Tuesday, 24 November 2009

• agh.

  I've recently switched schedules and have been thrown from something I've been very comfortable with to the high-stress place I call my house.
  My sleeping schedule is wacked and I haven't been taking my medicine regularly because I'm all thrown off.
  
  I'm letting too many idiots bother me and too many little things get to me.
  I need to refocus myself with distraction.
  
  I'm not letting myself post until I stop being a crazy bitch!
  (look for me around friday)
  
  

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• RA/Chinese class.

  I really need this RA job.
  
  I thought I found out last week, but apparently not. Maybe I find out this week? Either way, I just hope I find out soon. I really need the money, especially since I'm going to be staying an extra year (super senior, anyone?)
  
  I'm going to be staying an extra year because I have 2 majors now and I don't want to have to CRAM all my classes in just so I could graduate on time. Besides, if I do that I won't have any room for electives. Though I'm not greedy with electives or anything, I just cannot give up Chinese.
  
  I took it for a semester and it was one of the most fun/challenging/best classes of my life.
  
  I absolutely LOVE learning languages, I liked to be able to speak/understand spanish no matter how much I said I hated it in high school. Italian is definitely on my list of languages to conquer, but I think Chinese would be a practical one for me, considering my boyfriend's parents don't speak English and things are getting serious.
  
  I understand I won't be able to speak like a native speaker, I learned that in linguistics, but I also learned in linguistics some people have a higher capacity for language than others, and that's definitely me. Who cares if I sound like a foreigner! As long as I can speak and understand it (but more importantly understand), I'll be fine!
  
  K also applied just for fun, but it turns out he actually really needs the job, too. I'm not going to get into detail, because its not my business to spread, but I hope I get it and I hope he gets it, too.
  
  Now where is that e-mail telling me the good news!?
  
  
  
  this post was inspired by:
  1) my serious lack of funds
  2) me being freaked out/excited K's family is accepting me
  

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• christmas/thanksgiving/acceptance!

  feels like its been a long time since I blogged. this is mainly because I have a lot of ideas, I just suck at actually executing them.
  
  Christmas update:
  - I got all my surveys done, so I'll have a check for $220 coming to me December 15th :D its like a Christmas present!
  - I made my Christmas list, and its pretty much just video games. I'm not upset though, I just hope my family doesn't waste money on "surprises." I swear, Christmas at my house is a huge waste-of-money-guilt-fest. Stick to the list, you'll save money, and I'll be happier!
  - I think I'm going shopping on black friday with my mom and grandma. I'm going to look for good deals on my video games and I'm also going to snag some of those zhu zhu pets (the hot toy this year) and see if I can't sell it on amazon. My grandma got EVERYTHING the zhu zhu pets need, including 4 hamsters for 10 dollars each. ONE hamster on amazon is going for 65 dollars!
  
  thanksgiving update:
  I am so so SO excited to be going to K's aunt's house for thanksgiving.
  He had to work at his parents' store the other day and when he does I usually bring him food. He called and said I could stop by if I wanted, and I asked him if he wanted food but he said no. I said "Oh, your mom must have left, right?" but he said she was still there.
  WAIT... me going over there and his mom is still there!?
  I got a little nervous but I decided to put on some decent clothes and go over.
  When I got there, she was super nice and telling K to show me around and asked me if I wanted anything. K's brother made me a bubble tea and when I took out my wallet she stood up and started talking really fast in Chinese, apparently telling K I didn't have to pay. I felt bad and was going to put it in the tip jar but they didn't have one.
  I stayed for a while talking to K and his brothers and K asked me what I was doing for thanksgiving (I know he already knows, I guess he was just making conversation in front of his family) and he told me I can come to his aunt's house (he told me before.. but this time it was RIGHT in front of his mom. and also, if his parents went he told me I couldn't go!!)
  I guess he changed his mind, and his brother was like "yeah Nicole! are you going to come over again?" So of course I said yes!
  
  After the mom left, I asked K is it because his parents weren't going to thanksgiving why he just invited me, and he said "no, they probably are"
  
  AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
  
  I talked to his brothers (who I can't really give initials for because their names ALL start with K hahaha) and they said its not that the mom doesn't like me, its just she would prefer someone Asian.
  
  "but we told her, 'mom, Nicole is probably more Asian than the Asian girls I've seen'"
  I don't know how I feel about that, and SINCE WHEN DID THE BROTHERS TALK TO THE MOM ABOUT ME?! I NEVER KNEW THIS?!
  
  Also, they said she's just probably freaked out because K is the baby in his family and the other brothers never had a girlfriend, so this is the first time she's dealing with it. That made me feel a lot better!!
  
  its just weird though.. how K's family is starting to accept me. I know I wanted this day to come, but now that its here I don't really know how to handle it! haha I better brush up on my Chinese, considering they barely speak English.
  
  This is all really exciting and scary.
  

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