Jan 7ish I drove back up to PG and went to a few Dr. appointments for Peace Corps stuff.. the dentist ladies were excited I could teach kids in Africa about proper brushing and flossing techniques. They will send me mass floss since it's probably hard to come by.
Jan 10th - turn 22. Strange age, not very exciting. Went out to Peter B's and Crown and Anchor in Monterey with Megan. Last call is like 1am and we went to Taco Bell. Monterey is lame...
Jan 11 - drove up to Berkeley and unpacked/organized my room/cleaned for like 15 hours through the night. Pretty sure I have OCD.
Jan 12 - 15 - went on snowboarding trip to Tahoe (Squaw) with 11 other people! It was great fun! Lots of drinking, hot tubs, 3 days straight boarding!, my knee is still a bit tight, cramming everyone/gear in two cars, In N Out, Truth or Dare, King's Cup, cooking mass quantities of food (cheap though), PB&J sandwiches at lunch, and pretty good weather.
Jan 16 - Bears Lair with the snowboarding people, drunk guacamole/chips and fried rice.. epic talks til 5am
Jan 17 - Birthday Night out in SF. Kristen, me, Sarah, Anu, Kevin, and Paget cram into my car and we finally get to Union Square around 10:15ish.. Luckily I prepartied perfectly so I was set all night (only had one Corona in the club). Bad part: line outside was huge so we waited for 2 hours and Megan and Audrey left before we got in! But, club was very nice inside, good music, and apparently I danced with a few people. I think I was tired from boarding and long talks.. Jack in the Box on the way home. Passed out on futon eating tacos and watching TV.
Jan 18 - 19 - drove home to PG for Dr's appointment on Monday (MLK Day). Had cioppino at Fish Market in SJ with mom and grandparents which was delicious, despite grandma's dementia and tot's very, very slow moving-ness. Poor grandma. Had nice Thai lunch with mom in downtown PG, did laundry/tried unsuccessfully to connect to the internet, and drove back up to Berkeley at night. I know 101 way too well from this drive and driving to my dad's. I seriously know every turn off, place to get snacks/gas, and other random sights to see on the way..
Jan 20 - first day of class. Got up early after a couple hours of sleep to watch the Inauguration on Sproul.. exciting! Went to class a little. Went to SF with Kristen, Anu, Anu's friend, and Paget to get free makeup at department stores and eat at Cheesecake Factory.. Awesome night. Though karma always comes around and we had to park/walk through Tenderloin. Then while going to meet everyone at Becketts later I took the wrong bus/chased after a bus so I was all sweaty. But Becketts was fun, though I'm no trivia help.
And today I woke very confused and half in my clothes - I guess I had more beer than I thought. But made it to PE Resistance Training, then 151, then Film 50. I think Film 50 will be an awesome class; though we had to watch 'window water baby moving' (someone giving birth, in an artsy way). sort of disturbing. remind me to adopt.
Then I hung around at the apartment trying to figure out how to do all these errands that never seem to end. I feel much less stressed out when I don't have a long To Do List. I bring it on myself though. And I wish I wasn't so fucking broke. I think about money almost as much as I think about losing weight, and that's a lot. So, I plan on selling my Bus Class Pass, am about to sell a few textbooks, and maybe get paid to answer surveys. Eh, maybe not the last one. And, I made a nice schedule for myself, including the Half-Marathon training, RSF classes I like to go to, and my PE classes. I don't think I'll make the tennis try-outs though, esp with my knee swelling not going down. I think it's because its raining. My knee is better than a barometer. If you've had surgery like this, you know what I mean.
I've done a lot of life reflecting recently so perhaps I don't need to vent it here! imagine that.
But I do need to keep my priorities straight this semester. No regrets allowed.
1. School
2. Job
3. Health
4. Club stuff...
Focus on keeping up in classes and all the projects. Focus on interviewing for jobs and/or peace corps stuff. Focus on training for the Half Marathon in April (!!!) and overall working out and eating good (kickboxing, tennis, resistance training, bike). And lastly keep up with club responsibilities, which I truly hope to shave down to like 6 hours a week max (much better than my usual, like, 20). And, in between all the above hang out with friends as much as possible, do all the things and see all the places on my berkeley bucket list, and have fun. Again, no regrets allowed.
I realized how much I enjoy snowboarding last week.
Must Go Again.
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