So, today is the last official day of my 2007 European Summer Extravaganza. My flight leaves tomorrow morning at 6:30 for Zagreb. Then I fly to Frankfort, then Washington, then Cincinnati and then my brother drives me home to Louisville. That means that this summer I will fly on a total of 11 Planes. It will take me approximately 20 hours to get home.
I'm not particularly looking forward to flying all that time by myself, nor am I looking forward to the food, or the rude people or the jet-lag. But I am looking forward to sleeping in my own bed for the first time in two months. I am also looking forward to seeing my brother and all of my friends and being able to walk into a store and buy something in a language I completely understand. And driving places myself and staying out as late as I want to, and dance parties, and girl nights, and watching TV and going to the movies. I could do without the humidity, but I will just have to deal with it.
I packed all my bags already so now I just have to worry about making all my flights on time (I literally just knocked on wood) so that I don't get stuck on some airport forever. Wish me luck, hopefully everything will go as planned.
Goodbye Europe, thanks for the memories!!!!!!!!!

So, this morning we had class at Les Halles. It's kind of like a Mall but in the Metro. And while my fellow students were presenting reports on Hitler taking over Paris during WWII, a man walked past us into a store similar to BestBuy. I thought nothing of it at first, until he came out a while later with shopping bags, and walked right in front of me. The man was only wearing a sweater and shoes. As in, he was wearing no pants or underwear and his penis and balls were just hanging out. While he was shopping. In Public. At noon on a friday.
Also, on monday I was offered sex from a prostitute near Moulin Rouge. He even told me it would be free for me. This was around three in the afternoon.
This is the Paris I have grown to love.

I miss everyone (and I hope I haven't been forgotten). I'm sorry I haven't written more about my trip (I'M TOO BUSY LIVIN' IT UP), but I will give a short summary soon enough, with pictures even.

so, i made it. my plane didn't crash and i didn't get lost or even spit on by the locals (yet..?). i am safe and sound in my room (yes, i got my very own room). I get the internet here, so just drop me a line anytime. or even better, download skype so that we can call eachother for free and just, you know, chat about this and that. i have a video cam, so you can even look at my pretty little face.
my life the past week:
my last couple days at home were very stressful with the packing and homework and saying goodbye to people. but it's all better now. even though i forgot to bring alot of stuff like an extra pair of jeans or a watch. oh well. i will just walk around nakkkkd and have to ask people for the time.
but anyway, the pain ride over was fine even though my second flight (the one to paris) was delayed an hour. the air conditioning wasn't working and it was really hot for the first hour or so. but i couldn't do anything but sit there since the guy next to me was asleep the whole time. from the second he sat down until the plane landed (10 hours) he as asleep. and he used my arm rest, the asshole.
but yeah, then i got to the airport and couldn't find my group for a while, got freaked out, but found them in the end. we took a small shuttle to our residency and could do whatever we wanted until the next morning. this was at about 10 in the morning.
i got to my room and unpacked. lunch and then a power nap. and then walking around campus. oh the campus it sooo pretty. i will definitely post pictures soon. then i walked into town and bought a baguette and some raspberry jam. yummy yum.
now i am tired. goodnight. i miss everybody!!!!!!! write me emails, ok? majapants@yahoo.com
kisses!!!

livejournal, it's been too long.


i leave in 9 days and i am so stressed out. i'm sorry if you haven't seen me in a while but i've been really busy getting ready for paris.
i leave so soon. as in 10 days from now i will be tired and jet-lagged and walking around in paris. it's so crazy. i've been talking about going for what seems like forever, but i feel like the trip sort of snuck up on me. and now it's here. weird. i want to enjoy my time there as much as possible but right now i'm a little bit more worried than anything else. i hate going into a situation unprepared. i'm so afraid i will get lost because i can't speak french when i arrive. i'm afraid i will get lost everyday after that first day of getting lost and i'm afraid that the parisians are going to spit at me for being an uncultured american swine. even though i'm not. american, that is.
i sometimes wish i wasn't going alone because it's always easier to try new things with a friend. but maybe it's my destiny to do this on my own. jumping in with both feet, or whatever. who knows, maybe i will meet the friends i'm going to keep for life there. OR MAYBE EVEN A FUTURE HUSBAND!!!! let's all hope that i will be able to make friends there. let's hope that the people going are really cool.
i will miss everyone who is staying here (obviously). i'm sorry if i've been lame lately and not hanging out as much. i will definitely see everyone at the formal if i can't hang out before then. i hope that the night is everything i have always hoped it would be and that all my wishes come true. i really hope to get a kiss from that special someone (corey). and i hope that i will get to dance all night to all of my favorite songs. i can't wait.

so, here is my schedule:
friday- sunday: work, LAME
monday-wednesday: finish reading book for paris and write the book report
thursday- formal
friday- finish packing
saturday- goodbye louisville, hello paris

i will be in paris may 26th till june 28th. i will hang around europe until july 18th visiting family and friends. so if i don't see you before i leave for paris then i guess i'll see you in july.
i am tired and i have a big day ahead of me. but i really would like visitors if anyone has the time on their hands. reading boring books and looking up parisian history can get really lonely. so call me friends. DON'T FORGET ABOUT ME!!!

it's all happening. school is almost over (i only have my art history final and paining and printmaking critiques left). FUCK YES. And it's also official, i'm going to paris. i leave may 26th and come back july 18th. mark your calendars.
i have so much shit to do before i leave i think i might have a heart attack though. ugh, i know it will be worth it though.

things to look forward to (in no particular order):
- PARIS (DUH)
- FINISHING ALL MY SCHOOL SHIT
- DANCING MY HEART AWAY AFTER MY LAST FINAL ON THURSDAY AT 4:30 (FUCK YES)
- A NEW EPISODE OF HEROES TONIGHT
- A NEW EPISODE OF THE OFFICE THURSDAY
- HARRY POTTER BOOK AND MOVIE THIS SUMMER
- THE FRIENDS ONLY FORMAL

PS: WHAT IS EVERYBODY DOING TO KICK OFF THE SUMMER/END OF SCHOOL?!?!?!?! HAWWWWLRRRR.

i had to wake up at 8 o'clock this morning to register for classes. i just finished and i'm somewhat satisfied. (that's what she said)

here are the classes i am taking incase you want to join me:
intro to anthropology- anth 201-02 (this class counts for a CD and a social&behavioral requirement) prof. Jennie Burnet
drawing and composition- art 305-01/ prof. James Leighty
20th century art history- arth 305-01/ prof. Susan Jarosi
modern islamic thought- hum 316/ prof. TBA
directed study in painting- art 502-75/ prof. Mark Priest
aerobic fitness- hss 111-02/ prof. Yung Chen

also, if anyone has had any of these professors before please tell me if i've made a good decision!!!!!
now i just really really want to go back to sleep....

also, i really want to see this movie soon:

wow, that kid from the nickelodeon show drake & josh really cleans up nice.
BEFORE:

AFTER:


also, i cannot wait until thursday after 3:45 because that is when my spring break starts. i really hope new york city will be fun. i'm so excited!!!!! jdkdfldkg
aslo also, i have not fallen off the face of the earth, i've just been studying/working all the time. sorry friends. you will see more of me after 3:45 on thursday.

now i have to memorize levels of atmospheric circulation and ENVIROMENTAL LAPSE RATE before 4:00 PM TODAY when my exam begins.

this morning when i opened the door to my room there was a white rose in a glass vase at my feet. the note with it read, "for my little sister...love, zdravko" aww. so cute. HE'S SINGLE LADIES!!!

i had an interesting dream last night were i was in this room with josh sitting next to me and andrew hall and ben ortega were making out on the balcony. oh, and temma was making out with john krasinski. leave it up to me to have a dream where I'M not the one making out with john krasinski.
also, later on in the dream i became will smith and started driving around LA in a really fancy car while barbara walters taped me for a segment.

i had a rough day ahead of me: a critique at nine in printmaking and a geosystems (what does that class even MEAN?!?!) test at four. the critique went fine so i drove home to study for the test. i made notecards and read the chapters. then i got to class and didn't understand half of the questions. i fucking hate "all of the above/none of the above" as an option on a multiple choice question. fuck that. and fuck the fact that i DO NOT CARE about open and closed systems or solar energy.
so what's a girl to do when she's down? why, go shopping! i went to the summit and bought 10 shirts for $100. which seems like a lot at first, but if you think about it, that's $10 a shirt which is really good. but it becomes a lot again when i think about the fact that i didn't need 10 shirts (or any more shirts for that matter). oh well. but my cell phone died and i had no idea how i was going to meet up with liz and katie. i tried to call from ULTA but the lady just looked at me weird, and i felt all bulky and weird with my bags and big poofy jacket that makes me look like a marshmellow so i just left when she wasn't looking. but luckily i ran into stephanie, liz, and katie right as i walked out. we talked a little bit about nail-polish, waxing our body hair and chi's. after that we felt like we needed coffee but katie and liz ran away to paint some pottery. sike, they just rand away and hid. we went to get coffee. "but seriously though, lets paint some pottery" we met a dude who LOVED showing his tatoo to stephanie. then we painted soup mugs, crunk cups, and light switches. oh yeah, and little fishies and apples and oranges. then we found out it was COLLEGE NIGHT!!!! woooooo!!!!!!!!!!! mine took the longest but it's awesome. after all i was always creative as a child.
then we met up with chris at qdooooobbbaaaa. i ended the night with watching "lady in the water" at chris'. way too goofy of a movie.
all in all, it was a good day.
also, i want to have another dance party. i can't wait for temma's graduation party.

kisses!

I am maja.  So today Chris played this awesome game called viva pinata for the xbox 360.  It was really cool.  It was probobly the most fun I've had.  ever. 

PS.  Chris is awesome and he has big muscles!

i know it's a little late, but... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!

so, this winter break has been a little uneventful for me. the first half of it i worked all the time and now the second half i'm not doing anything. example: last night chris came over and we hung out for a little bit while he showed me some xbox 360 game. it's very cute. he had to leave early (around 10) because he's a working man. you would think i would have done something, but no. i just sat in my bed and played the sims. only around 2 in the morning did it occur to me that i could have called someone and hung out. this is why i am lame/lAmEEe....

also, kids christmas was very good (although it messed up my sleeping pattern for the next couple of days). the presents were good and i'm very happy that collin liked what i got him. after that day all the pressure was finally off. except that chris' birthday is in six days. new years was also nice. chris and i went to my friend eric's house and had a very small get2gethur.
 
so, that's what's been up. things i am looking forward to:
-new episode of the office this thursday
-brushing my teeth
-leaving my house and talking to people
-my new york trip
-eating breakfast

SMOOOOCCHHHIIEEEESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH, AND:

JANUARY: God chris is so awesome  (HAHA, i'm pretty sure chris wrote this one)
FERUARY: pigtails and clipping coupons
MARCH: jslkh ovt4hjngmf 9prihlkfnm t0pwojklm,vc 0[europjgklnvm,
APRIL: JOINKED FROM SARAH
MAY: she wanna know if we goin to be togetha, even if it aint gonna be foreva 
JUNE: IT'S AN AWESOME STORY SO ASK ME TO TELL IT IN PERSON
JULY: hejfnjke 
AUGUST: no subject
SEPTEMBER: no subject
OCTOBER: my life 
NOVEMBER: i think this is funny 
DECEMBER: lol

ok, done.

i don't have to work tomorrow and that makes me happy. what are you doing?

apparantly i don't know how to close a swiss army knife. nerd alert.

i'm a hypocrite, it's true.
i don't ususally like to talk politics, but there are many times in my life when i consider myself a "liberal."
i believe that weed (or every drug for that matter) should be legalized. yay drugs! i'm pro-choice. i couldn't give less of a shit if a homosexual wants to marry or if a mormon wants to marry like 12 women. whatever, do what you want. i'm all 4 rainbows and loonies.... i don't care for the drinking age and think it needs to not only be lowered, but done away with. what? you're four and your doing tequila shots at recess? awesome!!!! i'm all like make love, not war.... yadayada blahblah.... you get the point.
but all in all no matter how "far left" i am, i think that the smoking ban is awesome. so, sue me.

also, i have become obsessed with the american version of "the office" over thanksgiving break. i practically downloaded every episode on itunes. i'm pretty sure i spent over $50. oh, well, it was worth it. i got to watch an episode on my ipod in my art class while i pretended to paint. awesome. i am really excited about tonight's episode, but i can't watch it because i have to work till 10:30. and after having my own little marathon this past weekend, i'm all like jim&pam get 2ge+her already! anyone with me? oh my god, that was so dorky. sorry, you don't have to reply to that. whoever else watches it and likes it (how could you not?) should watch the episode next week with me at my house (i have a projector you know). OH MY GOD... DORK ALERT!!!!!

ps: speech class is lame.

this weekend was very fun. i love footies. and schotzie. and hope. and temma.

today, or i guess yesterday since it's past midnight, is/was chris' and mine one year annirversary.
it was pretty awesome, and we even made each other the same gift. and he got freaks and geeks season 1 for me. i love my boyfrrrrnd. that's all.

the music from borat was written by a man who is from my hometown, sarajevo.

this is a mural in a smoking lounge