2010 Blogs

Sometimes I wonder if I should be allowed out in public. [video included]

"Okay, I am done with making myself look like a freak.... for now. It's time to embarrass myself by showing everyone my horrific acting abilities... Go on, laugh at how I am running and the funny faces I am making. You know you want to..."

Seth is terrified of me in "The Death of Seth".

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Currently, I am laying in bed and listening to music. I have been trying to clear my mind for the past four hours. It isn't working out too well. I have a strong urge to write; however, I do not know what to write about. After a little thought, I figured I would update everyone on what has been going on in the past couple of weeks. My life has been extremely hectic.

STAT's table at the Student Organization Fair.

Lately, my academic career has consisted mostly of trying to get Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow organized. I am incredibly excited about this student organization. The Student Organization Fair went extremely well - we actually had three pages of people who were interested in the organization. The hard part is getting everything organized so those who are interested can attend meetings etc. Homecoming will be our main project at this point with many things to follow. It's going to be so much fun. :) If you want to know more about STAT's awesomeness and the leadership skills you will obtain by being a member, contact me. My email is ndickson@indiana.edu.

I have always been the "big picture" person and not the "step by step" person. This is definitely working against me right now. I'm stressed out about graduation. Should I try to enter the real world with my four-year degree in Communication and see how it goes? Should I attend graduate school? If so, for what? I like having everything organized and ready to go ahead of time; it seems like no matter how hard I try, I just can't do it. Time is ticking away and it seems like my ability to make these decisions intelligently is slowly slipping away. Sometimes I feel like I am going crazy inside. Deep down, I am terrified. I'm waiting for that door to open so I can walk through.

I spilled ketchup on my IU hoodie at Fricker's. Taking care of it in the Walmart bathroom lol.

But enough of all of that. I do not want everyone thinking my name is Debbie Downer.  To be honest, I have been having a lot of fun when I do get the extra time. I occasionally go out for wing night with my friends (as you all know I love my wings). My friends really take my mind off some things. Not to mention, classes have been extremely interesting lately. I know, dorky, right? Hear me out:

Last week, in Cognitive Psychology, Mattie Gabston brought us a special gift. That gift was a bloody pig's brain. I know what you are probably thinking, gross, right? Well, yeah. To be honest, when she first brought it in, I was super grossed out.

Mattie teaching us about the different parts of the brain. I took this photo over her using my iPhone. I'm such a bad student.

My stomach started to churn and I briefly considered leaving the room. However, I'm the type of person who makes myself do new things even if I'm extremely uncomfortable. I know I will regret it later if I do not at least try. Anyway, she showed us the different parts of the brain. It was extremely educational because there is only so much you can learn from pictures in the book. The best part was that she allowed us to touch the brain. There were not enough gloves for everyone in class, so I actually held the cerebellum and the stem of the brain with my bare hands. I believe tomorrow we will be cutting into some eyeballs.

Okay, I am done with making myself look like a freak.... for now. It's time to embarrass myself by showing everyone my horrific acting abilities. I am also in Jerome Mahaffey's Intro to Design & Production class. Last week's classes were cool because we learned about film making and the different camera angles used to make movies. Let me tell you, that stuff is not easy. I think we lose sight of how much work people put into film production. This has definitely become a new-found appreciation of mine. You should watch this thirteen second film exercise we did in class. Go on, laugh at how I am running and the funny faces I am making. You know you want to...

I think The Death of Seth will win numerous awards. What do you think? Anyway, that basically wraps-up the past couple of weeks for me. If you got a good laugh out of that (which I hope you did), do not worry, I'll post more of my shenanigans. Also, I'll continue to inform everyone on my newest ways of becoming my own worst enemy about graduation, life goals etc.