Music: Joe- I Wanna Know
Mood: 90's Weekend on 94.7
Post tests last week, I've been relaxing again! After my tests, I went out to celebrate on Thursday night. I cannot believe I had 3 tests in the course of 24 hours, but I survived and cannot wait for Thanksgiving and for the semester to end! I actually did pretty well on my STAT and LEB test, so that's good news. I find out my grade in the ACCT class on Thursday, so hopefully that brings good news as well. On Friday, my roommates and I did dinner were we (ie. they) made pasta in bread boxes and homemade Tres Leches cake. We watched Paris I Love You, which was an adorable movie but at the same time, it was sort of depressing not being in a relationship. Haha! Then on Saturday, we woke up, had brunch, and then went to the football game at 11am against Central Florida. Though the game wasn't that exciting, I really enjoyed it because it was pretty empty in the student section so we had a bunch of elbow room AND my friends and I were on the jumbotron for a couple seconds!! We were on the jumbo-tron sophomore year and it was exciting being on again senior year! After the game on Saturday, I really just relaxing and hung out with friends. I went to bed early because I was going to run the Gazelle Foundation Run for the Water 10miler at 7am.
This was my first big race of the semester and I was pretty nervous about it, especially since I hadn't run for so long in about a week, and my left foot always goes numb after about 3 miles. I ended up running the 10 miles in 1 hour and 30 minutes, for a pace of 9 minutes per mile. I left foot went numb around mile 4, and I had to pause to massage it and let the blood return. Then my right foot started going numb as well and I was pausing for about 30 seconds every mile. It was extremely fustrating, and I am very happy about my time, given the numb-foot delays. Big Shout-Out to Vicki and Shyam for driving me to the race around 6:30am and then waiting at the finish line for me and then going to brunch at Upper Crust Bakery after the race!
Now, I'm debating wheter I should sign up for the half-marathon on Dec 6th. I am most likely going to do it, but I'm going to wait a bit to see what the weather is going to be like. Decker Lake is known to be a very hilly race (with long, rising hills) that can be killer when it's cold and windy. I am for sure going to do the 3M Half Marathon in January and the Austin Full-Marathon on Feburary 14th. I know I can do 13.1 miles (even if my foot goes numb), but I am worried about the full-marathon. I have no idea what to expect and I don't know if I can make it. I'm still going to run it because it's been my goal since high school, so it's something I'm gonna do regardless! I know for sure that it's not healthy for me (in terms of the wear and tear on my joints), but I'm still going to do it!
Beyond preparing and training for the races, I haven't been doing much of anything else. I am going up to Dallas this Friday through Sunday for the Offer Weekend with the consulting firm I recently signed with. I am really excited about this trip because the firm is essentially going to wine and dine us and treat us very luxuriously (we're staying in the Ritz Carlton and have an executive sedan driving us all around). Not only that, we are going to tour and enjoy the office on Friday followed by a nice dinner and happy hour. On Saturday, we have a brunch followed by a trip to the aquarium followed by dinner and the firm-wide recruitment party. Sunday will be brunch again before flying back to Austin. It'll be a great opportunity to meet more people at the firm and meet other people who go offers with the firm (ie. my starting class), so I'm excited to get to know them!
Also, on Sunday, I will be celebrating my 21st birthday right when come back to Austin from Dallas. My flight lands around 3pm, and I've got activities plan with friends for the evening! This weekend should be very exciting and I cannot wait! =)
Also yesterday, I was able to go onto the field at the football stadium because they passed out field passes at the football game on Saturday. It was cool exploring the field and seeing the stadium from the perspective of the players. I took a picture with the E in TEXAS in the north endzone and with the H in LONGHORNS in the south endzone! =) That was exciting! And I ran into a fellow blogger and friend, Brendan!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Running with Stress
Music: Body Language- Jesse McCartney
Mood: Good, Lazy Stress
This new Jesse song has been stuck in my head!
Let's be honest, I'm stressed. And I admit, I've done it to myself. I did this last time during my first round of tests, but in my defense, that was the week right after I got my full-time job offer. Now, about 4 weeks later, I've done the same thing. After watching a lot of Glee (I'm still one episode behind), socializing with friends more, and just relaxing, I find that I have an accounting test on Wednesday and a statistics and business law test on Thursday. I finally started studying yesterday, so it's my own fault that I'm stressed, but I'm definitely okay with that because I put it upon myself. Hence, my mood is a good, lazy stress.
Don't get me wrong; my grades still somewhat matter. And I'm still confident I'll do well on my exams. But I'm just waited till the last minute to study for these exams. I did okay during the last exams, but I definitely need to turn it up a notch if I want to pull out with a decent grade in my classes.
So I registered for classes last Wednesday and I totally got NONE of the classes times I wanted. I got all the required classes I needed, but I was on waitlists for 3 different classes. As of today, I got off 2 waitlists, so my schedule is now MW 11 to 2pm, T 12:30 to 2, 5 to 8, TH 12:30 to 2. I'm trying to move that Tuesday class from 5 to 8pm to TTH 11 to 12:30, but we'll see if that works out. It's the senior level FIN 370 capstone finance class, and I had the last day of senior registration, so obviously I got stuck with the worst timeslot.
This past weekend, I went to Houston on Saturday and Sunday to see a good high school friend who goes to rice, to go to an Owl City concert, and to celebrate Halloween at Rice's (in)famous Night of Decadence (or NOD). Let me say that I had an amazing weekend. Thanks to Chaya for letting us crash at her place and to Shyam for driving! The concert was not really what I expected. It was at the Meridian in downtown Houston, which was a terrible venue because the stage was pretty much on the floor, so you couldn't really see that much. The opening acts were TERRIBLE, but Adam Young (of Owl City) has great songs, so it was fun seeing him live. However, I must say that he is not an entertainer at all. I'm sure he has a lot to learn, but he literally just played through all the songs without any transitions or telling us the background or the meaning behind the songs. In other words, he didn't really captivate us with his personality, though the songs were still fun. He played for about 1 hour, which was about as long as the openers played. Also, the concert was full of high school/middle school students, which Vicki noted some of their combined ages was equivalent to her age. It was funny seeing the parents pick up their kids after the concert. While it seems like this post was full of complains, I definitely enjoyed the concert overall!
And halloween weekend was amazing! I spent Friday night celebrating in Austin and spent Saturday night at Night of Decadence (wikipedia it!). I was a sailor on Friday and a captain on Saturday because I had 2 different hats that I paired with a bandana around my neck. I wasnt sure what to expect of NOD, but I had a blast, though a Rice party is definitely different from UT parties.
As many of y'all know, I've been training for the Austin Marathon since the summer and meant to do the Austin Distance Challenge, but that didn't work out. I've still kept up running, and I just registered for the Run for the Water 10 miler which is on this Sunday. I've been putting of registering for it because I wasn't sure if I'd be able to do it (and because it was $50 to register.) My left foot has been going numb after 3 or 4 miles, which is really wrecking my time. My goal for the 10miler is under 2 hours, but I'm not sure if that'll happen if my foot goes numb b/c I have to stop and wait for the blood to return. I'm planning on running the Marathon, but I haven't registered for it yet. It's $110 dollars, and it's not about the money (though the race money added together could probably buy me the iPod Nano and a new camera I've been wanting). I'll probably register for the marathon after I run the 10 miler on Sunday.
So, I guess I'll continue to run with (good, lazy) stress! =)
Mood: Good, Lazy Stress
This new Jesse song has been stuck in my head!
"Parlez vous francais?
Konichiwa
Come and move in my way
Hey, little chica from Guadeloupe
That thing you got behind you is amazing
Now, I don't speak Spanish, Japanese or French
But the way that body's talkin' definitely makes sense
It's her, her body, her body, her body language
It's her, her body, her body, her body language
The way she moves around
When she grinds to the beat
Breaking it down articulately
It's her, her body, her body, her body language
It's her, her body, her body, her body"
Let's be honest, I'm stressed. And I admit, I've done it to myself. I did this last time during my first round of tests, but in my defense, that was the week right after I got my full-time job offer. Now, about 4 weeks later, I've done the same thing. After watching a lot of Glee (I'm still one episode behind), socializing with friends more, and just relaxing, I find that I have an accounting test on Wednesday and a statistics and business law test on Thursday. I finally started studying yesterday, so it's my own fault that I'm stressed, but I'm definitely okay with that because I put it upon myself. Hence, my mood is a good, lazy stress.
Don't get me wrong; my grades still somewhat matter. And I'm still confident I'll do well on my exams. But I'm just waited till the last minute to study for these exams. I did okay during the last exams, but I definitely need to turn it up a notch if I want to pull out with a decent grade in my classes.
So I registered for classes last Wednesday and I totally got NONE of the classes times I wanted. I got all the required classes I needed, but I was on waitlists for 3 different classes. As of today, I got off 2 waitlists, so my schedule is now MW 11 to 2pm, T 12:30 to 2, 5 to 8, TH 12:30 to 2. I'm trying to move that Tuesday class from 5 to 8pm to TTH 11 to 12:30, but we'll see if that works out. It's the senior level FIN 370 capstone finance class, and I had the last day of senior registration, so obviously I got stuck with the worst timeslot.
This past weekend, I went to Houston on Saturday and Sunday to see a good high school friend who goes to rice, to go to an Owl City concert, and to celebrate Halloween at Rice's (in)famous Night of Decadence (or NOD). Let me say that I had an amazing weekend. Thanks to Chaya for letting us crash at her place and to Shyam for driving! The concert was not really what I expected. It was at the Meridian in downtown Houston, which was a terrible venue because the stage was pretty much on the floor, so you couldn't really see that much. The opening acts were TERRIBLE, but Adam Young (of Owl City) has great songs, so it was fun seeing him live. However, I must say that he is not an entertainer at all. I'm sure he has a lot to learn, but he literally just played through all the songs without any transitions or telling us the background or the meaning behind the songs. In other words, he didn't really captivate us with his personality, though the songs were still fun. He played for about 1 hour, which was about as long as the openers played. Also, the concert was full of high school/middle school students, which Vicki noted some of their combined ages was equivalent to her age. It was funny seeing the parents pick up their kids after the concert. While it seems like this post was full of complains, I definitely enjoyed the concert overall!
And halloween weekend was amazing! I spent Friday night celebrating in Austin and spent Saturday night at Night of Decadence (wikipedia it!). I was a sailor on Friday and a captain on Saturday because I had 2 different hats that I paired with a bandana around my neck. I wasnt sure what to expect of NOD, but I had a blast, though a Rice party is definitely different from UT parties.
As many of y'all know, I've been training for the Austin Marathon since the summer and meant to do the Austin Distance Challenge, but that didn't work out. I've still kept up running, and I just registered for the Run for the Water 10 miler which is on this Sunday. I've been putting of registering for it because I wasn't sure if I'd be able to do it (and because it was $50 to register.) My left foot has been going numb after 3 or 4 miles, which is really wrecking my time. My goal for the 10miler is under 2 hours, but I'm not sure if that'll happen if my foot goes numb b/c I have to stop and wait for the blood to return. I'm planning on running the Marathon, but I haven't registered for it yet. It's $110 dollars, and it's not about the money (though the race money added together could probably buy me the iPod Nano and a new camera I've been wanting). I'll probably register for the marathon after I run the 10 miler on Sunday.
So, I guess I'll continue to run with (good, lazy) stress! =)
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Rainy Day Stay Away
Music: Howie Day & Colbie Caillat
Mood: Cold and Homey
This past weekend, or I mean on Thursday, I saw Howie Day and Colbie Caillat in concert at Stubbs. I hadn't been to a concert since Ingrid Michaelson and this concert was pretty enjoyable. It definitely wasn't what I expected in the sense that Colbie was trying to be more mainstream and pop-ish than I felt her music is. The concert was more of a staged production rather than a chill concert. All that aside, it was very entertaining and the concert went pretty quickly. I don't know too many of Howie Day's or Colbie's music, but Howie Day is always amazing to see live because of what he does with footpedals and looping sounds. Colbie was adorable and gorgeous!
Apart from that, this weekend, my parents came into town and it was great seeing them again and just relaxing. Though at times, I just wanted to stay at home and relax because I have no idea why my parents wanted to sit in on business and Plan II panels about internships, study abroad, etc. when they've heard it for the last four years. Of course, Parent's Day is an excuse for them to make the trip to Austin, see me, bring chinese food up for me, and just enjoy Austin, which I'm totally cool with!
And I must say that I hate the COLD and the RAIN. Yesterday was disgusting and slightly annoying. I took the bus to campus to run some errands, and it just ended up being gross. Apart from that, I can say that I am NOT a cold weather person. I mean, it's currently in the 50s to 60s and this is too cold for me. I'm such a short/tshirt person and having to bundle up and wear layers is not fun, especially when I bike to campus. I can say that I have an excuse for not being ready for this weather-- I was in Hong Kong last fall and didnt get to experience the weather changes. In Hong Kong, it was temperate for the most of the fall until about November when it started getting colder. I don't think it fell below 50 or 45 in Hong Kong. With that said, I'm glad I'm staying in Texas after graduation simply because of the weather. Obviously, there are other sweet places with amazing weather (ie. California) but Texas will do!
Lately, I've had a lot of free-time to just relax and do nothing. It's probably a combination of tests in classes coming up the first wk of November (ie next week) and me just not wanting to do work anymore. I've still got to read for several classes and do practice problems, I've just not done them because I don't want to, which is bad, but also because of my senioritis already kicking in. With my "free-time," I've been trying to catch up with friends and just do more outside of school, which has been fun, but I definitely need to concentrate on reading for my thesis to get valuable information so I can start writing ASAP. Last week, I went to the library to get books, so I've got like 10-15 books in my room but I actually need to start sifting through the material. YIKES!
I also register tomorrow for my classes. I'm taking 15 hours, which I'm not too excited about, but my schedule is still pretty stellar-- Monday thru Thursday 11am to 2pm. I'm kinda bummed that I have to have class through all my lunch times, but I guess if i work out in the morning, eat a big breakfast, and then suffer through till 2pm, I can eat afterwards, but it still stinks. I register tomorrow at 11am and am pretty confident I'll get everything I need.
Lastly, this weekend, I'm going to Houston on Saturday to see Owl City in concert. He's going to be amazing (yes, it is not a band, but rather, it's just one person named Adam Young.) The Austin tickets sold out before we were ready to buy them and Houston hadn't sold out yet, so my roommate, a friend and I are driving to Houston on Saturday afternoon, meeting up with a friend at Rice, going to the concert, then going to enjoy Halloween at Rice. I'm going to be a sailor for halloween, but I'm a bit worried because I ordered my costume online on Friday and it has finally shipped today. It got shipped priority mail from Anaheim, CA. I better get it on Friday so I can dress up on both Friday and Saturday!
Other than that, this week will be busy because I'm serving as a student ambassador for a team competing in the McCombs International Business Challenge. Tonight, we had a dinner for them, tomorrow, I'm taking them to lunch and then around Austin before Dave & Busters in the evening. It should be fun, but I've also got tests to prepare for for next week since I won't have time this weekend. Sorry for the incongruence in my blog post. I made a list of things to talk about so I just went paragraph by paragraph explaining is, so hence, no transitions or fillers.
Mood: Cold and Homey
This past weekend, or I mean on Thursday, I saw Howie Day and Colbie Caillat in concert at Stubbs. I hadn't been to a concert since Ingrid Michaelson and this concert was pretty enjoyable. It definitely wasn't what I expected in the sense that Colbie was trying to be more mainstream and pop-ish than I felt her music is. The concert was more of a staged production rather than a chill concert. All that aside, it was very entertaining and the concert went pretty quickly. I don't know too many of Howie Day's or Colbie's music, but Howie Day is always amazing to see live because of what he does with footpedals and looping sounds. Colbie was adorable and gorgeous!
Apart from that, this weekend, my parents came into town and it was great seeing them again and just relaxing. Though at times, I just wanted to stay at home and relax because I have no idea why my parents wanted to sit in on business and Plan II panels about internships, study abroad, etc. when they've heard it for the last four years. Of course, Parent's Day is an excuse for them to make the trip to Austin, see me, bring chinese food up for me, and just enjoy Austin, which I'm totally cool with!
And I must say that I hate the COLD and the RAIN. Yesterday was disgusting and slightly annoying. I took the bus to campus to run some errands, and it just ended up being gross. Apart from that, I can say that I am NOT a cold weather person. I mean, it's currently in the 50s to 60s and this is too cold for me. I'm such a short/tshirt person and having to bundle up and wear layers is not fun, especially when I bike to campus. I can say that I have an excuse for not being ready for this weather-- I was in Hong Kong last fall and didnt get to experience the weather changes. In Hong Kong, it was temperate for the most of the fall until about November when it started getting colder. I don't think it fell below 50 or 45 in Hong Kong. With that said, I'm glad I'm staying in Texas after graduation simply because of the weather. Obviously, there are other sweet places with amazing weather (ie. California) but Texas will do!
Lately, I've had a lot of free-time to just relax and do nothing. It's probably a combination of tests in classes coming up the first wk of November (ie next week) and me just not wanting to do work anymore. I've still got to read for several classes and do practice problems, I've just not done them because I don't want to, which is bad, but also because of my senioritis already kicking in. With my "free-time," I've been trying to catch up with friends and just do more outside of school, which has been fun, but I definitely need to concentrate on reading for my thesis to get valuable information so I can start writing ASAP. Last week, I went to the library to get books, so I've got like 10-15 books in my room but I actually need to start sifting through the material. YIKES!
I also register tomorrow for my classes. I'm taking 15 hours, which I'm not too excited about, but my schedule is still pretty stellar-- Monday thru Thursday 11am to 2pm. I'm kinda bummed that I have to have class through all my lunch times, but I guess if i work out in the morning, eat a big breakfast, and then suffer through till 2pm, I can eat afterwards, but it still stinks. I register tomorrow at 11am and am pretty confident I'll get everything I need.
Lastly, this weekend, I'm going to Houston on Saturday to see Owl City in concert. He's going to be amazing (yes, it is not a band, but rather, it's just one person named Adam Young.) The Austin tickets sold out before we were ready to buy them and Houston hadn't sold out yet, so my roommate, a friend and I are driving to Houston on Saturday afternoon, meeting up with a friend at Rice, going to the concert, then going to enjoy Halloween at Rice. I'm going to be a sailor for halloween, but I'm a bit worried because I ordered my costume online on Friday and it has finally shipped today. It got shipped priority mail from Anaheim, CA. I better get it on Friday so I can dress up on both Friday and Saturday!
Other than that, this week will be busy because I'm serving as a student ambassador for a team competing in the McCombs International Business Challenge. Tonight, we had a dinner for them, tomorrow, I'm taking them to lunch and then around Austin before Dave & Busters in the evening. It should be fun, but I've also got tests to prepare for for next week since I won't have time this weekend. Sorry for the incongruence in my blog post. I made a list of things to talk about so I just went paragraph by paragraph explaining is, so hence, no transitions or fillers.
Monday, October 19, 2009
1, 2, 3
Music: 3- Britney Spears
Mood: Lounging
This weekend was amazingly fun! It was my first OU weekend, and I cannot believe I hadn't been to one until my senior year. While the game wasn't as exciting as previous years, I still enjoyed the whole atmosphere of OU weekend. I drove up early on Friday morning and visited the consulting firm I signed with for a nice lunch with a few recent UT grads before chatting with a few more senior members of the firm and getting a tour of the office. Visiting the office and meeting more people confirmed my decision to accept my offer!
Besides visiting the office, this weekend was filled with OU festivities, which included yelling Texas Fight too many times, wearing too much burnt orange, chilling with friends, and eating a bunch of fried food. The winner of all the fried stuff I tried was fried peaches and creme. Other things I tried were fried oreos, fried ice cream, funnel cake (of course), fried cheesecake, and fried green beans. I wanted to try the friend butter but the line was too long.. and i was too full and didn't have enough tickets left to try the fried Peanut Butter Banana Jam and the fried grilled cheese... and they ran out of fried coke. =( Needless to say, after all that fried stuff, my friends and i went to Jason's deli and I had health food. I'm eating salads and healthy food for the rest of the week.
Lastly, apart from the new song by Britney being stuck in my head, I've been avoiding doing work as much as possible. Frankly, I'd rather be reading and relaxing than worrying about school, and for the most part, school has taken the backburner! I looked at the classes I have to register for and I'm not looking forward to the school work of next semester (11-2, M-TH), but I am looking forward to the continuation of an enjoyable senior year! =)
I'll leave y'all with a flashback to old Britney.. that is.. a cover of Hit me Baby One More Time by 2 twins on Britain's X-Factor.. I frankly love their performance! haha. Let me know what you think.
Mood: Lounging
This weekend was amazingly fun! It was my first OU weekend, and I cannot believe I hadn't been to one until my senior year. While the game wasn't as exciting as previous years, I still enjoyed the whole atmosphere of OU weekend. I drove up early on Friday morning and visited the consulting firm I signed with for a nice lunch with a few recent UT grads before chatting with a few more senior members of the firm and getting a tour of the office. Visiting the office and meeting more people confirmed my decision to accept my offer!
Besides visiting the office, this weekend was filled with OU festivities, which included yelling Texas Fight too many times, wearing too much burnt orange, chilling with friends, and eating a bunch of fried food. The winner of all the fried stuff I tried was fried peaches and creme. Other things I tried were fried oreos, fried ice cream, funnel cake (of course), fried cheesecake, and fried green beans. I wanted to try the friend butter but the line was too long.. and i was too full and didn't have enough tickets left to try the fried Peanut Butter Banana Jam and the fried grilled cheese... and they ran out of fried coke. =( Needless to say, after all that fried stuff, my friends and i went to Jason's deli and I had health food. I'm eating salads and healthy food for the rest of the week.
My seats were pretty amazing! 12 rows from the field!
After we beat OU 16 to 13, the team came towards our section to celebrate the Win.
And Fried Peaches and Creme was DELICIOUS!
Fried Ice Cream!
Lastly, apart from the new song by Britney being stuck in my head, I've been avoiding doing work as much as possible. Frankly, I'd rather be reading and relaxing than worrying about school, and for the most part, school has taken the backburner! I looked at the classes I have to register for and I'm not looking forward to the school work of next semester (11-2, M-TH), but I am looking forward to the continuation of an enjoyable senior year! =)
I'll leave y'all with a flashback to old Britney.. that is.. a cover of Hit me Baby One More Time by 2 twins on Britain's X-Factor.. I frankly love their performance! haha. Let me know what you think.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Austin Weather Blues
Music: You and I by Ingrid Michaelson
Mood: Stuffy Nose
I blame Austin's moody weather and the temperature changes for my stuffy nose. Grrr. I'm just popping the vitamin C pills hoping that I recover very quickly.
So today was pretty productive. Apart from trying to take care of Mortarboard stuff (which is taking unnecessary amounts of paper-shoving time), I presented at the McCombs info session about UT, I then went for a jog (and my left foot continues to fall asleep/go numb after about mile 2.. it's annoying and i think I need to go back to RunTex to have it looked at). Then, I spent some time in the library getting books for my plan II thesis... I finally have some time to start reading for that.. BUT I still need to find a thesis adviser. After a Plan II thesis meeting from 5 to 6, i went home, cooked dinner, and watched some How I Met Your Mother before reading some more of "Smartest Guys in the Room," a book about how the corruption at Enron led to it's downfall.
I also spent a good amount of time trying to figure out how to dispute a charge from a restaurant I ate at in New York City last week. The bill was $40.63 and my portion was $14.63. The people I ate with paid cash, and I charged the rest to my card. I was paying my bill today and noticed that the entire bill was charged to my card, not just my portion. This is the first time a restaurant messed up my credit card bill. So I called the NYC restaurant and they said to call back tomorrow when their credit card person was in, so i have to do that tomorrow. I also went ahead and filed a dispute a charge notice with my credit card company just to get the paperwork going. In my conspiracy theory, the waitress kept the cash that was meant to cover the rest of the tab and charged the entire bill to my card. What I don't understand is that I signed for $14.63.... so i'm wondering if they actually still have that receipt? We'll see tomorrow.
Mood: Stuffy Nose
The Ingrid Michaelson song You and I has been stuck in my head since Sunday..
"Let's get rich and buy our parents homes in the South of France
let's get rich and give everybody nice sweaters
and teach them how to dance
let's get rich and build our house on a mountain
making everybody look like ants
from way up there, you and I, you and I, you and I"
And apparently the guy she's dueting is Jason Mraz!
And apparently the guy she's dueting is Jason Mraz!
I don't feel like doing anything tonight (though I should be going to bed soon), so I figured I'd blog again. I know it's not a good thing to talk about the weather, but GOSH, this weather is driving me nuts. They say Texas doesn't have seasons but that is false.. we have seasons within a week. It's supposed to hit 80 tomorrow and then hit the upper 80s on Wednesday.. and this is after it was in the 60s this weekend.
I blame Austin's moody weather and the temperature changes for my stuffy nose. Grrr. I'm just popping the vitamin C pills hoping that I recover very quickly.
So today was pretty productive. Apart from trying to take care of Mortarboard stuff (which is taking unnecessary amounts of paper-shoving time), I presented at the McCombs info session about UT, I then went for a jog (and my left foot continues to fall asleep/go numb after about mile 2.. it's annoying and i think I need to go back to RunTex to have it looked at). Then, I spent some time in the library getting books for my plan II thesis... I finally have some time to start reading for that.. BUT I still need to find a thesis adviser. After a Plan II thesis meeting from 5 to 6, i went home, cooked dinner, and watched some How I Met Your Mother before reading some more of "Smartest Guys in the Room," a book about how the corruption at Enron led to it's downfall.
I also spent a good amount of time trying to figure out how to dispute a charge from a restaurant I ate at in New York City last week. The bill was $40.63 and my portion was $14.63. The people I ate with paid cash, and I charged the rest to my card. I was paying my bill today and noticed that the entire bill was charged to my card, not just my portion. This is the first time a restaurant messed up my credit card bill. So I called the NYC restaurant and they said to call back tomorrow when their credit card person was in, so i have to do that tomorrow. I also went ahead and filed a dispute a charge notice with my credit card company just to get the paperwork going. In my conspiracy theory, the waitress kept the cash that was meant to cover the rest of the tab and charged the entire bill to my card. What I don't understand is that I signed for $14.63.... so i'm wondering if they actually still have that receipt? We'll see tomorrow.
And in my creepy, but quick phone photo skills.. I saw this lady with the cutest umbrella.
I don't know if you can see it, but her umbrella has a shark on it, and that pointy thing is the fin of the shark.. Also notice how the umbrella is tiny (most likely a child's umbrella). So, [1] she gets cool points for a cool umbrella, and [2] she gets cool points for having a green rain coat. =)
And i thought this blog was supposed to be career related?... yea, on that front. It's such a relief to have a post-graduation job lined up! In fact, I'm visiting the firm in Dallas on Friday afternoon before the OU festivities begin! =) And I'm also thankful that I don't have to be wearing a suit in this weather.. but best of luck to those who are still interviewing!!! I'm rooting for ya!
Lastly, any comments would be lovely.. The last few posts have been comment-less. =(
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Weekend Daze
Music: Be On You- Flo Rida feat. Ne-Yo
Mood: Groggy
It's Sunday already. I cannot believe another week has passed. This semester is going to fly by so quickly, and even though I have a J-O-B now, I still feel like I'm perpetually busy with one thing or another. It's an annoying feeling when you can never feel completely DONE.
I think my last post was when I signed my offer letter for the strategic consulting firm in Dallas. I apologize for never updating about my trip to New York. New York was fun, but again, it is New York. I've discovered that New York and I don't really get along too well. I've concluded that it's such a big city, and every time I visit, I feel a bit overwhelmed and out of place. That's really weird though, because I feel in love with London, Paris, Rome, Hong Kong, Seattle, and many of the other big cities I've visited. It's just New York doesn't mesh with me. Last weekend though, I did get to see a friend I studied abroad with in Hong Kong and another friend who went to high school with me. I was also able to experience NYC night life (which is expensive and getting around can add up as well..), and the highlight of the trip was going to the new Citi Field (formerly Shea Stadium) and watching the Mets clobber my home team Houston Astros. On my quest to visit every MLB stadium, I'm at 6 (Houston, Boston, Dallas, Detroit, Seattle, and now NY Mets)!
Apart from New York last weekend, this past week has been pretty anticlimactic and this weekend was fun, but cold, and my nose is starting to run, which is no bueno.
I'm going up to Dallas on Friday for OU Weekend and I'm sort excited! Hook 'em Horns!
Mood: Groggy
It's Sunday already. I cannot believe another week has passed. This semester is going to fly by so quickly, and even though I have a J-O-B now, I still feel like I'm perpetually busy with one thing or another. It's an annoying feeling when you can never feel completely DONE.
I think my last post was when I signed my offer letter for the strategic consulting firm in Dallas. I apologize for never updating about my trip to New York. New York was fun, but again, it is New York. I've discovered that New York and I don't really get along too well. I've concluded that it's such a big city, and every time I visit, I feel a bit overwhelmed and out of place. That's really weird though, because I feel in love with London, Paris, Rome, Hong Kong, Seattle, and many of the other big cities I've visited. It's just New York doesn't mesh with me. Last weekend though, I did get to see a friend I studied abroad with in Hong Kong and another friend who went to high school with me. I was also able to experience NYC night life (which is expensive and getting around can add up as well..), and the highlight of the trip was going to the new Citi Field (formerly Shea Stadium) and watching the Mets clobber my home team Houston Astros. On my quest to visit every MLB stadium, I'm at 6 (Houston, Boston, Dallas, Detroit, Seattle, and now NY Mets)!
Apart from New York last weekend, this past week has been pretty anticlimactic and this weekend was fun, but cold, and my nose is starting to run, which is no bueno.
I'm going up to Dallas on Friday for OU Weekend and I'm sort excited! Hook 'em Horns!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Signed, Sealed, Delivered!
Music: Signed, Sealed, Delivered by Stevie Wonder
Mood: Jovial, but sleep deprived!
This is my official announcement that I have signed my offer with my top choice a strategic consulting firm starting in 2010 in Dallas!!
Since recieving my full-time offer last Friday, I don't know why I have been putting off officially accepting my offer, so today, I finally "signed, sealed, and delivered" my acceptance of the full-time offer! I mean, I canceled all my other interviews and have already started zoning out of school.
I'm also going to New York TOMORROW, which I am really pumped about. I need to check the weather, figure out how to get around in the City, and what I'm going to do around the conference, but I'm stoked. The consulting firm I've signed with is sponsoring the conference in New York, and some of their represntatives reached out to me to grab lunch and meet up before the confernece. I'm pretty excited about meeting them and getting to know more about the firm now that I'm not recruiting with them.
I just need to get through today. I have 2 tests today, and I only started studying last night, so that's why I stayed up late last night (ie. 3.30am)! (Don't follow my lead!) It's pretty bad! But my STAT test went well. It was fairly simple, though I haven't checked my grade yet because I want to get through this second test first. I've got my LEB (Business Law) test in 30 minutes, and I just finished taking the sample practice test. I'm definately ready for it, but there could be tricky questions just due to how gray law can be.
But that's it for my quick update-- Signed, Sealed, and Delivered! =)
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