Now... I need to get back to writing the last 8 pages of my thesis rough draft due Friday, along with putting together a 15 minute powerpoint presentation of said paper, recording myself practicing the presentation, and then actually presenting it on Friday... I also have to put together a 10 minute powerpoint on a paper for my geoforensics course due this Wednesday... and I have a test in my Peoples of Africa course on Wednesday that I still have to read two articles for... yep... my head is feeling a bit 'splody with the stress right about now."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nee_chan:224698","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/224698.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=224698"}}],"title":"Anime reboot","published":"2012-03-19T05:49:01Z","updated":"2012-03-19T05:49:01Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"anime"}},"content":"Over the last two weeks I have rewatched all of Gundam Wing. ^_^ Didn't get to Endless Waltz yet... that will have to wait until next weekend.
I also rewatched Ceres a few months ago... maybe I'll do Fushigi Yuugi next."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nee_chan:224376","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/224376.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=224376"}}],"title":"nee_chan @ 2012-03-12T11:41:00","published":"2012-03-12T15:41:13Z","updated":"2012-03-12T15:41:13Z","content":"Went to a grad school orientation at NC State last weekend... SO EXCITED!!!!! I accepted the offer so I will be moving to Raleigh in August.
Also, I joined weight watchers online last night. I need to my ass back in shape!!!! I have two weddings in September and the first one is a good friend and former roommate that I was in Iraq with... she is also a personal trainer at Gold's gym and marrying a manager of Gold's gym -_-\"... the second wedding is on the beach in North Carolina... PLUS... I just really want to get in better shape. I miss my military body. I think if there is someone\/thing to hold me accountable, I'll be more likely to stick with it. I WILL BE SEXY SCIENTIST!!!! MWAHAHAHAHA!!!!"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nee_chan:224042","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/224042.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=224042"}}],"title":"WOOHOO!!!!!!!","published":"2012-02-11T06:45:55Z","updated":"2012-02-11T06:45:55Z","content":"I GOT INTO GRAD SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!! I got offered full admission to North Carolina State's graduate forensic anthropology program!! Dr. Anne Ross is the head of the grad anth program and she IS a forensic anthropologist and works with human rights issues. She also publishes and is friends with Douglas Ubelaker who works at the Smithsonian and is THE name in human rights and mass grave excavations. ALSO ALSO.. she pretty much knows everybody that works at JPAC in Hawaii which is where I would LOVE to work. ^_____^
I'm still waiting to here from University of Tennessee- Knoxville, but even if I get in, I will most likely go to NC State. Moving again is going to kinda suck, but Raleigh should be cool.
So... MA here I come!!!!!"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nee_chan:223961","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/223961.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=223961"}}],"title":"nee_chan @ 2012-01-17T17:07:00","published":"2012-01-17T22:07:30Z","updated":"2012-01-17T22:07:30Z","content":"
Your result for The MASH 4077 Test...<\/em><\/p> You scored 67<\/p> Take The MASH 4077 Test<\/a> at HelloQuizzy<\/a><\/p>Surgeon<\/h4>
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hn... not as good as I expected to do, but not too shabby. I used to watch this all the time with my mom, although I remember seeing a lot of the same episodes... very easily could have missed some in there somewhere. All this means is that I CLEARLY have to rewatch ALL of M*A*S*H. ^_^"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nee_chan:223535","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/223535.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=223535"}}],"title":"Xmas plans","published":"2011-12-16T00:44:40Z","updated":"2011-12-16T00:44:40Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"xmas"}},"content":"So... for anyone in the WI area that doesn't know yet, I will be home late on Dec 18th through Jan 3rd. The party will be at my parents on the 23rd... not sure what time the festivities will start yet, but I'll let you know as soon as I do. ^_^
AND... FINALS ARE DONE!!!!! YEAH!!!!!! I KNOW I got an A in Race & Anthropology, I SHOULD have and A in Biological Anthropology, I passed my internship, and I think I got a B in Anthropological Theory... which means I will have lost my 4.0. :( BUT... FINGERS CROSSED!!!!"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nee_chan:223321","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/223321.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=223321"}}],"title":"Holiday cards...","published":"2011-11-30T02:49:04Z","updated":"2011-11-30T02:49:04Z","content":"mmmkay... I need addresses for anyone that would like an Xmas card. ^_^ I am going to try to get them out by Dec 15th. I know I have a bunch of people's, but they may not all be in the same place and a few friends have moved. So... even if I SHOULD already have it, please leave it again. -_-\" Responses are screened."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nee_chan:223114","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/223114.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=223114"}}],"title":"Veteran's Day","published":"2011-11-11T19:37:43Z","updated":"2011-11-11T19:39:35Z","content":"I just wanted to say THANK YOU to any and all of my fellow Veteran's on LJ. I am proud to have been one of the 9\/10ths of 1% of the American population to have worn the uniform.
Today is our day.
Remember today's purpose instead of just another day off.
Though we all have different views, orientations, and ways of life; remember it is the Veteran that paid for that.
So as you drive by the bank, the cemetery, or that car dealership that is flying our colors, take a moment to think about your Veterans.
Because as much as all of America's freedoms are yours, so are her Vets!
Please remember to take care of the Vets that take care of your freedoms.![\"Photobucket\"](\"https:\/\/i9.photobucket.com\/albums\/a69\/hayakurin73\/Veterans-Day-2010.jpg\")
<\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nee_chan:222851","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/222851.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=222851"}}],"title":"School stuffems...","published":"2011-10-25T18:51:00Z","updated":"2011-10-25T18:51:00Z","content":"I am taking the GRE tomorrow morning. -_-\" I will be graduating this May with a BA in applied anthropology and am currently filling out apps for grad school. My choices:
1st - NC State. They have an AWESOME forensic program and the head of the anth grad program IS a forensic anthropologist and she specializes in human rights... which is exactly what I want to do! Also, she has published extensively with Douglas Ubelaker who is one of the biggest names in mass grave excavation and genocide. Also, Also, she knows virtually everyone that works at JPAAC in Hawaii... which is where I would LOVE to intern and work!
2nd - University of Florida - Gainsville. They have the Pound institute which was started by Dr. Maples, one of the founding fathers of f. anth. They have a VERY competitive PhD program.
3rd - University of Tennessee - Knoxville. HELLO!!!! BODY FARM!!!!!
4th - Boston University School of Medicine. This would be higher on my list, BUT since it's a private college, the tuition is CRAZY and the grad students get zero funding other than what they can drum on their own... also, the cost of living there is really high.
5th - Mercy Hurst in Erie, PA. Again, a private college, but they have funding for grad students and a great forensic program. Both of the f. anth professors are board certified... there have only been 90 board certified forensic anthropologists ever.
6th - UNC - Charlotte. This is my fallback school. There is no forensic program, but there is an applied emphasis which would allow me to actually find work AS and anthropologist while I train in forensics on the side.
AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! So many decisions and HOLY CRAP is it expensive to apply to grad schools! It was $160 for the GRE... then it will be $15-20 per school to send my scores AND each school has a non-refundable application fee. -_-\"
My head (and pocket book) hurt. :(
BUT YEAH GRAD SCHOOL!!!! now I just need to get accepted."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nee_chan:222674","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/222674.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=222674"}}],"title":"Mississippi Personhood Amendment","published":"2011-10-14T16:00:46Z","updated":"2011-10-14T16:00:46Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"please stand up and fight for your right"}},"content":"Originally posted by ![](\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=915\")
<\/a>gabrielleabelle<\/b><\/a><\/span> at Mississippi Personhood Amendment<\/a>very little<\/s> no attention in the mainstream media.
Mississippi is voting on November 8th on whether to pass Amendment 26, the \"Personhood Amendment\". This amendment would grant fertilized eggs and fetuses personhood status.
Putting aside the contentious issue of abortion, this would effectively outlaw birth control and criminalize women who have miscarriages. This is not a good thing.
Jackson Women's Health Organization<\/a> is the only place women can get abortions in the entire<\/i> state, and they are trying to launch a grassroots movement against this amendment. This doesn't just apply to Mississippi, though, as Personhood USA, the group that introduced this amendment, is trying to introduce identical amendments in all 50 states<\/i>.
What's more, in Mississippi, this amendment is expected to pass. It even has Mississippi Democrats, including the Attorney General, Jim Hood, backing it.
The reason I'm posting this here is because I made a meager donation to the Jackson Women's Health Organization this morning, and I received a personal email back hours later - on a Sunday - thanking me and noting that I'm one of the first \"outside\" people to contribute.
So if you sometimes pass on political action because you figure that enough other people will do something to make a difference, make an exception on this one. My RSS reader is near silent on this amendment. I only found out about it through a feminist blog. The mainstream media is not reporting on it.
If there is ever a time to donate or send a letter in protest, this would be it.
What to do?
- Read up on it. Wake Up, Mississippi<\/a> is the home of the grassroots effort to fight this amendment. Daily Kos<\/a> also has a thorough story on it.
- If you can afford it, you can donate at the site's link.
- You can contact the Democratic National Committee<\/a> to see why more of our representatives aren't speaking out against this.
- Like this Facebook page<\/a> to help spread awareness.
Also... all of the other volunteers here are great. We get along really well... of course it has only been one week... we'll see if the camaraderie lasts the whole six weeks in the 100 plus weather. o_O I stupidly took my camera into the field outside of its case and it got a bunch of dust in it... so I can't even turn it on right now... I'll get it fixed and eventually put some pictures up. -_-\""},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nee_chan:221907","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/221907.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=221907"}}],"title":"life thus far...","published":"2011-06-09T18:12:39Z","updated":"2011-06-09T18:14:49Z","content":"Mmmmkay.... Some tid-bits of what has been going on in ma'life
I held onto my 4.0 YEAH!!!!!
Should be able to graduate from UNCC with my 2nd BA in Applied Anthropology this coming Spring.
I am applying for an internship with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department for this Fall. *fingers crossed* I might be able to get into their forensic lab...
I am going to Lubbock, TX this Summer for six weeks to participate in an archaeological dig. ^_^
along the way... I am stopping in New Orleans to visit <\/a>the_dense<\/b><\/a><\/span> and then visiting family in Austin, TX. On the way home, I will be visiting friends in Galveston, TX then heading back to Charlotte.
That pretty much sums up what I've been up to..."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nee_chan:221662","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/221662.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=221662"}}],"title":"My roommate got published. ^_^","published":"2011-05-27T22:31:46Z","updated":"2011-05-27T22:31:46Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"zombie story"}},"content":"Jason got a story published on Yahoo Associated content. It's a short story and WAY GOOD so you guys should check it out. Make sure to comment on the story as well after you read it... that is how he gets paid.
Here is the link.
http:\/\/www.associatedcontent.com\/article\/8088663\/an_idle_conversation.html?cat=44<\/a>
It's in honor of Zombie month. T_^"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nee_chan:221265","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/221265.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=221265"}}],"title":"nee_chan @ 2011-05-08T14:27:00","published":"2011-05-08T18:27:20Z","updated":"2011-05-08T18:27:20Z","content":"Last night I was at the first Carolina Rebellion festival. IT FREAKIN ROCKED!!!! So many good bands and on three different stages so there was always a band playing and never at the same time. ^_^ I FRIED my shoulders, but it's okay... totally worth it. ^_^ I just wish my cousin Elliot Janz had gotten the gig as Skillet's guitarist... I could have totally had a backstage pass. ~_^
Here's the link to the website with the lineup if anyone wants to see who all played.
http:\/\/www.carolinarebellion.com\/lineup.html<\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nee_chan:220991","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/220991.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/nee-chan.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=220991"}}],"title":"post","published":"2011-04-11T01:48:47Z","updated":"2011-04-11T01:48:47Z","content":"Originally posted by <\/a>clari_clyde<\/b><\/a>