@#$%

• lulz, i got the definition of psychology wrong. it’s not only my favorite class this semester, but…that’s kind of really really basic. i was reasoning why i should put “a, b, and c are correct,” but ignored my thought process because I don’t remember it being on the slides. then i checked, and it turned out they were. WHOOPS.
• I SHOULD TRUST MY INSTINCTS AND NOT MY BRAIN. I think I got the location for Wernicke’s area wrong because I was trying to reason it despite knowing B-W–> inferior-superior. Probably associated them with the wrong lobes.
• …I neglected to study for most of the second midterm material because i was sleepy and forgot about the stuff that i didn’t hole-punch. WHOOPSx2.
• I do not forsee an 88 in my near future. Amusingly enough, I think I did best on the material for the first midterm despite getting my worst score on that one. I guess I concentrated on that since I did so badly there and handwaved the second midterm material since I did decently on that. XD;
• PSYCHOPHYSICS WAS ON THE TEST, BUT I FORGOT WHAT IT MEANT.
• parasympathetic – resting! sympathetic – fight or flight. …i forgot what i put on the exam.
• I SHALL UPDATE WHEN THE GRADES ARE UP. I’d love to get an A- in the class, but I bet I missed more than 12. XD;
• Missed 16 and ended up with a B+ in the class. … …Well, here’s to hoping I get decent grades in my other classes.

YEAH, MY TWITTER-STYLE POSTS AREN’T SHORT

• Note to self: paranoia isn’t restricted to people thinking everyone’s against them; generalize it to simply having delusions and hallucinations! Also, I should’ve read those Sci. America articles as opposed to relying on someone else’s notes for that. Good for general idea, but not so much on a tiny detail. Ahh, my extra point! I’ll need to adjust my expectations for the final since I doubt I got in the A-range for this midterm.
• It feels good to be done with an essay “ahead” of time. I can’t even remember the last time I finished an essay before…I don’t know, 9 ‘o clock? Granted, it was because I had to study for another exam, but still! …Am I actually one of those people who needs to be busy to get crap done? XD;

Goals for the Summer

• Read ahead for Fall 2009
• Get good grades for summer classes
• Study Japanese (try to recall those 2 years)
• Acquire a Macbook and learn how to use it
• Read those damn English grammar books I own
• Obtain editing skills
• Talk to Bader about how one would get internship credit? Might do it next week instead. …She lives nearby though, so I could always try visiting her.
• Go to the Career Center for tips on nailing internship interviews?
• Figure out potential travel time and such for internship
• Work on resume

No es muy interesante

I saw this at Walgreens sometime in December.

Okay, that’s probably the most interesting thing in this entry.

Called Kinokuniya the other day and it turns out they did indeed send us a postcard. Since they have my name, address, and phone number, I can just come in with identification. Whoop!

The PFA Library is pretty much three or four separate rooms with books and files. It’s smaller than I thought it’d be and kind of has limited seating. It’s all secretive and stuff since I had to sign in to gain access. The receptionist had to buzz me in. Fancy! I spent about three hours in there and scanned 63 pages worth of stuff.

No clever title :(

…Man, I can’t stop thinking about how my parents may have thrown out a Kinokuniya postcard (more specifically my dad since he loves throwing things away; he even threw away one of my brother’s puzzles because he hadn’t put it together). I went in like last month or the month before to special order a magazine and they told me there was a 50-50 chance they’d be able to acquire the item for me. I didn’t actually expect them to get it, so I went ahead and ordered them online, though it’ll be some time before they get shipped to my house. I appreciate my mom finally telling me, but doing that on a Monday when I know I can’t go to the store to check is going to distract me for the rest of the week. Guess I’ll sell the copy I ordered or ask Akadot to cancel or swap it for something else. It’d be sad too if it turned out to be something else instead of a Kinokuniya postcard, meaning we’d waste gasoline.

…I’ll just call them tomorrow or the day after. b

Closest thing to Twitter style

• Damn it. It’s Pre-conventional –> conventional –> post-conventional. Wonder how I got it into my head that there wasn’t a post. I was debating over this one… Well, I think I did better than last time, but who knows? Doubt I got an A though. ;; Might end up taking the final at this rate… *5:32 – Nope, not an A. Definitely better than last time. Median range this time. Will have to take the final for any chance of an A in the class. Need an almost perfect score on the third exam and a score comparable to today’s exam.
  
• Going to see whether there’s any film crit on prostitutes. Have an experiment to attend at 11 am.

I will spoil my parents once I start earning a living

I found out on Friday that the tax rose to 9.25% in San Jose! Sheesh, I can’t believe Berkeley’s tax is lower–wait, I should check. … …Nevermind, proportions are still about the same. Still .50% higher than San Jose. This increase makes me love Amazon even more than before. It’s like a cruel April Fools’ joke. Oh wait, this entry isn’t about taxes. On the bright side, my parents only buy a crap load of stuff at Target when they have a 10% off coupon, so it kind of counters taxes. Okay, shutting up about that now (too bad now I’m thinking about it a lot and want to read up on it since I haven’t taken an economics class since high school and don’t remember anything; my ignorance makes me very sad).

This is just to say

I love you guys. (Damn it, this is embarrassing. ///)

…I’ve always felt awkward about saying this kind of thing, but I’ve been thinking about how much I want a friendship that feels like it’ll last forever. I love how we’re able to just get back into routine when we see each other, despite the many months we don’t see each other, the physical distance, and all those inside jokes with which we have nothing to do. We make new ones,  building more bridges to help us cross the newly formed gaps. (I’m almost tempted to compare it to stitching, but I think that’d scar Jeannie. I’ll leave that to Kim if she ever has to stitch people up. I don’t think that’s something a nurse practitioner does though.)

I’m too much of a coward to easily say that I’d risk my life for our friendship, but I love how comfortable we are around each other, how we can poke fun at each other…albeit sometimes unsuccessfully. (Kim’s very good at topping us all, but vice versa is a no.) I like how worries seem to melt away when we’re talking. I think another part of why I dislike school more than I did in the past is because of how it gets in the way of our making more of these “could-be” moments.

I don’t like the feeling of panic  and dread that returned with the ending of Spring Break. It’s like a reminder of loneliness. I thought I was used to it, but when you get a taste of being with people you’re close to, you realize it’s not  something you ever really get used to. No, it’s about resignation. Like I’ve mentioned to Jeannie, I feel so spoiled by these childhood-long friendships that I don’t think any new bonds can compare. I don’t want convenient friendships; networking is so insincere. I know it’s something that has to be done, but…

Bah, I’m an emotastic sap. ;; I really don’t like talking about these sorts of things because I’m sure it’s easy to solve this. I’m just a coward. Dude, this was supposed to be cheerful entry.

This declaration of platonic love is sponsored by One Piece, topping extraordinaire.

Confessions of the Stupidest Berkeley Student You Will Ever Meet, Day 9000

Sproul Hall

Seriously, I don’t remember what day this is and am too lazy to check. Also, I think it’s been sooo long since the second week of school that I probably can’t remember anything anyway. Anyway, I feel relatively motivated now that I got my “last” midterm out of the way. I have another one on the 10th, but the first set is pretty much done.

Prepare for pictures galore! Well, sort of. Or not really.

SO TODAY…I overslept. I set my alarm for 6 am because I wanted to study a bit more for my midterm, but since I was lying on the clock (I put it under my pillow to spare Myra the noise), I stopped the clockwork, resulting in the clock being stuck at 3 am.

As a result, it did not ring when it was supposed to. I’ve put it under my pillow without that happening before, so…funky. Anyway, I woke up at 9:00 or so. …What lovely timing since class starts at 9:10 and the 7 comes every 20-30 minutes depending on how early it is! And according to the schedule, it would be leaving Rockridge at 9:03/05. Rockridge isn’t all that far from my apartment either, so CRAP. I had no choice but to board the one that left around 9:30! I left relatively early too, so I was pretty cold while waiting. ;;

Confessions of the Stupidest UC Berkeley Student You Will Ever Meet, Day Two & Three

Oh gosh, it’s been that long? At least this entry will be shorter than it could be since I don’t remember details all that clearly…I think.

7 Bus - Rockridge Bound; My stop's at Claremont&Ashby. I can wait at the stop across from it or at Claremont&Russell to get to school.

Yen’s been wanting me to take pictures, so I took one with my camera phone at a lower resolution to make it look less ugly. The newer AC transit buses are pretty small, though I like that they have buttons you can press. A shame they don’t have an electronic “ding, stop requested!” or “ding, Claremont and Ashby!” like VTA buses. Btw, my vantage point is from the BACK. That’s just how small they are.

9/28 – Discussion section for Archaeology didn’t meet this week, so no class. I forget what I actually did though… I might’ve stayed at the apartment, though it’s possible I went out for a bit. *shrugs* … … …OH, I think I went with Diane and her roommate to the Oakland Animal Shelter. Hahaha. I couldn’t stand the poo smell, but it was an interesting experience. I didn’t really bother holding anything besides the…I don’t remember. XD Maybe hamster. Anyway, it made my clothes smell regardless, hahaha. Bunnies seem so much cleaner compared to other animals. Plus, their poop doesn’t smell like anything. I felt bad for not helping despite not being a volunteer, lawls. I spent my time standing around and stalking bunnies. Before doing that, Diane and I met up near the student store and went to Moccacino Cafe for some pearl tea.