does it make anyone else irrationally angry when you're talking to some random store person because you need help and they are clearly not listening to you? Like today, I needed change to do my laundry so I went down to the metro station, and asked for change. the guy said I had to buy something. fair enough. so I got a bag of chips. he hands me ( Read more... )

today was the first snow of the year :)
most of it is all gone because its sunny today, but still kind of cool.

I'm moving ( Read more... )

I want to move. right now ( Read more... )

I'm still alive here, although not much has changed other than classes have started and I find them somewhat not at all challenging. I do have money though, and now food. Food used to be a low priority for me, but since going hungry for over a week it has moved up to 'toilets', 'bed' and 'shower' priorities. I am of course homesick, I think the ( Read more... )

I don't mean to sound big-headed or anything but I am awesome academically. Today after discussion, this girl came up to me and said I was really an incredibly intelligent person and that she was very impressed. I felt really really good about the discussion before she said anything because I was debating with people about different museum ideas ( Read more... )

Leaving for England tomorrow. Trying pack all my stuff right now, seems like procrastinating to unpack everything a few days before and then re-pack the night before. But what can I say? I'm very very anxious ( Read more... )

well, summer is sooo close to being over (YES!) and thus far I haven't really done much to speak of. I'm extremely excited/terrified about moving to England in a mere 2ish weeks, and I currently have a bad cold. Well, not so much a cold as a thing that makes it hurt to talk and breath. whatever that is ( Read more... )

GAH!!!! MY STUDENT VISA TO THE UK WAS OFFICIAL APPROVED AND ISSUED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what a great day :D

I just got my room assignment for next year! woo hoo! I'm in a 6 bedroom flat so I'll have a few room mates I guess, which will be nice :)

YAY ENGLAND!