A bit late, almost time to jot about week 6, but oh well. I'm feeling incredibly nervous right now, so I want to get some stuff out of my head. Interview tomorrow. It has come!!! yipes.
This was a delicious week of curry. I made beef curry this time with my roomie, and we lasted for nearly a week on it. It was quite a curry-licious week. And every time I ate my rice with curry, I would fall deeply into a food coma. Eating curry makes one verrry sleepy afterward.
Other food news. Chai latte is quite delicious warm. I've decided to try all the cafes on campus this semester. So far I have hit the Architecture one, Popovich (Business school one), Tutor Hall (Engineering school's), TroGro, and the Law School one. But I confess, Popovich and the Law school ones were this week (week 6). ;P Now, why doesn't my college (LAS) have a cafe like the others do?
I put this on my phone for this week: "I enjoy spontaneous hang outs, even if it's just for a few minutes." But sadly, I don't remember what I was referring to! Who did I meet up with? ... I think it was a freshman year roomie... yeah. Most likely. It's been so busy suddenly (february is apparently busy month for me). Piling up so much and forgetting so much. shucks.
But I've gotten a few minutes of outside reading. Working on finishing "The Tipping Point." Loving it so far. "Six degrees of separation doesn't mean that everyone is linked to everyone else in just six steps. It means that a very small number of people are linked to everyone else in a few steps, and the rest of us are linked to the world through those special few." (Page 37) Makes sense. There are only a few people who really love to talk to random people and make conversations. I met a mom who did that on the Primetime shuttle back to school this past weekend. Quite good at gathering information, and quite good at getting people to know random things about you at the same time.
Anyway, a random note to myself. I think the best when I'm in the bathroom. It's good alone time. And good thoughts flow through my brain. But when I come out of the bathroom, they all flow out, and I have to think hard to retrieve them. Which I never end up being able to do, sadly.
Last random note. A baddy team player had his 21st bday last weekend, and some of us held a little party for him. We went to a French restaurant and paid for his dinner. He later told me that was his first time he experienced having his dinner paid for on his birthday. He usually paid for everyone on his birthday. Interesting, but totally understandable, since that's what my mom (and the moms of my family friends group) does. I thought, how easy it was to talk about deeper subjects with these people and get an idea of their personalities rather than thinking so much about myself. Yet that in itself is also kind of thinking about myself. Still such a kid for unconsciously paying more attention to myself than others.
I'm surprised there was so much last week! And I didn't even talk about my three-day three-holiday weekend. I'll clump all my pictures for later. My brain actually feels lighter now! And it's raining outside again. The sun didn't stay long enough!
hehe, I've been waiting for you to update :).
ReplyDeleteMmm, chai is yummy. I've never had it cold before, now that I think about it. Always with hot milk. On a random note, I learned this week that coffee puts me to sleep. On Wed I had bio lab till 6. I wanted to stay awake in MCAT class from 7-9 so I decided to drink some Starbucks. Bad idea. I was totally falling asleep during the class. Maybe there's something up with the adenosine receptors in my brain...
What's "The Tipping Point" about? I have such a hard time doing outside reading this semester :(. So hard to find the time to read non-school related stuff. I'm attempting to get through some "how to write good personal statements" type books, but they make me feel so depressed after reading the sample essays cuz all those people are so perfect with so many extracurriculars or crazy life changing moments. Makes me feel quite intimidated.
I think best in the shower. The best place in the world to plan essays, haha. I think it's probably cuz it's the least stressful place in the world for me. And I guess thinking right before I go to sleep, but that's bad cuz that ends up with me not being able to fall asleep. But that is when I get a lot of my cookie/party ideas.
If you like thinking in the bathroom, you should get AquaNotes, waterproof notepad. It was on my Kaboodle page and I thought it sounded interesting. Totally tempted.
yeah, cold chai latte isn't as good. Justs stay with warm/hot~ :) hehe. Maybe specifically coffee caffeine has the opposite effect on your brain. I still haven't taken coffee to keep myself awake. For me, boba works just fine. Or green tea. taste good~ yumm. But I haven't had to stay up late yet. Good luck on surving mcatting. It'll be over really soon.
ReplyDeleteSo far that I've read, the tipping point is about certain kinds of people who cause some massive reaction to just happen. Could be fashion trend, or spread of disease, or anything big. I've only read about the people who seem to have the natural ability to stay connected with all (practically) the individuals they meet. They're so natural at it that people don't mind staying in touch with those special few. Quite interesting. I can let you borrow it! I'll try to finish it by my spring break~ I go home march 14.
I get a lot of ideas when I'm showering too! That AquaNotes thing looks really niiiice. I totally forgot about kaboodle... heh. I prefer emptying out my brain before I sleep because if I keep thinking about things, I start worrying about them, even if they're not supposed to be worrisome thoughts. Too tiring. and then I end up not having a good night's sleep. Sometimes though, I can't help it.