A day of new places and old friends

Today was a less productive, fun day!! We'll start off with the less fun stuff though. I got up somewhat early so I could head to the financial aid office without a struggle. Struggless? yes. Successful? not exactly. I walked in, no line.. awesome.. however, I forgot the form I needed to bring in (I know, that's so me). But the woman told me that these are the last forms that I am going to need to bring in until they can finally give me a conclusion on my status. IT'S ABOUT FREAKIN TIME! I applied for financial aid months ago. So, I do have to go back tomorrow, but, hopefully, it will be worth it. Since I was in and out of there in less than five minutes and had paid for an hour parking permit, I headed over to the book store to buy a couple of bike locks (yes, a couple.. the guy at the register thought I was really weird). Of course it was rush for sororities, fraternities, and organizations today and right in front of the book store. What do you know? Here's what I heard while trying to get to the door:

Rushee: "Hey would you like a chance to win a surfboard?"
Me: "I already have one." (I don't think she knew what to say to that one.. that's right lady, how are you
        going to lure me in now?! I was one of you once I know how you work!)
Next Rushee: "Hi would you like to check out the christian fellowshi--"
Me: "Nope." (with a smile of course)
Next Rushee: "I have some free water over here, if you would like some."
Me: "Ew creep! Keep your creepy water to yourself!" (just kidding I just said "no thanks" and kept
        walking)

After I bought my locksSS, I headed back home. As soon as I walked in the door, Philip called me to tell me to meet them because they were here. So, I immediately walked back out the door. I met two beautiful women (Kimberly and Amanda) and a handsome man (Philip) at Peet's coffee shop. I was so excited to see them. Even though it's only been a few days, it felt like it had been a couple of weeks. It also felt strange to have visitors. Not saying that I didn't expect visitors, I'm just not used to the feeling of being visited; if that makes sense. An even weirder feeling was when they wanted to go to a restaurant downtown and wanted to look up directions, but I was able to say, "Oh I know where that is, it's off of state and figeuroa." It felt strange that I knew specific streets of a place so new to me, and it felt amazing at the same time.
Anywho, I was able to show them my apartment and they got to meet my roommate. They got to make fun of me for things and make predictions about the cleanliness of my apartment because they know me all too well. I got to show them a portion of my campus. We went back to the rush area and I did end up leaving my email with a couple of clubs (adventure club and scuba diving club). I was stopped again by another club that I am not interested in, the rowing club. I'm convinced she only stopped me because they need spots filled for the "coxswain" positions. Don't know what a coxswain is? Oh, please, let me explain. A coxswain is the person at the head of the boat calling out orders to the rowers. See, the coxswain doesn't row but takes up vital room on the boat, so this person needs to be..well, small and light to keep speed. Still wondering why she picked me out of the crowed? Her words, "You look like you would be really good for the position." This is after we established the person needs to be small and bossy. Should I be offended? I'm not.
We ended up skipping the campus tour and went straight to the beach that my school overlooks. It was gorgeous. The girls and I ran through the water and played in the sand. I picked up remains of the dead lobsters strewed across the shore and examined the bodies (what? have you ever met a zoology major before?) and innocently skipped some stones. Meanwhile, Philip photographed the whole experience. Later, we walked back to my apartment and then headed out to sushi. Dinner was filled with jokes and wasabi moments. Sadly, after dinner I had to say goodbye...again. I took it much better this time but it's hard regardless. Let me just put this out there: I love these people!
When I got home I got dressed in warmer clothes and my roommate and I headed to the farmers market I found out about earlier. With my luck always on my side, the market was in the midst of being packed up once we arrived. Instead of buying fresh produce and pretty flowers, we walked around for a while and then went back home. Again, it may have not been successful but it was still fun and now I know, right?
I did promise myself I wouldn't get involved with clubs in the first quarter in order to really focus on school, but the scuba club sounds amazing. The organization I'm really looking into is the Excursion club. They go on hikes, rock climbing adventures, and camping trips pretty much every week and frequent surfing trips among many other activities (sky diving, snow boarding, bungee jumping, backpacking). Despite my promise, I am seriously considering it. Why wouldn't I take advantage of such a beautiful place? I don't want to just be stuck on campus and not see what this place has to offer. We'll see, I will go to the meeting next tuesday and make a decision.
Alas, it's time to sleep once again. Sorry this blog is so long, but lots of stuff happened today. This one isn't as fun without pictures. I'll make up for it. I will start taking pictures.....we'll see how long that lasts.
Oooo here's one I forgot to post yesterday.

My desk, a work in progress:

Good night y'all!