Stuff

The girl sitting across from me is Samiah. For some reason people always get us confused. Neither of us can figure out why.

Somehow I ended up getting roped into working the desk on Halloween. That doesn't mean I didn't have any fun...

And some thoughts for the day...

1. You guys may make fun of me for hanging around so many gay guys, but they are wonderful people. When it comes to straight guys, I attract the creepers. After looking at the previous picture I could understand why I attract the creepers, but I don't understand why I can't find non-creepy guys with a sense of humor.

2. I mentioned the Peace Corps in a Chinese essay, and my professor invited me to talk to her because she worked for Peace Corps China for many years. I'm really excited about this, but neither her English nor my Chinese are good enough for this to be a successful conversation.

3. A large number of people are celebrating No Shave November. Things are going to get harry. Last year Taylor apparently decided that No Shave November wasn't enough. He also celebrated Don't Shave December and Just a Little Longer January.

4. I decided that I need to make some changes in my life. I don't have enough fun these days. I'm starting out with slowly taking on less responsibility in AIESEC till I can leave without dumping my responsibility on someone else too much, and next semester I'm going to take classes that I enjoy rather than trying to compete with these other students. I don't work as fast as some other people and cannot handle 3 majors. I'd like to be well off, but making money is not the primary goal in my life, nor do I find it interesting. I shouldn't try so hard to do things that will "make me a better person" because what I'm learning from this is that I'm good the way I am, and that it takes all kinds. I also want to make a greater effort to go to the gym because it's so important to me, but I've been leaving me behind.

5. I decided that even though it's frustrating at times and sucks up a large portion of my life, I would like to return as a C.A. I'm finding that I really enjoy it. And some of the more frustrating things about the job have gone away; some of the barriers that existed between me and the other residents aren't there anymore. Being a C.A. again next year probably will be harder though; apparently the good kids got disproportionately placed on my floor. The other day, all I had to do was look at one of my residents and walk past their room, and they turned down their music. And instead of having people tear down my stuff, when my stuff fell down by itself, my residents helped me put it back up. Anyways, my bosses say I'm doing a good job and that my chances of being chosen to return to Barrett are very good.

6. I still don't know what I'm going to sign up for on Monday. I took a placement test for German, and it said I should be in 201. The problem is that taking 201 in the Spring would put me at an off year. I'm debating on signing up for 202 and then studying over winter break. I think I could do it because when I just got out of high school, it placed me in 311.

7. I have had the Miley Cyrus song Party in the USA stuck in my head for a week.

8. I'm glad I survived hell week, but I'm learning that the rest of the semester is going to be hell week. I might have to back out of one of my honors contracts and do it later.

9. I'm looking forward to going home. When I'm in the city I miss the rural life, and when I'm in the rural, I miss the city.