Last Show

I'm doing my last radio show right now. Sad =( I will miss it! I have learned a whole lot from this experince, and I am so glad that I decided to take this class. It's going to be amazing to come back in the spring and get to do it all over again. Although next time I am thinking a little talk radio or news segments with the music. We shall see. Thanks to everyone who took the time to listen to me on their Friday's. Stay tuned for the spring! For now....PARIS!!

-Tink

Barcelona

I just found out that I get to interview the band Barcelona for my radio class!!!! I am super excited! They are so talented and have a great CD out called "Absolutes." I will be interviewing them in the morning and then the tape of that interview will be played during my regular 3-6pm show on Friday. So stay tuned!! Please listen to the show and check out the CD =)

Also they will be playing an acoustic show at Border's in Turlock at 3pm and then again later at the Modesto Underground at 8pm. So check them out if you have not already and let me know if you are down to join me at the concert. I'm driving!

-Tink

Dove Evolution Commercial

This is a great commercial...

Leopard...Meow!

I am super excited because I ordered my new laptop today with the new leopard OS X operating system from apple. I'm a little sad that I have to wait til the 26th when leopard is released, but boy is it going to be worth it and I should have my laptop in a few days (I checked online and it has already shipped out!). If you have not checked out leopard yet you should, it's really awesome. I can't wait to get my hands on it!

Here is the link to the apple website so you can see how glorious it is: Leopard
Enjoy!

-Tink

Aww..Honey this is Precious

According to a article from the Associated Press Monday, "A stray kitten has found a new mother in a golden retriever, who began producing milk for the gray tabby after hearing its cries."

Check out the article: Golden retriever nurses stray kitten

It's nice to hear some uplifting, adorable news from time to time..=)

-Tink

Mountain Mike's Fundraiser

The communication honors society that I am a member of called Lambda Pi Eta, is doing a fundraiser! However, it's not the usual annoying type. Instead all you have to do to participate is get a (free) coupon from me (that has my initials on it) to buy a pizza from Mountain Mike's . Then you use your coupon to buy your pizza on Oct. 17 anytime between 5-8pm and you get to an enjoy a delicious pizza while I earn participation points and $$ for my club. It's a win win situation really. Don't you think? ;) Mmm pizza....

Hey [MS.] DJ put a record on...

Tomorrow afternoon is my first solo radio show!! You can catch it on 91.9 KCSS from 3-6pm. I will be on every Friday 3-6pm doing the modern rock show, so if you are in the Turlock area tune in! And if you have any requests, let me know now before my show so that I can play them for you.

Updates!

Nothing exciting really, I just updated the look and some of the content of my blog. I found it blog-worthy ;)

It Feels Good to be Back

I have been back from my vacation for a little over a month, but with recruitment and school to attend to right when I got home I haven't had a moment of free time. I miss my friends and I am sorry to all of you for being so busy. However, now that Monday is over I am finally free at last! Recruitment is over! I can have a life again and I can be an Alpha Xi again, it is a great feeling because I missed my sisters dearly. Now I am super excited about all the baby xi's, they are so eager and cute. We got some amazing girls so it was all worth it.

Now, I can focus on school, family and friends. It feels good to be back.

-Tink

I leave in a week! eek!

So as some of you know and some of you may not know I am leaving Monday morning to embark on my cross country adventure with my parent for a month. Check this site/blog to track me as I travel the country: Ross America II

-Tink

I just ate a fortune cookie for breakfast....

I don't know if it is that fact that I just moved and really have no food or if it is that I am too lazy to go downstairs and get cereal, but the fortune cookie next to me started to look pretty good around 9:30 am. So I ate it! I wonder what else is unboxed in my room thatis edible??

Anyway, I am all settled into the townhouse for those of you who were wondering when I was moving or what part of the transition I was in. Basically all of my stuff is here but none if it is in its correct place. We still have half a fouton downstairs and boxes in the garage preventing us from being able to park our cars inside. And we haven't set up our utilities yet, so no cable or paying for our own water and electricity, however I am able to steal internet from my boyfriends house two doors down lol. Oh well, eventually we will get this place into normal living capacity. For now everyone is welcome to drop by and visit/check out the new place (this is your formal invitation). Come visit the mess, and ME =)

-TINK

"A Good Woman"

A good woman is proud.
She respects herself and others.
She is aware of who she is.
She neither seeks definition from the person she is with,
nor does she expect them to read her mind.
She is quite capable of articulating her needs.
A good woman is hopeful.
She is strong enough to make all her dreams come true.
She knows love, therefore she gives love.
She recognizes that her love has great value and must be reciprocated.
If her love is taken for granted, it soon disappears.
A good woman has a dash of inspiration and a dabble of endurance.
She knows that she will at times have to inspire others
to reach the potential God gave them.
A good woman knows her past, understands her present
and forces toward the future.
A good woman knows God.
She knows that with God the world is her playground,
but without God she will just be played with.
A good woman does not live in fear of the future because of her past.
Instead, she understands that her life experiences are merely lessons meant to bring her closer to self-knowledge and unconditional self-love...

When we are too old for myspace...

I've been thinking what it will be like many many years from now when we are old. Will we still use myspace and facebook? The concept sounds really odd to me. I mean I can only imagine that we will be joinging groups based on what rest home we live in like, "Residents of Shady Manor"or by what medication we take, "Seniors for Coumadin" or even "If 100,000 people join this group I get a hip replacement." But even before that, like when we are in our 40's and 50's will these things still be used in our lives? I do think that they are pretty convenient to use to keep in touch with people. I don't think any of us will be lonely in our old age that's for sure. What do you guys think, will we be using myspace and facebook after our 20's?

-TINK

Thistle Turn's 34!!

Happy Birthday Thistle!! You're 34! And soo cute.

Life is great...

It never ceases to amaze me.

-Sara

Idk what this post is really about....

I'm just feeling......idk, weird. I am having that feeling like life is just a little off. It's a little tilted and I need to get it level again. I am being really efficient and productive lately and normally that is enough to keep me happy. It just seems that I always have things to do and never have a break. But I am not really sure if I want a break, because when I get a break I don't know what to do with myself. It's not that I don't know how to relax, it's that I never get a chance. I really just want some "me time" where I don't have to deal with other people's problems and drama and don't have to focus on anything but me. Maybe it will happen one day......for now all I can hope for is spring break.

-Tink

The 10 Characteristics of a Good Relationship

Adapted from my textbook.....

1) Good motives for the relationship: The motive for the relationship was love and genuine concern for the other person. Not for reasons such as escaping a negitive situation or accomplishment of a selfish end.

2) Common goals: Those who share or establish common goals over time and show that they can work interdependenly have stronger relationships. You and your partner may have different goals, but this is good because it facilitates a bond that comes from having and recognizing these goals.

3) Sensitivity to each other's needs: Everyone has different needs. If a relationship is to work people must pay attention to and honor as best they can the needs of the other. A relationship that is one sided in terms of needs is not a loving relationship.

4) A liking for the other's culture: Each member of the couple must "enjoy," but not prefer the other's culture and find ways to express this. This doesn't necessarily have to do with only culture it could also pertain to hobbies and interests as well.

5) Flexibility: Being flexible involves taking turns, sometimes it involves an active negotiation of how to handle situations, but it always allows for the positive acceptance of unexpected frustrations.

6) Solid, positive self-image: When people are comfortable with themselves, they are more easily able to quit worrying about themselves and focus on the relationship. Those with poor self-image often become dependent in negative ways on others in a relationship and seek to control the other person so they will meet their dificencies.

7) Spirit of adventure: A desire to do and experience new things. At some point we need to be willing to move beyond what is comfortable.

8) Ability to communicate: Couples must be willing to keep communicating, eventually work out differences and get important messages across to each other. Be clear in your own mind about what is important and what needs to be expressed. Even in times of upset or disagreement try to communicate in ways that confirm the importance of the other person in your life.

9) Commitment to the relationship: Every relationship has good and bad times. The key to a loving relationship is the commitment that gets people through the bad times. The commitment to the relationship that doesn't let us just give up or avoid further contact is a sign that people love or value each other enough to make it through the hard times. Also relationships need to involve enough commitment to overcome the outside pressures that often arise from other people.

10) Sense of humor: People should never take themselves or their problems too seriously. As a relationship matures the ability to use and appreciate appropriate humor grows. The ability to laugh together (or share emotions) creates a positive, loving connection. The kind of humor that promotes a loving relationship is the kind that both share and enjoy, rather than the type in which one person suffers for the sake of the other's wit.

*virtually no couple has all ten of these factors operating at one time, or ever, but the more of them they have the more happy and fulfilling the relationship.

-tink

Funess from the home front

I love my parents, they amuse me. New parental inside jokes: flying with the tv remote, "shoulder work ahead," and the Pete Townsend kick. Oh my gosh so dying of laughter right now. If you want to know what this all means, just ask when I get back.

-TINK

P.S. boys my Dad thinks that we should make another music video where we play the guitar with our teeth. Also two words: lighter fluid and matches. That's hott ;)

Life Lessons

"Experience is the name that everyone gives to their mistakes." -Oscar Wilde

"To avoid situations is which you might make mistakes could be the biggest mistake of all." -Peter McWilliams

"Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life." -Sophia Loren

-Tink

I Had to Try It Too

Since Justin did it I just had to try it out too......very interesting.

Thoughts...

"Write out your future, but do it in pencil" -anonymous