• 10:54 Actually went to accounting, was told a bunch of sections to skip over. My workload for break is slightly lessened. Yay
• 10:55 I need coffee. Though, maybe I should skip it and go straight to crack, since caffeine no longer gives me a buzz
• 11:03 Missed coffee cake real bad. Yumm.
• 12:47 It's way too bright out right now
• 15:15 @julia_turbo: nooooooooooo!
• 16:00 Getting huuuuungry. Mom says there's pecan pie waiting for me! Nom nom nom
• 17:50 @julia_turbo: oooooo which one?

1. FIRST NAME
Kristin. In Greek, Christian. Last name: Chopel; often misspelled Chapel. I am a Christian place of worship. D:

2. AGE
20. I will turn 21 a few days after arriving in the Netherlands. >_<

3. LOCATION
Right now? San Diego. Hometown: San Ramon Next semester, Nijmegen!

4. OCCUPATION
I work in the library in a place called the "Media Center" aka. the Dungeon. We're in the cellphone reception-less basement. :'(
I also TA for a world religions professor.

5. PARTNER?
Preston! A little over 2 years now. Still going :)

6. KIDS?
I don't even know. All I know is that I never want to be or get pregnant. I'm like phobic of the idea. Also, with the USA's ranking in healthcare, childcare illnesses, day care, and education, I don't think I would ever want to raise a child here. It just doesn't seem to be the best of social environments... O_o

7. BROTHERS/SISTERS
Nope. Only child.

8. PETS
I have a tabby cat named Nikka. I had a cat from preschool that died in 4th grade named Frisky, too.

9. LIST THE 3/5 BIGGEST THINGS GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE

1. Study abroad! I want to get out of this country, away from this school, away from the people... I want to experience new things.

2. Getting into Psi Chi, a national Psychology Honors Society.

3. School? I don't know what else. I guess making money also overlaps?

10. PARENTS
Mom and dad. Both from Texas.

11. WHO ARE SOME OF YOUR CLOSEST FRIENDS?
I can't say I have any best friends anymore. I had best friends in high school, but we've all drifted apart. I guess I'd say Lindsay, Charles and Preston are my best friends. And if I moved to UCSC I'm sure I'd have some more best friends, but I don't foresee that happening. :(

• 11:59 Isn't mentally here. Already on break, but still has classes tomorrow and weds. Fuck my profs who don't understand family time.

• 12:45 @ julia_turbo Yeah, and you have to buy lots all at once. :( and there are too many types to choose from!!! Arrrrg
• 13:26 @ julia_turbo I guess you'll find out!! Sounds better than red beans, anyway!
• 15:18 I very rarely truely hate a person. I think I truely hate this girl.
• 15:19 @ julia_turbo: damn. If I didn't have to drive so far I'd help you out

• 17:44 @ julia_turbo: I have nails on + it's been an uneventful day. I have nothing to tweet about!
• 18:35 @ julia_turbo I know. ;_; Ill be back for thanksgiving. You me lindsay and chelsea should have a sleepover!

• 12:27 Stress without direction, again
• 12:30 At least my cheese and jalepeno bagel is awesome.

• 13:00 Fuck. I'm falling asleep. And there's a girl like 4 rows behind me snapping gum. :/
• 13:18 Seems like I'm not the only one falling asleep and/or annoyed at the loud popping.
• 13:24 Prof doesn't know how to use basic DVD player. Why bring a DVD to show and not figure out HOW to show it first?
• 14:08 I feel tweaky. Too much coffee, and only had 1 cup a while ago. I guess I'm switching to tea for a while.

Some of you may not know that I'm in Intermediate Spanish. It's part of my major, and my dad bribed me to take Spanish instead of Japanese. Anyway, now you know all about that. Basically, I still want to take Japanese, just because I think it would be fun to do.

But, I hate this Spanish class. I have a B+, and the other two classes were easy A's for me. I just keep forgetting to do the online homework. D: Basically, I also don't participate or speak aloud in class. It's not because I don't know how, of course. I just take my time getting every word and conjugation right, so it takes forever and I don't like drolling on. Apparently, that means that a lot of my classmates don't know I speak or understand anything that's going on.

So, today in class we listened to Manu Chao's "Clandestino", and were asked to get in groups to figure out what the song was about/ meant. I guess NO ONE ELSE understood what it meant. D: I mean, it's a pretty easy listening exercise. It's about as slow singing gets. Anyway, I answer with a long response describing what Manu thinks and means, what the laws are and relevant cultural references. When I stopped talking, one of my partners (who I sit next to every day) says "dude, I didn't know you could just go off like that. It sounded freaking natural!"

I actually felt a little awkward after that. D: I only answered because I was frustrated no one else understood it.

Embedded for your listening pleasure:

• 12:08 Mmm. Screaming babies and snail pace service. I love IHOP. Someone get me a harpoon.

I don't know if any of you know about my situation with Yik Yu. In any case, I just got a refund from her! Woot!

I pre-ordered some blue tea party replicas from her back on Sept 2nd. They were supposed to ship on Oct 15th, but I heard nothing about shipping from her. I got a message on Oct 29th saying they would be shipped out by Nov 2nd. Again, I waited for correspondence. I got a message from her saying that there was a huge problem with her staff, with the manufacturers, etc.

I said, basically, if you had told me that to begin with I would understand. As it is, you've been ignoring me and making me worry. I asked for a refund, giving her until next Tuesday night to get me a refund. About an hour later, I checked my Paypal, and there it was! So, I've gotten my $71.06 back.

I'm sticking with QCute from now on. I've never had any problems with her.

But guuuuh, I still want blue tea parties. I guess for now I'm just going to put that money back in my savings account and keep it for studying abroad.