Things I've Realized

The past month has filled me with many realizations. Some totally random, and others...actually they're all pretty stinking random. Here they are:

-I've realized that the Freshman Fifteen totally exists. I've gained 2 pounds since I've been at college, despite all the hills I've walked up.
-I've realized that the disgusting worm-like ceiling in my room looks that way for a reason: it is soundproof! I'll never complain again.
-I've realized that Ultimate Frisbee is a totally serious, hardcore sport. Don't make fun of it!
-I've realized that high fives are an important part of life. I took them for granted before college. I can honestly only think of 2 occasions that I've been high-fived here at Western, and one of them was an air high five, so I don't even think that counts. A high five at the right time (or from the right person) could seriously make one's day, at least in my experience it has. They're a necessity of life! And I'm deprived here you guys.
-I've realized that I miss high school Psychology class! Psych 101 here fully consists of taking notes for 80 minutes and having an exam on the notes every few weeks. Not fun. We played with goldfish last year, and watched Seinfeld and made colorful posters! I guess I've realized that I don't like lecture halls, because it lacks the hands-on experience that a small classroom has.
-I've realized that last week I saw 6 movies in the theater within 8 days.
-I've realized that Cup of Noodles will soon become one of my best friends.

-And finally, I've realized that I miss everyone who's not at Western so much, so so much. That's kind of a duh-realization, but I thought I'd include it anyway.

I've realized much more than what's on this list, but this would be one boring blog if I included them all.

Advice for the day: Give someone a high five!!! And look at their elbow while doing so, if you want it to be a successful one.

Court

Automobiiiiile?

If you didn't already know this about me, I have a thing for 80s movies. And music. But really movies. Ask me my favorite actor and I'll say "John Cusack in the 80s."

I'll always be jealous of my parents, who were teens in the 80s and got to see movies like "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "The Breakfast Club" in theaters. ah!

What is it about this decade that is so appealing to me? I have no idea, maybe it was the fact that the female main character in "Say Anything..." was named Diane Court, and my name is Court(ney) Diane. Or perhaps the time I lip synced to "Twist and Shout" on that parade float in downtown Seattle with hundreds of people cheering for me made me feel like Ferris Bueller. Oh wait that didn't happen (yet).


Whatever it is, I love it. I love how John Hughes could take an idea like detention or prom or skipping school and turn it into a major adventure that could be loved and related to by generation after generation.

It's just totally boss, so radical dude.

Court


P.S. If you haven't seen the movie Better Off Dead, you absolutely have to. I don't even want to write on what it's about, it's something you need to watch with an open mind. Really, let me know if you haven't seen it and we'll watch it together. For reals. Here are some pics to get you excited for it:




















P.P.S. I went to an 80s dance party the other day, thought this would be the right blog to post this picture in!

It makes me feel as tall as a giraffe

Let's do this. Let's blog.

I'm probably a little late on the whole blogging thing, but better late than never!

On the days leading up to becoming an official college kid, millions of questions were running through my mind. Will I make any friends? How hard will the classes be? Did I make the right college decision? Is it normal for someone my age to have gone to Chuck E. Cheese's 3 times in the past month? Am I at all prepared to make the transition from high schooler to college student? Am I mature enough to be living on my own, without my family? Without my warm bed, or my mom's homemade mac 'n' cheese?

Needless to say, I was a bit of a wreck on the inside.

Well, I'm happy to say, the past week and a half of college has been a blast and a half (didn't mean to write "and a half" twice in one sentence). Better than I could have hoped for. here is a list:
Courtney's list of wonderful college happenings since Sunday, September 20 (move-in day):
-Movie party with new friends on the first night
-Shopping at Fred Meyer at midnight (they opened it up for Western students only. Madness.)
-The Inn (Christian club, reminded me so much of Westminster. It was great!)
-Football at 1 am with a glow in the dark football
-Glee parties on Wednesdays
-Ultimate Frisbee team! I'm in love with it :)
-Swing Dancing club (super awkward but overall fun)
-Joined a small group through The Inn
-Painted sweet mugs with said group
-80's dance party!
-Bought 3 fish with my roomie Rachel. One of them is adorable and the other 2 are dumb
-So many other things that I can't think of or don't feel like adding to the list

Obviously, the week hasn't been perfect. Here is another list:
Courtney's list of less-than-wonderful happenings since move-in day:
-I woke up one morning, looked in the mirror and saw part of the ceiling in my hair!
-The ceilings are scary. They look like angel hair pasta made out of ceiling material. At night they look like worms, and the only thing that makes it better is the fact that there's tons of glow in the dark stars that somebody stuck there. But still.
-Sunday night, my friend Hana and I took the bus to downtown Bellingham because we didn't make it to dinner in time. We didn't know that the buses downtown stop running earlier than the rest of the week, so we were stranded. We met a concerned lady who had called a taxi for herself. We waited with her and the taxi turned out to be a van, so we asked for a ride to Western, which was on the way. It was all good until we got back to campus. We owed the driver $4.50 or so, and Hana and I had 2 dollars each and were gathering up the change. After about 10 seconds the driver growled "just give me 5 bucks and get out of my cab." eek.
-Creepy, persistent guy during swing dancing. I don't really feel like elaborating. It just needed to be on the list.
-I slipped down a wet grassy hill on the way to frisbee practice, yelped with terror on the way down, and was greeted by the sympathetic looks of the whole team at the bottom.

The good things definitely outweigh (and outnumber) the bad. So I love college. I think I made the right choice, and I feel like this is where God wants me to be right now. I'm coming home this weekend though so I'm pumped for that. Kirkland (1st home) and Westminster (2nd home), here I come!

That's my first 12 days of college in a nutshell. A giant nutshell, because this was a pretty lengthy blog. You're awesome if you're still reading this. You're a true friend :) And I probably miss you a lot. Unless you are a Western student reading this. In which case, I'll see you soon :)

Court