Maybe in a different place and time...
Aug. 12th, 2004 10:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
azuriteWhoo, what a day. I woke up at 6:30-- I swore I had a dream last night, but the moment I was in the bathroom, under the bright lights, any bits of memory I might have had pertaining to sleep slipped away. Except for that raunchy fic idea I had, but... >_< Well, I'm just too green to write something like that. Besides! WDKY!!!!
By the time I was done with my shower and everything, I had to jam downstairs and shovel breakfast into my mouth, as you had to be at Matador Square at 7:30am. We (Grandpa and I) didn't leave until 7:21am, but CSUN is THAT close to the house, plus I technically had a 20 minute buffer period while everyone registered and wandered around. Matador Square is just off North University Drive, or Lindley Ave-- they rename a bunch of streets as they go through CSUN. Makes things a tad confusing, but then, it's easier to navigate according to buildings or landmarks than it is to go by streets.
I ended up in Group 7 (by the way, seven is a pain to rhyme things with. Seven, heaven... leaven? What else? >_some people *cough*lazy@$$es!*cough* decided to leave. I think it's just as much a waste of time and money to leave halfway as it is to not come at all. It says all over our registration papers that coming is mandatory, and you end up paying $50 whether you show up for it or not... so why not? It ended up being rather fun and somewhat enlightening.
The first thing we did was head to the Performing Arts Center to watch a few presentations-- the catch being that they sort of dragged on for a few hours. >_< Some were pretty fun and interesting, but some were just... ehhh... And while I originally thought I had the fortune of sitting next to a kinda cute guy, a) he ended up being a prejudiced ass-wipe, and b) the guy on the other side of me was being kinda creepy-close. Plus semi-cute guy ended up being close friends with another orientation leader or something. -_- All the SoCal guys down here are either taken or gay. Or not worth my time, but that's a judgmental thing to say, so... yeah, whatever.
After a while, we finally left the PAC to head outside and grab lunch-- which wasn't altogether delicious. It reminded me of all the Young Women's Health Conferences, actually-- sandwiches, chips, and soda. I sat with the Group 7 leaders, B.J. (I tried not to laugh the first time I heard that) and Jenny Jones (yes). It was quiet, but pleasant... turns out Jen is going to rush this fall. o_O I was surprised by the number of OLs that were either sorority sisters, frat brothers, or rushees. I never thought of CSUN as a very Greek school, but I learned differently come the Clubs and Organization faire-- I practically got accosted by sorority sisters. Some of them didn't seem all that enthusiastic about recruiting (and the "Pledged" stereotype about conforming sisters to look like one another was 100% true of this one sorority... they all looked like Cali Barbie clones, and I'm ashamed to be called Californian because of that...), but others were super nice and helpful. The Panhellenic Info Night is September 10th, so... why not? It's just an info night. I won't be walking into the Pacific Ocean any time soon. :P
No Anime club, though. Seriously, the C/O Faire was almost entirely sororities and fraternities (I got invited to a back to school frat party, but... O_O Well, I'm weird.) I wished the Anime Club and more... "interest" organizations were there. I spent the most time talking to a social business fraternity (co-ed-- and I sort of got PULLED over there by a very, shall we say "boisterous" Asian girl) and the Matador Involvement Center reps. The MIC especially sounds cool, since they have lots of info, and one of the women recognized me from the PAC presentations (I was the loudest when a particular presenter said he had San Francisco pride! *smirk*). I'll swing by there when I get a chance... I do want to get involved!
Grabbed loads of free stuff-- we already got a goodie bag at the beginning of the day, but the C/O Faire gave me even more fun things-- a super-sized calendar from the bookstore, a calendar planner from the MIC, plus a spin-art vinyl record (I got "See What Tomorrow Brings" by Peter, Paul, and Mary. I'm going to hang it on my wall!), among other neat goodies. I'll have to go through it all later.
But, the BEST PART of the day, and what made the $50 totally worth it? I went into the Matador bookstore to follow up on my application there (Thanks Joe for the advice!) and... I filled out an application again, talked to a manager, and got hired on the spot! Now, it may only be temporary, but if they need help throughout the year, they might keep me on staff, which would be GREAT, because on-campus jobs are THAT much easier to deal with. I have to go back tomorrow with some info, to fill out some paperwork, and I start on Monday! Rockin'!
Of course, after that, I'd totally lost my group, so I had to have one of the PAC members (Safa, who did an excellent job in the closing TAKE XVI performances) escort me to where my group was. We had a few more panels-- worksheets to answer and a workbook to fill out-- all rather interesting info, and presented from people who went to CSUN recently, and being very frank and open. It was great.
TAKE XVI was next-- scheduled to last quite a while, but it ended up being totally worth it. They presented all sorts of problems that you're bound to face as a college student at CSUN-- stress, relationships, peer pressure, sex, drug or substance abuse... everything. Some of the "stories" were a bit sad, but 100% true-to-life, I can vouch for that. And TAKE XVI looked like the kind of thing *I'd* like to get involved in. Though for me, I guess it'd be TAKE XVII, since it seems to be a number-thing... It's pretty surprising, coming from me... I haven't WANTED to be involved in theater productions in a long time, but TAKE is put together specifically for new students, trying to present real-life situations. Plus it's funny... so why not? They'll contact me and we'll see.
By then, it was late afternoon, but we had one last thing to do-- talk to a member of the TAKE group, ask them questions, and have a discussion. We talked about various things presented by take-- Body Image, Relationships, Transitions, and Prejudice. I am a bit worried about the latter at CSUN... I mean, at the C/O Faire, I practically got jumped by this girl from the Bible Study group. I purposefully tried to avoid her, but she came RIGHT up to me and tried to talk to me (she had a thick Chinese accent, but hey, I come from SF. I understand almost every accent!). I told her I was Jewish (and now I have the post-lie guilt) to get her off my back, but she STILL said, "Are you interested in Bible Study?" Okay, I admire her persistence and faith and all, but... learning to take 'no' for an answer is a GOOD thing. It's not setting yourself up for rejection, it's just... You have to accept people for who they are. Stop trying to change them. I really don't think school and religion mix, but with so many Christians and similar organizations on campus, I'm wondering if there's a Wiccan or Pagan group. >_> I didn't want to say that to Bible Study Girl for fear she'd edge away, making the cross on her torso, or whether she'd scream that I was going to Hell...
On that same note, there *is* a very open LGBT organization, and I'm 100% relieved. I didn't say I was bi, but I implied it when I went up to talk to the reps, and it was really great knowing that these people don't feel persecuted or forced to hide. I don't go up to random people and say "Hi, I'm bi!" and the day I hit on a girl knowingly is still a ways off, but... it's nice to know that such a place exists all the same.
In the final workshop, we wrote letters to ourselves that should be mailed to us a year or so from now. I wonder where I'll be a year from now? By the end of the day, I was kind of sad... I mean, I didn't exactly connect with anyone immediately and make any lasting friends. I did find out a lot, but... well, the truth is, I'm pretty damn scared. And I miss my sister. These weird kind of things always remind me of her, and one TAKE cast member in particular reminded me of her. So... who knows where I'll be in November, let alone 1 year from now? We'll just have to wait and see, hmm?
After that, I walked back to Matador Square and called Mom-- she was pretty glad to hear from me. I told her about the weekend I spent at Jill's, and the "No faque!" Sicilian I learned (LOL), among other things. Grandpa showed up-- apparently he'd circled the campus 3 times before finding me! >_< I thought I told him "6:30," not "6:00." Well, he was okay with it all the same, and pretty glad I scored the job at the MB. 10% off textbooks! What's to complain about!? ^_^ The one thing he said that weirded me out was "Don't pay back money you don't have." I was telling him how I wanted to pay off my loans while still IN school. That's a GOOD thing. o_O Why would he tell me NOT to? I mean, if I have a job, I'll have the money to pay them off...
And then dinner, some TV (I fell asleep in the Den! Whoops!), and now... here I am. I plan to finish WDKY10 by midnight. Tomorrow I have to go back to CSUN to swing by the MB, watch Yu-Gi-Oh and/or AVP at the Fashion Center PacTheaters, and then take care of Debbie's dogs-- give them their evening meal, and take them for a walk. This weekend should be interesting, to say the least. :)
Weird question: Do you think archive maintainers have the right to edit fanfics? I don't mean for content, I just mean spelling errors and assorted stuff. Changing Malik to Marik, Joey to Jounouchi, that kind of thing. I mean when it's appropriate not just when I feel like it. There's also been an instance when I wanted to add a comma into a sentence-- and it occurs to me! I can, if I want to. But I should probably ask or notify the author, right? Or am I just being too picky?
By the time I was done with my shower and everything, I had to jam downstairs and shovel breakfast into my mouth, as you had to be at Matador Square at 7:30am. We (Grandpa and I) didn't leave until 7:21am, but CSUN is THAT close to the house, plus I technically had a 20 minute buffer period while everyone registered and wandered around. Matador Square is just off North University Drive, or Lindley Ave-- they rename a bunch of streets as they go through CSUN. Makes things a tad confusing, but then, it's easier to navigate according to buildings or landmarks than it is to go by streets.
I ended up in Group 7 (by the way, seven is a pain to rhyme things with. Seven, heaven... leaven? What else? >_some people *cough*lazy@$$es!*cough* decided to leave. I think it's just as much a waste of time and money to leave halfway as it is to not come at all. It says all over our registration papers that coming is mandatory, and you end up paying $50 whether you show up for it or not... so why not? It ended up being rather fun and somewhat enlightening.
The first thing we did was head to the Performing Arts Center to watch a few presentations-- the catch being that they sort of dragged on for a few hours. >_< Some were pretty fun and interesting, but some were just... ehhh... And while I originally thought I had the fortune of sitting next to a kinda cute guy, a) he ended up being a prejudiced ass-wipe, and b) the guy on the other side of me was being kinda creepy-close. Plus semi-cute guy ended up being close friends with another orientation leader or something. -_- All the SoCal guys down here are either taken or gay. Or not worth my time, but that's a judgmental thing to say, so... yeah, whatever.
After a while, we finally left the PAC to head outside and grab lunch-- which wasn't altogether delicious. It reminded me of all the Young Women's Health Conferences, actually-- sandwiches, chips, and soda. I sat with the Group 7 leaders, B.J. (I tried not to laugh the first time I heard that) and Jenny Jones (yes). It was quiet, but pleasant... turns out Jen is going to rush this fall. o_O I was surprised by the number of OLs that were either sorority sisters, frat brothers, or rushees. I never thought of CSUN as a very Greek school, but I learned differently come the Clubs and Organization faire-- I practically got accosted by sorority sisters. Some of them didn't seem all that enthusiastic about recruiting (and the "Pledged" stereotype about conforming sisters to look like one another was 100% true of this one sorority... they all looked like Cali Barbie clones, and I'm ashamed to be called Californian because of that...), but others were super nice and helpful. The Panhellenic Info Night is September 10th, so... why not? It's just an info night. I won't be walking into the Pacific Ocean any time soon. :P
No Anime club, though. Seriously, the C/O Faire was almost entirely sororities and fraternities (I got invited to a back to school frat party, but... O_O Well, I'm weird.) I wished the Anime Club and more... "interest" organizations were there. I spent the most time talking to a social business fraternity (co-ed-- and I sort of got PULLED over there by a very, shall we say "boisterous" Asian girl) and the Matador Involvement Center reps. The MIC especially sounds cool, since they have lots of info, and one of the women recognized me from the PAC presentations (I was the loudest when a particular presenter said he had San Francisco pride! *smirk*). I'll swing by there when I get a chance... I do want to get involved!
Grabbed loads of free stuff-- we already got a goodie bag at the beginning of the day, but the C/O Faire gave me even more fun things-- a super-sized calendar from the bookstore, a calendar planner from the MIC, plus a spin-art vinyl record (I got "See What Tomorrow Brings" by Peter, Paul, and Mary. I'm going to hang it on my wall!), among other neat goodies. I'll have to go through it all later.
But, the BEST PART of the day, and what made the $50 totally worth it? I went into the Matador bookstore to follow up on my application there (Thanks Joe for the advice!) and... I filled out an application again, talked to a manager, and got hired on the spot! Now, it may only be temporary, but if they need help throughout the year, they might keep me on staff, which would be GREAT, because on-campus jobs are THAT much easier to deal with. I have to go back tomorrow with some info, to fill out some paperwork, and I start on Monday! Rockin'!
Of course, after that, I'd totally lost my group, so I had to have one of the PAC members (Safa, who did an excellent job in the closing TAKE XVI performances) escort me to where my group was. We had a few more panels-- worksheets to answer and a workbook to fill out-- all rather interesting info, and presented from people who went to CSUN recently, and being very frank and open. It was great.
TAKE XVI was next-- scheduled to last quite a while, but it ended up being totally worth it. They presented all sorts of problems that you're bound to face as a college student at CSUN-- stress, relationships, peer pressure, sex, drug or substance abuse... everything. Some of the "stories" were a bit sad, but 100% true-to-life, I can vouch for that. And TAKE XVI looked like the kind of thing *I'd* like to get involved in. Though for me, I guess it'd be TAKE XVII, since it seems to be a number-thing... It's pretty surprising, coming from me... I haven't WANTED to be involved in theater productions in a long time, but TAKE is put together specifically for new students, trying to present real-life situations. Plus it's funny... so why not? They'll contact me and we'll see.
By then, it was late afternoon, but we had one last thing to do-- talk to a member of the TAKE group, ask them questions, and have a discussion. We talked about various things presented by take-- Body Image, Relationships, Transitions, and Prejudice. I am a bit worried about the latter at CSUN... I mean, at the C/O Faire, I practically got jumped by this girl from the Bible Study group. I purposefully tried to avoid her, but she came RIGHT up to me and tried to talk to me (she had a thick Chinese accent, but hey, I come from SF. I understand almost every accent!). I told her I was Jewish (and now I have the post-lie guilt) to get her off my back, but she STILL said, "Are you interested in Bible Study?" Okay, I admire her persistence and faith and all, but... learning to take 'no' for an answer is a GOOD thing. It's not setting yourself up for rejection, it's just... You have to accept people for who they are. Stop trying to change them. I really don't think school and religion mix, but with so many Christians and similar organizations on campus, I'm wondering if there's a Wiccan or Pagan group. >_> I didn't want to say that to Bible Study Girl for fear she'd edge away, making the cross on her torso, or whether she'd scream that I was going to Hell...
On that same note, there *is* a very open LGBT organization, and I'm 100% relieved. I didn't say I was bi, but I implied it when I went up to talk to the reps, and it was really great knowing that these people don't feel persecuted or forced to hide. I don't go up to random people and say "Hi, I'm bi!" and the day I hit on a girl knowingly is still a ways off, but... it's nice to know that such a place exists all the same.
In the final workshop, we wrote letters to ourselves that should be mailed to us a year or so from now. I wonder where I'll be a year from now? By the end of the day, I was kind of sad... I mean, I didn't exactly connect with anyone immediately and make any lasting friends. I did find out a lot, but... well, the truth is, I'm pretty damn scared. And I miss my sister. These weird kind of things always remind me of her, and one TAKE cast member in particular reminded me of her. So... who knows where I'll be in November, let alone 1 year from now? We'll just have to wait and see, hmm?
After that, I walked back to Matador Square and called Mom-- she was pretty glad to hear from me. I told her about the weekend I spent at Jill's, and the "No faque!" Sicilian I learned (LOL), among other things. Grandpa showed up-- apparently he'd circled the campus 3 times before finding me! >_< I thought I told him "6:30," not "6:00." Well, he was okay with it all the same, and pretty glad I scored the job at the MB. 10% off textbooks! What's to complain about!? ^_^ The one thing he said that weirded me out was "Don't pay back money you don't have." I was telling him how I wanted to pay off my loans while still IN school. That's a GOOD thing. o_O Why would he tell me NOT to? I mean, if I have a job, I'll have the money to pay them off...
And then dinner, some TV (I fell asleep in the Den! Whoops!), and now... here I am. I plan to finish WDKY10 by midnight. Tomorrow I have to go back to CSUN to swing by the MB, watch Yu-Gi-Oh and/or AVP at the Fashion Center PacTheaters, and then take care of Debbie's dogs-- give them their evening meal, and take them for a walk. This weekend should be interesting, to say the least. :)
Weird question: Do you think archive maintainers have the right to edit fanfics? I don't mean for content, I just mean spelling errors and assorted stuff. Changing Malik to Marik, Joey to Jounouchi, that kind of thing. I mean when it's appropriate not just when I feel like it. There's also been an instance when I wanted to add a comma into a sentence-- and it occurs to me! I can, if I want to. But I should probably ask or notify the author, right? Or am I just being too picky?
