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| Time for a nice long entry about how college has been going so far, right?
Deep breath. Here we go.
[ NRO ]: New resident orientation was the best weekend of college I'm going to have and I know it. It's like camp because you don't have any work. Then Monday rolled around and it was suck, but we'll get to that later.
Linda and I matched, roomie love! Move-in weekend was so freaking hot. There's no AC in our rooms, either, so it was near-impossible to fall asleep. We had glow-in-the-dark stars on our ceiling, but that didn't help us sleep much. <sigh>
Rudely awakened at 5 in the morning by construction. We basically found everyone from Hebron after Freshman Welcome and we went down to Terp Zone. Met Molly and Richard at Terp Zone, and then we went to the RHA dance where I got party-boy-ed. (Traumatic, yes.)
Um... sometime during the following 2 days, I watched Up, went to Wasabi Bistro with Liz, Linda, and Richard, and... was out until 3 AM. Crazy. [ Fall 2v2 Battle ]: I know I haven't gotten the footage all up yet (soon-ish I promise I hope?) but I did have a really great time at the battle. It was also nice to see people like David, Goof, Dmoe, Cong, Sherwin, Thuta, and finally meet Jhovi! It was a good time, and if I didn't desperately have to study, I would've stayed all the way through. I'll try to have the rest of the footage up eventually. I had a horrible vantage point, and I realized that while I was filming the first battle, but oh well. It was win (even if I missed the Gamblerz and Kaba Modern).
[ Obama Rally ]: I got to see President Obama at the healthcare rally! Linda and I left the dorm at 5 to go see him and we were able to sit in the very front row on his left (people who got in earlier were behind him). Molly and Jenn slept over but decided not to get out of bed. Lame. Sitting front row, you'd think we'd have this awesome view. But people paid to stand on the floor, including this fat guy who almost sat on my face. Linda saved my life and I am eternally grateful. Obama is, as always, good at speeches, but he didn't really tell us how we were going to pay for the public option, only how we weren't going to? That's nice, too. Obama got everyone "Fired up! Ready to go!" being the charismatic orator he is, but just like during his campaign, his words lacked substance. Oh well. It was an awesome experience regardless. 
(We left before the sun rose.)
(President Obama & his hardcore Secret Service agent.)
[ Russell Peters & Kevin Nealon ]: It was so amazing to see these two in person. Kevin Nealon opened our homecoming comedy show, and he was really really funny. Then Russell Peters came out and it was freaking great. He either didn't have any new [East] Asian material or he was scared of how many of us there were, because he didn't really make any [East] Asian or Chinese jokes. He had fun with the ASL interpreter though. Ahahaha. (P.S. Guys, I want to find this nightclub. Bomb shelter? Let's do it.) [ Crab Fest ]: Didn't compare to Senior Crab Feast, but I ate quite a bit. Here's the casuality list: - 4 crabs
- 2 chicken wings
- 2 servings of chicken breast
- 2 servings of potato salad
- 1 corn on the cob
- 1 corn muffin
- 1 bowl of Maryland crab soup
- 1 piece of chocolate cake
- 1 can of lemonade
Omnomnomnomnom. I am such a fatty. ^^ Oh right, classes. - Orgo = death. Pure d34th.
- Orgo lab = manageable.
- Psych stats = mundane but necessary for my major.
- Abnormal psych = interesting subject, boring lecture taught by my boss who works with my dad...
- Gender & media = really great course with a great professor.
- Global film = great course with fun professor also.
- Honors 100 = so unncessary.
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| (Excellent movie, by the way. I highly recommend it.)
Real blogs will come soon (eventually), but I just had to share something with you guys.
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Today, I was walking back from an excruciating orgo lab midterm review, looking and feeling like Death. I finally see my dorm building up ahead and walk past one of the trees whose leaves were already golden orange when a gust of wind blows up. The wind blew the leaves off the tree and swirled them around me, all Asian-drama-like. As if that wasn't enough, I went into one of those modes where my eyes open wide and I think I'm 9-years-old, watching the leaves flutter and sail on the breezes, when one of the leaves started fluttering higher and higher. Oh yes. A very Eréndira moment. It was actually a gorgeous monarch butterfly, the same shade of orange as the leaves.
At that moment, I was just mesmerized, expression frozen in awe, and I just thought to myself:
"Wow. Life is magical. I can't believe I could have ever forgotten that."
Isn't that nice? A glimmering moment of optimism.
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| Even though I've only gotten about 6 hours of sleep over the past 2 days and my orgo test abused my brain, I can't sleep and I need to finish this series so I can get on with regular blogging.
LIZ: We didn't start talking until sometime around the middle of junior year in bio (oh, Dono...) but it's been a lot of fun this past year and a half. Even though you were pretty relentless with TBA and your weird little fanfiction-type thing. But it's part of the reason we love you. I don't even know if I can take a college-level science class without you now! How will I survive orgo?? 
NATASHA: We also didn't really talk until junior year, but you also made science classes bearable these past 2 years. One thing I really appreciated about you was how selfless you always seemed to be when I would rant on and on about my life and go home realizing you never said anything about yourself. I appreciated it a lot. You better party it up and find some hot guy to brag to us about or else! KEVIN S.: Fine. I admit I'll miss your crippling pokes a little bit. You've been a really good friend to me. I won't forget you being there for me when I was torn between doing Joseph and MUN. And I don't know if you actually knew everytime when I wasn't feeling great or if you always asked because I usually wasn't, but thanks. Thanks for always saying the right thing at the right time and cheering me up. When I tell my New Jersey friends that I finally opened up after moving to Maryland because people were being ridiculously nice to me, you're definitely one of the people I'm talking about. Thanks so much for that and everything.
(Plus Steph & Kristen, b/c I totally look ridiculous in the other picture of us.) ROHINI: One of three people I kept hearing about but never actually got to be in a class with until this year! You are such a lovely person inside and out and I would be bitterly jealous of you if you weren't so fantastic. Super smarts, super talent, super pretty, and super charisma (hello Miss SGA Prez!), you're just a super great and awesome person. How could I have gone so long without getting to know you at all? It's mind boggling. Bonding time with Rohini was one of the best things about AP chem. 
You, me, and Gracie! MANU: The second of three people that I heard about so much but never got to officially meet until this year! Simply put, you're marvelously loony. Yes, I did just say that - judge away, I dare you. Of course you're brilliant and a strong speaker and leader and all that stuff that teachers always say about you. But then there's that super fun, kind of kooky side of you that all of us absolutely love. What kind of car ride would it be if you weren't belting out songs? A depressingly sad one. Don't ever change. (And don't party too hard!) STEPHEN TAWA: The third of this super trio that I heard about for 2 years and never had a chance to had class with until this year. Technically you should go under the French blog... but here you are! You are that wonderful blend of genius and fun and I'm glad I finally got to have a class with the kid who perpetually destroyed the curve. ^^ 
KEVIN BAO: When I moved here, your freshman year... you were a cocky b-tard. It probably didn't help that Sheng made you his little protege and encouraged it. BUT, you have gotten so much better that people finally acknowledge your talents without being reluctant to do so. You're obviously really bright and you've got a lot going for you. Humility is a good look for you and it'll definitely help come next year when you're starting anew at whatever prestigious school you get into. I hope senioritis isn't any worse than it was for you last year. [ No picture of us that isn't crowded with other Asians. xD ] | | |
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11 September 2001.
Was it really only 8 years ago?
Do you guys remember experiencing this?
I remember being in the 5th grade, school just starting... the entire Zia family getting called to go home... being scared of bombs at recess.
And I'm still a bit freaked out by planes flying overhead. I tense up a little bit. 'sall good.
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| SUN: Sunshine, you are such a wonderful person and it's been great having people call me by your name these past 3 years. You are always quite bubbly and energetic; seriously, you brighten my day, Sunshine. Something I seriously admire about you is that you always seem so hardworking. You're always studying or working out or looking after your sister or dog or something. All your hard work pays off in the end, and I'm really proud of everything you've achieved. I feel super lucky to have such a fun friend like you and I only wish I got to spend more time with you this year. (I will write you a letter, I promise!)
 JOE: Jooooooooe Leeeeeeeee! I cannot imagine how Alex can hate your life; you're such a lovely person! Another essential part of my morning routine is seeing your bright and smiley face in the morning. You are so wonderfuly positive without vomiting rainbows and it is exactly what I need in the mornings. Also you're rather hilarious and witty, doncha know. One of these days, you'll have to show me some of your writing, because I've heard it's awesome.
KIMCHI: I believe I met you the same day I met Grace, at the freshman orientation. You've always been really nice and you're extremely friendly. I don't think anyone can say they dislike you. Doing stuff like Asian Assembly and the musical with you was so amazing and great. You definitely added spice and fun to my senior year and I am so grateful. 
SAMÉE: You've been quite friendly in English after we had our seats changed around a bit and I'm so glad that you sat near me. It's crazy because we've been sitting kind of close in English for the past 3 years (I think) and it wasn't until this year that apparently you tried dragging me out of my shell. It worked and I'm really grateful for you being so fun and silly in the mornings when I'm just totally dead and doing my little Asian nerd thing. You're a breath of fresh air in my mornings, tons of fun, and a seriously talented person. [ No picture of us.. =( ]
DANIELLE: I knew your sisters from French last year, but skipping into AP finally brought me to you! You've always been ridiculously nice to me and I don't see how you can even stand to inflate my ego so much. You're a really great speaker, not just in mock trial but in general, as I've noticed in conversations and our nerdier intellectual discussions, and an overall lovely person. [ I can't find a picture of us. =( ] EMILY: I guess we bonded over sneaking to Kevin's house this year? (I still can't believe that the first time I ever snuck out was with you. But I'm glad it was.) (Oh yeah, I am that lame and corny.) You made French more fun in the back of the classroom, and I seriously cannot picture Asian Assembly without you. I've always been jealous of how talented you are (My mom still goes "Are you still talking to that Emily girl?" after we bumped into you at solo festival like, 2 years ago) and just how confident you are in general. You're full of awesome, seriously. 
(Haha, best I could do for pictures of us. Good times.)
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