For everyone who read my last entry about the tragic occurrence yesterday at my dorm, I thought I'd give a little follow-up. The guy who was found dead was a freshman named Sid who lived in a nearby dorm. Earlier that night, he had been drinking with friends and many people reported seeing him intoxicated at like 3:00 am I think. Apparently, the ( Read more... )

Wow, so I was woken up this morning by the LAPD knocking on my door. They wanted to get the names of my roommate and I and also asked a few questions. Apparently, some guy was found dead on the sidewalk just a few feet from the dorm. He either jumped to his death or he was pushed off. Lots of talk has been going around my hall. They say the ( Read more... )

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Isn't the picture of the monkey cute? I liked the elephant but it was getting old. So reason number one that I'm a dork: I've read way ahead in my sociology book, by like 100 pages. Reason number two: I'm still obsessed with American Idol and was very excited to watch the two-hour premiere last night. I'm also planning to watch the full two- ( Read more... )

The last time I posted, I was in a pretty shitty mood. Now, after identifying all the factors contributing to my bad spirits and working toward fixing them, I feel very relieved. First, the family issue. I finally talked to them today and that helped make me feel better, since I had angrily been avoiding phone calls with them. On the romance ( Read more... )

So it's cool that after being back at school for only a week that we get a wonderful three-day weekend. Today, 9 friends and I went to Santa Monica to shop, see the beach, and chill. It was very fun, but very exhausting. It's been such a blast seeing college friends again. The first week of classes was sorta refreshing. I'm taking a weight ( Read more... )

So I didn't write one single entry while I was back in Austin. I thoroughly enjoyed my break and it was great to see friends, family, and everywhere around town again. As soon as I fell into my Austin routine, time flew by so quickly. I also didn't feel at all guilty about laying around my house doing nothing in particular...chatting with family ( Read more... )

Being halfway through finals is a very bittersweet feeling. You're just far enough to see the light at the end of the tunnel, yet you still feel caught up in the middle of all the stress and studying. I never have to read about the ocean again! No more Plankton or tectonic plates or Longshore Currents! That's worth celebrating about. Right now ( Read more... )

Today was a reaffirmation that I truly am living in Los Angeles. It was so bright, sunny, and warm that it seemed like summer. The legend of Los Angeles being Sunny 24/7 hasn't really proved true, as we've had rain and it does get cold. However, today was definitely one of those cliched days. Masses of students were laying across the grassy ( Read more... )