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Name: Meredith
Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
Metro: Philadelphia
Birthday: 9/28/1986
Gender: Female
Interests: Tae Kwon Do; Robotics; Musical Theater; Voice and piano; Dancing like a mad woman.
Expertise: Psychoanalyzing; Cocktails; Espionage; Snorkeling in my hot-tub; Chemical Engineering (ha! just kidding).
Occupation: Student
Message: message me
Member Since:
6/20/2003
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| - Helicopter (Whitey Version)
So the semester has long been underway, and guess what?.......It really
sucks! I feel like all the fun to be had a college is passing me
by because I am so caught up in all my work. It's not even like I
am working so hard to get great grades....I am just doing it to get
by. I really wanna switch majors so that the rest of my 3 years
hear isn't as miserable as it has been so far. But everytime I
consider switching, I get lost and feel like there is nothing else for
me to do. How did I become so one demensional...that I feel like
I cannot be successful in the world with any other degree?
Yeah so what do you think....what would be a good major for me to switch to?
On a happier note, I have really been enjoying my new guitar.
I've bought a number of great CDs already this year. I was really
expecting the volume of my illegal downloading would increase immensely
upon my return to college, but so far I have downloaded like 10 songs
and compensated by buying 4 albums...go me!
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| So this will be my last week interning at J&JPRD for the
summer. I thought it was fun, but that just goes to show what a
dork and career-freak I truley am ( no suprise to most of you I am
sure). I never thought I was that competative, but after getting
a taste of Corporate America, I realized how much I wanna be on top,
and the sooner the better. I definately need to chill a bit,
enjoy being young and not paying the bills.
Speaking of bills....shopping for back to school is so
expensive!! Last summer, I think the 'rents were so
excited/worried about sending their baby off to UD that they didn't
hesitate to pay for the neccessities and then some. That was nice
of them. Thanks. Rather than whine about no longer being
spoiled, I am just gonna say, that is definately not the case this
summer. I spend forever in stores overthinking my purchases
because I have anxiety about spending my own money. I hope that
changes (along with my bank account $).
Besides the whole career building thing, I have totally started
thinking about first homes and shit, the definition of "homes" being
quite broad in my case. I wanna live on a yacht.
Yeah....right out of college, instead of doing the whole
apartment/starter home thing, I wanna live on a big-ass boat. 
No really though, I think I could find a yacht large enough for
year-round living for about the same, but probably less than I would
pay for a starter home these days. Problem is, finding a dock
that wouldnt mind being the home of the "weird lady who lives on her
boat all the time." It also gets cold on boats in the winter;
relocation might be needed for such an endeavor. But
nevertheless, I think it is a kickass idea and I like being a pioneer
(can't say I know anyone else my age who has done the same
thing). Any takers for future roommates?
And while on the topic of boats, I cannot wait for Ocean Pines (aka OC,
MD)!!! Fun times ahead tubbing and beaching it.
Renting a kayack for the beach is a must (since I didn't have the
motivation to shop for one to keep), especially with the wildlife just
off the shore (lots of dolphin and whale). I am sure Carol and I
will brave the boardwalk and maybe even a little H2O action (hello
Boston and SMU).
What else? I finally figured out the housing and scheduling
issues with UD. Sometimes I think they try to screw things up for
you. Those damn frosh on our floor better behave....
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| - Yo guys. I'm not dead (for those of you that read this but don't
talk to me....anyone?). Amazing news....I actually BOUGHT music
the other day with Carol. Two CD's, one of them being the above
album and the other Muse's "Shobiz." So far, I am happy with both.
I am presently making a workout/pump me
up mix for my DJ since I've been hitting up the gym at work alot.
It's quite nice  . I'm so pleased
with myself for finding a free trial for a song-editor to clip the
hidden track off the Gorillaz "Left Hand Suzuki Method." I know
its a ridiculously simple thing, but I've never done it before (just
like I have never actually burned a CD *gasp* haha...it's true).
It's a great techno/dance/rastafarian? version of the very catchy
"Clint Eastwood" and makes for a great warming up song.
“It's a bigger o'ting. Cha!”
Alright kiddies, I've got a playlist to finish and some banal calc to do. Peace!
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| "On Friday, April 8, Libby Ritchie (Team 393 Leader) and her two
children Ryan and Taylor were involved in a serious auto accident. The
Ritchie's were wearing their seatbelts. However, they all suffered
injuries. Ryan was released from Methodist Hospital the next day with
minor injuries. Libby had several injuries and two surgeries, but has
since been released from the hospital. Taylor received numerous
injuries and spent a little more than three weeks in the Pediatric
Critical Care Unit of Methodist Hospital. She remains hospitalized at
Methodist Hospital in the Pediatric Unit.
Last night, the family suffered further through a devastating
housefire to their Fountaintown home. Scott Ritchie (Team 234 Leader),
husband of Libby and father of Talyor and Ryan, was at Methodist
Hospital at the time with Taylor. Libby was at home with Ryan at the
time of the fire. Despite her injuries, Libby and Ryan were able to
escape the home.
This family has suffered immensely, more than any family should. I
had already set up a trust at National City Bank in Greenfield to help
the family cope with the devastating medical bills from the auto
accident. This fire, which apparently started in the garage, has
compounded their problems.
A trust has been set up at National City Bank of Greenfield
Indiana. All contributions are welcome and can be sent to 1503 N State
St, Greenfield, 46140. Checks should be made payable to Scott Ritchie
for the Ritchie Family Fund."
I just read this on Chief Delphi, the online forum for
participants of FIRST robotics, a community I was very involved in
throughout highschool. I felt utter shock that such tragedy could
befall a single family. I remember reading posts over the past 3
weeks about the little daughter Taylor who is still in critical
condition at the hospital. Even though this isnt a question I
have often thought about, I still am baffled why bad things happen to
such good people.
I met Libby, the mother, last year at a robotics competition and I was
so impressed at her passion for her students and the organization as a
whole. Libby and her husband Scott have given selflessly to FIRST
and the two separate teams that they mentor, and incredibly demanding
task throughout the year. I am touched and amazed though at the
overwhelming response that their tragedy has elicited from the FIRST
community. While they are very unfortunate in the events that
have happened to them, they are, at the same time blessed to be
surrounded by such loving and caring people.
I wanted to share this with anyone who reads this and is not a part of
the FIRST community. The thing is, we should be grateful everyday
for simply living. We all have our tragedies and many of us
suffer daily. However, this is all apart of the great gift that
is LIFE. The Ritchie's have now faced the very real threat of
death now twice in less than a month. They are survivers!
Let their life experiences teach us all though that no moment is a bad
moment to simply be grateful for being alive. Embrace your loved
ones at every moment you can.
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| - So in eager anticipation of summer I have been thinking of fun things
to do with my girls (and whoever else would like to join in on the
fun). Here's a preliminary list:
-Make lots and lots of money. Working 40 hr/wk should help to accomplish that.
-Figure out (through my job) whether I actually want to be a Chemical
Engineer or not. (As chemical engineers...... hehe Chen!)
-Take calc243 and actually learn everything since I am a moron and didnt do it the first time around.
-Learn chemistry (hahaha that just funny, not fun).
-Be creative with clothing. What I have in mind is painting with
pretty colors in a pair of my jeans and white sneakers and letting them
be my canvas . I also wanna do some tie dye!
-Be a professional beach bum. I am definately gonna have to make
frequent weekend beach trips since I'm seriously in love with the
ocean. First stop: Avalon with the lovely MSass!
-Join a gym and frequently get high off of exercise endorphins. ie. get strong!
-Maybe rejoin the NHCC swim team....we shall see  .
-Keep up with TKD.
-Go over to my next door neighbors, the monks of the Won Buddhist
temple and have a chat about Buddhism and ish; maybe mooch some Tai Chi
lessons off of them.
-Help out my old robotics team in some way shape or form, I dunno yet, but something mentor-ish. I miss it  .
-Go to IRI, the off-season robotics competition in Indiana and meet fun people. ROAD TRIPPIN'!
-Go to a pleathora of really good concerts.
-Learn to play piano, guitar, and drums. Hehe, I am very
ambitious, although the piano is really just a goal to finish learning
Claire de Lune (still, very hard).
-Take Tina out for some sisterly bonding, just the two of us.
-Paint/draw something.
-Write a song.
-Throw a party. Damn, that's gonna be hard, what with a 8 foot
deep whole where the deck is presently (yes I know Kevin...that's
8).  Grrr for no hot-tub/Purple Haze parties.
-Learn how to cook some amazing dishes and invite my friends over for an entirely Meredith-made meal.
Hmm......I actually think that is it. Well for now, I'm sure I
will add to this list, but as it is now, to accomplish all this, I
doubt I will be able to sleep very much. Well I need to do
at least 60% of it.
Tell me what you think?? Good ideas and do you wanna join in on the fun!?
PEACE!
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