Well shit. I haven't been putting much effort into my job at LJS&C because frankly, my heart isn't in my work. More often than not, the work is tedious, humdrum, and overbearingly office-like. However, I need this job because a) I need the money, b) these people are amazing and really easy to work for, and c) I need the reference, since this is the longest I've ever held down a job.
I need to get my ass in gear. My boss had a chat with me today (and she's very friendly, so I only feel more guilty), and she's not happy with my performance here at LJS&C. I honestly can't blame her, since it's so easy to put off all this work. I call in "sick" more often than I ever did last year, I read webcomics when I actually am here, I blog as I'm doing right this moment, and so forth. In other words, I need to shape up.
I also need to beg and plead with the Financial Aid Office, because the only way LJS&C, a non-profit org, can afford to keep me is if I have work study which, at the moment, I do not have. It's not that I'd really mind losing my job, because I wouldn't, but I don't know of any other place that would let me work for only 10 hours a week. I also don't want to lose my job and leave on a bad note, because I really do need a good reference from them. Bah. Must do actual work.

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I'm going to switch my blog over to my UCSD one. So no more livejournal from me, though I'll keep this account. #sdcolleges folks, if you still want to read my ramblings, then feel free to change my feed on pnn.
As Juliet likes to say, peace out.

Yeah, that's a Nelly reference.

But really - it is NOVEMBER, isn't it? Driving back to SD from Downey on Sunday, my temperature gauge on my car read 89˚ in my driveway and a cool 78˚on I-5 toward SD. Yesterday, it was around 80˚, and today seems even hotter.
Gotta love SoCal. Only in LA do I hear the ICE CREAM TRUCK midday on a NOVEMBER Sunday.

C'mon, Mother Nature! Send me a good breeze, at least. I want to wear my winter clothes. T_T

Plus, my favorite days are the days after it's rained, when it sun is out and the sky is clear, but the air is really cold. Those days are just beautiful. I want some of those to roll around.

My WI07 schedule OWNS your schedule.
I have TWO classes with no sections, and CSE 3 which is, according to my residents, a joke. I don't even think I'll be taking a fourth class, but if I do, chances are high that I'll take another class with no section.
And people mock my major. To them, I say, "HA! HAHAHA! HA!"

Of course, this means I'll only have more time to be busy with other stuff, but that's okay. I LIKE being busy with RA stuff - sure, it causes a high level of stress, but it still manages to be fun at the same time.
This also means that I'll have more time to hang out with off-campus friends. I know my buddies over at La Jolla Scenic are starting to feel neglected.

EDIT: Yep, I signed up for a fourth class, and yep, no section. Oh man. :]

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Sad story - my hardy, trustworthy laptop has met its demise. It was my fault - I dropped it Saturday night, and as far as I know, even the toughest laptops (and the Thinkpad is pretty tough) won't withstand a fall from about 4 feet up with a landing of cement. Now, when I attempt to start my computer, it stays locked on the Windows XP start-up screen. Hell, I'm surprised it even turns on.
Hopefully, my warranty hasn't expired. If it has... well, looks like I'll be in the market for a new laptop. This one was a high school graduation gift from my cousin; hopefully he'll be able to help me out again should I need to purchase a new one.
In the meantime, getting onto a computer is problematic - I manage mainly by hogging the G5 in the ResLife office, but I don't use it for anything other than school or work stuff. So yeah, if you've been wondering why you haven't seen me on AIM or GTalk, this is why.
Oh shit. I hope they can rescue my hard drive. My pictures! My music! *cries*

Apparently no one else in the US is named Hanna Choe. I AM the only one I can find on Facebook... :]

I just caught the tail end of an episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond" - the one where his brother Robert marries Amy. For their first dance as a married couple, they danced to "A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis, and it was full of fun, silly dance moves all coordinated! It was aDORable.

That's how my first dance will be! I'll have the nice, slow, romantic one, to please my mother, but I'm going to have my first dance with my husband please me (and hopefully him)! It'll be silly, spastic, and cute, kind of like me! It'll be stuffed with white-boy moves, 'cause that's how I do.

So much of a wedding ceremony is to gratify the parents, so I'm bound and determined to have a few moments just for myself and my husband.

EDIT: Oh, and there's this amazing chocolate brand sold at Target, Choxie, and they have a flavor called "Key Lime" - and it is HEAVENLY. HEAVENLY! Also, the Sunshine Store sells this brand of Swiss chocolate (Lindl, I think?) and they have an orange flavor, which is ORGASMIC. ORGASMIC!!

Remember when I wrote about "Amortentia," the love potion? And the rose that smelled of chocolate? Well this is another great hybrid. I don't know of anything that could combine all three, except maybe perfume... nothing that tastes good, anyway. But yeah, I want chocolate now. And that rose.

Hanna: "MVP!"
Stephi: "Most Valuable Pair!"

Jumped aboard the bandwagon for "___" on ___" posts. They're absolutely hysterical when you know what they're talking about, so Stephi and I are probably both rolling on the ground right now. In fact, let's add another!

Stephi: "My breasts are prettier than yours - what's wrong with being young?"

And one last one, just as a last hurrah!

Hanna: "I have morals! I have standards! I have DIGNITY!"
Juliet: "Where ARE they??"

I meant to write up a nice long post about my birthday weekend, but a week has already passed, so it's probably a little late. Oh well. I'll just make it really brief:

+ Friday the 13th (My actual birthday): Dinner with Steph = lots of fun!
+ Saturday the 14th (lunch): Food + Shopping + Friends = lots of fun!
+ Saturday the 14th (dessert with RAs): Blindfolded surprises + good desserts = lots of fun!

So in other words, I had a lot of fun.

Things have been pretty hectic as of late, and I've become really involved in my building and in my residents, but I've bonded with a lot of them, so I'm really pleased. I've stopped receiving invitations to things off-campus, though, which is a downside to this whole thing. My friends from first and second year tend to not invite me to outings, saying "Hanna, you're an RA now! You're too busy!" Do they really think that I wouldn't make the time for them? Apparently.

Eh. That's why being such good friends with 19 other RAs is really important, I suppose. Last night, 6 of us piled into my car and went for a late-night boba run. Usually it's just Sean, Juliet, and myself, but this timed we roped Morgan, Megan, and Salo into going with us. After we got our boba, we drove around the campus loop blasting songs from my car (Morgan made me this amazing birthday mix chock-full of songs I ADORE) and being insane. I had meant to go to bed early, but I can never say "no" to times like those because really - why would I want to go to sleep when I could be surrounded with people whom I love and adore, and who love and adore me in return?

That doesn't mean I don't miss the others, and I'll have to work on that. But friendships are give-give relationships - I'm not going to put in the effort if others don't put in an equal amount of work as well. People, namely KLo, always complain that I'm always away on IM, but just because my away message is up doesn't mean I'm not there. In fact, more often than not, I AM there - so IM me anyway! And just because I've forsaken one form of communication doesn't mean the other lines aren't open either.

When in doubt, just facebook. ^_^ It isn't known as "stalkerbook" for nothing, you know.

I hope I'm not coming off as selfish, but I'm trying damn hard to keep in contact with all of my friends, RA or not. So let me know whether or not this effort is even worth it, 'cause if it isn't to you, then it isn't to me.

I'm 20.

I just got hugged by 7 of my male residents - who were all SHIRTLESS. They just came into my room and glomped me.

I feel kind of dirty...

So many people trooped in and out of my building to say happy birthday to me, though (including two residents who aren't even mine!), which was touching. ^_^

I really love this job.

My body is so much happier these days. It could still use some more sleep, and it probably needs more exercise (though I disagree), but overall, it's happier. During the summer, I had some terrible stomachaches, and during RA Training I had one nearly every morning, but I'm a lot better now. It's probably the regularity of meals, fewer early mornings, sleeping on a bed, etc.

Anyway, my body being happy makes it a lot easier for me to happy overall. And a happy Hanna is a lot more pleasant than a Sick/Grumpy/Haven't Had Any Sleep Hanna. ^_^

EDIT: And oh WOW, I'm almost 20. TWENTY. Years just go flying by...

Stolen from Jess.

( See (a silly, non-reflective sample of) what Hanna listens to! )

K, that was fun. Peace!