Thank god I beat Anna to this. (Reputation SAVED) Granted I'm just sitting at home doing nothing, and Anna's out there helping the socially underpriviledged.
Yuri I'm sorry to hear that you're sick. Eat the rest of the *herbs* Laura got you.
Linli, I hope you've been sleeping, because god knows you haven't since 2003.
Mel, I hope you're not still commuting from Hollister. Well who cares, you're in the money now. Besides the worst of global warming will hit our kids. Real easy to shrug and not give a crap. See how good weather has made me complacent? Damn you San Diego
I'm pretty sure Dylan in 100 Degree fresno is thinking global warming is bad. Speaking of Dylan, he left last friday and since then I've been truly vege-ing. While he was here we did get to go to Sea World and ride Atlantis 5x. Can't wait until Magic Mountain. You guys should come, It'll be sweet. We also went snorkeling at La Jolla cove and took the BUS in SAN DIEGO to get there. I've seen the buses in SD, but I've never seen them stop. The bus is pretty good. Saw some guitar fish.
We went to go see Jackie. So this is how the shit went down and how we almost avoided total embarassment. So Jackie doesn't know that Dylan came to SD with me. So we walked to Jackie's house and at first I didn't remember just which house/street it was. I called Jackie and asked if she were home, she said yes.
I told dylan that jackie's dad always parks on the street, and if I can find the car, I can find Jackie's house. We walk up and down these streets and I can't find his car, but what if Jackie is home and her dad isn't? So I call up Jackie:
Me: what is your house number
Jackie: 2XXXX
Me: uh (looks at street numbers, all are 1XXXX) What street is it?
Jackie: are you drunk?!! Haste!
Me: oh, I thought you meant you were home in SD!
Anyway as we're walking to leave jackie's dad pulls into the driveway. Imagine if we wandered around a little bit longer (by the time Jackie's dad got home) and then sent dylan to knock on the door of Jackie's house. Dylan would probably have to make up some shit about selling cookies to get out of that one.
I got to drive by myself (got the car) on Tuesday. So I went to visit Frank (now to be refered as uncle frank, UF) and his niece, mother and sister. We didn't have enough in common to hang out so we grabbed Anna Jewett, she's still as bubbly as ever. What a funny person. While we were gone Frank's mom got a chance to change UF's sheets. (because he wasn't there to guard them). Good times good times. I got UF some sun and enforced hygene! WAhoo.
Friday, June 15, 2007
Monday, June 11, 2007
Thunderstorm!
So....let me tell you what i've been doing for the last couple of days...
As you already know, I'm basically here alone. As a consequence, I think I'm at a point to really truly understand how the bums on telegraph feels like. I pretty much talk to myself in Japanese and make up my own theme songs when I'm cooking. Either way, I've been pretty sick for the last two days, due to something I ate or the water, so I had this really high fever and horrible stomach-fluish symptoms. Anyway, I got much better today, and took this line 31 bus from one side to the other to see parts of Amherst.
Basically, Amherst is just grass and flat lands. I've never seen flatter lands before. Berkeley is so hilly and many ups and downs. Amherst is flat. with nothing. just grass. and trees.
On the brighter side (or not), there are tons of different kinds of bugs. And I hate bugs. So, i'm running around frantically running away from bugs.
Tonight was the first time I experienced thunder storms. The rain was amazing. I live on the ground floor right now, so I'm half into the ground. I can see the rain hitting the pavement from my window pretty much at my eye level, which is really cool. The lightning was really cool too. I've never seen lightning before. That was amazing.
So no picture this time. I've been slacking. But one day, I will post some pictures of lightning if I can.
As you already know, I'm basically here alone. As a consequence, I think I'm at a point to really truly understand how the bums on telegraph feels like. I pretty much talk to myself in Japanese and make up my own theme songs when I'm cooking. Either way, I've been pretty sick for the last two days, due to something I ate or the water, so I had this really high fever and horrible stomach-fluish symptoms. Anyway, I got much better today, and took this line 31 bus from one side to the other to see parts of Amherst.
Basically, Amherst is just grass and flat lands. I've never seen flatter lands before. Berkeley is so hilly and many ups and downs. Amherst is flat. with nothing. just grass. and trees.
On the brighter side (or not), there are tons of different kinds of bugs. And I hate bugs. So, i'm running around frantically running away from bugs.
Tonight was the first time I experienced thunder storms. The rain was amazing. I live on the ground floor right now, so I'm half into the ground. I can see the rain hitting the pavement from my window pretty much at my eye level, which is really cool. The lightning was really cool too. I've never seen lightning before. That was amazing.
So no picture this time. I've been slacking. But one day, I will post some pictures of lightning if I can.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
E-mails as a Nonchalant Passing
I looked at my inbox and distraughtedly waved away the 200 in my inbox. I just don't have the heart to sit through at my desk and weave through all the countless messages - most of which are from things that I subscribe to.
I made Baos last night (you know those dim sum things with the fluffy white bread and the meat filling). They were pretty darned good if I say so myself. I feel relatively optimistic that things will work out at the moment and I hope you all are doing well. I can't say I'm terribly sad at the moment just because I have so much to do- even still. I feel that I might be where Santa Monika is in a few days, but I'm trying to keep it cheery.
So outside my room is basically a mini-forest. At least that's what it looks like according to the landscaping that my neighbors did. There's a blue jay's nest at the top of the Hawthorne tree and I have a "bird's-eye" view from my bed. It's pretty cool.
I was really excited to see squirrels, but had forgotten that only in Berkeley are there weird squirrels that come up to you that can be handfed. Which reminds me, I was reading a Smithsonian article about a professors who had become quadriplegic and had shifted his research from animals in the Amazon (because he could no longer take trips there) to squirrels. Apparently squirrels are not animals that should ever be handfed because of the high likelihood that they will bite you. *Mental Picture of Squirrel eating Mentos*
In other news, quite literally, I was reading up on the JFK Airport "crisis" and the Libby trials. Geez, I feel so out of touch with the world. It's weird having a TV and having ... cable. I was watching TV and realized that the MPAA or whomever is in charge of cenorship on TV has really laxed on what can be shown and said. It used to be that naked (topless women) was not an okay thing to show and now it is admissable. Maybe it's because of the TiVO box parental controls or the Comcast box locks. I don't know. Any opinions?
Ah, time to unpack again. It seems like it took a week of packing and it'll take two weeks to unpack. I'm so thankful that my parents are generous with space.
I made Baos last night (you know those dim sum things with the fluffy white bread and the meat filling). They were pretty darned good if I say so myself. I feel relatively optimistic that things will work out at the moment and I hope you all are doing well. I can't say I'm terribly sad at the moment just because I have so much to do- even still. I feel that I might be where Santa Monika is in a few days, but I'm trying to keep it cheery.
So outside my room is basically a mini-forest. At least that's what it looks like according to the landscaping that my neighbors did. There's a blue jay's nest at the top of the Hawthorne tree and I have a "bird's-eye" view from my bed. It's pretty cool.
I was really excited to see squirrels, but had forgotten that only in Berkeley are there weird squirrels that come up to you that can be handfed. Which reminds me, I was reading a Smithsonian article about a professors who had become quadriplegic and had shifted his research from animals in the Amazon (because he could no longer take trips there) to squirrels. Apparently squirrels are not animals that should ever be handfed because of the high likelihood that they will bite you. *Mental Picture of Squirrel eating Mentos*
In other news, quite literally, I was reading up on the JFK Airport "crisis" and the Libby trials. Geez, I feel so out of touch with the world. It's weird having a TV and having ... cable. I was watching TV and realized that the MPAA or whomever is in charge of cenorship on TV has really laxed on what can be shown and said. It used to be that naked (topless women) was not an okay thing to show and now it is admissable. Maybe it's because of the TiVO box parental controls or the Comcast box locks. I don't know. Any opinions?
Ah, time to unpack again. It seems like it took a week of packing and it'll take two weeks to unpack. I'm so thankful that my parents are generous with space.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Sun-derland
Is where I am now.
For some reason, when I saw the toaster that Mel took a picture of, I became really sad. No more of those times that we would laugh about random things like that. sadness.
So around 7:00PM eastern time, I finally arrived to Bradley International airport, after flying through Midway (Chicago). I took the shuttle and about an hour later, I was at the doorstep of my new home sweet home...well, at least for the summer. I found out that half of my packages had arrived that morning, and my roommate has kindly carried them into my room for me. She has also cooked (her name is Preema by the way) me indian food. I think I can get along with her very well.
But for some reason, I have this feeling that I will never be able to act stupid and laugh about random things like I used to do with you guys...and I guess that's how growing up feels like. When everyone graduates and start working/going to graduate school.
Aside of everything that is making me sad (Like I said, everything is hitting me right now. I'm sitting in my room all by myself, surrounded with the boxes I had packed), my toes have been numb since this morning. I don't think that's a good sign.
Okay, enough with lamenting about my situation. I'm going to the campus tomorrow, so I will take some more pictures and update here.
For some reason, when I saw the toaster that Mel took a picture of, I became really sad. No more of those times that we would laugh about random things like that. sadness.
So around 7:00PM eastern time, I finally arrived to Bradley International airport, after flying through Midway (Chicago). I took the shuttle and about an hour later, I was at the doorstep of my new home sweet home...well, at least for the summer. I found out that half of my packages had arrived that morning, and my roommate has kindly carried them into my room for me. She has also cooked (her name is Preema by the way) me indian food. I think I can get along with her very well.
But for some reason, I have this feeling that I will never be able to act stupid and laugh about random things like I used to do with you guys...and I guess that's how growing up feels like. When everyone graduates and start working/going to graduate school.
Aside of everything that is making me sad (Like I said, everything is hitting me right now. I'm sitting in my room all by myself, surrounded with the boxes I had packed), my toes have been numb since this morning. I don't think that's a good sign.
Okay, enough with lamenting about my situation. I'm going to the campus tomorrow, so I will take some more pictures and update here.
June 5th 2007 = Most Popular
Wow! Who would've thought that Tuesday, June 5th 2007 would be a popular day for blogging? Not I. Although (currently) my schedule hasn't been nearly as exciting as getting whisked away on airplanes to distant lands or as perplexed as watching Chinese Martial Arts dramas, here it is (complete with pictures for those of you too lazy to read it all):
My home! The ONLY good thing about H-Town. I swear, if I couldn't find sanctuary in it, who knows what I'd do. As you can tell by the white sky, it's been overcast with a ton of wind.
*sidenote: I find that the contrast between the sky, the roof, and the house works well, as well as the symmetry of the trees and the architecture of the house. What do you think?
My room! I have been making an effort to clean it up a bit... it had accumulated quite a bit of... um... stuff. I'm getting there though and right when I finish cleaning.... there will probably be more stuff to shove in it. Sigh. Room cleaning is a job that NEVER ends.
*sidenote: Um... I like blue! Can you tell from the curtains and the bedspread?
My toaster! Um... it toasts bread! Yeah!
*sidenote: It's white with gray detailing.
So that's about it. Thursday will be a big day for me. The Santa Cruz branch of my work called to let me know that they'd be processing paperwork this Thursday, my application for the apartment that I really like is due on Thursday, and I think my last day of work at the EPA will be on Thursday. It's just too bad that everyone's so far from each other... it would've been a hell of a reason to party.
-MeL
Book: House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski
Music: Music from Regions Beyond - Tiger Army
My home! The ONLY good thing about H-Town. I swear, if I couldn't find sanctuary in it, who knows what I'd do. As you can tell by the white sky, it's been overcast with a ton of wind.*sidenote: I find that the contrast between the sky, the roof, and the house works well, as well as the symmetry of the trees and the architecture of the house. What do you think?
My room! I have been making an effort to clean it up a bit... it had accumulated quite a bit of... um... stuff. I'm getting there though and right when I finish cleaning.... there will probably be more stuff to shove in it. Sigh. Room cleaning is a job that NEVER ends.*sidenote: Um... I like blue! Can you tell from the curtains and the bedspread?
My toaster! Um... it toasts bread! Yeah!
*sidenote: It's white with gray detailing.
So that's about it. Thursday will be a big day for me. The Santa Cruz branch of my work called to let me know that they'd be processing paperwork this Thursday, my application for the apartment that I really like is due on Thursday, and I think my last day of work at the EPA will be on Thursday. It's just too bad that everyone's so far from each other... it would've been a hell of a reason to party.
-MeL
Book: House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski
Music: Music from Regions Beyond - Tiger Army
Back in the Flow of Things
So who's on this blog anyways? I have no idea?!?! In any case, I think I'll make my first update.
So the last few days have been a whirlwind of moving things. At some point in the moving process I decided that I had too much stuff and started throwing things away or just giving it away. It was mostly stuff like cleaning supplies (I had three brooms, one mop, two vacuums and a swiffer sweeper upper).
I stayed at a Holiday Inn with my parents during the whole moving out process. It was actually pretty nice. I had no idea that HI offered continental breakfasts- gratis. The rooms were also especially nice since they had chosen a city outside of Berkeley- next to a Casino. I never really gave it much thought, but having my parents there was really helpful. It made the moving out process faster, albeit a bit more complicated at times when we disagreed on the most efficient methodology.
The drive back was a little more interesting. I had forgotten what Oregon looks like. And passing Lake Shasta made me reminiscent of high school when my friends would go there every summer and camp out. The foliage definitely changes as you head up north. Good-bye to the Eucalyptus tree (which I'm not too fond of anyways) and hello big firs, snow-covered mountains and oaks.
So I hadn't realized how used to California I was- or if you wish you can say "entrained." In fact as I was driving out of the Bay Area, I was disappointed that the first thing to noticeably go is the music. The Bay Area Hyphy music that I love so much was gone and so was the nice Deathcab for Cutie song ...something something "I'll follow you into the dark" and the White T's "Hey there Delilah." When I hit the border of California and Oregon, the music became religious and country. I was so disappointed that my tape deck was refusing to work and when it finally started working, all I could listen to was Sting's Desert Rose song and that album.
It was bearable, but I needed something to keep me awake and let me tell you- neither Sting, Country or Gospel do a good job at that even cranked up. :( By the time I got home the second day (we stopped in Ashland) I was totally spent. I became a couch potato and watched some Chinese Martial Arts dramas (Wu Xia Stories). In my absence, my parents had become Wu Xia DVD collectors. So traditional Wu Xia stories can take years to finish and over 100 books. Luckily, most of htese TV shows don't last for anymore than 48 episodes per season and no more than five seasons. I started watching a newer one called "The Patriotic Knights." While watching this, I started simultaneously watching another one. Unfortunately, even thought the series were filmed some 4 years apart, they utilized the same actors. We all know how bad I am at Asian recognition. Yeah.... we'll leave it at that. I finished watching the Patriotic Knights today. I'm happy to discover that I can read the subtitles okay and that I'm doing better as far as learning Chinese goes.
Yesterday was mostly unpacking. Man. I have a lot of stuff. 'Nuff said. Let me put it this way- I was worried that the weight of my room had increased so much that it might not be structurally stable.
Today, my locker partner of three years in middle school randomly called me up and invited me to her graduation party. It was so random. I politely refused. I'm kind of anti-social right now because I'm so exhausted but didn't think I could use that as a good enough reason. But it would be interesting to meet all her Oregon friends and see if she made friends with some of my friends. We had gone to rival high schools but most of my high school went to Oregon State. :) I think I'll get another chance to see her.
Well that's about it for today. Off to exercising I go!!!!! Whee!!!!
So the last few days have been a whirlwind of moving things. At some point in the moving process I decided that I had too much stuff and started throwing things away or just giving it away. It was mostly stuff like cleaning supplies (I had three brooms, one mop, two vacuums and a swiffer sweeper upper).
I stayed at a Holiday Inn with my parents during the whole moving out process. It was actually pretty nice. I had no idea that HI offered continental breakfasts- gratis. The rooms were also especially nice since they had chosen a city outside of Berkeley- next to a Casino. I never really gave it much thought, but having my parents there was really helpful. It made the moving out process faster, albeit a bit more complicated at times when we disagreed on the most efficient methodology.
The drive back was a little more interesting. I had forgotten what Oregon looks like. And passing Lake Shasta made me reminiscent of high school when my friends would go there every summer and camp out. The foliage definitely changes as you head up north. Good-bye to the Eucalyptus tree (which I'm not too fond of anyways) and hello big firs, snow-covered mountains and oaks.
So I hadn't realized how used to California I was- or if you wish you can say "entrained." In fact as I was driving out of the Bay Area, I was disappointed that the first thing to noticeably go is the music. The Bay Area Hyphy music that I love so much was gone and so was the nice Deathcab for Cutie song ...something something "I'll follow you into the dark" and the White T's "Hey there Delilah." When I hit the border of California and Oregon, the music became religious and country. I was so disappointed that my tape deck was refusing to work and when it finally started working, all I could listen to was Sting's Desert Rose song and that album.
It was bearable, but I needed something to keep me awake and let me tell you- neither Sting, Country or Gospel do a good job at that even cranked up. :( By the time I got home the second day (we stopped in Ashland) I was totally spent. I became a couch potato and watched some Chinese Martial Arts dramas (Wu Xia Stories). In my absence, my parents had become Wu Xia DVD collectors. So traditional Wu Xia stories can take years to finish and over 100 books. Luckily, most of htese TV shows don't last for anymore than 48 episodes per season and no more than five seasons. I started watching a newer one called "The Patriotic Knights." While watching this, I started simultaneously watching another one. Unfortunately, even thought the series were filmed some 4 years apart, they utilized the same actors. We all know how bad I am at Asian recognition. Yeah.... we'll leave it at that. I finished watching the Patriotic Knights today. I'm happy to discover that I can read the subtitles okay and that I'm doing better as far as learning Chinese goes.
Yesterday was mostly unpacking. Man. I have a lot of stuff. 'Nuff said. Let me put it this way- I was worried that the weight of my room had increased so much that it might not be structurally stable.
Today, my locker partner of three years in middle school randomly called me up and invited me to her graduation party. It was so random. I politely refused. I'm kind of anti-social right now because I'm so exhausted but didn't think I could use that as a good enough reason. But it would be interesting to meet all her Oregon friends and see if she made friends with some of my friends. We had gone to rival high schools but most of my high school went to Oregon State. :) I think I'll get another chance to see her.
Well that's about it for today. Off to exercising I go!!!!! Whee!!!!
Away from Berkeley, at last...yay or nay?
So, i'm finally flying off to this unknown world today. But since I'm too coward to
live there and never come back to Berkeley, I have purchased a ticket to come back
to the bay area at the end of the month of August. I will be back 8/18-8/29. And yes,
it does have something to do with my birthday. I'm too scared to live in a life where no one
celebrate my birthday....or I get one of those sad messages like, "happy birthday Yuri...across
from the country"
So...still no one updated this. You guys must be either really really busy, or maybe I'm just
really really bored. I think it's the combination of it. But since this was created so we could all
keep in touch, I figured I'd update what I have planned so far for the summer.
6/5(today) --> Fly to Amherst
6/19 --> Fly to London
7/6 --> Fly to Japan
7/20 --> Fly back from Japan to London
8/11--> Fly back to Amherst
8/18--> Fly to Berkeley
8/29 --> Fly back to Amherst
9/4 --> School starts
So it seems like a lot of flying. I guess I will get used to airplanes after all.
Let me know what you guys' plan is so maybe we can get together or something :)
live there and never come back to Berkeley, I have purchased a ticket to come back
to the bay area at the end of the month of August. I will be back 8/18-8/29. And yes,
it does have something to do with my birthday. I'm too scared to live in a life where no one
celebrate my birthday....or I get one of those sad messages like, "happy birthday Yuri...across
from the country"
So...still no one updated this. You guys must be either really really busy, or maybe I'm just
really really bored. I think it's the combination of it. But since this was created so we could all
keep in touch, I figured I'd update what I have planned so far for the summer.
6/5(today) --> Fly to Amherst
6/19 --> Fly to London
7/6 --> Fly to Japan
7/20 --> Fly back from Japan to London
8/11--> Fly back to Amherst
8/18--> Fly to Berkeley
8/29 --> Fly back to Amherst
9/4 --> School starts
So it seems like a lot of flying. I guess I will get used to airplanes after all.
Let me know what you guys' plan is so maybe we can get together or something :)
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