hey check it out. i'm a real member of the ucla community now because i got a bruin card. it's kinda like the national id the government is going to impose on us. it's the card all members of campus must have. it's another point which is different from my other uc campus experience. my staff id card at ucsc did not include my picture. things could be different now at ucsc but i'm just comparing my experience then to my current one at ucla.

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yesterday my supervisor gave me a brief tour of the area but already i am lost! the buildings are a maze. i thought i knew the direct path to through the maze to get out of the building but i got sucked into a black hole. i could not find an exit. i checked each floor, using elevators and stairs. it was becoming crazy. i did find a path to outside but it was to the inner "garden" (more like some machinery vents and the place someone could sneak to for a quick smoke) and i needed to get to the outside of the building. i'm very weary of going through that building now. perhaps i need to bring bread crumbs with me or some really long string!