Wow, I've gone through five weeks of school already...

That's crazy. Means there's only eleven weeks left of school.

What's been happening with me? Not too much. Been hanging out with Shiva and sleeping over on weekends. Just lots of chill times.

Heading into midterms. Had my first one for PHIL 57 (Logic & Critical Thinking) on Wednesday. A quick one, yay. I have three more. Haha I have two midterms in each of my 9am classes and no midterms in my 10:30am classes. Next midterm on Tuesday for SOCI 101 (Social Theory). I'm worried about this one. I'm not quite sure my brain has absorbed much information from that class ): After that, I wait about another three weeks until my second PHIL midterm and then SOCI midterm. Then about month later, I have three finals o_o

Lots and lots of papers. Not really. Feels like it though. I have a research outline due next week for SOCI 100W (Writing Workshop). Got a mini paper due for PHIL 109 (Philosophy of Religion) too. Week after, I have a paper due for 100W. And the week after that, I have my first draft for the research paper due for the same class. Two weeks after that, I have a SOCI 101 paper due on my birthday and a PHIL 109 paper due two days later. Second draft due two weeks after that. Final paper for PHIL 109 due a week later. Three weeks later, my research paper (8-12 pages) is due on the last day of class. Might also do a third paper for SOCI 101.

That probably isn't that much work, but I'm lazy and I'm not used to doing that much outside writing in a semester -_- Darn upper divisions XP haha. But I know I can do it. I have an awesome support system :P


Anyway, the past two weeks have gone by fast. I think if I get through the semester (or my life) day by day and week by week, it will fly by real fast. It seems to be doing that right now. It's crazy how I didn't really talk to that many people just a year ago. I joined QTIP and Q&A around this time. I met Harrison a year ago yesterday (we remembered!). And I (probably) met Shiva a year ago next Wednesday.

Haha that reminds me. Shiva and I have been trying to figure out the actual date of when we met. We don't actually remember. Managed to narrow down the possible dates to 9/29 and 10/6. Most likely the latter. Cannot remember anything from the QTIP meeting except that it was our first encounter. Day did not register in my head, and I didn't blog about it ): It's obviously because neither of us thought the other was gonna become an important part of her life x3 Wish I had a better memory or put more details into my blog XP

But yeah, it's interesting how things work out in just a year o_o So crazy, strange, weird, exciting, unexpected, etc etc....

But anyway, back to the last two weeks... I don't really remember too much because I haven't been blogging XP I should try, but eh -shrug-

Slept over at Shiva's the past two weekends. Chillaxing and getting some stuff done.

Two weekends ago... Well, I don't really remember anything other than sleeping over. I remember Shiva was not very productive. Well, nor was I.

Last weekend, I slept over Friday and Saturday. Friday, she, Brian, and I went to the BlueLight Cinema in Cupertino to watch "Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World." It has been such a long time since the three of us have chilled together. It's sad. But Brian is now busy with classes and SAE stuff ): No time for Shiva and me anymore. You don't love us anymore, do you, Brian? Anyway, the movie was good. I give it a 7/10. It was entertaining. Definitely made me laugh. The graphics were awesome and very reminiscent of the video and arcade games I used to play. Lots of weird corny things haha. I give the movie a 7, however, because it felt like something was missing. I dunno. I can't explain it. Maybe I just don't like corny comedies all that much anymore XP

Saturday was the day of the Student Organization Leadership Conference (SOLC). I represented QTIP and Q&A as a group member for both. Sign in with Crystal and Shiva. Intro session was meh, ok. Learned stuff about drinking on campus. Then had a selection of workshops to attend (required to attend one during each of the three sessions). Followed Crystal to all three sessions. Lunch was a sandwich, but I didn't eat. Nor did Shiva ): Anyway, at the end of the conference, turned in paper stuff and got a free T-shirt. I like it :)

That night, Shiva and I attended Matt C's birthday celebration in his and Mackenzie's dorm. Lots of alcohol and juice. And chicken. Most people were there already. Some already got started on drinking. Shiva and I stayed for about an hour and a half. No drinking for us. Needed to go get stuff done and sleep. Played "Ten Fingers." At first, I didn't know what that was about, but then I realized it was "Never Have I Ever." No alcohol involved in this game. And there were negatives (I got -2; Shiva had like -12 or something). Some of the never's were disgusting or just blehh XP Sex in public places, golden showers, rimming, hot plate. Learned way too much about some people. And haha, oh, Billy XD His reaction to stuff was so funny.
Sang the birthday song twice to Matt. Snickerdoodle cake (do not like). Left the party at like 11pm. Sleep sometime after midnight.

Mm, yesterday, I went to a Vietnamese American group discussion thing. My AAS prof was there. So were another professor and four or five other students. One person talked to me about linguistic etiquette because I addressed her as "Co" (how one addresses a female who is several years older, or at least that's how I learned it) instead of "Chi" (how one addresses a female who slightly older, like an older sister). I thought I had said something wrong, but apparently I just made her feel old <_< I didn't know; I personally do not notice age. I address almost all older Vietnamese females as "Co" unless it is apparent what their age is in relation to me.
Anyway, the group talked about how to communicate with Viet parents. It was interesting and informative. I think I actually started the discussion with my question (How do I explain my Sociology major to my mom?). Eventually, we touched on topics such as how to explain education decisions and dating, specifically interracial dating. It seems everyone in that room who was dating or married was in an interracial relationship o: How fascinating. Surprising. Usually, Viet people (at least many of the ones I've known) tend to date other Viets. Also, I've never seen anyone who was half Viet and half Filipino before yesterday XD

Random: I always try to think of the weirdest racial mix (in pairs) that I can. But it gets harder every time I try XP I used to think being half Irish and half Korean would be a weird mix. Or half Indian and half anything else... XD I was a strange person, I know. So racist too. Now, I'm just thinking there's probably all types of racial mixing; I just haven't met many of them yet. But yeah, done with the tangent.

SJSU Job & Internship Fair yesterday. Shiva refrained from hugging or kissing me ): Why? Because I didn't make a resume the night before. She had given me an ultimatum: either I make a resume or she wouldn't touch me for a whole day. I didn't make the resume. So she kept her word T-T Made me sad. But the career fair was interesting. There were A LOT of Indian people there. Some lines were like exclusively Indian haha XD Mostly the Engineering and Business companies and organizations. Shiva and I checked out a few tables. She signed up for the Peace Corps stuff and got a free bag :P Then we checked out the CIA (woo! Free stuff: post-its, mini flashlight, hand sanitizer, and a lanyard), City Year, Seneca Center, Coaching Corps, EPA (neither of us actually qualify for much, and one lady's hair reminded us of 80's hair XD it was pretty awesome), and Burson Marsteller (the rep helped Shiva improve her resume). Lots of mentoring programs. I'm kinda considering them >_> But I gotta wait till I get my degree first. Then I can take time off from schooling and go join a yearlong mentoring/teaching program that pays a living stipend and helps with scholarship money for graduate school.

We also went to the KOHL's table on a whim at the end. Shiva talked to the lady a bit. The lady asked her what her major was. When Shiva told her, the lady's smile stopped and twitched, and then she said something like "That's not even close to retail." I dunno. Shiva and I left, laughing but thinking that lady was just rude.

Ooh, so I was heading home yesterday after the QTIP meeting was over at 7:30pm. Walked with Craig toward the light rail. Passed Harrison and an acquaintance of his. I didn't notice because I was all caught up in the conversation with Craig. Anyway, on the light rail home, when we stopped at the Convention Center, the light rail driver announced over the PA to passengers to get their passes ready to be checked. As soon as the doors opened, Harrison bolted from the light rail across the street. His friend and I didn't know where he was going. Thought he was gonna stop across the street, so we got off the light rail. But he kept running. Some other dude also ran away from the light rail. Security people (12 of them?) had been waiting on the platform. A new ticket-checking method: check point.
Security people tried to chase the other guy, yelling at him to stop running, but he got away.
Friend and I found out Harrison ran all the way to the next stop, Children's Discovery Museum XD So we waited for the next light rail, though we realized we could have walked to the next stop before the light rail ever came. And every time a light rail passed by, the friend would get excited and wait to see if anyone ran. Honestly, I have never seen anyone run from light rail people before (well, except Harrison on the night that we met on the light rail hahaha).
Back on the light rail, there were a couple of people complaining about the tickets 'cause they got tickets and others didn't.


T-T !! Ahhh, I just hit my funny bone really hard T-T It buuuurns!! My forearm and my pinky tingled, I tasted the bitterness of the pain, and then the tingly parts burned T-T aahhh...


Anyway, blah. My brain, grr... Memory is shot @_@ I feel like I'm remembering fewer and fewer details as the days go by. All I can recall are general feelings that I've had. Details are just sketchy -_-


Hm, Q&A events to look forward to:
10/11 - BBQ
10/-- - Halloween Haunt at Great America
10/-- - Queer Homecoming
11/3 - UCSC Queer Pin@y Conference
11/8 - Thanksgiving Potluck
12/2 - Hot Chocolate & S'mores

Not sure I got the right dates, but yeah.

Other things to look forward to? I don't really know. Can't think of anything at the moment.


How's life been for y'all, eh? Good, I hope. My life has been all right, a bit on the happier side lately. Have had a few sad days, but I've got someone special helping me up :3

But anyway, yeah, life is all right. Still not that fond of the semester, but I won't complain too much. I just need to not put things off so much, but I already have. So sad. I hope next semester won't be this bad.

What else? Hmm, I've been meaning to update the blog, but I just forget and do other stuff. Sad. Blogging is not a big part of my life anymore. I'm actually staying off the computer for most of the day XD Yay!

Uhh, ok, I should get back to work and then go to bed haha. Been staying up too late every day for non-productive reasons. Hmm... Wonder what I'm doing this weekend...


Mm ^^ I ramble too much. In my head. I don't know what to type T-T