Here We Go Again

I'm all settled in the new dorm (it's air conditioned!) and ready to get back into the swing of school! Or, at least, knd of. This last week before school started was hectic with running errands and moving, so now it's time to take a little break and get set for tomorrow's surprises.

Sophomore year! I cannot believe it. Time passes so quickly now.

After I got my goggles back last Friday (after sitting through traffic going through Chinatown), I picked up my new set of textbooks from the bookstore, and went to read through them until rehearsal. My chem class this year will be more organic chemistry! I'm both excited about that and dreading it. The class size so far looks pretty small.

The next day included noming on delicious steak plate, from the high school's Project Grad fundraiser! Yummy food for the good cause of seniors enjoying their last day together as a class. That evening was filled with eating more yummy food and nice skies.

I don't know why, but I totally love the way telephone lines cut through the beauty of the sky. It's horrible, thinking about what the mess of these telephone lines reflect, but I enjoy the sight of them when the sun is setting (which is why of some of these photos have them in them).

After some fun time shopping for birthday gifts on Sunday (which involved going into Sephora and smelling a bunch of Philosophy scents), Monday was filled with running errands at UH, like ID validation, and looking for classrooms. Thank goodness I got those things out of the way. Good thing my professor changed for Sociology, 'cause now the book became cheaper!

The next day I walked over to the shopping center and got $5 off of a haircut. I chopped off my tail. If you haven't seen my new short hair, I'm sure you'll see it soon. I'm trying to make up for the shortness with use of bows and hairbands, but no matter what, I feel (and look like) a little child. Hehehe. Now I've got to remember to send in my hair for the donation, sometime. ^^ Good cause. On the way to rehearsal that night, I got told the story of legends/myths from PI, regarding  hair. Cultural exposure!

Wednesday was filled with more visitation of UH. I spent an hour in Hamilton attempting to increase my knowledge and understanding of possible future careers prior to making the meeting time with a professor that I had set up. After that, I had lunch at Ninja Sushi with my mother. It was very nice and the food was yummy (I very much enjoyed the tempura inside of this Tiger roll [if I remember correctly])! I love being with my mother.

IT WAS TOPPED WITH SPICY AHI! -drools-

Boy, do I long for such things now that I am in the dorms on this wonderful 10-meals-a-week meal plan. *_* After that I hung around at the mall before I got picked up for a wonderful ride to Phoebe's casa for a little get together before she left. ):

We watched Bridesmaids (comedic, but kind of horrifying at times because of the kind of comedy it was), and then started Tangled, along the while playing Scrabble and snacking on chips and cookies and such wonderful things. People also started sleeping.

It was a nice time together.

Thursday I moved into the dorm. Thankfully there wasn't the crazy line like there was last year when we were moving in with all the freshmen into the towers. I met our new suitemate, Anya! Super nice. Everything got settled in, and then I saw Cheyenne before spending the night killing tiny cockroaches and trying to deal with the cold of the AC and the dust stirred up. It's such a new setting! I also met our RA and moved in Megan's and Annie's boxes. There was also an ice cream social from which we so awkwardly escaped after eating some delicious brownies and ice cream. I haven't taken any pictures of the room yet, hehe. It's kind of a mess, but I'm just very entertained by this new space that I can decorate and make my own.

Friday was a shopping adventure with Grace, which was thorough and tiring. I went into Gilly Hicks for the first time, and strangely gained respect for it (in comparison to Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister). I didn't buy much (<$10), but that was alright because I got my exercise! I then had dinner at the dorms (too much packing of take-out boxes) before I headed home to a calmer sleep. Saturday made for practicing the violin, buying things for the room at Walmart, and then reuniting with Megan! Fun fun fun!

Today we went to Nijiya, bought some snacks, and took care of other errands in the dorm (setting microwaves/printers up), and actually...ate and walked a bunch. We practiced a lot of self control today, with food and snacks.

Tomorrow many new things begin. Hopefully I'll be ready for it all! Just gotta keep learning. (: Here we go again!