Bricksss & Fires

     I think it's kind of silly how excited I am to be able to paint a brick (besides the fact that I love painting, yet forgot all my supplies). But the main reason is because I didn't want to have to buy a door-stopper, and it seems like my room is the only one where the door doesn't stay open on its own--it's quite frustrating. We've been using my roommates shoe for quite a while, and I think she's going to be glad to have her shoe back! 

     Oh, pop question. What's up with the fire alarms? Stadium has had 2 now, but last night's included a visit from a firetruck (which had pretty lights...but that's not the point).  The whole having to hurry on downstairs in whatever you're wearing (if you're wearing anything) is not very fun. =\ Especially waiting for everyone to get into the elevators, and stopping at every floor.

Today's words of advice: Stopppp pulling the fire alarm!

Thank you :)

September 21

     It seems that a lot of people are moving on-campus from the HoJo, which I think is good! Most people I know of have been loving the hotel, but there's just something about dorm-life that I really enjoy, and hopefully they will, too. But there's also living off-campus, which obviously would be completely different than dorm-life. I actually walked to an apartment complex today just to look around. It was like a 10-15 minute walk, but it really wasn't that bad. Anyone who can afford to live there would surely enjoy it, but I think I'll enjoy Stadium more...so that's where I'm staying!

      I'm still seeing clashes wherever I go, and it's still weird. One thing that I really like about the states is that almost everywhere delivers--AWESOME! I don't think I'd like walking forever to get Chinese food. As a matter of fact, that's going to be my dinner tonight :)

Today's words of advice: Don't fall asleep with a highlighter in your hand.

I just did this while trying to read for pysch aaaand...apparently highlighters stain.

September 17

     I had my first exam the other day for General Psychology w/ Dr. Hardin, and I'm pretty sure I did well :) which is remarkable given the fact that I couldn't study the night before, was up until 2AM with a lot of drama, and had to start studying at 7:30AM--2.5 hours before the test! The same day I had sort of a pop-quiz in Criminology..not so sure how that went, but I'm still crossing my fingers!

     I've been really tired recently, getting to bed late everyday, and wishing my life was a little easier. There hasn't been much book work for my classes yet, but any little bit of work is draining me like crazy. All I truly know is that next week is probably going to be hell for me outside of school, and I wish I could just disappear for a day or two. 

     Yesterday I helped Ben & Tyler move to their new room in Austin, which we made look amazing! Their room is definitely unique as of now, and you'll just have to visit it to see what I'm talking about :) P.S.--You guys owe me food. Oh yeah, I'm thinking of adding a few words of advice to my posts from now on, so I'll start with today's post.

Today's words of advice: Lying gets you nowhere.  

Roomie Love

I feel like it's time to show off the lovely ladies that I get to see everyday :)

As you can tell, we have a lot of fun! There were so many better pictures that will be shown later (once Emily gets out of her Global Issues class) so this is just a sneak-peak of what's going on behind the scenes in 413!

Pool Time!

This 3-day weekend consisted of hours and hours spent lying out and splashing around at the pool. Yesterday, I got a little bit of a sunburn and thought it wasn't such a bad idea to go back for more sun today. I was wrong--bad idea! Hopefully I won't peel all over, and it's about time I invest in some sunblock :) My best friend, Virginia, and I want to make an appearance at the pool every weekend if we can. 

Here are some tiny bits of info about the pool that we have come to realize:

1. The cool looking sprinklers shooting into the middle of the pool are truly not as awesome as they look. Yeah, it's like heavy rain and feels good on the back of your shoulders, but you can barely see anything once you're under them.

2. Sitting on the chairs in the pool is fun, but can be a difficult skill to master. First of all, not all the chairs will sit on the ledge easily. There are 2 types of chairs--ones with high bars on the back, and ones with low bars (these are the ones that sit on the ledge best). Try moving around too much while sitting on them, and the chairs will dismount & sink.

3. Kick boards are fun to sit on.

Oh yeah, make sure you bring sunglasses! I have forgotten mine both days so far, and it's not very fun having to squint at people because the sun is bright and you can't see them (plus, you probably don't make the most attractive face while squinting anyway). Enjoy!

Classes Begin

Yesterday was the first day of classes, and what can I say about it? TIRING! The classes themselves weren't so much the tiring aspect of the day, just the fact that I had classes from 12:00-1:50pm, and then a random class from 6:00-8:45pm. That one absolutely drained me. The topic actually interested me (environmental science), but when you're in a classroom being shown a power point presentation in the dark, as the sun is setting outside, mysterious things happen--you get extremely sleepy (especially when the room feels like it's 41 degrees)!

However, today was much better. I had psychology with Dr. Hardin, and I have a good feeling about that class. She seems to be really upbeat, happy, and passionate about her job--which always makes it a plus for those who have to be in the class. After that, I went to my criminology class which should turn out to be interesting. But that's enough about classes!

I'm really enjoying the time I've spent at UT so far. Probably the most fun I've had since arriving on Wednesday was the Play Fair thing, which is kind of funny because no one really knew what it was supposed to be!

I've bumped into some not-so-awesome people, but I've also made some really amazing people. I can't believe that I'm actually here :)