I'm a raving fan of chick-fil-a at deptford

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:00:08 GMT

Best
Spring
Break
Ever

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:10:59 GMT

Little update

* Lunar eclipse was awesome

* So much school work so little time

* So much recycling so little room and employees(but thats okay because the new boss is awesome and I'm getting paid more:)

* What am I going to do with my summer?

* Spring Break is in 19 days and I'm so excited my head might explode

* Sociology of Race Relations has now become a class to a.) watch chris get yelled at and b.) laugh at how clueless our professor is and I'm just fine with that

* First broadcast was last Saturday and it was awesome. I'm actually getting a very small following which is kinda cool

*Cedric is an awesome boyfriend for loaning us his Wii until Brawl comes out then giving us his game cube

*Long hard week=lots of awesomeness tomorrow

Mmm college

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:54:37 GMT

Grades are finally in

I did really well

And there is no need to tack on, "for somebody who was sick and had surgery" because my grades are still great

My final news story boosted me up to an A in newswriting which makes me very happy because I was expecting a B+ and that was my first time doing legit reporting and it didn't blow:) I think I'm going to submit it to media collision

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:18:27 GMT

I suck at making events on facebook, and inviting the correct people to said event

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 21:17:27 GMT

Man this has been a crazy week. My surgery was this past Tuesday, which I'm so glad is finally over. Even though they said my surgery time was 10:30, I don't think I got into the operating room until about 1. I was a little nervous, but I tried to keep calm. I felt fine when they started to prep me for surgery, I suppose just sitting in the waiting room was what was making me nervous. It took my dad about 4 minutes to figure out how to tie the hospital gown, and he managed to do it wrong. When the nurse came in she gave him a funny look. Before they started my Stimate drip they took my temperature and I had a slight fever. They took it again during the drip and it had gone up more. I normally run a fever when I get Stimate, but since I had a slight one before it worried my doctors. One of the hematologists was concerned about the fever and about bleeding after the surgery so they wanted me to stay overnight. I was kind of upset because I was hoping to go home afterwards, but it worked out in the end because I needed a lot of care during the night. I was in so much pain after I woke up from the procedure that they gave me a sedative since I was yelling and and crying a little. My room was nice enough for a hospital room, but some of my bed buttons didn't work. Even though the nurses took awhile to respond when I would call them, they were all pretty nice and didn't mind having to roll me over. One of them said I was the most polite patient she's had in awhile which made me happy since I didn't want to be a pain in the ass. I couldn't sleep much that night all of the tubes and monitors made it difficult for me to get comfortable, the oxygen tube was irritating my nose and mouth, and I was still in pain from the procedure. Luckily I shared the room with a talkative and nice older woman who helped the time pass. She was 66 and had just gotten scar tissue removed from her knees and a hysterectomy. She told me all about her kids, her job, and jerk ex-husband. She was surprised to find out my age since in her opinion I was too young and sweet to be having all of these health problems. Cedric came as soon as visiting hours started the next morning. I was so excited I couldn't wait to see him. He was a big help, he helped me get undressed and dressed and he helped me unhook a lot of the monitors so I could be discharged. He even pushed my wheelchair around which was actually kind of fun. Even though he was worried he would get lost on the way back, he got us home safely. He was a big help Wednesday and Thursday, he helped me get around my house and was able to lift me up which was great since I couldn't really stand up or let alone sit up without somebody's help. My family seemed to like him enough at Thanksgiving, nobody said anything too offensive or rude. I was really sad to see him go Thursday night. Yesterday I basically laid on the couch and watched TV since thats all I could really do. Justine came by and brought me some pumpkin pie and a CD. Typing this live journal entry is the most I've done today. I can walk around ok enough but I still can't bend or sit straight up.

deep within the womb of time, a creature thus be born

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:45:00 GMT

Some sort of deity is emerging from my birthday cake, and yet I don't seem concerned nor do I seem to care

I just really wanted to show you all the drinking Kirby that is on our wall

Midterms are over
My birthday celebration is tomorrow
And I get to do my interview with the chief of the Ramapough Nation:)

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:19:00 GMT

College should be about outdoor concerts and dancing

Last night was so much fun I can't believe I actually thought it was going to suck. For news writing we had to do an event story and I picked the Ceann benefit show for Darfur. Ceann is an Irish band that plays in the north east alot and are actually pretty good. Since WRPR was helping plan the event along with the Irish American Club and DJs were strongly encouraged to go I decided it would be an easy event to cover. I was able to interview the band and even though most were stinking drunk they were very friendly(the drummer was a little too friendly) and had an interesting back story. It wasn't a huge turn out but the people who were there were really into it so it was pretty awesome. The green mountain backdrop and the fog and mist really set the mood for the show. It didn't take long for everybody to kick off their shoes and dance like crazy. It was fun watching people do jigs, dancing around in circles, and mosh in the mud. By the end we were all muddy, sweaty, and more or less danced out but we all had a good time. I declined their invitation to do shots with them at the after party because the station manager was throwing it and I didn't want to put him in an awkward position, he probably shouldn't have underage DJs drinking in his apartment:)

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:47:53 GMT

So it's official I'm going to need the surgery Dr.Kaufman confirmed that yesterday. Even though it kinda sucks, I'm not all that surprised something told me it was going to happen. The procedure shouldn't take that long, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours being operated on. I know the first couple of days of recovery will suck, and my von willebrands and thalassemia will make damn sure of that. I kind of wish we could have found this out sooner, since I'd really rather not do this with classes going on but I don't have much of a choice. Hopefully at the most I'll miss a week and a half of classes, but I'm hoping they can do this on a Wednesday so I can have Thursday, Friday, and the weekend to get my shit together.

Ooo, and I have a sweet ass chair for the little on campus apartment. It's actually Stan's chair, but thats ok because Stan is cool and provides for me even though I'm just Liz's weird minority friend. It's big, comfy, and comes with an ottoman. This will truly be the chair we're going to fight over when we're playing nintendo.

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:31:25 GMT

http://www.collegehumor.com/picture:1742455/context/school:ramapo

Only 25 more days

It seemed like a good deal. Fuck you torpedo shark.

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:29:00 GMT

Becca, Rob, and the rest of their ensemble did an awesome job Saturday evening playing jazz for the Coldstone customers. Despite the heat and humidity they had a good turn out because they were pretty sweet.
I enjoyed myself this weekend because I got to see Cedric again for the first time since June. He brought his Wii and we enjoyed many rounds of Mario Strikers and my dad enjoyed looking and being amazed at the Wii system. Yesterday was nice because we went to Sweet Stop and Cedric brought me a lot of candy(hooray for Wonka Bars and Jelly Bellies!) which I'm sure he regretted later because I wouldn't calm down cause sugar sometimes makes me the hyper:) Later on we met up with Justine and Rob at Coldstone and in general had a fun night. We bumped into Megan and Carl Jewell who I haven't seen since last year which was pretty nice. Cedric left this morning and I'm already feeling a little down since I'm a bit of a tool.
Last time he was here I was feeling pretty sick and this time was no exception. Instead of blowing chunks in my church bathroom like last time, this time I was lucky enough to do it in the comfort of my own home. I don't know how much more of these strong medications I can take. This week is going to be unpleasant since I'm going to be using the hardcore ones. Hopefully soon I'll be able to get in contact with Dr.Kaufman to decide what to do next now that we know what the problem is. I kind of held out a small hope that we wouldn't need to go down the surgery route but right now that seems to be the only way.

When Cedric was in Portugal, his grandmother made me an apron
It's green and yellow with cute little cows on them
It makes me smile:)

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 05:39:01 GMT

Zeitgeist hits stores in two days

please don't disappoint me Mr.Corgan(although I doubt he will)

Local Bands ahoy!

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:54:05 GMT

So next year for whatever reason the station really wants to start playing playing "local bands". I put local bands in quotes because technically they wont all be local to the Ramapo area because well, all of the djs don't live near the college. Basically we're all supposed to find some bands from our area and give them some air time. If any of you know of good local bands, are in a local band, or just feel like giving me stuff you recorded send it to me.

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 05:49:02 GMT

Today for the first time in over a month I finally got to see Cedric. It was like one of those bad, cheesy, stereotypical romantic movies when I first saw him(hopefully that doesn't mean that our relationship is bad, cheesy, or stereotypical). I did the typical running out of the front door while you exclaim his name, jumping into his arms, spinning around, and giving him one long lingering kiss. He was surprised by how bright south jersey is,for a moment I was puzzled then I remembered that north jersey is a little dull due to the constant haze from pollution and broken dreams. He managed to fix the computer downstairs,I felt bad for exploiting his work related talents for my needs but damn it somebody needed to do something with that piece of crap. He was sweet enough to lay around with me tonight because I had a strange dizzy spell that lasted longer then normal.

Little conversation from earlier this week

Dad: What are you and Cedric going to do this weekend?
Me: Each other (slight sarcasm)
Dad: 0_0
Me: :D
Dad: 0_0
Me: :D
Dad: 0_0
Me: :D

That is only funny when you say that to your friends

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 10:44:49 GMT

Everybody should go to Coldstone to see Rob Davis go bananas, trust me, it is an image that you won't soon forget. Oh and if you're reading this Becca, I wanted to tip you but I didn't want to make everybody else sing because they all looked so sad and tired. You did a good job, I enjoyed my coconut cream pie it was delightful. And now thanks to Justine I am craving cake batter with graham cracker right now. We should all yell about politics again in the parking lot on Rob Davis's car again soon, but not on another humid night where according to me it feels like soup and according to Justine it feels like a sauna on low.

Am I the only one who forgot about the profile section of live journal? The last time I even touched the thing was sophomore year.

Sat, 19 May 2007 21:22:05 GMT

Me: I suck at volleyball today. I try my best and its still not good enough.
Alicia: It's good enough for Jesus
Julie: No, I'm pretty sure he's angry right now

this entry date mirrors my last entry date

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 07:20:09 GMT

The weather has been so nice this week, nice enough for me to actually be active
Nothing is better then Rita's on a sunny day
Sam and I will find a good park somewhere up here, one where the bathroom doesn't spurt out foamy green and brown water
I absolutely love the hill facing the mountains, its so perfect up there especially during the sunsets. Even better is beyond the hill with the little area between the and mansion. I love the sitting tree.
I also love stealing kisses from cedric in the shade of the trees:)

Can't wait for next year
College Park Apartments
International C
You all must come visit me in our quaint little campus apartment, its going to be beyond awesome
The whole process was so fucked up but it worked out well in the end
Lauren and Emma are awesome and I can't wait to live with them next year
Lauren and I mixed together packets of quaker oatmeal and made this amazing flavor worthy of kings.

The weather should be like this all the time, I had almost forgotten how beautiful it is up here
Maybe its because its starting to feel like spring, or maybe its because of all of whats been happening up here, I don't really know what it is but damn it feels good to be here

The Number 23 Sucked

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:14:22 GMT

Mmm Spring Break
So much has changed since I left even although I'm not surprised, this is my first time being back home since I left for this semester
My dad actually lost weight, the diabetes scared him into it I suppose. I almost gasped when I saw him
Jim finally quit his job at the dealership so now we won't have to hear him complain anymore about the car lot anymore, now we can hear him complain about his new job at UPS.
My mother however didn't change for the better
Tomorrow morning she's going into Cooper for cardiac catheterization
We're all a little worried but Cooper's a good hospital for cardiac procedures
I guess it still hasn't really sunk in that much yet because I just found out Thursday
If this happened a decade or so ago it would have been open heart surgery
I gained some weight, but not all of the weight my doctor's wanted me to gain. Probably two or three pounds at the most
Whatever as far as I'm concerned I'm done with the weight gain. Doubt it would have helped much anyway
I took a pretty nasty fall today while putting away laundry. I have an unsightly bruise(s) on my thigh/side/ass which I just finished icing cause it hurts and I'd like to be able to walk normally tomorrow. My sitmate gave me a fever small enough to not need medication but big enough to cause discomfort. Blah

Other then that spring break has been pretty ok so far. Bumping into the Diner Pedophile was pretty fun, and Shamrock Shakes paired with McDonalds drive through windows have brought joy into my heart. Justine bringing Ben and Jerry's to the movies was an awesome idea, especially because the movie sucked beyond belief so ice cream made it better.
Liz: Let me smoke my drugs!!!!
I don't know why but everytime I think about that I start giggling
P.S. Liz is freebasing

Dan: Yeah so did anybody notice the large erect snow penis outside?

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:31:20 GMT

Woo ok update time
So I somehow managed to get into Freshman Honor's society
It's a pretty sweet deal, I don't have to do anything, I can apply for more scholarships, and it'll look good on job aps
So hooray go me
Things have been pretty mellow over all even though there have been sudden bursts of activity, mostly awkward:
(*)Random males: Damn it Jen despite the fact that you have rejected my advanced several times and that you have a boyfriend it is important that I declare my love/ disgusting wrong lust for you in the most awkward and inappropriate way humanly possible :):):):):)
(*)Workers in atrium: You Spanish?
Me: No
Workers: You're lying of course you are
Me: No I'm black
Workers: You ain't black you've got that spanish vibe
Me: Er uh...
Random guy chipping in: Naw man I think she's half Asian
Me: I just wanted a fucking sandwich:(
(*)Cedric's sister:(some rant about trains)
Cedric's mom out of fucking nowhere: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!
Cedric's sister: I was talking about some arab guy who works for New Jersey Transit
Cedric's mom: I heard today that we're invading Iran
Cedric, sister, and me: ...?
Cedric's mom: No it's true they were talking about it at work
Cedric: Uh mom I don't think...
Cedric's mom: I have an announcement, I'm getting a turtle.
Cedric's sister: Weren't we just talking about..
Cedric's mom: Jennifer you're African right?
Me: Um...yes?:/
Cedric's mom: Well as you would know in most African religions turtles are concidered good luck
Cedric: Jen's Christian mom she doesn't practice African religions
Cedric's mom: ?
Me: fucking what?*head explodes*

Wednesday night I had a sleepover with the boy:) So much cuddling and kissing I almost threw up from how disgustingly cute it was. Plus I got pizza in bed<3

Today we got to hear all about the magical process of housing selection for next year. Hopefully Sam and I will get into the CPA's because that would be beyond sweet. We both miss having a kitchen, and I mean come on its the college park apartments. People are all pissed because the campus decided to make Laurel Hall wet next year, but thats actually a good thing. I mean yeah it's the newest dorm but with more seniors and juniors moving into Laurel the Village will empty out pretty quickly so more space and parking for everybody else.

And oh yes, whats with all of the snow penises around campus?

Cedric: You were worth every cent

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:22:48 GMT

+

+

(imagine that in hot pink:)

+
Cedric

= One very happy Valentine's Day
Teehee, I got spoiled rotten today

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 07:23:46 GMT

Last night I ended up at Rutgers some how
But its ok because I got to see Liz and sleep in her bed

the end

right now i feel like i'm floating, not because of happiness but because of tramadol

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:17:35 GMT

Dear Hippie founders,
Why did you decide to put Ramapo in a valley right near the mountains? It is winter and it is very cold and arid up here. The wind chill is 20 below and me and my roomate are scared to leave the dorm due to fear of horrible frostbite and chapped skin. I thought hippies didn't like to be cold. And also, what is with the hill right before Pine Hall? I almost died trying to get up the ice covered monster. I'm aware that the staff has been throwing salt all over the ground as if this whole campus was taking part in some sort of sumo wrestling champion match but it is not working. Please feel as if you failed in your hopes to make tomorrow a better place and continue to smoke pot

Cold and slightly sick,
Jennifer

Are You:

1. a cuddler?
too much of one

2. a morning person?
if i have to i will be

3. a perfectionist?
when it comes to certain things

4. awesome?
psh, this is jen you're talking about

5. addicted to anything?
besides the rhythm?

6. in your pajamas?
well, I will be sleeping in this

7. left handed?
nope, that hand is just there for the sake of symmetry

Last:

1. friend you saw?
rob, dan, joe, kenny, and chris, i know you asked for one but what are ya gonna do

2. phoned?
sam, i forgot my ID and i needed to get in the room

3. sent text?
i think rob

4. message recieved over myspace?
i dont have a myspace but frank poked me via facebook

5. instant messaged?
michele

Today:

1. wore?
shorts, tank top, mini sweatshirt

2. today was?
different

3. today is?
cold

4. got any plans?
I'm supposed to be running around new brunswick with sam

Favorite:

1. number?
5

2. color?
green

3. season?
late spring/early summer

Currently:

1. doing?
this survey

2. needing?
this pain to go away

3. wanting?
to be held

q's and a's:

q: What was the 1st thing you did this morning?
a: stroked cedric's hair and gave him a kiss on his back:)

q: Last thing you ate?
a: those chalky candy hearts

q: Do you have anything bothering you?
a: ehh a few things but nothing major

q: What's the last movie you saw?:
a: pan's labyrinth

q: Where is the last place you went?
a: 501

q: Do you wish upon stars?
a: no but i do gaze at them

q: Are you a friendly person?:
a: yeah

q: Where did you sleep last night?:
a: in cedric's arms:)

q: What color shirt are you wearing?
a: mostly gray

q: Do you have more guy or girl friends?
a: since coming to college more guy friends

q: When was the last time you really cried?
a: over break

q: What was your last thought before you went to sleep last night?
a: this is way too cute, infact its so cute that if i wasn't experiencing it i would barf little pink hearts with lace on them

q: What are you about to do?
a: read a chapter for media literacy then sleep

q: If you could drink anything right this second, what would it be?
a: fruit punch

q: What's your job position called?
a: lazy college student

q: What's your favorite month(s)?
a: may

q: What was your schools mascot?
a: a roadrunner. wtf?

q: What's your favorite bottled water?
a: i cant really taste the difference

q: What will you be doing at 9pm tonight?
a: probably at some party with sam's buddies

q: Did you attend your high school prom?
a: yep junior and senior. senior was better though

q: Did you go to someone else's prom?
a: naw, never really saw the point unless i was dating the person or something

q: Do you prefer coffee or tea?
a: tea, less heavy

q: Something red within 5 feet?
a: my shorts

q: Ever done the electric slide?
a: at every wedding, school dance, social function, and basically anywhere there's more then two people

q: How much french do you know?
a: i know how to say cheese omelet

q: Ever crash a car, been in an accident?
a: nope, but i crashed my bike once. i was a stupid little kid

q: Do you look good in yellow?
a: yellow and my skin tone do not mix

q: Do you sing?
a: when i'm alone

q: Ever sing in public?
a: if the spirit moves me to do so

q: Least favorite color?
a: orange

q: Ever had dippin dots?
a: yeah, they were ok

q: How many driving tickets have you had?
a: 76678 billion

q: At what age do you want to get married?
a: not sure, all depends on when i find the right guy

q: Have you ever been married?
a: jackie and i had a baby but i dont know if we were married or not

q: How many kids do you have/want?
a: as of now, none

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 07:55:29 GMT

Break is almost over. Some of it bad, some of it good, some of it strange.

Things will be changing at my house with my dad suddenly getting diabetes. I've found some recipies he likes but he's still upset about it. I've been trying to be supportive without being in his face. I've made him some recipies for him to try out, tried to calm his fears about needles and drug side effects

My mom on the other hand decided it was a good idea to get him every diabetes magazine know to man

He's worried more about heart disease, because for some reason that goes hand in hand for black males his age, we're all kind of worried but we'll just have to wait and see.

I should be more worried about my own health, my doctors and I have had plenty(and I mean plenty) of talks over break and I need to try to gain weight or else there will be some serious problems down the road when/if i decide to be a mommy and when it comes to my organs not crapping out on me. Irregular and abundant tiny red cells and shitty hemoglobin will forever be the bain of my existence. Thalassemia is a bitch.

Strange to think how quickly things can change

Break was nice but I'm ready for Ramapo. I miss my friends, and I'm looking forward to seeing Cedric again. I've really grown attached to the little scamp. Sam and I now have a shelf for our vittles. This will change our lives forever. I'm more excited about the shelf then our new suitemate, mainly because I just found out about that. Joelly why did you leave?

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:06:22 GMT

eee jen kicked ass her first semester
three a's and one b
3.67 gpa
And now ill completely fuck it up next semester:)

Liz(drunk): HAPPY MOTHER FUCKIN' NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!! WOOOOO

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:42:33 GMT

Hmm, a condenced version of life happenings since I last updated this thing is in order. Managed to finish my first semester in one piece despite bear warnings and random night protests (but not before an unforgetable month up in the mountains of new jersey), Christmas(Yoshi's Island ds and a confusing paper shredder), catching up with a lot of old friends, interesting new experiences, fights, self-realization, and of course taters.

Last night was new years eve which was one of the funnest ones I've had. Licious gets a little too touchy feely when he's had a few but thats ok we can forgive him, we however cannot and will not forgive him for all of the embarrassing pictures that were taken that night. Some of the people there had fireworks which we set off after our obnoxious count down to the new year and of course after seeing the ball drop. Pretty fun setting them off, it wasn't too cold out and it was cute watching everybody run around still screaming happy new year and kissing each other(pretty sure I got at least 3 Liz kisses on my cheek). It was really pretty, and loud which apparently adds to its beauty. A car almost ran over one but you know nobody died so whatever. Justine piloted the party van home while she yelled at Liz to quit being distracting because it's raining and she never drove the van before, and me and Rachel talking about the random things we usually do.

I suppose now is the time I'm supposed to sit back and reflect on 2006 and write about it in my lj. I graduated, experienced dorm life, and more or less realized that even though some people liked me to believe otherwise, I truly do kick serious ass. Yup that sounds like 2006.

Thats HER vaginal spray?!

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:02:21 GMT

I feel like updating right now

Past week has been busy doing papers and projects I should have done a long time ago. Classes are ending and 24 hour quiet hours have begun. Haven't really been doing too much, haven't felt all too healthy but thats cool. Tomorrow hopefully me, sam, and other random people will finally be going to see that big tree everybody is always blabbing about in that city. Probably won't be staying too long since I still feel a little weak, but I promised her we would do this before we left for Thanksgiving break. It'll be weird not being on campus for awhile, but thats ok. I think I'm taking newswriting next semester but thats still being debated. If thats the case I'll have three 200 level courses and they're apprehensive about letting me in because it will only be my second semester here. Already not looking forward to the block of classes I will spend dwelling in the H-wing. I'm not sure if the people in fys liked our "documentery" or if they liked rob being shot in the face and me having sex with dan handcuffed on a bed. I'm glad I didnt tell Cedric about that, it was fun to see his reaction. Karma kicked my ass later though, i got unnaturally sick later on in the day at his house. Luckily he wasn't to disgusted, nor did he mind cleaning it up(ick) he for some reason was just upset that I wasn't feeling well. He was very caring almost parental, he brought me ginger ale, soup, and crackers afterwards, also made sure I wasnt too horribly embarrassed. I'm not surprised though, even though he's an asshole(but its ok, he's a film major so its only expected) he is very sweet. Earlier in the day he insisted on walking me back to my dorm so I wouldn't get wet because it was raining like hell out and I ran out the door without my umbrella(mainly because I think Joelly stole it). I didn't let him though, he has a slight cold and I didn't want it to get worse but for some reason he was still pretty big on the whole "its my mission to make sure you're dry and comfortable"

Uh oh

Somebody is starting to get attached