a vocabulary lesson

words I've encountered multiple times in the past few books but never knew (or forgotten) the exact meaning of. be enlightened!

peripatetic: moving or traveling from place to place
aquiline : curving like an eagle's beak
numinous: supernatural, mysterious; holy
solipsism: belief that the self is the only existent thing; extreme egocentrism
quotidian: occurring every day
eponym: one for whom something is named
insouciant: lighthearted unconcern
solicitude: state of being concerned and anxious
teleology: study of final causes, of evidences of design in nature
apocryphal: being of questionable authenticity

floods in austin

So I've been hearing that Austin (and Texas) is getting tons of rain this summer, and that all the rivers and lakes are at near-flood level. I remember one summer at camp when there were thunderstorms every other day. I do miss Austin thunderstorms. They're so much more satisfying than the continuous California drizzle that we have throughout the winter.

Stanford in the summer is lovely......seriously. Now that I have all my evenings free, I spend a lot of time walking around campus, and I can't decide when it's more gorgeous--during the daytime, when it's sunny and everything is bright; at dusk, when the palm trees are outlined in pink and the weather is just getting nippy; or at night, when the stars are out and all the globe street lamps around the quad are on. Siiiigh. So nice.

Work continues to be good. I got my first paycheck so now I feel rich :D I had a dream last night that my house flooded and I had to walk around everywhere on my hands.

on living with three males

I actually really like living with Vincent, Trevor, and Eric Lai.

For one, they all like to cook, and are all decent at it. Often I come home from work to find dinner almost done, and handed to me ten minutes later in a bowl. Chinese noodles, dumplings, Japanese rice omelettes, vegetable curry. Amazing.

For two, (can you say for two?) they're clean.

For three, Trevor has a car.

For four, they like to bake desserts with me.

Wednesday is the 4th of July! No work! Fireworks!

i <3 summer and not having homework and good weather and swimming and work and getting paid