Over the course of this year, especially this semester, I have learned my lesson more and more on the dangers of procrastinating. Not only does it cause more last minute stress, but it can have serious affects on your health!
Many people that procrastinate tend to be sick more often, and therefore are forced to miss more class. The more ill they are, the more class they miss, and the more they fall behind. Procrastination is a vicious cycle that is hard to escape. Even if it's just occasionally, everyone procrastinates. However, I was an avid procrastinator and I have been my whole life.
I never really had a huge problem when I procrastinated. I even believed that I worked better under pressure so I tended to procrastinate on purpose! However this year I learned my lesson. Last semester was really tough on me because all of my classes were extremely demanding, especially my design classes.
My New Year's resolution was to put a stop my procrastination habits and improve my work ethic. I definitely saw a difference this semester in my school work and my health. I was sick a lot less often this semester, because I was able to get more sleep. Instead of pulling a couple all-nighter's here and there, I just did a lit bit everyday and stayed on a study schedule. I was able to get on a bit more of a steady sleep schedule. I was always in a better mood this semester and was a lot less stressed.
It could have just been that my classes were easier to manage this semester, but I am glad I was able to improve my work ethic and my health. I hope that I can continue this into next semester and that I finally broke free from "procrastination station."
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Trip to the Zoo
While I was at the zoo, there were a lot of families and school field trips in attendance, so I felt like I happen to come on a good day to observe people at the zoo. Unfortunately, I was not able to get one of my favorite moments from the day on tape, but I would still love to share it.
As you walk into the zoo, the first animal on your right is the gorilla. There was a large hispanic family, and it was hot out, so I guess the young boys had removed their shirts and they were running up to the exhibit screaming something in Spanish. I am assuming they were saying hello to the animals, because they were screaming "Hola colila!" I am not exactly sure what that means, but it was so cute to see the boys so happy about the animals and running up waving at them. The parents were laughing and I also couldn't help but laugh!
My roommates accompanied me on this endeavor, so they could take a break from their studying and also so I wasn't there alone. While we walked around the zoo, I noticed that most of the children were laughing out of excitement to see all of the animals, and most of the adults were laughing at the children.
I am a strong believer in the theory that laughter is contagious. It was clearly proven by the fact that alone that the parents laughed because their children were excited and laughing. I believe that laughter is something that happens naturally and subconsciously. We don't think about it. It just happens.
VIDEO:
https://youtu.be/_87F92RRU_g
As you walk into the zoo, the first animal on your right is the gorilla. There was a large hispanic family, and it was hot out, so I guess the young boys had removed their shirts and they were running up to the exhibit screaming something in Spanish. I am assuming they were saying hello to the animals, because they were screaming "Hola colila!" I am not exactly sure what that means, but it was so cute to see the boys so happy about the animals and running up waving at them. The parents were laughing and I also couldn't help but laugh!
My roommates accompanied me on this endeavor, so they could take a break from their studying and also so I wasn't there alone. While we walked around the zoo, I noticed that most of the children were laughing out of excitement to see all of the animals, and most of the adults were laughing at the children.
I am a strong believer in the theory that laughter is contagious. It was clearly proven by the fact that alone that the parents laughed because their children were excited and laughing. I believe that laughter is something that happens naturally and subconsciously. We don't think about it. It just happens.
VIDEO:
https://youtu.be/_87F92RRU_g
Friday, May 1, 2015
Unrestrained Laughter 2: Falling for Queso
As an interior design major, you tend to grow close with the rest of your class. There aren't many of us and we are all girls. We are all basically in our building working on projects all day everyday, so we spent quite the amount of time together. Since we were all done with classes, and most of us are about done preparing for finals, we decided to go to dinner at Chuy's. We were so excited to be able to dress up and hang out without hovering over a computer or a desk working on designs!
Once we all met up at the restaurant, the wait time was much longer than expected so we decided to wait and have some chips and queso, and those that were of age ordered drinks. One of our friends Hannah is a bit clumsy, and by a bit I mean she's probably the clumsiest person I've met besides myself. At this point she has already tripped getting out of the car and slipped and almost fell walking into the restaurant. The other day during our final presentations, she tripped and fell on her face in front of the whole class and a whole jury of designers! She tends to bump into walls and fall out her chair a lot as well.
After finishing many baskets of free chips and salsa, our table was finally ready and we headed upstairs. We all ordered and got another round of free chips. Hannah decided she wanted to back downstairs and get some more queso for the table and another girl went with her to help carry it back. Well while making her way down the stairs we all here a scream and a few thumps. It turns out Hannah had slipped going down the stairs and the bowls all went rolling down the stairs! We all couldn't help but run over and laugh and even take pictures! She wasn't hurt and since she falls all the time it was just classic!
Once we all met up at the restaurant, the wait time was much longer than expected so we decided to wait and have some chips and queso, and those that were of age ordered drinks. One of our friends Hannah is a bit clumsy, and by a bit I mean she's probably the clumsiest person I've met besides myself. At this point she has already tripped getting out of the car and slipped and almost fell walking into the restaurant. The other day during our final presentations, she tripped and fell on her face in front of the whole class and a whole jury of designers! She tends to bump into walls and fall out her chair a lot as well.
After finishing many baskets of free chips and salsa, our table was finally ready and we headed upstairs. We all ordered and got another round of free chips. Hannah decided she wanted to back downstairs and get some more queso for the table and another girl went with her to help carry it back. Well while making her way down the stairs we all here a scream and a few thumps. It turns out Hannah had slipped going down the stairs and the bowls all went rolling down the stairs! We all couldn't help but run over and laugh and even take pictures! She wasn't hurt and since she falls all the time it was just classic!
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Unrestrained Laughter 1: Rolling Rink Spills
Last night my sorority rented out a Roller Rink for a sisterhood event. Many of us hadn't roller skated since we were kids in elementary school so we knew this would be interesting. I swear when we were kids it was easier! When I got there I put my skates on immediately got up to head towards the rink thinking it couldn't be that hard to get back into the swing of things. I figured it was like riding a bike, however I was wrong. I got up and boom! I immediately fell to the ground! All of my friends and myself couldn't help but laugh! It was quite the fall.
After that I was sure to move slowly toward the rink. I tried for awhile but still could not get the hang of it. I kept going backward when I was trying to go forward. My friend Hayley and I gave up and decided to head toward the pizza and sodas. We made it there okay but as soon as Hayley got her pizza and soda and turned around to head toward the table she took quite the fall! Pizza and Diet Coke spilled everywhere! We were all laughing so hard!
After that many people were experiencing some back luck just like Hayley and I. Our sisters were seriously dropping like flies. One would think we were the most uncoordinated bunch there was!
I decided that by the time we would leave I had to conquer the rink! I decided to switch from roller skates to roller blades hoping it would make a difference. Let me tell you, once I made the switch I was really rollin'!
The first time I made that joke at the rink the pun was not intended, but now it is most definitely intended.
On the way home from the rink a bunch of us were recounting all of the falls we witnessed and laughing hysterically about all of them! We couldn't help it! We knew most people were embarrassed by their falls, however we really couldn't restrain ourselves from the laughter.
Conversation Partner 6: Saying Goodbye
With finals coming up, Linda and I knew things would begin to get pretty hectic, so the social was our last meeting for this semester. I was not able to show up until about an hour into the party, however when I was finally able to get there in between classes, Linda and I were so happy to see each other again! We were both excited to meet more people involved in this program.
We all played games and ate food and I think everyone had an awesome time! Linda, myself, and a few others played Catch Phrase for a majority of the time. This is one of my favorite games. It's really interactive and can bring so many people together even if you don't know them at all! However, it wasn't until at the social, I realized how much learning this game can induce. Students, like Linda, were able to learn many new English words in a fun and exciting way!
After many fun rounds of catch phrase and some good snacks our party began to come to an end. We went around the circle and introduced ourselves again and learned a lot of fun facts about one another. This one guy briefly mentioned that he owned three camels back home!
Linda and I were sad to say goodbye but we knew once we returned in the fall we would see each other again. We thanked each other for teaching the other so much, took a picture together, and said our goodbyes.
We all played games and ate food and I think everyone had an awesome time! Linda, myself, and a few others played Catch Phrase for a majority of the time. This is one of my favorite games. It's really interactive and can bring so many people together even if you don't know them at all! However, it wasn't until at the social, I realized how much learning this game can induce. Students, like Linda, were able to learn many new English words in a fun and exciting way!
After many fun rounds of catch phrase and some good snacks our party began to come to an end. We went around the circle and introduced ourselves again and learned a lot of fun facts about one another. This one guy briefly mentioned that he owned three camels back home!
Linda and I were sad to say goodbye but we knew once we returned in the fall we would see each other again. We thanked each other for teaching the other so much, took a picture together, and said our goodbyes.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Learning Experience 2: Amon G. Carter Stadium
Today, I had a field trip with my Interior Components class. We went to the Amon G. Carter Stadium and got to take a tour of all the suites. Anyone that spends enough time with me, knows how excited I would be to be able to be in the suites of our football stadium. My peers and even my professor and the kind man that gave us the tour could tell that I was quite excited to be there. I may or may not have shed a few tears of happiness during the duration of the tour.
The tour started outside of the Founder's Club. We learned how much the new stadium cost to build and maintain, and learned a little about the extremely generous families that gave so much money to our school to provide us with such a wonderful place to gather to watch the beautiful game of football.
As we entered the Founder's Club the interior was beautifully designed. Just about everything was custom made and chosen by the founders. The walls had leather wall coverings and the floors had custom rugs and tile flooring. The bar was designed to give an old traditional western feel to it. There were two kitchens on each side of the club. One of them, which was closer to the Chancellor's Suite, had a more gourmet cuisine menu. However the the one closer to the Founders' Suites, served more of the traditional "game day" food.
As we toured each of the suites they were all designed slightly different. The founders and the chancellor were able to specify each of the furnishings to their likings in each of their own suites. I was in awe as I got to see each one of them.
Next came the tour of the Club and the Club Suites. The Club was absolutely gorgeous! Some of the couch chairs around the club are the same couch chairs that Coach Gary Patterson has in the "man cave" of his home. While of course we were there to learn about wall coverings, flooring, lights, and other furnishings, I was just so ecstatic to be able to be inside this elite part of the stadium. This may sound a bit dramatic, but I felt at home while I was there.
Something that really caught me off guard, besides the amount of money that was put into the stadium, was the bullet hole in one of the windows at the top of the club. Apparently someone from the neighborhood behind the stadium shot at one of the windows. Unfortunately, because the neighborhood is so wooded, it is hard to ever find out who the offender was. Also, because the window is so high, it is expensive to replace, so they are not willing to pay to have it fixed. It really offends me that someone would shoot at our beautiful, new stadium. What did they accomplish? I guess we will never know.
I was so happy to have the chance to see the suites and the club and I hope that one day I will be able to return and watch a game from one of the suites. I would feel truly honored.
The tour started outside of the Founder's Club. We learned how much the new stadium cost to build and maintain, and learned a little about the extremely generous families that gave so much money to our school to provide us with such a wonderful place to gather to watch the beautiful game of football.
As we entered the Founder's Club the interior was beautifully designed. Just about everything was custom made and chosen by the founders. The walls had leather wall coverings and the floors had custom rugs and tile flooring. The bar was designed to give an old traditional western feel to it. There were two kitchens on each side of the club. One of them, which was closer to the Chancellor's Suite, had a more gourmet cuisine menu. However the the one closer to the Founders' Suites, served more of the traditional "game day" food.
As we toured each of the suites they were all designed slightly different. The founders and the chancellor were able to specify each of the furnishings to their likings in each of their own suites. I was in awe as I got to see each one of them.
Next came the tour of the Club and the Club Suites. The Club was absolutely gorgeous! Some of the couch chairs around the club are the same couch chairs that Coach Gary Patterson has in the "man cave" of his home. While of course we were there to learn about wall coverings, flooring, lights, and other furnishings, I was just so ecstatic to be able to be inside this elite part of the stadium. This may sound a bit dramatic, but I felt at home while I was there.
Something that really caught me off guard, besides the amount of money that was put into the stadium, was the bullet hole in one of the windows at the top of the club. Apparently someone from the neighborhood behind the stadium shot at one of the windows. Unfortunately, because the neighborhood is so wooded, it is hard to ever find out who the offender was. Also, because the window is so high, it is expensive to replace, so they are not willing to pay to have it fixed. It really offends me that someone would shoot at our beautiful, new stadium. What did they accomplish? I guess we will never know.
I was so happy to have the chance to see the suites and the club and I hope that one day I will be able to return and watch a game from one of the suites. I would feel truly honored.
Conversation Partner 5: Packing Up, Moving Out & Growing Up
Today and I Linda and I met for a cup of joe at the library. It seems like I have been spending all my time here and she decided to join me for a nice chat. To be honest, I definitely needed the break, I had been staring at my computer working on a project for my design class for the past four hours without a break. While chatting about our busy weeks and the semester coming to a close, we shared many laughs. She shared her mixed feelings about the end of the year being around the corner.
She, like many college students, misses her family and is ready to return home to China to see everyone. However she is still quite stressed about school and finals and having to pack everything up and move out of her dorm. She said she was excited to live in the Grandmarc apartments next year and hopes to be able to live in a house the next year. She was excited to hear that I lived in Grandmarc this past year and had plenty of questions for me.
The more we talked about moving, the more we thought about when me first moved here. We shared our stories of saying farewell to our families and getting ready to move on in our lives. I know that when I came to college I sort of new what to expect, however, Linda did not expect as much as I did. She was still quite excited to be attending a school here in America.
I continued to mention my plans for summer, which involve a full time paid internship, and asked what hers were. She is traveling a lot to visit family and friends. We then got to talking about jobs and working. She said she was interested in looking for a job. I asked her what kind of things she want to do. She said that she wants to work in banking one day or something else in accounting. However, she said that right now she would be fine working at some sort of fast food restaurant or really any other restaurant.
We somehow got on the topic of primary schools, middle schools, and high schools. We shared stories of how we were as kids. She said she was quite shy as a child and pretty to herself. I confessed that I too was shy at first. However, I was usually quick to break out of my shell and was pretty social. She said she never really liked going to school because it was boring, but I disagreed. I enjoyed going to school to see my friends. We agreed that our school environments were quite different.
After a nice long break from my school work, I needed to get back. We said our goodbyes until next time!
She, like many college students, misses her family and is ready to return home to China to see everyone. However she is still quite stressed about school and finals and having to pack everything up and move out of her dorm. She said she was excited to live in the Grandmarc apartments next year and hopes to be able to live in a house the next year. She was excited to hear that I lived in Grandmarc this past year and had plenty of questions for me.
The more we talked about moving, the more we thought about when me first moved here. We shared our stories of saying farewell to our families and getting ready to move on in our lives. I know that when I came to college I sort of new what to expect, however, Linda did not expect as much as I did. She was still quite excited to be attending a school here in America.
I continued to mention my plans for summer, which involve a full time paid internship, and asked what hers were. She is traveling a lot to visit family and friends. We then got to talking about jobs and working. She said she was interested in looking for a job. I asked her what kind of things she want to do. She said that she wants to work in banking one day or something else in accounting. However, she said that right now she would be fine working at some sort of fast food restaurant or really any other restaurant.
We somehow got on the topic of primary schools, middle schools, and high schools. We shared stories of how we were as kids. She said she was quite shy as a child and pretty to herself. I confessed that I too was shy at first. However, I was usually quick to break out of my shell and was pretty social. She said she never really liked going to school because it was boring, but I disagreed. I enjoyed going to school to see my friends. We agreed that our school environments were quite different.
After a nice long break from my school work, I needed to get back. We said our goodbyes until next time!
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