Hmmm..looks like I haven't been here in awhile, not much has been happening really..just been reaally ridiculously busy at school. I don't even know why it happens. I'm pretty much excited for the roadtrip home because Dan's coming with...and it won't be sad and boring! Hopefully we'll make it in time for dinner because I really want to go eat ramen in mountain view at Maruichi...best ramen of my life. Both of my classes are canceled on wednesday and Dan's done by 1 so i'm sure we'll be good...maybe.

I can't believe this semester is already almost over...like..where did the school year go? it's really fucking bizarre. Before December rolls around I need to polish my resume...actually make internship deadlines, finish researching with my prof so i can get an abstract for the APA conference next august, and whatever finals..i need to get done with...and make perfect this south indian dance i'm learning for a coffeehouse my school is putting on in a couple of weeks.

So really I'm glad I'm going home on Wednesday..clear my brain with that fresh norcal AIRRRRR thank goodness!!! I can't wait to see all my buddies..and eat little lucca and ramen and turkey and..king of thai noodle. ZOMG..Dan's going to have to roll me around San Francisco.

This weekend my friends and I and Whittier's new Indian club have been trying to promote the Indian holiday Diwali by drawing rangoli around campus (with chalk) and lighting candles....which kinda became messy...oops!

But was overall a success! and today we went to a Hindu temple (BAPS Swaminarayan) in Chino Hills to celebrate the festivities with locals. It was so colorful seeing all the women in their saris and salwars....i dont know why i didnt get a picture of that...Dorothy and I also got Mehndi done on our hands. I was retarded and realized halfway through I gave the nice lady my RIGHT hand.


colored rice rangoli


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Last night some of us went to see Where the Wild Things Are...and after watching it...I don't remember the book at all...I seriously haven't read it since I was little. It was a good movie...and I have to say that I did cry when Max left the island....and Carol comes running into the water. It was so upsetting I could barely watch...LOL I'm such a sucker. But anyway all I could think about was this lady's bento...

sorta.

Got my first paycheck on Friday and of course, I spent most of it on clothes. and a bag. but to be fair I haven't gone shopping like this since Thailand. Amazingly enough..

but i promised myself that this would be the only time that I would do that. I need to start..saving money...
-sigh- lets see how that plays out...but anywayyyy i got thisreallycutebag anditstotallybrightred and I'm pretty excited, I just hope I can pull it off..and find things to wear with it.

Besides shopping...a few of us from the new Indiiiiaaannn Club tagged along with religions of asia/burmese culture, society classes to a burmese temple which was celebrating the end of their "lent." It was really interesting to watch the ceremony since I recognized some of the chants from my temple....but sounded strange in burmese. I don't really know what burmese sounds like...not until today at least. Afterwards there was free food for lunch! It was alll homecooked Indian food, since a lot of the people who go to this temple are hindu burmese..which I had no idea about. My friend Devika, said that the food at the temple was authentic and I wouldn't have guessed any less...that food was so good. Eating in the commons has me missing asian foods.



That's pretty much what it was...omgggg...I want more...and it was free! Apparently they do this every year and like 800 people show up.

I also made Dan buy heart ice cube trays from Ikea today..kekeke.

So far...things have been going pretty well down here at Whittier. I'm at work right now, where I pretty much sit in the "psychology department" ( I put quotes around it b/c our psych dept kindaaaaaa is lame) and do homework. So, I'm getting paid to do homework..neat! Plus we all know that if I didn't have a job like this I'd be in my room sleeping or something. Actual classes are going pretty well, except for someeee..that involve unnecessary group and busy work. Hello I'm in college now...please let me do something stimulating.

I'm also getting my workout on in a class called body sculpting. Which is nice because now I'm forced to workout for credit, so I don't sit on my ass all day. Downside is..I am so SORE it hurts to laugh... T_T..plus my friend and I try to play tennis twice a week now. This is my healthiest year ever in my Whittier College existence. Except I still eat pretty bad. I never noticed until someone pointed out to me...I totally don't get Asian food here!!! Unless I go out to eat...but we're too poor for that. I just want to bring all the restaurants I like at home and put them in Whittier. I want pho and/or Japanese ramen. I have to find a decent ramen place down here..come to think of it I haven't even found a decent pho place...which is silly because I live near Hacienda Heights....hmm.

This weekend I'm going home...for like...a total of possibly 30 hours for Alicia's birthday, I'm pretty excited..but I think I'm going to freeze to death since its been like 90 here everyday. Okay..back to homeworks...

As we get older, I feel like our sense of time gets more and more skewed. I just don't know where all the time goes! I feel that there is less and less time for me to do all the things that I need to do, whether it be during a day..or over a month or two. It's all very distressing and makes me anxious. I don't like it. Does anyone else feel like that?

Dan and I had an interesting conversation about growing up in the 90's and being a part of all those cool "90's" things....like Discovery Zone! Remember that?! That shit was tight..I don't know if there are any like that around anymore...all I can think of is Chuck E' Cheese...but it's not as cool as Discovery..plus I feel like they have more arcade-y kinda stuff. Anyway..I wonder what kids are into now...? Actually maybe I don't want to find out..I'll probably get upset/disappointed.

It's pretty weird being back at school, and I'm basically just chillin'...or trying to at least since it's freaking hot here.

uhhhh...why did I leave the nice weather in Norcal again? riiight.

but I'm having a good time with the boyfriend so it's all good....plus his dorm has AIR CONDITIONING..a luxury I do not get when I get to move in on Tuesday...damn.

Guess where I'll be spending all my time?

BTW I'm really upset I didn't get to have that one last little lucca sandwich. UGH

-edit- last night/this morning I had this intense dream where I got a full back tattoo of DJ AM? WTF?