honestly

CMS....only redeeming because the class has some diversity and my team is cute in a little freshman kind of way.
FIN 354....are you serious--I really need to take Intro to Finance? I love how I'll still fail the tests because of lack of motivation to memorize details or buy the textbook...I'm seeing how long I can avoid that one.
FIN 370...surprising I like it--obviously the whole homework and tons of assignments thing is negative but at least it has some value in my education.
Leadership in America...don't ask--it has some interesting speakers and I can definatley write a few papers and show up to class once a week
Thesis...seriously don't ask...my topic is changing yet again and I'm supposed to be well into the writing of it AND my advisor is socially awkward AND I don't understand where to begin AND I've exhausted all my resources meaning it's time to actually dive in...I'm just too scared.

So tired. And pretty much unmotivated about life. Luckily I still love OJs and UBC. Actually that's unlucky b/c I'd rather do organization bullshit or go to the grocery store or wait in line for an hour at Gregory for a machine than do homework or my thesis. Well, that's a lie. I wouldn't wait at Gregory for a machine. I would never wait to work out. Seriously, that's absurd.

I've noticed a lot that very few people see the world like I do. I don't have anything else to say about that, only that it's weird to carry on a conversation with someone and realize that they're just not on the same page. Fundamentally. It's really not a problem, just interesting.

Back to listening to country music. It's been a phase since getting back from Peru. I guess that's just how much I missed Texas. I love you, Pat Green.

missing people

I know I'm going to miss all my friends when I move (except for all of you in the NE!)

BUT...in realizing this, I wonder who you really miss more: friends or those random acquaintances that you only see sometimes on campus or in Austin, etc...

Friends are obviously more important. They're the people you love and care about and keep up with their lives. But they're also the ones that you keep in touch with and visit and call on the phone. If they're important in your life, you can keep them in it. It's never the same, but it's still a friendship.

The others are the friends that you see while walking to class or always sit next to in Finance classes. They're the ones you go downtown with in a group or chat with on the west mall. These are the people that you're really never going to see again when you leave Austin. It's just kind of sad, because these random friendships are valuable to.

It's weird also because the way real life works is never what you expect. The people you really keep in touch with are not always the ones you were best friends with. Just as some friendships go away, new ones are made with old friends that you never really knew as well at first. This is really rambling and convoluted, but I'm really going to miss so many people. There's no way I can say I won't miss my best friends the most, but there is just so much collateral friendship damage (shout out to great movies in the middle of the night on buses in Peru).

Guess you just have to live it up when you're with your friends and create the memories you want to look back on:)

Random but odd noticings

Citigroup requires each security response to be at least 4 letters but one of the questions is "youngest brother's nickname". Unfortunately "Bob" is not four letters, so much for that question. I feel as though three letters is normal for a nickname.

Expensive hotels charge for internet use, usually a lot, while cheaper hotels do not.

Boarding planes is somehow competitive even with assigned seating. Barring large amounts of carry-on...which the no-liquids rule sort of prohibits implicity, there is no reason to be the first one on the plane.