Sunday, August 31, 2008

8/28-8/31

  • chasing pavementsI woke up this morning around 9:30 and got ready to go to church.

    I got there about 5 minutes early and sat in the regular spot... regular as in the spot when we don't sit in octigenarian land. But I was by myself this time and didn't see any familiar faces. But that's okay.
    Then after mass I went to my grandparent's house and had breakfast and stayed there for a few hours. My mom came and had lunch and then after failing miserably to convince my dad to let me take my car back to school, I went and dropped it off at his house. It was so nice being able to drive myself around to where I needed to go, with my music playing and singing as loud as I wanted. I need that little amount of freedom in my life lol.
    Whatev.
    So then my mom and I went home and I packed up for school, and I got back around 7. I had more stuff than I could carry, so Philip came up and helped carry a box for me. It was heavy and my dorm was pretty far, so he put those biceps to good use tonight. Thanks Philip ;]
    It's great being back. I missed it. And I missed my sweeties. It was weird not having them around. Apparently it was weird not having me around too.
    So everything should get back to normal now =]

    I came "home" yesterday night.
    I spent the night at my dad's house. It didn't feel like a big deal because I normally go there every three weeks anyway.
    I spent the day by myself. I loved it. I drove to Montebello, to Pico, to Whittier, to Brea, back to Whittier, and then back to Pico.
    It was great.
    Then I went to my house. It was really nice seeing my pets. My dog was happy to see me, but my cat couldn't have cared less. My house was just as I left it. And that's not a good thing. But I didn't expect it to be any better.
    Once my mom got home it went back to how it's always been. Me in my room on the computer, and her in the living room watching tv.
    I was supposed to go out tonight, so I got all dolled up, but as always plans fell through. Always.
    I thought I'd like coming "home", but if I didn't like it before, why would I like it now? I don't like it here and I never really have.
    I want to go home. Pepperdine is my home now. I love it there. I feel right there. I don't feel right here.

    I love Vanessa. She's one of my best friends. But she is by far my most dramatic and flakiest friend.
    1st time: Dodger Game. I invited her a week in advance, she said she'd let me know ASAP if she could go. She never did. Supposedly her phone wasn't working, but that didn't stop her from going out with other friends. She could have used Myspace or something.
    2nd time: Breakfast. I invited her way in advance, but she said she was never invited. Bull. So she didn't come to breakfast to say goodbye or anything.
    3rd time: Tonight. I'm home this weekend, so I would have liked to see at least one of my friends. Immediately I thought of Vanessa. She was busy today with Sorority stuff, but free tonight. So I got all dolled up to go out, and she bails.
    No more invites Vanessa.

    It's in France.
    We would have visited it had we the time, but unfortunately, we did not.
    So no visit to Versailles and the famous hall of mirrors.
    Versailles
    It's in Venice... California.
    And it's a Cuban restaurant.
    I went there for dinner tonight with my dad after I left school.
    I think that's the most I've eaten since going to school.
    But I'm not complaining.
    I have a feeling I'm going to be eating a lot this weekend.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

8/24-8/27

  • i drink your milkshakeI never got that SNL skit. I guess I needed to see that one movie with that one guy with the hair and the preacher kid that was in Little Miss Sunshine.


    Anywayz...
    Today was pretty good.
    I slept in til 9, missed my econ class, but my book came today, so I'll just read and catch up. No biggy smallz.
    I talked to mi madre on the telephono about the weather. That was nice.
    Ummm... I caught up on The Secret Life. But I'm totally bummed because it was the season finale. There are so many unanswered questions. I need more episodes!
    Philip and I watched Frankenweenie. I didn't cry this time.
    I messed around on Ukulele for a bit, even though I should've been practicing bassoon. I'll practice before class tomorrow. It's all good.
    I went to dinner with Katy before class. I normally don't get to eat dinner on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so this was nice.
    Then I had orchestra. It just so happens that we're playing a harder version of a song EWMS played at Carnegie Hall. It brought back memories for sure. I miss New York.
    Then I read Genesis 1-11, which was interesting, and then Philip and I watched Finding Nemo and some random videos of some girls that I'm friends with on Facebook.
    Good times good times.
    And I'm going home tomorrow...

    ...to wait until Friday.
    Philip asked if we could be more than just friends, so I said yes. Why wouldn't I? I really like him.
    But what did that mean?
    More than friends.
    That could be lots of things.
    So when we were hanging out tonight he said, "I think we should change our Facebook status."
    So I asked, "To what?"
    And he said, "Well, I think we should change it to 'In a Relationship.'"
    If that's what "more than friends" means, I'm okay with that.
    He's a really nice guy. We're both a little quiet, but I'm sure that will fade away as time goes on.

    It's obvious I have feelings for Philip, and it's obvious that it's mutual. I'm flirting my little heart out, but I'm not getting much back. He says he needs to talk to me about something one on one, and we've had loads of alone time, but nothing happens.
    I'm giving him til Friday to step up, or I'm moving on.

    My days have been all out of sync ever since I moved to Malibu. I've always been used to going to school 5 days a week, 8-5, and then having the weekend. But literally being at school 24/7 kinda screws you up a bit. So there were countless times today that I forgot it was Monday.
    I woke up around 5:15 this morning and I couldn't fall back asleep. It sucked. I had a bad dream, so I guess that's what triggered it. It wasn't even all that bad, but it kind of was... idk.
    My 8 o'clock was econ which is pretty chill. It's a big lecture class, so I can get away with doodling as much as I want, which is nice. And he plays movie clips in between sections that pertain to economics to keep us alive. And my favorite part, breakfast. He lets us go get breakfast. I always get oatmeal, but why mess with a classic?
    I got back to my room a little after 10 and stayed there for a while. I was supposed to eat lunch with Philip, but Erin was giving me a hard time last week about not going to lunch with her and she started making me feel guilty that she was going to have to wait til 3 for Laura again, so I went with her. I should set up appointments or something...
    I don't think I did much between lunch and Speech at 4.
    Speech was incredibly lame, but afterwards I came back down and got ready to watch some football at Philip's house. I miss football games for sure. Especially the football pants...
    Philip's house was beautiful, his family was super fun, the food was great, and his d o double gizzle was adorable. We didn't watch much football, but that's okay. On the way back we drove through the canyon, which was super scary and fun at the same time. And we hung out over here for a bit until my hall meeting started.
    I've been chatting with Erin and the Laura's since the meeting ended, but I think I'm going to bed pretty soon...
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Saturday, August 23, 2008

8/20-8/23

  • pot luck

    Today was weird.

    I woke up and went to church, still delirious from last night, and that was normal I guess.
    Then I was intercepted by Sara and Laura on my way to the cafe for lunch. They invited me to a potluck at the president's house, so of course I tagged along. I ate waay too much, but it was good.
    Then afterwards I rode with Laura to The Promanade where we saw Vanessa Hudgens give a concert. It was cool/stupid all at the same time. We only stayed for a few songs and went shopping afterwards. I bought some cute stuff.
    We got back a little after 5 and then Philip asked me to go out to dinner. I thought for sure it would be a real date so I got all dolled up, but no. There were 12 people. It sucked.
    So as soon as we got back to campus I grabbed my laptop and headed to the library to get some homework done.
    And now I'm here texting somebody I shouldn't be texting...

    Today was totally fun and weird.
    Everyone in my suite was gone today.
    Laura and Erin went to Laura's for the weekend, Becah and Laura were at Step Forward Day, Amber and Julie were out shopping, and Katy met up with her boyfriend in Santa Monica. So that left me.
    I wasn't really ready until 11, so I read a little and messed around with my ukulele until around 2:30. Then Philip came over and we watched a movie and then watched stupid videos on Youtube. Before we knew it, it was 6:30. So we went down to dinner and left a round 7:30.
    After dinner we went on an adventure to find Hero's Garden. We found it. It was pretty and all, but I was expecting more. We ended up staying there til quarter til 10.
    When we got back to Hayes, Katy was back and we hung out in our room til about 12:45. Then Philip and I went and pelted Katy with raisins while she was outside on the phone. It was hilarious, considering we were both really tired. I am like delirious right now.
    Tomorrow should be interesting. Vanessa Hudgens...

    Today felt fast and slow all at the same time.
    I woke up around 9:20ish and did some last minute things for my English homework. Then around 11 Philip took me to CVS to go get some CDs that I needed.
    I hung out back at the dorm for a bit, went and got lunch, hung out some more, and then went to class at 2.
    Best English class yet! We wrote for like five minutes, turned in our homework, talked about the next unit, and then he let us go early since it was Friday. I think I was back by 2:40.
    Then I just hung out until 4, and then I started freaking out a little bit about my bassoon lessons at 5. If I had my inhaler, I would've used it. But the lessons were fine. My instructor is like a hard core musician and is totally serious about bassoon. She pretty much talked and played through the whole lesson. I was supposed to get out at 6, but I got out like at 6:30. She's enthusiastic about me learning the correct way to play, so I guess that's a good thing.
    After that super long lesson, I went down to dinner with Katy, Amber, Becah and Abby. Philip met us down there and we all chatted for a while. The we moved the chatting to the sandbar, and after, to Hayes and then Eaton.
    And now I'm back at Hayes, kinda sleepy, and writing this.

    My mother will be financially stable.
    I will find my prince charming.
    My prince charming will be an attractive athlete.
    I will be a great driver.
    I will have a car while at Pepperdine.
    Rebecca and I will have a lasting friendship.
    Katy will be an awesome roommate.
    Katy and I will become best friends.
    I will be set financially while at Pepperdine.
    Everything will be fine with Pepperdine.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

august

  • nto the rush

    Current mood:sleepy

    Wednesdays are busy.
    This morning everyone woke up and went to convo at 10. Convo was pretty good today. Some poet guy, named Poetry, came in and spoke and before that they played clips of the Malibu fires to scare us lol.
    After convo I grabbed some brunch with Philip and picked up some books from the mail center.
    Then I had Faith and Reason from 12-3.
    Then I had an hour to change and scarf some fruit down.
    Then I had to give a speech about myself during Public Speaking from 4-6.
    Then I ran down, changed my pants and shoes, and ran over to Pep Band.
    Band was better this time. More people came and we actually got out at 7.
    Then I hung out in my room with Katy til she went for dance team auditions (which she made btw), and then I went over to Lovernich for the first Latino Student Association meeting. It was basically a meet n greet, but they had food, and I needed to eat, so I was happy.
    And I've been up here in Hayes D Suite ever since.

    Today was a little blah, but kinda not.
    I woke up around 9:30 and did my Faith and Reason homework, then I got ready and went to lunch with Philip, then I pretty much did nothing the rest of the day.
    Just kidding.
    I had english at 2 and we went over our rough drafts for our papers due Friday. That was okay I guess. Then I got out at 3:30ish and did some more homework and learned a whole bunch of new songs on ukulele. Then I had to go to orchestra at 6.
    I like orchestra a lot better than pep band for sure. The people are less geeky and they are actually very talented musicians. It's like honor band on steroids. That lasted until 8. Then I kept putting off writing my speech and helped Katy put off her reading.
    We ended up going out to Mal Yo with the Eaton boys and got back around 10:45ish.
    At 11 we had a hall meeting and it turned into a discussion about our future lives. It was fun. Sara, our RA, totally has her wedding fully planned out. It was adorable. The meeting lasted way longer than it should have, but that was totally okay.
    I finally wrote my speech and got in the shower, and now here I am, on Myspace.
    But I'm about to go to bed. Tomorrow's my long day.
    Goodnight.

    Today was pretty slow.
    I woke up around 10ish to post a response about Plato's Symposium by noon, and then Erin and I went to go eat in the caf. Pretty much the rest of the day until dinner I did homework. There was nothing else to do around here.
    Then after dinner Philip took me to the market so I could get flowers for Katy.
    Her boyfriend e-mailed the other day asking if I could print out a poem he'd written and get her flowers since tomorrow is their 9 month. So I did. And it went just as we planned. He got her out of the dorm, I printed the poem and placed the flowers, and then at midnight she came in. It was cute.

    Apparently the blog I wrote last night didn't show up, so I'll write a cliff notes version of what I wrote last night along with what I was planning on writing today.
    So Friday night I was supposed to go camping on the beach with the Eaton boys and some girls from Pengilly, but it turns out you need reservations to do that. We didn't have one. We went to the beach anyway, Zuma, and hung out there for a while. The water was cold, sandy, and full of sand crabs, but we all had fun. Except the boys that went in the water and got beat up. When we came back to school we decided to camp out at Alumni Park. We set up around 11:45 and went to bed around 3. It turns out camping at Alumni Park is a major violation, so campus security came at 5 to tell us to pack up and leave. It was scary and hilarious all at the same time.
    The rest of the day I was totally out of it and I really don't remember too much about it.
    Today I went to mass with Erin, Laura, and Katy and then my mommy came and took me to lunch. How sweet. We kind of got lost for a sec, but it worked out just fine. When I got back to school I messed around on ukulele for a while and then went out to dinner at Coogie's. It was pretty good. Much better than the food in the caf. It was Erin's birthday, so we had to have something good to eat. Then after we got back we had cake and I've just been bumming around ever since. It gets boring around here. But I doubt I'll be saying that once I have major homework going on.

    • ahhhhh!

      No blog other than this one tonight.

      I'll fill you in tomorrow.

      My mother will be financially stable.
      I will find my prince charming.
      My prince charming will be an attractive athlete.
      I will be a great driver.
      I will have a car while at Pepperdine.
      Rebecca and I will have a lasting friendship.
      Katy will be an awesome roommate.
      I will be set financially while at Pepperdine.
      Everything will be fine with Pepperdine.

      Today was beyond chill.
      I woke up this morning for class at 8, went to class, and then I was done for the day. That class is super cool too. Econ. The prof gives us a 20 minute break around 9 so we can go eat breakfast. That's way cool.
      So after that I came back and hung out with Katy and then went out to lunch with Erin. Erin is one funny Chicagoan. It was pretty much just her and I until 6 cuz everyone else had class. But that's okay.
      Then at 8 we had our first Backstage with Hayes meeting and that was cute. Not a whole lot of people went, but whatever. I had a nice little time.
      Then at 9:30 Hayes and Peppers had a mixer at Malibu Yogurt, but the boys in Peppers are creeps, so Dustin and Phillip came over and rode with us. It was Me, Katy, Dustin, and Phillip crammed into the back of an Audi. We got to Mal Yo just in the nick of time and the ride back was the best. Katy called shotgun, so Erin was in the back this time. On the way back to campus we all sang "I want it That Way", "Lucky", and "Shake It". Way fun!
      And then I walked around campus a few times since I had nothing else to do lol.
      I'm thinking tomorrow I'll run around instead of walk.

      Let me start off with last night... after my blog post.
      It was around 1ish and it was me, Katy, Laura, Erin, and the RAs (Laura and Sara) sitting around talking about stuff. But most of the stuff was about the girls in A Suite and how their common room is decorated like Ghetto Chic.
      We had to see it for ourselves.
      The A Suite girls were out, so we let ourselves in and looked around. There were pictures of rappers on the walls, along with tons of pink, and they had pictures of themselves on the beach in bikinis. Classy girls, classy.
      Anywho... they came back!
      We freaked and ran upstairs, so now they're all suspicious and don't like us now. But it was hilarious and well worth it. The RAs are totally on our side. And so is B Suite.
      Today was my long day. I had my seminar class from 12-3, then I had speech 4-6 waaaaay up on the hill, and then I had band 6-7.
      Band was lame beyond belief. I hope it gets better and more people show up.
      After band I went and had dinner in the caf with Dustin and then I tried to do as much as possible to rid my boredom once I got back to the dorm.
      If you're my friend on Facebook you can see videos of what happened. Dance party anyone?

      • chill

        Today was basically just a chill out and do nothing kind of day.
        But I had a little too much free time that I didn't know what to do with.
        I only had one class today, from 2-3:30.
        I got some reading done this morning, and some ukulele time in, and plenty of phone calls... which I normally don't do, so that was nice.
        And then Dustin invited Katy and I to go with him and his friends to get some In-N-Out, so we went. It was nice. And we've just been chillin in our room ever since.
        I think I might watch a movie or go for a walk or something.

        So I had an early start this morning. Mondays suck anyway, but having an 8 am class on a Monday makes it worse. But I didn't think it sucked. Maybe because I'm excited about school. My class was extremely chill. It was Economic Principles and we basically just went over what the class was about and were dismissed at 8:30. Then I went and bought a sweatshirt and a keychain and hung out in my dorm til around 12.
        When we got hungry, Katy, Erin, and I went down for some lunch. Erin's so funny. All the girls in our suite are funny.
        When we got back Katy and Erin went to their classes, I busted out my uke, and then I went and got my mail and bought some books that I hadn't ordered on amazon.
        Then at 4 I made the trek up the stairway to heaven to the communications buliding for Public Speaking. The class sounds really hard, but I already know 75% of the class, so it shouldn't be too nerve wrecking.
        After class I went and threw a frisbee around with Dustin and then played ultimate frisbee with some other boys that came down to the field.
        After the second game I came back to the hall and went down to dinner with Katy, Erin, and Laura. We came back here for a while and then called Dustin over to fix Erin's printer. He and his friend Phillip were amazed at how different our suite was compared to theirs. So Katy and I went to theirs to see for ourselves. It was a lot different. Especially the bathroom. Ours is waaaaay better.
        I don't know how I'm going to spend my day tomorrow. I only have one class and it isn't until 2. Maybe I'll get some reading done.

        Today was beyond chill.
        I woke up around 9, met up with some Catholics in RHO, and went to mass at Our Lady of Malibu. It was a cute little church and the priest was real chill. I'm pretty sure that's where I'll be going every Sunday here on out.
        Then I hit up the caf for lunch and hung out in my dorm for a few hours. I was able to watch The Life Aquatic and order most of my books from Amazon. It's way cheaper than buying them from the bookstore here.
        Then around 6 Katy and I headed down for dinner and ate with some boys that we're pretty cool to talk to. We stayed there for over an hour just eating and talking.
        Then we came back up to our room and ate oreos and chatted for a bit, and then I watched Cars and was texting Vanessa about classes tomorrow.
        I'm super excited for tomorrow. I just need to get my bag together and I'm good.

        I got to sleep in a smidge this morning. 8:30. Then Katy and I got ready and headed over to White for breakfast and then we all went out to the basketball courts for frosh follies rehearsal. That was a little on the boring side.
        Then I came back and chilled in my dorm for a bit until the soccer game started. I went down with Erin and Laura and watched the game with them the first half, and then watched the second half with Dustin. We lost to CSUF, but I still had fun at the game.
        Then at 3 we had more rehearsal for Frosh Follies. We were out in the sun so the combo of the game and practice got me a little on the burnt side. It isn't too bad though.
        Then after that I chilled again and met up with White and Fiefield at 6:45 and we made our way down to the field house for Frosh Follies. It was really fun and the audience laughed at my part, so that's good. We didn't place, but whatever. Our group was the only one that didn't have narators reading everything.
        Then afterwards everyone went to Aftermath in the Waves Cafe. Katy and I grabbed some sandwiches and afterwe were done she headed back to the dorm and I stayed and partied it up. It was like a homecoming kind of deal, but everyone was dressed up silly from the skits. I stayed til about 11 'cause it just got too hot.
        And now the real fun starts.
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