shiny happy people

it's not happy shiny people, but shiny happy people.

my bad.

so here it is for the shiny happy people.
enjoy! X)

the hectic triple project weekend

erin came to ann arbor on the day of my ME 250 exam 2. her visit marked the beginning of my triple-project weekend: eng100, me250 and taking erin around ann arbor.

each project was important in itself. i was struggling to find time for all three. i had to put together the appendix for eng100 and help out teddy and matt. mike of me250 just kept insisting that we meet up as often and do as much as possible (which is a good thing, of course). and then i had to think of stuff to do and places to go with erin. the last thing i wanted was for her to get bored, which i thought was inevitable since this place is so crappy. it didn't help that she was staying in my room in the ulu north. i had to keep the girl happy cos she was slightly ill and the cold dry weather didn't help.

to be honest, i'm super happy she came. i never thought that she'll actually drop by when she said she would in december. and yeah, i felt a little down after she left. haha. regretably, i didn't take her for a drink or to a club. still, she told me that she didn't have any expectations of this visit. that gave me assurance.

i also learnt of my new uncanny ability to lean back. like, lean back big time. it's like a new trademark wrestling move. i can knock myself out on almost ANY chair, by tilting my head back, for at least an hour. it has become so unpredictable that it's scary.

and here are the pictures from the rest of the weekend (while i wasn't working at the duderstadt center).

dinner at sadako.

the vjc class of 2003 gang.

the freshmen at seniors' day.

finally, after the me250 presentation on monday, haynes and i just had to take a photo since we were all dressed up.

click here for all high-res pics.

hurley!

hurley studies at the U of M! he managed to get off that stupid island in LOST. wow.
and you thought he was just a fat lazy jinxed degenerate. XD

haven't felt this way in a long time

it's true. i seldom get depressed. but when i do, it hits hard. i hate to go all emo now, but i think this is a good place for me to let it out.

the past weekend was fabulous and draining. i had good company. no, make that great. think: i had someone to hang out, relax and laugh together with, and talk about anything from crappy to everything else. someone who was perpetually there to support me. someone whom i've known for almost a quarter of my life. someone whom i'm sharing a very strong friendship with.

since coming to michigan, i've become so used to fending for myself that i've forgotten what it's like to have friends from back home. i've stopped missing and thinking about people in my life. i've been too far away from them. when last weekend (and the special visit) came upon me, i never expected it to be this significant. i never expected anything other than some casual chatting. i never expected to be so emotionally tied up after the entire thing.

on the bright side, home is only two weeks away. after the two big fat reports due tomorrow and three more exams in the span of five days, i'll be homefree. and right now, i can't wait, more so than ever.

and to that someone, i'll see you in two months. ;)