Lindsay

A new semester

2008-11-21T12:40:00.002-06:00

Christmas break is comin up soon and im so glad cuz I need a break. Its been kind of tough adjusting to college life cuz high school was so different. I like it here at MC tho. Ive met so many people in just one semester. Everyone ive met here is really nice and i like that because it definitely wasnt like that at my high school. Well, ive made my schedule for the spring and im pretty happy with it even though i didnt get the times i wanted for all my classes. Im gonna have so much work to do because im taking 18 hours! Im not too excited about that. But i am ready for next semester to get here. Im kind of ready for next year already..i guess because i'll just be a little older and closer to graduating. I dont want to rush my years here tho becuase im having fun!

Laguna Formal

2008-11-16T23:40:00.002-06:00

Laguna tribe had their formal this weekend in Memphis, Tennessee. I went with Meggan (big sis) and Saia (grand big sis) and we all took dates of course. All six of us were packed pretty tightly in a jeep for three hours straight! We got to memphis around 5:00 p.m. Friday evening and checked into our hotel. Then we got a little dressed up and walked right across the street to eat dinner at Bennigan's. Then we went to a club and danced for a few hours. We were pretty tired after that so we headed back to our hotel around 1:00 a.m. to sleep. The next night was the formal! We all put our dresses or tuxes on and went to a place called the tower room. We ate dinner there and then danced once again for several hours. When it was over, we went to our hotel room to change out of our nice clothes and then we went to Beale Street, which is a street downtown where there are lots of clubs and bars and crazy people ha. We walked around for a little while but all the places started to close soon after we got there because most of them close at 3 a.m. and we got there at 2. So, we went back to our hotel room again and we all fell asleep around 4. We checked out of our room at noon Sunday and headed back to MS. It was a pretty fun trip!

My Big Sis

2008-11-16T22:26:00.002-06:00

I finally became a Laguna active and found out who my big sis is in the tribe! A big sis is an older girl in your tribe that chooses you as her little sister and she will take care of you like you are really her little sister. My pledge class and i were not told when we were going to be pinned so it was definitely a surprise to me the night our president and all the other actives decided to pin us. We were told to go to a room and sit in a chair. The actives were already there waiting for us. Us pledges were called to the front of the room one by one alphabetically. Once a pledge was standing nervously in front of everyone, their big sister stood up and walked to them to place the pin on their new little sis' s shirt! Most girls were very surprised to find out who their big sis was, but some girls had a pretty good idea who their big sis was. I became extremely anxious just sitting in my chair waiting for my name to be called. When it was finally my turn i jumped up and walked to the front of the room. I stood there for a few seconds while everyone stared and me until my big sis decided i endured enough suspense! She stood up and walked towards me, and i was shocked to learn that my big sis is meggan prince, who is my brother's best friend's sister! We had hung out a few times before this pinning and i never suspected that she could be my big sis, but i am so glad she is because she is a very cool girl. Anyway, she put my pin on me and now i am officially an active member Laguna social tribe!

2008-10-30T18:42:00.003-05:00

I dont really have much to write about right now nor do i have the time. MC is keeping me super busy between class assignments and my social tribe. I almost never have a free moment because there is always something i have to do. Today was not a very good day because i dont think i did that great on my chemistry test, i had to go to the nurse, and i have just been very scatter brained all day. I went to Kroger today to buy some things and I set my keys and phone down for a minute and i almost ended up walking out of there without them. I wouldnt have gotten very far tho because i wouldnt have been able to drive without my car keys ha. So i turned around and went back to the checkout to get them. This girl that works in there was looking at me kind of funny. Im sure she probably thinks i am ditzy now. Oh well. I just have so much on my mind that i cant think straight. I cant wait for Thanksgiving to get here so i can take a little break from school and all this craziness.

Family Weekend

2008-10-05T14:18:00.005-05:00

This weekend was family weekend at MC. All the parents could come visit their MC daughters or sons, and their brothers, sisters, friends, and whoever else could also come along to visit on campus. There were many activities planned for the entire weekend such as: a tea party with the student's new tribe (if they joined one), tailgaiting on the quad, barbeque for dinner, and watching MC's football game against Louisiana College! These were just some of the events lined up for Saturday. There were many more events planned. My mom, sister, and friend Jessica came to visit me Saturday, and we all had a lot of fun. My family and I are from Byram so they only had to drive about ten minutes to get here. I got into Laguna Tribe so we went to Laguna's tea party that morning. They had so much food for everyone and it was really good. Then, we walked around campus for a few minutes and hung out in my dorm room for a little while. For lunch, we all went to Dairy Queen. That is definitely my favorite fast food restuarant. We stuffed ourselves with burgers and ice cream and then came back to my dorm to get ready for the other events. At four o'clock we went to the quad for tailgaiting. We went to the Laguna tent and talked to a few people, I yelled some Laguna chants with all the girls during the contest to see what tribe or club had the best tent and decorations, and then we finally ate some of the delicious food that the Laguna girls made! Around five o'clock, my family, Jessica, and I sat down and ate barbeque chicken that Sodexho had made. We barely had enough room in our stomachs for the chicken because we were still so full from lunch. After we ate, we went to watch the football game. It was the first football game that I, and my family and Jessica, had been to at MC. It was fun to watch because our team did so well against Louisiana. After the game, we were very tired so I said goodbye to my family, and I went to my dorm room for some much needed sleep. Family Weekend was very fun and I am glad that my some of my family and friends got to see what it is like on campus!

Rushing!

2008-09-28T12:13:00.003-05:00

So, i am pretty much ready for the rushing into a tribe to be over with now. Im ready to become a member of one. Im not really 100% postitive on which one I want to be in because all of them seem really cool and it seems like it would be fun to be in any of them, but I think I have decided on the order that im going to pref. Once I pref I am going to be so nervous. I dont think I'll be able to stand waiting to see if I got my number one choice. It's too much anxiety for me! Well anyway, all the coke parties and skits I have had to go to have been fun. I talked to a tribe member in every tribe and they were all very friendly. The coke parties were a little boring for me though because they were a little longer than necessary, and I kind of already knew which tribe I want to join and going to these events did not change my mind. Dressing up for the skits was definitely interesting. A lot of girls had some creative outfits. Im not really that creative but I dressed up as best as I could. All of the tribe members came up with different dances and they were very creative and fun to watch. It seemed like they all spent a lot of time learning the dances. I will be happy to be in any of these tribes, and I know that no matter which one Im in I will meet a lot of cool new people and have a lot of fun!

Academic History Essay

2008-09-20T22:49:00.001-05:00

So, this essay seems like its gonna be a lot of work. I dont really like writing essays because they are stressful. I always have a hard time figuring out what I want to write about and how I want to word everything so that it makes sense. Once I finish an essay, though, I usually feel pretty good about it and I am always relieved to be done with it. I dont know exactly what material I am going to use for this essay and how I am going to connect the experiences I talk about to each other. Who am I as a student? Im not sure I know that yet. I know that I have always been somewhat of a "good student." Which, to me, means that I usually always obeyed my teachers and, I always tried my best to get good grades. I definitely do not consider myself a slacker because I put my best effort into most things; however, I am a little bit of a procrastinator but I have always thought that I do my best work when I either have to get the assignment done right then (like the night before it's due) or not do it and get a zero. I think as I start to write this paper I will have a much better idea of exactly who I am as a student. These are some of my academic experiences: got in trouble for cheating, had a teacher who would fall asleep in class due to a sleeping disorder, did well on a state writing exam, had a crazy english teacher who claimed she saw a UFO..and she would ask her students if we had any available grandpas, and I got ISD with my friends for skipping classes. Im not sure what kind of student those experiences have made me. To me, most of my experiences seem kind of boring. I havent had any really exciting experiences, but maybe I will eventually be able to figure out what I want to talk about and pull this whole paper together.

Life at MC

2008-09-14T16:09:00.001-05:00

I like MC so far. My classes havent been very hard yet so I definitely like that. I like my schedule a lot and i like all of my teachers. They all seem like really happy people. Ive made a few new friends. Everyone here seems really nice and I kind of like that random people that you dont know dont hesitate to come up to you and start conversations. I listened to Dr. Miller speak about MC this week. I thought it was probably just going to be boring, but it wasnt. It was actually kind of inspiring. He said some things that made sense. His speech reassured me that I have a purpose here and I can accomplish many great things as long as I put in a little effort. I think MC is gonna be great for me.

About ME

2008-09-10T10:26:00.001-05:00

Hey, my name is Lindsay. I am a freshman at MC majoring in nursing. I plan on rushing into the Laguna tribe here. I am from Terry, MS and I have two older brothers and one younger sister. I graduated from Terry High School. I do not play any sports, but I like to go to football and baseball games and just watch. I love listening to music. I mostly listen to rock and rap. I like to shop at the mall a lot, I like to take pictures, and my favorite place to go to is the beach.