tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73014818267285763822024-02-21T23:37:47.757-08:00Arnold's AdventuresBeth Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413468967570839694noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301481826728576382.post-47791698348903770262013-02-22T14:03:00.005-08:002013-02-22T14:03:58.800-08:00Judging a book by its cover. <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As much as I wish this wasn't true, we all do it. Everyone judges a book by its cover. By why do we do that? Why do we judge so much off of what we first see? I think its unfortunate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's unfortunate for many reasons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What if that person dressed in all black covered in tattoos and piercings has the kindest heart, but you wouldn't know that because you choose to not talk to them because of the persona they give. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Appearance shouldn't matter as much as society makes it seem. There is so much pressure on people. For us girls we feel pressure to want to be thin and pretty. Guys feel pressure from society to be muscular and all macho for the ladies. But why do we let society get to our heads? Why is being super skinny praised in this culture? Why is a guy praised who has sex with multiple women in his lifetime? To me this is wrong. It's sickening almost that this is what America values in pop culture. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I guess I've been struggling lately with my own personal body image issues and seeing myself as being beautiful. But you know what, I am beautiful. I am beautiful for being who I am and being able to own what I have, even though it's taken time (and still a work in progress) for me to feel comfortable in my own skin. I may not be stick thin, but I am healthy. I am healthy and that's all that matters. That's the only thing that should matter for people, is being healthy. Just living a healthy lifestyle. Eating your vegetables, working out and getting activity, and keeping those yummy treats under control. I no longer want to wash myself over with guilt after eating foods that aren't the best for me. As Emma Stone says, "You only live once. So eat the damn red velvet cupcake." Amen sista. I'm trying to take a new approach on health. Of course I will continue doing what I have been, but I don't want to be obsessive anymore after I do consume something not so healthy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Learning to love yourself is a process. No one wakes up one day and everything just goes away, it takes time. And everyday I remind myself that I am a beautiful person. Once I love myself, I think everything will fall into place. I think once you love yourself you will be able to love someone else just as much. I want to work towards that! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Back to what I started with, outter appearance. I guess I just want to say that there's more to a person than their looks. I believe everyone is a beautiful person, inside and out. It's just taking the time to find the beauty in that individual that makes it special. I try very hard to not judge people by their "cover" because I know I wouldn't want someone to do that to me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Being in college, I have found that I feel like a lot of girls do things to get guys to notice them. Whether its acting crazy at a party, putting on layers of make up, or whatever it is... I think the kinds of guys they are attracting are pigs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">College is full of pigs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The good guys take some looking for. But that makes it so much more worth it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sorry this is such a random post! I just have a lot on my mind at the moment and wanted to just type it out I guess. I am going home today and I can't wait. I really need it too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />XO</span>Beth Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413468967570839694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301481826728576382.post-47587078121227801182013-02-07T12:44:00.003-08:002013-02-07T12:44:47.837-08:00Goals <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello everyone,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">just thought I'd say hi and let you guys know what's on my mind right now. I have some new goals that I want to achieve and thought I may as well share them with you guys.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">1. Train and hopefully join the SCSU swim team next fall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm plan on joining a masters swim team for the summer. Sounds like the swim team will work with you for your personal goals since it is made up of many different breeds, some old people looking for exercise, some training for a trialthalon. I just want to get my speed back and see if I can make the SCSU swim team. I'd love to be part of a team. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">2. Get a 3.0 GPA for my spring semester</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yes, maybe this is aiming somewhat low on the 4.0 scale, but because of the classes I am taking this seems the most realistic. I am just putting things in perspective.. a 3.5 this semester may be out of reach :( but in the back of my mind I am still aiming for that! If I got higher than 3.0 great! But I am just setting myself a baseline of 3.0 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">3. Finish my Radio training at SCSU</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I just haven't had time! But I really want to finish my training and get my own radio show soon. I think I am going to email the trainer people after I am done with this blog and schedule a time to finish my training next week. I really want to make this happen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I guess those are my top goals for right now. Other than that I am PRAYING that I get a decent grade on my astronomy test tomorrow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">GOTTA GO STUDY!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">XO</span>Beth Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413468967570839694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301481826728576382.post-88560911994803668012013-01-30T11:17:00.001-08:002013-01-30T11:17:05.411-08:00Astronomy <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Astronomy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ah, where do I begin? This class is very challenging for me. I do not understand this class at all! (well, maybe a few of the concepts, but still...) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">School has been so stressful already this semester but I need to stay strong and I've found that everyday I am reminding myself of why I am here. I need to stay positive and keep telling myself why it will be worth it in the end. I know what I want to do one day and the only way I can do it is by staying in school. Don't worry, I haven't seriously considered dropping out. But occasionally I wonder how my life would be different if I did drop out of school.. and I don't like what I see. I feel like people who take a semester off have a greater chance of getting stuck in life. Plus, I love to learn. I am really enjoying all of my other classes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As for my major, I know that I for sure want to major in radio broadcasting but television broadcasting has also been floating around my mind. I think that would be a really interesting area to study. Plus, I really want to improve my public speaking skills! I think those majors would complement each other nicely. I'd rather do TV than Public Relations. PR is a little more on the business side of things, not really the way I want to go. TV would be a challenge and really put me outside of my comfort zone, and hey, that's the only way to grow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My training for KVSC has been put on hold for the moment. I will pick back up on that once I feel like I have a hold on my new schedule with homework and exercise. I hate to say it but exercise is a priority to me. I won't do certain things with friends because I need to work out. Exercising is really a stress reliever to me and I don't know how I would stay sane without it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well I am going to review some astronomy before class, my favorite class... HA SIKE. But, I do need to have a postive attitude on this class. So in that case, I guess its not that bad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">XO</span>Beth Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413468967570839694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301481826728576382.post-28161875317135449212013-01-28T13:24:00.002-08:002013-01-28T13:24:54.861-08:00Gluten FREE<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy Monday everyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am trying to be "happy" today but geez this weather is bringing me down. It's so dreary! It's pretty hard for me to "make my own sunshine" on days like this. I just got done with classes, and I am going to work out soon, so hopefully that will help bring my spirits up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will have a busy night tonight with lots of homework. I kinda put it off this morning, I was doing my laundry and just being a bum haha. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So anyway I wanted to tell you guys about something I am going to be trying, I'm going gluten free, which means I can't eat the following:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- Pasta</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- Cakes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- Anything that contains flour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- Soy Sauce </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- Salad dressings</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- Gravies, sauces, marinades</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- Bread Crumbs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- Reduced fat products</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">.... wowza! That's a lot of stuff to cut out of my diet, especially pasta and the sweets, I have a fond love for sweets.. haha. Today at lunch time it hit me how hard this is going to be! Thankfully in the dinning hall they provide information if the meal contains gluten, and pretty much every meal does. So for lunch I had rice and vegetables with tomatoes, beans, green peppers and black olives. It will be really hard for me especially to resist the cravings, but I have a feeling as time goes on it will become normal to me. I really want this to last for at least a month or so.. that way my body can actually feel the results. I've heard a lot of really positive things from people who are on a gluten free diet, so I'm up for the challenge. I want to see if they are right.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've been doing so much talking about my new diet so I need to stick to it! I want to be able to tell you guys how I feel after a month of not eating anything on the huge list above. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm missing home a bit, it can get lonely up here sometimes. I really wish I had a car on campus, because it's nice to get off campus and get a change of scenery. It gets a little tiring day after day in these dorms and the same buildings. But I can manage. I'm not sure the next time I will be home, probably some time in February or maybe I can stick it out till Spring Break. We will see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anyway, Gotta get ready for my workout class.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">XO</span>Beth Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413468967570839694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301481826728576382.post-12182115650258369492013-01-18T13:50:00.002-08:002013-01-18T13:50:25.330-08:00Second Semester! <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hi everyone,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">first week of classes is officially done! So far, I think I will enjoy this semester a lot but it is going to be <b><u>a lot </u></b>of work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am taking 16 credits. My classes are: Human Relations, Philosophy, Psychology, Astronomy, Grammar, and Communication Studies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">AHHHH. I'm overwhelmed just after type that out! But I know I can do it, it will just require some extra work on my part and probably a little less time spent with friends. I have a feeling my social life won't be able to be the same as last semester. But thats okay, because school comes first. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I enjoy my classes so far. My favorite one right now is probably philosophy. My professor for that class is really interesting and I find him easy to listen to, and I like the way of thinking for philosophy. I think I have the right kind of mind for it :) I like to look deeper into thinks and break it down. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Something interesting we talked about in class the other day was a subjective question vs. an objective question. Here, let me explain! Subjective basically means there is nothing to argue, whereas objective you are arguing over something because one of your statements is right.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For example,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Is there life on other planets?" One person may say yes, and another say no. This would be objective because one of them is right. Though it is a very "open ended" question, there is an argument that comes out of it and one of them is right and the other wrong. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Is chocolate tasty?" This would be subjective because either you like it or you don't. One may say yes, the other no. That's just how it is. What else is there to argue about? You can't keep making the person who said no taste the chocolate and say, "can you taste how good it is now?" no. There is simply nothing to argue over.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ha, awesome. This is like studying for my quiz on Thursday. I just gave you an overview of what I'll be quizzed on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last semester I ended up with a 3.57 GPA, but I need to get it up! I really want a 3.7 or 3.8, so I need to work really hard to get all A's this semester. If I don't get all A's that's okay, I'll know I worked my best.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This weekend there are some hockey games! So I will for sure be going to those which I'm excited for. I am going to go workout in an hour, my friend and I are going to a cycling class. Should be fun, I haven't had a good workout in a while. The exercise classes here are so much easier than at home!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">XO</span>Beth Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413468967570839694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301481826728576382.post-62745307190465373672013-01-05T13:18:00.003-08:002013-01-05T13:18:41.586-08:00Update.<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My apologies for being MIA. I just have lost track of time when it comes to this blog, and its unfortunate that I can no longer post pictures on it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Anyway, winter break is slowly coming to an end. I have about a week left, I head back up to St. Cloud next Saturday, I am looking forward to going back. Not to say that I don't like home but I do miss being there. At home I just have less of a sense of independence because there isn't that much that I am doing on my own. This break has been very long for me too. And pretty up and down emotionally. This time of year is very difficult for me, the gray weather doesn't help and I don't do well when I have so much free time on my hands. I've been doing slightly better though, work has helped. This week I work everyday, so yay, more money for me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I finished off my first semester with a GPA of 3.57 (out of 4.0) I'd say I'm pretty happy with that. But of course, I can do better. I am so determined to get even better grades next semester, I want to be as close to a 4.0 as possible. I am officially done with math! I am so excited about that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lets see, over winter break I have been spending a lot of time with my friends and family. Lots of trips down to Minneapolis and my friends and I went up to St. Cloud for a hockey game then stayed at my friends after, that was fun. Yeah, I don't know, it's been pretty chill. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I promise to be better about updating my blog. I don't want to you guys to loose interest. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">XO :) </span>Beth Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413468967570839694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301481826728576382.post-11867166245203217382012-12-12T08:30:00.002-08:002012-12-12T08:30:28.174-08:00busybusybusy<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finals are next week so I've been busyyy studying!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I will defiantly post an update on what's been going on when I have some time. I'm sure I will this weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Adios!</span>Beth Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413468967570839694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301481826728576382.post-24043072720062062622012-12-03T08:48:00.003-08:002012-12-03T08:48:37.510-08:00Update! :) <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's so sad that I can't upload pictures on here! Oh well, I will do my best describing my life and give let you guys picture your own scenario in your head.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This Tuesday my friend and I are going to be signing up to live in an apartment together next year! I am super excited! We will be living more towards the downtown area, yet close enough to campus where we can just walk there. The apartments are freakishly nice too! Each person has their own bathroom! (score!) So it's basically like a mini house with four people and the kitchen and living room are the common areas. I think we are going to talk to some other girls on my floor to figure out if there are two other people who want to room with us. I'm really excited though. I love all of my friends that I have been making here, they are so nice and I love the new adventures I am having with them! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another great thing is my job that I will be starting at Outdoor Endevours! I will begin working there shortly after winter break. I can't wait. A lot of the stuff that we will be doing is outdoorsy stuff, so it will be a new adventure everyday at work. I will like that a lot because I hate getting in a "rut" and following a schedule. I did like working at daycare, but the routine dragged on after a while. So this will be something fun, new and different! I get paid $8 an hour too! Woohoo! I can't wait to get money again. I am so freaking broke. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This coming up weekend a lot of people I know are going home! But I am still going to stay up here, hopefully I'll find something to do. I will be going home on December 14th, which I am so excited for! Dad and I are going to two concerts that weekend! Doomtree Blowout 8 on the 15th and then Andrew Bird on the 17th! I am so excited! It will be something fun to do before finals week... (blah) I only have two finals. And one of the "finals" is just a regular test, so I'm not too worried. Hey I appreciate this now, for when I am a junior I can only imagine the amount of stress I will be under before finals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anyway, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I got lots to smile about right now with my life. Everything is going great.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tomorrow I will be continuing my radio station training! Woohoo! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">XO</span>Beth Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413468967570839694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301481826728576382.post-4603960165157040002012-11-28T13:57:00.002-08:002012-11-28T13:57:20.877-08:00****New Blog!!!****<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hi Everyone! I started a new blog called Listen and Love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Don't worry, I still will be doing this one. But I wanted to share with people the music I have been listening to and give a little overview on albums that I like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">get it? Listen and fall in love!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">haha anyway, here is the link!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">http://listenandlovee.blogspot.com/</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">check it out! & also spread the word to any <b><span style="color: red;">music lovers</span></b> you know. I'd <i>love</i> to get this blog popular and have people post comments of albums I should check out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thanks Everyone</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">XO</span>Beth Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413468967570839694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301481826728576382.post-58609961818650917292012-11-28T13:26:00.001-08:002012-11-28T13:26:10.750-08:00This is what I want to do. <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am soooo happy right now! It's hard to even put my joy into words!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I just got back from my first training session at KVSC, and I feel great about it! I had so much fun just reading off of a script.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I can <b>honestly</b> say when I walked out of that studio, my whole body overcame with happiness, I just knew at that moment, <i>this is what I want to do for my career</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My training started out with a tour. The guy who gave me my tour is fucking awesome given the fact that he had a huge doomtree poster on his desk. Not only that but there were posters of bands all over the place that I love! There was a low poster and p.o.s! There were all types of posters and cool things in the studio. I now know what heaven looks like. Just take a walk into their CD room... lines of cabinets packed full with CDs. Not to mention there are at least hundreds of vinyls that align the room. There is music everywhere! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He then showed me how to use the recording equipment and left the room for me to do my demo tapes. I did the first run through and wasn't that pleased when I listened back to it. My voice sounded boring and I wasn't nearly loud enough. So I deleted it and started over with more energy and tried to read the story as if it had importance to it. When listening to the radio I think its important to convey emotion as best you can given you can only hear what the person is saying.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My next training session will be after they email me. They will be listening to my demo tape and then get back to me to schedule my next one! My next one will consist of music playing, rather than a news segment. So it will be more like: "Hey guys that was alt-j playing something good. And wow that is something really good! Up next we have doomtree's hit Bangarang." haha. (:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm just so happy! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I know that music will forever be in my life. I am a passionate music lover and am excited that I am getting my foot in the door!</span>Beth Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413468967570839694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301481826728576382.post-90592668126580059492012-11-28T08:29:00.001-08:002012-11-28T08:29:29.999-08:00Taking the first step <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>(My thanksgiving post will be up soon, there is a little problem I've run into with the blog, apparently now I'll have to pay money to post pictures on here..) </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So either today or tomorrow (haven't decided yet, depends on my homework load) I am going to stop by the radio station for St. Cloud, KVSC, and being my training. I am super excited and very nervous.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This morning I tuned into the radio station to get an idea of what I will be doing one day. The DJ who was on played some music and did a short talk about each of the songs, and then he did a news segment. During the news segment he kind of tripped up on some of his words, but that happens. And it gives me hope that even though that happened to him, he still has his own radio show. So I mean everyone can make mistakes, I am just nervous to do this because I never have before! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am going to do this for ME. I want to prove it to myself that I can do it as well as others. I want to really be able to say I worked hard and I really want to work for the Current one day.. I know I can make that possible. I am tired of sitting here and just talking, "yeah, I will be on the radio one day." Okay Beth, enough talking about it, get out there and do it. I took the first few steps yesterday by calling the radio station and reaching out to them about wanting to start my training.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now, I have to go in there and do it. The training will start off with a tour, and if we have time I will do two demo tapes. I can't be so scared about how my tapes will turn out because I am new to this! Of course it will feel awkward and weird but that's how anything feels the first time you try it. I am excited to make this happen and I will for sure be posting new updates about my training process at the station.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My oh my, it's a beautiful day today. The sun is shining, obama is president, gays are not restricted their right to marry, and there is not restrictions placed on voters!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am <b>amazed </b>with the outcome of this election! (not so much about the president, I knew he had that in the bag) but with the amendments! Both of them were voted no and just by a slight margin! This is so great. I feel so proud to be a Minnesotan! This really reflects a lot about our state as a whole. It's a big "F YOU" to those people who tried to take the LGBT communities rights away. It's also showing the country as a whole that Minnesota is a very accepting state! And that we are! We are very gay friendly, that's why so many come here. And I think it's awesome to show our support. I am very proud that I voted NO on both amendments and my vote had an impact in this election.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Seriously, I can't even describe the happiness I feel today! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">I love my Minnesota!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today is a very exciting day! As well as nerve racking. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It's election day! GO VOTE.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's silly, why wouldn't some people vote? We live in america and as american citizens it is our responsibility to go out and vote for our president! Sheesh, come on people. (not the ones reading my blog, I'm sure you guys are good citizens!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So on Sunday I waited in line for about 4.5 hours to see Bill Clinton give a speech. It was a rally in support of Barack Obama! I was at the begining-ish of the line so I got a great view. It felt so amazing to be in a room with such positive energy, I kept getting goose bumps! I agreed so much with everything that was said at the rally such as,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Do not limit the right to marry</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Vote no on the voter ID amendment it can limit so many people from being able to vote and its trying to start a pointless problem</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Barack Obama has made GOOD decisions</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Health Care for all</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Using new energy sources</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Having a strong middle class</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and then of course Clinton was making lots of jokes about Romeny. But it's true.. I am sure he is a very well educated man, he does obviously know about politics but he can't pick a damn side. He's so back and fourth, up until this election we have seen Romeny put on multiple different masks. So which one are you? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am very nervous about this election for president and for the amendments. I have hope though in my minnesota that the voters will make the right choice and come together and give the big finger to the other states who have made it impossible for gay's to get married. I know we can do this minnesota! LOVE IS LOVE. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">OBAMA 2012! VOTE NO: Don't limit the freedom to marry. VOTE NO: Don't put restrictions on voters </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am home for the weekend and it feels great. I really needed to come home and be in a positive and loving environment and do some of my favorite things with my family! Although, I have a busy day of research ahead of me tomorrow, I get to do it in my own house! Dad & I are going to go to the Electric Fetus, I can't wait! Hopefully I can pick up a new poster for my dorm room while I'm there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I just finished an episode of Real Time with Bill Maher with my mom. And wow, he is an educated man. He's brilliant! He speaks the truth. He always has republicans on his show (to make it interesting of course) and god damn they make me mad! There was a lot of discussion on global warming and Bill brought up a quote that Romney said at the Republican convention:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">“President Obama promised to slow the rise of the oceans and to heal the planet,” Romney said after accepting the GOP’s presidential nomination in Tampa, drawing laughter from the crowd. “My promise is to help you and your family.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Bitstream Charter, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Wow. Who says that? that is not even comparable! Global Warming, which affects your life let me point out, versus your family. Yes family is important but the environment in which we live affects ALL OF US. I don't understand what it will take for people to realize that we have a problem here. I know that I want kids one day and I don't want my kids to live in a world that has no glaciers, no polar bears, a lack of oil, and the list goes on and on. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Bitstream Charter, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">After Bill brought up that quote the republicans on his show had a stone look on their face, almost as if they <b>KNEW </b>it was a problem but didn't want to admit it. Maybe people will wake up after this hurricane that the east coast experienced. This was not your average hurricane either, it was much larger and stronger, clearly mother nature is trying to get a point across that we have a problem.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Bitstream Charter, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">As a country we need to love our planet. This is everyone's home. It's my home, it's your home, it will one day be my child's home. People can't treat this place like a garbage dump. Pick up your cigarettes recycle, don't drive a gas guzzler, turn off your lights. These are very simple tasks that can make a difference, yet people get too caught up in life to take the time to change their habits I know I want this world to be a healthy place for the life that has yet to experience the beauty that earth has to offer. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Bitstream Charter, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">I am pretty nervous for the election on Tuesday, but I have hope. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I need to learn to love myself more. Sometimes I go through periods where I focus a lot of negative energy on specifics about my looks. For example I am really insecure about the dark circles under my eyes. But I just need to accept the fact that mine are a little darker than most people. If I tell myself that they make me ugly then I am going to feel more insecure about myself. I need to embrace the dark circles under my eyes because they are a part of me, and they are a part of my body that makes me beautiful. I can't get offended if someone says I look tired, that's not a bad thing. I need to grow a pair and not be so offended or be so concerned about what others think. All that matters is how I feel about myself, and if someone else can see my confidence in who I am then that's great. But I am done putting myself down about my looks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All I can say though is how proud I am of you Greg. You can really turn my day into a great one with your sarcasm and witty sense of humor, I love that about you! You are such a respectable young man as well. I love the way you treat Mom, me, and of course, Leah :) You have a lot of respect for the women in your life and that is an important quality to have. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm proud of the classes you are taking in High School! You smarty! Taking two math classes this year, Bio X, and other smarty classes you are in :P Anyway- I am envious of your courage you have in high school to take classes like this. I know I personally never would have dreamed of taking a class with an "X" in it when I was in High School. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I wish I could be home more for your swim meets this year, but make me proud and get to state again! You are becoming so athletic and strong and its great to see you involved in the sport. Not to mention, you are on a team surrounded by great people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I know that we don't hang out much, and I think in time that will change as we grow older. But I want you to know I cherish the little things Greg. I cherish giving you rides places, taking pictures for your homecoming, going to lifetime and swimming with you, and even just having small talk in the kitchen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our relationship means a lot to me and I don't know what I would do without you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(its our inside joke because I'm shorter than him but older... get it?! ha) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Beth Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413468967570839694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301481826728576382.post-58283219124575686992012-10-21T14:33:00.001-07:002012-10-21T14:33:25.107-07:00Sieve, you suck! <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hey everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This weekend I stayed up on campus, and pretty much I had a really chill weekend I didn't do much besides go to the hockey games. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I LOVE THE HOCKEY GAMES.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've only been to two and they are so much fun! I am so happy that I go to a hockey school like seriously this is where I belong! The crowd has endless amounts of energy compared to the crowd for football. People get so decked out for the games too, one guy that I saw at the game on Friday was painted red! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The crowd is so mean to the other team its funny. But I think we deserve to be. After every goal a song starts playing (I forgot the name of it) but then the crowd starts cheering: "Sieve, you suck!" and basically what that means is the goalie of the opposite team sucks because everything can go past him. And the crowd will always randomly start cheering Sieve to put the goalie under pressure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anyway its SO much fun and I had a great weekend going to the games! :) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I can't wait to have my family come visit me and go to a hockey game with me soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Beth Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413468967570839694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301481826728576382.post-30329585273236193992012-10-21T14:23:00.003-07:002012-10-21T14:23:14.842-07:00Last Day!<span style="font-size: x-large;">Saturday</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Everyone woke up in good spirits on Saturday morning because everyone was looking forward to going home. On Saturday morning we took it easy at the campsite, making pancakes for breakfast. I was pissed though because there was barely any food, in my opinion pancakes were a waste and we should have had something else. Everyone only had one pancake and that is not enough food (let alone, healthy food) to eat before hiking all day! We had a really short walk on Saturday, but it was literally ALL up hill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I remember being so sweaty, I would stop and I could see the steam coming off of my body. I was at the front of the pack for the whole day leading everyone through the woods. It was supposed to rain on Saturday, but we were lucky enough to just barely miss it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Finally, walking through the woods we could see the lake! That was a sign that our journey was almost over. We got to the bottom of the hill and started cheering! Everyone was joking about taking a quick swim because we were so hot from the hike. We had lunch by the lake then continued hiking towards our campsite.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our campsite on Saturday night was right on the trail, it was an odd spot to set up camp, but it was a cozy campsite. It had a great fire pit. We spent most of the night around the campfire just talking sharing funny stories. That night we had to make dinner in the dark, but it was so worth it because it was the best meal we had the whole trip! We had tortillini with peperoni slices.. mmmmmm :) delish! Then later for dessert we had oreo cheese cake. It was so yummy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our instructors went to bed early that night, and the rest of us stayed up for a while. We were sitting around the campfire and one of the guys in my group pulls out some chewing tabacco and stuffs a wad into his mouth. One of the guys looks at him and asks "hey man can I try some?" He had never done it before and it was HILARIOUS because he took a big old glob and after about five minuets spits it out and could hardly stand up. hahaha he was on cloud 9! Everyone just kept laughing at him, and thankfully he didn't get sick because I heard that can happen if you have never done chew before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ari and I went to bed before the rest of the guys. We were sitting in the tent just laughing our asses off. We were really hyper and couldn't go to sleep right away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Overall, this trip was a really good experience. Would I do it again? Maybe. I think it took some of the fun out of it that I was doing this for a grade... but next fall break I think I want to go home and see my family. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've been hearing rumors that my trip instructor might be hiring me for a job! So that's exciting :) He must have been impressed by my abilities on the trip which means a lot! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Beth Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413468967570839694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301481826728576382.post-48769589830558249372012-10-16T05:55:00.001-07:002012-10-16T05:55:11.841-07:00Here comes the sun <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Friday</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Day #2 of hiking</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Friday couldn't have been more perfect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I woke up to sunshine! Although the sunshine was shinning directly on our campsite, if you walked out to the bridge the warm rays would soak through your clothing filling your body with happiness! We took it easy in the morning preparing cheesy hashbrowns for breakfast. They were alright... super oily though. But I didn't care what I was eating or how healthy it was (wait did I really just say that?) because with how much work I was doing through out the day, I needed all the food I could get! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On this trip, to purify our water we used Aquamira. To use it you have to use seven drops of part A and part B (they are some chemicals to purify your water) and you have to wait 5 minuets for it to turn a bright yellow color. Then you dump it into your water and you wait 15 to 30 minuets until you can drink it. Little did I know....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I went to go fill up my water from the lake that was across the bridge from our camp site. I did the seven drops of part A and part B and I didn't wait 5 minuets, but it looked yellow to me, so I dumped it into my water. I walk back to the camp site and down my whole bottle so that way I would be hydrated through the day... (we will come back to this)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So we left the campsite eventually and had a long hike. We hiked about seven miles total on Friday but it was worth it. It was the most beautiful day of them all! We hiked to a beautiful ridge that overlooked all of porcupine mountains and it was absolutely gorgeous! To get to the top you have to hike up multiple hills and damn I worked up a sweat. So when I got to the top of the hill I took a drink of some water and I asked my group, "You can drink Aquamira right away right?" they looked at me like I was crazy. <i>Shit!!!!!!! I'm going to fucking die!!!!!! </i>was the only thought going through my head. I had just remembered that back at the camp site I didn't wait 5 minuets before putting it my water, and I defiantly didn't wait 15 minuets before downing the WHOLE bottle! I quickly found my instructor and asked if I would be okay. He looked at me just shaking his head, telling me that I'll be fine. But I still was a worried freak for literally the rest of the trip! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Most of our hike on Friday was along the ridge that over looked all of porcupine mountain. Another part of the trail was in the woods and it has a narnia feel to it. It was really beautiful. I was on a role that day, going up and down the hills, my bag was starting to feel lighter and my legs were starting to feel stronger. We didn't even stop for lunch on Friday because we were so determined to get to the campsite.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our campsite that night was on a really flat and open surface. It was really cool and it was huge! It was positioned right next to a river which was perfect for getting water for drinking and cooking. I set up my tent super fast because I had to poop! yes everyone, girls poop too... gosh. I dug my very first cat hole and I found the perfect spot to do it too. I felt pretty bad ass actually haha. It felt SOO much better once I got that out of my system! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We cooked dinner and sat around the campfire that night laughing and talking. A common theme in my group was food and movies. For some reason conversation would always come back to food! This one kid in my group defiantly is the victim for that, he would some how always bring up food. Then we would get mad cause we would start to get hungry! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Overall, Friday was one of the highlights of my day. :) Very beautiful weather and getting to know my group better made things go better too.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">okay funny thing about this picture, I have HUGE pit stains, and I didn't even realize it until the next day and everyone was laughing at me for having huge pit stains lol :P hey, what can I say? I was working hard!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Beth Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413468967570839694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301481826728576382.post-13868273794269685212012-10-15T06:31:00.000-07:002012-10-15T06:31:50.531-07:00What did I get myself into? <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Thursday-</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I woke up early in the morning to the sound of chatter. My whole class was awake and I was just laying in my sleeping bag dreading to get up to step foot into the cold. But I forced myself out of bed, stuffed up my sleeping bag and got a move on with my day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First thing first, we had to divide up four days worth of food (breakfast, lunch, dinner) into nine back packs. We also had to divide up pots & pans, first aid kit, stoves and fuel, the tents, the bear hang, and more (I'm sure I am forgetting SOMETHING). So we started dividing all of it up and the heavier and heavier my bag was starting to become. My tent mate was still sleeping... so we made her a personalized pile of shit that she could pack when she finally got out of bed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I bundled up and put on my hiking boots, rain pants, and rain coat for the day. It was freezing! When my tent mate (Ari) got out of bed I took matters into my own hands and took the whole tent down by myself. I was already getting annoyed with her because as it looked right now, I was pretty much going to be doing everything solo. After we ate a quick breakfast we got in the van and took a short drive to our starting spot. We found a water pump to fill up our water and let me tell ya... this water was DISGUSTING It was orange! Water should NOT be that color! I literally had to close my eyes to drink this nasty orange pump water...<i> fuck my life </i>was the only thing going through my head.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the leaders, Ashley, looked at me and said, "Beth are you excited?!" I stare back at her with tears forming in my eyes, and I chocked out, "Yeah." I was not happy or the least bit excited at all. At that moment all I was feeling was homesickness and that the next few days were going to be the most terrible thing ever. What made things even worse was the weather, and if you know me, you know that weather can really affect my mood. It was snowing, yep, SNOWING. I was ready to ball my eyes out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And off we go. My bag was so fucking heavy I could barley walk, let alone breathe. I was carrying at least my weight on my back up and down hills that were covered in snow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As the day went on it got a little better. I passed time by taking some pictures and videos of my surroundings and chatted with a few of my group members. Ari and I began talking more, hoping I could form a decent relationship with her, given the fact that we were basically a team when it came to certain things. We got to our first campsite around 4 in the afternoon. It was at a beautiful location. There was a bridge with a gorgeous peak above it, and the trees were so colorful! I loved. But one thing I didn't love was the cold, of course. A few of us sat around the fire for a while to try to warm up. I felt bad because I didn't help out much with dinner, but I almost felt like the guys in my group were taking control over everything and wouldn't let me help out. Soo, I just sat by the fire.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night we had mac and cheese with chicken and peas for dinner. For dessert we had smores. I'd say the highlight of the first day was just sitting around a nice warm fire, and the fact that we were at a beautiful camp site.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I ended my night chatting with Ari in the tent, getting to know her better. I was starting to warm up to her because she didn't have an attitude like she did the night before. We were talking and laughing about boys and sharing funny stories with each other. It was nice, and what was even better was sleep!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah.. the rain pants I borrowed failed on me. They were shit! hahaha.</td></tr>
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Beth Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413468967570839694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301481826728576382.post-51538848260564574302012-10-15T05:52:00.002-07:002012-10-15T05:52:37.238-07:00Porcupine Mountains here we come... <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Wednesday-</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After class on Wednesday I headed back to my dorm to finish up any last minuet packing. I was excited, yet dreading the next few days that were to come. I was very envious of my friends who were going home to spend the next few days of their fall break surrounded by their families, pets, home cooked meals, and most of all, getting to sleep in their own bed. Instead, I would be spending my fall break sleeping on a mattress provided by mother nature. I kept packing my bag then un-packing it to make sure I had everything. I tried to pack as light as I could to make my load a bit more manageable. I headed down to the buses around 4 o'clock to begin loading up the van. I was ready to do this, dressed in my under harmor, with a bandanna around my head... I looked pretty serious. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">... and then the 6 hour car ride began *laaa deee daaa* it was a long one! I listened to my iPod the whole time, playing everything from some doomtree to Bon Iver, I needed the time to pass and I had to listen to all my great music before being detached from my iPod for the next few days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We drove through Duluth to get to Michigan, and it was beautiful! It was probably around 8 o'clock when we drove through the city. It was shinning with bright lights and the bridge looked so pretty! I kept my eye out for the Duluth campus (my best friend goes there) but I couldn't find it! After passing through Duluth we stopped at a Jimmy John's to get some dinner, then spending about another 2 hours in the car-- we made it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Stepping outside of the van my body shivered. What did I get myself into? It was freezing and I could barley move my fingers, let alone set up a damn tent. My tent mate hated the cold, and had quite the attitude about it. I took matters into my own hands and got the tent set up so I could curl up into my sleeping bag and try to warm up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I spent the first night sleeping in long underwear, sweat pants, under harmor, a jacket, gloves and a hat. (the layers keep doubling as time goes on haha) It was a long night and I was ready to go to bed, but not ready for the days to come...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Beth Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413468967570839694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301481826728576382.post-16121808735361448752012-10-10T12:54:00.002-07:002012-10-10T12:54:34.898-07:00Lets go camping!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">and I'm off! Today is the day I am going to leave for my trip! Be back Sunday with a great blog post. :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>Beth Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413468967570839694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301481826728576382.post-42059694935311367822012-10-08T10:28:00.000-07:002012-10-08T10:28:18.705-07:00Writers Block <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have writers block to the EXTREME right now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have to write a paper for my English class on Henrietta Lacks and how racism is present in the medical field. (well, that's my hypothesis that it IS) I just can't focus right now.. I have all the ideas in my head but they won't translate to paper.. so I figured maybe I will take a break and write about random stuff on my blog to get my creative juices flowing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is so random, but this morning I kept thinking about Dinosaurs and I've never gave them that much thought.. but I think its crazy how at one point in life there were giant lizards running around! And when I kept thinking about it more and more it felt like an out of body experience... kinda creepy. I just wonder what the Dinosaurs were thinking when the giant meteor came to earth and they just all died... or what if that never happened and they kept living, would us humans be around? AHHHHHHH life is so odd sometimes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have my first class at 1:00... hopefully after class I will be able to produce a beautiful paper that will receive me an A+ ! I hope....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Okay I'm really not making any sense.. thanks for reading about my random thoughts :) hahahha.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">XO</span>Beth Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413468967570839694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301481826728576382.post-2357674284755740412012-10-07T07:33:00.002-07:002012-10-07T07:33:36.412-07:00The Sound of Muzak <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was just thinking this morning about this.. but I could not live without music. It has become such a big part of my life, and to picture my life any other way just wouldn't feel right.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Music means a lot to me. Its a love and passion of mine. It's something that can take me to a different world when I want to escape reality for a while. Music is a beautiful thing to get lost in. When people say they love music, I'm sure they do. But I think there are only so many who truly have a passion for it... and when I meet someone who does, oh you bet I can tell! I think its great when I meet someone who shares a passion that I do, especially something like music. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another thing I cherish about music is all the shows I've been to.. and how many more there are to come. I know one day in my future whether its radio broadcasting or working for a band, somehow music will be a part of my life. I just know it! There is nothing else that I can see myself doing. Sure I love fashion, hockey, camping, and exercise but none of those loves are like my love for music. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am thankful to be raised in an environment where music is cherished as a form of art. Growing up with great music, I was bound to have a passion for it one day. I love that my dad and I can bond over it so well. We go to the electric fetus together and buy CDs, or he'll show me a song he loves, or we go to concerts together. My dad has had a great impact on my life in that way and I hold that very close to my heart. I love him so much. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Since we are speaking about music here.. how about I list ALL the concerts (or bands I've been at music festivals) that I've been to... here we go:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. Hollywood Undead</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Jeremy Messersmith</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. Wapred Tour 2011</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. Black Keys</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. Death Cab for Cutie</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6. Clap your Hands Say Yeah!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7. Atmosphere</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8. The Shins</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">9. Low</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">10. Rock the Garden: Tune Yards, Doomtree, Trampled by Turtles</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">11. Rivers Edge Music Festival: TOOL and Puscifier ! (So awesome)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">12. Warped Tour 2012</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">13. Jeremy Messersmith #2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">14. Lollapalooza </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">& many more to come! XO</span><br />
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