I’m off to Washington DC later this afternoon with the rest of Pierce College Puyallup Student Government. We’re off to attend a national conference on Student Councils retuning on Wednesday. I am very thankful and excited for this opportunity — I have never been to Washington DC and this is only my second time on [...]
My blog has been a bit spastic lately. I’ve changed its appearance several times this week, trying out a variety of looks and styles until settling on this one, and I’ve finally come up with a name. The boring “Amanda Haines” title was simply a placeholder while I waited for something creative to percolate. It’s [...]
I have always wanted an open-source Clubhouse – with computers running Linux.. SO…..this Friday, the dream has started to come true, at the Intergenerational Clubhouse (Lakewood Presbyterian Church) we will be showcasing a new Puppy Linux that is LOADED (I mean really loaded) with games for all ages. We will also be showing folks how [...]
Anyone who knows me knows that I love, love, love music. It’s a really weird obsession I have – seriously, I listen to all music (except Country) from all time periods. I am so thankful that I grew up having music a large presence in my life because music is definitely what gets me through [...]
Sometimes, a gal just needs to make a list. Here’s mine.
Things I Love Right Now
• CSI: I tend to run five to seven years behind in movies and TV, and this is a perfect example. I only recently discovered this show and I’m hopelessly addicted. Luckily, it’s in syndication and can be found on almost [...]
This Veteran’s Day, it was definitely not a day off. I spent the day working my other job (not my Student Government job) in Lakewood. While it’s nice to get away and have a change of pace mid-week (usually I work out here on Fridays), I could have really used this day to catch up [...]
This Veterans Day feels harder than any other I can remember. The tragedy at Fort Hood and the spate of shootings in the week since, combined with the loss of so many of our Fort Lewis soldiers since the summer, has made today a difficult day. There have been so many lives lost and families [...]
I am from Taiwan. I love Taiwan so much.
Everything is cheap and awesome in there.
I keeep telling my friends that they have to start a group, and they can go to travel in Taiwan.
That will be so great. I will be your guide.
I have some link for you.
http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/
http://www.sinica.edu.tw/tit/
http://wikitravel.org/en/Taiwan
Checking out.
I will post more pictures about Taiwan [...]
Just wondering
Does anyone that is interested in joining committee?
Please let me know.
I have lots of meetings now, so I need someone helps me to attend them.
Thnak you so much.
The Clubhouse has been producing Lakewood’s Promise News which can be found on the Lakewood’s Promise Website. There are so many stories that we hope to cover during the year. Camera Crew and Interviewers are needed to go out and get the footage for upcoming events. Here is what’s coming up…
Friday, November 13……. Coffee with [...]