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How well does your name Google? Who are you up against? (Celebrities, etc.)
Submitted by Matt Blank.

Ugh. I always get results of Telly Savalas. Come on. But when i google my real name (Chantalle) it's either a black girl that comes up on google images, or---and this is embarrassing---my review on amazon.com about this backstreet boys book i bought a long time ago. It's so extremely lame because i keep praising the book for all it's worth and raving on about it...omg. And this guy i used to have a crush on found it and endlessly made fun of me. Needless to say, i was mortified. COMPLETELY mortified.

Tell us about a lesson you had to learn the hard way.

I could either answer this with a serious lesson or say the lesson i've learned just 5 minutes ago...which i guess is also serious, in a way.

This is like .... the 10th time i've forgotten my keys, and 4 of those times i had to go down to the front desk and ask for a spare. I pulled an all nighter last night and was way out of it, so I forgot my keys today and on the 5th spare, you have to pay 50 bucks. 6th you pay $100. So yeah i didn't want to pay so i go upstairs to knock and knock and knock. No one answers. I knock again and no one answers.

So i go down the hall, luckily i have my laptop with me so i can work on my paper. I do part of my paper and then scott's mom calls. She's such a talker. We talk and talk and talk and then before i know it, it's 11:53am and i have to be at work in 7 minutes and i'm wearing my destroyed denim jeans that are unacceptable to wear to work. I'm freaking out cuz i'm at the boys' place and i need pants (WHY can't i have more girl friends?!). In the hour of desperation, i ask Chris for pants. Yes. I'm wearing Chris's pants over my pants because i didn't have time to take my pants off. Now i'm at work and it's hot and i want to just go home!

Lessons learned: Don't pull allnighters, don't forget your keys, don't answer the phone in an hour of panic, don't wear destroyed denim pants on days you know you have to work at a place that doesn't like destroyed denim pants. I'm an idiot!

And i still don't have my keys =(

What's that secret dream job you've always believed you'd be good at, but never gone for? 
Submitted by wedgeh.

Cooking. I feel like i'm a great chef, but i just never put the effort into going to school for it. I dunno why, i wish i did. And it's probably not too late. I'm just not looking forward to the bitch work of working in a restaurant sweating my ass off working under people that are soup nazis to get to the top. I want to start at the top, but who doesn't? With the career i'm working toward (international adoption) i feel like i wouldn't mind the bitch work of starting at the bottom.

I was at my Study Abroad orientation for my Australia program this summer. I'm so nervous as i walk in--mainly because i was searching for the room and this hunched over old man stared at me as i asked "Is this where i go for the Summer Study Abroad orientation?" He continues to stare. I ask one more time. He points. But he has this face like "I really really hate you." I enter the room and i glance at the people quickly and see everyone has a friend. I'm like "Great, i'm gonna be that kid." You know, that kid without the friends as they were doing a partner activity to raise my hand and be like "...I don't have a partner." This girl signs in with me so i immediately think "I'm gonna make her my partner." and rushed to finish signing in and put my name tag on so that i can quickly be like "BE MY PARTNER, BITCH." But before those words could escape my mouth, i see someone pointing at me all wide-eyed and jaw-dropped. I didn't initially recognize her because she dyed her hair and grew it out, but it was my friend Mallory! Coincidental! Especially since we're not doing this study abroad through our school--we're doing it through Towson. We did the girly "OH MAH GAWD!" And then she goes "WHERE YOU TRAVELING?!" And i said "AUSTRALIA!!" and she goes "ME TOO!!" And i immediately react with a huge squealing *GASP!* That was so cool. So we were excited little girls for a while. I feel bad, i didn't get to grab the other girl as my partner---turns out we didn't even need partners for the activity. But yeah! We're going to be at the same school, Mallory and I, and in the same housing and taking the same classes. So fuckin weird. I always end up having her in the most RANDOMEST classes. I rarely hang out with her, but she was one of the first people i met at this university and even though we suck at keeping in touch, we're really good friends. So this is awesome. I have a friend!! It's just so strange cuz like of all the study abroad programs, of all the TERMS to study abroad, of all the classes, and of all the programs within Towson... so weird! But so cool at the same time :D

Did anyone happen to catch the Colbert Report last night? Madelleine Bordallo was on it. I don't like her. She was probably the worst person you could put on tv to represent the island. Gotta admit though, it was such a funny interview :D And i'm glad our island got publicity. I was soooo excited! Too bad my family goes to sleep mad early and didn't pick up when i called them to watch it. Haha. It was just mad interesting to see someone familiar on tv :P I really miss home. I wish i could stop off there this summer, too bad I won't be able to. Maybe i can make it work if i change the flight around a bit?

I'm pulling an allnighter and it's 7:53 in the morning. I'm sitting on my bed with my laptop, 7 pages into this paper, and i keep falling asleep sitting up and jolting myself awake. I'm so sick of this paper. I still need to scribble notes. I want school to be over already..... Fuck. Good news is that i get to see Jazzpants today.'I'm gonna be so fucking tired. I can't function!!!!!!!

Have you ever had a dream that came true? 
Submitted by rescout.

Multiple.

Performing my music on stage---I've wanted that ever since i started playing guitar. Granted i haven't had a big show for me yet, i got to perform on stage and perform my music...and it was so fulfilling the first time it happened and every time thus far. It's been great. I hope to become bigger with it. I actually never thought i would get to because of my insecurities. I got over that quickly and now i'm very confident on stage. =)

Studying overseas---I'm not there yet, i know. But the flight is booked, i'm enrolled, and it's happening :D God, i'm so excited. I can't wait til it happens. It's going to be such a great adventure. I have always wanted to get out of the country and just explore on my own and it's going to finally happen. I always see these kids on tv recapping their experiences and i just felt i would never get to experience that because my mom is very overprotective. I showed her that i'm independent and responsible and she came around, i appreciate it a lot.

Cheesy, but, Finding a great boyfriend =)---Ever since aldene and ever since my mom told me about her experiences and hearing about all these experiences of horrible relationships, i just felt i would land myself in one. I love my boyfriend with all my heart and i can see myself with him in the future. My insecurities were .. holding me back. And my lack of self esteem was holding me back. Now, all of that has subsided. He's made me a better person and i love it. I feel like finding him was definitely a dream come true.

Show us your outfit.

I'm so cool. And so plain.

I JUST BOOKED MY FLIGHT!
I'm leaving DC to go to Brisbane on may 27, then i go to school until the 14th of July, then i want to fly to melbourne and visit there from the 18th-25 of July. Then on the 29th of July, i'm flying to Hawaiii!!!!!!! I'm soooo excited about Hawaii :D Hehe. I immediately called my family in hawaii and relayed the good news, and also....asked for a place to stay haha. So yeah! I'm soo freakin excited. I can't wait to embark on my Super Summer Adventure. I even got a scrapbook waiting to be filled with all my pictures. I'm like a three year old during Christmas right now haha. I'm ECSTATIC!  

Tell us about an event that changed your life forever.
Submitted by Miss Scotch.

Honestly, it's this relationship with Scott. I was always a passive, non confrontational person and i never got my way and never had much self-confidence. My parents weren't very encouraging about what i wanted to do, and tried to control every aspect of my life. I let it happen because i figure that's how everyone lived. Then i met and started dating Scott. I realized that relationships don't have to be about a partner controlling another. I learned that standing up for yourself is something that is essential in life. I don't need to take shit from people. And it's a great feeling too. I have a lot more self confidence. My parents aren't good with telling me "I love you and i'm proud of you." It was just kind of assumed. And they're not very feely touchy, we don't hug, we don't do any of that. Scott is very affectionate. He tells me multiple times in 5 minutes that he loves me and that i'm great. He has no problem with letting people know that he loves me and is very physically affectionate. He loves to hug me and kiss me in front of people, not caring what they think. I love his confidence, it's sexy. It's made me have more confidence and love myself even more. Since dating this wonderful guy, i've stood up to my parents and they look at me like an adult now. They hated that i didn't need them for many things anymore, but i kindly explained to them that of course i still will always need them, it will just change and i won't need them for certain things. But i will always need them. He's made my relationship with my parents better, just through getting my self confidence up there. Any time i think my world is falling apart due to whatever i let stress me out, he reminds me that things aren't that bad, i can get through this, and that he loves me to no end. He's so fabulous and i can't imagine life without him. It's really hard with him not here, but i have no worries. Our love is so strong and different from any relationship we've ever had---it's better. And i know that we will always find each other if ever we lose each other to whatever circumstances. He's the most beautiful person i've ever met, inside and out.    

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