Trinity University

Baby got sick today. Or claimed to be sick, which amounts to the same thing in the end: his loving, caring, self-sacrificing big sister was called upon to pick him up. I had to drive all the way down there to his school at a breakneck speed (not really, but I do like to pretend I could be a substitute driver for a NASCAR race) and there he was bouncing his basketball and looking for all the world like he hadn’t slept in days. I was worried that he caught some kind of virus, but we are staying home today and hopefully he will feel better tomorrow.
Here are some pictures of him sleeping on the couch and watching the Transformers movie.

Later, he confided in me that he thought it was Friday. Now I think he just wanted to start the weekend early…

Besides this unexpected interruption to the morning, my days back here in El Paso have been pretty wonderful. I haven’t done much except be invited out to eat lunch a few times a week and go to the library, practice the piano (something very new for me) and done some swimming. I haven’t even unpacked half my things from Trinity. I think that the dorms at Trinity must be larger than my room, even with Nancy’s 10 million space-consuming items. Maybe I should just rent storage.

Oh! I am watching TV almost every night and I don’t know how I lived without it for two semesters! My current favorite show is The Bachelorette, embarrassing, yes, but it is my sister’s fault. Once we saw the first episode we already picked out DeAnna’s future husband and now we just have to keep watching it, to make sure she does end up picking Jeremy. I mean, they are perfect for each other – she is a real estate agent and he is a real estate attorney. Come on. Besides, we’ve already made charts, done an in-depth analysis and rated each of the gentlemen on the show. Win, Jeremy, win!

Somehow I must manage to tear myself away from this newfound addiction enough to do some studying this summer. I plan to attend University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to get in some summer history credits. My mother cannot fathom why I would want to do anything but lie around and run errands all summer, but I have got it into my head to also get a History degree. So Spanish and History, such liberal artsy things, so far from what I thought I would be doing had you asked me in high school, but then, I have changed.

So now I need to rescue the cookies from the oven, so Baby can have them - the only thing his tired throat can handle at the moment (I really am getting suspicious...). Then I will begin dinner preparations and clean the house.

If only I had 10 servants (like they all seem to have in those romance novels), life would be so much easier!

Funny Things:

"He is indebted to his memory for his jests and to his imagination for his facts."
Richard Brinsley Sheridan

"The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law."
Alex Levin

"It's never just a game when you're winning."
George Carlin

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Today is the official start of summer research. Already, we are all working so hard! Last summer I had the entire research lab to myself. Dr. Lyons, my research mentor, was very busy last summer and was away most of the time. Now she has more free time and has accepted 5 more research students! I felt claustrophobic most of the day. We started early, at 8:00am. I started earlier than everyone else because I had to go drop my sister off at the airport to go to Florida (hope she brings back nice souvenirs) at 6:30am. We ended late, at around 5:00pm. I stayed with one of my new research mates to make sandwiches for our field day tomorrow. To avoid the sun we have decided to leave the lab at 6:00am, meaning I have to wake up at 5:00am! Although I consider myself to be a morning person (just ask Bianca who often gets pounced on if she attempts to sleep past 8:00) I shudder at thinking of waking up at 5. I have not been getting adequate sleep lately. Is that normal for summer break?

You are probably wondering what I have been doing instead of sleeping until noon everyday like every other college student on break. Well, for one, sleeping too much makes me tired and lethargic. Second, I have been cat-sitting for my art history professor. The precious kitty that I have fallen in love with is called Kkoma. Kkoma is very affectionate and sweet. He kisses me when I wake up and rubs his head against my face when he is excited. Kkoma keeps me running back and forth from my house to his house and back. Though, I don’t mind too much. I have always wanted a cat and now I have one, well for two more weeks.

I also recently attended a wedding for my friends from high school. Congratulations Kenny and Alisha!! I knew they would get married one day because they have been together for so long but actually attending the wedding was…surreal. There was a mini high school reunion at the wedding. My Latin teacher was there too. I feel so strange now that my friends are getting married. Dating and marriage seem so far away for me. I have so much on my mind right now that I am amazed other people are getting married at this time. I will probably end up a spinster with a cat like Kkoma. Bianca and I will just have to be together forever. I hope she likes cats.

On the same day, I attended my sister’s graduation. She is going to graduate school for psychology. The graduation was short and the graduates looked very happy. Graduation is only two years from now for me. Time has really flown at Trinity. How could I be a junior next year? I still feel like a freshman.

One of these days, I too will wear a cap and gown.

Also, on that same day, my favorite Korean boy band, DBSK was playing in Los Angeles. They almost never come to America. This was a one in a lifetime kind of chance to see them. No, I did not see them. I am listening to them right now on itunes but trust me, I still weep for the lost opportunity. I don’t understand a word of Korean but I still love them. Did you know they had the largest official fan club in the world? It’s in Guinness. 800,000 registered members in their fan club called Cassiopeia. What about me? I’m an unofficial fan. There must be millions out there.

So, that is what I have been up to since summer started. My finals ended well (I think, I didn’t really get grades for them…I just saw my overall grades). School was really busy before finals so I did not get to blog. However, I will try to be a better blogger in the upcoming months. You have no idea how long I was looking forth to a summer filled with analyzing native grass species. I hope everyone is fortunate enough to be doing things they love during the summer like me.

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