100 Days Until Graduation

Today marks 100 days until graduation. I'm more than halfway through senior year, which is crazy. I didn't even realize I had posted those goals on the blog, but I'm happy to say I'm not doing half bad. I'll have to do a post where I check in on them.

I want to post something everyday from now until graduation. That's 100 posts.

I can document my training for (maybe) my first marathon in May, keep track of some of those goals, and give myself something to remember my last 100 days at F&M by. And maybe even tell some people I keep a blog so that they can read it. Big maybe on that one. 

Goals for Senior Year

I'm in the middle of institute in Tulsa, and last night I was thinking about senior year. I still have a couple months before it starts (which is really good, because I am really not ready for school work yet), but I wanted to get down the goals I thought of in a place where they (hopefully) can't get lost.

1. Get accepted to Teach For America
2. Pull off an Education Week that everyone on campus knows about and most people attend
3. Finish the Philadelphia Marathon
4. Win the Williamson Medal
5. Graduate 1st in my class
6. Get honors on my thesis from the American Studies department
7. Write an education op-ed
8. Write more consistently in a journal
9. Find closure in my relationship/non-relationship with my high school boyfriend
10. Use my Marshall grant to go abroad
11. Feel good about my eating and exercise habits
12. Thank everyone who deserves to be thanked for making my time at F&M what it is/was
13. Write memoir like entries of my time at F&M
14. Graduate sad but excited
15. Learn more about mom and dad
16. Form opinions about education that I am proud to stand behind
17. Plan a trip with mom
18. Go to First Friday
19. Buy a really great pair of jeans

That's it for now!

Nice to read

http://thecollegecrush.com/2011/12/can-we-please-talk-about-this-already/

Movie to See

This looks good. I'm surprised I didn't hear about it earlier this year, but now I really want to see it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atLg2wQQxvU

Education Article

I want to teach. Maybe not forever, but I want to try. Here's an interesting look at what it takes to be a good teacher.

http://www.studentsforedreform.org/2011/10/25/highly-qualified-vs-high-quality-teachers/

Top 10 Fictional Couples

Marcus Flutie and Jessica Darling (Sloppy Firsts)

Macy and Wes (The Truth About Forever)

Lena and Kostos (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants)

Heathcliff and Cathy (Wuthering Heights)

Jane and Kevin (27 Dresses)

Julie Taylor and Matt Saracen (Friday Night Lights)

Henry and Claire (The Time Traveler's Wife)

Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy (Pride and Prejudice)

Chandler and Monica (Friends)

Holly and Vince (What I Like About You)

Love this

This is amazing. 


http://therumpus.net/2011/02/dear-sugar-the-rumpus-advice-column-64/