Norworld

July 29, 2026

Went to my orientation the other day and it was so boring and then went back to charlotte to continue moving out. It is taking so long to go through everything and clean everything... I rarely ever buy anything but somehow I have so much stuff, especially craft stuff. I get gifts all the time that I don't want, and being the youngest in the family, things tend to trickle down to me, and I'm left with either the guilt of throwing it out or the chore of taking it to goodwill. Idk, I need to get rid of some things and lighten the load.
July 10, 2026

I just got back from New Mexico where I was visiting my sister. I went with my parents and for the first few day we stayed with my sister and explored los Alamos and Santa Fe. It was nice. I had been there before but my parents had not. We had good food and beer and went on an old timey train ride, we also went on a really pretty hike through Valles Caldera. Then we drove up to Colorado for a family reunion, I saw all my grandpa's remaining siblings and their kids/grandkids. my great uncle dwayne spent years compiling a huge record of our family's lineage and made a complete family tree and that was really cool to look at. Everyone had brought photo books and pictures too that I could look at. We hiked more and had a cookout, me and my sister grilled shrimp for the family and it was really tasty. Then we dropped my parents back at the airport and my sister and I drove back to new mexico to hang out for another week. I met her new boyfriend and her group of friends and it was fun. There was a fourth of july party where we made poke and kool aid pineapple. One night we watched the backrooms movie and got really drunk at an absinthe bar. She lives right at the edge of a big mesa so we hiked into the canyon one day from her backyard trying to find a swimming hole. We could not find it and didnt bring any water so it was really hard getting back up the canyon wall. My favorite thing we did was one day we went to this access point along the rio grande and just had a nice river day. I read dune and another electronics book while I was there to stay occupied while she was at work. Overall it was a really fun trip and it was nice to be together with my whole family. But I am glad to be back now because I need to finish packing and see my baby Binky again.Currently I am trying to migrate this site to another hosting service because it has been a year and my current one's rate is about to go up a lot. This has been a pain in the ass because the internet is confusing and I am actually not quite sure how it works at all.
June 8, 2026

Staying at my parents house his week and im having fun. I am also helping them with their house a lot. Yesterday I painted the outside of the house with my mom and today i was scraping the popcorn ceiling off. When I was done I went to the river to read my book ad it was nice. This is definitly my favorite time of the year in the mountains. My mom is also having me paint a picture in a style she likes for the new living room so I will probably work on that tomorrow. I feel happy and nice but I alos feel really crazy paranoia about Binky after what happened, I feel really bad leaving her alone.
May 26, 2026

This month has been really bad honestly... I made it through my finals and did well enough. I actually got exempt from my physics 2 final because I had an A average on all my unit tests so that was nice. I kind of gave up studying for ochem 2 because I had a B in the bag and I was ok with that and didnt want to kill myself trying to memorize all the reactions for the small chance of an A. I secured housing for the coming year and still am in the running for this internship I dont know why its taking them so long to get back to me. Everything was good and happy and then, on may 12, I lost Binky. I was at my bfs house and it was a beautiful day so I decided to walk her outside on the harness. Everything was perfectly fine and then my bf started to wheel the recycling bin to the backyard to put it away. Something about the sound made Binky so scared, she wrapped herself around a bush, the leash got tangles, and in an instant she had wriggled herself out of the harness and bolted into the neighborhood. I chased her a good way but she went into a wooded area where I got tangled up in thorns and could not keep up with her. When I realized she was gone it was genuinely one of the worst moments of my life. I spent the next 24 hours walking and walking calling her name but she did not come. Posted lots of flyers, talked to so many neighbors, paced through the woods all through the night wih her jingle toy praying for her to come back. Day three a tracking dog came and for a fat check the woman and the dog were able to narrow the search area to one woodsy empty lot and I set up a bunch of expensive trail camera feeding stations there to try and catch her. My mom came to help search and that made me feel a lot better. Finally on day 5 a neighbor called to tell me Binky was in her backyard and I was able to come get her. When she saw me she started meowing repeatedly amost like she was crying, I was crying too. I felt relief getting her back but honestly I had so much cortisol and stress in my system that I still feel like shit days later and I keep having nightmares. I feel really guilty about what happened because it could have been prevented and in some alternate universe she could have gone missing forever. If I couldn't find her my heart would be broken forever and I am terrified of this happening again. Shes got a tracking collar and a better harness coming in the mail but I am just really scared to leave her alone at all. Idk. I just feel emotional still and I love her so much. Im so glad the nightmare is over and that shes safe because I would not be able to continue without her.
April 27, 2026

I may just have scored an internship... I don't wanna get my hopes up though. I applied for a nuclear maintenance technician role at the nuclear power plant just outside my city and they finally got back to me and are interested. I would be so stoked to get this job because having working in a high fidelity environment like a nuclear plant, and getting hands on experience with processing equipment will be a huge bonus on my resume. Most chem Es only have theoretical experience and no technical experience so im praying to god this works out...
April 21, 2026

What a week... I got waitlisted from the school I wanted to go to and for two days was crying crahsing out etc. I sent an email basically begging them to let me in and I guess they relented because the next morning I was admitted. I was so happy. This school is kinda my only option as its the only one in state with the program I want and out of state schools wont accept all my transfer credits. Its also where Ive been planning to go for two years so Ive talen alot of classes specific to their GEP program and whatever so it would be a major major issue if I was not able to go there. I have whiplash from going from devastation to elation. I was going to have to move to new mexico by my sister. I had a little pool party to celebrate, spent two days baking a cake just to drop it lol. Grill didnt even work as the gas line was off. But it ended up still being fun I guess the party was sort of analogous to what I was celebrating. Now I have to lock in because I lost a lot of time studying over this whole debacle and my final grades need to be good for them to follow through with my admission. But YAYYY
April 12, 2026

Ive had so much schoolwork this month omg... this week I find out if I got accepted to the school I want to transfer to and i'm so nervous omg. I am finding it hard to focus. I went ice skating a bunch last week to try and destress but it no work. I am also stressed bc I have not heard back from the internships I applied to yet. I have nightmares where I am rejected from everything and overall I feel very tense. Last night I went to dinner with my bf and his family and it was nice. I am so ready for this summer so I can see my family and do my hobbies again.
March 7, 2026

Spring break is here yay<3 The weather warmed up so quickly... This week I am going to scope out new places in te city I will be moving to. I really want to find a townhome with a backyard area so Binky can play on the stairs and outside. My bfs house has a staicase and she has so much fun with it its so funny. I was gonna go ice skating today but the session was cancelled. I have been so busy lately I have not been making it to the rink as much. This weekend my friend is having a twin peaks themed bday party which Im excited about.
March 2, 2026

I went to my parents house for the weekend and it was nice. They are staying in my grandparnts's cabin while their house is being remodeled. It is so weird to see the house all torn up like that but I'm excited to see it finished. We went to the YMCA and played pickleball and had thai food and we played scrabble. I had a bunch of homework so I didn't get to hang out as much as I wanted to but I still had fun. This week I have a ochem 2 exam to worry about and after that I have spring break. In a few hours I will pick up my bf from the airport and have dinner with him. He went to new zealand for his friend's wedding. I am feeling better this week. Spring is finally here and the flowers are starting to bloom.
February 20, 2026

The last two weeks have been rough studying for the first round of exams and having sleeping troubles. The exams themselves went maybe not as well as I had hoped but I did my best. My grandpa just turned 89 and it makes me scared and sad. I just want my grandparents to live forever. We are going to go on a trip to colorado together this summer which I am really looking forward to. My goals for the rest of this month is to get back to get on a better schedule for my physical and mental health and to go outside more. Today I updated my scrapbook on the site with recent pics and took my cat for a walk now that its warmer. She doesn;t reall like the cat wheel I got her unfortunately :(
February 4, 2026

Its ma bday... having a kinda poop day. I didnt sleep at all last night and had a bunch of classes today and im not gonna do anything special. I was supposed to have a 12 hr day at school but ended up leaving early bcuz my chemistry lab was cancelled due to the chemicals being messed up for some reason. And I didnt feel like waiting around 4.5 hrs for my next lecture class so I just said f it and went home. I woulda fell asleep in class anyway had I waited. So I went home took a nap and spent time with Binky. My mom got me a cat wheel as a present which im really excited about. Binky loves to run. There was a really big snow this weekend and school was cancelled again. We got a whole foot of snow, the most I've ever seen. It was so beautiful and fun to play in. But I kinda got depressed being snowed in all week by myself.
January 28, 2026

Had a super long weekend because there was a big ice storm and school got cancelled. I had a ton of homework to do and spent the whole time doing it but I'm still behind somehow. I also moved bedrooms to my sister's old room and I like it so much better. It also gave me the chance to go through my stuff and clean house. I really miss my cat. On wednesdays I have to leave her alone for 12 hours while im at school and I feel so bad :( im thinking of getting another cat to keep her company but I dnt have the funds right now.
January 19, 2026

Had some of my neighbors over the other day and made new friends, celebrated my other friend's birthday. chilling at home today because its MLK day and I don't have school. I went to the gym with my sister for the first time in ages and realized how out of shape I am... I am going to start my winter arc now and get super shredded
January 14, 2026

Omg so much happened this last month I had no time to journal so I will try to skim over everything. Fall semester ended and I was able to get all As and a C in physics which is epic considering how poop my teacher was. Then me and my bf went to Japan for 2.5 weeks! It was so amazing and I plan to scrapbook it on here eventually. We went to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Himeji, and Tokyo. The fod was so incredible and I really enjoyed the urban atmosphere and history. After we got back from Japan we went to MAGfest 2026 for the second time and I got to reunite with some of my friends from Florida and overall just drank alot, became Miku, and had a grand old time. My Spring semester just started two days ago- so far so good. I have good teachers and am feeling pretty motivated. I have Physics 2, Differential Equations, and Organic Chem 2 and some stupid online Gen Eds. My sister finally got a job- a really good one at that- in Los Alamos, NM, so she will be moving out shortly :( I will miss her and Oppie (her cat).
December 3, 2025

For my engineering class I had a group project with three others where we were supposed to build a drawbridge using laser cut and original 3D printed materials with no adhesives, and have the bridge open and close using an arduino uno with a distnce sensor and some other stuff like flashing LEDs, LCD screen and a peizo buzzer. Long story short my group was totally useless and I did the ENTIRE thing by myself. I was able to build a nice bridge and have it open and close with a switch but ran out of time for the sensor. Today my group presented and I made sure to tell the teacher that I did the whole thing. One of my group members got mad at me for it and I basically said screw you. I'm glad I stood up for myself.
November 30, 2025

I had thanksgiving with my family and my bf's family this week and it was rlly nice. My bf cooked the food in a medieval theme and I baked an apple crisp and brulee pumpkin pie. I let my friend stay with me for a few days because she said her mom beat her and stuff... long story short this girl is a raging alcoholic and ended up stealing alcohol from me, lying to me about it, and drinking my mouthwash (among other insane behaviors) so I had to ask her to leave. It was really sad and upsetting to see her like that but she was way too much to deal with.
November 18, 2025

This weekend I went to an open invitation friendsgiving thing and it was fun :D I went with my sister and brought pickle soup and it was super yummy. I made some new friends and had a good time. Now I have to study for my physics exam tomorrow :[
November 11, 2025

Yesterday me and my sister found a cat on the side of the road and we took her home... she is so sweet and she jumped right into my arms. My sister is going to take her to the vet tomorrow and hopefully shes not microchipped. If shes not my sister will take her. I feel really lazy this semester and I am ready to go to Japan. Feeling dread for future coursework but thats how it is every semester. I saw frinds the past weekend and it was fun and refrehsing. Also my mom came over for one night and that was fun.
November 1, 2025

Yesterday was Halloween and I went out with my sister, my bf, one of his friends and one of my friends who I havent seen in a long time. Everyone slept over and it was really fun :D I am really happy this week for the most part, my sister moved in with me and its just the two of us, things are just more lively and happy. School is really stressing me out though, specifically physics. Like my teacher sucks so bad and the tests are completely different from the homework so its impossible to study for them. I have accepted that thing may not end well for me and I may have to retake it with another professor. Seeing friends yesterday was a huge morale boost though and I love them sm.
October 11, 2025

I'm spending my break in the mountains with my parents and its really nice. The fall colors are really poppin. My grandparents are here too and I am really glad to spend time with them. We had a really nice day together and I know that with my grandmas cancer worsening I need to cherish these times :( my sister will be coming in a day and then she will come back to charlotte and move in with me for the time being. I am really excited. Her birthday just passed so I will be baking a nice cake tomorrow.
October 9, 2025

Today is my first week of fall break and I am super happy :D Had an exam today that went pretty well. I rarely get As on my exams because I am always making little arithmetic errors especially for really long winded problems. I've learned over time that those types of mistakes are pretty hard to prevent and to not be so hard on myself about them, to instead focus on my understanding of topics and try to learn about their applications in real life. Pretty soon I will be transferring from my community college (that I have been stuck at for almost 4 years) and I am really excited. I spent 2 years getting an associates and then suddenly switched majors into a completely different, five year major, so it is hard to not feel like im super behind. It took me a while to figure out something I wanted to do that also has good career prospects. and when I think of the sunk cost of those 2 years I start to tweak a little bit... idk. regardless Im happy where Im at now and looking forward to the future.
September 27, 2025

Feeling prety lonely lately... I don't really have any friends in Charlotte, or any roommates, all of my social interaction comes from school or Alan. My friend from florida is supoosed to come up and visit me soon so I am looking forward to that. I also applied to a job I really want so I am hoping that works out and helps me get more human interaction. Otherwise things are ok, I am a bit behind in school but trying to catch up this weekend, I spent all yesterday on a paper on nuclear energy and learned a lot, sometimes I wonder if I should be doing nuclear engineering instead. I fear I have damaged my jaw frm the fall last week because I have a good amount of pain when I am chewing my food and it isn't improving ...
September 20, 2025

I went ice skating today and while doing a spin somehow fell backward and my skull smacked into the ice pretty hard :/ They tested me for concussion and nothing seemed off so I think I'm fine. It really shook me up though as I have never fallen on my head skating. I will wear a helmet from now on.
September 19, 2025

Im so retarded... the day of my physics exam I was so anxious I somehow misremembered the time the class started and ended up 30 mins late :[[ It was so embarassing and I did not have time to complete the test... It is very frustrating because it was an easy test that I would have gotten an A on had I not been so late and panicked. I don't understand why my brain does this???!! And at the worst possible times too. OMg. Never again.
September 16, 2025

Me and binky are enjoying the start of Fall. I have been taking her for walks every day and she is loving it. I want to do some fall baking very soon and some cozy crafts. I am feeling a little burnt out from school and anxious about my physics exam this week. Today I went to turn my passport application in and there was a family with a little baby there. The parents were trying to get him to look up at the camera while he was laying down on a pillow for his passport photo and it was like the cutest thing ever.
August 20, 2025

Semester started this week- I got physics 1, a CAD class, Calc 3, and some crineg onlne gen eds... my physics teacher sucks and is basically unintelligible but my calc 3 teacher is wonderful! I am looking forward to the semester. Power through.
August 4, 2025

At my parents house for the next week to get my cat and see the fam.. its kinda rainy and gross but we play pickleball in the mornings and thats nice. I missed my cat so much. Found out I won't have roommates for the next year due to a mistake on my landlord's part... Idk if I am happy or sad about it
July 31, 2025

Made it back home and got to see my roommates again as they were moving the last of their stuff out- I like them both a lot so I am sad to see them go :( Now its time to clean the whole place before my new roommates move in. I like cleaning so I am looking forward to starting the semester feeling nice and refreshed.
July 26, 2025

Sitting at the airport now waiting to fly back home... I had a fun time in arizona but I'm ready to get back home and see my cat and my bf and clean my apartment.
July 21, 2025

First blog post! Today I'm finishing up this website and will try to figure out how to put it online later. Still in arizona- my sister came to visit but left this morning and now I'm sad. Gonna planmy Japan trip for later this year- I'm so excited :D Peace.