Today is a good day! First I found a video on youtube that showed me the proper technique for juggling three balls in one hand. After a few tries, I can do it! It also showed how to juggle four, five, and six balls, but, alas, I only have three balls...that's three juggling balls.



Then I got a phone call from one of the firms I interviewed with last week to tell me that I scored a paid internship for tax season! If I play my cards right, I could end the internship with a full-time offer. It's exactly the type of firm I want to work for, and it's downtown which means I can meet up with Brian for lunch. The best part is that I really liked the people I met there. I found out about the position from a classmate who already works there, so I'm going to bring her a vegan chocolate bar tonight!



Speaking of vegan, I got a vegan bumper sticker for my car on Saturday. I didn't like any of the slogan ones they had, so it just says "vegan." I brought Brian there because he needed new sneakers. He wanted to go to DSW, but I said that he should just browse the vegan store across rom Bourbon Street first. They had a pair of grey/blue sneakers that fit him perfectly so he bought them! I'm so excited about it. I'm even more excited that they had both black and brown loafers on sale and in my size. I'm getting them both.



Later that day, we went to Fry's in search of bluetooth headphones for my mp3 playing phone. They had two different kinds, but they wouldn't let me open them to see how they fit. They said I'd have to buy them and then return them if I didn't like how they fit. Then they suggested that one of them was better than the other and that I could try them on in the parking lot. I did just that, and they fit great so I kept them. So far my only complaint is that the music cuts out when there's wind (i.e. on a bike).



That night, we went to December Nights at Balboa Park. It was a big holiday fair, and all the museums were open. Brian and I visited four museums! The best one was the MOPA (Photographic Art) which had a fascinating exhibit on immigration. I learned that there are many things that are more fun than riding a freight train from Honduras to San Diego. At the museum, we took pictures at a photo booth!

Speaking of photos, the season finale of Top Model is Wednesday night! Don't miss it! I really have no idea who will win. It's down to Eugena, Caridee, and Melrose. I love Melrose, and I might cry if she doesn't win, but the cards are stacked against her. The editors been trying to show Melrose as a very mean and manipulative person, and I don't think Cover Girl would want someone like that representing them (although Eva won and she wasn't known for her kindness...I Love Eva!). Caridee, on the other hand, seems nice but mentally unstable and inappropriate so she seems equally unlikely. Eugena has a pretty good personality and is good in commercials, but her photos aren't nearly as strong as the others. Only two days until the winner will be revealed!!

Yesterday was the NU Club of San Diego Holiday Party. It was at an alum's mansion in Rancho Santa Fe (Bill Gates has a compound there, too). This house was P H A T. It was a serious crib, Spanish -style with a tiled pool and hot tub and gorgeously manicured grounds. After a week of hellish cold (yes, it does get hellishly cold in San Diego), we were very grateful to be given a beautiful, warm day for the party, that is, until around 4 when the sun moved away and the cold winds started to blow.

That's all for today!