Hi guys...since it's been a while since your lovely crew of Summer SOIs did any updating of the blog, I thought that I would go ahead and wish everyone a happy-though-late Fourth of July! The holiday was nice, although a little quiet on my end...I spent the day relaxing and then hung out with friends/co-workers that evening. Since this is the last year the rooftop of Chamberlin (our soon-to-be-demolished science building) is going to be open for firework-viewing, I thought I would definitely take advantage of it and go up to watch the fireworks display over the Rock River. The show was nice, pretty typical smallish-town style, but the company was great and the weather was great--it's been SO HOT here the last few days...if you're planning a campus visit, schedule it for some time before noon, otherwise I think you actually really run the risk of collapsing...
In other news, my best friend/roommate Zeva is coming up for tomorrow night, which I'm incredibly excited about! She was abroad in New Zealand last semester and I was gone in Ireland in the fall, so we only got to see each other briefly for like five hours when she picked me up from the airport in December. And there's another performance of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" which I think Travis mentioned in an earlier post...that's happening on Saturday at a favorite Beloit establishment, the Bop, great excuse to go downtown and order pitchers of Coors Light and listen to Phil sing great songs. So, I swear that NEXT WEEK I'm going to start in on my special project in earnest...
We're sorry to say goodbye to one of the greatest Admissions workers on the planet today...Michelle is leaving to be a camp counselor (this was known all along, she didn't just up and quit or anything) and we're going to miss her like mad. Hopefully she'll steer clear of any sturgeons which may be lurking on the UW-Parkside campus...
Which brings me to my next and final point: STURGEONS. They can grow 6-8 feet long and weigh up to 200 pounds...and they have a penchant for HURLING THEMSELVES ONTO BOATS AND JET-SKIS AND TAKING PEOPLE OUT. OH MY GOD. Love, Laura
Friday, July 6, 2007
Monday, July 2, 2007
MAIL!!
At the risk of sounding simple, one of the biggest thrills in my life is receiving mail. I realize that the USPS keeps raising the price of stamps, but the small cost can be supplied through a solid collection of pocket change, as I have discovered through practice.
Today, I checked my campus mailbox at lunch and found that over the last week I had accumulated:
4 postcards from Beloit friends across the country
2 letters (or as I like to call them, love notes)
2 packages (containing among them: 3 CD's, one lobster claw harmonica, two bars of chocolate, and one particularly fine sequined shamrock hair elastic)
I'm not going to say I don't rely pretty heavily on e-mail to keep in touch with the world outside Beloit, but the joy of finding your mailbox overflowing is incomparable.
P.S. Julia Heney
Beloit College Box #1298
700 College Street
Beloit, WI 53511
P.P.S. I like chocolate.
Today, I checked my campus mailbox at lunch and found that over the last week I had accumulated:
4 postcards from Beloit friends across the country
2 letters (or as I like to call them, love notes)
2 packages (containing among them: 3 CD's, one lobster claw harmonica, two bars of chocolate, and one particularly fine sequined shamrock hair elastic)
I'm not going to say I don't rely pretty heavily on e-mail to keep in touch with the world outside Beloit, but the joy of finding your mailbox overflowing is incomparable.
P.S. Julia Heney
Beloit College Box #1298
700 College Street
Beloit, WI 53511
P.P.S. I like chocolate.
Packing Up
So I don't remember doing much Friday evening. We hung out, and it was pretty uneventful. Saturday I woke up, walked downtown to the farmer's market and bought some ugly earrings, which I think I can make look cute. Missy, by best friend, did not like them. My mom picked me up and I went home for the day. We went shopping and then had margaritas. Yum!
Sunday morning was beautiful. Missy came over and we began a game of frisbee golf on campus. At the first hole we ran into Ryan, a good friend of ours, who bicycled the course while we played. About two holes later we realized we would rather walk to 4th Street Cafe, a great breakfast place. By this time it was already noon, but breakfast sounded good. So we walked. Later in the afternoon Missy and I went out on Renee's boat, which was perfect. The sun was shining! We then drove to Janesville to go to Perkins for the last time.
Not last time ever, but the last time to see Casey. Casey works there, but she is moving to Sheboygan. Casey got off work at 1 last night, or this morning I guess, and works at the Perkins in Sheboygan at 9. Missy and Casey left last night to make the drive at 2. Anyways, the point of that is to say that my two best friends moved away from me last night. They are starting their own life, and I couldn't be happier for them! But I'm going to miss them so much.
*Brandi
Sunday morning was beautiful. Missy came over and we began a game of frisbee golf on campus. At the first hole we ran into Ryan, a good friend of ours, who bicycled the course while we played. About two holes later we realized we would rather walk to 4th Street Cafe, a great breakfast place. By this time it was already noon, but breakfast sounded good. So we walked. Later in the afternoon Missy and I went out on Renee's boat, which was perfect. The sun was shining! We then drove to Janesville to go to Perkins for the last time.
Not last time ever, but the last time to see Casey. Casey works there, but she is moving to Sheboygan. Casey got off work at 1 last night, or this morning I guess, and works at the Perkins in Sheboygan at 9. Missy and Casey left last night to make the drive at 2. Anyways, the point of that is to say that my two best friends moved away from me last night. They are starting their own life, and I couldn't be happier for them! But I'm going to miss them so much.
*Brandi
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