RANDOM RAMBLINGS

Number twenty-three.

2010-04-28T00:12:00.002-04:00

One day we made a studio out of my living room
to kill some time recording songs,
and I wore sunglasses when I sang the one about you,
so you wouldn't misread my eyes and take it wrong.

Baby, I can't figure it out
Your kisses taste like honey
Sweet lies don't gimme no rise up
Fool, what you're trying to do

Number twenty-two.

2010-04-25T21:36:00.005-04:00

This is really cool! [click to enlarge]

my 27 millionth cousin, 23 million times removed was a kitty cat ^__^

all i wanna do is this:

nope. back to writing a ten page paper on cheetahs!

Number twenty-one.

2010-04-20T08:04:00.004-04:00

OKAY. so every time i feel like writing a post i remember that (1) nobody reads it and (2) it just gives me an excuse to talk about myself. whatevs. so i have been up since 10am yesterday morning. i stayed up alll night to write a term paper for my Wildlife Management class. i finally finished around 6:30 this morning. why am i not sleeping? because if i fall asleep i will never wake up. so i got coffee, am currently eating a bowl of oatmeal, and figured "why not write a new post?".

i am officially going to Scotland next semester. yay! i'm really excited. originally i was all eh about it but i think it'll be a great experience. i got informational packets in the mail as well as an oversized tee-shirt.

so with this big trip coming up, i was thinking about long-distance relationships. do they work? or do they not? i personally am not a fan of long-distance relays. especially when you go abroad, i feel like you would be missing out on a lot of things because of your S.O. at home. or you would spend a good chunk of time worrying about your S.O. but at the same time, having someone waiting for you at home could prevent you from whoring around. and then what about meeting somebody abroad? aren't those relationships doomed from the start? i feel like it would be so hard to be with somebody, knowing that you'll have to leave him/her in a couple months. or maybe i am just being pessimistic. long-distance relationships are not my thang. but to each his own.

Number twenty.

2010-03-28T14:30:00.004-04:00

debating debating debating about going abroad. my mom finally convinced me that i should. regardless if i stay or go, i will be missing out on things either way. but if i stay in the fall, then i'll be missing out on studying abroad. which is a big deal. technically i only need to take 3 more classes to finish my major and graduate. so if i stayed in the fall i would be wasting a semester by taking random classes that i don't really need. so scotland is my choice. i will be paying the deposit and turning in my transcript this week. eek! i'm really nervous. but i feel like it's something i need to do. and i think it'll be a good experience though. def. i'm a little worried about my apartment lease though because there is a chance that i won't be able to come back to live there when i return in the spring. but whatever. i can always commute from home. although it will be my last semester.

i turn 21 on thursday. i feel old. after this birthday i won't really be looking forward to any other birthdays. i'm not ready to be an adult. this is also the first birthday in the past 3 years that i will be single. weird?? liberating.

this semester has been really strange for me. there are so many people in my life who i have lost contact with and i really miss them. a lot of my friends are abroad. and sometimes i feel so lonely. but i am super appreciative of the people who are present in my life (you all know who you are) and who make an effort to reach out to me even if i suck at it sometimes.

so i get to make a birthday wish right? this is early but i probably won't update for a while. so...

i wish that people (myself, included) can find peace and happiness within themselves. and just be happy with who you are and what you have. forget the past, and move on toward the future.

Number nineteen.

2010-02-27T19:25:00.005-05:00

I am ready to go abroad. Ohh the places you can go.

Scotland.

Thailand.

French Riviera.

Those are my three options right now.

Scotland has full curriculum courses and I can choose from environmental science, bio, geog classes.

Thailand is focused on globalization and development. The courses I'd have to take are: The Human Perspective on Development and the Environment, Field Research, Social Research Methods, and Thai language classes.

French Riviera offers science and tech classes so I can take various bio, envi sci, and geology classes. It also has physics and chem classes.

Technically, I don't need to take classes abroad that would fulfill my major requirements since I only need to take 3-4 more courses to graduate. Soo I could potentially go anywhere?

I don't know where to go...all I know is that I am so ready to get out of here!

Eeny, meeny, miney, mo?

RIP Alexander McQueen

2010-02-11T12:25:00.003-05:00

You were a real visionary and inspiration. Especially to my older sister. You will be missed but your legacy continues in all young, aspiring designers. RIP.

Number eighteen.

2010-02-05T12:15:00.004-05:00

Radio show was today. i'd like to say that it went off without a hitch, but unfortunately we hit many technological snags. first we couldn't get the music to play. but it was just an oversight on my part and i didn't hit the aux buttons. but then AC's aux wasn't working so she had to restart her computer. but aside from all that shizz, it was still beary beary fun and pleasant. next week we'll own it.

lately i've been making birthday cards for people in PSP because i'm on the inner-chapter relations committee. and i must say these cards are fantastic. who knew i was artistic?

SooOOOo, it's snowing! we're supposed to get around 20 inches this weekend. so UMD was closed today. went to the grocery store yesterday and stocked up on foood.

OH also, i think i'm going to be vegetarian. i'm taking an animal welfare class and we watched a video on slaughterhouses. it was so horrible. i usually don't fall for this propaganda shizz but, well...you know how i am about animals. so i haven't eaten meat since Tuesday. i want to keep a balanced diet though. so we'll see how it goes.

speaking of animal welfare, in class the TA brought up interesting points on what are feelings and what are emotions. how do you define "a feeling" or "an emotion"? it's hard. do animals have feelings and/or emotions? and i thought it was interesting how she defined them.

emotion: a visceral automatic response to the environment or internal processes; difficult or impossible to control consciously
feeling: a more cognitive, conscious experience; something that might be controlled consciously

so emotion is what you instinctively get from chemicals in your brain. like fight or flight... like fear, love, hurt, etc etc.
feelings can be controlled. i.e. i feel sad because yogiberry is closed then i'll get over it soon. or i feel happy because i got chipotle instead.

you know those buddhist monks who train themselves to separate from their emotions? i think that's cool. they must be very well disciplined. i wonder how life would be if we didn't have emotions. if we didn't feel the butterflies in our stomachs from somebody saying "i love you" or if we didn't feel that tug in our chest when receiving bad news. maybe we can control emotions like how we control feelings. life might be easier that way?

Number seventeen.

2010-02-03T11:00:00.003-05:00

and so the semester has begun!

enst460 with lowell...pretty dry. but he's adorable and he's my advisor so i have to enjoy the class. and i sit with two hooligans AC and Michael.

bsci361...basically a repeat of geog123. and it's 4 credits? strange.

engl390...this class will be the death of me. my engrish no good.

ansc453...lol animal welfare. joke. although the TA is really like PETA-activist-y, so it's funny hearing her talk about poor tortured animals cos it always looks like she's going to cry.

bsci334...good class. mammals=awesome. last week we watched a video on marsupials and witnessed a lot of births and vaginal fluids.

and i am joining the Solar Decathlon! i'm signing up for the course, 1 credit. i think it'll be good. i'm really interested in building a live grape vine wall hehe.

and i'm going to the gym more this semester i swear. i went on monday, i'm going today, and i'll go friday (every MWF). and maybe eating healthier? i haven't had mexican food in like....maybe 2 weeks. it's crazy. my stomach isn't used to it.

radio show! ac and i <3 Fridays 8-10 am. you know the drill.

and this was a really boring post. i just felt like i needed to post one. i promise my life will become more exciting soon.

Number sixteen.

2010-01-18T13:51:00.003-05:00

Things on my mind:

-the meow mix song
-my best friend is leaving for Prague on Friday and i won't see her until June
-strange how one person can change the way you look at life
-classes start in exactly one week

What am i taking this semester?
-ENST 460 Principles of Wildlife Management
-BSCI361 Principles of Ecology
-ENGL390 Scientific Writing
-BSCI334 Mammalogy
-ANSC453 Animal Welfare

Best schedule ever. No friday classes. No class until 3 or 4 on Mondays and Wednesdays. BUT i need to get a job!!

And now I leave you with this picture that metaphorically describes what is on my mind.

Number fifteen.

2010-01-16T18:37:00.003-05:00

I LOVE ThESE GURLS AND IM GOING TO MISS ARICH SO MUCH. TOO MUCH. BRAH.

Number fourteen.

2010-01-12T22:52:00.005-05:00

WUHOOO! NEW LAPTOP!

Psh, who needs Apple's one to one program when you have a friend named JEN TAI who works macbooks like it's her job.

Number thirteen.

2010-01-05T13:15:00.001-05:00

i really loveeee my friends. and my family. and my cat. they keep me sane.

number twelve.

2010-01-02T22:51:00.002-05:00

01-02-2010...it's a palindrome!! so cool.

happy new year :]

just got back from nyc. spent the week with my sisters and rang in the new year east village style. TSC for real.

new year's resolutions? hmm...

i shall get a job, get an internship. step out of my comfort zone more. be more independent. be content with being alone (not looking for any dramz). and give more.

very ambitious but a year is 365 days. i think i can do it!

Number eleven.

2009-11-28T12:20:00.002-05:00

Sometimes i think i'm going crazy...

Number eight.

2009-11-09T23:59:00.005-05:00

Currently I am obsessed with Brooke Waggoner. Yes, she is a faith-based artist, but listen to her piano skillz and you will fall in love. Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxroVbjzeSg&feature=fvw

Her stuff is soo incredibly moving. At least to me. Everytime I listen to her I just feel this sense of sadness intertwined with beauty, like I can feel how she feels.

Ohh to be young and in love. It's tough. It's so complicated.

If two people are not head over heels in love with each other, but they still want to be together...what does that mean? Is it a desperate act to further evade loneliness? Is what they have even real? Is it even worth it to further the relationship? I just don't get it.

//But all day long, I heal for the honey,

Waiting for the one I love.

The noons are hot with heartache aplenty,

I'm lovesick and undone.//

Excuse my emo-ness. This ain't xanga.

Time to re-evaluate my life/further confuse myself ^__^

Number seven.

2009-10-09T08:46:00.003-04:00

Ummmmm...apparently Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.

Don't you have to actually DO something in order to get the Nobel Peace Prize? Guess not. Just make some inspirational speeches about supporting peace, and you will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

The end.

Number six.

2009-10-05T19:49:00.006-04:00

How can anyone possibly deny that there is a human-like resemblance among primates???

Number five.

2009-09-14T22:22:00.003-04:00

Gossip Girl season 3 premiere was just on. Chuck and Blair 4eva and eva.

Number four.

2009-09-09T14:45:00.002-04:00

i really want to start a band. no, i really need to. last night i didn't do any homework and i spent like 3 hrs fiddling around on my keyboard making covers of Fast Car by Tracy Chapman and On the Arrow by AFI. i've realized that i need a musical outlet everyday or else i will not be happy with my quality of living.

so somebody come and make sweet sweet music with me. the end.

oh, and apparently like 200 people on campus have the h1n1 virus??! time to break out my SARS mask.

Number three.

2009-09-01T22:33:00.004-04:00

second day of classes was today.

my evolution professor is a trip.

"If we didn't have meiosis, I would be carting around my testes in a wheelbarrow." direct quote.

first PSP meeting. it was interesting.

got a skype. seadubz2. add me!

also, i am arich's new co-host on THE V.J.J.Z. @ WMUC 88.1 TUNE IN! Fridays 8-10 am. you can also download our show online and listen to it as a mp3. www.wmucradio.com

andddd...Anna Sui 4 Target!! Sep. 13 line comes out. Sep. 14 GG starts. how perfect?!

Number two.

2009-08-29T13:47:00.013-04:00

Things I am looking forward to:

1.) Gossip Girl season 3!

Everyone on this show is beautiful.

2.)Classes start Monday. Not really looking forward to all the work, but I def need to bring up my GPA. What am I taking? Physics I, Biometrics, Genetics, Evolution, and Diseases of Wildlife. Fun stuff :]

3.) Hitting the gym forrealz. And clean-eating!

...which is basically eating healthy, non-processed, low oil, low sugar, low sodium foods. Easy enough right? Especially for one who has the cooking skills of a 4 yr old.

4.) Expanding my dragon collection. I have nine dragons right now. And someday, I will collect this one:

4.) More of this:

and this...

and hopefully this...

and of course, this...

And now I leave you with this:

LOLLLL gets me everytime.

Number one.

2009-08-27T12:30:00.010-04:00

Update:

handled the hedgie! not so lethal. although she did pee on me. but she took a chunk of tomato out of my hand. i am in love <3

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Things on my mind:

-my new room is very spacious, compared to my closet from last semester. too much wall space though...I need artwork! or stencils and spray paint. hmm...

-hedgehogs are adorable but spiky! I've dealt with angry hawks that could've easily torn my face to bits, and pissed-off squirrels that aim for the jugular, but for some reason I can't seem to bring myself to handle an itty-bitty prickly hedgie D:

-I'm glad that I had an Awesome Austin last night to calm me down while I was stressing out about unpacking all of my shit. Austin also rocks at assembling shelves and

utilizing under-the-bed space :]

-I wish we lived in a magical world so we could apparate. Places I would apparate to atm:

-NYC, to see Chris and help her pack

-Cornell, to bring Nikhita froyo

-Nashville, to finally visit Kel and meet her bro-friends

-Cali, to get froyo with Jen

-Home, to chill with Son, Sev, and get froyo with Jane and Erica

-CP is empty without the Amandas and Terrible Taus

-Current obsession: Farmville.

-Currently talking: on AIM with my roommate Asmi who lives 5 ft away.

Olive you!

2009-08-27T11:07:00.004-04:00

With a new school year, comes a new ambition to start a blog.

For the folks who will actually be reading this, I'm not blogging to give super advice to people, or to post fancy knitting patterns or delicious food recipes (I can hardly cook...but there will be food pictures). "We stood like statues at the gate"* is just a blog about le quotidien. Of myself, my observations, and random-ness.

My last attempt at blogging: http://www.xanga.com/drummerxxchick

I was so emo.

*Recognize the title of my blog? Hint: it's from one of my fave songs by one of my fave bands (some of you will be hating)