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Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Floods, and Now a Terrorist Threat

September 8th, 2011 by Manda | 4 Comments | Filed in Life

First there was an earthquake. Then there was Hurricane Irene. Now there is massive flooding from Tropical Storm Lee. And now, in light of the 10th anniversary of September 11 this Sunday, there is a terror threat.

I guess there’s nothing like starting the academic year off with lots of dramatic events…

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Snippets of a Glorious Week

March 20th, 2010 by Manda | 10 Comments | Filed in Friends, Life, School, Travel, Work

My thoughts are all over the place at the moment, so I’m going to settle with bullet points for this entry.

  • It has been 70F without a cloud in the sky all week
    I have been spending every moment possible outdoors, soaking up the sun. I appreciate this weather so much more after the Snowpocalypse and Snowmageddon. It makes having to stay inside and do work that much harder!
  • I got accepted to study abroad in Beijing next year
    I got my acceptance letter yesterday! I’m going to be in Beijing next school year, baby! Words cannot describe how excited I am for this opportunity of a lifetime. Can it be September already?
  • Mission Detoxify is going superbly
    There’s been some drama among my circle of friends this week, but none of it involves me, either directly or indirectly. Plus, I encountered someone on my list of people to cut out from my life in an effort to rid myself of negatives and I am very proud of the way I handled myself in that situation. I did my best to keep it classy and I definitely succeeded.
  • I did well on my midterm papers and exams
    This week, I received all of the exams and papers I worked so hard on prior to spring break. I am very pleased with all of my grades; all I have to do now is keep them up for the rest of the year.
  • I have been assigned awesome projects at my internship
    I am going to be assisting with the redesign of the website at my internship as well as working on the content and copy. While this project is still in the initial stages, I am very excited to be able to do something very tangible that I will be able to use to “show for” my work.
  • I spent quality time catching up with friends I missed while away on break
    I might allude to all the drama that happens in my group of friends (which, frankly, happens a lot) but they are my friends for a reason. It’s been really nice hanging out with them and catching up this week, especially as the weeks will only get crazier as finals approach.

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Snoverkill and Cabin Fever

February 10th, 2010 by Manda | 12 Comments | Filed in Life

This is the view that I woke up to this morning:

Those giant white splotches are clusters of snowflake that have clumped together on my window. That brown box thing in the distance? That used to look like a building. And those big green things in the middle? Yeah, they’re trees, but it’s a question of how long they’re going to remain upright before they break and collapse underneath the weight of all the heavy snow on the branches. You can compare my photo from last weekend’s Snowpocalypse/Snowmageddon to this week’s Snoverkill storm to get a better idea of just how much snow there is outside.

There is a blizzard warning in effect until 7pm tonight and the government has halted snow removal because it is simply too dangerous for the workers to continue plowing the roads. Snowmageddon/Snowpocalypse dumped almost three feet of snow and Snoverkill is due to dump at least another two feet in the area. At minimum, there is going to be four feet of snow total – and that’s not even calculating the amount of (sometimes black) ice underneath the layer of snow.

I haven’t had class all week and I definitely won’t have it tomorrow. Class on Friday is looking pretty dicey at this rate as well. While it’s been nice to have an unexpected break in the middle of February, I’m starting to get a bad case of cabin fever. I’ve been trying to occupy myself by reading, surfing the web, and watching TV (until the satellites go down because of the blizzard). But there’s only so much that can keep you occupied when you’re shut up inside with friends who are feeling just as antsy as you are…

ETA: Someone made a time lapse of last weekend’s Snowmageddon. Now, take that and multiply it by about 100 to take into account Snoverkill’s blizzard status, and you should have some idea of what it’s currently like in DC.

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