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Monday, September 11th, 2006
5:38 pm	jobs, majors, careers and all that unexciting practical stuff I'm at home for my short summer break and I am bored out of my mind. I'm so glad I took classes this summer. I'm trying to figure out my major/future career path. I do that at the beginning of every quarter, though. Eventually I get too stressed out by it, and just stop thinking about it till the next quarter. As of a few days ago I have been seriously considering a career in the foreign service (or something like that). I looked at it in detail today though, and it's pretty intense. It involves moving to a new country every 2-4 years. That would be great and fun and exciting at first, but I can see it getting old fast. I'm not sure I'm adaptable enough for that lifestyle. Anyway, I decided to apply for a summer internship, but I'm a bit stumped on the one-page statement of interest. It kind of makes me feel like I should take the whole thing seriously, which I wasn't, because I'm not really expecting to get the position, and if I don't I'm going to study in France for the summer anyway. I'm starting to think about studying science just because it's easier. I still hate writing, and a science career would involve a lot less of it. Seriously, thinking about careers is stressing me out. I know I'm going to grad school so everything I'm considering involves a lot more education...so when I read descriptions of these jobs it just seems like so much more than I can really imagine myself doing right now...of course, because I'm not prepared to do any of it yet. But, even though the actual career seems so far away, I feel like I'm running out of time already, because I need to decide now what to study, so I can start getting work or research experience. Trying to decide in terms of what job I'll end up in is so difficult, because I really can't imagine what I will or won't be good at or enjoy because I can't imagine what any of those jobs will be like. I was also trying to find a job on campus and apparently undergraduate admissions needs people. I wrote to them about it but then I realized that I just can't bring myself to say "go bucks" every 2 seconds. Or at all. So I guess I fail at that one. I guess I should go back to spending quality time with my dog. She might try to eat garbage again if I don't. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, September 5th, 2006
6:15 pm	Look it's me! I'm back! Hello all, I'm back in livejournal land, partly out of boredom and partly because several people have updated recently and I felt the peer pressure. I just want to jump on the bandwagon and be like everybody else. Then I can be cool. Anyway... I've been home for something like a week and a half now, and let me tell you, it's been nothing but non-stop excitement and partying. My busy day usually starts with deciding to get up sometime in the afternoon, then having the morning breakfast party. It's a bit much for so early in the day, but I can deal with it. Usually, I make coffee for myself and exchange student/my mom's attempt to replace me/fellow coffee fan Azusa, and if I'm feeling really daring, maybe eating some cereal. But the insanity doesn't stop there. Occasionally, we visit the furniture in the basement, aka my remaining brother. When my mom gets home, we might even go shopping or have tea... or both! I usually spend the remainder of the evening doing various assignments on my parents' computer because they don't know how to do it. I then spend a good part of the evening online listening to my boyfriend... not the womanly one, the Jon Stewart one. Yeah, I don't know how much longer I can keep up this lifestyle... it's mentally and physically exhausting, and the excessive alcohol consumption is no doubt taking it's toll on my liver. But don't worry, I'll make it through. After all, these are my last precious days of fun before school starts... at the end of the month. However, today and tomorrow is a much-needed break from the partying. My faithful housewife has come from Columbus, apparently for the purpose of cooking for me and my family. Because of his innocent womanly presence, we've toned things down quite a bit here, creating the usual facade of wholesome family life. Indeed, at this very moment he is cooking part of one of the deer my grandpa shot. It's good to go back to our simple country roots, at least when he's around because it scares him. Well, I suppose that's enough from me for now. I'll update later with an entry free of sarcasm, complete with recent details of my life that I know you're all dying to hear. I think I'll even make a list. But since I seem to be incapable of writing a serious/ semi-serious/true entry right now, I guess that will have to wait for another day. (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, June 13th, 2006
9:01 pm	Dana is Awesome Man, Dana's coming over today and I can't wait. She's just so freaking awesome. I mean seriously... if I was a guy or gay I'd date her in a new york minute. and have you seen her hair??? oh man...i mean...DAYAMN. she's so hot. oh. Kelly's coming too. um...yeah. i'm going to go get my mom to bake her a thousand cookies. 'cause she deserves it. she's just that cool...gosh. if only phan were shorter and less asian. and had glasses...and was jewish. he'd be the perfect da- i mean boyfriend. Current Mood: ecstatic Current Music: Dana talking (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006
5:43 pm	Best homework feedback EVER French teachers are harsh... (for those who don't speak french, "retard" is french for "late") Current Mood: amused (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, December 19th, 2005
3:28 am	winter break ( survey ) It's break! I'm having an okay time here in buffalo. Today was a really family-oriented day and they didn't drive me crazy which is weird but kinda nice. When I woke up everyone was gone and there was no food which kind of upset me, so I walked to Starbucks and had a coffee and read Artvoice and then walked back and it was really very pleasant. I really like walking, especially in the snow. I don't even notice the cold, unlike when I'm stuck in my house and the heat's not on. I went to a Christian concert at church with my dad and there was actually some impressive musical talent, although it was the same as always as far as being in that church. I can't even quite put my finger on what it is....I just always go in with this naive optimism about the people there, and then I try to talk to them and I always get the distinct sense that they don't like me or they're really uncomfortable around me or something. All this false politeness. I don't understand. When I was younger I thought that it must be all in my head because I was kind of insecure and maybe I was just ready to think people didn't like me, but now I'm older and I'm pretty damn confident and I still get that same vibe. I don't get that anywhere else. Hmmm, well besides that, christina and kelly came over later and we watched 40-Year-Old Virgin and then they fell asleep so they went home and here I am and I was wide awake but i think i will fall asleep shortly. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 7th, 2005
7:40 pm	lalalala The studying...it's not happening right now. Damn it. I think maybe if I right some stuff I'll get into studying mode. So...how about those planets? Yeah, i thought so too. Astro involves way too much information for just being a blow off class. I mean, for god's sake, it's the non-lab non-science major GEC physical science class. I mean, I'm sure it'll be fine...but I don't feel like studying. Or packing. And I'm hungry. But it's cold out. But pita pit isn't delivering. And I would have liked to go running but I really don't have time. Because I need to study. But I'm not. Am I done whining? I think so. So...I have one last exam tomorrow morning, and then I'm done. Then the plan is to party it up this weekend, then hang out in Cleveland a couple days, then go home for a wonderful relaxing break where maybe I'll think about the classes I'm signed up for aka changing my major. Ok, here's the plan. I need to change out of my running clothes, put on something warm, go get some food at pita pit, then go play my violin. Yes. Then I will study. I fully intend to be up very late tonight. PS- I saw Pride & Prejudice last weekend, and it was really really good. And I'm a fan of the book too. I thought they did a really good job with it. Even if Mr. Darcy does have a big nose. Current Mood: bouncy (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, December 3rd, 2005
2:04 am	So...this is awkward.... Well, the past week has kind of been all either school-oriented or relaxed, so there's not that much excitement to write about. We're done with classes as of today, and next week is finals. Yay! But most of the stuff I was worried about was actually due yesterday so now I'm pretty un-stressed, and also very tired. Went to the RPAC with Lau today, then to Joy's Village, which was delicious. My social life consists almost completely of alternating between working out and eating. What's with that. I work out with people...then I eat with them...then I go eat with different people...hmmm... And then of course, there's always Puzzle Fighter. Yes, I'm addicted to a video game. I'm sorry. It's like tetris! Everyone knows it's easy to get addicted to tetris! We've all done it at some point! Stop LOOKING AT ME!!! What I say about puzzle fighter, is it let's me let out my inner bitch. Actually, that's not what I normally say about it, I just said it last night and kind of thought I was clever. Or accurate. Only I've found the inner bitch is spilling out and becoming the outer bitch. I'm still meaner sounding when I play the game...but now I swear more in real life too. I think it's the influence of my friends here too. Which reminds me of that time last year when they were all passing notes in japanese class and I didn't want to say anything mean, and someone wrote, "You will learn, young grasshopper." And I didn't believe them. But it turned out it was prophetic. So if you haven't met me lately and I accidentally call you a bitch, i'm sorry. It just doesn't mean anything to me anymore. Can I still be the innocent friend? Current Mood: tired Current Music: Sparta Locals-yume station (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, November 26th, 2005
1:55 am	I live where it snows Yeah, we do winter right, bitches! I've written before about how much I dislike winter in Columbus. And, by contrast, I LOVE winter here. Despite the inconveniences. It's SO PRETTY. This evening, it was snowing, and I ran around outside in the snow with Lila without having to wear a coat and it was amazing. And I love when the snow makes it so it's light out at night. It's so pretty. Ok, and also, this evening all the awesome Kenmore people came over and we hung out and then went to see RENT. Which was awesome. I want to see it again. Oh man. And all you Cove people that were there- I missed you guys so much! Such a good time. Quotes of the night: "I like how, in Buffalo, it snows like this and we're like, let's go see a movie! In North Carolina, if it snowed like this, they'd all be hiding under their beds, crying. It would be funny if I were joking, but I'm not. They'd be under their beds. And then they'd be like, 'Eat all the canned food!'" -Dana "It's cute how he thinks he likes women." -Kelly Current Mood: cheerful (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005
4:57 pm	My life this November I am so freaking tired. I am relaxing in my dorm. Then I'm going to go out and have fun. Then I'm going to study for my midterm. I have my priorities straight. Today, I skipped class to play video games. But don't worry, it's just Astronomy so it's not a real class. And I was playing Puzzle Fighter so that makes you smarter. I played Chris and we weren't too badly matched but I didn't kick his ass and humiliate him like Amie did. Someday. Uhh...What's been going on since I last updated? That was a long time ago. I had a birthday and it was frickin sweet. We went to my house, and then we went to Canada and it was awesome. Pictures on facebook. Quote of that weekend/my entire life: "It tastes so good...in my mouth." I guess I never blatantly told you home people that I have a boyfriend. I have a boyfriend. There, I said it. Now you know. Now go on facebook and look at my pictures to see. If you don't have facebook, i guess you'll just have to sign up if you want to know who I'm dating. HA! You know who else has a boyfriend? That's right. My EX wife. I was very upset over the divorce. Then I went to a Japanese "study session" where we played Puzzle Fighter and then Phan showed up and Jason, Amie, and Katie tormented him for everyone's amusement and we laughed so hard that Jason and Amie were crying and I think I nearly broke my stomach. Plus we got milkshakes. That's what's important. Then I stalked Kelly's new boyfriend and talked to him online. I told him that Kelly's problem is that she believes in monogamy. Kelly can tell me if I'm wrong, but I don't think he knew what to say. But hey, I'm in relationships with at least 3 people right now. What can I say. One less than I was before SOMEONE stole my facebook wife. Monogamy. What is this world coming to. I'm sorry. I'm really tired. So, Japanese midterm part 1 today. Part 2 tomorrow. Part 1 wasn't bad. Not worried about part 2. It would really be more useful to practice interpreting bad english than to actually study Japanese for tomorrow. How much can it take for them to have their tests checked over by a native English speaker first? It's not like they're hard to find here in Ohio. It's really really cold out, and I want a milkshake. I find myself swearing more often lately. In fact, my friends now congratulate themselves when they can get me to say "fuck you". The using of the f-word for me started when I was driving lau's car from Cleveland to Buffalo and those guys were talking about how bad my driving was which made me very very nervous and uptight and screwed up my driving. I freaked out at them about every 30 seconds for 3 hours. After that trip, I think phan and lau were about even in the "f you" tally but lau might have pulled ahead last week when he lied and told me he ran over a puppy. And Jason's catching up pretty damn well considering he wasn't even in the car at the time. I would like to conclude with a quote that has popped into my head: "Eat more rice, bitch." <---best t-shirt EVER Current Mood: weird Current Music: THE BACK HORN- 8 gatsu no himitsu (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, November 18th, 2005
2:04 am	I'm too tired to write an entry but not ready to go to bed yet ( Survey thingy ) (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005
11:15 am	[Insert whiney/frustrated noise here] I can't even type good...wow... I just had to vent. I just tried to go running. It's morning right now. It's pleasantly cool outside. I felt good. Then I stepped into RPAC. Very hot. Started coughing. Went upstairs. Even hotter. Felt like fainting. Ran. Didn't even make it a mile. Felt like passing out. Tried doing other stuff. Muscles turned to jelly. Left. Tried running outside. Air felt better. But muscles still jelly. Stopped. Walked back to dorm. Head hurts. Feel sick. Oww. I just wanted to run. No more coffee before running. No more RPAC when sun is out. That place is like a greenhouse. With track on the top floor. My head still hurts. I feel woozy. I'm very frustrated. I just want to go running. Current Mood: ugh (Comment on this)
Sunday, October 30th, 2005
10:40 pm	Happy Halloween and I suck at classes Sure, I'll write another post about classes, since they're the LAST thing I've been actually focusing on lately...but that doesn't stop them from giving me a lot of anger. ( AAAUUGGHH!!!! Yeah, you want to read this. ) Actually, all these frustrating things lead to a strong desire for coffee. I think I really must be addicted cuz it calms me down. Coffee is like my cigarettes. Speaking of vices...I was forced to watch both Saw and Saw 2 this weekend. Oh my god. That is some sick twisted stuff. When I went to see Saw 2, I took my stuffed animal into the movie theatre. Yeah, I'm unpopular. By the way, the stuffed animal is a little dog named Lau. I did not name it, Phan did. I call it little Lau, to differentiate it from big Lau. Little Lau is a real friend because he helps me cover my eyes during Saw, while Big Lau tries to make me watch the gross parts. The purpose of Little Lau, besides covering my face when I'm scared, is to give Phan the opportunity to say things like, "Lau, get the hell off me." You know, things he would never say if Lau didn't exist in stuffed dog form. Last night, between Saw 2, the episode of Angel that Phan made me watch, and Panda's messed up story, I had some really screwed up dreams. It partially involved throwing Hello Kitty things at hicks possessed by demons. Uhh...the Hello Kitty part is from going to the Japanese bookstore with Amie, and buying Hello Kitty products for the first time ever. But besides Hello Kitty the media in my life has been very Halloween-themed for the past few days, despite the fact that I always try really hard to ignore Halloween. Let's see, Friday afternoon Phan and I watched the top 100 scariest movie moments, then later that night a bunch of us invaded his place to watch Saw, then I watched Bad Boys 2 just to feel better but I guess that breaks the trend, and then Saturday was Saw 2 and that demon-possession episode of Angel, then today I watched part of Underworld or whatever that cool werewolf vampire movie was, and an episode of Supernatural. I'm not afraid of the creepy ghosts in Grudge or the Ring anymore, because it turns out if I turn the lights out and mess up my hair I can look a lot like them and creep people out. I think I should start practicing my creepy ghost sounds and body contortions in front of a mirror so I can walk into people's rooms while they're sleeping and scare them out of their minds. This is long. I have to stop now. Current Mood: content (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 19th, 2005
3:20 pm	My life is awesome Okay, I am way way too tired and I need to be doing homework right now instead of this. Before the caffeine wears off. But I just can't help it. Martha was just here and then she left and I left the door open because I thought maybe she just stepped out and didn't take her key but she didn't come back so I just closed the door and I hope that's okay. Last night I was writing a French paper, but for some reason I was really really tired so instead of editing it I went to bed and set my alarm for 7 but when my alarm went off I didn't hear it and stayed asleep for 45 minutes until Martha woke me up cuz the beeping was probably driving her crazy. Then after a while I got up and realized I couldn't finish editing before class. And I was really really tired. So I wrote an e-mail and said I was sick and went back to bed. Then I barely got up in time to study for Japanese. But I got my coffee, and I studied, and I did okay I think. Then I went to lunch and then skipped astronomy to do laundry and finish that french paper. So instead I'm doing this. But I am doing the laundry part! But you know, I've had a lot of work to do this week, and I still do, and I procrastinate horribly, but I really don't mind at all. I kind of like having a lot to do. It makes me feel like I'm actually accomplishing something. I couldn't stand it if every week was like this, simply because I need sleep really badly. But being overwhelmed by work once in a while isn't too bad. And also I can never say no to my social life. But I really do like what I'm learning about! French Conversation is all about Marseilles because they speak with a different accent in the south, and we're learning slang and reading a modern novel that has a lot of slang in it, and learning about Marseilles culture and it's really really interesting and I really want to go there! French Culture is kind of boring, it's not stuff that's interesting to learn but it's stuff that's really good to know, like recent French history and how the government and political system work. Just those two classes are a ton of work but it's okay cuz they're awesome. Japanese class is Japanese class. Yeah. They kill us a lot. But it's always the same amount of work so it's okay. This has been an academically-focused lj entry. Current Mood: tired Current Music: D'espairsRay- hai to ame (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, October 17th, 2005
4:39 pm	( another survey that everyone else is doing ) So, my life is pretty awesome. Although I'm writing in here instead of doing the work i should be doing. This weekend was SO MUCH FUN. I started it out by coming back from class friday and falling asleep until about 8. Now that is a great start to a weekend. Then I woke up to find a bunch of missed calls and a lau outside my door! So we ordered pizza and had some beer and watched terrifying shows about haunted houses on the travel channel. And I made him watch Veggie Tales because I'm amazing. Then Chris came over when he finished work and we did karaoke! 40 year old virgin is the funniest movie EVER. Seriously. Go see it. We were laughing so hard we were IN PAIN. I'm not even exaggerating. It is SO GOOD. I don't understand why everyone else left during the credits because that part that plays under the credits is the BEST PART OF THE WHOLE MOVIE. I also don't think anyone else in the theater was as amused as we were. They were all losers. That movie is amazing. Anyway...me and chris spent the day together saturday and it was pretty awesome. We went to Barnes and Nobles and got coffee then got my phone fixed and i met his cousin who isn't really his cousin. Then we met up with lau and saw 40 year old virgin, then we went to a small party at panda's and i had a martini, and then we all went over (drunk) to another party which was a stereotypical college party which i had never experienced before and we laughed at the people who were more drunk than we were. Yeah, that was a fun day. Sunday, I woke up at 5:30 in the afternoon. Yep, I slept all day. By accident. But then we went to a Vietnamese restaurant for dinner that had AMAZING coffee. Oh man...that coffee...wow...I will never forget it. And now i want coffee. And after that i spent most of the evening/night/morning doing homework/watching bewitched, then doing homework/talking online. I'm such a loser. Today I realized that my french classes are going to kill my gpa. I hate when I feel like the dumbest person there. And I have so much work to do for both, but that's not going to stop me from going to Japanese Club tonight...It'll all work out. I'm not worried. Wow...I'm really really irresponsible. Current Music: Requiem, K. 626 -14. VIII. Communio (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, October 6th, 2005
3:26 pm	( Everyone else is doing it... ) Yeah, I'm a follower. And I don't know what to do with myself when I have all my work for my classes today done...I mean, besides do work for tomorrow. Which I don't want to do. I have to express my undying love for Muse. Wow. I love Muse. And Cake. The song Comfort Eagle is the most addicting song ever and sometimes I put it on repeat and listen to it over and over again. Both of those bands are really different from what I usually listen to, and I'm obsessed with them right now. You know what else I love? Josie and the Pussycats. I could watch that movie over and over and over again and it would make me laugh every time. I also haven't seen Anchorman in WAY WAY TOO LONG. And also- who wants to have a movie night and watch 40-Year-Old Virgin when it comes out on video? Cuz I sure do. That movie was amazingly hilarious. You know what's great? The lecture handouts are back up for Astro 161. And the lecture for today is almost all history. Which means I don't have to go. Cuz I can just read it, and there's no important diagrams or anything. Wow, that is so awesome. I wish Jon Stewart was a college student instead of an old man. Then we could get married. No one else is in the room, so I get to play my music out loud. Martha's too nice to say that she hates my music...but she does. I understand. Today I saw a chipmunk! I want one. Or a monkey. In French today, we're going to have an oral vocabulary quiz that will involve doing charades of the vocabulary words...I'm a little freaked out about it. Considering our vocab words are things like North American Free Trade Agreement, Algeria, and asbestos. Yes...I can act out asbestos. Not. I'm sitting in front of my computer listening to Comfort Eagle and dancing. And I'm not ashamed to admit it. Ski team meeting tonight!!! I'm secretly really excited about meeting people. I went to dinner yesterday with a bunch of people from my floor cuz I'm never here so i never see them so I decided to get to know them better. It was cool. And I'm going to join ski team! And make skiing friends! And...my dad said he'd buy me nice skis...wow, that would be awesome... I need to download music. Because I'm an immoral person. I picked up a USA Today because the picture on the front page is a puppy. It's a 2-month-old pit bull that survived hurricane katrina. It is SO CUTE. I need to go help puppies. Now. I don't want to go to French class and pretend to be asbestos...or admit that I don't know that well what half of our vocab words are even in English... Current Mood: hungry Current Music: Cake- Comfort Eagle (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 5th, 2005
2:26 am	( Survey thingy ) Yeah, I can't sleep and I'm too lazy to do homework. So there you go. Current Mood: content (Comment on this)
Thursday, September 29th, 2005
5:36 pm	I just added up the price of all my textbooks this quarter and I cried. Well, I didn't actually cry. But still. I thought it wasn't too bad because I bought all my books at different times. But it added up to be the most I've ever spent on textbooks. That sucks. Classes are making me feel like I'm a French major rather than a Japanese major. I spend maybe half an hour studying for each Japanese class. I have to spend 2-3+ hours reading French every day. So maybe I'll just become a French major. Cuz French literature is awesome. I just ate too much and now I feel kind of sick. Yesterday, I spent 2 hours at Wal-Mart with Chris and Lu and I made a new friend in the toy section by loudly proclaiming that Bratz dolls are sluttastic. They really are. Nobody here really understands the Bratz thing...it's kind of hard to explain I guess. And it's kind of weird. I'm Kool Kat. We went grocery shopping too, but any food that isn't pre-prepared is kind of over my head. I don't know...if it has to be put together it's too much effort. So, I've been spending more time having fun then doing actual work. But now that classes have really started, I think I'll be better. I was going to do some homework this morning, but I overslept and then met up with people for lunch before japanese. Actually, breakfast and coffee, for me. Ooh, I have bags of coffee from the dining hall to brew, from south campus. They don't have those on north. It's probably crappy, but I don't have anything better at the moment. I can make it better than the dining hall can at least. Anyway...we all died in Japanese class today. It was awful. But then I had to read more for French, skip astronomy to do laundry and clean and read more for french, and then go to french without having finished my reading for french...I didn't die though. Nobody knows what's going on. You know, I'm not very entertaining today. I apologize. I'm procrastinating because I should be reading. But I mean, I have to update my livejournal...it's so important. I need to buy more posters or print out pictures or both for my room. I have 2 classes on Fridays now and that sucks. I really want to play the violin sometime. Every day at some point I think, "wow, I want to play the violin!" and then I never do. Maybe I'll finish studying early enough tonight. That would be awesome. Tomorrow is Friday and there is going to be good times. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 21st, 2005
12:40 am	Back at school! Well, I'm back at college, and it's been super-busy the last few days! It's such a nice change! I should be going to sleep cuz I'm getting up at 8 and it's almost 1. But I was really stupid and absolutely had to eat a peanut butter bar after I brushed my teeth and now I have to wait for my roommate to get out of the shower so I can brush my teeth again. So my parents and I went to Columbus on Saturday and I was on hardly any sleep. We met up with chris, lau, and brie for dinner and lots of sake, and, well, my dad was drunk. We also went to Cold Stone for ice cream. I don't know if it's an Ohio thing, or if I'm just sheltered or something, but I'd never heard of Cold Stone before. But now I have. And I'm happy about it. So, uh, my parents and my friends get along way too well, especially when my dad is drunk. It was a good time. My dad and I sang Veggie Tales and Nina Gordon and scared the rest of the world. I don't even know what I did Sunday besides get up way way too early and move in and then move brie in. But I did something cuz I was still up at 1 am. Then I slept a LOT and it was wonderful. My room is so beautiful!!!!! There's space, and a TV, and a karaoke machine, and the other day me and martha got some posters at a poster sale and a pretty lamp at target! The bathroom is blue! And my shower curtain is blue so it matches! Oh, it's just so wonderful. You must see it to understand. I'm overjoyed. But with living in a mostly freshman dorm...oh, the freshman-ish stuff. The first meeting with the ice breakers. The fire safety meeting and drill. Our RA hates us SO MUCH already because we came in in the middle of the safety meeting and then afterwards she saw us run out to skip the fire drill. And then just the random people going around meeting people, but that part is fun. My floor seems pretty cool, and we're friends with the 4 freshmen across the hall now. And it's fun seeing people from Taylor last year around- a lot of them were at the involvement fair, and a lot of them live on the 5th floor so we've been going down there a lot. And then there's the new stuff around campus...the construction will NEVER be done but the new fitness center is BEAUTIFUL. And Larkins is just a big dirt lot now. But the RPAC...wow...just...it's HUGE...and so COOL! I haven't gotten a chance to go running on the awesome indoor track yet, but I will! Martha and I went exploring yesterday and toured the whole building and there is a new cafe and juice bar in it with DELICIOUS food and coffee and smoothies and yesterday it was all FREE!! I want to go there every day. I tried to go running there today, but I forgot my sneakers so I failed. And lau went and found out the pool wasn't open yet. So life hated us, so we went and played street fighter at phan's instead. I have a GIGANTIC blister from street fighter. It makes me feel bad about my life. It's so huge and gross and it's on my thumb and it's from playing a freaking video game. Amie came back today! We helped her move in and her room is even cooler than mine! Cuz it's got awesome alcoves and stuff! And Phan made a delicious dinner for people and so many people came over and then I wasn't allowed to play street fighter anymore because of my blister so instead i was made to hide my face in embarassment by the embarassing videos of me from the last party... I meant to go to some more welcome week stuff with free food today but as it turned out I was hardly on campus all day. But it worked out cuz I got free food anyway and I had more fun that way. Tomorrow classes start. College would be so much more fun without them. But my classes sound cool, and I get to take French again! And Japanese class will always be a good time. Except when we die of unknowledge. But that's ok. It will sometimes be a good time. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, September 16th, 2005
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Wednesday, September 14th, 2005
7:45 am	Lila Day! Yesterday was a really good day. The best part of taking Lila out places is that you end up talking to a lot of different people. A lot of people want to see the puppy, and a lot of people are really interested in what we're doing. At Tops, my mom went in to ask if it was okay to do training there. The girl she asked, once she realized what she was asking, said, "Wait...you have a puppy? Is it here? Wow! Can I go see it?? I'm leaving my job right now, I don't care! I want to see the puppy!" Of course, then you have people like the old bitchy couple who walked out the door shaking their heads and muttering about how you're not allowed to have a dog in there unless you're blind. Uh, yeah you are. Bitches. But by far the best person I talked to was a man outside of Starbucks. My mom was getting coffee, so I was walking Lila around outside until she came back. This man sitting outside told me he was really impressed, and went on to comment about how it obviously took a lot of patience to do what I was doing, and that he could tell I must really love it. It was so nice! ^_^ Earlier in the day we went to Dots with her and hardly anyone was there so we just talked to my cousin with the dog in there and I shopped. You're supposed to only take her all the way in and stuff at businesses you have a good relationship with, and it definitely helps if your cousin is the manager. I was so happy yesterday I actually managed to get most of my packing done! At least, my room looks much better, and I moved a bunch of my boxes downstairs. I still have the feeling I'm going to forget something important.. My dad went to Chicago without me. I love Chicago. Last night, I went to bed at 2 am with every intention of sleeping in. Then I woke up at 6 am and here I am. Why does this happen?? (3 Comments |Comment on this)