Oh yeah....I have a blog I should be writing...oops.

Yes, I am a poor blog writer. I'm sorry!! You'd think what with me wanting to be a writer and all that I would be better at updating this blog but alas that is apparently not how things work in Mallory's world. Anyways, so my last blog was at the end of last semester. And this blog is a month away from my last semester of college...ever...as in I'd be done with school after sixteen years...as in I'd have a degree...as in OH MY GOD I NEED TO FIND A JOB!!

Yeah, fun times. Well in case some people are not aware, I've applied to three summer programs (which a roommate has dubbed Publishing camp) that run six weeks and teach me all about the world of book and magazine publishing. This is because I have no idea what I want to do with my life. A career counselor asked me what I wanted to do and I said, "I want to be a writer." and then she looked at me with her sad eyes and talked about some temp agencies that I should sign up for. Anyways, these programs are at Columbia University, NYU, and Denver University. I'll be contacted around April 15 or 16th to find out if I made it in to any of them. Right now, I believe my chances are pretty slim to none which is why I'm looking for jobs in Fargo but if I do get into the programs it would be pretty cool. Being an editor or a literary agent would be kind of awesome especially if I get to work in the YA sector (That's Young Adult). I think the U of Denver seems like the one that would fit me most because six weeks in New York kind of scares the pee out of little midwestern me.

That's what's going on with my life. Sure I've got classes and I'm currently taking my Writing Capstone (see my last blog for my harrowing History Capstone account) but it's going much better. I really get along well with my professor and I'm writing about the quality of YA literature because that is what I want to write. This capstone has an academic paper but also a creative writing part and I get to work on the novel that I've been working on for four years. Yay! And also boo! and also Holy crap! Yay because I'm finally getting actual help on my book (and there needs to be a lot of help) Boo because I've already rewritten my book three times and it's tough! and Holy crap because I'm that much closer to maybe becoming an actual writer!

I'm also taking Greek Myth from a favorite Professor and two friends. One of these friends is competitive about grades because he always wants to be the smartest. I hate, hate, HATE, when people are like that. It doesn't usually matter to me but I've consistently beat him grade-wise and now I feel as if I need to keep it up because he's kind of a jackass and he needs to take a chill pill.

Anyways, I may blog about why I think everyone (not just teens) should read YA literature (young adult) but my good intentions may fall to the wayside as I am reaching the final month of college.
If by chance, you want to just try a YA book on my suggestion that would be awesome!
I just read a thrilling murder-mystery that I started last night and finished today because it was so intense! It's called The Body Finder by Kimberley Derting.
If you want to read possibly my favorite author of YA right now (I love too many) then John Green's book Paper Towns is amazing and beautiful and hilarious. I didn't know what to do with myself after I finished reading it because I spent most of the time going "I'll never be able to write like this!! I should just quit now!!"

Anyways, those are suggestions that would be cool if someone actually took because I love talking about books with people. You can always ask me to lend you the books too! Cuz I haz them.

I also enjoy getting book suggestions...leave them in the comments??

End of the semester...finally

Helloooo everyone. Yes, I am fully aware that I have not written for months and months but to be honest. I haven't really done anything exciting. Well, that's not true but Senior year is proving to be the hardest year yet. You think they'd want you to have fun the last year before you have to grow up and get a job but as of right now...not so much. Well, I'm only a day a way from the end of the semester and I don't have to take any tests, just finish papers so I am very very happy. All I really have to do is finish my Senior Capstone on Ida B. Wells (which you are all invited to read if you'd like...though it'll be about twenty pages long and probably boring to you.) and a take home test from Russian History (Leon Trotsky..kinda my new favorite person) and then I'll be free to return to my home where my parents make me supper and I don't have to write about anything for two weeks. Grr.

Anyways...here are some pictures of events from this semester so that I don't have to write about them! Yay laziness!

Homecoming at Mick's (the Concordia hangout)


House picture



I'm not really sure what we're supposed to be doing here...but it's a funny picture nonetheless.


Roommate Thanksgiving Dinner...I'm carving my turkey.

Yeah, so that's all for now. I came up with another subject I wanted to blog about so I'll probably write another blog soon....hopefully.

Back to School for Senior year...eek!

So it turns out that when I'm not in a different country I don't have much to blog about. So after about two months I finally did something to blog about. I moved into my house this week! Yay, however, the previous tenants of our house decided that cleaning wasn't necessary when they left and my roommates didn't really feel the need to clean when we weren't all living there (there's six of us in all) so Monday was dedicated to cleaning our house. And clean we did...the whole day. and that didn't include our individual rooms that included our living room, kitchen and laundry room. It was disgusting but now we know whatever dirt is about it's our dirt.

Tomorrow is our first day of school and I'm kind of excited. I have a history filled semester and I loooooove history. I'm 21 now so I can safely go to parties without feeling as if the cops will burst in and give me a minor! I like getting a schedule again after months of not having one and if the weather is going to act like fall I might as well be back in school.

Well, that's about it. I have one last day of freedom and then off to homework and studying. I can't believe I'm going to have a degree after this year. Ahhh!

New Post New Post after...like two months.

Oops. So I guess I should probably tell everyone what I've been up to since I've returned from Norway.

Which hasn't been much to be honest.

I've read a lot of books (and just bought eleven new books).

I've worked a lot (at a job I wasn't going to work at but I need money so)

I turned 21!! Woop Woop!! (And apparently built up some sort of tolerance in Norway because I had a martini and five shots--starburst, chuck Norris, upside down pineapple, scooby snack, and a redheaded slut--who knew?)

Written around three or four chapters in my rewrite of my book (which is pretty good fyi)

I haven't gotten a tan.

I haven't been swimming that much.

I've only been to the lake twice.

I haven't printed my pictures from my semester abroad.

I haven't started researching for my History Capstone.

I haven't moved into my house.

But things have been pretty good

New Blog! Just for a few months

I will not be posting on this blog until...probably June because I'm in Norway!!

You can see my adventures in my new blog! adventuresinnorway.blogspot.com

Updating when there's no news

I was told to update my blog but unfortunately there isn't much to update on.
Christmas was fun. I got a lot of good gifts which is fun. New Years was...anti-climatic but I think that's what happens when you open at 6 that morning and go to sleep at 12:10. Whatever, Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper kept me entertained for two hours and Shannon and I watched a movie so that was fun. Not very wild, but what are you going to do.

We put Toby down yesterday because his ear tumor came back. Like you can imagine, it sucks. A lot. He was a good dog. Well, he wasn't so much his first year but he was so cute you could forgive him. After that he had naughty streaks that were pretty entertaining. So yeah, it sucks not having him around.

Preparations for Norway are under way. I'm trying to figure out how many books to pack. Everyone keeps telling me that I'm not going to have time for reading. Uh, yeah, I will. It's not like I'm going to pass up going to Oslo or something to read. I'm not that lame. But I need books. I do. I need them.

I had my last day at Ristreto on Saturday which was kind of boring though one of my coworkers got me a nice journal as a going away present which was very nice and unexpected.

In blog news, I may be getting a new blog specifically for Norway. I'll let you know when I set up a profile and where. One of my roommates used a travelblog site that made her blog into a nice glossy book when she got back which is pretty cool. So I might use that.

Uh, that's all for now. Sorry this wasn't more exciting or entertaining.

Christmas is Coming...Mallory's stressing out

Hello all.
The lesson of this week is procrastination.
Yes, I may be one of the best procrastinators of all time. I'm amazing at it. I rule at procrastination. If procrastination was actually a good thing I would have an awesome talent. Alas, it is not.
But I've written to teach you different ways to procrastinate if the need should arrive.

Several tactics you can use:
Watch TV (not very original)
Go on a reading spree (Nerdy yet not productive)
Decide to write stories for your three roommates instead of buying them presents (have only finished one)
Become obsessed with John Green author of Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, and Paper Towns. Proceed to watch the million and one videos said author and brother have made on youtube.
Join Nerdfighters where nerdiness brings more awesome into the world!!
Go to Twilight (...for the fourth time)
Make Puppychow for your roommates
Only do the homework that's due the next day right before you go to bed or get up early and do it then.

(Things I should be working on:
Revising my two stories, and writing my research paper for Advanced Fiction
Working on my News writing presentation on women journalists,
rewriting my article so that it doesn't suck so much for news writing. Buying Christmas presents, packing to move out of my apartment.)

These are just some of the procrastination skills I have employed this week. I hope you have learned something and go out and procrastinate like the master herself. i.e. ME!