004

my week was fairly normal
except for the fact that my music class was canceled on wednesday & friday
meaning that i got an extra hour of sleep! yay!
on friday i had my second bio midterm
i don't think i did so well :[
recently i've been on a nature high
i've been watching Planet Earth
which is amazing by the way
& on a different spectrum i've also been watching Sci-Fi
it's corny but i like it
sometimes it's so bad that you just can't change the channel
now on to this past weekend
it had it's ups and it most definitely had its downs
friday, after classes we go to the house of blues to buy tickets for ARTTM
we get there & the lady says that it is SOLD OUT!
wtf?! i was so pissed & sad all at the same time
so as a little pick me up we when to Ghiradelli's & had some icecream
then later that night, we celebrated my friend Joe's 20th birthday
it was fun & i know the birthday boy had fun
although im sure he doesn't quite remember everything that happened. haha
then on saturday Ken invited me & amanda over to his place to have breakfast/lunch
it was an all out buffet!
he cooked spam, vienna, eggs, hash browns, and rice
twas very delicious indeed
then we all went to the beach
it has been awhile since i've been to the beach so it was a very nice change of pace
we laid out for a little bit then more of our friends came
we played volleyball for a bit then hit the water
the water was so cold but felt so good
we left the beach a bit later then i had expected
i was suppose to go to the PCN early to help out
i was 45 minutes late
but no one really noticed so i was off the hook
the PCN was good
made me cry on more than just one occassion
gabe bondoc, leejay abucayan, and passion performed for the pre-show
im in love with gabe! :]
during intermission, Ken calls Sean to bring us some apple juice
good call on ken's part
we then decided to go to the after party in Chula Vista
some of the homies pre-gamed it then we headed out around 12:30am
we blasted random music like Aqua's Barbie Girl. haha
we get the house & it's pretty nice.
we we're inside for like 10 minutes when Velinda says that she wants to go outside
i join her because i sense there was more to going outside then just getting air
once outside she starts bawling
so we sit on the sidewalk & i try to calm her down
the things she told me were extremely intense
i didn't really know how to respond
we moved our convo to the car because it was cold outside
i don't know how to help her
i wish i knew what to do
all im kinda good at is making people laugh or at making awkward;y funny situations
i want to be there for her & support her in her struggles
while in the car, she falls asleep & just when i though things were calming down Amanda calls me
she says that she has reached her limit & that she was heading towards the car
naturally, she forgets where we parked so i went out to meet her
i find her & she was completely gone
i sat her down inside the car & a few minutes later she opens the car door & expels the contents of that night
that went on for a while & then she calmed down & closed the door relaxing a bit
then my other friends came to the car & we all left around 3:00am
while driving, Charisma starts acting up as well
forcing us to pull over at some random place
Kyle really needed to pee & tried going to Walgreens & CVS
but niether of them were open
so he tried looking for a spot to pee
he walks down this shady ass street & we start getting worried
so, while still in the car, we follow the path Kyle took
we see a shady guy walk away from the street he came from
so we naturally start getting nervous
we go down the street & there is no sign of him
we decided to go back to where we were in case he went back
& as we make our way back, there he was standing in the parking lot waiting for us
he tells us that he walked past the church & peed in a corner
but he hears someone near him so he stops mid-stream
then when he felt the coast was clear, he finished
so funny
we all thought he got shanked or something
then we headed to Santana's because we were all hungry
okay... i was hungry
we get there & park the car
the two girls from earlier immediately start up again
then a cop passes by & asks us if we were okay
we replied that we were alright
then he asked if we had a DD
we said yes
& as the cop was going to drive off, Ken walks in front of his car & almost got hit
it was so funny
would have laughed harder if we weren't also scared about the possibility of getting in trouble
we go inside & i get a quesadilla (typical)
then we drive back to campus
we get back at around 4:30am
Amanda knocks out once we get back
& Velinda & i eat our food & chat for a little bit longer
i end up going to bed at 6am
i woke up at 3pm the next day
& didn't do anything productive
now it's moday, & it sucked so bad
music class was boring as heck
then i started feeling really down in the dumps because of what happened saturday night
when im not keeping my mind busy, & there is a problem, the problem tends to occupy my full attention
& i get extremely sad
i get to bio & it helped to keep my mind off my roommate situation
in public speaking we had a pop quiz
failed it
& he starts talking about the next speech
i swear we just finished the last one
gahhh so frustrating
i just feel like everything around me is crumbling as i try to keep things from toppling over
& at the same time i just don't feel like i have enough strength to do what i have to
my optimism is fading as the constant negativity begins consuming my thoughts
i truly pray for the strength to help the people i love

003

woops.
i missed a week. haha
well, last week was my spring break
twas tons of fun
although i did spend most of my days actually doing school work
weird right?
i had fun catching up with friends
i miss them so much
it sucks that we have to be about 130 miles apart
well, on saturday, i went with pam to the San Andreas Fault
that was really fun
the landscape was beautiful
i am on a natural landscape photography high
after the fault, pam & i met up with Jared, Steph, and Angela
to head over to California Adventure
it was my first time there EVER
so much fun
then it was the end of my break
my parents took me back to SD on sunday
something horrible happened that day
i was putting my hotpockets away when my parents spotted something they shouldn't have
let's just say, things will be a lot more awkward from now on
but the good part was that we ate at Ruth's Cris
which has amazing steak & mashed potatoes
nothing interesting happened monday
tuesday was st. patrick's day
me & my roommates had a st. patrick's day fiesta in our room
probably not such a good idea considering i had a music midterm the next morning
but it was okay because i got a B
then i had a logic midterm on thursday
& to finish out the week i had my public speaking speech on friday
i was hella nervous
but as i was speaking i felt the stress dissipate and i feel like i did an okay job
so as to celebrate the end of a stressful week i decided to unwind a little
i went to the Berma Benefit down in the Valley
supporting the talent of my fellow USD students
after the show, ken & sean were having a little get together in celebration of our first soccer win
we tried watcing Role Models but people were being too loud
on saturday, my roomies and i went to a baseball game
it was USD v. Brown
it was my first ever baseball game
it was interesting. haha
not really my kind of sport
now it's sunday
which means time to do work. haha
i did a little homework and then got distracted by various things
so here i am writing in my blog
until next time :]

002

this has been a pretty good week
i can't really remember what happened monday or tuesday
so i shall start with wednesday
one of THE best wednesdays of my life
my biology teacher handed back our exams from the previous week
she claimed that the average of the class was a 75
& that the highest score was a 97
when i got my exam back i was so nervous
but then i turned the page to see my score
& i got a freakin 97! woot woot!
do you know how ecstatic i was?
that was an epic moment
so after that class i had public speaking
i actually had a midterm in that class
but i walked in with my friend Katya with a big smile on my face
but my face changed a tad as i started the exam
not too bad, but also not too easy
then i was done for the day
i was headed back to my dorm when i bumped into my friend Joey
we ended up eating at L&L's Hawaiian Restaurant
my first time ever!
it was pretty good, if i do say so myself
then i just went back to my dorm & watched tv
while i was watching family guy
my friend Ria texted asking if i wanted to watch Grease that night
i couldn't help but jump at the opportunity
also, the tickets were free :]
so me & Charisma get ready & head to the Civic Theatre for the musical
the venue was nice
although it does pale in comparison to Pantages
Grease was so different from the movie
the songs weren't in the same order
& it was so much dirtier then what i remember
there was thrusting, crude gestures, & sexual innuendos all over the place
i loved it. haha
although i felt a little uncomfortable because the audience consisted of the elders and children
i ended the night with animal crackers & creme puffs
thursday was exciting television wise
me, my roomies, & charisma decided to make a night of it & ordered pizza
a new episode of The Office came out
then came 30 Rock
which is so funny
oh tina fey & alec baldwin
classic
then at 10pm was the final for America's Best Dance Crew
i was all for Quest Crew
i mean, Beat Freaks were good...
but they were no match for the choreography of Quest Crew
so finally friday came
the last day of classes before spring break
i only had 2 classes that day (as opposed to my usual 3 classes)
after my final class i walked with Ken to his car
& he then drove us back to the dorms
yes, i admit, we are lazy bums
but also he had an excuse
he was leaving for Paris that day!
i am so excited for him
he's traveling to the other side of the world
& all by himself!
that's legit. hahaha
after saying farewell to him, i headed back to my room to eat lunch & start packing
my mom picked me up around 5pm-ish
we didn't get back home till around 9pm
we had dinner in Chinatown at Phoenix Inn
good food & we're friends with the people there. haha
i passed out when i got home
food coma + 3 hour car trip = death
saturday was awesome
i kicked it with the bestest & angela
we went to Venice Beach
it was so crowded
it was ridiculous
after venice we went to santa monica promenade
we walked around & ate crepes & french fries
we then dropped Angela off at home & hit up target in glendale
we met up with Carmie, Doug, & Joseph
they wanted to eat so they decided to go to IHOP
pam & i visited Joel at his starbucks then met up with the others at IHOP again
when they finished their dinner, the boys left & we dropped Carmie off at home
on the way to my house, pam calls her friend
& we decide to visit them since they live so close to my house
it was cool because i got to see 2 of my old friends from Providence
then i went home & knocked out
now it's sunday & it's spring forward
i woke up at noon
then i went with my sister to Pantages Theatre to try to get RENT tickets
there was a whole bunch of people & they were only raffling about 26 tickets
we unfortunately didn't get it
but that's okay, we had a plan B
my sister, Pam, & i went to LACMA to see classical performers
Angela was the one who told us about it
it was actually pretty cool
although we were kinda late (as usual haha)
after the performance, we decided to go check out the museum
you know, while we were there
the place is so beautiful
i love museums
after the museum closed, Angela went home & we went to Islands to eat din din
after din din, my sister & i met up with our parents at starbucks
we walked around downtown burbank for a bit then went home
spring break seems to be going great so far :]

001

this week went by pretty darn fast
nothing really happened on monday
on tuesday i got my Rx For Success shirt
so now i can represent for pre-pharm! woot woot! haha
then on wednesday i went to a bio review session
but me & my friend Ken ditched out 20 minutes into it...
to go to church! haha
we got the ashes on our foreheads then rushed back to the review session
on thursday i had a logic quiz which i don't think i did too well on :[
then on friday i had my first bio midterm
i totally i kicked that exams ass!
after classes on friday i hung out with my friend Katya
we went to target & i bought Wall-E along with some animal crackers :]
then we went back to her dorm (which is right below mine)
& we watched a few episodes of Roswell
after that i went back to my room & ate cereal for din din
me & my roommates then headed over to Ken's dorm for a little kickback
Maria's sister was in town visiting & Maria's boyfriend was suppose to come over for the first time
but Maria & her sister bailed & went back to her dorm
we went over to Ken's around 9pm & almost everyone was already buzzed
haha they started way early
i didn't drink much
just beer & a couple of shots of various things
but once again i ended up on the floor haha
nothing new there
me & my roommates went back to our room around 2
& i knocked out once i hit my bed
then some idiot calls me at 6:20am
& miraculously i answer the phone
the guy just kept saying hello so i just hung up & went back to sleep
i finally awoke at noon & ate some ramen :]
me & my roomies then pregamed it before the big USD v. Gonzaga basketball game
it kinda helped during the game but the game was still kinda slow
plus there was this hella annoying chick right in front of us who kept dancing & doing other stupid shit
so that didn't help at all
so we unfortunately lost to gonzaga
me & my roomies then went to Olive Garden for dinner
the waiter was super cute so that was nice
then Ken called asking us where we were at
cause i guess they were having another kickback
so after din din we headed over to Ken's dorm
& we immediately took a ladies shot
that was my only shot of the night
but i did have quite a lot of beer
we played flip-cup
& king's cup
once again, i have no such luck with king's cup
i got the last king :[
in the cup was a mix of beer & wine
which in my opinion wasn't even that bad
although it did take me a while to finish it because it was HUGE
the rest of the night was spent just relaxing while watching tv
our one friend was soooo funny
because he was a very touchy drunk
& he didn't discriminate girls from guys haha
me & my roomies went back to our room at about 3:30am
once again i knocked out & i woke up at almost 2pm! wtf! haha
i haven't waken up past 12 in such a long time
it was weird
so this was my week
& now i should be doing homework :[

the start of someting new

hi friends! :]
you get to read about my many tangents & rants
aren't you lucky? haha jk
so this week at school was really good
never thought i would ever say that
my 9am music classes for wednesday & friday were cancelled
meaning that i started those days at 10:10am
sweet
then my 10:45am logic class on thursday was cancelled
meaning that i started that day at 2:30pm
even sweeter
i actually had a financial accounting midterm on thursday
& i got an A on it!
i am so thrilled
for about 5 minutes i seriously considered becoming an accountant
but those thoughts were quickly dashed as i realized that i suck at math
then i considered becoming a journalist or columnist
lately i've actually been reading the newspaper
shocking i know
i'm going to try to make it a daily habit to read the news
wish me luck!