Class-ification: The first week of school

Yay fun outfit pictures! Sometimes I love copying those people on Lookbook...I'm actually really jealous of them all.

OK! I finished the first week of school relatively unscathed!! Being back into the semester mode is so surreal. I feel like I'm having deja vous but going to different classes. As much as I hate having class at 9am everyday, I do enjoy the hustle and bustle of a full campus and my morning routines. Speaking of classes, I am taking all humanities classes this semester *woof!* intellectual overload!! You may soon find me at a cafe drinking tea and wearing a tweed blazer, reading about the philosophy of the purpose and function of art...fuck, I already do that.

Anyways, this semester I'm taking: History of Art 170--Baroque Art, History of Art 190--Globalization, Art, and Mass Culture, Italian 3, and Theater 25ac--The Drama of American Cultures. So far, I like all my classes minus a few problemas. I was really looking forward to my Baroque class since I've taken a class with Prof. Olson before and he's one of those professors who is SO smart that you can't realy understand what he's talking about, but I like the way he dresses and find him amusing :) BUT of course I would get a dick gsi! He is such a prick I can't even handle it. Assigning extra readings, adding a research paper to the syllabus, trying to persuade the prof to give us pop quizzes...I mean who are you?!? My modern art class sounds lik it'll be really fun. I love the prof, and not just because he looks like an ignudo but he's actually a great lecturer and the topics we're discussing are really interesting! We're going to be looking at a lot of contemporary art, which I think is cool since I don't know too much about the current art world and its something i NEED to know about. My Italian class is...buonissimo! My professor is from Milan and dresses really well. I wanted to be her best friend when she walked in with some black cowboy boots and a leather briefcase. SO AWESOME. Plus, she has a vary relaxed way of teaching that makes you comfortable to talk in class, which is nice. We're focusing much more on culture and discussing topics rather than grammar at this level, so its exciting but a bit daunting. Last is my Theater class. Initially I signed up to fulfill my ac req with an easy class, but after the first few classes, I think I'm really going to enjoy this class! We're reading a lot of great plays including some by Phillip Kan Gotanda, who is setting a show for the dept this semester. I met him in the hallway at work and he was just the cutest little asian man. He was older and very sweet, and he had PURPLE hair!!
So, enough about classes and time for bed...if do less of anything this semester it will be sleeping. There just aren't enough hours in the day. Ploof!

Back to Bizerkeley

What I wore today: silky BR top, new vintage skirt from Mars, Steph's comfy gray tights, the brown boots of course!

So here I am! I made it through winter break pretty much unscathed minus a little argument about studying abroad. Words cannot express how excited and happy to be back in Berkeley, its and AMAZING feeling being home. Wednesday we had "Game-azing'finally!! It was so funnnnnn! We played Partini, Cranium, and Scattergories, drank some wine and had a lot of laughs. Plus the highlight was when Sophia puked while laughing hahahaha.

Now, all the VSA peeps and Soph are at retreats so I'm flying solo per il weekend. I know it's the beginning of the semester so no one is back yet, but everyone else being gone makes me kind of lonely *le sigh*. I feel like Berkeley is so huge but my group of friends is tiny! Don't get me wrong, I love my friends here to death, I would do anything and everything for them, but them being gone makes me realize that I should work on expanding my friend base and strengthening my relationship with the friends I already have! This semester I'm making a resolution to be less timid when meeting people!

Speaking of, today I met up with my friend Bailey from high school. I haven't seen her in about two years, so this was kind of big. We got tea and walked around College and Shattuck...and of course, like any good Convent girl, gossiped. Boy oh boy does our class know how to put on a shitshow. Hearing all the craziness (such as people in and out of rehab and mental institutions, suicide attempts, affairs, dropouts) and drama makes me think WOW I can't believe I went to high school with this! Not that I regret going to Convent, it was fun and we were certainly got a great education, but I can't believe how much I've changed since high school! And I'm glad about it...

So now I'm gonna stop wallowing and watch a movie and paint me some nails!!

LA Trip!!

This week I visited Mindy and SoCal peeps in LA!! I'm staying at Mindy's house and she's been showing me the best time!! We have seen SO much in the past few days and have been out nearly everyday from 10-8 or later! This is what we did:


*On Saturday after I arrived we went to Santa Monica and looked at shops. I got a $3 shirt from UO! What a steal! Then we ate thai food for dinner and it was further emphasized that I eat extremely slowly...bah, but yum yum pad see-eww!

*On Sunday I went with Mindy and Marvin to the Melrose flea market and the LACMA. The flea market was AMAZING!! I found so many things I wanted but I didn't bring enough money...poop. Probably for the best anyway, but I did come away with a big comfy grandpa sweater and three poster prints! Afterward, we went to the LACMA, which was so cool! There was an exhibit about Vanity Fair photography that spanned the mannny years that Vanity Fair has been in action. Well done. There was also this huge elevator that was literally 2x the size of our dorm room! How sad, but fun to ride in! For dinner we ate at this vegan restaurant in Hermosa Beach called The Spot, which was really really yummy! Who knew vegan food was good? After we saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button!! Lovelerly. It was pretty long but I was so enamored with Mr. Button's story it didn't matter. ps Brad Pitt is so fucking hot.

*Monday we went to the the Getty Villa in Malibu with Steve(licious), which was gorgeous and had an amazing collection of ancient Roman and Greek art! In-n-Out for lunch; yumlicious as always, then we rented The Duchess with Kyra Knightly. The movie was pretty good, the costumes and scenery were lovely but the story was a bit sad and depressing.

*Tuesday we went to the Getty is Belair with Steve and Steph!! A LEMINEVE extravaganza! I love the collections there especially the impressionist works and the rococo furniture. Next we ate ice cream at this place called Scoops (recommended by our friend Gwyneth Paltrow). Delicious! Then, we explored the shops of Melrose and I found some cute black leather boots!! We ate at Olive Garden (my first time) and it was surprisingly good! Afterward, Mindy and I took a mini-break before heading to a club called Dance in LA with her friend Jocelyn. We literally danced the night away and the music was SO BOMB!! They played all the songs I liked andwish they played in Berkeley! Because the club is all ages there were SO many high school babies there all hoochie and some (no lie) with there moms!! Despite that, I had soooooo much funnnnnn! I love dancing!!!!

*Today (Wednesday) we took it easy. Woke up late and had lunch with Mindy's friend at Rascals. I had THE best burger ever:Teri-steak burger with beef teriyaki on a toasty bun with the perfect amount of lettuce, tomatoes and mayo :) We then proceeded to a few shops around the area and I got a simple black slip dress from UO, something i've been looking for for layering. So, now it's almost midnight and we just got back from froyo at Lotus Bar (scrum) and we rented Get Smart for our last night!

And, for my sister, a pictorial account of my spoils:

New grandpa sweater:




Black boots from Melrose:


Posters from the Fleamarket:
Edie!

Streetcar Named Desire-STELLA!!!

Lennon


Museums!


Steph's amazing Christmas Present--Thanks <3




This trip has been soooooo muuuuuuch fuuuuuuun and I can't believe we're headed back to Berkeley and reality tomorrow!! I'm so excited for the new semester!

Polyvore (ie new addiction)

So, thanks to Mindy, I'm addicted to this site called Polyvore. Fun, amazing, wonderful waste of time!!
Find me on Polyvore

I think if I could, I would dress like a lady going to tea parties all the time...