AJ: Hop hop Along my Bunnies!

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
It's the year of the rabbit~ And like my auntie said - " I wish everyone a Happy New Year and multiply like rabbits!"
Um - actually, if you are taking that literally, please ignore. I think she meant to multiply your luck. How is everyone's return to school?

It's been three weeks since school started. It's had its ups and downs. Since its near the holidays, there's a lot of fooding going on and new years cheer. There's still quite a bit of stress too. I'm taking 20 units this semester, my lab work has been going exceedingly slowly, and there's always some drama now, with a cat to take care of and a flu/cold going around. I think I find myself grumpier when I'm around my roommates when they are grumpy as well. This gives the apartment a pretty low note some days.
On the other hand, today was a fairly good day. It was a continuous 8am- 9 pm day. I had class, work, lab, choir and a 30 minute break in between it all. I temporarily forgot my laptop, my drink spilled in my backpack, and the annoying choir friend I wrote about last time called in to ask for another favor. But for some reason, today is still a happy day. I think I was cheered up by an insect ecology class that I snuck into. Ants are a pretty crazy bunch. I think I'm going to sneak into this class more often. It's almost settled, I should be going to Hong Kong this summer before summer school starts! I suppose my happiness could also be contributed to the amount of chocolate I've consumed and the fact that I've resolved not to do any strenuous brain work for the rest of today.
Random notes- Tobi is the sweetest cat I've ever met. I can pull on his tail or slap him when he's being bad, and he's still pretty chill. He'll also climb into bed and sleep next to me. On the other hand, he has a horrible habit of meowing at 6 am in the morning. It's the most pitiful sound in the world. I'm sorry I don't have enough time to play with him, so if anyone wants to come entertain him someday, you're welcome.
Ryan saw that I always use a backpack to carry things and surprised me with a purse. I don't have the heart to tell him that I rarely use them and in fact, have a storage of them. >-< guilt. I mean, it was a very sweet surprise.... Maybe I should hint to him that I have an odd obsession with unusual ceramics instead?

P.S I'm making a list of ALL the places that I've gone to in Berkeley and loved. This way, when you people come visit, you'll have amazing places to go!