CLOSED on Sundays

My public library is closed on Sundays.  

At UP, I could spend my whole Sunday in the library if I wanted to, but it was pretty typical to find me there after mass till closing.  Ah...you know those Study Sundays when you attempt to do all the homework you had to do over the weekend. Bah...I hated those.

Anywho, the Elk Grove Library opens at noon tomorrow, which is perfect because I can head over there after my morning run! Woot! ;)

I'm sorry for this delay. As mentioned before, things have been really busy since I've returned home. 

TOMORROW!!!

Get ready for the finale!  Well, at least my finale (for now).

Rick has summer school, starting tomorrow, and he wanted to give his two cents about being back on campus and in the library. So the adventures continue...kinda.

Guess you never know what to expect on The Adventures of Rick and Tarra.

Ciao! ;)

P.S. I did see Iron Man 2 on Friday, hence why I didn't write then. Btw...if you haven't seen that movie, you should go see it. LOVED IT! Then for Saturday, I was doing some more cleaning and organizing and some more movie watching. Ah...it's summer! Keep your shorts on...the blog is coming.

P.P.S. The picture was taken in the bonus room in my house. We have lots of bookshelves lining one wall, like a library! haha My brother, Kyle, joined me. :)

Waiting...

Yeah I know you've been waiting for my last post - my personal closing statement to the excellent adventures of Rick and Tarra.

Well, I've been at home - unpacking, cleaning, organizing, shopping, running, applying for jobs/internships, traveling, sleeping, watching TV, etc. It's been a busy time since I've returned to the Golden State. I haven't really had a chance to hit up the public library to finish off the blog.

However, I will try my best to get to the library this weekend! I just remembered the fambam and I are watching Iron Man 2 tomorrow, so the blog might need to be put off for another day. Sorry folks!

Anyway, I just wanted to give you a quick update because I've heard a bunch of you are waiting, including my buddy Rick!

Don't worry! The blog is coming! ;)

P.S. The picture is from my room. Nothing like having a bunch of high school yearbooks and Harry Potter (7th book is missing though)!

"Now that's a wrap!"

I'm now in Oak Harbor, WA. Back at home for a total of 11 days before I head back down to Portland for Summer Semester! I'm actually quite excited about it all. But anyways, I got home and one of the first things I did was go to my Public Library (Sno-Isle Library ... look it up!).

It wasn't the same though.


There wasn't the weird puddle outside of the library that Tarra and I always try to avoid. There wasn't a door that slammed shut and was so loud that the main library doors were closed as to not disrupt students. There definitely was not a lab assistant worker there by the name of Scott Olberding. All the people and things I've come to be familiar with in a library were not there ...
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After a whole semester of spending almost all my time in the library, I've come to realize that library's are fun to be in (Crazy, I know). As we said in our video, we can remember some of the things that happened in our blog as if it were yesterday. Birthdays, being accused of stealing a cash box, being reminded that we only had 15 minutes left - these are only some of the things that we did this past semester in the library. I interacted with people here. They chose to interact back. Seriously though, if it weren't for the people we mention in this blog daily I don't think the blog would have been what it became.

I LOVED everyday I spent in the library. Looking to see if Scott worked the lab assistant desk and getting bummed when I realized he wasn't. To later find out that he was working on homework with Michael*. Seeing faces that later became familiar ones. To some of you this might sound funny, but I made relationships with fellow students at UP in this library. Some relationships started out as bad ones that only became good. Some were just flat out awkward all semester (15 Minutes Guy).

Looking back on all of this, if Tarra and I didn't write this blog I don't think I'd have been so excited to go to the library. I know I wouldn't have some of the new friends that I made from the library. Unfortunately, workers recognized me outside, and well ... that led to some awkward crossings (haha. Tarra, you know what one I'm talking about). My second semester of freshman year wouldn't have been the same without this blog.

Without this blog, Tarra would have just been another friend that I saw in the library. That's if I even went to the library everyday. With this blog though I can honestly say that Tarra is like family now. She sure feels like family, ha.

I might be straying away from what I really want to say, but I have to say thanks to Tarra. Thanks for making my second semester what it was. It was a joint collaboration on even coming up with creating a way to make our adventures known to the general public. At first it was just our closest friends reading the blog, now the library workers read it. I wonder who else is reading it now :P

As for the future of this blog, just come find me in the library these next three years. I'll definitely be there, just like how Villa is home to me, the library is my second home. I don't think I'd have it any other way. I hope to find a new co-author, but if not, that's cool too. Just look for me and maybe you could end up in the blog as well :)

I'm signing out for now! Have an awesome summer guys. To the Class of 2010, Congratulations on Graduating. Go out there and do what you plan on doing. Internships, working, Graduate school? Go out there and help lead this world!
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(this was a dream I had a few weeks ago)

Rick and Tarra were writing their last blog that they'd ever write together. No one was really in the library except for them and other workers. As they finished up their blog and hit "submit" the director yelled, "THAT WAS PERFECT! THAT'S A WRAP! NOW BRING OUT ALL THE STARS OF THE SHOW!!"

Cast
15 Minutes Guy (Old & New)
Andrew Hansen
Michael Broom
Caitlin Chu
Colin Dorwart
Emily Rizzo
Hillary White
Ian Hilger
Jedidiah Fugle
Jeff Makjavich
Kati McConn
Katie Capps
Kristina Large
Lia Samieenejad
Library Worker #1
Library Worker #2
Madison Blake
Megan Kirchgasler
Sam Riofta
Scott Olberding
Sean Ducey
Zack Imfeld

Then the director yelled out to bring the two stars of the show:


TARRA MCCURDY AND RICK BALEROS!

If you're wondering how the dream ended, I was signed for the next three years. Now that's a wrap!

"I can see Scott from here."

Really now? From the second balcony, Rick and I leaned to the left to see if we could see him. Like the FAR LEFT. Mind you we were synchronized too. It was like when we saw that laser in front of Fields/Schoenfeldt (that's from a couple posts ago, if you're wondering). I'm sure Rick could see him, but Scott's still behind the bookshelf for me. OH well.

So spring break is in a couple days. Rick's staying in Portland to go exploring with Seamus (one of his many bromances...and by many, I really mean it), while I'm heading to VegASS (as my cousin would say) with Sam and Alyssa for the WCC Basketball Tournament among other things. Then it's off to home [sweet] home in Elk Grove, Calif. So exciting! We could really use this break; although I'm positive that I'll still need to complete a couple homework assignments at home as well as figuring out my plans for the summer. Anywho, back to times in the library...

It's the beginning of the week before spring break (obviously), and things are busier than ever (well, at least I think so...okay Rick agrees too). It's intense. We'll be here often, working. This is a study break, in case you were trying to figure that out too. So yeah, best be off to working again.

Ah...there's Madison working...haha

Okay. Seriously, let's get some work done! Good luck with midterms everyone (okay...just those who have them. If you don't, you're a lucky bum)!

P.S. Look who's in his usual spot in the library...

JEFF MAKJAVICH!!! :)

Another thing, Madison is going around telling people they have 15 minutes left in the library. Hahaha no, that doesn't make her 15 minutes girl. She's Madison.