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April 20, 2007
Gold medal, anyone?
Five years ago this day I was down in Georgia, at Emory University, winning the 100m, the 200m, anchoring the gold-medal 4x100m team, and placing fifth in the 100m hurdles. The only time I ever openly celebrated the moment I crossed the line. Beating my "rival" Nyota Pieh, of Emory, who had won every year since in the three I won. Being part of an unbroken WU women's outdoor track conference championship streak. Getting gum on the hem of my dress on the plane ride back.
In a few hours I'll be on the road, once again on my way to Georgia, to cheer on this year's Bears. I'm missing the WU 5-year reunion and a few friends b-day parties, but this will be worth it. I was sorely tempted to try to pick up my golden spikes (no kidding. That was the only color they had, honest) as a rallying point, but that is pretty silly. I don't know where my medals are. I think I got them, unlike the ones from junior year outdoor UAAs...I'll just cheer...and try to be motivational. Life is a journey, time is a river, the door is ajar, that sort of thing...
Here's what I said the day after, all those years ago:
Well, here I am again. No more UAA competition for me.
At the risk of sounding braggish...
I now have three golds in my possession... one for the 100, one for the 200, and one for the 4x1 relay. We RULE! Lady Bears rock the planet! Or at least the UAAs. You could say I went out with a bang. Those and my fifth place finish in the hurdles. So overall (individually) I gave the team 10+10+4=24 points and the 10/4 points from the relay. Coach said the only reason I couldn't get MOP of the meet 
was that I had won it indoors. I really think I would have. No one else double golded except the girl who actually got the MOP award, in the steeple and 5K (she already won last year indoors, too, natch).
You know what? Prayer really works. I prayed before practically every race and look what happened
And one more thing... we qualified provisionally for nationals in the 4x1
Somebody up there really loves me.
Let's go Bears!
something off the Blood Diamond soundtrack
Karavans, Jennifer Roberson
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December 15, 2004
just a little something to smile about
Appropriate, don't you think, since this site is all about the stars?
Of course, there's always the award-o-matic if you need a little pick me up
Hey, are you voting for me in the topsite? Yeah. Didn't think so 
Should I or shouldn't I go to the Q&A orgo class tonight? I just don't know. I don't have any questions right now, and at the rate I'm going with this voting thing, I doubt I will by then...stupid me not ever being able to ask questions when I have them and never having them when I need them...bah. orgo sucks. back to voting and faffing about with Excel.
NaNoWriMo mix
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October 11, 2004
happy and sad
Superman no more I can't believe that Christopher Reeve is dead. He was such a driving force for stem-cell research and scientific advances. He genuinely believed that one day he would walk again. I suppose now he will, since Heaven is all that's good, but I would have liked to see him do it on Earth. I will miss you, Superman.
(stl plug: a link to WU's spinal research site is included in the article.)
On the good side of things, both the Cardinals and the Rams won their games last night. The Rams won in overtime, overcoming a 17-point deficit to totally stun the crowd. The Cardinals came back from losing the last away game in Los Angeles to beating them 6-2, so they're moving onto the NLCS for a best of 7 series. Getting closer to the World Series! How cool would it be to have the Cards in a World Series again? The last time they went was '87, the last time they won was '82...they definitely need to do it again so I can be around and remember it
And my whole family made apple pies last night. Dad did the peeling, mom did the pie crust, and I picked the apples
Well, not last night of course. But I did help in random ways...mmmm. apple pie. Soooo good. Thank goodness there will be some waiting for me after class tonight. Argh! Class! Test a week from Wednesday! Nooooo! I have so much homework to do before then....it seems like this semester (year, really) is going by so quickly. Which is good in that the class will be over soon, but bad that we're already up against another test. Bah.
It smells like turpentine in here. I am heartily sick of all this construction. And I really need to get out and exercise, but I'm not willing to get up earlier and I feel like when I get home I need to immediately eat something and do homework. Ergh.
And especially important this week: I need you to vote for me today and all this week. I'm at the highest level of competition and it seems like whenever I get to this level my support just isn't enough. So please give it a click? Vote links are also after the post
Check this out. Cool astronomy. Thanks D.
"Story of the Year: Anthem of our Dying Day"
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August 9, 2004
Someday I'll be queen
Please vote for me today and all this week. You can click on the picture above or after any entry or along the sidebar...this is the first time that I've made it to Queen of the Web (the highest level in the Caring Women website competition)and I'd love to do well. It's just a click and entering your email...
Yay! I have a desk! Thanks Paige
And the King Arthur and Spidey 2 scores, which makes me happy, because they're good. Now all I have to do is wait for Harry Potter to come out tomorrow and I will be a happy girl. And then no more spending for weeks and weeks as I try and try to save so I can actually get things like a new computer, scanner, digital camera, and of course, a keyboard. But until then I'll have to be happy with my desk
And my massive amounts of Magnetic Poetry. Perhaps I'll share some of my epiphanies with you if I ever get around to typing them up...
May 27, 2004
Gifts galore
Well, I got everything returned/exchanged last night so Jen is a happy camper. So not only did I get a dvd that works, (Yay Siege of Gondor!) I got the Aragorn figurine I forgot to pick up (rather, they forgot to give me) which I got for pre-ordering, and a massive RotK theatrical version poster. Alas no Legolas, so it won't go up in my room
Yay free stuff!
And I got an award last week for moving up in CW:
And Nile sent me this sweet little gift for being her supporter: 
Sweet!
May 12, 2004
Lookie
Thanks again for moving me up. Be sure to click'n'vote!
Sheesh. late every time. You do realize this was from last week, right?
May 3, 2004
Thank you!
Look at that. Only one week in competition and I'm moving up already! Thanks so much, guys. Be sure to click on the picture to vote for me today...or any of the various other places where you can click to vote
*smooch* love!
And check out my poster store, which may or may not be actually up when you read this, but at least I'm trying, eh? Feel free to buy any of those for me
Guess I should go check on that blood.
October 12, 2002
yahoo!
once again I have to thank you, my friends. I've moved up in the Wizard's Quest to the Apprentice's Challenge... so come Monday, limber up those voting fingers and grab your friends and vote for me again! Links at the bottom of posts and to the side! And let me know what you think of my new layout
