…jittery…
Wow, what a first day! So I didn’t get a wink of sleep last night. I’m still not sure whether it was the jetlag or because I was nervous. Whatever it was though, it wasn’t good because I didn’t get any rest whatsoever. To top it all off, I couldn’t find my black dress shoes this morning, so eventually had to settle for my brown ones because I was running late already. I was supposed to be out of the house at 7:30 am so I could give myself plenty of time to get to work and not be late, but of course, I didn’t plan well enough ahead and the whole shoe fiasco set me back an extra 15 minutes, so I wound up being late. Wait though, here’s the doozy! So as I’m running out the door, I pause for a slight moment thinking I should bring some food to eat because I was really hungry, or at least bring some water because I was thirsty, but I decide against turning back. I hope on the N-Judah and I’m starting to feel lightheaded and sick to my stomach. We get to the UCSF stop and I rush out the door and proceed to dry heave–not fun with the whole N-Judah looking on. I finish up my business and am able to hop back on the muni because people were taking so long to board. I get back on because I think I’m feeling better, but alas, I have to get off on the next stop. I just couldn’t do it; I just wasn’t feeling good at all. I went to the corner coffee house and bought some OJ and a cookie to help me regain my energy. The OJ helped a lot and I was able to get myself on the next train bound for downtown. I got there about 20 minutes late, but they had just started, so I wasn’t too late. Everyone was really cool all day, but I barely had any time to breathe. I found out that one of my teammates was going to be leaving the firm on the first of the month, so I would have to take over all of her cases, not fun. I got my cubicle and what not though, and I’ve already got two cases under my belt. I had to stay after for about an hour to take care of some of my administrative tasks, but it was all good. I set up my voicemail and started sifting through my email, but there was too much left to do, so I just left it and figured I’d do it tomorrow. I’m still not all better yet, but man, what a rough way to start out your first day huh? On top of all this, the shoes I grabbed also hadn’t been broken in yet, so it wound up digging into my ankles–yes, pain. All in all, it was quite an eventful day, but I’m pooped out now and am about to pass out. I’ll just wake up early tomorrow morning to get my stuff together for work. I’m going to decorate my cubicle and make it feel more like home, haha. Feel free to send me things to post up to remind me of you! Alright, I’m exhausted so I’m going to crash for the evening, but I’ll give a better picture of my work tomorrow. Nyyyyyyyght!
Thank goodness for the mass transit system that runs 24 hours there! Geez, it’s places like Chicago that make me feel even more disappointed with BART, ah well, what can ya do?! Anyhow, a BIG THANKS goes to my future roomie Noodle for taking us around and showing us the city, and to Chicken Wing’s friend, Chris, who housed us during our short, but sweet vacation there. I hadn’t been to Chicago before, so I was pretty impressed with everything that I saw there. The architecture was awesome, the food was fabulous, and the shopping was spectacular–yes, I love alliteration, haha. I especially loved going to the thrift stores there, I got a couple of cute vintage shirts that actually fit me! It was great! Chicagoans are a bit larger than average, and since I’m smaller than average, there were plenty of small sizes to choose from, haha. LOVED IT! What I didn’t love though, was how segregated and racist Chicago was. You would think that in a metropolitan city such as Chicago, the issue of race relations wouldn’t be as tense as it was, but no, ignorance is rampant everywhere in the world regardless of whether you live in a suburb or city. It really pissed me off to have to witness some of the atrocious acts of racism that weekend. I can only hope that time and more human interaction from all walks of life will temper their ignorance. Also, gay life kinda sucked there. We didn’t get to do any clubbing there, but we went to Boystown and checked everything out. It was clean and nice, but yeah, not many Asians, not many young people, in fact, not much of anything there, haha. All in all though, it was a very good and relaxing trip. What can be better than spending your vacation actually relaxing and having fun with friends?! Here are a couple of shots from my trip in Chicago. I didn’t take too many pictures because I kind of just wanted to experience the city without feeling like a tourist. I regret not taking more pictures now, but perhaps I can get it from Chicken Wing, haha.
Visualize this year’s VMA performance and you’ll understand what I mean. She had to go acoustic with her performance, in addition to taking her songs down an octave! OMG, soooo TRAGIC! Also, there were a lot of little teenie boppers that were there screaming their heads off. I think Ben’s right ear drum is busted because these two obnoxious little girls wouldn’t stop screaming and jumping up and down. Damn, I wonder how they’d act at a Justin Timberlake concert, haha! 
There’s a part of me that wants to start a career already since I’m all done with college now, but it’s so difficult because I know grad school’s just around the corner. Speaking of grad school, I really need to get started on my LSAT’s and my GRE’s. I’m soooo not looking forward to any of those tests. Ugh, and then there’s the whole application process too. Damn, I can’t wait until I get into grad school, wherever it may be. I just want to be settled in again…
Ugh, they’re sooooo trashy! Thank God I’m on a month-to-month lease with them. I love the area and I love the price, but given the choice between my wallet and my sanity, I’d choose the latter. I’m just biding my time right now until Noodle graduates in December, then we’re gonna get a place together. HURRY UP NOODLE!!!
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