My SAD Conversation with (Anthony) Chan:

Rachel says (12:16 AM): It’s so sad. I’m like, too “White” to be Asian, but still not white. It makes me really sad.
CHAN says (12:19 AM): [That] Sucks. See, Shit flows downstream.
CHAN says (12:19 AM): I get to douche you for not being Asian enough.
CHAN says (12:19 AM): My friends douche me for not being Asian enough.
CHAN says (12:19 AM): And my friends get douched by their friends for not being Asian enough.
CHAN says (12:19 AM): And their friends get douched by like super Asian farmer people for not being Asian enough.
Rachel says (12:20 AM): ……

Apparently, this is just one of the *many* perks of being at the bottom of the stream… I’m already trying to increase my Asian Capacity by taking Chinese class. I’M WORKING ON IT!

I think this lack of blogging is leaving my writing skillZ very rusty. Sorry that this entry is so lame…

I have an MIS Exam in 11.5 hours… AND I have an ACCOUNTING EXAM FROM 8-10pm ON MY BIRTHDAY. I know that my birthday is a universally-celebrated holiday and all, but really!

AHH! I am PISSED (about something surprisingly unrelated). Recently, I have been so satisfied with my drama-free life, but NOW I am ANGRY! BAH!

Okay. My Anger and I need to go study.

Thanks Reader for reading my sad-lame entry!

LOVE,

Rachel

P.S. Why am I writing a blog when I should be studying?! LAME!

Hey hey hay hey hay hay, Girrl Frand (Reader)!

I can’t think of anything to write about, but I felt like I had to update. I know my billions of loyal readers are starving for a new entry from Yours Truly. So let’s see, here are some of my thoughts lately:

-I went rollerskating over my Spring break, and it was glorious. Who knew that rollerskating was still such a happening activity?
-My minuscule room resembles a large closet more and more everyday.
-I DREAD writing cover-letters. Seriously, whenever I encounter the “Cover-letter” portion of an application, my face explodes. (Reader! Do you have any cover-letter advice for me?! Assume that I know nothing about cover-letters– that assumption would be entirely correct.)
-I’m reading “Do the Right Thing” by James F. Parker– though, I’m only 19 pages in at the moment…
-I am currently wearing a bandanna around my neck– I look rugged.
-Jean-shopping is IMPOSSIBLE. I know that I am extraordinarily short, but COME ON! Believe it or not, Clothing Designers, Small People need to wear pants too. Being that the world revolves around me and my personal interests, I’m shocked that pants in stores are so unsuitable for me.
-My nose itches.
-My bike got laughed at…. I haven’t touched this bike in at least nine years or so… Sad!
-I just signed up for my classes, and my schedule next year is CRAZY. 9:00am - 5:00

That is all for now. I know that my random cluster of thoughts are so extraordinarily intriguing. Really, I already know.

My birthday is coming up NEXT WEEK! I’ll write about my sad birthday plans later. I’ll give you a hint, Reader, they involve 8-10pm exams and lots of Stat homework. Just a hint…

See you soon! Thanks for reading my sad cluster of thoughts!

LOVE,

Rachel

EEk! This is what’s up:

(This is NOT an advertisement– though, I suppose it would be pretty acceptable if Ben & Jerry’s would pay me for this…)

BEN & JERRY’S STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE ICE CREAM = The BEST ice cream I’ve ever had… I would write more– but words just can’t describe how exceptional it is. Reader, you’ve just got to try it. I’ve been getting buried with school work (again) lately. I’m doing Statistics, and I needed some moral support– which is what I found in this fantastic ice cream.

I think I’ve been becoming increasingly more nutty, lately…. I’m also enduring Cherrie-withdrawal. Sorry, Reader.

I also had my interview with IBM today– and I felt SO HONORED when the recruiter I interviewed with greeted me with a, “Hi Rachel! I met you last September at the Career Fair!” It is such an honor to be memorable enough for a recruiter (especially from a company as large as IBM) to remember you (me?) from a 5-10 minute conversation six months ago.

The interview was about 75 minutes, which is–hands down– the longest interview I’ve ever had. It consisted of being interviewed by two people, and honestly, today’s interview was the most unusual interview I’ve ever had. I didn’t get asked any of the “standard” questions that I prepared for (i.e. “What are your strengths?” or “Tell me about a group project” or “Tell me a little about yourself.”). The first interview was even more unusual in that he essentially said,

“I think I already have a pretty good feel for who you are– so I’d like you to take this opportunity to interview me, and ask me questions to help you make a better decision about IBM.” So for about 30 minutes I essentially interrogated him…

I don’t generally talk about my interviews for a few reasons, but today’s interview was so unusual that I found it exceptionally memorable. I would die (in the best way possible) if I received an offer from IBM, especially since I’ve been trying to get an interview with IBM for three semesters now. Overwhelming schoolwork aside, I feel pretty happy.

That is all– I’m doubtful of the coherence of this entry…– Sorry Reader. I’m so honored that you got this far– Thank you!

Hopefully once all of this chaos ends, I can tell you ALL about the non-excitement that is my life. I know you are looking forward to this. Who isn’t?

LOVE,

Rachel

P.S. I need to learn how to schedule sleep into my schedule.

Hey Reader,

So this is what’s been going on:

I survived my two weeks of Hell (proof of my survival = me typing this entry). I was so happy about this monumental accomplishment that I unmounted from the Horse-of-Motivation. This is me failing to get back on said Horse. I was moderately sick all week, when all of the sudden, I woke up on Saturday feeling like death. But I didn’t let that stop me from having a glorious weekend, and this is what I did:

I was re-attached to Cherrie’s hip, and we had a 72 hour Hang-out-a-thon. Aren’t you jealous? I know, me too. This is what happened during our trip to Des Moines Friday night:

5 < Number of times we got lost in one night < 71,254,108,519,538

Then we went to Miyabi, a decent sushi place downtown that had hideous decor. And as all great sushi restaurants go, Miyabi had zero Asian people working there. The sushi was decent, but far too spendy for the weak atmosphere and mediocre experience.

When we finally found our way home, we went to Hollywood Video (NOTE: Ames does not have a Blockbuster) to rent movies. We rented The Departed, and Troy (I had to watch it for extra credit). Then Cherrie, technically, “slept over”, though, there was no actual sleeping involved. We stayed up till 8 in the morning.

Then yesterday, I started and finished Twilight, an apparently very popular teen novel. That was between 400-500 pages of enlightening high-school-heart-fluttering-unrealistic-melting-dreaminess that I digested pretty much the entire day / night. I hope that my next boyfriend is a 100-year-old studly vampire who drives an Aston Martin (what the book is about.)

That pretty much summarizes my fantastic / extremely enviable weekend. Unless something exceptionally interesting happens in the near future, my next blog will unquestionably be about how much I despise MIS (Management Informations Systems) class. I bet you are just dancing in your seat about that, am I right, Reader?

I know I am!

LOVE,

Rachel

P.S. I have a humidifier and several gallons of water in the air. I thought that was pretty cool.

TRUTH.

Perhaps it was last week’s “WAWA” (WAWA = ‘Warning: Angry Week Ahead’) or perhaps it is the repeat of “WAWA” this coming week, I’m not sure. But, I’ve been ridiculously feisty lately. Reader, if you talk to me on a Semi-regular basis, I’m sure you’ve noticed.

I’ve been calling almost everyone out on their crap. While I usually keep my frustrations with people pent up, that was apparently not the case this week. If you have it, there is a good chance that I have called you out on your crap recently. I don’t really know what motivates me to be so honest and forward about my opinions, but I suspect that it is because my social capacity is deteriorating due to all of my other taxing activities (i.e. WAWA). I have already seriously admonished several people this week about things I was unhappy about. Quite frankly, if I take the time to be honest with you, that means that I think our friendship is important enough to maintain.

Yeah, I will definitely admit that I am pretty aggressive lately. Sorry, Reader, I need to sleep, so I can tackle WAWAII (WAWA 2 = WAWAII = sounds like Hawaii?)

I hope things tone down soon, Reader, I am getting too exhausted (and you can tell by these sucky entries). Thanks for actually finishing it!

LOVE,

Rachel

P.S. Home was pretty fantastic. :).

HI Reader,

These next 56 hours will be me signing off from life for a while– other than to update my fantastic and extremely interesting blog, I will be, essentially, MIA. I’m ‘announcing’ this, because I would really prefer not to be bombarded with petty social issues (but! if you actually have real, immense problems, you are still free to contact me!), being that I have my own yacht of things to deal with at the moment. If I don’t pick up my phone, this is probably why. And if I don’t call you back till next week– well– Sorry, in advance.

Sorry Reader, I know I am being a D-bag– but on the bright-side, you will be showered with many meaningful blogs! Like today, for example. Three entries in one day?! You are SO lucky, Reader; so perhaps you can put my D-bag qualities aside, and focus on the high quality of literature you are currently indulging on.

This week really needs to be over.

LOVE,

Rachel

P.S. I still need new sunglasses. :(. This actually bums me out, since, I have not been able to find a quality replacement for my previous-now-broken-ones.

P.P.S. I need to go shopping. And go check out good-looking and fantastically smart men.

P.P.P.S. Everyone is sick. My hair needs to be cut. I need to get my eyebrows done. I feel like crap.

So, my 9:00 interview got canceled for a very good reason that is too long for me to properly explain. It’ll be rescheduled, but here I am, all showered and dressed for an interview, I can’t decide if I want to go back to sleep, or if I should study… I’ll study, I think.

I think that when I’m stressed and bombarded with things to do, I decide to write on my blog more often. This may be because my life is so tame– I mean– exciting, otherwise.

OKAY, READER. See you soon, yo.

LOVE,

Rachel

AND I’M STILL AWAKE! My interview is in less than 4.5 hours, and still I need to go to “sleep” for an hour and a half. It seems pretty pointless, though, I know it is necessary.

Anyways Reader, the longest-most-stressful-day-from-Hell (that will be repeated again on Thursday) starts now. SORRY that this entry is (once again) so crappy.

WISH ME LUCK!!

LOVE,

Rachel

I am feeling uneasy.

This is because I’m pretty sure a good friend is angry with me. As far as I know, it’s not just being annoyed, or frustrated, I think I may have warranted a full-on “I’m actually pissed at Rachel.” Thing is, I’m not exactly how this happened, or if I even legitimately deserve it, but it still makes me feel uneasy and nervous. Knowing that people are less-than-satisfied with me makes me feel disappointed in myself, and even though I have a grocery-list of things that need to be done, I can’t focus for long enough to read through the entire list.

I really need to grow a tougher skin in this department. OR I need to never find myself in these situations. Either way, I need to go to sleep, Reader. Sorry that these past few entries have been so angry and morose.

On the bright side, I have four classes back-to-back tomorrow. Oh, wait, what? Oh right, class tomorrow = not bright side. I’ll give you a snippet of my plans this week:

Monday:

-Econ Homework due
-Study Accounting
-Prepare for interview

Tuesday:

-Interview with Northwestern Mutual
-Accounting Exam
-MIS Crap due tomorrow.

Wednesday:

-Career Fair
-Study for Stat Exam
-Prepare for Interview

Thursday:

-Interview with Aegon Financial group
-Stat Exam
-More MIS Crap due tomorrow
-Go home (!!!)

This is going to be a mean and angry week. And it is 5:30 AM and I’m still awake. Yes, it definitely will be a mean and angry week. Reader, send me mail? :).

LOVE,

Rachel

P.S. Don’t you like the title of this entry? WAWA? Sounds kind of like crying… So appropriate for this week’s theme.

Dear Reader,

I am feeling moderately angry and frustrated today. Perhaps some quality mail will help eliminate some of my unhappiness.

Yes. Sorry, Reader that I have nothing better to offer, but this is how I feel today.

LOVE,

Rachel