…belated.
oh my gosh, I do *not* fare well without a computer/internet connection. >_<
thanksgiving was good! got to see my parents, got to hang out with my sister, see some of my friends, and do some christmas shopping and prep for the trip later this month. I can’t wait!! it’s going to be sooo hard concentrating on school knowing that england is right around the corner. I can’t believe it’s tenth week already, and finals week is right around the corner! <sob!>
anyway, home was nice. it was good to get out of LA for a little while, even if it meant leaving jer. I was so happy to see some of my old friends. everyone seems to be doing well, living at home and working or doing grad school. my old friends are such overachievers! hehe.
I got a backpack for the trip this weekend too! my parents and I went to the R.E.I. in Fremont (across the street from that awesome Fry’s on Durham) on Saturday and took a look at the inventory. I had no idea backpacks were sooo expensive. but then again, you could see the care that was put into designing each of them: most of them had loops for hooks and such, little side pockets, places to hang your gear, straps to bind things in place. there were 4500 ci monsters with detachable fanny packs, adjustable backs and so forth.. I decided those were waaay too huge for me and picked up a Moraine 3200. here’s a pic.
so yup. that’s the most exciting stuff of the weekend. I missed out on a lab proctor position at social sciences computing though, since I was at home and couldn’t get online. :( that was the bummer of the vacation. oh well.. maybe something else will turn up. :)