Filed under: Home | Tags: berkeley, break, cold, crème brûlée, forgetfulness, game, hair, Lent, McCormick & Schmick's, procrastinate, reading, work
I’ve been waiting for this week since President’s Day. I always dread the last few days before school breaks. Last week turned really ugly with two papers, a midterm, and an in-class essay, not to mention mandatory readings. And I didn’t even procrastinate! I would have already completed at least half of the assignment the night before. The quantity of unfinished work probably made me panic, so I started skipping stuff to study. But it’s all over now and that’s all that matters.
I really needed this break. Getting sick of Cal. Literally. I caught a terrible cold a couple of weeks ago and could barely talk in the morning. I hate it when that happens.
I messed up twice already with my no-desserts campaign, thanks to forgetfulness. I swear, I have a very good memory! Don’t try anything stupid with me. Anyway, I ate a Starburst, and a few days later, a crème brûlée. I guess that’s +2 from Easter. By the way, if you live in/near San Jose and haven’t been to McCormick & Schmick’s, you have to go! That’s where I ate the custard. It’s pricey, but the food is bomb.
Mmm. You know you want it.
Recently, I’ve been seeing a lot of short hair. I thought it was about time to pay the stylist a visit. So now, a chunk of my hair is gone. No more dead hair cells! But bangs can get really irritating at times.
A little bird told me that the UC waiting game is over. Seniors: Congratulations!
And now back to reading.
Where you start is not as important as where you finish. -Zig Ziglar
Filed under: College | Tags: 8 AM, Bowditch, Channing, desserts, Durant, fire alarm, food, job, LDS, Lent, meat, reader, sad, Tara Reid
They could’ve waited till spring break, but no. It’s happened at least three times this week. Usually lasts from 9:30 AM to 2 PM, if not longer. And it goes off every minute. I’m actually grateful for going to my 8 AM class for once. I hope today marks the end of this irritating ordeal.
More than two weeks into Lent and I haven’t messed up! I gave up desserts (no chocolate, apple pies, cupcakes, etc.), just like last year. And on Fridays, no meat. It isn’t really that difficult if the food isn’t too bad. I think the quality of the taste is more of an issue cause dorm food is typically bland.
Around 5 PM today, I was approached by two sisters from the Latter Day Saints community on Bowditch and Durant. I walked down Bowditch and up Channing, listening to them talk about their work and outreach since they kept tagging along. It was weird because they were dressed in business suits and looked like the type of people who would go partying every weekend. I mean, imagine Tara Reid talking about God’s plan for you. In all seriousness, one of them did look like her. Apparently, they’re trying to reach people who look lost, confused, or sad. Not sure if I was classified under one of those, but do I look sad when I’m walking on campus? I remember being confronted with a gang of street kids on campus once and they were all like, “Why you so sad? It’s a BEAUTIFUL day!” It was a lot more intimidating though.
To end this on a good note, I was asked by one of my professors to be a reader next year! Hopefully this will pull through. It’d be nice to get a job again. Besides, it’s about time I start giving out the Cs I didn’t deserve. (; I kid, I kid.
“You see things; and you say ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say ‘Why not?’” -George Bernard Shaw
