noodlebuddies:

Nope, we just have to take a certain number of credits within different areas (humanities, natural science, social and behavioral sciences, quantitative and mathematical sciences, and engineering). But I’m actually exempt from distribution because just by completing the GECS major I’ll get them. Pretty cool. Makes my life easier.

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oh woah that is actually super neat. and way convenient. Every school should do that. for me, some of my GE requirements are specifically not allowed to overlap with my major (like my Regional Specialization requirements - it would’ve been pretty easy to overlap the Multi-Cultural US with Political Science, but I’m not allowed to do that, which is think is kinda weird???)

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noodlebuddies:

Woah that was really complicated and I have no idea how anything works over there. Hopkins is super easy because we don’t have any core requirements. Just distribution. But I’m really glad you’re excited for college! It’s a lot of fun.

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wait so you don’t have any like general education requirements? what is this distribution thing?

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noodlebuddies:

Don’t worry about not having an advisor. Seriously. They’re really not all that helpful. At least mine wasn’t. He was new this year, so I didn’t get assigned to him until really late. It was well into summer. 

Make sure to have one or two alternate schedules. Because you might not get all the classes you want, especially if they’re small. Although you have a set of core classes you have to take, right? You’ll probably be ok, then. We don’t have that so it can be difficult to get classes sometimes. What are you planning on taking?

yeah??? ok good. basically right now I just can’t do anything more until they contact me and so I’m sitting here twiddling my thumbs anxiously. at least i’m doing summer school so I’ll be there early to ask if i have any questions or anything.

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noodlebuddies:

Thanks, Lucy!

I don’t want to be an adult, though… It’s difficult because I’m legally an adult and I’ve been one for almost two years which is fucking weird. But it really hits you at 20 because you’re not a teenager anymore.

I try to be the best :)

How’s college prep going? I saw you got summer housing! That’s great!

yup! yeah supposedly we’re supposed to wait to be assigned an academic advisor but i havent been assigned one yet and its making my parents antsy. but i already looked at the classes available and constructed one of those planners of the schedule i’d like in the fall, so I guess I’m prepared as is possible right now. so right now all i need is to make it through the last month of high school WOOh

noodlebuddies:

waiting until summer would probably be much easier. We’ll just have to wait to see what our plans are going to be in the future. 

Dude, the east coast is great. And if you’re in DC, you’re like an hour away from me. Plus no time change. 

argh this is going to be so exciting.

can’t even deal. can’t even deal with the fact that it’s only april rn. i feel like i’m ready to plan out like the next 10 years of my life. why isnt time going as fast as i can plan it.

noodlebuddies:

Ouch, Lucy. I am offended. Business class might be offended too the next time you fly coach. Better watch out.

My spring break is from March 17th until the 23rd, so that could work I guess but not really… Fall semester ends officially on December 21st, but depending on when I have exams, I might be able to leave earlier. And then Intersession is from January 6th to the 24th. I might take a class then or do a study abroad program. We’ll see. The first day of spring semester is January 27th.

I would love to see your hometown. That would be awesome. DUDE I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS. YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

i’m in an open relationship with both coach and business class. but no further. they’re already jealous enough already.

Over winter break though Emily and I are both going back to England for a while. Presumably from when classes end to January 2ndish? idk. depending on when emily goes back, y’all might be able to hang out for a few days???…………..idk. seems very complicated. maybe we’ll just organize something in the summer? at least then we’ll definitely have more time.

haha and also it is only April right now so I guess we have some time to figure out how this all is gonna work (tbh i still have like 0 idea how this college thing is supposed to work, i’m just sort of taking stabs in the dark and hoping i’m doing the right thing).

ughhhh sarah i want to come hang out with you for a while on the east coast. it would be so cool. everything is so small and close together. its so inconvenient we’re so far away /sadface (hey there’s this academic internship in washington dc that i won’t be eligible for for another 2 years or so ha ha ha but if that happens then im much closer to you for a whole semester, so thatd be cool i guess?)

Today we went into London and visited the V&A and FOUND THE SOCKS

UGH I AM SO PLEASED

they are much much smaller than they look in the picture, but it was very very very gratifying to find them. Like, wow, they really just blew me away. They’re so simple, SOCKS, but that’s what makes them so amazing. Socks are such a presence in every day life that we tend to think of them as modern inventions, but they are not - these are almost 2,000 years old. Wowowowwooww.

Also it was good to hang out with Andrea and Sarah, I haven’t seen them in six months. It was nice.

now if i hadn’t put off all my homework until now sigh

noodlebuddies:

lusilly:

noodlebuddies answered your question: what are some of the best books out there?

Life of Pi, Peony in Love, The Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, Frankenstein, Angela’s Ashes, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Alchemist

I’ve read Life of Pi (and loved it, it was one of my favorite books for a while), I’ve heard of a few other of those, we’re reading Frankenstein right now and I’m actually really enjoying it???? and I’m not going to read Memoirs of a Geisha because of this

I put Frankenstein in there as a joke because I don’t like it at all.

And I never knew that about Memoirs of a Geisha! Definitely changes my opinions about the author, but it’s a good read. I just treat it as entirely fiction. Like, I understand that he’s misrepresenting the culture and the consequences that can have, but it is a work of fiction. I know that it’s not accurate, but I don’t let the inaccuracies get in the way of the story itself. I’m not trying to force you to read it. I just thought it was well-written.

You also might want to skip Peony in Love if you’re not into romance/love. It’s not a major component of the story, but it isn’t central to the plot. That doesn’t make sense if you haven’t read it. It’s really good. Along with all of the other books by Lisa See. Snowflower and the Secret Fan is another of my favorites.

aww thanks for trusting my recommendations! I’ve read so many books that this list barely scratches the surface of my favorites. I need to walk through our house and look at all our bookcases and write down everything I’ve read and/or liked. That’ll be my project one day.

I knew you hated Frankenstein. Everybody knows you hate Frankenstein. But I’m not even kidding here I finished volume 1 and I kind of like it, in a sort of oh my god are you serious because this is fucking delightful sort of way

I’ve actually wanted to read Memoirs of a Geisha for a long time and I saw that and it sort of put me off. But! I read tons of stuff written by Orson Scott Card and I actively dislike that guy, so I know I’m capable of compartmentalizing there, so I do think I might read it. I’d then also want to also read Geisha, A Life by the woman on which Memoirs was based.

I’m ok with romance and love in stories when it’s used as a component of coming-of-age and self-realization and stuff, I mostly just don’t like stories that are solely about two lovers. I might check out more Lisa See books then? idk

that should be your project! give me lots of titles of books, I have plenty of time and I read pretty fast so I’d like to read lots of things, even if they’re not particularly suited to my tastes.

noodlebuddies:

I am having such a good day. I’ve just been really happy lately, even with all the stress from the semester finishing up. I’ve got a really great group of friends.

I’ll stick this under a read more so it doesn’t take over your dash.

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that is good good good good days are good

I have a reply to this, which I shall also stick under a read more

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i think sarah wins the spookifying URLs challenge

noodlebuddies> noodlelikeremainsofyourbuddy