Hey everyone!
So I'm blogging now because in the coming days I won't be on too much. Tomorrow begins my volleyball camp at the local university and it will certainly keep me busy! This is the schedule for it:
Sunday, July 20: 5:30PM- 9:00 PM
Monday, July 21-23: 8:30 AM- 8:30 PM
Thursday July 24: 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM
Based on that I should be on sparingly so I apologize in advance for the lack of comments! I will try to catch up when I have a moment or am not too tired! This camp should be fun because I'm going with one of my best friends and she's staying with me for the week too. My sister is going on a cruise with my cousin to Bermuda tomorrow so my friend will stay in her bed.

Yesterday I job shadowed a neo-natal nurse at the neo-natal intensive care unit at the hospital that I volunteer at. It was okay, not incredibly interesting. Last year I got to hold a newborn but this year all I did was watch a nurse write stuff in charts and occasionally tend to a crying baby. There's no denying though the babies were so cute. Three total- one twin who's sister went home the day before and she had to be fed through a feeding tube in her nose, a baby boy who had some irregular breathing patterns, and a baby girl who had trouble regulating her blood sugar. The sad thing about that last baby was the mom was on a drug that people take if they've previously had drug abuse problems and in about 24 hours it would register with the baby that they were no longer getting that supply of drug from their mother so they will begin crying and get figity Very sad and just proves what drugs do to people. One baby was transfering from a hospital about an hour away but I only got to see him for like 10 minutes then my shift was over. Overall it was a nice experience, but I can't say for sure if I'm going to choose that career path. Next week on Friday I'm job shadowing and ER doctor which I hope is fun!

Here's a little quiz to leave you with:

Do you have any pets?No
What color shirt are you wearing? Light Blue
Name three things that are physically close to you:Remote, blanket, computer
What is the last book you read? Umm...this is sad I can't remember...does Romeo and Juliet count?
Are you or were you a good student? Yes, good student.
What's your favorite sport? Basketball
Do you enjoy sleeping late? Yesss
What's the weather like right now?Thunderstorm/Raining
Who tells the best jokes? Uncle John
What was the last thing you dreamed about? Haha oh this is weird...I had a baby, but never was I pregnant nor did I actually "have" it, but there was this 2 year old girl and I had to name her and everything and she called me Mommy. LOL For the record I named her Isabelle and I was getting pissed because people were calling her Isabella not Isabelle.
Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed? No and No
Do you believe in karma? Yes
Do you believe in luck? Yes
Do you like your eggs scrambled or sunny side up? Don't like eggs
Do you collect anything? If so, what? Yeah, I collect pins.
Are you proud of yourself? Yeah I'd say so.
Are you reliable? Very.
Have you ever given money to a bum? I don't think so.
What's your favorite food? Pizza!
Have you ever had a secret admirer? I don't think so...isn't that the point of a secret?
Do you like the smell of gasoline? Eww no!
Do like to draw? Not particularly, except I can draw Elmo and Minnie Mouse
What's your favorite invention?The Internet
Is your room messy?Not at the moment, but at times yes
What do you like better: oranges or apples?Apples
Do you give in easily?No
Are you a good guesser?Sometimes
Can you read other people's expressions?Yeah usually
Are you a bully?Never!
Do you have a job?Volunteer at the local hospital
What time did you wake up this morning?10:56
What did you eat for breakfast this morning?Bagel & Cream Cheese
When was the last time you showered?Last night
What do you plan on doing tomorrow?Volleyball camp!
What's your favorite day of the week and why?Thursday- I get to volunteer all day and play basketball at night and when it's not the summer, there's new office episodes!
Do you have any nicknames?No, well my aunt calls me Magoo
Have you ever been scuba diving?Nope
What's your least favorite color? Black?
Is there someone you have been constantly thinking about? If yes, who? I don't think so
Would you ever go skydiving? Probably
What toothpaste do you use?Aquafresh
Do you enjoy challenges?For the most part.
What's the worst injury you have had?Um, well when I was 4 and at my uncle's wedding, my brother was chasing me and I fell and hit my face on the corner of the piano bench and it was blood everywhere- thankfully my nose was not broken!
What's the last movie you saw? Get Smart!
What do you want to know about the future?Who I will marry
What does your last text message say?"Out Front" (Where my mom was picking me up )
Who was the last person you spoke over the phone to? Trish
What's your favorite school subject?World Cultures
What's your least favorite school subject?Economics
Would you rather have money or love?Love
What is your dream vacation?Mediteranean Disney Cruise
What is your favorite animal? Monkey
Do you miss anyone right now?Not particularly
What's the last sporting event you watched?I'm watching the Red Sox right now.
Do you need to do laundry?No, my mom does it
Do you listen to the radio?Yep
Where were you when 9/11 happened?I think I was sleeping, because I vaguely remember my mom waking me up and trying to explain what happened but I didn't know what she was talking about.
What do you do when vending machines steal your money?Punch it/ Get Pissed haha
Have you ever caught a butterfly?I think so
What color are your bed sheets?Purple
What's your ringtone?American Boy by Estelle
Who was the last person to make you laugh?Trish
Do you have any obsessions right now?Extra Berry Pearadise Gum and The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Do you like things that glow in the dark?Who doesn't?
What's your favorite fruity scent?Strawberry
Do you watch cartoons?Family Guy
Have you ever sat on a roof?Of a car.
Have you ever been to a different country?Yes, Mexico, The Carribean, the Caymen Islands
Name three things in the world you dislike:Terrorists, Gas Prices, Snow
Name three people in the world you dislike:the Joanas Brothers (sorry!), Miley Cyrus (Don't shoot me!), & right now Eric something from the Angels who just hit a bases clearing double against the sox
Has a rumor ever been spread about you?Nothing serious
Do you like sushi?Ew gross no
Do you believe in magic?In a young girl's heart

Hey everyone! Well not much is new, but I havn't blogged since the 4th of July so thought I should catch you all up.

On Thursday night around 5:30 my brother was in a car accident, but he is ok. He was extremely lucky though because the car was totaled and all he got way a minor abrasion from the airbag deployment and a stiff neck. In a nutshell what happened was he was turning left out of a parking lot across two lanes of traffic. A lady coming in the right hand land stopped, and waved him on to go infront of her to merge into the left lane going the opposite way. When the lady stopped, he inched out but an impatient driver behind the lady skirted around the car (into the left lane!) to attempt to pass her (I know, what the hell was she thinking?!) and in doing so smashed the whole front hood from the drivers side to rougly half its size. My brother didn't need to go to the hospital or anything, he just described it as if you got hit in the head with a basketball. Now, this person who hit him had to be travelling pretty fast judging by the airbag deployment and damage to the car. Also the speed limit was 25 but, come on, like she was actually going that! He's pretty bummed because we had that car paid off, it was a Toyota Camery that was in great condition with limited miles on it and it looked like he would keep it for at least 6-10 more years. But we just have to be thankful she didn't hit the drivers side door because who knows what could have happened.

Anddd to add insult to injury (perhaps reversed...continue reading) that same brother plus my other brother went out to the bars last night with a few friends to celebrate one of the friends 21st birthday. I live in a pretty small town so just before you jump to conclusions the whole "bar" scene consists of a couple beers and a Red Sox game on the flat screen with a minimal crowd. So it was about 1 AM and they were walking downtown about to go home and they saw some old friends. My two brothers were talking with one of them and then they heard glass shatter. They turned and saw that two of the kids (one from their group, one from the recently seen group of friends) had been horsing around (not serious fighting) and crashed through the front glass of a local camera shop! Panic suddenly deployed as did a mixture of I assume curse words. One of the kids (not in the original group) had cut his wrist on the glass! Thankfully an unknown kid had previously been in Iraq and sprung into action. He took off his shirt and belt to apply pressure to the wound and told him to keep his arm up. 911 was dialed and the police were instantly there. My brother's friend that was also involved got a pretty big cut on his head and so there was panic from that as well. They stayed at the hospital until 4 AM where their friend got stitches and is now home. The other kid is stable but needed surgury and to see a specialist. His mother was a nervous wreck which is justified I suppose. Once again thankfully my brothers were not involved but you just can't be too careful after a night out.

With this event last night we have dubbed the oldest brother Charlie Brown. First the car accident, then this, and also he's job hunting as he just completed his MBA courses which as I'm sure you all know, is a pain in itself. Also he sprained his ankle pretty bad a couple nights ago playing basketball but due to the typical stubborness I guess it's just going to have to heal on its own without medical intervention. Hopefully his luck will look up soon.

The reason I mentioned Dr. Charlie Brown is because I've recently been watching that new ABC Documentary Hopkins that follows various doctors at the famed Johns-Hopkins Medical Center. I really like it- it actually shows surgeries not as dramatizations so if you're questioning a career in that field and don't know if you can stomach it, check out this show first! I saw a lung transplant last week and a heart transplant this week! It's a good summer show and there's relatively new stuff every week. There is literally a doctor named Charlie Brown which I find quite funny!

In addition to that, my summer show line-up has me hooked on The Secret Life of the American Teenager on ABC Family. Pehaps the most degrading portrayal of teenagers I've ever seen next to those MTV/VH1 dating shows, it's one of those shows that once you start watching you just want to see what happens next! I'm pretty sure no teenager's life consists of exclusively sex talk and suggestive clothing at school but hey, if it gets viewers watching, why wouldn't they do it?

For all my Office buddies, did you catch the cast on Celebrity Family Feud on Tuesday? I love it! I was a bit skeptical at first, I thought the Gladiators were going to pull away with it but then the Office came charging back with a fantastic yet cockey finish from Oscar Nunez! I didn't know a lot of those people were as funny as they are outside The Office! Like Brian, he's hilarious! And Oscar, boy was he funny. From his walking away after the obvious sudden death win answer and imitating Wolf's howling he had me laughing out loud!

If you don't know what my title says, it says The Fourth Of July (fluent Spanish speakers please confirm )! I know some of you are from the states while others live in other countries but to those of you who do celebrate...Happy 4th of July! Anyone seeing fireworks? I'm going tonight with my friends Ivy and Alex which should be fun!

And here's the quiz I stole from Ivy (thank you!)-

Hi Names: Megan
How do you pronounce your name?: M-egg-in
What is your age backwards?: gnillet ton!
How do you feel today?: good hair day! (knock on wood)

FRIENDSHIP
Who is your best guy friend?: Probably Ben
Who is your best female friend?: Tied- Laura and Ivy
What friend do you tell EVERYTHING to?: Ivy
What friend makes the most perverted jokes?: Ben
Which friend gets the most fancy with their nexopia's?: I'm with Ivy...idk what this is!?
Who do you talk to the most in person?: Ivy
Online?: Laura
Who do you like to comment on facebook the most?: DOn't have one
What grade are you in? hmmmmmmmm
Which period are you doing the best at?: Spanish
Which period are you doing the worse at?: Physical Science
Which teacher do you fear the most?: I don't really fear them but for the future it was Scooch (nickname) but he retired.
Do you have friends from other grades?: Yep
Other schools?: Yep
Who do you usually hang out with?: Eyevee
What is your biggest problem in grades at this point?: Unfair teachers

CHILDHOOD
Did you ever cheat on your quizzes / tests?: Haha yes in 5th grade social studies
Have you ever lied to your teacher?: I think so
What did you want your job to be?: Brain Surgeon
Who is your favorite teacher out of all of them?: Hmm....that's a tough call. Maybe Mrs. C. or Ms. S
What was one reason you cried?: Serious Poem Day
What shows did you never want to miss?: LITTLE BEAR!
Did you ever steal anything?: Not that I can recall

FAVORITES
chocolate: Dove
color: Blue
teacher: this year, Van Dizzle
shoe brand: Nike
website: TV.com
theme park: Kings Dominion
instrument: I guess the flute because that's what I played for like one year haha

MISSING
What teacher do you miss the most?: Ms. S. she gave me so much good math skills that I still use
What grade do you miss the most?: 3rd
Who's the first friend that comes to your mind that you miss? Natalie- I still see her some but we go to different schools now and kind of lost touch
Who else do you miss? I miss the good times when you were little- where social status meant nothing and who built the coolest sandcastles meant everything!
ever signed up for those online dating sites? Nooo
ever lied about your age? To get into movies, to buy clothes
to impress someone? No, lol
to freeload? Haha negative
ever used someone? I don't think so

THIS OR THAT
crunch or kitkat: KitKat
ashley tisdale or vanessa hudgens: Ugh gross...I guess Vanessa
myspace or xanga: Myspace although I don't have one
flowers or chocolate?: Chocolate!
watch the news or historical teachings?: News
white chocolate or dark?: White chocolate
one who pretends to be who they aren't or will talk behind your back?:
Be who they aren't

RANDOM
What color are your shoes? I have like every color Old Navy flip flop! haha.
What was the last theme park you've been to?: EPCOT
Name one thing you remember from history cl@ss: Stonewall Jackson
What teacher do you want to kill but are afraid they would kill you first? Mrs. Per... don't want to say her whole name!
What mood are you in right now?: Anxious
Who was the last person you IMed ?: Alex
Who was the last person who added you on your facebook?: I don't have one.
Who was the last person deleted on your facebook? See above.
Who did you last hang out with? Chris
What place are you planning to go out to next?: The park to watch the fireworks
When do you wake up for school?: 6:30 AM
How long is your hair?: Shoulder-ish length. I just cut it Weds!

Picture of the Day:

Song of the Day: American Boy by Estelle Ft. Kanye West
Video of the Day: Discovering eBay (check it out it's hilarious!)

My basketball AAU season has officially ended- wrapped up with our team party on Saturday. It was at my coach's friends lake house and I have to say it was pretty cold out. All week it had been humid but Saturday it was just cloudy and occasionally raining. We did go in the water though which wasn't that bad once you were in but still it was pretty chilly. They had this dock about 30 ft. offshore which you could climb up and sit on. Once we were chillin' on the dock some genius suggested swimming out to the f'n middle of the lake! Of course everyone joined in and I followed but once we got about 3/4 of the way they were not stopping and they just kept going. I'm not extremely comfortable with my swimming abilities- I mean I'm alright but I wouldn't sign up for a triathalon anytime soon- so I started swimming back to the dock and thank god I did because by the time I reached it I was exausted! I do not understand how they could tread water for like 15 minutes. After swimming and snacking we went inside the lake house and played this movie game that's a combination of charades, password & pyramid. It was fun!

Because basketball has ended, I've been trying to go to the gym with my brothers more. I've just been doing a combination of cardio, biceps, triceps, abs, and legs. Lots of squats to build up my thigh strength. On Tuesday our summer weight lifting program begins and we have "weight testing" where a personal trainer is coming to give each of us a program catered to our strengths/weaknesses. That should be good because then I can bring my program to the gym and do those weights.

Wednesday nights I have open gym for volleyball which is always fun. It's a great work out but I don't even realize how much I'm tired because it is so much fun! Our team is now an official varsity team and will play the neighboring schools. I hope I make varsity because there is a JV team but I suppose only time will tell. I'm working really hard and am determined to have my serve down by tryouts!

Here's a TV quiz thingy-

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Hey everyone (especially you Dunder-heads!),
Since we can no longer play games on The Office forum, I decided to start one up over on the TV Fun & Games forum. It is called 'The Office' Amazing Race Game! and it's good to lighten the tension (TWSS ). Hope to see you all over there- and for those of you who don't watch, you can still play the game but you should start watching ASAP!

I didn't end up seeing Get Smart the other night. I don't know...plans just got to crazy I guess. But, I was supposed to go tonight with my friends and so my brothers and I went to the gym early and planned to leave early so I could be home in time to get ready and guess what? "Oh my mom said we can't go because she doesn't want us to go". Sweet. I love my life.

Today's my mom's birthday anyway. Happy big 5-0 Mom!

Also asking for your prayers, my grandfather had a mini-stroke the other night at around 4 AM. He is doing well now and things are looking good but he is 89 years old so any thoughts would help. He is an extremely brilliant man. Graduated saluditorian from high school and from Yale. At Yale he majored in mathematics and aided in the designing of the first Sikorsky Helicopter. He's also such a nice man, wouldn't hurt a fly. When he was at the hospital after the stroke the doctors were asking him questions and he answered in Czech and Latin. LOL Maybe I should enlist him for help in my Latin endevors!