In 30 days, my life will change forever... hopefully, forever. Steve and I's relationship continues to grow and we found a house to move into together. Yeah. I know. I just met him in June. But we are ready to spend the rest of our life together. I am ready to move onto the next stage of our relationship. I am putting great faith in my ability to live with someone. I hope I have healed since my issues with Jess and thus far, he and I have excellent communication. We have had some arguements, said some things to each other that were cruel, but we healed from it (plus had amazing makeup sex). I am nervous. I know this has the capacity to go incredibly bad. But we thought ahead and established our own personal spaces that we can go to and not be around each other... we both have an office... well, Steve calls his space the "man cave".

Nonetheless, I am excited. Steve doesnt take my shit. I love it. We went to his hometown a few weekends ago and I met his family. I totally fooled them! They LOVE me. HA! His grandmother said she wanted a great-grandbaby more than a wedding. HA!

Here is a pic of us at Mel's wedding... she is the one that hooked us up.



We move in the 18th. I will have pictures of our new place. Just like I had of my new apartment. I will miss this place. But my sister is moving in here to take my place.

Wish me luck. I put full faith in the strength of our relationship and my ability to live with someone. Don't mind me... I am going to be saying that to myself over and over again to convince myself that I am a good person to live with.

Love you all.

GUESS WHAT??!!!!

Stereolab will be in Detroit October 9th. Which means, I will need a place to crash in that area or Toledo. I would LOVE to see you if you are in that area.

And it would be double bonus if you wanted to join the lovable Tristan and I on our venture to the show.

See you.... soooooon?

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Join this chatlist. Let's bring together everyone instead of having numerous chats going on. There is a bunch of stuff available through this list... the the Renewal Commission papers, words from Bob Devine, etc.

Join us!
See you this weekend!

Antioch College Community
Steven Lawry,
President
June 12, 2007


It is my sad duty to inform you that the Antioch University Board of Trustees decided on June 9th, 2007, that Antioch College would be closed from July 1st, 2008. The decision was taken in light of the College's very fragile financial circumstances, resulting from low enrollments and insufficient funding from other sources, including endowment income and gifts. In making this decision, the Board declared the College to be in a state of financial exigency, which enables the administration to bring the operations of the College to an orderly conclusion by July 1st next year.

The University will begin to plan for the eventual possible reopening of the College by 2012. The new Antioch College would, if sufficient financial support is secured, have up-to-date facilities and a curriculum strongly attractive to larger number of students and based on Antioch's traditional educational values.

The College will operate normally over the course of the coming academic year, with a view to graduating as many members of the fourth-year class as possible, and to ensuring the academic progress of first, second and third year students. Arrangements will be made to help qualified students complete their degrees at McGregor or at other campuses in the Antioch University system. We will do all that we can to help students transfer to other schools that they might wish to attend.

Faculty contracts will end from July 1st, 2008. The College will be retaining over the course of the coming year staff members necessary to ensure the College's effective operations, being mindful that as programs and operations wind down over the coming months, appropriate staff reductions will be made.

The Dean of Faculty will be convening urgent meetings of the Curriculum Committee to plan academic support for students in the coming year. I have already met with our Community Managers and they will have key leadership roles to play in helping sustain a rich and rewarding campus life over the coming year.

Our staff in Human Resources will be distributing information on personal counseling resources available through the College's Employee Assistance Program. Other forms of assistance to help faculty and staff manage their professional transitions are being looked into, and I hope to report back to you very soon.

I appreciate your hard work and commitment to Antioch College over the years. This is a vitally important institution. I am deeply distressed to have to share this news with you.
________________________________________

Antioch News

Release Date: June 12, 2007

Antioch College Suspends Operations to Design 21st Century Campus
State-of-the-Art Campus projected to open in 2012
YELLOW SPRINGS, OH- On June 9, 2007, Antioch University's Board of Trustees voted to suspend operations on July 1, 2008 of Antioch College, the University's undergraduate residential program in Yellow Springs, Ohio, with the intention of reopening a state-of-the art campus.

The Chancellor will establish a Design and Development Commission to determine the long-term future of the College with the intention of opening a re-developed undergraduate campus. An Academic Design Team will be appointed to design a new undergraduate curriculum reflecting the College's strong traditions and values while meeting the needs of today's students.

The College will continue to serve its current and newly accepted students with a strong academic program for the 2007-08 academic year.

For the 2008-09 academic year, all students will be offered degree completion opportunities at Antioch University McGregor which is moving to a new facility in Yellow Springs in September, 2007. In addition to the McGregor opportunity, students who have successfully completed the first two years of their bachelor's degree will be offered reasonable opportunities to complete their degree at Antioch University's other degree completion programs in Seattle, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. Students wishing to transfer to other colleges and universities based on the requirements of the other institutions will be assisted in doing so.

Over the past several years, Antioch College has experienced a continuing decline in its

student enrollment. Given its small endowment and heavy dependence on tuition revenue, this low enrollment has threatened the College's survival. Efforts to balance the College's budget over the years through faculty and staff reductions, programmatic changes and deferred maintenance of the physical plant have eroded the confidence students and parents have in the College's academic program. After careful analysis the Board determined that the College's resources are inadequate to continue providing a quality education for its students beyond July 1, 2008.

The College's low enrollment and lack of adequate funding led to the decision to suspend operations and declare financial exigency as required by the faculty personnel policy.

About Antioch University: The University is founded on the principles of a rigorous liberal arts education, innovative experiential learning and socially engaged citizenship. These campuses all nurture in their students the knowledge, skills and habits of reflection to act as lifelong learners, democratic leaders and global citizens who live lives of meaning and purpose.

In addition to the College, Antioch University is comprised of five nonresidential campuses in Keene, NH; Yellow Springs, OH; Seattle, WA and Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, CA, all accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. These campuses attract students wishing to complete BA degrees, seek graduate degrees and/or prepare for new careers.

You scored as Friedrich Nietzsche. Well you're an egotistical maniac, and you are so very iconoclastic that you probably are currently lost in a post-modern Jupiter, I mean jungle of self-definition. Don't let it get you down though, someday, through a willful onslaught of reinterpretation of dated forms and ideas, you will strike on something that passes as remotely new, and people WILL be into it on the basis of how hip it is alone. Also, the average espresso drinker looks up to you. Friedrich Nietzsche 100% C.G. Jung 92% Adolf Hitler 67% Miyamoto Musashi 58% Dante Alighieri 58% Mother Teresa 50% Steven Morrissey 50% Charles Manson 42% Jesus Christ 42% Sigmund Freud 42% O.J. Simpson 33% Stephen Hawking 33% Elvis Presley 33% Hugh Hefner 0% What Pseudo Historical Figure Best Suits You? created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as Either. You brain is neither specifically male, nor female in the way you perceive your surroundings. As bad as this may sound to some, it can easily mean that you are capable of combining both gender aspects to your advantage. Rather than being genderless you are possibly able think freely. This does not mean that you are bisexual or androgynous or indecisive, but it might. Either 64% Male 61% Female 57% Neither 43% Should you be MALE or FEMALE?* created with QuizFarm.com

I went back to Cincinnati this weekend to tie up lose ends and to find out what is going on with the mounds of family drama.  I didnt see my dad, which made the trip totally bareable, and I would say, PLEASANT.  But I was surprised.... my mom got a dog... its a little cocka-poo... cockerspaniel/poodle mix.  Ok... I know... that mix SCREAMS grossness, like the likes of beasts like Jessica Simpson or Paris Hilton.

But, I couldn't be MORE wrong about the "grossness" part.  He is the CUTEST puppy I have ever seen.  But see, folks... this is your LUCKY DAY!!!  You can take bets now on how long this feeling lasts... I give it until it is full grown.  The interest in him will dissappear.

My brother decided on the name "Buddy"... which is cute... and has a neat background story... but I was pulling for "Reese", since he OBVIOUSLY looks like a Reese Cup.  The novelty of the little one is starting to wear off... people seem to think that you can take a 9 week old puppy outside and it will automatically go to the bathroom.  No patience... no patience.

So here are the mounds of pictures of Buddy... even the bad pics, which I included anyway because I like the composition.  So deal.

 

(I kinda look like I am sitting on half of his body in this shot, but he is just THAT SMALL.  I swear!)

In other news... but not so new news, I love my job.  I am hoping to stick around longer and get a position there for the coming year.  Yeeeah... we shall see how that pans out.  Keep me in your prayers/thoughts/meditations.  I believe I have some karma kudos coming my way.  I hope to cash them in at the end of August.  (hmmm.... *ponders marketing strategy for new product called "karma kudos", which are soooo postmodern, they go beyond being a candy, even though its just sugar and low grade arsenic in a packet* *scribbles out last note taken*)

i am currently in cincinnati with a carload FULL of stuff that i need moved up to my apartment in toledo.

i REALLY need help moving it... especially the tv stand to replace the wobbley shelf on which the "entertainment center" is currently resting. huuuurah.

i am leaving today ASAP and i will be home tomorrow as well. i would LOVE it if some peeps headed over either tonight or tomorrow sometime to move stuff.

call me on my cell if you want to help... or just reply to this.

thanks, guys n gals!

do this... its silly-ily dumb, but i want to see the results.
xox
riss

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My company is having DNS problems, so that means I dont have to work long hours at night for the next few days!!  That means I can hang out.... Who wants to do something?  Swimming sounds lovely after a long day of work.  I get off every day this week at 5!  Would you like to cook with me?

I am involved with this benefit. We are looking for local artists to donate their artwork. Hobbie Horse is an AMAZING organization. The horses are rescued from slaughter houses and shiesty selling auctions of horses. Craig, the creator of the organization, also rescues horses from other abusive environments. People are able to adopt these horses that he saves, but he does extensive checks on the people. In the agreement that the adoptive parents sign, they agree to random surprise checks from Craig. If he notices anything wrong, he takes the horse back.

So yeah, Craig wants to do an art auction that benefits CRC (where I work with emotionally disturbed youth), human societies, and others listed. PLEASE donate your art. You can contact me or the website below if you are interested.
www.hobbiehorsestablessanctuary.bravehost.com

(This is HILARIOUS! The website is great, too!)

MOST HATED...

FRUIT: Vegetable? TURNIPS... that is the ONLY fruit/veggie that I will NOT eat. I am open to recipes that make them more palatable!

CANDY: Mounds (TM)... traumatic childhood experiece is behind this... conditioned me for LIFE.

BEVERAGE: beer

COLOR: white, bare walls

TOWN/CITY: Fostoria, Ohio tied with Orlando, Florida (their abbreviations are TOTALLY palindromes, but I didnt do it on purpose... NEAT!)

TV SHOW: ALL with *few* omissions.

MOVIE: Go to Blockbuster. Go to the "NEW RELEASE" section. Take your pick of videos they have 4 or more copies/facings of.

BAND/ARTIST: I'll have to go with Jo-Anal and answer a band that EVERYONE loooooves... The Beatles. I can't STAND them. Everything about them. However, I do acknowledge how monumental they *WERE*.

GENRE OF MUSIC: Neuvo-country... not to be confused with "classic country", ie: cash, williams sr., etc.

ASPECT OF MYSPACE: bands and people i dont know clogging up my mailbox.

ASPECT OF AOL INSTANT MESSENGER: viruses

ANIMAL: gardener snakes... another traumatic childhood experience...

INSECT: FRUIT MOTHAFUCKIN' FLIES... those little gnats are horrid.

SEASON: i would rather freeze than sweat... there is only so much you can take off to cool down... adding layers can go on and on and on for warmth.

AGE OF KIDS: adolescent girls are pretty damn annoying, but whatever... i was too at that age.

WHAT ANNOYS YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING WHEN DRIVING: semi-trucks

TALKING ON THE PHONE: perverted men

WATCHING TV OR MOVIES: people who talk THROUGHOUT without prior arranging (read: warning) to do so

EATING IN RESTAURANTS: when the bill comes. i'd rather do handjobs behind the dumpster out back.

GOING THROUGH DRIVE-THRUS: burning my tongue with a fry as i pull out.

YOU'RE AT THE MALL: the fact its THE MALL. (Except for people watching and hours of entertainment.)

SLEEPING (OR TRYING TO SLEEP): nightmares... definetly nightmares... the kind that cause you to be even more afraid when you wake up and you can't move or breath.

SHOWERING: brushing my hair afterwards

YOU'RE AT THE BEACH: sand up my yonni

YOU'RE AT THE GROCERY STORE: florescent lighting and agressive selling campaigns... chocked full of bright colors and jittery font. $10 for 10 gallons of milk. Grotesque consumerism... blah blah blah

YOU'RE ON A DATE: and I realize s/he doesnt like to read.

COOKING OR BAKING: not having an ingredient... or chopping off the tip of my pinky finger

WHAT HOUSEHOLD CHORE DO YOU HATE THE MOST?: DUSTING... even as a child i loathed it

WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE THE ABSOLUTE WORST WAY TO DIE?: being killed by someone from my past who did not part well with me... horrible closure or none at all.

WHAT'S THE MOST ANNOYING HABIT IN OTHERS? expecting me to be exactly like them... or re/act, think, feel like them. NARCISSISM folded with SOLIPSISM

WHAT IS YOUR WORST HABIT? pushing my tongue up against the back of my front bottom teeth... ever since i stopped smoking.

WHAT FASHION TREND (PAST OR PRESENT) HAVE YOU HATED THE MOST?: people who take from other cultures a style they have no right to sport... Gwen Stefani and Madonna are prime examples of this. Yuppy charlatons and their Native-American/Buddhist -wear is another.

WHAT POPULAR SONG (PAST OR PRESENT) HAVE YOU HATED THE MOST?: turn on your radio... yeah... that one...

WORST OR MOST HATED PICKUP LINE: like i have to chose?

WORST THING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL: armed services recruiting at lunch

TO BE COMPLETELY STEREOTYPICAL, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE
MOST ANNOYING THING ABOUT GIRLS?: territorial of friends and significant others automatically when around other women... no matter how hard they try

TO BE COMPLETELY STEREOTYPICAL, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST ANNOYING THING ABOUT GUYS?: not seeing past the tip of their penis... it makes me not see past the tip of their penis

WHAT'S ANNOYING YOU TODAY?: i smell and am on the rocks with co-workers at work.

I will be on Antioch's campus Friday night... YEP... just for senior party. I need to see everyone... I NEED to see whoever is on campus that I know. Write me back if you are around those parts and want to hang out. I plan on leaving Saturday after graduation.

Love,
marissa

Hippie You are 0% Rational, 57% Extroverted, 42% Brutal, and 14% Arrogant.

You are the Hippie! Characterized by a strong sense of extroversion, irrationality, gentleness, and humility, you no doubt frolic through fields preaching peace and love to all! You are probably either very spiritual or needlessly paranoid about "the man", like most hippies, as a result of your focus on intuition and feelings over cold, brutal logic. You are also very, very social. And like any hippie who would have no qualms about hitchiking across the country just to meet some interesting people, you also love to interact with others, even complete strangers. Because we know most any hippie is peace-loving and humble, it stands to reason that you, as well, are terribly gentle and humble, almost to the point of revulsion. Your carefree attitude of peace and harmony is probably very, very sickening to realists or cynics or anyone who isn't a hippie, to tell the truth. In short, your personality is defective because you are overly emotional, extroverted, gentle, and humble--thus making you an annoying hippie. And you listen to psychadelic rock and smoke a whole lot of pot. Okay, maybe not, but I wouldn't be surprised if you did. To put it less negatively: 1. You are more INTUITIVE than rational. 2. You are more EXTROVERTED than introverted. 3. You are more GENTLE than brutal. 4. You are more HUMBLE than arrogant. Compatibility: Your exact opposite is the Sociopath. Other personalities you would probably get along with are the Hand-Raiser, the Televangelist, and the Robot. * * If you scored near fifty percent for a certain trait (42%-58%), you could very well go either way. For example, someone with 42% Extroversion is slightly leaning towards being an introvert, but is close enough to being an extrovert to be classified that way as well. Below is a list of the other personality types so that you can determine which other possible categories you may fill if you scored near fifty percent for certain traits. The other personality types: The Emo Kid: Intuitive, Introverted, Gentle, Humble. The Starving Artist: Intuitive, Introverted, Gentle, Arrogant. The Bitch-Slap: Intuitive, Introverted, Brutal, Humble. The Brute: Intuitive, Introverted, Brutal, Arrogant. The Hippie: Intuitive, Extroverted, Gentle, Humble. The Televangelist: Intuitive, Extroverted, Gentle, Arrogant. The Schoolyard Bully: Intuitive, Extroverted, Brutal, Humble. The Class Clown: Intuitive, Extroverted, Brutal, Arrogant. The Robot: Rational, Introverted, Gentle, Humble. The Haughty Intellectual: Rational, Introverted, Gentle, Arrogant. The Spiteful Loner: Rational, Introverted, Brutal, Humble. The Sociopath: Rational, Introverted, Brutal, Arrogant. The Hand-Raiser: Rational, Extroverted, Gentle, Humble. The Braggart: Rational, Extroverted, Gentle, Arrogant. The Capitalist Pig: Rational, Extroverted, Brutal, Humble. The Smartass: Rational, Extroverted, Brutal, Arrogant.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 0% on Rationality You scored higher than 60% on Extroversion You scored higher than 48% on Brutality You scored higher than 5% on Arrogance

Link: The Personality Defect Test written by saint_gasoline on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

I got this email from a dude for Clara... any suggestions? It might be something for Josephine to take on.



I have a fantasy where I am a pretty 18 year old girl who goes into a
hair salon for a trim. I would like for you to be a stylist who just
doesn't like me and would like nothing more than to giggle and torture
me. Can you give me whatever hairstyle you think I would be absolutely
horrified by? Not a headshave or anything like that but maybe something
my mom will think is "cute", even though it will look terrible on a
popular cheerleader like me. Something that is a bit on the "dykey" side
maybe instead of feminine. And have fun while you do it...

If you are interested at all, let me know what my name is, what I look
like, and what you have in mind. I want nothing sexual, just humiliation
and creativity.

Thank you so much for your time.

They put angels in the electric chair
Straight up angels in the electric chair

And no one knew or no cared
but burning stars lit up their hair
and crawled to heaven on golden stairs

and oh, how we to and fro

this is our torched estates
we are your sweet mistakes

and all them vulgar kings and their dirty throwns
who amongst us will evenge miss nina simone

theres fresh meat in the club tonight
god bless our dead marines
someone had an accident
above the burning trees
while somewhere distant peacefully
our vulgar princes sleep
dead kids dont get photographed
god bless our dead marines

the hungry and the hate
the damage and the done
striving on this spinning rock
tumbling past the sun
get through this life without killing anyone
consider yourself golden

lost a friend to cocaine
couple friends to smack
troubled hearts map deserts
and they rarely do come back
lost a friend to oceans
lost a friend to hills
lost a friend to suicide
lost a friend to pills
lost a friend to monsters
lost a friend to shame
lost a friend to marriage
lost a friend to blame
lost a friend to worry
lost a friend to well
lost a friend to stubborn pride
and then i lost myself

I love my dog and she loves me
the worlds a mess and so are we
she tumbles long green muddy fields
sick with joy and glee
and as she dreams sweet puppy dreams
wimpering gently

theres fresh meat in the club tonight
god bless our dead marines
someone had an accident
above the burning trees
while somewhere distant peacefully
our vulgar princes sleep
dead kids dont get photographed
god bless this century

when the world is sick can no one be well?
but i dreamed we was all beautiful and strong

- Silver Mt. Zion, "God Bless Our Dead Marines" on Horses in the Sky

(I am addicted to this album. The best thus far... Efrim keeps getting better and better.)

You are 50 years old!!

My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 99% on Age

Link: The What is your REAL age Test written by eqreemi on OkCupid Free Online Dating

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