"just follow the white tower, helen"

this morning was super. i got up and had breakfast with katie. we joined eddie in the dining hall. the scrambled eggs are mediocre, but i need my protein! and then the special k with strawberries and smart start mix with milk is reaaaal good (probably the safest thing in the place). at 10, dave picked danielle and me up to get brunch. we went to crepeville in oakland. i had eaten just a mere hour or so before so i sipped happily on my mimosa. danielle didn't finish her salad and homefries so i picked at them because that's what i do. i was feeling tipsy as we bought stuff at trader joe's (i had to buy bacon for kutan's breakfast in bed tomorrow!). when i got back to my room, i slept until natalie called me at 2:15 pm to fill in for her office hours. oh right, i miss the world cup final!! bummer. but as i walked past telmo and the spanish boys, i could guess who won by the horizontal red and yellow stripes they were painting on each other's face. office duty was uneventful. i tried watching how i met your mother but it froze so i cleaned up the kitchen instead and helped myself to stacy's pita chips with nutella. it's a bit dangerous. and then i went to my room to change for the gym but meera called so we had a nice long overdue conversation about various things. i went for a run and then had a really good salad with beets, carrots, beans, corn, chickpeas and tomatoes. yum plus a sliver of cheese pizza. you can't go wrong with that. then i went off with katie and natalie to the octagon to meet up with the kids for a game of soccer. it ended up being the americans plus one turk and one russian against everyone else (mostly italians). i had no idea where we ended up, but chris told me to just follow the white tower, the iconic camponile on cal's campus. then i went back to shower and finish my office duty... and successfully watch himym's the window and the last cigarette. it was so funny. SUIT UP. i munched on bbq chips as i got creamed in apples to apples. i feel so... misunderstood haha, except for the three cards al gave me. i have to wake up in seven hours to cook breakfast. his smile and excitement make me soo happy to do this - it's totally worth it.