Hello,
Usually, I don't try to be very fashionable, so today I stepped out of my comfort zone and wore a scarf (AND earrings). Ok ok, you may not be shocked but I'm really excited.

Labels: fashion

I just realized that I didn't tell you guys how my internship turned out. My roommate ended up being psycho. Really crazy! That's pretty much it.

Labels: random

I've read a whole lot about people's style and I guess I would like to talk about my style.

1. I don't wear makeup. I don't have anything against makeup; I'm just really really lazy in putting it on and taking it off. I know. I'm so bad.

2. A lot of the times I don't wear earrings. I love pretty studs like these.


Claire's $6.50



Claire's $5.50

And these especially because I love Hello Kitty!!!


3. The clothes I tend to wear are tomboyish/workout. Sometimes if nothing matches or I need to do laundry I pull the homeless look. Sometimes I feel weird doing it, but I really don't like spending money on clothes unless I'm OUTLET SHOPPING, the best thing ever! But the closest outlet mall is 1 hour away. :( Sometimes, I wish I could be more stylish but whenever I'm in the store, I can't pull anything together in my head that looks good in real life. Plus I'm really bad at buying the wrong size. I end up not wearing 1/2 of the clothes I buy because they don't fit after I wash them (either too big or too little). That depresses me. I guess I need a personal shopper. Sigh... :D

To wrap it up, I guess you could say that I keep it simple and keep it comfortable for me, but I'd like to improve my style just a little.

So night before last, I braided my hair so I could have a braid out the next day. I woke up yesterday and I was so happy. I had big sexy hair (harrrrrrr), but it fell. :( By 3:00, it looked really weird. I was so sad. I think my braids were too big, plus I started with dry hair and sprayed it. (I wanted to start with damp hair, but my hair holds *holds* water like you wouldn't believe. Those mugs wouldn't be dry.)
I'm sad I didn't take pictures with the sexy hair.
Bummer experience but I learned a lot.
1. Start with damp hair and maybe wrap it that day when I go out.
2. Walk in confidence anyway.

I am so stressed about sending this to schools because this means that my applications are complete. I'm so scared. In fact, this has taken over my life and I have not been able to do any homework, work or sleep in peace. It's sad really! I'm sending them today!

Labels: graduate school

If you'll remember I did a collage of myself about four months in with Sisterlocks. It was late night and I was taking photos with my webcam. Last week I thought, "I haven't done that in FOREVER - WEB CAM TIME" so here are my most recent webcam photos.

I'm blogging in biophysics class. I feel guilty but if I don't, I feel frustrated. It's a video class from another university. Watching class is not the same as watching TV. Watching youtube however is kick-ass. Excuse me while I watch a funny clip.

Hi everyone,
I was tagged a long time ago so I am just now coming to it.

1. Pro: I'm a very reflective person. I think a lot about possibilities and assumptions when doing my homework and engineering problems. Con: I'm a very reflective person. I daydream constantly and I have mini soap operas in my head. It's really bad.

2. I lurk in blogs and websites like Nappturality.com, but I never post on my own blog. Very contradictory. I'm internet-shy. All day long I think of stuff I want to post, but when I get to post, I get really nervous. :(

3. I love my job. I'm a computer lab monitor (studying and lurking on nappturality.com) on campus. Best on campus job EVER!!

4. Japanese is currently my hardest class. Not Biophysics, not Quantum Mechanics II, but Japanese. It's been 2 years since I took 300 level so I feel the burn. Our teacher gives us 3-4 pages of tough reading and expect us to sound good. He's not mean about it; he's just like "Oh yeah, read this this and this in two days and answer these questions". In order to practice my kanji (which I SUCK) I may have to type journal articles. It's much easier to type kanji than to write it.

5. I hate telling people in real life what I study. I really do! I hate the "OH MY GOD " look. I hate being cast as "that girl, the overachiever". I'm not the girl who argues for 20 minutes with the professor about one point or cries if I get a B. I live on B's folks. In some of my classes, I pray to pass.
I'm not as hesitant to talk about it on my blog. If I'm having trouble with one of my classes, I'll talk about it. If I'm happy about one of my classes, I'll talk about it. It's my place to be free.

6. I've been "sisterlocked" for about 1.5 years. I say "sisterlocked" because I started with Sisterlocks and started latching about 3 months in. I got them installed here, but when I moved to do an internship in upstate New York, it was almost impossible to find anyone. So I looked up how to retighten my own locks and have been doing it ever since.

7. My bf is awesome! He's like a cross between Shemar Moore and Dr. Phil. He's great.

That's mine. I'll some people to tag.

More Facebook Photos

Hi,
The photos before this one are I think my internship ones (1-2 months in), so here are some that are later. These are facebook so my friends are in here too.

I wanted to learn how to do this and so I you tubed it.

I know. I'm horrible. Please don't hate me. It's been a year and a half and I'm just now posting. When I think about this blog, I go through this horrible guilt cycle and not post.

Update:
1. I still have Sisterlocks. I will be 21 months locked (:O ?!)I didn't realize it'd been so long. I'll post pictures soon. I was looking back on my old pictures and I am in shock at the difference.

2. My bf and I are still together. We celebrated our 2nd anniversary on MLK Jr. Day. Very appropriate.

3. I'm still in school. Now I'm pursuing a Chemical Engineering degree and a Physics degree with a Japanese minor. I'll graduate in August. Currently applying to graduate schools.

4. Even though I haven't posted anywhere in about a year and a half, I still lurk everyday ("way too much" - bf) on Nappturality.com/forum

That's all I can think of. I'll try to put some pictures up. I didn't take progress pictures, but since my life is documented through facebook, I'll scoot some of those photos over here.

Catch y'all later.

Too funny! I love this lady!!!

http://shenehneh.blogspot.com/2006/03/day-in-life-of-weave-technician.html

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/04/14/Floridian/Combing_through_memor.shtml

I DON'T and WILL NEVER miss that!

My least favorite part was this:
"That's the segment that gets the most laughs from the audience, Morgan said. The 29-year-old drew from her own experience as a young girl getting her hair pressed while visiting her grandmother in North Carolina.

"They used a whole bucket of grease," said Morgan, who grew up in Connecticut. "And the stylist kept burning me. We all laugh at it now.

"If I have a daughter, I wonder if I would do that to her," said Morgan, who is seven months pregnant. "But I worry if I didn't, she might not be able to have this conversation.""

Forget the conversation! You burned me so that I could have *this conversation* years from now about how much I hated it?! What's wrong with you?!

I didn't even know he took this picture.....
 

On the bus heading to the Empire State Plaza with my friend V.
 

Scaring the bears!
 

How can I get to Sesame Street?! Well, I got there somehow.
  

A girl, a camera, and a head of freshly washed 4 week old Sisterlocks!
I usually don't like the way I look in pictures, but I like these. I had a ton of fun!

 

I *heart* Sisterlocks. 

Geo and I have been talking late night. I miss him. He's had a horrible time traveling thanks to Delta losing his ticket information. He had to pay for another ticket. I hope they give him back his money for his first ticket.

I've taken so many naps during the day over the past few days that I wake up sometimes not knowing what day it is. I took a nap today from 10-12:15 before lunch and I woke up thinking it was 8 again. Wild!

I guess it's good to be on vacation. I tend to complain no matter what. Here's what I'll do. I'll write 10 really awesome things about this research experience.
1.) This week, I'm on vacation (essentially).
2.) I'm get to observe scientists at one of the best institutions in the US.
3.) I'm out of Alabama.
4.) I like what I'm reading. The material is interesting.
5.) I get to talk to people about grad school here.
6.) The president of this school is a black lady. If I meet her, I might cry.
7.) I'm so close to NYC.
8.) I appreciate my boss from last summer so much more! I thought he was too hard on me. That's only because he knew I could do it.
9.) People here are nice.
10.) I get to do world-class research.

I haven't been able to do any experiments so far. I've been a little frustrated, but I have to remember to be patient. I haven't done much other than reading. The graduate student I'm working with is working on a paper so I have to wait. I have to be flexible, even if that means hanging around. Maybe even later on in this program, I'll be wishing for these days again. lol