Since my last post/rant was based on the hot water issue on campus, I guess I'll start there. As soon as students started to return to PLNU, our campus dealt with the situation in the best way they knew how. They provided all the information they could and gave us opportunities to shower, which was more than they did over spring break, and for that I am thankful. Construction teams tore up the entire line from the top of the hill working their way down, and are still going!
Here is a picture of the construction
Loma has and is currently paying construction workers (and physical plant workers, along with loma students!) for many overtime and weekend hours to ensure the problem is fixed ASAP. Flex (my apartment complex on campus) was the first to get their hot water back on Wednesday afternoon, then Klassen and Hendricks warmed up a few days later. Young Hall is currently still waiting for their hot water, as they are the furthest down the hill, but the construction team is working hard to fix the gas line down at the bottom of the hill. As far as I know, they're doing a great job... except when they sent an email saying they didn't replace an old pipe just because it didn't have a leak at the moment (pops says that's not good news... it's actually a pretty dumb decision), BUT other than that we're all putting up with the parking inconveniences (we get to park in staff/faculty spots... heh heh) and they're making good progress so I guess I won't complain!
As published in THE POINT WEELY (campus weekly newspaper) in "The Rules" section... "The term 'I have gas' has a whole new connotation at PLNU"so... I HAVE GAS!!!!!!!!!!!
So that's that...
NEXT
This weekend was FULL of visitors!!
My mom and dad flew in on Thursday morning. Dad had some business to take care of so mom tagged along and hung out with me. (At this point in my blog I will begin what I'd like to call "restaurant count"...). Thursday night we all went out to sushi at Sushiya (Restaurant Count #1)(their all-time favorite spot to go whilst visiting me, they might just love it more than me... those Spanish rolls do pose some fierce competition).
Friday=PREVIEW DAY! I woke up at 5AM and spent the day with prospective students (mostly herding them like cattle from one event to the next, but loving it none-the-less). Mom came and picked me up at about 12:30 and we spent the afternoon together waiting for dad to finish work. Friday evening we met up with Matthew's parents (who coincidentally chose to visit the same weekend) at Pizza Nova (Restaurant Count #2). We had a great dinner with the 6 of us (missing Camille and Brian of course), and received the news that it was snowing at home (at this point mom called all of her contacts at home to make sure the horses were warm... thank goodness...).
Saturday morning Mom and Dad came over to help me with their parential duties... Dad greased up my car doors, mom measured and fixed some clothes to be hemmed and returned. We then went to Seaport Village to have breakfast/lunch/brunch/whatever (Restaurant Count #3), walk around the shops and watch a terrible magician on the street (we legit-ly saw him pull a foam ball out of his pocket, through his shirt and in to his shoe...). Headed back to Loma and said our goodbyes. We had a great weekend together, but mom had to get back to her new favorite children, the horses... ;) (love you mom!)
REHEARSAL! Finally, rehearsal #2 for BDC 2011! We spent most of the rehearsal learning more of "Pulse". (Just in case you forgot... this is the piece I am understudying for), I'm a huge fan. The movement feels so different, kinda weird, but it looks great (we're learning from a recording of when past BDC dancers performed the piece many years ago). I'm getting really excited to work on even more pieces that I'll officially be a part of! We also continued adding to the technological piece (I'm for sure in this one). I don't think it has a name yet? Anyway, like I said last time, it sounds like a computer is about to explode, and somehow we're supposed to be able to count the music but also make it look goofy and techy and hectic... we'll see how that goes. It's good to spend time with my fellow company members, but I also wish we were required to take some of the same classes or something during the week so we could spend more time together and get to know each other better... or maybe that's just because I'm so social... haha anyway, one last thing I'm excited about... signing up for dance classes at Mesa College where I can pay less that $40 for an entire semester of multiple classes per week, instead of $15 per class 3 times a week... that will be quite fantastic I must say!
After rehearsal I met up with Matthew's family and we had dinner at Miguel's (Restaurant Count #4). YUMMMMM. They then all came to my place to try some of the chocolate covered cookie dough bites Matthew and I made last week, along with drop off a crap-ton (instead of a s***-load...) of grapefruit and the biggest lemon I have EVER seen. Haven't tried the lemon yet, but I'm a big fan of the grapefruit, I just have more than I'll ever know what to do with... haha.
Sunday we all went to La Jolla to meet up with Matthew's cousin Kristen at Rock Bottom Brewery for lunch (Restaurant Count #5). Kristen brought gifts (most were inappropriate but amazingly comical which made up for it all) and stories from China (she's been living there for the last 6-7 months and returned home to good ol' Amuurica just 2 weeks ago). After lunch we played at the gas station (who knew it could be so fun?!), the Microsoft store, and the food court at the mall... and then, when NOWHERE in the Fashion Valley Mall had brownies or chocolate, we settled on paying $5/ package of chocolate to satisfy our cravings, we saw "The Adjustment Bureau" (highly recommended, maybe because the girl was a dancer, but still... it was good!) (Favorite part of the movie: when Matthew leaned over and asked "is she really that good?" referring to her dancing...). After the movie, (Restaurant Count #6) we had a small dinner at Denny's.
Restaurants... holy dang i just want to make my own food again, ok not really, but it was a thought that crossed my mind, until I realized I was eating free food (well, at least paid for by the 'rents) that was prepared for me by someone else all weekend.
Anyway, thanks for reading the updates on my life, even though most of it wasn't about dance anyway... I appologize for my lack of comical comments and witty remarks, but I'm also currently watching "Dancing With The Stars" so cut me some slack friends... next time I'll deliver... you just wait.
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