zzkhan
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Post by zzkhan on Apr 16, 2021 5:23:29 GMT
April 15th: After the first time in a while, I can say that I fully had a great day. I learned to be grateful for all of it, and I started my morning by talking to my therapist which really prepped me to stay in a positive, growth mindset during the day. I didn't get to really take any time for myself yesterday, so it was nice to have a bit more of a chill day today. After therapy, I led a leadership class for some high schoolers, and they were much more engaged today, so that made me really happy. It's hard to teach on a screen where no one has their camera on, but it went as well as it could! I think they really learned a lot, so I'm just grateful for that. The rest of my day was more lax, seeing that all I really did before the Membership Education meeting was send a couple of emails with interview requests as well as edit the video for our skit due tomorrow! I am so excited for everyone to see our video. We worked pretty hard on it and I think it's quite hilarious, so I hope the actives think so too. I watched it quite a bit, and I laughed every time. Also, the Membership Education meeting went really well, and I'm excited to learn a lot of professional skills that I'm gonna hold on to for probably the rest of my life. The whole pledging process is just really keeping me accountable for being my own advocate, and working hard in what I need to do for my professional career. Oh, and I am also really excited for the cinnamon buns my roommate is making for breakfast tomorrow!
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Post by christianschellhase on Apr 16, 2021 5:32:37 GMT
Christian Schellhase Daily Journal Thursday 4/15/21
Today was long but fun! I got up at 6:30 super hungry (that's what I get for only eating a banana and like 2 chicharrones yesterday, but it is what it is), so I ate a banana and got to work. Started my day with sending out confirmation emails for interviews tomorrow. Super excited to actually do those. Even though I know I have a lot more growth to do, I feel like I have learned so much already about this one area of professionalism. I cannot wait to improve in all of my other aspects of professionalism in the coming weeks. I worked from 7:30 to 10 on my Classics 185 homework. It was a little tedious going through it, but it was nice to get done and not having to worry about it for the rest of the day. I power napped for 30 minutes and then went to my American Politics lecture. After, I pan-seared some leftovers for lunch from the other day before they went bad. I prepared some emails to send out tomorrow with the advice that I had received. At 5, I went to my American Politics discussion. Had a friend drop by to pick something up. I had not seen him in a while, so it was nice to talk briefly. My grandparents came over for dinner after watching my brother's volleyball game. It was a very pleasant break from the day's work. I got dressed for Membership Education and prepared for the worst, but I was happily wrong. Jessica and Lauren did a great job teaching us about cold emails and email etiquette. Using this advice, I revised the emails I had prepared earlier with their recommendations and prepared one final email. I'm excited for interviews, excited to be done with the week, and excited to see what tomorrow will bring.
Ride or Xi.
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Post by emmyshaw on Apr 16, 2021 5:52:11 GMT
April 15th
Today I woke up at 9:30am, headed to class, and got some stuff done. I really enjoyed my Conservation Biology lecture today as it was on migratory and invasive species. I also made a French CV! Very strange because there are a lot of differences between French and American CVs (i.e. you have to include a photo and your civil status....?). I then planned a French CV video that I'll have to get my roommate to video in the Botanical Garden tomorrow. Honestly, a continuation of the past few days. BUT, today I went on a really lovely run and it was perfect because the weather was slightly cooler. I lay down on the grass halfway through my run and just absorbed the sun. It was nice to let myself breathe for a bit. Perhaps I miss home a bit because I have been listening to a lot of Storzmy recently HAH. Vossi Bop is <unironically> great for running :0.
I had some masala for dinner which was great, and then I had to hop from one meeting to another, ending in the membership meeting. It was so nice to get to know Jessica and Lauren a bit better because they both seem really lovely! Rounded off the night acting as Simon Cowell for the skit. It was pretty fun although I did seem to end up looking more like Chad and Brad rather than Simon. Oh, I also videoed the rendition of the song today with Zz. Besides that, I'm anxious to find out the big/little pairings!
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Post by ericrousso on Apr 16, 2021 6:05:51 GMT
Today was a very fulfilling day. I did the alarm-snoozing trick again and instead of getting out of bed at 7 (as me the night before had hoped), I go out of bed at 8:30 once again. I went to the gym for a bit and was able to fit in cardio and strength training, which was the start of the fulfilling-ness. Then, I had an interview with Chloe at 10. I honestly love Chloe so much, she was so bright and positive and really put me in a good mood for the rest of the day. I feel like I got to know her so much better, even though I found out her dad and M. Night Shyamalan are best friends right after I insulted all M. Night Shyamalan’s movies. Other than that, it was a very wholesome interview. After the interview, I had LS7A, where I felt I had a little more of a grasp on the material than I had on Tuesday. After class, I went out to lunch with my mom and brother, who came to visit Westwood for a few hours. After lunch, I went to Good People Good Coffee (excellent coffee, although very overpriced) to study. I watched my Philosophy lecture and then went to Pol Sci 30 discussion. Philosophy was, once again, very abstract and complicated to wrap my head around, although a Telic egalitarian would comment that the inequality between me and my peers in understanding the material is morally and intrinsically bad, so I guess I’ll do more to remedy my confusion. After coffee, I went back to my apartment, took a shower, then attended MemEd. This was much more relaxed and calm than I thought it would be, and I feel like I learned valuable information. After MemEd, I made myself dinner (fried rice & gyoza!), organized my schedule a bit for the week, and now I’m going to try to get some more Pol Sci 30 work done. I’m looking forward to my first day of work tomorrow, and I’m excited for the weekend!
Peace,
Eric
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Post by vidyapatel on Apr 20, 2021 3:25:30 GMT
April 19th: Today was a very Monday- Monday. I typically have 4.5 hours of class on Mondays which really is a slap in the face after the weekend. The morning started off slow but my mom made me a nice coffee which helped kickstart the day. I had my Cluster Seminar for 3 hours which was fascinating as always. After that, I had a section for my climate class which flew by and I was able to complete the assignment before the session ended. After that, I had 3 interviews back to back with Caroline, Ricky, and Julia- all of which were the highlights of my day. After that, I had dinner, did my homework for a few hours, had Mock Trial, and finished the day off by working on the mission with pledge brothers. I feel really tired and just wish I could have accomplished more today but looking back on the day there really was not much free time. I am hoping tomorrow is extremely productive.
Things I completed today: 3 interviews+journals, some op-ed research (not enough), fundraising outlining, ¾ of the PA 70 documentary, and AP2 submission.
Things I hope to complete today: the rest of the PA 70 documentary
Goals for tomorrow: watch PA 60 lecture, attend the honors workshop, write PA 70 discussion post, outline Op-Ed, send follow-up emails to all active members who did not respond, New Voters emails, study for the pledge meeting, and attend the pledge meeting, if time laundry. While this is a lot- I hope to stay on track, stay focused, and do all the tasks with full effort.
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Post by alexisp on Apr 20, 2021 3:25:34 GMT
April 19
For today, I felt a bit productive today. I was able to get most of my interviews done today and all of them were great. I just felt kind of off like something about me feels unwanted or just worthless. I’ve also been seeing toxic signs in people I trust which I already do not like whatsoever because unconfidence in me sometimes will either inspire me or have me believe it and this time I kind of believe it. I’m not sure what to think for myself sometimes and I am starting to question if I’m doing the right thing. I don’t want to rush anything and I prefer things to be slow and I also just hate being forced into things I do not want to do. I feel like setting up my boundaries but I’m either never good at translating the message or the person will always take it out of context. People have always told me I need to stop letting people take control and just start letting people know that I need my time, space and respect for my life. I just want the space to really exceed and surpass my abilities. I think my plan for tomorrow is to just plan everything again for the next 2 weeks, especially considering I will have assignments due very very soon and I want to be ahead and not be too behind on everything. I also want to get back on my diet and eat a bit more clean because I did like how I felt when I started eating right
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Post by ayacohen on Apr 20, 2021 4:34:12 GMT
I had a really productive day! I woke up at 8:30 AM to prepare for my interview with Peter. Then, I interviewed Akunnia and Lillan. Before I even knew it, 1 PM hit! The morning had passed by so fast, I almost forgot that I had a dermatologist appointment scheduled at 3. My teeth weren't brushed, pajama pants were still on, and...well, the nitty-gritty details are kind of gross. I rushed down to meet my mom in front of my apartment building, since my dermatologist is in my hometown. Once we made it on the freeway, we were met with two hours of traffic. I barely made it on time to the appointment, and I NEEDED to be there. I'm someone who gets crazy anxious when anything on my body is wrong, and at the moment, my belly button piercing was bleeding every day. Luckily, the fix all rested in one little ointment. I hope it works. What sucked was that they told my my acne was coming back, even though I was on Accutane for a year (worst year of my life, by the way). My mom took me back to my apartment afterwards, and it's always bittersweet to leave her. My mom is my best friend, and having to leave her hurts my heart every time. On the other hand, I love being with my roommates, and today is one of their birthdays! She is an Aries woman, if you like astrology. At the end of the day, I had Mock Trial and talked to my p-bros afterwards. Now, I'm on the phone with my boyfriend eating chicken katsu and rice for dinner. Overall, I think it was a pretty great day! I'm excited for Mock Trial to continue and to land a role, hopefully as opener or closer.
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Post by christianschellhase on Apr 20, 2021 4:49:16 GMT
Christian Schellhase Daily Journal Monday 4/19/21
I honestly have no idea what happened to my time today. Woke up at 8 again. I think my body has become used to waking up after 6/7 hours of sleep versus the 8 to 10 I used to get. That's the only explanation I can really think of for waking up at 8. I never have class before 11, so it is honestly kinda weird. Sent out a few follow-up emails in the morning, but it was otherwise a relatively light emailing day. Took the liberty of having a morning shower. I remember I used to try to take morning showers at like 5:30 am to wake myself up for school. Man, why did I take AP Seminar? Back on track. Had a really cool interview with Caroline at 11. Both my interviews were really cool today. Caroline was really sweet and gave some good advice about USAC. Actually, I talked about the same thing with Alejandro funnily enough. Had a banana for lunch. I feel like it has become 50-50 whether or not I have a banana for lunch. You could probably go back through my journals and see how many times I had a banana for lunch. While I was downstairs, I noticed my mom brought in a crate from outside. Peter let me know it was from him. Man, my big is so cool. Peteypire forever. Big thank you to Suzy for actually driving it out. Took a power nap for 30 minutes. Did some thank you email writing. Went to my interview with Alejandro at 4. He was also super cool to talk to and had great advice about majors and extracurriculars. Did a little more writing. Went to Mock Trial Workshop with Ria and Peetah who were both really chill. Peetah was alright I guess. Maybe Peter will let him join Peteypire. Scarfed down dinner. Worked on the calendar with my pledge brothers. Really good day overall.
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Post by kylienakamoto on Apr 20, 2021 5:18:20 GMT
Monday 4/19/21
Today was a pretty productive day overall, except for the fact that I didn’t do any schoolwork. I woke up around 8:30 a.m. and got my second dose of the covid vaccine!!! I’m so glad to be fully vaccinated. So far, I don’t have any symptoms, so I hope it stays that way. I was pretty worried I wouldn’t hit my interview quota because a lot of people hadn’t emailed me back or responded with a set time. I am so thankful for my big, Akunnia, who helped me snag some interviews. After that, I started DoorDashing for a little bit. I started to get frustrated because the address to one order was confusing; it kept taking me to a church and I couldn’t find the real address. I tried calling the customer but they didn’t answer. Basically, I wasted about 20 minutes trying to find the location, and time is money. Then, the customer had the audacity to call me later when I was home and not take any blame for giving me the wrong address.
After that, I went to an eye appointment with my dad. It was pretty chill, the optometrist said my eyes are the same as last year so that’s good. After that, he diluted my eyes, so when I went outside it was hard to see. I had to walk by myself to get lunch but I had to close my eyes a lot because my vision was blurry, and thankfully I didn’t get hit by a car. I had a yummy spicy chicken sandwich and loaded fries.
Finally, I got home and went to my weekly sorority meeting and then the mock trial workshop. Peter and Ria were super cool and I’m excited to do mock trial, since I haven’t done it since high school. It was an interesting case but the content was triggering so we decided on a new case. After that, my pledge brothers met on zoom to create our KAPi calendar, and then I had my interview with Megan.
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Post by emmyshaw on Apr 20, 2021 5:54:13 GMT
Monday 4/19/21 Honestly a pretty rough day LOL (but I mean it's Monday though so what did I expect) - I have a serious case of zoom fatigue. Surprisingly woke up at 9 to my roommates' boyfriends (@zz HAH) working out in the living room, proceeded to eat a couple of pieces of toast, and made some coffee. Went to French at 10 and realized my CV vidéo wasn't as bad as expected. Knocked out some emails at 11 and then headed to soak up some sun for half an hour in the Botanical garden (of course). As if I don't talk about it enough, I LOVE the Botanical garden... particularly the hummingbirds and turtles. Ok. And then. I went on zoom for 8.5 hours straight. Whoops, thankful it's over  . Admittedly 2 of them were interviews and they were fun cause I love talking to people, but 2 hours of it was chemistry lab/experiment which was gross. Had a few hours of Conservation Bio which is actually always great but I have a midterm in it tomorrow so more of an oof. Rounded off the night with tutoring which is always fun cause my tutees are great. My roommate and I have gone mildly insane; it's a bonding experience. We bank on September being somewhat normal. Once Wednesday is over, I will feel much relief and buy myself some ice cream. For now, I must release my energy through Boney M's Rasputin, the ONLY correct answer to the question of the best Just Dance song. |
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Post by zzkhan on Apr 20, 2021 6:04:41 GMT
4/19: I'm writing today's daily journal a bit early (at like 8pm) because I'm off to go get dinner with my boyfriend, who is visiting! We are going to go get birria tacos and spend some time at the beach and explore! I'm really excited. Other than that, I had a pretty good and productive day. I woke up surprisingly early, ate breakfast for once in a really long time, and then went to my social psychology lab class. I then got to interview Chloe, my big, which was super fun. I later went to the store and spent some time just hanging out at home, doing homework, and sending some more interview emails to get ahead for next week because it was really hectic getting them last minute for this week's quota. I then got to have two more awesome conversations with Matthew and then with David. Both conversations were actually a lot more insightful than I thought they were gonna be, and we talked about things from how awesome it is to learn people's stories and the effect on your perceptions of different people to how much Matthew doesn't want kids. I then ended the evening by going to mock trial meeting, which just ended. I honestly learned so much and I didn't realize how much I would really enjoy it! I had always been nervous about mock trial, just because I didn't know anything about it, but now I'm realizing how similar it is to speech and debate, which I did a lot of in high school. I am truly so excited to be a part of this and keep learning more, acting, and heightening my analysis skills. Now, I'm gonna go get some yummy food! Anyways, see you here tomorrow!
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Post by ericrousso on Apr 20, 2021 6:05:46 GMT
Hello all! I am writing to you from my 10 minute break at work. Today was super packed. I woke up, went to the gym (only for a lil; I didn’t have much time because I had class at 9:30). After class, I had an interview with Chanel, who was amazingly sweet. After my interview with Chanel, I had 20 minutes to myself before I hopped on another interview with Journey, accompanied by Elaine. After this interview, I took a quick shower, because I knew I had to be at work by 4:30. After my shower, I managed to do some work for LS7A, but then it was off to work for me. I completely forgot to fill my tank, so I had to fill that first. I filled my tank, and then got distracted by my best friend from home, who I FaceTimed for a bit. I then realized I was going to be late for work! But then I stopped caring, because my managers don’t really keep an eye out for me since I just started, and I ended up being 20 minutes late. Everything worked out fine, and here I am, 7 hours later, writing this journal. So far, however, this shift has been kind of rough. It’s been super busy ever since I got here, and I’m still learning the ropes, which only adds to the stress. I cannot wait to go back home and catch up with my p-bros about Mock Trial and our Kapi Kalender. I’m looking forward to having some time to get schoolwork done tomorrow, and I hope to see some friends as well (mental health check-ins with them are so so important!). Goodbye loves!
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Post by nathanklassen on Apr 20, 2021 6:11:42 GMT
Hello all,
It has been quite a productive day, especially in regards to matters affiliated with Kappa Alpha Pi. The only time I was not focused on these topics was when I attended my French class this morning (thankfully my professor is one of the nice French teachers you hear about, instead of one of the insane ones) and during an academic advising session at noon. Sometimes it feels like receiving one-on-one help at UCLA is hopeless, due to the sheer size of undergraduate students, but I was glad I scheduled an appointment. With my advisor, we planned what the next 3 years of my schedule would look like at UCLA. I am actually in a bit of a peculiar situation as I can graduate in 3 years just fine, but would like to stay for 4 years for ROTC and for the sake of not missing out on more college experiences. In doing so, I will most likely add on a minor in French, which would be cool since I want to become fluent in at least one other language and want to visit Paris someday.
After that, I had two interviews to fulfill my quota and then was emailing other people to set up interviews this upcoming week. I had the pleasure of interviewing both Caroline and Caitlin, and to save time from when I already raved about how cool of people they were in my interview recaps, I will just say that I hope I am able to cross because a lot of the people in the fraternity are really awesome. Setting up an interview for Tuesday I thought would be difficult because I had previously thought that I would have jury duty. When I ended up checking in today, it says that my potential jury duty is on Wednesday, so I needed to work on rearranging my schedule so if I do get summoned I am not missing anything. It was fun to work with my pledge class later this evening in mock trial and work on our first mission, but I still have actual homework to do, so it may be a late night for me today. Plus I forgot/did not have time to work out, so will need to work on that.
Sending positive vibes your way - Nathan
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Post by hannasato on Apr 20, 2021 6:18:42 GMT
April 19th:
Today started with my Astronomy lab which was relatively easy but a little boring. We learned about light diffraction, telescopes, and gravity which I was looking forward to but was admittedly a little dull. After my lab, I did some reading for astronomy which was equally uninteresting.
My day quickly got a lot better when my big, Mira, stopped by with a gift for me! She gave me a bag full of snacks, all in my favorite color which was super cute and thoughtful. We were able to talk for ten minutes and discuss meeting up for dinner this week which I am super excited for. One of the things I was looking forward to the most about our pledge quarter was receiving a big and I can already tell Mira is going to be the best mentor and friend. She repeatedly told me to call her whenever I am stressed about pledging, for advice, or just to chat which I really appreciated and will definitely take her up on.
I opened up the snacks she gave me and sat down for our Mock Trial Meeting. I was looking forward to this meeting especially because I have never done Mock Trial but am looking to become more confident with my public speaking skills. Ria and Peter were very welcoming and entertaining, having us play a game of Skribbl.io before getting into the logistics of the meeting. We learned about the basic roles of Mock Trial which made me excited to begin practicing and learning more about formulating arguments.
To close out the day, a few members of the pledge class met and we shot some photos for our calendar. We wore various costumes and had many themes which were entertaining and a great way to end the day.
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Post by elainekim on Apr 20, 2021 6:33:35 GMT
April 19th:
Today was a pretty hectic day overall. I was operating on two hours of sleep since I was catching up on a lot of class work that I needed to do. I grabbed breakfast and got ready for my interviews. I had three in a row with Connie, Chloe, and Journey which were all really fun and we had some great conversations. After I was done with that, I was really tired so I took a nap for about two hours. I relaxed for a little on my phone and then attended our first mock trial meeting with Peter and Ria. The environment was really nice and we started the meeting off by playing Scribbl.io and then read over the case. Concerns were brought up regarding the content, so hopefully we are able to do our mock trial on a case that we would be able to have fun with.
After that, the pledges met on zoom to plan our calendar and we took the rest of our photos. It was fun to dress up and find funny backgrounds. I finished eating my dinner and right now I am working on finishing the calendar on Canva. After I get done with this, I need to watch some lectures for my game theory class and take a shower. Hopefully I get to go to sleep earlier today, but we’ll see I guess. I’m looking forward to my other two interviews tomorrow and posting the first member spotlight on the pledge Instagram page.
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. Admittedly 2 of them were interviews and they were fun cause I love talking to people, but 2 hours of it was chemistry lab/experiment which was gross. Had a few hours of Conservation Bio which is actually always great but I have a midterm in it tomorrow so more of an oof. Rounded off the night with tutoring which is always fun cause my tutees are great.