It's over! My anthro midterm is over! :)))
I couldn't help but brain dump & now my neck feels
all lopsided and twisted.

I went to my TA's office hours in her forensic laboratory yesterday.
This is the room in which she analyzes chopped up bits of people
and pieces them together..!
Giant freezers were present.

So instead of forcing myself to study for the psych midterm next week,
I'll take a break and go lay out on the knoll
and start reading my term paper book
about the flores people!

this is the cutest thing I have ever seen:
(and relevant to the our current focus on prosimians in class!)


thanks sunshine :)
speaking of sweet things,
I had the BEST OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIE
AND BANANA CREAM PIE everrr last night.

Downtown with Dominique:

I endured a few hours with the sailor that day.
(I know you are reading this right now)
Domi thinks her mom is actually Jewish,
hates talking about everything,
makes bubbly noises and acts like a gilled fish,
and demands to know if "that movie the one about the whimsical French chick"
(and gets lied to because its actually about Amelia Ear<3)she wanted peaches so we went to the Farmer's Market
I WANT TO KEEP BEES really bad.

the cutest boutique EVA

The weather was so lovely today.
I sat on the grassy knoll and brainstormed for my paper.
I should invest in an outdoors-y picnic blanket.

After core, Jeffy and I attempted to climb Tree Nine
but we couldn't find it..
(typical, i know)
But it was a nice walk:

thrifted can for my precious.

Did you know that possums have evolved the ability to consume just about anything?

Even undies left on the floor after the first rain.

Every Wednesday at 7:40 am, I sit/stand on the bus as it maneuvers
through a dense forest to get to my psych discussion on the other side of campus.

After that, I usually have 14 minutes to get to my next class.
Today, the bus didn't come for 4 minutes.
So that left me 10 minutes to scramble to Chelsey's
(my very humorous, intelligent, and admirable TA) classroom.

I like her because she knows what she's talking bout,
talks really fast and makes sure we get what we're supposed to get in the time we get,
says whatever she wants, & no one messes with her.
Not even homegirl who eats popcorn with butter.
Then I played with a monkey skull.

"hey linda, can you hand me that beaver?"-kevin
It's my fav. class

"Who here hasn't heard of Jane Goodall?"
No one raised their hand.

My anthropology professor, Adrienne Zihlman
worked with Jane in the 60s!

She mentioned it so modestly in class
and showed us pictures of Jane and her standing in an forest,
wearing khaki suits and a camera
observing primates in Africa.

I normally really dislike posting pictures other people took,
but I suppose this once is okay:

:)

Today someone said something very sweet to me and
it made me :)
yes yes, it did.

I woke up and saw the rain droplets dripping
from the wooden pillars out on "my" balcony.

Maybe making realistic homework goals would be helpful, so I am.
After core, I went to the mail room and
got the package my mom sent me! It included:
1.many packets of miracle herbal medicine shipped from China from my g-ma
2. a bunch of these "Vegan Trios" and a scmancy chocolate bar from my sister
3. My Scientific American Magazine!!(it'll help me write my anthro paper)
4. and my PRECIOUS PRISMACOLOR colored pencils:

now I have 4 shades of yellow!

for coloring mammalian dentition.

Oh and I found out my dad added a
Santa Cruz weather update onto his iphone.
hehe.

what a productive day!
.....
O_______________o

the weekdays pass by so quickly
and the weekends feel like they last for forever!
horray!

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros sound so wonderful live.
What a beautiful night at the haunted Brookdale Lodge.

Alex's soul-full deep soothing voice

and Jade's genuinely happy smile
(and eyeshadow glitter)
5 feet away from me!

"hey alex? Can you sit here so I can take a picture of you?"

Alabama Arkansas!
i do love my ma and pa
but not in the way I do love youuuu.

YEAH.

gray gray gray outside
cozy cozy cozy inside.

thanks diana!
for the yellow rainboots :)

I am becoming a Genesis Expert.
We played Bible Jeopardy in Core today,
and I got every question correct!

Then I went to a pumpkin patch:

BE DIFFERENT!!

Then I went to Crossroads(a consignment store) and got this new bag
for 10 dollaz!

I just got back from bible study(don't ask, it's required)

It is now raining.

Which means naked people will be running around pretty soon.
[edit: there they go. I saw lots of butts]

"Welcome to molecular wonderland"

says Prof. Zilhman's text book
I am happy to be a Geneticist's daughter and have
someone who can explain protein synthesis over the phone to me
as I sit in the [recently vandalized] downstairs lounge
panicking while trying in trying to
make sense of this ridiculous self coloring book
of a text book.

that's my dinner for tonight.
I am not willing to venture out into the bleak cold darkness
for the dining hall.

I chased a squirrely-whirrly
and stole this from him.

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];[z}[;[]}[d}[e{e]d{e333@@@*&!@@ @@ @@@ @@ )()()( 90 099!!!!

I just discovered that the window above my bed OPENS.
I can climb out onto the small balcony.

Or I can sit on the pillows,
dangle my legs and watch the sky.
the view

Alabamaaaa Arkansassss!

(Not really, just California)
but I get to meet Edward next week!

"Baby spiders travel by a process called ballooning,

in which they emit a small thread and float on the wind"

we as humans should evolve to be able to do this.
how convenient would it be
for me to get from Stevenson to Oakes
and back to Social Sciences in twenty minutes!
...tomorrow will be a disaster...

there is a spoon inside my printer.
& the dining hall food's quality/selection
is decreasing at an exponential decay.

I have just risked death by climbing on top of the cabinet

to close the window.
Now hopefully, it won't be 30 degrees in our room anymore.

But my toes are still freezing.

Now that I've miraculously completed 4 hours of straight studying,
time to dew the lawndry!

here's the 2nd most beautiful twig in the world:

what a strange 48 hours..

and it said to me,
"You are free".

what a busy day..

As Nadya and I walked to the Stevenson Library for our late night studying,
we spotted a cute little furry raccoon,
devouring a slice of pizza
under a redwood.

it's october.
my, how time flies.

I deserve some sleep
:)