Summer in Boone

So I am a "senior," even though I will not be graduating until next December. I was excited at first to be staying in Boone for a while longer, but now that a lot of my friends are leaving I am realizing how weird Boone is about to be. Luckily one of my good friends will be here until the end of the summer, but after that she along with my two other childhood best friends will be gone. Nicole is off to UNC for grad school, Emilie has no idea what she wants to do and Kaitlin is hoping to get a job in Boston. I know 2 of the 3 will most likely still be in NC, but it will be the first time in 17 years we will be apart from each other. We were all talking about it the other day and the conversation got really sad and strange. I don't think we had realized how much we rely and care about one another until we started talking about it. All I can hope is that even with the distance between us that we stay as close as we have always been.

grad school

So I don't know what the deal is with grad school, but someone has to know the trick. Is it easier to get in to the school where you went to undergrad, or are your chances better if you apply to schools far away. Or honestly does it not really matter.... it all just depends on chance. Hearing where some people have gotten in to compared to where others have blows my mind everyday. I think im just going to apply to schools everywhere and see what happens when the time comes.

telecoil

So today in management of hearing we learned about telecoils. It is a new version of an FM system that I had never heard about before. I wish they would have presented this earlier in the semester so I could have used it in my literature review and my methods section. It was a really cool and innovative system that can help those who are hearing impaired. What I found to be the most interesting was that other places around the world have had these systems for years, and we are just now starting to use them.

why

Why did I just drink so much coffee this late at night. I always tell myself when I go to the library late at night that I wont go buy coffee. And what do I always end up doing... buying coffee. I didn't even get a small coffee tonight, I got a medium. Meaning I will now be up til 2 am, have class all day and they have to go to work and close tomorrow night. So then I will just have to drink coffee at work tomorrow in order to stay awake and not be rude to customers. Meaning I will then be up all night again, causing the vicious circle to continue until I actually have a day where I can sleep in. I really need to learn how to drink tea or something, that way I feel like im drinking caffeine when im really not. Sorry, this was just my late night library rants about nothing. If I cant fall asleep for a while you might be seeing another one of these.  

LIFE

So the longer I stay in school the more and more I cant stand it. Everything just seems so unimportant and meaningless. I feel as if I am just sitting around memorizing facts and not actually learning anything. I'm the kind of person who learns by doing and not by sitting. I sit in class and think about how much work I do and how much effort I actually put into school (which is a lot), and how little I actually get out of it. I'm sitting day in and day out in a classroom, putting myself in debt and I probably wont even get into grad school. Or I will get into grad school and just put myself in even more debt for a job I might one day hate... just like the majority of the population does. I just really don't understand the point of life. I feel like some insignificant guy, behind some big desk is making up more and more stupid qualifications everyone has to pass for no reason. Most days I just want to say screw it and just get my basic degree and get a job to make money and just travel and experience life. Forget about a higher education, because the economy sucks anyway and job opportunities are rare to begin with. I'm ready to experience the world and people and food and culture and get the hell out of all of the classrooms.

Rain rain rain

So I had to make a post talking about this wonderful weather we have been having recently. I was talking to my mom on the phone today because she called to ask if I was ok. I just laughed because she was asking if I was safe. Apparently she was watching the news and they were making it out to seem like Boone was in the middle of a hurricane. I told her no, that we were just getting a lot of rain. And as soon as I said that I got a text from a friend asking if my power was out. Apparently Boonetown cant take the lightening and a fuse box was blown out near campus. So dummy me decided to share that with my mother... lets just say she went into mom mode and panicked a little. Told me to go buy food and water and prepare. I told her I would go out and do just that... however that didn't happen. I just think its funny how people who don't live in the mountains think that a little rain is a crazy event. Makes me laugh a little every time.

spring time is near

I'm so excited for spring time and some nice weather! I actually got a little tan (burnt) this weekend and I hate to admit it but I was happy about it. I love having a little bit of tan going on, but I refuse to go to a tanning bed. Not that there is anything wrong with it, It would just not be good for me and my pale German/Irish skin. I will say the nice weather does make wanting to go to class hard sometimes. Just seeing everyone on campus though makes going to class a little better. Watching people play Frisbee or slack line (and fall), don't judge... yall know its funny, or play with their dogs makes the day much more enjoyable. I hope everyone gets to go out and enjoy it when its nice.

Work

So one of my managers at work was asking me about what I was studying in school. And of coarse when you tell someone that you are a communication sciences and disorders major, they just kind of look at you like what on earth does that mean. So I told him what the major was all about and what I ultimately wanted to do. And he got super excited because he said he went to speech therapy as a young kid. When I asked him what for he said, "can you really not tell?" I just looked at him and said no.... not really. They he said he went for stuttering, because when he would get excited or nervous he would just completely freeze. So I told him no, I really cant tell that you have a stutter and that therapy must have worked. But later on in his shift I did notice  him briefly stutter once or twice, and he would look at me like see I told you. I just thought it was cool to connect with someone like that, and now we have something else to talk about. And he said it was nice to talk to someone who understands what he is talking about, so that made me feel good. So that was my happy story of the week.

Fringe

So this is just a quick little rant about a TV show I had forgotten all about. In high school I watched this show Fringe with my family. It is a science fiction show, which I am usually not into AT ALL! However, this show just keeps me interested and always has you thinking. I just watch the season finale to the second to last season and it was so good! I might have to watch it from the beginning again. I feel like I could watch it 100 times and always find something I missed the first time. If anyone is looking for a new show I totally recommend it. Just a warning, it is very strange at first but just give it a chance.

Tihs weather

So I must say I am pretty excited about this weather. Now I just wish my computer would work better outside. I am determined to find somewhere on campus that has a good internet signal outside. If anyone knows anywhere on campus and is willing to share their secret spot please let a girl know! If not I understand why you would want to keep that a secret. On another note, can I just say I love when people are being sarcastic towards someone and they don't realize it at all. It just happened when I was walking to campus today and it made my day. But on that note I'm done rambling for today.

Lit review

I know this lit review is due in two days, but can I just say I still don't feel like mine is up to par. I have done the research and changed my stance and what I am "testing" multiple times, but I still just don't feel confident. I just keep going back and tweeking it and looking it over and thinking to myself this just doesn't feel right. I don't know what else I can do. I am just hoping at this point I did it right and I get a decent passing grade.

Life

Sometimes I feel like I just cant get ahead in life. No matter how hard I try in school, how many hours I spend in the library and no matter how many hours a week I work; I get screwed by this school, my grades stay the same and I am still broke. Anymore I just really don't even see the point in trying to better any aspect of my life. It just creates more work and more stress and I never benefit from it. I just want to graduate, forget about grad school and just find some type of job that will pay the bills for the rest of my life. I can now understand why so many adults today hate their jobs, its because they hated school first and just picked something that would pay the bills.

I need food!

Just sitting in class thinking about the nice weather and how much I want food right now. Thinking about all of the places close to campus I could go to after class. Im just afraid that if I leave campus I wont come back. Which is a rare case for me because I always feel guilty about skipping class. But hunger can do some crazy things to a person, especially this person. I just cant decide if I'm in a Boone bagelry mood, or a jimmy johns mood or ODB or even Capones. Decisions decisions....

CNN video, "when your young daughter says shes a boy"

So this week I was on facebook... which is news in itself because I'm never on there! But that's not what I'm here to talk about. When I was on there I saw something one of my friends posted that caught my attention. It looked like a video about a little boy that had cochlear implants, so I figured I would watch it. Once I started the video I realized quickly it probably wasn't going to be about cochlear implants. The name of the video was "when your young daughter says she's a boy". That caught my attention right away and I knew I had to watch it now. It was a video about a little girl who knew she felt like a boy all of her life, but couldn't express how she felt until she got her cochlear implants and learned how to speak. That is all I'm going to say about it now, just incase someone wants to watch the video as well.

Life

So I don't have much to say this week. Nothing to important happened this week that would be exciting enough to talk about. I went to class, then the library and then work. It was a busy week, but they kind of busy where you only have time to do things you have to do and no time for the things you want to do. But hey I cant complain, it was a fairly good week all around. I am really happy that is getting warm out again, even though it makes it harder to want to get my school work done. I need to get a computer cover screen or something where it is easier to use your computer outside.

st pattys day!

ITs ST PATTYS DAY! Personally I don't really get the hype about st pattys day, especially because most of the people who celebrate it aren't even irish. Also when did it become a holiday and why? I have never learned why or when they holiday came about... have you? But hey, im not complaining, I mean what's the problem with another day to have fun! I am a little upset that I have not seen any kegs and eggs signs or green beer as of yet. I'm sure I will see some by the end of the day though. I get to work tonight so im sure I will get to encounter some of those who have found the green beer in Boonetown.

audiology vs hearing mgt.

So I don't know if I am the only one who has thought this but, hearing management is so dull compared to audiology. I loved going to audiology class last semester... even though it was at 8am! However, I have hearing management at 11am this semester and I have to force myself to get there everyday. I don't know what it is about this class. I just cant pay attention and it does not intrigue me like audiology did. Hopefully that will change at some point though, because I really do want to enjoy what im learning.

back at it

So first week back from spring break and it has never been harder to try to get motivated. Especially since the weather has been so beautiful. I almost need it to rain or something so I am forced to stay inside and get work done. But I also hope that doesn't happen anytime soon. I need it to be nice out so more people come into work so I can make some money! But I hope everyone had a great spring break and if anyone did anything exciting let me know!

parents visit

So my parents came to visit me this weekend. It was kind of  a spontaneous visit so I didn't have much time to prepare. They came to go to the basketball game and to just hang out for a few days. They did however find out that my roomie has a cat... which they did not know about. They surprisingly really liked Bean... that is the cats name. My dad who has never liked cats played with her for a long time, so that was quite amusing. They also brought me a ton of food so I am pretty excited about that. You can never have to much food as a college student... especially if its free food. But when they were in town we checked out the new River Street Ale House, it was pretty good. I also took them to the Tapp room and Cyote kictchn, all of which they loved. But when I was thinking about different things to do with them I kinda came to a loss. Besides hiking, shopping on king street and going to eat I didn't know what to do with them. I was just wondering if anyone had any different ideas of where to take people when they come to Boone when its cold? Because I still don't know why I cant think of anything.

Music

I don't know if anybody will read this but if you do I would really enjoy some suggestions. I need to find some new music. I usually listen to country, classic rock and "alternative" music like Ben Howard or the Lumineers. And when I am working out I just put it on todays hits or something fast that I don't need to pay much attention to. But I think I need to switch it up. I have never really been a fan of rap because I am the kind of person who likes to listen to the lyrics. And if I listen to rap lyrics I realize why I don't like rap. So if anyone has any suggestions for me I would appreciate it. I am open to listen to anything at least once.

lit review

So I just re-wrote my lit review and I still have no Idea if im doing it right or if it sounds good. I keep feeling like I am just repeating what I have already said. And I don't know if I need to be more argumentative or not. But I have a decent paper going I guess. And if its not I guess I will just learn and re-do it. Either way I am ready to get out of the library for the night. I have been here since 1:00 and it is now past 8:00 and im about to fall asleep. Which is pretty impressive because I have already had 2 cups of coffee, not including the cup I had this morning. But anyway this was just kind of a random blurb of thoughts.

classes

Why are the easiest classes always the hardest and the hardest classes always the easiest? Every time someone tells me a class is going to be hard I psych myself out and become super worried about how i'm going to do. And then when people say "yea! you should take this class its super easy" I always get crappy grades? I've come to two conclusions. One, that if I think the class is going to be really hard I pay more attention and therefore do better, and if I think the class will be a breeze I don't put much effort into it. OR that the harder classes also have the better teachers, therefore I learn more in class making it easier for me to do well over all. And the "easier" classes don't have very good professors, so I really need to study more for something that shouldn't be that hard to pass. Does anyone ever have this same thought process?

sitting in the library

Not to be creepy, but have you ever just looked around the library and see what people actually do here. The first floor is for those who are trying to get in and out, they might be there to print something off. The third floor are for the people really trying to accomplish something. They all keep to themselves with their headphones in and eyes focused on the task at hand. And then there is the third floor... yea that floor. I don't think you could pay me enough to actually sit on that floor. It is pretty much social hour for everyone who is in greek life. And don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with greek life, I have plenty of friends in it. I just don't see how you actually get anything done in all of that noise. I think after about 20 min of sitting there I would start to go crazy. I just walked down the stairs to go get a coffee and as I passed by each door on ever floor it made me think about this.

not a snow day

I am really missing the snow days we had last week. Even though I am really confused as to what is due in all of my classes now. It was still well worth it. There is nothing more exciting as guessing if it will snow enough to not have class the next day. And then having to decide if you are going to do your work for the week or risk it and go have fun instead. I like to do a little bit of both, but I prefer to go have fun in the snow. Going out and walking around as the snow falls, planning on meeting up with friends somewhere to go sledding and or to do something else. I think that is my favorite part about snow days.... the spontaneity of it all.

3rd post

I guess I have a pretty boring life because I have a hard time finding topics to talk about on here. Or maybe I just don't like talking about things online. I have never been a big fan of facebook, twitter or instagram. I have all three, but I never really do anything with them. I just don't feel like putting my personal life on display sounds like fun. And I don't really think people want to read about it. All the important people in my life know whats going on with me without having to read it on Facebook. But I guess that is one of my problems with writing 3 of these blogs every week. And I pretty much do a lot of the same thing every week. School, work, school work, eating, working out and sleeping. Sometimes I get to hangout with my friends on the weekend. I guess I need to go do more interesting things from now on.

Monday, I don't really know what to talk about today. It has been your typical Monday. Class, class, gym, and the library. I am in the library right now, still trying to figure out how to work this blog. I have the whole posting 3 times a week, but I'm pretty sure I just realized my comments have not been posting on anybody else's blog. If anyone actually reads this blog and would like to explain that one to me, I would appreciate it. If not im sure I will figure it out soon. But anyway, I'm just sitting on the third floor of the library taking a break from AB's and PE modules and all of my other projects of the semester. Kinda starting to think about trying to watch Netflix here. But I don't want to be that kid everyone is judging and I really don't want to laugh at something on friends and have everyone stare at me. ... what do I care though, lets be honest, im about to watch Netflix ha.

Portos

So last weekend I started a new job at café Portofino's. I have to say that everyone there is really nice and I am glad I have a job again. I don't know if it is because I'm new, but I have not been getting a lot of hours. I guess that could also be because this is the slow time of the year. I find out this Sunday when I will be working over the next two weeks. I hope I get a few more hours. I will say I wouldn't mind not working on Valentines day though. I feel like that would not be a fun night to work. The other good part of the job is the discount on food. I love the food there so it could be a very dangerous thing. I had a burger the other night and I wanted to eat about 4 more of them. I will try to refrain for my own good though.

PE modules

So I am taking a racquetball class this semester. I needed some elective classes and I always wanted to learn how to play racquetball. SO I figured why not take the class. I figured I would show up learn some rules and get to play racquetball. What I didn't know it that I would have to do homework for it too. Every week there is a module due. And as this is not really a serious class I am having a problem taking the homework seriously. That and my teacher said jut do it and turn it in and you will get full credit. So im sitting here now just filling in random questions hoping I get something right. So I guess I will see next class if it worked or not. Wish me luck!

Snow Storm

Today has been a crazy day for the weather. I came to App because I liked the snow and the cold. But on days like today I sometimes question why I like it so much. walking from Edwin Duncan to the Quinn I had the wind and snow blowing in my face, so I figured on the way back it would be blowing the other way. WRONG! I was very wrong my friends, on the way back it was coming right at me again... how is that possible? And then I quickly learned it didn't matter what way I was facing, it was going to hit me in the face regardless. So I just sucked it up, put on a hat and turned up my music and walked really really fast back to my place. It turned out not to be that bad. I actually had a good time watching everyone walk though the mess. Some looked miserable, some loved it and others just kind of acted like it wasn't even happening. How they did that I will never understand. Either way it was an eventful day for school and snow and everything else.

So this week I am choosing to write about how I still have no idea how to use this website. I think it is a cool idea and everything, but I have just not had the time to figure out how to use it. I supposedly have 15 followers, all of which I have tried to follow back. Whether or not I actually have followed anyone is a complete mystery. But I will just have to figure it out when I find the time. I have had many projects due this week, I love how projects for every class are always due on the same day. Anyways, im done ranting about this blog now. I hope to have something more interesting to say tomorrow. I will be a better writer after a good night of sleep.

About Me

SO I guess for my first blog post I will just talk a little about myself. First of all my name is Amy Rolf. I am a 21 year old senior here at Appalachian State. However, I will not be graduating this May. I will be graduating next December. I am a communication sciences and disorders major with a minor in psychology. I would eventually like to work with those who have suffered a traumatic brain injury. I want to help those who have been hurt and have lost or damaged their ability to speak learn how to speak again. I do not have an age preference, I could work with kids, adults and/or the elderly, I really just want to help people. If I am not in class or in the library I like to be active. I really enjoy playing different sports with friends, I play intramural soccer and flag football and I am also currently taking a racquetball class. And when it is nice enough outside you will have to go to the parkway to find me because I will be hiking! I am from Charlotte, I lived there for 18 years until I came to App. I have one sister who is 17 months older than me so we grew up like we were twins. She is one of my best friends and is a surgical nurse in Charlotte, so that is pretty cool. She is definitely someone I look up to. But all in all that is me and who I am.