& the world spins madly on...

Life has been busy, as you can tell by the lengthy amount of time I haven't updated.

SCHOOL: is hardddd! But Physiology is becoming harder than Micro...strange? We had a quiz in Micro last week and I got ALL the hard math problems right and bombed all the Microscope identifications. Kind of a bummer, but also pretty funny at the same time. I am enjoying school though. But its going to damn near kill me.

FAMILY: Kai Kai came down to visit last Friday. She left last night. It went by so fast! But I am so glad she came. We had such a good time hanging out together. I miss her so much and it makes me so happy to know that she is moving down here with us. Hanging out in IV with her made me realize that it isn't so bad. She likes going to the beach and watching the sunsets and I never do that, so I felt like she brought that out of me. She didn't go to any parties while she was down here so its also good to know that she has the same home-body mentality as me. I think we've decided to try and live in the 6800 block of IV in a 2 bedroom house (Holly is thinking about joining us). She is going to be the best roommate everrr!

KNITTING: I made Kylie a camera case! It's awesome! I made it in about an hour, so I am getting pretty damn good at this shizzah! I'm also about half-way done with Audrey's hat. Its coming along nicely. She chose a very luxurious red yarn. Kylie and Holly ordered another 3 headbands so I am finally busy with knitting once more! It's just juggling that and school. When I should study the most is when I want to knit the most.

PERSONAL: While Kylie was in town, we spontaneously got new piercings at 'Precious Slut' in IV. She got her right tragus done and I got my helix done. I forgot before we went that I had taken two ibuprofen for my neck stitch from sleeping and when he pierced me, I gushed blood. Freaked him out! It was funny though. But damn, it hurt! WAY more than my own tragus. And Precious, my cat, accidentally kicked me in the ear last night and I started gushing blood all over again. It was awful! The pain made me want to throw up.

Everything with Joey is going more smoothly. We've both been so on edge with the combination of school, work, figuring out housing for next year amongst random other topics. But having Kylie visit really balanced me out, it felt like. Joey and I celebrated Valentine's Day downtown at Pascucci's (of course!) and we had a really good time. It's the first date we've been on in forever! I think we need to go on more dates.

That is all the update I have time for, I guess, other than the fact that my wallet is very light-weight these days. But thats a given...ha! Enjoy your day!

T-Minus 26.5 hours!

This past weekend, my Dad and and sister Kylie came to visit me for the first time. They only were here for 2 full days but we did so much and had such a blast. I was able to show off my amazing campus and where I live and all the beauty that is surrounding me. Kylie is considering moving down here because she has always loved the beach and she really needs to get out of Tahoe. She wants to move down in winter of next year if she does so. Joey and I are going to try and get a 2 bedroom apartment so we can accommodate for her.

There are a couple things I realized about myself this past weekend:

1) I found a new appreciation for Isla Vista. The past few months, I have been stuck in this bitter bubble and wallow in how much I hate living in IV. I can't find one thing good about it except for the things Joey enjoys. I like the beach, but you know what? I haven't even been to the beach ONCE the entire semester. I hardly ever sit out in the sun anymore, whereas last year I did it religiously. I longboarded all over the place teaching Kylie the ropes and that's something I haven't done in a while. I have just become lazy and depressed and I realized that it was my own fault! I've become ungrateful for what I have. Kylie, who is still in Tahoe with the cold and snow was so grateful to be where I live, at the beach just a few blocks away from me and here I am bitching about it. What is wrong with me? So from now on, I am going to use this to stop being such a lame-ass poo-poo head.

2) I smiled and laughed harder than I have in a LONG time. I have friends down here in SB, but I don't have that one "best friend." That's hard. I have wonderful people who are sweet and will hang out with me, but we aren't that close. Basically, my best friend is Joey and that's okay. Nothing is wrong with that. It's just that when I have had a hard day or I am becoming frustrated, instead of having a best friend to vent to, I bottle it all up and then just take it out on Joey. It's not fair on him and it's not fair on me. And I don't necessarily want a new best friend! I have Prudence who I could never replace, Jessica who is such a sweetheart and my sisters who I love more than anything! I don't want to replace anyone! I just wish we were all somewhat closer...you see my dilemma?
But in the end, I realized that if Kylie moved down here, I'd be able to have her. I'd laugh and smile and be happy again. I missed my family so much and if it weren't for Thanksgiving in just a few days, I think I might just crawl into under a rock and sleep for 100 years.

I leave tonight on Amtrak and should be arriving in Tahoe around noon tomorrow. Yeah, long ass trip but it's worth it when you're going where I am going. I am so homesick and I won't be home for all of December, including my twenty-first birthday. I cannot wait to hold my furry cats, kiss their wiskered faces, and hear them purr so loud. I cannot wait to smell the fresh air and the pine trees. I cannot wait to have a legitimate excuse to wear scarves, turtle-necks, sweaters, and Ugg boots. I cannot wait to hug my mommy, smell her spicy perfume, and have her yell at me for being too skinny. I miss the smell of her cooking, of the couch, of the pillow, of the house! I want to drink tasty water from the tap! I miss it so much and it's so close, yet so far!

T-minus 26.5 hours!!!!