kash
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Post by kash on May 18, 2022 16:27:16 GMT
Today I woke up at 8:00 am, but laid in bed till 8:20 because I had work at 9 am. I am not even trying to be funny or anything like that but I genuinely cannot start my day off without coffee. I did once on October 30th, 2019 and it was the worst day of my life for a multitude of reasons. So, before work started, I got a dirty chai with almond milk and a bagel because I knew I would not be able to eat lunch for a while. Dirty chais are not usually my go-to morning coffee drink, but I knew I needed something reliable as I have a very long day today. I got my coffee from Buzz Coffee in Ackerman and not to be mean, but their coffee is not the best, so I knew I needed something that would be good no matter where it was made- thus a dirty chai. My work shift is from 9:00-12:30, but I want to ask my coworker if I can leave early today as I have a midterm that starts at 1:00 that I need to take back to the hill in my dorm. Unfortunately, my coworker is not here yet and it is 9:25 so I am a little worried but hopefully, he will show up. My midterm is from 1:00-2:15, and afterward, I plan on napping and then hitting the gym. I think after that I will get dinner with some of my friends, and then me and some pbros may go out later tonight which I am excited about.
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Post by oliviadelapp on May 18, 2022 18:53:08 GMT
Today started off a lot better than yesterday, which was good. I've been really stressing about one of my classes lately and recently received a bad grade on a quiz, but was then reminded by one of my peers that I can make the class pass no pass. Why I didn't think of this earlier I'm not sure, but changing my grade to pass/no pass definitely made me feel better and a lot less stressed. I also got the news from my friend from home that he is coming out to see me next week and is going to be my date for my formal. I am really excited about this, but now I am just nervous about trying to make the trip worth his plane ticket. I know next week is going to be a really busy week for me with hell week but I am going to try and get a lot of studying done this week so I am able to make his trip here worth it next week. I am about to meet my pledge brother Juliana for lunch at bplate and then plan on knocking out some pledge work and school work before hopefully being able to hit the gym and go to my lecture later today. I also have family dinner tonight which I am excited about, and then I am going out with some of my pledge brothers later which I believe will be a nice little break from everything that has been stressing me out lately.
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Post by alizanovoa on May 18, 2022 19:53:26 GMT
Last night I decided that I wanted to call it an early night. I did my best to stay awake and do homework but around 1:45 am I decided that I had enough. I called it “early” because I had work at 8 am. I am shooting myself in the foot because I did that to myself. I should have never put that I wanted to work at 8 am but I wanted to work at 9 am. I have alot of work to do this week if I want any shot at fixing my grades. I am so stressed that I might not pass any class this quarter that I simply can not have that happen. I try to stay optimistic about situations like this but it is hard to do so when all I can focus on is the pledging process. I do not mean to put it first but when we get scolded for not doing something makes it hard for me not to put myself first. It is not that I am trying to complain but it is just genuinely how I feel and I do not think that I am alone in this situation. ANYWAYs enough about that after work I go to class and I like this class mainly because of my professor he took the time to get to know us so every day when I am waiting for the class he recognizes me and says Hi. It is a small thing that happens but it makes me feel special lol. He hates awkward silence so when we are waiting he plays music and always plays Bad Bunny. Always makes my day.
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Post by jonalyngaspar on May 18, 2022 23:41:49 GMT
Today I decided to sleep in more than usual, as I woke up around 11:00 pm. As I woke from my slumber, I went on my phone to see the menu option at the dining halls. After viewing what the different options they had, I settled on getting B Plate on the hill. Before I went to eat, I dressed up for the day in my favorite pair of black colored jeans. Then I headed for the walk to the dinning hall to consume my delicious meal of the day. Soon after I finished eating, I went back to my dorm to relax for a bit. As I was relaxing I decided to play Minecraft on my laptop. After completing a few hours of gaming, I then went to the movies with some friends in Santa Monica. Before the movie, we grabbed some food to replenish our hungry stomachs. We collectively picked a place that focused on Italian food, which was really yummy in my tummy. When we concluded our little food session, we then headed to the movie theaters. At the venue, we watched the movie “anything and everything all at once,” which was super enjoyable to watch together. By the end of the movie we then decided to head back to Westwood and chill with each other. After my little hangout with friends, I then went back to my dorm for a short power nap. Overall, today was super relaxing and one that was needed heading into hell week.
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Post by rainajain on May 19, 2022 1:18:21 GMT
Today, I woke up at 9:00 A.M to go shopping in Westwood with my pledge brother Daniel. We went to trader joes, and I got my all time favorite snack: Trader Joe's takis. These remind me a lot of one of my favorite snacks from home, which is a Mexican chip called Dynamitos. They taste really similar, but are atrociously bad for you. I stopped eating these a few years ago because of the horribly processed and chemically ingredients, but they are still one of my top snacks. When my big, Hanna, introduced me to trader joes takis, I instantly became addicted. They taste the exact same, but somehow have relatively low sodium and sugar which makes me feel better while I am eating them and after. Anyways, when I got home, I ate my trader joes takis. As my pledge brother Jonalyn said in her interview journal, they were "really yummy in my tummy." Then, I got started on my musicology paper and sent out four emails. I have received no responses yet, but I know that the active body is especially busy. After this, I had an appointment, and I got news which really threw off my day. It was hard for me to focus on anything after this, but I went to my other class then came home. I haven't really wanted to do much since, but I have senior send-off for board club tonight and have already committed on going. I don't feel great, but I am going to stick it through. I really want to go home today.
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Post by jackcarleton on May 19, 2022 4:32:40 GMT
today was a pretty good day. i woke up around 11:45. i took a while to get ready, and then met micah for our interview at 1. it was really fun talking to her. she’s a super cool person. after that i went to bplate and had a fire lunch. bplate has been hitting recently. after that i went to the mailing center and picked up a package from amazon. after that i stayed in my dorm and did work for a long time. it felt good to get stuff done though, and i felt very accomplished after. then i went to wooden and hit legs. it wasn’t a great sesh though because it was so crowded. i hate going to the gym anytime before 10pm because it’s so hard to get equipment. i hate having to ask someone how many sets they have every time i do a new workout. after that i went back to my dorm and did my earthquakes lab. then i met a few friends for bplate. i’ve been really liking the frozen yogurt recently. after that i went back to my dorm and submitted my lab. now i’m on my way to santa monica to go see everything everywhere all at once. jen recommended it to me so i’m really excited to go see it. i’m kinda worried that i’m gonna be sad afterwards though but i guess we’ll see. after that i think we’re gonna go get dessert together so that should be cool as well.
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Post by danieljudd on May 19, 2022 6:17:44 GMT
This morning i woke up early and then met up with raina to go shopping in westwood for our gifts for active appreciation. I think I got a few things that my big Eric is going to like. After shopping I got starbucks and then ran to my lecture for microeconomics. At lecture we talked about monopolies and monopsonys which was insanely boring. After lecture I stuffed myself on Panda Express and then went to Powell with my girlfriend to do hw. We both had a lot of work to do so it was fun to do it together in the ~aesthetic~ Powell library. I also got a Vanlila Latte which was an absolute bopper. I finally did my laundry today which was cool cuz i highkey was almost out of clothes. I had econ sectino tonight which was stressful because we have a problem set due in a few days that is 10% of my grade in the course. After section I had an awesome interview with Peter where we nerded out about Star Wars for over an hour, I really enjoyed talking with him. I got some random indian food from a random dude giving it out in front of bcafe which ended up being pretty good but was highkey spicy. I looked at some econ notes and did some other hw after dinner. Now I am going to watch an episode of Wandavisino and then either go to sleep early or try to write a 6 page essay. Vibessss
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Post by Korra Le on May 19, 2022 6:39:29 GMT
Today I woke up around 10am and began getting ready for my class. I was really excited to go to class today because we were taking a field trip to the Botanical Gardens. Despite hearing about the gardens so many times before, I had never actually been there because it was a bit far. I’m really glad I went today because it was gorgeous. As we walked, my professor pointed out certain trees and flowers. I really felt that she was so knowledgeable about our subject matter and that I was lucky to have her as a professor. The gardens was really nice and much larger than I originally thought. There was everything from palm trees to epiphytes and hummingbirds. At one point we were passing hibiscus flowers and there was a hummingbird about five feet away from our group. It was incredible to see up close. I also felt that it was really nice to spend some class time outside instead of listening to lectures as we’ve been doing for every class so far. After the class, I rode a Bird scooter by myself for the first time. It was really fun and cut my walking time down significantly. The Botanical Gardens are roughly 20 minutes away from my dorm and I was really not willing to walk for 40 minutes in total. Riding the Bird was really fun and I think I’ll be using those scooters a lot more now. Later on in my day I spent my time doing my chemistry lab and going out to a family dinner, which was really fun as well.
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Post by lesliehernandez on May 19, 2022 6:45:06 GMT
Today was honestly terrible. I only woke up feeling worse than I felt yesterday and the day before. When I woke up at 9 to get to class at 10, I immediately felt absolutely terrible. Last night when I woke up throughout the night to cough it physically hurt in my lungs, like it physically hurt to cough, which was so bad, because I knew I was going to wake up feeling worse. Which is exactly what happened. I woke up with the worst headache of my life and my cough was so terrible because of the previous night. I still had to make it to class because I had a presentation to do. My class today was from 10am to 1pm which did not make me excited because I really did not want to be there, I felt terrible. I did my presentation and really wanted to leave early but it’s a small class so I didn't want to be rude. I wouldn't like it if I was fighting demons trying not to fall asleep, my head would literally bobble back, I feel like the reason why I havent started to feel better is because I haven't let my body rest at all, which is really crucial when you're this sick. Yesterday I was up and down all day and today was somewhat the same. After class I came straight home to rest, I layed in bed for about 30 minutes before my roommates reminded me that we had errands to run, go to the grocery store, buy toilet paper, and she even wanted to go to the mall for a bit. We got home around 6:30 so I only had 30 minutes before I had to make it to work. Work was equally as bad because it was so freaking busy for a Wednesday night, I really wanted to kms today (an expression hehe). Anyways after having a pretty good/but at the same time worst day ever, I was so happy to be home. I took a nap before I woke up to write this and some emails. I can’t wait to shower and get in bed.
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Post by coltonharrison on May 19, 2022 6:57:29 GMT
Another day of COVID isolation has passed. I woke up this morning at 10 AM and got right to drafting emails to request interviews. My roommate came and dropped off a variety of snacks and drinks for me as I am getting tired of the repetitiveness of the meals that are given to me. He brought me pretzels, cheetos, powerade, fruit snacks, and a cup of noodles. It was extremely nice of him and I am going to have to figure out a way to repay all of the people doing these favors for me. Speaking of this, last night at 1AM I texted my pledge class asking if anyone could bring me some water as I had run out. Daniel came all the way down from his dorm in Sproul, and brought me a Smart Water which I hoisted up into my room. I am so grateful to have friends like him, who will go out of their way to bring me something as trivial as water. After I wrote emails today I took a break to watch some YouTube videos and eat lunch. I am having a hard time focusing on tasks at the moment, so it felt like a much needed break when in reality I had done very little. I spent some more time attempting to write emails, before sitting on my window ledge and dangling my feet out the window while I listened to music and vibed. I was fairly comfortable, but it would have been perfect if the window had lifted just a little bit further up. After that I facetimed a friend from home and warmed up my dinner. Tonight it was chicken stuffed with ham and cream, which I later learned is chicken cordon bleu. It was decent, but I was glad to have the cup of noodles from my roommate as a backup meal.
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Post by julianaabraham on May 19, 2022 7:07:14 GMT
Today I woke up sleep deprived and got ready before heading to my discussions. When I got to my discussion, I realized that there is no discussion and I could have slept in an hour. After that, I ended up just doing some work at Lu Valle Commons before heading to my next discussion. Then, I went to discussion and did some more work on my computer while they covered Kant… My least favorite. Then, I went back to the Hill and did some work. I took a quick ten minute nap before I headed down and met Olivia for lunch at B-Plate. They again had a good selection at B-Plate so I highly recommend it. Afterwards, I went back to my room. I then slept for a while and by a while I mean two hours. I then woke up and did some more work and ate some chocolate. After that, I went and met up with my friends for dinner. At dinner, we just talked and caught up. Then, I went back to my room and took some pictures before I headed off to get boba. It was an interesting car ride… Then, I went back to the room to just chill. My boba wasn’t as good as I expected it to be, however it still did the job. I plan to sleep early tonight as I have gotten barely any sleep these past few days. I am looking forward to sleeping early for the first time in a while.
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Post by vedantmehra on May 19, 2022 7:22:05 GMT
Today was oddly one of the most relaxing days in a while, even though I had plenty of schoolwork. I woke up super early, at around 7:30 AM, and thought I’d go to the gym early in the morning today. However, I was unable to find my Airpods, and so I lost my motivation to go. Obviously, I went back to bed. I ended up waking up again at around 11:30 AM, which was much more in character for me. After mindlessly scrolling through Tiktok for a while, I got ready and got takeout lunch from Bcafe. I made my own avocado toast and got a smoothie. I got takeout because I was mentally preparing for the Econ midterm that I had to do at 2 PM. I did the midterm and it went really well. I got a 25/25. Kash is in this class with me and she aced it too. After finishing the midterm, I headed back to my dorm building, where I hung out with some friends in the lounge. Then, I headed to my art history discussion at 4 PM. In class, we were discussing what paintings we chose for our midterm papers which were due yesterday, but I got an extension until tonight so I hadn’t picked one yet. It was pretty awkward being the only one not speaking about their paper. After class, I headed to Kerckhoff to get an iced chai. Coincidentally, Kylie was on shift at the time, and she wrote a small note on my cup wishing me good luck during hell week, which made me smile. I then headed back to the Hill, where I faffed around with some friends from my dorm building. Later, I got dinner back to my room because I was getting low-key stressed about my 11:59 PM deadline. I somehow managed to finish my 5 page essay between 10 PM and 11:59 PM, which I’m proud of myself for. Hopefully I still manage to finesse an A. Even though I did two midterms today, I don’t really feel burnt out today. Maybe it’s just me mentally preparing for Hell Week. I’m gonna have to cram a lot on Friday and Monday because I’m not going to be in LA this week and won’t have time to study for Hell Week. Still, I’m pretty confident I’ll be fine, and I look forward to the challenges awaiting us next week. Vedant out.
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Post by faithndegwa03 on May 19, 2022 18:53:08 GMT
I had a long day today. Luckily, I did not have too many classes, so I decided to complete all of my classwork. It took a few hours and I still have so much left to do, but I am happy I at least made the effort to complete it. Around lunch time, I met up with my A Big just to check in and catch up. I really enjoy little moments like this away from school and Kappa Alpha Pi work because I feel like, especially during these times, I am only ever stuck in my room during work all day - which can be pretty exhausting. I returned back home after and catched up with my roommate. She was going out with a friend to go shopping but I had evening plans so I could not go to the mall and beauty supply with her.
This is random, but I have been listening to Jhene Aiko way more often now. I think her music really does bring me at peace especially with all the craziness consistently happening around me. Her chilombo album was top tier and there are literally zero skips on the whole thing. Although the deluxe album of the Chilombo album was great, I do prefer the original album to the deluxe. The one song on the deluxe that I think outdoes the original is “Tryna Smoke” since the deluxe features Chris Brown and Snoop Dogg. I do not listen to Chris Brown because of his problematic nature, but I do believe Snoop is really what was needed to complete that song.
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