Disclaimer: since I haven’t posted in so long because so many things have been going on, this post is going to be huge and if not huge, then just very, very exciting.

Jordan Haley: Career Woman and Workaholic

I got a job! I am a mooch no longer! That’s right I am now assistant to the vast realm of assistants to accountants everywhere. A large part of my life is now spent exploring a labrynth of cubicles, learning the art of removing staples from papers without ruining the papers or cutting my hands, playing mind games with the copy machine, looking at the carpet-like fabric that makes up the cubicle wall in front of me and imaging that it’s a window, office bingo (which I still have not won), and of course the usual inter-cubicle chit-chatting that goes on in offices across America and throughout the world.
It’s been a lot of fun so far. I mean, y’know, fun as far as being busy (like, running laps between cubicles and the copy machine until I’m dizzy), meeting new people (which is always an exciting time), having new experiences (my favorite things-y’know experiences like getting lost in the parking garage just like on that episode of seinfeld, getting lost in the cubicles-yeah, they gave me a map last week so I’m doing better , and making money goes. oh, and of course getting to dress like a professional instead of my usual casual college student look of jeans, flip flops, and a t-shirt. So basically it’s been great.

TORNADOES!!!

okay, so, I’m sitting in my dorm room right now, it is AMAZING outside, I’m kicked back with the windows open, my music playing, and the smell of flowers and a freshly mown lawn wafting through the air, ah…..springtime. Of course, it hasn’t always been this nice. No, no, I remember a time last week when the sky turned black and green, lighting was striking everywhere and all the LRH residents were huddled together on the first floor.

you could see all the procrastinators frantically finishing their essays that were due first thing the following morning.

of course, there are always those few (ahem, Kaile and David) who play video games during exciting events instead of writing papers…

it was Ali’s first tornado experience…she was kinda scared

meanwhile, the tornado watchers were keeping us informed about any sightings, strange coloring in the sky, and thoroughly scaring everyone

Taylor’s making sure the tornado’s on course and all

and thankfully we all made it out safe and sound with time left to finish our papers…instead of getting to use the excuse that there was a tornado, the power went out, and then I had to take a shower, because that may have sounded a little too dramatic.

Kite Flying

So naturally, in the days immediately following the tornado, the weather was beautiful, but quite windy. However, my friends and I made the best of things by flying kites on that gloriously windy day. Oh, man, I hadn’t flown a kite in years so the experience was nothing less than spectacular. Flying kites, I’ve decided, is almost like fishing–upside down and completely inverted. It was really wonderful.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Make the Best Kites! (except that there was a hole in it, so it didn’t fly all that well)

meaker was having a rough time of it

we take our kite flying seriously.

Yes, Meaker managed to get the string tangled up in his button.

and I just thought this was the coolest picture

So maybe it wasn’t that long…

nonetheless, life’s been pretty crazy lately, and it’ll probably just get crazier as the close of the semester approaches. Until then, I hope everyone comes out to the Mr. UIS pageant, it should be entertaining (from what I’ve heard),
and a final word of advise: don’t let yourself get so busy that you can’t take time out to fly kites with friends