Week 11 Famous Last Words: So Close, Yet So Far

I can't believe how close it until the end of the semester. At the same time it feels so far! This week I was able to get a head a little on Storytelling and have written stories for all the upcoming weeks which I will be posting soon.

This week I have two midterms. I am really happy with my grades right now. Unlike some of my previous semesters, I've been able to keep them where I want them. Of course there's always room for improvements. Since I haven't had much homework this week, I 've been studying for midterms.

This week one of my professor's wanted to make our midterm review fun and is having a scavenger hunt for us. I'm hoping it isn't too cold since he wants us to run around campus to solve the problems.

My new puppy, Tuffy, finally got his first round of shots so that was exciting. He's also learning how to sit. Shiva has been taking great care of his new little brother and absolutely adores him. It's really entertaining to watch them play with each other. Of course since Shiva is the big brother, he likes to mess with Tuffy by putting his paw on him and taking his toys. Here is a short video of one of their antics:

Despite, finals, I have been able to find some time to relax. This weekend saw two movies with some friends. We saw the Blockers, which by the way was hilarious! We also saw A Quiet Place. That one had a lot of suspense and was very interesting since the people did not talk most of the time in the movie. Below is a trailer of the movie A Quiet Place posted from YouTube.

Famous Last Words: Good News, Bad News, and More Good News!

So I just got back from my LAST Spring break yesterday. It was really fun. I visited the zoo with my friends and we fed the Lorikeets and we also hung out at the dog park a lot. I also got to make a day trip to Dallas and learned how to use chopsticks at this sushi place. Thankfully, they had some vegetarian sushi.

Later in the week it was national puppy day. My dad was working as usual at the hotel and a found a puppy in one of the rooms. The customer wasn't there but after they got back, they said they were planning to give it away. My mom said yes but then had second thoughts and gave him back. On Sunday she brought it down to babysit and was planning to keep him overnight to see how he and Shiva would interact but the customer had a daughter who wanted to spend the night with the pup first so we gave him back (we hadn't adopted him yet) . Yesterday before I headed back to Norman though, my parents finally decided to keep him so now we have 4 dogs. Shiva really loves his new little brother.

Here is a picture of him.

Today I got an email from the Study Abroad Office, and unfortunately I won't be going to Spain. On the bright side I still have my trip to California and Texas though. I also just found out one of my cousin's got engaged which is really exciting cause that means another wedding is around the corner. I don't think I ever mentioned this but my brother and I are youngest in our whole family so most of my cousins are either married or engaged.

Although I won't be going abroad, at least I have my new puppy. I am so excited to go home this weekend so I can play with my new little nugget.

Famous Last Words: No Sleep, Just Naps

Wow has this week been busy! I had this coding homework that was due today and spent most of my nights working on it. It's also time for midterms so I've been studying.

I'm hoping next week is a little more laid back but it's college. I've learned to accept that in college you don't get to sleep, you only get naps.

I'm also hoping to get some good news on my study abroad status. I've still been waitlisted but I should be getting and update some time next week.

Today has been a great day thanks to the weather. I came back to OKC to hang out with my family but today was a little different. I came home and hung out with my dogs outside and then when I finally got in the house to get settled, my parents gave me some sad news.

If you've seen my introduction I mentioned having a pet bird, her name was Tootsie. Unfortunately she passed away yesterday but I just learned about it today. What's even more crazy was that I had a dream about this just last week. I remember calling my parents and asking them if she was okay since the dream was practically a nightmare and she was doing great.

It's been a little hard today going near her cage since she's not in there anymore. Everytime I'm near it I look in it expecting her to be there only to remember she's not. However, I also know she is in a better place and was glad to know she went peacefully. I had her for at least 8 years and of all the pet birds I've had, she's probably one of the only few that has liked food as much as me.

Here is a picture of her:

Personal photo of Tootsie

Famous Last Words: Always Something

Hey everyone!

So this week has been pretty good. I am still enjoying my classes and I got capstone permission (yay!). I also got accepted into the study abroad program to Spain but got waitlisted, #13 to be exact, so fingers crossed that I still get a chance to go. If not, I still have some back up plans.

Today, I went to game night and played a bunch of board games with my awesome UPB family. It was tons of fun and I also got to learn how to play some new games. I also came home to OKC and my mom bought me this emoji pillow which I'm really excited about since I really like emojis. If the emoji company existed I'd probably go work for them but sadly it doesn't exist as far as I know.

Next week is going to be busy since its Union Week. Basically I'll be helping out a lot with little events at the union which I might add will consist of free food and games which people can stop by between classes to enjoy. Not to mention Sound Lounge will be on Thursday. If you like listening to music or just kicking back this is definitely for you. There will be free food and drinks as well!  CollegeCon will be next Saturday too which great if you like anime or video games such as Super Smash Bros or Halo. I hear there's prizes if you win the tournaments but you can also play for fun too.

They've also started this game called Unionopoly  this semester which is basically like Monopoly except you get a chance to win really cool prizes and even cash prizes! All you have to do is go to the events and meetings and they'll give you a Monopoly card.

Just like the UPB motto there's "Always Something". Here is a link if you would like to see what's in store and would like to be a part of the fun.

Here's the schedule for Union Week! It's not officially out yet but the members got a sneak peek at the meeting this week! I hope to see some of you there and maybe even meet in person!

Personal photo taken on my phone

Famous Last Words: Tuning Back into Virtual Reality

This week I feel like I created a really good story and title about Karma. I have really been enjoying this class and came up with the idea to create Karma's court because I noticed that couples separated but never officially divorced. I figure it would be interesting to turn karma into a person and give her thoughts on everything that is happening in these stories and thus Karma's court was born.

I really like how this class has a lot of room for creativity. I read a lot on this app called Wattpad which is basically stories written by ordinary people. I've always like to read stories rather than write them myself.

So far, it has been really fun to watch my ideas come to life (or in this case writing) and it's really exciting. Anytime I think of homework this class comes to mind and I get excited (because I'm nerdy). Part of the reason I may get excited is because I can do this around my own time and can finish early but I also like to keep myself busy.

This week has been very laid back. I attended a Lunch N' Learn with MISSA and got to learn more about job opportunities which was exciting because I can turn what I love into a career so it won't really be working. I'll just be getting paid to have fun. I also won a prize while I was there which added more excitement to my currently boring life. It's probably the most exciting thing that's happened all year.

As for next week, I'm planning to start exercising cause I've been lazy and need to get healthy. Midterms won't be too far away so I might get a head start on studying so that I don't get overwhelmed later. I will also be going to my first MISSA meeting of the semester as an official member (yay!)

I finally turned my application in to study abroad and am currently being waitlisted so figures crossed in hopes that I can still go otherwise this will be a long year. I also turned some of my social media back on but haven't been active on it. I like to take breaks every now and then from it cause as much good as social media can be it can also be bad in my opinion. I know it's ironic considering I'm majoring in something related to technology but I like to take a break from it.

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