on a freeway that i usually bone about 80 on, (the 55 and 5), i had to snail by between 50 and 60 because of the rain and wind. freaking-A! i forgot how crazy it gets around here when it actually does rain.
i've taken an informal survey, and apparently, many people agree that In-n-Out is one word. *sigh*
everywhere i turn, there's a guy playing war craft. *shakes head*
vegas tomorrow! *cowdance*
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Tuesday, December 28, 2004
mokroopal christmas
it's quite scary to know how well your friends know you. today i was at the mall shopping for post xmas gifts, and while at american eagle, i came across the cutest shirt which said: Love, It's Overrated. i immediately wanted to purchase it, yet, i knew that i could not purchase anything for myself at that time. so, i sadly walked away from the shirt even though i was quite drawn to it. later, at our christmas party, i was pleasantly suprised to find that KRESSLER had given the shirt to me as a gift!!!!! she knows my bitter heart too well. THANKS MAN!
in addition to the great xmas exchange, LISA got me the latest Bright Eyes CD. i was uber-happy to see it, not to mention a cow ornament that "moo"s when you push it's head. and oh yes, to squeeze extra joy out of me, she gave to burned OAR cds. RAH! thanks Lisa-san!!
oooo, and speaking of gifts, i went to visit my old co-workers, and Selma gave me a shot glass from Seattle. ehehe... :)
alright, enough with the gifts. you'd think i was a spoiled brat. (ps, mom gave me a lv bag, yay mom!)
apparently, when i got drunk the other night, i drunk called a few of the girls. i vaguely remember calling lil' linda, but i don't remember what i said. she told me later that i had said that i was no longer a reject. lol, if i go by my own rule that drunk rambles = truth rambles, then i guess i'm no longer a reject and my self-esteem is fully intact once again. w00t. ^_-
vegas is two days away and i'm doing my laundry right now so that i can have clean clothes for the trip. freaking, i feel like all i've been doing during my break is pack and unpack!! i just got back from mammoth a few day ago and already i'm shovelling clothes and my toothbrush into my suitcase again. ah well, like i said, good times. ;)
i will try to scrapbook whilst waiting for my clothes... i'm sure i will unsucceed.
in addition to the great xmas exchange, LISA got me the latest Bright Eyes CD. i was uber-happy to see it, not to mention a cow ornament that "moo"s when you push it's head. and oh yes, to squeeze extra joy out of me, she gave to burned OAR cds. RAH! thanks Lisa-san!!
oooo, and speaking of gifts, i went to visit my old co-workers, and Selma gave me a shot glass from Seattle. ehehe... :)
alright, enough with the gifts. you'd think i was a spoiled brat. (ps, mom gave me a lv bag, yay mom!)
apparently, when i got drunk the other night, i drunk called a few of the girls. i vaguely remember calling lil' linda, but i don't remember what i said. she told me later that i had said that i was no longer a reject. lol, if i go by my own rule that drunk rambles = truth rambles, then i guess i'm no longer a reject and my self-esteem is fully intact once again. w00t. ^_-
vegas is two days away and i'm doing my laundry right now so that i can have clean clothes for the trip. freaking, i feel like all i've been doing during my break is pack and unpack!! i just got back from mammoth a few day ago and already i'm shovelling clothes and my toothbrush into my suitcase again. ah well, like i said, good times. ;)
i will try to scrapbook whilst waiting for my clothes... i'm sure i will unsucceed.
Monday, December 27, 2004
Poker
Placed 5th out of 10th. Goddammit!
Mokroopal Xmas party tonight. Must go grocery shopping. I'll never cook at my apt, but I'll cook for my pals.
Must do laundry before Vegas, otherwise I'll be naked on the strip. ;)
Mokroopal Xmas party tonight. Must go grocery shopping. I'll never cook at my apt, but I'll cook for my pals.
Must do laundry before Vegas, otherwise I'll be naked on the strip. ;)
Saturday, December 25, 2004
Happy Christmas...
to everyone in the world! Peace and joy be with you on this day, and all the days of your lives. =)
Friday, December 24, 2004
Snow and Mammoth
So no sooner than I arrived back home and unpacked from Boston, I had to repack for Mammoth. And pretty soon, I'll have to be repacking again for Boston (sadness, but I digress).
The snowboarding trip was superfantasticuberawesome. There was plenty o' snowboarding madness and druken debauchery. Oh yes, and delicious food! We freaking ate like kings every night. At first, none of the girls wanted to cook, but after two nights of cleaning after the messiest boys on Earth, we finally gave it a go one night. Cooking is fun, but I think I'll just hire a maid and a chef when I grow up. (It was recommended to me that I should just find a a house-husband who will stay at home and cook and clean, to which I just laughed, and stuck with my former proposition of a maid and a chef.) I must say though, those guys know how to cook! Steak, pasta, hamburgers, breakfast... it was the best I'd eaten in months (with the exception of when my wifie came to see me in boston ;). I thought it was funny how the guys were ready and willing to cook, whereas the girls wanted know part of it (not to mention that some of them didn't even know how to cook... ehehe). It got me thinking that maybe asian mothers in America, in order to overcompensate on the hardships they've had to endure from overbearing husbands and male egos, go easy on their daughters while they work their sons to the bone. Interesting, ne?
Snowboarding was a success! When we orignally planned the trip, my only intention was to hang out with the snow, drink gallons of liquor, and sleep by the fire. Well, then I found out I had to go to Boston, so the snow interest wasn't as grand anymore, and then Lynda Le couldn't go on the trip anymore so she loaned me her snowboard, THUS, I snowboarded. It was much more fun this go around, especially since I didn't have to tumble down the mountain like last time. I can brake now! Sadly, everytime I tried to carve, I just ate it in the face. Alas, I shall keep on working on it, though I don't know when the next time I'll be snowboarding is. I've got about a million bruises all over me, including an incredibly dark one on the middle of my ass. You may not be able to hurt your tailbone, but you can totally hurt where the tail bone hits the flesh when you land on your bum. Each day after snowboarding, everybody was sore. Every inch of muscle that I had ached, including my neck, fingers, toes, and to my surpise, even my abs!!
While we snowboarding one day, I happened to run into a cute guy--literally. I was boarding down the mountain and I saw that I saw going to hit this guy, so I tried to stop buy I fell on my ass. He was able to stop successfully. He smiled at me and asked if I was okay. I smiled back and said yes. Then he started going down the mountain, but the whole way he kept glancing back at me. When he was a few feet away, he stopped, then got on his knees and looked up at me again. I think he was waiting for me to come down too, because then he tried to be non-chalant and cool by playing with the snow a little while he was chilling there. I wanted to go over, but everyone in my party was yelling to go over to the left, whereas he was at the right. So alas, I let him go, but hey, it made my day. ;)
Considering the amounts of alcohol that we consumed, you'd think that we were all alcoholics (and not just me ^_-). Let's see here:
4 (bottles) Grey Goose Vodkas
2 Parrot Bay Coconut Rum
1 Amaretto
1 Jagermeister
1 Baileys
1 Champagne
1 Bacardi 151
2 Jose Cuervo Strawberry Margarita Mix
3 six-pack cases Smirnoff
1 12-case NuCastle
1 12-case Corona
and for mixing, 1 Sweet 'n' Sour and 10 Red Bulls
With the exception of the beer and Bacardi, we finished EVERYTHING. We finished the first bottle of vodka in one day, and had to go back 3 different times to get the 3 other bottles. The Rums, Margarita Mixes and Coronas were also subsequent purchases... I was actually quite suprised that we finished off the hard stuff. It was mostly due to the last evening in which we played some drinking games. Chris's birthday was on the 22nd, so he pretty much consumed the most liquor. He was also the one who killed whatever small amounts remained in the last vodka, jager, baileys, sweet 'n' sour, and red bulls. The only liquor we had to take home with us was half of the beers. (Yuck on beer, BTW). On the first night that we got super wasted--and to clarify how wasted, i twice participated in this stop-light crap that Andrew came up with, which consisted of a shot of vodka, a shot of 151, and another shot of vodka all back to back, one right after another--I decided that I wanted to build a snowman by the window so that when everyone woke up, they would have a nice suprise. Chris went with me so that I wasn't alone, and he also brought a flashlight! The snowman was a failure because the snow was too powdery to pack, so then I attempted to just pile a large mountain together. That was a bust too, because we were only able to pull a hill together, and then we were reprimanded by our neighbors for being too loud, afterwhich, Chris was like... "Dude, the stars are sooooooo bright." That night was probably the only night that I took the time to look at the stars. They were VERRA pretty and bright and we could see tons of them.
Some of the girls had brought their swimsuits in anticipation of chilling in the jacuzzi, but once we got to the spa area, we saw that the jacuzzi was nasty looking as hell. It didn't help that there were two little boys hanging out there and were a bit creepy.
On one of the non-snowboarding days. We spent the day playing and rolling around in the snow. I forgot how much work building a snowman was. We were successful in creating one that was only slightly shorter than the girls, but man did it make us tired! The middle piece itself was so heavy that both Simona and Andrew had to sweat together to get it in place. The guys got together and built mini-forts for a snowball fight, then they banded their efforts to make a sledding path. Sledding on the thing plastic sheets was frightening, but freaking fantastic! It was a great rush and I think it might've been my favorite part of the whole trip (or maybe Ninja, I can't be sure ^_^). Towards the end of the sledding, we turned it into the gauntlet, wherein as somebody sledded down, they were pelted with snowballs. The girls also trekked up to the top (or mid top) and we were treated with an awesome view. It made me feel verra small, but it was verra nice.
The games we played were HILARIOUS! Viking ship, ninja, boom shika boom... Throughout the week we also played Cranium, Life, Hula and Naked Taboo. Naked Taboo was tons of fun, although, we almost killed each other playing it because everyone got super picky and anal about the technicalities and the rules. If we fought anymore, we would've had to take it outside and throw down in the snow. But hey, competition is healthy, si? Once we got to the charades part of it, everybody was just laughing and all hostilities were forgotten. I do think that we shouldn't play Naked Taboo for awhile, just so we can simmer down a bit. All the games were played Boys vs. Girls, and of course, the girls KICKED ASS.
BTW, who thinks In-and-Out is one word??
The last night was so much fun. It was verra sad to have everything end, and yet, it's probably a good thing because you shouldn't have too much of a good thing. And plus, now we get to look forward to next year!
Awww... look at all the smiling people. =)
All in all, it was grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat. We ate, we snowboarded, we drank, we bonded... GOOD TIMES.
The snowboarding trip was superfantasticuberawesome. There was plenty o' snowboarding madness and druken debauchery. Oh yes, and delicious food! We freaking ate like kings every night. At first, none of the girls wanted to cook, but after two nights of cleaning after the messiest boys on Earth, we finally gave it a go one night. Cooking is fun, but I think I'll just hire a maid and a chef when I grow up. (It was recommended to me that I should just find a a house-husband who will stay at home and cook and clean, to which I just laughed, and stuck with my former proposition of a maid and a chef.) I must say though, those guys know how to cook! Steak, pasta, hamburgers, breakfast... it was the best I'd eaten in months (with the exception of when my wifie came to see me in boston ;). I thought it was funny how the guys were ready and willing to cook, whereas the girls wanted know part of it (not to mention that some of them didn't even know how to cook... ehehe). It got me thinking that maybe asian mothers in America, in order to overcompensate on the hardships they've had to endure from overbearing husbands and male egos, go easy on their daughters while they work their sons to the bone. Interesting, ne?
Snowboarding was a success! When we orignally planned the trip, my only intention was to hang out with the snow, drink gallons of liquor, and sleep by the fire. Well, then I found out I had to go to Boston, so the snow interest wasn't as grand anymore, and then Lynda Le couldn't go on the trip anymore so she loaned me her snowboard, THUS, I snowboarded. It was much more fun this go around, especially since I didn't have to tumble down the mountain like last time. I can brake now! Sadly, everytime I tried to carve, I just ate it in the face. Alas, I shall keep on working on it, though I don't know when the next time I'll be snowboarding is. I've got about a million bruises all over me, including an incredibly dark one on the middle of my ass. You may not be able to hurt your tailbone, but you can totally hurt where the tail bone hits the flesh when you land on your bum. Each day after snowboarding, everybody was sore. Every inch of muscle that I had ached, including my neck, fingers, toes, and to my surpise, even my abs!!
While we snowboarding one day, I happened to run into a cute guy--literally. I was boarding down the mountain and I saw that I saw going to hit this guy, so I tried to stop buy I fell on my ass. He was able to stop successfully. He smiled at me and asked if I was okay. I smiled back and said yes. Then he started going down the mountain, but the whole way he kept glancing back at me. When he was a few feet away, he stopped, then got on his knees and looked up at me again. I think he was waiting for me to come down too, because then he tried to be non-chalant and cool by playing with the snow a little while he was chilling there. I wanted to go over, but everyone in my party was yelling to go over to the left, whereas he was at the right. So alas, I let him go, but hey, it made my day. ;)
Considering the amounts of alcohol that we consumed, you'd think that we were all alcoholics (and not just me ^_-). Let's see here:
4 (bottles) Grey Goose Vodkas
2 Parrot Bay Coconut Rum
1 Amaretto
1 Jagermeister
1 Baileys
1 Champagne
1 Bacardi 151
2 Jose Cuervo Strawberry Margarita Mix
3 six-pack cases Smirnoff
1 12-case NuCastle
1 12-case Corona
and for mixing, 1 Sweet 'n' Sour and 10 Red Bulls
With the exception of the beer and Bacardi, we finished EVERYTHING. We finished the first bottle of vodka in one day, and had to go back 3 different times to get the 3 other bottles. The Rums, Margarita Mixes and Coronas were also subsequent purchases... I was actually quite suprised that we finished off the hard stuff. It was mostly due to the last evening in which we played some drinking games. Chris's birthday was on the 22nd, so he pretty much consumed the most liquor. He was also the one who killed whatever small amounts remained in the last vodka, jager, baileys, sweet 'n' sour, and red bulls. The only liquor we had to take home with us was half of the beers. (Yuck on beer, BTW). On the first night that we got super wasted--and to clarify how wasted, i twice participated in this stop-light crap that Andrew came up with, which consisted of a shot of vodka, a shot of 151, and another shot of vodka all back to back, one right after another--I decided that I wanted to build a snowman by the window so that when everyone woke up, they would have a nice suprise. Chris went with me so that I wasn't alone, and he also brought a flashlight! The snowman was a failure because the snow was too powdery to pack, so then I attempted to just pile a large mountain together. That was a bust too, because we were only able to pull a hill together, and then we were reprimanded by our neighbors for being too loud, afterwhich, Chris was like... "Dude, the stars are sooooooo bright." That night was probably the only night that I took the time to look at the stars. They were VERRA pretty and bright and we could see tons of them.
Some of the girls had brought their swimsuits in anticipation of chilling in the jacuzzi, but once we got to the spa area, we saw that the jacuzzi was nasty looking as hell. It didn't help that there were two little boys hanging out there and were a bit creepy.
On one of the non-snowboarding days. We spent the day playing and rolling around in the snow. I forgot how much work building a snowman was. We were successful in creating one that was only slightly shorter than the girls, but man did it make us tired! The middle piece itself was so heavy that both Simona and Andrew had to sweat together to get it in place. The guys got together and built mini-forts for a snowball fight, then they banded their efforts to make a sledding path. Sledding on the thing plastic sheets was frightening, but freaking fantastic! It was a great rush and I think it might've been my favorite part of the whole trip (or maybe Ninja, I can't be sure ^_^). Towards the end of the sledding, we turned it into the gauntlet, wherein as somebody sledded down, they were pelted with snowballs. The girls also trekked up to the top (or mid top) and we were treated with an awesome view. It made me feel verra small, but it was verra nice.
The games we played were HILARIOUS! Viking ship, ninja, boom shika boom... Throughout the week we also played Cranium, Life, Hula and Naked Taboo. Naked Taboo was tons of fun, although, we almost killed each other playing it because everyone got super picky and anal about the technicalities and the rules. If we fought anymore, we would've had to take it outside and throw down in the snow. But hey, competition is healthy, si? Once we got to the charades part of it, everybody was just laughing and all hostilities were forgotten. I do think that we shouldn't play Naked Taboo for awhile, just so we can simmer down a bit. All the games were played Boys vs. Girls, and of course, the girls KICKED ASS.
BTW, who thinks In-and-Out is one word??
The last night was so much fun. It was verra sad to have everything end, and yet, it's probably a good thing because you shouldn't have too much of a good thing. And plus, now we get to look forward to next year!
Awww... look at all the smiling people. =)
All in all, it was grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat. We ate, we snowboarded, we drank, we bonded... GOOD TIMES.
Thursday, December 16, 2004
one more night
wow, one more night to go and its home time! can't wait, am verra excited.
i've got one more final tomorrow monring at 8:30am. i've only mildly studied for it, but as usual, i find that that's okay and i am not over concerned. it's only microbiology and i'll probably give my notes another once over before i go to sleep, but otherwise, it's not a big deal. ever since i got back from the library, i've been cleaning and putting things together that i want to pack. my goal is to fit all my necessary needs into one medium size suitcase... i think it shall be feasible, but i will have to be clever. the only problem is that i shall be travelling many times during my xmas break, to mammoth and to vegas, and i don't want to lug around the medium size suitcase... well, i'll figure it out tomorrow. aren't my problems just fascinating?? =)
i was hoping to blog something meaningful and profound on this, my last night in Boston for the year, but alas, i'm too tired and no thoughtful thoughts have entered my mind today. i suppose that that shall have to wait for another time. ^_^
i've got one more final tomorrow monring at 8:30am. i've only mildly studied for it, but as usual, i find that that's okay and i am not over concerned. it's only microbiology and i'll probably give my notes another once over before i go to sleep, but otherwise, it's not a big deal. ever since i got back from the library, i've been cleaning and putting things together that i want to pack. my goal is to fit all my necessary needs into one medium size suitcase... i think it shall be feasible, but i will have to be clever. the only problem is that i shall be travelling many times during my xmas break, to mammoth and to vegas, and i don't want to lug around the medium size suitcase... well, i'll figure it out tomorrow. aren't my problems just fascinating?? =)
i was hoping to blog something meaningful and profound on this, my last night in Boston for the year, but alas, i'm too tired and no thoughtful thoughts have entered my mind today. i suppose that that shall have to wait for another time. ^_^
Monday, December 13, 2004
time for the gift crunch
Ok, so I've got two finals left to study for... which all in itself is not a big thing to worry over, but combined with the fact that I want to clean my apartment before I leave on Thursday, not to mention pack, as well as doing my Xmas shopping, I feel like my head is going to fall off. I KNEW i shouldn't have spent all of Sunday lounging!! To top it all of, I don't know where I'm supposed to get the money for all of these gifts, not to mention I don't even have a clue as to what to get people!! Actually, I have some ideas, I just need a little extra time to execute it. This whole not having a job thing is really painful. Definitely better find something next semester... starbucks is looking better and better everyday.
Economics final is tomorrow. I must say, the only thing I understand about economics is spending money. Boo-urns! Who the freak cares what aggregate demand and supply is!!! How the freak do people major in this?!?
3 days, baby, 3 days!
Economics final is tomorrow. I must say, the only thing I understand about economics is spending money. Boo-urns! Who the freak cares what aggregate demand and supply is!!! How the freak do people major in this?!?
3 days, baby, 3 days!
doing laundry
LOL, i was doing laundry and i found 50 cents and 20 bucks in the pockets of one of my jeans. always good times!
Sunday, December 12, 2004
Lazy Bum
I've many things to do today but I've decided that I just want to be a lazy bum. Yes, even though I've got Christmas shopping to do, not to mention errands to run, I plan to just lollygaggle about in my PJs. Who knows, I might even do some studying today. O_o
I saw Ocean's 12 last night and I thought it was verra good. I had low expectations for it, since it was a sequel and oft times, sequels sucks, but this one wasn't all that bad. For sure the originial was better, but this one had its moments as well. (Brad Pitt is SO hot.)
We went to this Malaysian place for dinner last and it was delicious! I'm so glad we went there, now I have a place to get really good chow fun. Speaking of food, I'll probably have to leave the house eventually because I'm starting to get hungry, and amazingly enough, I don't have any food left in the fridge. :)
PS, the futon is weirdly uncomfortable. I much prefer my air matress.
I saw Ocean's 12 last night and I thought it was verra good. I had low expectations for it, since it was a sequel and oft times, sequels sucks, but this one wasn't all that bad. For sure the originial was better, but this one had its moments as well. (Brad Pitt is SO hot.)
We went to this Malaysian place for dinner last and it was delicious! I'm so glad we went there, now I have a place to get really good chow fun. Speaking of food, I'll probably have to leave the house eventually because I'm starting to get hungry, and amazingly enough, I don't have any food left in the fridge. :)
PS, the futon is weirdly uncomfortable. I much prefer my air matress.
Thursday, December 09, 2004
Hello nurse!
saw cute guy today. had a few words. always a totally nice guy. too bad he's got a gf, i'd seriously consider coming out of retirement for him. ;)
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
mondo headache
Oh finals... a time of rejoicing and joy.
BOOOOOOOOOOO!
this headache of mine could not get anymore ginormous.
BOOOOOOOOOOO!
this headache of mine could not get anymore ginormous.
Sunday, December 05, 2004
Drunk stories
After last night, I've added to my list of drunk stories another doozy. I shan't go into details, suffice to say that trying to take a care of a drunk friend while you yourself are drunk is verra difficult, but can lead to verra interesting hijinx. =)
Janice gave me a pink umbrella from coach for my bday/xmas. I thought it was a purse at first because the box was so big, but when I saw that it was umbrella, I cried with joy because it was the perfect gift!! Just the other day, my cheapie umbrella had been blown inside out by the strong boston wind, afterwhich I resolved to get an expensive umbrella just so that it wouldn't blow inside out again. THANKS JANICE!
The pains and 'reject' cries are lessening. Isn't retarded how one could be the most superawesomecoolconfidenttogether chick in the world, and one miniscule event can screw it all up?? I'm tellin' ya, the universe is playing a cruel joke on me. But hey, it's always good to have my semi-annual reminder and renewal of my everwrought resolution. ;)
I've only made a mini-dent in my work load, and so, I am attempting my best to do some tonight, but sadly, the procrastination is settling deep within me. Today is the 5th, which means 11 days left until I get to return home!!!
Janice gave me a pink umbrella from coach for my bday/xmas. I thought it was a purse at first because the box was so big, but when I saw that it was umbrella, I cried with joy because it was the perfect gift!! Just the other day, my cheapie umbrella had been blown inside out by the strong boston wind, afterwhich I resolved to get an expensive umbrella just so that it wouldn't blow inside out again. THANKS JANICE!
The pains and 'reject' cries are lessening. Isn't retarded how one could be the most superawesomecoolconfidenttogether chick in the world, and one miniscule event can screw it all up?? I'm tellin' ya, the universe is playing a cruel joke on me. But hey, it's always good to have my semi-annual reminder and renewal of my everwrought resolution. ;)
I've only made a mini-dent in my work load, and so, I am attempting my best to do some tonight, but sadly, the procrastination is settling deep within me. Today is the 5th, which means 11 days left until I get to return home!!!
Saturday, December 04, 2004
Friday, December 03, 2004
moments in time
the factory in la
level 3 in hollywood... i love love love this pic... even though i look retarded, everybody is laughing and having a good time... perfect capture of a moment in time.
interestingly enough, i have a drink in my hand in BOTH random pictures. O_o
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Craaazy Weather
First, it was colder in California than it was in Boston, then today, it was dark as night with thick rain clouds for the first half of the day... and 10 minutes later, it's bright sunshine and blue skies!!
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Lots of work!
I did not realize the crapload amount of work I have to do, especially before this weekend when M comes to see me.
Gender Roles Paper
Modern British Writers Paper
OChem Lab Report
Microbio Lab Report
Library Modules 1 & 2
OChem Lab Final
Econ HW Assignment
GR Final
MBW Final
Econ Final
OChem Final
Microbio Final
WTF? No wonder I'm going home again in two weeks (and 1 day). *sigh*
Gender Roles Paper
Modern British Writers Paper
OChem Lab Report
Microbio Lab Report
Library Modules 1 & 2
OChem Lab Final
Econ HW Assignment
GR Final
MBW Final
Econ Final
OChem Final
Microbio Final
WTF? No wonder I'm going home again in two weeks (and 1 day). *sigh*
Back in Boston and into the swing of things
Home (er... 2nd home) sweet home. Weather: COLD! Possible rain... haven't heard of any snow storms yet though. The flight over was verra interesting in that there were a lot of students, a la moi, visiting Cali Cali for some turkey turkey, then returning back to academia. I slept well, but was still exhausted when we landed at 5 AM. The whole day I was a crabby keester because of the lack of sleep, and right now I just woke up from a blissful, uninterrupted 3 hour nap. Sadly, I must immediately jump back into my work because my little mini-vacation was superbly unproductive in the work department. I've got two papers, two lab reports and many finals coming up... can we say w00t?? :)
Monday, November 29, 2004
Presents!
As expected, Mokroopal dinner was uber-awesome. Twas so great to chillax and have some laughs. We went to Cheesecake Factory for dinner (it's starting to become a tradition for me, I can never think of anywhere else to go) and whilst the food was verra good, I got full right after half a bowl of soup and had to call it quits there! I'm not even Boston yet, but already I am reverting to the eating habits that I carry on over there.
The Mokroopals are so sweet. They're the only people who still get me gifts (although, the Girls did buy my Thanksgiving plane ticket home as a BDay gift =). They really didn't have to and I always feel like I don't deserve it!!! The presents were terrific, as only Mokroopals gifts can be. Kressler got me a verra cute I Heart CA shirt in pink from Hollister and coasters that say: Sober, Buzzed, Wasted, and Hungover. She also got me another Moo Moo (cow) and a picture board. Her Bday card was, if I could ever scan it or show it, was a perfect depiction and personification of me and now it will get wall status. :)
Lisa also got me a gift from Hollister (a gift card), which led me to believe that she and Kressler went together to get my gift, but hilariously enough, they went separate! She also got me a martini glass, and I didn't figure this part out until later, but she had wrapped my gift card in a paper shaped as a green apple and then put it in the martini glass to depict and apple martini! Inside the pink basket was also another cute shirt from Hollister and a bigger Moo Moo. The cows are comin' home people!
To top off the night, Pat and Albert gave me a giant box. Oh yes, there was a MINI IPOD in there!!!! I CANNOT believe that they would get me a gift like that, something that I totally do not deserve, but I love 'em for it. D00d, my eyes nearly fell out of their eye sockets. It's so pink and pretty... LOL, kinda like me.
We drew names for Christmas afterwards, the grand Mokroopal Christmas tradition still standing, but we still have to discuss our Christmas plans since I'll be in Mammoth for a week before the holiday.
I had to reluctantly part ways with them afterwards seeing as how the guys were calling me to poker, and also, Kressler and Lisa had a lot of teacher stuff to do. Poker was fun. always nice to see those dumbasses. I think they actually missed me whilst I was gone. I was a totally craptastic poker player last night, getting kicked out after 30 minutes!!! Must've been distracted by other things *cough*... well, I'll be back in less than 3 weeks, and I'll kick their asses then. ;)
The Mokroopals are so sweet. They're the only people who still get me gifts (although, the Girls did buy my Thanksgiving plane ticket home as a BDay gift =). They really didn't have to and I always feel like I don't deserve it!!! The presents were terrific, as only Mokroopals gifts can be. Kressler got me a verra cute I Heart CA shirt in pink from Hollister and coasters that say: Sober, Buzzed, Wasted, and Hungover. She also got me another Moo Moo (cow) and a picture board. Her Bday card was, if I could ever scan it or show it, was a perfect depiction and personification of me and now it will get wall status. :)
Lisa also got me a gift from Hollister (a gift card), which led me to believe that she and Kressler went together to get my gift, but hilariously enough, they went separate! She also got me a martini glass, and I didn't figure this part out until later, but she had wrapped my gift card in a paper shaped as a green apple and then put it in the martini glass to depict and apple martini! Inside the pink basket was also another cute shirt from Hollister and a bigger Moo Moo. The cows are comin' home people!
To top off the night, Pat and Albert gave me a giant box. Oh yes, there was a MINI IPOD in there!!!! I CANNOT believe that they would get me a gift like that, something that I totally do not deserve, but I love 'em for it. D00d, my eyes nearly fell out of their eye sockets. It's so pink and pretty... LOL, kinda like me.
We drew names for Christmas afterwards, the grand Mokroopal Christmas tradition still standing, but we still have to discuss our Christmas plans since I'll be in Mammoth for a week before the holiday.
I had to reluctantly part ways with them afterwards seeing as how the guys were calling me to poker, and also, Kressler and Lisa had a lot of teacher stuff to do. Poker was fun. always nice to see those dumbasses. I think they actually missed me whilst I was gone. I was a totally craptastic poker player last night, getting kicked out after 30 minutes!!! Must've been distracted by other things *cough*... well, I'll be back in less than 3 weeks, and I'll kick their asses then. ;)
Sunday, November 28, 2004
22nd Birthday
The birthday thing has totally lost its impact on me ever since I turned 21. My mom wished me a Happy Birthday this morning, and once again I was like, oh yeah, I've aged again. LOL, when she said she wanted to talk to me, I thought she wanted to have words with me about coming home late last night. My friend Janice called this morning too, to say Happy BDay... even the bouncer last night at the club said it! He was checking out my birthdate and told me to find him at midnight.
I am verra proud of my friends. Last night, both Linda and Vikki matched me drink for drink. Bwahahahahaha, I will not rest until I have killed everyone's livers!
Yes, last night has marked the last of my partying in LA... um, yeah, at least until I come back in December. I must say, I have made up for a lot of lost time! I've been drinking and/or clubbing every night since Tuesday. And YAY for me, I haven't blacked out once!! A sign that I'm growing, I guess. ;)
Tonight I'm going to go out with my Mokroopals and finish my rounds of seeing everybody (although, I still have to go visit the work people... mayhaps on Monday). A nice, quiet and pleasant dinner is the personification of a Mokroopal outting... as well as our fun chilldrinklaxing evenings. I can't find my Mokroopal shirt, otherwise I'd wear it tonight! I thought I left it at home, but it looks like I've brought it to Boston.
Everything is winding down, I'm already verra sad to go. But alas, I shall not think about it until tomorrow. =)
I am verra proud of my friends. Last night, both Linda and Vikki matched me drink for drink. Bwahahahahaha, I will not rest until I have killed everyone's livers!
Yes, last night has marked the last of my partying in LA... um, yeah, at least until I come back in December. I must say, I have made up for a lot of lost time! I've been drinking and/or clubbing every night since Tuesday. And YAY for me, I haven't blacked out once!! A sign that I'm growing, I guess. ;)
Tonight I'm going to go out with my Mokroopals and finish my rounds of seeing everybody (although, I still have to go visit the work people... mayhaps on Monday). A nice, quiet and pleasant dinner is the personification of a Mokroopal outting... as well as our fun chilldrinklaxing evenings. I can't find my Mokroopal shirt, otherwise I'd wear it tonight! I thought I left it at home, but it looks like I've brought it to Boston.
Everything is winding down, I'm already verra sad to go. But alas, I shall not think about it until tomorrow. =)
Saturday, November 27, 2004
Booze and Manwhores
It's like the song says, ain't no party like a west coast party. Boston clubs ain't got nothin' on LA clubs. *sigh* Will verra much miss the scene once I trapse on back to the East.
On Tuesday, we had a bonfire, then ate some KB (YUM!) and then went to a bar in Fullerton. Loved the bonfire, even though it was freakin' cold. I love the smell... sigh... :) Only in So. Cal can you have a bonfire at the beach at the end of November. I was feeling pretty tired from my long flight that morning, so I didn't do too much drinking and I didn't feel like socializing too much. Unfortunately, this guy couldn't pick up on my anti-social vibe and kept bugging me. The lame part was that he was kind of a dumb-f*ck, and he claimed to be 24, but he totally looked like a 19 year old guy who swiped a fake idea or something.
On Wednesday, we went to the Mayan and I was fairly drunk there, although not to my usual levels of drunkeness. Lynda, genius that she was, forgot her ID at home (in Anaheim!) and had to drive all the way back home to get it, then come back. When she finally arrived, she had too much champagne and too much liquor in a small time frame and got helaciously MESSED UP. She yaked for a verra long time on the curve when we got to Hodori and then slept on the table. I was worried about LV guy showing up there because Linda had told him that we would be there, even though I've given her explicit instructions to not let him near me. Luckily for us, we didn't bump into him then.
On Thursday, after some Bo 7 Mon with my family (the turkey event being moved to Sunday, why, I do not know), we went to Dave & Busters. We were only able to get one drink because the bar closed early that night. Wish they could've announced Last Call first!! Afterwards, still needing some activities and alcohol, we went to Rack & Cue to play some pool and drink some Smirnoff.
Friday came and I was torn between playing poker or going to Level 3. The decision was made for me when poker was cancelled. Good thing too, because I was able to round up all of the girls and get them to go. Had drinks with everybody and was able to get in some nice pictures. We wore our t-shirts and got a lot of responses from people. LOL, especially Huong, since her shirt said "Grab My Ass." Thomson had to spend a lot of time protecting her derrier. :) I drank about five drinks that night, but two of them were glasses of champagne, and I've discovered that champagne can get me pretty drunk when in conjunction with mixed drinks. SO, from now on, I'm going to drink champagne because it gets me drunk quicker, and I spend less money at the bar. I made myself yak in the bathroom, but not because I had too or because I was overly drunk, but just cause it made my stomach feel better. And I think it staved off the possibility of blacking out later. =)
I ran into LV guy at Level 3!!! He saw me before I saw him, so I couldn't make a run for it. I talked to him for a bit because I didn't want to diss him, but I kept it short so as to not give him any ideas. Raaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh...
After feeling like a reject for the past couple weeks, my ego was given a nice, good boost last night. Had lots of guys hitting on me, and even a few free drinks. Yes, I know, I'm fabulous. ;) And being rejected a few weeks ago has renewed my stance on guys and love, which is, NO GUYS AND NO LOVE. Always good to have a refresher every now and then.
I don't know what's going on tonight, poker or another club, but either way, good times all around. Mayhaps I can try to squeeze in both!
On Tuesday, we had a bonfire, then ate some KB (YUM!) and then went to a bar in Fullerton. Loved the bonfire, even though it was freakin' cold. I love the smell... sigh... :) Only in So. Cal can you have a bonfire at the beach at the end of November. I was feeling pretty tired from my long flight that morning, so I didn't do too much drinking and I didn't feel like socializing too much. Unfortunately, this guy couldn't pick up on my anti-social vibe and kept bugging me. The lame part was that he was kind of a dumb-f*ck, and he claimed to be 24, but he totally looked like a 19 year old guy who swiped a fake idea or something.
On Wednesday, we went to the Mayan and I was fairly drunk there, although not to my usual levels of drunkeness. Lynda, genius that she was, forgot her ID at home (in Anaheim!) and had to drive all the way back home to get it, then come back. When she finally arrived, she had too much champagne and too much liquor in a small time frame and got helaciously MESSED UP. She yaked for a verra long time on the curve when we got to Hodori and then slept on the table. I was worried about LV guy showing up there because Linda had told him that we would be there, even though I've given her explicit instructions to not let him near me. Luckily for us, we didn't bump into him then.
On Thursday, after some Bo 7 Mon with my family (the turkey event being moved to Sunday, why, I do not know), we went to Dave & Busters. We were only able to get one drink because the bar closed early that night. Wish they could've announced Last Call first!! Afterwards, still needing some activities and alcohol, we went to Rack & Cue to play some pool and drink some Smirnoff.
Friday came and I was torn between playing poker or going to Level 3. The decision was made for me when poker was cancelled. Good thing too, because I was able to round up all of the girls and get them to go. Had drinks with everybody and was able to get in some nice pictures. We wore our t-shirts and got a lot of responses from people. LOL, especially Huong, since her shirt said "Grab My Ass." Thomson had to spend a lot of time protecting her derrier. :) I drank about five drinks that night, but two of them were glasses of champagne, and I've discovered that champagne can get me pretty drunk when in conjunction with mixed drinks. SO, from now on, I'm going to drink champagne because it gets me drunk quicker, and I spend less money at the bar. I made myself yak in the bathroom, but not because I had too or because I was overly drunk, but just cause it made my stomach feel better. And I think it staved off the possibility of blacking out later. =)
I ran into LV guy at Level 3!!! He saw me before I saw him, so I couldn't make a run for it. I talked to him for a bit because I didn't want to diss him, but I kept it short so as to not give him any ideas. Raaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh...
After feeling like a reject for the past couple weeks, my ego was given a nice, good boost last night. Had lots of guys hitting on me, and even a few free drinks. Yes, I know, I'm fabulous. ;) And being rejected a few weeks ago has renewed my stance on guys and love, which is, NO GUYS AND NO LOVE. Always good to have a refresher every now and then.
I don't know what's going on tonight, poker or another club, but either way, good times all around. Mayhaps I can try to squeeze in both!
Friday, November 26, 2004
There's no place like HOME
Ah, back on the west coast, great to be back. I love love love Calif so much. It's the middle of November and I'm wearing flip flops. *SOB* So great... And as they say, ain't no party like a west coast party. The clubs in Boston can never match the clubs in LA. My Bostonian friends aren't too big on clubs, but it had to be explained to them that when you grow up in OC and LA, the club scene is verra big. Of course, whilst not big on clubs, they are verra big on the bars and pubs. I suppose that alcohol is alcohol... merriment is sure to abound either way. =)
It's been lovely to see all the pals and the familia (and yes, the clubs!). My BDAY is Sunday. I find it humurous how when I was waiting for my 21st bday, it felt like the day would never come, and now this year when I turn 22, I didn't even realize it was coming up. It practically hit me on the face that the 28th was coming up so quickly. LOL, age... if only I could be 21 forever. Twenty-one has definitely been the best year of my life. Is it cause of the booze? Is it cause of the parties? Is it cause of the poker? Is it cause of the Girls? I it cause of the pals? Is it because of the general lack of drama and stress? Well, I'd like to think it's because of all of the above. =)
Good times had by all.
It's been lovely to see all the pals and the familia (and yes, the clubs!). My BDAY is Sunday. I find it humurous how when I was waiting for my 21st bday, it felt like the day would never come, and now this year when I turn 22, I didn't even realize it was coming up. It practically hit me on the face that the 28th was coming up so quickly. LOL, age... if only I could be 21 forever. Twenty-one has definitely been the best year of my life. Is it cause of the booze? Is it cause of the parties? Is it cause of the poker? Is it cause of the Girls? I it cause of the pals? Is it because of the general lack of drama and stress? Well, I'd like to think it's because of all of the above. =)
Good times had by all.
Friday, October 08, 2004
Midterms and Good Times
Ah, that lovely time of the semester, mid-terms. For the most part, MCP isn't too different, in that science classes have a multitude of exams throughout the semester, so midterms don't mean a darn thing. However, my electives do have an actual midterm in the middle of the semester, but those are no brainers and I'm not even stressed.
Made many anew friends these past few weeks, even some drinking buddies!! All is good in the land of Boston. =)
Made many anew friends these past few weeks, even some drinking buddies!! All is good in the land of Boston. =)
Thursday, September 30, 2004
One Month Anniversary
Okay, so it's actually past a month, point being, a little over a month ago, I arrived here, wide-eyed and scared and cautiously excited at the prospect of my new life here in the cultural little city of Boston. The pangs of homesickness are still ever-present, albeit, I don't think that pang shall ever go away, but the loneliness has subsided. There are new friends and faces, and even some old ones. I know TWO people who went to UCI at the same time I did as well as TWO people who have gone to Western High. 'Tis a small world after all. (Yeah, I know, cliche much?) For the party girl in me, I didn't have to go a whole month without getting drunk or crazy. I went to a Harvard party last week, and let me tell you, those harvard intellectuals sure know how to party it up. As for the el-cheapo in me, I've found a TARGET! It was in the South Bay Shopping Center that was like a hallmark to suburbia... I thought I'd never see a parking lot again... *sigh* =)
A month has found me with TV, new sheets, cable internet, an ipod, two laundry trips, two posters put up and two exams. For next month, the goals are: desk, snow boots, futon/couch, pots & pans, microwave, and bathroom organizer!
A month has found me with TV, new sheets, cable internet, an ipod, two laundry trips, two posters put up and two exams. For next month, the goals are: desk, snow boots, futon/couch, pots & pans, microwave, and bathroom organizer!
Friday, September 10, 2004
Strange Mood
In a strange mood this morning. Probably due to still not being in repossession of my wallet yet... probably also due to too much web surfing! *sigh* Don't ask questions with answers you don't want to hear. ;)
It's Friday night. The girls are going out, or so I've been told. Evidently, they all decided to start going out and partying AFTER I left. Hehe, silly girls, can never get our timing right. And by the time I get back, they'll end that particular phase of the cycle and go back to being recluse and... dare I say, boring? No, my girls aren't boring, just ridiculously silly, and I totally miss them, as well as my Mokroopals, poker night buddies and family members.
Have a good weekend all, don't waste any of the good times.
It's Friday night. The girls are going out, or so I've been told. Evidently, they all decided to start going out and partying AFTER I left. Hehe, silly girls, can never get our timing right. And by the time I get back, they'll end that particular phase of the cycle and go back to being recluse and... dare I say, boring? No, my girls aren't boring, just ridiculously silly, and I totally miss them, as well as my Mokroopals, poker night buddies and family members.
Have a good weekend all, don't waste any of the good times.
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
When it rains, it pours...
I never owned an umbrella in California, I never had the need. Car always provided good protection, and if I happend to be at school, all I had to do was make a run for it and I'd be okay.
Definitely not the case here. I thought I could hack it without the protection, but I was sorely (or should I say wetly) mistaken. It's only a five minute walk to school but I was drenched from head to toe. My feet are STILL wet and I'm hoping I won't have to pay for m mistake with a cold later. One of my goals here in Boston was to NOT get sick. Which reminds me, I should buy some multi-vitamins. It's stopped raining for now and hopefully will stay that way until I can get my hands on an umbrella. Yes, I must succumb to the need.
MJ and Vikki were here this weekend and provided a nice reprieve from my loneliness. M and I had lots of fun (or should I say drinks) at a random club and we got to meet some cute Irish guys. The next day we did some shopping and had some more drinks and watched a movie. Ditz that I am, I left my wallet in the taxi that we took back home. Fortunately, when I called my credit card company to report my card lost, they informed me that the police had called to say that they found it. PHEW! However, I still have to make my way over to the police station and retrieve it. Hopefully everything is still in there. And then I can FINALLY call the cable people and tell them I need internet ASAP.
I've discovered that the chinese food downstairs is hella good and not too expensive, so I shall be dining there more often. Somehow I'm going to have to find a way to eat healthy and inexpensively, but I just haven't figured it out yet.
Adjusting to life here is becoming easier everyday. It certainly helps to have a TV to help the nights go by faster. If only I could get the internet going, then I could at least talk to some people!
Mom and Dad still call everyday, and while our conversations aren't long, I find myself looking forward to their calls. I should probably call Nam sometime soon, just so he doesn't forget about me.
When I get my credit card back, I can finally go out and buy some more stuff for my apt!
Definitely not the case here. I thought I could hack it without the protection, but I was sorely (or should I say wetly) mistaken. It's only a five minute walk to school but I was drenched from head to toe. My feet are STILL wet and I'm hoping I won't have to pay for m mistake with a cold later. One of my goals here in Boston was to NOT get sick. Which reminds me, I should buy some multi-vitamins. It's stopped raining for now and hopefully will stay that way until I can get my hands on an umbrella. Yes, I must succumb to the need.
MJ and Vikki were here this weekend and provided a nice reprieve from my loneliness. M and I had lots of fun (or should I say drinks) at a random club and we got to meet some cute Irish guys. The next day we did some shopping and had some more drinks and watched a movie. Ditz that I am, I left my wallet in the taxi that we took back home. Fortunately, when I called my credit card company to report my card lost, they informed me that the police had called to say that they found it. PHEW! However, I still have to make my way over to the police station and retrieve it. Hopefully everything is still in there. And then I can FINALLY call the cable people and tell them I need internet ASAP.
I've discovered that the chinese food downstairs is hella good and not too expensive, so I shall be dining there more often. Somehow I'm going to have to find a way to eat healthy and inexpensively, but I just haven't figured it out yet.
Adjusting to life here is becoming easier everyday. It certainly helps to have a TV to help the nights go by faster. If only I could get the internet going, then I could at least talk to some people!
Mom and Dad still call everyday, and while our conversations aren't long, I find myself looking forward to their calls. I should probably call Nam sometime soon, just so he doesn't forget about me.
When I get my credit card back, I can finally go out and buy some more stuff for my apt!
Thursday, September 02, 2004
Poker Night
Well, it's Thursday, and Thursday night is usually poker night. Alas, I'm 3000 miles away now so I can no longer partake in poker night. I'm sad, and earlier I even contemplated the idea of PartyPoker.com, to which my rational brain decided that that would be a bad idea. I mostly miss hanging out with the guys. Chilling with the boys was always a highlight of my week.
Mom still calls me everyday, presumably to make sure that I am still alive. I of course never would've guessed how much I would miss mom and dad.
School email still isn't working. Internet still not hooked up yet at home. Weather is better though. :)
Mom still calls me everyday, presumably to make sure that I am still alive. I of course never would've guessed how much I would miss mom and dad.
School email still isn't working. Internet still not hooked up yet at home. Weather is better though. :)
Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Boo-urns on Being New
Goddammit. So, my school email account does not work yet because I am a new student. Thus, I may be missing some valuablee class information, such as if lab is still on tomorrow or not. I'm not sure because my lab is supposed to be in the new building, and seeing how as the new building is still under construction, I'm curious as to the status of my lab. I vaguely remembered the Prof say that there were no labs this week, but I did not get to confirm with him. I've seen signs that say another lab has been post-poned, but nothing about mine. I don't want to not show and then totally get penalized for it. BAH!
The ditz that I am, one of the books I bought today was the wrong one! Luckily, I realized my error before leaving campus so I just returned it the same day. The two classes I'm taking for humanities and beh. science are a refreshing break from all the science I've had to endure the past couple semesters. I actually can't wait to start reading everything. :)
I'm definitely in the school zone right now. Too bad everything this week is mostly intro and I still don't have enough stuff to get me through my lonely evening. Ah well, tomorrow is another day. =)
The ditz that I am, one of the books I bought today was the wrong one! Luckily, I realized my error before leaving campus so I just returned it the same day. The two classes I'm taking for humanities and beh. science are a refreshing break from all the science I've had to endure the past couple semesters. I actually can't wait to start reading everything. :)
I'm definitely in the school zone right now. Too bad everything this week is mostly intro and I still don't have enough stuff to get me through my lonely evening. Ah well, tomorrow is another day. =)
Monday, August 30, 2004
The New Chapter
And so, life as Bostonian begins. First day of class was as expected. I tried to go to the advising center, but the line was ridiculously long, so I will opt instead to go another day. The students are all very nice and I've even managed to make a few friends. Living along is nice, but it's also kinda lonely and scary. I've cleaned up the place nice and all I need now is furniture. Although, I'm thinking that I'll just live there until the end of the year, go home for summer and then find some roommates for next year. I was talking to a girl today, actually, who was still looking for a place to stay and she asked me if I was interested. We exchanged phone numbers, and maybe within a couple of months I won't have to live alone anymore.
I'm in what appears to be the student lounge and I'm utilizing the wireless internet. I'm trying to take advantage since I don't have any internet at home and it's driving me nuts. I also don't have a TV, but I'm going to go to Best Buy today and rectify that problemo shortly. I also have to go the realtors and see if they've tracked down my mail key yet. I feel like there are many things to do, and yet, not enough to do. I totally wish I had a AC unit at my place. The heat is verra blech... I look forward to a very busy day tomorrow. =)
I'm in what appears to be the student lounge and I'm utilizing the wireless internet. I'm trying to take advantage since I don't have any internet at home and it's driving me nuts. I also don't have a TV, but I'm going to go to Best Buy today and rectify that problemo shortly. I also have to go the realtors and see if they've tracked down my mail key yet. I feel like there are many things to do, and yet, not enough to do. I totally wish I had a AC unit at my place. The heat is verra blech... I look forward to a very busy day tomorrow. =)
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