the last week was pretty good. my work at mit came to a close, and i was in a huge rush to finish all of my work. kind of sad to leave boston. in all honesty, for some reason it seems like home way more than LA does. i'm not just sayin that cause i've wanted it to be home for so long, but i think it's because of all the things i did while i was there. i'm pretty sure i explored boston during those 11 weeks than i have LA in the 52 weeks. it's definitely possible since school consumes much more time than a 8-5 job, and being around tons of intern friends helps too. nevertheless, this was one of my best summer's ever. i realize i can't directly compare summers, as they each provided something unique, but it was definitely very enjoyable.
on a funny note, you know how i've had a notoriously bad relationship w/ the postage system? during the last 2 years, i've had probably a 50% success rate on receiving packages. USPS is the worse, followed by UPS. i believe FEDEX and I have an almost flawless relationship. she's definitely becoming my favorite. if you remember, earlier i blogged about how an RA stole one of my packages for sheley. then, i had a huge fiasco w/ another. well, i ordered 4gb memory stick for my camera, along w/ a lens cleaner kit. it shipped on august 15th. 4 weeks later as i leave boston, i still never received it. in fact, it was 'lost in cambridge,' for over 2 weeks. workers at the harvard location of USPS knew me by name and phone # as they tried to help during that time, and they said they've never seen something like it before. haha. great. so, i just ordered it all again and shipped it to LA. i came home last night and saw a failed delivery attempt, lol. man, they really have it out for me.
oh, and holy cow LA/life-in-general is expensive. during the last 24 hours:
- taxi to airport (5 miles)= $47
- 2 carry-on luggage bags = $40
- food at logan airport = $15
- food at LAX airport = $15
- rent for september = $1,700
- gas bill = $30
- car insurance payment = $300
- fill up gas tank = $45
- few groceries to last me for 2+ days = $40
- misc cvs items = $20
- laundry = $5
- books for my flights = $30
- commute to and from ucla gym = 50 cents
i like the last one the best.
okay, and the most exciting news of all:
tomorrow night i'm flying to see sheley in indonesia!!! it's been 6 months since we've seen each other! i'm coming back on the 27th or so. i bought us plane tickets to bali, too :) i'll probably take at least a picture or two while i'm there.
