San Francisco has been soooooooooo hooooooooooooooooooot these past few days. I've been buuuurning...
Especially since I haven't been staying indoors. I kind of only had 1.5 weeks of summer left after I finished my finals for summer classes, so I crammed a bunch of outing with friends...
And now, here's the end. :C I have class tomorrow, at 8am. Ew.

The past few days have been awesome, though. Highlights?

First, on dA, I placed in a few of the contests I entered. I have yet to claim any of my prizes yet, though...(the art requests). Hmm...

Youth for Asian Theater show. I was not totally satisfied with some of the directing for my play, but I'm still really grateful for the people who made it happen on stage! I snuck backstage during intermission and hugged everyone I saw (well, not the new members). It was totally worth the six hours that I could have spent studying for my finals. (The show was three hours, but I did stuff before and after with people.)

12-14 hour research sessions in a bioengineering lab can actually be memorable, in a positive way. Mutual hardship and frustration can bond people.

cooking day and sleepover~

A visit to a Thai Temple on a Sunday morning, where they served AMAZING FOOD for super cheap prices/donations~ Best Thai tea I've ever tasted (probably sweeter than traditional, but I like it nonetheless), and "spicy" really means spicy for their dishes. The mango sticky rice was soooo good, and came with both white and black rice.

Ike's Sandwiches in San Francisco--this restaurant was getting evicted because of its own success; neighbors complained that the long lines disrupted the peace, and people were sitting in their doorways to eat their sandwiches. Two days ago was the first time I had tried it, and I can understand why it's so popular. With waits up to two hours and sandwiches that cost up to $22 each, it's still worth it. They are ridiculously huge sandwiches. My friend and I ordered the one called "Superman" for $16, and eating 1/4 of it filled me up. .___.

Yesterday: hangout day with ~Lilium-Bell! Japanese stationery stores and a crazy-awesome art store. Blick's opened in a new location downtown--SOOO BIIIIG AND AMAAAZING AND ORGANIZED AND BRIGHT AND COLORFUL. ~Lilium-Bell got two different sketchbooks on sale for like $7.
It's too bad Pearl's closed down right next to it...Pearl's may have been ghetto, but it had lots of character. It shall be missed. I also miss the old location of Blick--it was also well-lit and amazing and organized and etc. I wish they didn't close down that store when they relocated, since the old place is closer to where I live.
This same day, some friends and I entered to try and win $25 tickets to watch the Broadway musical Wicked (ahhhh~ I wanna seeeeee ittttt...but do I want to pay a lot of money for it? *PAINZ*) We didn't win, buuu...
But a friend and I drove up to Twin Peaks later around midnight. It was a clear night! I could see stars!! Not to mention the lit up city below us. Too bad there were a number of smokers, and we were sweaty/sticky from walking around all day. >< It was still warm up in Twin Peaks, pretty unusual.
Oh, and this, "You know that bathroom I drove past while coming up here? There were noises come out from it..." Getting it on in this temperature...no.

I have lots of sketches I want to color, but since I was out so much I haven't done much art-wise. There's also a student organization I had to make flyers and posters for, in order to attract new members this upcoming semester. Ahhh...busy busy busy...Last time I sketched was during my research days last week, where I was sitting in lab waiting for a reaction to take place. (I get to use green and blue lasers. : D)

So busy...

...but in other news, my tablet is dying. :C I FREAKED OUT the first time it wouldn't work for me...it started working again, but on and off...the offs are becoming more frequent. My poor baby..