12. spring//finals week

finals weekend/week was surprisingly...more than bearable. i actually have enjoyed the last few days:

friday//i moved out. that was surprisingly tiring but it felt so nice to say "peace out!" to the roomies. i left a few things there that i'm going have to pick up. after that, i came home with michelle in tow and we did our astronomy study guide. we went to stir crazy and got it done by like 9:30. then i did all my art history flashcards after she left and let's just say i was going a little mad.

saturday//probably the worst of these past couple of days, and not even that bad. i didn't do all that much studying (i had been really on top of it in the past week so i was able to chill) but a combination of shitty things kind of piled out. i ended my night with "drag me to hell," which i saw with my parents and sissy. although i was scared out of my mind while i was watching it, it was really well done and scary.

sunday//even though i had a final the next day, i did a lot on sunday. i went out to coffee with gigi, which was really nice. we walked over to stir crazy and talked to a strange guy, drank tea and felt the nice breeze. after that whoopi and ron picked me up and we went to wingstop. it was delicious! we brought it back to my house and watched the end of the laker game, which was exciting. then i booked it over to UCLA to pick up some cec people. we all went to yogurtland, the whole speakers staff from the year. joanne paid as a thanks to everyone, and we had a great time. i can't until i'm legit on staff next year. finally, i went the the 2N party that was being held at kip's apartment. it was wine and cheese, which was nice. but the party was a little lame, and i didn't get to see everyone i wanted. i did get to see my RAs, which was a lot of fun. me and michelle left around 12:30 and i got a good nights sleep before my final

monday//i had my astronomy final! i think it went well. i knew at least half of the questions for sure and i was able to make pretty educated guesses on the rest. i'll probably find out about it in the next couple days.

today//i had my art history final today, and i think it went really well! with each essay question i felt like i knew more and more about what the TA wanted from me. i know i'll get an A in the class. then i went to pick up laynie at the airport (after circling about 5 times around) and here we are, hanging out on my bed as if it hasn't been almost a year. ok yogurtland! byeee

7. girl talkkk

so yesterday i went to see girl talk, which was a free event for ucla students put on by CEC. let's just say CEC was very successful...and that this concert was a shitshow. but i would expect no less when girl talk is playing for free.

i ended up getting right up in front, about 5 feet away from the stage. it was fairly comfortable while we were standing there waiting, but as soon as rye rye (1/2 of opening bands) came on, comfort was out the window as people smashed up against one another and drunk sorority girls used me as their launch pad so that they could jump and scream as high as they could.

but back to the concert. rye rye. this little little woman had purple hair and jammed and danced like she was in a missy elliott video. check out her myspace. it's kind of hilarious. when she came on stage i could NOT stop laughing as she shook her hips and jumped from side to side.

she also had this female DJ who was FIERCE. she looked like a cross between rihanna and that bitch eva from america's next top model. i really want to find a picture of her, because before rye rye came out i was down with this girl.

after rye rye was some rapper, i don't remember his name but it's okay. he sounded like every other shitty rapper. he made references to "ring around the rosey" but had a pocket full of "dough." it was just the same beats and songs about "who is hotter."

girl talk was fun. although i kind of felt like i was at a rave, and i definitely wouldn't see him again in concert, i did have a good time. at one point i had to leave from being so close because everybody was so sweaty. i joined my friends andrew and milo, who were in the back. it was so much more fun because i actually had space to BREATHE. after the concert (which ended at 11), i was incredibly dehydrated and i had to jump in the shower thanks to everybody's sweat. all in all, good night.

5. almost thereeee

so this week has been really long and draining, not really what i expected. i'm hoping that this weekend will pay off for it though, i have some pretty good plans:

friday: class until 12, then hiking, then seeing gigi and sarah at night

saturday: shopping at nordstrom with mom (sale!), stopping at american rag (toms?), watching that 50s movie for class

sunday: jazz-reggae fest

monday: chill.

let's hope all that works out, and that i end up having a good time. now, i have to go get dinner and make it to the CEC office by 6. pharrell is speaking tonight, that should be pretty interesting. i have no idea what he could possibly talk about.