Once again, it's that time of year--finals week. Boo!! I took my music final last night (Monday) and it was okay I guess. I feel like I guessed a lot because there is just so much information from that class, it's hard to remember everything. However, I realized that I really did learn SO much from the Beatles class. I went in not know anything about them except for "Yellow Submarine" and John Lennon. Now, I know so much about them, it's crazy! I still don't really know technical music stuff that we sort of went over in class, but I don't really care to learn that yet. So far, I've been feeling pretty calm about finals. It's funny because after taking my first final, I seriously felt like it was summer already.
Today I spent pretty much the entire day studying for econ. Yeah, I hate how I don't have any fun time, but then again, if I had fun time, I wouldn't have study time which I really need, and then my grades would suffer more. This quarter, I'm pretty much getting straight B's (except maybe one A if I do well on the final)...a definite drop from my previous 2 quarters. I have come to accept that and just do my best for now. I'm just really looking forward to summer and all the random fun things I want to do.
As stated in my previous entry, mommy and daddy came to visit me here in SD on Saturday. It was really great even though their visit was very short. I think I really needed some encouragement and fun to keep me going in preparation for this week. I've also been looking at my old cards from like Valentines Day and one that accompanied my 1st quarter care package. I really love cards. I love how they can tell someone how he or she feels about the recipient and share encouragement and as a bonus, they are keepsakes so I get to re-read them whenever I want! I think it's important to tell someone how you feel about him/her, because you never know...you might just make their day with something nice even if it's small. I think it's also good to put myself in other people's position and see through their perspective sometimes so that I can understand a particular situation. I try my best to be helpful.
I'm very excited for the end of my first collegiate year though :)
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
Coming to the end...
Well, today I officially finished my first year's classes. It really doesn't feel any different with finals coming up next week. Sometimes I just wish I could work instead of going to school because then I don't have to study or have any homework--I can just do my work in the morning/afternoon and then do whatever I want at night instead of always having something school-related to do.
I have to say, 8th week was probably the worst week out of the quarter. I just felt so pressed for time in everything I had to get done in addition to a lot of end-of-the-year type things like picking apartments (and I'm sure you guys remember that situation). Since the end of that terrible week, though, things have been looking up. Even though finals are looming around the corner, I am trying to be diligent, happy, and faithful.
On a more exciting note, yesterday (6/4/09) Allyson, Anthony, and Kendrick came to visit me! It was such a fantastic day! First, they came here and we ate breakfast together at OVT (my dorm cafeteria). Then, we went to Balboa Park's Natural History Museum to see the Body Worlds exhibit. Even though it's my second time seeing it, it was still really cool and amazing how they can make such an exhibit. After going through everything, we watched this movie about the human body, but we all fell asleep halfway through. Well...I don't think I actually knocked out, but things were definitely hazy and I don't remember a lot. Ironically, I do remember a part in the video talking about sleep haha. After we left, we came back to my dorm to have lunch and rest a bit and figure out what to do. We decided on going to the Gaslamp district (kind of like more upscale and bigger Old Town Pasadena) and walked around there for a while. We had dinner there, too at a place called MaryJane's. It was a really cute retaurant. After we came back to my dorm again, Anthony and Allyson took off to hang out with Anthony's cousin. Kendrick and I wanted to rest and not spend any more money so we watched Role Models. What a silly movie. I was super exhausted by the time Anthony and Allyson came back to pick up Kendrick. It was such a great, fun day!! I always hate it when it's over though and I have to get back into the school mind-set. The weird thing is that with such a contrast of super fun day juxtaposed with a school day makes the school day so much worse than normal.
Tomorrow, mommy and daddy are coming to visit me/help me move some stuff out so I'm excited about that. I like having visitors and familiarity around me :)
I need to get back to studying though...first final on Monday, one on Wednesday and then two on Friday! Ahh!! Jesus will help me though :) Hope you guys are all doing well. Going home soon whoo!!
I have to say, 8th week was probably the worst week out of the quarter. I just felt so pressed for time in everything I had to get done in addition to a lot of end-of-the-year type things like picking apartments (and I'm sure you guys remember that situation). Since the end of that terrible week, though, things have been looking up. Even though finals are looming around the corner, I am trying to be diligent, happy, and faithful.
On a more exciting note, yesterday (6/4/09) Allyson, Anthony, and Kendrick came to visit me! It was such a fantastic day! First, they came here and we ate breakfast together at OVT (my dorm cafeteria). Then, we went to Balboa Park's Natural History Museum to see the Body Worlds exhibit. Even though it's my second time seeing it, it was still really cool and amazing how they can make such an exhibit. After going through everything, we watched this movie about the human body, but we all fell asleep halfway through. Well...I don't think I actually knocked out, but things were definitely hazy and I don't remember a lot. Ironically, I do remember a part in the video talking about sleep haha. After we left, we came back to my dorm to have lunch and rest a bit and figure out what to do. We decided on going to the Gaslamp district (kind of like more upscale and bigger Old Town Pasadena) and walked around there for a while. We had dinner there, too at a place called MaryJane's. It was a really cute retaurant. After we came back to my dorm again, Anthony and Allyson took off to hang out with Anthony's cousin. Kendrick and I wanted to rest and not spend any more money so we watched Role Models. What a silly movie. I was super exhausted by the time Anthony and Allyson came back to pick up Kendrick. It was such a great, fun day!! I always hate it when it's over though and I have to get back into the school mind-set. The weird thing is that with such a contrast of super fun day juxtaposed with a school day makes the school day so much worse than normal.
Tomorrow, mommy and daddy are coming to visit me/help me move some stuff out so I'm excited about that. I like having visitors and familiarity around me :)
I need to get back to studying though...first final on Monday, one on Wednesday and then two on Friday! Ahh!! Jesus will help me though :) Hope you guys are all doing well. Going home soon whoo!!
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