Tonight I got free tickets to a premiere of the movie "Adam." It was a really sweet, touching story about an 30-year-old with Asperger's Syndrome and how he makes friends with a new neighbor. Very cute and a lot of insight to an issue not that man...
Until recently, I had forgotten how much fun reading for pleasure could be. Being a grad student, I read over 100 pages a week of dry scholarly journals and textbooks and never wanted to look at anything else that required reading in my spare time...
While it's not quite as dramatic as the story, I certainly never thought I'd be living in Florida. I was planning on going to Grad School in Atlanta, at the same old school I got my undergrad and would keep working at the same old restaurant hangi...
I got my free donut on Friday...One with vanilla frosting and sprinkles...delicious!
Although I think Krispy Kreme original glazed still takes the cake.
I'm a busy busy person. I'm a full-time graduate student at the University of Central Florida, an instructor for 3 sections of a public speaking course, a GTA for UCF's Knightly News Program, a server at P.F. Chang's, and last but not least, Daryn Kagan's production assistant. I love being able to help "Show the World What's Possible!"
Thanks Mary! I'm thinking during these stressful days one might find peace and satisfaction in their own life by doing something small but helpful for someone else and everyone wins.
THE VOLUNTEERS OF STORY COUNTY, AMES IOWA ARE AT IT AGAIN...DOING GOOD WORK!
On October 31, November 9, and November 21 Story County volunteers made their neighbors' homes warmer, their neighborhoods cleaner, and the Thanksgiving holiday brighter...
Sorry it has taken so long to get back! Well the weather finally cooperated and allowed all of the coordinated efforts to come together. I have to thank from the bottom of my heart everyone that made donations and that showed up at my folks house ...
I love my pet finches, Darwin and Daryn. I rescued and raised them when they were babies. They were nearly dead when I found them. The only reason I knew they were alive was because I saw their feet twitch ever so slightly. These two birds have...
Shoes - shoes is the title for a blog post? Yes it is when you are a polio and post polio survivor who is going to Lincoln Center tomorrow night for the End Polio Now benefit concert. In the world I grew up in - Westchester County, NY, a suburb of...