Wah, haven't posted in so long!

There's really no excuse for it.  Just been lazing around I guess.  Still have to study Stat and draft paper for English OmO.  Quick recap:

Saturday: Went shop slumming.  Bought a blue sweater jacket and red print dress at Goodwill.  Buyer's remorse and promptly returned both, to my dismay, for store credit.

Sunday: Visited Newport News Plato's Closet which is an awesome second-hand clothing store targeted toward teenage girls.  Bought one shirt after much deliberation.  Had delicious pho at Pho 7_ (can't remember the number ><).  Really great since I haven't had it in so long and the meat was actually really high quality - no fat or tendon - compared to shops in NoVa.  Delish.  Also found out the phone charger that I ordered had been sent to home address *facepalm*  Had to have mom forward it.

Wednesday: Went to Goodwill to use up the credit and got something I was happy about for once: blue blouse for business casual at the job orientation and some grey suede Liz Claiborne heels (a real steal for $4! the bottoms aren't that worn either). Finally received my new hire packet in the mail.  Went into panic when I figured out I didn't have the necessary documents for getting my I-9 notarized and caused my mother some more trouble by having to ask her to FedEx it to me.  Sorry mom ^^;;  Received usb charger cord but phone doesn't charge??

Thursday: Computer turned off so I fricken missed my classes =.=  Visited Newport News again to get drug test done at a lab company for the new job.  Had to wait 2 hours cause I couldn't go... how sad, huh?  Stopped by Plato's again since I was in the neighborhood and tried more workwear tops.  Didn't end up getting anything, although I did find that the tops I was considering were also by Express Design Studio, the same as the top I had bought at Goodwill.  Went to the gym for the third time this week with my friends!  I'm building up a bit of endurance - now I can run 3 miles in one 40 minute treadmill session.  Later had dinner with them and went to b-boy session for the first time this summer since a b-boy club member came to visit.  Gah, so out of it... even worse than I remembered at doing beginner steps.  Went around to Wawa for snacks afterward. Tried to figure out how to get the phone charger to work until wee hours of the morning.

Friday: One morning class since other was cancelled :)  Finally installed the correct driver for the usb cord - WOOT.  Got to get the form notarized before I send it out... still waiting to hear if the on-campus person can do it for me for free *crossing fingers*   

That's all for now.  I'll post again if anything exciting happens over the weekend.

An old-ish song (maybe a few months old?)  but I still love it.

So after a fruitless summer of job searching I have returned to the 'burg to resume my studies once again.  Hopefully by August 5th I will have two A's in the bag to boost my pathetic GPA a notch up... =.=

In the meantime I thought I'd document my first summer on my own with a car and living off campus, two very new things that give me a greater sense of freedom than ever before.

Today was the first day of class, after a rainy 4th and no fireworks in the city. :(  I had to compensate by watching a live webcast of DC's fireworks although it just isn't the same without the thundering booms echoing in one's head.  

Although I didn't get much sleep (still on my summer schedule of going to bed at 1 am >.>) I woke up at 6:59 terrified that I had missed my class only to realize it was too early.  I couldn't fall asleep again so I lay on my bed with my eyes closed until I heard the first chords of "Original Prankster" blaring from my phone.

So off to school!  I had planned to get my day student parking pass; didn't account for the half dozen other people who had thought the same thing.  I decided not to wait Managed to snag a 2-hr free spot near my class and arrive 10 minutes early.  Statistics...  what a drag!  I knew it was going to be an easy class but didn't think it would be soo boring! We literally spent an hour going over the 1st chapter.  The professor's sweet though.  She reminds me of the personality of one of my hall mates this past year - so frickin' polite and kind you can't believe it's for real.  Still, can't even imagine the class during the year @.@

A 45-minute break between classes.  I took the time to get my parking pass this time although I did consider parking for free in those 2-hr spots for the rest of the summer... oh well.  Parked as close as I could by my next class location and wanted to get my mail but no package slips in my box?  Madness!  Had to put it off to get to class on time, again.

Where the class sat waiting for nearly 10 minutes before the professor showed up.  Great way to start huh?  Loved the guy's British accent though.  He reminds me of something between a fat rat (body type) and an owl (glasses).  He explained a bit of the context of American literature for the course (as we are only studying the 20th century) and made me realize how very little I know about literature despite being somewhat of an avid reader (at least before high school).  Got super nervous about the papers - 1500 words! - since I'm a science major and haven't written a decent English paper since sophomore year of high school.  Will have to ask him about that later...

After class got a bit peckish but returned to find the cafeteria closed.  What. The. Heck.  Knew there were summer hours but didn't realize quite how limited the meal times are.  Finally picked up my mail and had to fill out a card saying I was back at school (as everything would have been forwarded like the tankini I accidentally ordered to the school which they sent to me and they asked me to pay shipping!!).  

Returned home to open and try on the things.  Pleased to get my stat textbook early - could start the reading for next class. Tried on the two dresses I had received.  Ebay green dress - too big and unsightly... may have to make that trip to Plato's Closet.  Chinese brand dress really cute but hard to get on as the waist is far too small.  Backless but elegant and covers bra perfectly.  Mood elevated.

Ate leftover fries offered by apartment mate; tasteless but satisfied my growling stomach.  Had to borrow a plate and ketchup, both of which I promptly returned.

Headed back to school and holed myself up in the library for 4 hours finishing my stat reading and the assigned work for the chapters.  Took an incredibly long time as I found it hard to get back into study mode.  Find classical music is best for studying as it is familiar and good background music.

Met my friends later and headed to the gym for a workout.  Sooo good but panting halfway through and my face was a ruddy red for a good while after. Need to get back in shape!

Back home at the apartment; dared to venture into the bathroom for a shower.  Not quite as disgusting as previously thought but I am seriously considering sneaking into the new dorm where everyone else is rooming in for the summer to shower in the future...

Met up with another friend and went out to Chipotle for lunch.  At this point I hadn't eaten for 7 hours... really should stop doing that sort of thing.  So hungry that I didn't feel hungry anymore.  Friend always eats too fast for my pace anyway so maybe it was for the best.  Now have yummy leftovers for lunch tomorrow!  Talked for an hour, catching up and finding out more about each other.  Expressed concerns about classes and pre-med stuff.  Talked about weird apartment situation and friend offered to help sneak me into the dorms to shower there.  Good chat.

Dropped said friend back at dorm and drove back home.  Pleased that gas hadn't appeared to have emptied any since filling up yesterday.  Got on computer and literally wrote this post for 45 minutes.  Haha.  Now I have to finish half a book.  Good day.

And since all this text is boring as hell to read, I'll post a song of the day that I re-discovered today on my mp3.

After coming back from a successful interview today, I came to a realization.  All this time I had been doing interviews and hadn't really done very well.  But what had been different this time was that I was actually very excited about the prospect of working in the position I had applied for.  And that made all the difference.  Despite being the usually shy, awkward person that I am, I was able to converse fluently, if not a bit nervously, with my interviewers and share that inner passion. 

I applied to be Style Editor of this on campus publication.  Despite not having much experience, I found that the answers to the questions they asked me came so easily.  Why?  Because I had already thought of them through my envisioning of my future as a style editor.  It was so natural because it had already occurred to me - I had thought so much of the position because I wanted it.

It's an exciting feeling, this passion.  Maybe I should consider majoring in English? Who knows where this may take me.  All I know is that it's a step towards my future.

One of the most creative music videos I have seen recently.  Loving the rocking house beat too!