i could eat french bread forever

Mmm... along with pretty much any kind of potato dish. Oh carbs, why do you have to be so bad in large amounts?!?


so I'm home. =)

I haven't spent this much time at home since before I started college. It feels kind of strange but I'm also glad to be home. Since we moved into our house last Thanksgiving I haven't been around for more than a couple of weeks at a time so it hasn't really felt like home. After a week everything is starting to feel more familiar and I don't have to stop and think about which cabinet the dishes are in anymore when I'm cooking.

Now that I think about it, it's only been like 9 days since I've been home. I've been sleeping pretty late and starting my day pretty late. Just yesterday I was kind of panicking that I've been wasting my summer doing that, but when I really think about it, I haven't been wasting my time! Everything I've spent my time on so far has been enjoyable. So that's that. =)

But I decided just to be sure that I'm not wasting my life away, I'm going to start writing down what I do. So if I have nothing to write, I'll be reminded to go and do something! But I won't write it on here of course. It might not be that entertaining for other people to read... =p

With school being out, I guess I've had a lot of time to catch up on sleep and get back to myself. I've been feeling a lot healthier and happier. It's really awesome what a bit more sleep and exercise can do. Must try and keep it up during school.
I've also had a lot more time to time to think/talk to Alan. =p

The following are things I've realized:

- I should really stop worrying about people so much. I didn't even really think I did, but when Alan pointed it out to me, I was like, Hey... yeah. I do. And I need to stop because it's just unnecessary stress on myself and it's as if I don't trust that people are able to handle things on their own. I guess I came to this realization because I was noticing how irked I am when people try to take care of me too much.
-I tend to let the way I think things should be pressure me into trying to feel a certain way. If I feel it I do and if I don't I just don't! It's pretty simple. =)
-I spend a lot of money! It's always just a little bit here and there but it really adds up. I am pretty broke right now so I haven't been going out much or buying anything and I'm realizing how I would make some kind of purchase pretty much everyday while I was at school.
-I use the computer A LOT. Am stepping away from it and reading more. =) I just finished the Great Gatsby and am about to start on Animal Farm. I'm also working on this book titled "If You're Clueless About the Stockmarket".

Got tons of free time this week so I found some volunteer opportunities on craigslist. =) Wednesday is the pledge campaign for KPBS and Thursday is San Diego FoodBank.

Saturday... I do THIS

I love free time. =D

Blogging in a new way from a new laptop!

Whoa I am blogging from Microsoft Word!

I'm at Mimi's place. We just went through our plans for our STC workshop and made our super super fun powerpoint.

There are so many new features on this computer that are totally blowing my mind! I haven't had enough time to explore everything yet, but at least it will feel new and exciting for a longer period of time. =) I've been using OneNote with my laptop in tablet mode in class and it's pretty badass! At first I thought it was kind of unnecessary to take notes in tablet mode, but it's actually really neat! And this way I can have all my notes for my classes in one place on the computer instead of scattered all over the place in different notebooks. And I was also thinking that it's pretty cool that I won't have to waste so much paper… but does the amount of paper I save outweigh the carbon emissions I'm causing from using my laptop? This baby has an Energy Star sticker on it… so I sure hope so!

I'm so glad it's Friday, but I can't really feel relieved until after our workshop tomorrow morning. Even when I've planned things out and written down what I'm going to say, I always feel really anxious about making presentations. Even during general meetings! Making announcements in a room full of tens of people every single week probably should have helped me get over it… but I still felt nervous even towards the end of the term after already having made tons of announcements!

I've sat through some really great speeches before and gotten pretty emotional. Really good speakers know how to move you. And it might just be something that makes you feel good for the moment that you're listening, or it could be something that makes you jump to your feet and create a humongous change. I'd really like to make an excellent speech like that someday.

But even if it's not through making speeches, I'd just really like to be an inspiration. If I can't leave any awesome THINGS (like a Derek Zoolander Center For Kids Who Can't Read Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too), I'd really like to just have moved people to do awesome things.

Well, the bus is coming in 11 minutes. Think I can make it to Bancroft and Telegraph in time from Mimi's house?

We'll find out next time... on BINGBANGBOOM!

Chicken noodle soup, chicken noodle soup, chicken noodle soup with a soda on the side.

GUESS WHAT THIS IS A LIST OF...!!!

1. Chicken that would have gone bad if I waited another day to cook it.
2. Baby carrots that I bought last weekend for a healthy snack alternative.
3. Celery and potatoes that I got during my Safeway trip with Jessica tonight. Jessica Luk is one of my most awesome friends ever. We can go a couple days, even weeks without seeing or talking to each other and pick up right where we left off without a problem.
4. A mysterious onion that I found in my cabinet. Where could it have come from?!?
5. Safeway brand Flour. One of the only things I can never buy the store brand of is Q-Tips. Oh yes, and toothpaste.
6. Morton's salt. I've also dissolved some of this in water and soaked a cotton ball to put on my earn. My cartilage piercing is infected. Ick. I have realized pretty recently that I'm kind of careless/too rough with some things. Like myself. Must take better care of things. And myself.
7. Pepper. My brother, Alan, really likes putting pepper in things. And lemon or lime juice. He's decided to walk in a Graduation ceremony this May (the 23rd from 8-12 @ the Greek Theatre)! I am really really excited. Let's make a REALLY FREAKING big deal about it. =D
8. Garlic and herb seasoning. What kind of herb? I don't even know! But it sure works well in chicken noodle soup.
9. A stone. Jaykay. But do any of you guys remember reading Stone Soup? No? Maybe I'll blog about it next time.

Gute Nacht

Nice.

In a great mood for writing the first entry ever of my blog.

Even though it's hot hot hot outside it feels so nice.

I took a nap under the shade of flowering trees by VLSB today before stats. It was nice.

Now I'm just lounging around in the living room with Jessica, Jay and Calvin listening to Joshua Radin's nice nice guitar rifts. It feels like there's nothing else to do and nowhere else to go.

Oh wait. Did I say nowhere else to go?
We're going to be fun and spontaneous and go swimming. Nice. =D



Hello, spring =)