Wow, it's been such a long time since I've blogged! I guess this is what happens when you're doing 20 units and a job and two or three volunteer activities, huh? Oh well. Hopefully I remember to blog more often, it's actually nice to take some time to do this once in a while...
In any event. Last time I blogged was 19 September, a couple of weeks ago. Since then, a few things have happened. On 24 September USC Football played against Arizona State in an away game where we got thrashed 22-43, Arizona. Ouch.
The next weekend, USC played a home game against the Arizona Wildcats, and won 48-41, USC. I hear we barely won. Nonetheless, a win is a win, no? Unfortunately, I wasn't able to go to the game, because I was too busy HIKING!
So on that day, 1 October 2011, I went with a group of friends and we went on a ten mile hike. It was really beautiful...
I've discovered that I really love hiking. After my terrible experience with it in high school where I had five or six asthma attacks going up a mountain, I thought I would never hike again. Ever. Turns out once I had a rescue inhaler with me, it was all smooth sailing, and I loved it! I love California's scenery, could I ask to live anywhere more beautiful, with deserts, beaches, a big city, and fantastic mountains to hike in in the spring/summer, and to ski/snowboard in in the winter? I am really blessed to have been able to come here for university.
I'll just put some images here so you can maybe get a glimpse of the gorgeous scenery I saw that day in the San Gabriel mountains... Click on the images to see the full size photo! :)
... So there you go, if you ever get the chance to go hiking in the mountains of California... Do it! :)
But what was really the highlight of that day was the fact that in the middle of the hike... WE WENT BUNGEE JUMPING! IT WAS AMAZING!!!! Watch the video below to see my jump! You may have to turn your head 90 degrees to the left in the beginning because the person filming it didn't realize I can't rotate video... But yes. Enjoy!
... I absolutely loved it. The sensation of falling was beautifully blissful. I went down with the biggest smile on my face! I think the bungee supervisor people thought I was maybe a little strange, since everyone else screamed like a banshee when they jumped... Haha. Oh well! I definitely want to go back again before this year is over, there's no way I'm going to let that be a once-in-a-lifetime experience!
This week, I didn't get up to too much. Although, on Wednesday night, I was introduced to this ridiculously fantastic restaurant called
Souplantation in Beverly Hills, though it's a chain and they have locations in a lot of US States, apparently. It was all organic, mostly vegetarian all-you-can-eat buffet-style deliciousness! They had salads, soups, desserts, fantastic drinks, and wonderful hot foods. I absolutely loved it. I had so much wholesome, mindblowingly great food that I wanted to cry. ^__^
Yesterday, on Saturday 8 October, I went to get my hair cut! A LOT of my hair has been falling out recently, so much that my roommate even commented that it looked like my hair was thinning. So, I decided to cut it really short to hopefully make it less noticeable.
Tada! As you may have realized at this point, the photo at the top of this blogpost isn't how I look right now... Usually I take that photo as I'm writing the post, but I thought I'd be sneaky this time. Ehehe.
Anyway, this is what I actually look like at the moment...
So that's my new hair! I'm donating the part I cut off to Locks of Love, which is a great organization that makes wigs for children who have lost their hair for some reason, such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy treatment for cancer.
Let me leave you with a couple last things before I go:
1. Photos of dogs shaking off water.
SO CUTE!!! How can you get cuter than dogs photographed while shaking off water? Their faces are so hilarious, I love them. :D
2. Beautiful Underwater Art.
This is a truly brilliant concept. Essentially, this artist created cement sculptures of people and put them underwater, where they became part of the marine landscape, and life started to form around them. It's gorgeous, and I think you should definitely take a look... Enjoy!
...Alright, that's all I have to blog about for now, I believe. I hope you're having a most fantastic weekend, and will continue to do so for the rest of this lovely Sunday!
Until next time,
michelle. xx
