Tuff
I don't like working at least work where I carry pails of water and pails of material around. It makes my arms tired but on the upside it does add muscle...I could totally take someone on right now, okay maybe not but only because I wouldn't want to hurt you.

Bruises,

Jessica

Friday- 160 Miles Morris to Isle

Saturday- 206 Miles Isle to Minneapolis (roundtrip)

Sunday- 206 Miles Isle to Minneapolis (roundtrip)

Monday- 124 Miles Isle to Brainerd (roundtrip)

That was my weekend, driving from place to place, all together thats 696 miles! at 17 miles to the gallon, that equals 40.9 gallons of gas at $2.75 a gallon, equals $112.48, this is just a rough average tho because it doesn't include driving around or taking the long way home.

Ok Weekend Recap

Saturday- The tickets never came, so my mom called Eric and then the Fed-ex guy and they were sitting at the Minneapolis Airport, but Eric said seats 19 and 20 were open so we could try to get down there if we wanted to. We wanted to so we bought Homerun Porch tickets and then casually strolled over 5 sections to Front Row seats. When we first got to our seats, it was kids day and Twins Photo day. The two players for photos were Torii Hunter and NICK PUNTO!! We were in section 135 and we all but ran over to section 117 to get a picture with Punto, the only sad part was that this was the first game I've went to all year where I didn't wear his number. When I stood by him for pictures I accidently brushed up against him...oops? I did manage to say Hi when he said "Hi, how's it going" but I couldn't get anything else out...gosh he's adorable. We went bach to our "seats". Seriously they were right behind the bullpen. I was an arm lengths away from Crain, Liriano, Baker, Rincon, Nathan, Amundson, Redmond, Abernathy, and Reyes for the entire game. Eye contact was made between me and Rincon and he smiled at me. I could gush on about how adorable he was (and he really is) but anytime I see a guy in Uniform I think he's adorable. When they made the call to the bullpen we heard the phone ringing and them answering it. And at the top of the ninth inning, when Rincon was pitching, Podsednick hit a foul ball and the BB scooped it up and threw it to me. And the best part? The Twins won. Chicago was up 4-0 going into the 5th inning. The twins scored one run and then did some amazing two out hitting. It wasn't homeruns either they kept hitting hard line drives into the gaps and ended up scoring 4 more runs, the twins then went on to win 8-4.

Sunday- We ate lunch at Janice's and the adults started saying things derogatory about other races and making racist remarks, not extreme slurs but it still bothered me and then at Jess's graduation, one of the professors got a teaching award and he was the type of teacher that everyone liked, he was the only prof I saw that his students hugged him when they walked across the stage and I wish I had a teacher that cared that much in Morris, but when he got his award he thanked his family members, friends, and his partner. ANd my parents and sister seemed to think that was inapporpriate and acted like it was a crime that he aknowledged his partner. Maybe I used to be like this but living in Morris these past two years has made me realize that it's ok to be gay and I'm tahnkful for this beacause the world needs more tolerance. Intolerant ppl are the ppl who commit hate crimes and the reason we have fighting and wars.

Monday- I went to Brainerd for my First Aid and CPR class, pretty boring but now I'm Red Cross certified so supposedly I know how to help save someones life. Actually I do feel like I'd know what I was doing if I needed to. But this entry is getting really long so I'm gonna stop for now. Maybe later today I'll add a little more. More thoughts and less narrative.

mmm...coffee,

Jess

I was in the fifth grade class today and BJ had a swastica drawn on her wrist, I asked her about it and she said it was a Hindu symbol of peace, so I
decided to look it up and I think its interesting and sad that this was turned into such a bad symbol.

Swastika



The swastika is an ancient Hindu symbol of peace. It is often drawn on cards and invitations and woven into textiles to bring good luck. In the 20th century, the German Nazis “borrowed” the symbol, and turned it into a symbol of evil and hatred. To Hindus, however, it has exactly the opposite meaning: love and peace.

Weekend fun
Mood:  cheeky
Last night I went to the decades party with Erin, Nikki, and Maggie. I didn't dress up as a decade, well I did the present, but I didn't plan on going until the last minute so I wasn't prepared. I drank vodka and I don't know why but I don't get hungover from vodka.
I also met some new people but when I meet people at parties its...I don't know but the person they meet isn't me. I don't party very often. yeah ok

Today was also the end of the year picnic for BFLF. And for some reason Laura didn't pick up teh key like she was supposed to so we ate otside. Not that this was bad but they paid $40 or somethign like that for the shelter and never used it. I was doing the tye-dyeing and we had a million bandanas so I did 4 and then two shirts. and now my fingernails are green. I thought more people would be there than what was actually there but it was still a good time.

Yesterday Nikki, Erin, adn I also created a 100 block hopscotch on the sidewalk by the East side park. yay chalk!

luv,
jess

the end of another chapter
Mood:  not sure
Well I've been sick pretty much since monday night, Tuesday and wednesday were pretty miserable and now all thats left is a stuffy nose.

Its the end of the year once again. I'm halfway through my college career at least as an undergraduate. It doesn't seem real though I feel like I'm not growing in college as I'm supposed to and I don't know how to correct this. Maybe next year will be better. I'm determined to be involved in more activites...stage crew for the children's play, dance ensemble, BFLF, and spring semester in another country. Well thats all for now.
Love,
Me

Dating Strengths	Dating Weaknesses
1. Financial Situation - 69.2% 2. Open-Mindedness - 63.6% 3. Kindness - 63.6% 4. Generosity - 60% 5. Adventurousness - 58.3%	1. Shyness - 66.7% 2. Insecurity - 61.5% 3. Appearance - 55.6%

Dating Strengths Explained
Financial Situation - You've got your financial situation under control, which is a very desirable quality. Be careful to avoid guys who are only interested in your money. Open-Mindedness - You are open to trying new things and entertaining new ideas, and this widens your pool of available guys. Kindness - You treat other people with empathy and goodwill. This positive trait helps you stand out and draw people into your warmth. Generosity - You are a giving person by nature. Others will see this quality in you and recognize your kind nature. Take care not to let others take advantage of you. Adventurousness - You are willing to try new things and be spontaneous. You want to get out there and really live, and you will attract people with a similar love of life.
Dating Weaknesses Explained
Shyness - You know all too well the limits shyness places on you. Putting yourself out there in social situations may be difficult, but essential to your dating success. Insecurity - Your insecurity makes you doubt yourself, but you must learn to love and trust yourself if you want to succeed in dating. Appearance - Devoting a greater effort at making good first impressions is a must. Try to be fit and develop a style if you want to catch a guy's attention.
Take the Dating Strengths and Weaknesses Quiz

So apparently I'm shy, insecure and not concerned enough with my appearance. Tell me something I don't know! Oh and I'm financially secure...yeah right.

carmina Burana and volleyball
Mood:  a-ok
Last night I went to Emily's volleyball game and Carmina Burana- the band/choir concert. The volleyball game was lots of fun because I knew a lot of the girls playing and I like volleyball. Carmina burana on the other hand got a little long. I thought I had gotten better at enjoying music and band concerts but they need to be in smaller doses. 30 minute recitals are good. It also didn't help that I had a headache before it even started, which then lasted all evening. So I pretty much did nothing productive. Maybe today will be better...
Jess

Morning
It's 8:30 and I'm already done with my classes for the day...anthro was done last week and we did a group quiz/worksheet in math. Wednesday I don't have class at all. So its either going to be a good day cause I don't have class or a bad day if I don't get up before 8:30. I could do some studying now but I don't want to...Is it appropriate to wash dishes before 9:00 in the morning? I think so.
*clips on ipod and goes to do dishes*

This is pretty cool
Anyways according to my heritage.com, I closely resemble
Sally Field 71%
Shania Twain 70%
Sandra Bullock 67%

toenail polish
Today: good or bad?

This morning we got our tests back for HN and I got a 84% but I made made an extremely stupid and costly error. Apparently when I was doing the water soluble vitamin portion of the test, we had to put x's by the vitamins involved in energy metabolism and I started doing this (not too hard it was all of them minus vitamin C) but then I really don't know what I did but I must have started on a different part and then never finished marking the x's. 7 points off, thats almost a full letter grade! I can't believe I did this.

Then at the elementary school today I was working in Felstul's classroom and we went outside to do homework for the last 30 minutes. Well the preschoolers also came outside and the one little girl, Sophie (who is completely adorable and always dressed to the nines) recognized me and she told her teacher, Jody, that Jessica was here. This makes me happy a) because I love little kids and b) because I honestly didn't think the kids knew my name.

I painted my toenails tonight and wasted a good hour doing it but I don't like how they turned out. Actually I kinda thought this might be the case but I don't have time to redo them. So I'm just not gonna finish them and I'll redo them next week. I need to get lime green(with a slight blue undertint) nail polish this weekend, I'd also like some dark pink raspberry.

Jessica