Busy bee

Life is quite hectic...it's already 5:30pm and all I've had to eat today were some grapes and a can of Progresso's Italian-wedding soup. I have been listening to a lot of Bon Iver - the little calm in my life that I have found time for. For Emma has been on repeat all day...AND I LOVE IT.

Too bad I didn't know about him earlier. He was at the first-annual 2008 Outside Land's Festival that I attended in SF. Unfortunately, I didn't know...therefore, I did not see. I'd love to see him live.

The first of many things

Documentation of some of my "firsts":

My first car.

My first roommate.

My first roommate with my first (real) boyfriend...sorry Cary, sorry Allen!

My first pumpkin carving (right). Derek's first time too, actually (left).

[Spiderman & Hello Kitty]

My first self-carved Halloween pumpkin, in action! Oh, HERROOO KITTY!

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Updates, goals, and random tidbits

22 credits in 10 weeks. phew...crazy, I know! But, definitely doable. I've been tackling homework sets on Fridays and working diligently throughout the weekend.

ON A RANDOM NOTE: I want to study abroad........and the following countries are locations I am considering:

-Hong Kong

-Costa Rica

-Beijing

-Shanghai

-New Zealand

-Sweden

-Denmark

GOALS:

-4.0

-devise and implement a useful and meaningful senior project

-develop fluency in mandarin

-improve communication skills, both in speech and in writing

-get back into shape...lose the excess LBs

-travel & experience new things

-intern internationally and locally

-study environmental law and policy

-read more for fun

CURRENTLY:

-writing a paper on the privatization of natural resources, focus on water

I JUST FINISHED WATER FOR ELEPHANTS BY SARA GRUEN AND IT WAS AMAZING!

Names that I will potentially name my future children:

Girls:

Mika

Rosemary

Harlot

Aubrey

Kendal

Kiera

Boys:

Collin

Taylor

Riley

Shane

Jared

Sean

I NEED A BICYCLE..............

and parking tickets can ruin a perfectly good day. BOO!

On a side note: I <3>

WOW MY ROOMMATE JUST TALKED IN HER SLEEP o.O HAHAHAHA "SHAME SHABOOGAME....WHY?" direct quote from Khara Schmitt

Lost in Textology

Steph Lee (my sister) text messages me on September 26, 2009 9:50:21 PM (that is September 27, 2009 12:50:21 AM New York time) with the following message: Are you still dating Derek? BC Dre and I met a 23 year old dude who is pretty cute for you...

I reply: Hahahaha what are u doing talking to 23 year olds???! Yes I still am dating him

Last time I talked to my sister via text message, she bitched me out and I called her a bitch. I can't help but to assume that she was being sarcastic.......seriously, I bet she just met a a fugly dumb fuck and the first thing that came to mind was, "Oh, he'd be perfect for my little sister!" Unfortunately, I will never know...sarcasm doesn't exactly translate easily in text messages. Who knows, maybe she was being completely serious and I just missed out on my chance at NY's finest.........hah! Doubtful.

**UPDATE**

Three more received texts from my sister.....I'm starting to believe she wasn't actually being sarcastic o.O just drunk. It's actually quite funny...

September 26, 2009 11:03:12 PM (+3 hours for NY time), Steph Lee writes: Dambit...dre found a hottie for you. Shell preteem shess younger than 29. Hahahaha

September 26, 2009 11:22:38 PM (+3 hours for NY time), Steph Lee writes: Pretends I mean ..my key board is broke

September 26, 2009 11:33:57 PM (+3 hours for NY time), Steph Lee writes: We like to keep options opeen. Dre says? " Cougars Rock!!!" hahahahah

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Keep in mind my sister and her friend Andrea (a.k.a. Dre) are 29 years old.....pushing thirty. Talk about cradle robbing!

The importance of follow-through

You're only as good as your word. If you say you're going to do something, than it is very important to follow-though on those words with actions. I believe that a person's character can be described by their repeated actions, or in some cases, lack there of. It can be really annoying when people say that they're going to do something, and they don't. It is even more annoying when this is an ongoing act of disregard and utter display of unreliability. After time, I've come to realize that it's just best to take these peoples' words very lightly - with the slightest grain of salt. When people consistently fail to follow-through with things they say they will do, I can't help but to chuckle or smirk every time they vehemently promise something. I'll believe it when I see it. At the end of the day, you can't expect anything from people whom you regard in this way.

EYEBROWS

I'm obsessed with eyebrows.

staring game

Do you ever get the feeling that everyone is staring at you? I do. Usually, when I get that feeling, two things immediately come to mind - 1) WTF?! Do I have something on my face or something? Is my skirt tucked into my panties? Did a bird just shit in my hair without me knowing? Why is everyone looking at me....? 2) Damn, do I look that good today? I must look super cute or something. Yeah, you like my outfit, huh?! That's right...I know I look good.

Okay.......not those exact thoughts, per say, but - you get the idea.

I just came back from Safeway, and I SWEAR everyone kept looking at me. I felt it. At first, I thought WTF? Is something on my shirt or something? But then, I came home and looked in the mirror and saw that I looked normal - my hair wasn't jacked-up, my clothes were all in-tact. So I began to think, hmmm, maybe I was just lookin' exceptionally good today. HAHA! Yessss...

You know what is funny? When a guy tries to subtly check you out....but you totally know that they're being sleazy and gross. So you're walking toward them, on the street, for example, and they're facing you/looking in your general direction. And oh boy, can you spot these suckers out. They'll suddenly turn around and face the other direction.....just slightly before you are about to pass them by. This way, they can check out your ass without it seeming like they turned around to....well, check out your ass. I'm telling you, I've got eagle eyes. I must have a 6th sense.

On a side note --

Derek seems to think that I have the African Sleeping Sickness -.- IDIOT!