Thursday, May 31, 2007

airhead troubles

haven't started biking and i'm already running into troubles. how does a bike fit into a bike box? hmm...well, i made a mess in the basement of WILG. the fact that all the WILG wrenches are missing didn't help the situation. Orian somehow made the task of fitting a bike into a bike box seem easy and intuitive. and here i am, scratching my head. i thought i wouldn't have to use any brain during these two dead weeks between finals and graduation, but i suppose i need to dig out that brain power again.

on the more extreme side of forgetfulness...i told my cousin catherine that my graduation was june 8th. apparently in her mind, june 8th is actually june 1st. so she and tita tina are coming to boston tomorrow. as they are both high-end doctors, they booked really nice hotels and plan on going to fancy restaurants. tita tina was shocked when she checked the mit website yesterday and realized the graduation was next weekend. the good thing is that i'll get to spend some time with them, and they get to pay for the fancy meals. yes!! maybe i can convince them to take me to Salts.

i managed to get nothing accomplished today. ahh, the joy of dead weeks.

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Hello USA

Finally finished! Stayed up all night on Friday night/Saturday morning to finish my acting paper. Then went to Maine with Erika and MITOC. Green forests, wildlife, clear blue lakes, the vast Atlantic Ocean, fresh air: ahhh. Too bad Erika had a broken hand. We could've went sea kayaking and climbing. But the hikes were amazing anyways.

Now slowly getting myself back together. How I've missed cleaning my room and being able to run in the mornings! These two weeks before graduation are going to be refreshing.

I finished building my bike for the summer! Orian and I built it in under three hours last Wednesday night. It's pretty spiffy. Maybe that's what I should name it: Spiffy. I couldn't contain my excitement, so I biked all day Thursday. Now I have to somehow get me and my bike over to oregon and meet up with the others...Dip my tires in the Pacific Ocean, then HELLO USA!

jumpin' up and down, woohoo!