Goodbye, summer.

The last month of summer has just flown by. Some highlights:

- Date night at Bistro N + Harry Potter 6

- Finally learning something about sales and the restaurant business. I think as a result I'll tip more for good service, even if it's just a bowl of soup. But I'll also be more picky about the quality of my food. And goat cheese = yum.

- Alaska. What a beautiful place, with so much untouched open space. Flightseeing + kayaking among icebergs = totally worth the $7k my family spent on that trip.

- Dinner at Maggiano's. Surprisingly affordable, although the salad was slightly disappointing compared to Nordstrom's. The Lobster Linguini was delicious, as were the sampler-size desserts we got. Macaroni Grill bread is better though.

- Medical school applications. So many essays it's unbelievable. UCSD wants an autobiography.

- GPI has already taken over my life, but this year will (hopefully) rock. I <3 my directors.

Taking a break from rafting on the Klutina River.

My dad practicing qi gong on the glacier.

Larry showing off.

Yoga in the snow!

The view from the airplane window.

Inside an iceberg tunnel. Beat that, National Geographic.

Unlazy summer days.

So my dad thinks i've just been chillin for the past like...7 months since I went to India and while i've definitely been a LOT more relaxed and i've been sleeping a lot, I think i've still been relatively productive?

For instance, med school apps aren't exactly a walk in the park. I haven't been super on top of them because the secondary essays are a drag, but I am still...on time. I'm working like 20 hours/week at nordrstrom and doing a decent amount of reading as well. I've only seen a few movies and a shockingly low amount of scrubs and other tv shows.

It's hard to keep track of where exactly my time goes, though. 20 hours/week isn't exactly a lot, and GPI hasn't really taken over my life yet. I read a lot more news and current events, but it's not like that takes a ton of time. Somehow the hours just don't seem to add up.

9am wake up for work

10am-4pm work

4-4:30 drive home

4:30-5 read/snack/chill

5-6 email/read news

6-7 nap?

7-8 dinner

8-8:45 walk the dog

8:45pm -12:30am randomness/gpi/apps/phone

12:30-12:45 shower

12:45-2:00 read

2am sleep.

not a bad summer vacation. i just wish my job were a little less mind-numbing.