I can't believe I never thought of telling you all about this sooner!

In an effort to procrastinate studying for my Civ exam, and to finally catch myself up with my fellow bloggers, I was reading some of the other PC posts. Then I realized that in order to always be on top of this situation from now on, I could add all these blogs to my Google Reader!

Now, I swear I'm not advertising for Google here (not that they would even need me to!) but the Google Reader is a great way to keep up with a bunch of blogs! You simply create a Google e-mail (which, if you're like me, you'll never use because you already have another); this serves as your log-in to your specific account. Then, to add a blog to your Google Reader, you simply click "Add a Subscription" in the left pane and paste the URL from the top of the blog's main page. For this blog, the URL would be:

http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/ElizabethMcNamara/

Voila! Now, with the blog on your reader, you never have to check the blog again--Google does it for you!
It's incredibly convenient for when you have a handful to check (like all of our PC postings!) and you don't want to spend the time clicking each individual page and scanning for updates.
You simply go to your Google Reader, which highlights the blogs that have been updated since you last logged in; it lets you read them right there!

So please add all of us to your new reader! Enjoy!

Posted by Elizabeth McNamara at 4:33 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Hey again, all!

Things have been, as usual, very busy around campus lately, especially since I traveled this weekend and worked hard all last week to be sure things were taken care of. So, since it was the cause of my delay in posting, travel is the subject of this post!

I'm from North Providence, so I haven't had much occassion to travel before. What I mean is that, unlike some of my friends and roommates here at PC, there's no need for me to trek back and forth to and from campus in accordance with our vacations. If I want to go home or need something, it's no problem for me to get home. I've never needed to look up public transit schedules before.

Well, it worked out this this weekend was the perfect time to go see my friend, who attends school in Vermont. Thankfully, my roommate was, simultaneously, going home to New Hampshire for the weekend, so I was able to have company half the way.
I couldn't believe how easy it was to get where I needed from PC!

If you've ever visited campus, you'll know that the RIPTA, the public bus, has a stop right on Huxley Avenue and that, even better, with our school ID cards, PC students ride for free!
So I simply hopped on the bus, which dropped me off right in front of downtown Providence's train station, which brought me to South Station in Boston. From there, I got on a coach bus and rendezvoused with my friend in no time. It was so much better to sit back than to drive for hours!
I had also expected to be dropping tons of money at each stop, but one cheap visit to the ATM in Slavin Center beforehand turned out to be enough to fund my whole trip! I was so happy!

If interstate travel isn't your concern, then you'll be happy to know that travel within Rhode Island is just as simple, especially in Providence. The RIPTA runs right through the center of downtown Providence, dropping off at hotspots like the train station, the Providence Place Mall, and Kennedy Plaza (where you can easily get on one of our cute trollies, which go through favorites like Federal Hill) or grab a taxi. Kennedy Plaza is also within easy walking distance of Thayer Street--a favorite of many RI college students!

Don't want to go to Providence? The outbound bus will take you to other popular places in Rhode Island like Garden City Center and the Warwick and Rhode Island Malls. There's also the Providence-Newport Ferry.

Need to get to and from the airport? My roommate tells me that taxis make the trip for a very reasonable price.

So I just wanted to let any prospective students know that they don't need to worry about getting off campus; it's easy and there are a lot of fun things to do!

Posted by Elizabeth McNamara at 3:53 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Hey, all!
Sorry that I haven't posted recently; it's been really busy to be getting back into the swing of things!
So to (hopefully) make up for the posting drought, I've uploaded some photos of my dorm room. They're all in order going right, so if you lined them up in a square, that's exactly how the room's set up.
The only thing the photos don't really show is the large space in the middle, where I stood to take them.
It's a forced quad (originally a triple), but with the bunk beds and extraordinary organizing, my roommates and I have managed to make a comfortable and spacious room--no joke.
We really love it :)

PS: Bet you can't guess which bed and desk are mine!

Posted by Elizabeth McNamara at 10:35 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Hey, everyone! I can't believe another school year is already upon us! For new readers, welcome! For the returning readers, it's great to have you back!

My very first post on this blog, which contains some introductory information, can be found here, at the bottom of the page of September 2007 posts. Otherwise, I am a Sophomore here at PC, a double major, Political Science and Theatre, and a proud member of the school's Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC).

This semester, the classes that I'm taking are: Development of Western Civilization 201, Military Science, American Government and Politics, Intro. to Theatre, Dance, and Film, and Introduction to Acting.
I am also taking advantage of PC's wonderful musical program, as I have voice lessons on Thursdays!

Furthermore, I'll be able to tell you all about being employed at PC since, over the summer, I transferred from my town library in North Providence to the Phillips Memorial Library here on campus!
The building is undergoing extensive renovations that look very promising!

So as you can see, I not only have lots of topics that I'm excited to cover, but I've also made some promises that, this year, the blog will contain many more photos!
(A picture's worth a thousand words, right?)
I'm living in a quad with my three best friends, so you'll get a sneak peak into our over-decorated abode, and I also hope to share some snapshots of some of my favorite places on campus!
Speaking of favorites, though, I'm afraid I'll have to end here because I've got a class over in Smith Center for the Arts--the most beautiful building on campus!

I'm really excited to share the year with you and I'll definitely be posting again soon!

Posted by Elizabeth McNamara at 10:56 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)