busy busy girl

work has been pretty crazy and i'll explain all that later. this weekend the recruitment event i planned is going down, but even before all that my college homecoming comes first!



so before the stress of the weekend hits i'm going to have a little fun with some old friends, chill at the game, and hit up the stepshow.

have a safe weekend!

travel diary 3

i'm having a thai food obsession.



when i'm out on the road i make sure to google thai restaurants and i frequent that restaurant until i go on to another city.

i especially love pad thai. actually, that's all i ever order. i feel as if i'm a food critic. so, since i am kind of a pad thai aficionado i wanted to share my best and worst thai restaurant picks.

best:

lemongrass in macon, georgia

the pad thai comes with sauteed tofu which is so tasty. the lunch prices are great and the decor of the restaurant reads young urban professional. the pad thai has a very clean and healthy look.

runner up:

chiriyas in savannah, georgia

what makes the entree so appealing is that every plate comes with a fresh rose on the side. the decor is 100% asian. i love it!

mediocre:

emerald thai in birmingham, al

the ambiance for this restaurant was great, but the price not so much. the pad thai was awesome, but too expensive and little. for $17 i would have liked a little more on my plate.

lek's railroad thai in montgomery, al

just alright

worst:

coconut asian bistro in tifton, georgia

the pad thai was awful. no flavor no jazz just blah. i kinda wanted my money back. but i did order a tiramisu and it was FABULOUS! i then went back again and ordered a coconut soup and spring rolls which was a bit better.

my next experience with pad thai will probably occur in a few days when i journey to SEATTLE, so i will be sure to let you all know how that goes.

travel diary 2

valdosta waycross douglas tifton

over the years, while sitting behind a table at college fairs, i've made several observations about the high school students i've seen and frankly, if these are our future leaders i pray not to live to old age. below is the most random things i've seen and encountered.

1. why do so many high schools students have massive visible tattoos? do parents actually go with their children to a tattoo shop and sign a consent that allows their 16 year olds to receive tattoos? or do kids go out on their 18th birthday and get every tattoo they've ever wanted in one day?

2. has no one ever told a child that if you decide to take a tech prep program in high school that you've pretty much decided that you don't want to go to college?

3. why do the dumbest kids want to be doctors? why do the most unfashionable kids want to major in fashion?

4. student: do y'all have a medical school?
me: no, but we have biology and a pre medical program.
student: oh, I don't want to have to transfer schools. i just want to go to medical school
do you really think you're just going to graduate high school and be allowed to go straight into medical school?!

ultimately, this job has made me fear having children because i'm so afraid of their teenage years.

annual fund

Every year, the Annual Fund continues
to be the way that the College
“closes the gap” between its
expenses and its tuition and
endowment incomes. No aspect of
the College is left untouched
by Annual Fund support.
These dollars are spent in
the same year they are received –
making each year’s need for renewed
support even more vital. Annual
Fund gifts keep our electricity,
water, maintenance, health care,
counseling, and instruction
available for all students.
Annual Fund contributions,
in part, pay our faculty
and staff salaries as well.




as with any college or non-profit organization, my job tries to receive cash donations through the annual fund. everyone is solicited for money, and every year i politely decline. not for any particular or disgruntled reason, i just prefer not to, for some reason i have to pay bills with the little amount of amount i receive in my paycheck.

so this year VP is on this kick that our office needs to have 100% participation. in my opinion it's because he wants the rest of the campus offices to see how much we participate and love each other (gag). numerous emails were sent out in an effort to receive any charitable donations. "Every little bit helps, even 5 dollars." again, i declined. the deadline past. but, in an effort to get that 100% participation it was extended. again, i declined. you would think that one would perhaps think to themself that maybe i didn't want to participate. yet, today, while driving the extremely dreadful streets of willacoochie, georgia i receive a call from my boss. let me paraphrase this conversation:

VP: "this is embarrassing, but i noticed that you didn't donate to the annual fund. i know times are hard. i will be willing to make a contribution on your behalf. in fact, ******** let me know that she couldn't afford it so i made a contribution on her behalf. there's a luncheon for the office that has 100% participation today."

me: "fine, i'll donate $10"

VP: "okay, well i'll go to the business office and pay it for you and you can buy me lunch later."

no words