The DC

The place I spend all my meals, where I chat with friends, where I watch awesome movies, and where I attend fun events....It's the DC (Dining Commons).
The food here is good...although usually heavy with grease or sugar. My favorites: the pizza, cheeseburgers, and the infamous DC Orange Chicken (the only food item that people are willing to stand in line for for upwards of 10 mins because they only have it on Mondays). I also like Tully's which is included in the meal plan. The atmosphere is very nice, usually clean, and the staff is friendly (I have about 5 friends who work there). I usually have a certain area I sit in to based on what time of day it is and who I'm sitting with. For breakfast, I watch the TV usually playing the View or cartoons (Tom& Jerry, Pink Panther). For lunch and dinner, I like to watch the movies and depending on how good of a movie it is, I often stay and watch it through if I dont have class, like when they played Slumdog Millionaire the other day. On the other sides they play sports and the travel channel.  The DC food may be getting old but I try and get new choices each day and the people I am with make every visit fun.

Dorm fun

I have loved living on campus this year with people from all over the U.S. and world, from different backgrounds...yet all of us are similar in many ways. Almost everyday, they make me smile. A lot of time, it comes from the group of 6 or 7 guys who live nextdoor and a few doors over towards the end of the hallway. Just the other day, they were singing A Whole New World from Aladdin, complete with male and female harmonies. Other popular song choices: Single Ladies, Numa Numa, techno, and Lion King. They also get together to watch Jerry Springer in the early afternoon between classes and chant "Jerry! Jerry!" with the audience. In the dorms, there are quiet hours that start at 10pm on weekdays and 12am on weekends but my RA doesnt enforce it. Friends and I have sat in the hallway into the wee hours of the morning. My RA, Roy, is really chill and even goes to play Halo or watch sports with the guys in the hallway. The other day, my friends and I were laughing and talking loud while playing Catch Phrase and he came to the door. We expected him to tell us to be quiet but instead he just came to say hi and see what was up.  The only not so fun part: The girls bathroom is soooo far away!

My dad came to visit :)

On Nov 5th, my dad flew up from San Diego to spend the day with me at SJSU and downtown. I picked him up at the light rail station downtown at 9 am. We walked all over campus and I showed him the coolest places: the library, the student union & bookstore, and my dorm. He got to meet my roommate Elaine, too. We went out for lunch at Johhny Rocket's downtown and then headed back to campus. He gave me some advice on what classes to take and what will get me where I want to go, as soon as I figure that out. I had a midterm in my linguistics classs so he stayed in my room and rested from all the walking he wasn't used to. Turns out my midterm only took 15 minutes so I was back with him in no time and we decided to go bowling at the student union. We both weren't too great at it but it was still fun. We went back to my room and watched some TV...the only stuff on: Korean soap operas, Steve Wilkos, and Judge Judy so we watched Ellen when she came on. My friend stopped by my room and I introduced her to my dad. For dinner, we went to Pizza My Heart and stayed there talking for like an hour before he had to catch the lightrail and his plane around 9pm. It was a great day and I was so happy to see my dad who I hadn't seen since August. I can't wait to see everyone else when I go back for Thanksgiving.