Hello there! It is currently six days from my last blogpost, as I believe that was last Friday, yes?
Well since then, a few things have gone on; with regards to my illness, it's basically all gone now, except for a very slight cough, runny nose, and a tiny bit of a sore throat. My voice also has a bit of residual hoarseness in it, which is kind of annoying, but I can definitely just wait until it's back to normal. At least I'm not a singer! Hehe. ^_^
Over the weekend, though, was Jason's birthday celebration, and everyone went down to San Diego to celebrate it with him at his house; of course, I didn't go because I was too ill, but I heard they had a great time, for which I'm very glad! [:
On Sunday, a good friend of mine who goes to school with Tom came to visit me (he was in LA for the weekend because it was his dad's birthday), and we had lunch. That was nice, as I never get to see the friends I have who go to school up there, since it's so far away.
Anyway, for lunch we went to the Pantry, which is kind of a landmark in Los Angeles. It's a breakfast-all-day place which also has lunch and dinner menus, and has never been closed since 1924. By that I mean, for the past eighty seven years, this place has never taken a holiday or been closed to customers. In fact, the door doesn't even have a lock anymore! It's actually a very admirable achievement, to have had a business so successful that that's possible for such a long time.
THEY HAVE AMAZING PANCAKES!!!!!
I was so very excited before digging in. :D
My friend had french toast, and he was less excited before digging in. He said he'd had a big and late breakfast.
:(
Anyway, we also had a table at a great place; I could see all the cooking going on! It was so so so interesting!
They cooked everything on a teppanyaki style grill, which I thought was great, as they were super efficient, and their pancakes legitimately took 30 seconds to make. One chef finished an omelette in much less than a minute, and I must say, I was very genuinely impressed. All in all, a great lunch! ^_^
On Monday, back to classes, it wasn't too bad as I wasn't so sick anymore. I could actually focus without difficulty, hurrah! However, Cameron, with whom I have biology and chemistry, skipped class on Monday, which worried me, because he NEVER skips class. Therefore, I figured something must be really wrong, and then I found out that he's super sick! So, I went to the grocery store right after class, bought some fruit, chicken soup, and eggs, and went and taught him how to make chicken soup for himself. He was really thankful, which was nice. ^_^ It also seemed to me as if he hadn't really eaten all day, and had just lain in bed... So he must've been starving! I'm very glad I went over and made soup for him, when otherwise he would've gone hungry. :)
On Tuesday (the first of February, 2011!), I had an 8 page Psychology paper due, so I handed that in... I feel like I did really well on that, so I'm excited to see my grade when I get it back! Also, on Tuesday, I got a TB (tuberculosis) test done because I needed to for the volunteer program I'm doing with USC known as JEP, or Joint Educational Project. I guess I could have found the records from an old one, as I'm pretty sure I did one at some point within the last year and a half, but at the same time I was curious, and it was free, so I thought, why not? And just did it. Hehe. Of course, I tested negative for TB (I just got back from checking today). The site of vaccination bruised, lovely job on the part of the nurse who gave me the injection. Brava.
Here, you can see my arm with the vaccination bruise clearly visible. The yellow paper under my arm is the record of my test, and to the left of my arm is a cup of wonderfully nutritious cranberry-pomegranate juice that is keeping me full to the brim with vitamin C. ^____^ Above, you can see some bananas that I... ehem... 'borrowed'... from the dining hall. Bananas are definitely one of my favorite foods, they're so efficient! Compact, perfect for carrying around with their own sturdy packaging, chock full of vital nutrition, and filling too! So great. I love them.
Yep, that's my life for you. Enthusing over bananas. Lovely.
Today, today being Thursday, I had my first exam of the semester! It was exam 1 for my Introduction to Psychology class, and I must say, I found it relatively simple. Hopefully I get an A, that would be a great way to start off this semester!
Tomorrow is going to be a very busy day... In the morning, I have Chemistry and Biology, then I'm teaching the PHE (Peer Health Exchange) workshop at a high school, and have to be there by 11:25, teach the workshop for an hour, and then I come back and have training with an organization I'm part of called CHIP (Community Health Involvement Project), wherein for four hours (from 14:00 to 18:00) myself and 19 other recruits will be trained in how to perform blood pressure and blood glucose level testing. Yay! I look forward to that a lot, it should be extremely interesting. Then, in the evening 1t 19:30 until 21:30, I have Wushu to finish off the day.
WHEW!
I better make sure I get some good rest tonight! :)
Well, that is all I have to say for now, I'll blog again soon! Thank you very much for your time, and I hope you are happy. Don't forget to smile!
^_^
love!
michelle. xx
