Monday, February 25, 2002

Yikes.. the weekend has come and gone and yet I don't think that I've done anything. I haven't been productive at all.. sucks. On Friday I missed class (shit) and I woke up really late and decided sleeping was more worth showing up late to class and getting stared down. But then I ran off to school to get to my second class and it was cancelled (dammit) and then I went to the Kiwanis/Rotary luncheon and then some more class. yes.. I lead a very exciting life.. I know. Anyways.. after that Vivian and I went off to the Radiothon at the Children's hospital. It was cool.. we just kinda sat around and wait for the phone to ring, which it did not, but whatever. We were commenting about the cute guys there (all 2 of them) and I was reading the Koala.. which is quite lame this month. I'm dissapointed.. damn those student for equality or whoever they are. They whine and complain about how the Koala is offensive and what not and how it's not right and make a big stink... so that I'm sure the Koala has tamed themselves a little bit not to get into too much trouble. But really... if you find the Koala unfunny and offensive, don't read it. It's a big joke and letting people have their little entertainment value, and for retards like me to laugh at it all. People need to learn to laugh at themselves and not get all uptight all the time. This doesn't mean that you should let people push you around all the time.. but to a certain extent.. laughing is healthy. The Koala is dirty fun.. and hilarious.. it's just like the Tom Green Show and South Park and Jackass. You can't be really funny if you're not making fun of someone.. but anyways.. I'm just ranting.

After that we went to Today for Vivian's birthday dinner. She gets dinner for free (I told my mom that and now she's going to go there for her birthday every year until she dies now) haha.. Anyways.. then I dropped Vivian off, and then decided to drop in on Jeff Nagle. He's so fun to just sit around and chit chat with... haha.. Anyways.. after that.. went back to campus, and tried to find my friend's grad student music show, and I couldn't find it, but did get managed to get harassed by this big black dude. He was asking me all these questions, and I thought he was going to try and tell me something, and then he goes "so ... do you have a boyfriend?" My gosh! Are these really the kind of guys that I attract? Does is say "big black guys who are really forward please ask me if I have a boyfriend?" I mean.. I guess it's flattering ... but it's just really awkward! But that's just me because I'm retarded. And that's the first time I lied about whether or not I had a boyfriend... it's weird because I always felt bad about lying and was never able to do it, but this time my brain was all like "lie! lie! lie!".. haha.. I was all like "yeah" and he goes "what's his name... I might know him" *oh geez* I just kinda walked away and laughed. But I was also really freaked out because it was dark out and on campus and no one was really around.. yes I'm a weenie. I'm sure he was a nice enough man though... but I'm just a snob then I suppose. Anyways.. I went to Winterfest, saw FenixTx play.. they're so great!! Yay! And then the weirdest thing happened.

They had a "You See SD" contest where people could make videos on how they saw UCSD. And the 4th video was by some guy named Sam Chan. And so I was all like.. a guy named Sam Chan went to my high school, but it's a pretty common name so I didn't really think much of it. But the video played, and then the same Sam Chan from my high school came on!! Whoa! I like jumped outta my chair and was all like no way! They won the video contest, and so I saw all these people congratulating these guys.. so I ran outta my chair and went and saw Sam Chan. I got to talk to him for a bit and I find out that he transferred here since the fall... that's so crazy, I never knew that. But that's really cool and he seemed like he was semi-excited to see me. He had to run off and do an interview (since he had won) but his video was really good and I think he thought it was cool that someone he knew from home could see his work. You can probably watch his video at www.simpleshoes.com. I know I made all my friends watch the videos I made.. haha.. my poor friends. Anyways.. I was really tired, went home, sent some emails out, packed and then went to Vivian's to have some cake and chit chat with her and Laura. Proceeded to drive home at 2:30am. Called Pete at 3am (5am his time) because he had to go to a Pancake breakfast (Circle K owns us) and after I hung up I realized I had gone too far on the 5.. great. Turned around, but realized I couldn't get on the 405N from the 5S.. then pulled off the freeway and pulled off to the side of the road .. this was at 4am. Put on my blinkers and as I was about to leave a cop had his brights shining on me. I was so freaked out because I thought he was going to yell at me, but he was really nice and just wanted to make sure I was okay. He told me just to get on the 5N and I could get to the 405N.. and then I drove about the corner and felt like a colossal moron because 20 ft away from where I stopped the freeway exit was there and it said 405N and 5N. Yikes... good job me. :P Got home at 4:30am where I found my mom watching TV and waiting for me.. and I just crawled into bed because I was quite exhausted.
Woke up at 7:45am got ready, picked up Sakura and called Ann because I was supposed to pick her up too (haha.. she didn't wake up until 11am and her cell phone was on silent..) and then drove to the District LSSP. It was cool... we did graffitti paint outs and then had lunch at McDonald's and then painted Circle K murals. *sigh.. I should be an art major.. I love painting and stuff. It was so fun. haha. Props to Beth who drew out the murals and stuff. And me and Carrie made a lopsided Sunny.. haha.. go us. It matches my lopsided Circle K logo .. with the gold K and not white.. sorry Pic! ahaha.. even though Beth and I were told multiple times that it was white and not gold. oops... my bad. Anyways.. got to get dirty and paint. Then took pictures (those are Petey's pix ... yay him!) drove Hailes and Sakura home, and then went home and crashed, dirtyness and all. Woke up, flaked on going to the CPP vs. UCSD bball game. (Sorry boys!) and then went to dinner with the Fam to Todai. hehee.. Todai two nights in a row.. yikes.. I need to go hit RIMAC. Then drove back to SD, and then went to the party at Mike and Stan's. It was cool because on top of the Marshall crew, I got to see the theater people.. especially Dave Z. and Melissa Falarski from my acting classes. They're great. :) Before that though I got a call from Angelee who was in Torrance. I yelled at her for not telling me she was home because I had just left, and she yelled at me for not telling her I was in Torrance because she was there. hahah..we're such nerds. We chit chatted about a lot of stuff.. *sigh. I miss that girl mucho. Anyways.. came home at 4am and slept.

This morning I was supposed to go back to the Radiothon, but didn't quite make it. Finally dragged myself out of bed at 1:30pm because people were coming over. Scrapbook people worked at my house while I did stuff to prepare for my DCM and then cooked dinner for the DCM. I got a little depressed because not that many people were coming and I made a big deal about certain people coming and catered the meeting to them, but they didn't even care enough to really come. sad.. I really wanted to cry. I guess a whole year of this.. I should be used to it by now.. but I guess being dissapointed isn't something you ever really get used to. Anyways.. chit chatted with Vivian after she came over, and while we were talking I realized that something happened last night without me even realizing it. I really need to pay attention more and listen better. STB-Me! Then watched *NSYNC on the closing ceremonies.. singing the National Anthem. My gosh.. I LOVE THEM.. THEY ARE SO GREAT. They totally give me that warm fuzzy feeling every time I see them sing. (yes.. I'm a nerd.. I know). Anyways.. I was doing my scholarship application, but which I thought was due tomorrow, but actually isn't due until Friday.. I should finish it tomorrow. Yikes.. but I have had the most slackerish weekend, and while I've been super busy, I haven't done anything school wise. Ick. Kristen and I made promises to each other to not be procrastinators.. I think I failed that already. I suck. I really need to be a better student.. can somebody help me? I'll love you forever. :)

Friday, February 22, 2002

Today has been an interesting day. It's been a beautiful happy day to a day that's made me cry all within the same 24 hours. Really.. I didn't think that it was possible. But first off... because I know this is probably what everyone's talking about.. and I'll probably have something very undignified to say later on about it.. I'll do an umm.. before blog.

So Angelee IM'ed me today.. and this is how our conversation went-
Stbryangel: sucks that Michelle Kwan lost again huh?
jeanyah: dammit
jeanyah: i hate you
jeanyah: i taped it
jeanyah: and you just ruined it
Stbryangel: oh damn
Stbryangel: no i didn't
jeanyah: did you do this last time to me too?
Stbryangel: yeah, but only cause my dad did it first.
Stbryangel: just like he did this time.
Stbryangel: i didn't totally ruin it.
Stbryangel: you still have to watch it.

So anyways.. now I have to watch my taped Olympics, but knowing that I'll be dissapointed in the end. hmm.. sounds familiar, but then I opened up my webpage to blog and I saw this picture that says Hughes wins. so.. yeah.. ruined it even more. Ugh.. what's with this retarded 15 year old little twerps who come and topple the whole system. And what's scarier ... is that I had said awhile ago "dude.. that would suck if that girl was another Tara Lipinski and Michelle Kwan lost to her" what the hell? Maybe I jinxed it? I seem to be causing lots of trouble lately. ew.. what the hell.. I'll sure I'll be furiating when I actually watch the tape... watch out for my rantings when that comes around.

Anyways.. back to today.. god.. it must have been the world's longest day. Well.. except for that time I stayed up for like 36 hours, but it seemed like so much longer. I thought today was going to be quite enjoyable because I didn't have classes. But I stayed up until like 3am talking to Nicole about booty music (shake that ass bitch and let me see what you got!) hehe.. check out that link.. she quoted me in her blog.. yay! and Beth about bloggers and the people who read them. But anyways.. I then had to wake up at 6am for the GAG Kiwanis meeting because State was doing their takeover. I woke up around 6:20.. oops.. picked up Robin and Sakura, and drove on down there. They were serving some nasty corned beef hash that I couldn't even swallow, the Kiwanians adore it... but yet.. call it Alpo.. hmm.. interesting. Listened to the speeches, tried to convince people to go to convention, and schmoozed with the Kiwanians. Went to the Aquarium to make up for ditching it yesterday and called Kathryn to plan to meet her at the aquarium. It was really nice though that I went and had time to just walk my way through the aquarium leisurely. I would have been so stressed out if I had stayed yesterday. But yeah.. I looked at all the marine life and the tanks and did the worksheet (yes.. I am in 2nd grade again). hehe.. I finally got to see the aquarium that they broadcast on UCSD cable 24/7.. hehe.. live! whoo hoo! Anyways.. it made me really miss the aquarium and I thought about all my previous aspirations to be a marine biologist and work at Sea World. So many times I've given up things and not done things because I was too lazy? I'm so lame. But I thought about when I used to volunteer at Cabrillo and give tours to little kids.. and it was so fun, so I think I might do that again at Scripps, and I think that'd be great. After that I went down to the Children's Hospital to help out in the Miracle Mile of Quarters radiothon. I felt really bad because they had asked for Circle K help, and I really couldn't muster it up for them with all the different things going on, so I went down there. Also I think it was due to when I was driving home from the Aquarium, they had this little kid on the radio talking about his experience in the Children's Hospital and at the end he was like Thanks so much.. and it was so cute and totally made me feel like I should do my part. It was chill and I got some free food and drinks and got to sit in the "hot seat" where all the calls came in first. Took the calls, felt like a dork sometimes saying the greeting I had to say, but it was really cool how people chose to donate their money. This one radio station had this thing where they wanted to see who could be the first person to donate $1,000 and I got that call. Hehe.. it was pretty cool, and it was funny because people clapped for me, and would congratulate me .. but really.. all I did was pick up the phone. I mean... it's exciting.. but it's not like I persuaded them to do it.. cuz what are you going to say.. "umm.. I don't think you donating $144 is enough.. how about $1,000?" They'd probably hang up on me. But it was funny because when the next shift of Kiwanians came in, before I left we introduced ourselves and chatted a bit, and they were all like.. "oh you're the Circle K ltg? You're the one who got the $1,000!" and then they'd be all excited for me all over again. It was funny, and I asked how they knew and they were all like.. people talk.. about what? Me? why? They must have nothing better to talk about. Anyways... I was feeling really good after that.. sad that I wasn't able to get a whole big group to go, but hopeful that I could encourage other members to go based on my experience... *yay.. i got Chris to go! And Vivian and I are going back.. that's good right?* hopefully I can get Sakura and Jen to go. :) Anyways... so I came back home, and I was supposed to finish writing my speech that I had to make at the Kiwanis Sponsored Youth DCM, but I kind fell asleep.. oops. Anyways.. funny monkey called me and woke me up (thanks) and I finished writing most of my speech (also while freaking out about it, THANKS NICOLE for calming me down and helping me out) and sped down to the DCM. I was first up (great) and got to chit chat with the Key Club ltg a little bit. Both of the Div. 21 ltg's are great, and thus I got really kinda sad that I hadn't worked with them as much as I had hoped for when I first stepped into office (which seems like not so long ago). Like... how you make so many lofty plans and so many things you want to achieve, but because of one circumstance or another, they don't become realized. I know we could have done so much together if we had just talked more, and the Kiwanis LtG. Jeff seemed like a really witty guy (who is also a UCSD Alum yay!) who cares a lot about the service and the youth. It's like one of those people you can just tell. And while Jennifer made her speech it was much more lively, which made me feel quite boring and lame and dull, but I guess that's what college people are supposed to sound like eh? Well spoken? I don't know.. it's probably just that I'm lame. But I came home with a renewed sense of what I should have accomplished, and what I can do in the next couple weeks to try and make it better. Which is funny because yesterday I was all upset because it seemed like giving up was the only option. I came home, actually cooked myself (not microwaved) dinner and watch some television. I watched this Behind the Music VH1 special on Aaliyah.. it totally made me weep. Her friends were saying such great things and like... talking about how they had just seen her 2 hours and talked about how much they loved each other and how friends and family were always the most important. *sigh.. #1. And then I don't even know how it started but everything just seemed to snowball downwards much rapidly after that. I got into some conversations with people and did some thinking and while emailing I was thinking about how hard it is to motivate people who don't really give a rat's ass. Like.. trying to push a brick wall.. useless. It's a little unfair that I describe them like that.. but a lot of the times I really feel like no one is listening or doesn't care about what I have to say. Or like.. they'll do things that I say when it comes around, and if it never does... oh well. #2. Then funny monkey called me again to ask if I was doing my paper, and of course I wasn't.. and we talked about the pros and cons of doing two 5 page papers vs. doing one 10 page paper. And then that led to me being in a bad mood, my lack of faith in people, motivation, trust, friends, school, life, and of course.. boys. yikes... I know why she and I are such good friends. We also promised each other that we were going to keep each other in check... we weren't going to procrastinate, we were going to go to the library, read things and do our papers not at the last minute. And they were going to be kick ass research papers and a bag of chips! We needed some way to justify not half-assing it through yet another one of our papers. Anyways.. so that means I have 20 pages of writing to do in the next two weeks, all the research for it, plus all the readings and more papers for my other classes. YIKES.. I'm going to be a busy girl.. and not dilly dallying on non-important things.. so if I'm absent for awhile.. you'll know why. Unless I've killed myself from all the stress.. but we'll see. Anyways... after that, chit chatted some with Vivian and then some people online. Then got into other random discussions with many people about politics, integrity, friendship, my issues, my sensitivity, and the shittiness of certain situations. (And Ann reminded me again that Michelle Kwan didn't win... grrrr...) There's a lot of things that make me sad about how the world really is. And maybe sometimes my mom is right when she says that she protected me too much when I was little. I'm still really jaded in a lot of things and I still see so much good and get dissapointed when it's not really there. And what's even worse is that I still hope that deep down underneath, it's there, and set myself up for further dissapointment. Some people are really cynical about the way that things are, and I just haven't come to that point yet. I guess I can't really expect that things are going to work out for the best, and there will always be someone there to catch you when you fall. And I say this, but I wonder how people can really be like that. I don't know.. I have a million thoughts running through my head, plus class in six hours, a birthday dinner to go to, I'm probably going to go back to the radiothon, maybe winterfest to see fenixtx or go to Adam's show, and probably drive to LA. Then the DLSSP on Saturday, then possibly the CPP vs. UCSD bball game to see Novato and Cameron play, I'll see if anyone will come with. And then maybe driving back for Vivian's birthday party. But that will be a whole other drama in itself. But I think Kristen will really want me to be there for moral support, so I might just have to... we'll see how it all works out. I told Carrie that she needed to go, maybe I can still convince her. 21st birthdays are special... I don't care what any of y'all say. It's really not just another day... birthdays never are... they're a special day for you to celebrate you so indulge yourself. Heck.. god has the entire world celebrate his birthday. (no offense to anyone.. it was a joke). hehe.. you could be just like Taylor and turn 21 every year. Ü Heck I know when I turn 21 I want to do a big Vegas outing.. since I'll be the one of the last to be 21. And what's sadder is that Kristen and Amanda turn 21 right before I do, and I know that they're going to want to go out and party it up, and I'll be the only on who won't be able to celebrate Kristen's 21st... sadness. Anyways.. that's that. Sunday is the scrapbook making day at my house and then my DCM. mm which mean I'm also going to have to write a newseltter and put a lot of thought into what to talk about since it might be my last one. (*aww.. double sadness) hm.. we'll see how that goes and who shows up. I guess I don't know.. I just need to grow up. Or I don't know.. I don't know what the problem is, or how to fix it. Pete suggested therapy. Great.. that's just confirmation that I'm crazy. That I don't need.. it's like those things.. if I close my eyes and I can't see them, then they can't see me. If there's no doctor to tell me I'm wrong, then nothings wrong with me right? haha. I'm just giving you more reason to believe I'm delusional. But I should probably rest up.. it's gonna be a full couple of weeks. Wish me luck.

Thursday, February 21, 2002

sweet.. i'm so excited that i got my counter to work the way that i wanted to.. and i didn't even need any help from a nerdy computer boys.. i did it all myself! whoo hoo! anyways.. i really shold be sleeping seeing as how I got one hour of sleep last night.. i have to wake up at 6 (in three hours) for the State Kiwanis takeover and I also have to write another 5 page paper (meaning.. no sleep Thursday night either. boo..) But yes.. procrastinating.. once again.

Hmm... On Tuesday I had lunch with my sissy poo at El Tarasco... mmm.... I love that place.. I love spanish rice.. it's soooo good. Anyways.. I'll stop drooling. I drove back to SD and hit a considerable amount of traffic.. but not too bad.. Went to the library and visited Jeff Dodge, chit chatted with him for a little bit. It's so weird to have him live there without Clint... granted that's his room and he should have lived there along all year long.. but it just seemed to make so much sense that Clint was there, and it's weird now that he's not.. but I bet Jeff enjoys the two beds to himself. I would. Anyways.. read in the commuter lounge for a bit and then went to Circle K. Worked out some kinks and convention registration stuff and then there was club officer election nominations... currently I'm slated to run against Michelle for president.. but I don't if it's going to stay that way.. but I'll just say that there's a plan of action that starting to turn the wheels of my head. Which.. necessarily isn't always the best thing because later that night as I was trying to read and study for my paper that was due the next day I had soooo many thoughts running through my head I couldn't concentrate. I felt like Buffy in that one episode where she could hear people's thoughts and it almost drove her crazy. The sad part is.. is that what makes me crazy are all my own thoughts. haha... Anyways.. so I ran off to CLICS to read and then kidnapped Vivian and we drove off to the 24 hour Krispy Kreme for doughnuts.. YUM and coffee to feed my non sleeping body. I fell asleep, and skipped class (even though I checked in.. shame on me) and finished my paper... registered for my classes ... (i didn't get into my pornography and the law class.. but i'm wait listed!) and then did the rest of my day. Nothing too eventful... well not for me anyways. But I did sit down.. when I was actually supposed to take a nap.. and started emailing and working on CKI stuff and did it for a solid 2 hours or so.. wow.. I didn't know I had it in me. I suppose I work the best under sleep deprivation. But yeah.. then I headed over to Stup's, Jill-A's and Crack-Whore's to watch Dawson's. Our quality girl time. :) I love my friends. And then I came back.. chilled for a bit, listened to other people's mass drama, and dilly dallied a bit with Kristen to compare which of us was more pathetic in our guy situations... hahah.. we're both such big nerds. And I was supposed to go to sleep early so I could be rested for the full day that I have tomorrow.. but ummm.. my blogger seduced me. shame on me.


Sunday, February 17, 2002

mmm... I love DSL. it's sooo fast. heheh.. I came home to Torrance and I get to use my daddy's computer and his internet connection instead of my slow modem. ahh.. wonderfulness.

Anyways.. this week has seemed like it passed by so fast! Maybe it's because I was really only here for half of it.. but still. It was weird.. I was dropping Sakura off at the airport on Thursday, and we both realized that a week before that she had been dropping me off at the airport, but it totally didn't seem like a week had passed. Like you know on those sci-fi shows where people time-warp and then when they return back to their present time it's like no time has passed? I think that's kinda how I felt. Aside from missing the info from class, I felt like nothing had really changed or happened in the 6 days I was gone, and that no one really noticed that I wasn't there, (except for my dad who called 3 times on a rarity... the one weekend I'm not home he calls like a madman.. go figure.) It's quite strange... anyways.. for those of you who care (and for myself) here are my recounts of my awesome trip to Mardi Gras. :)

THURSDAY~ Sakura drives me to the airport at the buttcrack of dawn so that I can try and catch any flight I can out to Baton Rouge. Since I'm doing the whole buddy pass thing through Ann, it's way cheap.. but it's all on standby :(.. Anyways.. there's a super long line for the security check because.. I don't know what they're doing but the line was backed up forever and a day.. so I had to wait around an hour just to get through security. Needless to say I missed the 7am flight.. which was full anyways. Waited for the 9:30 flight... and read some, and slept in between... I did meet some guys who were going to Baton Rouge too for Mardi Gras, and were using the buddy pass thing.. so we chatted a bit. In Houston I got a seat of the flight easy.. and almost gave it up because the one of the guys I met got a ticket, but his friend didn't, so I was going to let them have mine so that they could stay together, especially because Nick wanted me to come in later anyways.. but since the tickets were given out by the list of priority I couldn't just automatically give his friend the ticket, so I left. I hope they made it! Anyways.. I made it to Baton Rouge and Mary came to pick me up... yay!! Although it was quite humorous. She parked and since you're not really allowed to leave your car she sort of looked for me, but didn't see me since I was down the street. And I saw her, but didn't want to look like an idiot and act like it was Mary if it wasn't and waited for her to come closer to me, which she couldn't. So we both stood around looking for each other, while another guy completely confused us both because he was looking for another person named Mary who he was supposed to be picking up. Finally we found each other.. I went to the LSU Circle K meeting complete with an ice cream social.. yay! And then chilled back at Ant's apartment later on. Ate chicken fingers from Canes... (sooo good), and then went with Nick and Mary to pick up Kathleen. Hung out a little more back at Ant's apartment and went back to Nick's.

FRIDAY~ We woke up late, and Nick came back from class and Kathleen and I went to lunch with Nick and Alanna. We watched them argue about lunch (which is almost as humorous as watching Ryan and Beth fight.. hahaha) and finally went to Hooters for lunch. I was kinda excited cuz I had never been there before and I had always heard about their buffalo wings. I finally got to try the infamous wings and they were sooooo good.. yum.. I definitely need to go back. Although the ambiance isn't really my scene.. it's okay. But it did help that I got to watch Pete Sampras play tennis on one of the TV's that was way exciting. We met up with Todd and rolled around town for a bit.. went back to Nick's and watched movies (yay The Cutting Edge!). Got ready for the party at Jason's house but ended up staying in really late because we got hooked on watching the Olympic Opening Ceremonies!! And the ironic part is that we stayed because we really wanted to see the lighting of the torch, but we left before that because it was dragging on too long and didn't even see it. What nerds we are. Anyways.. Alanna, Kathleen and I went to Jason's, ate some etoufee and rice and some pig and chit chatted here and there. I got to see Jason's gorgeous house and his "wing" of the house.. haha.. yeah.. serious. It was chill though, nothing too wild. Went back with Nick and Kathleen and we had a slumber party in his living room, complete with "girl talk." hehe

SATURDAY~ Ant and Cullen refused to let us waste our time in Louisiana and kidnapped us and Kathleen and I went with them and Todd down to New Orleans. We ate lunch at G's and met up with Ant's sister and her friend. We also met Ant's twin brother who works at G's.. haha.. they're so cool.. i love twins! Anyways.. went to the City, walked at the Riverwalk mall, watched the fudge making show, bought some stuff, played at the Sharper Image in the massage chairs (hehe) and then met up with Erin D and Ashley and some other people and went to the streets of New Orleans to watch my first Mardi Gras parade! Mary met up with us, and graciously provided us with drinks. The first parade was Endymion, and Jason Alexander was the Grand Marshall. It was pretty cool. It was funny though because the second big float that came around us made too wide of a turn and couldn't get all the way around because they would have knocked over a fire hydrant. (oops) haha.. so after we watched them try to fix the float for 30 minutes, they finally just re-routed the parade around us (sucks for us) and so everyone ran up to the float and asked for beads. Although the guys at the top level were throwing them down, the guys on the bottom level wanted something for their beads... i.e. nekkid boobies. And when girls were unsure of whether or not they wanted to do it, I heard one man say "come on... it's not like you're going to see me ever again." And so she pulled up her shirt and he took a picture (well, he and the 5 guys around him) and she got her beads. The scarier part is that all the people in the parades were wearing masks... so really you don't know who these men are, and what they look like. You could be in the supermarket and the man you flashed could walk by you and in his head could be like "I saw your boobies" and you would never know the difference.. ew. And plus there's pictures and video tape of you flashing people.. and who knows where they'll end up. hahah.. Anyways.. after that.. we all went down to Bourbon Street, where all of us held hands to not get lost in the crazy and wild crowd. Dodged past the bible-thumpers who held up signs of people burning in hell, and used their mega-phones to try and tell people not to indulge themselves in sin. I wonder if that actually made anyone change their mind. And that's what Mardi Gras is supposed to be about... indluging yourself and then repenting for your sins on Ash Wednesday... at least that's what my professor said. :) So it must be true right? But yeah.. the crowd on Bourbon was crazy as people said it would be.. we were all packed in like herding cows and girls in the balconies above us were flashing all parts of their bodies.. hehe.. it was kinda like TJ! But lo and behold, the crowd stops at the balcony that has the "Girls Gone Wild" banners hanging from it so that all the guys can pull out their cameras and video recorders again (joy). But I suppose the people in the back got upset that the crowd has stopped moving and started pushing forward.. the crowd started racing forward in every direction, and it was like a Running of the Bulls, my feet weren't even touching the ground and I was going forward. And I had to let go of Kathleen's hand, but I got pushed forward past them and grabbed on to Cullen's hand (who was in the front of the line) and still had Mary in my other hand and was being pushed while I was facing backwards. And between Mary and I was this huge black guy who's stomach was the length of my arm. We was propelling us forward as well and crushing my arm in the process. My poor arm still as bruises from his beads digging into my arm.. :(. Anyways.. we pulled off to aide street and had managed to lose 3 people so we sat around and waited for them to find us. Thank goodness for the cell phones. Even though it was madness I still think it was great. It wasn't nearly as bad as the Incubus or Sum41 concerts.. but I guess that's because there weren't people crowd surfing and kicking me in the head :P I wanted to go back on to Bourbon Street but almost everyone wanted to go home, and it put me in a sour mood enough to not want to stay anymore but Mary totally cheered me up and we sang Disney songs at the top of our lungs driving back to Ant's house in New Orleans.

SUNDAY~ The next morning was interesting.. haha. I woke up quite tired and had to take a shower... so I get in the shower, and I fell. :( There were none of those sticky things on the shower floor and as I turned to wet my hair, my feet lost their grip and I feel. I was really embarassed and of course I was the running joke of the day. Good thing I'm good at laughing at myself (I've had lots of practice). After I was done I came out and ate breakfast and Charles went to go shave and get ready. I asked him if he wanted to borrow my Raspberry shaving cream and you know what he said? He goes "sure.. maybe then I could get all lubed up and slip and fall like you" That was only joke #1.. but everyone was laughing and I was so shocked that someone had come up with something so witty that quickly. He's more sarcastic than Kimmy.. hehe.. it's great. Charles is the funniest guy ever and I just constanly laughed all that day. So that day Mary and Charles and I cruised around New Orleans. We went to see Thoth, which was a parade that this guy Matt, Jason and their DA Lenny Simmons (yes.. Richard Simmons brother Ü) were riding in. It was so cute though because Matt both this big huge teddy bear and was going to try and throw the bear to her.. awww. After that we went back to downtown, at the same place we were yesterday and got ready to watch Bacchus were Nicolas Cage was the Grand Marshall. But sitting around and waiting was not so much fun, so Mary and I shot the rest of the Taaka that we had, and went to go cruise on Bourbon St. while it was not so mad and so I could actually see it. We went to Pat O'Brien's and I got a Hurricane as I was advised to do and went back to the parade route. The Taaka and the Hurricane totally did me in and while I was walking back it hit me... so when I went to back to the parade spot, I wasn't necessarily surly, but I guess... just really happy. :) hehheeh.. We stood around, talked, waved and cheered at the float people to throw us beads, and chilled. It started to get really cold and really windy (which totally aggravated my contacts) and so Mary and I decided to go back to Baton Rouge.. (especially because Mary wanted to shower ... since she hadn't originally planned on spending the night in New Orleans.. hehe sounds like me at Go West!) We drove back ... and I spent the night at Mary's house.

MONDAY~ We met up with Nick and Alanna and ate at Mike Anderson's Seafood Restaurant, which was excellent, and I also got to meet Mary's sister Frannie who works there. Then went on a tour of the LSU campus, met Mike their live bengal tiger who lives on their campus and goes to all their basketball games and stuff. He was having a lazy afternoon napping in the sunlight. :) That night I had a couple of different options, I wanted to hang out with Jason.. that didn't happen. And then we were going to drive to Lafayette and see Charles, but he had to go out with his family. So then Nick, Alanna, Mary and I just went out by our happy-selves... but of course not before we went with Nick to go buy his proper equipment for his new cell phone that he had drooled all over all afternoon. I swear.. boys and their toys.. :P Anyways.. we ate dinner at the Chimes, including some drinks. :) Went to the Daiquiri Mart and got some of that, and then went back to Nick's. Where we watched the Olympics (the pairs figure skating.. yes yes.. we all know about that one), and then Bridget Jone's Diary, and the half of Clerks before we fell asleep.

TUESDAY~ The next day I toured Downtown Baton Rouge, saw all the historical stuff, and the state capital and the governor's mansion.. it's HUGE... dude.. I want to be governor ... or president.. hehe.. how fun would that be to live in the White House? Anyways.. had lunch at Semolina's.. a really good italian restaurant... cruised a little bit around town some more, went to the mall, and then Nick and Mary dropped me off at the airport. Sad.. my trip was over :( I easily got on my flights.. (thank goodness) and went back to San Diego. Where I gained two hours .. which was nice, and Derek and Tricia picked me up. Came home, tried to settle back into my room and slept for the next day.

The rest of the week was a little bit of a blur... pop quiz on Foucault on Wednesday morning in my Museums and Zoos class. Class class class, nothing too eventful. Thursday... Valentine's day.. I just kinda bummed around wrapped up cards and candies and wasted my whole day. oh well.. it was a good time. Friday.. class class class, Kiwanis Luncheon, work at the Basketball games. It was fun because it was Spirit Night.. although it was a really poor turnout.. less than 800 people showed up.. I guess because it was a three day weekend. But I did get to see Kristen dance in her sexy little costume at the dance team performance. It was great... I wish I could do stuff like that. Saw this guy almost win $20,000 in the halftime shootout because he made the half-court shot on the first try!! Amazing! He just didn't make the three-pointer.. sad. I really want to see someone win that before I graduate. Ken was probably having a heart attack when he made that first shot. haha.. Saturday I volunteered with Hailes for Circle K at Habitat Restore. The same people who do Habitat for Humanity, have like this wherehouse where they sell home stuff. It's kinda like a pic 'n' save version of Home Depot. But we got to measure the size of the doors and label them for the customers. It was fun, we got free pizza and this guy get coming by and asking us if we were done and if we could organize the carpet section. hahah.. yeah right.. he asked us while we had just measured like 15 doors and had two more aisles to go. And the people who were in the carpet section "working" were sitting around chillin' and talking. umm.. I don't think so. Anyways.. Hailes and I talked.. mostly about his rabid obsession for Dark Age of Camelot.. some computer game.. and how he just wanted to play all the time. He said he stocked up on food because he knew he wasn't going to leave the house and just play all weekend, and that he really needed to go grocery shopping because even his back-up supplies had been eaten. And that he wouldn't mind where he left as long as he had a food souce, a nice home and high speed internet so he could play his computer games. hahaha.. this boy is hilarious.. I was laughing so hard my stomach started to hurt. Finally we went home, I showered and then got dressed for work again.. another 4 hours of my life. We played CSLA.. (yeah.. where did the U go?) And afterwards drove back to Torrance to hang out with my daddy :).. although I was quite tired and around Long Beach started to get quite sleepy and wanted to fall asleep in my car. I would have called someone to keep me awake but I think I was too tired to even do that. But I got home safely :) Saturday my daddy and Eric and I went to the Sizzler.. yum, and then chilled at home.. it was a nice relaxing day. I love my daddy.. he's the only one who will put up with my constant fussing and entertain me and make me smile. And within reason... he treats me like a total princess. He let me choose where to go for lunch, bought me a new burner just because, fixed my computer up all nice, and cooked what I wanted for dinner. And right now he's out buying stuff to make me dumplings for lunch. Ü I don't think I'm spoiled in the sense that I have a lot of nice things, and I get my way all the time. For example.. he wouldn't let me drive to Nicole's house last night because it was too late and too far. But within reason I'm very well loved and my daddy likes to see me happy. He is also a very funny monkey and makes me laugh lots. He's the greatest.. and anyone who's met him will agree.. I'm such a daddy's girl :) Like he called me three times while I was in Lousiana, and when I finally called him back he was all like "where are you?" And I told him where I had went, he wasn't so much mad but more like that I should tell him where I'm going because he was concerned with my well-being.. how great is that? hehe.. He just is really thoughtful and cares a lot about me, and wants me to be happy. And I guess that's where I get a lot of my personality traits from. Because making other people happy makes me happy. :) Anyways.. enough gushing... Today and tomorrow I have to buckle down and be studious. I have a paper due on Wednesday and some other papers that I should probably start. Yikes.. but I do get to see my sister today.. and my mommy's coming home from Taiwan and we're just going to have a family pow-wow I suppose. :) But last night after finally debating on who was going to drive where... Beth came over, and Nicole went to bed, and we watched "Midnight Tease" hahahaha and then went to the Kettle .. where THEY DID NOT HAVE HONEY BRAN MUFFINS. I was quite upset because that's all that I really wanted. We gawked (or mostly I gawked) at the cute boys who came in .. cutie beach boys.. :) and then took a walk on the pier where Beth completely freaked me out with her scary stories.. I hate her. "what are you going to do... push me again?" Yikes.. not to mention the fact aht it was 3am and super dark and super scary.. ew.. I hate Beth. :P There was also some sort of trouble around my middle school and the park next to it because when we left there was a helicopter with a search light, and when we came back there were many many police cars blocking off the streets. We probably looked really suspicious driving around trying to figure out what was going on, or just like nuisances. hehe.. But it was a good time.. I really do wish that I lived a lot closer so that Beth and Nicole and I could go play all the time. hehe.. I just wish all of my friends lived all in the same complex and we could just chill everyday.. nevermind that they're spread out all over the country. :P But it's definitely been a good weekend, and tons of fun.. and now it's time for studying.. yuck.

Happy President's Day kids!

Tuesday, February 12, 2002

I just got the nicest letter in the mail from the two most AWESOME people in the WORLD. THANKS NICOLE AND BETH.. i love you guys!


also..
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR and HAPPY MARDI GRAS everyone!

Monday, February 11, 2002

Hello from Louisiana! Yes friends... I'm actually at Mardi Gras!! Whoo hoo! It's a fantabulous time and I've had an awesome time with my friends here and they're so great. I'm definitely glad that they're here to help me out to let me know how to do things around here. But yeah.. it's been a funfilled four days.. and it's almost kinda sad that I have to go home on Tuesday. I just wanted to say hello to myself quickly from Baton Rouge... and if I had enough energy I'd share all my stories... but those will just have to wait. I just wanted to let those of you who care that I'm safe, and alive and haven't done anything scandalous and that I love you all!

Tuesday, February 05, 2002

Wow.. it's February already. and do you realize that my term is almost over? Like in a little less than two months.. which may sound like a lot, but really isn't. It's like 5 weeks actually. Oh my.. Time passes so quickly.. and you never really think that some things will end, and then when the time comes, you wonder where it all went. Yikes. Anyways..

Nothing anything too exciting in my life really. On Friday I finished my paper for COHI 125, and thankfully didn't have my Museums and Zoos class. Went to the Kiwanis Luncheon where we did our takeover thing, and then rushed over to Kristen's to do some last minute cramming. Got to my Pop Culture class, and did my three essays. I don't know whether I did well or not, but it was okay.. not like that other pop quized that I failed. :P That night watched UCI beat our Men's Volleyball team :( with Kathryn and then went to the AE Pi party with Kristen and Vivian and Laura. We were there all about 20 minutes before the po-po came. But I got to see Dave. And then we went to this small house party, which I really only knew Jill and Jason.. but it was really cool because I never get to see Jason, so yet again.. another friend I got to see. Then Vivian, Laura and I went to go stop by the SMAC house, but not before dropping in on Krispy Kremes... which by the way has a 24 hour drive thru!! Uh oh....

Saturday, I went to work Swimming vs. USD.. we won, stopped by the baseball game, came home and did nothing, went to work again... Men's Volleyball vs. UCLA... and although we lost, they played really really well, and beat UCLA in the first game. They were awesome. Ted and I were commenting on how this was the wrong game to be working, and we wished we were in the crowds so that we could cheer. I was in the crowd for the UCI game which was quite uneventful...somehow I felt cheated. Anyways.. afterwards, went to Kristen, Becca and Jill's cocktail/wine and cheese party, which was mucho fun. I talked a lot with Trish who I haven't seen in a long long time. I miss hanging out with the girls.. it's sad that we all live so far apart now. Went over to Chris/Mikey/Albert/Nick's party which was a ton of fun as well. It was good to see a lot of people that I hadn't seen in awhile, or didn't really get to talk to anymore... because of again all of us living off campus. Eloquently described ... there was just the right amount of people and not too many randoms. :) Anyways.. came home.. slept.. and my daddy was supposed to come visit me.. but he couldn't because he was busy. Sad.. I got all bummed out because I was really looking forward to spending some quality time with my daddy. Anyways.. went to Sakura's house, watched Dawson's and Friends and then worked on the scrapbook. We're going to win.. I hope you know that Berkeley. :P And then came home, talked on the phone with Pete, and then Kristen and then online with Beth. All while I was trying to read for the pop quiz I thought we were going to have in COCU 175.. but didn't, but it's okay because I got one in COHI 125.. yay! Oh lordy.. I'm so glad that she let it be an open note/book test or it would have been ugly. Anyways.. got to hang out with Ryan a little and check out the grad school scene. It seems like so much fun, like freshman year all over again. I don't know.. maybe I just am really sociable... is that a bad thing? Circle K meeting...free dinner! Thanks Michelle, and then more hanging out with Ryan. We went to TGI Friday's and talked about a lot of different things. And now I'm home... and I'm thinking that I should probably go to sleep since I didn't get any last night. in 15 minutes I'll have been up for 36 hours... I really need to stop this. :P Love you.. night.