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Post by ericrousso on May 25, 2021 5:15:45 GMT
May 24th:
I am writing this feeling ecstatic that there are only three more daily journals left after I submit this. But, I feel like we have all gained some valuable lessons in appreciating life through journaling, and I am considering continuing to journal even after we wrap up the process. Today was a good day though, and it was a very different day from yesterday. Yesterday, I drank lots of juice and felt very sick because of it but I slept it off, woke up in the evening, and finished up some of my work. Today, I did not do that. Instead, I woke up at 9:30 for my LS7A discussion, got an extension on my midterm submission from my professor, and was super thrilled I did not get in trouble. After that, I wrote some interview journals from my past few interviews, and went down to the gym. After the gym, I took a shower and got ready for my joint interview with Iris. She was super fun to talk to, and I enjoyed our conversation. After this interview, I went with my friend to pick up five more crates of Yerba Mate, which is more than I could ever drink so please let me know if you would like any. When I got back, I started working on my LS7A work until the pledge meeting. After the pledge meeting, I went with Zz and Emmy to pick up some goodies from Target, and we went over to Hanna’s to work on paddles. All the Westwood folks are here right now, and I am excited to spend the night with them. This has been Eric, and I hope you all have a pleasant night. Goodnight!
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Post by alexisp on May 25, 2021 5:31:39 GMT
5/24
Today was very funny. I had another moment where something very serious happens and I mess up in a funny way to break the ice. I felt bad what I said but I do admit it was very very funny. I had a headache today as well and I have also gotten comfortable with the dad title now. At first I didn't know how to feel about it but I do like it now because I do want to lead this pledge class to final victory. I don't know how I am going to make it through this week but I am looking forward very much to the end. I am going to focus more on my studies however because that is what's going to get me my degree. My plan is to get most of my own work done for my classes or at least have my plan for deadlines on when my work should be done. I also really want to start my paper for my 141B class. I technically have all the responses I need but I feel like I just need a few more responses to go in-depth with the what I found. I also really enjoyed my dream today because it involved the love I had for my gf. The premise was that my gf was very far away and I was doing anything and everything to make sure I would see her. I keep saying it but man does she help me a lot with my mental health. Couldn't have asked for a more perfect woman for me honestly.
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Post by ayacohen on May 25, 2021 5:55:30 GMT
5/24: Hello squirrel friends. I actually had a pretty great day today! I woke up at around 7 AM to my roommate leaving to Monterey with her boyfriend, and I felt so sad. I hate when she leaves, because I have grown so dependent on her presence! I like having a friend to wake up to, eat breakfast with, grab lunch with, and talk to until I go to bed. Luckily, her absence was mitigated by two things: my PS20 midterm and my boyfriend coming up for the day. I studied for my midterm from around 10-12, and decided that no matter what I did, I probably could not study any longer or learn anymore. So, I opened the exam at noon, took a deep breath, and hoped for the best. Unfortunately, my extensive praying and manifestation did not mean a DAMN thing. First of all, this part of my Political Science class is completely about economics, which I am actually terrible at. For some reason, economics just does not click in my brain. I manage my money way too much, because I am completely aware that I am so inept at actual economics. This midterm was the epitome of my biggest nightmare. With short answers and nuanced true or false questions, I felt like I was the tiniest mouse in the biggest maze. Although the test was 2 hours, I took the test down to the last second. Just to add to the chaos, my WiFi crashed in the middle of it, which absolutely destroyed my insides. After my midterm, my boyfriend was already at my apartment! It was so nice to spend time with him, since I didn't have too much work today otherwise. For lunch, we went to Onkei Ramen in Westwood and ordered lots of gas food, like fried chicken and ramen. While we were paying, I saw Caitlin, my G-Big! I love her so much, and it was so comforting to see her. I had my pledge meeting after, and now, I am at Hanna's apartment doing homework and painting paddles now, and I am in a really good mood. I am kind of upset though because my space bar is broken so I am pressing the space bar unreasonably hard.
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Post by zzkhan on May 25, 2021 6:31:42 GMT
5/24: Oh god. It’s been a long day, but I’ve been trying to do things that are good for my health, like eating right and going outside. I started my day with class, then went to the pool to do work and swim for a bit. My pain has been terrible. I’m constantly really anxious about my pain. Last night I could barely even sleep because of my back and chest pain and acidity. It’s just really frustrating. Anyways, what else. I made some amazing potato leek soup from scratch. It made my day. After the pledge meeting, we all got all this paint and Eric drove Kylie, Emmy, and I to Hanna’s apartment. All of us in Westwood are here right now - missing Nathan, Alexis, and Vidya. We’re mentally preparing for the next couple days, but also trying to have fun along the way. I also got to interview Lefter, so that was super fun. Oh also! Elaine got her hair dyed today and it looks so good it’s red now. I know I just cut my hair, but now I want to dye it half blonde or something crazy. I don’t know, I just need a change, man. My body hurts and doing fun things like that make me feel better. I just need to take care of myself, but I don’t really have time until the middle of final’s week. So I’m just pushing through and finding positivity daily. OMG! I also wrote a blog post about positivity and the importance of sharing it today, in relation to psychology. That made me happy. I also got to create a slideshow about the importance of gratitude and journaling, and I got to reference what I learned in Psychiatry 79 class. I get to record a video presenting it and it’s going to be posted as a skill session for my job!! I’m so excited. Anyways, with a mix of good and bad, the day comes to an end.
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Post by emmyshaw on May 25, 2021 6:35:09 GMT
5/24 Wassup lassies pt.2 I hope you all had a great day! I woke up earlier today at 9 am, briefly spoke to my mum for the first time in a while, then went to French class for a while. I then had a really awesome interview with Michael, and then another really great one with Lefter. After that, I had a super-fast lunch and then headed to my conservation bio discussion. I wrote some more emails, and then had a whole bunch of interviews in a row which were also all really great! I always low talking to the actives in interviews and learning a little bit more about everyone. After that, I didn't have that much time but had a very quick dinner and then headed to the pledge meeting. Afterwards, I had to run to tutoring. Then, I met with Zz and Eric and went to target really fast, picked up Kylie, and then went to Hanna's to prep for the coming week/paint paddles. I feel very lucky to be able to meet up with my pledge brothers and prep, and can't wait until I can meet Vidya, Alexis, and Nathan in person (hopefully soon!)! Tomorrow, I'm going to have to do lots of prep and organize a lot of things but I am so happy to have been so productive and get pretty much all of my large projects done for the week. This week was going to prove difficult with all of my projects/group presentations and hell week, but now it should be a little bit better with a lot of my hard school work done. Good luck!
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Post by hannasato on May 25, 2021 6:50:23 GMT
May 24th:
Today was a pretty good day. I woke up at 8 am because I made the mistake of letting Elaine sleep over and she snores worse than anybody I have ever seen. I literally moved to my roommate’s bed to escape the noise but then I slept until 11. Then I sent some emails and made toast for breakfast. After that, I worked out for an hour, showered and went to my astronomy lab. It was our last lab which was actually bittersweet because even though I hate science and astronomy, I really liked my lab group.
Afterward, I had an interview with Lefter and then made lunch. Then I took a nap and went to my interview with Ben which was really fun. Later I had an interview with Alejandro and then went to our final pledge meeting. The meeting didn’t go great and I felt bad afterwards but then it quickly got better when my pledge brothers came over to paint our paddles. Elaine brought me nachos and Korean food from the dining hall which was really nice and good because I was not in the mood to cook.
For the rest of the night, I want to finish my paddle, do some astronomy readings, watch a poli sci lecture and hopefully just have fun with my pledge class. Also, I might Duffl ice cream because I am in the mood to eat a whole pint right now and Elaine and I are going to prepare for twin trials tomorrow. I am really hoping that it goes well but I am just going to prepare as much as I can and accept however I do.
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Post by hannasato on May 25, 2021 23:58:20 GMT
May 25th:
Today has been a pretty good day, despite the fact that I am freaking out about twin trials tonight. I woke up at 9:30 and walked to campus with Elaine since she slept over again last night after our pledge class hung out to paint our paddles and I was going to the library to do some work. I got coffee for me and my adopted big, Michael, who met me at the library and we did work for four hours. We didn’t get to sit together because of the COVID regulations in the library which was annoying but it was overall a very productive study session.
I did a bunch of my school work and even got ahead on a few things which made me feel a little less stressed about my workload for this week. I wrote some thank you emails for the actives I interviewed yesterday, looked over my materials for twin trials, did my astronomy and Visible Language readings, and finished fact checking my upcoming Daily Bruin article.
I walked back to my apartment, worked out for an hour in the gym, showered, and made lunch. Then Elaine and I did another run through for twin trials and worked out any last minute issues. For the rest of the day, I will continue preparing for twin trials, start working on my study guide for oral finals, finish painting my paddle for active appreciation, make the slides for active appreciation, and hopefully spend some time with my big, Mira.
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Post by elainekim on May 26, 2021 0:09:21 GMT
May 25th:
I ended up sleeping over at Hanna’s again, so I walked back to my dorm this morning which was a struggle since it was really hot and bright outside. Once I got back, I immediately passed out because I was so tired. I slept for a really long time. I think this was everything catching up to me because I’ve been staying up really late this past week. I made a lot of progress on my paddle which is good, but I need to put the finishing touches on it tonight. I’m also going to be putting together my gifts for Matthew and Connie which I’ll need to give to them tomorrow too.
Twin trials is coming up soon which I feel pretty prepared for. Hanna hasn’t done a ton, which could either be good or bad for me because I might not know what will be brought up then. But Hanna and I have been prepping and practicing questions on each other so I feel like we did our best in being ready for everything. After the trials, Eric is taking us to Hmart and then I’m going to be seeing Matthew again. I had a lot of fun with him and Caroline on Sunday, so I’m excited for tonight. I feel like the trials will go well since Hanna and I are so close. I’m mostly nervous about my mock interview tomorrow since I’ll have to do it at the airport which stresses me out. I’m planning on getting there early so hopefully getting through security doesn’t take too long.
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Post by kylienakamoto on May 26, 2021 2:33:17 GMT
Tuesday 5/25/21 Today I was veryyyyy stressed for Twin Trials. I woke up feeling exhausted since I stayed up late last night to finish my paddle. Also, my roommate has been having the boy over practically every night which is still annoying but I guess I’m more used to it now. The only SUPER annoying thing is when his alarm goes off and wakes me up before I want to wake up. Like bro get out of my apartment unless you want to pay rent. Or at least cook me meals since you were on MasterChef. Like I literally do not know this dude. Anywayyyyy…. I took a nice bath to relax, which felt amazing. I had yummy Trader Joes pizza for lunch (the mushroom and truffle one), and then I went to get coffee from Upside Down with Eric. I like this place because you can choose how much you want to pay. I got a caramel latte with oat milk which was very delicious. I would also recommend the Tiramisu Latte.
When I got back, I did some economics work and then prepared a LOT for Twin Trials. I was feeling tired so I took a short nap. I was so nervous for Twin Trials that I almost threw up but thankfully I did not since I didn’t have food in my stomach. I am so glad Twin Trials is over now. I think I did alright because I really wanted to show how much Alexis means to me and our pledge class as a whole, but I also knew my answers were not very concise and I was rambling a lot. A lot of questions caught me off guard, but I tried to answer them as quickly and as best as I could. I felt like I was being a little repetitive but I tried my hardest. Alexis deserves the whole world and definitely deserves to cross into this fraternity.
I plan to get tacos or burritos with my friends for dinner. There is this cool place in Venice that is just a truck on the side of the road and has $1 tacos and $5 burritos which is such a good deal. I am excited because I love Mexican Food. After that, I plan to do my Econ HW, catch up on MGMT lectures, and prepare for the Mock Interview tomorrow. I am even more nervous for the Mock Interview because I chose the job I am least qualified for/know the least about but I wanted to let other people choose which one they wanted first. I have no experience with research so I’ll have to do a lot of research on research tonight I guess lol. I hope everyone has a great night <3 And one more shoutout to my amazing twin and all my p-bros who deserve the entire world <3333
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Post by vidyapatel on May 26, 2021 3:24:33 GMT
May 25:
Today was a very emotional day for me but that is okay it happens, nonetheless I would call it a successful day. I woke up pretty early to watch a lecture before heading into the law firm. The tape was pretty long today so I was pretty tired driving home. I decided to study a bit for twin trials before heading to my favorite study spot. I spent 5 hours at Wegmans which really reminded me of my high school days. I was able to complete a lot of work and attend lectures which was great. The hardest part of today was when I opened Spotify to listen to some music. Spotify is not my main streaming app, but on my laptop it is pretty convenient. It was my first time really listening to music other than running and I landed on one of Aryaj’s playlists and saw he added some really sad songs recently. I guess all this time I knew I was hurting but it really broke me to see that he was hurting too because I don’t wish the hurt I have on anyone especially not my friend. So that was difficult for me, but focusing on work was helpful. Finished up my script and outline before the lecture. Once I was home my mom made my favorite dinner- thai crunch salad. She somehow just knew without me telling her that I felt a bit down. I talked to my brother for a bit because we rarely see each other which makes me sad. He is a really kind kid and I am lucky to have him. Twin trials were great. I adore Aya- she is the best friend everyone wishes for. What I accomplished today: 2 lectures, law firm, 73C script and write up, PA 70 outline, AP HW, and twin trials Goals for tomorrow: 2 PA 60 lectures, shift at Sublime, study pledge interview, AP office hour, PA 70 discussion, and successful mock interview
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Post by nathanklassen on May 26, 2021 3:37:51 GMT
Journal 05/25: Hello all, It was sad leaving Southern California, as well as dreadful due to the 8-hour drive. Yesterday, as a result of kayaking, my shoulder muscles hurt and I developed a sunburn on my forehead, nose, and some other areas of my body. This made the car ride worse because I could not stretch my arms and my face constantly felt hot. Driving I-5, through the farmlands was also very boring, but I was glad I was with my sister. We share a very similar music taste and it was delightful to have songs I enjoyed during a rather lackluster ride. I dedicated a portion of the ride to calling and studying with Zz for the Twin Trials tonight. We composed a document beforehand with some questions and prompts that we felt that we should know about each other both relating to the fraternity and personally. Thankfully, this prepared me for some of the things I was asked tonight. One of my coping mechanisms with stress is to try and seem as happy or joyful as possible, so others do not detect any signs of anxiety. This facade turned into genuine joy as I was grateful for the chance to give my regards to Zz and how she has handled this process. Sadly, an aspect I touched on (her physical health slightly impairing her performance) came to fruition as she is in the ER again tonight. I wish her nothing but the best. The rest of my night will be spent preparing for the rest of Hell Week and taking care of some of my academic responsibilities since I was gone this past weekend and have been lacking a bit. Hope you and your families are healthy <3 Nathan
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Post by ericrousso on May 26, 2021 5:23:24 GMT
5/25 Today started off good but definitely got kind of poopy towards the end. I woke up relatively late, right before my LS7A lecture at 11am. After the lecture, I went out with Kylie to get coffee from Upside Down coffee in Westwood. I got an iced tiramisu latte, but it was really sweet and I never finished it. I liked Kylie’s latte better, but I forgot what she ordered. She always laughs when I order something new and unique because usually it just isn’t good, but then I have her food to make up for it . After we parted ways and I got back to my apartment, I worked on my political science homework. Once I finished, I started watching my philosophy lecture, until it was time for my twin trial. I felt well prepared and ready to defend Emmy (an easy job to be honest, she very clearly deserves to have a place in the fraternity). However, right before I was let into the zoom meeting, I saw that the grades for my philosophy paper had just been released, and I foolishly decided to check and see what I got. I was absolutely bodied by that paper. A train wreck. My grade threw me off my beat, and by the time I was let into the Zoom meeting, I had to quickly recover and get ready to defend Emmy. Although I think I did a good job in proving that she would be the perfect active, I stumbled on some questions (specifically about her favorite study spot and her great grand big). I was also definitely more nervous than I should have been, and I felt like I was shaky in some of my responses (but I think this was partly due to the trauma I had just received on behalf of Philosophy 6). After my twin trial, I recuperated with some pledge brothers and we discussed what we had just experienced. I had to hop off the Zoom, as I was feeling very distressed in my current situation. This distress definitely didn’t help during the General Body meeting, where I had to recite my apology poem to Ricky. I think I accidentally said Kevin (his roommate) a couple of times, but the whole thing was a blur and I was not doing too hot. Luckily, I saw Hanna and Elaine soon after, and we drove to an Asian market where they were kind enough to buy me a dessert (love them always!!!). I am now back at my apartment, feeling a little better about philosophy (I am going to try and contest my grade, and I also just got a slightly better quiz grade back), and am going to continue watching lectures and wrap up my work for the night. Goodnight fam!! Love you guys always.
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Post by ayacohen on May 26, 2021 5:31:53 GMT
5/25: Today was pretty chill. I feel like it went by in the blink of an eye, so the fact that it’s 10:30 right now is strange lol. I woke up at 10 AM alone, and feeling pretty sad. I thought my boyfriend was going to sleep over last night, because every time he comes over, he stays the night. Since I see him once every two weeks or so, it’s really nice when we get to be together for a while—but he kind of just left before midnight and I felt sad. I know he’s really busy with finals, since he’s also in college; but still, I would be fine if he did work here and he seems to always leave regardless. Whatever, I’m honestly just really glad that I’ll be home for the summer so we won’t have to deal with these long distance issues. Even though him and I only live 40 minutes away, the distance in a long distance does not matter. You still can’t see the person everyday because life gets in the way, and the virtual aspect of it is so hindering. I dunno, I guess thinking about all that put me in a bad mood. Anyways, I laid in bed and did some work for classes until 2, but then had discussions until 4. After that, I studied for Twin Trials. Vidya is such an amazing person, it wasn’t difficult to think of any “defense” for her. She is simply wonderful and great, and I wish I could give her a hug. As of right now, I ordered The Habit hamburger and am watching Jane the Virgin. I used to LOVE this show when I was, like, 14, but now that I’m in college I feel like I understand the issues in the show better. Goodnight all!
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Post by alexisp on May 26, 2021 6:32:12 GMT
Today was not that bad. I was able to focus on work but also learn to relax at the same time. I mostly focused on these 2 classes that I have been worried about but man do I just want to get everything done already to just get the school year over with. I was able to do my twin trials today and get through my last aftermath but I really need to figure out how I am going to get through a lot of things. I have so many conflicting things that I simply do not know how I am going to handle it. The thing is I hate to make that choice and be that guy to choose one thing over the other just to face judgement from either side. I hope both sides can be understanding because I hate that I have this choice but it is my responsibility as a person to make these choices. I live my life with honesty and sincerity. That is how I go to sleep at night and that is how I wake up every morning. But all I ask for is just support from everyone. Support is what I yearn for and is what I need. Good news is I do feel like I have that support from those around me. I can’t wait for what will happen in the next few days and I hope that everyone realizes that time is very precious and we need to make every second count.
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Post by emmyshaw on May 26, 2021 6:49:02 GMT
5/25: Today I woke up pretty tired. I woke up and had to get some work done, and then headed to the gym in hopes of getting some pizzaz back. Unfortunately, fatigue really was fatigue and I stayed for 20 minutes and 20 minutes only. It was okay though because I had to come back and make a super quick lunch and then head to the dreaded chemistry lab class. Too much busy work and using excel. I mean I like using excel when it makes my life easier, but that just isn't the case in this class. Highkey emabarraZing incident: my TA silently entered the room and, in response to one of my teammates stating that the TA looked like he could be a psychopath (rude ngl), I was saying how I thought the TA looked like he was actually dying with laughter on the inside whilst talking with us. Anyway, he heard only my half of the conversation. I noticed he was just sitting there, having re-entered the room only 5 minutes after he had originally left. I then burst out laughing cause ngl it was hilarious and then he just silently left again HAH. Mans certainly did not know what to say. I then prepped for twin trials to defend the iconic character that is Eric Rousso! It was fun defending Eric just because I feel like it is easy to do so purely because he is such a great (and absolutely hilarious) person. Plus, we had chatted the night before over roughly what we wanted to express in twin trials. After that, I ate some dinner and since then I have napped and done some actual school work. Now, I shall prep for tomorrow.
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