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Frozen food 2018-2019

Drinks

Juice boxes - $0.50

Love juices. Have nothing else to say. Easy to drink when stressed, gives a good sugar boost, is very tasty. Only downside is you have to buy two of them in order to pay debit.

Pop - $0.50

The regular pop. Sometimes have Pepsi (my love!) and sometimes Diet Coke (due to requests).

Exam season is fueled with Yerba Mate and Red Bull which costs a bit more ($1.75).

Dessert

Haagen dazs - $2.00

Good ice cream. Everyone knows it's good. Current VPI stocks around 6-8 boxes of these, but they run out by the end of the week. Some cube-ians seem like they use this as their meal. (Do not try at home.) A hard yet soft shell with hazelnuts embedded on them, DO NOT DROP these on the carpet floor, think of a smarter way to eat it. Methods include nibbling the shell THEN the ice cream, or eating the ice cream inside of its packaging. My method is to put the whole ice cream in my mouth as soon as possible.

Yogurt - $0.50

Good stuff when they're there. Even better when close to expiring so the Cube lets them out on $0.25. Great served cold, will give you a fruit boost if you hadn't had them for a long time.

Cookies - $0.50

Just normal Costco cookies. Good sugar boost. A little bit on the chewy side.

Chips - $0.50

A variety of chips.

Chocolate bars - $1.25

A little bit on the expensive side. However a great sugar boost. I don't pick these up usually because I'm good with the sugar I get from juice. Chocolate bars are too sweet for me.

Seasonal: Cheese sticks, Deep-fried peas

Fridge Food

NOTE: Please use a paper plate when microwaving these, not styrofoam.

Steak and cheese pockets - $1.00

2 minutes in microwave + leave for 2 minutes

Sounds boujier than the usual pizza pops. Fellow cube-ian rated 3.5/10 where he rated the pizza pops 3/10. I personally rate it 2.5/10. Worse than pizza pops. Cheese feels more quality, but couldn't find steak anywhere. Leaves a disgusting cheese smell in the Cube.

Pizza pops - $1.00

2 minutes on each side

Usually bacon+ham+cheese flavor. 2 in a pack. Will not make you full, that's for sure. Really hot when you take it out of the microwave and leaves a somewhat more bearable smell in the Cube. Usually people appreciate that it smells like pizza pops because it makes them wanna buy one too. Not that good of a smell in my personal opinion. But I enjoy eating it sometimes. Fair amount of ham and cheese in there.

Fried rice - $2.25

3 minutes inside the plastic packaging (I recommend using two paper plates - one for the plate and other as the lid)

Chicken, soy sauce, vegetables. Can't be bad. If you hate peas, corn, or bell peppers, this might be a bad choice for you. I personally really like them, they won't make you full but it's a pleasant quality food than the other frozen ones. It is a bit on the pricey side though.

Lasagna - $3.00

5 minutes with the packaging - tear the corner open before microwaving

#1 most expensive food at the Cube. Decent amount, won't make you full though. I personally feel that the rice makes me more full. Is very hot out of the microwave. A little bit on the greasy side. Eat with knife and fork - ration the lasagna into bits and pieces and scoop with fork. (Beware, HOT)

Noodles

Udon - $1.25

LOVE UDON!!!!

Kimchi noodles - $1.25

Not bad. Doesn't taste anything like kimchi though. It's a good spice out of the ordinary food. There's no chopsticks at the Cube, so it's quite an experience having to use a fork to eat ramen. There's also no rice so as a Korean you feel like you're missing out on the "rice with broth" experience which I dearly miss.

Some good things:

Got back from 3 jobs after 7 applications

Got to be exec for two clubs that I am really excited for :)

Got a job offer after an interview! Hell I thought I was bad at interviews but I prepped a little bit for this one, as in thinking about some common questions and answers in advance but a hard question was "what do you think about punctuality" because I didn't know what punctuality meant so I had to ask. Fuck my vocab skills, I suck at this (but I answered goodly)

Boyfriend is super cute. Never fail to make me happy all the time :D

Some bad things:

Didn't get the job I was pretty hyped up for

My uhh current part time job supervisor hasnt been contacting me for a week

Stress from exam?!??! I dont like calculus. :(

Tomorrow's my birthday and I literally feel 0 connection to my birth like what's special about my birthday? I dont know

Worried I might be homeless this May

Some things to myself:

I need time off, a week to do absolutely nothing and to not feel guilty about it and not pressurized, I just need that time off like PLEASE let me LIVE GUILTLESS

I have to do laundry, clean my room

Three alcoholic parties scheduled one after another after the 25th, I'm ready to die. :)

My plan is to not drink much on each.

I have a few traits, that I think, others would deem as "unfavorable" and even "pathetic" and/or "sociopatheic" if I ever show that part of myself. I'm guessing everyone has one, their meaner/darker selves they really don't want to share with others. This has been stressing me out for a long time. I hated dealing with my pathetic part of myself, not being able to share it with anyone and becoming more disappointed in myself without being able to find a resolution. It's not really something you would share, to be honest, unless to a counsellor or something. 

Recently I've found someone who I was able to share this to. I was able to tell them about how I felt and really tell them about what I thought was concerning of myself. They did not judge at all. Instead, they asked why it was making me uncomfortable. I still feel unsure of myself, but maybe they believe in me more than I do. I feel a lot more assured, a lot less worried. I don't really know what to say, it's been quite an enlightening experience and a very interesting connection we've made and it's really weird, I've been enjoying it.

The more I stay on the internet, the more I realize people just need someone to talk to.

This is easy online, because you know the person you're talking to is a complete stranger. You don't have to be scared of them badmouthing you to someone else, to your friend, relatives, etc. You might never really get to know the person you're talking to, but maybe that's also the good side of the internet. I dunno, stranger. If I've ever been a help to you, I'm glad.

Being financially independent

I'm not financially independent. My family provides my tuition and my residence fees, which means I got my food to cover for myself. It's a small step, but trust me I'm on my way.

I use around $300 per month for food. I earn around $500 per month. This means even after I eat, there'll be money left. I tuck away the $100, I have the $100 to spend. I think it's a good amount considering that I'm studying and working at the same time. And I'm not desperate for money. So all's good. I'm enjoying life so far. 

I've ordered a TADA68 along with a set of DSA keycaps. It cost tons, but that's what's been keeping me going for the past month. It's worth it. Money's worth it.

I have ranted for a while. Writing down random ideas was my thing for a long time. And I eventually found a perfect title for the random things I come with. "Today's rant". 

If you look more closely, you'll notice they're like diary entries. More like my train of thoughts on that particular moment. I open my laptop to rant down on something I felt, something I remembered or something I'm planning to do. I feel like they're little drawers of the past that I can open in the future and say, "Hey. I was pretty thoughtful in writing this."

It's been about three years since I've started writing my rants. Yes, they're diary entries to be completely honest. However.. You'll see how many diaries I've had in the past and that I've never really gotten past the fifth day writing those. Diary writing was never my thing. 

But! Ranting is my thing. It's become some sort of tradition by now. Some promise. Some promise I know I'll come back to. An assignment I'm comfortable with.  

So far, I've been satisfied looking back at my past rants. I'm sometimes surprised. I don't remember saying particular things.

Well, today I had a hot-dog for lunch and a burger (and fries) for dinner. What a day.