AAHHH!! This has been a horrible day so far. I've been having good and okay days all year, so I must be due for a bad day right? Well, today is that day.
I spilled scalding, hot tea on myself. Three times. Thrice! I couldn't even believe it when I spilled it the second time, this time on my pants. The first time I got my shirt and had to change. I didn't even feel like changing my pants anymore the second time. And then--you won't believe this--I spilled tea in class all over my homework. You would think that spilling tea twice within a ten minute period would teach me not to deal with tea today. Nope, I decided that spilling tea twice was enough, that I could bring my tea to class, and nothing bad can happen. Wrong. Thankfully, my friend, T. (haha, T., get it?), next to me, had some napkins and helped me clean up, which he didn't have to do.
Next, I've got so much stuff to do next week, and I won't even be here this weekend to prepare for this stuff, mainly a French conversation that I have to do with two other people for our professor on Wednesday and a French club party that I'm attending and volunteering for on Thursday. Wait...that doesn't sound so bad...it'll be okay. I guess it's just that since today started out so badly, I feel as if the rest of the week and next week will follow suit. It's going to be okay...It's going to be okay. This will be my mantra for these weeks.
I can't help but laugh at myself and my misfortune. Only I would find these things funny. God's probably laughing it up too. I don't blame him. Spilling tea three times all within a hour period. That's hilarious.
jeudi, avril 28, 2005
mardi, avril 26, 2005
the big Mac
I have a wireless mouse for my laptop now. I just installed it. Woo-hoo! It's pretty neat. I'm thinking about switching to Mac when I buy my next computer. It's just that I've heard so many good things, and I think it'll work for me. C. has an iBook G4, and he was telling me all about it. He said he only bought it because an ipod came with it for free. But he's really satisfied with it. I remember using Macs in high school for this one class and really liking it. If I do get a Mac, I'm getting it at my school bookstore--it's cheaper there. I don't think my brother will like me being a Mac convert. Oh well.
My French teacher brought these two British students to her class today to watch our class. The guy was cute. It was funny because I noticed him biting his thumb a couple of times. Cute.
I said "hi" to a guy this morning! I know, unbelievable. Me, an all-around Prufrock, said hi to a guy. He's in my speech class and sits across from me.
Why is it that whenever I listen to radiohead I want to listen to portishead afterwards? Bizarre. These are questions that need answers.
in the ipod:
"knives out" by radiohead
"undenied" by portishead
My French teacher brought these two British students to her class today to watch our class. The guy was cute. It was funny because I noticed him biting his thumb a couple of times. Cute.
I said "hi" to a guy this morning! I know, unbelievable. Me, an all-around Prufrock, said hi to a guy. He's in my speech class and sits across from me.
Why is it that whenever I listen to radiohead I want to listen to portishead afterwards? Bizarre. These are questions that need answers.
in the ipod:
"knives out" by radiohead
"undenied" by portishead
dimanche, avril 24, 2005
I heart "I Heart Huckabees"
It's like every time I see that movie, I get chills. It's just so awesome. Last time I saw that film, I saw it alone, because my friends wanted to see "Ladder 49". Anyway, I stayed until they showed that last credit. I was that blown away by it all. I just sat there, in my seat until the last credit, and I was filled with joy and happiness. Complete and utter joy and happiness to see a film that was so daring, and beautiful, and complicated and funny. And philosphical. It was just what I needed in a film. It was just what I needed in that time in my life.
Then the film was over, and I remember walking out with my friends (their film was done), and I was approached by a homeless lady. I didn't have any small bills, like 1 dollar bill to give her, but she said that was okay, and she said God Bless and all that, and she knew I was filipno, so she started talking to me in filipino, but I couldn't understand. We parted ways, that's when she said God bless, and then, when she was crossing the street, I got a 5 dollar bill, ran up behind her, and thrust it into her hand, and walked away. She followed me, and said Thank you, Thank you, God bless, I will pray for you. She asked my name, and I said Elaine, and she said, I will pray for you, Elaine. It was beautiful. That's what that film did to me. God, I love films.
Anyway, I was filled with even more joy and happiness in that deed. It will come back around, I thought. We are connected, and everything matters. Everything matters, and everything is connected, and that is so cool.
Ate at Burgermeister yesterday with L. She had a cheeseburger, and I had a garden burger. So good. We walked around Irving and went to Wishbone, this awesome store that sells cool stuff. Mostly Paul Frank stuff, stationary, candies, little knick-knacks, books, and other unique stuff. L. bought a book on surfing (she's going to learn how this summer), and I bought a stapleless stapler (it punches a section of the paper and wraps it backwards...so cool!) and some cow tales (this chewy caramel candy with a cream center that my little cousins introduced to me). Also went to Crossroads (a used clothing store) and bought a gray skirt. Lovely.
I feel that every time I walk into a bookstore or a music store I forget what I want to see. Ugh! So frustrating! Went to Black Oak Books (also on Irving) and looked around. We looked at all the kids books, which were really cool. They had this cool illustrated Peter Pan book. The drawings were wonderful. Ate desert at Tart to Tart afterwards. L. had a chocolate cake and milk, and I had an apple almond tart and a café au lait. Great day yesterday.
Books I just remembered right now that I was interested in purchasing:
1. any book of selected stories by Philip K. Dick
2. "The Screwtape Letters" by C.S. Lewis
Then the film was over, and I remember walking out with my friends (their film was done), and I was approached by a homeless lady. I didn't have any small bills, like 1 dollar bill to give her, but she said that was okay, and she said God Bless and all that, and she knew I was filipno, so she started talking to me in filipino, but I couldn't understand. We parted ways, that's when she said God bless, and then, when she was crossing the street, I got a 5 dollar bill, ran up behind her, and thrust it into her hand, and walked away. She followed me, and said Thank you, Thank you, God bless, I will pray for you. She asked my name, and I said Elaine, and she said, I will pray for you, Elaine. It was beautiful. That's what that film did to me. God, I love films.
Anyway, I was filled with even more joy and happiness in that deed. It will come back around, I thought. We are connected, and everything matters. Everything matters, and everything is connected, and that is so cool.
Ate at Burgermeister yesterday with L. She had a cheeseburger, and I had a garden burger. So good. We walked around Irving and went to Wishbone, this awesome store that sells cool stuff. Mostly Paul Frank stuff, stationary, candies, little knick-knacks, books, and other unique stuff. L. bought a book on surfing (she's going to learn how this summer), and I bought a stapleless stapler (it punches a section of the paper and wraps it backwards...so cool!) and some cow tales (this chewy caramel candy with a cream center that my little cousins introduced to me). Also went to Crossroads (a used clothing store) and bought a gray skirt. Lovely.
I feel that every time I walk into a bookstore or a music store I forget what I want to see. Ugh! So frustrating! Went to Black Oak Books (also on Irving) and looked around. We looked at all the kids books, which were really cool. They had this cool illustrated Peter Pan book. The drawings were wonderful. Ate desert at Tart to Tart afterwards. L. had a chocolate cake and milk, and I had an apple almond tart and a café au lait. Great day yesterday.
Books I just remembered right now that I was interested in purchasing:
1. any book of selected stories by Philip K. Dick
2. "The Screwtape Letters" by C.S. Lewis
jeudi, avril 21, 2005
cool mosquito net!
Went over to C.'s house. It's cool because he lives right across the street from the Humanities building. He doesn't like the people he lives with though. He shares a room with some other guy. He showed me this room, and oh my gosh, this is so funny...So, he walks me into this room that has two beds in it, one on each side. One side of the bedroom has posters for video games and these women in bikinis and all that. The other side has pics of family and Bjork. The bed has this giant leaf thing hanging over it (look in the kid's section of the IKEA catalog), and a white mosquito net also hangs over the bed. C. says, "Guess which bed's mine." And I pointed at the bed with the mosquito net over it! Hahaha. We both started laughing. He was all, "I'm not a princess or anything, it's just that there are a lot of mosquitoes here." Hilarious. So funny.
He came over, and we watched "A Life Less Ordinary". He liked it. Then he ate dinner with us. He was really excited about eating dinner at the DC. We had turkey, mashed potatoes, and steamed vegetables. He saw the soda machines and was all, "SODA!!!" He got really excited. Then he wanted me to take him over to where the breads and bagels were so he can toast a bagel. It was a fun time.
He came over, and we watched "A Life Less Ordinary". He liked it. Then he ate dinner with us. He was really excited about eating dinner at the DC. We had turkey, mashed potatoes, and steamed vegetables. He saw the soda machines and was all, "SODA!!!" He got really excited. Then he wanted me to take him over to where the breads and bagels were so he can toast a bagel. It was a fun time.
mercredi, avril 20, 2005
I just had to write this
This little anecdote is hilarious and disturbing at the same time. I slipped and fell in the stairway to my building, and this one girl who was walking out saw me, and didn't even say anything!!! She just looked at me with this blank face. So disturbing. She didn't even ask if I was okay! She didn't even laugh! I was so disturbed by this. Maybe she was a robot and doesn't know how to react to those kind of situations. Invasion of the body snatchers!
I was walking with L. to anthropology, and the CK model was going to pass us. Ah! I was wearing my sunglasses, and I don't think you can see my eyes through them, so I looked at him (without really turning my head or anything) as he walked pass us, and he looked at me!! And it felt as if he was really looking into my eyes, which made me wonder...can you really see my eyes through these sunglasses? Wait, let me check...Barely, just barely. Anyway, so that was nice.
C. is coming over tomorrow, and we're going to watch a movie again. And then, he wants to try the dining center food, so he's going to come and eat dinner with me. Haha. Both of us are running for offices in the French club here because some of the people who are running it are going to France. He told me that we have to save the French language because the French department might be getting rid of some of their classes. Yikes!
I was walking with L. to anthropology, and the CK model was going to pass us. Ah! I was wearing my sunglasses, and I don't think you can see my eyes through them, so I looked at him (without really turning my head or anything) as he walked pass us, and he looked at me!! And it felt as if he was really looking into my eyes, which made me wonder...can you really see my eyes through these sunglasses? Wait, let me check...Barely, just barely. Anyway, so that was nice.
C. is coming over tomorrow, and we're going to watch a movie again. And then, he wants to try the dining center food, so he's going to come and eat dinner with me. Haha. Both of us are running for offices in the French club here because some of the people who are running it are going to France. He told me that we have to save the French language because the French department might be getting rid of some of their classes. Yikes!
mardi, avril 19, 2005
Why? Why? Why?
I have a group project for my Women' Studies class. It's funny because I don't really like group projects. Yet, my future career (I'm hoping), is mainly one huge, group project after another. Yikes. Anyway, it's going to be okay. Thankfully, the people in my group seem like really nice people.
Remember that guy I wrote about when I bought a Jones's soda, and he was outside the store talking to a girl, and then we made eye contact for a second? The guy that looks like a Calvin Klein model? Yesterday, he snuck up behind me sort of--he really came out of nowhere--at the dining center, and put his tray beside mine at the sandwich bar. I was getting pickle slices for my sandwich, and he was getting mustard. Haha. That whole moment was just surprising and spontaneous and beautiful. And the funny thing is, I never make sandwiches at the dining center.
Mom's birthday was this past weekend. Mom, Dad, Kuya, and Grandma all went down to Pechanga for a day and had a good time. Everyone broke even except for Dad who won $200. I'm glad everyone had a good time without me. If I had been at home, they probably would not have gone since I'm not old enough to gamble. That or they probably would have gone and left me at home. Either way, it doesn't matter.
Bought my ticket. I'm going home next Friday!! Exciting. I need some sunny weather. Not that it's not sunny here, it's just that it's still cold and windy even with the sun out.
I'm organizing my iTunes library. It's taking a long time! I've got something like 1,210 songs, and that's not even all my cds. It's funny how I have these cds that I don't even listen to anymore, and I used to think, when I first got them, "I am so going to listen to these forever!!!" And then it's not even true. Or maybe I'm just not in the mood. I don't know which one...
in the ipod:
"knock yourself out" by jon brion--from I Heart Huckabees
"lux aeterna" by clint mansell (featuring kronos quartet)--from Requiem for a Dream
Remember that guy I wrote about when I bought a Jones's soda, and he was outside the store talking to a girl, and then we made eye contact for a second? The guy that looks like a Calvin Klein model? Yesterday, he snuck up behind me sort of--he really came out of nowhere--at the dining center, and put his tray beside mine at the sandwich bar. I was getting pickle slices for my sandwich, and he was getting mustard. Haha. That whole moment was just surprising and spontaneous and beautiful. And the funny thing is, I never make sandwiches at the dining center.
Mom's birthday was this past weekend. Mom, Dad, Kuya, and Grandma all went down to Pechanga for a day and had a good time. Everyone broke even except for Dad who won $200. I'm glad everyone had a good time without me. If I had been at home, they probably would not have gone since I'm not old enough to gamble. That or they probably would have gone and left me at home. Either way, it doesn't matter.
Bought my ticket. I'm going home next Friday!! Exciting. I need some sunny weather. Not that it's not sunny here, it's just that it's still cold and windy even with the sun out.
I'm organizing my iTunes library. It's taking a long time! I've got something like 1,210 songs, and that's not even all my cds. It's funny how I have these cds that I don't even listen to anymore, and I used to think, when I first got them, "I am so going to listen to these forever!!!" And then it's not even true. Or maybe I'm just not in the mood. I don't know which one...
in the ipod:
"knock yourself out" by jon brion--from I Heart Huckabees
"lux aeterna" by clint mansell (featuring kronos quartet)--from Requiem for a Dream
samedi, avril 16, 2005
weird habits and great news
I've been developing these weird habits lately. I can't stop sucking and biting my thumb, particularly the skin around the curve of the nail. I bite it mostly, though. And I'll look at people's noses before I take in their whole face. Then I imagine them with different noses. SO WEIRD! I also try to tell if girls are wearing makeup. Not like eyeshadow or colors or anything, but foundation and concealer. I'm bizarre.
Oh, and some news...I get to fly home at the end of this month to attend A FILM PREMIERE!!! Mom's co-worker's son is screening his first film, Slow Jam Kings, in LA. He produced, wrote, directed and stars in the film. I watched the trailer, and it looks interesting and funny. He also did everything digital, and I'm very excited to see how it comes out. He won an award too: the AAIFF (Asian American International Film Festival) Emerging Director Award. I can win that award someday...
Go to Borders and support CARE by getting a "Reading is Magic" bracelet. It costs 2 bucks, and $1.60 out of the $2 helps spread knowledge and fight poverty. I'm wearing mine right now, and it's pretty neat.
Other great news...I beat the system!! Well, not really. My Thrice alliance membership was supposed to expire today, but it didn't. I could still log into the alliance website. Don't tell anyone.
There's a little surprise that I've been working on. It's in my links column. Check it out! And have an awesome day!
Oh, and some news...I get to fly home at the end of this month to attend A FILM PREMIERE!!! Mom's co-worker's son is screening his first film, Slow Jam Kings, in LA. He produced, wrote, directed and stars in the film. I watched the trailer, and it looks interesting and funny. He also did everything digital, and I'm very excited to see how it comes out. He won an award too: the AAIFF (Asian American International Film Festival) Emerging Director Award. I can win that award someday...
Go to Borders and support CARE by getting a "Reading is Magic" bracelet. It costs 2 bucks, and $1.60 out of the $2 helps spread knowledge and fight poverty. I'm wearing mine right now, and it's pretty neat.
Other great news...I beat the system!! Well, not really. My Thrice alliance membership was supposed to expire today, but it didn't. I could still log into the alliance website. Don't tell anyone.
There's a little surprise that I've been working on. It's in my links column. Check it out! And have an awesome day!
jeudi, avril 14, 2005
"Hello, my babies!"
Just felt like writing that since Chauncey brought up Conan O'Brien.
Cool news! So, I'm part of this fan club for Thrice called "The Thrice Alliance", and so I get these perks and stuff like exclusive merch, getting to communicate to the band via a Q&A kinda thing online, and buying tickets pre-sale (which doesn't really apply to me since I don't go to shows). I registered for the alliance a year ago, and I just realized that my membership will expire soon (this Friday). I haven't been going to the alliance website a whole lot, so I've missed out.
Anyway, I sent a question to Thrice, and I was hoping it'd get answered before my membership expires, and I can no longer view the alliance website. It got answered the next day. Here it is:
elaine asked: I love films and film soundtracks. Are there any film soundtracks that stick out in your mind as inspiring and beautiful? I apologize if this has been asked before. You guys are amazing, as always. Thanks and take care.
elaine
Teppei answered: I love Danny Elfman. Sleepy Hollow is beautifully haunting and Edward Scissorhands is amazing.
AAAHHH!!!! Isn't that awesome? I almost screamed out loud when I read that on the website. That's so awesome that they answered it. Ha.
In other news, I've never felt so awkward in my whole life. C. came over, and we watched "Les Choristes". It didn't have subtitles (it's a burnt dvd from France). So that was hard to understand. We just watched all the parts with the choir singing. Amazing. Get that cd NOW! He also brought "Strangers with Candy" because he wanted to show some shows to me since I have never seen it before. It wasn't really my humor, but it has some good parts. And then he leant me the dvd, which was nice of him.
The awkwardness increased during the conversations we'd have. There'd be these silences and pauses. I feel so stupid when it comes to socializing, I swear. I'm incapable of communicating to new people--that's so bad. I need help. He's coming over again next week to watch a movie I have that he hasn't seen (Stand By Me). Hopefully, this'll diffuse some of the awkwardness.
in the ipod: I'm using the shuffle feature, so every song's a surprise. I'd get Green Day right before Yann Tiersen.
reading:
"The Castle in the Attic" by Elizabeth Winthrop (a children's chapter book that L. let me borrow)
"Early Bird: A Memoir of Premature Retirement" by Rodney Rothman (this doesn't come out til May, but it sounds hilarious. This 28 yr old guy moves to Florida to live in a retirement community and recounts his time there. Haha.)
Cool news! So, I'm part of this fan club for Thrice called "The Thrice Alliance", and so I get these perks and stuff like exclusive merch, getting to communicate to the band via a Q&A kinda thing online, and buying tickets pre-sale (which doesn't really apply to me since I don't go to shows). I registered for the alliance a year ago, and I just realized that my membership will expire soon (this Friday). I haven't been going to the alliance website a whole lot, so I've missed out.
Anyway, I sent a question to Thrice, and I was hoping it'd get answered before my membership expires, and I can no longer view the alliance website. It got answered the next day. Here it is:
elaine asked: I love films and film soundtracks. Are there any film soundtracks that stick out in your mind as inspiring and beautiful? I apologize if this has been asked before. You guys are amazing, as always. Thanks and take care.
elaine
Teppei answered: I love Danny Elfman. Sleepy Hollow is beautifully haunting and Edward Scissorhands is amazing.
AAAHHH!!!! Isn't that awesome? I almost screamed out loud when I read that on the website. That's so awesome that they answered it. Ha.
In other news, I've never felt so awkward in my whole life. C. came over, and we watched "Les Choristes". It didn't have subtitles (it's a burnt dvd from France). So that was hard to understand. We just watched all the parts with the choir singing. Amazing. Get that cd NOW! He also brought "Strangers with Candy" because he wanted to show some shows to me since I have never seen it before. It wasn't really my humor, but it has some good parts. And then he leant me the dvd, which was nice of him.
The awkwardness increased during the conversations we'd have. There'd be these silences and pauses. I feel so stupid when it comes to socializing, I swear. I'm incapable of communicating to new people--that's so bad. I need help. He's coming over again next week to watch a movie I have that he hasn't seen (Stand By Me). Hopefully, this'll diffuse some of the awkwardness.
in the ipod: I'm using the shuffle feature, so every song's a surprise. I'd get Green Day right before Yann Tiersen.
reading:
"The Castle in the Attic" by Elizabeth Winthrop (a children's chapter book that L. let me borrow)
"Early Bird: A Memoir of Premature Retirement" by Rodney Rothman (this doesn't come out til May, but it sounds hilarious. This 28 yr old guy moves to Florida to live in a retirement community and recounts his time there. Haha.)
mercredi, avril 13, 2005
a quick post
I have a new friend! And he's a boy! Haha. I met C. at French club. He introduced himself to me at the first meeting, and at the second meeting we sat together. Today was out third meeting, and we were sharing French songs in front of everybody. We both brought our ipods, so we traded ipods and looked at each other's bands. It was neat and awkward (for me).
Afterwards, he was interested in seeing what the dorms looked like (he lives in an apartment). He apologized for being so straightforward, and I said that it was okay, and I took him to my room. Thank God, L. was there to diffuse some of the awkwardness. We all talked about school, living in san fran, and films. He's a film major but might change into a French major.
Later, I walked him out of the building, and we kept talking about stuff. He asked if I knew a lot of people, and I told him the truth--that I wasn't social, that I don't drink (don't even want to), and that I don't go to parties, and he was nice about it. We exchanged numbers, and he wants us to get together to watch movies. Actually, tomorrow he's coming over and bringing "Les Choristes".
He's a nice guy. He's really quiet when he talks. He's tall and skinny and has black hair that sweeps over his forehead. He kinda reminds me of an asian Wes Anderson. His clothes are kinda fitted, and he wears glasses. It's cool to make a new friend though.
Afterwards, he was interested in seeing what the dorms looked like (he lives in an apartment). He apologized for being so straightforward, and I said that it was okay, and I took him to my room. Thank God, L. was there to diffuse some of the awkwardness. We all talked about school, living in san fran, and films. He's a film major but might change into a French major.
Later, I walked him out of the building, and we kept talking about stuff. He asked if I knew a lot of people, and I told him the truth--that I wasn't social, that I don't drink (don't even want to), and that I don't go to parties, and he was nice about it. We exchanged numbers, and he wants us to get together to watch movies. Actually, tomorrow he's coming over and bringing "Les Choristes".
He's a nice guy. He's really quiet when he talks. He's tall and skinny and has black hair that sweeps over his forehead. He kinda reminds me of an asian Wes Anderson. His clothes are kinda fitted, and he wears glasses. It's cool to make a new friend though.
mardi, avril 12, 2005
ugh. guh. hug. ugh.
So this is still the busiest week ever. I'm less than halfway done on all the assignments that are due this week. Yet I'm typing away on my blog. Lovely.
I can't get enough Thrice. Thrice was one of the two bands that influenced my childhood (7th grade and beyond). The other is blink 182. Ever since I got the dvd/cd, I can't stop listening to Thrice. Which is nice, because I've been listening to other stuff lately. Amazing, amazing. And did I write that they're amazing? My favorite song on the cd is the acoustic version of "Stare at the Sun". I can't wait for their next cd.
The last time I went to a show was in the summer of 2002, I think. At the House of Blues in Anaheim. Amazing experience. I don't like going to shows anymore though because I'm a bit claustrophobic, and I'm short (5 ft. 3 in.). I can barely see anything! I wish I could stand shows, that would probably make me more of a fan. Sigh.
Back to work..
in the ipod:
thrice's "if we could only see us now" cd
"you were right" by badly drawn boy
The Rasmus's "dead letters" cd
I can't get enough Thrice. Thrice was one of the two bands that influenced my childhood (7th grade and beyond). The other is blink 182. Ever since I got the dvd/cd, I can't stop listening to Thrice. Which is nice, because I've been listening to other stuff lately. Amazing, amazing. And did I write that they're amazing? My favorite song on the cd is the acoustic version of "Stare at the Sun". I can't wait for their next cd.
The last time I went to a show was in the summer of 2002, I think. At the House of Blues in Anaheim. Amazing experience. I don't like going to shows anymore though because I'm a bit claustrophobic, and I'm short (5 ft. 3 in.). I can barely see anything! I wish I could stand shows, that would probably make me more of a fan. Sigh.
Back to work..
in the ipod:
thrice's "if we could only see us now" cd
"you were right" by badly drawn boy
The Rasmus's "dead letters" cd
dimanche, avril 10, 2005
wanted to write before I start my stupid papers...
Tons of papers due and tests to take this week. Of all the weeks, why does everything have to be due in the same week? Okay, enough of my whining.
Surprise, surprise, my brother flew in yesterday, which was very spontaneous of him, so he can attend his friend's birthday party (R.), which L. and I were invited to also. R. is the one who also had that Christmas party (refer to post in December titled "lamest party ever") and whose boyfriend (V.) dared L. to do the chocolate thing. Sorry if that's confusing. I have to use initials to respect the privacy of these people.
L. and I met up with my brother on Powell street in front of the Old Navy. We then went to Chinatown to get R.'s present. Didn't find anything. I bought a Zippo lighter though. I'm not taking up smoking or anything, I just want it for--worst case scenario--I'm bound by ropes in a mansion on the Austria-German border, and the Nazis left me to die (guess the movie!).
We found this really cool speaker system for ipods at the Apple store and got that instead. We then ate Chinese food at Beijing on Irving, a good place in San Francisco.
The party was nice, better than Christmas. V. was better this time, he wasn't being too much of an asshole. He's a great guy and very funny, but sometimes he doesn't know that he takes things too far. We played bingo the whole time and ate pizza. It was fun! Real bingo, too. They had the bingo balls in the spinning thing and bingo markers--those cool ink stamps. It was hilarious because the prizes were really cheesy. Most of them were stuffed animals that V. had won playing claw machines (he's a champ at that). For the last bingo card, we played blackout, and each of us paid a dollar a card so there'd be a cash prize. And guess who won! L. did! I was really happy for her. She got $23 bucks.
R. loved the gift, she actually got two different ipod stereo systems. It was a surprise to everyone, but very hilarious. V. took us home, and it was better this time, not much awkwardness. All in all, a good time.
Mom sent me a care package! Here's what was in it:
1. snacks (crackers, granola bars)
2. lens cloths (for my glasses)
3. honey oatmeal masque (from Timmie)
4. a copy of People magazine (from Grandma)
5. toothpaste
6. my Thrice 'if we could only see us now' dvd/cd (Amazing! Only I wish that they put where they were playing when they showed their live songs. Ordered this on Tower, and it was mailed to my house.)
7. thrice 7" record signed by the band (I was one of the first 150 customers to order the dvd/cd, and I got this. SO COOL!!!)
Off to do homework.
Surprise, surprise, my brother flew in yesterday, which was very spontaneous of him, so he can attend his friend's birthday party (R.), which L. and I were invited to also. R. is the one who also had that Christmas party (refer to post in December titled "lamest party ever") and whose boyfriend (V.) dared L. to do the chocolate thing. Sorry if that's confusing. I have to use initials to respect the privacy of these people.
L. and I met up with my brother on Powell street in front of the Old Navy. We then went to Chinatown to get R.'s present. Didn't find anything. I bought a Zippo lighter though. I'm not taking up smoking or anything, I just want it for--worst case scenario--I'm bound by ropes in a mansion on the Austria-German border, and the Nazis left me to die (guess the movie!).
We found this really cool speaker system for ipods at the Apple store and got that instead. We then ate Chinese food at Beijing on Irving, a good place in San Francisco.
The party was nice, better than Christmas. V. was better this time, he wasn't being too much of an asshole. He's a great guy and very funny, but sometimes he doesn't know that he takes things too far. We played bingo the whole time and ate pizza. It was fun! Real bingo, too. They had the bingo balls in the spinning thing and bingo markers--those cool ink stamps. It was hilarious because the prizes were really cheesy. Most of them were stuffed animals that V. had won playing claw machines (he's a champ at that). For the last bingo card, we played blackout, and each of us paid a dollar a card so there'd be a cash prize. And guess who won! L. did! I was really happy for her. She got $23 bucks.
R. loved the gift, she actually got two different ipod stereo systems. It was a surprise to everyone, but very hilarious. V. took us home, and it was better this time, not much awkwardness. All in all, a good time.
Mom sent me a care package! Here's what was in it:
1. snacks (crackers, granola bars)
2. lens cloths (for my glasses)
3. honey oatmeal masque (from Timmie)
4. a copy of People magazine (from Grandma)
5. toothpaste
6. my Thrice 'if we could only see us now' dvd/cd (Amazing! Only I wish that they put where they were playing when they showed their live songs. Ordered this on Tower, and it was mailed to my house.)
7. thrice 7" record signed by the band (I was one of the first 150 customers to order the dvd/cd, and I got this. SO COOL!!!)
Off to do homework.
vendredi, avril 08, 2005
Wow. Thanks God.
I was going to post this yesterday, but the blogger site was down. So here's my post...
I just had the most beautiful, amazing second of my life yesterday (thursday). Yes, it only lasted a second. But it felt like the longest second ever.
I decided to head over to this market to get something to drink and maybe a snack. I walk in, and then I almost decided to walk out and not spend my money. (You'll see why this is important later). I bought some chips and a bottle of Jones's green apple soda. Right when I walk out, this tall, cute guy walks by with a girl who's talking to him.
Her voice seemed to fade away, and we made eye contact for a second. It was beautiful. Thank you God. This is going to sound weird, but it felt just like that piece of lyric in "Such Great Heights": "I am thinking it's a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images...". That song just came to me.
It felt like all those other moments I've had with beautiful guys who have no name. Stuff like that hasn't happened for quite a while. Just the fact that he made eye contact with me made me feel good. Like Jim Carrey in "Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind": "Why do I fall in love with every [boy, in my case] who shows me the least bit of attention?"
I've seen him before. He lives in my building. He's tall and skinny and very handsome. He has this moppy style haircut. Kinda like Trent's hair in "Daria". It's sort of swept over his forehead. He looks like a model for Calvin Klein, I kid you not. He's a good looking guy.
Anyway, so that was nice. Thanks God. I totally needed that. I mean, if I hadn't of bought anything, none of that eye freckle stuff would have happened. Haha. I'll see him again, I hope.
It's funny how something so small, so seemingly insignificant, like eye contact, can make the biggest impression on me. I'm affected by the littlest of things. It's a nice gift.
I just had the most beautiful, amazing second of my life yesterday (thursday). Yes, it only lasted a second. But it felt like the longest second ever.
I decided to head over to this market to get something to drink and maybe a snack. I walk in, and then I almost decided to walk out and not spend my money. (You'll see why this is important later). I bought some chips and a bottle of Jones's green apple soda. Right when I walk out, this tall, cute guy walks by with a girl who's talking to him.
Her voice seemed to fade away, and we made eye contact for a second. It was beautiful. Thank you God. This is going to sound weird, but it felt just like that piece of lyric in "Such Great Heights": "I am thinking it's a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images...". That song just came to me.
It felt like all those other moments I've had with beautiful guys who have no name. Stuff like that hasn't happened for quite a while. Just the fact that he made eye contact with me made me feel good. Like Jim Carrey in "Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind": "Why do I fall in love with every [boy, in my case] who shows me the least bit of attention?"
I've seen him before. He lives in my building. He's tall and skinny and very handsome. He has this moppy style haircut. Kinda like Trent's hair in "Daria". It's sort of swept over his forehead. He looks like a model for Calvin Klein, I kid you not. He's a good looking guy.
Anyway, so that was nice. Thanks God. I totally needed that. I mean, if I hadn't of bought anything, none of that eye freckle stuff would have happened. Haha. I'll see him again, I hope.
It's funny how something so small, so seemingly insignificant, like eye contact, can make the biggest impression on me. I'm affected by the littlest of things. It's a nice gift.
mardi, avril 05, 2005
a lovely day
Finally, it's sunny! A nice day to go to West Portal and do errands. I mailed my letter! Haha. It only cost 80 cents. For some reason, I thought it would be more, like $3. The postal service lady who helped me said "merci" when I left. I thought it was hilarious.
The same environmentalist guy spoke to me again. He probably works every Tuesday. This time I said something, hahaha.
guy: "Got a minute?"
me: "No, I'm sorry." (I pass him by.)
guy: (yells after me) How about 30 seconds?
me: (turning around) "I can't, I'm sorry!"
I was very sincere though. I mean, I was on my way to class!
I like doing good deeds (with the help of "Amelie"), especially when I do them for people who don't know who I am. Me, "The Anonymous Good Deed Doer"! Anyway, I was on the MUNI sitting next to this lady. She was an older lady with a lot of bags. I got out these Smints I bought and offered her one. She really liked it. Is offering Smints a good deed? I think so. Then we said goodbye to each other when I got out at my stop. I'm going to try and do more good deeds more often.
Stuff I bought:
1. contact lens fluid
2. Smints (peach flavor! yum)
3. "Millions" soundtrack
The same environmentalist guy spoke to me again. He probably works every Tuesday. This time I said something, hahaha.
guy: "Got a minute?"
me: "No, I'm sorry." (I pass him by.)
guy: (yells after me) How about 30 seconds?
me: (turning around) "I can't, I'm sorry!"
I was very sincere though. I mean, I was on my way to class!
I like doing good deeds (with the help of "Amelie"), especially when I do them for people who don't know who I am. Me, "The Anonymous Good Deed Doer"! Anyway, I was on the MUNI sitting next to this lady. She was an older lady with a lot of bags. I got out these Smints I bought and offered her one. She really liked it. Is offering Smints a good deed? I think so. Then we said goodbye to each other when I got out at my stop. I'm going to try and do more good deeds more often.
Stuff I bought:
1. contact lens fluid
2. Smints (peach flavor! yum)
3. "Millions" soundtrack
dimanche, avril 03, 2005
He was a good Pope
Pope John Paul II died yesterday. He was a good Pope, a great leader in Catholicism, and yet many non-Roman Catholics also looked up to him. I wanted to go to Rome some day and see him, but looks like I'll just see the next Pope.
NOTE FOR CATHERINE: Hey, I posted a comment in your blog, but for some reason it doesn't come up. But if you go to the post I posted under "I hope this doesn't get erased" I think it's called, and click on "0 comments" and then "Post a Comment" and stuff, you'll see my comment there. So weird. Ugh. Anyway, there you go. I didn't want you to think that I don't read your blog, because I do.
This is going to sound so dorky, so please don't laugh. Well, you can laugh, just don't tell me you laughed. I'm sending some fan mail to Jean-Baptiste Maunier. He's this kid in the film "Les Choristes", and he's the main soloist on the soundtrack. He just has the most amazing voice!!! So, I'm sending him this letter of accolades...and a Polaroid picture of me smiling. I KNOW, I KNOW!!! That's so dorky! My brother took it for me. He has no idea what it's for though, I didn't tell him. Anyway, I put in the picture so he knows what I look like. God, is that crazy? I hope he won't think I'm nutso. If he does, who cares anyway, maybe I am nutso. I'm nutso, I'm just going to admit it. I'm mailing it on Tuesday.
This girl from our speech class came to Mass with us. She's really nice and very talkative and always happy. I like her though, but I think I can only be with her in small doses. She's like a can of Red Bull. Seriously. She wants to come to Mass with us every week now, and I'm okay with that. It's nice to listen to her and not talk at all.
in the ipod:
1. "hello tomorrow" by yeah yeah yeahs (from that cool Spike Jonze Adidas commercial about the intelligent shoe)
2. "lovefool" by the cardigans
3. "bad thoughts" by the skyflakes
4. "nothing better" by the postal service
top places I want to travel to:
1. France
2. New York
3. Rome
4. Germany
5. Prague
NOTE FOR CATHERINE: Hey, I posted a comment in your blog, but for some reason it doesn't come up. But if you go to the post I posted under "I hope this doesn't get erased" I think it's called, and click on "0 comments" and then "Post a Comment" and stuff, you'll see my comment there. So weird. Ugh. Anyway, there you go. I didn't want you to think that I don't read your blog, because I do.
This is going to sound so dorky, so please don't laugh. Well, you can laugh, just don't tell me you laughed. I'm sending some fan mail to Jean-Baptiste Maunier. He's this kid in the film "Les Choristes", and he's the main soloist on the soundtrack. He just has the most amazing voice!!! So, I'm sending him this letter of accolades...and a Polaroid picture of me smiling. I KNOW, I KNOW!!! That's so dorky! My brother took it for me. He has no idea what it's for though, I didn't tell him. Anyway, I put in the picture so he knows what I look like. God, is that crazy? I hope he won't think I'm nutso. If he does, who cares anyway, maybe I am nutso. I'm nutso, I'm just going to admit it. I'm mailing it on Tuesday.
This girl from our speech class came to Mass with us. She's really nice and very talkative and always happy. I like her though, but I think I can only be with her in small doses. She's like a can of Red Bull. Seriously. She wants to come to Mass with us every week now, and I'm okay with that. It's nice to listen to her and not talk at all.
in the ipod:
1. "hello tomorrow" by yeah yeah yeahs (from that cool Spike Jonze Adidas commercial about the intelligent shoe)
2. "lovefool" by the cardigans
3. "bad thoughts" by the skyflakes
4. "nothing better" by the postal service
top places I want to travel to:
1. France
2. New York
3. Rome
4. Germany
5. Prague
vendredi, avril 01, 2005
Friday at last
Ugh, I can't post comments in my own blogger, guys. I read your comments, and I responded to them, but they couldn't post. I don't know why....wait it works now!!! Okay, now you can see what I wrote--just disregard my last comment because it's exactly like the first.
Nice day today. C. and I are going to Century Theatres to see "Sin City". I can't wait, I'm so excited. Clive Owen is hot. And he wears red Chucks in the film...so hot. And the previews!! I love film trailers.
Had no class yesterday, so I stayed over at my cousins. It was fun. My cousin's daughter, G., --who's like 5 years older than me--has a kid, so we took him and some other kids to Chuck E. Cheese's. My cousin, E., and I pretty much watched all these crazy kids running around. Kids are so funny.
Nice day today. C. and I are going to Century Theatres to see "Sin City". I can't wait, I'm so excited. Clive Owen is hot. And he wears red Chucks in the film...so hot. And the previews!! I love film trailers.
Had no class yesterday, so I stayed over at my cousins. It was fun. My cousin's daughter, G., --who's like 5 years older than me--has a kid, so we took him and some other kids to Chuck E. Cheese's. My cousin, E., and I pretty much watched all these crazy kids running around. Kids are so funny.
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