Didn't do much this weekend, called my first fieldwork 2 placement on Fri and talked to my supervisor, which was good. There's another fieldwork 2 student going to be there when I'm there too, a guy from Philadelphia University which should be interesting. It will at least be nice to have someone to talk to and stuff since I'm thinking there's a lot of downtime, or we can study together, we'll see.

Today was nice and warm, this week should be short, I think on Tues we are just meeting with our faculty members for our research class, and mine teaches then so I think we'll just meet tomorrow but not sure. And the following week is Thanksgiving, I think I'll either go home that Wed or on Thurs and stay until Sun and I'm going to that Eagles game against Washington. Should be fun. And I talked to my mom today on facebook, didn't know she knew how to use that facebook chat. We have a few games of Scrabble going...

Next weekend is also the conclave in Baltimore, I don't know if any of my friends are going, I never signed up for it either and I think it might be too late but I'm not sure. I'd have to figure out a hotel room and everything though but it does sound good. And I should see if I can get to Walter Reed over my break to observe and ask questions since I'd be interested in working there eventually...It would be fun to go to Baltimore for that or DC, even to just hang out and see those cities, I should start looking up jobs in those areas. It would be good to look for jobs since I'll be done in a year and looking for jobs and stuff.

I did well on my case study that was just graded, and on our management test, I wasn't sure I did that well. So I'm happy, I guess I have a high B in that class now. We do have more schoolwork coming up, finals, a portfolio and a mini portfolio and resume...might be good to look over stuff and get some of that together.

Been a pretty long week, or it's seemed like long days, so I'll probably just be hanging out this weekend, we have a test on Tues, really wanted that Phillies parade again...but congrats to NY and their MVP (is that official yet?) and NY people, have fun at the parade and everything. I keep thinking back to last year when we won, and just cheering after the last out and running out onto Broad St and it being absolutely crazy, and staying out there for a few hours. Then the parade on Halloween, perfect weather, and being that close to the floats as they went by...

It was really cool to get down to South Philly too, and see everything go by and follow it to the stadiums and watch the speeches and everything. Apparently they had stopped running the subway to the stadium that day, and only took people back north. And with this strike going on I'd have to stay close to this area for a parade, and I guess watch the rest on tv. And I don't know if I'd get that close to everything up in center city, not sure how that worked but it was really great in South Philly. Also, what did they do at the ballpark after we won? I know last night at Yankee Stadium they played We Are The Champions, did we do anything like that? And why Cole Hamels for MVP? I'm just starting to get into this all and really follow it, not sure I will during the regular season next year but I'd like to catch some games and get to some if I can. As Hamels said, he wants to keep going down Broad St again, again, again...

Now it's the 6th inning of game 6 in the World Series, we need to get some runs in and keep up the good pitching we have going. I hope it goes to game 7 and it would be really fun to have another parade here, but I keep thinking back to last year and how that all worked out. I had just gotten into the Phillies and baseball during the World Series, so I wasn't even really familiar with the players and everything, but now I've gotten into it and next year I'd like to go to games and maybe I'll watch more during the regular season. I'll miss it though since I've really been into the postseason and watched most of it.

The Septa strike also is going on, and if we do have a parade I'm hoping it will be back up and running by that time. I could see the parade in center city, but last year I went down to South Philly and ended up down there for a while, watched the parade and walked over to the stadiums and saw the speeches and everything. And I had such a good spot during the parade, I'm not sure I would get as good of a spot the next time, but if not this year, we always have next year, and we have a World Series title already which was so cool. Would be fun to go to game 7 though and get through that one. It was a pretty good series and interesting one, watched game 1 with my brother in the city, saw game 3 at home, the others at my apt and if there is a game 7 I'm thinking my brother and dad and I would watch some of it. Hope these guys batting now have some good hits coming up.

11:28 pm-So last year's win and parade was so cool, and we made it to game 6 in this series, and we'd have to get something going in the 9th to make it to game 7. Still love them though, all had good plays and good games. The other night I saw that video of the Phillies that is about their 2008 season narrated by Lidge, pretty good. They have players talk about stuff and showed clips from the season, that was a good season too. Next year I'll have to follow the season more and hopefully get to games too, especially during the summer or while I'm still in the city. It is a long wait until next year though and even spring training...

Game 5 of the World Series is about to start, hope the Phillies can pull this off and make it go to game 7 back in NY, another World Series win would be so much fun. And I'm thinking I will miss not having baseball on until next spring after this week. I really would like to go to some games next season, and maybe I'll follow the whole season, but this year I watched most of the postseason and we looked good. Looked good in some of the other games although we need the whole team to play well, and get hits and pitch well and all of that.

Went home this past weekend for Halloween and stuff, just watched the game and visited my grandparents when I came back yesterday. I'll be back for Thanksgiving but not sure if I'm going back before then. It was nice though to be home with everyone, watched the game on Sat and went to dinner with my parents Fri night.

I saw this in the Daily News, and found it in the online version:

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/top_story/20091027_Sexy_swingers__Fans_have_a_sweet_spot_for_these_Phillies.html

I still haven't voted, what do you all think? When I did check, Werth was winning followed by Utley, which sounds about right to me. And I didn't even know who most of these guys were a year or so ago, I just got into baseball and the Phillies with their World Series run last year, and I've been really into it this year so far. Next year I'd like to go to more games, only got to go to one this year with some people in my class for OT night.

This World Series should be good though, I have no idea how the Yankees play or anything, but the Phillies have been looking good so far in the postseason. Should be interesting with a NY team against our Philly team though.

This is going to be a long week, today we went in at 9 to make up some time we missed last Thurs, the rest of the week except Thurs I'm up early and my day ends late. Looking forward to Thurs class being over and this test being done. It's already like halfway through the semester too, it's going by so fast. Did some more work on my section of this case study, it seems like it's harder than the others or that we have more to do with this one, probably because of the teacher we're doing it for, and I think we're all going to be really happy when we're done with her on Thurs...

My family and I went out for dinner on Sat, which was fun, good food and good times. Not sure what I'm doing for my birthday, maybe my friends and I will do something since we usually do stuff for each others birthdays. Michelle is having her Halloween party the next night too, also the World Series starts on my birthday which is cool. It'd be cool to go either to that or to the NLCS although the only other game in Philly is Wed. And I saw the very end of the ALCS game, LA won which was pretty cool.

This weekend should be fun too, those guys have their Halloween party, haven't seen or talked to them in a while. Should be pretty good, I think most of my friends are going, actually not sure but since a few of us are going the others might. So I'm not sure if I'll do anything else this weekend, have to study for our test on Mon, maybe rest and stuff. Though it should be fun to hang out with those guys again and see what they planned for their party, and meet people...

Feeling like I'm ready to be done with school, done with all this work we have, tests and papers...but it's fun to see everyone every day and stuff, and that we're going through it all together. Just not as into it this semester, although it's different than last semester, not as into the classes though but it's almost over. Just have less than 2 more months, then I'm done with school...

I kind of want to do something tonight (and this weekend), but I don't like this weather at all, and I'm tired I think because of it, just have Game 2 on of the NLCS and it's not that exciting yet...we are up 1-0 now though. Looking forward to dinner tomorrow night too, with my family, at Pod. Should be fun, I haven't seen them in a while and it will be fun to be with them and get dinner out in that area.

And the announcers said before the game that it's like 90 in LA, and it's sunny, and it's so cold and windy and raining here...I actually remember during the World Series last year it raining, and my brother and I walked around in the rain one night to find somewhere to watch the game and get dinner, and then watching the rest of that game the next night or that final game when we won...

Hopefully the next weekends will be nice, the Halloween party should be fun, so maybe I won't do much this weekend and rest and get work done. Also looking forward to Halloween, not sure what I'm doing but maybe people will get together or I can do something with my brother and go trick or treating...

I'm tired but watching the game and have been pretty much since I got back at like 8:30. It's been good too, and now I'm watching these series starting with the NLCS and some of the games before this one. Actually pretty exciting now that we're up 8-4 though we still have best of 7 games. It's been a good match up though, the game is close so far. The last series was close too against Colorado. It seems like the game is earlier tomorrow, so I'm not sure if I'd watch that with people, but maybe some of the other night games if we're in the World Series and stuff. Definitely would be fun to watch with people. Especially the World Series, if the Phillies make it again, so if they win I can watch with other people and celebrate, out on Broad St was so cool last year.

It would be pretty cool to get the title 2 years in a row too especially now that I'm more into it and stuff. Next year I think it'd be fun to go to some games if people want to. I wanted to go to more this year but didn't get to, have to plan that next time. Maybe over the summer next year depending on what I'm doing and what's going on.

Not into this weather either, went out to dinner with Hanna, Olivia and Eugene, it was good but it's been so cold today. Not into this and if it's this cold now I'm not looking forward to the winter, although we're supposed to get storms I think which I like. Hopefully we do get more snow this year, I like that part about winter, it's fun and more quiet and stuff which is nice. It's supposed to rain the whole weekend I think, and I think people aren't going out or anything which might be good too, we have the guys Halloween party next Sat and Michelle's the following Thurs, then Halloween...got some stuff coming up this month which should be fun. Going out with my family on Sat night for dinner for my birthday, which is good timing too since I have plans in the next couple of weeks.

Just got back from school and got lunch, we didn't have our morning class and all came in at noon to get our case study papers back and then meet with our case study groups. I think this one should be ok too although we all do get the same grade for the work everyone else does, but I guess we'll go over it all together and stuff. We have one person who I've heard does work at the last minute, though it's good I have a good first case study grade now. Should be ok, and we split up the sections and it does look like a lot, but I have the first section which isn't that long and is just the profile of the person. I haven't done that one or the second before, next time maybe I'll do the second section for the last case study.

So then we all left, I thought we had class this afternoon, but we go in at 9 on Mon, that's going to be a long week. Have to keep getting to sleep early and stuff, yesterday was really long at fieldwork, but we only have that 4 more times now. And two more classes with this teacher who I'm starting not to mind as much, maybe since we just have her these few times in this class. And I've kind of gotten into the cognitive stuff, though I haven't seen it used yet and that might be interesting.

Tonight I'm going to dinner with some friends, this Thai place in West Philly. It's cool that a couple of them live out there too so we end up going out in that area a lot. Also wondering if people are watching the Phillies games, I'd like to but maybe I'll just try to do that with people tomorrow...

These Weds with fieldwork are really long days, I leave at like 7:45 and get back here at like 6 or after 6. Although I did more today which was more interesting, and went around to people's rooms, I think I might like doing that if I were to work in a hospital or something. It gets old just being in the same room all day. And I thought that I don't know if I could do that setting for 3 months, a couple of my classmates are there for their level II fieldwork, although it might be an easier setting than a hospital or rehab...

My parents are coming into the city Sat for dinner, going out for my birthday, which isn't until the last week of the month but it should be nice. Not sure what people are doing this weekend, I'd like to see the Phillies games tomorrow and Fri, I guess I'll see if people are going out. And I'm looking forward to next weekend for the guys Halloween party, and Halloween the following week. Have to do something for that.

Going to have to start studying for this next test in our older adults class, I'm actually somewhat interested in the cognitive stuff we're going over. I feel like most of it makes sense, like the cognitive levels we're going over now, and this teacher we all don't like is actually ok, with using videos and having us do more group work and I feel like it's more useful than last semester. And the classes are an hour shorter which is nice.

But when I do get a job, it will be really important that I really like what I do and where I work, though there I'll be reading everyone's charts and coming up with the treatment plans so it will be different. Although now it seems like they do the same thing with everyone, and they use the same tools and stuff, similar exercises and I feel like it could get old quickly. Only 4 more times now at this place...they're nice there though, small OT/PT depts...

Watching the end of the Phillies game, it's been pretty exciting with the Phillies ahead and then the Rockies and now the Phillies again at the end of the 9th...I still think it'd be exciting if it went to game 5, but we could end up winning and then the league championships start Thurs.

I think if we won the World Series again I'm not sure that I'd get so close to the parade and everything like last year, but I'll see. Hopefully if we do win I can get to the parade and everything, and it'd be cool to go to a postseason game too. Or watch the games with people...there's a game this Thurs and Fri which I could go out and watch if people wanted to...

It was just really cool how everything turned out last year with the World Series, that the parade ended up on a Fri and we got out of class for it...this year it may end during the week and we have class and other stuff going on.

We have a test tomorrow also, then we get to leave which is nice, so we'll be done around like 2 or whenever the test is over. Nice to have a shorter day, and now we have 3 more classes with the teacher we all don't like, it's really boring although this time hasn't been as bad. We just have this one part of the class with her, and we watched videos in the last couple of classes which is helping me understand the material which is good. And maybe I'll read also which would help, I have the book.

It would be fun to have a repeat of last year though, I see these signs that say that, and it was so much fun last year when I just got into it, and it's fun to follow the postseason this year too.

10:00 pm-Lidge did it again, looking good, and Phillies go to LA to play the Dodgers starting Thurs. Should be fun to watch the first couple of games, and we're on our way for a repeat. I did also think it'd be interesting to have the two LA teams play each other...That was an exciting game...

And the schedule of the rest of the postseason looks good, one of the World Series games is on Halloween, could watch that if the Phillies are in it again, and the second game is the night Michelle is having her party, the first one is on my birthday...and if the Phillies make it again and win it'd be cool if the series went to game 6 or 7 so I could get to the parade and we all could...

Still not sure if people are doing anything this weekend, wonder if we will or if we will in the next weekends coming up. I was thinking I kind of don't want to go out tonight, kind of tired and stuff, but I'm sure it'd be fun to go out like last time. Especially if we all went out like last time, my friends and the guys we know. Looking forward to seeing them all again either at that party or before that.

Otherwise I haven't really done much today, did studying and stuff for school but that's about it. Did the IRB we needed to get done I think this month, or by the end of the semester, so that's good. I found some articles or abstracts for the applied research also, I'm not sure what else we're supposed to do, it seems like the other groups are doing more than we are but we also don't have as much work to do. I like our group too and it's an interesting idea.

I feel pretty ready for this research test/midterm too, keeping up well with schoolwork and I'm not sure what we have in Nov/Dec but this month we have our older adult test at the end of the month, I think that's it, we have a case study assignment we haven't gone over yet, maybe I'll get that stuff organized. I kind of also want to get a 2010 planner at some point, maybe I'll go look for one.

I guess I'll meet them at Michelle's apt, Jessica is going over there so I think I will too, and then going to Rob's and then to Old City...wonder if all of those guys will go out tonight also, would be fun. Different than hanging out in their apt or West Philly though but we'll be hanging out with them at their apt in a couple of weeks for their party. And Michelle's party the Thurs after that, before Halloween. I still need a costume, I should have these gloves somewhere and I have a mask (one of those on a stick), probably just use that.

It should hopefully be a fun few weekends, this one and then the next coming up. My parents are coming into the city next Sat for my birthday and we're going to dinner, the one after that is "Booze and Boos" at the guys apt we've met different times, and then Halloween is the last Sat of the month. Not sure what I'm doing or what other people are doing then, but it's a fun time. And the World Series will be going on then...

I may go out tomorrow with friends, and I'm not sure about the other weekends this month, but Michelle is having a Halloween party the Thurs before Halloween, which should be fun. Two weekends ago was so much fun with hanging out in West Philly most of Sat night and then the Eagles game on Sun. It's a fun area out there too in University City which is where those guys live and that was fun, even though we just went to one bar, and walked around and ended up at their apt that night. Looking forward to their party in a couple weeks.

I studied earlier today too which was good, it wasn't that bad. I'll have to see if I can finish a lot of it tomorrow, and do other work so I can get it done. I still have to go over stuff for our test on Tues, but it should be ok. There wasn't that much to read or go through and I still have to read the articles and get that ready. Also maybe I'll do stuff for our applied research group, and I think that's it. I should also probably start reviewing stuff for this next test in our older adult class too. Really looking forward to the end of this month now...

I thought I might want to do an entry about the past year and the things I've experienced since living in the city. It's been pretty cool too, and I have to remember all the way back to last summer...

Should check out my pictures, but walking back to my apt today (I think) I remembered the Palin protest I ran across one day walking around...The Phillies making it to the playoffs last Oct and to the World Series last year and winning, the Phillies parade, the Mummers parade in the freezing cold weather on New Years Day, New Years Eve, Halloween, OT night at the Phillies, meeting new people, going out dancing and to bars, exploring the city in the summer...

There's so much I did and still more I want to do while I'm here. I thought today while watching the Phillies that I may not be in the area next year at this time. And the Phillies could be in the playoffs again next year, but I thought if they got to the World Series I'd come back and visit if I'm in a different city. It is a cool time of year with them in the playoffs again, it was really cool last year with them winning and that party on Broad St and then the parade...

Now I guess they call this Red October, and the Phillies are in the playoffs again, and it'd be cool if they made it all the way to the World Series again, and won. That was so much fun last year. But I just went to the Phillies website and printed out the playoff schedule, and their schedule for the regular season next year. I definitely want to go to more games next year, if I can. During the spring it may be hard but in the summer I should be able to. And it'd be really fun to go to games now although I don't know if there are still tickets and how much they are.

My dad said if the Phillies make it he's inviting his friend/business friend up here again since we were all celebrating last year. I remember that guy was going to go back to his room to get room service, and my dad said he should stay out with people, and we ended up winning. It was pretty crazy too with the rain delay and finishing up half of a game...

And the World Series may start on my birthday which would be really fun. It just goes until after Halloween this year, we'll see how many games they need to play and who's in it. I haven't been following them for most of the season and even now, but I may see if I can watch some of the game tomorrow when I get back, and I'll see about the others. Oh and I saw some of the interviews this afternoon after the game which was cool since Jayson Werth was being interviewed, hadn't seen him speak before. That would be so fun to have a repeat of last year though...

It would still be cool to see David Cook and his band, although I'm not following him as much as I used to when he was on Idol and even right after that. I really would have loved to go to his homecoming and was following that online and everything, and went to see him before the Idol concert when they came to Philly, loved that. I'm still seeing pictures and videos of the concerts and it would be fun to see him, and to hear the new songs in person. Some of those would be really great I'm sure, really rock out. And I like seeing live music.

And for them I probably would travel, and I wanted to do that for others on Idol...

We're back in school, we only have like 10 weeks left of classes, one of my classmates told me today. That's pretty cool, I feel ready for it to be over, but I am pretty used to being in school with college and then grad school. It's really going to be different in fieldwork and then applying for jobs and everything. And in fieldwork not everyone we hang out with will be around, Hanna and Michelle will be around though so maybe we can all hang out on weekends sometime.

It seems like the weeks are going by fast too, and now we're just in classes 3 days a week since we start fieldwork this week. Now we have the teacher we all don't like for the next 5 classes of our older adult class, then we're done, been looking forward to that from the beginning. And Tom who we all like teaches that class at the end, which will be fun.

I guess when we're done with fieldwork we have off on Wed, which should be nice. I like this weather too, and this time of year since it's getting cooler, feeling more like fall, and soon the leaves will be changing colors and it will be Halloween time and then we'll get into the real cold weather which I don't like...although if we get snow this year it will be nice. I like that about the winter. And hopefully these next weekends we can all do fun stuff, we'll see though. That last one going out in West Philly was so much fun even though we didn't really do that much...

Didn't do much today, it was nice out though, I walked around a little outside. It's still warm out but still kind of feels like the real fall weather is coming too. I did go back to Old Navy and got more shirts, they do have some nice stuff there for good prices. Studied more too, I feel pretty good about the test on Tues, I'm sure people will be going over stuff tomorrow for it also.

Wonder what everyone else did this weekend, I know some of my friends did stuff with other friends, it would be fun to go out again soon. Maybe these weekends coming up. It'd be cool to see those guys too, that last weekend was so much fun...I think Hanna's friend Val is coming next weekend actually so maybe we will all do something, that'd be fun like last time. And we didn't even do that much, just stayed in the one bar for a while, and walked over to the other bar, and back to their apt, but it was a lot of fun walking around with everyone and talking and everything.

So hopefully next weekend and the next weekends we can plan stuff or do things, I'll have to ask my friends what they're up to, since now all of them will be around this weekend too. And they may talk about it this week, sometimes we do...

I'm listening to the interview a couple of guys did on WYPR Maryland Morning for their play, and a group of people I went to college with are in it or involved in it. It's the Baltimore Rock Opera Society, so they must be that group and put on different plays, it'd be fun to get to one sometime. Maybe over winter break if there's anything, or reunion next year or something like that. Or when the conclave is, if I can visit people.

It's so cool listening to this too, I liked the guy who is the director, and it'd be cool to see him again...and the guy interviewing them is the chorus teacher/director at my college, and I had him for I think a musicality class and liked him...it brings back memories of college though hearing this, and college was such a fun time...

It'd be cool if those people went to the reunion and I got to see more people...I'd like to go back to Baltimore too, that's a nice city. I actually spent more time there after I graduated, and DC, maybe after I'm done school I'll move to one of those cities. Though I like some parts of Philly too, like Center City and West Philly, it does seem like a lot of people stayed in Baltimore especially this group putting on this play this weekend. I think it's been like 5 years since I've seen them too, would be so cool to see everyone that weekend or visit with them.

( college )

I've started thinking more recently about last year at this time, since the Phillies were in the playoffs then too, or starting to be in the playoffs, and they won more games and ended up in the World Series, and ended up winning that. I see more people walking around in Phillies shirts or jerseys now, since the Phillies play this weekend here, and then I guess it's the playoffs. Last year though was so much fun, and it went by so fast, but the games, the parade, running out onto Broad St the night they won...

I watched some of one game with my brother, and we ended up walking around in the rain most of the night finding a place to eat and to watch the game, watched the last part of the last game with my brother, dad, and someone my dad does business with who was visiting, and we all ran out on Broad St at the last pitch when they won...I remember that whole scene and staying up really late then...

The parade, which I went to by myself, went down by the stadiums (Oregon Ave) and was really close to everything, then walking to the stadiums and standing in the parking lot while the players and everyone made their speeches...riding back on the subway next to a group of guys, I can't remember what I talked to the one about or if it was much, but thinking back I should have talked to him more, they seemed cool. It'd still be cool to run into them again.

But we'll see this year, hoping if they win and everything, it's on a night when we don't have school the next day or I'm not doing anything, although if I was doing something like with my friends and those guys it'd be fun to celebrate with them and hang out with them...I should check the schedule for everything though. And Halloween last year, we went out in Manayunk, fall is starting...