Sep 20, 2005 15:04
so i'm here at santa cruz, and i couldnt be happier. well, thats not true, i'm a little apprehensive about class, especially since they said i'm basically committed to not having a social life. we're going to cover berkeley's 15-week program in 10. that and i'm thinking of switching my major to applied physics, which has more practical applications and is more job oriented, it has fewer people, and it only takes about 3 more classes which i'd probably have to take anyway.
all the people here are really friendly, we all get along really well. my roommate helen is really nice and we get along really well. i'm praying the typical nightmare stories come nowhere near our hall, i would cry *knocks on wood*. next door is michael and nate, and on the other side of them is tryton (think king triton) and kevin. across the hall is sean and josh, and next to them is andria and alec, who are gorgeous people. part way down the other end is masha and luz, and theyre both really nice but we don't see much of luz. we've been hanging out late every night, and last night me, helen, tryton, masha, and kevin all dyed our hair in the bathroom, on top of giving tryton a mowhak. strangely, it really seems to suit. we've been on adventure up the coast, to a sex shop downtown, and just hanging out in the dining hall. i can only hope classes don't kill me off. our ra's are really cool as well, zach is on our floor and is a nice guy, and matt, or maddie d downstairs is hilarious and seems like the "typical" college student. maddie d stopped by our room last night at about 2am and came in for a few min and seemed like he was going to stay and hang out, but zach came in bc he heard maddie d talking and he got a little flustered and left. so far people have been compimenting me on my taste in movies, so i feel good. that and i think they still find me entertaining, woot.
i've met up with the people i know. i had lunch with denys the other day after helen and i ventured to hike down to college eight. i ran into jake at slug fest '05 (weird little dance thing where i played dildo ring toss for a free condom... they really seem to be pushing all this), and he hung out with us that night. michael crashed with helen and me last night, and they got along remarkably well. it almost seemed like michael was annoyed with me but wanted to hang out with her. oh well, michael and i have a mutual friend, but he and helen seemed to have a real connection. then again, this is the second time she's gone on a 2 hour walk with tryton, so who knows?
i vowed i wouldnt date this year, but there is a lot of eye candy around. well, the chips will fall where they may.
and now to start a studying process that will never end... AFTER the boardwalk tonight.