Despite trepidations, I went to talk with my boss and lined up a job over the summer! It'll be after I get back from China, but I'll be starting on June 18th and working less than 40 hours a week until school begins again ( Read more... )

This may have been more appropriate about a week ago, but I'll say it now ( Read more... )

Yes, that's right, my skin is peeling. It's because this past Sunday I was out in the sun a lot at Lake Crabtree doing some rowing with my family, and the Sunday before that was spent at Emerald Pointe. Waterparks are immensely fun, once you get over the fear of going down the really high rides, but they can also cause havoc to your skin. Every ( Read more... )

I made a giant-ass sandwich for lunch today, consisting of very basic materials: a third of a large loaf of bread, ham, cheese, and a pickle. It wasn't as large as a Subway footlong, but it was fairly close. About three quarters, I'd estimate, though the amounts of condiments and "innards" were much smaller and less fancy.

But it was still good. And ( Read more... )

I made the rounds yesterday to various offices and pretty much got everything sorted out. The Biology office knows that I need to switch lab times; the Chemistry dept admits that it dropped me from my registration due to a server error (apparently a number of students were in the same position as I was) and reinstated me, and the Registrar's Office ( Read more... )

Woke up abnormally early today - 7:00am! - in order to get ready and catch a a 7:30am bus, because today is the first day of Summer Session II. Then after I get to campus I find out that for today there IS no 8am class - I had no need to get up so early this morning. Such bummer luck ( Read more... )