LIFE UPDATES

Hello, ma dudes. After all those reviews, I needed to write and upload a discussion post. In a couple of days, I will be graduating! I've been ambivalent toward my school during the four years I was there, but now I'm dreading leaving and going to college. Speaking of college, I got into a Chinese program, and I have to complete 10 lessons before the summer courses... yeah, that's right, summer school-plus, it's not accredited. Chinese is hard: a lot of words to remember, my handwriting is terrible, the characters are difficult to write, etc. I've been taking notes and making Quizlet flashcards to help me remember words.

The professor wanted me to buy a $50 textbook... no, no, no. Being the cheap Asian I am, I'm using Scribd's 30-day free trial. What happens once the trial is over? I canceled it, and they gave me 30 more days! I'm still hell-bent on transferring to an Ivy League because being accepted will give me the validation I so need and want.

I'm attempting to learn the violin by myself; it's not going well, to say the least. I can't play G on the D-string, so I can't play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. If any of you have played the violin, share with me your wisdom. All of it, not just how to play G on the D-string. PLEASE! The shop that sold me the violin lied; my experience with playing the piano does not help if I can't make any noise. 

I finished my first ever Non-Fiction book, and I hated half of it. I thought the first half of Being Wrong by Kathryn Schulz was very dense and clinical because it was full (pregnant) of obscure facts. I enjoyed the latter half because it felt more anecdotal and fun. I complained about the lack of literary allusions in the first half because there were plenty of segues, but I'm satisfied after discovering some in the latter half. I learned a lot and appreciate the content, though was lost and bored for the most part. I would recommend it, despite the low rating of 1.75/5 stars.

I've been watching a lot of The Return of Superman. I've watched most of the triplet's episodes, and now I'm watching Seungjae's-he's so smart and kind! On the topic of Korean entertainment, I have an unhealthy obsession with Taemin's Press Your Number. More music: Hozier's Wasteland, Baby! I love Movement and No Plan. 

I'm writing this after learning how to clean my wax-warmer pot. After trial and error, I found that exfoliating the pot with sugar and olive oil got rid of the residual wax the best if you didn't buy the wax equipment cleaner. It scratched the pot, but I don't care after all that struggle to clean it; I scraped myself and bled twice on the pot's sharp lip while cleaning it. 

I think that's pretty much everything that's happened in my life. Be on the lookout for more reviews.