The First 100 Marker

I wanted to find some huge gratitude for the 100th one, but then I realized that is not what this is about. It's about all the little things in life...with some awesome and big things along the way. So 100 shall follow the same as the last 99 and the next 265.

Gratitude 100

Laptop Computer: $1000
Internet Connection: $40
Skype Download: Free
a two-hour conversation with my dear friend
Sun Xing halfway around the world: Priceless.


Last night, I got to talk to my friend Sun Xing from China. (We studied together in Hungary.) It was so great to hear from her. Since she is now back in China, it was weird because my midnight was her noon during our tomorrow. It's exactly a 12-hour time difference. We talked for TWO HOURS!! My internet decided to stop working in the middle of our conversation, so I was sitting outside my apartment on the steps to the sidewalk to get connection from the only unsecured server across the street. I got some of thr craziest looks from the neighbors and passerbyers as I sat outside in the dark talking to my computer. haha! Sometimes, getting internet connection is like doing acrobats! She has been accepted into the Master of Music in Pedagogy program at the Kodály Institute, so she will be spending another year of study in Hungary. Congrats, Sun Xing!! :)

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Yesterday morning, I was babysitting Gretchen and Kate, and they wanted to watch a DVD. They handed me My Little Pony! haha! It was like a flashback to when I was their age! PJ Sparkles, My Little Pony, Care Bears, Rainbow Brite, Pop Beads, Strawberry Shortcake, Gumby...all that stuff from when I was little...and even before that...I remember playing with my mom's Strawberry Shortcake dolls...has just began popping up all over again. How funny!

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Life's been just ridiculous but nothing super eventful. Watching some movies, spilling coffee all over my baby pink blouse (ugh!), practicing...the one thing I hate about the voice: it can only withstand so much...sometimes I wish I could practice for endless hours! Instead, I have to force myself to stop. Nagyon szeretem énekelni! I love to sing! :) I have also began studying some Hungarian again...making vocabulary flashcards. The professor advising me on filling out a Fulbright Scholarship application said I need to go learn 500 more words...so I can be "actively studying Hungarian". haha! Okay...worth a shot.

Speaking of the Fulbright, I am sort of torn on whether or not to actually go through with completing the application. It is hardcore. The application is SO extensive and complicated. I don't know if it is worth the hassle and extra stress. More decisions to make...

Earlier this afternoon, I was out buying a pair of scissors...they are one of those things that just miraculously disappear...I think we have a house elf that likes to come and steal them!...and at the check-out I saw something called "Tootsie Pop Pops." Curious, I picked up a pack, and they are virtually mini Tootsie Pop lollipops without a stick. And they are quite delicious. :d However...now, we will NEVER know how many licks it takes to get to the center of the Tootsie Pop! What would Mr. Owl say to that now?!