janvier 2010
30 billets
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After Summer 2010, I'm gonna be a retired bear.
I talked to my major adviser yesterday. She confirmed that as long as I finish my three remaining major requirements this summer, there is no reason as to why I wouldn’t be able to graduate a year early. All I have to do is to put my name on the degree list when I register for summer sessions (TeleBEARS start this upcoming Monday). She also added that I am welcomed to walk the stage at the 2010...
“For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.”
– Virginia Woolf (via bitchville)
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Re-Evaluations.
Went to the mall today. There was a 65%-90% sale on ALL BOOKS at Borders because it’s closing. It was bitter-sweet.
I got a copy of Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle for 65% off:
The book documents a year-long journey where the author and her family only bought food that was either raised in their own neighborhood or grown by themselves. I WOULD LOVE TO DO THIS...
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“Creativity takes courage.”
– HENRI MATISSE.
(A note to self.)
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Second Day.
Tired, tired, tired.
I went to the wrong classroom this morning and didn’t discover my mistake until the GSI started handing out the class syllabus. I then proceeded to panic while looking for a student with a laptop who would be willing to check my correct classroom number for me. My “short” day seemed just as long as my “long” day. :(
Aye. I’m reconsidering...
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First Day.
Today was my first day back. It rained a lot; and the wind didn’t help (I specifically recall, at one point, the rain “poured” sideways). The rain and the wind were especially vicious when I was walking from Downtown BART to Kroeber. My feet were soaked before I even arrived at my first class. It was a long day.
My Spring 2010 schedule:
Tuesdays (all lectures from 9:30am to...
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“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in...”
– MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., December 10, 1964.
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Grow.
It’s interesting how as we get older, our relationships with our parents change— and how this change correlates with personal growth. For most of my life, my parents have been doing things for me. They’d cook for me, fix my broken toys, teach me basic life lessons,… you know most things that any good parent would do for their kids. But over the years, I’ve grown to do...
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Winter's End.
Winter vacation is almost over. In three days, I’ll be back to lecture halls, academic reading, term papers, exams, and 2- or 2.5-hour round-trip commutes. Eww.
For what it’s worth, I didn’t waste my vacation. For the first time in a long time, I had a productive break. Over the past four weeks… I learned, I researched, I wrote, I read, I “slept in”, I...
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The Little Things.
I went out to get some groceries yesterday. A man walked up to me and told me that I had a pretty smile. Furthermore, I woke up to the rain this morning. Life is good.
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“I have to be alone quite often. I’d be quite happy if I spent Saturday...”
– — Audrey Hepburn on being an introvert.
I couldn’t have said it better myself. :)
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Two semesters and one summer.
So after weighing my options, I’ve decided to stay at Cal through Fall 2010. After Spring 2010, I’ll still have 3 required classes left. I’ll take one during the summer (along with 1-3 online Chabot classes) and two during the following Fall semester. I could take all three during the Fall semester… but as I have said before, I REALLY want to to poli psych. I have two open...
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Change of Heart.
In my last post, I briefly wrote about how I get my “best thinkings” when I am in the process of waking up. I must add that I also think pretty well when I take long walks.
Yesterday, I had a change of heart while I was taking a walk (I was at the mall but it still counts!). I might stay at Cal for Fall 2010 after all. I don’t want to leave yet. I love being a Berkeley student....
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Think.
I think a lot. I do my best thinking when I’m on the verge of waking up; not when I’m already awake— because then, it’d be too late. I have to be waking up, or it wouldn’t work.
See, these “best thinkings” can only occur between sleep and wakefulness because no sane, sober person would ever (care to) think of them. Myself included. I guess this is what my...
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Resolutions of Twenty-Ten.
Goals for 2010:
1) Live in the moment. Now… now… now.
2) Do well in my remaining 6-7 classes at Cal (home stretch!)
3) Do well in my nursing pre-reqs at Chabot (and determine if nursing is the right career).
4) Find more time to read.
5) Find more time to draw in my sketch journal.
6) Learn to bake more stuff. Learn to cook more stuff.
7) Pinpoint the 2nd-degree bachelor’s...