The World of Chris Thompson

FINALS WEEK

2007-09-04T06:08:00.000-07:00

sO ITS That favorite time of the year again....FINALS...gotta love em'. I just got back from a vacation trip to a wildwood condo. It was pretty sweet because I haven't had a real getaway all summer long. But now its time for finals....I have two tomorrow, Economics and History of Jazz. I got pretty lucky this term because I had 20 credits, yet I had no classes on Thurs or Fri AND i only have these two finals. Worst thing is though, they're my two worst classes. I've had absolutely no clue about anything in regards to my economics class no matter how hard i try and my music course, which is meant to be an elective for my major, has been harder than any CORE course in my own major. I sware my professor thinks we're all jazz majors because its EXTREMELY challenging. O well, after tomorrow summer quarter will be over and co-op will commence after the two week break.

Craziest Times of my life

2007-08-15T18:05:00.000-07:00

This past year has been very crazy for me. My whole world has turned upside down, yet somehow I just smile you know....

Monday = Econ Test and a Anthropology paper was due (only 3 pages) but after a hectic week i had no time to even read the book to compose the paper...but got it done in the knick of time.

Tuesday = Music Test (History of Jazz) -again NOT havin time to study.

Wednesday = International Business Test = all-nighter memorizing
Public Speaking Skills Course - Speech in front of the entire class...AHH

Word of advice: 20 credits = way over my head......never again. I'll be taking 12 credits from now on.

But Im glad my week is over now......PARTY time. Its week 8 so two more weeks until I start co-op. I also just found out that one of my "not so friends" will be working with me at my co-op location this term.....o the times to be shared. lol...but not really

Week 6

2007-07-31T08:46:00.000-07:00

It's week 6 here on campus and the term is swiftly winding down. I'm kinda excited but at the same time sad that summer will be over. I'll be starting co-op again though, so that will be exciting. I'll be happy to see all my old team members. Class is more hectic than ever though. I have to give a public speech in my communications class about a special occassion. I'm not too thrilled about it, but I gotta pass so I have no choice. I also am happy with my INternational Business grade, not as bad as I thought it would be haha. Surprisingly the easiest class that I have this term Im actually not doing as expected. Sometimes classes can seem sooooo easy but in reality there is still alot to learn within them.

Life

2007-07-16T08:54:00.000-07:00

I think I'm being tested. I feel like my life is completely too much to handle. I have so many different things going on and I feel like my head will explode any minute. But I personally wouldn't have it any other way. I would hate to not have anything to do or to not feel like I have purpose. This week is completely crazy. This past weekend, instead of hanging out with friends I had to pull all-nighters due to my hectic schedule this week. I just got out of my Economics test and I'm feeling a little concerned to say the least. Once I'm done blogging, I have to compose an Anthropology paper which is due tonight. After work tonight, I'll be up all night again studying for my Jazz test tomorrow. And then i have to prepare for my communications test AND International Business test which is on Wednesday. Not to incorporate that my family life is in complete chaos right now and to top it all off..........its HOT outside. Gripe...Gripe...Gripe.....I know. But on a brighter note.....I hope it doesn't get worse. I'm looking forward to surviving this week but it will definitely be a battle. In other news, I found out one of my friends will be working the same co-op as me next Fall so I'm looking forward to it. I can't wait for co-op to begin, its a little less stressful. In fact, I don't know what I would do at a school that didn't have co-op. For me, co-op is a chance to reboot and is more or less a vacation from the madness of tests and homework. I view it as a win-win situation you know? Gaining experience, setting yourself ahead of the college students in the rest of the nation AND not doing any projects or homework or finals or tests.

2007-07-06T13:49:00.000-07:00

Well...its been a long week. I got into a lot of trouble this week...but as everyone says (it wasn't my fault)......but in this situ it actually wsn't my fault, yet I could have done things to prevent worse things from happening. O well...its college though, u live AND learn. And I have learned my lesson enough to last me the rest of my life. In other news, week two has officially passed by for summer term. I kinda feel overwhelmed since I have 20 credits this term, but at the same time I hate to NOT be busy so as long as I can hang out with friends its not too bad. July 4th was also pretty cool, I had a blast yet it rained and I got SOAKED.

The Real World House

2007-07-02T12:56:00.000-07:00

This weekend was cool, but much too short. I got to party in the philadelphia real world house at a breaking/hip hop event at 249 arch. It was sooOOoo cool and I met some pretty cool people. I also listened to some pretty cool mix tapes and saw some battles. It was hype. But now I'm at work after my 8am econ class. Not cool. My professor has the most funniest accent, he's like Viking and from Denmark so its quite the entertainment. Well, thats all I got....stay tuned.

Week Recap

2007-06-28T06:34:00.001-07:00

Hey all...long time no blog...i apologize, but this has been the first week of classes for summer term and its hot outside (good enough excuse in my book.) Anyway, its Thursday and I'm done all my classes for the week, which is pretty nice to have Thursdays and Fridays off in the summer. I've never regretted for one moment being a Fall/Winter co-op. I couldn't imagine being a Spring/Summer co-op in this type of heat. But I'd say I'm definitely worn out this term already and we're only 3 days into it. I also am excited to start another fun summer in Philadelphia. There are always so many events that come to Philly and different festivals to attend. I'm waiting for the jazz festivals to start because they always provide good music and entertainment. The rittenhouse square events are also pretty interesting because there is always some interesting booth set up like the sixer's girls booth or the "jelly belly...get in my belly...booth. But most close to campus are the bubble house events on Sundays.....they provide good hip hop/dance mixes and lots of dancing.

No i havent spelled check.

2007-06-19T16:24:00.001-07:00

Co-op Interviews.....Accounting.

2007-06-19T16:09:00.000-07:00

So....welcome back to my hectic life.....I had to post now because I just got my accounting final grade back and I didn't fail. In fact, I did pretty well so kudos to me...and yes I have the right to say that considering how many all-nighters I pulled...haha.... I love break week so much although I do miss my friends who have moved away for the summer. I just came home from the longest interview of my life......2 and a half hours...with like 10 different people. Funny thing is I don't even want the job. One of the only good co-0p interviews I received was from AIG (again) but in a totally different department at another location. I showed up exactly at the time it was to commense (im always late)...bad habit....but anyway, I show up only to see every other Drexel student I've interacted with this term. I mean, there was like 10 of us. One kid from my psych course, one from my bio course, one who is friends with my friend, the list goes on. So anyway, there we are, sitting in awkward silence awaiting this woman to come down to greet us. So she finally comes down and greets everyone, counts us, and notices that there are tooo many of us. I was ROFL, but holding it in of course. So she tries to figure out who came that wasn't to be there for that timeslot and of course she comes after me...So typical that I get picked out....luckilly I had my confirmation email so I was good even though my name wasn't on the list. We arrive at the conference room and she pulls 8 of us to interview and 2 had to stay and wait..so she asks "who wants to stay"......(awkward silence) SO I had to break it and be like "I'll stay" .....mainly because I hate when someone asks a question and everyone just looks around, I hate that! So anyway, I finally get my chance to interview and I meet some guy, who talked the entire time, I felt like I was interviewing him...but he liked me so no worries, then I met some woman (she was Hardcore) no joke, she drilled me like an oil well.....I swear she knows how many hairs are on my head after the amount of questions she asked. Then i met like 6 more team members who seemed pretty down to earth. Overall though, I wasn't too impressed with them. They seemed very disorganized with scheduling our interviews so who knows how they are as a company....and considering I really didnt want the job and only had to go on the interview because of the Drexel rules, I not really too worried if I get selected or not. But I can't wait to go back to my old co-op, the people are tooo cool and although I worked a lot, it was always a good time and I learned alot. Ok, so now that I'm scrolling up this is a long blog....aka..too much "blah blah blah blah blah" so im out.

FACEBOOK BITES.

2007-06-18T09:01:00.001-07:00

Ok, so I'm not one to blatently complain about things, but facebook has reached a new level of absurdness. I joined facebook because it wasn't as raunchy as myspace and was not being taken to a level of creepiness, but now everyday there seems to be something new. I mean if you compare the level of facebook 3 weeks ago to what it has transformed into now you'll clearly see that it is very ridiculous. Who ever heard of receiving a fortune cookie, online??? I think ill stick to my general tso with a "real" fortune cookie....mmmmm... And some may say I'm making a big deal out of this, but get over it. You and I both know facebook needs to be put on a leash.

The commense of Break Week

2007-06-18T08:40:00.000-07:00

Hey all. Break week is here and where am I? "at work".......its soooOOOoOO weird because no one is around and I feel like im the only student on campus. I'm also tired from moving into towers hall yesterday. Move in day is always fun though. Even after the back breaking lifts and boxes that seem to somehow fall down the stairs by themselves. Meeting your new hallmates is always interesting too, but you know that initial moment of awkwardness is a killer. I'm also hyped about lil wayne's new remixes of upgrade you and this is why we hot. I always find new music to be like a refresher and energy burst. On my music tangent, Dave Koz also has a new jazz song out, its pretty contemporary sounding but has a good vibe. I'm also happy I just received my Bio grade from my professor. My friend on the other hand is having "madd" issues because he didnt even know their was an online final for us to take, so he is basically a moron. Ouch, i know, but thats what happens when you don't go to class and you expect to get an automatic A just because you feel the teacher is easy. Word of advice....going to class = not failing...(in most cases anyway) but I'm also not too sure about my accounting grade yet. My professor is kinda slow about grades during his vacation time, but who can blame him. I wouldn't want to be balancing some students' income statement over my vacation. But the thing is, I hope that I don't fail! AHHH!! Everyone thinks managerial accounting is sooOOOo easy....well ITS NOT. So, hopefully my grade won't be horrible or else my mom will have my neck, and yes im in college and am STILL terrified of my mom. Overall though I think I had a pretty cool weekend. I chilled out with some friends from home and went to the cheesecake factory....I "think" I got my step-dad a pretty nice father's day present.....AND so far my final grades for Spring term keep coming in as "ok." So...To be continued.....

AWW!! MY LIFE IS CRAZY

2007-06-12T09:15:00.000-07:00

So, I ordinarily won't post more than once a week, but my life is quite redik. So after applying for future co-op positions, I've just received some responses. The crazy thing is that my old co-op employer has sent me an email requesting that I come back to work next term. I feel honored, yet at the same time I kinda want to go somewhere else and get some other experience, you know? Yet, at the same time I really liked this place and the people were down to earth, pay was phenominal, and my overall experience there enhanced my degree. I don't know what to do and I have no time to decide. I've already scheduled interviews with other companies that I have to honor. So, even if I do decide to go on back to my first employer, I still have to go on these other interviews.

On the social side of my life, i just found out some disturbing news about my friend. Its always interesting when friends come home from college and you see how the times have changed one another. Then again, life wouldn't be fun or the least bit interesting if everyone were always the same or if nothing ever changed. Nonetheless, my life these days feels like a whirlpool of random events/problems/issues and concerns. I feel like a car continually swerving to avoid obstacles. It seems that everytime I turn around, something else is thrown into the mix. But I wouldn't have it any other way.

On an angry side. America is crazy. I havent received my taxes back and I'm so madd !!! This dude at the IRS said that he's investigating my claims because supposedly I was missing a state return. I'm 19 years old, what capabilities do I have to scam the government. YIKES. Anyway, hopefully I'll get them soon.

Week Recap

2007-06-11T07:29:00.001-07:00

THIS IS CRAZY....im done....SO over it. Ive had the craziest week of classes, paper, and committments...and this is before the start of finals weeks....today. I just came from my Business Law final and it was only two questions long. Yet, we had two hours....and of course you never want to be the first one to leave so of course we all got done in less than 30 minutes and everyone is looking around seeing who will leave first. I stayed up all night to study...and this was after the ambassador kickball game for two hours and after my weekend job at 7 am - 12pm. I need a vacation...for the first time in my life I actually feel overwhelmed. I've always been able to manage my stuff...but lately ive been dedicated or obligated to way toooo many things....AHHH!!
anyway...i have one more final to complete this upcoming Friday, accounting, OUCH. I wish i was on co-op though, its way less stressful and less demanding than being a student. TRUST ME. Hopefully I'll b able to find some more chill time in the days after my acct final....i need it. On another note, my friends from other colleges are all home......so thats always fun..catching up and seeing how we've changed. The most awkward part was my "its complicated" relationship with my high school "fling." We've always been on the same page with each other in the how we feel and what we expected because we've been so far away at different colleges...but its not like we expect each other to stay "dedicated" to one another the whole time, its just always "Weird" hearing of each others stories and what not. But I love the fact that I can be in a relationship with no strings attached...but not really. Some find it hard to understand but you'd have to be in one to get it....I like to describe it as: well, nvm but you get the point..Anyway..back to work now.

Update on Life

2007-06-06T06:48:00.000-07:00

So, as you can tell I'm not really into blogging much...but I randomly logged in the other day and read over my past blogs. It was cool realizing how much I've changed in the past year and also how much I had accomplished. SO with that said, I'm starting this up again., although I'm sure I'll end up fading away...haha..
Well life has been semi-grand for me. I recently just completed my first co-op experience at AIG. I received some awesome tools and networking was phenominal. Currently I'm at the end of Spring Term which is hectic as well you know. In this one week I've had 3 philosophy papers due, two finals (before finals week even started), interviews for summer jobs, hangtime with all my friends, along with the "normal" workload. I admit...im dead. I've never felt so overwhelmed in one week. I could snap at any moment...haha...but not really funny. On a brighter note though...the term is almost over so thats a plus. And all my good friends from other colleges are coming home for the summer so the fun times will be had. I plan on doing a lot of cultural things this summer...ill be traveling alot but I also have classes on Monday and Wednesday (argh). I'm also excited because tomorrow we receive our "granted interviews" from employers for next co-op. Well as I said, this has been a very hectic week so I gtg....ill b sure to show some love soon though...PEACE.

RECAP

2006-09-11T06:04:00.000-07:00

SO! I just had like the best weekend of my entire life...haha. It was awesome, I spend like soooo much money though, but it was worth it. I basically mall hopped all day Saturday with some friends and then chilled in my hood. (lmao). Saturday night was an experience in itself too. I met sooooo many cool people. Some friends and I went clubbing at 27 and then walked around old city. I met some pretty cool people though. Especially, well, lol. forget it. Anyway, all in all I had a great weekend. And I have to say this has been one of the best summers of my life as I look back on it. But I still have final grades to get back to me...lol, im just keeping my fingers crossed at this point.

Meet Me in the Club, It's Going Down.

2006-09-08T06:25:00.000-07:00

Haha, figured someone would get a crack out of the title. What up! Currently, Im in the process of studying for Finals. What a FUNFEST. (inside joke). I've been up for days. Chemistry is like my worst subject ever. Formulas, alkanes, carboxylic acids, and methane protons are all scrambling through my head right now, so if my blog doesn't make sense, u know why. Well, this week has been fun. It's technically the last day of summer term, woo hoo. Co-op starts in two weeks, friends are on the move back, everyone's kinda becoming sad that summer is officially over. O, well. Lots to look forward too. Meeting new people, starting a new term, and becoming one step closer to achieving our degree goals. But it has been a fun summer. I had a blast last night at Hibachi's. It was Amanda's birthday party and was pretty tight. Hibachi's is always a fun place to go. A very unique experience, I must say. All in all, it was a good night. Considering I had been studying chemistry for 7 am to 6pm and sitting in the same chair, no food, no socializing, all Chem. Next week should be pretty fun though, no school. haha. What's really interesting though is that I might get to go New Orleans before summer is over. Hopefully its cleaned up a little. My mom decided to start a new job there. About half of the population has not returned since KaTRINA and they are short on principals so my mom is now there. I think that its kinda stupid to build a city below sea level, but hey what do i know...im not an engineer. Haha, the funniest thing just happened. But I'll keep that to myself. Peace.

New Facebook

2006-09-05T05:56:00.000-07:00

I don't like it. Point blank, I MEAN WTH? I saw it at 4:30 this morning and was not very pleased. Facebook is becoming a stalker tool. O and by the way my final got canceled again.

The Final Days.

2006-08-29T07:47:00.000-07:00

The final days of summer term are swiftly winding down. I'm extremely happy to be moving on to new things. My boring classes will be complete, drama will end, and co-op will begin. I'm also excited that all of my friends will be coming back. You never really know what you have, until you don't have it anymore. But I never said that. So, classes are going but not fast enough. Work is going well, haha, lets not talk about that. My job itself is pretty cool though, and I get to hang with some pretty cool peeps. But sometimes we get in each others hair. But hey, it happens. I wish I could have videotaped my summer though. In all honestly, Ive had a pretty memorable summer, one of the best ones in fact. My friends were awesome, no drama, like last summer haha. My parents allowed me to have more freedom. And believe it or not, I've done a lot of growing up over this summer and in fact the whole year at Drexel. I only wished I could have had more time to spend with some old friends, being on campus all the time is kinda fun though. Well, blogging is fun but I gtg. Its not like I spill all the beans in blogs neway.

Just Going wit the flow.

2006-08-28T13:28:00.001-07:00

Hey peeps. Hope summers going well 4 ya. I'm as my title states "just going with the flow of things." I had a pretty fun weekend. Hung out with some co-workers and then some friends back home on Saturday night. I also studied for finals. Funny thing though, I stayed up all night to study a history final that was supposed to happen tonight, and then our professor sends us an email at 2:30 in the morning to sya it was cancelled. Now, why I was checking my email at 2:30 in the morning is a totally different story. I'm very excited though. My mom is coming back from Texas tomorrow for good. So Happy. I'm sort of a mama's boy as it is so I'm pretty psyched out. Well, the rest of my week holds major studying, car repairs, and little ends and outs with life. You know. But sadly summer is winding down and co-op will commense. I'm pretty excited about co-op though. I will have the chance to be in commercials on tv for Insurance. But im not much of the actor....lol.

Just Going wit the flow.

2006-08-28T13:28:00.000-07:00

Hey peeps. Hope summers going well 4 ya. I'm as my title states "just going with the flow of things." I had a pretty fun weekend. Hung out with some co-workers and then some friends back home on Saturday night. I also studied for finals. Funny thing though, I stayed up all night to study a history final, and then our professor sends us an email at 2:30 in the morning to sya it was cancelled. Now, why I was checking my email at 2:30 in the morning is a totally different story. I'm very excited though. My mom is coming back from Texas tomorrow for good. So Happy. I'm sort of a mama's boy as it is so I'm pretty psyched out. Well, the rest of my week holds major studying, car repairs, and little ends and outs with life. You know. But sadly summer is winding down and co-op will commense. I'm pretty excited about co-op though. I will have the chance to be in commercials on tv for Insurance. But im not much of the actor....lol.

Friends, Fun, and other such Functions.

2006-08-24T08:53:00.000-07:00

Hey Yall! I know I haven't posted in a while, sorry. I've been a little occupied with current situations. But Summer is quickly winding down which really sucks. I will now have completed the last sort of free summer of my life. I've been doing a lot of thinking though, and a lot of reevaluating of my life, friends, and my goals. Thats what summer term does to one. haha. Currently I've been exploring new things and trying stuff that is outside of my norm. Its been cool sometimes and of course fun, but I don't think that some of the new things I've explored are really suitable for who I THINK i am or my personality. But, because of friends, I'm still in that peer pressure state, believe it or not. I mean, I'm from a private prep school where I wasn't really exposed to a lot of different things, and Now im here and its kinda like I'm being flooded with new things to try and the influences of others from different backgrounds who in their minds think a little differently from me. In regards to class, well. we will see about that. Hopefully I will pass what I need to, but then again if I don't it won't be the end of the world. I also have met soooooo many different people this summer, im started to become confused haha. But I've met some very interesting individuals this past week who may end up changing my life, who knows.

Summer, Summer, Summer Time!........Summatime

2006-08-10T13:24:00.000-07:00

Summer time is so cool. But this summer was like no other. I think it kind of passed me by this time. I been on campus a lot, so there seems to be no transition from the old terms to the new. But its now August, and I'm discovering that I really like this month. The days have been nice, the birds chirping, ok what am I talking about. Well, basically the days in this month have been nice, and I like the month of August, it just feels right. I'm also very excited to be able to go home for co-op. It will be cool. On a totally different subject though, I think I want to change my major....again. I'm interested in a lot of things. I sometimes want to run hotels and be a hospitality management major (What I started out as at UDEL). At other times I want to study vet science and help animals. Sometimes I want to be an air traffic controller. Occasionally, I want to design highways. I also like the feel of being a high school principal. Well, why am I a business major. I like the feel. I like the "corporate America office settings and golf weekends. I like the sound of conference meetings. But when it all boils down, I like a lot of different things that I either am not good at or do not have the adequate time period to determine if I want to study those particular fields. O, did I mention I want to be a real estate agent and become a chef and own my own restaurant and serve soul food. haha. Well, thats it for me. Back to being confused about life.

Sad times man, sad times.

2006-08-04T07:43:00.000-07:00

Well, as most of you all know, orientations are complete. It's very disappointing I know. Haha, BUT i had a great time with everyone I met. I don't think we could have asked for a better incoming class. I've had some very "interesting" moments with a lot of you and can't wait till next year. In regards to my classes, we are in week 6, and my history professor just gave out the syllabus, haha. Chemistry is worse than ever, and life itself has been pretty cool. My friends are pretty awesome too, SHOUT out to all of you. But its very hard sometimes to balance friendships as most of you know. Especially when you have friends at home and here at Drexel. Well, for now I'm off to work, but make sure you keep updated on the latest scoop in The World of Chris Thompson. And if there are any business majors out there..give me a holla, I'm mostly found in the two buildings of Matheson or Pearlstein where the stock tickers are.

MIDTERMS!

2006-07-24T12:11:00.000-07:00

So it is now midterm week here at Drexel and once again I have a fear of Chemistry! My chem midterm is at the best time ever ----- 8am, (sarcasm at it's best). But the issue is that a couple of my old high school friends are here for orientation and I REALLY want to hang out with them, BUT, I have the ice cream social to work at tonight, and still need to finish studying! I hope that I don't fail it, haha, wish me luck. But this weekend should be pretty fun. I'm hoping to hang out with the other ambassadors, it should be pretty fun. We are planning to go to the beach and hang out....Hopefully it won't fall through. We are extremely good at planning admission events and social events, but we can't plan our own events. Quite bad, yes, but I;m really looking forward to having fun...wish me luck.

Orientations!!

2006-07-21T07:29:00.000-07:00

So I KNOW that I start most of my blogs, sentences, and well, everything, with the word "SO!" Get over it. haha, but I love how people come up to me at orientation and tell me this. neway, I'm having a blast at orientation I must say so. But my favorite one so far was this past week. You guys were off the hook. haha. Even our ice cream social was on and poppin, but yesterday's ice cream social, uh, it was, well, awww ight. lol. I mean the rap battle was tight in all, but it wasn't nearly as "unique" as the orientation before...but they have all been VERY fun so far. I'm looking forward to the rest of the orientations and meeting the rest of my members in the very best DWC group "Drexel's Anatomy." Also, I also had the pleasure of walking around in "Mario the magnificient" which is another story in itself. For those active readers out there.....one person, me, haha, im sorry my blogs aren't interesting and as thrilling as your lives. tear, tear. PEACE!

HOT AS ......WELL U KNO

2006-07-17T12:40:00.000-07:00

So what its like 100 degrees outside...no biggie, i mean i've only spent half my day walking outside anyway. Nothing new with me though, for those of u who care. I bought the wrong book for chemistry class and cant return it yet. So sad. I also believe I spent like $150 for it too. Very depressing. I also had the most boring friday night ever. I watched a kid color coordinate his closet. Very fun. So anyway, I'm bored. You?

Friends vs. Coop vs. Life vs. THIS REALLY SUCKS.

2006-07-12T11:27:00.000-07:00

I just received like the nastiest call from my potential landlords about stuff that I have nothing to do with. Apparantly some of my friends have not submitted their co-signer forms for our apartment next year, but I do and still get the heat from some lady. And then on top of that my mom calls me and says that it doesnt make sense to pay to live here while im on coop when I can live at home, and tHEN my co-op rankings are due today but I'm not gonna rank which means round B which means so much more than I can type here. Im sooOOOOO stressed. But the best part. To top it off, I'm having major issues with the financial aid office. sO all in all, bad day. But I might go to the beach this weekend with either the dwc's. orientation leaders, or some friends from home.

Co-op

2006-07-09T15:13:00.000-07:00

So I'm becoming really upset and have been REALLY cranky for quite some time due to my co-ops. I mean, i really shouldn't be complaining, I get the co-ops I want and am still waiting to hear from an independent job search I did, but the pay sucks at the co-ops that I wanted. And on top of that, its always great news to hear that some of my friends will be making twice as much money an hour as me if I chose to accept the co-op I want at AIG or Bancorp. Sadly i must say that I will probably be going to B-round jobs, not that b round is bad so dont get me wrong, I mean ive heard from upperclassmen that B-round is actually better, but hopefully I will be able to pick from higher pay scales. Who am I kidding though, I mean I am really thankful that I did get granted the two co-ops of my first choice, but hopefully B-round will be better.

Creepy Neighbors.

2006-07-02T17:12:00.000-07:00

Ok. SO i must say that my town and neighborhood is very similar to a desperate housewives setting, only difference is that I'm not one of them. You know how you have that one creepy neighbor who is always nosy and cant keep their eye off whats happening outside for one moment. Well, I have about 5 of those neighbors. lol. In fact, as i am typing this, one of them is acting like their looking for something outside, but obviously wants to know what I'm doing. Now hey, I may be jumping to conclusions about people, but whenever I come outside say to get the mail, or walk the dog, this one neighbor always has to see what i'm doing. It makes me think......just though ud like to know.

JULY WEEKEND

2006-07-02T17:01:00.000-07:00

So its the july 4th weekend and I'm chilling out with my peeps. Funny thing though. Sometimes, well i tend to be a little out of it. haha.. So im getting in my car to go to the mall with some friends and I turn the key to start the ignition. After the car starts, I reach in the back seat and engage in an innocent confrontation with one of my friends. Well, 10 minutes later after the war is over, what do you think i do. I TURN THE KEY TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. lol. OMG. You should have seen the look on my face.....priceless. The car made this sort of....echscripefdahsda noise. I'm kinda use to driving a truck thats well pretty loud. But I'm in my car which has an extremely quiet engine..so i didnt realize the car was on. Now, its not like im the only one to do this. I specifically recall my mom doing the same thing a couple of months ago, but the car shut off and then turned back on. NOT THIS TIME. I waited about 10 minutes, turned the key again. No start. AHHH!!!! I then call up AAA and about an hour later they finally come. The car gets jumpstarted and I'm told to not turn it off for about an hour. ok, all is good. Then later that night, guess what happens...AGAIN!!! LOL... but this time it involves a sleezy tow truck driver and a lot of icecream. lmao. Lets just say that from now on, I will stick to loud trucks and ignore my friends in the back seat.

Living Room/Swimming Pool

2006-07-02T16:51:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! Whats up. So I apologize that im not a novelic writer like some of the other DWC'S who have like 3 page blogs lol, but here's something interesting. SO upon arriving here for your first day of college, you tend to begin a new world of what I like to call "randomness." Why might one ask? Well, each day as a college student, you will start to encounter extra----ordinary things. haha.. For example. One may walk down the dorm hallway to the bathroom and a huge ball of sock may be collided with one's head. OR. At 3 am in the morning, a fire alarm may go off due to someone's craving for a bagel and their lack of knowledge with the toaster oven.OR, some kid may decide to just shave of his head and try to look like Mr.T. yeA. THATS RIGHT. Mr.T. OR, it gets better. One of your friends (Dana Zuppo) may decide that hey, its too hot outside, so lets put a swimming pool in the living room. Either situation or whatever strolls ur way, life as a college student is well.....random. And i hope you all look forward to the many....interesting events...that lie ahead of you. Signing out. THOMPSON.

Chemical Boredom

2006-06-29T08:55:00.000-07:00

So I just finished my first week of summer term at Drexel and I have to say that my chemistry teacher represents the height of all boredom. He is a very nice guy and occasionally cracks an attempt at a joke, but his overall way of interacting with the class and teaching us the information is soooo entirely boring. I believe we were talking about hydrogen and explosions all class today. I felt like i was going to explode from boredom. But hey, I have the july 4th weekend to look forward to now. A couple of my friends want to take a trip to the beach, which could be fun, but the ex-girlfriend will be also be going, so maybe ill go to six flags with the DWC. I'm also very excited about my co-op choices. I've received some very nice offers, but dont know what to choose because of locations. I had planned to live with some friends next year in center city but one of my good co-op choices is actually back home. Who knows what will happen? I don't. O well, until next time~~

I Survived

2006-06-22T20:03:00.000-07:00

So i survived my first year of college and if I can do it, anyone can. I'm so happy that my first year was semi-successful but know next year will be better. I find it kinda cool how I blog now. Its cool because Im sort of an introvert at first but blogging is like a self actualization. Anyway, I cant wait till next year. I get to see all my friends again, start co-op, experience "coffee breaks," and essentially redo this year over. But I have to admit, and im not one to be touchy feelly, but I miss my friends now that its summer vacation and I'm finding that the people I most love to be with, are gone. Yes, its quite sad, but meeting new people is always cool. So if you havent noticed, this blog is all over but im out for now.

home

2006-06-17T16:16:00.000-07:00

The weirdest feeling ever, (and i am sooo out of place to say this because drexel is only 30 minutes away), but when u havent been home for a while, and then u go home and everything is all reaarranged, there are new neighbors who look at you funny becuz they think ur a visitor or some type of intruder, your parents by a new car!!! and your room is now the "Home office." I love life. I'm now at that part of life where all the things i got mad about before, seem to make sense now. And by the way, my "grammatical typing" is not being proofread so and typos, o well, I get A's is English. But anyway, Spring term at Drexel is over. I've helped many of my friends move out of the dorms and now the new freshmen will come, go through the same learning experience, and time again will pass. bye

New Jersey Drivers (FeaR the yellow plate) especially the ones with the cat and dog.

2006-06-14T07:30:00.000-07:00

Good O'le New Jersey, the state with one of the best education systems, meanest cops, and the whole "what exit are you from joke," but the driving, well, I'm sure you've heard all about that. I just had the worst drive to Drexel today. I now understand why many say New Jersey drivers are like no other. My day has started a bit more interesting due to a New Jersey driver (haha) and in particular the Dodge Caravan with the "I love Bush" label on the back. In my opinion New Jersey drivers are among the least best drivers in the world and I believe the other 49 states would agree with that comment. I mean, not to bash on Jersey or anything, but come on, you gotta admit, the driving is on the level of a mix between road rage and unconsciousness. I think there should be an article within the constitution that states "here ye, here ye all New Jersey residents are NOT allowed to drive a vehicle or any object with wheels and it is to the safety of all citizens that New Jersey is herby banned from operating a vehicle or any form therelike." lol. Now hey,don't get me wrong here, im not hating on New Jersey, in fact, I lived in New Jersey for quite some time and some could say that I learned my bad driving skills while there, but, I have to say that when driving on the roads today, everytime you get frustrated or see a dangerous manuever happen, I guarantee its probably a New Jersey driver.

Keeping it Real!

2006-06-13T19:34:00.000-07:00

So here I am sitting in good ole Delawhere? It is soo boring. My friends are soo cool though. Its always fun to be home, but the problem is that when your home your in a different world. At home, there is a curfew, whereas at Drexel its whatever. At home, there are certain standards to maintain, at Drexel its whatever. At my house there is a certain way of going about life and conducting myself. At Drexel, IM FREE!!! haha, wow, this is altruistic. What I mean to say is that you are not always yourself and that essentially the self is composed of different selves in different situations. Try to understand that! WHAT! haha, i guess ive had to much psychology class. sorry

Monday

2006-06-13T06:30:00.000-07:00

I just took the worst final ever!! Economics! I hate it. AND the thing is last year in high school it was my favorite subject, in fact, I received an Economics award and got an A. I usually am not in danger of failing anything, and havent been all throughout my academic career, but I seriously think that I will fail... BOO hoo, tear tear. O well. Now I only have one more final to take on Political Science, the most boring subject Everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Psycho Pschology teacher

2006-06-13T06:26:00.000-07:00

So, on Sunday I was studying for my psychology final, but see the thing is our professor was supposed to have sent us the material we needed to study for the actual final 2 days before. I was so lost in what to do, she didnt respond to any emails, so i started from page 1 and read, o, about 300 pages of stuff about psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and mental disorders. And then, the part that kills me, is that she finally decides to send the material, but when? Sunday night!! wt heck?

Recap on my weekend

2006-06-13T06:23:00.000-07:00

I spent $500 on one outfit. Life is crazy, the government inflates prices, and I just realized how dumb i am for buying a $500 dollar suit. Not to mention the commission allocated to the guy who didnt really help me out with the suit, all he did was say "that looks nice" let me ring you up and then he got like 20 percent. America. Ugh

The Last Days!

2006-06-09T12:13:00.000-07:00

Its almost over. We are going into finals weeks!!! I feel happy, sad, angry, mad, confused, glad, and everything in between! I'm happy to end the term, hopefully on a good note. I'm also starting the whole Co-op process and thats a whole other ball game. Time Management: A needed skill for me-I still havent figured out how i will study for my finals, do interviews, participate in my events, and remain calm at the same time. I have sooo much do do in the next 5 days and its gets worse after that. On a more positive note, I can't wait till next year. Some of my old high school friends will be here and it will be ON AND POPPIN! yEA-AH~~~WHAT~OOOoooKKK~that little jon shizzle! (Note to self: Refrain from all attempted ghettoness within my blogs). So I just did a campus tour and encountered the strangest experience. I was walking and talking and then all of a sudden this kid comes and joins the tour. So there I am thinking, what in the heck, but at the same time trying to maintain the ambassador image. It was also quite interesting when I finally realized why he was on the tour. It seemed that he had some type of "Attraction for the high school girls on my tour as I noticed his quick glimpses of my group. Talk about feeling weird, exploding with laughter inside of me, but remaining cool on the outside. lol.

2006-06-08T12:55:00.000-07:00

Going back to high school is soooo weird!!! I went to my friends graduation and it was soo awkward being back in high school. I sort of relived my moments as a Caravel Buccaneer instead of being a Drexel Dragon, or Mario the Dragon who is DreXel's mascot. Seeing familiar faces and (those I didn't want to see) haha, j/p. No really though! I had felt like this past year in college didnt exist. I essentially forgot about Drexel and the new things I had experienced this year. It was like the good old days of not having responsibilities and all that jazz. FYI, i love Drexel and all the new people I've met this year. I have friends from all around the world now, and have really done a lot of growing up in this one year. (of course my new friends beg to differ) but who cares. I've been introduced to new "things" Ive never even dreamed of imagining were out there! Wow. rANDOM EH?

TIME PASSES~~~ ITS 6-6-6

2006-06-06T16:58:00.000-07:00

I really need to allocate my time more wisely, but posting blogs does not help that. With finals week coming up, attending interviews for co-op, attending graduation parties, studying, working, and maintaining "some" level of calmness, I find that I really have no time for anything anymore. I feel like I am not in control of my world because I'm always on my toes! Note to self: DO NOT JOIN ANY MORE STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS! lol, And on top of all that jazz, my friends get mad and say that I'm avoiding them as IF i need more drama. Life passing~~

Procrastination

2006-06-05T08:03:00.000-07:00

So here I am once again, surfing the net when I have a whole powerpoint presentation to do for Communications class, in less than an hour. Why do I do this to myself? I dunno! I havent even started to organize my thoughts or create the powerpoint itself and here i am on this. Wow. Procrastination at its best is best exhibited by me.