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Omg I seriously haven't posted for all of December....sorry! Just here with some New Year's Resolutions! I need some this year.

Here goes:

1. Eat all of my carrots when I have them.
2. Listen more, talk less.
3. Stop cursing so much in public
4. Be less OCD...let the "little things" go.
5. No regrets!

Wish me luck! :D

So I haven't posted an entry for a while now. I've been pretty busy trying to keep up with schoolwork and whatnot. Joyce has gotten me addicted to Badminton so I've been playing in my spare time instead of being on my computer hahah. I just got back from an exam 20 min ago in my California Geography class. I feel like I did pretty well on it after a crapload of studying. Now I have to write a paper for that class too :( I have a paper due in Linguistics at the beginning of December. I think I'm gonna write about the advantages and disadvantages of being bilingual, even though I know everyone's going to choose that topic. I did well on all of my midterms, with the exception of my African American Studies class, because it involved essay writing in a short amount of time. I really need to work on my writing skills. It was inspiring to be in that class during the election, though. My first voting experience was great, I felt proud :) Still sad about Prop 8, but still an eventful night.

Not much has been going on lately. I was back in SF this past weekend and went crazy at Target. Got me some cute sock monkey slippers :D Got a cute pink wireless mouse that is SOO much better than the stupid touchpad on my laptop. It didn't have a scrolling function. Lame. I also got the leather (or pleather, w/e) looking biker jacket that I've wanted for so long. I feel daring when I wear it haha. That's a good piece of clothing, one that makes you feel good.

I think nothing much has been going on in my life lately, and it's a nice change from how it used to be (specifically during the summer, when everything was just so hectic and draining). Everytime I'm back in SF it kind of reminds me of how it used to be, it's bittersweet. On the one hand I get to see people that I miss talking to, yet on the other hand things just come rushing back. I don't know how to feel about it. I'm really tired now so I'm gonna go take a nap. I like that, that I can take a nap when I want to without feeling like I should be doing something. I know what I need to do, and I know when I need to do it. I am responsible for my own actions. I am in control.

P.S. LOLs (but not really) about people being trampled and injured lining up to get wristbands for the Rob Pattinson t-shirt signing. I mean I'm obsessed with Twilight and everything, but I don't like people touching me and therefore hate crowds. Ugh. I shall oogle from a distance.

So it's the big one eight.

I like that it wasn't a big deal. I don't feel like it's a big deal. Just the usual junk, I can go to clubs (which I despise btw) and get ciggs (which are disgusting) and buy porn (which is equally disgusting). I think not making a big thing out of your birthday keeps you grounded. If people want to celebrate their birthdays just for gifts and attention, that's lame. You should feel different (perhaps better) about yourself rather than hope people will see you differently now that you're "grown up."

I have conflicting thoughts going on in my head lately. On the one hand, I feel like I made the right choice when I chose to come to Davis. I absolutely looove the quiet and all of the flora and fauna here. I feel natural and bohemian lol. I live for walks to class in the afternoon sun. I also love walking at night, listening to bikes whizz by and being able to see the stars clearly at night. I love being in my room alone, watching tv and relaxing. I don't always feel the need to be doing something. Just enjoying the simple pleasures of life. On the other hand, I feel like I'm wasting my time and should be more proactive. I feel like I should be joining a club or at least meeting people or partying or something. I just don't know what it is that I ought to be doing. I'm just worrying too much.

School is going fine. Classes are fairly enjoyable. I just had my first exam on Monday and I got an A :) But I shouldn't be overconfident because the test was actually pretty easy. The professor didn't think it was easy but I guess her other students just didn't study or something. I have one midterm today and another tomorrow. Gross. I can't wait for this week to be over. Knowing that I won't be back in SF until Halloween is killing me. There are some (actually, many) reasons why I am completely glad that I'm away and some reasons that make me want to just cut class and go back now. There are so many conflicting feelings in my life right now. It's confusing. I don't like being confused. I'm too OCD for that shit. I like to have a plan and know what I'm doing.

I don't know what I should do. What I should be doing.

I feel as if I am settling into college life quite nicely. I think this is the type of thing that I needed from the beginning. In a way, it was exactly what I'd been hoping for when I thought of college. I'm a pretty low-key person. I don't need to go to clubs or go out every single night to be happy. I'm fine with staying in with a good book or watching my favorite TV shows with people who are equally as obsessed. So lately not much has been going on. Some would say it has been boring, but I am thriving. After 18 years of living in a house full of loud cousins and aunts and various other extended family members, a little peace and quiet is greatly appreciated.

I am not a morning person so my afternoon classes suit me perfectly. I wake up earlier than I need to and get some things done before I even have class. I have yet to explore the whole campus, but so far I have been pleasantly surprised by what I have found. I really want to go to the crafts center and look around or play some bowling at the M.U. Classes have been good. Linguistics is quickly becoming one of my favorite classes. I wonder what type of career a person would have with a Linguistics degree. Things to ponder. Statistics is ok for now, although sometimes I feel as if my professor has no idea what he's doing. Here's hoping the discussion section is a good one. I'm really nervous, however, about the impending doom that is midterms and finals and term papers, etc. It all is really quite intimidating. I believe that I am organized enough to handle everything, but I can't say for sure until I've experienced it. My study habits are good lately, I've been getting in a lot of reading time.

I should wrap this up soon, I have to bike off to class! I loooooove biking, it's so refreshing and easy. Although it is rush hour right about now, I should get an early start. I'll update again later. Toodles :)

Today was my first day of class and it wasn't all too much. So the one class I had today was African American Studies. I didn't realize there were that many African Americans at Davis :X I mean not to be racist or anything but yeah lately all the people I've been around have been white or something that's not Asian or black. So yeah. Well I mean like around the dorm building and the dining common and such. Or perhaps I'm just not paying attention to them or something. But yeah the class was fine, my professor seems like a really reasonable and fun guy. I'm a little paranoid about my writing skills though cause what if I fucking suck at writing ahhhhhh. I'll try to get some people to help me edit it and stuff like that.

I am totally falling in love with biking now. Well biking in Davis that is. Biking in SF sucks because I'm always scared that I'm gonna run into someone or get run over by a car or something. But here bikes have the right of way so it's not that easy to get into an accident although I'm still not completely used to all the bike etiquette and whatnot. I'm working on learning how to signal properly, which is hard for me now because I still need to work on biking with one hand and stuff. Anyhoo, night biking here is glorious. It's never too cold at night to go for a bike ride, whereas in SF it's freeeeezing at night. The days here are horrendously hot, but the nights are lovely.

I just bought my books today using money that I earned working a job I had for the past year and a half. It felt horrible. I spent so much time earning that money and $300 was suddenly just gone. Ugh I'm going to love the day I sell the books back to the bookstore. What a gip they are! That's my stupid fault for not asking the professor about what books we're using and ordering it beforehand on Amazon or whatever. Well that's the nature of college life for ya ey?

Not much else has been going on, I've just been visiting people in their respective dorms, going out for lunch/dinners with friends and generally exploring the Davis area. Today was the first time that I went biking during a full day where all the students are at school and it is significantly different. So much more traffic and a lot scarier/nerve-wracking. But it was a good learning experience today. Tomorrow's going to suck because I have three classes and a discussion to go to. I hope I don't get lost along the way or something, that would suck butt. Alright I'm out to catch up on my episodes of House. I can't believe I missed the episode this week even though I caught up with the season premiere online. Must've just slipped my mind.

My quadmates are starting to get irritating. Just a wee bit. And only one of them.

Honestly have no idea why I waited this long to blog again. I mean it's not like I've exactly been busy (besides work). So yeah the past two weeks of work have been fine, although I can't say that I've completely enjoyed it. Having B there helps a lot. Anything is better than being there alone, which is pretty much horrible. My boss gave me a very expensive gift yesterday (my last day). I cannot believe he spent so much on it. Well it was a joint present from his wife and him. I know that they have some kind of Macy's platinum card that gives them a good discount but it's still A LOT of money. It was a Coach wallet/pocketbook! I'll have to post up a picture of it someday. So yeah. The last few days were great. I scored a free pair of Ray-Bans and another pair at a discount ($40! hella worth it.) The one I got free was the Wayfarer Folding Ray-Bans (like the ones in Risky Business, except they can fold up) and I am SOOOO in love with them. They're fucking awesome. And then the other one I got is the Jackie O style ones that are almost as awesome as the Wayfarers :D I'm soooo excited to get them hehehee.

So today I slept in, woke up and made myself some scrambled eggs and started my list of what to bring to Davis. It got pretty long but most of the stuff isn't too big so I'm pretty sure I won't be lugging around tons of things that I don't need. I REALLY want to have a TV in my dorm though because I don't want to miss the Emmy's and Heroes and all the other shows that I follow. I just hope I get it set up in time to watch everything hahaha. So I started packing and I'm about 1/3s through right now. Don't have all my clothes packed yet. I think I'm gonna do that last. I can't believe it's actually time. It has hit me that I'm leaving, but it stills feels kind of surreal. I hope all goes well. Some more shopping tomorow for some last minute things and I'm going to be allll set :D Woot woot!

So today was my second pass at registration and I dropped and added a few classes. Here's my final schedule:

AAS010 - African American Culture & Society
LIN001 - Intro to Linguistics
SAS011 - California Geography
STA013 - Elementary Statistics

I know that most of my teachers are pretty cool, but Stats is a wildcard because it only says "The Faculty" like that scary movie where all the teachers were aliens or whatever. Anyhoo, I'm pretty happy with my schedule. MWF I start class at noon. Three classes on those days and an hour break in between each of them. And then Tues & Thurs I have one class in the morning at 9 and then I'm basically done unless I choose to go to the discussions which would be at night, always later than 5 on Wed Thur or Friday. So I'm content. I still wanted Film Studies or Animal Science but it conflicted with Stats and Linguistics,  both of which are prereq classes for Comm majors. So I figure I can just take them later on.

Father is leaving back to Hong Kong today. Again, a bittersweet feeling. He's really been getting on my nerves while he was here, but he's still my dad. He's helped me realize things that I need to fix about myself and also things that I hate. I hate when people underestimate me. Also, I hate when I'm actually in pain and people don't believe me. I hate ostentatious/fake people. I hate when people hover. I also need to start being more assertive instead of passive. These are things I will try to work on in the future. We'll see how it goes.

Anyhoo, the other day when I saw the news of Stephanie Meyer postponing the Midnight Sun book because of the leak as featured news on the Yahoo page, I couldn't resist anymore. I had been trying not to read it so that when the book actually came out it would be the first time I laid my eyes on the editted, finished material. But I needed my Twilight fix and what was in the manuscript really helped. I am now, again, obsessed as ever. It got better for awhile but I am really crazy about Twilight. It's ridiculous, really.

I wish school would start soon. I'm excited now that I have the classes I want. Woot!

Greetings. Back from the little family vacation. It was just a two-day northern California tour. Pretty boring stuff because the tour was designed for old, Chinese people. I didn't expect much going into it but yeah it was fine. We went to the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield. It was less fun than I thought it would be ha. The jellybeans are really good though :) Then we went to the Budweiser factory which was also boring...I couldn't even get free beer. Boooo. Then afterwards...where did we go. Man I don't even remember. I think it was this salmon hatchery thing. Feeding the baby salmon was fun haha. Then we walked around at the state capitol building. I swear...our tour guide was ridiculous. I mean OK, better than not saying anything at all...but we literally stood there and had to listen to him talk for 25 minutes. When we were walking, he would talk. While he was driving...he would talk. While we were eating...HE WOULD FREAKING TALK!! He was nice, but he was getting on my damn nerves. Second day we went to the Oroville dam/lake and learned about it's history or w/e and we went goldpanning hehehe. Then back home. My parents thought the trip was fun, hah.

Once my dad leaves on the 4th, I'm going back to work for two weeks. Ugh, so not looking forward to it. But money always helps...so yeah. I'm really antsy for college to start. Especially watching everyone else starting to move in and go to class and do homework and stuff. A three month summer is actually WAY too long in my opinion. Some people would kill me for saying that but it's true! Two months is enough. Three months. A quarter of a year! I'm out, cause I'm exhausted. Almost done reading Eragon and then I'm gonna go straight into Eldest.

THE TWILIGHT MOVIE REALLY NEEDS TO HURRY UP AND COME OUT CAUSE I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER FOR MORE TWILIGHT STUFF. SAME DEAL WITH THE MIDNIGHT SUN BOOK. HURRY UP!!!

Hola! So yeah SD, wasn't the best trip ever. Over it, don't feel like talking about it cause it'll just take hours to type up haha.

The housing stuff for Davis came out yesterday. I'm in Segundo, Regan Hall, Nova Building, 309A. No elevators and I'm on the third floor! Here's to stairmaster buns haha. I'm staying in a quad formation which is basically two rooms with a larger, shared living space in between them. I'm rooming with Joyce and I have two other quadmates. They found me on Facebook and they seem like very chill peoples. I'm pretty excited to be moving in now!!! I definitely don't have all my stuff ready yet, but I have a whole month so yeah. Moving in on the 21st of September and first day of class is four days after that.

Nothing much has been happening since I got back from SD. I took like 3.5 wks off of work basically for SD and for spending time with my dad before he leaves. He's leaving on the 4th, which is actually coming up pretty soon. Sometimes he gets on my nerves because he's so OCD and shit (even worse than me!) but of course I'm still glad he's here, he's still my dad.

I've been catching up on episodes of Dexter and Weeds. Online streaming is a godsend. Also I finally watched the finale of ABDC. Yayyyy SuperCr3w won! I definitely like them better than SoReal. My personal choice for the winner was Fanny Pak, though. They were my absolute FAVVVorites. I'm still a little mad they got voted off when they did. I think it should've been Fanny Pak and SuperCr3w in the end. Saw Pineapple Express when I was in SD, it was fan-fucking-tastic. So many laughs I can't even remember the jokes. Joke overload!