Libby Langdon!

I had to blog about this the second I got back just because I am so EXCITED! We had the privilege of having Libby Langdon who you may know from HGTV's Small Space, Big Style, and The Rachel Ray Show come speak at our university through WithIt. Let me tell you, this woman is AMAZING. Her energy is contagious and she constantly has a huge smile plastered on her face. Listening to her speak and hearing her passion for this field come through just reminded me how much I absolutely love interior design. It is not always sunshine and butterflies but the feeling I get from completing a project and seeing a vision come to life was just brought to the front of my mind. In about a year I will be out in the real world getting my butt kicked all over the place by what I thought I knew about interior design but in exchange I will be getting to interact with real people and see genuine reactions to what I create for people. Libby, hopefully you will read this since I gave you our blog website and was shameless like you suggested, but I can not thank you enough for coming and speaking, it was wonderful and inspiring. Now back to getting some homework done because we have a long weekend coming up :)

-Snooki

Our Lives Suck...

Is it bad we're having second thoughts about this major in our spring semester of our junior year? All of us are so burnt out we've lost all motivation possible.

My perfect life would consist of napping and eating. As an interior design student, I barely have time for either. But, if I were a dog everything would be perfect. So, yup, right now I wish I was a dog.

Bianca was just on the phone. At first, talking normally to her mother about the usual - quitting school. Then, all of the sudden I hear these odd animal noises. Apparently she wants to be a cat? Oh. No. Just kidding. She's having an actual conversation with her cat over the phone. Pretty sure that's not normal. Especially combined with my desire to live the life of a dog.

Well that's all the thinking we can manage for one night.
-CiCi (with the presence of Bianca and Snooki)

Food for thought - it's kind ironic that Bianca and Snooki were just doing backward somersaults, because that's how I feel like our life is going right now.

Booooo

See Below...


<3 Pilot

This is how I feel...

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

The End.

-CiCi/Glynn CoCo

Have you missed us?!

Its a been a while since we've blogged world. Primarily because we haven't had any huge crazy projects the past week or so and we've been catching up on sleep and all those other normal thing, can't say I'm complaining too much about that. This past weekend though we took our Interiors and Home Furnishings club trip to Charleston, SC and we had a blast. We saw Boone Hall (which was Ally's summer house in The Notebook), took a walking tour around the city, and saw the Nathaniel Russell and Aiken Rhett Houses. It was an absolutely gorgeous weekend and a much needed escape from our crazy lives at High Point. While we were there we celebrated Bianca's 21st birthday too (home girl happy birrrr!). Someone thought it was her bachelorette party though (not like she was wearing a crown that said 21 on it or anything) she the bachelorette kept getting a shout out. It just made for a more entertaining evening. We ended our weekend with a carriage tour around part of the city and got to see all the amazing architecture Charleston has to offer. Its safe to say we're less than thrilled to be back in High Point after our awesome weekend. We'll just have to take a trip back sometime soon!

Snooks

Reunited.

I'll give you one guess where the wolf pack spent their first night back after spring break.
Yup. Norton. Not going to lie, a week was far too long for us to be apart. But, we certainly made up for it doing what else? An all nighter together.
We had a project due this morning (Monday, March 15).
Can't really say that I rested over break. I mean, I slept a lot. But I was still very dillusional when I got back. Another week off would have been preferred. Maybe on and a cruise or someplace sunny where I can actually get a tan. Norton just doesn't have the sunshine I need.
Anyway, back to the all nighter. It was "git" an all nighter. I was doing work until the very last minute possible. 8:15am. Took me 15 minutes to clean up all my mess in the room and got ready in the Norton bathroom with who else but Pilot! That was definitely a new low for us. Whoever decided not to put showers into this building was mad. I desperately needed one. A hot tub would be nice too...

The only thing getting me through this week is CHARLESTON! I cannot wait to spend a WHOLE weekend with everyone. It will definitely make up for lost time this past week. Not to mention it's going to be Bianca's 21st birthday on Friday! Soo excited!

That's all for now. I'm going to sleep for as long as I can, or at least until the next project comes around.

-CiCi (Glynn CoCo)

Encounter with a Psychic?

First of all...in response to Snookie...We did it guys!!!! I am so proud of us :)

Second...the strangest thing happened to me on Hollywood Blvd. I was walking down the street and passed a beggar man on the side of the road and he looked at me and said, "Come on Bianca." What the crap!!! I did a double take and he called me Bianca AGAIN!! I had to ask my cousin and aunt to verify but what the heck!!!!!???? Either it was a lucky guess or he is psychic and knows my alter ego Bianca. Guys... this is just proof that we are awesome. Maybe he was seeing into the future and our inevitable road to fame. I'm just sayin'...

Anyways, I can't wait to get back and swap stories with everyone!!...and of course Charleston is calling our name (sooooo excited!!!) I love you all & miss you so much!!!!! <3

GET READY FOR OUR REUNION!!!

Drum Roll Please...

So this is the big news we've been talking about. WE'VE BEEN PUBLISHED! Our craziness that started late one night has been read by the outside world and is now published on one of our favorite design websites, PLiNTH & CHiNTZ!!! We're all so excited and grateful for this opportunity and hope you guys take a second to check it out. See, we told you we were going to be famous!

Here's the link---> http://www.plinthandchintz.com/mambo/content/view/900/1/

Lots of Love, Snooks

Re: Members of the Wolfpack..

BIANCA! it's cici! I miss you so SO much!
And the rest of the wolf pack as well :)

Break has been rather uneventful. I've been sleeping a great deal. But, that's probably not a surprise to anyone. I've been rendering my project for residential at a slow pace - which is working for me :) I have a to-do list and I'm trying to stick to it!

I can't wait until I can see you all again!
xoxo
-CiCi/Glynn CoCo

Members of the Wolfpack...

Hi friends :)
I would like to request we use this blog as a way to keep up with each other for the week...what do ya think? Can I talk about myself? hehe

I miss you guys soooo much!!!!!
Looooove Bianc <3

Spring Break

so it has been approximately been 3 hours since i last saw my interior design girls and i am already missing them how the heck am i gonna survive a whole week?! survival strategies/tips are welcome if anyone has any! :) as i try to pack i find everything else to do but that. all the washers are full right now and laundry tonight is not looking too great...looks like i will be bringing it all home WOOOO
well im gonna stop procrastinating and get packing
peace out -- smalls

Ironic Ctd.

In continuence of Snooks post in the wee hours of this morning, our psycology professor is curently lecturing on sleep deprevation. She is discussing how the lack of sleep is dirrectly associated with the immune system, weight loss, mental stability, and memory loss. Memory loss?!?!?! No wonder a late night in Norton can become a bit hazy like a night at the bar. In the words of Snooks "The universe is torturing us!!!" While we yawn and snooks sips on her coffee we are all sitting here with faces that closely resemble a mug shot; mouth hanging open, eyes half closed, etc. Spring break is less than 24 hours away. I'm sure there will be many more eventful and unstable moments in the day to come so keep reading!!!

-Pilot

Torture.

The topic being discussed in Psychology today is sleep. Torturous to me. That's practically like dangling bacon in front of a dog.
-CiCi

How Ironic...

After being in Norton from 9 am - 4 am (thats 19 hours people) I've finally returned to my room. While flipping through the TV channels to see what is on at 4 am (I like to fall asleep with the TV on) I've stumbled upon The Dr.Oz Show. This particular episode was on the dangers of not getting enough sleep (that would be the ironic part since its on at 4 am and I have not gotten a good nights sleep lately). Of course being sleep deprived I was intrigued at what could happen to you. I learned that women have a 45% higher chance of heart problems, you tend to look and feel older, if you get less than 6 hours of sleep a night you have a 50% higher chance of viral disease, heart attack, and stroke. "Lack of sleep is associated with mental decline and overeating (which leads to major aging conditions)." STRAIGHT FROM DR. OZ PEOPLE, WE'RE LOSING OUR MINDS BECAUSE WE DON'T SLEEP!!! Ok, maybe not quite to that extent yet but all these all nighters are certainty not healthy. OK, I'm going to stop my ranting now and actually get some sleep since I have an interview at 9:30 and a midterm tomorrow. Wish me luck!
-Snooks

< 3

So it's creeping upon 4:30am and I'm slowly drifting. I've currently been tracing my perspectives for this project for almost the past hour. But, that's not why I'm here.

I've been so indecisive about this major. It obviously has its ups and downs, as you can see how our emotions can change at the drop of a hat. I often ask myself, "what on earth am I doing in design school?" The endless projects? The sleepless nights? I never imagined it being like this. I don't think anybody does. But, to be perfectly honest, I'm having the time of my life. Most college students live to go out and have a good time and have those "crazy nights" as their memories. This is different. I know that I'm always going to remember the nights that I spend with all of the Wolf Pack members and all the other girls in the major. Yeah, there are serious times when we need quite, need to be alone, or have a break down (which happens quite often). But there are also time when we laugh until we're on the floor. These are the nights I'm going to remember. I wouldn't have made it this far with out these girls. They're the ones that keep me going, and keep me motivated, and I feel like that's the most important thing.

I love you all!

xoxo
-CiCi

Dear Social Life, are you there? It's us, the Wolf Pack!

Another night in the CAD lab . . . I can't think. My brain is dead. I want to sleep. This blows. fsdjklafjasdklfj

CiCi: There's one thing that kills me about staying up all night. The bags under my eyes. I found out today that it takes me approximately 3 layers of concealer to look half-way decent.

Snooki: And eyeliner, eyeliner is key if you don't want to look half dead after staying up for over 24 hours

CiCi: Duh.

Snooki: I'm going to go rock back and forth in the corner, my mind left me a long long time ago. . . this makes no sense. my brain doesn't work, hi.

CiCi: oh. hey..

So we've got this new lingo going on that's really working for us. It has to do with abbreviations but will have a ligit entry about this later. So, Get excited.

Snooks is currently under the CAD desk. I thought she was going to nap. But surprisingly she keeps trying to tickle my feet. She's gone into the "slap happy" stage where you laugh at everything humanly possible. Bianc and I aren't quite there yet...but Snooks is definetely rubbing off on me.

It's going to be a long night, and I'm pretty sure I won't be sleeping at all. Total bummer, especially since sleeping is my favorite past time.

Sorry this entry is so choppy. You're going to have to excuse our current mental state.

-CiCi, Snooks, and Bianca

Oh the mistakes we make...

Everyone makes mistakes right? It's typical as humans. Clearly. But, here in Norton...the mistakes we make just keep getting more and more ridiculous, especially after sleepless night after sleepless night. The only thing we can do at this point is laugh.

As very loving friends, we like to lend a helping hand and send a CAD block here and there. Bianca was so kind as to send me her floor plan so I could snag her ceiling fan. I was doing some creeping on the rest of her plan after I had copied the block of the fan into my CAD file. Noticed she had a very nice set-up for her living room (good job Bianc!) and moved on to her kitchen...and then the problem presented itself. I sit there. Puzzled. Confused. Boggled. You want to know why? She had all of her light switches IN her oven. So I paused. Maybe she moved her oven to a different place and forgot to move the text box? Yeah, that's definately it. I go to see her kitchen elevations to see if that was the solution to the problem. Nope. Oven was where it was supposed to be. It was at this point where I had to ask. I don't think it's a good idea to put switches in an oven, but maybe, just maybe she had a method to her maddness. Her response? Nothing but laughter and "What was I thinking?!"

All in all, we don't only learn from our mistakes, but we find them hysterical.

With love,
-CiCi (Glynn CoCo)

P.S. Favorite quote of the day: "What does he think we do? Sit around, eat bonbons and watch tv all day?!" -Said by Smalls

Vent Time

Today has definitely been filled with mixed emotions. After hours and hours of looking for all our materials (hours of which we could have been working on our project), we found them in a trashcan. It sickens me how disrespectful people can be. I have no idea who it was, and I'm thankful that we got all our things back for our project, but seriously?
Hopefully we'll be laughing about this tomorrow, but definitely not today. All the possibilities of people it could be:
- a drunk student who thought it was funny
- an interior design major who has a grudge against the junior class (but who would hate us...seriously?...maybe they are just jeal- short for jealous, explanation will come at a later post.)
- the maintenance staff... but they don't come in on sundays and it was stolen between 2am and mid afternoon
...any other suggestions??

we'll find the culprit, don't worry, 'cause we'll be "solving crime 'till [morning] time"

Sincerely CiCi/Glynn CoCo and Bianca

How to be sick in 2 hours or less

Step 1: Meet up with friends for lunch, feel fine, excited even. This is the first real meal you've eaten all day since cheetos and a bottle of water at 9 am are not exactly substantial for any meal let alone breakfast

Step 2: Start eating. You're eating REAL FOOD! This is amazing! It's not from a vending machine or a convenience store, omg we're in heaven.

Step 3: After about 5 bites start feeling sick, oh no I might vom (short for vomit, explanation to come in a new post shortly) all over the place, in the caf, I don't want to be the kid who throws up in the caf.

Step 4: Run to the bathroom, make sure you don't actually vom, recollect yourself long enough to go back to the table and collect your things

Step 5: Collect your things, go back to Norton ( you read that correctly, Norton not your room) because your entire life is in there basically and you have to e-mail your english paper thats due in 2 hours to your professor

Step 6: NOW you may go to your room, take a tums, lay in bed with your lap top and do more homework (there's no downtime here even when you're sick, productivity is key)

Step 7: You feel better now that the tums has kicked in, are grateful for a short second that you can head back over to Norton to do work, think for another second about how awesome it would've been to actually have a stomach virus or something so you could really lay in bed all week, start twitching at the thought of all the work you could be doing while you're hypothetically sick, snap out of that day dream and head back to do some work

-Snooks

I need a NAP.

Why do pre-schoolers get nap time? I need it more than they do.
-CiCi

I AGREE! Obama, if you ever read this, please make it a law that all interior design students are required to take at least a 1 hour nap every day. K thank. -Snooks

STRESS

How, at the age of 21, am I so stressed out and consumed with work that I have to schedule in showers to my day and hate doing so because I know its taking away from either more work or the few precious hours of sleep I get? After being in Norton all weekend for a minimum typically of 12 hours a day I wonder if I was dropped on my head as a child that I became crazy enough to go through with this major, and what it would be like to have a normal major, a social life, time to sleep, eat, and maybe have some free time to myself. I pretty have to schedule in a break down every day so I can give myself 2 minutes to go cry in the corner, have a minor freak out, yell at myself to get over it, the go back to work. From here on out I think stress should be ILLEGAL, or I should at least have enough time in my day to clean my room, do some laundry, and maybe watch an hour of TV (is that so much to ask?). I know since its nearly 2 am and I've been working all day this seems a little more dramatic than it will in the morning but sometimes I really wonder if we're all crazy for working our butts off like this. I have friends that tell me I'm so lucky to know what I want to do with my life but at what price? This blog has become somewhat of a god send, we all have turned it into our own outlet to vent, scream, share our laughs, joys, triumphs, and everything else in between. Its somewhat comforting to know that all the things that have been said, screamed, or cried out of stress in Norton will make its way somewhere outside of those walls into the real world we rarely venture in to. Right now though, a few hours sleep before class in the morning is what I need to clear my head. Thanks for listening to the freak out world. Maybe my heart rate will drop just slightly now.

-stressed out snooks