My Life List of 50 Important Things.

*Italicize = already completed.

1. See a taping of the Ellen DeGeneres show
2. See a taping of Saturday Night Live
3. See a taping of Conan O'Brien
4. Work for the Philadelphia Flyers
5. Skydive
6. See the New River Gorge Bridge in W.Va.
7. Learn to drive a standard without freaking out
8. Write the books that are sitting in my head
9. Live in Europe (Italy?) for at LEAST a year
10. See the Grand Canyon, Mt. Rushmore and Yellowstone
11. Rock climb in Yosemite National Park
12. See Aurora Borealis
12. Get published in a big magazine
13. Get some photography published
14. Learn how to change a tire
15. Start a non-profit in memory of my mom either with organ donation or IPF
16. Participate in a Relay for Life
17. Visit every single state in some facet
18. Visit as many countries as possible, especially Australia, Egypt, and South Africa
19. Become fluent in Italian
20. Surf ... or at least try it
21. Own a beach house
22. Get my masters degree
23. Go parasailing
24. Learn to cook ... better
25. Ride in a hot air balloon
26. Write a screenplay
27. Learn guitar
28. Take a self-defense class
29. Get in shape
30. Go white water rafting
31. See the following bands/artists on tour: U2, Journey, Tom Petty, Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Van Morrison, The Police, Bon Jovi
32. Get a tattoo
33. Scuba dive
34. Learn how to sew
35. Make a t-shirt quilt
36. Actually finish my scrapbooks
37. See the Top 100 movies of all time
38. Read all of the classics I still haven't read
39. Go to Las Vegas
40. See the president
41. Go whale-watching
42. Feel totally comfortable in a bathing suit
43. Become a better decision maker
44. Be a guest at the Academy Awards
45. Go on a cruise
46. Drive across the country with my best friends
47. Be present for a Philadelphia Flyers Stanley Cup win
48. Get paid for writing about my travels
49. Volunteer more
50. Cross off every single thing on this list

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Project 4

For project 4, my group is going to be working on fixing the parking problem at the student rec center. I feel a little bit rushed with this project since there's only so little time left in the semester and with everything else going on, this is really not something I have a lot of focus for. But I guess it has to be done and so our first step is to figure out an outline for the problem. We've already talked a bunch about some potential solutions, like installing an ID swipe system inside the building for parking so that it is known that the person parking in the lot is actually using the gym. The main problem lies in the fact that students will park their cars in the Rec lot, leave and go to class, and then other people who actually want to use the gym cannot find a parking space. If a free parking swipe system is installed past the entrance gates of the Rec and is swiped BY someone, the person will not be able to go in, swipe for parking and leave. They will be forced to only park there if they are using the gym. The other things our group will have to think about is how to set up the webpage and what kinds of designs, pictures, animations, etc. that we've learned in this class to use on the webpage.

YAY!!

Wow! I'm so proud of myself! I fixed up my page a lot and now it has these cool box titles with a wood paneling background! The only thing I'm having trouble with now is the slideshows. Three out of four of them won't center align, and on the computers in class, they weren't loading. On all other computers, they were, so I don't know what's going on. But I'm really excited about what I've done and I hope that everyone else likes it. I even added music to my one slideshow on my index page! Yay!!! :)

Project

So I'm finally getting somewhere with this project. I haven't talked to my friend yet, but I've done a lot all by myself. I'm kind of proud! :) I made a bunch of slideshows for pages that need multiple pictures so I wouldn't clog up the page with huge images. Also, I think it's more fun that way. I organized a little bit better and tried to add a menu bar, but I'm having trouble with the links. I can't seem to get them to stay on the image or center. And now the link colors are changing. It's really confusing.

I need to ask about a few things in class tomorrow, and maybe get some extra help with it. I think it will look really good when it's finished as long as I can get these kinks worked out...

I've been working on it too long now so I should probably just go get ready for work!

Happy Easter!

Well, it's Easter Sunday. I've had a sort of lonely day. Holidays are always hard without my mom. And I didn't even get to go home this year to see my dad or brother. I hope they did ok today. I went to Mass this afternoon, which was hard since its always so somber and then makes me feel like I want to cry. I had dinner at my boyfriend's family's house which was nice, but again, a big family together makes me realize what I don't have anymore. It's only been a year and a half, but it feels just like yesterday. I miss her so much...

RIP Mom