2010-10-02

It is 00:52, so it's in a way still Oct 1st. Everyone is watching the Hangover in Jordon's room but I'm over movies. We recently returned from our ad-hoc shopping expedition at Ralphs which was thanks to the bus not stopping at Revelle. I bought a bag of tortillas to complement the cheese in my roommate's fridge, and a box of nature valley bars for eating during hours past the 20:00 closing time of the cafeterias. The bus was returning home from some mall that we went to for eating purposes only but at which we shopped for clothes too. The mall had an indoor food court with an ice skating rink. I didn't know the word rink until Jimmy dropped by just now and gave me the tip. Anyways, I ate at some steak place and had an extraordinarily decent sandwich - a rare occasion where I was happy I didn't order pizza. After we ate I walked sketchily with Shannon whom I met last night while studying chemistry. We were trying to hit up some security guards but we couldn't find any interesting ones. Going to the mall was Carrie McFarland's idea. Almost everyone in my suite and a bunch of other random people came too.

I've been running with Strides every day. Workout at 10:00 tomorrow. It may be difficult to wake up but I will take a nap afterwards. I've taken 3 to 4 hour naps every day for the last two (2) days, and I have been going to bed later. I project that the way things will work from now on is I will be getting 4 hours of sleep twice a day. This is actually thanks to my roommate who is so... okay well he is a cool guy and sometimes I like him and I think he is pretty funny and enjoyable to be around, and other times I can't stand him. I've been sick recently and have been trying to maximize sleep. (My sickness has not prevented me from doing anything - still running at 100% performance.) Well some words that describe a certain perspective of Kevin are clumsy and obnoxious. It's funny because he just came back and he sprained his ankle. He went to see a movie, so it figures he's sprain his ankle. He cannot help but bump into my bed 5/6 times he enters the room, which always wakes me up. It feels like an earthquake, and earplugs don't exactly help. He also has this habit of humming or talking to himself when he is under the impression that I am not in the room when I am in fact hiding underneath my covers. Kevin doesn't sleep until about 4 am. You know that survey I filled out to put me with a compatible roommate? "I go to bed at midnight or later on weekdays." Answer: No. "I am awake early each weekday morning." Answer: Yes. These questions were not honored. We have talked about this issue a couple of times but there does not seem to be a perfect solution. Hmm... I don't mean to make it sound like things are not okay, although at one point I was on the verge of deciding to find someone to switch roommates with. But I'm going to give my new style a shot, since it seems that nothing goes on during the day anyways and I would miss a lot going to bed at 22:00.

Random Thoughts of the Evening: Everyone is friendly. In general, people learn my name before I learn theirs, but my name is simple and easy to remember, and also I am one of two white guys in my suite. Girls aren't useless; they can be tough and even smart. Libertarians are superior to both Democrats and Republicans, obviously. My classes are not very difficult yet, but why would they be? It's just school - I've been in school for 13 years. That one is someone else's thought actually, but I like it. Life is good times. Should I wash my roommate's sheets and make his bed for $5? Earplugs help tremendously but are not perfect and sometimes itch. I decided that I am going to study in the library between my classes on MWF instead of coming back to my dorm. The U-lock on my bike is cumbersome; it is very difficult to attach and detach to the frame (when not in use). Updated the Foothill cross country website today. Okay. I'm going to sleep soon.