Fresh Perspectives

So, mark my words....March 27, 2007 is and probably will always be the most embarrassing day of my life.  Here's how it happened: 

The first little misfortune happened on the way to History at 9:30.  I was running late, since my art professor just had to show that one last Renaissance painting slide and then talk about it for fifteen minutes.  (Hope I'm not offending any art buffs, but seriously, I think there should be a 5 minute limit to the amount of time you spend talking about one painting.  There IS such a thing as overkill.)  Anyway, back to me rushing to History.  Picture me....power-walking towards class and right about the time I get to the bricks in front of Gambrell, BAM.  Those bricks will getcha every time.  It wasn't just a little trip either, it was more like a hop-skotch fall on my face kinda thing.  And my flip-flop somehow came off, so I couldn't just get up and run into the building, I had to gather myself and walk back to get my shoe.  Embarrassing?? Just a little bit...

And that's not even the end of it.  Later on, after work (Tuesdays and Thursdays I work from 11:30-2:30), I had time to grab a quick bite to eat with a friend.  I still had on my dress pants from work and when I went to sit down the slick material on the chair and my pants just didn't want to agree, and plus I wasn't really paying attention and tried to sit on two inches of the edge of the seat.  So, there I go, sliding off the chair, onto the floor....fruit bowl flying everywhere.  (Thank goodness it wasn't mashed potatoes!)  So, I pick myself up from the ground for the second time that day and thought, wow....maybe this is karma getting me back or something!

You know, I came to a realization during these two embarrassing moments though: when things like that happen, your ears amazingly work so much better.  Really, it's like God just turns the whole world's volume up so you can hear all the laughs and snickers!  Well....I'm glad my two slight blunders yesterday made a few people laugh.  I guess it happens to the best of us, right?!

As for today....so far so good.

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I want to give a big thanks to all of you who came to Scholar's Day at USC this past Saturday.  I was lucky enough to get to help out by answering (or attempting to answer) tons of questions about different aspects of USC and I hope I convinced some of you seniors out there that Carolina is definitely the place to be next year. 

Scholars Day was basically an orientation open to all seniors who received any type of scholarship to USC.  Now, don't worry if you didn't get any money because I'm telling you from experience....there's tons of scholarship money out there that hasn't been snatched up yet.  If you're serious about it and willing to spend just a little bit of your free time, virtually anyone can get some type of scholarship. 

There are hundreds of small scholarships from different companies.  For example, last year a friend of mine wrote an essay about the benefits of bowling, which she completely (hmm, how should I put this?) Bologni Sandwiched and won a $400 scholarship from a company that makes bowling balls.   How about that?!  I realize $400 won't pay for Harvard or even your meal plan, but it's better than nothing.  Many businesses also offer scholarhips for their employee's kids; I filled out a short application and wrote a little bit about my plans in college and got a pretty nice scholarship from my mom's work.  I'm telling you, there's money out there, you just have to look for it!

Where's the best place to start?  Your school: go to your guidance office and I'm sure they have plenty information about different scholarships (deadlines, applications, etc.).  The next best place to look is the Internet.  Look for yourself on the web and there are tons of easy applications that take a few minutes to fill out.  Good luck...and go get that money!

Posted by Kendall at 09:19 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I have been sick for the past month.  I'm telling you, I should be in one of those cold commercials where the person has a pink nose and a swollen head. That's how I feel....constantly, and it's not fun!  A persistent cough, a runny nose, swore throat, and swollen tonsils (the size of golf balls) are some of my symptoms.  And to make matters worse, I found out that my sweetmate has the dreaded...MONO!  When I found out, I immediately became a hypochodriac.  I started connecting all of my symptoms with those of mono and 'diagnosed' myself.

Now, I'm the kind of person who would rather get better on my own then go to the doctor.  Don't know why, I've just always been that way.  The only time I make a trip to the doctor is if it's completely necessary.  Well, for the past few weeks, I've been telling myself that I would get better soon, but no!  So, yesterday, I made an appointment at the Thomson Student Health Center.

 My appointment was at 2, so I got there a few minutes early to fill out the normal paperwork.  I was in and out in less than half an hour with 2 prescription medicines.  How's that for good service?  The nurse and doctor who saw me were so nice, too, and they helped alleviate the fear of me having mono. I'm not saying I'm gunna rush out to the doctor the next time I have a little cold, but it's definitely great to know that the system here at Carolina is really efficient and helpful!

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