buona giornata!

Firstly, I would like to hope that everyone is having at least a so-so time in school, because I am so far. My Italian professor is very quirky and energetic, and just very darn ITALIAN. I was very chatty yesterday, as it was the first day of school and I knew a few people in both those classes. It was a long and tiring day... don't forget the heat wave we're having, but overall enjoyable. My Jazz II dance teacher is a Latin dancer and so the class will always be upbeat and... I daresay, sassy? Work was right after and the store was in the hot sun most of the time, so it dragged on for 3.5 hours. Luckily we have refrigerators so I tried to spend as much time as I could rearranging our beverages. However, my manager asked me to organize our locked up snack cabinet... not fun, right in the sun and it was a MESS. Afterward, I had to count out my cash drawer and blah blah blah, then met up with my roomies at the front of Starbucks so I could go home. I was very chatty yesterday, weird for me because I don't like small talk, but sometimes the first day of school mood just kicks in.

Right now, I'm at the library... people are talking loudly, and I just finished all my Italian homework. So I'm pretty bored and full of sushi, I've got a four hour break between my classes and I've got International Sociology next, which I'm not so sure about because the professor didn't have the greatest reviews on ratemyprofessor.com. I don't really know if the international part in the sociology class will be interesting, although I do like International Studies when it comes to politics and anthropology.

Facebook is sucky, everyone's getting viruses and it's annoying. Sorry if you got one, fortunately, I have not.

Being in Irvine has been pretty good so far, I miss the laidbackness of summer because since moving in it's been an overwhelming whirl of responsibility. I've already had to pay bills and worry about budgeting my money this year and get to class on time and eat right and launder my clothes. It's really sad that we'll never have a summer like the one we just had, where we only had our best and oldest friends to eat and hang out and loiter with for hours on out and not have to worry about new things and experiences. I'm definitely all for new experiences, but they are quite nerve-wracking and do require an immense amount of quick, on-your-feet decision-making. The first week of being moved-in was eventful, but now it's almost settled in where we make dinner and prefer to go to bed at a reasonable time so that we can get to class early or beat the heat for a run to the gym. Grown-up much?

I'm a boring person. Now usually I would try to end up with something contemplative, I don't know, I'm getting tired of this typing business though. Really, I'm starting to think a video blog might be easier for me next time. I'll hype it up for all of you, too. However, I don't even know who of you knows that this blog exists.

Last words. So I guess I'll end it in a way that will make you think... it is vague. What gives us that abstract feeling of happiness, and how do we know when we are happy?