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| i am overall satisfied with freshman year. okay grades (3.62 for the
year), good friendships formed, and it was nice to live on my own.
okay, i'll just ramble, using this as a faux diary for everything that
i was too lazy to write down.
as much as i hated not having a TV in my dorm room, it was SO GOOD for
me. i got a lot more reading done (well, first semester when i had the
time). i remember rushing back from class or cutting class altogether
so i could finish reading "the stand" by stephen king. kind of reminds
me of my middle school years, when i faked sick (7th grade, i think?)
to read a copy of "carrie" i had found in the lost and found the day
before. but aside from reading, i realllly miss my TV nights with my
friends at school. my friends and i would get together the same times
every week to watch certain shows. at the beginning of the year, it was
house and beauty and the geek, and later on, ANTM (and since pussycat
dolls was on right after that, we had to watch it.) and grey's. i
really, really miss that. now i just record it and watch it by myself.
alone. and miss living with my friends.
probably the thing i miss the most is having places i can walk to 24
hours. especially my beloved cathedral. at some points, i was there
everynight at around 2am, sitting at my window (36th floor) listening
to Air under the pretense of studying. i loved having friends with my
sleep schedule, especially ones that would accompany you to study from
2-5am, when no one else was awake and it was just you and the janitors.
another good memory of the cath: limboing through the 15.5th floor onto
the outdoor platform, seeing 40's and dead pigeons lying around, and
gazing at the stars. yeah, i miss the cathedral. a lot.
my ability to stay awake got progressively worse in college. i don't
know how i did it so often in high school. finals week, i was a mess.
but it's over, let's not think about it. but about finals, i was really
proud of my A in calculus. i worked my ass off for that (it was a
REALLY hard class) and although i spent way too much money on private
tutoring (worth it), it's nice to get a good grade that you actually
have to work for.
i was terrified about not being able to do my music in college, but
several opportunities presented themselves. i joined a chamber music
class, playing recorder (FINE, LAUGH.). i genuinely loved it (besides
having to wake up at 10am, yikes!). we played various quartets/trios,
etc with undergrads, grads, and faculty. my teacher mentioned me to
another music teacher, and he wrote me an email asking me to take his
baroque class. i'm really looking forward to that. there's something
about playing an instrument that's so different from singing. it's
important to have both though. i didn't really sing too much, i joined
a makeshift a cappella choir, which was nice. i like a little more
structure, though. but on the topic of singing, two of my friends are
amazing guitar/ukelele/piano players, so we would often have
sing-a-longs in my room. Radiohead, flaming lips, iron and wine,
everything. i loved every minute of it. thanks to my parents, i had a
full-sized electric keyboard in my room for the majority of the year.
i love all the music i've acquired at school. i've made about 4 new
excellent playlists. it's nice being able to burn CD after CD of music
from friends' laptops. i finally got ahold of girl talk (after many
friends' suggestions), and i cannot stop listening to him (them?). i
always associate that music with my religion class (strange, but true),
so when i hear "once again," i picture the monster that eats the hearts
of those whose heart doesn't weight the same as maat's feather.
strange, i know. two mashups i highly recommend: "kanye manah" (cake
covering the muppets and gold digger by kanye) and "cherry blossom
sk8ter" (avril's skater boy and air's cherry blossom girl).
this summer i plan on singing the last harmonium concert and vivaldi's
magnificat (with harmonium), which i am very much looking forward to.
harmonium was really one of the things i missed the most when i went to
school. i'm also going to CA to visit my cousin at berkley (she teaches
ROTC). however, i'm only going with my mom and my aunt, so it should be
an amazingly relaxing trip. the only other thing i'm doing this summer
is taking macroecon at county (for credit) with chris, and ochem
(audit) with jilu and jen. i'm actually really glad to be taking both
classes, at least i'll have something to do.
i have not done anything since i've come home except watch one tree
hill season III (a show i swore i hated...unfortunately, i'm addicted).
and sleep. and eat normally (instead of that crappy grease they serve
at college). my mom's been letting me sleep in until 1pm which is
horrible. i don't know why she listens to me when i tell her to go away
and not wake me up until later - she should know i don't REALLY mean
it. also, my dad's been hiring me to do his rutgers grad course work.
it's really interesting to see how the online course works and to give
the students their grades (i don't change anything, i promise!). it's a
lot more work for him than i thought it would be, considering it's only
an online course.
things i plan to do this summer include: learn hindi (i'm ordering a
book to help with the script) for the fall, work up several of my piano
pieces, get better at guitar, get on a good schedule, and find a hobby.
the end. happy summer.
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| okay, so i hit an all-time record of 38 hours sans sleep for myself. i
always find that when you get past a certain point, you start dreaming
when you're awake, and your thought processes have taken a new route.
but anyway.
last night was fun. two of my friends came to my room at around 2.30
am-ish, and we had a craaazy 90's dance party. i forgot how amazing
mmmbop was back in the day. yeah, things got kinda wild, i'm not gonna
lie.
so here's a strange thing that happened to me today (besides our "blizzard"):
i went to the practice rooms at around 8ish tonight to practice for my
music class. i always warm up my fingers by playing something really
note-y and fast. i don't really care what it is, as long as it gets my
fingers going. well anyway, today i started out with some debussy, and
as i was happily playing in my supposedly soundproof room with the door
shut, some punk knocks on my door and goes:
"you're playing that completely wrong. it's half the tempo, you're just doing that to show off."
i'm like, "oh." then he walked away, and i scowled after him. yeah, i'm
still bitter about that. he was actually angry at me. and i was NOT
showing off in my little closed, soundproofed room. asshole.
and here's another strange thing - for my ancient egyptian religion
class, we were supposed to go on our first field trip, but it was
canceled because of the blizzard. but the field trip was actually a
picnic. in a cemetery. how amazing is that. i think i actually would've
really enjoyed it. although the whole finding my way there part
wouldn't be fun. c'est dommage. maybe again.
i've been trying to improve (aka not forget) my french by watching all
movies and tv shows with french subtitles. i highly suggest it.
okay bye.
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| I failed my first exam today - biology. I mean, out of all the exams,
this was the "expected" one to fail. Maybe because it was 9 chapters
long and on the hardest material in the book? Perhaps. Lucky for me,
she drops the lowest grade. I'm hoping I won't get any lower than my
prized 62.
Also, Mets lost the playoffs. Oh, maybe that's why I failed - I was too busy watching them LOSE.
But my mom and aunt are coming today and bringing me brownies and a
piano, so I guess it's okay. When they ask how I did on the exam, I'll
tell them "fine," like always. After all, it's really the end grade
that counts.
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| YOU:
Relationship Status –single
Shoe size – 9
Parents still together – yes
Siblings – no
Pets – arshad (dog), beauty (bird)
FAVORITES:
Color – dark tints (dark red, dark grey, etc)
Number - 4
Animal - panda dog
Book – changes. some: catch 22, magical thinking, life of pi
Flower - i don't really know flowers.
DO YOU:
Twirl your hair? – no.
Have tattoos? – i wish.
Cheat on tests? - not normally
Like roller coasters? – absolutely not.
OPINIONS:
Wish you could live somewhere else? - no
Know how to drive? - yes
Own a cell phone? - yes
Made out with JUST a friend? – yes
Current clothing – t-shirt, pj pants
Current hair - long and free
Current thing I ought to be doing- studying biology
Current iPod playlist - mix of alternative rock
Last movie you saw - good will hunting
Last thing you ate – danish
Life on other planets? – not anywhere near us
Collect anything? – homeless people
LOVE:
First crush –don't remember
You believe in love at first sight? - hasn't happened to me yet
You believe in "the one?" - i will if i find him
Too shy to make the first move? - usually
ARE YOU:
A Daydreamer - yes
Sarcastic – yes
Shy - usually
Talkative - sometimes
WOULD YOU RATHER:
Get your nose or lip pierced? lip
ARE YOU:
Simple or complicated? complicated
ABOUT YOU:
What time is it - 4:25 am
Name - mariam
Nickname(s) – none, really
WHAT DO YOU WANT:
Where do you want to live - nj
How many kids do you want – 1-2
What kind of job do you want – something that i can tolerate and pays well
Do you want to get married – yes
UNIQUE:
Nervous Habits – nail-biting
Are you double jointed – in some fingers
Can you roll your tongue – yes
Can you raise one eyebrow - no, no matter how hard i try
Can you cross your eyes – yes, it hurts
Do you make your bed daily – no
CLOTHES, ETC:
Which shoe goes on first – right
Ever thrown one at someone – the wall
How much money do you carry in your wallet –how ever much i have
IN THE LAST MONTH HAVE YOU:
Bought something – yes
Gotten sick - yes
Sang - friday
Felt stupid- yes
Missed someone – yes
Gotten your hair cut – no
Watched cartoons - yes
Lied – probably. sometimes it's better to be tactful.
LAST PERSON THAT:
Slept in your bed - myself
Saw you cry – myself
Made you cry – myself
Watched a movie with you – myself
HAVE YOU EVER:
Been to California – yes
Been to Canada – too many times
Wished you were the opposite sex - not normally
Snuck out of your house – yes
Wanted something so badly and didnt know what to do - not that i can think of
When is the last time you held hands with someone? - within a month
Who did you last hug? - my mom
Have you ever crawled through a window?- surprisngly, yes
Where is your mom?- at home, sleeping
Morning or night person? - night
Any cool scars? - one from a bunsen burner sophomore year
Things about the opposite sex you notice first.- face
Would you ever dye your hair red - absolutely not
Last text you got says: - i don't really feel like checking
What career would you wish to be in? - no idea
Which country would you like to visit? - india
Have you dated someone older? - yes
When were you last on the phone? - 11 pm
Do you like math? - yes
How about History?- NO
Do you have a brother? - no
Do you like hugs? - if they're not awkward
Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?- no
Do you want to be a doctor? - when watching grey's anatomy
Have you ever fallen asleep with gum in your mouth? - yes
Do you do your own laundry? - now that i'm at college
Do you like football? - never
Do you watch chick flicks? - occassionally
Is your hair up? - not now, but usually
Is your phone right beside you? - no
Do you have plans for tonight? - study
Are you wearing chapstick? - no
Are you cold?- no, i'm quite comfortable
Are you tired? - no
Are you excited? - for my mom to come w/ my piano
Are you watching t.v.? - no
Are you wearing pajamas? - yes
Anything you regret? - yes
Ever kick something living? - many people. one today, in fact
Ever thrown up because you cried so hard? - no
Had any plans last weekend? - went home and to rutgers
Who did you see most last weekend? - parents
Was last weekend interesting? wonderful | | |
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- academics = good classes, teachers
- 2 exams = fine
- labs = 7 hr/wk
- missed classes = 3
- purposely skipped classes = 1
- extracirriculars = choir, somalian tutoring program
- drama = one instance, my fault. fixed w/ cookies.
- parties = once a week
- roommate = excellent
- friends = good
- roommate + group
- class friends
- late-nighters
- madison friend
- room = fabulous
- food = BAD.
- favorite = panera soup, pizza hut breadsticks, spicy asian noodle soup
- least favorite = campus food
- study = in cathedral
- essays = none
- homework = minimal
- reading = maximal
- sleep = none
- all nighters = 2 (exams)
- wake-up time = 8-8.30
- sleep time = 1-4
- nap time = 2-4 hrs every other day
- sick = twice
- mail = 3 packages/wk, 8 letters/wk (parents-->food)
- boys = plentious
- rule = no sleeping around
- free time = grey's anatomy season II, magazines
- procrastination = prime
- money spent = too much. changing that.
- spent on = drinks (coffee, smoothies, etc), drug store items
- greatest detriment = lack of sleep
- homesickness = worse on weekends
- miss: friends, car, house
FINIS.
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