One down, one to go!

Hello readers,

I turned in my research application for the City of Hope today! I am so excited and relieved that one application has been sent in. The fact that I requested letters of references from my faculty and sort of bonded with them makes this entire process worth it. Getting accepted, is more like taking the whole cake!

I still have one more application to turn in by Thursday, and that's going to take some time. It requires more typing and all that jazz so I'm just pacing myself. Right now I have to study for my math test tomorrow so wish me luck, I am going to need it!

Other than that, today was super fantastic. Really. It WAS! I got a perfect score on my biology quiz (which I thought I didn't..), talked to my biology professor about traveling to Egypt, and was able to meet with my counselor and talk to her about getting another letter of reference.. She told me she laughed and that it was funny. I am an idiot.. LOL.

I'm off to go study now. Goodnight babies and good luck studying for finals! You guys can do it, I believe in you. UC babies have it rough though :'(

With much love,
Elisa

Seriously, Jinjums? ONLY YOU

Today, I waited outside the post office  near my house for roughly forty minutes. I felt like an abandoned puppy awaiting her master to come back home.


I received a letter of reference from my counselor today and was so stoked. I couldn't wait to mail that baby out and get on with my life. Really, I couldn't wait.

I ended up dropping off the sealed envelope with only the college as the return address into the drive-through mailbox (outside of the post office). My mom realized that I DIDN'T PUT A STAMP ON IT.

JESUS.

I DIDN'T PUT A STAMP ON THE ENVELOPE. I lost it. I was losing it. I am slowly losing bits and pieces of my sanity. I don't know how much there is left. I frantically texted Tiff during this thirty minute lapse - all the while groaning and laughing at my own stupidity. I chuckled to myself, "Only me.."

Seriously, only me. Why do things like this occur in my life. After waiting for a good fifty minutes,  no one came out and the post office was closed. It closed 40 minutes ago. Why did it not occur to me to go in?
Simple: I was waiting for a beacon of light in post-man form to open the mailbox and gather the letters.

Silly me.

I eventually sent an email to my counselor, expressing my apologies and embarrassment of what just occurred.  This ordeal seems somewhat comical and fictional. However, it's real. And it would only happen to me.

I'm going to bed. Goodnight!

With much love,
Elisa

Stomach bug, really..

Well, as you can tell by the title, I am feeling like total shit. No euphemisms, no banter of ANY kind, I am not feeling good. I feel nauseous, woozy, dizzy, upset, tired, and anxious ALL at the same time.

I was feeling sick yesterday as well, and I knew.. ahhh why must I be sick. AND, I have been victimized by the Swine Flu, Whooping Cough, weird illnesses and shit prior to this.. why..

On a really really good note, I had brunch with my sister, mom, and dad; brother missing as usual. We were near the water so the ambiance was great and the food was a little mediocre, but we were paying for the view. After consuming my almond crusted trout with jasmine rice and spinach, I felt queasy. Apparently for a stomach bug, you should try to stray from: caffeine, juices, and fats. All which I consumed for breakfast, leaving me completely drained by the afternoon.

On top of that, I had to drive back from Irvine and I was literally half asleep. For a split second, I thought I was going to crash and you know, kill everyone in the car, but by divine intervention, I made it.

I'm trying to catch some rest but my mind is awake and my eyes are tired. So, I will be trying to do some work but I feel nauseated and shitty, for lack of a better word. I don't know what I'm thinking by updating this blog rather than using my energy to do important work. This is it for tonight then. Adios.

With much love,
Elisa

PS: THIS SPRING FORWARD SUCKS

March 5th, 2014

Dear me,

Hello, me. Today, I spent the majority of my time thinking about my future relating to medicine and going to medical school and etc etc. I have decided I want to become an oncologist.

To be continued because I have to study for biology.. wheeee

March 5th, 2014

Dear readers or more-so just me,

Goooooooooood midnight!

I think I might be the only one that says good midnight! It's weird to say good night, right?

Anyway! I can't believe I already didn't write these past few days..

And side note; I just realized I sent one of my professors a poor, poor personal statement for a letter of reference...

Speaking of letter of references.. I am applying for research opportunities! Who knows if I'll get it or not.. but it's better than not trying at all right? Either way, if I don't get the position then I'll just take summer classes to transfer out faster. It's a win-win situation regardless.

It feels weird learning about science and I'm slowly immersing myself into the deeper subjects. I've always thought of science as something that had to be done up until the second semester of my junior year. (Side note: I am a late bloomer.. I've been realizing this. It's so annoying! Better late than never.. I guess.)
Science is so cool...but it's so much learning. I keep trying to connect what I've learned to real life and it's so mind-blowing but not to the point where I'm just aching to crack open this biology book.

Speaking of cracking open this biology book - after I finish my statement, I will finish my math homework, catch up on biology, and then sleep. Or maybe leave the biology for tomorrow morning.

I'm a bit scared for what's to come; but I hope it'll go all as planned!  (Side thought: I hate it when people say, "Let your future you worry about that." Uh, NO!? Why wouldn't I worry about the future me... The present me impacts the future me! Better to worry than shove it under the rug and be dumbfounded when it hits me by surprise. Does anyone else feel this way?)

Alright, well I have some work to do! As always... gosh.

GooOOOood night!

With much love,

Elisa

March 1st, 2014 - 2:30 AM

I know it's somewhat trite and tacky to be titling my post as the same day and time it's being written (especially since posts tell you when/what time they're being posted anyways.........); but who cares!

Meh maybe I'll change it later, maybe I won't.

As the title says, it's 2:30 AM. This is the prime time of my somewhat weird concentrated cycle. I like to refer to the time frame between 2-6 AM as my concentration block; really, I just work better during this time frame. It's probably due to the facts that no one is awake in my home and I am just dying to slide my feet under the covers of my electric blanket.

As usual, I'm doing something that I want to do rather than things I have to do. I have to send a few emails out and type a few applications out - matters that require a lot of self-reflection and writing skill. But here I am, typing a blog post - words flowing out from these small fingertips - not a care in the world.

I'm merely self-reflecting as I am hearing the little click-clacks bounce into my auditory canal (whew bio) while simultaneously freaking out about not focusing on writing my applications; or I am typing this out to remind myself that I was doing something productive rather than (dare I say it) waste my time.

The main point of this post is to remind myself that I have to combat my number one weakness; time management. It's the reason why I have Spanish homework to do and why I'm typing away in the night.

Alright, if any of you guys are reading this, thank you. I am on my way to typing up a storm for an hour and spending the next four fine tuning and criticizing it.

Good night and sweet dreams!

With much love,

Elisa

A Little of Me

 Hello, my name is Elisa Ha and I am a sophomore at Cypress College in hopes of transferring out as a Biochemistry major by Fall 2015. This blog will consist of definitely all of my incoherent babbling/complaints that I repress during the normal hours of day, my daily events - ranging from describing what I had for breakfast (only if it's truly the bomb-diggity..) to writing about my struggle to collect all 50 state quarters (what I did a few hours ago and THOROUGHLY ENJOYED), my future and career goals, and finally - the moments I share with my loved ones: the beautiful friends, family, and significant others? (ya know what I mean)

The last one is more of a crap shoot but you never know~