summer!

OK, really I could have just continued with the first post, but I thought it was long enough and satisfied the contents of a "first post." So for my second post I will talk about my past of recent, a.k.a. my summer!

So I began this post last night but could not bring myself to finish it. I guess that speaks numbers for the future of this blog haha. Anyway, it is Friday night and tomorrow I leave for my Freshman Outdoor Orientation Trip (FOOT) which will be followed by move-in day and then orientation (Camp Yale) and then shopping period and then classes! It is ridiculous to imagine that all of this will begin tomorrow and run me through the next few weeks. In fact, I do not believe it at all... I'm not ready to leave at all! On move-in day my parents will arrive with all of the items I (should) have packed completely by the time I leave tomorrow. Unfortunately I am just not prepared enough... there is much more to pack and much more closure I'd like to have before I debark tomorrow, but tomorrow is just that--tomorrow! I have so little time, and here I am, blogging while watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Johnny Depp! By the way, I looked him up on IMDB and he will be playing an equally outstanding role in Alice and Wonderland, which is projecting a release next year! He will play the Mad Hatter, which I think is a perfect role for him.

Anyway... that note is actually a fine transition to discuss my summer! Last night I was practically dragged into attending my neighbor Azaria's theater camp play. I say "dragged" because I was hazed by my sudden-last-minute decision to throw a goodbye party with the girls and families in my gym. I felt like I needed more time to plan and this event was holding me back, but it certainly did not! They performed "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", and I was happily reminded of how lovely that story was. So I came home wanting to watch the movie, and my brother Henry had to go and get "Sin City" (see last post), which was very disappointing. If it were not for the residual good feelings I had from our next door neighbor, Susan and her irresistible cooking, I do not think I would have slept very well last night. Ugh. Little can put more of a damper on a good day than ending it with an awful movie.

So the party that was arranged within 15 hours of its announcement was successful! It churned from my last visit to the gym to clean out my locker and get my grips. So the mirror was dirty and Barbara claimed that it was a "tradition" that every departing senior clean the mirror. I did not believe her claim for one second... but, I was conveniently holding a bundle of paper towels in my right hand--you know, the one that does all the work--and a Windex in my left, so I grudgingly cleaned the mirror. How fun. Anyway so the party turned out wonderfully! Nice food, nice weather, nice people, nice music (put together by the guests of the party who informed me I needed music, haha). With this party I realized how sorely I will miss some individuals and families, and how hard it will be to start up again without these people there with me. The party happened largely thanks to my Aunt Saori, who was not even present at the party and I hardly think she knows how helpful she was to us. Earlier in the week we consulted her on how to effectively cook Yukasori noodles [the zero calorie ones!]. Turns out all it takes is some water, Yoshida sauce (steak sauce), and a beef or a chicken. Cook whatever veggies you have in a broth and you know it's done cooking when the broth has been absorbed by the ingredients. This was SUCH a useful tidbit, as it made possible the production of large amounts of food and to make this party happen! My mom and I hit up our number 1 store (can you even call it a store? really?), Costco, and, though I went mainly for my Blue Crab spread and crackers, rolled deli turkey and cheese, and Fruit Roll-ups and granola bar samples, I would still say that I was a helpful asset. Allow me to say that the Savit Family is more than just dependent on Costco for life. Costco IS our life.

I don't really feel like writing much more, but since the theme of this post is summer I'll haphazardly mention a lot of memories I have from this summer!

Henry and Ryan's first Man Manicures and Pedicures

Happened today! I coerced them into going, bribing them with a $15.00 bonus if they went through with it, plus my treat. The coercing worked and they went with me! However I did not exactly follow through with my bribe. They DID enjoy it, so it was a good time for all. They may not be so easily swayed by future bribes, but nevertheless I will try again. :) Muahaha! Both Henry and Ryan were so pleased with their grooming and foot massages that they WILLINGLY said that they would go again. And bring friends. Great success!

BioCogent and Applied DNA Sciences, a.k.a. Work!

summer's coming to a fast end.

Worked on some plans for Yale, here they are!

tentative schedule for yale!

chem 118 + lab

math 115 (calc ii)

japanese! woo!

freshman seminar/random intro class

placement exams AHH got a nice preview of yale with a 65 on my math placement haha

pics of my dorm! RES COL YEAH!

clubs i will join?

Started up a music business, gymXclusive! MADE A SALE!

started up a music business! then gave it up aftrer reading about joel tenenbaum's case http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/student-fined-675000-in-music-download-case-1765988.html

Saw many movies this summer

yes, man (inspiring)

pineapple express

frost nixon

the changeling

bourne ultimatum

forgetting sarah marshall

i love you, man

role models

milk!!!

the hangover

there will be blood

the waitress

media goes to jail

revolutionary road

confessions of a shopaholic

american beauty

the soloist

ironman

get smart

40 year old virgin

watchmen

rachel getting married

wedding crashers

hot rod (andy samz haha)

marley and me -- i fell asleep

charlie and the chocolate factory

WEEDS every monday night

new show... MMHI! mad tv... incredible...

went to roxy's this weekend

went to MoMA

yale meetup at the rice restaurant by the brooklyn bridge!

got a 15" macbook pro!

got a new iphone and have a sweet case!

going to have a spontaneous party tomorrow for goodbyes

**find out when i am coming home

talk about prom/graduation? mehbehh

time i peed the gym floor lmao

ryan now goes to fordham for an olympic dive coach

love my doggies

indian parties! YA

still want to learn self-defense. still want to learn how to cook. damn.

henry;s bday! he has a liscense. it took him 1 time to get his license. god damnit.

grandma's bday. she was dancing with joey haha. then she went to the hospital. now she's incompetent, living wiht the khadrs

discovered her life dream! miracle food! yokoshuri noodles YUM

npr radio is awesome

had a quick run.. christa and i went job hunting and we ended up with a 2week pass to la fitness

american cup 2009! HOLY SH!#$!(%&#!@

first post!

As I sit here, poached upon my white leather geometric sofa, buried under a perfectly warm and soft fleece blanket that my teammates made for me, smelling the crispness of the freshly clean surrounding room, not really focusing on anything... especially the terrible movie, Sin City, that is playing right now. I am only half-watching this movie because I firmly believe that you should reap the full benefits of any deal, and this deal is a Blockbuster week pass. Henry rented this movie, and the convenient location of my comfy couch is really making watching this disturbingly violent movie such a chore. I definitely do not recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys those feel-good movies--you know, the ones that leave you happy after a single viewing. For those who get a thrill from the plots dragged on only for more action, this movie will definitely run up your alley.

So, why am I writing a blog entry--not just a blog entry, but my FIRST blog entry--while half-watching this terrible film at 12:30 in the morning--when I should be banking on my summer beauty sleep, only to make up for the sleepless nights of daily college life, and preparing for the hectic Friday midday that will be my last-minute goodbye party? I am writing this on the whim of the feelings that are erupting and driving me to do certain things to achieve something that feels like closure, like my plans for a goodbye party arranged literally at 5 p.m. Thursday. There are too many people who have touched me in my life whom I'd love to recognize, but cannot (though I have tried), due to the lack of time and the commitments I've made that conveniently fill those gaps of time I would have to recognize everyone I love. A number of individuals have mentioned that I should update them with e-mails about how college is treating me and what new venture I am undertaking, and I presumed that beginning a blog would not only satisfy that demand but it would also be a peaceful way to chronicle what feels like a whole new life for me. Of course there are already such mass devices as Facebook and Twitter, but for my purposes both utilities just seemed too impersonal, and, so, here goes!