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Post by kash on May 9, 2022 16:12:06 GMT
Today I woke up around 8:45 for my 9 am which thankfully today, was over zoom. I did not want to turn my camera on at all because I had just gotten out of bed, but my teacher's assistant said if we turned our camera on then we would get a 100% for attendance, so unfortunately I had to. My plan for the day today is to finish all of my interviews scheduled for today, go to the gym which was, unfortunately, lacking for me last week, and memorize my mock trial. I really want to take the time out of my day to go to the gym today because I was not able to go at all last week for a multitude of reasons, which to be honest really bothered me. Yesterday I went to Zara with Mira for our adopted big little date which was so fun, but as I was looking in the mirror in the dressing rooms, I saw how out of shape I had gotten. I know the Zara mirrors are notorious for making clients look more unfit than they actually are, but it still really bothered me because I knew it was a reminder that I was not in the best shape I used to be in. I also had to go up one size in my jeans when I was trying clothes on, which normally would have been extremely triggering for me, but surprisingly I was not as upset as I would have imagined. I understood that my jeans size went up because frankly I haven't been putting in as much time and energy in the gym as I did prior to college, so it is natural that my body size would fluctuate a little. To be honest, yesterday was very motivating for me to get back on the gym grind and go back to the healthiest shape of my life.
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Post by oliviadelapp on May 9, 2022 19:52:16 GMT
Today I woke up at 8:30 am to try and get some work done before my 9:45 interview with Kylie. I didn't really end up doing much except doing my laundry, but I guess it's better than nothing. I worked down to Kerckhoff for my interview with Kylie and then walked up to Cafe 1919 for my interview with David. I really enjoyed both of these interviews, as I found both of them very easy to talk to. Kylie and I talked a lot about Greek life as we are both in sororities, and I had a funny conversation with David about Morbius and Halloween costumes. I now am in my neurolaw seminar from 12-3, and am planning on doing some last-minute revisions to my mock trial closing after this class. I will then try and do some more school work before heading over to our last Mock Trial workshop. I am sad that we won't have these weekly meetings with Cia and Narek anymore, but I am excited to be able to present our trial and have a huge weight lifted off of my shoulders after this Friday. My professor also extended the midterm I had that day so I have part of the weekend to do it, which was also a huge relief. Later tonight after Mock Trial, I plan on seeing my friend who is in town until tomorrow and possibly getting dinner with them. Pledging is a lot sometimes, but it is nice to find breaks within the day to hang out with friends and relax a little bit.
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Post by alizanovoa on May 9, 2022 20:18:01 GMT
Today I kept waking up at different times because I was not sure when I wanted to wake up. My first alarms were at 7 and another at 9 because that is when my roommate wanted to wake up. I had her try and wake me up but I just did not want to wake up. I was getting messages and I would respond to people but I was never fully awake. I got a good amount of sleep which is nice because that is something that I do not normally get. Today feels like it is going to be a hard day. Well, actually I feel like I am going to have a hard week. I just have so much to accomplish and I do not know how I will accomplish it. This week I will be a negative nancy because I am so burnt out that everything just makes me so angry and upset. I am more upset at myself than anything because I am not able to control everything that I would like to have a handle on. But on a brighter note, I was so happy that I was able to spend mothers day with my mom yesterday. It was nice because we went to the beach in Santa Monica. My dad even took us out to eat at this place called Marisols I would give it an 8/10. The customer service was amazing but I wish I would have gotten something different to eat. I ended up paying for dessert because I wanted flan, cheesecake, and my little brother wanted chocolate cake. After eating we went to the mall and my sister got my mom's shoes but my gift is not getting here until the 13th which sucks but it is a nice gift. It felt nice going out and doing something for my mom.
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Post by danieljudd on May 10, 2022 2:24:00 GMT
Today has been an interesting day. I ended up sleeping in today until 10:30 am because I had a pretty long weekend. This morning when I woke up I received my grade for my micro economics midterm. I ended up getting an 85% on it, which is honestly not as bad as I thought I would do after the absolute disaster that this midterm was. Despite that, my grade in the class dropped to a very high B+, in the grand scheme of things thats not that bad, but Im still pretty annoyed by the fact that one of my grades has dropped below an A. I am now going to have to start focussing a lot more on my grades again because I want to maintain all As this quarter if at all possible. Sleep exhaustion is temporary, GPA is FOREVER. I think I am simply going to cease sleeping and instead focussing on school work, internship applications, and the pledge process solely. No, for real though, I definitely need to start focussing more on classes now, unfortunately the pledging process has made that a bit of a problem, I think I am finally starting to get my balance though which is good. On the bright side I had two really good interviews today, one with Ira, and the other with Ria. We talked about stocks, applying to law school, baking and so much more, honestly a really fun time. I also got a coffee and then went to Mock Trial. I think that my direct is much more ready than my cross, but I believe that with time and some good pbro bonding Im going to get it all memorized and ready for Friday. After Mock Trial, I am planning to go to Feast to grab dinner and then get to work with a bunch of emails and Mock Trial stuff. I am excited for this week and am feeling good vibes for the future.
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Post by rainajain on May 10, 2022 3:14:43 GMT
Today, I woke up at 9:00 A.M so that I would be able to crotchet before my interview with Mihir. I spent some time in the morning crocheting my bucket hat while I practiced my speech for mock trial, as our memorized run through was set to take place tonight. I enjoy practicing my mock trial speech as I am able to crotchet while I am reciting. However, I am a bit stressed out about mock trial being so soon. I feel prepared so far, but I know that I will get a lot more nervous when I am tasked with performing in front of the general body. Either way, I was glad to crotchet. My hat is going well, but I keep running our of yarn. Because of this, my bucket hat is now three colors. After my crocheting and practicing session, I got ready and headed to my interview with Mihir. I walked to the Study, where I spoke to Mihir for the next hour. This was the highlight of my day, as I really enjoyed speaking with him. We talked about topics such as our shared enjoyment of bucket hats, as well as thrifting and debate. Unfortunately, I had to leave our interview in order to attend my three hour law seminar. This seminar was held for the full time allotted, which was unusual as compared to the past six weeks. Because of this, I didn't have time to eat in between this class and my stats lecture. After both lectures, I sat outside Northern Lights and practiced my speeches for mock trial until the meeting was held. During the meeting, we ran through the entire trial, which was really helpful to spot any weak spots and understand the pacing of the entire case. Even though it is stressful, I am excited for the active body to see the trial, as I feel we have really put in a lot of effort.
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Post by jonalyngaspar on May 10, 2022 3:21:40 GMT
Today was pretty relaxing but super productive. I started with waking up around 8:00 am and then went into the shower. My shower was very enjoyable, as I used my new body scrub that I bought at target. After my shower I then got dressed and decided to go get breakfast. I decided to go to study for a skillet which I never had. The skillet itself was pretty filling as it had potatoes and eggs. Soon after I finished my food, I headed back to my dorm to get lots of work done. I was working on homework that was due later in the week which was satisfying to finish early. I then sent emails to interview some active body members for my quota this week. After getting some work done, I then headed to an interview I had at the study. When I wrapped my interview with the active, I then walked over to the mock trial workshop. As I ended the workshop, I texted Isabella to get food with me for dinner. We both decided on getting Rendezvous which was pretty yummy. After my dinner with Isabella I then went back to my dorm to work on more assignments. Overall as I reflect on today, it was one that was super valuable to get many things done and out of the way. I am excited for tomorrow, as I have interviews lined up with more of the active body members. And ultimately I feel like this week started off well.
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Post by julianaabraham on May 10, 2022 5:40:06 GMT
Today, I woke up and got ready to go to my discussion. I had another great walk to my discussion where I blasted some girly pop music and pretended I was a main character while walking to campus. After my discussion, I went to Ackerman Union to get some food. I ended up getting some Taco Bell. I got a cheesy quesadilla and a bean burrito. I was very disappointed to learn that they did not have any freezes. Shame on you Taco Bell. After that, I ended up going into my office in the Student Media section of Kerckhoff. After my luxurious meal, I went to meet an active at Kerckhoff. Then, I left to go to my second interview of the day. I walked to the sculpture garden where I met up with Aliza to do a joint interview. There, we decided to take a nice stroll through some nice neighborhoods with some nice actives. I enjoyed daydreaming about being rich one day and frolicking in the pretty gardens of those houses to add to my main character syndrome. Afterwards, I ended up walking back with Aliza to the hill. Then, I ended up sending out an email to one of the actives and taking a five minute nap just for funsies. After my nap, I left to go to the Mock Trial meeting. After the meeting, I walked back with my PC and got dinner with Vedant. Then, I went back to my lounge and decided to work on some homework. I have a big assignment coming up.
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Post by abigailrubtsova on May 10, 2022 5:53:36 GMT
Today has been pretty busy, yet fun and productive. I intended to wake up at 11, to get a full eight hours, however I woke up at 9 and could not fall asleep again. I began to work some more on my cross, since I wasn’t satisfied with it. I also began to draft some more emails to activities and alumni. I met with Daniel for a few minutes to discuss fundraising, but it went longer than I anticipated, and I didn’t have time to shower. I worked a bit more on emails and other stuff, and then headed to meet Aya for lunch at Epicuria. The lunch was yummy, and it was nice to talk to Aya since she was gone this weekend. She also gave me some help preparing for my interviews. After this, I walked to Sproul Landing to meet Megan for an interview with Aliza. We walked over to Starbucks and discussed numerous topics. It was fun, and I got to order coffee which was much needed. I then had to bird to my interview with Mihir because I left my interview with Megan late. I felt really bad. On a better note, I had an amazing interview with Mihir. Probably my favorite interview thus far. There was so much to talk about and the conversation never really ended. Unfortunately, I had to leave eventually so I could make some edits to my cross for mock trial. Once I got it satisfactory, I left for mock trial, practicing my lines along the way. Mock trial was helpful. I am glad we recited it because I realized a lot of things I could fix with my cross and directs. I am actually kind of excited for mock trial, I think it will be fun if everyone memorizes their parts. After mock trial, I had dinner with Daniel at Feast. It was a good time until he revealed himself as an Apple Music user. Now, I am in my friends room working on some things and talking.
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Post by coltonharrison on May 10, 2022 6:11:35 GMT
Do you ever wake up and think that it's super late and you are missing something important? That happened to me this morning when I woke up at 7am and sat up in bed so violently before I checked the time and realized that I could go back to bed. The action of waking up was so abrupt that it gave me a cramp in my calf and so I was lying in bed in intense pain trying to be quiet so as to not wake up my roommates. I eventually fell back asleep for a little bit, but my leg hurt for the rest of the day. Eventually, my alarm went off and I got out of bed to shower and get ready to meet Aya for an interview at 10am. I met her in the Sproul Cove lounge on floor 6 and we had such a great conversation. As soon as our interview was finished I had to speed down to Kerkhoff to meet Peter for our interview which I enjoyed but it was very strange. My interview with him went a tiny bit late so as soon as it was finished I had to run back up the hill to meet with Mihir. I don’t mind speed walking places, but I really compromised myself by running on campus, and I hope there is no video evidence of it. I met Mihir at The Study and we ate and talked about Marvel for over an hour. After meeting with Mihir, I walked back to my room and collected my things so that I could go sit in Olympic and work on my Mock Trial preparation. This week will probably be insanely stressful so the more prepared I feel now, the less cramming I will have to do later. We had our last mock trial meeting with Narek and Cia tonight, which went well but we have some improvements that are needed before Friday.
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Post by lesliehernandez on May 10, 2022 6:26:06 GMT
Today was a pretty productive day full of many things and activities, from work to study and even getting my booster. I started the day pretty early today. I woke up and got ready to be at work at 8:30am. It was a pretty easy day at work, and I was there for four hours. Right after that I had to run to make it to a meeting I had with Micah and another with Chanel right after. They both were really good. The meetings even ran longer than we expected since the topics were really engaging, and like I said, they were both amazing. Right after the meeting ended I ran to my friend's fundraiser to support her. I was there for a while with her chatting and catching up with how our busy days have been so far.
It seems as if I already had a full day and am ready to go home, but this is just half of my day so far. Right after supporting my friend with her fundraiser, I went to finally get my booster. I know I know by this time a lot of people have it already, but just like you can see here I always have so many things to do, hahaha anyways… After getting my booster I went to the library to finish up some readings, the good thing is that I really enjoy this class so the readings are pretty easy for me.
Finally we reach the end of my day, Mock trial. We ran through our entire trial and it was a success. Cia and Narek really liked the personality that I gave my witness. I ended my day by picking up some food and going home to get ready for tomorrow and get some rest, because as you can expect from this journal, tomorrow is going to be just as busy as it was today.
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Post by faithndegwa03 on May 10, 2022 6:32:14 GMT
Today was pretty tiring. Last week I wrote about how the longer I am in the process, the better I have become at managing my stress and my time. However, I think today felt more like the overwhelming first week of pledging. I think it’s because the pressure of Mock Trial and the end of the quarter is starting to hit. I’m also now realizing how bad I am asking for help. I woke up this morning exhausted from filming our mission video and TikTok aftermath from the night before. I had a little mini breakdown about all the work I had to do. Some of the prejudice expereinces I have had recently has been a detriment to my morale in the pledging process and in completing my degree. This gave me a hard start to my morning but I still made the effort to complete some of my work despite it. I didn’t get as much work done as I had wanted, but I am happy I got some stuff done. I usually changed into a decent outfit for Mock Trial, but I was exhausted and just went in the sweats and hoodie I was already wearing. After Mock Trial, I went to The Study with Cya and tried her vegan pizza order - it very much tasted vegan, take that how you will. I got to confide in my roomie and her on some of my struggles throughout my schoolwork and pledgework. Although sometimes it feels like I am carrying a lot, talking to them really alleviates some of the weight off my shoulders. I am really glad to have a close group of people who look like me and understand the mundane problems I experience on a daily. Lately I have been really appreciative for those around me, especially my friends and my Big/ A Big. I think I really underestimated how impactful having a good community of people around me could be.
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Post by korrale on May 10, 2022 6:33:02 GMT
Today I woke up at around 10am and I saw that my roommate had returned from her trip back home this weekend. I haven’t seen her in about 3 days and it was great to talk to her again. After we talked for a little bit, she went to BPlate to eat and then to campus for class. I truly don’t understand how she had the energy to go to class after the long commute from the Bay Area to our campus. I really admire her for it because I would have never been able to do that. I also had spicy lime Cheetos for the first time in a really long time. I totally forgot how good they are and I’ll be buying more as soon as I can because I’ve already almost finished the bag that I got. After eating the Cheetos and doing some work, I met up with Cia to eat an early dinner with her. It was really fun to talk to her. After our quick dinner, we went to mock trial and did the full run-through. I can clearly see that I still have a lot of room for improvement so I’ll definitely put in more effort into setting aside time to work on my parts for the mock trial. Because I feel like I have a lot more to do this week, I definitely have to make sure that I manage my time well this week and work efficiently. I think that this week will be especially difficult and I’ll be very glad when the weekend comes.
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Post by jackcarleton on May 10, 2022 6:41:28 GMT
Today was a pretty chill day, but I got a decent amount done. I woke up around 11, and met my friend at Bplate around 12:30. We ended up having a really deep talk and it was very enjoyable. We hadn't talked much since I started pledging, so it was nice to catch up. After I left Bplate I went back to my room and sent out a few interview requests. At 4:30 I put on the Bucks Celtics game. The Bucks ended up losing which really sucked. I had mock at 6 and I honestly am pretty impressed with all of my pbros. Our mock trial run through was a little short but it was pretty solid in my opinion. After mock I went to Rende with Jonalyn. We were like the last people they gave tickets to since mock went a little long today. We ended up staying until like 10:30 just talking. I'm super grateful to have Jonalyn as my twin, she's honestly one of the funniest people I've ever met. Then I went back to my room and did a musicology report that was due at midnight. I never know if I'm doing those assignments right. My TA has only graded the first two, but those two were before pledging so I was still watching lectures at that point. Every one I've done since then I just play the movie we're supposed to analyze on 2x speed and just write my thoughts on what I watch. I could be doing them completely wrong though I guess I'll know soon. Now I'm writing this but as soon as I submit I'm gonna go to Wooden to lift before it closes.
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Post by cyacoleman on May 10, 2022 6:57:40 GMT
Today was not slay, I woke in disarray, Several meltdowns to start my day, Got ready for class was nearly late, On my way back home I lost my ring, I search for hours but was not okay, Nearly gave up, but then I was like, “hey” Okay, I wanted to continue this poem, but it is currently 11:26, and I have to turn this in soon. Anyways like I previously stated, today was not SLAY. I went to my 9 am, and I was almost late, so I nearly had to run, which was embarrassing cause who runs to class?  So yeah didn’t end up running; however, I did speed walk. That was okay, though, because I have mastered the element of speed walking. Let me break it down for anyone interested. First things first, shoe choice is so important! Usually, I wear converse, and they work pretty well for me. Don’t wear docs! I repeat, Do not wear Docs if you need to speed walk somewhere unless you are me, of course, because I can speed walk in any shoes, but not everyone is at that level yet. For starters, wear a simple pair of shoes; step 1. Step 2 of speed walking is to have long legs! If you don’t have long legs, then my process will not work for you, and I would suggest growing or maybe checking youtube for a short-person speed walking tutorial. This sums up my tutorial. Long legs and comfortable shoes have changed my life. Before unlocking my speed walking technique, I walked to classes in 20 minutes, and now I can get there in nearly 10. I could not imagine what my experience at UCLA would look like without long legs. |
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So yeah didn’t end up running; however, I did speed walk. That was okay, though, because I have mastered the element of speed walking. Let me break it down for anyone interested. First things first, shoe choice is so important! Usually, I wear converse, and they work pretty well for me. Don’t wear docs! I repeat, Do not wear Docs if you need to speed walk somewhere unless you are me, of course, because I can speed walk in any shoes, but not everyone is at that level yet.