THE DARK KNIGHT.
Amazing. Nothing else worth saying. This movie had me thoroughly entertained 100% of the time. And the Joker was amazing. I love Christian Bale. The end. I was tired as hell, though.

CAL POLY POMONA ORIENTATION.
Very useful, got lots of resources. I felt like I belonged. It's funny because 75% of the college of agriculture is female. And they're SO helpful. They had actual faculty there to talk to you and help you out. And I always knew it was going to be competitive getting into vet school, but talking to the director and several other doctors made me actually realize and FEEL just how competitive it really it. Talking to real doctors and interacting with real people made me see what I have to do to make it. AND I'M SUPER EXCITED. But signing up for classes was a HORRIBLE ordeal. It took me 3 hours because UCLA classes didn't transfer over as smoothly as everyone else's city college classes. And the ones I could take without prereqs were full. I didn't get the classes I wanted, but I did get classes that I need. Here's my fall schedule:
- Feeds and Feeding: MWF 11-11:50 am
- Feeds and Feeding Lab: W 12-2:50 pm
- Animal Diseases: T 4-6:50 pm
- Drugs and Society: TR 10-11:50 am
- Chemistry: MWF 8-8:50 am
- Chemistry lab: M 12-2:50
I wanted to take intro to vertebrates and invertebrates, but my life science classes didn't completely transfer over, so I have to petition those. And I couldn't take the physics classes I wanted because my math class didn't transfer over. *sigh* And I need to take stats as a major requirement, but I couldn't because again, my math class didnt transfer over. BUT I'M EXCITED. I get to take such exciting classes. I'm thrilled. But I have so much planning to do. *sigh*
And I have to go back and talk to the financial aids office, because I don't have enough money, *sigh*

EPIC EVENT OF THE DAY.
I got a call around 7:00 AM from Western Union, telling me someone was trying to spend $440 from the UK under my card and name. I was like, WTF? No. But I was half asleep so I didn't really comprehend what was fully going on. So I get home later and check my balance, and there was a pending transaction of like $380. So, I called Western Union and they told me the person couldn't get past security, and that I should cancel the card and call the police. I canceled the card. I should get my money back in like 4 days. I haven't called the police. Don't think I need to. But geez, people, ugh. From the UK? Alex theorized someone was using a card number generator and mine popped up. Whatever. My mom told me not to buy from the internet anymore, but I don't think that's it. I just have bad luck.

MESSAGE OF THE DAY:
ALWAYS CHECK YOUR CREDIT CARD BALANCE, even if it's debit or credit. CHECK IT. Keep track of your purchases and make sure you know every item on your transaction list. I know this sounds like common sense, but the task gets mundane after a while and you tend to forget the IMPORTANCE of it.
ALSO, go watch batman.

Not a great way to end the day.
My first stop was at GAP....the hiring representative was a JERK. So...that pretty much put me in a foul mood as I went around dropping off my applications. The most probable places that'll call me back are Ralph Polo, Aeropostale, and Charlotte Russe. Ugh. Whatever. I guess I'm feeling optimistic, especially about Polo, because the guy there was super nice. And Aero. totally gave me like a on-the-spot-quick-answer-before-we-surprise-fuck-you-in-the-ass interview type thing. She asked me like 3 questions.....easy to answer, because those were the questions on the application.....and I felt somewhere somehow in a past life I'd been asked those questions before. The manager at Bed Bath and Beyond was a bitch, too. She looked at me like I was from Mars when she saw that I was from Palmdale....I tried to explain to her I was moving to Ontario....but she was like..."well, I'll hold on to it, but I don't know" while rolling her eyes at me, like, seriously, like I could not see her rolling her eyes at me. UGGGGH. PEOPLE ARE SO STUPID.

Then I get home, with my tank blinking obnoxiously empty...........................
and I find a letter from UCLA......................

AND I AM ON FUCKING PROBATION. WTF, UCLA, WHY CAN'T YOU CUT THE BEEF YOU'RE CONSTANTLY HAVING WITH ME?!
I think it's because i got all C's last quarter. WTF. WWWWTTTFFFFFF.
So, I emailed a counselor to set up an appointment.......uuuuugh. I guess, since I'm already there with them, I'll ask about HOW THE HELL I LEAVE UCLA, because FUCK YOU UCLA, I HATE YOU.

And now I have a lab paper to write. Fuck. FUCK. FUCK. I hate this class so much right now.
But tomorrow I get to dissect a rat. I've been looking forward to this. I really have! But right now, my hate towards UCLA is brimming over and turning it nasty. RAWR! *overturns her desk*

How the heck are you guys on like, your last week of school already? HUH? WHAT? NOT FAIR!

So I've been studying, quite literally, 7 hours straight for this stupid life science midterm...and my brain is horribly, horribly deteriorated. Like...I can't even spell my name right, and my name is only TWO LETTERS, thank you very much. UHHHHGGGGG...who the eff cares about dihydroxyacetone phosphate and succinate dehydrogenase!!!! I'm having a horrible time trying to remember these science words.

Also been reading news articles about rice/food shortage and the KID THAT MICROWAVED HIS CAT....
it's the end of the world, guys.

I can't wait until this midterm is done and all i have to worry about is how horribly i did on it *DIES*

I'm in my art history class right now on hellenistic art.
I've skipped about 7 lectures.

This is about the 4th lecture I've attended.

I don't know how to take notes in this class.
I'm all science-fied.....This is bad. Real bad. I've had way too much science in way too short of a time..my brain's been slaughtered of its history/bull-shitting abilities.

Also, I HATE HATE HATE HATE enzymes and cellular respiration.
I need to memorize all these words like triglyceride and hydrosusteiushqw3[qpwrfeiwbhf
I would tell you real and complicated words, but I haven't actually memorized them yet.
It's hard to memorize words you can't pronounce.

YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

I got accepted into POMONAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! score!!!
I am officially leaving UCLA; this quarter will finally be my last.

Now I have a BUNCH of things to do.
Have to pay the deposit fee, submit my intent to enroll, pay for and attend orientation, talk to my department counselor about my classes (i'm SO behind it's embarrassing), LOOK FOR AN APARTMENT, withdraw from UCLA, and bwuiw3rui3p38rwioiwjo2iqojmgwsOI

I'm happy.

I passed my chemistry class. OMFGYES.
And I didn't get the grade I wanted for my life science class...but thinking back on how I did in that class....I'm grateful for what I got.

The best part is?

My GPA is now 3.1
BOOOOYAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

Actually, I'm waiting on my math grade. If it's bad, it'll bring me down, but not worse than a 2.9

My counselor still hasn't called. UGHHHH.
Today...I go to babysit Alex. He's in pain, poor boy.

UGH. PANIC ATTACK.

I just got back my midterm and paper for art history. 13.5/15 for midterm, B+ for the paper.
Got back one of my papers for philosophy. B-. And the one I turned in last week was even worse than the one I got back. At least, I think so. And I didnt have the critique the TA gave me to help write the other paper. Haven't gotten it back yet. But STILL.
AHHHHHHHH! I can't get straight B-'s this quarter! This is my last quarter to get my GPA to a 2.7
My design class, I don't even know. I haven't gotten back my paper and I already missed an assignment that was worth 10% of my grade.
THIS IS SO PATHETIC OF ME.
EVERY QUARTER I DO THIS.
YOU'D THINK I'D LEARN MY LESSON.

Even though I'm leaving UCLA, I don't want to be KICKED OUT. This is so STRESSFUL! I THINK I'M KILLING MYSELF WITH STRESSSSS!!

YOU KNOW WHAT I DID LAST NIGHT?! After I got off at work at 1, I didn't go to bed like I should've. No. I had to get in my car and drive up and down pacific coast highway because I HAD TO GET AWAY. And I walked around Santa Monica for a bit. BY MYSELF. IN THE DARK. 3 in the morning. I was just too stressed. I needed it. Time to reflect on myself, readjust myself in sorts and whatnot.

And finally, after freakin' 7 weeks into the 10 week quarter, I get my game going.
But I need to nap first, because I only slept like 2-3 hours last night (or rather this morning) and I have work today. *SIGH*

I can't wait until this quarter is over. *SOB*

I swear.
I manage to finish papers a few hours before they're due and pull off B papers. It's amazing, the work I do. Imagine the grades I'd get if I actually did them ON TIME! *le gasp*!

My roommate went crazy again and rearranged all the furniture in the room. I'll post pictures once it's light. It was fun, hahahaa. And it look like 2 hours. And then I realized I was super exhausted but only wrote 1 paragraph for my Philosophy essay. Blah.
My work area looks like a cubicle, XD It's actually kind of cool.

And it's cold.
And I need to finish my paper.
And in 14 minutes, I have to go buy my parking permit for the day.
And I need to shower.
And I need to eat because I'm starving.

I don't know how I'm gonna function tomorrow. Er, today, I mean. I have class from 9-2. Then I have laundry from 2-4. Then I have work from 6-1. I guess I have 2 hours to nap. But I asked Alex to come over. So....pretty much, I won't get to nap. And I can't sleep in Friday because I have class early. And then right after I have to drive to Alex's. Hopefully he'll let me snooze all day a bit.

I deleted the previous entry because it was full of nonsensical crap and was just alot of wishful thinking, hahaha.

Uhm, but yeah.
So I've decided I'm gonna switch colleges.
Like....you know when high school teachers are always like, "choose your colleges carefully"? Boy did they mean it. Well, good for you if you know what you want at that age/time. I'm barely figuring myself out, and it's cost me $30,000 to do so. Well, technically it's $40,000.
It's not concrete yet. I still want to talk to a few people before I turn in an application.
For one, I need to talk to a counselor about how I actually need to go about this. And my financial/loan situations.
Most importantly, I need to talk to my parents. As much of my life as it is, they're the ones paying for it and they should have the right to know. Also because I don't know whether to dorm or not when I do transfer. And having their support (not financial support, thank you very much) would really encourage and help me.
Alas, it is too late for me to change NOW. I can't change until next year and I will be TERRIBLY behind, but that's okay. We all pay consequences for what we want. I am willing to take more than 4 years to graduate and pay more for the extra units I will suffer, but this is what I now, truly want.

One thing's for sure. I will be paying an estimated $10,000 less for school. I'm REALLY SCARED about leaving UCLA because it's not like you can change your mind, and so many people DREAM about getting into UCLA. But I've managed to gather up the courage I need to get what I want...and this is what I want.
AND. This school has AFFORDABLE PARKING for their students. THank you, GOD. Freakin' UCLA.

Oh yes. So what is this school and what is the education that prestigious UCLA cannot offer?

*DRUMROLL*

I will be transferring to Cal Poly Pomona and study "animal health sciences" and/or "animal sciences".
I thought about going to UC Davis...but considering my current status with UCLA, I don't think I'll get accepted. Second that, UCD is too far away from home and I don't want to go that far yet. And UCD and Cal Poly are the only two colleges that I know of that offers degree programs in animal sciences.
This also cuts out my plan to study abroad for a year in England. I'll be too busy catching up.

I'm always at this constant battle with myself between ART and VET SCIENCE. If you've been reading my pathetic journal past 2 years (wow has it really been that long?) you'll definitely know what I'm talking about and even roll your eyes. I'm sure that MANY TIMES I'll want to change course AGAIN. But every time I do that, I find that I'm more firm and my wavering is less and less.

*BIG SIGH*
I really want to go home and talk to my parents about this. Because apps are due Nov. 30. And I want to submit my stuff ASAP. Gosh. It's like college applications all over again *grumbles*

I'm.....really scared, lol, scared out of my wits. But I'm also really excited.

I'm so proud of myself that I'm actually doing work, and it feels good too...I just regret slacking off so much, GOODNESS.

CONCLUSION:

I HATE PHILOSOPHY.
As one notorious roman emperor noted, philosophy belongs amongst old men who like to touch little boys.
Just kidding.
But it really is frustrating and I'm definitely not suited for it *grumbles*

Finished reading "The Scarlet Pimpernel" during art history lecture today (GOD THAT CLASS IS BORING TOO) and I have to say I was disappointed =( It did wonderfully, building to the climax...and then the whole story was over too quickly. Like...I reached the end of the book and I was like..."What? Really? Where'd the ending go?" *sigh* Oh well.
BTW....did you know...they're making "THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL" into a MOVIE?! And Eric Bana is playing king henvry viii. XDDDDDD. And Natalie Portman is Anna. XDDDDD

Okay...back to catching up >=(