Daydreams

Sometimes I am afraid that my dream worlds will become so real to me that I will escape to them forever.

Sleep Schedule

Sat-Sun: No sleep (read for IHUM, form thesis + outline)
Sun-Mon: Sleep (in anticipation for no sleep the next night)
Mon-Tue: No sleep (write IHUM paper, due Tue)
Tue-Wed: Sleep (in anticipation for chem midterm, Wed)
Wed-Thu: No sleep (write chem lab report and prelab)
Thu-Fri: Sleep (preferably for 12+ hours)

Look, it worked out perfectly! Woooo...

BTW, "no sleep" means "little sleep." I'm not that hardcore yet.

Marina and the Diamonds - I Am Not A Robot

Assassins and Nail Polish

I just got killed in our dorm Assassins game :( I actually made it to the end! I was the last one to die, out of 44 people (well, 43 dead). At least that part is exciting :)

I also got my Zoyas today! Of course, I had to do a photo shoot...

Akyra, Blair, Casey, Charla, Elodie

Irene, Kotori, Lael, Mieko, Posh

Rea, Richelle, Roxy, Suvi

Tammy, Valentina, Yasmeen

Family pic:

My pre-cleanup NOTN: Zoya Posh with Poshe tips (haha, didn't even realize that until now!)

Seagull Epic Win

Emo Week

Or maybe it'll be longer than a week. Who knows.

I'm pretty sure it started last Wednesday, when we learned minor scales in music class. I remember thinking it was just too ironic, and it didn't bode well for my midterm that night (which actually went OK, but not great). And after that, it was just a week of bad grades in homework, essays, and midterms, and messed up labs, drama over next year's housing, and general emo-ness. It wasn't even PMS. And then yesterday, after I got my two worst grades ever (relatively for my midterm and literally for my paper), I skipped dinner and went to sleep at 8pm. Yay for thirteen-hour naps!

There were good parts this week, too, I suppose. It's been sunny the whole week. I went running twice, outside. (The second time I almost pulled a muscle, but still.) There were dumplings today at lunch. I got free Jamba Juice yesterday at Frosh Rally (some kind of mango one, it was really good), and I got a letter from S. Plus last Thursday I went to eat at the Creamery with G and W, and although it was $$, it was really good. (oven-fried chicken? mashed potatoes? steamed vegetables? mint-chocolate-chip shake? All signs of general win, in my book.) I also went home last Saturday, so I ate two lunches. I'm noticing this all revolves around food...

Oh, and I hauled twice this week. The first was the annual Zoya Polish Exchange. The deal is that you could send in six or more unwanted polishes from your stash, along with $3.50 per bottle, and you would receive a new bottle of Zoya nail polish for every bottle you send in. I split a package with K, so that we could get over the six-polish minimum. Turns out we both sent in six. At least we saved on shipping, right? I got these:

Blair

Casey

Lael

Posh (why is this the only one with a cap?)

Richelle

Roxy

K got these six:
Akyra

Charla

Kotori

Mieko

Rea

Suvi

I wish they'd let us exchange for their polish remover, because I desperately want to try it. Plus I'm out of acetone remover.

My second haul is with the Old Navy 30% off sale. I got a black string bikini bottom, because my current swimsuit bottom is kind of huge, even though I can tie the sides. My new one looks exactly like the old one, except hopefully it fits better. Here's a picture:

I suppose it doesn't count as a good thing this week, because I haven't gotten them yet. I just paid for them.

I also watched this week's Glee episode, Bad Reputation. I really liked it for some reason. I don't know if it was the harem pants in Can't Touch This (Brittany in red Hammer pants? hilarz.) or Mr. Schuester's interrogation scene (esp. Kurt and Brittany) or Rachel's Run Joey Run music video, or the last Total Eclipse of the Heart. That last song is my current favorite Glee song, along with Like a Prayer from the Madonna episode, and Gives You Hell (whose clip I found on iTunes for free!) and Hello Goodbye, and possibly Run Joey Run. Can't Touch This is also good, but only with the video. I watched the music videos for Glee songs so many times (esp. Total Eclipse and Like a Prayer). Mum would say that watching too much TV is why my life is deteriorating. She's probably right.

I think this should be the end of this Emo Week, because I have a break in midterm season until next Friday. Plus I got all my bad grades back. No~~just remembered my psych project is coming back soon. Won't be pretty. And my music midterm is coming back next week too. I don't know if I should be worried about it. I finished in the first half hour and I was the first one done. I thought it was easy...

Looking back on this list, I'm not sure why I was so emo this week. I did forget/de-emphasize a lot of the more depressing parts here though. The housing drama and the bad grades were pretty aggravating. Also, I'm not in as emo of a mood now (knock on wood), so I'm remembering the happier parts. You know those questions on psych surveys where they ask, "Do you think you can change your emotions?" I'm pretty sure the answer is no. To some extent, mood isn't even based on what events happen in your life. If you're sad, you think about events differently than if you're happy. Stuff that might not be a big deal when I'm happy may seem extremely annoying or depressing when I'm sad. Even if something happy happens, I would just focus on the bad parts of it (because I can always improve, no matter what the situation is).

Lilith Fair 2010

I just found out about Lilith Fair, happening this July. I'm suuuper excited because it's actually coming to my neighboring town! I don't even have to travel up to the nearest big city (not that I don't love visiting it). And that's not all! A Fine Frenzy is one of the artists playing at my venue! Aaaugh I cannot stop using exclamation points! It is just too exciting!!

Actually, when I went to the website and clicked on the "Artists" tab, I pretty much freaked out because almost all of my favorite female artists were there. (Lilith Fair is just for female singers/female-led bands). Here are the Lilith Fair bands and singers I know and love (or at least like):

Brandi Carlile
Cat Power
Chantal Kreviazuk
Colbie Caillat
Ingrid Michaelson
Kelly Clarkson
Martina McBride (Christmas music, anyone?)
Miranda Lambert
Norah Jones
Queen Latifah
Rihanna
Sara Bareilles
Sarah McLachlan
Selena Gomez
Sheryl Crow
Tegan and Sara
A Fine Frenzy
Anya Marina (who I saw as the opener for an Eric Hutchinson concert)
Butterfly Boucher (Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!)
Chairlift
Erin McCarley
Kate Nash
Ke$ha
Meaghan Smith
Missy Higgins
Zee Avi

OK, I lied, I also included some singers I didn't know well in that list. But still! How can you go wrong with a list like that?

Then I realized that different singers were performing at different venues. But the artists at my venue are not bad at all. I'm especially looking forward to Colbie Caillat and A Fine Frenzy. Squeee!!

And you know what the best part is? The ticket is only $34 after convenience charges, if I buy four tickets at a time. And I'm pretty sure we have four people going. Maybe even eight.