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Oct21

My Drives to Cleveland

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My Drives to Cleveland

Two to three days during the week, I have to make my way up to Cleveland for my classes at Tri-C. The drive usually isn’t that bad…except for rush hour morning traffic. What usually is a half hour drive from Cuyahoga Falls to Tri-C doubles into an hour in the blink of an eye. These past few days have been particularly rough, because not only is everyone and their brother driving to work at eight o’clock in the morning, but it’s been extremely rainy, AND there’s construction happening to top it all off. So after reading all of these things working against me on good ol’ Route 8, you’re going to think I’m crazy when I let you guys know that I actually really enjoy my drives to school and back. The number one reason why my trek to C-Town is tolerable is because I can finish entire albums of music in my travel time. It’s awesome. On a usual drive for me to work or running errands around Akron I can only get through about four or so songs on any given album. The fact that on my way to school I can hype myself up with an hours worth of music instantly makes for a good day. When I have my favorite bands playing in my car (AKA: The Little Red Love Machine), all of the stressful obstacles on my route to class disappear. Being stuck in traffic that’s moving one MPH turns into a one woman dance party/karaoke club in an instant. Stupid highway drivers who need to get off the road immediately are forgotten once I turn on a good jam. You guys must think that this is a silly post and that everyone knows that music can change the mood of an annoying drive. But I never really experienced this first hand until my drives to school, because I never really needed to go an hour or so out of my way before. Everything and everyone that I drive to is a half hour away or less. During these drives I’ve been enjoying albums such as:

  • The Ting Tings: We Started Nothing (This is the ultimate girl power, woman on the go driving music! Love it.)
  • Cold War Kids: Robbers & Cowards (Nothing hypes me up more than some CWK. Trying to match the lead singers gorgeous vocals is always an enjoyable driving game 😉 )
  • The Used: The Used (This self titled album satisfies all of my road rage needs.)
  • Twenty One Pilots: Vessel (If you read my blog post about these guys, you’ll already know my deep love for them. This album is the perfect throw back your thermos of coffee and wake up music.)
  • Bear Hands: Distraction (I was playing this today and it was fantastic. I love these guys so much! Shout out to PacSun for introducing me to them 😉 )

The albums listed above are just to name a few of what I’ve been jamming to lately! What’s on everyone’s driving play lists? What song gets you pumped for your day while you’re in the car? Do you have any suggestions for me to listen to? Leave me a comment and let’s chat! -Sarah

Oct15

My New Student Orientation!

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My New Student Orientation!

Today I had my new student orientation at Tri-C. It was alright….it was actually really boring! Ha! But I’m glad I got it done today because without going to the five hour orientation I wouldn’t have been able to register for my classes. I really lucked out because I was able to apply for two classes, my English course and the First Year Experience course that I can take right away on October 20th. If those classes weren’t available I would have to wait until January to take any classes, so I’m really glad I can at least dip my toe in the water with these two courses. During the orientation we got a tour of the school, a tutorial on how to use the online accommodations for students, a meeting with our guidance counselor, and we learned how to register online for the classes recommended to us by our counselors. Tri-C’s campus is really fantastic, and there’s so many great facilities and resources for the students such as a fitness center, swimming pool, tutoring center, and library. However, I’ll be taking most of my courses online, so I wont be on campus too often. My amazing counselor Miss Lady and I decided it would be a good idea to only do school part time right now and work up to full time scheduling if I want to. And that’s perfectly fine by me, because I still would like to work as often as I can so I can afford my car payments, filling up my car, and paying my tuition. As mentioned previously, I plan on doing an Associate of Arts Degree which is a two year program. I’m really hoping I’ll be able to graduate in the fall of 2016, but I’m not sure if that will be possible since I’m only going to school part time. I plan on taking summer courses though so I can try and speed the process up. As of next Monday, I’ll be a college gal! I would really appreciate all of the good vibes you guys can muster – because I’m not gonna lie, I’m pretty nervous to start school! I’m just afraid of feeling overwhelmed by everything. I haven’t done any type of schooling in well over two years so all of the old skills I learned are going to be pretty rusty! Does anyone have any tips on how to make the first few months at college a little bit easier? I could use all the help I can get! Also, make sure you check in at http://www.lifewithlilred.com tomorrow for my review of the new episode of American Horror Story tonight! Have a great evening! -Sarah

ANNNNNND BREAK:

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Oct8

I Love College – Part 2!

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I Love College – Part 2!

It’s not an I love college post without referencing the great Asher Roth at least once…so enjoy this music video and enjoy my post immediately after!

KEG STAND KEG STAND KEG……done already? Whoops. Then I shall proceed with the important stuff!

So I met with my guidance counselor today and she is absolutely FANTASTIC. Seriously we were a match made in heaven. I beyond lucked out when I got paired with her when I called to schedule an appointment. I won’t use her name to ensure her privacy, so we’ll just call her Miss Lady! And let me just say that Miss Lady is an absolute dynamo. Our energy is so alike it’s almost unreal. We’re both extremely enthusiastic and witty, but also straight forward enough that we were able to get legitimate work done amidst all of our first meeting jabber and jokes. I know for a fact that I’ll be on a path to success at Tri-C with Miss Lady by my side. She managed to get me into some classes so I can start them on October 20th rather than in January when the Spring semester starts. Needless to say, I’m THRILLED, because the last thing I wanted to do was have to wait any longer to start some courses. My counselor was genuinely interested in me and my hobbies. When I told her that I’m really into music, she asked me for suggestions on bands I like so that she could listen to them and talk with me about them when I see her next Wednesday for my new student orientation. I thought that was the coolest thing ever – the fact that she wanted to get to know me on a more intimate level than just guidance counselor and student made me feel like we’re going to be friends. Pause. I know we’re going to be friends…..

Jack White thinks so too.

Not only was she interested in my taste in music, but she was interested in my blog as well! She was specifically interested in my fashion sense which sealed our friendship deal right there. Anyone who appreciates my piercings, my freshly dyed bright red hair, and the outfits I throw together can be my friend any day! The personal touches she added to our conversations, like how she was excited to see what I was going to wear next Wednesday made me so excited to start this college chapter in my life. It’s so nice going into a new adventure with somebody on your side. Now I don’t feel so alone and overwhelmed. I feel quite the opposite actually – I feel empowered, I feel ready, I feel like I’m going to be successful. I’ve never felt that way about school before and it’s an AWESOME feeling. For once in my life, I feel really proud of myself. Tri-C – I’m ready for you!!!! Have a fantastic Hump Day everyone! Learn something new. -Sarah

Sep26

I Love College

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I Love College

In the words of the great Asher Roth….I love college. I love college and I haven’t even started yet. I went to the Tri-C campus this morning to take my prep placement course and my actual math and English placement tests. I don’t mean to toot my own horn or anything, but it went GREAT! It felt SO good to use my brain for educational purposes again. I haven’t thought about school related stuff since I graduated high school in 2012, and I honestly shocked myself at how easily I picked up a school pace again. The placement prep course was set up like an actual class, and it felt really good to be in a learning environment again, even if it was only for two hours. It felt awesome to be able to interact with a teacher, and to learn and share laughs with other future students. Math was never my strong point through out my high school career, but I apparently learned more than I thought I did, because I was able to recall a lot of algebra based problems that our professor was going through with us. That made me feel really good, because I was so worried that I had forgotten a lot of skills and knowledge after I graduated. It’s nice to know that maybe some of this college stuff won’t be so hard after all. The English portion of the prep course and the actual placement test was a breeze. I’ve always loved literature and creative writing, so it was right up my ally. I was pleased to find out I got placed in Beginning Algebra 1 for my math course and College Composition 1 for my English course. I’ve never really been proud of myself about much in life. But I’m genuinely proud of myself right now, and it’s a fantastic feeling. Happy Friday everyone! Learn something new. Do something fun. Be kind to one another. -Sarah

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