Saturday, October 14, 2006

Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

DR. PHIL:
The problem we have here is that this chicken won't realize that he
must first deal with the problem on "THIS" side of the road before it
goes after the problem on the "OTHER SIDE" of the road. What we need to
do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not taking on his
"CURRENT" problems before adding "NEW" problems.

OPRAH:
Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he
wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn
from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to
give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and
not live his life like the rest of the chickens.

GEORGE W. BUSH:
We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to
know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is
either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here.

DONALD RUMSFELD:
Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image
of the chicken crossing the road.

ANDERSON COOPER/CNN:
We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been
allowed to have access to the other side of the road.

JOHN KERRY:
Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against
it! It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the
chicken's intentions! I am for it now, and will remain against it.

JUDGE JUDY:
That chicken crossed the road because he's GUILTY! You can see it in
his eyes and the way he walks.

PAT BUCHANAN:
To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American.

MARTHA STEWART:
No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a
standing order at the Farmer's Market to sell my eggs when the price
dropped to a certain level.

DR SEUSS:
Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the
chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told.


ERNEST HEMINGWAY:
To die in the rain. Alone.

GRANDPA:
In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody
told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.

BARBARA WALTERS:
Isn't that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the
chicken tell, for the first time, the heart warming story of how it
experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its
life-long dream of crossing the road.

JOHN LENNON:
Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together - in
peace.

ARISTOTLE:
It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.

BILL GATES:
I have just released eChicken2006, which will not only cross roads, but
will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your check
book. Internet explorer is an integral part of eChicken. The platform
is much more stable and will never cra...#@&&^( C \..... reboot.

ALBERT EINSTEIN:
Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the
chicken?

BILL CLINTON:
I did not cross the road with THAT chicken. What is your definition of
chicken?

AL GORE:
I invented the chicken!

COLONEL SANDERS:
Did I miss one?

Friday, October 13, 2006

Today was a good quote day...

"Either I've been missing something or nothing has been going on."
-Karen Elzabeth Gordon
*This is for the journalist in me =)

"Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use."
-Wendell Johnson
*This reminds me of convos had with friends about relationships

"At the age of eleven or thereabouts women aquire a poise and an ability to handle difficult situations which a man, if he is lucky, manages to achieve somewhere in the later seventies."
-P.G. Wodehouse
*Oh and this one was just my favorite as a woman

-Tink

Oktoberfest Part 2

So basically Oktoberfest was amazing. I had so much fun! I got into the office a half an hour early because I ran out of things to do at home and of course was antsy to get started on everything. So at 9:30, decked out in my UPB gear I skipped to the office. Good thing I went in early cuz just after I did the Carnival Services people were there ready to set up the wheel. So I had to go out to the field and show them and the groundspeople where it was going to go. As soon as they drove their truck out onto the field the drama started. There was discussion that the ferris wheel was smaller than the one we saw online and that it was too kidish and not old fashioned looking like someone thought it should have looked. Although on a day like this with a large event like this you have to choose your battles. I talked to the ferris wheel operators and told them not to worry about anything. I went back inside, called various people to burn off steam and checked out the website. I thought the ferris wheel we recieved was exactly the one that we had ordered, so I told everyone that, and it was determined that as long as I was satisfied that was all that mattered. That's right, cuz its my event and I'm the boss! ;) Sorry mini power trip.
Anyway, after that I started setting up the pergola and driving around on the cart with Leah and Kristen putting everything to where it was supposed to go. Everyone from work was really helpful and even some of the Theta Chi guys came out to help, which was awesome! I don't think we would have started on time or been able to clean up so fast without them. Once the actual event started I knew it was going to be great. We had a steady group of people all day long. They rode the ferris wheel, jumed on the bungee trampoline and ate all the the yummy German food (which actually I thought was just "ok"). However, the popcorn machine and the cotton candy were big hits and really did taste yummy. Also I had invited the Global Affairs office out to have a table so students could learn about studying abroad. Now the most amazing part to me was the DJ. I booked DJ Marquis on a suggestion from Bill who had seen him at Stockton's Family Fun Day. He was the best! He got the crowd really involved, and played great music. Leah and I were discussing after the event how we were amazed that the karaoke went over so well. Basically all the DJ did was have people sing karaoke, he even got me to go up there, but only with a group of course. Sing by myself, yeah right. So overall I think the event was a hit, and that makes me happy. I am only satisfied with an event if I know that the students are enjoying themselves. Thank you to everyone who came out to see me, or helped with the event you guys are awesome!

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Oktoberfest!

I am running my Oktoberfest carnival today complete with free food and ferris wheel!! So excited! Stay tuned to find out how the event went and for pics.

Tink

Monday, October 02, 2006

I <3 Alpha Xi Delta

So if any of you don't know I have joined the Alpha Xi Delta sorority! (by the way the Xi is pronounced Z) My sisters are an amazing group of girls and I can't wait to get to know them all more. I never thought that I would be so peppy or excited about this kind of thing. But really its been a good thing, it has already taught me so much about myself. I learned to be brave and do something on my own that none of my friends were doing. I now know that I can do something totally new and outside of my normal self without holding back. I also think that sorority life brings me back to my Girl Scout days with a little bit of cheerleader thrown in. But again this is a good thing because it keeps me cheery and in a good mood and if I am ever not in a good mod I have my sisters there for me to pick me up. There are so many opportunities to me now in community service, scholarships, and sisterhood, I can't wait to get started and get involved. Being in a sorority is not like being in a club or hanging out with a casual group of friends. Its a lifelong commitment. My grandma would be so proud and I wish that she could be here to see me doing something that she loved so much and that was so much of a part of her life. I love you Grandma! This is for you.