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Another biography! Because my friends like being made fun of in writing (in a good way of course).

Next up on my list of friends is Heather, or Fairs, or Bairns as everyone has taken to calling her.

Heather was born a poor black child...okay not really but she sometimes tries to make us believe that with her stories of her work as an illegal worker in a ghetto daycare. Not to incriminate my friends or anything.

Okay, redo.

Heather, Fairs, Bairns, the baby of the group was born in the great state of Ohio. Known affectionately, as the mom of the group, she is known for keeping children in line and waking them up when it is too late to be sleeping and still be civilized. (For the record that time is12pm, and yes that is every weekend). Heather is a student at the University of Akron majoring in chemical engineering, in the hopes of one day obtaining a Ph.D teaching engineering at at a university herself. As a youngester, Heather was educated in her home with her three brothers; however, she spent one year in real school, which she constantly reminds those who make fun of her homeschool social skills. In her spare time, Heather enjoys reading, listening to christian music, watching PG rated movies, and keeping her fellow college friends in line.

~Noelle

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Innate Curiousity

There are two types of innate curiosity in this world, there is the type that people look for, the type that invents things, and wants to discover a better, and then there is the nosy type. If one more person asks me where I'm from and if I speak Chinese I am going to smack them in face. I know sometimes they are just curious but the look on their faces after I say no I don't know Chinese and no I have nothing to share with you culturally pisses me the hell off. People who are Chinese give you that oh so you're not really chinese with their I'm better than you attitudes and the people that aren't just look disappointed. So maybe we can avoid all this and people can just mind their own damn business.

I had a mini realization today, but then I realized my realization is pointless, and now I'm just sort of sad. I've been playing with graphic design a little bit the last few days because a friend was interested in making a poster, and I get really into that sort of thing. But, if you have a weird, slightly artsy project you want done, even as a joke, I'm your girl. I'm actually pretty proud of this poster, but its a surprise for someone who may or may not be reading this, so it must remain hidden. But, if you have a weird, slightly artsy project you want done, even as a joke, I'm your girl. All through high school I wanted to be a graphic designer, however,  I sort of shoved it away because it was my least practical career musing. Why would anyone encourage me to be a graphic designer when I can do math, if you can do math and science all of your less lucrative loves are pushed aside. I wanted to take some graphic design classes in high school, but it got in the way of AP classes, and I did music so that took my "fun" period during the day. Anyhow, I looked at my college's website and basically I would have to start from scratch it I were to switch my major, and I wouldn't graduate on time, for a major that has really competitive employment and at best will make be 40k.

They say that if you pick a job that will pay well, you can use that money to pursue the dreams you neglected because of practicality. But the forget to mention that by the time you reach this point in your life you have other obligations. You will have the job you weren't sure you wanted and a family who will hopefully rank higher than your childhood dreams.

A quick Shirali pic update courtesy of Jahnavi

I went to a movie party last night. Stayed up til 3:30 am talking to a friend, and got my nails painted. It's the girliest I've been all month.

~Noelle

A late side note. Since I can't publish the poster, here's some wallpaper I made.

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Some Summer Reads

There really isn't anything to update about though. I just noticed I haven't posted in a while. My summer has been rather uneventful the past 2 weeks. The highlight of my day was finding a coupon for $7.99 large pizzas at Dominos. They were delicious by the way.

The weather is getting nicer, although its been a little chilly for the summer. The summer sort of came early though. I'm used to being in school through the 2nd week of June. Work has been unexciting, but I basically am paid to do inventory, check stuff out, and then read books. I read two kids books yesterday and 3/4 of a teen book today. We're right next to the kids section so I just walk over and grab whatever looks interesting, or what I recognize from childhood. One of the books I picked up yesterday was called The Pinballs by Betsy Byars. It was my first "heavy" book. I think I was 8 when I read it. It's about these 3 kids in a foster home. The girl was beat by her step father, the older boy had his legs run over by a car by his drunk father, and the younger boy was abandoned by his mother and lived with a pair of old ladies, but then they died. The boy with the broken legs sinks into depression and the girl is really bitchy. It's a really good book though I read it a lot when I was little.

I'm really getting desperate for material here. Reviewing children's' books. A few other good books for anyone bored this summer who still reads this. 

It's Kind of a Funny Story, one of my favorite books I read in high school. I felt like I related a lot to the character. Craig's thoughts pretty much summarized my thoughts, the good and the bad.

Another good teen book, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and I read it before it was popular for anyone that was wondering. I think it was 8th or 9th grade.

One last teen book, anything John Green is good (well except wasn't a fan of Abundance of Katherines, but that could just be me). The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns, are good too.

And for something thats not another teen book about depression, I had a bit of a theme through high school, Ready Player One. One of my favorites from last summer. Its sort of a geeky dystopian society novel, but were all a little geeky, right?

Since dystopian novels are all the rage right now I also want to say Hunger Games, The Legend Trilogy, and The Divergent Trilogy are also excellent. Maze Runner I found a bit disappointing. I also just finished a Jodi Picoult book. She's a bit of a guilty pleasure author. I'm usually not into literature that is aimed more towards the female gender, but I always read her. Nineteen Minutes and House Rules were my favorites. Just finished The Storyteller. Don't read The Pact unless you want to be pissed at the characters for most of it.

Anyway, hope is having a great summer.

~Noelle

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