California Fall

The palm trees are changing color! Yay!

Finally! ;)

I love fall. Leaves change color, temperatures drop, colors in fashion and style change, pumpkins are out and pumpkin patches are a fun thing to go to, and I can finally wear funky looking socks. Hmmm...this was pretty much fact last year here in southern California. It was cooler. This year? It's a tiny bit different. We had 104 degrees on October 1, and the following days were pretty much 90-degree-hot-and-dry. Though by the end of last week and this week it cooled down a little. Thank Goodness. I thought the weather needed a special lesson on what fall weather really meant. I wanted to give it a D- just because it failed to notice it needed to slow down and let go of summer.

This definitely changed this week. I cannot believe we're having temps in the 70s. Yes. All of you out there not living in this area of the world and experiencing a cooler and wetter fall season...embrace it. Really. I miss rainy days. Just one, not a ten-day rain day. But one gray day per week that lets you wear a sweater and cuddle up with a hot drink in your hand without making you sweat just by the thought of it would be terrific. I'm so happy fall decided to return to southern California. Sooooo happy. I can finally wear different clothing. Hahahaha!! I know, I'm so dramatic!!

I'm still in the middle of all kinds of tests (really, what was I thinking?!!) but I'm enjoying life, education, and southern California. My midterm today got postponed due to my prof having had a terrible car accident last week. She's fine but on meds and couldn't come in at all. One day we had a sub for one part of our midterm but today she couldn't manage to find someone. I feel bad. Then again, more time for me to sleep in, study, get prepared and get healthy (stress makes me sick!).

And I think rain is on its way...literally people...it is!!
Will I remember how to open or even use an umbrella?!?

Hope you are having a fabulous, cooler fall day.
And I hope you embrace it no matter what.
I'm off drinking apple cider. 

Just felt right. ;)

xoxo

Revolution

I'm a little obsessed with this show at the moment.

I call it a mixture between Romeo and Juliet and Robin Hood. Can't fully describe it why but oh boy I'm obsessed and so hooked!! It's definitely not what I expected. Then again, I didn't have any expectations. So, I was surprised that it hit my TV spot. I have shocked people when I told them that I don't watch Walking Dead or other shows that might go in the same direction. I just don't. But this? Hmmmm....it feels right at the moment. As I said it hit my TV spot. 

Plot Summary:

"Our entire way of life depends on electricity. So what would happen if it just stopped working? Well, one day, like a switch turned off, the world is suddenly thrust back into the dark ages. Planes fall from the sky, hospitals shut down, and communication is impossible. And without any modern technology, who can tell us why? Now, 15 years later, life is back to what it once was long before the industrial revolution." 

via

Do you watch this one?
Never thought I'd say it but I'm hooked.

Now I'm just in more trouble...my TV list keeps growing...and growing.

What do you watch?
What's new that is.
If I listed all the shows I would not be able to finish writing today.

xoxo

When I'm bored...(2)

...I often read and watch TV. It just so happened that I did all that on one full weekend, and it just so happened that whatever I read and watched had similar themes going and it felt too close to home. We all know I sulk, and I am emotional and well, when something just anything feels very real to me or reminds me of something...oh boy!! *be aware, it's a non-picture post today! - felt like the right thing*

Were the book and the show a sign?!

What am I supposed to do or believe now?

Should I be happy? Worried?

I think a little of both.

It's all part of life, and of what makes us who we are right this very second because in ten minutes we could change our minds or something might happen and we will have changed. It's that simple. It's that fast.

While I was sulking I started reading a new book, and caught up on Parenthood. I was so behind. Let's just say I had to watch two seasons?! Or one and a half! Whoopseeeee!! (Now I'm all caught up though! Yay me.)

The book I read was "if i stay" by Gayle Forman.

I mainly bought it because it was cheap, right there in that moment that I needed something to read and well...I started reading it. It's a great read. Not difficult and just felt odd reading about a car crash and someone fighting for her life.

Though then I took a break and started watching Parenthood and baaaammmm car accident happens again. The whole family is waiting in the hospital, hoping, praying and begging for some sort of a miracle that nothing bad happened...really? Twice in one day?! Felt like a real deja-vu.

WOW!

Was that a sign?

Probably.

It was telling me I should not find a car and should not drive.

It was telling me to slow down, or enjoy life.

Or to tell my lovely friends who drive each day NOT drive and text.

That's exactly what I should be telling them.
Every single day.
Every single time I see them trying to reach for the phone.

Texting and driving sucks.

I've been there. I've done that.

You have too.

You may deny it, but years ago you did it too.

I even admit it.

It may or may not have been at a red light.

Even there it's not right.

So...

Don't do it!

It's not worth it.

It never is worth it.

And when you think it is.

It is too late.

Test Day

This has to be my motto! 

We have all been there...high school, college, even after college...tests and the stress related to those suckers. I doubt that any of us likes any kind of tests. Whether it is going to DMV and renew an expired driver's license or take that darn test again because maybe you had too many tickets at some point (for the record, my license was expired and I never had gotten a ticket before in all my years of driving!), or apply for whatever job that requires a test, or just answering a few questions that will determine whether or not we made it to whatever point in that field or questionnaire. Answering questions and getting the right answers is never easy...let alone remembering specific details. No thank you.

Today is one of those days for me. I have a huge test. It's got three parts and sounds super easy but I know deep down it is not. It requires my brain to function properly and work with me in that particular moment (75 minutes to be exact). My pen also needs to be working (I always have spare ones with me), and the questions just need to be normally phrased and understandable. I have had this professor before so I kind of know what to expect but it still freaks me out a little thinking about it. 

So, here's what I came up with in regards to learning/studying/cramming stuff into my brain and how I approach my brain to calm down and make myself feel better and be okay with today's test. 

1) sleep properly
2) keep hydrated
3) eat healthy
4) review each class session/notes after each class and before each class
5) rewrite things, and mark things in your notebook
6) don't over think - make it sound logical and easy (even when it involves the Roman Empire)
7) laugh at funny notes you took and take a break too
8) don't study too much...too much is never good
9) Skip a day of studying - it helps
10) Don't forget to live life a little too.

I know, school is important, good grades too if you look at it but life happens too. And it is happening way too fast sometimes. So I take my time and try to enjoy as much as even possible. There's TV for example, and living in California helps too...it's been rather sunny and hot out so a stroll around the area is always fun and should never be skipped. Fresh air also always helps the brain to relax. 

Or of course...just have the textbooks next to you while getting distracted on your smart phone. I am in love with my phone and my apps. :) Twitter and Instagram of course are my favorites. And yes, there's the old Facebook too but I kind of don't feel the need to use it as often. It's a fun break that's for sure!

So, once this test is over...I'm gonna be reviewing for another class...because in one week I'll have two more tests to get prepared for. Those I'm a little more concerned about because I have absolutely no clue what to expect. Fingers crossed my logic way of studying works as well for that class.

And hopefully, really really hopefully I can then relax a little more and focus on life as well. That's mostly important to me. Life. Gotta get my act together and meet a few people soon...really, before this year is over. I don't like saying "oh, I'm gonna see you soon". Soon to me is hopefully by next week or in two weeks, not in five months. HA! 

I know, life happens for all of us differently. I just need to focus on it more, and force myself to be more outgoing...sometimes I feel like a total loner here. :( That's really not why I came back. Not liking my current state. And this portion of today's post is basically based on the books I had to review and work on. It's all about life lessons, and fate. It played a huge role in the past and is playing a role in the current present. So why not take advantage of it and follow that path. 

As of next week, I do not want to be a loner anymore. Nor a sad sad being.
Please remind me each day of my little promise here!!
Thank you.

October Baby!

Happy October 1st!!

I like the fact that a new month starts on a Monday!
Just feels right.

Hope you're having a good one.
I didn't do anything this weekend so I can't really write an update.
That's also why I came up with this silly quote thing I found on pinterest.
I know, I have no life. Ha!

And if you were wondering about my post's title...I was not referring to the movie or the post but I might as well do it right now. ;)

xoxo