shredded coconut

So, I got a haircut. Finally.

Sister: Yes yes, I'll cut it for you, I know it looks like a broomstick and I am painfully reminded of it every single time I see you.
Me: *mixed expressions of gratitude and... =.= (but really, more of gratitude)*

OMGGGG YESSSSSS. FINALLY. I FEEL LIKE MYSELF AGAIN.
*valiantly tosses hair about*

Imagined conversation with old high school friend: Dudeeee you don't look any different.....

Since now tying my hair up in a ponytail is still no elegant affair (from a broomstick to a fluffy rabbit tail), I've been walking around with my hair down.

NOBODY RECOGNIZED ME. Goodness. Enthusiastically giving greetings along with extremelyyyy energetic waving (you know me), only to receive blank stares.

Gina: Omg I couldn't recognize you. You look so different with your hair down.
Jane: OH MY GOD. GRACE. GRACE. YOU. YOU HAVE BANGS. Dude... you look so different with your hair down.
Lauren: Eeep! Grace! :D Your hair looks gorgeous!!! :D Aww you are so beautiful. :D (only because she's an absolute sweetheart and I texted her about my haircut).... but I wanted to see a picture. You didn't send me one. You stink.
Coco: Oooh Gwaaace you look different with your hair dawwhhhnnnnn..... :D
Comfort: OH. GRACE. Wow. I couldn't recognize you. I was wondering who this strange girl was, waving at me like that. You look so different with your hair down.
Chelsea: .... OH MY. Grace!!! Look at you! I could hardly recognize you. You look so different with your hair down.
Carlos: *says nothing*


(LOL. GUYS.)


YES YES I GET THE MESSAGE. *face palm* But naturally I feigned surprise at each (different and individually unique) reaction.

Did absolutely nothing today. :) I ONLY have one midterm this coming week (lol) so the weekend was all set up for party-time (lol).

Brian: Oooooh partaayy!!! *raises eyebrows with sneaky smile*

And by "party-time" I really meant sleeping and treating myself to nice food.

Wow that's my definition of a party. I grow old. I die.

Spent the day with Gina. We really wanted gourmet breads (i.e. anything non-dining hall food) but there was no direct bus to Great Harvest Bread Co (AMAZING BAKERY, with 8 USD loaves that are totally worth it) and we weren't sure if we could actually walk there (highways? We jaywalked the crazy Hydraulic intersection and I'm absolutely NOT going to do that ever again.)

The chicken noodle soup was... wait where's the soup... :(

Stuck with Panera.

We heart chai tea lattes

Unrelated note: I just discovered chai tea lattes!!! Spammed them at the Einstein Bros Bagels at Rice Hall while studying for materials and CS. SO GOOD. And I've spent an ungodly amount of plus dollars the past week. Like... over 50 bucks of plus dollars. I now have a lot of cereal in my room. The C Store is such a rip off. 1 box of kashi cereal for 7.15 USD!??!?!
UVa. WHAT is up with you.

So anyway, lunch was just meh, okay, but we knew we wanted these:

SWEET FROG!!!

The only reason we went to Barracks anyway. Discovered it's Gina's birthday tomorrow so I had to treat her to some!

MINE
Froyo flavors: original tart, irish mint, peanut butter, NY cheesecake.
Toppings: fruity pebbles (yay!), flax seeds (double yay!), shredded coconut (triple yay!)
And a couple of honey wheat pretzel sticks

THEY HAVE AWESOME TOPPINGS.

I mean, flax seeds? :D Coconut?!? Yay! They even have oat bran and wheat germ! Protein powder, juice poppers... those who know me know that I don't really like to put any toppings on my froyo.

But who can resist all these? :)

SO much better than Arch's!

Did you know SweetFrog stands for Fully Rely On God? :)
How nice.
I love supporting them. :) They have a self-serve concept, very much like the Tutti Frutti back home in Malaysia, in which they price your concoction based on weight.

I paiseh bring my own banana and slice into Tutti Fruittis back home. BANANAS ARE HEAVY OKAY.

Yumza.

18 different flavors! Taste-test frenzy!

Spring break is in a week! Isn't it crazy how quickly time flies?

We found these in Barnes and Noble:

Aren't these such a wonderful concept? Imagine going through the pages, seeing how your thoughts, dreams and aspirations change over the years, jotted down in neat dated sections.

Huh.