Catch Up

Morning everyone!

It has been a while since I last posted, so here's a summary of the chem midterm and last few days? Do you like how skillful Sarah and I were with cooking our dinner? I have been craving cup noodle on and off for over 4 months. . . My family and I were trying to be healthy so we didn't have much cup noodles in the cupboard. We had a few of the shrimp ones, but I can NOT stand the smell or taste of it! So having this cup noodle was very satisfying. Sarah had her weenies with wonton flavored noodles. 

Bob and I went to see the Fallen Star, the crooked house on top of the engineering building. It is only open on T days so we had to admire it's beauty from the window. The house surprised me because I didn't expect it to be so beautiful! Not the best picture, but take my word. Bob then wanted go onto the roof through another door I found. It was a nice view from the roof. 

Isn't the view beautiful? It was quite relaxing after our discussion session. The one where we were supposed to get our midterm graded BACK, but instead we have to wait til NEXT week! It was a waste of our time.

Yesterday our RA gave us a booklet. Inside of this booklet was a sheet saying the first 35 people to turn it in to the housing building in Revelle would get prizes. So I literally ran to get ready. Bob, Sarah, and I took the shuttle to Revelle. Turns out the guy didn't even know what we were talking about. Some lady said she had some bags but the rest are with another department so we would have to check back on Monday. I didn't want to lose my spot so I made the guy keep my paper with my name on it.

This is an interesting sculpture we saw on our way back from Revelle, to the shuttle stop. From a distance Sarah was like oh it's an anchor. I, being a more negative person, said or it could be a bunny with a sword stabbed in its head. Turns out it is some sort of bunny/fox with something stabbed in its head lol Interesting right? I have no clue what it's supposed to mean or why it's there.

The rest of yesterday was not as much fun. My friend from chem class came so I could help him with nomenclature. It's funny because when he got to our suite the first thing he said was that he's low on money so he can't pay me buy he would still pay me with something else. He brought a box of cocoa krispies lol It was only an 8th of the way full too! I am kinda glad he brought em cuz I was snacking on em during chem studying. Bob and I studied in her room for a while then went to the laundry room for peace and quiet. She got too tired at 1ish but I was determined to finish. SJ kept me company on Skype till I finished around 2:40ish. It was so sweet of him, because he likes to go to bed early. Got back to the dorm and decided I would shower the next morning after midterm lol Before I got into my bed I saw 2 lovely yellow squares. Aren't they sweet?!!? Went to sleep with a smile on my face . . . as well as random chem mmw and math info shooting around in my brain.

ALG

Thrift Show

Hey there,

Real quick few highlights of my day.



Saw two food trucks on my way to lunch today. I got overly excited when I saw the sign on the side of the Devilicious truck!

Then after another depressing chemistry discussion Bob, Sarah, and I swung by a thrift show! Basically like a yard sale mixed with a thrift store. I spent a total of $17. Got all the things you see in the pictures along with a phone charm of the Pink Panther made out of crystals. The cupcake hoodie is a bit longer than short sleeves. It also has adorable mini cupcakes in the hood part. Black shirt has Pirates of the Caribbean!! Hello Kitty is cute because it says UCSD!


I have been searching for plaid so I just had to get this plaid shirt, American Eagle brand! The dress in the middle fits nicely and even came with the belt! Lastly, I don't think I have ever really liked long sleeve shirts, but I have been wanting one. I like to wear baggy clothing because I find it more comfortable. This shirt in particular is soft and a bit more feminine than others due to the V neck cut. I love it soooo much!!!

Now guess the prices!

Cupcake: $2
Pirates: $1
Hello Kitty: $1
Plaid: $3
Dress: $5
Long sleeve: $4
Phone charm: $1

What's awesome is that I bargained these prices down to what I paid. Saved about $8. Not bad right? I mean I feel like being a college student I need to get the best deals!

Then got back and got tutored in my favorite subject, NOT, chem. Too much chem today. Had my lecture to start the day. My discussion before dinner. Then ended with tutoring. Chem overload.

ALG

Fire! . . . False Alarm! . . . Well Kind Of

Evening everyone,

I got back from my ASL class and was chilling when my Ellen video was rudely interrupted by the fire alarm. It's been going off a lot but for a few seconds, so I didn't think much of this one. That is until it kept going off. Grabbed my camera for you guys, my phone, and my purse.

After evacuating the building we were told that some girls left eggs on the stove. I mean how difficult is it to cook eggs? Our suite was the only one standing outside in the middle of the day.

Had my math midterm. It wasn't that bad, but at the same time I don't want to jinx it. My mom would always tease me about a time in biology freshman year. I took a bio test and didn't realize there was a whole back side till we got our tests back in class. I honestly had no clue that it was there, so I talked to my teacher and he let me finish the problems. Sooooo keeping this in mind. I looked at the chalkboard in my math hall and it said what to write on the cover of our bluebooks and how much time we had left. Knowing I understood everything on the board I started my test. When I was done I handed my test in and sat back down to wait for Bob. Didn't want to waste time so I studied a bit of ASL. Something told me to look up at the board. Guess what I saw? There was a correction to one version of the test. My version! The green version! I flipped. Can you imagine finishing your test thinking you did fine then realizing it could all be wrong due to a few numbers?!? I walked back down to the table and asked the TA if I could get my test back or no cuz I could have cheated. He told me to ask my teacher. Luckily my teacher is really kind. He said since I didn't leave the room yet I could get my test back. I didn't want him to think that I cheated on the test so I sat down in a chair next to the table. He looked at me and said "You know, you can have a desk." I told him it was okay and quickly fixed my answers. Yeaaaa probably not the best way to start off my midterms, but hey at least I noticed!

I got back to the dorm just in time to surprise my roommate! Most of the suite planned to surprise her in the morning with cards and a cake at night. Here's the cake! I'm glad that we could all help to make her birthday away from home so special.

Well everyone, one midterm down 3 to go. Still have homework :(

ALG

Midterms Are Coming

Hi everyone,



Sorry in advance for such a short post today. Here's a few pictures. Midterms are coming and I think this dead crow is a sign of what's to come. . . Found it on my way to my math review session. Made me think of when my birdies died. Those were sad times.










Here's the inside of Goodies and the food I got. It was good and it was two dinners for me.

I have midterms this week and next week so my posts will be less often and a lot shorter. I would love to write a bunch, but studying comes first. Don't worry, you aren't missing anything too exciting.

SJ and I are both a bit stressed from school so we had a bit of a quarrel, but we took some time to cool off and now we are better.

Sleeping with my strawberry and cow.

ALG

Ralph's Run

Hi everyone,

Today I got up at 9, outa bed at 9:30. Did some sorting of clothes, MMW reading, dusted, tried to tidy up my area. Dory, Sarah, Squirt, and I went to Ralph's today to get some foods. Had three things on my list: cinnamon rolls, nectarines, and apples. Sadly I found out that they were no longer selling nectarines! So I settled with apples, cinnamon rolls, mac n cheese, sweet tea, a plate, and a baby pumpkin! Last weekend when I was home I should have grabbed a bowl and a mug, but did I? No because idk what I was thinking. So had to go to Ross to buy a bowl/mug. Found this adorable green bowl! It is a decent size. I could eat cereal and milk in it, mac n cheese, ramen, cinnamon rolls! My bowl was only $2.99 and my plate was on sale for 69 cents!

Last night I saw a video about how I could make the Pillsburry cinnamon rolls in the microwave. That's why I bought the rolls at Ralph's and the bowl at Ross. I placed the leftover rolls into the fridge along with the extra icing. Put a roll into my green bowl and micowaved it for a minute. A bit too long, but at least I will know from next time.





I didn't want to do homework so I tidied up my desk and fridge area. Here it is! For some odd reason I feel a bit more at home. I think it is due to the bowl, pumpkin, towel, and the stuff on top of the microwave. This is the first time I felt a bit at home. It's so strange. . .









Oh yeah, here's a creepy display at Ralph's! It is weird mouths. You have to reach into a mouth to get cookies. Weird!

Well, I enjoyed my day. Chilling with my friend from Muir. Oh and SJ finally bought his Wongfu ticket!

ALG

Tie-Dye

Evening,

Nothing too excited went down today. There was a tie dye event on the green in ERC. Sarah told me about it so after my ASL class I hurried over to see if they were still tie dying things. Figured they wouldn't provide things to tie dye. Yeaaa they only had the dyes when I got there. Plus they were trying to clean up when I got to their table.

Luckily they said if I grabbed a shirt then I could tie dye it! So I rushed to my dorm room in search of a shirt. Sadly I couldn't find a shirt I didn't care about. Ended up grabbing a plain white cami. Here's how it looks during and when it was fully dyed. I have to wait 24 hours before I can rinse it. I am so impatient though!!! Def will show you all tomorrow! I hope it turns out okay because it looks so dark right now sitting in its ziplock baggie.

Well, it has been a very long week. I am going to go to bed.

Night/morning.

ALG

Bridging Hands

Morning,

Before I went to my math discussion I dd some homework. The thing is that I put my notebook on my lap and my laptop on top of the notebook. Soooo you see how my thighs are slightly neon pink? The heat caused the color from the notebook to come off on my legs lol I didn't realize my legs were pink till I got to my math discussion.

Right after math Bob and I met Sarah at Price Center for a deaf meeting I wanted to attend. I was nervous because I am not great with my signing, but turns out the people sign and talk at the meetings. Although Sarah and Bob are not taking ASL, they were welcomed into the club. (Luckily I knew how to sign "These are my friends. They are not taking ASL") There was a part of the meeting when we had to go around the room and introduce ourselves. Bob and Sarah both introduced themselves in ASL! I was so proud of them because I taught them how to do that and they remembered!! I think I am going to totally join this club. It's not very demanding, and it is extremely interesting! Tbh I never felt this way when I was taking French in high school. Here's a short clip of how one student talks while another signs.

Remember the fire drill? Well they wanted us to feel like the dinning halls lost power. They provided some sort of BBQ outside Cafe V. I wasn't around to see the food, but I was there later for the yummy nachos, horchata, and taquito.

To bed!

ALG

Fire Alarm!

Hey there,

Today UCSD had its fire drill at 7am. Got out of bed at 6:36 because I wanted to make sure I was dressed and prepared for the drill. I wore my favorite long black pants, a t, light blue hoodie, and my uggs. I got out of the building so I could get my hands on a sprinkle donut!! So sorry about not giving you guys the full experience of the drill.

Each hall had to gather outside their dorm. This was our hall. I saw a lot of people in PJs lol Glad I got up early. Bob said I was still wearing my PJs, but I actually changed . . . Aqwrd right? I mean I actually got up and changed instead of rolling out of bed and out the door.

Here's an idea of what it was like outside of our dorm.

This is a video of what we saw when we got to our floor. How creepy is that?!?!! I mean if you saw a wall when the elevator doors opened wouldn't you be scared?

Well that's the morning fire drill.

ALG

The Foxy Dream

Hey there,

I forgot to write about a dream/nightmare I had a few nights ago. Went to sleep and was scared awake at 6:41am. Here's what happened.

In a small house on stilts in the middle of a white backdrop, my family and I were going about our business. I saw no other houses nearby or any other people. I want to say that we were living in Antarctica, but I am not sure.


Someone said that there was a fox at the door. I got kind of scared so I hid behind a screen door off to the side. The fox was let in and I heard screaming. Next thing I saw was my doggie, but in newborn form, in the fox's jaws. I don't know what my dog looked like when she was a newborn, but I just felt strongly that, that was her. I was afraid to go near the fox, but I got enough courage to hit the fox. I was screaming at it to stop too. Eventually it let my baby go and ran back out of the house. I was hesitant at first, but I knelt down to my newborn puppy. She had blood dripping down the sides of her tiny head. I picked her up and cradled her in my arms. Slowly I moved my ear to her chest. All I heard was an extremely muffled heartbeat. Luckily I woke up before seeing what could have been a horrible ending.

That was the dream. I woke up and for some reason I thought I was home. Back home my baby would sleep near my feet so out of habit I started moving my legs and feet to feel for her. When I couldn't feel anything I freaked out and realized I wasn't home. Immediately I texted my brother to see if the baby was ok. He told me she was fine and sent me a picture. I guess I was just overly worried because some of the things I dream turn into realities in due time.


Bob was interested in looking up what my dream could have meant. Soooo here it goes:

White- New beginnings or a cover up.

Stilts- Feeling insecure. In a situation/relationship that's unstable, but doing my best to balance it               with other aspects of life.

Fox- Someone that is being sneaky and lying. Experiencing a time of isolation and loneliness. OR             metaphor or someone being a foxy lady.

Dog- Loss of a good friend.Deterioration of instincts.

Blood- Emotional cry for help.


After analyzing all of this information we came up with a few interpretations. . .

1. I am starting a new beginning and it's causing me to lose a very foxy friend due to an unstable relationship. I am doing my best to balance the relationship with the rest of my life. The relationship is causing me to feel lonely due the loss of the foxy friend.
2. I have a sly and sneaky person in my life that may be trying to cover something up. This is causing me to lose that friend. Subconsciously I sense this person being sneaky and it is causing me to feel lonely and emotionally cry for help.
3. College is a new beginning for me that is causing me to feel lonely or isolated. I am subconsciously calling out for help. I am also loosing a friend, but I am trying to salvage the relationship by trying my best to balance different aspects of my life.

Which do you think is the best? Bob helped me come up with these lovely interpretations.

Thanks Bob!

ALG

More Wonton Chips!

Evening,

I know, I am behind schedule. School has had me busy so I am writing today about yesterday. Me and some suitemates went back to the Bistro to indulge. I mainly went for the wonton chips (which I still have). Since we were there to eat lunch I ordered the veggie tempura.

Bob got this lovely BBQ pork loin with broccoli, and taro mashed potatoes, which she kept calling a lion lol We corrected her before she ordered it, but she still said it wrong to the waiter. She even said it wrong today.

After her meal she got this rather interesting chocolate marquis. It was $6! Looks like sorbet but it had the consistency of fudge and mousse. 

I didn't order ice cream so after eating we went to the Market. I got this box of six mango mochi ice creams! I'm not sure what the usual price would be, but it was a little over $6 at the market. I will just eat one on the nights when I really need it.

Bob's roommie has been begging for a nickname and we just came up with one! Her name is now going to be Dory!

ALG

Home Cooked Meal Away From Home

Hi again,

Sorry about not posting yesterday. Here's what happened though.

On my way to my Chem class a couple of friends and I stopped at 'The Big Red Chair' to take some photos. I had to climb up the side of that thing and let me tell you, getting down isn't as easy as you may think it is. Originally when people mentioned the chair I thought of a comfy chair not a wooden chair. I was a bit bummed, but I am still happy about getting a picture on it. 

After my lunch I was craving ice cream so I went to the store under Pines to choose one. This is my mom's and my favorite one. I find that the outside stuff makes the ice cream less cold. Easier to consume.

Got a lot of work done that I didn't even realize it was dinner time! I couldn't keep myself from having the meat and rice my mom sent me with. I was missing a veggie so I went to Cafe V and requested broccoli. At home we eat veggies with mayo and soy sauce so I grabbed some mayo to mix with my soy sauce. It wasn't the right consistency, but it still reminded me of home. My mom told me my doggie ate the same thing as me too!

Just a semifuzzy picture from the balcony.

I was doing a few more things for homework when Bob comes through the door talking about free pazookies! She, all stinky from taekwondo, and I, in my pjs, ran over to Middle Earth to get our goodies. I guess we should have gotten there earlier because the ice cream was like soup. There was still cookie left so they gave me soup with pieces of cookie. Doesn't look pretty but it was still really yummy.

Before bed Bob and I decided to color a page in her coloring book. I didn't finish my page yet, but Bob did hers. Maybe I will show it when I finish mine.

ALG

Back Again

Evening everyone,

Today was a not so happy day. Got to sleep in though lol and the puppy kept me warm by cuddling with me. Packed all my stuff for school and off we went. I haven't made up my mind about visiting home. I mean idk if it is better to visit home often or to stay at school more. Having to go on an emotional roller coaster isn't fun, but maybe it's worth it. I wasn't home for too long, but I enjoyed seeing my family. I got yummy food to eat, a clean shower to get clean in, and an environment that didn't remind me of school.















Before I got dropped off at UCSD my parents and I went to eat one last meal together. We visited the Mexican place in Del Mar, the one we go to like every time lol It's good food though! I had my usual rice, beans, and tortillas. Last time we ate there my mom didn't get her brownie so this time she made sure to get it. Tasted yummy!

I tried to take pictures of my new lights my family gave me but they didn't come out right. Decided a video would be better. I put them on the metal part of my roommate's bed, but I think I will change it later in the week. See how I like it for now. Aren't they adorable?!?! Makes my nights a little brighter.

Nice to be back, but I miss my other world.

ALG

Kaiser Hospital And Food!!

Hi everyone!

Yes, I am home AGAIN! Last time I was home I didn't get to have any homemade food so this time I was so excited when my mom told me bout all the food! I did have an eye infection on and off for about a week so my mom decided it would be good to take me to Kaiser. Since it's the weekend, the wait for urgent care was like an hour. Instead of sitting in the waiting room we went to the cafeteria. I wasn't too hungry for food food so I chose an ice cream bar! We all know I love mango flavored stuffs right? So of course I grabbed the mango and cream bar! It was so delicious because it was mangoy and creamy and there were even chunks of mangos!!

This was my yummy dinner. I had a small salad as usual, curry with rice, nachos since I've been craving em, and some oreo ice cream pie/cake. Homemade food is sooooo good guys! My mom made me some extra foods to take to school with me. Before I go back I have to pack up all my goodies to enjoy for cold days. Exciting right??

Why does the weekend have to be a mere two days? Makes me so sad when I have to leave so soon. I just got here and I am leaving in a little over twelve hours. Sad face (like my boo would say). Speaking of which, I only got to see SJ for like four hours. Plus he left early! Not sure why, but he did and it always catches me off guard when he leaves earlier than expected. Won't get to see him for a while :/ Unless he visits for Wongfu!!!

Did some homework stuffs earlier to avoid feeling too stressed later. A part of me is glad to be going back, but the other part is quite upset to be going back. I told my fam that I wear shoes like 17 hours a day so I forgot what the floor feels like lol how odd is that? I'm serious though! Don't take small things like walking barefoot for granted!

ALG

Halloween, Now??

Morning now!

Remember how my family surprised me with balloons last time? Well this time they had some gifts waiting for me! Plus some of my balloons are still floating. Isn't the bag cute?

These are all the goodies that I got! I get to decorate my dorm with Halloween lights! It kind of makes me feel bad though because I still need to help BHong with his lights. I told SJ I needed to buy myself more snickers and look what they gave me!!! Now I don't have to go buy some. My brother contributed an origami unicorn that I will put on my desk someplace.

Miss you guys back at the dorm (PB&J/F?)

ALG

SPRINKLES!

Hey there,

I got picked up today so that I could go home!!! My mom wanted to go the Sprinkles Cupcake store before we left La Jolla. Told my friends Sarah and Bob I would take pictures for them. The store looks so fancy! I mean the walls are glass and it's kind of decorated for Halloween! The cupcakes were decorated based on the flavors.

If you have never heard of Sprinkles Cupcakes, it is quite famous/popular. It's been on tv a bunch of times too. I love how the store looked. I think having so much glass makes the store cuter and more clean looking.

Off to the side of the cash register there was a display case with some clothes. Not the cutest design in the world, but still simple.

On the side of the store there were orange ghost decals to get everyone in the mood for Halloween!
On the wall behind the displays shows the prices and products as well

Most stores have a menu with their items and prices, but Sprinkles has it set up a tad bit different. Hopefully you guys can read this menu. Look at the prices!!!

 These are the six cupcakes that my family kept. I don't remember the flavors but I got a smores one! I believe the others are dark chocolate, chai latte, chocolate marshmallow, and idk the others . . .







After we purchased the cupcakes for the humans I noticed cupcakes for doggies. Thought it was pretty cool so my mom decided to buy one for the baby. I will say that my doggie enjoyed her mini treat.

Before leaving the shopping center we grabbed some Rubio's for dindin. I would normally get a bean and cheese burrito, but I ended up getting chicken taquitos! With a small side of rice, a mini churro, and a vanilla coke. I was surprised when I unrolled the paper to find cheese on my taquitos. Being a crazy picky eater I was slightly upset about the cheese till I took a bite of it. Tasted darn good and my baby agreed lol She ate most of the cheese I had. Probably not a good thing.

ALG