i've only written two piqs for my uc app, and I haven't touched my commonapp. a lot of people i know are submitting ea for usc, and I want to as well, but I want to boost my application before sending any out, even if the acceptance rate is higher for ea. i put in my two weeks at the skating rink! my last day is on nov 15. the work is easy and the people are great, but the compensation just isn't it. i'm excited to see how working at marugame is like, and I'm throughly excited for the free $18 meal voucher each shift. chagee after work seems great... and i might finally get to try ramen nagi. school's been tough, my two weakest grades right now are physics with minassian and calc. though to be fair i don't sink much time into those classes. i'm going to study hard for minassian's second midterm, aiming for 95 or 100 on it. today was the friday before halloween day and i'm sad i didn't come to school in cosplay. i'll have to make up for it by taking great pictures in my cosplay tomorrow. i've been enjoying these hackathons (ieee/aquaplot, congressional app / comp), i want to do my own projects, just for fun. coding is a necessity, but definitely not my focus; i need to break out some cool hardware projects. this was a test blog more than anything, but i hope you enjoyed a glimpse into my life.