Happy V-Day!
... Or as you might want to call it... Happy Hallmark Holiday! =D
I realized I haven't really posted a journal entry for a long time, so I finally felt like doing it. And no, the fact that I'm at work and avoiding my homework has nothing to do with it. Okay, it does. Yeah, whatever. Don't look at me like that...
This semester I am taking three psych classes... THREE!!! Oh the insanity... one of which is a seminar, and I have to read like 3-4 articles (and I do mean ARTICLES) each week for class discussion. Fun times. I'm also taking part 2 of Beginning Japanese, but I am totally slacking on it. I had the headache of death last night, so I never studied for my kanji quiz this morning and didn't do my homework that's due today. On top of that, I skipped class all together this morning cuz I didn't want to walk in there and take a quiz on stuff I do not know, and thus prove how much of a doofus I'm being.
I'm still with Beryl; in fact we just had our one year anniversary on the seventh. (Have I even mentioned Beryl in this journal yet??? I don't think so... O.o). My gift to her was THE SHIT. Hellz, yeah. I made her a bracelet with three heart-shaped picture frames on it, and fit two pictures per frame. The pictures were organized in chronological order throughout our relationship. She hasn't finished her gift for me yet... she's making me a photo album/scratchbook of our relationship. I'm really excited about it, cuz I haven't seen it yet. We went to the Cheesecake Factory in SF for dinner, which worked out awesomely considering we totally winged it. We got outdoor seating overlooking Union Square and everything. Shweeet...
I have a job now here at berkeley. I work at the Math Library. Of all the libraries, why MATH?? I HATE math!! Anyway, I guess it's a good thing, since I won't get distracted by the books. I usually spend my time at the desk studying for one of my classes. It's weird having a job that so relaxed. I get to sit down and everything! (never had that before...)
I've been very interested in photography lately... It's so much easier than the painstaking process of drawing or painting. I just don't have time for that stuff anymore, unfortunately. Hopefully I'll get back into it once I graduate.
Other stuff... um.... Japan! Yes, Japan. I was thinking I could apply this year and go by next year in August (cuz the full application process takes approx. a year) but it turns out I need my BA by July of THIS year to do it. Which I won't. So I have to wait an extra year, which'll be good and bad. Bad, cuz I wanted to go right away. Good, because I can work full-time and save up before I go. JET recommends having at least $2,000 to last you until you get your first paycheck in Japan. So, I'll have to really work on that. I don't know what's going to happen for that extra year... will I stay here in the bay area? Will I go home to LA? What will happen with Beryl and I? I have no idea... I'm happy where I am right now, so I don't want it to change (except for the stress of school... I could definitely do without that...) I keep thinking about what it would be like to have my own little apartment with Beryl for a little while. A part of me really likes it. I see us having a kitty together. Then again, I also see us driving each other crazy. It's a complicated concept, not to mention it wouldn't last very long (like approximately a year) because then I'd be going off to japan for a little bit, if everything works out accordingly. I don't know... I know we've both put a lot of work into this relationship this past year, and we're finally doing really well. We're pretty stable, which is a nice feeling on both ends. I think we've both learned to be more compromising, especially me (I can be such a stubborn hardass at times...).
Okay, well that's pretty much it. I've figured this is my style of typing... randomly dispersed occasional journal entries that look like novels. Yay for me!
I realized I haven't really posted a journal entry for a long time, so I finally felt like doing it. And no, the fact that I'm at work and avoiding my homework has nothing to do with it. Okay, it does. Yeah, whatever. Don't look at me like that...
This semester I am taking three psych classes... THREE!!! Oh the insanity... one of which is a seminar, and I have to read like 3-4 articles (and I do mean ARTICLES) each week for class discussion. Fun times. I'm also taking part 2 of Beginning Japanese, but I am totally slacking on it. I had the headache of death last night, so I never studied for my kanji quiz this morning and didn't do my homework that's due today. On top of that, I skipped class all together this morning cuz I didn't want to walk in there and take a quiz on stuff I do not know, and thus prove how much of a doofus I'm being.
I'm still with Beryl; in fact we just had our one year anniversary on the seventh. (Have I even mentioned Beryl in this journal yet??? I don't think so... O.o). My gift to her was THE SHIT. Hellz, yeah. I made her a bracelet with three heart-shaped picture frames on it, and fit two pictures per frame. The pictures were organized in chronological order throughout our relationship. She hasn't finished her gift for me yet... she's making me a photo album/scratchbook of our relationship. I'm really excited about it, cuz I haven't seen it yet. We went to the Cheesecake Factory in SF for dinner, which worked out awesomely considering we totally winged it. We got outdoor seating overlooking Union Square and everything. Shweeet...
I have a job now here at berkeley. I work at the Math Library. Of all the libraries, why MATH?? I HATE math!! Anyway, I guess it's a good thing, since I won't get distracted by the books. I usually spend my time at the desk studying for one of my classes. It's weird having a job that so relaxed. I get to sit down and everything! (never had that before...)
I've been very interested in photography lately... It's so much easier than the painstaking process of drawing or painting. I just don't have time for that stuff anymore, unfortunately. Hopefully I'll get back into it once I graduate.
Other stuff... um.... Japan! Yes, Japan. I was thinking I could apply this year and go by next year in August (cuz the full application process takes approx. a year) but it turns out I need my BA by July of THIS year to do it. Which I won't. So I have to wait an extra year, which'll be good and bad. Bad, cuz I wanted to go right away. Good, because I can work full-time and save up before I go. JET recommends having at least $2,000 to last you until you get your first paycheck in Japan. So, I'll have to really work on that. I don't know what's going to happen for that extra year... will I stay here in the bay area? Will I go home to LA? What will happen with Beryl and I? I have no idea... I'm happy where I am right now, so I don't want it to change (except for the stress of school... I could definitely do without that...) I keep thinking about what it would be like to have my own little apartment with Beryl for a little while. A part of me really likes it. I see us having a kitty together. Then again, I also see us driving each other crazy. It's a complicated concept, not to mention it wouldn't last very long (like approximately a year) because then I'd be going off to japan for a little bit, if everything works out accordingly. I don't know... I know we've both put a lot of work into this relationship this past year, and we're finally doing really well. We're pretty stable, which is a nice feeling on both ends. I think we've both learned to be more compromising, especially me (I can be such a stubborn hardass at times...).
Okay, well that's pretty much it. I've figured this is my style of typing... randomly dispersed occasional journal entries that look like novels. Yay for me!