Summer is really fun!!!

Well... It is fun because:

1. I'm only taking one class... and I like the class I'm taking.
   
   I'm taking this class, Econ 327, Economics of Crime, under Prof. Paula Malone.I find it really really interesting. I'll put up another post all about this course and what have I learned so far.
   
   
2. I'm working...and that means more income, and hence, more disposable income(sorry for the Econs term... well I'm an Econ major :-P...in layman's term, more spending money).
   
   Currently, I'm working at the Mary Markley Dining Service (MMDS in short), Mary Markley is the name of the dorm where the dining hall is located, hence the name. I'm working quite a number of hours there, and I'm always the team-player, so, I tends to pick up a lot of substitution for my friends, even though it means less sleeping time for me, especially those early breakfast shifts. The pay is not bad at all, and I'm earning quite a handsome pay with that many hours of work weekly, on average, I think I'm working about 25 hours a week...
   
   
3. I've more leisure time... more sleeping time...
   
   Although I'm that kind of abnormal people who sleeps like 5 hours daily(that only applies when I'm busy... u know, desperate moments call for desperate measures.) Now, I can slumber for about 7 hours a day... actually, most of the time, 6 hours will make me good to go. And because of the Summer, the Sun rises at 6am, well, maybe slightly earlier... the sky is bright by 6am... so, that's the reason(i think) my body wakes me up at 6am. But, the more sleeping time I'm talking about is the afternoon nap... well, maybe because of the extra reading i'm doing, I tends to feel sleepy in the later afternoon... about 3 - 4pm... I will take a nap til about whenever I feel like waking up... U know those toss and turning in bed... wondering what time it is, wondering what i should do next - to wake up, or to continue sleeping... u get the idea.
   
   
4. I can do more reading...currently reading: The Torment of Others by Val McDermid.
   going to read: 4th of July by James Patterson and Maxine Patero and many more
   
   And the list goes on, Freakonomics, The Historian, and I'm holding quite a number of books in the library... I like to read fiction a lot.... A LOT... I do read some non-fiction when I feel like it too... but mainly fiction... thriller to be more precise.
   
   
5. I can do more running...
   
   After the afternoon nap, I will normally go for a run, if the weather is not too hot, and of course, when it is not raining. Those 1-hour long run is really good... I run from my apartment, cutting through the Diag, then, to the Hill Area, passing Mary Markley residence hall, then, the University of Michigan Hospital, then, running down a long flight of steps to The Arb, running a full circle in the Arb, then cut back to Hill Area, and then, taking the reverse route back to my apartment. It used to be really boring to run alone for such a long time... but now, with my new iPod, I can basically run and run, with music pumping into my ears, for quite sometime, until my leg ache.
   
   
6. I can eat whatever, whenever, wherever I feel like eating.
   
   When I'm too lazy to cook, I'll just choose which place to eat out... Big Ten Burrito, Krazy Jim Blimpy Burger, Subway, Buffalo Wild Wings... Or when I feel like cooking, I will either cook some Tuna noodle casserole, or soup noodle with some meat... or when I'm lazy and don't feel like spending, I'll just make myself some sandwiches and settle with it. And those late night snacks like Potato Tots, cookies, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, my pineapple sorbet...
   
   
7. Party...
   
   Only now that I know how much of American "Education System" I've been missing... especially being in one of the best and biggest public school in the States. Partying is part of college education... of course, college life. Believe it or not, after more than 10 months in the State, I just when to my very first party last Saturday... and I'm invited to another party next Friday... One thing unique about partying here in the States, for guys, u have to be invited to go to a party, for a girl, u just need to walk in and u are good... One thing, the invitation here goes exponentially..(sorry for the math term, couldn't help it, as I'm a math major as well...) in layman's explanation, once u are invited, u can invite your friends, and your friends can invite your friends' friends... and it goes on and on... and u can expect how crowded the party will be... and what we do at the party... that's too RATED to be told here... (my brothers read my blog... so, some censoring and moderating is needed...)
   
   
8. Basically, it's just the things i can do, with lotsa freedom and lotsa time... so time management is important.

Hope u get a hang of my feeling about Summer.... I LOVE SUMMER... I "HEART" SUMMER!!!