Its been a while since I posted so i figured i would again. Don't really have too much to new in my life. Just school and school and more school. I have decided to become a vegetarian. I have like 2 pieces of chicken in my freezer and once theyre gone, no more meat for me! Its actually not as hard as i thought it would be with the whole no gluten thing too. I found some good gluten free pastas, and most of the gluten free stuff you can get is made for health nuts so its vegetarian anyway. I think going out to eat will be next to impossible (ill be that person that goes out and orders a salad and nothing else), but i dont really go out to eat much anyway. So thats the newest semi-interesting thing going on in my life...probably the only interesting thing going on in my life lol.
How is everyone else doing?
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Hey, Remember Me? Yeah, me neither
Hi loves-
Just a check in cause it's been awhile. I'm in Denton, TX in graduate school... Congrats to everyone else it looks like we've really moved on post-ND.
I don't really know what else to say, but I miss you guys. Need a place to stay near Dallas? Lemme know!
Just a check in cause it's been awhile. I'm in Denton, TX in graduate school... Congrats to everyone else it looks like we've really moved on post-ND.
I don't really know what else to say, but I miss you guys. Need a place to stay near Dallas? Lemme know!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Random/latest/most interesting/disturbing news
For Panamanian Mardi Gras in February, I went to this archipielago on the other side of the country, and I stayed at a hostel, and met the owner who was a really nice American lady that lived in there. A month after our stay she went missing.
This past week or two, the INTERPOL uncovered a ditch in her neighbor's house, with the bodies of a bunch of land owners and families, including the nice lady that we met. Apparently the neighbor and his wife are a couple of Americans with fake Dutch passports, also serial killers. They got caught not long ago when the fled to Nicaragua (Hi Belma!). So I basically stayed right next to serial killers and their dead bodies ditch for Mardi Gras.
It's all over the news here because serial killers here are very very rare (unless you count dictators). Other than that my life is pretty much the same.
This past week or two, the INTERPOL uncovered a ditch in her neighbor's house, with the bodies of a bunch of land owners and families, including the nice lady that we met. Apparently the neighbor and his wife are a couple of Americans with fake Dutch passports, also serial killers. They got caught not long ago when the fled to Nicaragua (Hi Belma!). So I basically stayed right next to serial killers and their dead bodies ditch for Mardi Gras.
It's all over the news here because serial killers here are very very rare (unless you count dictators). Other than that my life is pretty much the same.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
When you're on Wikipedia, you know you've made it big.
I was just randomly clicking on links on Wikipedia and ended up on this page. I saw something that looked familiar.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football
Go down to the "Game day traditions" section and look at the picture of the team raising their helmets. You can click on it to make it bigger. Recognize anyone? Haha.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football
Go down to the "Game day traditions" section and look at the picture of the team raising their helmets. You can click on it to make it bigger. Recognize anyone? Haha.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Speak of the (Blue) Devil, I may have a future!
Yes I know this blog has been pretty dormant recently. I just want to post this here so that I can just say "Read the blog!" instead of retelling over and over. In simple terms:
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuke!!!
Yeah, I was just accepted to Duke University's Master of Engineering Management Program, starting this fall.
To be honest, I was getting a little discouraged about my future prospects. I've gone back to painting houses again just to earn some cash. If this didn't work out, I really wouldn't have had any backup plans. Screw Plan B, I would have been on Plan F, as in "F my life!".
The program can be completed in a year, but I'm thinking of doing in in a year and a half so that I can get an internship next summer (a program requirement) and so I can meet with career recruiters next fall.
Best part about this, I'll be only about 2.5 hours away from Reed in Richmond, so you all need to come visit us at some point.
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuke!!!
Yeah, I was just accepted to Duke University's Master of Engineering Management Program, starting this fall.
To be honest, I was getting a little discouraged about my future prospects. I've gone back to painting houses again just to earn some cash. If this didn't work out, I really wouldn't have had any backup plans. Screw Plan B, I would have been on Plan F, as in "F my life!".
The program can be completed in a year, but I'm thinking of doing in in a year and a half so that I can get an internship next summer (a program requirement) and so I can meet with career recruiters next fall.
Best part about this, I'll be only about 2.5 hours away from Reed in Richmond, so you all need to come visit us at some point.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Decision, Made
Hey guys, so I wanted to let you guys know that I've made my decision to attend Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond, VA. Not that I had much choice, since I'm still on the waitlist for the other schools I interviewed for, but I'm really excited because I also got into the MD/PhD program there, which definitely makes it my top choice. So this summer I'll be starting the 7-8 year program (2 years med school, 3-4 years for PhD, then last 2 years of med school). So I'll be moving down literally the week after school gets out (I'm currently a long term sub teaching high school chemistry if you hadn't heard). I'll update you guys on my address when I get one. This program will probably hinder my ability to visit people, but feel free to visit the awesome east coast whenever you want and crash at my place.
Oh, PS, I finally did a compilation of my so called "poetry" I wrote in college, so you guys can check it out if you want...http://reed-ontheotherside.blogspot.com
Looking forward to seeing anyone who will be at ND this weekend, and hope I can catch up with everyone else eventually!
Peace!
-Reed
Oh, PS, I finally did a compilation of my so called "poetry" I wrote in college, so you guys can check it out if you want...http://reed-ontheotherside.blogspot.com
Looking forward to seeing anyone who will be at ND this weekend, and hope I can catch up with everyone else eventually!
Peace!
-Reed
Friday, April 16, 2010
Blue/Gold game
I can't wait to be reunited with you fantastic people and pretend we're back in college. One week!!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Brian Travels to Europe
So, I really don't know how soon anyone is going to notice this, but I figured a blog post would be the easiest way to share my stories so that I don't have to repeat the same stuff repeatedly.
I guess I should first do a better job of explaining the program I'm in. The Washington Semester Program is like a study abroad for those that don't want to leave the US. A lot of international students come over to participate as well. It is split up into different programs such as journalism, history, and business. Basically, you take seminars and classes some days of the week and work at an internship during the others.
This year they decided to try including a graduate part to the program as well. All of the people that are taking part were in pretty much my exact situation: no permanent career offers but looking for ways to gain experience and continue our education (also wanting to pretend we didn't graduate). Pretty much all of us got the ad in the mail, said "what the hell, why not" and signed up.
One of the perks of the global business seminar is a trip to either China or Europe, which is why the 12 undergraduates and 8 graduates in the program just spent the last week in Paris and Brussels.
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The trip began with a ridiculous start in Paris. The undergraduates and the professor had already been there for a few days, so we would meet up with them at Disneyland Paris. Our escort had to take our bags to the hotel, so we were on our own with rudimentary instructions in a new country immediately following a night transatlantic flight. I don't know how we pulled it off, but we made it just in time to sit through an hour long presentation on the "success story" of a company that has operated at a loss since its creation. We were given passes to the parks for the rest of the day, but most of us wanted to make use of our short time in Paris and left early.
We were in Paris for only 2 days and nights, but we made the most of it. I saw most of the essential tourist sights and participated in the requisite consumption of alcohol. One night, we accidentally wandered into a bar before we noticed that it was full of high schoolers. One girl even had braces! We chugged our drinks and got out of there quickly. The other night, we met a drunk, gay, brittish dude who bought everyone drinks and was one of the most ridiculous people I've ever met.
While Paris was fun, most of the program took place in Belgium. The country makes by far the best chocolate, waffles and french fries. Also, this may be blasphemy, but I now think I enjoy Belgian beer more than Irish. First of all, it's high alcohol content. (You're a wuss if you go less than 9%) But unlike other strong beers, Belgian beer is absolutely delicious, and you really can't tell that it has such a high content.
Within Belgium, we took a day trip to Antwerp, which is home to the world's diamond trade. We all left feeling like diamonds are the biggest scam in the world. Fortunately, the city was cool enough to just walk around.
We also took a trip to Bruges, which is one of the best preserved medieval cities in Europe. Lots of old canals, bridges, and buildings. At some point, we're all going to get together and watch the movie "In Bruges" which is supposedly hilarious.
We had one free day, that a few of us used to spend a day and a half in Amsterdam.
Brussels itself is a pretty sweet city. One bar, the Delirium Cafe, is now a possibility for my favorite bar in the world. The city is also home to the coolest record store I have been to. Brussels is home to the EU, which is the main reason we stayed there. We toured all the big institutions there, but left even more confused about how that whole crazy bureaucracy works than before we went.
Unfortunately, we finally had to leave this morning. We flew over Ireland on St. Patrick's day, which was pretty cool, but I'm not really celebrating because my liver is about ready to shrivel up and die.
If you're still reading by now, I hope you enjoyed the stories, and I'm sorry I've been so crappy at staying in touch.
I guess I should first do a better job of explaining the program I'm in. The Washington Semester Program is like a study abroad for those that don't want to leave the US. A lot of international students come over to participate as well. It is split up into different programs such as journalism, history, and business. Basically, you take seminars and classes some days of the week and work at an internship during the others.
This year they decided to try including a graduate part to the program as well. All of the people that are taking part were in pretty much my exact situation: no permanent career offers but looking for ways to gain experience and continue our education (also wanting to pretend we didn't graduate). Pretty much all of us got the ad in the mail, said "what the hell, why not" and signed up.
One of the perks of the global business seminar is a trip to either China or Europe, which is why the 12 undergraduates and 8 graduates in the program just spent the last week in Paris and Brussels.
____________________________________
The trip began with a ridiculous start in Paris. The undergraduates and the professor had already been there for a few days, so we would meet up with them at Disneyland Paris. Our escort had to take our bags to the hotel, so we were on our own with rudimentary instructions in a new country immediately following a night transatlantic flight. I don't know how we pulled it off, but we made it just in time to sit through an hour long presentation on the "success story" of a company that has operated at a loss since its creation. We were given passes to the parks for the rest of the day, but most of us wanted to make use of our short time in Paris and left early.
We were in Paris for only 2 days and nights, but we made the most of it. I saw most of the essential tourist sights and participated in the requisite consumption of alcohol. One night, we accidentally wandered into a bar before we noticed that it was full of high schoolers. One girl even had braces! We chugged our drinks and got out of there quickly. The other night, we met a drunk, gay, brittish dude who bought everyone drinks and was one of the most ridiculous people I've ever met.
While Paris was fun, most of the program took place in Belgium. The country makes by far the best chocolate, waffles and french fries. Also, this may be blasphemy, but I now think I enjoy Belgian beer more than Irish. First of all, it's high alcohol content. (You're a wuss if you go less than 9%) But unlike other strong beers, Belgian beer is absolutely delicious, and you really can't tell that it has such a high content.
Within Belgium, we took a day trip to Antwerp, which is home to the world's diamond trade. We all left feeling like diamonds are the biggest scam in the world. Fortunately, the city was cool enough to just walk around.
We also took a trip to Bruges, which is one of the best preserved medieval cities in Europe. Lots of old canals, bridges, and buildings. At some point, we're all going to get together and watch the movie "In Bruges" which is supposedly hilarious.
We had one free day, that a few of us used to spend a day and a half in Amsterdam.
Brussels itself is a pretty sweet city. One bar, the Delirium Cafe, is now a possibility for my favorite bar in the world. The city is also home to the coolest record store I have been to. Brussels is home to the EU, which is the main reason we stayed there. We toured all the big institutions there, but left even more confused about how that whole crazy bureaucracy works than before we went.
Unfortunately, we finally had to leave this morning. We flew over Ireland on St. Patrick's day, which was pretty cool, but I'm not really celebrating because my liver is about ready to shrivel up and die.
If you're still reading by now, I hope you enjoyed the stories, and I'm sorry I've been so crappy at staying in touch.
Monday, January 25, 2010
FML
I think i got food poisoning. Pretty sure I am the sickest i have ever been in my life. im never eating anything ever again.
Friday, January 15, 2010
It's the blanket with sleeves!
It's been a while since this blog has been updated, so I thought I'd share an idea that Belma and I just came up with. Like, about 5 minutes ago via text message. We were discussing snuggies and I had a thought: how great would it be to have a snuggie party? FLF could totally pull it off. Details haven't been worked out yet (because, well, location will be difficult), but, um... yeah. It'll be epic.
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