day 027. [kurt]

So today was my last day of classes :)

On top of that I got to see Kurt today. If you didn't know, he went to Australia for study abroad this past Spring Semester. He's now an RA in Villa and I'm super excited to know I can give Kurt hugs to Kurt and not other people, haha

Anyways, I got an A on my BibTrad Paper that was turned in on the 17th of last week. Knowing that I wrote that paper in a rush made me a bit more confident for the two final papers I had to write for the class.

The History final, I figured that I could get a B+ and still get at least a 93 in the class. But I didn't count on that for an accurate reading on how I should do my final.

When I finished my finals I went to Panda Express with Melanie just for a quick bite because we were kind of hungry. When we got back I decided to start packing. I say start because I never got around to packing my stuff. I ended up needing to go to the bathroom and I ran in Teige (AHD in Villa next year) and Geoff (a fellow Villan). We all chatted for a bit in the Corrado hall way. Geoff had to get going, but Teige invited me to come to his apartment in Villa. Let me tell you, I was super excited to go into Villa seeing as the last time I was there was when I left for Oak Harbor before I came back down here. He and just hung out for a bit and then the next thing I know Kurt and Chris came by to hang with Teige, this was all before Caitlin and I went to dinner with Kurt.

Come dinner time, Caitlin and I let Kurt choose where we were going to eat. He chose Thai Ginger. I can't complain with that seeing as I love that place. Rather than it just being Caitlin, Kurt, and me having dinner, we invited Chris to come with us as well. It was a lot of fun hanging out with other Villans! If you can't tell, I really love my fellow Villa men. We're just so awesome ;)

When Kurt brought Caitlin and me back, we took some photos (obviously). Afterwards though Caitlin and I decided to walk near the train tracks. I'm pretty sure we walked a good few miles there and back. I know I was exhausted from it and totally felt gross, so I took a shower, bahaha.

It was a good day. Nice weather. Got done with classes and finals. Crossing my fingers hoping I did well, which I'm not too afraid of. Getting to see Kurt and hanging out with other Villans in Villa!!

As for tomorrow, I need to pack seeing as I leave tomorrow :(

It has been a lot of fun in Portland, but for my followers, get ready for some posts about my home life. Might not be nearly as exciting compared to what I've done down here, but it'll be in my environment :)

PS. I think the best part about today was when Melanie and I were driving back from Panda and I saw Kurt getting into his car. He was going to get coffee with Andrew Hansen. If you're also a follower of the library blog then you'll know who Andrew Hansen is. Anyways, I made Melanie stop in the middle of the road so I could run up to Kurt and give him a giant hug. It was the best :)

day 026. [doodles]

What's the one thing college students don't look forward to?

- Having to buy new books, that are expensive, for the new semester?

- Having an 8:10 Organic Chemistry class?

- Worse, having a night lab that runs until almost 10 pm?

- That first test in a class?

I think there's something even worse than all of those together that most college students probably don't look forward to ... FINALS.

Granted, my finals aren't nearly as tough as they would be compared to during a regular semester, I'm still in the midst of them. This is what we call a study break from studying. Luckily, I finished all 12 pages of my BibTrad final, which was a relief to my being.

As for studying for my History final, I'm getting there, haha. As I was looking through my notes for history though I realized one thing: I have a tendency to doodle ... a lot. It's not a bad thing, if the doodles were pertaining to what's going on in class (like what I did in high school), but these doodles are purely for the sake of me being bored and not wanting to pay attention in class. Sometimes I realize that the doodles are during a time when I REALLY should be paying attention.

As for what I doodle, I have a habit of doodling robots. Now if you're reading this Tarra, I've been doodling robots since my junior year of high school, not because of a certain someones obsession for robots. That goes for you too Caitlin :P

I also draw people and sometimes clouds. I know back in high school I used to draw this one picture of a guy walking into the woods and the caption would say "where are you going?"

I'm pretty sure I would draw that picture in my agenda, especially during times when I really didn't know what route to take. You could say that some of my doodles have depth and meaning behind them while others are just purely for fun and boredom and my way to escape the ever so boring lecture. Not that all lectures are boring, just I tend to zone out.

I should get back to studying for history.

PS. Tomorrow is my last day in Portland and then it's off to Oak Harbor for me. It's going to be bittersweet, but I cannot wait to get home!

PPS. I call my recent doodle "iRobot" ... after the movie, haha. I failed to mention that it was sunny today! Thank you Dr. Els for cutting class short so I could get my daily serving of Vitamin D ;)

day 025. [nom nom nom]

To save you guys a recap, here's what happened today:

Woke up and got ready for BibTrad. Listened to our seminars we had to do.

Went to history and took notes. Although I'm pretty sure I was falling asleep a tad bit. Luckily for us, Els cut class early because of car problems

I then went to the library to really haul ass on my final papers for BibTrad. I've got 8/12 pages right now!!

The whole point of this blog today was about food excursions!

Normally as a University of Portland student I, and my fellow UP classmates, would get food from the good ol' Commons. That's under construction right now seeing as the whole food dealio for next year is changing. Finally, we're going to be up to speed with some of the other schools that have the same food vendor.

Because of that the summer session kids are kind of left to go get their food at The Cove. If you eat there just once, you kind of get sick of it. During the school year it's alright because there's other places to eat, but right now on campus The Cove is the only place we can get anything to eat. During the summer though, you get sick of it. Surprisingly, Melanie and I managed to eat at The Cove only a total of five times this summer.

As for the rest of the time, we either: 1) went out to eat 2) made something for food 3) went to go get some fast food.

Here's a list of places we went, things we made, and places where we just wanted to grab a quick bite of food.

Sit-Down Places:
1) Thai Ginger (once)
2) P.F. Chang's (once)
3) Sushi Land (three times)
4) Yo Cream (twice)
5) Spaghetti Factory (once)
6) Little Red Bike Cafe (together we've gone twice, this summer though I've gone about 6 times)
7) 1-2-3 Thai (once, that's when we were at my house)
8) Applebees (once, again when we were at my house)

Food we made:
1) Broccoli Pasta (three times, that's what I took a photo of today by the way - I made it!)
2) Quesadilla's (once and I made them)
3) Fried Rice (once, that was the time we went to Trader Joe's to get the stuff for it)
4) Scrambled eggs (twice)

Fast Food:
1) Chipotle (twice)
2) McDonalds (three times)
3) Wendy's (once)
4) Panda Express (three times)
5) Ikea (once)

To explain Ikea, it was the first time I'd ever gone there and we decided to get some food there.

It's been quite a food adventure finding different outlets other than campus food to eat this past summer. Luckily, we'll be home soon and before we know it our parents will be cooking food for us again. Or in my case, I tend to eat less while I'm home. I don't understand why that is. I don't understand why I didn't gain vast amounts of weight this past school year! haha

I should get back to work on my finals. That's it for tonight though.

Speaking of food ... Caitlin and I are going out to eat dinner with Kurt Berning (who just came back from Australia) on Thursday!!!