Nikki's World
I'm not wise and I'm not all-knowing, but the things I've experienced and the thingsI've exposed myself to have taught me that the possibilities in life are endless, which is why I truly believe that we can do anything- if we only put our mind to it. |
Monday, September 30, 2002
So so so so so sleepy. When will I ever get to sleep right for once? I wish they could sell sleep in a bottle. Not like a pill to make you sleep, but something that you can take that makes you feel as if you did sleep, without actually having to. It'd save us all a lot of time! Work is time consuming. Sunday, September 29, 2002
It was like a fire watching party tonight out in Upland on 24th Street. I think that was the closest you could get to the fire without being an actual resident of the area. Our spot was actually only less than 5 miles away- according to the cop who stopped by to have a look too. It was almost funny how many people came out to watch a fire. They were causing a traffic jam on this tiny, dead-end residential road. I met this guy named Andy and we ended up talking for like an hour. Hahaha... The sad thing, though, is that most people were there to gawk at the fire while I'm sure somewhere on the other side people were watching and hoping their house wasn't what caused the huge flare ups we were watching. I think I'm still more allergic to pineapple than I thought... cause tonight I had fruit salad with an excessive amount of pineapple in it and less than an hour later my face was all red. And then a little later my chest was a red, bumpy, and itchy. Yech. Hey, Crossroads girl is in the new Gap commercial. Yeah, I'm sleepy again... still... Saturday, September 28, 2002
I think Bounce is the only movie where I'm a complete Gwyneth Paltrow/Ben Affleck fan. They did make a really cute couple.
I drove 148 miles today. I can't believe I made it home in one piece. It's like a miracle. I swear I was driving quarter miles at a time with my eyes closed. It was like... I'd open my eyes and go "how the hell did I get this far already?" Thank you God. I just had the most meaningful talk I've ever had with Anthony tonight. He really is a great guy. I hope he gets everything he's looking for. I am so incredibly beyond sleepy... It's kind of scary... In my first "real" week at work I claimed four spots on our office's "All Stars" board- for most set appointments per week, most kept appointments per week, most referrals per week, and most referrals per month. There's only four more spots left, two of which I have a decent chance of getting by the end of October. So my question is, how in the hell do you beat yourself? This job is all about self-motivation and independence. If you don't got it, then you're pretty much gonna fail. I was able to do what I did this week partly because I've got a ton of bills to pay and partly because my goal was to get on that board as often as possible. And now that I've done that I'm worried bout trying to keep the bar up. Because I'm afraid that I won't be able to do it... And what if I do do it? And what if I am promoted by December? That's not nearly enough time to learn all the things I think I should know before I'm promoted to that position. It's fucking scary, no matter which way you go. At least my co-workers aren't plotting their revenge against me (so far as I know) for knocking some of them off the board in my first week of work. They're being really encouraging about it. It's another thing I love about my office... Oh gosh... I really (which isn't nearly a strong enough word) need to sleep... Friday, September 27, 2002
I cannot live with my parents. Let's see... how much more can I emphasize that? I CANNOT LIVE WITH MY PARENTS. I swear, living with my parents causes so much pent up rage that one day I'm just going to implode. It'll be like spontaneous combustion and there won't be anything anyone'll be able to do about it- except hope that I'm very, very far away from any populated area. It's not even that they do big things that annoy me, it's just all the little things that add up every day and that eat away at you till there's no shield left protecting them from you. I swear I'm going to go absolutely crazy in this house. If it weren't for them, I actually wouldn't mind living here, seeing as how I'm already situated and all. GAH. I want to make a hole in my wall with my fist. Thursday, September 26, 2002
OH OH OH OH OH OH !!!!!!! Sweet Home Alabama starts tomorrow! And I don't have time to watch it this weekend!!!!!! BOO. =* (
News flash: Ecstasy can cause Parkinson's disease. Yet another reason why I shouldn't experiement. Damn. Today was the first day of school. Today I was on campus. Twice. What the fuck? But I have to say that INVID really does rock!!! I finally got my long awaited Josie and the Pussycats soundtrack. Yay! And it only cost me $6.92. Hee! My boss said today, "...You'll be promoted by December." Can I get that in writing please? Wednesday, September 25, 2002
Happy birthday mom! La Vie En Rose... decent food. But I don't think it was worth the $160 we paid. Although, I think it was just cause I didn't order what I really wanted. The ambience was nice though. And I LOVED the china. Hahaha... I want a set like that for when I get my own place. It was Steelite, Made In England. No doubt. Geez. The American Idol special that was on last night reminded me of being at California Adventure. You know all those songs they play when you're walking through the entrance area, where there's that huge fountain and the train ice cream place? It was a very Disney-esque show. Not at all the kind of thing that I'd perceive an "American Idol" to be doing. It kind of sucked. ACHOO! ACHOO!! ACHOO!!! Eh. Sleep now. Monday, September 23, 2002
Wow... to have plastic money. That'd be kinda cool. I'm really happy for Kelly Clarkson. She's got an awesome voice. She almost outsang Reba McIntyre. Hehehe! She's living practically every little kid's dream right now. It's crazy... I love getting those free address labels in the mail where they just ask you to make a donation. March of Dimes had the cutest ones so far! I'm so sleepy... Still. Hurricane Isidor... sounds like visitor... Like the way they talked bout Gus-Gus in Cinderella when they first found him. "Viiisitoor... Viiisitoor!"
I got an owee today. And it hurt like hell! I was walking out of my bathroom holding something over my shoulder, with my elbow sticking straight out, when I walked right into the door. Hit the tip of my elbow smack into the side of the door that goes into the doorframe. OUCH. And the fact that I didn't expect it to happen, so I was walking out at full speed, made it even worse. And now I can't straighten my arm out all the way without it hurting and I can't have it touch anything without it hurting. Blech. And if there were blood vessels going through that part of my body, it'd probably be this ugly blue-green-purple color right now. Argh! It hurts!
I'm starting to get my "hunches" again. Like... I hear my phone ring before it actually rings. And I'm getting at least two cases of deja vu a week. Pretty soon I'll be able to tell who's on the phone before I answer it. Just like in high school... Then there was that whole earthquake thing on my b-day... scary. Must be from lack of sleep. Wanna see what I got in my inbox today? Look: September 19, 2002 Dear NICOLE: CONGRATULATIONS! We are pleased to announce that you have been selected as one of the prizewinners in The Chevy It's Great To Skate Festival sponsored by The Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation. You are invited to attend the Chevy Skating Festival Skating Clinic with Todd Eldredge at Alltel Ice Den, 9375 E Bell Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85260 on Saturday September 28, 2002 between 12:00 NOON and 1:00 PM. The clinic time you are to attend has been randomly assigned and cannot be changed. Transportation to and from the clinic is your responsibility. Each time bracket will include 30 minutes for dressing and warm-up off ice and a 30 minute skating clinic lesson from Todd Eldredge. In the unlikely event Todd Eldredge is unable to teach any clinic lesson, sponsor reserves the right to substitute another instructor. If you do not have skates, they will be available at the rink at no charge. Taking pictures and videotaping is permitted. If possible, we request you reply to this e-mail within 4 days with your invitee code number (found on the top right of this letter) and the city and state you live in, if you plan to attend the clinic, to allow us to make proper arrangements. If you should have specific questions regarding the clinic, please contact Alltel Ice Den at jpatterson@coyotesice.com. The Chevy It's Great To Skate Festival will be open from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm the day of the clinic. Please feel free to enjoy the festival before or after your scheduled clinic time. It is open to the public and will have interactive games, prizes, food and fun. Come and participate in a fun filled day. It is not possible to substitute another prize for the prize you have won. Prizes can be awarded only as indicated in the sweepstakes rules. There is no determinable value for the skating clinic lesson. On behalf of Chevrolet, we thank you for participating in their sweepstakes and hope that you will enjoy the clinic. Cordially, D.L. BLAIR, INC. Donna Andreasen Client Services WHY? WHY do I get this email six days before it occurs??? Goshdamn stupid mother-effing people. Another thing I got, from the StarWars.com Homing Beacon newsletter #69 (I'm not saying anything)... Wow Star Wars! "Ay maganda!" Count Dooku clearly does things his own way, but his ideology is not the only thing that sets him apart. His lightsaber handle design is unique among the Jedi weapons fans have seen to date in the saga. The distinctive curved lightsaber first appeared in early sketches of the new Sith enemy, and this direction was later expanded with the help of Art Department Assistant Roel Robles, who brought in some of his own cultural roots to the design table. "I started bringing in my arsenal of various Filipino swords, spears, and knives to give the Art Department a different feel than what we had before. At one point, we had a room full of artists playing with these deadly balisong (butterfly) knives before a meeting," he recalls. Robles' collection included a wide variety of blade types, but his favored weapon was the barong, which featured a curved handle to prevent weapon slippage during combat. "It looks cool, sharp and deadly," he says. At one Art Department meeting, Design Director Doug Chiang had Robles lay out his weapons for George Lucas to inspect. "George picked out the barong, which I was really happy about not only because it was my favorite blade, but also since it was a Filipino blade, it had cultural and historical bonds. I am proud to say I was able to put a small part of my Filipino heritage into the film," says Robles. As further inspiration to his fellow Art Department members, Robles arranged a demonstration of escrima, a Filipino martial arts employing multiple bladed weapons. He and a friend, Jonathan Soriben ("one of the best Filipino martial arts masters that I know," he says) reserved the basketball court at the Skywalker Ranch fitness center and went at it with sticks rather than knives. "So as not to scare anyone," Robles clarifies. "When Dermot Power came up from London to work with the team, Iain McCaig encouraged me to set up a demonstration. Iain and Dermot were designing the Sith at the time, and were very impressed. They began to do more work on the Sith with escrima in mind," says Robles. Kinda cool huh? Heh. Sunday, September 22, 2002
You know the term "riding into the sunset"? Well, just now I was driving into the sunset. It was yucky. I was driving down Crescent and the sun was perfectly centered on the middle of the road right in front of my face. So if I looked directly ahead of me, I'd be staring right into it. Great. I'm still seeing spots. I'm so sleepy... Saturday, September 21, 2002
Today I saw a Lotus Exige being transported by a truck with a Pennsylvania license plate. It is a NICE looking car. I would say I want one... but aren't those the cars that were used in Back To the Future? The ones that got taken off the market cause they sucked so much... I got my first cancellations today... TWO of them. Eh. I think I'm turning into a workaholic... Hahahahaha!
I think I figured it out... I like BBMak when they're on the radio and when they perform live. But I don't like their CD because that much pop music all in a row gets boring after a couple songs... I had my first appt last night and got my first client today! Woohoo! LOL Sleep now. I can't believe I'm working weekends and nights... I love my job. Hahahaha... Friday, September 20, 2002
Thursday, September 19, 2002
Hmmm... The Four Feathers wasn't as bad the second time around. It was actually pretty good. I'd up my recommendation to definite matinee. I'm too tired to talk bout anything... so I'll see you all in the morn! Wednesday, September 18, 2002
Okay, so my account isn't dead yet. It was just temporarily paralyzed by the stupid UCLA server... I'm gonna name drop. Went to The Four Feathers premier tonight and actually got to sit in the same theater as all the "stars" did. And guess who I saw? Heath Ledger Kate Hudson Wes Bentley Goldie Hawn Andrew Keegan LeAnn Rimes and... BRITNEY SPEARS Hahahahahahahaha! Her and her mom and her bodyguard just walked right past me in the lobby before the movie started! I was trying to get her attention to see if I could talk to her for a couple of seconds, but they just kept on walking. =/ Oh well... she looked kinda shy/nervous. Like, she knew everyone was staring at her and she wasn't trying to attract attention. There were also all these other people I didn't recognize, but probably should have. Tam-Tam recognized a lot of people, but she couldn't name them. Hahaha... Oh, and then we followed a limo to find where the premiere party was at and found it at the Armand Hammer museum. And then we tried to get in... hahahaha... I'm still kinda embarassed bout what we did- it didn't work of course, otherwise we'd still be there- but at least I can say that I tried. The one thing I do regret from tonight, though, was not talking to anyone other than Tam Tam. I told myself I'd make at least one contact tonight. I mean, do you know how much MONEY was in that theater tonight??? Good Lord! Even just one contact would've been enough to get the ball rolling... Grrr! Anyway, so the movie was okay. It had a good story, but it dragged... a lot! It was two and a half hours long! Kate Hudson is not the greatest actress. But I think Heath Ledger did a pretty good job. And I'm not even really a fan. There's this one chase scene at the end... that was pretty well done. All in all, I'd say matinee or rent it. And make sure you pee before it starts. And you know what? I get to see it again tomorrow... Oh yippee... But at least I get an excuse to go to Hollywood and Highland other than for being a tourist. And it's just 15 minutes away from work! Woohoo! And you never know... it might be much better the second time around... seeing as how I didn't really pay that much attention tonight. Hahaha... Tuesday, September 17, 2002
Monday, September 16, 2002
I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!! I was so freaking scared when I walked into that test this morning. I even had to resort to the deep breathing for a couple minutes before I started. I don't think any test has ever gotten me that worked up before. But it's over now! So woohoo! I can work! Hahaha... My manager, who's all of eight months older than me, is taking me out to lunch tomorrow. I think it's cause I passed my test this morning and somehow managed to set 7 appointments today. And I was only in the office from 3-8pm. Hehehehe... I love my job. Awww... this new Everwood show is pretty good. I think I'm gonna like coming home to them on Monday nights. All in all, a good day. =)
Continues tonight's procrastination...  How indie are you? test by ridethefader You're pretty knowledgeable about music in general. You like indie music, sure, but that's only part of it. You'll listen to any old shit as long as it sounds good to you. You're not snobby about music at all, you just like what you like. How boring. Curiously, this makes you popular with the opposite sex. Sunday, September 15, 2002
Still freaking out... I really wish I lived alone... I just want to bury myself in my bed forever... It's hot in my room... I'm sleepy... I want my bathroom back to myself... I really need to be alone for a week.
I broke down tonight and went to Starbucks. And in so doing found Fullerton/Buena Park's newest and hottest date spot. Great. There's a between-slight-and-chance chance that I won't pass my test tomorrow. And after forcing myself I finally admitted that I'm scared shitless. Which would probably explain why I can't concentrate on studying for the life of me. Shit. Now you see why I actually went to Starbucks. Saturday, September 14, 2002
Describe your DreamMate in a little more detail: Ideally, he'd be intelligent, easy to talk to, creative, socially aware, and know how to have a good time on a small budget. Someone who's not high maintainance, but who can appreciate the finer things in life; either successful or capable of achieving success. Someone who goes for what they want instead of complaining and whining about it, someone who's able to stand up to me when I'm being dumb, and someone who wants to make me a priority in his life but who won't make me his entire life. It'd be nice if he could dance and/or was somewhat musically inclined and had a wide variety of interests. I like people whose real selves seem to contradict their outer appearance, i.e. those guys who really do like Moulin Rouge but aren't willing to admit it. =) So I'm still procrastinating. So what??? Queer As Folk is on in ten minutes... I might as well not plan on studying till after it's over...
I've been procrastinating for the last 45 minutes. I really can't concentrate in this house. I was waiting for my parents to leave so I can at least leave my room (I really wasn't in the mood to deal with them) and now that they've finally left I remembered that I can't leave my room or else I'm going to be sick. I'm chewing on the biggest piece of gum I've had in my mouth since high school. And after trying to blow a few bubbles the only thing I've succeeded in doing is getting gum stuck all around my lips. I think I'm going to go try to scrub/scrape it all off now... maybe I should just eat a bunch of peanut butter (and smear it all over my face while I'm at it.) Hey, it works for gum in your hair... I really wish I had an oxygen tank to breathe with when leaving my room... or even a gas mask...
The hole in our kitchen ceiling is finally gone, but now the house smells. No, I take that back. It doesn't smell- it reeks. It reeks like someone threw up. And it makes me nauseous whenever I smell it. Which is whenever I am anywhere inside the house that's not my room. It's gross. :-/ I freaking need to study! I take my test on Monday and I still don't know half of what I need to know by then! Shit. And I keep remembering things I need to do... and wanted to do... Like, I wanted to go to The Limited (yah, there's a sale) and Target (exchange and return) and Illuminations (exchange) and Best Buy (sale!) and I need to do my laundry and (fuck!) take shit to the dry cleaners. Who is closed tomorrow. Ack! Plus, I'm so freaking sleepy I'm about ready to drop. A clone would really come in handy right now.
I like coming from my aunt's place in Glendale cause I always leave there feeling good. :) My cousins there are like my sisters and tonight I had a more meaningful conversation with my aunt during dinner at a Chinese buffet than I think I've ever had with either of my parents. That, plus their apt feels like my second home... sometimes I feel more comfortable there than at my "home." I have to thank Tam-tam, Tiffany, and Auntie Silay for always welcoming me in and letting me eat all their food and for letting me bug them all the time. They really are the best! And now, thanks to them, I feel a lot better about my job too! My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a great movie! SO funny! Thursday, September 12, 2002
I just saw the new Harry Potter movie preview... I'm excited now! But November 15??? Sheesh! And then The Two Towers isn't until Decenber? Ack! It's a good thing Sweet Home Alabama comes out in two weeks! Yay Reese Witherspoon!!! Okay, I gotta go study... or something... now. G'nite! Wednesday, September 11, 2002
Lord knows I'm not the biggest supporter of President Bush, but I think today's actions were his best since he was voted into office. Things I saw today that made me have one of those rare moments where I'm truly proud to live in America: Driving up the 5 freeway on my way to work- I saw the NYFD fire truck with it's LAFD and LAPD escort driving down the other side of the freeway. Driving down Hacienda Blvd through La Habra Heights- two kids who looked like they were twelve standing on the side of the street waving little American flags. Driving up Beach Blvd. on my way home tonight at 8:45pm- three Hispanic teenagers waving a huge American flag from the island in the middle of the street. It's not as if any of these events has some big meaning or anything, it was just one of those things that touches you from seeing it. And I don't think it helped that I spent all morning watching news broadcasts from New York and Pennsylvania. If I'd had the time, I would've gone to the Museum of Tolerance to light a candle too. It's sad to think that here we are, doing all our 9/11 stuff because it was such a big tragedy in American history- but some countries have been living, and continue to live every day, with the same fear we had during the week of 9/11 last year. I'm either PMSing or more sensitive than I thought I was...
One year ago today... Two buildings fell. A crater appeared in a field. A pentagon lost a wing. I was on a ship While 2,800 people died. And a new era began. It's weird how so many people on this end of the U.S. can treat this day as just any other day. Because I think there is no person in NY or Washington DC or Pennsylvania who can do the same. Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Why do I feel so unprepared and behind? I know, it's because I didn't do anything I should have done this weekend. I feel bad for Samantha and Sandra... I hope I see them again in a couple of weeks. And I'm getting kinda nervous now about work... I have that damn Justin Timberlake song stuck in my head... I should really go to sleep now. Will someone please sign my guestbook? Because it's been almost a month now... and it's making me kinda sad that it's so bare. I guess it's my fault, though, for not advertising this site as much as my other ones. But I decided to be a lot more candid in this version's blogger, so I was kinda worried bout it being read by too many people... Oh well... Monday, September 09, 2002
*Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket, never let it fade away...* ...That's how I felt about tonight. It was one of those nights that are just nice and you don't want it to end cause it's all peaceful like. Although I dunno if Bubbles felt that way too... Little tidbits of the night: I got to show Bubbles around The Grove and we got to do some window shopping. Which is more fun than regular shopping because you don't spend anything! "Stressed spelled backwards is desserts." -Sign at The Corner Bakery where we had a yummy dinner and got hot chocolate for the ride home. And where I got my cookies with icing on top and cinnamon cream cake to take home. :) Bubbles showed me where she works and I showed her where I work and we looked at all the pretty houses during the (only!) 15 minute drive in between. Bubbles and I saw a falling star while driving down the 10 freeway on the way home. And yet, I still haven't begun to read the hundred pages I need to for work. Nor have I begun to memorize my script. And I didn't get to study my lesson for Wednesday either. Very soon, too soon, begins the catching up and cramming part of my week... Funny aside: I was trying to make plans with Garrett for tomorrow night, to see the new J. Lo/Ben Affleck movie (yucky, yucky couple!), but Bubbles reminded me while I was on the phone that I was volunteering for AIDS Walk stuff at that time! Sadly, she knows my schedule better than I do... Hahahaha... I think that's a testament to how much time we've spent together this summer. LOL Anyway, I guess I better get on with real-life stuff now... These past four days have been weird. Cause ever since I got my job I was all living in the world of the career driven people (which isn't to say that's not me.) And then it was like reverting back to school days, with FPAC and seeing all these UCLA people there and doing all this family stuff. And then tomorrow I'm back in the career world again... Sometimes it feels like there's two different people living inside this body...
Oh Lord... It's 1:47pm and I have NOT begun to do anything I should've done today. Ack! Help! I'm drowning! On the other hand... the conversation I had this morning with hot-denim-shorts-and-no-top-boy-who-had-a-tattoo-on-his-right-shoulder-blade-and-muscles-that-make-you-want-to-drool makes me want to pick up one of my guitars and start to play... or even to open up the dusty piano and start plunking away... Oh the sandy blonde brown haired boys... I should go to the beach. Sweet Lucy Asleep by INVID is stuck on repeat play in my head...
Oh the hot boys that just left my house... Yow! :) One in a wife beater... and the other in denim shorts with boxers hanging out... Hee! And they vacuumed the floor too! LOL Sunday, September 08, 2002
Oh! By the way, one more thing. Parking karma: it works. Thanks to my positive efforts of Thursday night's parking events I was able to park very well this weekend. Yay!
Woohoo! FPAC! Gotta love it! Yay to Kat and Allison and Jerry and Daisy and Christybelle and everyone else that put it on! Invid rocks! Congrats to Jonathan Wandag for winning the Balagtasan Poetry SLAM! He had The Greatest Poem you will Ever hear! Jonathan Wandag is my hero. I love Jonathan Wandag. These aren't the droids you're looking for. These aren't the droids I'm looking for. Move along. Move along... move along. Thanks to Bubbles and Tiffany for coming to help out at FPAC with me! This weekend has been hell on wheels. But it was also hella fun! Hee! It's just too bad that I didn't get any sort of work-related stuff done... except for maybe building my contact base. ;-) But now it's 11:10pm and I want to sleep. Because neither my brain nor my legs consent to supporting me any longer unless they get some rest. So babaloo to you! Friday, September 06, 2002
Okay. So why is that I finally decide to DO shit today and I can't get anything done? 3) Laundry There's no laundry detergent. What the hell kind of household do my parents have? I NEVER let my apt run out of things like laundry detergent, toilet paper, soap, etc. So now there's a load of clothes sitting in a washer that's half full of water with no soap. 1) Put up my blinds I finally open the box for the blinds- which looks like it's already been opened and then re-taped- only to find that there's NO FREAKING HARDWARE for mounting them. Great. So I call the company and they say I'll get them in the mail sometime at the end of next week. By which time I'll be back at work again. 2) Clean my fucking room I'd like to. Except there's nowhere to put away anything I clean up. Unless I throw it all away. Shit I feel like doing that. Who cares if the trash isn't going to be picked up for another six days. I'll just leave it all on the curb. I HATE THIS HOUSE. I WANT TO MOVE OUT. And I'm fucking pissed. So I'm going to go charge some shit on my parent's credit card.
I finally got to eat at Twin Palms! Thanks for dinner Bubbles, Jackie, and Garrett!!! Hee! I missed hanging out with them... I think that was the first time we all got to hang out together since graduation. We need to do it again before school starts! I miss you guys! Well, except Bubbles, cause I see her all the time. Hehehehe... I have so much to do today... and I don't know what order to do it all in! Argh! Okay, so here's to organizing my to do list: 1) Put up my new blinds which have been sitting in a box on the floor for two weeks now 2) Clean my room- which is gonna take a LOOOONG time 3) Do laundry 4) Work out 5) Pick up mail 6) Study study study 7) Take a shower! I still smell like cigarette smoke from last night. Yech. On top of which I only got three hours of sleep last night cause I was online so late. So I'm like dying right now. Okay... so... I think I will do it in this order... 3, 1, 2, 5, 4 (and a little 6), 7, 6... although by that time I think I'll be dead to the world and not able to study. And then there's Anton and Rocelle's party tonight, which I just got the evite for a half hour ago... AHHHH! Too much to do! Wednesday, September 04, 2002
OMG!!!! Today is a good day!!!! All the reasons why: Slept in till 8 and woke up in time to catch KTLA morning news broadcasts on American Idol. Got to Brea early enough to grab a Malibu Dream from Coffee Bean (founded by a UCLA alum!) and have my phone checked at the Cingular store. My name was finally confirmed in Sylvan's computers 20 min before I was supposed to take my test. I PASSED and got an 87. Not the 95 I wanted, but hell- I FREAKING PASSED! When I got in the car and turned on the engine KROQ was playing Alive by POD- hehehehe! I-I-I feel so alive! And while driving down the freeway I heard the STAR brainbuster: "What gets wet as it's drying?" So I called in the answer (A TOWEL) and won tickets to see their preview screening of The Four Feathers. And right before I walked into my house I heard myself on the radio winning the tickets! LOL! I love today so far! Tuesday, September 03, 2002
Oh geez... they just replayed the World Trade Center tape again... I don't think I'll ever need to see it again to remember. And I think I was even kind of buffered from it since we were so out of touch when it happened. Anyway, on to other things... cause it's my birthday and I don't want to get into that. This was probably both my most productive and least eventful birthday ever. Weird, huh? But I managed to finish all my practice tests- scored from 92-100 on all 21 of them the second time around! I even got all the questions right during my required "grilling" by Gene. Woohoo! And then... I had no plans for tonight except maybe going to dinner with my parents (both of whom I'm still not quite appeased with) if I didn't feel like studying after work. So I get home early, cause I finished early!, and do all my errand-type things, and I'm still waiting for them to get home and for us to go. Cause I wanted to be home in time for American Idol. Yeah yeah. Whatever. I want Kelly to win. So all I really did was go out to dinner (Rainbow Cafe- YUM!), during which I was very sleepy and I wanted to get home by 9- yeah right... Since we didn't even sit down till 8:10. But I did get a candle- even if I did forget to make a wish the first time I blew it out. But I did it the second time... as if I don't already wish this every second of the day anyway. And I'm still very sleepy. (I didn't sleep much after last night's earthquake. I was a half hour late to work today too. But that's okay, cause when I got there I ran into Samantha on the street- she was parked right in front of me. And when we walked in three other people were still missing too. I swear this office runs on Filipino time.) And I'm rambling right now because I'm so out of it. Anyway, I have to thank Bubbles for being the first non-family person to wish me happy birthday. (Right after the earthquake.) Thanks Bubbles! :) And Tam Tam and Tiffany for their funny voicemail. And then Jay- whose voicemail I got while I was falling asleep at work and made me very happy! And Ryan- for finally emailing me something of substance! J/K! Hehehehe... And my parents for dinner, of course. Not like they're gonna be seeing this... but still. And my Uncle Inting for the message. And Bruinwalk.com for the free Baskin Robbins ice cream cone coupon, even if I'm not a student anymore! All in all, I'd say it was a good day... even if it did get off to a shaky start! (Pun intended.) Yay! And now it's off to bed! Test tomorrow! Monday, September 02, 2002
I just spent the day being quite productive... At least, I'd say so. Studied for almost six hours with only about a half hour total break (Wow! Did I really do that???) and then I spent the next three reading a book that I swear was based on my life. Although, I hope I'm not as clueless as she is... Hahaha... I got so caught up in the book, in fact, that I ended up finishing it while at Barnes and Noble. I'm sure the people who work there were wondering if my butt had begun to hurt from sitting on the same couch from 11am till past 8pm. Geez... They do have very comfortable couches, though. And it was a great way to beat the heat! BUT in reference to this book- it was great! Hahahaha... Confessions of a Shopaholic. Now you know why I liked it so much. I swear this author just took my life and made it into a book with a happy ending. So I guess now I'll just have to make that happy ending come true... including the hot, successful boyfriend and the mega-income job. Hee! Okay, so I guess I should make some sense of what I'm saying here... seeing as how I already took up two paragraphs talking bout it and didn't really manage to say much at all... So, I get to B&N with my bag full of practice tests, with my review book and Peach Pleasure Jamba Juice in hand, and do my customary scouting the store before I find a place to plant myself. Besides, I hadn't been to this B&N before, so I wanted a look around. And I come across this book, which, truthfully, I've been eyeing for quite some time now- since it came out last year. And I look at the price: $10.95. For a book. Which actually isn't that much considering how much I already spend on books- and how much I've spent lately on books. But I managed to be good and put it back down. So I do my studying thing and along comes 4pm and I'm getting a little antsy and I still have one more practice test to go (Can you believe I actually did SIX of them today?! And I got an average of 96 to boot!) so I decide to pick up a book and read for a half hour. And I remember the book I was looking at earlier- to which the sequel is sitting at home on the floor of my room waiting to be read. (That's a whole 'nother story- which has to do with why I've spent so much on books lately.) So I decide, I should really read the first one first, and it's much better to read it and not pay for it than vice versa. So I end up reading the first three chapters in 45 minutes cause it was too good to put down. Actually, I think I was more shocked and embarassed by all the things she went through- but it seemed so familiar I couldn't help myself! Anyway, I finally get myself to finish that last test and decide to read some more because I kinda felt guilty paying for the book. That's right- I FELT GUILTY PAYING FOR THIS BOOK. I swear, that in itself is a miracle. This is the first book I've read that convinced me NOT to buy it. Hahaha... I wonder if the author ever thought that'd happen? I don't think that was her intention. Anyway, this book had my eyes wide open, had me cringing, smiling behind my hand, and wanting to laugh out loud (but thank God I didn't- I was in the middle of a store for crying out loud!) but thankfully, not all at the same time! So around comes 6:30pm and I'm getting quite hungry, but I'm halfway through the book (and it's over 300 pages, mind you) and I'm thinking- with all that she's going through I REALLY shouldn't buy this book. So I read some more. And this process went on repeatedly for quite some time- until I realized that there were only about thirty pages left! Hahahahaha... And I look at my watch and it's 8pm. I figured- hell, I got this far, and the store's open till 10, so why the hell not? So I finished the book. At which point I felt really guilty for taking up so much space for an entire day, finishing a whole book, and then not even buying it. So I got this book on Rome that I'd been eyeing- only $6 thank you very much (It was half off the red tag price!)- along with a cute little leather book weight thing to keep my books open when my arms get too tired from holding them open for so long. (I know, I'm pathetic.) LOL. So all this is really quite amusing when you've read the book and you realize that I sound exactly like her. Hahahahaha... Oh, the irony. Anyway, moral of the story- go to your library and borrow Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella and once you've finished it you'll be glad you did (both!) And now I'm going to continue reading the sequel, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan... cause it's so good I can barely put it down either! And at least I've already bought it! :)  |
