Song of the day: GFRIEND - Love Whisper

OK I JUST FOUND OUT THIS NEWS AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO LET MY EXCITEMENT RUN BUT HERE!!!!! Apparently GFRIEND is having a group reunion project for their tenth anniversary next year?!?!?!?!?!?! OMG??? Is it an album? A tour? A concert? I know Lovelyz recently did a concert or at least a reunion performance or something!! AH!!!! And it's with Source Music? I don't know how to feel about that! I hope it's a comeback!! I'm so excited!!!!!!!!!

Published on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 9:11 AM.

Song of the day: Girls' Generation TTS - Only U

Hey y'all! Another blog post in less than a week? It's more likely than you think. The second half of this week hasn't been super eventful, thank God. One of the main things, though, was quite frustrating!!

I had bought some photo prints from Walgreens the other morning, and I had a gift to ship to a friend, so I decided to make an afternoon out of it and walk around town to run my errands. I asked my suitemate if he wanted to come along since he also didn't have anything better to do, and he said yes, and we decided to go thrifting afterwards to add some fun. Yeah, "fun". Little did we realize it was like 90 degrees out, with no clouds, and the Walgreens is on the other side of downtown. And we were both wearing black, and my poor suitemate wasn't even wearing shorts. So we ended up walking to the Walgreens, getting misdirected by iMaps and walking to a grocery store, and having to take a break at each of those places before we could even commence our walk back. We stopped by the post office like twenty minutes before they closed, and finally collapsed back into our dorm like we had just been in the Book of Exodus wandering the desert for forty years.

All in all we were out an hour and a half, and then I had to work on a partner assignment for French class in the library, so I dragged myself there only to find that, since I was a few minutes late (five!!! the end of the world!) my partner was leaving and asked if we could just do it over e-mail, so I had done that for nothing. Agh!!!!!!!!!!! I just needed to vent here and now I'm going to let it go!

Anyways, this week's other newsworthy news: I shared my first non-class-related text with the Cutie Patootie! As much as I detest Instagram, I have it because I don't know his number and anyhow I like seeing his "stories". I made a little joke in reply to one of them and he made a miniature joke-like comment back! :) I'm going to try again with the speech thing since he's presenting this coming week. I hope I can manage it this time!

Beside that, I feel like I've been spending a lot of time on-line recently but not really surfing the Net that much, but I have no clue what I've been doing besides schoolwork! Maybe I should try and curtail my Reddit checking or something. (Which I only use because there are so few forums these days!! Maybe I should try and make forums instead...) I'll have to try and actually monitor what I'm doing so I can figure out where all this time is going!

And now come the weekend woes: everything's freaking closed on the weekends! The only dining hall open is on the opposite side of campus, although my trek around town did put that comparatively tiny distance into perspective, and the library doesn't open until 11:00!!! So I had to sit in my dorm's lounge to do work this morning, because I knew if I was in my room I'd end up reading or surfing the Net instead. But the library is open now, so I'm going to go there after lunch because it's rainy today and I'll sit next to the big windows and read, since my weekend homework is all reading. :) It's going to be a lovely day---goodbye weekend woes! And to you, too, O Reader, until I next come on here and yap. Toodles!

Published on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at 12:15 PM.

Song of the day: EXID - Who'z That Girl?

Hey y'all! So, I guess I'll start with something I mentioned in my last entry. Step one of my three-step plan to date the Cutie Patootie failed miserably. He doesn't have to give his speech till next week and so hadn't finished it, and so we couldn't give them for each other last weekend, and anywho we were both busy. Blue and I were talking last night and the Cutie Patootie came up, and Blue just tells me that I should straight up ask him to dinner, but I don't know---that almost feels like it's coming on too strong? I'm really not sure. I'm not even sure if he's the kind of guy I want to date in the long run anyways, since I don't know much about him. He has replied to my texts at like 3 AM though, and I think he goes to parties? But just because a guy goes to parties doesn't mean he's a party guy, either, if you know what I mean, and I do like him! He's cute, and tall, and fashionable, and nice! (Did I mention I've texted him?!? For class, but still. And he said "hi" to me unsolicited the other day!)

So anyways, last weekend ate me up and spat me up. (And not ate as in slaycation or whatever the kids say.) I meant to have everything done by 3 PM Saturday but of course I was unable to actually get up and get dressed until the dining hall was almost closed both days, so I did no homework until after a late breakfast. And then somehow nothing got done Saturday (still not sure how that happened). Or well, things did get done but I wasn't entirely done. And then came Sunday. I meant to start going to a local church but I thought the service started at 10:30, not 10:00. And I realized this over my leisurely breakfast at 9:45. After a moment's decision paralysis, I decided to just watch the livestream whilst I folded the laundry I had started based upon the presumption that I'd be able to get it out before leaving. And I'm kind of glad I just watched the livestream, because it was not the best church I'd seen. Whatever happened to Episcopalianism? What did the Book of Common Prayer ever do to anybody?!?

Anyways, after that my roommates decided to get boba, and then one of my roommates and I went to this burger place for lunch. There were only about five people waiting on food and somehow it took fifteen minutes to get our order---not too bad yet---and another forty-five minutes to get our food! And another half-hour to get the check. I don't blame the poor server (they only had one) but I was already grumpy that I had so much to do and this helped nothing! And so we got there at 12:45 and didn't get back to our dorm until 2:30, and I couldn't muster the will to do anything till 4:00. And then I had something at 5:30. ARGH!

The 5:30 thing was cool, though! I joined a group that teaches English as a second language, and it was really quite fun. Sunday night was our first lesson! I got to teach this brother and sister from South America with one co-teacher, and it was really lovely. And I've started realizing just how many people are k-pop fans---the sister's sister (I think?) is a k-pop fan! But I digress.

I then had a Sense and Sensibility movie night with one of my roommates! I love Colonel Brandon! <3 :) But then because of that, I got in bed really late. And then yesterday was a big day! I had my computer science quiz/exam (the professor kept switching between what he called it) and... let's just say I hope he curves it! Because I think I'm one of the students of the class that studies more, since I've been one of the only people to raise my hand in class when the professor asks who's practiced the concepts, but nevertheless there was maybe a third of the questions that I was unsure about! My first speech in public speaking went better, though---although, alas, the Cutie Patootie wasn't there to see it! Since the class got split in two to reduce the amount of eyeballs staring at you. This cool girl I'm becoming friends with wasn't there either, and I won't get to see her speech either. Oh well! And my English midterm ended up being take-home writing, and went well, I suppose.

Today. my freshman seminar was this talk about fact-checking and all sort of stuff and all the different resources, but I'm sorry to say the poor fellow who gave it had the kind of voice to put one to sleep. We did get out early though! And I spent much of the afternoon studying "with" (a.k.a. we just sat silently next to each other working on homework) one of my new friends. (Man, I really need to give these people nicknames!) I meant to go to an info thing tonight but I mistimed things so I just stayed in my dorm and had ramen for dinner instead. Oh well. I at least have a lot of free time tonight! Although I wish I'd surfed a few more cool sites tonight. Maybe after my shower? Which I have to go take. I'll actually try and blog more than once in the next week---please shame me if I don't!! Till next time!

Published on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at 7:59 PM.

Song of the day: TWS - Hey! Hey!

Hey y'all! Or, keeping in line with today's song, hey hey! I finally got some free time tonight after a busy night last night (and a busy weekend, since I went home for the weekend), and though I did use it somewhat to get ahead on homework, I was also able to have some fun and chillax! I watched Gilmore Girls, the first time I've actually used the DVD player my mum bought me due to lack of time. (It works, although the picture was stretched to widescreen for some reason. And I surfed the Melonland forum a little, and read for quite a while, and so on. It was lovely! I hope I can get some more downtime like this! Clubs are nice, but sometimes you just need an evening to breathe!

So, what the heck has actually happened since last week?!? My days seem to always have quite a bit going on, the exact opposite of last summer. Couldn't one just have a solid mix of the two kinds? That would be quite lovely. Well, first of all, I had my second proper conversation with the Cutie Patootie! (Side note: it feels weird to talk about a crush on here. Should I? I just hope he doesn't find the site... but then part of me also wants him to know I like him.) I realize actually dating him would be kind of a long shot since I'm trans and all, but... I want to hope. I won't give up my hope. Sarcasm from time to time is a good thing, but I don't think cynicism really is. I think optimism is the right way to go. And I don't think it's entirely impossible that he'd get with me. I just have to try and get closer to him and see. Speaking of...

I made up a three-step master plan! I jest, of course, but I was actually quite proud of myself when I made it. I don't want to give away the details just yet (perhaps once he and I hopefully start dating) but I think it has some actual chance of success. I might need some advice from my friends, though, considering I have literally no experience in dating. (Unless you count my 14 and 15-year-old self's ill-advised attempts at finding the love of my life through Twitter groupchats... the less said about that phase, the better. *shudder*)

Meanwhile, the k-pop club I've been wanting to start is slowly coming along! By which I mean I've started working on a list of potential activities and sent an e-mail asking if I have to incorporate it as an official student organization. Not much, but it's a start! And I already have a couple of friends and acquaintances that are interested in joining. (Speaking of friends, today I was eating lunch with some friends, and one of them, who's from Japan, took one look at the "Japanese-style ramen bowls" the dining hall was serving and almost reflexively said "Oh, that's not Japanese." I thought it was hysterical!) Speaking of clubs, I joined a club about teaching English as a second language---maybe one day I'll do that for a spell in France or even in Korea! It sounds like a really cool experience. I also joined a linguistics club, and quickly learned that my love of languages is different from other people's! And other people know way more languages than I do. It was a little scary.

I worry somewhat about getting behind, especially in English class---I don't know that anyone, the professor included, knows exactly what's going on in that class at the moment. But it feels bad to say it---the professor is super nice!! :( But I seem to be ahead in computer science, at least---the professor asked who of us had practiced last week's concepts and I was one of only four people in a lecture of twenty-some. Yikes! And I should probably be practicing my speech more for my public speaking class. God help me to do that well!! I'd practice it once more before bed but it's too bleeding late now. I'll just call my mum for a minute since I haven't done that in a few days and then I'll go to bed, because I think I've said about all that I have to say. If I remember something, I'll be sure to mention it next time! Until then, toodles! :)

Published on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 10:45 PM.

Song of the day: ILLIT - Magnetic

Hey y'all! To be totally honest, not all that much has happened recently! I went home last weekend for Labour Day, and basically sat around most of the weekend. It was really weird! I did have my first assignment that literally sent me to sleep---it was a 60+ page reading for my freshman seminar on the different books in which ancient Chinese myths can be found, and I was reclined on the couch, and one thing led to another... I was conked out for upwards of an hour. Also, at breakfast one morning this random girl came and sat down next to me. Her conversation opener was "not to be a creep, but I know you." Hmm... it turned out that she was my longtime classmate's cousin and so was at my graduation back in May! Insert possessed infants singing about the diminutive nature of the world and all that pollock.

Yesterday was finally interesting again! Although not necessarily in the best way. I did get to present on Verivery for my freshman seminar. The topic is Pop Culture of Asia and each class, someone presents some form of Asian pop culture they enjoy, and I showed Verivery's Ring Ring Ring music video! Although it was a bit awkward standing in silence at the front of the class for three minutes. Notes for when I become a teacher! I was actually really surprised---one girl in the class said she had heard a couple of Verivery songs before! Since they're a less popular group---though most certainly more popular than when I first became a Verrer! I remember when the From Now MV got under a million views and I had better stop myself before I start talking about the halcyon days or something---I never expected anyone else to know them! Another happy coincidence.

But I did have an incident. To my chagrin, everyone uses Instagram to communicate on campus, or at least all the people I talk to do, so I kind of have to have it to chat with people. (It also comes in handy to look at the photos my crush's posted! :) There's this guy who lives on the same floor as me and is also in one of my classes... let's just call him a Cutie Patootie. :D) (Blogger's note: I only realized when I was adding this post to the archive that I think I already mentioned the Cutie Patootie last time.) But I set myself a time limit so I don't keep going on it all day, and of course I was going to meet up with someone for dinner when my time limit of 5 minutes was reached, and I don't know my screen time password so I couldn't let him know when I got there. I think we ended up in different parts of the same dining hall without running into each other. I felt like crap! But at least I got to use that as an excuse to get people's numbers instead. :/

But yeah, that's about it! For a supposedly uneventful time I still managed to write three whole paragraphs. Maybe I should be blogging more often... I'll talk to all y'all later, anyhow! :)

Published on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at 8:11 PM.