Day 162: Prolonged eye contact [and Mike]

Day 162

Today, I need to have prolonged eye contact with everyone I meet.

I’ll admit I forgot to do this earlier.

I did keep eye contact with one of the girls in the sorority (there was an ice cream social this morning), but that was more of a we’re talking and I’m being polite.

If I remember, I’ll continue with the eye contact thing. But I’m not seeing many people. Mike’s here and we’re spending the day together.

It’s a fun day. I love Mike so much.

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Maybe I talk about Mike too much.

Day 161: Compose a poem [and Zumba]

Day 161

Today, I need to compose a poem and leave it in a public place.

It’s raining miserably hard today and it’s just so gross out.

I fall asleep in my English lecture, and then I have a quiz in the discussion afterwards. So, I fail that.

Then I go to my music class and take a test, which I don’t think I fail.

When I’m done, I write a short sort of a poem on the desk. (the desk was already covered with graffiti.)

It reads:

You are

Beautiful.

Remember that.

Only sort of a poem. Really short. But my task is done.

Later, I go to another activity for the sorority I want to join. It’s Zumba fitness.

It’s one of the most intense workouts I’ve had in a while, but it’s so fun!

And now I’m really really sweaty.

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I'm sleepy this morning.
had a dream classes were cancelled and now they're not. tear.

Day 160: Avoid Mirrors

Day 160

Today I have to avoid mirrors.

Finally! Something that’s doable and I understand!

So I try, really hard. Three times I do catch myself in the mirror, though. It’s hard to avoid mirrors when they’re in every bathroom and even one in my dorm.

Ugh.

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I don't really like mirrors.

Day 159: Counterfeiting! [and fire drill]

Day 159

Today I have to make a $10 bill turn into $100.

I don’t have a $10 bill. I can’t do this.

So of course, today sucks.

In one class, I have a quiz. In my other class, there’s review for a test.

Boo. Tests suck.

Plus it’s humid and raining and I am just tired. At least Glee’s tonight.

We had a FIRE DRILL.

IN THE MIDDLE OF GLEE.

AND IT WAS RAINING.

AND I MISSED TEN MINUTES OF GLEE

WTF MADNESS

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I remember that night. sucked, but not as much as a few nights ago when the fire alarm went off at 3am.

Day 158: Break a Commandment [and near miss]

Day 158

Today, I need to break one of the Ten Commandments.

Oh my God!

I’m done.

I don’t feel like going to class today, but I do anyways.

Nothing really interesting happens until after classes. I go to an event for the sorority I want to join. We’re tie-dying shirts.

It’s fun. I’m talking to the other girls and not being the shy person I normally am.

One of the other girls is from San Jose, like me. Small world.

Then, after that when I’m walking back to my dorm, I almost get hit by a truck. It’s a scary experience, seeing a large truck driving right towards you and realizing that the driver does not see you and isn’t going to stop oh shit

I was able to run out of the way just in time. Obviously. Or I wouldn’t be writing this.

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I remember that day. it was an interesting day.

Day 157: Act like a chess piece [and the Big E]

Day 157

Today, I need to act like a chess piece. I choose bishop—intelligent and devious.

Mike’s taking me to the Big E today. It’s a huge event around here, a big expo.

It takes a while to get there due to the traffic, but when we get there it’s worth it.

Food there is good. First thing we get is corndogs, and for some reason they just taste better than a normal corndog. Yum.

Then some cream puffs which are supposedly famous, and they’re really good.

We walk around for a while looking at things. It’s fun being with Mike.

We see a small petting zoo that offers rides on elephants. I want to ride the elephant, but Mike points out they abuse the animals and paying is bad. So, no riding the elephant. But we do watch it. At one point, when it’s standing right next to us, it picks up a playing card that was laying flat on the ground with its trunk. I knew elephants had prehensile trunks, but I didn’t know they were that adept with them.

And a bit later, the elephant grabs its trainer’s ankle and tries to pick him up. The guy has to grab onto a nearby railing to keep from being lifted completely off the ground.

Mike and I walk around a while longer, see some more cool things. By now we’re both pretty tired, so we just go on some of the rides, walk through the buildings that have displays from each state in New England, sample local foods, and then go.

We go back to Mike’s house and hang out there for a while, then I have to go back to the dorm. Mike comes with me and we hang out here for a while. Then he leaves.

He forgets to say goodbye when he leaves and I know it was an accident, but it kind of hurts.

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I remember that day. that was a fun day.

Day 156: Redesign everyday product

Day 156

Today I need to redesign an everyday product.

I go to the mall with Mike, partly for inspiration and partly because I need a new sports bra.

We go to a bunch of stores. Mike gets job applications from most of them (I so hope he gets a better job than what he has) and I just hang out with him, browsing places.

Then I get sick. Blah.

I get Pepto-Bismol, feel a bit better, but by now I need to go. Mike has to go to work and he needs to drop me off at the bus station first.

He drops me off, but the bus doesn’t show up. It’s only 40 minutes till the next one, but that’s a boring 40 minutes. And Mike is at work and can’t just drive me back to the dorm.

Then when I’m at the dorm, I remember something. That something is ohshit I have a paper due Wednesday I haven’t started on! So I quickly do some work and I’m caught up to where I should be if I’d started earlier.

And now I’m just chilling. My stomach’s still a bit upset, but I’ll be okay.

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didn't actually do the task. huh.