The Brilliant Things I Do

Well I have done so many brilliant things while I've been living on my own, it's hard to know where to begin. But I think I will start with the first day I got here and I needed to put up my shelf and a towel rack.. After searching my new house I realized that we did not have an electric screw driver, all we had was a hammer. Unfortunately all I had to put up my shelves were screws. But I decided it was no matter, I would simply hammer the screws into the wall. I did receive warning that this was a foolish idea and it would not work. But when I had nailed about a million screws in the wall ( I had to nail a whole bunch because I didn't measure the shelf, I would just guess how far apart and hammer a nail in, so you can see how I went through a lot of screws) I finally had hung all my shelves on the wall and I was so proud of myself and I had a smug smile on my face. And I continued to feel proud of myself until this week my shelves, and everything on them came tumbling down when I accidently slammed the door. Lesson learned, Do Not Hammer Screws Into The Wall

My second brilliant moment came one night when I decided to make a piece of chicken for breakfast. I thought I would be so fancy and heat up the pan and come olive oil before I put the chicken on. But being the brilliant person I am, I left it on a little too long, so when I put the chicken on, oil splattered everywhere, my chicken burnt immediately, and the house smelled like smoke the rest of the night.

For those of your who don't know, I am on the track team here at Davis. We have specific times in which we can work out in the weight room. For example, Mon, Wed, Fri, from 3-4, the track team is allowed to you the student athlete gym. Well when I first got to Davis, I didn't realize there was specified days and time for different teams. SO when I went to go weight lift on a Tuesday, I didn't know why I was the only girl in there, why everyone was looking at me funny, and why they kept chuckling. It wasn't until I noticed all of their shirts read "UC DAVIS FOOTBALL" I realized, maybe I shouldn't be in there. Finally a guy came up and said "unless you are a very very small football player, I think you have the wrong time"

For those of you who wonder how I got into Davis, reading this might clear up that

Question, obviously I got in through sheer brilliance

The Day I Got Lost At School

So just so everyone knows, UC Davis is a very very large campus. As a matter of fact it is something like 6,000 acres about. Well it had been a very long day, and I had been in class since 3 o clock, so when I finally got out of class at 8, I REALLY wanted to get home. I was tired, hungry, cold and so sore from track. I was unfortunately wearing just shorts and a t-shirt and it was very very chilly. So i began to walk in the direction I believed to be where I parked my car.. But after walking for 15 minutes, and ending up near the Mondavi center, which is all the way across campus from where I parked, I realized I had gone the wrong way. So when I realized I was 2 miles away from my car, I thought, I should call my roommates and have one of them to pick me up. Well, that's when I realized, I didn't have my cell phone, or warm clothes, or food, or my wallet. So I walked alone in the dark, through the streets for 30 minutes. So when I finally got to my car, I was so tired, cold, hungry, and happy, that I cried.. what a day

My first Sunday In Davis

Ok, so before I get into the things that happened this week. I thought I would start off by telling the stories that happened to me last week. Lets start with last sunday. The day I got locked in my backyard. I received a rather unpleasant phone call so I went into the backyard to have a private conversation. Well it was about 12:45 and my church started at one.. So as I was having a conversation I heard the sliding glass door shut. I thought little of it. When the conversation was over I realized I really needed to get ready for church, because I was only partially dressed at the time. So I went to enter the sliding glass door, the only way to enter our house from the back, and it was locked. SO, I went to the side gate to get to the front. But, the gate was locked, and I couldn't get to the front door. Just as I was trying to get to the front, I see my roommate get into her car and drive away. I try to yell but she doesn't hear me. So I try to climb over the fence, in a giant dress with a petty coat, but I can not seem to get over. And I see my old asian neighbor sweeping his yard and starting at body that is half way hanging over the fence... But then I remembered one of my windows doesn't have a screen, SO I was able to climb into my room through the window. But now that one problem was solved, I realized I was home alone, and about 10 minutes late for church, and I have no idea where my church is. So I call my roommate, get very very lost, but I eventually make it to church, abd only an hour late. :) And that is the story of my first sunday in Davis