The Aftermath

Princeton looks pretty beat up, what with all the fallen trees, but we really didn't get hit hard at all. Plus we have our own cogeneration plant, so we didn't even lose power... While it was really fun yesterday to go out during the storm and just let loose, it's really scary to think what could have happened had the hurricane made landfall closer to us. 

Praying for everyone in south Jersey and downtown NYC, and everywhere else that bore the brunt of the storm.

Princeton. Beautiful even in disasters.

The Frankenstorm Has Arrived!

Felling trees, ripping open windows... Also, BLACKOUTTTT. But the bathroom light was still on. Hm.

Edit: LOTS of tree-ripping... Apparently over 30 trees fell over the course of the day...

Hurricane Sandy!

Having never been in an actual hurricane before (except the remnants of one once in Taiwan), I'm actually super excited. More so than I should be, considering it's being dubbed the "Frankenstorm" and is reputably going to be horrible. People in NJ and NY are apparently actually preparing for an emergency, like stocking up on food and stuff - the shelves of Walmart are apparently pretty deplete of food. 

In any case, Maegan and I totally stole food from the dining hall today in Tupperware, so I think we're pretty set, haha. Totally ready for a day of work and random card games tomorrow - I just hope the power doesn't go out, because that would be a total bummer.

100% precipitation and 40 mph winds. Bring it Sandy, bring it.

Fall Break!!!

The first night consisted of Cards Against Humanity with 10 other people, a huge game of Settlers of Catan, pool, foosball, more pool. It was completely insane - just going from game to game. Totally awesome though. Stayed up until like 6 just talking with Matt and Hansen (though to be fair, I sort of went hysterical and laughed from 5:30-6) about random crap.

Woke up at noon today and just chilled around with Kiran and Maegan once she got back from Leader Training. Maegan and I totally just hoarded food from the dining hall - bring it Sandy! Watched some Death Note, did some math (very slowly and painfully =P). Got three rather awesome Kiranisms. xP

Apparently Sandy's going to suck - if it comes with the cold front, it's going to be like a snow hurricane. Regardless, we'll probably get like a foot of rain and it'll be sad. But hey, we can stay warm inside our dorms!

Probably going to watch Cloud Atlas tomorrow with some friends, and head to NYC near the end of the week after Sandy wreaks havoc.

Life is good.

FALL BREAK IT OUT

Well, I technically still have one class and a 7-page draft due tomorrow, but I consider myself on fall break. No classes tomorrow since math got canceled! I'm just happy to be able to sleep in for a week haha. Though it's going to be lonely without most of my roommates here... 

Richard gave me a ride on the golf cart he has, and it's freaking awesome. I love golf carts haha. He apparently needs to get surgery for his collapsed lung though, so it's sort of worrisome. I mean, he'll be fine, but it's still scary. 

In any case, it's Princetoween tonight on the Street. I really just want to dress up - I don't care much for drinking and partying and everything. Maybe I'll just walk around in a costume. Haha. 

Plans for fall break? Other than sleeping a shitton? Maybe head up to NYC and Philly with a few friends, chill and just take a much-needed break. I should study a bit and I have some homework to do, but hopefully there isn't THAT much. In any case, Princeton's not a bad place to be. =]

Golden Spirals

You know, I liked Fibonacci until now. I also thought golden things were nice. NOT AFTER THE MAT201 MIDTERM.

Edit: Yup, that midterm was bad. Oh well, moving onward.

Skipping Class

I always thought my aversion to cutting class was a great advantage, but I feel like I should really learn how to do it... It was such a great asset in high school and stuff - I never missed a day, was never behind... I got to say that I have perfect attendance even though no one kept track of it.

Not ever having an absence has led me to develop this weird "moral" code that pretty much prevents me from skipping class - it doesn't seem worth it, it's disrespectful to the teacher, it's bad time management because I shouldn't need to skip class to finish my other work... My habits have pretty much gotten to the point that they won't allow me to break them, or I'll feel absolutely horrible. But with the math midterm today, I sort of wish I didn't have this "problem," because the extra 2 1/2 hours I could get could really help me solve a few more problems and review some more material. 

I just... I don't know. I don't think it'll change because if I try, I'll just stress about not being in class and feel crappy. -sighs- Well, off to study a bit, then lunch, then precept and study more until the midterm tonight. Wish me luck!

Well, This is Interesting...

Is it bad that my most enjoyable classes are the humanities classes? Like seriously, classics and writing sem always make for an interesting class period. I really do enjoy multi and orgo too, I think it's just because I don't understand half the stuff being taught... And I never really get to talk in those classes. I need discussion with people - I never realized how isolating math/science can be if you're in a huge lecture hall, or your precepts consist solely of individual problem-solving instead of discussion and puzzling through things with others.

Relapse

I don't know. I just don't know. Did I take rejection that harshly? Am I being crazy? Am I doing this because it makes me feel better or just because? Do I want the attention? Am I trying to get it? 

 I don't know what I'm doing. Why I'm like this. What happened? It's like I have these brief flashes of not being in control. I'm fine the rest of the time, but those flashes haunt me. I can see their effects and it's not pretty. It's not me. It's not something I would do, so why am I? 

 What's wrong with me?

Oh My Zeus

Teehee. I just wanted to say that. xD In any case, my classical mythology midterm seemed pretty straightforward, though I'm pretty sure I'll get docked for not writing enough... Not enough time in 50 minutes for 10 IDs and 2 essays. -dies- I got a good page and a bit for both of the essays and I should get full credit on the IDs. Hopefully. Eh, we'll see. =] In any case, multivar time! (After my orgo lab that is...) 

 Edit: I legitimately sat in lab doing nothing for an hour, waiting for my turn with the IR spectroscopy machine. 

 Edit: I'm going to fail math. No big.

The thing keeping me going is the possibility of my being able to help someone someday.

Humanities?!

I have no idea how to study for humanities classes. Like Classical Mythology, for which the midterm is tomorrow. I feel like I know my characters and generally the works and stuff. But at the same time, I could probably know them a lot better. I definitely don't have time to reread all of this though, so now I just don't know. So many names and authors and places and stuff. Maybe I should have taken notes aha. Ah well. Midterms start tomorrow! Wish me luck!

YEAHHH PRINCETON!

29 POINT COMEBACK FOURTH QUARTER. BAM.

Orange and Black Ball!

It was pretty fun - they had actual food there! I love stupidly not-dancing dancing with my friends. =] Chilling and talking and making up stupid dance moves. So much more fun than getting drunk and grinding... They had good music too! I mean, they had some Top 40 stuff - Call my Maybe, Titanium, etc - but they had Living on a Prayer and Don't Stop Believing and stuff too. It was pretty awesome to have songs that are actually fun to sing along to.

Speaking of that though, a friend's date was totally wasted by the time we found her at the dance... Ended up going into the bathroom and dry-heaving into the toilet. Obviously he couldn't go in there, so I ended up taking care of her for a bit before the Public Safety officer staffing the locker room called Public Safety on her. She ended up getting McCoshed (sent to the Health Center). At least she's okay though.

Played Settlers of Catan afterward for like an hour. Probably shouldn't have - I was totally planning on leaving after like a half hour or hour, but then I get caught up in the whole "drunk date" business. By that time, it was sort of like, I'm not going to get anything done at 1:30am after just taking care of a drunk girl... I need to super study this weekend though. Ahhh midterms coming up! D= But then fall break! Though most of my roommates/friends are going back home, so I'll be relatively lonely here...

I need help, but I can't bring myself to ask for it. I'm not strong enough. I'm not okay.

This is why I learned to not rely on anyone too much.

Life is Hard

What's happened? I never thought I'd actually feel like I have a mask on. I don't know what's going on, but I don't like it. Maybe I was a fool to think I could handle this. Why?

It makes me sort of sad when people forget promises...

The Lion King

It was pretty awesome. The costumes and sets were absolutely breath-taking. The Book of Mormon was insanely funny, but The Lion King just dazzled with all of the aesthetic beauty...

Note: Ten-year-olds on Broadway command my respect.

Note: The ride back was so much shorter than the ride there. An hour and a half in contrast to like two and a half.

Note: I am slightly screwed for homework. And my orgo test. And I get my multivar test back in class and I really don't want it back.

Sometimes I just sit here, stare at my class schedule, and think, "I'm not good enough to be here."

The Book of Mormon

York is such a quirky place... People from all around the world come to visit, so I guess that contributes. But the culture and everything - I saw pretty much every fashion and anti-fashion statement there is, people dressed in costumes for no apparent reason, people advertising stand-up comedy and strip clubs, shirtless guys modeling in Abercrombie and Fitch... It's such a fun place! 

My aunt and I shopped around Broadway Street and really just walked everywhere. Name brand stores on every corner, and every shop is at least two stories... It's insane, but so much fun! 

Went to a nice restaurant for dinner - the food was superb. Then went to see The Book of Mormon on Broadway. SUCH a crude show, which made it sort of awkward to be seeing it with my aunt and her friends, but absolutely hilarious. So inappropriate. xD 

I super love spending time here. I wouldn't be able to live in a big city like this - the business and the sheer quantity of people would undoubtedly stress me out if I had to live with it, but a few days here and there would be amazing. =] Well, back to the Orange Bubble tomorrow morning! I wish I could go to Boston, but I really can't afford to spend any more time away given how close we are to midterms...

The City That Never Sleeps

In NYC with my aunt and a couple of her friends! The bustle is a strange relief from Princeton ever-calm atmosphere... There's always so much going on here. Though I do have to say that the speed and the business of everything sort of stresses me out as well... But tomorrow will be a day of exploration and fun, then I'll most likely be heading back into the protection of the Orange Bubble!

Break Time!

Watching the presidential debates. It's really interesting and this makes me wish I could vote this election...

Pokémon!

I've been decorating my walls with Pokémon cutouts. It calms me down, but is SUCH a time-waster... Which stresses me out. So I can't tell if it's a good or bad thing... But now I have Pokémon on my walls, so I think it's a good thing. =]

Even happiness generators break sometimes.

Lab #1

Well, I finished. But I like spilled half my product. And it was retarded because it wasn't even due to my going too fast or anything. I was freaking trying to label the thing and knocked it over... -sighs- Ah well. it's not graded on yield, but my results are going to be funky...

A Little Heart

And a lot of pain. A personal reminder.