This entry is boring as hell. Don't read it if you don't want to gouge your eyes out. I wrote it for my own purposes, so that I could look back on it. If you have anything better to do...like breathe or blink...then don't put yourself through the pain of reading this entry.

I wore flip flops today. And I didn't feel as if my toes were frostbitten. That made me really happy. Oh, how I <3 thee, California. Since I've been back (Saturday) night, I don't think I've spent more than an hour in my house (except sleeping at night). I love how I've been able to pick up right where I left off with my friends. While I was away it felt like I hadn't seen them in forever, but when we started hanging out again it was like I had just seen them the other day. Only difference is that now everyone just has funny drinking stories to share.

Speaking of drinking, practically all my friends who didn't drink in high school got into the whole party/drinking scene in college. I don't mean to say that anyone's been sucked in and now my friends are raging alcoholics, but it's definitely a shift from high school. I'm not surprised though; I figured that once we got more freedom it would happen. And no one's been drastically changed because of it, so I don't see it as a big deal. And I'm not accusing anyone because I'm not an exception...I'm just making an observation. I'm glad I wasn't a party-er in high school though. I was focused on academics and other activities, and that gave me direction. It would've been so easy in high school to not study and screw myself over for college. But now that I'm in college, I have more of a focus and I'm more grounded so that I can party but not get lost in it.

I was back on Washington's campus these past couple days visiting teachers and friends. It feels as if it was ages ago since I was a Husky, when it's only been six months. I didn't expect it to feel so different, but the atmosphere and the way people "move through space" (as Perlman puts it) is on a whole different level from college. Everyone seems so young. It was good to see my teachers again, and go to the Interact meeting. When I walked into the room, I didn't recognize more than half the people in there...which is a good thing I guess since that means they have a lot of new members. Aw, I miss Interact so much.

After visiting all my teachers, all of them have asked me if I felt I was well-prepared for college. I guess I was well-prepared because I can see how college could have been so much harder. Granted, chemistry wasn't all that easy and the Econ final raped me, but in general the transition into a whole different academic atmosphere wasn't as bad as I expected. The difficult part of high school was balancing academics and extra curriculars, but in college academics in itself is just way more intense. I feel a little silly now because of all the stressing I did in high school. But I definitely think I developed good study habits in high school. Being a nerd does pay off.

I can't believe I'm half done with freshman year. Wow. Time does fly. Right now, I can't tell how college has changed me or even if it has because I still hang out with the same people and interact with them in the same way.

Looking back on high school, I'm very satisfied with how I conducted myself. <--That was a weird way to express how I feel, but I don't have the energy or brain power to find a more suitable sentence.

So what have I been doing since I've been back? Seeing a lot of friends. Seeing a lot of the boyfriend. Not seeing a lot of my parents, but there's plenty of time for that when all the UC quarter system kids leave for school, and I'm still around. I saw Narnia. Lu spent a long time that night talking about rolling penises. I went shopping for a bunch of belated birthday gifts.

It's raining cats and dogs right now, but it's not freezing cold so I'm loving it. I don't mind the rain. Norcal doesn't suck. Joe is wrong.

I'm hearing "hella" left and right ALLLLL the time now. I love it. Seriously. It really makes me feel right at home. Which I am.

I've said sketch/sketchy a few times, and everytime I've gotten weird looks from my friends.

MY DAD SAYS DINNER IS READY. I LOVE CHINESE FOOD. I LOVE MY DAD'S CHINESE FOOD. SCREW YOU HAVERFORD COLLEGE DINING CENTER.