. Every week, each store is sent a booklet—often over 100 pages long—detailing the exact specifications for placing merchandise on the sale floor. Older merchandise is shuffled around to provide a different presentation for frequent customers each time they enter the store, while new items are generally placed out in the front rooms for display. Apparel is laid out so that customers can feel the fabrics, contributing to the sensory experience offered in-store. |
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| We may not be DUKE but... |
[May. 2nd, 2006|04:54 pm] |
Elon is recognized as a national leader in engaged learning, with top ratings in the National Survey of Student Engagement. Newsweek-Kaplan named Elon the hottest college in the nation for student engagement in its 2006 guide. Elon sends more undergraduate students to study abroad than any other master's-level school in the nation. In addition, 78 percent of students complete internships and nearly 90 percent participate in volunteer service. One-third of students hold at least one leadership position in the 150 campus organizations and programs, and about 250 students perform undergraduate research with faculty mentors each year.
U.S.News & World Report ranks Elon #5 among southern master's-level universities, and the Fiske Guide to Colleges ranks Elon one of 28 "best buy" private universities. The Education Trust recognizes Elon for excellence in freshman retention and outstanding graduation rates. Elon has been recognized by Princeton Review for having one of the nation's most beautiful campuses. The wooded grounds have been designated a botanical garden. |
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