Here I am. Moving in was slightly stressful but okay. When I checked in, they asked me if I was a freshman, and I said that I was, and half of them yelled "FRESHMAN FLIP FLOPS!" and threw a pair at me. They're sort of ugly but I suppose I can use them in the shower. I pretty much like the room. My roommate is very nice, but she doesn't drink tea ( Read more... )

Today was such a pleasant day overall that I would like to document it ( Read more... )

I'm still in Acton, but there's actually some news to report.

1. I've finally got a license now. And I can use my mother's car this week if I drive her to work in the morning. Score.

2. I've finally got a laptop now. Have been spending all day uploading CDs onto it. Didn't realize my dad's classical music collection was so big. Found three ( Read more... )

ACTON IS SO BORING.

I might jump off a cliff within the next week and a half if I don't find some way to entertain myself ( Read more... )

The last fiesta was pretty satisfactory. It was good to see people. It was strange to say goodbye. I'll probably make a separate entry about the cupcakes ( Read more... )

Last night I went with Olga, my dad, and my brother to watch the Perseids meteor shower. We saw one really big one and then I thought I saw two other ones; my brother claimed he saw eight ( Read more... )

Finally got back to reading The Sorrows of Young Werther.

"...this is our nature, that we are ever anxious to compare ourselves with others; and our happiness or misery depends on the things and people with whom we compare ourselves. And nothing is more dangerous than solitude; our imagination, always disposed to rise high, nourished by the ( Read more... )

So, I just got my housing assignment. I'm living in this building called MacKimmie, although sometimes it seems to be spelled McKimmie, and I hate that ambiguity.

There were several Facebook groups devoted to this residence hall, and here are some little tidbits from the description of one of them ( Read more... )

Ahhh, I cannot BELIEVE I just sang Carmina Burana.

O FORTUNA
VELUT LUNA

Epic epic epic epic epic.

And the baritone. And the soprano! And the TENOR ahahahahah.

( immediate reactions )