Saturday, February 14, 2004
"Dancin in the moonlight...."-
As I listen to my newly burned cd of "Love Tunes", in honor of the holiday of love, I can't stop dancing. All in all, you must admit that life's pretty great. And I know this is the patented "alone on valentine's" answer to everything, but I MUST say it: "It does not matter if you have a special somebody on a day like today." THere. It's said. You most likely have many people that you love. Go tell them. Have fun with your friends. Take a study break. Take a moment to enjoy a "made by Hallmark" holiday! Much Love....
As I listen to my newly burned cd of "Love Tunes", in honor of the holiday of love, I can't stop dancing. All in all, you must admit that life's pretty great. And I know this is the patented "alone on valentine's" answer to everything, but I MUST say it: "It does not matter if you have a special somebody on a day like today." THere. It's said. You most likely have many people that you love. Go tell them. Have fun with your friends. Take a study break. Take a moment to enjoy a "made by Hallmark" holiday! Much Love....
Friday, February 13, 2004
My life has changed so much in the last year. Moving from a small Lutheran high school to a gigantic public University has been overwhelming in both good and bad ways. Good and bad, but mostly just different. Like the other night, I was invited to go to a sexual awareness seminar. I didn't really want to go because I was busy, but I got suckered in anyways. (that's another thing, work on saying NO because I most often realize too late that word's importance)
So...I went. Two presenters sat us all in a circle and talked about the effects of sexual harrassment. The talk just turned into a major discussion simply concerning the effects of rape in the presence of alcohol. On college campuses, esp. places like UW madison, alcohol is a necessity of the college student (or so everyone pretends). I.E no one ever has fun without alcohol. But this seminar totally made everyone think twice about irresponsible drinking, especially at parties on campus.Some of the stories I heard were just horrible. 1 in 5 women in college is said to have been sexually assaulted before
college. Unbelievable!
I learned a lot about rohy's, alcohol poisoning, the many different manners of consent vs. rejection, etc. Mostly I learned to use my best judgement- to stay away from sketchy situations. Whatever your age, don't compromise yourself by being in these types of situations. Some important things to remember:
1. don't ever go to a party/ person's house alone
2. don' t drink (if you even have water, never set your cup down)
3. learn how to say NO
Maybe you've already experienced this stuff, but I guarantee you'll get it in college. Educate yourself, stay safe, take responsibility for everything you do. Ok, sorry, the sermon is now over. Later.
So...I went. Two presenters sat us all in a circle and talked about the effects of sexual harrassment. The talk just turned into a major discussion simply concerning the effects of rape in the presence of alcohol. On college campuses, esp. places like UW madison, alcohol is a necessity of the college student (or so everyone pretends). I.E no one ever has fun without alcohol. But this seminar totally made everyone think twice about irresponsible drinking, especially at parties on campus.Some of the stories I heard were just horrible. 1 in 5 women in college is said to have been sexually assaulted before
college. Unbelievable!
I learned a lot about rohy's, alcohol poisoning, the many different manners of consent vs. rejection, etc. Mostly I learned to use my best judgement- to stay away from sketchy situations. Whatever your age, don't compromise yourself by being in these types of situations. Some important things to remember:
1. don't ever go to a party/ person's house alone
2. don' t drink (if you even have water, never set your cup down)
3. learn how to say NO
Maybe you've already experienced this stuff, but I guarantee you'll get it in college. Educate yourself, stay safe, take responsibility for everything you do. Ok, sorry, the sermon is now over. Later.
