speed

I woke up to mariachi music this morning and was not too happy about it. It was partly because it was early for me, 8, and I was hungry. After making myself a peanut butter sandwich, I got ready for my day.

I made it to the post office around 11:45 to send back the laptop case that I got about 2 weeks ago. I think I got out of there around 11:52 and was determined to get to Daniel's at noon like I had said. And I did. 12.

We watched Persepolis (sp), a movie that I had wanted to see, but never did, picked out a song for our video, watched YouTube videos, and then went off to adventure. We returned the movie to the library, went to the flag shop in uptown to look for a kite, and then made it to Toys 'R' Us. After goofing around, we picked out a kite, wandered around, and then found ourselves at Chuck E. Cheese's. Random, but very fun. We took a picture, raced (I won), and then were out of there. My gas tank was almost empty, so I stopped at a gas station to fill up. Daniel offered to do it, so I let him. Mistake. He topped off way too much and ended up spilling. I washed off the gasoline from my car, cleaned up everything else, and then made another pit stop at Boba Loca for some refreshments. Daniel and I finally got to Westminster and went to the art supply store he introduced me to. I stocked up and then we were off. We took the looooong way home, but it was fun.

I think I dropped him off around 8 and then came home where Ive just been sitting around.

fondant

I've never eaten a cake with fondant, but I heard it wasn't all that great. Duff sure makes it look tastey.

Today was a waste. I did absolutely nothing besides sit at the computer all day. I did nothing productive.

I need to wake up early tomorrow, get ready, go to the post office, possibly to Rio, and then to Daniel's.

I think I know what to do about that boy.

savers

i wish this keyboard wasn't so loud.

last night kind of sucked. it was gross hot and my mind was going a million miles per hour. not a good combo.

i woke up around 10:30 and had planned on doing a workout with jillian, but my grandma called and asked if i wanted to go shopping. it beat sticking around home all day, so i agreed, got dressed, and went over to her house.

we had lunch at mimi's, went to sears, cvs, savers, costco, walgreens, rite aid, and stater brothers. i was exhausted by the time we got back home, but dinner was a good pick me up. my mom came by after work and stayed until 7:30, so that was nice. i stayed until 8:30 and then went home.

my evening was filled with paris hilton and 16 and pregnant. and even though its still terribly hot, and im going to try and force myself to fall asleep.

i wish my i-pod worked.

waterbug

Rico and I were just on a hunt for a waterbug, but it disappeared. Great.

Today was uneventful. It was hot. It still is hot.

My mom and I went out to dinner and to Target, and then we watched TV. Fun.

I should've bought a fan.

orphan

Rico woke me up around 8 this morning to cuddle and I think I went back to sleep around 8:30. Ever since I got back home from Washington, he's been ultra lovey. Maybe he knows I'm leaving for school soon. It'll be 4 weeks tomorrow.

I woke up around 11:30, a little too late for my liking, and didn't do much of anything until late into the afternoon. I think I went to go pick up Daniel around 4, but I don't really remember. When I got to Daniel's he suggested we go to a movie, but I had planned on going to look for a kite and then chilling at his house. I headed towards the Regal in La Habra, and then when we were about to turn onto Imperial, Daniel gets all confused because he thought we were going to Toys R Us to look for a kite. Nope. We ended up seeing Orphan, which was surprisingly good. I'm glad that's not the movie we went to go see last night.

Toys R Us had just closed by the time we got there, but we stuck around that shopping center and ate at Panera. We had intended on recording a video for Katy, but their Wi-Fi connection sucked, so we left. We then went to the Starbucks on La Serna in search of Wi-Fi, but it wasn't free, so we bailed. Finally, we ended up at The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in Uptown. We recorded our video, which didn't turn out as nicely as I would've liked, and then I took him home.

The rest of my evening has been filled with cuddles from Rico and the browsing, which is a weird word, of the internet.

unplanned

I have recently found out that another one of my high school/middle school classmates is preggers. Geez.

Today was a little on the random side. I have no clue when my mom came in last night, but it was after 3, and she was already at work when Daniel's text woke me up at 9. Daniel didn't have plans for today afterall, but I kind of did, so that didn't really work out.

Speaking of work outs, because I didn't wake up again to run, I did another Jillian workout. I was planning on showering and maybe seeing if Daniel was still free, but my grandmother called and asked if I wanted to go to lunch. I was hungry, so I showered and headed over there. After my grandpa was ready to go, we ended up at Phillipes. Kind of far, but well worth it. After Phillipes, we ended up in some mall type place in Little Tokyo and got some cream puffs. I don't think I had ever eaten a cream puff before, and I have to say that I was definitely satisfied.

After spending a little time at back at my grandparents' house, I went to my dad's house. We went to mass, went to dinner, and then I got an interesting text message on the way home from dinner. It was Rebecca, unsolicited, asking if I wanted to go out with her, Vanessa, and Alyx. I was excited that she just texted me, so I was even more excited to go out. I was a very skeptical about it, but still excited. I picked Rebecca up around 9:45, having to wait for her to get ready, as usual, and then we drove to Birch Street to see The Ugly Truth. The ride over there, with just the two of us, felt fairly normal, but I couldn't help but feel like I was kind of faking it. I would love for things to be normal between us and like we were never apart for the majority of the year, but the unanswered calls and texts makes that a little difficult. Something isn't sitting right between us, but she doesn't seem to notice, care, or want to talk about it. I could always bring it up, but I'm a huge chicken and I rather just play along than cause more drama than necessary. I didn't really speak to Vanessa at all, since we were in the theatre, but I didn't feel all that comfy with her. Harsh as it may be, I don't really need her. I've been perfectly fine without her in my life for the past however many months, and I don't really need to bring her and her drama back. The drive home with Rebecca was the same as the drive to Birch, and the drive back to my house was filled with loud music and loud singing.

Now it's time to get ready for bed.

bombshell

The restlessness continues...

I couldn't force myself to get up this morning to go run, but I probably should have. I ended up sleep well into the late morning and did pretty much nothing for the rest of the day. I did, however, do a workout with Jillian and showered.

I was supposed to go to the movies with Tania to go see 500 Days of Summer, but since it's an indie flick, it isn't really playing anywhere local. The closest theatre was in Pasadena, which isn't too far, but Tania opted out. I got the bright idea to ask Rebecca if she wanted to do something today, but, as usual, I didn't get a response. I don't know why I tried. I don't know why I still want to try.

When my mom came home, my mood totally changed. I don't know if something happened at work, but she was extremely tempermental and lashing out at everything. Then I felt like I did something wrong. She went out, where to, I don't know, and I don't know when she's coming back. As soon as she left I spent a good amount of time just thinking about stuff. About how I hate being home, how I love being at school, and how I hate the fact that I can't grow as a person here. I need out and fast.

I need to see Roman. He understands me. I think that if we spend time together I may go back on a promise, but I'm sure it'll make me feel better. It always does.

Charm School tonight has made my day.

Guage

Waking up early to go running went better than I expected. It was already hot in my room, so I was going to wake up soon anyway, so waking up at 5:50 wasn't a big deal. I had planned on doing two laps around Rivera, but I ended up going halfway around Rivera, along the train tracks, and then back home. After coming home, I sat outside for a bit to cool off and then surfed the web until the urge to crawl back into bed was too strong.

I slept for about 2 hours, tanned for about 30 minutes, and then lounged around until 2. The electric company came and shut off the power, so I needed to go pay the bill to get reconnected. It was only 70, and I got paid back, so it wasn't a problem.

Last night I got the idea that I wanted to get plugs. I looked up some pictures, and pretty much made my mind up. After I paid the electric bill I headed over to Bangles to see if they had any super small gauges. I was thinking I'd start off with 16s or 14s, but they didn't have any that small. I thought about going home, but I found myself at Monkeys to Go instead. Chris hooked me up with some 10s. I could've got 8s, but I went smaller instead. And now I'm thinking I should've got the 8s. I'd probably be in more pain if that was the case. My parents don't know, and I'm not planning on telling them any time soon.

The rest of my evening has been pretty lame. Nothing special. I should probably get to bed if I'm going running in the morning...

sale

Summer.

It was too hot to sleep last night and it was ridiculously hot when I woke up this morning. Though I did find it amusing that I didn't know where I was when I woke up.

I spent the morning getting ready for my interview at Sears, which ended up being all for not. I figured it wouldn't go so well, and it didn't. They aren't hiring just for the summer.

My orginal plan was to go to Sears, go to Rio to handle my transcripts, and then go to my G-Units, but it didn't work out that way. After Sears I went home to change and then headed over to the music store in Fullerton that had the help wanted sign in the window before I left for Washington. The sign was no longer there, so I turned around and went back home. I was hungry, in a house with no food, so I changed again, making sure my neck was covered, and then went to my grandparents' house. I spent much of the evening over there, and then came home around 7.

It may just be the heat, the fact that school is only a month away, or the combination of the two, but I feel extrememly restless. I don't like just sitting here, not doing anything. I don't want to be here. I want to be out doing something with people. Or just by myself.

I need to escape my own thoughts.

vu

Today did not end the way I'd wanted it to.

This morning was great. After waking up and getting ready, Katy and I went to get some coffee and then came back home to watch Bridezillas until it was time for me to go to the airport. Today's goodbye wasn't nearly as difficult as the last one, so that was good.

After making my way through the airport and to my terminal, I figured I would finish off the 5 exposures I had left on my camera. After I reached 27, the number listed on the roll, my camera was still able to shoot, which concerned me a little. I pressed the rewind button, or whatever it's called, but I didn't hear or feel anything happen. When I opened the camera my heart sank. It wasn't loaded correctly and all of the pictures I took were for not. Heartbroken and upset with myself, I couldn't help but remember what happened the last time I went on a trip. I lost my digital camera coming home from Spain with ALL of my pictures from the trip. Fortunately I still had my digital camera this time, but I still lost a good amount of pictures due to my stupidity.

I was pretty much in a pissy mood the entire flight. I was upset with myself, my neck hurt, there was a crying toddler in front of me, a lady next to me that was chewing loudly, and my seat was getting kicked from whoever was behind me. I was not happy. And my day just kept getting better.

The shoulder strap to my bag magically disappeared, traffic was bad, causing me to wait about 45 minutes to get picked up, Jen wasn't home so I couldn't get my car right away, and then my latest discovery, the case I bought for my laptop isn't the right size.

Welcome home.

I can't wait to get back to school.
Hopefully I'll be able to go back.
It isn't looking so hot at the moment.

30

After a late night/early morning, waking up at 7 was not looking very good, but Katy did it anyway. I, on the other hand, slept in til idk when. Maybe around 10ish since I remember telling Tania good luck on her driving test, which she passed.

Around 11:30, Katy came and picked me up with the kids she's been nannying and we headed to Vasa Park where we spent the afternoon. It wasn't all that hot today, so I didn't get in the water this time. The rest of the day was pretty much all chillaxing time, watching tv with the familia, which I really liked since I don't really get that at home, or have I ever. It kind of makes me wonder what it would be like if I had a real family with two parents still. But I haven't known that since before I was two, and I'm not going to get to know what that's like, so I probably shouldn't dwell on it.

I'm not sure what we're doing tomorrow besides getting me to the airport, but I'm sure as long as I get to hang out with Katy, I'll be happy.

Adventure!

I think today has been one of the best days ever. For sure.

I wasn't too happy about staying up to text Rebecca happy birthday, but that's okay. She's my friend and that's what I do for my friends, whether they return my calls or not.

Brunch was awesome. Everything we ordered was delicious and I ate until I couldn't eat anymore, as usual. There wasn't too much time between coming back from brunch and leaving for our big day of adventure, so we got all of our stuff together and headed out. We left about ten after 1 and headed for Mt. Rainier to go find some snow. We got a little turned around after we got off the freeway, but we eventually got straightened out and got to the mountain around 4. We drove as far up as we could go, but there wasn't any reachable snow. We headed back down, but then we found some just off the road, so we stopped. I had no idea what to expect of snow, since I've never actually seen it, so my brief encounter has left me satisfied.

After our Mt. Rainier adventure, Katy and I headed for the Paramore and No Doubt concert. We were hungry and still needed to change, so we decided to pull into a Sonic since we had been wanting to go. The line was super long, but we waited anyway. And while we waited, we changed. It was hilarious. Silly girls.

We made it to the concert, despite the traffic, around 7:30ish, and after some stupid camera and ticket drama, we were in. We missed The Sounds, which was no big deal at all, and made it just in time to see Paramore perform. Oh how I love them. Their set wasn't very long, but it made me happy. No Doubt's set was great. They really know how to put on a concert. As they should, considering they've been touring for years. Parking at the venue was ridiculous, so finding Katy's car afterwards was an adventure in itself. The concert ended around 11, we sat in the parking lot til almost 1, and then finally made it out into more traffic. We ended up taking streets all the way back home, which was also an adventure in itself. Oh, adventures.

Long, awesome day, full of adventures.

deep fried

I most definitely enjoyed today. For sure.

I was informed early this morning, well, not early, but kind of, that my car is good to go and that it shouldn't be needing any work for quite some time. Now I just need to get it detailed and get the trunk painted before school, and I'll be set.

We spent the day over at Pikes Place and the Waterfront, which was pretty cool and different from what I'm used to back home. We started off with some bomb donuts, our first deep fried dish, watched guys throw fish like in the intro to The Real World: Seattle, walked around and ate some samples of stuff, checked out a huge gum wall, kind of like the one over in SLO that Bre took me to, hit up the Waterfront and went to a curio shop and gave french fries, our second deep fried dish, to some seagulls, got Daniel a super cheesy touristy shirt, just like he wanted, got some supplies, drove around for a bit, and then went back home.

After some chillaxing, we had dinner, nothing deep fried, and then started to watch Miss Congeniality. About midway through, we got up and started on our deep frying spree. We had intended on just making Oreos, but then we figured we should do a candy bar too. The Oreos were a success, as was the Snickers, but when we tried to deep fry Dibs, it didn't turn out so well. While sitting in deep fried food comas, we finished the movie, and now it's time for bed.

Long day tomorrow.

Space Needle

Sleep is good. I really like sleep. Getting 1 to 3 hours a night sucked, but last night's sleep was wonderful.

Today, Katy and I spent the afternoon in Seattle, checking out the Space Needle and all the other cool, fun, downtown-y Seattle stuff that there is. The weather was a little on the hot side, but it's probably even hotter back home, so I really shouldn't complain. After hitting up Seattle, we went over to the "U district" to get some bubble tea, aka boba. I was already tired by the time we headed back to Katy's house and wanted to fall asleep on the ride back, but I didn't. I'm normally pretty good about forcing myself to stay awake. I think it's just the heat that's wearing me out. And I tried salmon for the first time. I was a little scared, but it was better than what I was expecting it to be, so that was good. The rest of the evening was pretty much just chillaxing, and now it's bed time.

Seattle

I didn't get a whole lot of sleep last night, but it was good enough since I made it through the day. I woke up around 4:30, but my mom woke up late, so we didn't leave until 5:45 when we wanted to leave at 5:30. No biggy though. I still made it to the airport with plenty of time.

My flight went well. Virgin America is probably the nicest airline I've flown with, so that was really nice. And the girl sitting in front of me was drunk, so that was amusing.

After we landed, I went over and got my bag from baggage claim and then Katy found me. It was really nice to finally see her after being apart for over 2 months. It hasn't totally hit me yet that I'm in Washington, but I think it will fairly soon. I just think it's weird that I'm here right now. It's so different than socal, but I feel like, idk what. That it isn't all that foreign. It's probably just because I'm with Katy and I'm pretty comfortable around her.

We spent some of the late morning and the early afternoon catching some sun and splashing around at Vaso Park, which was also weird. We don't really have lakes over by me. Just ocean. But it was nice and I had a fun time. After our litte lake adventure, we just chillaxed for a while and then went out to dinner with Chris and Katy's sister. After dinner consisted of more chillaxing, some Cranium, a Q run, and some more chillaxing at Isabela's house.

And now, bed. Finally.

rusty

Today was fabulous.

I woke up early, which kind of messed me up, but it was worth it. I left the house around 8 to go pay the water bill, and then I went to pick up Tania for our breakfast date at 9. We ate at Polly's Pies and stayed for about an hour just eating and reminiscing about middle and high school. We had a good laugh on the way back to Tania's house about Nacho Libre, and then I was off to my grandparents' house.

I was expecting to see my grandparents and my uncle, but my uncle was out for the morning. Oh well. I just got to see a little bit of my grandpa since he went to go take a nap pretty soon after I got there. I stayed over til around 10 after 11, just talking to my grandma, and then I went to Walgreen's to get Rebecca a birthday card. I feel bad about not being around for her birthday, but I mean, she probably wouldn't let me know what was going on for the day until the last minute.

After Walgreens I headed over to Daniel's house. We had the house to ourselves for a bit, and then when his mom came home we went to the Quad to get some t-shirts, look around at Petco, and try to find a kite at Big 5. Daniel and I spent the afternoon screenprinting, which was really fun, eating, and watching The Corpse Bride. We ending the day off with getting my car washed before I took it into the dealer.

I got to Honda a little after 5, did what needed to be done, and then met my mom at the post office. From the post office we went straight to the movie theatre to watch Harry Potter. It wasn't as crowded as I thought it would be, so that was nice. We didn't get home until around 9, and then I've been spending the evening getting ready to tomorrow. I was so tired all day, but now I'm wide awake. Not good. I should try to get some sleep.

broken

An hour of tanning + hours of painting = hard work. But not really.

I enjoyed working on my Munny's, but I was glad when I finally finished. I left the house around 5, and was happy to get out of that oven, and headed over to my grandparents' house to see my uncle. I had just turned on their street when I realized I had forgotten my uncle's birthday present smooth. I was expecting to see my uncle and his girlfriend, but apparently they just broke up, so it was just my uncle and two of his high school buddies. After I ate, I went back home to get his present, which was a big hit. After his friends left, he came in and watched Charm City Cakes with me, my mom, my grandma, and later, my grandpa. He was a little tipsy, but still functioning, so he was kind of more fun than usual to talk to. My mom and I both left around the same time and got home at 9.

Pretty soon after we got home, Daniel called to plan what we should do tomorrow. I'm going to breakfast with Tania in the morning and I'm going to see my grandparents after that, so he's third on the list. We decided that I would go over and screen print with him. I have a feeling that we aren't going to have time. But that's okay. Spending time with him is good enough for me, no matter what we end up doing.

deep fried

Today went pretty well.

I woke up at a decent hour and then laid out to tan for a bit. It was still fairly early, but I think it was hotter today than it was when I laid out yesterday around noon. Weird.

After I showered, I worked on my Munnys for a bit, and then set off for my day. My first stop was to the bank to deposit a check my dad wrote me. That should put me back to where I normally have my account. It's been sitting at $34 for a while, and it was starting to concern me.

I got to Daniel's around 2:45 and then we set off for Norwalk to see Year One. It was actually really funny and I'm glad that's what we decided to do. It was still fairly early when we got out and Daniel said he wanted to spend more time with me, so we ended up at Target and I got a few things. We saw Rebecca's sister and one of her brothers, but they didn't see us. I would've texted Rebecca, but 1, they were probably buying her a birthday present and I didn't want to out them, and 2, it's not like she would've responded anyway.

We drove around for a bit after Target and ended up all the way in Brea, and since we were hungry, we decided to stop somewhere to eat. I had a Cheesecake Factory gift card, so we ate there. The food was great and so was the company, so I was extremely happy. Daniel makes me happy.

I needed to get home to finish up my uncle's present, so I dropped Daniel off and went back home. I finish my Munny and I would've finished my uncle's but I made a stupid mistake that set me pretty far back. I just have to do the head tomorrow, so that shouldn't be too big of a deal.

super

I didn't do a whole lot today.

I meant to go over to my dad's since he's leaving for Phoenix tomorrow and then he'll be in Boston when I get back, but I didn't make it.

I laid out on the lounger for a while and then spent most of my day working on my Munny and my uncle's Munny. There isn't a whole lot to my uncle's, so I can't say that's it's looking good yet, but mine looks pretty awesome. I'll probably finish them tomorrow.

And that was my day.

7/12

1:26 AM

Since I’ve been pirating wi-fi all week, I could probably upload all of these blogs I’ve done, but I haven’t.  I’m too lazy.  Maybe I’ll do it tomorrow.

I woke up this morning, checked my e-mail, and then laid outside on the lounger to tan for about an hour.  I felt pretty gross afterwards, so I showered and figured out my game plan for the day.

I went over to Westminster to that art supply store to get a Mini Munny to do for my uncle, but before I did that, I stopped at Micheals to get some paint for that Munny and my mascot Munny.  I made it home close to 4, checked my e-mail again, and then went over to my dad’s.

My sister is only 8, but she’s starting to sound more and more like an adult each time I talk to her.  It’s weird and amusing all at the same time.  We went to mass as a family, then we went out to dinner, and then we stopped to get Emme some frozen yogurt at Rockies.  When we got back home, my sister and I watched Another Cinderella Story, which I enjoyed, despite it’s overly cheesiness, but I left to watch it by myself in my own room when she got too loud and hyper.  When the movie finished at 10:30 I was planning on coming home, but my dad and I got to talking and I didn’t make it home until a little after midnight.  And then my mom and I got to talking, and now it’s 1:30.  I should probably get some sleep.

7/11

12:43 AM

Today didn’t really go as planned, but it was still enjoyable.

My mom woke me up at 7:30, and since I couldn’t fall back asleep, I got up and got ready.  I got all lathered up with SPF, threw my hair up and my sun dress on, and then went to the post office to get my mom’s check.  After I deposited the check, I went to pick up Tania.

I was planning on picking Tania up, heading over to Point Dume, laying out for a while, returning my book, eating at Coogies, and then coming home.  Tania doesn’t think the way I do.  She was wearing jean capris with a cute little top and her make-up all done.  She wasn’t dressed for the beach, so we didn’t go to the beach and I felt way under dressed.  We returned my book, drove through Corral Canyon, and then spent the afternoon on the Promenade.  I ended up with shorts, so that was good.  After I dropped her off at home, I headed home myself, and that’s where I’ve been all night.

My dad called me this morning asking if I wanted to come over for dinner, but that didn’t happen.  I spent most of the evening listening to music and pirating internet while my mom was out with her friends.  When I got super bored, I watched Dedication, a movie Tania let me borrow.  It was okay, but not great, like most of Mandy Moore’s movies.

It’s too hot to sleep, and my mom isn’t back yet.

7/9

11:54 PM

Free at last, free at last!

I finished summer school today!  SOC was a little hard to sit through since we were just listening to presentations, but we finally got through the rest of them and got out early.  I spent about an hour in the computer lab and then went to GEOL for my final.  The final was all that easy, but it wasn’t hard.  It felt good to turn it in and walk back to my car.

I got to my grandparents’ house around 12:30, maybe even closer to 12, and then my grandma and I were off.  We ended up at the Montebello Mall, but first we ate at BJs.  We made our way through the mall to try and find me some shorts, but all I ended up with were tops.  Cute, but not jeans.

And that was my day.

7/8

11:46 PM

SOC was pointless, though I did get some studying in.  I just sat through some presentations and tried to pay attention.  There were a few that I didn’t understand at all and couldn’t see their connection to sociology.  GEOL was fine.  We did a quick lecture, took our test, and then watched some of Jurassic Park III.  I didn’t watch too much of it since I was studying to my lab final.  I was expecting the lab final to be a little different, but I think I did well enough.  I just need to pass, which I will, so it’s no big deal.

After my lab group finished taking our tests, we all caravanned to Casa del Rey in Temple City for a late lunch/ early dinner.  I drove Isaac and ended up getting lost, but we eventually found it.  Even though I should be, I’m not particularly fond of Mexican food, but I definitely enjoyed my fluatas.  I’m going to miss Leah, Christen, and Issac.  I probably won’t ever see them again.  I drove Isaac home, and then I drove myself home.

I pirated some internet, checked my e-mail, and then I fell asleep on the couch until my mom came home, and then I hung out with her for the rest of the evening.  I don’t have anything else to do, besides study, so I think I’m going to go to bed.

7/8

12:14 AM

School wasn’t so bad today, even though I was tired.  I was the last to do my presentation today, which went well enough, sat through a boring lecture, and tried to understand what was going on during the lab. 

After I got home, I used someone else’s wi-fi to check my e-mail and then I went to sleep.  I slept for a good 2 hours and woke up when I heard my mom come home from work.  I hung out with her outside for a bit and then spent the evening watching a replay of the Micheal Jackson memorial and the Paris Hilton BFF show.

And that’s pretty much it.  I should be studying for my test and final tomorrow, but I’m too lazy.  I’ll study tomorrow/today.

sociology

I dislike it very much right now.  But I guess being up at 4 AM working on my stupid project is my fault.  I procrastinated all weekend and barely worked on it until it was already super late tonight.

I woke up around 10, ate a huge breakfast, and was home by noon.  Rico was happy to come inside and he and Diva pretty much just kept me company all day.  I i-chatted with Laura for a while, and then procrastinated some more.  And that was pretty much it.  I should be in bed by 5 and I should wake up by 6:30.

Independence

Something I'm trying to earn.

This morning went well.  I ate some Trix, got ready, and then planned on going home to let Rico in the house.  I couldn't leave right away since my dad was washing my car and he had me help him set up for the block party, but after some huffing and puffing about him driving it to Albertson's, I was able to leave.

Rico was still under the house and didn't want to come inside, so after waiting for I don't know how long, I coaxed him out far enough for me to grab him and take him inside.  All the doors and windows were closed except for the kitchen windows.  Those were cracked about 3 inches and there was stuff in front of them.

I made it to my grandparents' house around 1 and was greeted my uncle's new girlfriend and her daughter.  I liked those two, especially the little girl.  She's 2 and a half, a chubster, white, and has curly blonde hair.  She is uber smart and extremely talkative.  She was loving all the attention everyone was giving her, so she was hamming it up big time.  I don't really know what's going on with my uncle and this women, considering she's from Hawaii and is just staying in CA for the summer, and I don't know if there's a possibility that this adorable little girl could be my future cousin.  After they left, my grandparents and I just sat around outside and then I waited for Daniel to call saying it was cool for me to come over.

I got to his house around 8:30, met some of his family, and then watched some fireworks.  I forgot what that was like since I haven't done fireworks in years.  I still love spending time with him, and his family is pretty cool too.  I stayed a little bit longer than the rest of his family, and planned to stay longer than I did, but some stuff came up.  

My dad was under the impression that I was sleeping over at his house, when in reality I was sleeping over at my grandparents'.  He called to check where I was and when I was coming home.  Then my mom calls me saying that my dad's freaking out and thinks I'm lying about staying with my grandparents and that I'm going to stay with Daniel or something.  Thanks for trusting me, Dad.  And then she says that Diva got out again and to go get her.  So I rush home, get the dog, and figure out how she got out.  She pushed open one of the kitchen windows.  Rico was nowhere to be found, so hopefully he's okay and just hiding under the house.  I'll get home asap tomorrow.  Drama.

7/3

11:45

I’m doing another copy and paste deal since I can’t seem to get onto my dad’s wireless internet and I don’t want to go to his office.

Today was interesting.  I woke up and got ready to an empty house, Jen was here, but she was nowhere to be found, and then once my dad got back from whatever workout he and Emme were doing, he took his car in to the mechanic and I went to go pick him up.  I dropped him off at home, and then I went to my house to check on the animals.

They were fine, the house was fine, everything was fine.  I even vacuumed.  I chatted with Daniel for a bit until my Skype sesh with Katy, and then when that I was finished, I started looking for stuff for my SOC project.  I was planning on leaving at 5:30, but my dad told me to leave sooner, so I left at 5.

I waited around for a bit, and then we all went to some big park in La Mirada to watch fireworks.  I should have brought the book I got yesterday to be somewhat productive but I didn’t.  I was super bored until Daniel came and found us.  It was a little awkward at first, but things got better.  He stayed with us until the end and then we parted ways.

Around 8, my mom had called letting me know Diva got out and then I needed to go get her from some man that had found her.  I couldn’t leave the park because I didn’t take my car and I didn’t know how to drive the car we took.  I had to wait until 10 after 10 to finally go get her.  She was fine, but she busted out through one of the window screens.  I made sure all of the windows were closed, and then waited for Rico.  He almost made it inside, but then Diva had to scare him away.  I waited until 11:30, but he never came in.  I just have to go by in the morning to let him in.

It’s always something.

spf

I bought some, but did I use it? No.

So I didn't have to make my mom think I was going to school. Last night she said just to ditch. So I did. I left around 10, before she left for San Fran, and headed to CVS to get some sunscreen. Then I picked Daniel up, and we were off! Traffic was really bad. We left a tad before 11, but didn't get to the beach until 12:15ish. And since it was cloudy and a little cold, I didn't bother putting sunscreen on. Stupid idea. The sun soon came out and made me all crispy. Only I didn't realize until I got home. Daniel and I stayed until a little after 3 and then headed to Pepperdine.

I gave Daniel a quick little tour of campus before and after I got my library book, but it was a little difficult considering the construction. It looks a lot better than it did when I left, but they still have a ways to go. It's supposed to be done by August, but I don't know about that one. We were both starving after our mini Pdine excursion, so we stopped by Subway. I had wanted to go to Mal Yo afterwards, but we were both too full.

Traffic coming home was ridiculous, as always. But we still made it fun. We talked, sang, and danced, our way home, despite the actions of my disfunctional i-pod. I love spending time with him. We can just be sitting there, doing and saying nothing, but that's perfectly fine with me. Just looking at him makes me smile, which still scares me a little.

After I dropped him off, I came home, discovered my red body, surfed the net, showered, took care of the animals, and then went off to my dad's. I watched 2 episodes of 16 and Pregnant, then got on the computer to do this. Now, it's bed time.

as if

SOC, GEOL, and my lab were all boring today. So I'm ditching tomorrow and going to the beach =]

My car was ready to be picked up, so my mom picked me up from school, took me to get my car, and then I went to go get it washed. So it's all pretty and fixed up now. After I got my car washed I went to visit my grandparents and spent forever just chatting with my grandma. It was cute and fun since I haven't seen her in a while. I remember when I would be at her house every single day. I finally made it home, sat down at the computer, and vegged. I started my homework around 11 and just finished. Stupid SOC.

Now I need to get to bed and then wake up and act like I'm getting ready for school.

curve

I set the curve for today's geology test. I got the second highest grade on my lab test yesterday, which is still totally fine. School was the same as it usually is, except my mom had to drop me off and pick me up.

I crashed for a few hours as soon as we got home, woke up, watched tv, ate, watched more tv, and then went to bed. Then I realized I hadn't posted yet. So here it is. All about my exciting day.

Oh. I was finally able to pay for my ticket. I know have $39 left in my account. Wonderful.