Angsty ramblings, Mark Nizer, and Scribblers

I didn't think I'd ever get to this point, but here I am. I'm really missing home - legit. College life is great, don't get me wrong. But it's starting to wear on me. The very act of trying to keep up with everyone and everything at *every* moment is exhausting and discouraging.

Thank God for weekends.

Yesterday Mark Nizer, a professional juggler, performed a show at campus. I can't begin to describe how amazing it was...but then, I'm a huge fan of pretty lights, 3-D images, and "Oooh, shiny!" moments.

Mark Nizer likes to play with lasers, toilet paper, unicycles, machetes, electric carving knives, and (of course) the traditional juggling ball. Memorable acts included juggling a bowling ball, an electrical carving knife, and a propane lighter at the same time; attaching lasers to a Chinese yo-yo and using it in the dark; juggling two machetes and eating/juggling an apple while on a unicycle; playing songs with his juggling balls on a mini-keyboard; etc.

Some parts were in 3-D, so we got these nifty glasses that some of us continued to play with after the show. (Myself included. Yes, I am a dork.) One of the funnier parts of the show was actually the credits, which basically made fun of us all for sitting there watching them just because they were in 3-D. Pssh...seriously, the letters were POPPING OUT AT US! How could I not stay for that?!

Anywho, after that I played cards and Catch Phrase with some friends/random people until ten minutes before curfew. Ran back to the dorm with my friend Caitlin and made it there just in time.

On the agenda today...

- Study date with my boyfriend

- Tailgate party

- Football game? (Do I really wanna watch us get obliterated by Alabama State? O.O)

- Movie night: The Princess Bride

Oh, yeah! And I've found a club!! There's a creative writing group called Scribblers that meets every Tuesday night. I went to their first meeting and loved it. They're very laid-back, fun people - they're talented, too! I wanna read some of my writing to them, but I dunno when. They're so good that my work seems so unimpressive. :(

Here's your video - "Live Life Loud" by Hawk Nelson. (Actually, no video. Just the song.)

Have a wonderful weekend!

- Maddi

Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades...

Hey, hey!

I'm so lazy when it comes to blogging. Part of that is because I've been so busy with homework and stuff. Argh.

But I'd be lying if I said that college life is *all* homework. Quite the contrary. I'm having a blast here with my new friends!

Here's what I've done thus far...(in no particular order)...

- Played in the fountain several times

- Watched "Digimon" for the first time (yes, I'm sheltered, I know :P)

- Had an X-Men movie marathon (we still haven't seen "Wolverine" yet, though)

- Went puddle jumping with my boyfriend...twice in one day

- Auditioned for the homecoming musical and made it! I'm in "Thank You Very Much" and a few other scenes :D

- Auditioned for the Pied Pipers' (a children's theatre group) and the chorus...but didn't make it. That's OK, though.

- Pigged out on Chinese food with my peeps

- Played cards in the student center

Yes, yes...you're probably thinking all of this is very mundane. We are in Searcy, after all.

The thing is, it's the people I've been hanging out with that makes moments like these so amazing. In the past month, I've been surrounded by more friends than I could have imagined I'd have here, and I'm so grateful for them. :)

Oh, yeah. And one more thing. I'm (hopefully) going to Japan this summer!! Me, my boyfriend Dale, and my childhood friend Caitlin learned about an overseas conversational English program called Let's Start Talking, and we're thinking that we'll do that next year! YAYYY!

Well...that's all I have for now. But of course I wouldn't leave you without a video. This one is "Strawberry Swing" by Coldplay. Enjoy!

- Maddi

Fell in Love

Hey all!

So, in chapel they had a slideshow that played this song in the background. Words cannot describe how much I love it, so I'll just shut up and post it for your enjoyment. :)

Don't you hate it when...

...when you WANT to blog something, but your computer won't acess it for whatever reason.

And then once Blogger starts working again, you can't think of anything to blog about?

MLIA.

- Maddi

The Best Disney Song Ever

Random, but whatever. :P

Guess what, people!

Hey, there!

So, I'm extremely excited because tonight is the season premeire of USA's "Monk" and "Psych"! :D These are basically the only TV shows in the whole wide world (that aren't reruns) that I actually follow, so I'm pretty stoked! ^_^

Except for one thing...this is the *last* season of "Monk"! That just doesn't seem right, even though the show has had a long running and I guess it's time for it to be over. I am looking forward to finding out who killed Trudy, so I guess it's all good!

Hey, if you haven't heard Thousand Foot Krutch's latest song, here it is. LOVE LOVE LOVE this song, and I cannot wait for their album to be released!!!

I guess that's all for now. Peace out!

- Maddi

Cute short films! <3

First, "Entropy" -

Secondly, "Draw With Me" -