Crazy Pills

I think I might be going crazy. Finals are only 3 days away.

Lil' bit

i think im becoming a little bit more like my father each day. with all the craziness that my life has become during the week, i really love to wake up early on weekends, make some coffee and just relax. perhaps watch some tv without feeling guilt. or eat breakfast without thinking about how much i have to read. a little quiet time when the roommate is still asleep.

however, old habits are hard to break. and like my mother, mornings haver never been my strong suit. while setting my alarm for 8:00 seems like a good idea when i go to sleep, its the last thing i want to hear in the morning. so i guess for a little while longer waking up at 1130am isn't so bad. thanks mom :)

WTF Mate

Um. does anyone know who wrote the last comment on my previous post?

wow.

For Real

So I finally got access to Westlaw, which is basically all the cases in the history of the world in one website. Upon suggestion, I came across this gem.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.
God Juanita GRIER, Plaintiff,
v.
Pres. Ronald REAGAN, Mrs. Nancy Reagan, U.S. States Government and Congress, Citizen of U. States & Foreign Countries, Defendants.
Civ. A. No. 86-0724.
April 1, 1986.

God Juanita Grier, in pro. per.

Plaintiff names as defendants President and Mrs. Reagan, the United States Government, Congress, and the citizens of the United States and foreign countries. Her complaint is lengthy, rambling, and at times incomprehensible. It seems that plaintiff's basic claims are that she is god of the Universe and that the citizens of the Universe, former Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Carter, and President Reagan have perpetrated crimes against her through the use of an electronic eavesdropping device. The majority of her complaint is composed of a request for relief in which she asks that the court award her items ranging from a size sixteen mink coat and diamond jewelry to a three bedroom home in the suburbs and a catered party at the Spectrum in Philadelphia.

************

obviously, the case was dismissed as frivolous.

funny though.

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz with Peter, Grace, Santo and their friends Ginny and Chris this weekend for some volleyball at the beach






Oh and if you ever want a super cheap dinner, i recommend Jack in the Box tacos. 4 tacos for $2.14. Yum!!



I am so frustrated with my computer right now. i can't figure out how to make those pictures the right way. when i figure it out ill change it. for now just turn your head slightly to the right.

DinneR

mom would be so proud...



in other news i shaved my head again



before



i think i should have left it like that



im 15 again!!

Going Golfing

So i figured out how to get my pictures off dad's camera.







refer to previous post as to what we were doing.

Nate seems to always have friday afternoon's off, so after saying "screw off homework", I joined him for a round of 9 hole golf. Let it be said that this was my very first time golfing an actual hole. We have gone and hit at the range a few times but needless to say, it is a bit different on the actual course, where you are confined to a particular hole and hitting a ball incorrectly will leave you at the mercy of having to yell for others to watch their heads. (I would have inserted the word "FORE" at this time but i am not sure how it is spelled. "FOUR" "FORE" "FOR" i just don't know which one is the correct usage AAHHHHH!!!)

anyway, we made it to our 2:15 tee time. luckily we were able to go by ourselves since i was worried i would slow other people who actually knew what they were doing. surprisingly, i did quite well the first 2 holes. I was only +1 on the first par 3 and then i made par on the second hole, par 4. after that i think my beginner's luck wore off and i have erased said scores from my memory. Nate ended up beating me soundly.

oh well. i wasn't supposed to win anyway. it was my first time. but ill be back. ill try and get out there once a week or so.

now i just need to get some snazzy golf pants.

Nate already posted about our gun experience and he posted the only picture we took that afternoon. so refer to his post.

Home

I love going home.

I guess i just don't feel that Santa Clara is home yet. I just have not found my niche and have been going through a pretty tough time with issues that have followed me from LA. Its been a tough adjustment and i feel 100 times more homesick then i did when i left home for undergrad. I don't know why that is. My mind just is not taking to the adjustment very easily and it wanders constantly back to LA, back to memories and to happy days. its hard for me to understand why. I am in a great city, attending a fantastic university, studying something that truly interests me, close to my sisters and brother, meeting new and interesting people. Yet i am not focused on that. My mind is constantly thinking back, to days gone past, rather then forward.

The weekend was such a good time. Spent the day on Friday cleaning out my old apartment and catching up with a few friends for dinner. Drove home on Friday night to Mo Val where the family and my dogs were waiting for me. Saturday was exactly what home is supposed to be. I relaxed a bit, while mom and dad freaked out about what they were going to do about the car. In the evening Sean and I took Megan and Becca over to one of my HS friends house where we met his new wife and caught up with some old HS buddies. I was even told that Sean is funnier then me. Needless to say that is the last time i invite him to go with me to one of my friends places.

Sunday i had to study a bit while Mom and Dad went car shopping. We had dinner with grandma and then i headed down to Hermosa Beach and met up with Jeff and his roomate at a bar called the "Poopdeck". Monday consisted of Jeff and I hanging out at the beach and then meeting up with Stephen later in the afternoon where we proceeded to go on an impromptu pub crawl. Those kids are alot of fun and definitely always know how to have a good time.

Ok there is alot more details that i should write about, but i only got 4 hours of sleep last night and im tired. Hopefully pictures will follow if i can figure out how to upload pictures from dads camera to my computer.

Driving in the Dark

So i made the trek down from Nor Cal to LA last night so i could take care of some last minute apartment stuff as well as go home and visit with the parents. I have never made the drive at night before so was a little unsure of how it would go. After getting off class at 9, making a mug of coffee, and saying goodbye to George and his mom, i started off. All in all i would recommend the trip at night to anyone that feels comfortable driving at night. No traffic at all. No annoying sun to sunburn you while driving. And best of all, i was able to keep my windows down so i know that i saved money on gas. Thanks to MythBusters i know that you getter better gas millage when you have your windows rolled down then with the air conditioner on. But what was really interesting about driving at night is that you have no idea where you are. I have made that trek many times and it seems to go quicker when you don't see that for the next 300 miles all you have to look at are miles and miles of farmland.

It was a full moon so the shadows with the clouds were really beautiful. I wish i had a camera to take some of the shots of the moon refecting off hte resourvior off the 152. Also i think that i saw a UFO. seriously. it was this crazy flying thing that had 3 ligts on each of its wings and was turning in this crazy circular pattern. way to fast for any plane that i have seen. So after getting all excited about seeing a UFO i started to smell pesticide so it was prob just a some plan doing some crop dusting, but it could have been a UFO.

so i got down to LA in 4.5 hours. I think that is a record. If you got a faster time let me know and ill try and beat it on the way back up.

Life in the Bay

Has anyone ever felt the strange feeling of being afraid of leaving things behind, even though deep inside you know its the right thing to do. Or being uncertain of something new, excited and nervous, leaving a situation of comfort for one of hard work, discomfort and perhaps loneliness. Can one look forward and behind at the same time, unsure of which direction to go?

So i have started a new life in the Bay area--Santa Clara to be more accurate. This past week has been a bit rough but has also been exciting. I bought my first set of golf clubs, which i already dented through repeated mis swings, as well as dinner with the family on monday, wednesday and friday. Indian food on wednesday was quite tasty although my taste buds had some trouble with a few of the spices.

Orientation starts of Wednesday.

Where did May go?

So by the looks of this thing i have not updated in quite a while. Actually i did not updated for the entire month of May. Woops. Where did May go? Oh well. Here's the recap: I decided to go to Santa Clara in the Fall even though Golden Gate gave me a generous offer of 30,000 scholarship. I guess the better reputation and location of Santa Clara helped to make my decision a bit easier. I officially only have 6 days of UCLA left. Crazy! Although those last six days are filled with finals and studying. But come Thursday--ill be ready for a celebration. I finally found a subletter for my appt--worked out real well except i ended up getting into a fight with my roommates over it and have not talked to them in over a week. thats a great way to end college--ugh--but when i get called a "cheap bitch" and physically threatened, I don't have much respect for them anymore.

Last weekend I went to a party at cousin Jeff's place--theme was "G's up Ho's down". Heres a couple of quality pics.



With my friend Santo



Steve with his prison shank



Jeff and entourage

Weird fact learned--Jeff let me borrow this cheap gold ring for the night. In about 2 hours of wearing it, my finger had turned a dark shade of green around the area that was touching my skin. Who knew this actually happened? I just thought it was a local myth, told by gold producers to create a negative incentive stories for consumers of cheap jewelry. In the words of Mythbusters, this myth is "BUSTED"!

Great Success!!

So after months of waiting and three rejections, I finally did it--I actually made it into Law School! On Thursday afternoon, I opened the "big" envelope for Santa Clara Law. Pretty exciting i would have say. I it couldn't have come at a better time--Wednesday night was full of frustration and even a couple of hours looking at the UCLA career center for full time jobs. I breathed a huge sign of relief as the weight of not knowing what I am doing next year was lifted off my shoulders. Thank you for everyone who has wished me congratulations and especially my parents and two sisters who spread the word like wildfire throughout the family.



With graduation from UCLA fast approaching, I feel a sense of sadness at leaving UCLA--the traditions and prestige; the friends and memories of the past 4 years; the excitment of college and finally being "on my own". It truely did go by too fast. And although the law school doors have been opened, I can't seem to shake the past 4 years and the hope that I made the most of them. I hope that i did and i do feel that i tried to experience all i could--although i have to admit i wish i could go back and fix my GPA. I don't feel that it reflects my ability. I guess all i can do it enjoy the next 6 weeks or so, soaking in the sun and trying not to fail my classes.

Europe awaits.

Law School awaits. Still waiting for a decision from Golden Gate. They sure are taking their time.

I don't want to grow up

After calling home to talk to mom about i don't want to pay car insurance, get a job or worry about responsibilities, she offered the advice that I could always work at Disneyland. I proceded to say that I could work all day as Goofy, in which she replied. "How about one of the 7 dwarfs?" Silence. Now is it just me or is that a shot at my stature? Was i just called short by my 5'2" mother? After all the years of telling me I was a perfect height, the truth comes out.

On another note, I was sent this through an email by Nike. I thought it was interesting and provided a nice complement to Dad's post of a couple days ago.

Thank you, ignorance.

Thank you for starting the conversation.

Thank you for making an entire nation listen to the Rutgers team's story. And for making us wonder what other great stories we've missed.

Thank you for reminding us to think before we speak.

Thank you for showing us how strong and poised 18- and 20-year-old women can be.

Thank you for reminding a sports nation that another basketball tournament goes on in March.

Thank you for showing us that sport includes more than the time spent on the court.

Thank you for unintentionally moving women's sport forward.

And thank you for making all of us realize that we still have a long way to go.
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While i don't follow nor watch women's basketball, i thought it was a telling email nontheless.

I'm going to go and sulk about being short now.

Sweet Ride

So not to bore you with a double dose of this weekend but i promised i would post.

Unable to wait a extra couple of weeks for my first set of 4 wheels, I made the trek up to Nor Cal and hung out with the Sunnyvale gang. The weekend always goes to fast and this time was no exception. With the only hiccup involving Pete's strange illness, i couldn't have asked for a better couple of days. Lots of good food, wine, company and of course the keys to my very own car. (Well technically its not mine for another 71 months, but who is counting)



All in all, I could not have asked for a better time. A little time away from LA to clear my head. A break in the routine to shake the frustrations of the past couple of months. Laughs with the family. A talk from a HS friend who always seems to know what to say. And i finally can go faster then 40 miles an hour!

Now if only this car would make USF change their mind. :(

Thoughts

Hmm...So i guess i have not updated this thing in a while. sorry to my die hard fans out there. its been the start of the new quarter so i have been dealing with trying to find classes that fit my schedule and my preferences of no friday and monday classes although it turns out i may have failed on the no friday front. Books have been making quite a dent on my bank account. 300 bucks already and i have not finished buying them all. I don't know how they expect us to afford them. Good thing this is my last time buying undergrad books although i have a sneaky suspicion that grad school books are not going to be much cheaper. i have been trying to work out daily, hitting the gym 4-5 times a week and then putting in a few runs here and there. My motivation for triathlons have seemed to gone out the window as i have been using the excuse "i just don't want to swim" for the past 2 weeks now and my bike is collecting dust. I am not sure why that is. Life just seems to be getting me down. Girl drama has been putting me in a down mood lately. And it seems that I really should try and get more stuff off my chest as things have just been building and building. that is something i need to work on considering that i have so many people that support me yet i keep turning to the one person who is pushing me away. After 3 years i guess its time to move on.

I just want to enjoy my last quarter in LA. what next year holds for me...I have no idea.

I just want to give a little shout out to my fish, Pudge. Its been 1 year today since he passed away.

Im taking a road trip to San Jose this weekend for a little time with the sis and bro and finally getting my first set of wheels! ill post some pictures when i get my sweet new ride although everyone that is reading this has seen it. but its still gonna be mine. and that stupid UCSC license plate is gonna be the first thing to go!! j/k trace...Slug Pride FOREVER!

UCLA lost this past weekend.

Enough said.

Next stop....Atlanta?

So in case you have been in a hole the past week, let me update you. After a quick 5+ hour drive up the scenic 5 freeway, we arrived at Tracy's around 12:30 am Saturday morning. After saying hello and chatting for a bit we all crashed--Me in the bed, Jeff on the air mattress and Matt on the couch. In the morning, we all awoke and enjoyed a lovely breakfast courtesy of Tracy and Nate and chatted about the upcoming day. Ben met up with us a couple hours later and then around 1:00 pm we headed down to the HP Pavilion for UCLA vs. Kansas. After navigating the streets of San Jose we parked our car and proceeded to unload the essentials: beer, vodka, chips, sunflower seeds, chairs, ice and a football. Perfect weather and for the next few hours soaked in the sun and enjoyed some good ole' fashioned tailgating. A couple more of my UCLA buddies met up with us in the parking lot as well as some of Ben's Kansas friends. Around 3:45, we packed up and walked into the game.

Long story short, UCLA played a flawless game and pounded the Jay hawks for a sweet Elite 8 victory. What a great game and such an awesome experience. Once i figure out how to post pictures I will post some of the celebrations. After the game, all 6 of us ran down to the bottom level and proceeded to watch the Bruins cut down the nets as well as slap hands to Afflalo and Mata as they walked into the tunnel. With our spirits high and voices sore, we slowly left the building already talking of how we were going to make a trip to Atlanta work.

We then met up with Tracy, Pete, Nate and Grace for some post game refreshments at Pedro's. I think one of the more memorable quotes was Pete's "Wow. I've never hung out with this many guys before!!". Keep in mind, there was a total of 8 guys at the table! Mexican food never tasted so good. There was lots of laughs and some quality pictures taken. Thanks to my family for being so gosh darn cool. Later that evening, after the Old Pro ended up being empty, Tracy took control and took us to Blue Chalk, a fun little nightclub/bar in San Jose. Again more laughs and quality memories--watching from above as Ben, Jeff and Matt picked up girls on the dance floor, seeing Tracy ruin Jeff's game with the acknowledgment that she knew the girl that Jeff was dancing with from work etc. So much fun. After that we headed home and crashed.

With Spring Break almost over, I head out to Las Vegas tomorrow for a weekend with Jeff and Steve in the City of Sin. I can only imagine what kind of stories I will come back with. On Saturday the Bruins play the Florida Gators in the Final Four in Atlanta. Sadly I will be watching this game from a sports book in Vegas. However, a Bruin victory sets in motion a string of events--fly from Las Vegas to Nashville, TN Sunday afternoon with Jeff. After meeting up with Ben in Nashville around 9:15pm, drive the 3 hours to Atlanta and crash with Matt in his hotel. Monday will be a mixture of seeing the sights of Atlanta and then getting to the Georgia Dome, the sight of the NCAA championship, early so we can try and scalp tickets. (Yes that is correct. I AM flying to Atlanta WITHOUT tickets to the game). With any luck, tickets will be purchased and I will be inside the Georgia Dome to watch the Bruins win their 100th NCAA National Championship and record 12th NCAA Basketball Championship. How awesome would that be?!! I can't wait.

Rejected

Another rejection letter. This time from Hastings. It was another reach school and i know that but it still gets me down. Still waiting for USF and Santa Clara, my two top choices and Golden Gate. This is not a good sign and gets me worried. My plans for the summer and relying on me getting into a law school and not having to worry about getting an internship or job. Im starting to get nervous.

On a happier note, UCLA basketball defeated Pitt today in the sweet sixteen. That means that tomorrow afternoon, yours truly will be traveling to San Jose to watch the Bruins play in the elite 8 against Kansas. Tickets are already assured thanks to Ben's ability to play 3 different people, including an Indian guy to retrieve the tickets this afternoon. Highlights include crashing on T and N's couch (Thanks guys; Love you lots), tailgating before the game, watching a great game with a Bruin victory (knock on wood) and then (tenatively) a trip to The City for a taste of the nightlife on Sat night. Shaping up to be a fun weekend excursion.

3 finals done, 1 to go at 8am. that would be a little over 7 hours from now. Ya doesn't that really sound exciting. I guess i should get back to studying

send me some good thoughts about law school...

Discovered

So i don't know how she did it. i had not even told anyone about this blog but my mother found me out. i guess thats not a bad thing and i don't mind at all; i have not written any juicy details. :) i haven't even updated in a while. just been busy with school. writing papers and studying for finals.

still have not heard back from law schools. other then ND which didn't want me. I just want to get in so i can't stop studying.

Just booked my trip to Europe this summer yesterday!! 20+ days; tour from June 22-July 11 and then a few days in spain for the running with the bulls.

sweet.

Econ 172

Interesting thing happended today in my Econ 172 class: I walked in and sat down like normal; nothing too exciting. All of a sudden 4-5 African American students walk in and start to talk really loud about how they had to keep an eye on some guy in the back becuase they were going call the cops. Then one of the black guys, he was a big guy, walked to the back of the room and stood in front of this white guy and said "Man, we gonna roll. we gonna roll". I wasn't sure what that meant but im guessing he wanted to beat him up and wanted the white guy to go outside. Of course the white guy just sat there and said "Man im not going anywhere". then another of the black guys girl friends came up beside of him and said "stop it! that is what they want you to do". Again i didn't know what that meant but i didn't say anything. The two black kids walked back to the front but the black guy didn't look too happy about not fighting. All the while the whole class was turned around watching what was going on while the other black students in the front had been calling UCPD. Our professor wasn't there yet, of course. Thompson is always late. Anyway he finally got there and the black students that were still there just staring at the white guy in back of the room. Thompson asked what was going on and this black lady said "Are you the professor? One of your students accosted me!". Now i didn't know what this word meant but luckily i had my laptop and i looked it up on word and it means "to approach and stop in order to speak, in an aggressive manner". So i assume that he white kid said something racist about these black students and now they are angry. Thompson tried to mediate and was probably not very sensitive to the black student cause and ended up being yelled at by the big black guy. Anyway long story short, UCPD comes in and makes the white guy get up out of class and go talk to the police. Needless to say it was an intersting start of the class and actually woke me up so i only fell asleep one time the entire class. Thats pretty good considering.

A First Time For Everything

Today while sitting at work, pretending to do something worthwhile but mostly just daydreaming and studying, I decided that I was going to start a blog. I am not sure why I suddenly had the inspiration; i have known about blogs for many months now due to my mom, father, sisters, brother, brother in law all keeping or religiously reading blogs. I have checked my families blogs and was genuinely interested in what they had to say. But i never really had any desire to write one of my own.

Until this afternoon.

I am not sure who is going to read this. I may not even let others know that i am keeping it. but it seems that i have heard people say to me that "they don't really know me" and maybe that is my own fault. maybe that is because the words that i want to use to describe myself just don't come out verbally at the times when i want them to. It has always been easier for me to write then to speak. my emotions and thoughts are able to flow easier and i have the luxury of a backspace. maybe this is my attempt to try and explain to those who think that i don't share my feelings enough. Perhaps this blog will allow me to express myself.

I guess we will all have to wait and see.