Word of the Week #1

1. Ubiquitous

   adjective

   1. 1.

      present, appearing, or found everywhere.
      "his ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family"

   Though I have heard this word before, and may have also used it in a prior essay, it is one of those words that I rarely use aloud, so I forgot its meaning when mentioned (yet I can easily figure it out in a sentence).

   
   

   
   

   My MCOM 63 professor, Peter Young, was discussing to the class about submitting files online where he wanted a "ubiquitous format for audio, a ubiquitous format for images, and a ubiquitous format for documents." 
   
   

   
   

   My sentence: A plaid skirt is ubiquitous dress code for Catholic school girls. 

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

All About Me

JUMP! ....  JUMP! ....  JUMP!


I am a thrill-seeking jumping addict.

I have jumped off a skyscraper, bridge, and plane for fun. 

Of course I was nervous (who wouldn't be?!).


My favorite of the three is tandem skydiving, but bungy jumping was much scarier! 

I even fell through a cloud on my plane jump... and it was so cold I couldn't even daydream for a second. 

So much for Cloud 9.


You may or may not be surprised that I've done the most random things people scratch their heads over, such as zorbing, trapeze flying, and black water rafting (pretty much cave tubing).


Being active as I am, I need to make sure I fuel my body to outlast anything I abuse it with, which is why I am minoring in Nutrition for Physical Performance. 

I want to be a print Journalist so I can write about it.


My life as an identical twin sister made me competitive, so trying everything there is out there has made me an adrenaline junkie that wants to rock climb, backpack, and try new things (mountaineering perhaps?!).


In my opinion... and of course my boyfriend's... I am the more athletic twin, the smarter twin, and the cuter twin (hehe). 

Though I still have to share a birthday with her, whether or not I like it (I do).


And yes... the infamous question... "Do we look alike?" 

This is very subjective. 

I grew up looking for differences and finding independence, yet when people hear "twin," they automatically look for similarities.

It's like looking at your partner's parents. 

You spot where your partner's nose came from or eye color, etc.


You can tell we're twins, but we have grown to our own individual selves. 

She's taller and a bit bigger, and I have a higher-pitched voice (I've been told), and more casual way of dress.


Being second-born shaped me growing up. 

Someone couldn't quite guess now, but I use to be so shy I had my sister make phone calls for me. 

I hated talking to strangers. 

I used the excuse that she was born first and needed to do things first, so I shadowed her until pretty much my first year in college when we split.


I finally found my independence in 2006. 

It's definitely a journey, but one I am proud of making. 

I have been in and out of school as a result of being on my own, and have found goals and passions I am on my way to achieving.


As I said, I am an active and thrill-seeking competitor, so I would like to compete in body building bikini division. 

It's not the scary women-who-look-like-men type, but rather who looks great in a bikini from lifting weights!