* SNOWED iN *

EVERYTHING was CANCELED today!!!

Woke up at my normal Saturday morning time, to go to Eat'n Park and ballet at DCP. I knew it was snowing. . . I really wanted to go to ballet though. So, my mother thinks snow is the apocalypse. Now it isn't the apocalypse but it was upsetting. Not only was my ballet canceled, my work has been canceled. THE COUNTRY CLUB has been canceled. Now I'm not really saying getting a night off of work is a bad thing, and I don't think I would try driving in the streets--- wait for pictures --- but I only get one night a week now. This is no fun. The Point Cafe was closed today-- food only in the cafeteria and that's not good food. . . And I ran out of milk. I don't want to agree with my mother that this is the apocalypse but if I can't have cereal in the morning it just might be.

WELL-- I think me and boyfriend, who got snowed in here last night- along with work being canceled for him as well- and we might just go try to have dinner somewhere. We're very sick of staying in my tiny dorm and I TOTALLY want some milk along with maybe a new movie? The library was closed :( I couldn't even return my movies---

Boyfriend now on phone. . . We might have to try to order pizza. I'll keep everyone posted- - Haha-

ENJOY THE PICTURES!!! :)








<3 Carly

Yummy Pink Yarn

BECAUSE I started my blog to talk about my knitting, and I really don't want to avoid it-- I want to avoid my reading :-P haha- no no, I READ SOME ENGLISH! :) Hhaha--- back to my point- I want some help on my Yummy Pink Yarn purchase. I posted the link to my newly updated Raverly, but I'll post pictures here as well.

This yarn was a SALE purchase which makes it an even prouder purchase... But I don't want it to be a pretty skein I never use...

I need some knitterly advice on how to go about my project. I'm thinking a nice light spring scarf? Or maybe just pair it with another and do another mistake rib? Other project ideas? I did think of a hat--- any ideas?

DANKA!! <3





My computer doesn't give it much justice of it's gorliourness.. please forgive it--- :)

College Reading and Social Life---

Can both of these exist? This is a question I think everyone is asking about this time into second semester. I'm pretty sure the whole school goes easier on us first semester. It must be something in the water or they're just feeling kind- but first semester was different. Second semester people are meaner and just so strict- might not be the right word, but blunt isn't either. People are just more demanding- that the right word, second semester. They all expect us to read a chapter a class basically. Then there are teachers that say, you better read it twice, to really grasp the concept, you better actively read it the second time.

ARE THEY CRAZY!?!?! I have 5 classes and I'm sorry but I can't read a chapter for Psychology, Accounting and Government Systems all in one night-- I might hurt myself. Not just physically, but probably mentally hurt my brain. I was trying to concentrate in the "Oh so Important Lecture" in government today (a half hour spent on the perks of the President-- He gets all the Coke or Pepsi he wants, along with M&M's and other stuff) but I was blending all my classes together as one. I took this note that made me think of Correlations- what we talked about in Psychology last class, then that related to math- which lead to Accounting and I was trying to find the Residual Value and write a journal entry. ALL IN ONE THOUGHT I DID THIS.. I wanted to slap myself and yell FOCUS!

Times like this I want to watch Jeff Dunham for an hour and just laugh at Achmed. That's not how you spell it though; it's really spelled A-C-some flem-- haha, seriously, just search Jeff Dunham. He's good. Some profanity is said while he is performing... So a PG-13 rating I'll give him... Just in case you need to tell the kids to leave the room-- You'll really want to watch him-- :)
Here's a video with Peanut-- his first guy PEANUT
Here's an Achmed video--- he's funny! ACHMED

BUT BACK TO MY POINT.... ALL my teachers told us that we need to read the chapters. I completely agree, but it's just so much reading! Are you taking five classes that tell you to do the readings along with other projects on the side that actually count for points. I realize I must grasp the subject before doing well on the project, but this chapter is forty pages long and you want a 3 page paper done on outside research. . . . Which one am I going to do first? I think the Research because that's points. See this is where they just screw ya and make you feel like crap. This is how they all said that we should be reading:

Accounting teacher: You know you guys really need to be reading the chapters. I know they're long and probably boring, but they're really going to help you on the test. If you don't read you're not going to do well on the test. (This teacher doesn't teach. I had her last semester and we correct her a lot of the time. Yet she still tells us we don't know what we're doing. I don't like learning from the teacher reading a powerpoint.... She didn't do that last semester :( )
Psychology teacher: Now whoever read chapter two please enlighten us. . . . silence . . . You guys really have to read the chapters, in fact we're not going to do this part of the chapter in class because it goes too much in depth so do that on your own (20 pages of a part in the chapter that's important and will be tested. I'll read it, but honestly-- really? Fine..... I like this teacher, so I'll give him the ok.)
Government teacher: You guys have to take notes during my lectures and really read the chapters. If you don't read the chapters you'll fail. (This guy is sometimes interesting.. but we usually spend the first half hour to an hour discussing nonsense... The chapters in the book are so dry, so long and oh I could fall asleep just talking about the yawn these books give you)

I'll complain about tomorrows teachers telling us to read tomorrow, I'm sure. I just want to know if this is how it was for everyone else??! Is this how our teachers teachers handled their homework and learning of the subject-- or teaching of the subject. I feel like we have to self teach and I don't remember signing up for that. Might as well tell us to stay in our dorm, read the whole book and take an exam. Then do some outside projects with research and we'll grade you from there. All this class time on lectures is cutting into my reading your textbook time. Oh, and forget about fun. That's gone-- you better read a chapter again so you'll be ready for whatever the lecture will be about.

Am I ranting... I apologize, I don't think I should be in lecture classes. I enjoyed them the first two weeks, now I don't think I know what is going on...

To be continued. . .

ON TO HAPPY NEWS!!!
I went to the PENS GAME Monday night. Pens v. Sabers--- 5-4 and Sydney Crosby got a Hat TRiCK!!!!

Oh it was wonderful--- my favorite picture of the night--



Me and Boyfriend <3

Alright-- he is a quiet guy, and for those of you that know me--- I'm not. Hahaha-- I was SCREAMING at this event, I mean come on- IT'S HOCKEY!!!! The guy next to me was covering his ears when I would participate with the "Crowd getting LOUDER"
signs on the Jumbo Tron. =) But boyfriend just wouldn't scream- I tried to get him to, but apparently just likes to observe... Funny-- I like to INVOLVE myself-- Hahaha-

Anyway-- funny story after the game... We lost the car. I go to school downtown and I should know this city, but you have to get lost a few times, just before you know your way around. This is how my mom explained it to me and I'll stick with that. But we really lost the car. I don't know if you looked at the temperature that night, but it was cold. We went to the wrong parking garage right after the game... Walked onto the right floor-- 3, but couldn't find 3e and the colors were different, same with the layout... So we decided to go down the elevator to floor one and walk around to find the real parking garage.. I have a feeling some people are laughing at me right now- go ahead, we totally went over how we walked to the arena a certain way--- this was funny. We probably searched for it for a half hour... We finally found the car-- got out of the garage and we got free parking!!!! Hahaha-- the plus to getting lost :)

Well, I think my floor is having a meeting then I might have to read a chapter in a book or two :-P

I'll post again though, don't worry!--- This is a good break from all that reading ;-)

Class Canceled

~Last night my English teacher sent an e-mail announcing that class was canceled due to him being ill.
~My Business Law teacher put an announcement on Blackboard last night around ten and an e-mail out at six thirty telling us class was canceled.

I got both of the announcements last night and I was so excited to sleep in! :) haha--- So I slept in to about ten thirty this morning and after my cereal I wanted to get my shower in. Well, let me just say one thing about our showers... They're community showers. They were freezing first semester and although they've been warmer second semester, I still have to shower with shoes on everyday. I have been shocked today though. Our favorite shower, out of three, has been clogged for about a month... They finally put a sign on it and said don't use it, not draining properly, but we didn't know when they would fix it. This morning they pulled a big long clump out of the drain-- it was hair. All hair. We're slobs and don't clean our showers apparently. Another thing I noticed after coming back from lunch--- they fixed a light bulb!!! This light bulb has been out since the first or second week of school. The just decided to fix it.... Crazy how if someone can't shower they all of a sudden care.

Well, back to my shower this morning... It was cold. Freezing in fact. I was so mad. All the showers I've been taking have been warm and not killing me. Now today just wasn't great. I've been taking crappy showers since the favorite one went out of service. Water won't hit me when I stand under the shower head and cold. Well the water was better, shooting in the proper way today, but it was so cold honestly no warmth at all. I was praying someone would go to the bathroom to just flush a toilet so the water would be warm for a split second. They never came though :(

After my shower I got ready for my day.. Being lazy right now-- haha

I actually have to start getting ready for ballet already!

Well, besides my shower story, I wanted to share a new dorm recipe.

Banana, Peanut Butter and M&Ms



Take a banana-- cut in half, then in half long-ways. Spread peanut butter on flat part. Decorate with as many M&M's as you want-
ENJOY!!!!

Ballet, Pointe, Rehearsal, Workshop for a job && then dinner with boyfriend ;-)

<3 Carly

Post for Video && Music must--

So I don't know why the video for the inmates didn't post--- HERE IT IS AGAIN... I HOPE!

AND while I am in my room getting ready for dance or wherever my next stop of the day is, I really like listening to the soundtrack from P.S. I Love You. It's soothing and if you've ever seen the movie- quite enjoyable.

Well, I got to get ready for ballet!

Really--- I'm trying to make a habit of this!!! :)

Haha--- another picture? but of course--



I went to a concert at the Hard Rock on a Sunday night with some girls from my floor and on our way back we decided to take a fun picture ;-)

<3 Carly

Where have I been?

Well--- that's a good question isn't it..

I'M DOWNTOWN!!! Living in Thayer Hall at Point Park University
~~~~check it out~~~ check it out~~

But what I've been up to is dancing. Yes who would of thought I'd keep on dancing? Haha-- but as a Business Finance & Economics major, you really wouldn't think I'd have the time. This explains my lack of blogging... And other lazy reasons beyond me that bothers me of my non-blogging issues.

Ok-- I get distracted so easily, I'm gunna say that right now. I'm supposed to be doing my Accounting homework, and I usually check out my e-mail first, which is with Yahoo! So I just did, and had to click on the peace news first. Well, these Filipino inmates must love love LOVE Michael Jackson--- they did a choreographed piece by him... Please check this out you probably won't regret it.... ~~~~~~~

Alright-- Since I'm throughly off task of homework, I think I should post some pictures :)

My new man and I went ice skating and had fun with all the holiday things downtown--- here's a picture of us before ice skating.



Notice the beautifully knit hat... from a while ago, but still!!! He was borrowing it and it does look good, no? Hahaha--

Confession.. Knitting has taken a back seat at school. Although I did finish a scarf during first semester, there hasn't been much knitting while I'm in school. I'm very busy and I want to make more time for it. I even wanted to start a knitting club, but had no idea how much I already had myself involved with--- It's time consuming being in college. Haha--

Well, I'm trying to bring back a modern class and to do this I must meet with one of my girls- haha-- I'm really going to try to do this more often. I have much more to talk about.

I'm going to finish my hot chocolate now, then go off to lunch-- talk to you later!!! I really will come back and type!!! With pictures!

<3 Carly

College = SUPER BUSY

HELLO!!!

SO so sorry for all the wait.

I need to put up pictures galore && holy schnikes do i have a lot to talk about as well.

I am always on the move and right now I so want to do this, but I gotta go to class--

Love love--

new info will be going up slowly...