public transportation.
first week of school is over, and it wasn’t too bad. i like my classes, they look fun. i don’t really like the students in most my classes, but that’s just me being difficult.
yesterday sucked though. on thursdays i have a class at 8am, which means i have to wake up around 6:30 and leave my house at 7:30 in order to get to school on time. so i wake up, shower, get dressed, eat breakfast, and hurry out the house to catch my bus. my bus is only at 7:40, but i know from experience (ahah) that our public transportation is stupid, and that you gotta get to the stop very early, either because the bus will get there earlier than it’s supposed to be, or because you gotta make sure you’re first in line because the bus might be full. so i get out, and it’s snowing so much, and freezing. i was texting my friend, and my fingers were about to fall off. i walk to my bus stop, and the line was about ten people long, which is very unusual, so i decide to walk to the stop just before mine, a little further away just to make sure i’m in line before all those people. because i swear, my bus is often packed to the point where you can’t breathe. once i’m at the next stop, the line is even worse, and it annoys me. only one solution, walk further, and get to the stop before that one. so i’ve been walking for about 10 minutes, and get to that stop. the line is also very long, so i’m happy i walked to that one. and remember, the bus is supposed to be at 7:30 and it is now 7:40 and no sign of a bus coming. so i wait, wait, wait. and one first bus finally come at 7:55. by then my fingers are falling off, my mouth can’t move, my feet feel like rock, and i’m in a very bad mood. the bus stops at the corner, there’s a stop sign, so they’ve got to stop anyway, but the doors don’t open. and then it drives away. it was too full for the driver to let anybody in. so i decide to wait longer for a second bus, and when the second one comes, the same thing happens. it was very annoying. around 8:20 i give up, and walk the fifteen minutes back home. once i get inside, i just take off my coat and my boots, and run to my bed, and get under the bed covers. i was like an ice cube. maybe you’ve got no clue what i’m talking about since most places don’t get as cold as here during the winter, but it was like -10 degrees F.
so as you probably figured, i missed my class. i woke up an hour later, and then went to my 11:30 class which was video something, i forgot the name. but what we basically do is watch a different movie every class, and then write a paper about it. we watched two days in paris. it was very interesting. i liked it. you should watch it if you’ve been looking for something other than a silly blockbuster movie.
and last night i watched slumdog millionaire. i just had to, i mean, who haven’t heard of it? i really had to see for myself what the buzz was all about, and it was actually very interesting. the soundtrack was good. and if you wanna hear once again m.i.a’s paper planes in a movie, that’s your chance. it’s a beautiful love story. another love story movie. another complicated love story. why do we always fall for what’s most complicated? why do i always fall for what’s most complicated? i wanna know, but it’s not even worth asking, i’m pretty sure no one knows the answer.
tonight i might go see the uninvited. i love emily browning. i hope the movie won’t be too bad though, all the horror/suspense movies coming out lately have been so stupid. i miss those old good horror movies.
i just realized how i sound like a movie addict.
i’m not feeling well, so that’s gonna be it for today.
first day.
first day of school, first day out of xx days. the first day, and i already feel comatose. i’ve got the biggest headache ever, and i’m starving. i want to eat dinner, now! i’m not used to have to wait until i get home for food anymore, and i gotta be faithful to my new goal: not spending money on things that i don’t absolutely need. it is working pretty nicely so far, and i plan on keeping up with it. you should be proud of me. i’m usually the type of person who can’t help but spend money. whenever i’m bored, it’s the worst. i will spend money on food even though i’m not exactly hungry, or buy that one magazine with a cool cover that i so don’t need since i’ve already got a ton, or i will spend money on a coffee even though i got enough rest the previous night and shouldn’t drink one. after all, coffee is such a waste of money. five dollars for a cafe latte? no thanks. it will only make my budget more limited for the rest of the week and make my teeth go yellow. so i feel proud of myself, because today, i only spent the outstanding amount of eighty nine cents and that was on a piece bread with black olives in it. i’m so serious too. i was even on break for two hours even though i wasn’t supposed to have a break today (i will tell you about it later) and i was able to resist! i was able to resist to that new interview issue with lindsay lohan on the cover, and a whole feature on lily allen. i was able to resist starbucks. i was able to resist that amazing yogurt parfait topped with berries from the grocery. but then, as i sat down to eat my piece of bread, the most horrible thing in the whole world happened. about five asian ladies sat down right next to me, all with a bowl of japanese soup. i was so jealous. the smell was so strong. and god knows how much i love noodles. i love love love noodles. i’d live off of them. i dream of crashing onto an island where i’d be alone, or with that one person, and that island would only have a thai restaurant. or something of that sort. doesn’t it sound great to you? it sure does to me.
so let me tell you a little bit more about my first day. i woke up at 8 am, even though i only had my alarm set to 10 am. for some reasons i could sleep anymore, too many strange dreams. i didn’t wanna fall back asleep and go back to them. facing real life was easier. so i wake up, go on the computer for a little bit to change my thoughts. and then i feel tired again, after like 30 minutes. so i go back to bed, why not? i’ve still got about an hour and a half to sleep. so i fall back asleep, and next thing i know my alarm is ringing. it’s 10 am, and i don’t wanna wake up. now i wanna go back to my dreams, because those were lovely, and my bed feels more comfortable than ever. but it’s life, i gotta face it. school. so i wake up, shower, get ready, eat breakfast. and then miss my bus, probably because i didn’t really know anymore how much time i need to get ready and do all my things before school. so i ask my dad to drive me to the subway, and he gets mad because his hair is wet, or some stupid reason. but he ends up driving me to the subway anyway. and i’m so glad he did because i got to my class right on time. it would’ve been so annoying to be late on my first day. but it wasn’t actually the first class day, since i miss all last week. i was kinda worried to go to school after missing the first week, especially since i don’t really have a good excuse. like what am i supposed to say? ” oh, well hi. mmm, i missed the past two classes because i was tanning my butt laying on a beautiful beach enjoying myself under the california sun. ” hell, no. they’d fail me. but good thing, no teachers asked me anything. i simply said i wasn’t able to attend last week. it’s not like it’s any of their business anyway.
my first class was okay, except i don’t really get what the point of it is. it’s called integrating activity. it’s supposed to be a class that helps you fill out your university application and put together all that you need for it. so a class… about applying university… twice a week… for a whole semester? it’s so dumb. those people on top of the education should think wisely before making any decisions.
then my second class was chemistry of wine making, my complementary course (AHAH, PLEASE DON’T EVEN ASK). so i walk up to the room number written on my schedule, and no one was there, and the door was locked. so i wait for a while. and no one ever showed up. then i guess there maybe was a computer lab today, or something of some sort. i walk around the whole school, looking at every computer lab i know of. but i never found my class. i would’ve known what was going on if i would’ve attended last week, oh stupid me. so that’s why i had two whole hours, doing nothing at all.
and then, at 4 pm, i have my last class. applied themes in english. it was actually pretty decent. it’s about popular culture, which sounds like a lot of fun. we actually talk about like facebook, youtube, wikipedia, blogs, etc. i couldn’t have chosen a better english class to be honest. the teacher kinda creeps me out though, i can’t figure out whether he’s nineteen or thirty five, if you see what i mean.
now, i’m about to have dinner, it’s finally ready, yay! my stomach has been upset for the past five hours. good job to me, i don’t know if that was worth the money i saved by not buying a delicious soup earlier.
note to self: do not take things too seriously.
rainy friday.
today is my last day of vacation, and i feel like shit. okay, not really. but i’m just really sad that today is my last day before i go back to school. well, i do still have the weekend, but my weekend is mostly gonna be all about going back home, and getting all my stuff together for my first school day on monday!
my christmas break has been so long too (basically 2 months), it’s gonna be hard to get back on track. waking up at six every morning (AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH), homework, going to bed early, going to the gym. to be honest, i’m kinda excited too, it feels good to have something to do everyday, and to actually have your week days all organized for you.
i won’t even have time to go shopping for new school supplies, which is usually my favorite thing to do related to school. i’m heartbroken. but my bank account will be happy, it won’t suffer for stupid reasons. i doubt i need new school supplies, i barely use the ones i bought 3 semesters ago.
i don’t know yet what i’m gonna do with my last day, i was gonna go to the beach, but it was rainy earlier, and now i don’t know if i still feel like going. i might just end up going shopping, i need to buy some gifts for a few people back home!
