Moving into College Pt. 2

Alas! Progress! I'm pretty much all packed for daily/general wear. I still need to find winter-suited clothing, considering the fact that I spent most of my life here in the warm comforts of Southern California. After all, I'm pretty sure the jacket I wore when I was four won't fit me anymore. Anyway! I got around to taking some progress pictures of my packing skills for both our benefits:





This is what I started off with. You can see the innards of my closet spilled out with a vengeance. No, it doesn't normally look like that in my closet, this was the result of my pathetic attempt to make an inventory of what I have.





On the right, you can see one of the suitcases that I was trying to fill up. It actually remained pretty empty for the better part of my afternoon. When I first took a shot at packing my clothes in, I had a heart attack because I could barely fit in a few days worth of clothes. Then, I realized something.






I realized that you could pretty much quadruple the amount of clothes you can fit in a suitcase by rolling up each article of clothing. Kind of like a fabric burrito... Regardless, I made sure mention this little piece of valuable information for anyone that bothers to read this.





And that's pretty much it for this post. I know, I didn't get very far in terms of packing and whatnot, but hey, this post was long overdue (I generally post about things a few days to a week after they happen... unless it's very very important or I'm very very bored). Anyway, the next exciting aspect of my life will most likely be college shopping, so keep an eye out for that one.

Moving into College Pt. 1

So today's August 3rd, and that means I have about 17 more days until I fly out to college. So right now I'm sitting in my room trying to figure out what to pack. So far, after scouring countless pages on Google, here are a few things that I've decided are the most important to have/bring with you to your dorm:

• At least two weeks worth of clothing, and not more than three. (The general consensus is that you have limited space in your dorm so you won't be able to bring your entire wardrobe). Generally you also need one or two "nice" outfits, for things such as interviews, religious events, or the occasional hot date. For me I also need some swimming attire for the mandatory swim test. And some thicker clothes for the chill factor. Generally the weather starts getting cold around October, so you should bring a thick jacket or two to help you survive until Thanksgiving or Winter Break.

• Bed sheets. I'm thinking you need two sets, so you can change it if you need to. I got my sheets at Target for a lot less than what my school catalog was offering. The only thing is that most dorms have XL (extra long) twin beds, and so you'll need XL Twin Sheets. I know for sure that Target carries these.

• Laptop. A laptop is definitely a necessity, a desktop optional. I mean would you really want to forgo the pleasantness of a nice day by typing out your paper in your stuffy dorm on your desktop? In terms of taking it to class, I've heard that some professors would rather you not, and of course you're taking the serious risk of distracting yourself on Facebook or Myspace or Blogger while your professor is telling you the exam dates.

• Camera. This is one thing I know for sure I'm going to bring. College is going to have many experiences and you may want to take some pictures to remind you of such experiences once they pass.

• Laundry stuff. This includes but is not limited to: detergent, fabric softener, collapsible clothes hamper (wheels are good too), wire clothes hangers (once again, limited space).
  
  
• Surge protectors. Yeah those really long power strips will make it a lot easier to find a place to plug in everything like your desk lamp, laptop power, phone charger, and maybe a desk fan if you don't have A/C in your dorm.

In the end, I think the key thing to remember is that you can and will buy things once you're actually on campus. There's certain essentials to bring (i.e. clothes, laptop, and camera) but you can definitely get by without the laundry materials or surge protectors for at least the first few days. This is important especially if you're going to fly, since nobody wants the hassle of being two pounds over the 50 pound limit and having to pay $50. Anyway, I'm going to get back into the whole packing thing, and hopefully I can give a clearer picture of what I'm bringing once I post again.

People generally get more religious the older they get. Some of them because they truly found their faith, others because they desperately want to grasp onto the concept of life after death. They go through the motions with the hopes that there really is a place for them after death, and that the place isn't hell.

No reason for this post by the way. Just an epiphany that I reached through various observations.

I love...

My Nokia E71 and its ability to be used as an internet modem.

we're the kids in america, wuh oh.

Yes I realize my last post was about 30 minutes ago. Yes I realize I still haven't gotten anything done. No Mr. Speaker, I refuse to answer anymore of your inane questions.... -.- Movinggg on.

I was looking through my old photo albums and I found this little ditty:
Yep, that's me to the left... Now my question is... Uhm... What happened? Seriously, you see that smile that I'm donning? That my friend, is a carefree smile. The only thing I cared about when I was that age was waking up on Saturday mornings to watch Power Rangers. Dang. I miss those days. And looking back, I realize that I'm getting old... Like old fart old. I mean I'm going to college in the fall. And next thing I know, it'll be another four years, and I'll be going through the same hellish application process to get into a graduate school. Who knows what'll happen between then and now... Hopefully I can find some time to fit that carefree smile back in... After these next two weeks. This is a promise to myself and whoever's going to bother reading this. In the meanwhile, I don't really remember the last time I smiled and I didn't have anything on my mind. It's always school, family, money, people, college (yes college is in a different category than school for now), food, and even just figuring out what order I should prioritize them in... This is the part where I sigh. *sigh*

On a side note, there are three things I really want right now, and they all involve food:

Frozen Yogurt







Pho









Sushi

Looking out a dirty old window...

Someone I know once said that she blogs in order to have a reason not to do homework. Well that's my reasoning for this post. I do not want to study for AP Calculus. I do not want to do my make up work for AP Environmental. I do not want to get started on Paper II for Mr. Reid. Ugh. -.- I'll get to them eventually. I should probably get cracking on AP Calculus now though. Disgusting.

I have so many obstacles to overcome before I even think about reading the first paragraph of chapter one of the Princeton Review book. My guitar is to the right of me. My AIM window is open. I have three tabs in my reading queue from Wikipedia. And you know what? I embrace these obstacles. I enjoy every single second I have of not doing meaningful and productive work. Heck, if I tried hard enough, I could probably convince myself not to study or worry about anything at all. But that would be ill-advised. A revocation of my acceptance letter would be quite embarrassing.

Something tells me that I wouldn't be able to laugh about that even if I looked back on it 20 years from now.

Brando out.

shut up

Okay yes. I just followed my own blog. Shut up.